See chapter 1 for Disclaimer. Sorry for the wait. I'll try to get the next chappie out soon!

Ami was sleeping fitfully, dreaming of past times with her love, some were hot and heavy, others were light and sweet, and some just were plain confusing.

'"What do you suppose we'll do when there is nobody left to fight?"

"I don't know. I guess we'll all be busy with Crystal Tokyo and stuff."

"Do you think we'll stay here?"

"Again, I don't know. I mean Mina might go back to England for awhile. You'll most likely get accepted to some prestigious school, Rei's got the temple so she has to stay. Usagi and Mamoru are most likely staying here, and I don't know about the Outers."

"And you? What are you going to do?"

"…"

"Mako?"

"I guess it all depends."

"On what?"

"On lots of things I guess. I may go to a cooking school. I may open a bakery. I may do lots of things. I may just go someplace away from all of this. I seem to be the senshi without a preset course in life."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You want to be a doctor, Minako's gonna be an idol, Usagi and Chibi-Usa are gonna rule Crystal Tokyo, Rei's got the temple, Haruka's got racing, Michiru's got her concerts, and Hotaru's going to be a nurse. All I have is my cooking and my flowers."

"But those are what you want to do for a living right?"

"Yeah but its not as big or as important as what you guys are doing."

"But it's important to you, and that's what matters the most."

"If you think so Ami."

"I know so Mako."'

Ami watched as four people were talking in a crowded airport, one of them had bags around her feet.

"Are you sure you want to leave Ami? I mean, there are many places to go to school here."

As if I could stay after… THAT happened. Not bloody likely.

"I'm sure Rei, I just need to get away, you know? Lots of memories here, not all of them good, not all bad. I just need time to sort stuff out."

"I under stand, but please call and write every now and then. Just to let us know you're alive. We'll call you as soon as you're settled."

Alive and well, they didn't call for six months AFTER they got my letter.

A small smile.

"Of course, I'll write you guys everyday until you tell me to leave you alone."

They were already tired of me. They wanted me gone; I could see it in their eyes.

"You know that will never happen Ami, you're our friend."

"Right, There's my flight announcement."

I just didn't want to face it that's why I left.

"Take care of yourself Ami."

"And you guys take care as well. Tell the Outers I'm sorry they couldn't make it, and goodbye."

I didn't tell them about the hours I spent crying by myself because no one was there, they didn't want to deal with me. That's another reason on why I left.

"Not goodbye, Ami. Just see ya."

"Right, see ya."

**

All of the Inner Senshi look through the small window on the hospital door to see Ami tossing in her sleep. Ami's mother had called them after someone brought the younger Mizuno into the hospital. The Senshi were puzzled, because the people who had taken Ami had given them a weird description of Ami's rescuer.

" She was a tall woman, long brown hair, with blue high-lights of all things, held back into a long pony tail. Strong too. She had carried the younger Dr. Mizuno a long ways, didn't even break a sweat. Most noticeable feature, I must say, was her eyes. They were the prettiest things I have seen in a long while. They were the most striking green color, but for some reason, they had a wide band of dark blue around them."

The three inner senshi blinked in confusion at this, it sounded so much like… but that was impossible, wasn't it? Rei asked the friendly nurse one more question before they would go up to their friends' room. "Did she, you know, tell you her name?" The nurse gave a smile, "Why yes she did, she said her name was Kino. Kino Ayasa."

This threw the defenders of peace and justice for a loop. Didn't Mako say? But wasn't Mako the only one? The friendly nurse smiled once more before bustling off to help some other patients and friends. Usagi shook her head, grabbed her two friends, and went up to Ami's room.

Peering through the window, they saw their small, heart broken friend writhing, tossing, and turning in her sleep.

***

Ami was in hell, or as close to it as she could get. Her mind was replaying that one scene in her head over and over again. She watched as the Youma hit Makoto, watched as the claws stole her life away. There was no reprise, no helpful figure in this raging storm of fear and hate and loss. Only the battering of emotions till Ami was a crying wreck in the darkness of unconsciousness. And then, a fissure in the darkness of despair, and a blinding white light of warmth and comfort and the smell of the grass after the rain. It chased away the darkness that covered Ami wrapped the sniffling Doctor in a warm embrace that she needed so much. Chased away the stifling despair and self hate for not being able to help. Chased away the feeling of self-worthlessness, and brought with it comfort on a level that only one thing, one person could ever give Ami.

"Ami, I know that you can hear me. I know what you are doing to yourself, and I want you to know that I don't like it. I want you to know that you won't be alone anymore. Something's coming Ami. And I'm coming with it. I'll be back, love. You and I have a destiny to fulfil, and a child to raise, and friends to see, and to grow old with each other. I'm not gonna let something like death stop me from coming back and comforting you or living with you Ami. I must come back. I love you, my darling Water Nymph. Never forget that. Be strong for me, Nymph. Be strong and be free of your guilt. For you must face the past, face the past to move into the future. I have to o, but I'll be back. I love you, with all my heart."

And Ami woke up.

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