Battered and Bruised, Chpt. 4
Oye,...I love you all who are reviewing !Any suggestions for the story? i'd love to hear em! I also still need japanese names for Lizzy, Andrew, and Molly! Please help me out here! I've also gotten word that the Starlights and inners are 16 (Thanks Angel Raye). So sorry to change this,...but now the inners and starlights are 16 and mamoru's still 19!(Last time I change that, I promise) Um,..as for the outers,...this is after the stars series and for the purpose of my story,..they just left and went back to the future and the starlights stayed because of Seiyas obsession of Usagi and their love of singing (plus, I don't really know much about the outers to do them justice,...sorry outers fans!) Oh yeah, I think Usagi's parent do know about her and Mamoru dating by this time,...if not,...they do in my story -_-;;; Anyways,...sorry for writing so much,...onward with Chapter 4!
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Three hours had passed since Dr. Mizuno informed them of the conditions of the two girls. Rei had taken Minako to her temple, who was still rocking back and forth in her chair. Rei needed the assistance of Taiki to get Minako back to her temple. After Taiki dropped the two girls off at the temple, he took a drive to the beach to sort things out.
Ami was with Shingo in an unoccupied patient room, where Shingo had fallen asleep on one of the hospital beds, and Ami was watching the news on tv. However, she still wasn't registering anything that had been said on the tv, because she had still trailed off with her thoughts. Every once in awhile, Ami would take a little walk in the hallway to stretch out her legs and get a sip of water from the fountain.
Yaten had followed Seiya with concern for his companion. Seiya had taken a walk around the hospital and stopped at a bench in the hospital gardens that overlooked a small pond. Seiya had taken a seat to stare at the reflection of the moon rippling in the water. Yaten had taken a seat next to him and sat in silence with his friend, his thoughts of concern now catching up with him.
Mamoru had stayed in the waiting area with the Tsukino's. He was too concerned to move. His knees trembled, and his body still racked with sobs for his loved one. Mrs. Tsukino had fallen asleep in her husbands arms, whose mind repeated the last conversation he had with Dr. Mizuno, two hours ago.
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"Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino? Can I talk to you in private now?" Dr. Mizuno whispered.
The eager parents nodded with apprehension.
"Just follow me." Dr. Mizuno lead them to a private office and gently shut the door. "Im sorry for all thats happening. I can't begin to imagine how you feel, but I'm also going through a lot of hurt. Usagi and Makoto are two of my daughters best friends, and I've come to love them both." Dr. Mizuno took a seat in one of the chairs, a tear managed to escape her eye.
Both of Tsukino's took a seat in two of the three available chairs. Mr. Tsukino said in a raspy voice, "We know." Dr. Mizuno gave a sympathetic nod.
The doctor let out a sigh and began, "This should have never happened. Especially to such a sweet girl. Especially to Usagi. I'm sorry, but even with extensive surgery, Usagi is incapable of ever being able to bear young." Dr. Mizuno sighed. "I'm sorry." She gently added. {AN: Pixie Princess! You spoiled my surprise! *sobs* well I guess it was kinda obvious that this was the bad news...sorry guys...guess it wasn't much of a suspense...ANYWAYS,...}
Mrs. Tsukino's eyes widened! 'Usagi? Not have kids? But Usagi is so good with little kids, and I know how much she's wanted one of her own.' A stream of tears ran down her face. 'Not to my baby. Not to my baby. She doesn't deserve this.' Her grip tightened on Mr. Tsukino's hands that have been intertwined with hers since they've sat down in separate chairs.
Mr. Tsukino was in shock. All his hopes of having grandkids from his first born, lost. His dreams of showing his grandson how to throw a ball while watching his daughter laugh with his wife on the porch,...all gone. 'This isn't right. No, this is a dream. Something like this would never happen. Never!' His eyes flinched a little when he felt his wifes grip tighten a little. 'Ilene...our baby...'
Taiki looked down to his wrist at his watch. '6am,...sunrise...'. Taiki was sitting on a soft mound of sand, leaning on a palm tree, overlooking the ocean on the east side. There were a brilliant array of pinks, and purples, and blues. Above the brilliant scatters of colors, was a dark blue, dotted with stars. On the horizon was a barely noticeable crescent of yellow, where the sun had began to rise. 'Its so beautiful. How can there be so much beauty, when there is so much pain?' A tear sparkled in his eye before it fell.
When the sunrise was over, Taiki had fallen asleep. It was a dreamless sleep due to the extreme exhaustion he was put through. If he ever thought about it, he'd probably thank whoever was in charge for the lack of dreams, otherwise it would have definitely been a nightmare.
Rei was still up, she hadn't been able to sleep since she got that call from Makoto. At the moment she was busy doing her normal chores around the temple. Minako had claimed Rei's bed and had fallen asleep the second her head hit the pillow. She was still huddled into a ball. 'Poor Minako.' Rei had thought as she pulled the covers over her friend.
Rei had just finished mopping the floor of the porch when she looked at the clock. '2 in the afternoon, has it really only been that long? I wonder how the two are doing.' Rei, although she'd never admit it, was very tired. She walked into her bedroom and was stunned to see Minako up. She was still sitting in bed, her knees to her chest, rocking back and forth.
Rei slowly walked up to Minako and stopped a few feet in front of her bed. "Mina-chan?" she said softly. Minako made no sign that confirmed that she had even heard Rei. Rei took one step closer. "Mina?" Minako continued to rock back and forth. Rei inched up to her friend, and sat next to her. Rei could hear Minako whispering something ever so softly. She put her head as close to Minako's as she could and held her breath trying to clarify the words. After a minute or two she recognized it as "Get better...Get Better,...Get better..."
Rei put a hand on Minako's shoulder and shook her gently, "Minako?" Still Minako rocked back and forth. Rei put her other hand on her other shoulder and shook a little more harder, "Minako!?" Minako still made no change. In a moment of anger and fear, Rei shook Minako with all her might and screamed, "MINAKO?! WAKE THE FUCK UP!" And then she slapped the top of Minako's head.
Minako stopped shaking. A shaky hand rose to her head and gingerly touched where Rei had slapped her. Then she looked up and made eye contact with Rei. Her eyes watered up and flowed down her face. Her mouth hung open slightly. Rei bit her lip, maybe she shouldn't have done that...In an instant, Minako closed her eyes tight and flung herself at Rei. She grasped her by the throat and both of them fell off the bed. Minako and Rei pinned to the ground and started to strangle her friend. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU,...YOU...BROKE IT! NOW THEY WON'T GET BETTER! NOW,...Now,...now..." Minako's grasp loosened and she let Rei go, bringing her arms to her side, where they limply hung. Minako's body spasmed wildly with sobs. She inhaled in short and hard breaths, and strands of hair stuck to her tears in a random pattern on her face.
Rei, beyond shocked, laid there underneath her friend, with eyes as wide as they could possibly get. 'She's lost it...' Slowly, and with extreme caution, Rei moved her hand to rub her throat. All the time, watching her unstable friend.
Through her blurred vision, Minako noticed that Rei was rubbing her throat and she realized what she had done. She again flung herself at Rei, but this time into a tight and warm embrace. The fast movement to her throat again, made Rei wince and let out a short frightened yelp, but stopped when she realized it was just Minako giving her a hug. Between breaths Minako managed to chant a few "Thank yous". Rei returned her hug and gently rubbed her friends back. Rei silently thought to herself, 'Its okay,...its okay,...okay, ITS ALRIGHT! WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET OFF ME?! I CAN HARDLY BREATHE!' Rei began to feel a little dizzy and tapped Mianko's back.
Minako got up and saw that her friend was gasping for air. She slid off Rei's stomach onto the ground next to her, "Gomen,..." She whispered.
Rei brought herself to a sitting position and nodded a little.
Luna had finally reached Minako's house. 'What's going on?! Usagi doesn't come home, we get a call at 3 or 4 or whatever in the morning, and the Tsukinos grab Shingo and run off! I just hope Artemis knows what's going on.' Luna used her normal routine to pop into the house and surprised Artemis who was pacing back and forth in Mina's room.
"Artemis?"
Artemis jumped up, a little startled, "Luna?!" He took in a deep breath to calm himself. "Luna, what are you doing here?"
"What's going on Artemis? Wheres Usagi?"
"I don't have the slightest clue! This morning, Minako got a call on the communicator from Rei telling her to meet her in the alley behind the arcade and that Makoto and Usagi were in trouble. Then Minko told me to stay here and ran off. By the time I got to the alley they were gone. The alley was abandoned, and all I could find were a few puddles of thickening blood. And Minako hasn't gotten back yet."
Something inside her, made Luna's spine tingle.
AN: HEy! Sorry,...kinda short, I know. And sorry that it was kinda slow,...and it probably wasn't that great,...but I only had 45 mins to write this chapter...gomen nasai. I promise the next chapter will get better! Makoto MAY even be awake in it! We'll Thanks for reviewing and readin! Keep a look out for my updates! -SR
