The ½ Life

Title: A Spell?

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"talking"

~thoughts~

(author notes)

(~words on a sign~)

*something happening*

_italic_

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Last time:

"Okay. But I'll really miss my friends. At least I'll still be able to write to them," Shingo said, and bounded toward his room. Usagi sighed sadly and looked toward the window.

"I'm sorry mother, father. Mercury, I hope that you're okay" She whispered, and got up to make some snacks, then pack.

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Somewhere, far away in a dark cave was a lone figure. She was tied to the wall and was extremely battered. She breathed heavily as another figure approached, carrying a whip.

"Well, well, well," he said, smirking. "Up for you're next beating, Mercury?"

Mercury lifted her head and glared. She spat at his shoes. "You may have been able to cast a spell on the other Senshi, but it won't work on me!" She said, angrily.

He glared at her and hit Mercury with the whip. She winced, but did not cry out. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

As he walked away, she muttered angrily, "I will not betray the princess. I will _not_ be under your control, Mamoru. Usagi, I'm sorry. I couldn't prevent them from killing your parents." (Sorry for all of you Mamoru lovers! I just don't like him!)

~...I'm sorry.~

Usagi's head snapped up. She frantically looked around.

"What's wrong Usagi?" Shingo asked, walking beside her licking an ice cream cone.

"N-nothing Shingo. I just thought I heard something," Usagi said. But then she thought. ~Did I just hear what I think I heard? Was that Mercury saying sorry a few moments ago? No, it couldn't have been.~

Shingo stared worriedly at his sister. She had barely spoken a word since yesterday. He was even more worried because, when they had dinner, she ate only a little. ~I know she's upset about Kaasan and Tousan, but is she supposed to be _this_ upset?~ he thought, confused.

"Can we go to the park and finish our ice cream?" Shingo asked, hoping to start up a conversation. When she didn't reply he shook her slightly. "Usagi?"

"Huh? Oh, sure," she said dully.

They reached the park and sat down on a bench. Shingo noticed that Usagi didn't eat her ice cream. They had their suitcases with them because they were heading to their Uncle's house.

Shingo looked at Usagi. "Usagi?" he asked carefully.

"Hmm?"

"What's wrong?"

"Wr-wrong? Wh-why would you think that?" Usagi said nervously.

"You barely eat and you never talk as much anymore. I know you're upset about mom and dad but, what else happened there to make you this way?"

Usagi looked into his eyes and couldn't hold it in much longer. "We were walking in this park,"--she looked around sadly,--"when my so called friends attacked us. It was supposed to be aimed at me but mom and dad jumped in the way of it,"--her voice began to crack,--"it was all my fault, Shingo. If it hadn't been for me, mom and dad would still be here right now and, and," she couldn't talk anymore as she began to cry, dropping her ice cream onto the ground.

Shingo looked stunned and hugged his sister. "But, Usagi. _Why_ did your friends attack you?" he asked.

She sniffed and dried her face slightly. "I think I know why. You know how I'm Sailor Moon and all?"

He nodded.

"Well, Ami, Rei, Minako, and Makato were Sailor Senshi too. Ami was Mercury, Rei was Mars, Minako was Venus, also known as Sailor V, and Makato was Jupiter. Mamoru--," she trailed off as she said a string of curses and Shingo stared at her, surprised,--"was Tuxedo Kamen. I suspected that something was terribly wrong with him, but I wasn't sure. But, I guess that he had brainwashed them and put them under his control. I noticed that Mercury wasn't with them so I figure she got away. Mamoru, OH HOW I DESPISE HIM!" she shrieked.

Shingo had to cover his ears. "I called Uncle yesterday and told him that we'd be there around noon," he reminded her. "Maybe we should get going?"

"Right," Usagi sniffed, wiping away the last of her tears. ~That's it. From this moment on, I forget what happened to my parents. I don't want to go trough the pain of reliving it,~ she thought. Unknown to her, the crystal heard her vow and granted it. They got up and began walking again.

About fifteen minutes later, they were almost near their Uncle's house when they heard a crack of thunder. Before Usagi could even mutter an 'Eep!' Rain began pouring down in sheets.

Shingo sighed a turned toward Usagi. But, instead of seeing her, he saw a little golden rabbit with silver ears and paws, looking quite mad. It sneezed and stomped the ground angrily with it's back feet.

Shingo chuckled. He picked up her clothes and put them in her suitcase and then picked her up.

"Aww, Usagi. You must _really_ hate the rain, don't you?" he laughed as he ran to the house. The little rabbit glared up at him, as if daring him to say another word.

Shingo reached the door and knocked. A brown haired man with glasses opened the door.

"Hai?" he said, then he spotted Shingo. "Shingo!" He cried out, giving him a big hug, squashing Usagi in the process. "Did you make it here alright in the rain?" he asked, letting go. Then he spotted the rabbit, squashed like a pancake against Shingo's chest, but popped back to normal and shook it's head. It glared slightly at the man.

"Oh, Usagi! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" He said nervously, shaking his hands in front of him.

Shingo laughed. "I'm sure it's alright, Uncle Tofu. We forgot to pack an umbrella."

"Come in, come in," Tofu said, going into the kitchen. "I'll get some hot water going."

Ten minutes and a hot kettle of water later, Usagi came out of the bathroom in a fresh pair of clothes.

She went over and hugged Tofu. "It's nice to see you again, Uncle Tofu." She said.

He chuckled and hugged her back. "It's nice to see you too, Usagi." He had been watching Shingo play his Gameboy as they waited for Usagi.

Just then, they heard a loud female voice screech, "STUPID MACHO CHICK! STUPID RAIN!" before there was a loud crash.

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