If I Should Die
If I should die and leave you
Be not like others, quick undone
Who keep long vigil by the silent
dust and weep.

For my sake turn to life and smile
Nerving thy heart and trembling
hand to comfort weaker souls than thee.
Complete these unfinished tasks of mine
And I perchance may therein comfort thee.
Thomas Gray

Priss looked up from her beer and found that most of the people in the bar were looking at her with wonder on their faces. It was then that she realized that she was crying. She wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up on wobbly legs and almost falling over but Nene who was sitting next to her also in tears put her hand out and caught her and stabilized her. It took Priss a minute to recall why they were crying (she was only working on her 5th beer for that hour) then all the events of the day came flooding back. She remembered the Boomer that attacked the Silky Doll during a strategy meeting and how it seemed to know exactly where to go. It broke into the elevator and was in the pit before the alarm had a chance to sound and she remembered how Linna was the first one to engage it seeing as she was still in her suite from training. It didn't take long for herself Nene and Sylia to get into theirs and go to help. And she remembered that when they arrived they saw the Boomer land a hard right on Linna's jaw. She saw Linna's helmets visor shatter and send her flying through air into the Mobil pit. The Boomer was well armored and damn strong it took them several minuets to destroy it.

Silky Doll after the fight.

"Man that was a tough son of a bitch. Hey Linna you ok?" Priss asked as she turned around to look as Linna. "LINNA?!"

Priss ran over to her letting her helmet fall to the ground beside her comrade. Linna lay motionless on the ground as Priss lifted her head. She saw Linna's face through the broken visor her face was pale with blood coming out of her nose and mouth. Linna looked at Priss with tears in her eyes and with a weak voice she said,

"I'm sorry Priss I wasn't strong enough to beat it." She said weakly.

"No you did great." Priss said as she started to sob. "If it weren't for you we'd all be dead you saved us. All of us." Priss said as the tears started to fall.

The others along with Nigle and Macky knelled by her side with a sad look on their faces.

"No not everyone." Linna said. "I'm glad I got the chance to meet you all and become a Knight Saber."

"Don't talk like that you'll be ok." Priss said but Linna was already gone.

"No, Linna, Liinna, LIIIINNA." Priss screamed.

Hot legs present time.

Priss came back to reality and found she was crying again. Leon came up behind her and put his hand on her shoulder and Priss put hers on his for comfort. Leon helped Priss out to his car then he went in to claim Nene and drove them home (to his home he didn't want either of them to be alone at a time like this). Despite what Priss thought his house would look like it was rather neat and clean. He helped both the young women on to his bed it was small but they both could fit in it. He then went and fell asleep on the couch. When he awoke later that night he found that a blanket was on top of him and someone was behind him. He knew by the hair that it was Priss, she didn't feel right sleeping with another girl so she came out to be with Leon. He didn't dare move in fear he'd wake her so he laid there till he fell back asleep. When he awoke again Priss and Nene were gone and he knew where they were.

Silky Doll

Inside the pit Sylia and Nigel were cleaning up the mess left by the Boomer. They had moved Linna's body into the Mobil pit and took her to a friend in a mortuary so the police would not ask questions. He was the same man that took care of the arrangements for the previous team. The hard part would be finding a way to tell her family, friends and coworkers about her death. Priss and Nene sat in the dressing room trying to collect their thoughts.

"I need some time alone" Priss said as she stood up.

"Ok. Where will you be if we need you." asked Nene

"Around." Answered Priss and walked out.

'Pour Priss.' Nene thought as she sat there 'Her and Linna were close. Well as close as Priss would let her.'

Linna's apartment

Priss stood in Linna's apartment room looking at her photos and remembering the fun they had all the time. She was looking at a picture of the team when they were out at a restaurant and thinking about the fun they had. Her train of thought was broken by the sound of the phone ringing. She wondered if she should answer it for a minute then she pushed the answer button.

"Oh I'm terribly sorry I think I have the wrong number. I'm looking for Linna Yamazaki." A woman's voice said as Priss looked at the camera on the phone and saw a woman with slightly graying hair.

"No you have the right number." Priss said sadly.

"Oh I'm Leene Yamazaki I'm Linna's mother. Who are you if you'll pardon my asking." She said looking a bit confused.

"My name is Priss I'm a friend." Priss answered.

"So you're the famous Priss Asaragi. I've heard a lot about you. Is Linna around?" She asked. Priss was silent for a moment then said

"I need to tell you something." Priss said mournfully.

"What did something happen to Linna?!" She asked with fear in her voice.

"She was in an accident last night." Priss told her "She was killed I'm sorry".

"THAT'S NOT FUN…" she started to yell till she saw Priss start to cry.

"Your not kidding are you" She asked.

"No I'm not I'm sorry." Priss sobbed.

The woman hung up the phone and fell to the floor as she started to cry. Her husband came in to find her on the floor crying and ran over to her.

"What's wrong Leene why are you crying!?" He asked.

"Linna wa-was in an accident." She cried.

"Oh my God is she ok? Do we need to go see her!" He asked with fear in his voice.

"No she was killed" she said. "Theirs nothing we can do. Our doughtier is dead." She cried warping her arms around him and holding him tight.

Priss was sitting on Linna's bed with a pillow up to her chest rocking slowly and sobbing she hated telling Linna's Parents that their only child was dead. Though she knew someone would have to. She also knew someone would have to tell her coworkers as well. She reached for the phone and was about to call the office where Linna worked then she put it down and looked around the room. She then proceeded to pick up the phone and dial. The phone rang a few times then a voice come on the line.

"Leon I need you to do something for me." Priss said.

"What do you need?" He asked,

"I need you to go to Linna's office and tell them she was in an accident for me I cant do it." She said.

"Ok do you want me to call her parents and tell them to?" He asked,

"No her mom called and I had to tell her myself and it hurt to do so." Priss replied.

"Ok I'm on it. Now you hold on we'll get through this." Leon said and hung up the phone.

Linna's office

Leon went and put on his best ADP uniform and got in his car and drove to Linna's office. He walked up to the reception desk.

"My name is Leon McNickle I'm with the APD I need to speak to the supervisor in charge of the Boomed sales division." He said.

"Right, you go straight through that door down the hall 2nd door to the left." She said looking puzzled.

Leon walked into the office and saw a man sitting behind a desk filled with papers.

"Excuse me are you in charge of the sales division?" He asked.

"Depends, who wants to know?" Came the reply from the man not even looking up

"I'm Leon McNickle I with the APD." He said.

"Oh sorry officer I'm under a lot of pressure what can I do for you?" He asked.

"Do you have an employee by the name of Linna Yamazaki?" Leon asked.

"Yes and she is late to if she is not here in 15 minutes she is fired." He said "Why?"

"I'm afraid I have some bad news." Leon said "She was in an accident last night and she was killed."

"My God." He said looking up from his papers "She was one of the best sales reps I have. She was late quite often and she'd disappear now and then but she was one of the bests." The man said looking rather upset.

"Can I ask you a favor?" He asked Leon. "Can you clean out her desk for me I don't have the heart to do so."

"Sure." Leon said.

Leon took a box and walked over to Linna's desk and started to clean it out when a young girl walked by him and stopped

"Who are you and where is Linna?" She asked,

"I'm Leon a friend of Linna's who are you?" He replied.

"I'm Nesay I work next to her has something happened to Linna? She asked.

"How well do you know her?" Leon asked sounding more like in interrogator than a friend.

"I've known her sense the day she started here almost 3 years ago. We go out every Friday night for some drinks after work. Why what's happened to her please tell me." Nesay said loud enough for the people around them to look over to see what's happening.

"Linna was in an accident last night." Leon said. "She was killed. I was asked to come tell her coworkers what's happened I'm sorry." Leon said choking back the tears as she saw the pain in the young woman's eyes.

"Thank you for telling me." She sobbed. "I'll help you with her things."

"Thank you." Leon said as he started to cry.

Linna's apartment.

Leon went to Linna's apartment to drop off her things but when he got there he saw Priss laying in Linna's bed asleep her eyes red and puffy. He knew she had cried herself to sleep and he didn't want to wake her he knew that for now she was at peace. Leon set the box down on the table in the dining room and sat in a chair by the bed and looked around the room at all of the photos he noticed some of her old school photos of her in track and field.

'She was quite an athlete.' he thought to himself.

Then he stood up and headed for the door when a man in his mid forties walked in and looked at him.

"Who are you and what are you doing here." The man asked looking at Leon.

"Leon. Leon McNickle I'm a friend of Linna's and you are?" Leon asked looking at the man.

" I'm her father I've come to get some things. And who is that sleeping in my daughter's bed?" He asked pointing at Priss.

"Let's go outside so we don't wake her." Leon replied. And the two walked out in the hall.

"She is Priss Asaragi. A rock singer and probably her best friend. She is the one who told you about Linna's death. She called me to go tell her coworkers what happened. And I cleaned out her desk and brought the stuff here. And that's how I found her she must have cried herself to sleep soon after calling me." Leon explained.