SOUL EATERS
-dew
I do not own Sailor Moon, nor do I pretend to.
Chapter 4. A Friend Lost.
(Note 1: A series of '*' denotes a flashback, a series of '-' denotes a time and/or setting change)
(Note 2: I adore your reviews, mi corazons! And thank you so much for reviewing me!! But, just keep in mind,
there are those who just read the reviews before they read the stories, so please don't give anything away
in the reviews. So far, so good, nothing has been out of the bag yet ;)
Thanks a lot! You Guys Are GREAT! (especially you all that review me;) ) Have a happy and safe Holidays!
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"What do you mean Minako is dead?"
Usagi buried her head in her arms, her streams of hair hanging limply down from the front of her
head and pooling on the floor.
"I had a dream last night."
Luna let out an exasperated sigh and hung her head. "You mean we rushed all the way out here,
at this late hour, because you had a nightmare?? Honestly, Usagi!"
Usagi's head snapped up and she glared at the cat beside her.
"It wasn't a nightmare, Luna! It happened! I saw it! And do you know what? I don't care if you
don't believe me! I knew you wouldn't!"
Usagi stood up abruptly with her head hung low while her tears slowed to a painful roll down her
cheeks, dropping slowly on the carpet.
"Usagi…" began Luna, "Surely you misinterpreted your dream… Don't worry, I bet Minako is
staying the night at Lita's, or maybe at the temple, or even at Ami's apartment."
"You don't understand, Luna. I knew you wouldn't. All that matters now is that one of my best
friends is gone."
"You could at least check with the other warriors, Usagi. Usagi?" Luna watched as Usagi walked
slowly past her and towards the stairway.
Surely, Usagi was mistaken. Luna would find out one way or another, no matter whom she had to
wake up.
With a plan of action forming, Luna bounded down the stairs and out to the street headed for the
shrine.
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Usagi slowly walked down the street with her head down, watching the pavement of the sidewalk
pass beneath her feet.
"Oh Minako… I'm so sorry… If only I had gotten there sooner!"
Usagi's thoughts turned back to earlier that evening…
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"You really are athletic, Minako. I wish I was like you. I would be a much better
soldier if I was..."
"There is more to being a good fighter than athleticism, Usagi! We each play a part. We
sailor soldiers wouldn't be a good team if we all didn't have something to add...to overcome
all odds, to win not just the battles, but the war, you need faith. Faith in your teammates, faith in
your friends, and faith in the world itself and the people that live there. That's your role to play.
"Don't ever lose your faith, Usagi - without it, the sailor soldiers would never be
victorious and the world would surely fall prey to evil. "
*************
"Oh, Minako… I wish I could have more faith in everyone… in this world… in myself… But I
can't Minako… I can't!"
Usagi was still walking down the street as the tears began running fast down her cheeks again.
How can she have faith in anyone with Minako gone? How can she go through the day without her
endless optimism and cheery smiles? Who would she pig out on cakes with and who would she gossip to
now? Who would cheer her up?
************
"Mamoru won't be back for a week! … I already miss him more than I can bear!"
"Cheer up, Usagi!" Minako said, clapping her hands together with a bright smile.
"Absence makes the heart grow longer!"
*************
"Minako…you were always saying the wrong things…just like me. This isn't fair! You can't be
gone, you can't!!"
Usagi broke into a run down the dimly lighted, late night streets, sobbing so hard and running so
fast that the world was a wet blur.
Suddenly, and without warning, she hit something hard and went sprawling on her backside.
She sat for a long moment, sobbing, not bothering to stand or look up.
"Miss Usagi? Tsukino Usagi? Are you ok?"
Usagi looked up warily and saw the concerned face of Watanabe Fuhiro, his arm stretched down
to her and his palm open and inviting. She took it gingerly and he pulled her easily to her feet.
"I'm sorry for running into you, Mr. Fuhiro. I wasn't looking where I was going. Please permit
me to go on my way."
"Now, that hardly sounds like the energetic Miss Usagi that I had met the other day! And what is
this? Tears?"
Fuhiro hooked a finger underneath Usagi's chin and lifted it to peer into her face. He brushed his
thumb across her cheek, wiping away a fresh tear that was rolling down her red cheek.
"I must know what has upset this little rabbit. Please, Miss Usagi, tell me what troubles you and
allow me to take care of it."
Usagi turned her head away to release her chin from his gentle grasp and backed up a step. "I
just… I'm sorry for running into you, sir."
"Don't worry, Miss. Usagi. I was on my way home from some business that I had to take care of
and I'm afraid I wasn't watching where I was going either. But, Miss Usagi, don't apologize for running
into me, I was looking forward to seeing you again. Please, what is the matter?"
"My friend… Minako… she's…she's gone."
"A missing friend, is it? Allow me to help, Miss Usagi. I have certain…skills that would be able
to locate your friend easily. Tell me what her family name is and what she looks like and we can look
for her together."
"No… we cant…she's gone… I… I have to go Mr. Wanta- I mean, Mr. Fuhiro, sir. I… I'm
sorry!"
And with that Usagi broke into a sob and ran as fast as she could and as far as she could before
sitting down heavily on a park bench, panting. Exhausted, she looked at her watch. "2:05. It's so late… I
should be getting home…Wait. 2 am?"
Usagi turned her head to look back in the direction from which she ran from… to where she had
met Mr. Fuhiro.
"He was coming from work? At 2 in the morning? That's odd… I wonder what he does."
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"Rei! Rei, its Luna! Open up! Is Minako there?"
A sleepy girl wrapped up in a blanket slid open the door and looked down at the anxious cat on
the doorstep.
"Luna? What's the matter?"
"Minako! Is she there?"
"No… as a matter of fact, she didn't call me to tell me how her game went. What's wrong?"
"She's missing and Usagi thinks that… that she may be in some trouble. She tried reaching her
on her communicator but got no response. I think we need to call the soldiers together."
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Questions/comments/criticisms at dew_drop@myself.com
-dew
I do not own Sailor Moon, nor do I pretend to.
Chapter 4. A Friend Lost.
(Note 1: A series of '*' denotes a flashback, a series of '-' denotes a time and/or setting change)
(Note 2: I adore your reviews, mi corazons! And thank you so much for reviewing me!! But, just keep in mind,
there are those who just read the reviews before they read the stories, so please don't give anything away
in the reviews. So far, so good, nothing has been out of the bag yet ;)
Thanks a lot! You Guys Are GREAT! (especially you all that review me;) ) Have a happy and safe Holidays!
______________________________________________________________________
"What do you mean Minako is dead?"
Usagi buried her head in her arms, her streams of hair hanging limply down from the front of her
head and pooling on the floor.
"I had a dream last night."
Luna let out an exasperated sigh and hung her head. "You mean we rushed all the way out here,
at this late hour, because you had a nightmare?? Honestly, Usagi!"
Usagi's head snapped up and she glared at the cat beside her.
"It wasn't a nightmare, Luna! It happened! I saw it! And do you know what? I don't care if you
don't believe me! I knew you wouldn't!"
Usagi stood up abruptly with her head hung low while her tears slowed to a painful roll down her
cheeks, dropping slowly on the carpet.
"Usagi…" began Luna, "Surely you misinterpreted your dream… Don't worry, I bet Minako is
staying the night at Lita's, or maybe at the temple, or even at Ami's apartment."
"You don't understand, Luna. I knew you wouldn't. All that matters now is that one of my best
friends is gone."
"You could at least check with the other warriors, Usagi. Usagi?" Luna watched as Usagi walked
slowly past her and towards the stairway.
Surely, Usagi was mistaken. Luna would find out one way or another, no matter whom she had to
wake up.
With a plan of action forming, Luna bounded down the stairs and out to the street headed for the
shrine.
------
Usagi slowly walked down the street with her head down, watching the pavement of the sidewalk
pass beneath her feet.
"Oh Minako… I'm so sorry… If only I had gotten there sooner!"
Usagi's thoughts turned back to earlier that evening…
***********
"You really are athletic, Minako. I wish I was like you. I would be a much better
soldier if I was..."
"There is more to being a good fighter than athleticism, Usagi! We each play a part. We
sailor soldiers wouldn't be a good team if we all didn't have something to add...to overcome
all odds, to win not just the battles, but the war, you need faith. Faith in your teammates, faith in
your friends, and faith in the world itself and the people that live there. That's your role to play.
"Don't ever lose your faith, Usagi - without it, the sailor soldiers would never be
victorious and the world would surely fall prey to evil. "
*************
"Oh, Minako… I wish I could have more faith in everyone… in this world… in myself… But I
can't Minako… I can't!"
Usagi was still walking down the street as the tears began running fast down her cheeks again.
How can she have faith in anyone with Minako gone? How can she go through the day without her
endless optimism and cheery smiles? Who would she pig out on cakes with and who would she gossip to
now? Who would cheer her up?
************
"Mamoru won't be back for a week! … I already miss him more than I can bear!"
"Cheer up, Usagi!" Minako said, clapping her hands together with a bright smile.
"Absence makes the heart grow longer!"
*************
"Minako…you were always saying the wrong things…just like me. This isn't fair! You can't be
gone, you can't!!"
Usagi broke into a run down the dimly lighted, late night streets, sobbing so hard and running so
fast that the world was a wet blur.
Suddenly, and without warning, she hit something hard and went sprawling on her backside.
She sat for a long moment, sobbing, not bothering to stand or look up.
"Miss Usagi? Tsukino Usagi? Are you ok?"
Usagi looked up warily and saw the concerned face of Watanabe Fuhiro, his arm stretched down
to her and his palm open and inviting. She took it gingerly and he pulled her easily to her feet.
"I'm sorry for running into you, Mr. Fuhiro. I wasn't looking where I was going. Please permit
me to go on my way."
"Now, that hardly sounds like the energetic Miss Usagi that I had met the other day! And what is
this? Tears?"
Fuhiro hooked a finger underneath Usagi's chin and lifted it to peer into her face. He brushed his
thumb across her cheek, wiping away a fresh tear that was rolling down her red cheek.
"I must know what has upset this little rabbit. Please, Miss Usagi, tell me what troubles you and
allow me to take care of it."
Usagi turned her head away to release her chin from his gentle grasp and backed up a step. "I
just… I'm sorry for running into you, sir."
"Don't worry, Miss. Usagi. I was on my way home from some business that I had to take care of
and I'm afraid I wasn't watching where I was going either. But, Miss Usagi, don't apologize for running
into me, I was looking forward to seeing you again. Please, what is the matter?"
"My friend… Minako… she's…she's gone."
"A missing friend, is it? Allow me to help, Miss Usagi. I have certain…skills that would be able
to locate your friend easily. Tell me what her family name is and what she looks like and we can look
for her together."
"No… we cant…she's gone… I… I have to go Mr. Wanta- I mean, Mr. Fuhiro, sir. I… I'm
sorry!"
And with that Usagi broke into a sob and ran as fast as she could and as far as she could before
sitting down heavily on a park bench, panting. Exhausted, she looked at her watch. "2:05. It's so late… I
should be getting home…Wait. 2 am?"
Usagi turned her head to look back in the direction from which she ran from… to where she had
met Mr. Fuhiro.
"He was coming from work? At 2 in the morning? That's odd… I wonder what he does."
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"Rei! Rei, its Luna! Open up! Is Minako there?"
A sleepy girl wrapped up in a blanket slid open the door and looked down at the anxious cat on
the doorstep.
"Luna? What's the matter?"
"Minako! Is she there?"
"No… as a matter of fact, she didn't call me to tell me how her game went. What's wrong?"
"She's missing and Usagi thinks that… that she may be in some trouble. She tried reaching her
on her communicator but got no response. I think we need to call the soldiers together."
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Questions/comments/criticisms at dew_drop@myself.com