Konnichiwa minna! o_o Ignore me, heh, I'm slightly hyper and out of
character today. . . Anyway, I decided that I wanted to get another
chapter up for WSNH and forced myself to sit down and write it. Besides. .
. I'm bored. ^__^
I've decided that since it's the holiday season, and almost Christmas, that I would insert the season into the fic, just because I find myself unable to think up a new plot to write a Christmas/Holiday one-shot, something that I had actually wanted to do. Anyway, without further ado, I give you chapter three of Wounded Souls Never Heal.
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Wounded Souls Never Heal - Chapter 3
". . .kurai yomichi wa pikapika no omae no hana ga yaku ni tatsunosa. Itsumo naiteta. . ."[1] Usagi forced out a smile as her Outer senshi tried to cheer her up with their singing. It was the day before Christmas, and she was unfortunately still lying in the same hospital bed, though her injuries had healed greatly.
". . .yorokobimashita!"[2] The princess forced a laugh as the three older of the Outers allowed Hotaru to sing the last word as a solo. She seemed to have enjoyed it, and then turned to her guardians. "Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa, is Usagi-san coming home for Christmas?" The pure innocence of her question was a cause for tears to enter not only Usagi's eyes, but Michiru's as well.
"I suppose it would depend on Usagi-chan. . . And the nurses of course," Michiru replied with a calm voice, despite the liquid that had once again built up in her eyes as she looked at Usagi, obviously expecting the girl to answer the question herself.
For Usagi's speech had become much better as she had healed over the past two, very uneventful weeks. The girl had become calmed after her fright at the beginning, finding herself in the hospital, and the Outer Senshi had found that they could leave her alone for longer amounts of time without having her fret about the Inners showing up and trying once again to beat her to death.
"I-I don't know Hotaru-chan, I-I might not be able to. . ." she trailed off and looked at the small, dark haired girl. She hated to break the youngest senshi's hope, but she couldn't lie and get her hopes up.
Hotaru sighed and nodded, looking extremely upset and downcast as she stared at her feet. "I shouldn't have asked. . . I'll be back in a moment, please excuse me." Without looking back up at anyone's face, Hotaru shuffled out of the room and into the hallway beyond.
"Hotaru-chan!" Michiru called after her, though she didn't expect the young girl to answer.
"I'm sorry. . ." Usagi whispered, staring at her hands, though not seeming to see that her knuckles had turned white from gripping the blanket that covered her. Tears began to coarse down her cheeks again. "I'm so sorry. . ." she repeated. She had been like this since she regained her ability to speak. Always asking for forgiveness, always depressed, feeling like everything was her fault, when she should have known that it ultimately stemmed from the ones who had done this to her. At times it seemed to actually infuriate Haruka, though the wind senshi stopped herself from saying anything. The last thing she needed to do was have the princess think she had no one.
"Hime-sama, it's not your fault. . . Nothing is your fault. Hotaru didn't mean it, she's just upset. She hates hospitals, doctors. . ." Setsuna whispered from where she sat in a chair, right near the head of Usagi's bed.
Usagi turned and stared at her with her haunting blue-gray eyes. It almost seemed to make the Time Senshi shift in her seat, though she didn't move. Those weren't the eyes of her Princess. However, over the two weeks since Usagi had awoken, Setsuna had gotten used to the eyes, and Haruka's never ending teasing about how she should have seen it coming, something that had begun when she had shown visible shock at Usagi's deadened orbs. She had sent her Princess into a sobbing spree when she had mentioned it, not realizing that it was probably the wrong thing to do.
Multiple times, Dr Mizuno had been back to check on Usagi, despite the objections of Haruka and Michiru, though for some reason the woman never came in when Setsuna was there. Luckily, there had been no encounters with the Inner Senshi. They seemed to have disappeared off of the face of the Earth, which angered Haruka for unknown reasons, but had pleased Usagi.
"I-I want to go home for Christmas. . ." Usagi whispered. "Please?" Her eyebrows rose hopefully, but Setsuna sighed.
"It's up to the doctors, not me hime-sama. . . You know that. . ." Setsuna said with a sigh, placing a hand on her princess' forehead. "However, I honestly don't see why not. You'll have to get your parents to sign you out though."
"Makka na ohana no -"[3] Haruka slammed the door shut as carolers began patrolling the halls again. They didn't need to be interrupted by a bunch of people who couldn't sing for their lives.
However, knocking came on the door a few minutes later. "Let us in!" shouted an aggressive voice from the other side. Usagi blanched, she recognized the voice.
"They can't be here, how did they find me?" she whispered, attempting to tug her blankets over her head as her body started shaking involuntarily. "Make them go away. . ." she said hoarsely.
Setsuna looked at her princess, and then to Haruka, who looked positively murderous. "Go away, you're aren't wanted here." She growled out, her teeth were bared furiously.
"Let us in! We have. . . Unfinished business to attend to," came the voice again. Usagi let out a cry, she was clearly terrified.
"Go away. . . Usagi-san doesn't want to see you. . . You did this to her." Said a soft voice, also from behind the door. They heard a squeak from the one who had been shouting out threats. "I said go away!"
There was the sound of three pairs of scampering footsteps before the door opened and Hotaru stood there, looking somewhat proud of herself. "They're gone." She announced, though it wasn't needed.
"Thank you, Hotaru-chan," Usagi said, holding out her arms so that she could hug the girl. Hotaru smiled and walked over, climbing onto the bed and settling herself into her princess' warm embrace.
"It's my duty to protect, besides, they didn't look like they were just here to visit." Hotaru replied softly, still in Usagi's arms. She didn't seem to want to leave the motherly warmth the princess gave off, even in her present state.
Usagi sniffled somewhat, "I'm sure they weren't. . . They didn't kill me, they'll try again." She tightened her arms around Hotaru, almost as if she thought that just holding the small girl would make her fears disappear, though many would think it to be quite the opposite.
"We'll stay here over night. To make sure they don't try it again," Haruka said hastily, gaining a reproachful look from Setsuna, though the tall, green haired woman didn't say anything in response. Michiru however, nodded in agreement.
"Thank you. . ." Usagi whispered, before laying back and falling asleep, leaving Hotaru staring at her slightly.
"She must be exhausted. . . She's been up for quite a while and still doesn't have enough energy to remain awake this long, and then that scare she got. It's no wonder she fell asleep," Michiru murmured as she watched Usagi. Her eyes then fell on Hotaru, "And you must be tired as well. . ."
Hotaru shook her head stubbornly, though she didn't seem to be able to hold back the yawn that escaped her lips, causing Michiru to laugh.
"Take a rest Hotaru-chan, we're not going home tonight, but you can still sleep." Setsuna murmured, resting a hand on the young girl's head, just above where her planetary symbol would appear. Hotaru looked up at the time guardian and sighed, before nodding and curling up on her princess' lap, her eyelids soon shutting over her dark eyes.
There was a sudden rustle by the window that caused the three women in the room to jump. "Who's there?" Haruka hissed through her teeth, looking around.
"Don't panic. . ." Said a soft voice. Haruka stared.
"I thought you'd abandoned her with the rest. The both of you." Michiru murmured. But the female voice that had spoken simply shook her head.
"Never. . . We couldn't just leave her, but the Inners thought we were on their side. We haven't had a chance to sneak away until now but. . ." Her voice caught and Luna mewed a bit before continuing. "We couldn't just leave her. We weren't there that night, how were we to know that it hadn't been fatal?" The black cat bowed her head, as if asking forgiveness from something the Outers couldn't see. Most likely the spirit of the Moon Goddess, Selene, which could be sensed with in the room, as long as Usagi was sound asleep.
"Well, it's good to know that there are more on our side then theirs." Haruka replied a few minutes later, when the initial shock of the cat having appeared there, had worn away.
Michiru nodded, "And you're welcome to stay here. I daresay Usagi-chan will be glad to see the two of you." Her gaze fell from Luna to Artemis and back to Luna before she let slip a faint smile. "She's been calling for you. . . Mainly in her sleep. She seemed to know you were innocent."
Luna smiled, trust the princess to know the innocent before viewing them. "I'm glad. . ." was the only thing the cat said in response.
"You'll stay then?" Setsuna asked, surveying the cats through her ruby gaze.
Luna nodded, "Of course. . . We have to watch over her as well. It's our duty." She replied. Artemis nuzzled her slightly before she hopped to the floor and padded across the small room, and then jumped onto the bed, laying herself just beside Usagi's head. "What did they do to you. . .?" She murmured softly, her crescent moon glowing in reaction to being so close to her charge after the three weeks they had been apart.
There was no reply from Usagi, only the slight flaring of her own crescent moon as she exhaled.
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[1] Those are actually a few lines straight out of the Japanese version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. In the English version, the lines would be - ". . .Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, 'Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight.' Then how the reindeer loved him. . ." Though this is in no way a translation of that section. ^___^
[2] The end of the song o_O I don't know any other Christmas carols in Japanese though, so I had to use Rudolph. -___- Heh, anyway, that part would be the 'you'll go down in history,' part of our version. . .
[3] You guessed it, more Rudolph. That's the beginning, basically the 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' line. ^__^
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Well, I thank everyone for reading, and all of my reviewers. . . Until the next chapter then. ^__^
I've decided that since it's the holiday season, and almost Christmas, that I would insert the season into the fic, just because I find myself unable to think up a new plot to write a Christmas/Holiday one-shot, something that I had actually wanted to do. Anyway, without further ado, I give you chapter three of Wounded Souls Never Heal.
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Wounded Souls Never Heal - Chapter 3
". . .kurai yomichi wa pikapika no omae no hana ga yaku ni tatsunosa. Itsumo naiteta. . ."[1] Usagi forced out a smile as her Outer senshi tried to cheer her up with their singing. It was the day before Christmas, and she was unfortunately still lying in the same hospital bed, though her injuries had healed greatly.
". . .yorokobimashita!"[2] The princess forced a laugh as the three older of the Outers allowed Hotaru to sing the last word as a solo. She seemed to have enjoyed it, and then turned to her guardians. "Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa, is Usagi-san coming home for Christmas?" The pure innocence of her question was a cause for tears to enter not only Usagi's eyes, but Michiru's as well.
"I suppose it would depend on Usagi-chan. . . And the nurses of course," Michiru replied with a calm voice, despite the liquid that had once again built up in her eyes as she looked at Usagi, obviously expecting the girl to answer the question herself.
For Usagi's speech had become much better as she had healed over the past two, very uneventful weeks. The girl had become calmed after her fright at the beginning, finding herself in the hospital, and the Outer Senshi had found that they could leave her alone for longer amounts of time without having her fret about the Inners showing up and trying once again to beat her to death.
"I-I don't know Hotaru-chan, I-I might not be able to. . ." she trailed off and looked at the small, dark haired girl. She hated to break the youngest senshi's hope, but she couldn't lie and get her hopes up.
Hotaru sighed and nodded, looking extremely upset and downcast as she stared at her feet. "I shouldn't have asked. . . I'll be back in a moment, please excuse me." Without looking back up at anyone's face, Hotaru shuffled out of the room and into the hallway beyond.
"Hotaru-chan!" Michiru called after her, though she didn't expect the young girl to answer.
"I'm sorry. . ." Usagi whispered, staring at her hands, though not seeming to see that her knuckles had turned white from gripping the blanket that covered her. Tears began to coarse down her cheeks again. "I'm so sorry. . ." she repeated. She had been like this since she regained her ability to speak. Always asking for forgiveness, always depressed, feeling like everything was her fault, when she should have known that it ultimately stemmed from the ones who had done this to her. At times it seemed to actually infuriate Haruka, though the wind senshi stopped herself from saying anything. The last thing she needed to do was have the princess think she had no one.
"Hime-sama, it's not your fault. . . Nothing is your fault. Hotaru didn't mean it, she's just upset. She hates hospitals, doctors. . ." Setsuna whispered from where she sat in a chair, right near the head of Usagi's bed.
Usagi turned and stared at her with her haunting blue-gray eyes. It almost seemed to make the Time Senshi shift in her seat, though she didn't move. Those weren't the eyes of her Princess. However, over the two weeks since Usagi had awoken, Setsuna had gotten used to the eyes, and Haruka's never ending teasing about how she should have seen it coming, something that had begun when she had shown visible shock at Usagi's deadened orbs. She had sent her Princess into a sobbing spree when she had mentioned it, not realizing that it was probably the wrong thing to do.
Multiple times, Dr Mizuno had been back to check on Usagi, despite the objections of Haruka and Michiru, though for some reason the woman never came in when Setsuna was there. Luckily, there had been no encounters with the Inner Senshi. They seemed to have disappeared off of the face of the Earth, which angered Haruka for unknown reasons, but had pleased Usagi.
"I-I want to go home for Christmas. . ." Usagi whispered. "Please?" Her eyebrows rose hopefully, but Setsuna sighed.
"It's up to the doctors, not me hime-sama. . . You know that. . ." Setsuna said with a sigh, placing a hand on her princess' forehead. "However, I honestly don't see why not. You'll have to get your parents to sign you out though."
"Makka na ohana no -"[3] Haruka slammed the door shut as carolers began patrolling the halls again. They didn't need to be interrupted by a bunch of people who couldn't sing for their lives.
However, knocking came on the door a few minutes later. "Let us in!" shouted an aggressive voice from the other side. Usagi blanched, she recognized the voice.
"They can't be here, how did they find me?" she whispered, attempting to tug her blankets over her head as her body started shaking involuntarily. "Make them go away. . ." she said hoarsely.
Setsuna looked at her princess, and then to Haruka, who looked positively murderous. "Go away, you're aren't wanted here." She growled out, her teeth were bared furiously.
"Let us in! We have. . . Unfinished business to attend to," came the voice again. Usagi let out a cry, she was clearly terrified.
"Go away. . . Usagi-san doesn't want to see you. . . You did this to her." Said a soft voice, also from behind the door. They heard a squeak from the one who had been shouting out threats. "I said go away!"
There was the sound of three pairs of scampering footsteps before the door opened and Hotaru stood there, looking somewhat proud of herself. "They're gone." She announced, though it wasn't needed.
"Thank you, Hotaru-chan," Usagi said, holding out her arms so that she could hug the girl. Hotaru smiled and walked over, climbing onto the bed and settling herself into her princess' warm embrace.
"It's my duty to protect, besides, they didn't look like they were just here to visit." Hotaru replied softly, still in Usagi's arms. She didn't seem to want to leave the motherly warmth the princess gave off, even in her present state.
Usagi sniffled somewhat, "I'm sure they weren't. . . They didn't kill me, they'll try again." She tightened her arms around Hotaru, almost as if she thought that just holding the small girl would make her fears disappear, though many would think it to be quite the opposite.
"We'll stay here over night. To make sure they don't try it again," Haruka said hastily, gaining a reproachful look from Setsuna, though the tall, green haired woman didn't say anything in response. Michiru however, nodded in agreement.
"Thank you. . ." Usagi whispered, before laying back and falling asleep, leaving Hotaru staring at her slightly.
"She must be exhausted. . . She's been up for quite a while and still doesn't have enough energy to remain awake this long, and then that scare she got. It's no wonder she fell asleep," Michiru murmured as she watched Usagi. Her eyes then fell on Hotaru, "And you must be tired as well. . ."
Hotaru shook her head stubbornly, though she didn't seem to be able to hold back the yawn that escaped her lips, causing Michiru to laugh.
"Take a rest Hotaru-chan, we're not going home tonight, but you can still sleep." Setsuna murmured, resting a hand on the young girl's head, just above where her planetary symbol would appear. Hotaru looked up at the time guardian and sighed, before nodding and curling up on her princess' lap, her eyelids soon shutting over her dark eyes.
There was a sudden rustle by the window that caused the three women in the room to jump. "Who's there?" Haruka hissed through her teeth, looking around.
"Don't panic. . ." Said a soft voice. Haruka stared.
"I thought you'd abandoned her with the rest. The both of you." Michiru murmured. But the female voice that had spoken simply shook her head.
"Never. . . We couldn't just leave her, but the Inners thought we were on their side. We haven't had a chance to sneak away until now but. . ." Her voice caught and Luna mewed a bit before continuing. "We couldn't just leave her. We weren't there that night, how were we to know that it hadn't been fatal?" The black cat bowed her head, as if asking forgiveness from something the Outers couldn't see. Most likely the spirit of the Moon Goddess, Selene, which could be sensed with in the room, as long as Usagi was sound asleep.
"Well, it's good to know that there are more on our side then theirs." Haruka replied a few minutes later, when the initial shock of the cat having appeared there, had worn away.
Michiru nodded, "And you're welcome to stay here. I daresay Usagi-chan will be glad to see the two of you." Her gaze fell from Luna to Artemis and back to Luna before she let slip a faint smile. "She's been calling for you. . . Mainly in her sleep. She seemed to know you were innocent."
Luna smiled, trust the princess to know the innocent before viewing them. "I'm glad. . ." was the only thing the cat said in response.
"You'll stay then?" Setsuna asked, surveying the cats through her ruby gaze.
Luna nodded, "Of course. . . We have to watch over her as well. It's our duty." She replied. Artemis nuzzled her slightly before she hopped to the floor and padded across the small room, and then jumped onto the bed, laying herself just beside Usagi's head. "What did they do to you. . .?" She murmured softly, her crescent moon glowing in reaction to being so close to her charge after the three weeks they had been apart.
There was no reply from Usagi, only the slight flaring of her own crescent moon as she exhaled.
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[1] Those are actually a few lines straight out of the Japanese version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. In the English version, the lines would be - ". . .Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, 'Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight.' Then how the reindeer loved him. . ." Though this is in no way a translation of that section. ^___^
[2] The end of the song o_O I don't know any other Christmas carols in Japanese though, so I had to use Rudolph. -___- Heh, anyway, that part would be the 'you'll go down in history,' part of our version. . .
[3] You guessed it, more Rudolph. That's the beginning, basically the 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' line. ^__^
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Well, I thank everyone for reading, and all of my reviewers. . . Until the next chapter then. ^__^