I want for nothing
By Michi-chan
Nine days and each slow. Nine nights with the moon a glow. Night times she wished for death. Nine times her life was left. Nine afternoons full of longing and sorrow. Nine morning mourning for the last tomorrow. Nine plans to get away from the world. Nine failures and ambitions still curled.
Ami woke up like she had for the last nine days. Lifeless. She felt so tired. There was a ring at the front door. She quietly dragged herself out of bed and proceeded to the front door. She opened it.
"Morning Ami!" cheered Makoto with a giant grin, toting a picnic basket and a tote bag.
"Makoto…?" Ami was confused
"It's been a while since we went to the pool. I thought that since you were feeling a little down we could go. Just you and me huh? What do ya say?" Makoto smiled again. It was a hopeful pleading smile. Ami could give her happiness by saying one word. Ami smiled. And nodded.
Soon the girls were underway to Ami's favorite indoor pool. Dawned in a forest green bikini Makoto dove into the water moments after Ami. They swam and played and basked in the sun that blowed through smaller windows.
"Not many people come here do they?" Makoto asked looking around. Ami shook her head.
"No. My mom and a few other stock holders share this section with the pool. It's private."
"Really?"
"Yes. We can bring who we want as long as we're with them."
"Wow." They laid in the water for what seemed like hours. Makoto almost drifted off to sleep when her stomach growled. She blushed and climbed out of the water pulling one of her famous fruit sandwiches out of the picnic basket.
"Hey Ami," she called over to her friend who now floated on her back with closed eyes. "I brought lunch. Come eat. I know you must be hungry, 'cause I know I am." Makoto turned back to the food and after a while there was no answer.
"Ami?" Makoto turned, wondering if Ami actually fell asleep. What she saw shocked and horrified her. Ami was glowing blue and azure crystals were forming around her body. It was just like Minako. It was Minako all over again.
"No…" Makoto whispered then panicked. "No! Ami, don't… Don't leave!" But her voice fell on deaf ears.
Ami was in a state of bliss and happiness. She wasn't cold, and her heart didn't ach. It was perfect, like being in water. She was detached from the world. But somehow she didn't feel alone. That was when she began to feel her body break apart. She still felt her body, but who could that be when she was all over the place. Like droplets of water she moved with the winds, blissful and unafraid.
That was when she began to fall. She hit the ground and the grass. She hit umbrellas and hats. She hit children and adults. She hit the leaves and the water, and every time she did she scattered into more drops only to scatter again. She was everywhere. She pasted herself on the window panes and looked in. She saw Makoto. Makoto was crying. She wanted to know why. Why did Makoto cry. She felt herself change and she became Makoto's tears. She rolled down a smooth cheek and hit something cool. It was a crystal coffin, just like Minako's. Except this one was blue and Minako wasn't inside. She was. Did her soul descend her body. How could that be, she was here wasn't she?
No she wasn't. She was water now. She was one with all water now. She was happy with being water and she could watch over Makoto and everyone always. And they would be happy. She would make them happy. She would rain on their gardens and put out their fires. She would set their moods and make them dance. They would swim with her and drink her. They would bath with her and they would take in their fill of her. Yes. She was a part of them now. She was a part of them. She looked over into the water of the pool and thought hard. She was now water and water was like a mrirror.
Makoto gasped when she herd a splash. She had just finished pulling Ami's crystal coffin out of the water. So who was swimming now? Was it Ami? She looked out onto the water and saw nothing. Then a ripple. Another ripple and suddenly a spout of water shot op towards the ceiling. She saw Ami, standing and smiling. Blended in the water. She was speaking, but water could not talk. A sliver of water in the shape of a hand reached out and touched her cheek. Then she was gone.
It wasn't until the next day that Makoto broke the news to her friends. There was silence all around. Tears and all around speechlessness. What was there to say?
"Her mom is going to really worry," Rei said. Makoto nodded.
"I think," started Luna after whipping a paw against her large eyes. "As her friends you should all go and break the news to her mother. We didn't say anything to Minako's parents, so we should go to Minako's house as well. The families have a right to know who their daughters really were and what happened to them."
"Your right…" started Usagi. It was a simple task they all dreaded. Who wanted to be the one to tell a mother that her only child is gone forever.
They arrived at the apartment shortly after noon, moments after Ms. Minzo's came home from her night shift. She was surprised to see three very sad young girls and a black cat with a unique crescent moon on it's head. Maybe they were from the clinic.
"Can I help you girls?" she asked happily.
"Minzo-san… We have to tell you…" started the tall brunette.
"It's about your daughter," said the blond.
"My daughter? I think you must be mistaken."
"No ma'am. Your daughter Ami." Said the raven haired girl.
"No I don't have a daughter." She said. The girls stared at her as though she had grown another head.
"What?"
"I've always wanted one though. I was even going to name her Ami, it's my favorite American name. But after my husband left me I gave that up and focused on my career. It's not too bad, but I think I may adopt a daughter." She smiled. "What do you think?"
By Michi-chan
Nine days and each slow. Nine nights with the moon a glow. Night times she wished for death. Nine times her life was left. Nine afternoons full of longing and sorrow. Nine morning mourning for the last tomorrow. Nine plans to get away from the world. Nine failures and ambitions still curled.
Ami woke up like she had for the last nine days. Lifeless. She felt so tired. There was a ring at the front door. She quietly dragged herself out of bed and proceeded to the front door. She opened it.
"Morning Ami!" cheered Makoto with a giant grin, toting a picnic basket and a tote bag.
"Makoto…?" Ami was confused
"It's been a while since we went to the pool. I thought that since you were feeling a little down we could go. Just you and me huh? What do ya say?" Makoto smiled again. It was a hopeful pleading smile. Ami could give her happiness by saying one word. Ami smiled. And nodded.
Soon the girls were underway to Ami's favorite indoor pool. Dawned in a forest green bikini Makoto dove into the water moments after Ami. They swam and played and basked in the sun that blowed through smaller windows.
"Not many people come here do they?" Makoto asked looking around. Ami shook her head.
"No. My mom and a few other stock holders share this section with the pool. It's private."
"Really?"
"Yes. We can bring who we want as long as we're with them."
"Wow." They laid in the water for what seemed like hours. Makoto almost drifted off to sleep when her stomach growled. She blushed and climbed out of the water pulling one of her famous fruit sandwiches out of the picnic basket.
"Hey Ami," she called over to her friend who now floated on her back with closed eyes. "I brought lunch. Come eat. I know you must be hungry, 'cause I know I am." Makoto turned back to the food and after a while there was no answer.
"Ami?" Makoto turned, wondering if Ami actually fell asleep. What she saw shocked and horrified her. Ami was glowing blue and azure crystals were forming around her body. It was just like Minako. It was Minako all over again.
"No…" Makoto whispered then panicked. "No! Ami, don't… Don't leave!" But her voice fell on deaf ears.
Ami was in a state of bliss and happiness. She wasn't cold, and her heart didn't ach. It was perfect, like being in water. She was detached from the world. But somehow she didn't feel alone. That was when she began to feel her body break apart. She still felt her body, but who could that be when she was all over the place. Like droplets of water she moved with the winds, blissful and unafraid.
That was when she began to fall. She hit the ground and the grass. She hit umbrellas and hats. She hit children and adults. She hit the leaves and the water, and every time she did she scattered into more drops only to scatter again. She was everywhere. She pasted herself on the window panes and looked in. She saw Makoto. Makoto was crying. She wanted to know why. Why did Makoto cry. She felt herself change and she became Makoto's tears. She rolled down a smooth cheek and hit something cool. It was a crystal coffin, just like Minako's. Except this one was blue and Minako wasn't inside. She was. Did her soul descend her body. How could that be, she was here wasn't she?
No she wasn't. She was water now. She was one with all water now. She was happy with being water and she could watch over Makoto and everyone always. And they would be happy. She would make them happy. She would rain on their gardens and put out their fires. She would set their moods and make them dance. They would swim with her and drink her. They would bath with her and they would take in their fill of her. Yes. She was a part of them now. She was a part of them. She looked over into the water of the pool and thought hard. She was now water and water was like a mrirror.
Makoto gasped when she herd a splash. She had just finished pulling Ami's crystal coffin out of the water. So who was swimming now? Was it Ami? She looked out onto the water and saw nothing. Then a ripple. Another ripple and suddenly a spout of water shot op towards the ceiling. She saw Ami, standing and smiling. Blended in the water. She was speaking, but water could not talk. A sliver of water in the shape of a hand reached out and touched her cheek. Then she was gone.
It wasn't until the next day that Makoto broke the news to her friends. There was silence all around. Tears and all around speechlessness. What was there to say?
"Her mom is going to really worry," Rei said. Makoto nodded.
"I think," started Luna after whipping a paw against her large eyes. "As her friends you should all go and break the news to her mother. We didn't say anything to Minako's parents, so we should go to Minako's house as well. The families have a right to know who their daughters really were and what happened to them."
"Your right…" started Usagi. It was a simple task they all dreaded. Who wanted to be the one to tell a mother that her only child is gone forever.
They arrived at the apartment shortly after noon, moments after Ms. Minzo's came home from her night shift. She was surprised to see three very sad young girls and a black cat with a unique crescent moon on it's head. Maybe they were from the clinic.
"Can I help you girls?" she asked happily.
"Minzo-san… We have to tell you…" started the tall brunette.
"It's about your daughter," said the blond.
"My daughter? I think you must be mistaken."
"No ma'am. Your daughter Ami." Said the raven haired girl.
"No I don't have a daughter." She said. The girls stared at her as though she had grown another head.
"What?"
"I've always wanted one though. I was even going to name her Ami, it's my favorite American name. But after my husband left me I gave that up and focused on my career. It's not too bad, but I think I may adopt a daughter." She smiled. "What do you think?"