She lay on the floor.
The battle had been hard. Three youma had attacked the mall, and she alone had opposed them, a dazzling display of attacks and evasions, offenses and counter-offenses. None could strike her down and those that came close were met with a flaming arrow or blazing fireball. The first was engulfed in a rising pillar of golden flame, reduced to ashes, reduced to dust. Another became prey to a raging phoenix, and joined its companion in eternal oblivion. She was a timeless whirlwind of fire and grace, poetry in motion.
It did not last.
As she lay on the floor she felt her teammates arrive. Through closed eyes she caught the bright flashes symbolizing the end of the final hellish demon. Ears heard the deafening silence of a battles aftermath.
Silence was broken.
The glass was shattered.
"Rei-chan!"
Rei opened heavy eyelids to see who dared break here silence. Concerned blue eyes looked down at her, glistening from barley restrained tears. Sailor Venus, Minako, Mi-chan. Leader, senshi and friend.
"Rei what happened?"
Rei could only smile faintly in response, her injuries preventing her from wasting words on a description. She let her eyes fall closed.
The candle flickered.
"Rei!"
Eyes opened in a flash, taking in the now clearly crying blue orbs of a gold clad angel. Behind her, violet eyes met green, Sailor Jupiter, Makoto. They caught a glimpse of blue hair to her right, Sailor Mercury, Ami. Last they came to rest on the distinctive hair of Sailor Moon, Usagi, her Princess, her friend.
Rei felt herself lifted up to rest in Minako's arms. She spoke like a spring breeze, like water in a stream, like light in the dark.
"Stay with me Rei, talk to me, you'll be okay"
Rei responded, a voice full of pain, but full of passion, full of fire.
"Mi-chan, sometimes I wished you would tell me your dreams, tell me your goals for the future, tell me how you saw all of us living."
"You don't need me to tell you Rei you'll be there with us too."
"We all know that wont be the case Mi-chan, please tell me."
Minako sighed, Rei was always stubborn, always would be.
"I dream of us living in peace Rei. I dream of Usagi running to school and knocking herself out on Mamoru. I dream of Ami reading some god-awful book on theoretical physics calmly while the world rages around her. I dream of Makoto scaring any boy who may look at her while going starry eyed over someone she says looks like her sempai. I see Haruka and Michiru performing on stage, I see Hotaru living a normal nine year olds life. I see Setsuna getting grouchy over how Crystal Tokyo will fade away if we find out what the weather will be like next week. I see you...I see you in the shrine, looking into the fire and finding nothing wrong, I see you enjoying life with us, I see you finding love and living life to the full. I dream that we'll be together always and...and that we live happily ever after...All of us...In Crystal Tokyo, with chibiusa...together."
Rei's eyes closed again.
"Thats my dream to Mi-chan, and you'll live it, all of you. Life is like a candle Mi-chan, it flickers, it goes out, but the flame can return, it only takes a spark. You will live your dream as I will live mine, all of us...together."
They sat there, in the rubble of a mall, surrounding their fire, holding her hand.
The candlelight faded.
A/N
Thus ends my very first fic. Please review even if you just want to laugh! - FatefulGravy
Disclaimer:
I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters.