Chapter 7
Raye sits before the Great Fire and meditates on everything that has been happening. As she tries to concentrate, her thought are constantly brought back to Usagi. As she concentrates harder, she feels Usagi's spirit. She puzzles over this because she feels far away from here. The feeling that she gets is not because Usagi is in a coma. It is more of her being far from Japan. She puzzles over this for a while before she gives up.
Again, no answers come to her. She sighs as she gets up from the floor. Discouraged and disappointed, she turns and begins to walk from the room. When she reaches the door, she turns and looks back at the Great Fire. "I wish you could give me a straight answer for once."
She takes a deep breath and tries to calm herself before she leaves the room. She sighs and begins to turn toward the door. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a great column of sparks rise from the fire. She turns quickly and sees an image in the fire. Two Usagis stand in the fire. Both of their eyes are shut and they both look pale and weak. She walks towards the images and they vanish in a column of sparks before she can take two step.
Raye sighs and adds another piece to the puzzle that she cannot solve. She turns and walks from the room. As she does, she almost runs into Ami who is impatiently pacing back and forth outside of the Great Fire's room.
"We need to talk." Ami says as she looks at her.
Raye can hear a note of tension in Ami's voice. She nods and Ami follows her to her Room.