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Chapter 4/?
Ami had lost all coherence Michiru grabbed her shoulders and brought her back to reality they sat down "what made you think you wouldn't get a massive opportunity like this?" Michiru asked.
"I've just been so distracted lately with you know" Ami replied.
Michiru nodded her head in understanding she passed Dr Mizuno their home address and mouthed 'tonight' Dr Mizuno nodded.
"Make sure she gets some sleep, she looks beyond exhausted" Dr Mizuno said with worry lacing her words.
Michiru looked at her younger Destiny sister and she saw the dark circles beneath her make up.
"Let's get you home," Michiru said Ami nodded only taking the elders hand as a second confirmation.
When they got to the car Michiru gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles were white what had the younger girl been hiding? She didn't have to wait long for Amis response.
"I see him every night" she virtually whispered.
"You looked so refreshed this morning though" Michiru replied.
Ami snorted delicately "a brief reprieve from the nightmares, it all came back to me again after Dr Shirada said I got the full internship it doesn't help he looks like a mature version of him, of course, he's married and old enough to be my dad, but it's just his gentleness and empathy with those vulnerable children it just reminds me of those wonderful times until Beryl started well her shit." Ami said and then swallowed the large lump growing in her throat.
"You know if you ever get the nightmares I will wake up if you need me to" Michiru replied.
"Haruka would grumble" Ami Replied with a half smile.
Michiru grinned at her "Haruka can hug a pillow, you know she has an ocean colored one that can replace me" Michiru replied trying to contain her laughter.
Ami burst out laughing "Michiru! That had to have been a lie" Ami replied scandalized after her laughter stopped.
"I never lie Ami-chan" Michiru replied Ami couldn't help it and burst out laughing again they drove home but occasionally had to stop because Michiru was laughing too hard to concentrate on the roads thankfully the police weren't on patrol in the Juuban District today but they did get people young and old shaking their heads at the girls but they shrugged it off they were senshi and royalty.
When they got home Ami was physically more exhausted than the previous morning and felt sleep trying to take over her body she put her pencil down and stretched she went downstairs and grabbed a sandwich while Setsuna tried to make a family recipe.
"I'm going to take a nap before mother comes, I must try and look half alive otherwise she will say I'm not listening even though I'm a full adult now" Ami concluded.
The others nodded. Ami trudged up the stairs and as soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep.
Dream sequence
" I'm so proud of you my love" Ami looked around and was met with a pair of sparkling bottle green eyes full of youth and life.
"Zoisite" she breathed and they embraced.
"I wish I could hold you and tell you in real life how very proud I am" he replied.
Ami felt the lump growing in her throat again "but why can you not come back to me?"
She could feel him shudder in her embrace "I must pay a penance, my love, my sins are beyond skin deep."
"But surely you've been through enough, it is not your fault you were brainwashed"
"Clearly, the gods do not think I've been through enough, we were naive and our link with the earth was stronger, we thought we were protecting it instead we caused massive destruction to the point the earth had to start humanity again," he replied Ami suddenly felt cold as Zoisite released her suddenly the smell of death and destruction filled her senses.
End sequence
Ami shot up in bed and gripped her sheets as tears slid down her cheeks
"Zoisite, please come back to me"
Suddenly an old song began playing on the radio
Deep in my soul
Love so strong
It takes control
Now we both know
The secrets bared
The feelings show
Driven far apart
I'll make a wish
On a shooting star
Chorus:
There will come a day
Somewhere far away
In your arms I'll stay
My only love
Even though you're gone
Love will still live on
The feeling is so strong
My only love
My only love
(Chorus)
You've reached the deepest part
Of the secret in my heart
I've known it from the start
My only love
(Chorus)
You've reached the deepest part
Of the secret in my heart
I've known it from the start
My only love
My only love
A/N the song is my only love from the 90s anime original English dub I just thought it was fitting for this specific chapter
Ami couldn't stop crying there was a knock at the door "go away" she said biting her tears back
On the other side of the door, Michiru chose not to listen to the younger girl and walked into the room
"We heard what song came onto the radio lets just say all you inners have an outer caring for you right now I will be speaking to that DJ at the station"
"We wrote that when we were 14 and went under the name rabbit, I never thought if hear it again, in all honesty, Ami admitted
"They will come back one day," Michiru said.
"Maybe" Ami murmured and looked up at the darkening sky.