*Chapter Two*

The sound of a scream pierced Usagi's mind, making the girl jolt upright. She covered her ears before staring out the window. Her black cat jumped onto her lap, crescent moon shimmering in the moonlight.

"There's something wrong, Usagi-chan!" Luna cried as the blonde girl jumped up and grabbed her bag. "No time to waste, Luna! Let's go!!" She dashed out of the door and down the street, following the strong pull of another senshi leading her towards her target.

What's going on?! Did another soldier appear?! Usagi's head reeled at the thought as she picked up her cell phone, dialing Minako and Makoto's numbers. She told them to gather the others and meet at the park. Upon hanging up, she tossed her hand into the air and cried out, "Moon Eternal! Make up!" Her clothes melted away and she opened her eyes, just as gloves formed around her tan arms. As her fuku appeared on her slender form, she stepped up to meet with Joey.

"Who are you!?" She cried out towards the distraught girl, and then her eyes fell on Seiya's still form. "Oh god…" She murmured and stepped up to the girl. Usagi fell to her knees and stared, horror on her face, as the other senshi made their way towards them. Their gasping caught Joey's attention, for her head snapped up. Her green eyes, glazed over with depression, took in each of the girls then stared down at her own body, then back up again.

"We…look alike..." Usagi was taken back by the gentleness of the girl's voice, thinking back to the power of her scream. But she just shook her head and listened to the girl's story of what happened. "I…don't know what to do. I could've saved him!" She cried and laid her head against Seiya's chest, hoping to find it rising and falling with the natural wave of breathing. But no such comfort came. Pain ripped through Joey's chest once more as the realization of the situation came into view. Seiya was really dead…and she couldn't save him. A scream ripped through her chest as she clutched the dead man to her chest. She whimpered and closed her eyes, sobbing. Usagi pulled the girl away as Makoto stepped up to pick up the body.

"NO! STOP IT!" She screamed, her fists beating against Usagi as she was dragged away from the only person she's ever been loved by. She didn't care that the flesh of her stomach was stained red with blood, or that she looked like a lunatic to everyone else. She didn't care. She just wanted Seiya back. Finally, her screams melted into hard sobs which morphed into hiccups. She shook her head, repeating 'no' over and over again against Rei's chest. Usagi had moved away to help Makoto with Seiya.
"His soul will be with you…" Rei's voice sounded as she stroked Joey's hair, trying to comfort the girl. "He'll always watch over you…" She murmured as Joey soon passed out, exhausted from the night's events. But, as did the other senshi, Rei knew that life was about to change for all of them. For better or for worse, they didn't know.