Serena walked casually out of the airport doors and called a cab.
RING, RING, RING
She opened her purse and retrieved her cell phone; she looked at the screen, seeing it was Kyle calling.
"I've gone a couple hours and you miss me already" She giggled down the phone
"Serena…" A serious sad voice was heard from the other end
Serena's eyes widened
"What is it?" She asked quickly
"It's Mamoru…He's gone into a coma… There's a good chance of him…of him not coming out of this…"
Serena gasped, tears filling her eyes.
"I gotta go. Bye." She closed the phone and put it back into her purse, stepping out into the road in front of an in coming cab.
It screeched and stopped, she ran to the door and leapt inside
"To Juban, and step on it!" She cried in Japanese
Vicky opened the door to her apartment, finding it Serena free. Suddenly feeling very empty she looked around for her friend.
"Serena? Serena where are you… We're meant to go to dinner remember…" She knocked on the bedroom door. When there was no reply she walked in to find the bed empty but made neatly, on the bedside table there was a small note. She walked over to it slowly and picked it up, beginning to read aloud:
Vicky x
Something's come up in Japan, I had to back ASAP. Im afraid that I won't be going to oxford like we planned...I can't even begin to thank you for everything you've done for me. I love you so much; you're the bestest friend anybody could ever dream of. I haven't been honest with you about who I am. I haven't told why I ran away from my life and im sorry but now is not the time. All I can say is that im going back. Im not ready to be that person again but I need to save somebody that used to be very close to me. This isn't goodbye, because I promise our paths will cross once again. Thank you for everything my dear friend
Serena xxx
Tears filled Vicky's eyes; she looked up through the window, at the moon and smiled
"Good luck Serena…We shall meet again." She whispered
As the cab pulled up Serena ran out of the door, chucking the driver some money, she burst through her mother's door.
"MOTHER! WHERE IS HE?" She screamed
A woman with long purple hair ran down stairs at her daughters voice and gasped with disbelieve
"Usagi-Chan! Your home!" She cried, wrapping her arms strongly around her.
"Mama, I haven't got time for this….where is he! What hospital is he in?" Serena cried, pulling away
"Juban District…." Her mum whispered
"Thank you, I love you and we will have a chance to catch up. Ja ne!!" She ran out of the door and along the streets of Tokyo, as fast as her legs could go. As soon as the large hospital came into view, she sped up.
She ran through the automatic doors and down the slippery halls, stopping in front of the reception desk.
"Chiba Mamoru, what room is he in" She cried
"Are you family miss?" The receptionist asked
"YES DAMN IT! WHAT ROOM!" Serena screamed
Motoki and the Senshi sat in a line of chairs, outside Mamoru's room, all looking down at the floor, sorrow pasted onto their faces.
A sudden yell of surprise made them look up to find a young woman, with shoulder length blonde hair and an amazing figure on the floor, face down.
"Ow" She mumbled to herself, getting up, still looking at the floor and holding her head
"Usagi…" A soft voice whispered in disbelief
The blonde looked up to see 4 matured Senshi staring at her with hope and disbelief shining in their eyes.
"Hello" She said in English
The Senshi frowned and Serena shook her head
"I mean… Konichiwa…" She corrected herself
A sort deep gasp was heard behind the Senshi and Serena looked up to see an older Motoki staring at her.
"U….Usa…Usagi-Chan?" He whispered
"Motoki-Kun... Moshi, Moshi" Serena greeted, not bothering to correct him on her name. "Where is Mamoru-san?" She asked
The Senshi and Motoki flinched at what Serena called him.
"In there" They all said, pointing to a door.
Serena nodded, getting up and walking in to it, closing the door behind her.
She turned around from the door and gasped, dropping her purse and bringing her hands up to her mouth at the sight before her.
There in front of her lay the man she used to love covered in tubes and what looked like wires, a loud beeping could be heard from the heart monitor. Beneath the tubes and the machinery was a pale sick man with thick black hair, pale pure white skin and stubble all around his mouth and neck. Big black bags hang under his closed eyes.
Serena's eyes brimmed with fresh tears and she trudged slowly over to the bedside and sat in the chair next to him. She held out a shaky hand and took his large one in her own.
A lonely tear slowly made its way down her rosy cheeks, leaving behind a trail of salty wetness. She sniffled, holding his hand gently but firmly, caressing the back of it gently with her soft thumb.
"Im so sorry Mamoru…if I never ignored your pleas you wouldn't be here today" Her shoulders started to shake with the violent sobs over taking her body, the past 4 years of grief and sorrow finally coming out, tear after tear after tear fell onto Mamoru's hand.
Unknown to Serena his hand twitched and his eyes fluttered slightly.
"On my way here I promise myself to be strong, to not go weak like I used to be… because you killed me inside but I can't help it. I can't push it away any longer. I now know that my heart wants to forgive you. But my mind….My mind doesn't." She sobbed
"Now you could die because of me trying to be strong, because of me being an idiot… now its you who's hurt…and you who has the power to forgive" She folded her arms on the bed and laid her head in her arms, sobbing violently. There she cried herself to sleep.
"Do you think we should wake her?" Makoto asked, peering through a little gap in the door, staring at the sleeping Serena.
"No, I think we should let her sleep, she's been through enough…" Minako said
"She looks so different…Her personality is so different…" Rei murmured
"She is different…" Motoki agreed
"But there's also Usagi still in her, we all saw her on the floor, having her famous klutz attacks…There's still hope…" Amy stated
"Hope so…" They all muttered in unison
They all back away from the door and went to the hospital café for a cup of coffee, leaving the two soul mates alone.
Things were different. Different from what they were a few moments ago, He was alone in the darkness but felt a presence very close to him. He felt love and guilt. He wasn't alone, and finally he could see a light but the pull towards the darkness was strong, perhaps too strong for him to fight….
AN: Thank you everyone for all the wonderful reviews!! Wish you all a wonderful christmas and a happy new year! another chapter up and running in the next few weeks i promise - again merry christmas and i hope you are all enjoying this story!!