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'Odango'

Usagi opened her eyes to see…nothing. Everything was black. Although she couldn't see anything, she was surprised that she wasn't more anxious. Somehow, in the darkness, she felt… safe. She soon realized she was lying down so she picked herself up in the black void.

'Odango'

Usagi could recognize the voice that spoke that nickname so lovingly anywhere. She shouted back, "Seiya? Where are you?" As she spoke, light shone in the void and she covered her eyes from the brightness. When the light faded, she realized she was standing on her high school rooftop, it was raining. She turned at the sound of a girl.

""I want to see you! Mamo-chan!"

Before her eyes was a man with long black hair tied into a low ponytail wearing a red suit. He was kneeling before a crying blonde. '…Isn't that me and Seiya…?'

"Am I not good enough?" The man asked. The crying blonde looked up in surprise.

Usagi stood in shock and disbelief as she watched the scene that she was too familiar with. She still remembered everything about that day – how cold it was, how she was slightly confused about his question, and how much she had missed Mamo-chan. But what she didn't see until now was the emotion in his eyes. It was love… just love. Those eyes were boring into the crying disheveled blonde, 'He loved me even though I looked like that... even when I was calling out another man's name.' She felt a warm rush of love and pain emanating from his eyes and started to tear up as she whispered "Seiya."

"Tsukino-san." She felt a warm hand on her shoulder as she looked up into amesyth-colored eyes. Maker had woken her up, "You snuck in here?" It wasn't really a question but Usagi didn't hear any hostility in her voice.

"Sorry, I just wanted to be with her." She pulled herself off the bed and sunk into the chair she was sitting on. Her head was down.

"It's alright Tsukino-san," Maker smiled at Usagi hoping to cheer up the girl. But what she didn't know was that Usagi wasn't actually upset. She had her head down to hide the confusion on her face as she thought about what she saw.

"Taiki?" She lifted her head to face the tall woman who was busy checking on Fighter's stats. "May I sleep here for the next couple of days?"

"Why?" Maker stopped working and raised an eyebrow questioningly at her.

Usagi wondered if she should tell her about the dream, "I just want to be by her side." But as she saw Maker begin to protest, she thought it'd be easiest just to tell at least her, "Last night, I had a dream… only it didn't feel like a dream." Usagi looked thoughtful as she tried to recall the details and explain it, "It felt like I was in Fighter's dream actually. Like I was in her mind, seeing what she sees and feeling what she feels. It's hard to explain."

Maker narrowed her eyes and considered Usagi's words. The idea of entering someone else's dream was preposterous but by now, she knew not to doubt Usagi and her powers. After all, they needed to try everything to help Fighter, "Ok, I'll let you stay here at night. Tsukino-san," Maker became serious all of a sudden, "Be careful. We don't know how Fighter ended up like this so we can't be sure that you won't end up like her too." Normally, she wouldn't risk another person being in a coma but it was Usagi and Maker had absolute faith in her.

"Then it's probably best that we don't tell the other." Usagi was glad Maker was willing to let her stay.

Maker raised her eyebrows at the younger girl's request, "Shouldn't they know? Just in case…"

Usagi had already turned her head back to face Fighter's body and simply muttered, "Uranus" and Maker understood her reluctance to tell the others. The sky senshi would never allow their princess to take such a risk, especially for an outsider.

The day went by and when Maker had a few nurses set up a bed next to Fighter, she had explained to them that Usagi wanted to spend more time talking to Fighter hoping it would wake her. When Haruka started to complain, Ami agreed that comatose patients sometimes responded to external stimulation.

"It doesn't mean she has to sleep here."

Michiru had noticed Usagi's concerned face ever since they heard Fighter's condition back on Earth and especially after seeing her. She gently placed a hand on Haruka's arm to stop her rants, "Haruka," she spoke softly, "just let her be. She's just sleeping here, it won't hurt her." Haruka sighed and rolled her eyes in defeat.

Night came and Usagi climbed into bed early. She twisted and turned until she finally fell asleep, hoping to see Seiya's dream again. In the middle of the night, she woke up… she didn't see anything.

"Seiya," she whispered as she faced the other bed, "why can't I see you?" Tears started to fill her huge cerulean eyes. Usagi removed her blankets and walked over to Fighter's bed, sitting on the chair that was beside it. One again, she grabbed Figther's hand and rested her head on the edge of the bed and fell asleep there.

'Odango'

"Seiya?" Usagi had woken up in the black void again. "Where are you?"

This time, she was ready for the light as it shone through the darkness. This time though Usagi was standing in a stadium, the sky was a purple haze as black lightening struck the ground. She recognized it immediately – it was when Galaxia attacked right after the Three Light's final concert. Usagi watched as Princess Kakyuu stepped in front of her Starlights to protect them and she felt Fighter's emotions. Fighter was worried and afraid. The strength of her emotions was overwhelming and when Princess Kakyuu's star seed was taken, Usagi started to cry; she felt Fighter's hopelessness. It consumed her, feeling as if she could just die right now.

The image faded and Usagi stood alone in the black void again.

'Odango'

"Seiya?" She called out over and over but there was never another response. The darkness faded again and she saw a setting sun shining on 10 figures on a rooftop.

"I'll never forget you." A man spoke to a group in front of him. Usagi recognized it as the day when the Starlights departed from Earth five years ago.

"Yes! We'll be friends forever!" A blonde petite girl spoke up and everyone giggled. Even though the mood surrounding the entire group was fun and light, she felt sad and disappointed. 'Seiya was feeling this at the time?' She felt his disappointment and regret that the blonde didn't understand his meaning and the feeling was breaking her heart. 'I hurt him this much…'

Darkness engulfed her once again but she didn't notice. She felt so guilty about what she had put him through and started to sob. 'I'm so sorry Seiya, I wish I could change things.' Light engulfed her again and she refocused when she felt rain around her. She was back on the rooftop, watching Seiya subtly confess his love to the crying blonde.

"Am I not good enough?"

She opened her eyes as the sun shone brightly into the hospital room.

"Good Morning Tsukino-san."

"Maker," Usagi looked groggily at the woman, "how long have you been here?"

"A while. I didn't want to wake you." A frown appeared on her face. She wasn't bothered by that fact that Usagi had moved to the chair to sleep, she had expected that. It was something else that caught her eye when Usagi looked at her, "why are you crying?"

Unaware that tears were running down her face, she quickly wiped them away. "Nothing."

"You know I won't accept that answer right?" Maker smiled, slightly teasing the girl.

"I suppose." The corner of Usagi's lips curled up and she smiled back weakly, "I think Fighter is reliving bad memories. It feels as if she…" she clutched her chest and cringed as she remembered each emotion in each memory, "lost hope."

Maker absorbed the information and looked thoughtfully at Fighter. She didn't comment about it. In fact, each morning for the next couple of days, she listened carefully to Usagi's recollection of Seiya's memories without saying a word. Some of them, Maker remembered from the Starlight's childhood, some were explained to him by Usagi from their days on Earth and the memories even included the destruction of Kinmouku .

"It all ends the same before I wake up though," after a few nights, Usagi had realized that she would be on the rooftop on that rainy day with Seiya asking the same question. Then she would wake up.

"Have you ever answered him?" Usagi's eyes shot up at Maker. She had no idea what that means and Maker noticed her confusion and sighed. "He asked you if he was good enough for you. Have you ever told him how you feel about him?"

"He knows we're just friends." She had become even more confused.

'How dense is this girl…' Maker sighed again, "If Yaten or I were in the hospital, would you spend every night by our bed?" Usagi unconsciously shrugged and Maker continued, "Didn't think so. So why do you think you're by his side every night? Don't say friends because I'm your friend too but you wouldn't do that for me." She chuckled softly at catching Usagi off-guard with her logic.

She was quiet for a while and processed her feelings and everything Maker had said. For a brief moment, an unexplainable warmth spread in her heart. But it soon disappeared, leaving her cold, "I can't…" Slowly, Usagi realized what Maker was implying. After five years, she finally understood the longing in her heart. It wasn't because she missed a friend. Yes, she missed Seiya… but not as a friend. 'No, Seiya isn't just a friend. He's someone I can always turn to… someone who I can rely on… someone who makes me feel safe… someone who I feel alive when I'm around and lost when he's not here… someone who completes me… someone I love."

Maker saw that Usagi had finally understood her feelings. "The heart knows what it wants. You just have to follow it." And she left swiftly, leaving Usagi in her thoughts.

She was waiting all day for night to come to enter into his memories again. Usagi knew what to do now. Although guilty for having feelings for another man, she figured that admitting it to save Seiya's life was more important. 'I have to save him!'

Once again in sleep, she entered the void. Memories of Fighter's childhood and various fights appeared tonight. Usagi felt the fear of a child and the terrors she faced against vicious enemies but she endured it today. Usagi needed to be strong until she returned to that specific memory. She was growing exhausted from enduring all the emotions that swept through her until she saw it…Seiya and Usagi on the rooftop.

"Am I not good enough?" Seiya asked the crying Usagi.

Usagi took a deep breath and answered loudly, "Yes you are."

Then… everything froze. The rain stopped, the overpowering emotions disappeared… everything just stopped.

Usagi continued to look at Seiya who had slowly turned his head to face the real Usagi. His midnight blue eyes never blinked as he kept it on her and slowly got up from the floor, "What?"

Usagi smiled, "You are good enough." She started to walk towards him.

"Say it again." He too walked slowly towards her, smiling as his eyes twinkled.

"Seiya Kou, you are more than good enough."

He cupped her face with one hand and slid the other around her waist. "I love you Odango" He closed the distance between, kissing her passionately. 'It's all I ever dreamed of…' His desire for her was insatiable as he ravaged her soft lips with his hungry kisses.

The kiss was like life to Usagi. She felt like she was a love-struck teenager again… she felt complete. The feeling was so overwhelming that tears fell and she couldn't control it. She was so lost in his arms, in his love, that she lost herself… forgetting about her destiny, all the problems and people in the outside world. 'It's finally just Seiya and me.'

As their lips parted slightly for air, still lingering on his lips she whispered, "I love you too Seiya. I love you so much."

"What do you mean she won't wake up!?" Haruka bellowed so loud that it echoed throughout the hospital.

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