"OMG, Usagi-chan! I'm so glad that you're okay! I came as soon as Seiya-kun called!" cried the strange blonde, who looked as if she could've been my twin. She clung to me as if her life depended on it.
Is she my sister or something? I wondered with a frown on my face. My eyes looked over to Seiya, who had moved across the room to give us space, silently asking him who they are but I was drawn into another bear hug before I could receive my answer from him.
The dark-haired, pretty girl with equally pretty, violet eyes cleared her throat. She looked quite peeved with the blonde suffocating me in her bear hug.
"Minako-chan, you do realize that we all were together today, right? So you meant that all of us came as soon as Seiya-kun called us, not just you, " she hissed at her, looking about ready to throttle her within every inch of her life until the blue-haired girl standing between her and a voluptous amazonian girl decided to pipe up.
"Rei-chan, please don't lose your temper right now. Usagi-chan needs our support right now, not a fight, " she chasisted, giving both 'Rei' and 'Minako' a sharp look.
"Sorry, Ami-chan, " they both chimed.
Emerald green eyes stared at me intensely, making me feel a bit uncomfortable but secure beneath them.
Mako-chan would never hurt you though. She's the most softest, most kind-hearted girl that you've ever met; she just looks mean.
"Mako-chan?" I whispered to myself in astonishment. My eyes widened at this newfound info that suddenly resurrected itself from deep within my consciousness.
Is that really her name?
"Guys!" called 'Mako-chan', her eyes drawing away from me to glance at the others.
"Yes, Mako-chan?" said 'Ami', turning her sapphire gaze around to meet Mako-chan's.
"Haven't you noticed how she hasn't been acting like her usual self since we've been her? She hasn't even fussed at Rei-chan nor cried since we've been here, " she pointed out to them finally, gesturing over to me.
All the girls turned to look at me again with renewed screwnity.
Minako peered at me with an eye of a critic. "That is true. She hasn't hugged me back at all for the past few minutes."
I offered them a smile to ease the sudden tension in the room from this revealation. "Anou ... Do I know you guys?"
Minutes went by before Rei snapped herself out of her stupor with a huff. "Haha, Usagi, very funny. This is not the time for making jokes like that right now, " she spat at me, violet eyes shining adamantly.
"I don't think she's joking, Rei-chan, " Ami chimed in, examining me with the eye of a doctor as she moved over to me. "How much do you remember, Usagi-chan?"
I bit my lower lip. "Nothing outside of my name and what you and Seiya have told me."
"I see …" she hummed, something flickering inside her eyes that made me feel a bit uncomfortable. "I think I know what is wrong with you."
"And what is that, Ami-chan?" asked Minako, looking a bit nervous beneath her façade of calm.
Ami inhaled deeply. "I think Usagi-chan is suffering from ..."
"… retrograde amnesia …" a man's voice announced from the doorway, drawing mine and everyone else's attention onto him.
My heart fluttered at the sight of this fine specimen before me as his navy blues gazed at me. It felt as if he were staring right through me.
I wonder who he is.
I could feel my heart speed up at that moment as we seemed to drift into our own world. My mouth felt dry from this sudden thirst for this beautiful stranger before me.
Is this destiny?
"Retrograde amnesia?" parroted the girls, looking equally horrified and shocked on each of their faces.
This beautiful prince of a man, Dr. Mamoru Chiba from his nametag, nodded solemnly as he tore his gaze from mine. "Yes, I am afraid that Tsukino-san is suffering from retrograde amnesia from what I've heard, " he sighed, giving a shake of his head. "I'm not sure to what degree, but it's obvious that she isn't suffering from a concussion as we've originally thought."
"But what is retrograde amnesia? Is it severe?" prattled on Rei, looking genuinely concerned. Her violet eyes flickered from Dr. Chiba to Seiya with emotions that didn't seem quite pleasant towards him unless I were seeing things.
Dr. Chiba peered down at her. "It depends on how much cranial trauma she suffered from the accident, but I doubt that it's severe enough where you can't help 'jog' her memories, " he took a moment to clear his throat as they took everything in. "However, retrograde amnesia is when the patient is unable to remember anything prior to the accident that caused the trauma. Yes, she'll be able to remember her name, who the prime minister of Japan is, and many trivial things but not anything pertaining to who you are and any other key events in her life."
Minako looked on the verge of tears as she held her hands against her chest. "So she doesn't remember us at all?"
With a shake of his head, I could see the hopeful glow upon everyone's face darken to nothing.
"I'm afraid that she doesn't, especially from the little bit I've heard earlier, " he confirmed for them solemnly.
"I can't believe this …" I could hear Makoto say, looking equally ready to cry like Minako was.
They care about me that much?
This entire thing was starting to make me feel extremely uncomfortable, like an anchor was being pressed against my chest and won't go away. I wanted nothing more for them all to go away right now so that I can have some peace. I couldn't stand to see them all look so broken over my … condition.
And it seems like Seiya must've noticed my state of distress as his soothing voice sliced right into the tension filling the room.
"I think that it's time for us all to go home. It's getting late."
Rei sent him a glare. "You have some nerve to even be speaking right now! If it wasn't for you, Usagi would still be-."
"Rei-chan …" chastised Ami, earning her attention.
"What?!" she hissed at Ami.
Ami nodded over to me, making thunderous violet eyes land on me before the storm inside of them dissolve to a state of tenderness.
"I see …" Rei breathed and looked as if she was ready to embrace me, but thought better of it. "Good night, Usagi. See you soon …"
I nodded at her, watching as she fled from the room like a bat out of hell. "Good night to all of you …"
Minako gave me another hug, even tighter than before while Makoto and Ami offered friendly smiles. "I'll be back to give you that CD you asked for, and we can giggle over guys while we're at it!" she chirped, sounding as if she was talking more to herself than to me.
"Good night, Usagi-chan. I hope that you get enough rest, " said Ami, giving my hand a tender squeeze.
"I'll bring you your favorite cookies tomorrow, " promised Makoto.
I smiled. "That'd be nice. Thank you all."
The trio glanced at each other, then at Seiya before making their exit from the room.
Seiya moved over to my side. "I'll come back to take you home tomorrow, OK?" he leaned in and grazed the corner of my lips with a tender kiss that sent shivers down my spine.
I nodded, "Okay, Seiya."
"Great. Now, get lots of beauty sleep. I don't want to have a grumpy Odango tomorrow, " he joked with a wink, then pulled away. A serious look hardened on his youthful face as he regarded Dr. Chiba.
"Chiba-san …"
"Yes?"
"Take care of her for me, OK?" he stared down Dr. Chiba with the intensity of a predator.
Dr. Chiba, in turn, cracked a small smile. "You don't have to worry about that. She's in good hands."
"I'll take your word for it …" he said, then glanced at me one last time with a strange look in his eyes. "See ya, Odango. Will see you tomorrow."
And with those words, he left for home. But I couldn't help the small part inside of me that felt as if he should've stayed …
He is your husband after all, right? It's reasonable to feel that way, right?
But there was something else nagging at the back of my mind with those thoughts before they disappeared as quickly as they appeared.
"Now, for me to check your vitals before I leave for tonight, " Dr. Chiba's cut in, making me glance up.
I offered a smile, feeling a slight tingle inside my stomach. "If that helps!"
He chuckled and moved over to me to check my vitals.