Chapter 12:

Yaten ran over to her younger sister's side, trying to restrain her as Seiya thrashed around on her bed, screaming. "Seiya, calm down. Just another headache. Please calm down."

Usagi's eyes widened in horror at the sight before her, watching as Seiya started to hit on Yaten.

Yaten turned towards Usagi, trying to block all of Seiya's punches on her body and narrowed her eyes. "Call Taiki now!"

Usagi continued to watch as Seiya started to shriek like a wild animal, not moving at all, until Yaten's voice cut into her trance.

"What the hell are you waiting for? Call Taiki now!"

Usagi nodded her head, tearing her eyes away from the scene before her and ran out of the room to call Taiki, but stopped when an idea came to mind and ran back into the room. "MOVE!"

"WHAT? WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU BACK? SHOULDN'T YOU BE CALLING TAIKI RIGHT NOW?" yelled Yaten angrily, watching in anger and slight amusement as the blonde came to Seiya's aid.

"I think I know what will calm Seiya down," replied Usagi, wrapping her arms around Seiya in a loving embrace and felt the starlight gradually relax against her.

Seiya whispered as she leaned against Usagi,"Odango?"

"It's okay. I'm right here. Just calm down, Seiya, " said Usagi, kissing Seiya's forehead.

Yaten watched in confusion and shock at how her friend easily relaxed against Usagi, looking up at Usagi with worry and concern. "Usagi-san, you need to move away from Seiya before she starts getting hostile again."

Seiya glared up at Yaten, letting Usagi play in her hair. "And what makes you think that I would hurt Odango?"

Yaten said crossly, "Because you have the habit of getting choke happy whenever you're around people, Seiya. So sorry if I'm looking out for Usagi's safety whenever she's around you."

Usagi giggled at how the two lights were acting, continuing to play in Seiya's hair. "Thank you, Yaten-kun, but I'll be fine. Go ahead and watch TV."

"But Seiya's a crazy as-," protested Yaten.

Seiya narrowed her eyes at Yaten, sneering. "Finish that and I'll kill you."

Yaten rolled her eyes once getting up from the bed, making her way out the door. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, Seiya. Behave."

Seiya sighed after Yaten had closed the door behind her, nuzzling into Usagi's lap. "I've missed you."

"And I've missed you too, Seiya, "replied Usagi, smiling.

"But I can't help, but feel as if you were more than a friend to me before."

Usagi stopped playing in Seiya's hair, looking down into midnight blue eyes. "What do you mean?"

Seiya shrugged, sitting up with a faint smile on her face. "I don't know, but it always seems as if I feel more closer to you. Much more warmer than I've ever been and..."

"And what?" asked Usagi, looking into the light's eyes as several emotions flashed through them.

"And loved. I don't know why, but it feels as if in a way you're also the only thing that keeps me grounded and make me feel ALIVE and STRONG," said Seiya, looking out of her window at the birds flying by and sighed, chuckling afterwards in sadness.

"What the hell am I saying? I'm not strong. I'm just a coward. A stupid coward who can't take care of her own goddamn self let along a princess and her best friends. I'll always be weak that's why I'm like this right now. I'm just fucking weak and possibly insane. Why am I even alive?" cried Seiya, laughing even harder with a sob.

Usagi brushed a strand of blue hair from Seiya's face, looking into her eyes with sadness and sympathy. "Seiya ..."

Seiya snatched away from Usagi, shaking her head. "No! I'm not worth it! I'll never be good enough! Never! So stop pitying me and just go!"

Usagi watched with helplessness and sadness as the younger girl broke down, reaching a hand out to Seiya to comfort her. "Seiya ..."

"DON'T! JUST GO! NOW!" screamed Seiya, sobbing as she slapped away Usagi's hand.

Usagi winced, looking at Seiya with hurt and sadness and protested as she tried to wrap her arms around the crying girl,"But I'm your friend. You ar-."

"GET OUT!" screamed Seiya, shoving Usagi away from her that caused Usagi to slam into the wall.

Then Seiya's door slammed open, revealing a concerned Yaten with her henshin in her hand as she asked, "What the hell is going on?"

Seiya continued to sob, rocking back and forth while holding her head and repeated to herself over and over again, "I'm not good enough. I'll always be a disgrace. I'm weak."

Yaten torn her eyes away from her younger sister, glaring at Usagi and said coldly, "Get out."

Usagi looked up in shock, tear-filled blue eyes met cold, angry lime green ones and protested, "But I want to he-."

"I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT!" screamed Yaten angrily, glaring down at Usagi.

Usagi looked away, sparing a quick glance at Seiya as the younger girl continued to sob and scrambled to her feet, running out of the room.

Yaten sighed as the sound of the front door slamming, walking over to Seiya and wrapped her arms around her, rocking her back and forth. "Ssh. It's okay. I'm right here."

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Usagi ran out of the apartment building, sobbing and ignored the looks that she was getting from other people, running all the way home.

Usagi sobbed harder once slamming her bedroom door behind her, throwing herself onto her bed and continued to cry, until she fell into a dreamless sleep.