Sailor Moon: Sailor Cosmos

Chapter 19: Return

Usagi, Ami, Rei, Minako, and Dia stood outside the entrance of the hospital. "You ready?" Minako asked the others.

"Yep," Rei chewed her gum and took off her sunglasses. They walk into the hospital and go up the elevator where Makoto, Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru, and Setsuna were staying in the same room together. The girls stepped into the hospital room and saw that they were still asleep.

"I guess they still haven't woken up yet," said Ami.

"It's just that they haven't awoken, none have even twitched an eye," said Usagi.

"They'll be alright, Usagi-san. That new attack you did, the one that helped us get away from Hawking and Stellar, is helping them. I can see it in their bodies. They are getting better, slowly, but surely," said Dia.

"Thanks for trying to be optimistic, Dia-chan. I still feel bad for them though, I wish...I wish I was able to do something before it got like this, before they ended up like this," Usagi lowered her head.

"We all wish we could have done something sooner, Usagi-chan," said Minako, "but feeling regret and sorrow won't help them. It's like Dia-chan said, if you hadn't use that attack, our situation would be much more worse than this. We have to have hope for them."

Usagi understood what Minako was saying and accepted their situation. "Come on, let's put these flowers next to Makoto-san," Dia suggested. Usagi and Dia then sat next to Rei. The room was silent and peaceful as the sun shined brightly through the window where Minako sat. Usagi looked at her friends in the beds, then on the ones in the chairs. She turned her headed to Dia who was sitting completely still, but her arms were shaking. She had this nervousness to her that Usagi had never seen in her before. Something was clearly wrong, but Usagi decided to leave the matter for later.

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Usagi came back home to Mamoru who was sitting at their dining table. "Hey, Mamo-chan, what are you doing?"

"Going over the guest, I'm thinking about 70-100 people."

"Oh, okay. I'm fine with that much," Usagi smiled. He continued on. Usagi didn't he noticed her miserable demeanor.

"Usa-ko," he said.

"Uh--" She was interrupted before she could speak. He hugged her. She turned to her fiance. He then kissed her lips, "Mamo-chan..."

"Whatever is the matter I'll away be here, I'll always be on your side, and I'll be there to protect you," he told her.

"Oh Mamo-chan...," tears started bubbling in her eyes. She threw herself into his chest, crying. They sat there together on the floor as she cried her heart out. "Oh Mamo-chan.... Why does this have to happen at a time like this, why at anytime?" she looked up at him.

"I don't the answer to that, but sometimes we just have to go along with life throws at us, even if we're against it."

"I just hate this," she said, "Hawking, Stellar, and Quantum... I want them to leave us alone, leave this planet alone."

"We'll get through this...," he took her hands, "...together."

"I promise, no matter what we'll have the best wedding day ever!" She rested her head on his shoulder.

A while later, they were heading to bed. Mamoru got into the covers with Usagi, "Tomorrow, I think of going to visit my family," said Usagi.

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, Mama said the bridesmaids' dresses came in and I don't want you seeing them, either. But, I'll take Luna with me, right Luna?"

"Yeah, sure," the tired cat purred. Usagi smiled.