Please Don't Forget Me ... Please

Chapter 17

"When did you get back here?" asked Usagi in astonishment after Minako finally let her out of her bone-crushing embrace.

Minako smiled brilliantly at her 'twin' and chorused, "Just today! It was such a tiring flight, but it was worth seeing you again! How is everyone?"

Ignoring the question, Usagi looked nervously over her shoulder at where her ... whatever Seiya is to her now was lying in bed, awaiting her return. "Umm ... Shouldn't you be in London by now?"

"Nope! My manager's done given me a vacation for now, " chirped Minako before a scowl graced her matured-features. "But you haven't answered my question. "

Usagi bit her bottom lip nervously and tried to think up a lie to tell her hyperactive friend when a melodic, sultry voice chimed in.

"Odango?"

Two different pairs of eyes turned their attention onto the owner of the voice.

Usagi held back a cringe as her boisterous counterpart squealed in shock and joy.

"Seiya-kun!"

Seiya smirked, making her way over to Usagi's side. "Why hello to you too, person I don't know, " she giggled, wrapping her arms around Usagi's waist.

Minako frowned and huffed, "Very funny, Seiya-kun. You do know me. It's Aino Minako from the last time you were here when-."

Usagi cut her friend off mid-rant, eyes looking sadly into ones similar to hers. "She's telling the truth, Minako-chan. I'll tell you what's going on."

"Well then ... Begin, " urged Minako, looking at the Starlight of Fight with confusion and uncertainty.

"What do you mean she's still alive?!"

"Simple, Healer and Maker must've gotten her help on time before she could possibly die from her injuries."

"Well then, you ought to fix that before you'd be the one dead, you hear?!"

"We are working on that, madam. We've just recently learned that there's a girl."

"A girl? What does a girl have to offer in order for us to annihilate Fighter? Pretty her to death?"

"Oh, no, no, no. Nothing like that at all, I guarantee that. We've noticed that she seems to hold a soft spot for the girl in a romantic way."

There was a brief pause. "Oh really? That makes everything a whole lot easier than before."

"So go after the girl?"

"Yes, but don't forget to eliminate Healer and Maker also because they'll surely interfere somehow, plus that'll weaken Fighter's resolve even more."

"We won't disappoint you this time, mi'lady."

"You better not, or else!"

"So she can't remember anything outside of her being a Sailor Senshi and how she loved you, huh?" questioned Minako, a thin brow raised in amusement after the long explanation from her shorter companion.

Usagi nodded her head. "I'm afraid so."

"And Yaten-kun and Taiki-san were gonna hide the fact that they were back from us until they succeeded in getting her memories back themselves?"

"Yes."

"That is absolutely stupid!" cried the blonde idol, springing to her feet while slamming her hands down on the table.

Usagi winced at the action and peeked out of the corner of her eye at Seiya to make sure that her friend didn't trigger a violent reaction from her. After seeing how the bluenette didn't move from her original position, let alone bat an eyelash, she returned her attention back to the furious blonde.

Minako went on, "Don't they realize that Seiya-san is our friend also? Surely, we'd be very willing to help Seiya-san to remember everything that has happened in her life outside of being a Sailor Senshi."

Seiya scowled at the shorter woman. "But they've been succeeding on doing that themselves by giving me meds to remember my life."

"What meds?" asked Minako, suspicion dripping from her tone.

"Ones that Taiki has been giving me since the incident."

Usagi looked at her friend with confusion. "What's your point, Minako-chan?"

"Just a thought, that's all. However, I'm gonna go pay those two a visit. I'll be back, " Minako stated as she got up and made her way out the kitchen to the door.

"But, Minako-chan, you-."

Then the sound of the door slamming behind Minako echoed throughout the apartment.

Usagi sighed and got to her feet. She felt a jacket being put over her shoulders and looked over her shoulder at Seiya.

Seiya smiled at her love and grasped her hand. "Let's go before she raises havoc on my roommates."

Usagi nodded and allowed the singer to lead her out of her apartment to go after her friend.