Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Escaping Fate ❯ Book 1 Part I - III ( Chapter 2 )

Escaping Fate

Book I

Part I

III

 

 

 

 

The blue haired doctor held tightly onto her daughter, as the girl cried into her shoulder. After taking a deep breath, the mother finally pulled herself away, wiping the tears from her face. Looking over her shoulder, she was rather surprised to find the group of Ami's friends all gathered around. Fixing her composure, Dr. Mizuno placed the glasses she had removed from her eyes, placing them upon her head, looking through them to the group.

 

"What on Earth are you all doing here this late?" she asked, now standing next to Ami, who had her hand in her mother's. Ami blinked a moment, turning to her mother.

 

"Mom, Rei just arrived at the hospital, isn't that why you just came out now?" Ami choked, holding back tears. Ami's mother blinked a moment, her eyes slightly widening.

 

"Hino," the doctor gasped, placing a hand over her mouth. That's why the name sounded so familiar! The doctor immediately turned back through the doors, leaving the group in more question.

 

"What the hell was that about?" Haruka barked, irritation quickly filling her senses. Michiru soothed the girl into a forceful hug, which forced the blonde too look away, but not pull from the grasp. Before a minute was even up, the doctor rushed back into the room, seeming slightly winded.

 

"I'm sorry," she spat out quickly, rubbing her eyes, slightly bent over to catch her breath. "You must have thought..." she started, before shaking her head. "What I meant to say is that she's alright." The words filled the group with hope, though, when the doctor finally fixed her composure, it seemed there was still more the doctor had to say.

 

"She's stable for the time being," she started out, now addressing them in her doctor's tone. "They just took her out of surgery a little while ago, but we're unsure of if and when she'll wake up," she paused, looking to the large group of people, adding in the male that wasn't there a moment ago. "I think it would be easier on her if you all didn't go in at once."

 

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Usagi clutched to Mamoru arm, as she watched the green line across the screen spike upward, then downward accordingly as the heart of Rei Hino pumped blood in and out of her system. Many tubes were placed all throughout the small girl's body, her chest rising and falling only with the help of the oxygen machine placed next to her bed. Tears fell down the blonde's cheeks, as the odango hair styled girl moved cautiously towards the bed, leaving her boyfriend's grasp, as her thing fingers gripped the cold metal bars that made sure the girl would not fall from the bed. Her eyes outlined the girl's broken form, her face patched up, though still held a crimson red hue through the gauze. Her right eye was patched up, her hair messily thrown throughout the pillow. A tube was shoved down her throat, helping her breathe, several others running through both her arms, one pumping in the loss of blood, while the other sedated her in a relaxed state.

 

“Rei,” the moon princess to be choked out through her tears, feeling a firm hand grip her shoulder for support. She felt the warm presence pull next to her, as she leaned into it. “Can she even hear me?”

 

Mamoru couldn't bring himself to look at the pleading eyes of his girlfriend, his focus purely upon the priestess before him. His brows lowered slightly, forcing his focus away from the broken girl towards Usagi, his expression softening some.

 

“She'll hear you,” he lied, the various fluids he recognized would have the girl in a land where Usagi's voice could never reach. Usagi bent down, her head resting upon her finger tips that lay upon the metal bar, her eyes staring into the blank expression

 

“Hey Rei,” she spoke softly, her head slightly tilting over her shoulder to Mamoru, who merely nodded to the girl's pleading expression.

 

“I'll just go get some coffee,” he replied, as he turned to leave. Usagi's face turned back to the fire priestess just as her ears picked up the sound of the door closing.

 

“You really worried us there, Rei.” Usagi paused, as she used the sleeve of her long sleeve shirt to wipe the tears from her eyes. Usagi moved her fingers to grasp the small frail hand of the young priestess. “We've been through a lot worse, Rei. That's why I know you'll pull through this. You can't let some accident be the end. We're supposed to be a team, Rei. Our destinies won't allow us to be separated. We're supposed to live in Crystal Tokyo, Rei. That's why you can't die, Rei. You can't die on me, not like this.”

 

Tears fell unwillingly from the young moon princess, as she used her slightly damp sleeve to remove them from her cheeks. She placed the priestess' hand to her cheek, the coldness of the girl's fingers adding to her worry.

 

“You have to pull through this, Rei, you just have to.”

 

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Mind sending out thoughts at a hundred thoughts per second, head throbbing as it tried to analyze each and every thought processed through the girl's brain. Her face scrunched together, through the pain in her head, her form slightly fidgeting under the heavy sheets that were placed over her. Her throat was dry, and itched like crazy, as the girl started to cough, reaching her hand out for anything to sooth her soar throat. She felt a hand instantly at the back of her head, lifting it slightly, as a plastic cup it seemed was brought to her lips. The cool sensation entered her lips, instantly moistening her much needed mouth, as she quickly gulped down the water she was given. Her breathing quickened, as the cup was emptied, her body yearning for more. She let out a final cough, before she felt herself placed back down onto the soft pillow her head was rested upon.

 

“Glad to see you're awake,” came a rough feminine voice from across the room, a voice next to her then making itself known.

 

“We were all worried about you, Rei,” said the much softer of the two, feeling her hand slightly grasped, her mind unable to differentiate just who the voices belonged to. Her mind told her the voices were familiar, but she just couldn't detect just who they were. Her mind fought to open her eyes, her eyelids twitching slightly, as the bright light from above her shot through her throbbing head like a knife through butter. Her head turned instantly to its side, avoiding the bright light from above.

 

“Aww, Haruka, can you turn the lights down a bit?” came the soft voice again, feeling the weight next to her shift, as if pointing to something, or grabbing something next to her. She felt the light around her dim, as she once again tried to open her dry eyes. The figure next to her held aqua colored hair, with soft deep sea blue eyes filled with concern, as she felt the smallest amount of pressure within the grasp of the older woman.

 

“Welcome back,” she said quietly, smiling slightly, as she turned to face the blonde that walked over, pulling up a chair next to her. Confusion hit the girl's senses suddenly, aware she had awaken in a hospital. Her mind was suddenly racing, though she pushed all thoughts aside, as she tried to focus all her attention upon the two in the room. Michiru and Haruka noticed the girl's sudden tension, and quickly searched for something to converse about.

 

“Your grandfather was here earlier,” Michiru spoke, breaking the sudden full minute of silence. “He actually just left a half hour ago.” Rei instantly looked up at the time, which read a rather early hour. Her head swayed slightly, as her eyes blinked. Her senses told her another had entered the room, though her eyes protested just where the door was.

 

“Rei, you're awake,” came a soft voice. A blue haired girl had just entered the room, Rei's senses picking up just who it was without having to look. Who else would be at a hospital at this hour?

 

“Ami, you're still here?” Haruka asked, an eyebrow raised slightly, as she observed the blue haired genius over her shoulder, her hands hung loosely over the backward chair she had been sitting in, leaning her head in her arms as the nurse-to-be came up to the bed.

 

“I wanted to make sure my mom took care of Rei,” she replied, her voice filled with the same worry she had felt from the outer senshi. The back of the girl's hand was against her forehead, acting as a nurse, as she started to observe the many machines the senshi of fire was hooked up to.

 

“I feel weird,” Rei stated suddenly, unable to focus her eyes on anything, as her brain told her to sit up. Though her mind told her one thing, her body processed another, her had gripping the sheets lightly, her head turning to face the girl, eyes filled with confusion.

 

“That's the medication, Rei,” she said with slight hesitation, hoping the girl wouldn't catch it. If anything, Rei's expression started to fill with worry, turning quickly to the other two in the room.

 

“Relax, Rei, its only for the pain,” Ami replied. “My mom didn't want you to wake up in any sort of pain.”

 

Rei relaxed slightly, as she shifted under the heavy sheets. Her mind was filled with fog, confused on what actually had brought her hear. She remembered bits and pieces, though she knew someone in the room would be able to fill her in on what actually happened. Confused hues looked toward Ami, who was currently studying her vital signs.

 

“So what happened? Did I get too banged up in another battle?” Rei asked with rye humor, letting a cough escape her dry throat. She sensed everyone tense at her words, her half smile soon leaving as she felt more confusion filling the air around her, choking the very air from her lungs.

 

“Rei…” Ami started, turning to the others, unable to finish as tears started to form from her eyes.

 

“You were in a plane accident on your way home from your trip with your dad,” Haruka replied, Rei's eyes studying the serious look upon her face. “Michiru and I were just on our way home from a concert when we noticed something crashing into the forest. We thought it might have been a Youma attack, or something, so we went to investigate.”

 

Rei's mind replayed what had happened that night. She remembered packing her things from her trip, waiting for her father to call her down. She remembered getting into the limo, and having to go through the back because the paparazzi had completely filled the front entrance, due to her father's presence. She remembered her father attempting to flirt with a flight attendant just as the plane started to take off. She then remembered the turbulence the plane started to go through, and the drunken look upon most of the passengers of the private jet.

 

Images flashed through her mind suddenly. She remembered waking up in the forest they spoke of, with some of the passengers. She wasn't able to find her father, or the plane. She remembered leading the five passengers with her to find the plane, and find her father. More images flashed, something dark preventing them from their journey back to the plane. She shook her head slightly, as she tried to clear out the blank spot in her memory, her eyes clenching shut. She remembered transforming into Sailor Mars, but she couldn't remember why. Maybe Haruka was right, maybe there was a Youma attack. Maybe, somehow, a Youma attacked the plane, and when it crashed, attacked the survivors. Rei's eyes opened, as they focused upon Haruka first.

 

“How did you find us so far away from the plane?” she asked, vividly remembering the long walk she had endured. Haruka blinked slightly, confusion hitting her slightly, as she looked from Rei to Michiru, then back to Rei.

 

“Find you far away? What do you mean? We found you in the plane,” Haruka corrected, standing up suddenly. Rei shook her head, her brows lowering.

 

“In the plane? But I remember waking up outside the plane, with five passengers of the plane. I remember we were trying to find the plane, because I couldn't find my dad,” she replied. Rei noticed Haruka's eyes then shift toward Ami, whose view was hidden by her hair. “What?”

 

“Rei,” Ami started, as she started to face the girl. “You, your father, and three other people were the only ones to survive the crash. There were only four survivors, not six.” Rei shook her head again, her breathing quickening.

 

“But,” she started, her mind already loosing the tight grip it held upon her memory. “I remember transforming.”

 

“You transformed?” Ami asked, as she turned to face both Haruka and Michiru, who were the only ones at the scene.

 

“Yea. I don't remember why, but something was preventing us from reaching the plane. I think a Youma attacked the plane, and when we crashed, tried to take out the survivors. I remember transforming, but after that, I can't remember.”

 

The room was filled with silence, as Ami held a pleading gaze toward both Michiru and Haruka, who both exchanged glances with one another. Michiru placed a warm hand upon the girl's forehead.

 

“Don't worry yourself with such thoughts, Rei. You just work on getting better, alright? You've been through a lot the past few days,” she said with a warm smile. Though confused, Rei started to feel the effects of the medication Ami had spoke of, her lids protesting what she ordered, as they started to fall from the girl's command. “Just rest, okay? We can talk this all out later.”

 

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“So what do you make of it?” Haruka asked, pulling her gaze from the window toward Michiru, both of who had exited the room with Ami to let Rei get her sleep. Ami placed a hand upon her forehead, rubbing it slightly.

 

“It's most likely the medication. My mom gave her a high milligram dosage. She was in serious condition when she came in, and I was fearing she would awaken in pain,” Ami started, as she shook her head lightly. “She's just confusing her memories, that's all.”

 

“Are you going to be here all night?” Haruka then asked, crossing her arms over her chest. Ami shook her head.

 

“I've got school tomorrow, and I can't miss that. I'm waiting for my mom to finish up some paper work, then she can give me a ride home,” Ami replied, with a wavering hand in front of her. Haruka shook her head, turning her eyes away.

 

“Your mom has been through a lot as well, Ami. I can give you a ride home,” Haruka then stated, turning to leave. “Grab your things, and tell your mom. We don't want you being late for school due to lack of sleep.”

 

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Author's Notes: Sorry for the short chapter, but I don't want to put the next part in here, since that's all going to be placed into the next chapter. Sorry it also took so long to get this chapter out, but I had to completely restart another book I'm writing, but don't worry. I tend on updating all of them in order, so keep looking back. I'll have a new chapter up soon. Don't forget to review.