Goodbye, Sailor Moon

By Lady Sylver

Chapter 2: Explanations

Mamoru sits in the waiting room of the hospital waiting for some news on Usagi. The tears run down his face as the images of Usagi's motionless body dance in his head. He should have known that she was in trouble. He always has in the past, but this time he had felt nothing. He had been so busy trying to kill the one youma that he did not know that another was attacking his beloved.

As he thinks about Usagi, a small pair of arms encircles him. He looks up and sees a pair of shining reddish brown eyes peering at him. He watches as the tears fall down the young face. A face that is too young to have to know this much sorrow. He pulls her into his arms and holds her close. He can feel the pain that possesses her because he feels the same pain. "She'll be all right, Small Lady. She is strong and stubborn. We both know this." Mamoru whispers in Chibi Usa's ear. She nods and snuggles further into her future father's embrace.

Two hours of worrying and pacing pass before a young doctor walks into the waiting area. He looks at each of the faces that stare at him. They are waiting to hear what he will say about their friend and loved one. His eyes fall on the sleeping form of Chibi Usa, and a smile crosses his face. "I am Doctor Lui, and I am Usagi's doctor. That must be the Little Spore that Usagi has been asking to see." He says as he points to Chibi Usa's sleeping form. He watches as the tears of sadness turn into tears of joy at the words he has just spoken.

"May we see her?" A small but hesitant voice comes from Ami.

"I don't want her overwhelmed right now. She is not out of the woods yet."

"What is wrong?" Mamoru's concerned voice is heard from where Chibi Usa is sleeping.

"She's lucky to be alive. We were very surprised that she woke up so soon. She started ranting and raving about protecting the Little Spore from the youma. What happened at the park today?"

Mamoru looks to each of the girls and waits for an answer from them, but none come. He then looks back to the doctor and takes a deep breath. "Chibi Usa is Usagi's little cousin. We had taken her to the park for a picnic. While she was playing, a youma appeared and started to attack the children. Usagi ran to protect her cousin and was injured in the process."

"With that information, she's damn lucky she is alive. That explains the energy blast marks on her face. Was she thrown into any large objects?"

"Yes." A small voice carries to the doctor's ear. "The youma threw us into a big rock. Usagi shielded me with her body. All I could hear was her body hit the rock with a thud and it sounded like something cracked inside of her." She looks up at Mamoru with renewed tears in her eyes. Mamoru's eyes close as the images that Chibi Usa describe enter his mind. A single tear runs down his face.

"So, Doctor, what all is wrong with our thick skulled friend?" Raye looks to see if anyone has heard what she said and is greeted by Makoto and Minako's looks of disapproval.

"She has five broken ribs, a concussion, and we aren't sure about her eye sight. " The doctor looks to each of the people in the room to see their reactions.

"What do you mean you don't know about her eye sight? She has perfect eye sight." Minako tells the doctor.

"The energy blast that hit her in the face has left her blind." He pauses for a moment before he continues. "It may only be temporary, but there is a very good chance that this will be permanent."

A young nurse walks into the room and places a hand on the doctor's shoulder. She bends over and whispers in his ear and he nods. "Well, my patient is very stubborn and not very patient. Mamoru and Little Spore," the doctor waits to see the reaction of the little girl with pink hair and is very surprised to see a smile cross her face. He motions for them to follow him. "The rest of you might as well go home and get some rest. You will be allowed to see her tomorrow."

Mamoru looks to the girls, "I'll tell her you send your love." They smile at him in response. "I'll call you later on. Minako, come here for a moment."

As Minako walks over to Mamoru the others slowly get up and leave the hospital. She watches her friends leave. "What is it Mamoru?"

"I talked to her parents and told them she is in the hospital, but Shingo is sick and they can't leave him alone."

"I'll go by her house and see if they want to come up."

Mamoru kisses Minako on the cheek. "You are a good friend, Minako. I have Usagi's communicator if you need to get in touch with me or if there is trouble." Minako nods in understanding. "I think Chibi Usa and I are going to stay near Usagi tonight."

"It's not either of your faults you know." She kisses Mamoru on the cheek and leaves the hospital, leaving him standing there dumbfounded.

A small hand grasps his hand and begins to tug on it. He looks down to see Chibi Usa's pleading eyes. I want to go see Ma… Usagi now." Mamoru smiles at Chibi Usa's almost mistake.

"All right, Small Lady," he picks Chibi Usa up and whispers into her ear. "Let's go see your Mama." He watches as a smile crosses her face. They walk down the corridor to Usagi's room.

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Usagi lies in a hospital bed. The only thought racing through her head is if Chibi Usa is all right. She wants to cry, but the tears won't come. The fear of not knowing if Chibi Usa is okay and the fear of being surrounded in darkness is starting to get to her. "Well, if no one will tell me how my daughter is, then I am going to go find her." She tells herself.

She places a hand on the side of the bed and begins to swing her feet over the edge of the bed. Pain races up her side at her movements, but she ignores the pain. She feels the floor beneath her feet and tries to stand. Her legs feel weak, but she is rewarded within a few seconds as their strength comes to them. She puts her hands out in front of her and tries to make it across the room.

She only takes a few steps before she trips over the chair that sits next to the bed and falls to the ground. She screams out in a mixture of pain and anger. She tries to stand up, but her legs can't find their strength again. All she can do is lie on the ground and cry tears that will not come.

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Mamoru and Chibi Usa are almost to Usagi's room when they hear a scream come from the room. They look at each other and run the last few feet to her room. Mamoru throws the door open and sees Usagi lying on the floor in a fetal position trying to cry. Chibi Usa races past him and straight for Usagi.

"Mama, we are here. Don't worry." Chibi Usa whispers in Usagi's ear.

Usagi throws her arms around Chibi Usa and kisses her head. "My baby. I was so scared that I didn't save you and they wouldn't tell me if you were okay. I just wanted to have you close to me."

"Usagi, it's okay. We aren't going to leave you." Mamoru bends down and kisses Usagi on the top of the head. "Let Chibi Usa go so I can get you into bed." He watches as Usagi reluctantly lets Chibi Usa go from her grasp. As he picks her up, the doctor walks into the room. Mamoru sees the look on his face and knows that he is not happy with his patient being out of bed. "Usagi, you are going to have to stay in bed. If you promise to stay in bed, I am sure the doctor won't mind if Chibi Usa and I stay with you here." Mamoru looks hopefully to the doctor who nods approval.

"Are you sure you can get him to let you and Chibi Usa stay?"

"If you stay in bed I would let your cat stay with you." The doctor begins to laugh as Usagi's mouth drops open. "If I let them stay will you behave and get some rest?"

"Yes, Sir." Usagi yawns as she finishes her statement. She falls asleep before Mamoru even has her back in bed.

He kisses her on the forehead. "Good night, Princess." He looks up at the doctor, "She was worried about Chibi Usa. She didn't know if Chibi Usa had been hurt or not."

The doctor nods before he turns and walks from the room. He almost runs into a couple that is running down the hallway toward Usagi's room. He smiles and keeps walking down the hallway. "That young lady has so many people that love her. It's a good thing, she's going to need them all to get through this."

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Mamoru looks up to see Usagi's parents run into the room. He sees the look on their face when they see the bandages on Usagi's face. "Chibi Usa, stay here with Usagi. I am going to go talk to your Aunt and Uncle." Chibi Usa crawls up onto the bed next to Usagi and watches as Mamoru leaves the room with her Aunt and Uncle in tow.

"Mamoru, what happened to My Baby?"

Mamoru proceeds to tell them what happened at the park, but leaves the parts about Sailor Moon out of it. As he finishes he can see the looks on their faces. "You just missed seeing the doctor. He says that she has five broken ribs, a concussion, and she is…" He stops. "How can I tell them their daughter may be blind permanently?" He thinks to himself as he looks at the couple.

"Mamoru, there is something your not telling us."

A tear runs down Mamoru's cheek as he opens his mouth to say the words that the Sailor Senshi and he are dreading might be true. "She may be permanently blind, but the doctor won't know until he takes the bandages off in two weeks." He hears the gasp come from Usagi's mom. Mamoru decides to change the subject quickly. "Usagi is being very protective of Chibi Usa right now, so the doctor gave Chibi Usa and I permission to stay with her tonight." He looks in the room to check on the two most important people in his life. He sees Chibi Usa asleep in Usagi's protective embrace. Mamoru smiles and points into the room, "Besides who's going to be the one to break up that scene."

A smile crosses over Usagi's parents' faces. "Take care of her for me, Mamoru."

"I will, Mr. Tsukino." As he watches her parents leave, he turns to walk back into the room.