Goodbye, Sailor Moon

By Lady Sylver

Chapter 5: A Year Goes By

The year that follows the accident is one of many trials and tribulations.

The Sailor Senshi have had to learn to fight without their leader. They don't always win their battles, but they try to keep the city as safe as possible. It is not always easy. Their main goal over the year has been to keep Usagi as safe as possible. Fighting the youmas is an easier task then keeping Usagi out of trouble.

For the first six months, it was easy. She stayed locked in her room and refused to see anyone. When she finally decided that she couldn't take feeling sorry for herself anymore they could not keep Usagi down. She started trying to do everything. The first month after the "feeling sorry for myself" phase was the hardest on everyone. Including her parents. Everyone soon accepted her new attitude and just kept a close eye on her.

When she decided to start living again, she insisted on going to the Senshi meetings. The first rule that the Senshi set for her was that she could not fight. She already knew this, but she wanted to help as much as she could. It made her feel needed and they knew she needed that. During this time of helping the Senshi, she found that she had a new power that helped them. She found that with her blindness she had a heightened sense of hearing. This began to help the Senshi to locate the youmas much faster then before.

So, the first year of Usagi's blindness has passed. Everyone has learned to accept Usagi's fate except for three people: Chibi Usa, Mamoru, and Usagi herself. None of them share those feelings with the other, but their lives go on.