Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Sailor Earth Saga 7- Farewell ❯ Chapter 1
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By: ellie_shields 
Something devestating happens to Ellie.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.30.2001 | Pages: 5 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 537 | Status: Completed
Something devestating happens to Ellie.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.30.2001 | Pages: 5 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 537 | Status: Completed
She sat there, staring into his crimson eyes. She missed them so, she'd been seperated from them for so long. No one spoke for a time.
"Damn, quit lookin at me like that."
"Why? I love your eyes, you know that."
"Yeah, quit tryin to butter me up. What do you want"
"What do you mean, what do I want?" Ellie looked at him with an innocent smile.
"When ever you stare at me like that youre either wanting something or youre planning something without my knowledge..." Demitri smirked, he knew her too well.
"Okay...maybe I do want something...." Ellie giggled, a devilish glint in her eyes.
"What?" Demitri said in a flat voice.
"Hmmm......you."
"Not now."
"Okay...."
"After we finish cleanin up this apartment."
She looked at him, a teasing smile on her face. "Kay. I'll clean."
He waved his hand at the room with a hole in the wall caused by Dark Energy. "Go work on that."
"But that's not my fault!" Ellie whined.
"Yes it was...How many times have I told you not to touch my gauntlets?"
"But they look so good on me!"
"You or the gaunlets could have easily been destoyed." Demitri looked at her gravely.
"I bet you only care about the gauntlets..." Ellie turned away and shoved her clothes into a pile in front of the closet.
"Quit whining."
"I wasn't whining."
"And dont mumble."
"Ah, fuck off..."she mumbled uder her breath, to see if he'd catch it.
"And dont argue...or swear."
"You're not my mother."
"Its not ladylike," he said in a mocking tone.
"And what would you care?"
"I care more than you'd guess."
"Oh, shut up..." She began to hang up her clothes, ignoring the hole in the wall.
"Listen, I'm goin out... I might be back in a few." Demitri walked out, the door slamming behind him.
Ellie stares at the door for a second, then mumbles "Jackass" under her breath.
Demitri revved up the engine of the motorcycle Logan Hunter gave to him on one of the first merc missions he ever went on. "Damn her," he whispered to himself. One name ran through his head as he beagn to ride off- Kyra.
Ellie looked out the window to watch him, sighing. She wished he'd pay more attention to her, but maybe it was just her pushing him... She continued to clean the room, ignoring the hole in the wall. She muttered under her breath at the mess, leaving the reconstruction of the wall for last.
*^*^*^*
It was late at night when Demitri returned. The door slams as Demitri enters the apartment.
"Where have you been?" Ellie says tearfully.
"Around," Demitri says bluntly
"Like where?"
Demitri stalks past her as silence answers her. Ellie follows him as he pulls a suitcase from under the bed.
"What the fuck are youdoing?"
"I've got to take care of something."
Ellie could sense something wrong with him, something he wasn't saying.
"Ill be back in less than a week."
"You're not telling me someting."
"Yeah, so whats new?"
"Tell me what's going on!"
"I just told you all you need to know."
She looked into his eyes, and he just turned away.
"A friend of mine will come over and help out with the cleanup. Her name is Kyra.
"Uhm..." Ellie said tentatively, "How do you know her?"
He shut the suitcase he was packing, and latched it with a note of finality. She took a hold of his arm as he did so.
"She's a friend," Demitri said quietly. "Valerie knew her."
ChibiLovesBucko: she pulled his face to hers. "Tell me you love me. Tell me I'm the only one..."
He pulls away from her, and takes her hands in his gauntlets.
"What's wrong?"
"Ill be back soon."
"Demitri?" she choked out. "You.....You can't be...."
He walks out, leaving Ellie with tears in her eyes. The door closes quietly after him.
"YOU BASTARD!!!" she screams after him, collapsing to the floor in tears.
*^*^*^*
The room was dark. No movement was seen within it's darkened recesses. A lone figure sat on the floor of that room A sob was heard, as the figure collapsed to the floor in anguish. There was a knock on the door.
"What is it?" she replied darkly
"Not what, but who. My name is Kyra, are you Ellie?"
Ellie's face hardened as she wiped the tears off her face. "Yes."
" Okay, this is gonna sound rude, but, umm...."
"What?"
"Could you open the DAMN door?"
"It's unlocked."
"I know, but i was raised not to open doors to places youve never been before."
"Well I' not going to kill you... and I'm not moving." Ellie sighed. "So come in yourself."
"I wont open the door."
After that there was a loud crash, and Kyra stood in the doorway.
"What the fuck?!"
"See dad,I didnt open the door." Kyra flashed a smile.
"Demitri's going to kill me! If he ever comes back, that is..."
"No, I dont think he will."
"Come back?" Ellie's eyes widened.
"This is why im here to fix all this crap.. Whaddya mean, come back?"
"Nevermind...I'm not thinking straight."
"Okay..." Kyra wore a confused look.
"Just ignore me," Ellie said as she covered her eyes and began to cry again.
" ...Pathetic... " Kyra snickered at her as she retreated to the bedroom.
"Say that again?" she said, malice filling her words.
"PATHETIC! Ya hear me that time, you f*ckin basketcase? Jet said you were hurtin but this is PATHETIC!"
"What? You've talked to Demitri?"
For the first time the women's eyes met, and Ellie began to size up Kyra. She was 5'8", a thin sandy blonde haired girl with pale blue eyes.
"How do you know Demitri?"
"Through Valerie," She said, and added quietly,"...at least that's how I met him."
"And when did you last see him?"
"Last night."
"Where is he?" Ellie said, her voice filling with panic.
"Cant tell... sorry, my lips are sealed."
Ellie's gaze hardened. "Just fix everything and then get the hell out."
"No can do, honey... gotta stay till he's back. He no trust me," Kyra said in a baby voice.
"Okay, then....I'll be in my room until he gets back!" Ellie stormed into the room she shared with Demitri and locked the door.
And with a clatter the lock falls to the ground.
"Shit!"
"Demitri said I have the right to do whatever neccassary to make sure youre behaved."
"I'm fucking behaving! So leave me the hell alone!"
Suddenly a crack apperared in Ellies door. "Do i make my point?"
Ellie shrieked and backed against the wall.
"DO I?!"
"Y-yes.."
"Good, then come out here and lets get to work on the electicity."
Ellie began to sob again.
"NOW, Elisabeth!"
*^*^*^*
Ellie lay in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Thoughts criscrossed her mind, filling it with empty noise that lulled her into a slightly dreamlike state. Her thoughts assaulted her, beginning to hurt her head. She tried to shake them away, but empt thoughts just kept coming...she couldn't take it anymore, and she screamed, bolting upright in her bed with her hands clamped to the sides of her head.
Suddenly, the door burst open to reveal Kyra, buck naked with a sword in her hand. Ellie screamed again, this time not in frustration but in fright.
"Get the fuck outta myroom!"
"WHAT!?"
"It was just a bad dream! Go away!"
"You stupid bitch, you scream at the top of your mind in panic and when I respond you tell me go away? I'm gonna be deaf for a week thanks to you!"
"Well, what can you do to help? I'm going insane, that's all there is to it." Ellie sighed as she pulled the covers around her, averting her eyes from Kyra's nudity.
"Kill whatever was comin after you," Kyra said matter-of-factly.
"Kill my thoughts?"
"Oh, you're in one of those moods, are ya..."
"Yeah, so if you'll excuse me, I'll be off to find my prozac now, thank you."
"How did I know it was your thoughts? It coudda been a Wyrmslayer for all i know."
"Well, I'm sorry for waking you."
"Get over your fuckin self and go to sleep or ill knock you out myself," Kyra said as she brandished a fist.
"Maybe it'll stop the insane thoughts..."
"Goddamn ...... " Kyra stalks out of the room.
"And put some damn clothes on!"
"Kiss my beautiful ASS!!!"
"Bring it back here and I will!"
Kyra walks in the room. "Really?"
"Ehhh...I was kidding....Please don't kill me..."
Kyra, with a look of disgust on her face, turns and walks out quietly. Ellie laid her head back down on the pillow, and as she closed her eyes all she could see was Demitri, his crimson eyes locked in a piercing gaze with hers.
*^*^*^*
Ellie woke up. It was earl morning, the sun just beginning to rise over the buildings ofthe city o toko. yra was snoring away on the living room couch. Ellie decided to go to the balcony to watch the sun rise. After a few minutes she heard a rustling noise behind her and a voice.
"You should see it from above the clouds," Kyra said quietly. "There is no more beautiful sight."
She leaned on the railing, inhaling the sweet morning air that was not yet tainted by the smog of the workday. "Really?"
"Except the setting..."
"I've never seen it that way... I'm the princess of the earth, but i haven't seen my planet from above...." Ellie sighed softly.
"Yeah, that's too bad...I could take you to see it."
"Really?"
"No... not anymore..." Kyra sighed.
"Oh..."
"At least not until Demitri gets back."
"How did you get to see it?"
"You want some breakfast?" Kyra said, quickly changing the subject.
"Sure...want me to help cook?" Ellie moved from her place on the railing.
"Sure," Kyra said and they headed into the kitchen. "I can make oj..."
"I can make toast." Kyra got some oranges from the fruit bowl in the kitchen, and Ellie grabbed the loaf of bread. "Uhm...I'm sorry i screamed and woke you up last night."
"Hey, we all have weird dreams."
"I don't usually do that...it's lie someone's messing with my mind, putting ideas into my head that never used to be there..."
"It's done and over," Kyra said. "Lets just make breakfast."
Later that day, Ellie had gotten the phone call that would change her life.
"Hello?"
"Is this Elisabeth Shields?"
"No, this is Kyra, her roommate. Hold on, I'll get her." Kyra set down the phone. "Hey Ellie! Phone for you!"
"Coming!" Ellie shouted as she dashed from her bedroom to the kitches, where Kyra was holding the phone.
"Hello?"
"Are you Elisabeth Shields?"
"Yes." A strange feeling washed over her, and she sensed something bad had happened.
"I'm Dr. Mizuno, from the Juuban Hospital. I'm Amy's mother."
"Yeah..."
"Elisabeth, I have some bad news to tell you."
Ellie's heart nearly stopped.
"Your fiancé, Demitri, has been in an accident. It seems that someone ran into him from behind while he was riding his motorcycle, and he was thrown from his bike into oncoming traffic. He's in critical condition."
"Oh my god... I'll be there as soon as I can." Ellie hung up the phone.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Kyra said.
"Demitri's been in an accident...he's in critical condition..."
"Oh shit..." Kyra's eyes began to tear up. "Oh my fucking god, I can't believe it..."
"I gotta call my friends, tell them what's going on."
*^*^*^*
20 minutes later, Ellie and Kyra were seated in the waiting room. To Ellie's right sat Michiru and Haruka, Michiru with her arm around Ellie. Seated between Kyra and Ellie was Pheobe, holding tightly onto Ellie's hand. Across the waiting room sat Serena and Darien, Darien's arm around Serena. They waited patiently, without a noise, waiting for the doctor to come with any changes in Demitri's condition. Almost an hour later, Dr. Mizuno came back.
"Elisabeth, Demitri is out of surgery, but hasn't regained consciousness yet. If you would like, you can go see him." Ellie nodded, and Dr. Mizuno took her to Demitri's room. When she entered, she was nearly in tears when she saw all the bandages he was wrapped in. There were cuts across his cheek, and stitches in his forehead. Both his legs were in casts."
"He's broken both his legs, 6 ribs, and might possibly have a skull fracture. His right lung was punctured by one of his ribs. He may not last the night."
Ellie walked over to Demitri's bedside, and sat down on the stool that was next to the bed. She gently took his ungauntleted hand, and after Dr. Mizuno left, she began to talk to him.
"Demitri...please don't die on me. You don't know how much you mean to me...you're my love, my life...the other half of my soul...and if you leave me, nothing will ever be the same. I don't care if you were cheating on me with Kyra, I don't care about why you were gone...I just want you to come back to me..." The tears flowed freely from her eyes as she spoke. "Even if for a moment, come back to me..."
Demitri moaned softly, and ellie spoke again.
"Demitri? Can you hear me?"
"Yes..." he said weakly.
"I..I don't know what to say...I may lose you tonight...I love you so much..."
"I love you too," he said softly. "If I do die...take my gauntlets...they're useless without me...but keep them..."
"I will..." Ellie began to cry.
"Stop your crying, whiner...I'll always be looking out for you." He opened his eyes one last time. "I just want..to get one last look..at you before i go..."
"No, you can't die...Demitri!"
"I love you..." He closed his eyes, and all was silent for a moment. Then his heart monitor started beeping rapidly, and Dr. Mizuno, as she was passing by, turned around and dashed inside the room. His heart monitor then flatlined.
All was silent for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Elisabeth...we've lost him."
*^*^*^*
It was a rainy day, the day that the Sailor Senshi paid their last farewell to Demitri. Ellie, dressed in black, clung to Pheobe as they huddled underneath an umbrella. Serena and Darien held hands, Reenie in front of them. Darien held a large umbrella over his family. Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru stood together off to one side of the gravesite, while Mina, Lita, Raye and Ami stood on the other side. Kyra stood alone. Valerie, Smoke (in his human form), The Gemstone Scouts and Sunshine stood at the back of the crowd. Luna, Artemis, Diana and Aphrodite huddled together, tears running down their little kitty faces. As Demitri's casket was lowered into the ground, Ellie broke from Pheobe's side, a single red rose in her hand. She walked to the casket and solemnly laid the rose atop it. Memories flooded her mind, of the first time she met her future children, children that would never exist. Of the first time her eyes met his, how easily she lost herself in the deep crimson of his gaze. Rescuing him from Dark Angel, being rescued from Damien, the evil Wiseman, countless nights in his arms...all gone. She began to cry, a sad and mournful wail that only the heartbroken could cry. Pheobe went to her side and pulled her away as the casket was lowered into the ground. Ellie buried her head in Pheobe's coat.
"He can't be gone...he just can't..."
**^*^*^*^**
"Ellie, where are you going?" Pheobe called as Ellie dashed out of the now-empty apartment she and Demitri used to occupy.
"Away from here...away from Tokyo... There are too many memories here, I want to start a new life..."
"But you can't leave me here, all alone!"
"Then come with me, Pheobe."
The two of them walked down the main street of the Juuban district just minutes later, and neither of them turned back.
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Yes, this is the end of the Sailor Earth Saga. I will be writing more stories, but none with Demitri. He is dead now. His creator killed him, along with his feelings for me, the author. I gave Demitri a somewhat graceful demise compared to other deaths I was thinking of. I'm sorry if I sound cold, but it's like a part of me has died with this story. In fact, part of me has.
In memory of Carrie-beth, Demitri Rain, and Dominick...beautiful children who are now only a memory
Ellie Shields 8-28-01
"Damn, quit lookin at me like that."
"Why? I love your eyes, you know that."
"Yeah, quit tryin to butter me up. What do you want"
"What do you mean, what do I want?" Ellie looked at him with an innocent smile.
"When ever you stare at me like that youre either wanting something or youre planning something without my knowledge..." Demitri smirked, he knew her too well.
"Okay...maybe I do want something...." Ellie giggled, a devilish glint in her eyes.
"What?" Demitri said in a flat voice.
"Hmmm......you."
"Not now."
"Okay...."
"After we finish cleanin up this apartment."
She looked at him, a teasing smile on her face. "Kay. I'll clean."
He waved his hand at the room with a hole in the wall caused by Dark Energy. "Go work on that."
"But that's not my fault!" Ellie whined.
"Yes it was...How many times have I told you not to touch my gauntlets?"
"But they look so good on me!"
"You or the gaunlets could have easily been destoyed." Demitri looked at her gravely.
"I bet you only care about the gauntlets..." Ellie turned away and shoved her clothes into a pile in front of the closet.
"Quit whining."
"I wasn't whining."
"And dont mumble."
"Ah, fuck off..."she mumbled uder her breath, to see if he'd catch it.
"And dont argue...or swear."
"You're not my mother."
"Its not ladylike," he said in a mocking tone.
"And what would you care?"
"I care more than you'd guess."
"Oh, shut up..." She began to hang up her clothes, ignoring the hole in the wall.
"Listen, I'm goin out... I might be back in a few." Demitri walked out, the door slamming behind him.
Ellie stares at the door for a second, then mumbles "Jackass" under her breath.
Demitri revved up the engine of the motorcycle Logan Hunter gave to him on one of the first merc missions he ever went on. "Damn her," he whispered to himself. One name ran through his head as he beagn to ride off- Kyra.
Ellie looked out the window to watch him, sighing. She wished he'd pay more attention to her, but maybe it was just her pushing him... She continued to clean the room, ignoring the hole in the wall. She muttered under her breath at the mess, leaving the reconstruction of the wall for last.
*^*^*^*
It was late at night when Demitri returned. The door slams as Demitri enters the apartment.
"Where have you been?" Ellie says tearfully.
"Around," Demitri says bluntly
"Like where?"
Demitri stalks past her as silence answers her. Ellie follows him as he pulls a suitcase from under the bed.
"What the fuck are youdoing?"
"I've got to take care of something."
Ellie could sense something wrong with him, something he wasn't saying.
"Ill be back in less than a week."
"You're not telling me someting."
"Yeah, so whats new?"
"Tell me what's going on!"
"I just told you all you need to know."
She looked into his eyes, and he just turned away.
"A friend of mine will come over and help out with the cleanup. Her name is Kyra.
"Uhm..." Ellie said tentatively, "How do you know her?"
He shut the suitcase he was packing, and latched it with a note of finality. She took a hold of his arm as he did so.
"She's a friend," Demitri said quietly. "Valerie knew her."
ChibiLovesBucko: she pulled his face to hers. "Tell me you love me. Tell me I'm the only one..."
He pulls away from her, and takes her hands in his gauntlets.
"What's wrong?"
"Ill be back soon."
"Demitri?" she choked out. "You.....You can't be...."
He walks out, leaving Ellie with tears in her eyes. The door closes quietly after him.
"YOU BASTARD!!!" she screams after him, collapsing to the floor in tears.
*^*^*^*
The room was dark. No movement was seen within it's darkened recesses. A lone figure sat on the floor of that room A sob was heard, as the figure collapsed to the floor in anguish. There was a knock on the door.
"What is it?" she replied darkly
"Not what, but who. My name is Kyra, are you Ellie?"
Ellie's face hardened as she wiped the tears off her face. "Yes."
" Okay, this is gonna sound rude, but, umm...."
"What?"
"Could you open the DAMN door?"
"It's unlocked."
"I know, but i was raised not to open doors to places youve never been before."
"Well I' not going to kill you... and I'm not moving." Ellie sighed. "So come in yourself."
"I wont open the door."
After that there was a loud crash, and Kyra stood in the doorway.
"What the fuck?!"
"See dad,I didnt open the door." Kyra flashed a smile.
"Demitri's going to kill me! If he ever comes back, that is..."
"No, I dont think he will."
"Come back?" Ellie's eyes widened.
"This is why im here to fix all this crap.. Whaddya mean, come back?"
"Nevermind...I'm not thinking straight."
"Okay..." Kyra wore a confused look.
"Just ignore me," Ellie said as she covered her eyes and began to cry again.
" ...Pathetic... " Kyra snickered at her as she retreated to the bedroom.
"Say that again?" she said, malice filling her words.
"PATHETIC! Ya hear me that time, you f*ckin basketcase? Jet said you were hurtin but this is PATHETIC!"
"What? You've talked to Demitri?"
For the first time the women's eyes met, and Ellie began to size up Kyra. She was 5'8", a thin sandy blonde haired girl with pale blue eyes.
"How do you know Demitri?"
"Through Valerie," She said, and added quietly,"...at least that's how I met him."
"And when did you last see him?"
"Last night."
"Where is he?" Ellie said, her voice filling with panic.
"Cant tell... sorry, my lips are sealed."
Ellie's gaze hardened. "Just fix everything and then get the hell out."
"No can do, honey... gotta stay till he's back. He no trust me," Kyra said in a baby voice.
"Okay, then....I'll be in my room until he gets back!" Ellie stormed into the room she shared with Demitri and locked the door.
And with a clatter the lock falls to the ground.
"Shit!"
"Demitri said I have the right to do whatever neccassary to make sure youre behaved."
"I'm fucking behaving! So leave me the hell alone!"
Suddenly a crack apperared in Ellies door. "Do i make my point?"
Ellie shrieked and backed against the wall.
"DO I?!"
"Y-yes.."
"Good, then come out here and lets get to work on the electicity."
Ellie began to sob again.
"NOW, Elisabeth!"
*^*^*^*
Ellie lay in her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Thoughts criscrossed her mind, filling it with empty noise that lulled her into a slightly dreamlike state. Her thoughts assaulted her, beginning to hurt her head. She tried to shake them away, but empt thoughts just kept coming...she couldn't take it anymore, and she screamed, bolting upright in her bed with her hands clamped to the sides of her head.
Suddenly, the door burst open to reveal Kyra, buck naked with a sword in her hand. Ellie screamed again, this time not in frustration but in fright.
"Get the fuck outta myroom!"
"WHAT!?"
"It was just a bad dream! Go away!"
"You stupid bitch, you scream at the top of your mind in panic and when I respond you tell me go away? I'm gonna be deaf for a week thanks to you!"
"Well, what can you do to help? I'm going insane, that's all there is to it." Ellie sighed as she pulled the covers around her, averting her eyes from Kyra's nudity.
"Kill whatever was comin after you," Kyra said matter-of-factly.
"Kill my thoughts?"
"Oh, you're in one of those moods, are ya..."
"Yeah, so if you'll excuse me, I'll be off to find my prozac now, thank you."
"How did I know it was your thoughts? It coudda been a Wyrmslayer for all i know."
"Well, I'm sorry for waking you."
"Get over your fuckin self and go to sleep or ill knock you out myself," Kyra said as she brandished a fist.
"Maybe it'll stop the insane thoughts..."
"Goddamn ...... " Kyra stalks out of the room.
"And put some damn clothes on!"
"Kiss my beautiful ASS!!!"
"Bring it back here and I will!"
Kyra walks in the room. "Really?"
"Ehhh...I was kidding....Please don't kill me..."
Kyra, with a look of disgust on her face, turns and walks out quietly. Ellie laid her head back down on the pillow, and as she closed her eyes all she could see was Demitri, his crimson eyes locked in a piercing gaze with hers.
*^*^*^*
Ellie woke up. It was earl morning, the sun just beginning to rise over the buildings ofthe city o toko. yra was snoring away on the living room couch. Ellie decided to go to the balcony to watch the sun rise. After a few minutes she heard a rustling noise behind her and a voice.
"You should see it from above the clouds," Kyra said quietly. "There is no more beautiful sight."
She leaned on the railing, inhaling the sweet morning air that was not yet tainted by the smog of the workday. "Really?"
"Except the setting..."
"I've never seen it that way... I'm the princess of the earth, but i haven't seen my planet from above...." Ellie sighed softly.
"Yeah, that's too bad...I could take you to see it."
"Really?"
"No... not anymore..." Kyra sighed.
"Oh..."
"At least not until Demitri gets back."
"How did you get to see it?"
"You want some breakfast?" Kyra said, quickly changing the subject.
"Sure...want me to help cook?" Ellie moved from her place on the railing.
"Sure," Kyra said and they headed into the kitchen. "I can make oj..."
"I can make toast." Kyra got some oranges from the fruit bowl in the kitchen, and Ellie grabbed the loaf of bread. "Uhm...I'm sorry i screamed and woke you up last night."
"Hey, we all have weird dreams."
"I don't usually do that...it's lie someone's messing with my mind, putting ideas into my head that never used to be there..."
"It's done and over," Kyra said. "Lets just make breakfast."
Later that day, Ellie had gotten the phone call that would change her life.
"Hello?"
"Is this Elisabeth Shields?"
"No, this is Kyra, her roommate. Hold on, I'll get her." Kyra set down the phone. "Hey Ellie! Phone for you!"
"Coming!" Ellie shouted as she dashed from her bedroom to the kitches, where Kyra was holding the phone.
"Hello?"
"Are you Elisabeth Shields?"
"Yes." A strange feeling washed over her, and she sensed something bad had happened.
"I'm Dr. Mizuno, from the Juuban Hospital. I'm Amy's mother."
"Yeah..."
"Elisabeth, I have some bad news to tell you."
Ellie's heart nearly stopped.
"Your fiancé, Demitri, has been in an accident. It seems that someone ran into him from behind while he was riding his motorcycle, and he was thrown from his bike into oncoming traffic. He's in critical condition."
"Oh my god... I'll be there as soon as I can." Ellie hung up the phone.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Kyra said.
"Demitri's been in an accident...he's in critical condition..."
"Oh shit..." Kyra's eyes began to tear up. "Oh my fucking god, I can't believe it..."
"I gotta call my friends, tell them what's going on."
*^*^*^*
20 minutes later, Ellie and Kyra were seated in the waiting room. To Ellie's right sat Michiru and Haruka, Michiru with her arm around Ellie. Seated between Kyra and Ellie was Pheobe, holding tightly onto Ellie's hand. Across the waiting room sat Serena and Darien, Darien's arm around Serena. They waited patiently, without a noise, waiting for the doctor to come with any changes in Demitri's condition. Almost an hour later, Dr. Mizuno came back.
"Elisabeth, Demitri is out of surgery, but hasn't regained consciousness yet. If you would like, you can go see him." Ellie nodded, and Dr. Mizuno took her to Demitri's room. When she entered, she was nearly in tears when she saw all the bandages he was wrapped in. There were cuts across his cheek, and stitches in his forehead. Both his legs were in casts."
"He's broken both his legs, 6 ribs, and might possibly have a skull fracture. His right lung was punctured by one of his ribs. He may not last the night."
Ellie walked over to Demitri's bedside, and sat down on the stool that was next to the bed. She gently took his ungauntleted hand, and after Dr. Mizuno left, she began to talk to him.
"Demitri...please don't die on me. You don't know how much you mean to me...you're my love, my life...the other half of my soul...and if you leave me, nothing will ever be the same. I don't care if you were cheating on me with Kyra, I don't care about why you were gone...I just want you to come back to me..." The tears flowed freely from her eyes as she spoke. "Even if for a moment, come back to me..."
Demitri moaned softly, and ellie spoke again.
"Demitri? Can you hear me?"
"Yes..." he said weakly.
"I..I don't know what to say...I may lose you tonight...I love you so much..."
"I love you too," he said softly. "If I do die...take my gauntlets...they're useless without me...but keep them..."
"I will..." Ellie began to cry.
"Stop your crying, whiner...I'll always be looking out for you." He opened his eyes one last time. "I just want..to get one last look..at you before i go..."
"No, you can't die...Demitri!"
"I love you..." He closed his eyes, and all was silent for a moment. Then his heart monitor started beeping rapidly, and Dr. Mizuno, as she was passing by, turned around and dashed inside the room. His heart monitor then flatlined.
All was silent for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Elisabeth...we've lost him."
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It was a rainy day, the day that the Sailor Senshi paid their last farewell to Demitri. Ellie, dressed in black, clung to Pheobe as they huddled underneath an umbrella. Serena and Darien held hands, Reenie in front of them. Darien held a large umbrella over his family. Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru stood together off to one side of the gravesite, while Mina, Lita, Raye and Ami stood on the other side. Kyra stood alone. Valerie, Smoke (in his human form), The Gemstone Scouts and Sunshine stood at the back of the crowd. Luna, Artemis, Diana and Aphrodite huddled together, tears running down their little kitty faces. As Demitri's casket was lowered into the ground, Ellie broke from Pheobe's side, a single red rose in her hand. She walked to the casket and solemnly laid the rose atop it. Memories flooded her mind, of the first time she met her future children, children that would never exist. Of the first time her eyes met his, how easily she lost herself in the deep crimson of his gaze. Rescuing him from Dark Angel, being rescued from Damien, the evil Wiseman, countless nights in his arms...all gone. She began to cry, a sad and mournful wail that only the heartbroken could cry. Pheobe went to her side and pulled her away as the casket was lowered into the ground. Ellie buried her head in Pheobe's coat.
"He can't be gone...he just can't..."
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"Ellie, where are you going?" Pheobe called as Ellie dashed out of the now-empty apartment she and Demitri used to occupy.
"Away from here...away from Tokyo... There are too many memories here, I want to start a new life..."
"But you can't leave me here, all alone!"
"Then come with me, Pheobe."
The two of them walked down the main street of the Juuban district just minutes later, and neither of them turned back.
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Yes, this is the end of the Sailor Earth Saga. I will be writing more stories, but none with Demitri. He is dead now. His creator killed him, along with his feelings for me, the author. I gave Demitri a somewhat graceful demise compared to other deaths I was thinking of. I'm sorry if I sound cold, but it's like a part of me has died with this story. In fact, part of me has.
In memory of Carrie-beth, Demitri Rain, and Dominick...beautiful children who are now only a memory
Ellie Shields 8-28-01