Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ When Destiny Changed ❯ Death, My Old Friend ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter Four

Waking up hurt… a lot. I found myself in my own bed with the window shade open and the morning sun pouring in. I turned from that light. I wanted no comfort from it. The pain already swelled over me like a cataract. Wetness came again to my eyes as I clenched them tightly. Maybe it was a dream. Maybe it would all go away.

I sat up and glanced at the clock. 9am. She would call. She always did at this time on Saturdays. I held my head in my hands in defeat as the tears came. Why did I torture myself like this every morning? I wiped the tears away, glancing at my nightstand where a few bottles rested: prescriptions from the doctor for my… case. And painkillers…

"I wouldn't think about it," came a serious voice from a darkened corner of my room. I saw the shadowed figure sitting in a chair, her arms crossed, watching me like a hawk.

I threw her a bitter look, "How much longer before I can be alone? Am I not permitted my own choice?!"

She raised her head slightly, a moment of sadness passing before it returned to it former face, "You know I cannot do that. You are too important to the future. We will not see any harm come to you."

I threw back the covers rising as I stormed to my closet, throwing out a few clothes for the day.

"Don't you guys get it? There is no future! Not the one we want or know. It died!" My voice lowered as I fingered a sleeve of my PJ top, "It died… with her."

I knew without looking that her features had softened again and that she would say something to comfort me but I wouldn't let it. I turned angrily towards the door, heading for the bathroom, "No more Crystal Tokyo, no more Chibi-Usa, no more anything! Why can't you leave me to my misery?!"

I slammed the bathroom door shut before she could respond. I knew it wouldn't lock. They'd seen to that. So I couldn't hurt myself ever. It was an invasion to my privacy but I knew any shrink would say it was for my own good. So it helped nothing to force them away. At least I had my shower, free of eyes and such. But it helped me nothing. They always made sure nothing `harmful' was within arms reach.

As turned on the shower, feeling the warmth of the water sting my cold skin, I sighed. I have no life. Why must they wish to extend it?

Later as I toweled off and headed towards my room, I knew she was still there. "Have I your permission to change alone?" I spit sarcastically.

Nodding, she came into the sunlight, her determined face showing as she went forward and took the bottles from the stand and headed to the door, "5 minutes." She said as she closed the door, "I'll be out here. Remember that."

I balled my fists, hitting the door with such force I'm surprised it didn't crack. So I changed and left my room, heading for the dining/ living room to find Haruka making something hot to drink and some toast in the kitchen. She eyed me before she continued as I flopped onto the couch, "So who will be relieving you of `guard' duty this morning?" I muttered.

"Makoto-chan was able to get out of class today so she'll be arriving soon." She placed the mug and plate of toast on the coffee table before me as she sat across from me on the other couch. She took out one of the bottles and placed two pink pills before me, then took a glass of orange juice and added several drops of some sort of liquid with an eyedropper from a small darkened bottle. I recognized my usual dose of Paxil, an antidepressant but not the latter.

"What's this?" I asked as she pushed it forward.

"St. John's Wart. Ami-chan read that it helps to balance out your mind. For depression basically. She thinks it would be better than these pills."

I laughed without humor, "So off with the happy pills and onto the herbal magic. I'm not surprised."

Her mouth went tight, "She was only trying to help the best way she knows how. It's not like you're letting anyone near you to even comfort you. So lay off her."

"What, should I be grateful?" I stood, throwing the toast in my hand down hard, " I'd be more grateful if you would just leave me alone!"

Angrily she rose as well, "Damn it, Mamoru-san!" Her voice was furious, her words biting out, "Listen for once in your life! You're not the only one that lost something. We all did! We lost our princess, our Queen, our FUTURE!! Look past your selfish feelings for once and see those around you!" Her eyes were beginning to fill, her fists balled up as her voice lowered, "We lost our friend and leader. We're hurting too. Damn it, it kills me so deep you'll never know how much! To see the others acting so quietly, not showing their feeling when others around and only within our group. To have our lives thrown right to the dogs! To see little Hotaru cry every night as she falls asleep." Her tears were beginning to show, one trailing downwards, her voice shaking.

"She lost her best friend, a friend that will never be born. Look for once in your life at her face and see that same pain in her eyes as I have had to see in yours every time I come. I want so much for that pain to leave those small eyes and glow with happiness again." She looked away, "You have no idea how helpless it feels to see two very good friends just slip away into nothingness."

Her words struck me with such force I was staggering. I slowly sat again, my face in such shock at the realization of her words. It stung so deeply. All I could do was put my face in my hands and shake all over.

At some point I heard her move to get her jacket and quietly head to the door. I looked up to see her looking at me, no pity or anger in her eyes. Just the same eyes that I knew when we had first become friends. I slowly reached for the orange juice and gulped it down, my face twisting at the taste.

"Tastes awful." I said with a crooked grin.

She smiled for the first time that morning, "You'll get use to it." She turned to the door as a knock sounded and opened it to Makoto. Stepping in and letting Haruka leave she turned to me with a funny grin at my twisted face.

"I see you tried the St. John's Wart stuff, huh? Terrible, isn't it?"

I nodded as I bit into a piece of toast and swallowed hard, "More then you'll know."

~~~

"How's our guest?" I asked as I moved into the room, clip board in hand and watched a few white coats turn my way. One lady, one of my best technicians, with Dark red hair done up in a bun with a lose tail and wearing small glasses, came forward.

"She seems the same, doctor. I've run a few tests on the equipment and all is running smoothly."

"And her injuries?"

"They have begun to heal quite rapidly. This new technology is really a wonder."

I frowned slightly, "It heals as fast as any other I'm aware of. It must be her own healing." I walked up to the slender tank where she floated and found that her wounds had indeed healed rapidly, "Amazing." I whispered.

"Thank you Karen. I'll let you return to your work."

She nodded as she left and another quickly moving tech came forward. I smiled, recognizing the infatuated youth of before, "Yes Tye, what can I do for you?"

The skinny and rather gangly youth of at least 17 with brown wild hair, scratched his head nervously before bringing out a clip board and stuttered, "W-well s-sir. I-I ran s-some tests on h-h-her physiology and found some interesting f-findings. I-I thought y-you might like to s-see them."

I chuckled inwardly at his great attempts to earn my awe and put an arm around him, "Of coarse, Tye. Let's go to your station and see these findings."

As we reached his rather messing small cubicle in a corner of the room, I could see a screen on the wall with different figures and a small picture on his desk counter. Smiling a picked it up, "I see you've been busy, Tye."

I fumbled a bit, "I-I took a picture o-of her face. I h-hope it won't be a p-problem."

Chuckling, I set it down, "It's all right. Just as long as it does not leave the facility there shouldn't be a problem. Wouldn't want the media to come hounding me again. And please, don't feel so uncomfortable. I won't bite."

This gained a smile from him and he seemed to grow courage, "Yes sir." He went to the screen and tapped a few buttons and it shifted to some other graphs, one that looked like a DNA strand.

"When I was going over her blood type in case a transfusion would be needed, I discovered that it seems to quite different from normal people. As you know, every person has one blood type, right? Well the thing is, I found not one but two blood types running in her stream."

My brow furrowed, "That's not possible. It has to be one. No two blood types can coexist without mingling and becoming one, perhaps a rare type."

"I know, I thought the same but I rechecked and it came out the same. Some how it's like two different types flow together but don't mix."

"Do you recognize the types?"

"One of them yes, but the other, I'm not sure. It seems almost the same as the first yet there is one small yet very definite difference. I haven't been able to pinpoint just what it is yet. It very unusual."

"This is amazing, Tye. I'm very impressed. If the upper lab doesn't watch out, they might have a young Einstein join them soon. Was their anything else?"

He nodded, tapped a button and the circulating DNA strand picture enlarged, "Tell me what you see?"

"I normal strand of DNA." I squinted closer and my eyes suddenly widened, "No! But…how?"

Tye nodded, a rather frightened face showing, "I-I know. I almost thought it to be a wrong viewing. But it's very real." He looked at the picture again, "It seems as if there are two different types of DNA almost infuse with each other. The difference is practically invisible to the naked eye but I spotted it with the high powered microscope. I surprised you spotted it."

I let it pass, "Call it a gift. But this… it doesn't make sense. Are you telling me there might be two people sharing the same body?"

"I wouldn't go that far, sir. It's not possible, not even for Siamese twins. But I have no other explanation for it. The only other thing is that it seems that one type appears almost dormant."

I could feel a small fear reach deep inside of me and yet a thrill as well at such a discovery. I knew what this might do if it ever got out.

"Tye," I said in a low and very serious voice as I took hold of his shoulders, "Speak of this to no one. Not ever. It is too dangerous for too many people to know. Better yet, we might want to get rid of any evidence of this."

"B-but sir…"

"Do it, Tye. For her sake, we must do everything to protect her."

I could see the color lift over his face as he lowered his head, "Yes sir. For her, anything."

I grinned, "Good lad. Why don't you take a week off after you're done for today. You've earned a good holiday for your work. When you return, you may find that your space might get bigger."

I could see the surprise in his face, "Y-yes sir. Thank you sir!"

I knew he smiled with delight as I turned and left. I made sure to take a copy of the findings with me and hoped he would do as I had asked. No one could ever know of this.

I stood before her silent form as others work around the dark lab with light and lighted screens here and there, and the soft glow of that tank filling the room. I touched a hand to the cold side.

No one.

~~~

Tye was thrilled at the doctor's words as he left the mansion that night. He had his usual over stuffed backpack and fumbled with his bike lock. He had done what he was told and the evidence had been destroyed. Except for one little thing.

He reached into his pocket for the slightly bent photo. He knew he had promised but being one week away from her beauty would be hard. So he had to have at least her photo with him. He'd make sure no one knew. No one ever paid him much attention anyway, besides the doc.

Jumping onto his bike he headed out down the long driveway, before reaching the gates and the highway five minutes later. The night was warm for The beginning of may and the moon shone brightly and the air sweet from the ocean waves. He always liked this road which lay not far from the ocean and was quite scenic. It was a shame it eventually went further inland as he went.

It was about an hour or so bike ride for him from work to his home but he didn't mind the exercise. Perhaps his muscles would improve and he might impress this new girl once she woke up. He smacked his face at the thought. Come on, she won't be impressed by looks. She looks much too regal for that.

It was only half an hour into his ride, where he was going through the woods that he suddenly saw a bright light shoot over head. A shooting star? But it was way to close to be seen so brightly. A falling star perhaps?

He continued on, curious when suddenly the ground shook below him and he was violently thrown from his bike, hitting the curb hard. Dazed yet all right, he rose and dusted himself off, looking around. Everything looked fine but for a bright light shining through the trees, perhaps a football fields length away.

More curious then ever, he set his bike against a tree and headed deeper into the woods. If he was correct, there should be a meadow further on. Perhaps the star had hit. Wouldn't it be his luck to discover it. The doc would be real proud and he'd be made famous. Quickening his pace, he hurried to the light as it began to dim.

After a few minutes, he reached a wide meadow, the moonlight shimmering over every blade and flower. In the very center he could spot a smoking spot. He hurried over, hoping to find the star but only discovered an empty pit.

"Darn," he mumbled to himself, "Just my luck. It must have incinerated on impact. Well maybe a picture will do." He shuffled through his bag, kneeling near the large pit, unaware of any sound around him or the footsteps that came softly behind him until it was too late.

He felt a sharp pain at the base of his neck before he crumpled to the ground, unconscious. The shadowed figure knelt beside him, seeing he was still alive. Touching a finger Tye's temple it glowed briefly before going out.

"Just forget you ever saw this," came a whispered voice. The figure glanced over the boy and noticed something sticking from his shirt pocket. Carefully, the figure picked it up, revealing the photo of the silver hair girl. A gasp could be heard, a hand going to its chest. It looked down at the boy again, seeing a small name-tag clipped on his shirt as well as the name of the company he worked for.

Yahmado Biotech Research & Technology.

The figure again touched the boy's head, "You don't remember her nor will if ever you meet again." The figure rose, looking far off as the sounds of distant waves crashing over the shore could be heard. It's fist tightened as it held the photo tightly.

I found you.

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