They stood in the airport, as the noise bustled around them. She looked up at him, seeing the depth of his blue eyes. She sighed, how was so to live without him? "How long will you be over there?" He looked at her, trying to memorize every feature. He wanted to remember it - so it would be etched within his mind forever. "Only a year," he said, as she looked down sadly. "It might be a little longer." "I see," the blonde said, looking up. She tried to block all emotions off her face. "A year, huh... Since your essay was chosen, you can achieve your dream of studying abroad at Harvard. That's really great, Mamo-chan. I should be happier... I'll laugh today. I was thinking of sending you off, but..." "Usako." He looked at her, hugging her softly. He let the scent of her fill inside of him. 'Oh Kami, I don't deserve her. All these years - all I can do is be blamed for her pain. Not only had she killed herself on the moon kingdom, yet she had done that earlier in the year. I'm always a target against her - and when I had the shadow in my lungs... I had caused her to be envelop in it.' 'Everything that happens to her is always my fault. The gods had done a terrible thing to bind them together for the rest of eternity -' "I'll write and call you... I know you'll come back to me." He took a deep breath. He glanced at her. She was beautiful. So beautiful... So giving, so loving. He was but a loner, not knowing how to love like she had. He looked away from her, whispering one word: "Iie." She was taken back by that one word, as he slipped himself away from her hands. "Gomen nasai Usa-ko, but I was meaning to tell you something." She looked at him, uncertain of how to react. Was she to say something? His eyes glanced at her, taken the glimmer around her with an arousing pain. "When I get to the United States - I don't want to hold onto anything... anyone from Japan." She stared at him, not comprehending his words. He sighed, "Usa-ko I don't want a girlfriend waiting for me in Japan. I want to break up." His words were a sharp knife stabbing her heart... again and again... She shook violently as he continued on. "Gomen." He turned around and walked away, as Usagi fell into a crumpled heap onto the ground while he walked away with tears shimmering down his face. 'I'm sorry Usako... But only this way... Will you truly... Be happy... And free...' 'Even if it isn't with me.' ~~~ (I still believe - Mariah Carey) You look in my eyes And I get emotional inside. I know it's crazy But you still can touch my heart. And after all this time, You'd think that I, I wouldn't feel the same But time melts into nothing And nothing's changed. I still believe, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. I had a dream, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. Each day of my life I'm filled with all the joy I could find. You know that I am not the desperate type. If there's one spark of hope left in my grasp I'll hold it with both hands. It's worth the risk of burning to have a second chance. No, no, no, no, no, no I need you baby. I still believe that we can be together. If we believe that true love never has to end, Then we must know that we will love again. I still believe, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. I had a dream, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. I still believe, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. I had a dream, someday you and me, Will find ourselves in love again. ~~~ Interlude Chapter 1 By Eternal Angel Usako9@hotmail.com http://cherryblossoms.cjb.net/ ~~~ She felt so sick; for once in her life she had felt so helpless. When she stood in front of Beryl, her crystal in her hand, or when she stood in front of Mistress 9, or other various enemies, the feeling of utter dread and defeat did not compare close to the feeling she had held within her grasp right now. She had always had his love before to keep on going, to keep on living. But his love was now gone, or was it never there? Had she just imagined it? She felt sick within her stomach, which she held onto crumpled up onto the ground. She had never imagined a life without him - she had never thought of a life without him. In the moon kingdom, just a moment of the heartbreak had caused her to suicide. She had repeated the same mistake again this lifetime, in knowledge that he was but a corpse, his soul was floating away and away from her. Everything was unbearable. The pain, the headache. She cried again. She willed to be strong, to go on. But she couldn't. She just couldn't. She was conquered. Defeated. ~~~ He had been all alone throughout his life. He never did have anyone close to him, as she was... at least not someone that he remembered. He missed her already, more so then he would have thought, but why wouldn't he? If he had not spoken those words, she would still be his, even across the world apart. And now... now... It was not only half a world apart, but it was an eternity apart. He had broken their string of destiny. They were not to be together again... He had but pushed her into the arms of another. She could marry, have children, and rule the world- With another by her side. He sobbed. He should be happy about the information, but all he could do is weep silently. He had wanted her to be the mother of his children. He wanted to fall a sleep, seeing her next to him when he broke up. He wanted earth to be the same as they saw in the future, although shaky at some points, but it would still be able to live pass those precious moments to build a peaceful future. But all of that is now a mirage. A dream never coming true. He looked down the window of the airplane, his eyes looking out. "If you love someone, set them free..." Setting them free was the hardest task in the world. ~~~ She sat, glazing out of the window, her eyes looking about. Everything was so beautiful… she wish Mamoru were with her to share this moment with her. "Usa-chan, are you think about Mamoru again? Just write him letters, I mean, you only have a year until you see him…" The other blonde had exclaimed at her, as Usagi glanced at her, nodding. She had not told the senshis about what had happen in the airport. She didn't want to… because to tell them was to be accepting the truth. She for one did not want to accept anything but the fact that he was going to return back to her… which she didn't know if he was doing. "Hey Odango, want to go to the Light's concert tonight?" The idol as she slipped back into reality, "Nani?" He laugh, "What do you say Odango?" She stared at him, 'Mamoru use to call me Odango Atama… I miss him…' She was but to refuse as Minako interrupted her ever so rudely, "Of course she wants to go Seiya! I'll make sure she comes!" She had let out a large smile and fluttered her eyelashes as Usagi sighed and continued to daydream. 'Just write him letters…' Minako's voice had filled her mind as she thought for a second, letters… maybe… She pulled out her book bag, as she looked through it. After a lot of searching, she had found a bunny stationary and a pen. With it, she began to write: Mamo-chan - How I long to say your name again, to listen to you reply back with your sexy voice, 'Usa-ko.' But sometimes I cannot help but know that that will never happen. Late at night, I lie awake and wonder why, why did you leave me? You must have a good excuse… Was it me? I know I'm not perfect, ohh, I'm far from it… but sometimes, when I was in your arms, eternal bliss within our hands, I could feel as if I was… that I was brought into the world for one reason – to be with you. But alas, in the end, we are force our separate ways. Foolish aren't I? I haven't told anyone we broken up, although I get tempted. But then they would never let me think of you, scolding at me to let you go. I don't want to let go. I want to hold on until the sky falls upon our heads. I know this might not be good for you to still be 'tied down' in Japan, but I… I promise you that this will not affect your future; it's only temporarily until I am able to find another way to make this break up fall upon them more easily. And then I would let you go… I never really wanted to let go; to let go is to forget you. To forget you is to forget myself. You had made me the way I am. You had molded me into the person I am. And without you I am nothing. I am nothing without you. Mamo-chan… I miss you… -Usako Folding the letter, she stuck it into her folder, as she continued to stare out of the window, as she watched the cherry blossoms flutter down. 'I miss you…' ~~~ Hey minna-san, this is my new chapter story… yeah, I know, a little down but I'm working on it!! Thanks to my new editor which I have neglected for a while… hehehe… --;; e-mails are great! *Eternal Angel