Dino sat beside Chero on her mattress caressing her cheek whispering to her,
“Please wake up. Ti amo Chero. I need you…please…”
Hime turned her attention back to the group as they discussed what to do next.
“So, Leonides and Tsukino are stuck in the past until Kiki regain her powers. Kiki is out of commission. Dino is useless while Chero is…” Hime trailed off, because it was too hard for her to talk about her best friend. She shook away the thought, “Anyway, we need to decide what our next course of action is going to be.”
“We should look for the rest of the metal pieces,” Danni said.
Jenny shook her head, “The annex should be our first priority now that it is clear.”
“Is it a good idea to go back there after all that has happened?” Dante asked.
Jenny shook her head, “There is a lot there we have not had a chance to explore. We need to look around. Mocha, you agree right?”
Jenny looked around for Mocha in the group, “Mocha?”
Mocha sat in the bathroom alone, “Stupid!”
She slammed her fist on the ground in frustration, only causing her fist to hurt and not make her feel better about Kiki.
“Why ‘ave you been ‘iding, mon petite?” Francis asked as he entered the bathroom.
“Because I feel useless when all I can do is sit there and listen to them argue!” Mocha explained.
“You are not useless!”
“Yes I am! Why else would Jenny and Kiki not ask me for help? Why is it that those two always do something stupid and do not think about how I would feel?” Mocha ranted.
“Who solved all those puzzles?” Francis asked, “You did! You are far from useless!”
Mocha got up and hugged Francis, “Merci, Papa!”
“MOCHA!” Jenny cried, bursting into the bathroom.
Mocha awkwardly pulled herself away from France, “What’s wrong?!”
“I was looking for you everywhere! We need your opinion at the meeting!”
Mocha smiled at Francis and then looked at Jenny, “Okay, I am coming!”
The trio left the restroom together only to be greeted by a large commotion.
“Everyone!” Dino called, “Come here!”
In a hurried blur everyone ran over to the bed area where Dino was beaming beside Chero.
“Chero! She’s breathing!”
Indeed, her chest was rising up and down a small smile on her sleeping visage.
“Chero?” Hime questioned.
