Usagi sobbed loud: "I can't believe that! Eudial's dead! It can't be true..."
The other girls and the witches were all silently weeping.
Rei put an hand on Usagi's arm: "We must be strong, Usagi, and we'll make them pay for what they did!"
Usagi trembled: "It was my fault..."
Everyone stared at her.
"I had to force Eudial to come with me, when I was on Tau Ceti, but I didn't and now she's dead!"
"Usagi, it's not your fault." said Tellu "Eudial knew what she was doing. If you forced her to follow you, she could have been mad at you..."
"I'd prefer to be hated by Eudial, than seeing her dead!"
Eudial was listening, hidden behind the temple's door. When she heard Usagi's words, she was about to rush into the room and tell her that she was alive, but she forced to control herself.
"Please, forgive me Usagi, but it will be better for you to think I'm dead..."
She ran away sobbing.
Luna jumped on the table. Her eyes were filled with tears too: "Girls, we have to say that to Silver... We can't lie about this..."
"But Eu-chan is still alive, Sarcolite and Dioptasio must be wrong!" Ami said.
"Things are not so simple, girls. Eu-chan can be alive, even if Eudial is dead..." a voice said.
A woman with long dark green hair entered the room.
"Setsuna!" al said in a once.
"What do you mean, Pu?" Chibiusa asked.
"It's not easy, Eu-chan could come from a different timeline, where Eudial is still alive...So she can continue to exist even her mother is dead in THIS timeline..."
All sighed.
Minako spoke: "We must be strong, girls. We have to remember that Yuuko is very similar to Eudial and Sarcolite and Dioptasio could try to kill her! We must protect that girl."
"Yes, you're right Minako." Usagi agreed "We'll have to fight very strong enemies. By the way, where is Yuuko? Wasn't she with you, Cyprine?"
"Yes, she was, but she said that she was too frightened and wanted to go home, so I left her in front of your house."
The day after, Usagi was talking with Mamoru: "Did you told it to Silver?"
Mamoru looked very sad: "Yes I did. He couldn't believe that Eudial was dead and yelled at me. He said I was a liar because Eu-chan was still alive, so Eudial couldn't be dead."
Usagi repressed a sob: "Did you told him Setsuna's words?"
"Yes. At first he didn't want to believe me, then he ran away. I'm worried, he spent all the night out and he isn't still back at home..."
"I'm desperate for Eudial's death and I'm a friend of her, so I can imagine what he's feeling.
Poor Silver, I don't know if he can be happy again..."
"I hope he isn't going to attack Sarcolite and Dioptasio to revenge Eudial..."
Eudial walked through the park. The witch was feeling guilty for letting her friends to think she was dead.
Suddenly she noticed Silver.
The man was sitting under the same tree where she saw him few days before and was holding something in his hands.
Eudial went nearer to the tree and she realized in horror that he was holding a knife!
Silver touched the skin of his wrist with the blade.
"Why not?" he thought "I don't want to fight anymore...The only thing I wish is to be with Eudial..."
He was going to cut his veins with the knife, when a hand grabbed it.
Silver turned. Yuuko was kneeled near him and had blocked the blade with her hand.
"Yuuko?!"
The girl sobbed: "Why were you going to do such a horrible thing? Why?!"
Silver shrugged: "My life is finished with the death of Eudial. I've no reasons to go on..."
Eudial slapped him: "You're crazy! Your life is not tied to the life of other persons! You can suffer if someone you love dies, but you can't decide to end your life for that reason! Maybe you feel your life has not sense now, but can't you think of the persons who love you? They would feel as bad as you are feeling now! How can you be so selfish?!"
Silver sobbed: "You're right Yuuko. I was a stupid. I won't try it anymore, it's a promise. But I feel so bad..."
Eudial trembled "Silver, I'm so cruel with you..." she thought "Mimet was right to call me 'snail-woman'. I'm not better than a snail..."
Silver weakly smiled at the girl: "I'm sorry, Yuuko. I frightened you. I'm sorry if I was cold with you in the past, but you are so similar to Eudial... Thank you, you're a good girl and you saved my life..."
"I'm not good at all!" the girl yelled as in rage "I'm a liar, a person who prefer to make suffer her friends to revenge only one person!"
"Yuuko? What are you saying?"
"You see, that's the point: Yuuko doesn't exist, I'm Eudial! Yes, I'm Eudial and I pretended to be Yuuko for all this time! I don't deserve your love, Silver. I'm not better than my brothers; all I wanted was revenge for what they did to Quartz and I didn't care about your and my friends' feelings..."
"Eudial? Are you alive, then? It's really you?"
"Yes, even if it would be better for me to be dead. If I had died when I was still in Death Busters, no one would have suffered so much for me!"
Eudial was violently trembling now.
Silver put an arm around her waist and gently clasped her. He made her put her head on his shoulder and began to caress the witch's hair.
"Come on, Eudial, don't be so hard on you. Don't cry. I'm so happy you're alive..."
"Silver, I want to destroy Sarcolite and Dioptasio. I could be dead soon and then you'll suffer again..."
"Eudial, I won't stop you. I know you loved Quartz and, even if I can't be happy of that, I can understand that you want to revenge him. If I'd stop you now, the ghost of Quartz would be between us forever. I'll wait for you and, when you'll come back (because you WILL come back, I'm sure) we'll be together forever!"
"Silver, you're so kind. But do you understand that I could die in that battle? I'll be very careful, but I actually could be killed..."
"Eudial, every day that you spend with me is a joy. I prefer to suffer again in the future than to think I could have lived without knowing you! Maybe it's better to keep the secret with the other girls, but I'll be near you. I love you, Eudial."
"Silver, I love you too..."
Eudial closed her eyes and leaned her head on Silver's chest. "It's so beautiful to be again with the person you love..."she thought.