"It must have been fate"
by Sara Jaye

Hi. ^^ Sara Jaye again, with something a liiittle different
than the usual stuff. ^_^;; I came up with this on the spur of the
moment, while in another one of my introspective trances and thinking
about the Sailor Moon S manga translation I read. I just love the quote
from Hotaru as she returns ChibiUsa's heart crystal: "We're both girls,
but it's strange. It must have been fate that we met". How romantic! ^=^
But anyway...
This is a short, introspective look at ChibiUsa's thoughts
after Hotaru's sacrifice. Not as angsty as most of my other works, but
it is rather sad in a way.
Enough disclaimer. On with the story. ^_^;;

[Disclaimers: Sailor Moon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi and Toei
animation. None of the characters belong to me.
This is a yuri/shoujo ai fanfiction, meaning love between 2 girls. If
you are offended by this, then I suggest you leave immediately. Reading
this, being offended/shocked/disgusted, and flaming me will result in
me being very pissed off. And trust me, you do not want that to happen.
Same to you ChibiUsa-haters. But if none of the above apply to you,
enjoy! ^_^]


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"We're both girls, but it's strange. It must have been fate that we
met."

Moments after you're gone, those words still repeat in my mind.

Fate...

It's so very cruel. I met you, became attached to you, and now I've
lost you...

Yes, you did sacrifice yourself to save me, but the fact remains that
you're gone. And I'm left with this sad emptiness, knowing
probably never see you again.

My best friend...no...this feeling is stronger than just friendship.

{"It must have been fate that we met..."}

Fate...

Just like my mother and father, destined to be together...fate brought
them together...

Hotaru-chan...you were more than just a friend.

{"It's good we met. I'm glad we became friends, Chibi-Usa-chan.
Thank you. Goodbye."}

No, Hotaru-chan. Thank you.

You gave your life up to give me back mine. You just wanted to save
me...

More than just a friend.

And now that I've realized, it's too late. You're gone...

Hotaru-chan...

~

The solemn pink-haired girl looked down at her brooch, her
crimson eyes filling with tears.

'Aishiteru, Hotaru-chan,' she thought as her tears began to
fall.

~End~

Yay! Another fanfic I finished in one night! ^_^ I love that
feeling...finishing a story gives me a bit of a high, in a sense. ^_^;;
Anyways, I won't bother with a long anfternote here, just thanks to
Heather-sama for sending the manga translation and inspiring me to come
up with this. ^^ (And an apology for not doing the same in the
afternote to my first Tomoyo&Sakura story. ^^;;; How that slipped my
mind I will never know. O_o So I'll thank her for the inspiration to
write that as well. ^_^;) You can read her wonderful fanfiction at
http://fly.to/moonlit_nights.
Ja ne! ^_^