Passing Destinies- Aftermath

Chapter 7- End

By Miko of da Shinigami

Miko's Note~ oh my god…I was surfing the net a I found a link to this page and I was like "Oh poo…I never finished my story" I'm gonna really try to get it done this time, even if I mean rushing it a little. As in- finish story in one small chapter. And I really don't think there will be a sequel.

Disclaimer~ Well…guess what!!! I DON'T OWN IT!!!! BUT NEITHER DO YOU!!! SO THERE!!! ALSO THE PLOT IS MINE…STEAL IT AND YOU HAVE A DATE WITH THE SHINIGAMI!!! (but not the romantic kind…so there :P) Sailor Yoru is MINE!!! With permission, you may borrow her.

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They were two and the same. Taju walked over to Yoru with no hassle from anyone. They were the same, same eyes, same voice, same cut on their cheeks. But how? And why didn't they see it before?

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They took a few seconds to pause and think over what just happened. All their revelations, everything they thought they were beginning to understand about Duo's dream, they suddenly doubted.

"But--" Mina started, unable to finish her thought. Like everyone else in the room, she was still processing the revelation. Hotaru however remained several steps ahead.

"It was you then," she said, barely able to be heard. "You attacked the moon palace and sent us to their dimension. You killed the others."

To her surprise, Serena was the first to catch on. "But why?" she said.

"He was mine before he was yours you know," Taju said, Yoru repeating a few moments behind, their identical voices creating an echo like effect. "You didn't even like him. Our love was true."

"Darien," said Hotaru.

"Not Darien," she said. "Tuxedo Mask. With all of you dead or gone to the other world, where you would be easily distracted and your other souls would remain locked, Darien and I could live out our normal lives while Tuxedo Mask and Yoru could be together. Hyades was always so good at separating dimension, and I was always so good at separating souls."

"And I was always so good at separating heads from bodies. I think we got it from our mothers side, don't you?" Hotaru raised the glaive above her head, and let it fall to the ground, where it disappeared. "The destruction of Earth is upon us again, and for almost the same reason, though last time the lack of balance was because of my foolish mistake. I used to think I could balance my love for Heero and my duty. Twice I have learned I was wrong and I hope the same to you. Don't bother calling Tuxedo mask. He'll just be stuck here like you. We don't need him anyway. Hey Duo. Ready to create the universe?"

"Again?"

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"You're holding yourself back Duo."

"I don't know how."

"Stop lying. If you don't snap out of it, we'll all be dead."

"Better dead than alone."

"You would think that, wouldn't you. You're mortal. You're used to the luxury of being able to choose. I don't want to die Duo, and neither do you…I'll tell Lita you love her."

"I'll tell Lita I love her."

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3 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes, and 20 seconds had passed since the end of the world. Not that anyone noticed. Or remembered.

Hotaru sat alone on a dark cloud, a mirror on either side. She looked into one, and saw all of the sailor scouts in the park, laughing and playing games, Yoru and Trista along with all the others, looking happy and no longer alone. 'They never deserved their imprisonment.'

She looked into the other one, and saw the Gundam pilots, finally living in a world of peace, and enjoying it. In the middle of their group was a little boy, one and a half years old, and holding Duo's hand. He looked at the world through big round cobalt eyes, seeing only good. Hotaru smiled.

***The End***

I really hope that didn't disappoint you, even though I'm almost positive it did…but it's the best I could do right now. I'm just glad I got it done. Took me long enough, ne?

If I ever have time, I'll rewrite it and maybe make it longer and more exciting. I'm a little preoccupied with schoolwork (freshman year sucks!) and writing an actual book (scifi! Weeee!)

R/r! if I get really inspired I'll write another story, though not a sequel. If you have any requests for couples, e-mail me! (chlwrn@yahoo.com) or write something in your review (hint- REVIEWWW!!!!) I'll see what I can do.