1 year later:
Hotaru stared down at the tiny bundle in her arms. She knew that the Fates were finally smiling on her. She had love, and happiness. And there was no great evil that could take that away.
Staring up into the blue blue skies, Hotaru knew her friends were watching, Knew that they were smiling and finally at peace. Someday she would see them again, but for now.
She touched the soft down softness of tiny Chou's hair. The small blue-eyed bundle had been Ser's gift to her, and she knew that she would not fail her friend. Now that she had the strength to go on living, Taru knew she had the strength to fight for Chou and her love.
Duo watched as Hotaru hugged the baby to her. It was funny how the world could play tricks on you. One minute you're alone with only an old movie and the snow outside. The next you have a house filled with family. Hotaru, and now Kasie were his family. And watching Hotaru, he knew that soon she'd have a baby to truly call her own. Their own.
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Hotaru, Hilde, Duo and baby Chou walked together in the park one day and just enjoying the summer air.
A girl ran past, with blonde hair bouncing as she went. "Hey, Usagi." A woman called. As the girl ran right into Hotaru. She looked up with eyes the color of the sky. Her mom came running out from behind a tree. Her green hair shone softly in the summer sun. "I'm so sorry." She said, her garnet eyes sparkling.
Hotaru stared into the woman's eyes and her lips parted in a small gasp. "It's okay." She finally mumbled. Looking down again, Hotaru studied the child. She did look like.
"This is Usagi. And I'm Susan Miller." (An: duh, like I'm gonna use her real name.) She smiled warmly.
"I'm Duo Maxwell, this is my wife Hotaru and our daughter Chou."
"And I'm Hilde, a friend of the families."
"It's nice to meet you." Susan said.
Hotaru looked at her, "Plu?"
"Hm? Plu? Somehow, I think that you've out grown that princess."
Hotaru smiled, "I suppose. But if you're here, does that mean?"
"Hai. Once you finally did what Ser wanted, we all came back. But I'm the only one with memories."
"I'm just glad to know that everyone's. well."
Duo and Hilde stared at the two, "Do you know each other?" Hilde asked.
"It's a long story Hil, remind me to tell it to you one day. But just not today.." Hotaru giggled, "Ne, Shini-chan, you already know it."
"I... ya, I guess I do." He smiled and took her into his arms. "Firefly." He whispered in her ear, "I don't suppose you and Butterfly wanna go back home do you?"
"Ya, I do." She looked one last time and Susan and smiled. "Ya, I do. I want to go home, Duo. Let's go home..."
Hotaru stared down at the tiny bundle in her arms. She knew that the Fates were finally smiling on her. She had love, and happiness. And there was no great evil that could take that away.
Staring up into the blue blue skies, Hotaru knew her friends were watching, Knew that they were smiling and finally at peace. Someday she would see them again, but for now.
She touched the soft down softness of tiny Chou's hair. The small blue-eyed bundle had been Ser's gift to her, and she knew that she would not fail her friend. Now that she had the strength to go on living, Taru knew she had the strength to fight for Chou and her love.
Duo watched as Hotaru hugged the baby to her. It was funny how the world could play tricks on you. One minute you're alone with only an old movie and the snow outside. The next you have a house filled with family. Hotaru, and now Kasie were his family. And watching Hotaru, he knew that soon she'd have a baby to truly call her own. Their own.
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Hotaru, Hilde, Duo and baby Chou walked together in the park one day and just enjoying the summer air.
A girl ran past, with blonde hair bouncing as she went. "Hey, Usagi." A woman called. As the girl ran right into Hotaru. She looked up with eyes the color of the sky. Her mom came running out from behind a tree. Her green hair shone softly in the summer sun. "I'm so sorry." She said, her garnet eyes sparkling.
Hotaru stared into the woman's eyes and her lips parted in a small gasp. "It's okay." She finally mumbled. Looking down again, Hotaru studied the child. She did look like.
"This is Usagi. And I'm Susan Miller." (An: duh, like I'm gonna use her real name.) She smiled warmly.
"I'm Duo Maxwell, this is my wife Hotaru and our daughter Chou."
"And I'm Hilde, a friend of the families."
"It's nice to meet you." Susan said.
Hotaru looked at her, "Plu?"
"Hm? Plu? Somehow, I think that you've out grown that princess."
Hotaru smiled, "I suppose. But if you're here, does that mean?"
"Hai. Once you finally did what Ser wanted, we all came back. But I'm the only one with memories."
"I'm just glad to know that everyone's. well."
Duo and Hilde stared at the two, "Do you know each other?" Hilde asked.
"It's a long story Hil, remind me to tell it to you one day. But just not today.." Hotaru giggled, "Ne, Shini-chan, you already know it."
"I... ya, I guess I do." He smiled and took her into his arms. "Firefly." He whispered in her ear, "I don't suppose you and Butterfly wanna go back home do you?"
"Ya, I do." She looked one last time and Susan and smiled. "Ya, I do. I want to go home, Duo. Let's go home..."