Chapter Thirteen

Good-Byes Don't Have to Mean Forever

The end of the year had arrived, and the seventh year students of Hogwarts stood outside on the lawn. While everyone around him praised the fact that they were graduating, Draco inwardly seethed.

He glared at all the happy faces, and laughter. He sneered at the Slytherin group, who slapped him on the back. After Usagi left, he had revolved back into his normal self. Just as other people had gone back to their normal selves. Lupin had come back to finish Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons, while Dumbledore had returned on Christmas morning, to take up Headmaster again.

Everyone but Draco, and the boy Shingo acted as if Usagi had never even existed.

Gritting his teeth, he stalked away from the group of Slytherins, who were laughing and enjoying the hot sun. How disgusting!

Not bothering to look up, he wasn't surprised when he ran right into someone. But even though it was partially his fault, he didn't bother to hide his fowl mood, "Why don't you watch where you're going!"

"Oh gomen nasasi, I didn't see you." the nervous laugh, and eerily familiar voice caught his attention. Looking up, he was startled to see such a familiar face. Hadn't it been just a few months ago, when she had disappeared? Having expired as that woman Serenity explained?

"You must be one of the student graduating. Congratulations! I've already graduated, just a little under a week ago. I was in a school near Japan." Her smile was soft, and yet it glowed, causing his stomach to do flip flops, and his heart to swoon at the sight.

It was too early for him to see someone looking like her. Why couldn't this girl be someone else? Look like someone else? "I'm here visiting. For a few reasons… and I'm rambling. You probably don't care..."

She flushed, her face burning with slight embarrassment. She acted so much like her. Looked just like her, it was scary. "No, it's okay. I don't mind." A part of him wanted to know this girl. He wasn't sure why. But maybe it was the similarities, the close personalities, or that faint impression that he knew her.

"Honto? Well, I came to see my cousins. You might know them. There's Vesta, Palla, Cere, and Jun Veses. Their not graduating but they go to this school." He nodded, recognizing the name Jun, but not the others. "Also, Albus asked me to come. He says that if I really want to become a Professor, I should check all the schools out, before deciding which one I'll want to go after."

That caught his interest. Tilting his head, he studied the stranger, who was at least was a head shorter than him. She looked like someone he knew, and yet he didn't know this girl. Not physically, but he felt like he should. "A Professor? What do you plan on teaching?"

She looked a little wistful, her hands lacing in front of her, as she replied, "Defense Against the Dark Arts." The irony was almost funny...almost. "Really? you know, I think you'd make a great DADA teacher."

"Honto?" her grin broadened, as her bright blue eyes sparkled, which made him almost giddy inside. He had made her happy. It was an absurd thought, but it made him happy, knowing that because of him, she was smiling. "Domo artigato! That means a lot to me. I'm nervous, but it's something I've wanted to do for some time now..."

She looked at him, her head slightly tilted in thought. "What about you...Oh, how rude of me. I haven't even introduced myself, and I'm rambling on like an idiot."

Holding out her hand, she stated firmly, "Hello, my name is, Matsumoto Usagi, but you can just call me Usagi."

He stared at her for a second, speechless. Was it possible? It was her wasn't it? Maybe not the one he knew from another world, but another version of her, from this one? Glancing at her hand, her wondered if possibly that his mind was playing tricks on him.

So when he finally reached out to shake her hand, he hadn't expected to grab one. But the touch was a shock to his senses. Inside he was shaking, but on the outside, he maintained a decent casual air, as he said, "Draco Malfoy."

Her smile was warm, and soothing to see after months of not. "Its a pleasure to meet you Draco-chan. Care to join me?" She waved a hand to refreshment stand, where food and drinks awaited them.

He nodded, reluctant to let her hand go, but he did, and took a step back, as well. There was a moment of silence. Not an uncomfortable one, but one of understanding, and recognition. Then with a wide grin, she grabbed his hand, and shouted, "Well come on then! We better hurry before those two boys over there eat everything."

He was able to make out Crabbe and Goyle, as the ones she was referring to, before she dragged him to the table.

He was smiling again, his mood lifting higher the longer he spent in her company.

Maybe goodbye didn't have to mean forever after all.

The End

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Okay I'm going to clear something up. As you may have noticed, when the crystal was finally completed, Usagi became Neo Queen Serenity. In my interpretation, Usagi doesn't exist in Crystal Tokyo, so when Serenity appears, Usagi dies. Yes she died. But as Pluto said, she would be reborn. And in this epilogue, you can see that. Matsumoto Usagi, is the exact same Usagi Draco knew, just without any memories of Sailors, or her visit to Hogwarts.

Usagi is what she always wanted to be. A normal girl. Now I hope this ending is good. I tried not to end it on a sad note. But I had to find a way to make everyone happy. I couldn't just have her stay. So I went this route instead.

I hope you liked it… oh and I want to put up a quick summery of my next HP/SM story. The continuation of Bunny Moon and the Philosopher stone.

Bunny Moon and the Unwritten Diary: Bunny returns to Hogwarts for her second year. But surviving Professor Snape's class, and enduring Quidditch games against the handsome Gryffindor Keeper, isn't all that she has to face, but she also must tackle the mysterious attacks against the muggle born students, and her sudden black outs. Will Bunny make it through another year, with Snape breathing down her back, and the odd feeling that something isn't quite right with herself?

Sound interesting? I hope so, I'm working real hard on it, and I hope you guys will give it a shot…

Well that's it. Ty for all the wonderful reviews guys…and gals. Hehe have fun reading, and writing, and everything else in life…

LP