A/N: This is the third continuation of this whole "fate" thing. Another serious moment that left me with my hair pulled and all that jazz. But this collection of ficlets/oneshots really need something like this, something to counterbalance all things light and fluffy. Can't always have fun and smiles, right? Lots of sad songs were thumbed through in order to make this section work. Well, please read and review!

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Serena couldn't believe it, the moment of her wedding day was here. She couldn't help but feel her heart thump erratically against her chest with such nervousness that she couldn't concentrate. Serena looked down at her white-gloved clapsed hands in her lap and peeked up into the mirror in front of her. Her bridesmaids really did a number on her face. She smiled half-heartedly and reached around her neck for the locket she kept there and unclasped it.

"So, you're actually going through with it," a voice stated. Serena quickly looked up in the mirror, shock written all over her face as she surveyed the sandy blonde standing at the entrance of the grand room. The blonde plastered on a sad smile and stood up, walking ever-so-slowly towards her love.

Haruka watched with mesmerized eyes as her koneko stood before her with blush on her cheeks and cerulean eyes casted down at their feet,

"You look lovely, even more so than on our wedding day."

"Haruka . . ." Serena whispered, hearing the heartbreak and longing in the older woman's voice.

"So are you going to lift up your face so this unlucky one can see how beautiful you are?" the sandy blonde joked, even though she knew that this event was serious and was needed to happen in order to ensure the future of Chiba Usa.

When Serena looked up, she couldn't help but feel tears roll down her cheeks. Haruka just sighed softly at the display and pulled a hankerchief out of her back pocket and began wiping the wet streaks away,

"What are you doing? You're going to mess up the hard work that Minako and Rei-san has done for you."

"I know this marriage with Mamo-chan has to happen and that this is just the bridge I have to cross over, but it feels like by bonding with Mamo-chan, has seperated my bonding with you," Serena sniffed.

"Don't think of it like that. After this and after the honeymoon, you'll be back living with me. You don't have to really live with him if you don't want to. Sure it'll be awkard carrying his baby while you're around me and Asuka, but remember, we're still together. We will always be, okay Serena?" Haruka cupped Serena's face in her hands and leaned in so their foreheads were touching,

"I'll wait for you."

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Haruka sat down in a seat next to her daughter who was slightly livid. She smirked,

"Can't you be the least happy for your Mom? Her heart will break when she see your face like that."

"How could I when she betrayed the both of us," Asuka stated. Haruka reached over and grasped her daughter's hand,

"We've explained this, it has to happen."

"But why? What importance does it have for Mom to go back to her ex? I still don't see the point. You and Mom keep saying 'It has to happen' and I'm not understanding," the pre-teen bit her lip.

"I can't tell you right now, maybe when your Mom gets back from her honeymoon. Then, we'll both explain it, clearly if you will and hopefully then, you'll forgive both your Mom and I for putting you through this," Haruka stated with assurance. The hall was silenced as the soft melody of the traditional wedding march began playing. Asuka pulled her hand away as Serena appeared at the door.

Haruka understood the feelings coarsing through her daughter's heart, because it was tough on her too. She looked down at her right hand which was fisted in a grip. The wind senshi loosened her fist, revealing the gold locket underneath. She remembered Serena giving her a chaste kiss before pushing the object into her hands,

"Keep it for me, won't you Haruka?"

Haruka closed her eyes briefly, remembering her own wedding with her one and only moon princess. She remembered herself being so nervous to the point where she couldn't stop fidgeting as she waited for her koneko-chan at the alter. When Serena did arrive hand-in-hand with her father, she couldn't help but feel like the world was going right for once. She felt complete.

The older woman watched as her Serena reached the alter, now being handed over to her ex. Haruka watched the scene unfold, watching as her love was wrenched away from her. All because of a little thing called fate.

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A/N: Just in case you wanted to know their ages in here . . . Serena (26) , Haruka (27) , Mamoru (32), Asuka (12). I'm just basing their ages from the anime/manga with the addition of Asuka's age in years.