Been awhile since I last uploaded a one shot to this. I don't know why, but I just had a urge to write something for this.

Crash and Burn

Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru watched from the stands as Haruka's car entered its final lap of the championship race with pure excitement. It had been one hell of a race so far. Haruka was currently setting new records. All through the race she continued to lap the other cars. Currently she had a three lap lead on the second place car, which had won the championship a couple years ago. Once she completed this lap, she would truly make history.

"Haruka-papa has got this one in the bag." Hotaru commented proudly. Michiru nodded at her adopted daughter.

"She'll certainly be in a good mood tonight. It should be a real fun celebration." She said with a mischievous grin. Setsuna rolled her eyes.

"Please remind me to go to bed early tonight with earplugs in." She requested.

"Haruka=papa is on the final stretch!" Hotaru exclaimed. All three women watched excitedly as the car approached the final turn before the finish line, only to be puzzled when it didn't turn and crashed into the barrier.

"Haruka!" Michiru cried out in concern. She tried to rush onto the track to see her lover, but Setsuna held her back.

"Calm down, Michiru. Rushing onto the track is too dangerous and you'd probably only get in the way of the paramedics." The woman told her.

"But I have to know if she's alright!" Michiru watched in concern as the paramedics surrounded her lover's car and began working on getting her out.

"Don't worry, Michiru-mama, it wasn't that bad of a crash. The front of the car is just a bit smooched now. I'm sure Haruka-papa is fine." Hotaru told her. The three women watched intensely and after several minutes the paramedics had Haruka out of the car and on a stretcher.

"Why isn't she moving?" Michiru asked with concern. She didn't like how still and lifeless her lover looked on the stretcher.

"She probably doesn't was to aggregate any injuries she received." Setsuna suggested as Haruka was loaded into the ambulance and taken away. Hotaru stood up.

"Come on, we got to go meet up with her at the hospital." She said, prompting the other two women to get up. Michiru raced to the car, trying to get into get into the driver's seat, but was stopped by Setsuna.

"In your state right now, the three of us would probably end up in a car crash as well." She said calmly. Michiru flared, but decided she didn't have time to argue and got in the passenger's seat. Once everyone was buckled in, Setsuna started the car and calmly drove off. Unfortunately for them, traffic was really bad that day and it took them over an hour to get the nearest hospital. Michiru was fuming when she got out of the car.

"You drive like an old lady!" She told her friends.

"Well I am several millennia years old." Setsuna calmly stated.

"My point exactly, old lady." Michiru hissed.

"Not now, you two!" Hotaru told them, "Haruka-papa needs us." The three went in and got her room number from the information desk. Within minutes, they arrived at the room she was in. Michiru was first to burst through the door.

"Haruka!" She cried as she rushed to her lover's bed, kneeling beside it. Haruka didn't even seem to notice her as she was too busy watching something on TV with headphones on. Setsuna calmly walked over and turned the TV off, getting the blonde's attention.

"So how are you doing? Are you alright after the crash?" She asked her friend. At this question, Haruka hung her head and didn't even seem to notice Hotaru sit on the bed by her feet.

"No, I am not alright." She said flatly. This sparked Michiru's concern.

"What's wrong? Did you break something? Is it a big cut? Is something bruised? Do you need surgery? Do you have a concussion?" Michiru listed everything she could think of. Haruka shook her head, fighting back tears.

"No physically I'm fine except for a few minor cuts and bruises." She said. Michiru let out a sigh of relief.

"Then what's the matter Haruka-papa? Why are you not alright?" Hotaru asked. At her question, Haruka broke down and started sobbing in her hands.

"I had a three lap lead and I blew it at the last possible moment!" She cried. "I saw the finish line and got so excited I forgot I had to turn! I can't believe I did that! I should be hoisting the championship trophy right now while everyone cheers my name!" Everyone sat stunned.

"But honey, there's always next year." Michiru told her. Haruka turned to her with and angry look in her red, tear filled eyes.

"That's little comfort to me right now!" She spat, "I had a chance to prove myself in a big way today. I had the chance to make history with my over whelming performance, but now I'm just making history as the biggest fail and everyone is laughing at me."

"Well I'm sure no one will remember by tomorrow." Setsuna said, trying to comfort her friend.

"Oh don't try to pull that B.S. on me, Setsuna!" The blonde spat at her, "I know you can see into the future and can see that fifty years from now I'll be featured as number one on the top ten biggest racing fails in history. I was actually watching it the list last night on the news, and my crash was ten times worst then all those fails combined!"

"Please don't jump to conclusions, Haruka-papa." Hotaru said.

"I was watching the sports news as you came in. They were all laughing at me! Said they had never seen anything like it before and probably never will again. My fans are also in shock. They're so disappointed in me right now. " Haruka sobbed. Michiru just sighed.

"You know, if you keep moping like this, this really will eat you up and spell the end of your career." She told her lover. "How do you think I feel whenever I misplay a note at one of my concerts?"

"But you don't misplay notes." Haruka said.

"I'm human, Haruka, I make mistakes. But I don't let the mistakes take over and lead to more mistakes being made. That's what you got to do right now." She said. Haruka sat there silently.

"I think Michiru-mama is right. You just got to go out next season and race like the crash never happened." Hotaru said.

"But the fans and media won't let me live it down." Haruka said.

"Just don't listen to them. Is what they think really that important to you anyways?" Setsuna said. Haruka thought about this.

"You guys are right. I just got to move on and forget about having crashed. Instead I should just focus on the positives. I did have a three lap lead on a really experienced racer. If I don't let the crash consume and burn me, I should easily be able to win the championship next year and put all the doubters to rest." She finally said. Her family all smiled and gave her a hug.

"I knew you could get over this." Michiru said.

"But, Haruka-papa, how were you burned in the crash?" Hotaru wondered, "I saw no fire or smoke." Haruka just laughed.

"It was just a metaphor."

The End

So some inspiration for this idea came from me being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and the shock I was in after Monday night's game. For those who don't follow hockey, what happened was they blew a 4-1 lead in the third period of game seven and lost in over time. Took me a few days to get over the disappointment I was feeling. I guess some comfort was that it was only round 1 and not the Stanley Cup final, but still...