Loneliness again pushed Chibi-Usa to Usagi's room. She was surprised to hear crying.
She opened her mouth to chastise, shame the older girl into silence. It felt wrong now. Instead she curled next to Usagi, her eyes asking the question.
It was several minutes before Usagi could speak. "I don't want to be Queen," she confessed, the words tearing from her throat. "I don't want to be Princess, most of the time." A sob wracked her body. "It's too much."
"I love you, Mama," was all Chibi-Usa could think to say. She held tight as Usagi cried herself to sleep.