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1 How come who's asking?The stream, running full force, was a
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2 beautiful blue color. Not deep blue or light blue, but a sort of
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3 mixture of the two. Just a beautiful blue color. They had never
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4 seen such a color before.
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5 The two lovers, both petite women, looked up from the stream
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6 and into each others eyes. One had light pink colored hair, and
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7 the other had dark blue...almost a black. They were both not
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8 wearing anything, as is customary in the fourth dimension. The
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9 lover's bodies shone in the light, but they did not look over the
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10 other's form. They just continued to look at each other, before
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11 looking back into the stream.
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12 "It's so beautiful, Hotaru." The pink haired one said,
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13 still looking at the stream. "I wish I could stay here with you
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14 forever."
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15 "Why can't you?" The dark haired one said. "We both need
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16 each other, Chibi-chan. We do. So just stay here with me."
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17 "I can't. I just...can't." Replied the pink haired girl.
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18 "Look at our stream, Chibi. Watch it flow. This is our
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19 love. Don't deny it! It's our love, flowing, just as it always
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20 will. We have always been a part of each other, and always will
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21 be."
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22 "Our water WILL run dry, Hotaru. It will run dry."
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23
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24
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25 Water Runs Dry
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26 A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman
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27 By: PsychoKittenSenshi611
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28 Eeh-mail: katprincess82@hotmail.com
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29 This is a Sekkushiaru Roman, so you all know what is
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30 expected of you. You must be 18 to read this (sorry folks, I don't make
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31 the rules...unfortunately!) otherwise...well...we all know the consequences.
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32 This story contains love and love alone.
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33 Ok enough of that crap. Read on loves! *MuAH!*
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34
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35 We don't even talk anymore
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36 And we don't even know what we argue about
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37 Don't even say I love you no more
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38 Cause sayin' how we feel is no longer allowed
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39 Some people work things out
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40 And some just don't know how to change
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41 Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
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42 We might watch our whole lives pass us by
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43 Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
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44 We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
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45 Don't do it baby
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46 Now they can see the tears in our eyes
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47 But we deny the pain that lies deep in our hearts
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48 Well maybe that's a pain we can't hide
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49 Cause everybody knows that we're both torn apart
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50 Why do we hurt each other
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51 Why do we push love away
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52 Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
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53 We might watch our whole lives pass us by
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54 Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
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55 We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
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56 Don't do it baby
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57 --Boyz II Men
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58
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59 Haruka sat next to Hotaru's bed, almost crying herself. She
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60 understood her friend's pain almost perfectly. She had just gotten over
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61 some troubles with Michiru, and the nagging pain was still at the back
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62 of her mind.
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63 Something inside of her told her Hotaru needed to be alone. She
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64 stood up, trying to force out some kind of comforting words, but none
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65 came. All she could manage was a comforting smile, and a hand on
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66 Hotaru's shoulder.
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67 Hotaru nodded to Haruka, then placed her head in her hands once
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68 again. She knew this was it. She knew it was finally over.
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69 ChibiUSA was gone. Gone forever. She had called Hotaru up to
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70 tell her it was over, and Hotaru didn't even hear one tone of sadness in
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71 her lover's voice. Chibi had just told her she couldn't do it
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72 anymore...she couldn't keep living like this.
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73 Living like what? Hotaru asked herself. Living on different
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74 continents, only seeing each other on holidays? She could understand
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75 that. But...but...it was all so RIGHT, how could it just end like that?
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76 Two words and her entire life came crashing down. ChibiUSA was the love
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77 of her life, and she could feel the love they shared even though they
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78 were miles apart. She had decided to take the year study in the United
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79 States at Stanford. An irreplaceable opportunity, she had said.
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80 Chibi was never one to pass up opportunities like this.
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81 She had practically begged Hotaru to join her, but Hotaru had
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82 declined. Her own dreams were being fulfilled here in Japan, and she
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83 hadn't wanted to pass up her own opportunity to become a doctor. She
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84 did it half out of the pain she was suffering from the loss, but the
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85 other half of her knew it was right. She had thought that the
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86 separation would be just a test of their love, and everything would turn
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87 out right in a year just one year. That's all. Just one year. Then
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88 they'd be together again and everything would be just as it was before,
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89 and they would get married. Just like they had planned.
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90 But it was all over. The year was almost up, and ChibiUSA had
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91 called Hotaru like she had done every month. But it was no longer the
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92 happy and excited and somewhat depressed Chibi. It was a cold and
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93 foreign Chibi. She just told Hotaru she would stay another year, and
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94 that she was ending their engagement. She had just said that she
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95 couldn't go on anymore.
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96 Hotaru burst into tears at the thought.
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97
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98 * * *
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99
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100 Five thousand miles away, ChibiUSA sat in front of the phone,
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101 wondering what she had just done. Hotaru had cried, she realized, and
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102 her eyes went wide with sadness at the thought. What was she doing?
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103 She should be back home with her one true love sleeping in her arms.
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104 She should be in her bed, in her embrace, and in her life again. What
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105 was she doing in this University in California, anyway? Studying to
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106 become something she didn't even want. She wanted to be a wife to
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107 Hotaru, and that was it.
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108 How could she, now that she had called it off? She couldn't
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109 possibly call Hotaru right back and just say "oops I'm sorry about that!
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110 I was just kidding!" What was that supposed to be? Stupid dreams. Why
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111 did she listen to them? That was what her father did, and he had almost
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112 ruined his relationship with her mother. But, luckily, her father had
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113 caught himself. How the hell was she supposed to catch herself? Every
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114 time she thought about Hotaru the dreams would creep into her head and
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115 horrify her...seeing the black haired girl die at her feet. She couldn't
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116 possibly risk her life. She couldn't be that selfish.
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117 Hotaru was sitting on her bed now, probably crying. Chibi could
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118 picture it perfectly. Hotaru's small body, curled up in a tiny ball,
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119 holding a battered piece of Klean-x, her blue-black hair falling limp in
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120 front of her deep blue eyes.
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121 "Oh God...what have I done?!" Chibi hunched over the phone, tears
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122 pouring out of her and sobs wracking her small body like never before.
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123 * * *
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124 The stream was beginning to trickle, no longer running with
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125 the same strength. The dark haired girl gripped the other, pain
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126 in her eyes. "ChibiUSA, please, no!" She called out. "It
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127 can't...it just CAN'T!"
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128 "It must, Hotaru. It just has to happen."
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129
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130 * * *
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131
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132 "Haruka-papa! Come back here!" Hotaru laughed, trying to grab
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133 the anniversary present from Haruka's eager hands. Michiru just
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134 laughed, placing another plate on the table for the party. She watched
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135 as her God-daughter ran after her lover, and smiled slightly. Haruka
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136 wasn't supposed to open any of the presents for their anniversary, but
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137 she had already gotten to a couple. Matching rings with two stones cut
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138 to resemble the two planets they represented, necklaces with "H&M
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139 Forever" on both, a couple paintings, and assorted nick-knacks to place
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140 around their new house. Michiru smiled at that thought. Their own
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141 house. She couldn't wait.
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142 Haruka slowed down, breathless, still cradling the small silver-
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143 wrapped package. She breathed heavily, hunching over and placing her
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144 left hand on her knee, holding the package with her right. She smiled a
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145 tired smile, and looked up at Hotaru.
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146 "Give...it...back..." Hotaru said between gasps for air.
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147 "Come on...let me just open it now!" Haruka gasped. She looked up
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148 suddenly to see Michiru standing there, a hand on her aqua-colored
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149 dress. Her hair tumbled down in front of her eyes, and her lips wore a
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150 smile. She lifted up a small hand and held it out in front of her,
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151 motioning to the package.
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152 "Haruka..." She softly pleaded, and Haruka obeyed her silent
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153 question. Handing over the package with a scowl, she stood up straight.
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154 "Thank you, Haruka." Michiru said quietly, and walked over to her
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155 lover. She wrapped an arm around Haruka's waist and kissed her
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156 fiercely, forgetting about Hotaru completely.
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157 "You two!" Hotaru knew when to turn around. She turned on her
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158 heels and walked outside, leaving the two alone. She knew that if she
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159 and Chibi were kissing...
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160 She suddenly stopped the thought. She and Chibi were no...longer...
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161 Hotaru sat down on the bench in the garden, placing her head in
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162 her hands. Not again. She didn't want to have to go through this every
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163 day of her life. She didn't want to have to keep telling herself OVER
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164 and OVER that it was done.
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165 She looked up at the noise of a car approaching. She wondered who
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166 it could be. Guests were not arriving for another hour or so. Setsuna
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167 was out shopping for some goodies...hopefully bringing something back for
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168 her. So who could it be?
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169 She looked down at her feet again, and ran her hands through her
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170 wavy tendrils of hair. She was stressed, high strung, wound up like a
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171 spring. She didn't WANT to be, but knew she was. She needed to see
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172 ChibiUSA again, just once, to know it was really over. She needed to
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173 see her again and talk to her and touch her pink hair and look into her
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174 red eyes, just ONE MORE TIME. Just one.
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175 A car door opened and slammed shut. She didn't even look up. She
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176 didn't really want to. She just ran her hands through her hair again,
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177 and closed her eyes tight to try to remember every single detail about
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178 her only love's face.
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179
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180 * * *
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181
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182 ChibiUSA got out of the car, all the while her eyes on the timid
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183 figure sitting on a bench. She knew who it was.
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184 She forced her eyes away to look up at the house. It was
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185 gorgeous, really. She hadn't expected it to be so big. The entire
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186 house was a beige color, and the garden was big and gorgeous. Flowers
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187 reached up to her thighs, but were all trimmed and well taken care of.
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188 The bench that her former lover was sitting on was lined by a small
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189 pathway that entwined in the flowers, half hiding her in the beautiful
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190 growth. It seemed fitting that a beautiful flower should be surrounded
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191 by beautiful flowers.
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192 No, her inner voice shouted at her. You ended that relationship,
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193 and you have to accept responsibility.
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194 Apologize! Another voice screamed at her. Apologize and
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195 everything will be fine again she'll take you back because you love each
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196 other and...
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197 But what if she doesn't love you anymore? What if she's found
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198 someone else?
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199 Chibi almost cried out with the unbearable thought. What if she
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200 HAS found someone else? Someone who loves her more and cares for her
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201 more and kisses her and holds her...no one can touch her. ChibiUSA knew
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202 she would have to do it soon, have to explain herself and apologize
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203 before the day was up. She couldn't let the horrible pain go on another
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204 second.
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205 She walked briskly into the garden, trying to dodge plants as best
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206 she could. She couldn't find a good enough path, so she began to
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207 carefully weave her way through the growth. She tried, in vain, to
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208 brush off some of the petals and pollen that stuck to her dark jean
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209 shorts as she did so.
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210 She found herself a few feet away from the bench, with Hotaru's
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211 head still down. Hotaru looked stressed, pained...not loved. She hoped,
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212 with a selfish thought, that she hadn't been loved lately. At least,
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213 not the way ChibiUSA would love her. Not like that. Hotaru's arms were
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214 on either side of her head, and Chibi could sense that she was deep in
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215 thought. What was she thinking? She couldn't tell. She didn't know if
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216 she wanted to be able to tell.
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217 "Hotaru." She whispered, slightly quivering on the 'u'. Hotaru
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218 whipped her head upwards at the sound, and her eyes took Chibi in.
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219
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220 * * *
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221
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222 Her hair had grown slightly, and she seemed to be a little taller.
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223 Her dark jean shorts looked really good with the pink T-shirt, and her
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224 little pink flip-flops were just right for the warm summer weather. Her
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225 eyes were still the beautiful shade of red, and her lips were the same
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226 color.
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227 An overwhelming heat seeped through Hotaru's blood as her gaze
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228 focused on her once-lover's lips. Oh God, she thought. I must be
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229 imagining her. That's it...I'm just imagining. She's not really here,
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230 she didn't come to the party, she is still back at her college.
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231 "Hotaru?" Chibi said again, this time questioning her.
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232 Hotaru cleared her throat, trying to prepare herself for the pain
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233 that was about to come. "Hello, ChibiUSA. Nice to see you." Her voice
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234 came out remarkably controlled, the pain masked by the cold tone. Her
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235 eyes and heart hardened, like ice. She didn't want to feel the pain
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236 anymore. She returned to her darkened self, inside herself and
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237 retreating back away.
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238 ChibiUSA looked shocked. She had never seen Hotaru so cold
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239 before...Hotaru was always the voice of calm among the two, the reason in
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240 their chaos. But never, ever, had ChibiUSA seem her so cold.
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241 "I didn't think you would come back here so soon." Hotaru said,
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242 trying to mask the uncomfortable silence. Her eyes narrowed into small
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243 slits, and her lips thinned out. She realized just how ANGRY she was at
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244 Chibi, and clenched her fists at the thought. How DARE she come back
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245 here, how dare she just stand there and act like everything is fine.
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246 She must have a lot of guts coming back here...
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247 "Of course, Hotaru! It's Michiru's and Haruka's anniversary...and
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248 besides, it's summer vacation. I wouldn't miss seeing all the Senshi
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249 back in one place for anything!" She put on a silly grin, showing her
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250 perfectly straight white teeth. Hotaru almost joined in with a smile of
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251 her own, but she caught herself.
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252 Hotaru stood up with the pure awkwardness of it all, and placed
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253 her hand on her hip. "Well I must be going now. Setsuna-mama is at the
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254 mall, and I have to go meet her. See you later." Hotaru walked briskly
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255 away, and Chibi stood still as she walked by. Her eyes swept over
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256 Hotaru's curves longingly, and she let out a sigh. Hotaru caught it,
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257 but didn't say anything at all. She didn't want to say anything.
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258 Hotaru was almost to her car when Chibi finally got control of
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259 herself. "Taru-chan!" She called, and ran toward her. Hotaru didn't
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260 move, her hand extended with keys in hand to unlock the car door.
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261 "Wait, Taru-chan!" She complied, and soon enough ChibiUSA had caught up
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262 with her. She was a little out of breath, and Hotaru waited in a
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263 patient silence. Chibi finally got control over herself, and stood up
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264 straight. "I'll go with you."
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265 "That's fine. You stay here. I'm sure everyone will want to see
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266 you." Hotaru put the keys in the lock and turned them.
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267 "I...I'd like to go with you. You know, catch up?" She let out a
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268 nervous smile.
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269 Hotaru couldn't resist. She just couldn't. "You don't need to
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270 catch up with someone you pushed away," she snapped.
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271 Chibi was silent for a moment, and watched as Hotaru put her purse
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272 in the car. Hotaru was walking around the side of the car when she
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273 caught herself in the daze again. "Hotaru..." She walked after her, and
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274 grabbed her arm gently. "I...I didn't want to push you away. It's just..."
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275 "Just what, Chibi-chan?" She said curtly, tears forming at the
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276 base of her eyes. "Just someone else? You found someone better in
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277 America, didn't you?" The tears fell like tiny stars to the ground.
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278 "NO!" ChibiUSA said, her own tears forming. "I've only ever
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279 loved you. I still love you! I always will! I just have these dreams
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280 and you're...you're..."
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281 Hotaru threw open her door and climbed in. She quickly put the
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282 keys in the ignition and turned them, starting the car. ChibiUSA ran
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283 around to the other side and climbed in quickly, surprising Hotaru. She
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284 took her eyes from the steering wheel and looked at Chibi, shocked.
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285 "Dreams, Chibi-chan? DREAMS? That's why you dumped me?"
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286 "Remember my father, when he had those problems with dreams?"
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287 "I remember you telling me about it, yes."
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288 "The same kind of dreams, Taru-chan. The same kinds of dreams.
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289 It scares me! I couldn't possibly risk letting them come true!"
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290 Hotaru put the car in reverse and drove away from the house, a
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291 little confused. "I don't understand, Chibi-chan. I just don't."
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292 "I love you, Taru-chan. If that means sparing your life and
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293 getting rid of my happiness, then I'll do it!"
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294 "What about MY happiness?" Hotaru shouted. "I love you more than
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295 anything! Without you I feel like I don't have a reason for living!"
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296 "I don't want it to be MY fault that you die!" ChibiUSA shouted
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297 back, tears streaming down her cheeks. The mall loomed up ahead, and
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298 she wiped the tears away. "I couldn't stand the thought of putting you
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299 in danger. I...I still can't."
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300 Hotaru pulled into the mall's parking lot, trying to keep her
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301 emotions under control. "Is the danger you felt gone now?" She
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302 whispered.
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303 "No." Their gazes met at the sound of the word. Hotaru swallowed
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304 hard.
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305 "Then...then why did you come here?"
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306 "Because I had to see you. I had to know that you were alright."
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307 ChibiUSA closed her eyes and sighed. She had finally gotten it all out,
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308 thank God. Now Hotaru would know, and she could feel at least somewhat
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309 at peace.
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310 Hotaru swallowed hard again, trying to hold back the feelings of
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311 love and fear and overwhelming emotion that were beginning to overtake
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312 her. "I guess I understand. But we can't be together if it's too
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313 dangerous, can we?"
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314 "I guess not." ChibiUSA sighed. "But I still love you, Hotaru.
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315 I always will."
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316 "I...I love you too, ChibiUSA."
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318 * * *
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319
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320 "Oh Hotaru!" The pink-haired girl flung herself into her
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321 lover's arms. "I want to be with you so much!"
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322 "Why can't you?! I don't understand!" The dark-haired girl
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323 said. "We love each other..." The stream was beginning to run
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324 again, and she smiled. "It's too obvious that we do. Our stream
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325 is still running!"
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326 "It will always run." The pink-haired girl smiled, but the
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327 smile quickly turned back into a worried frown. "But we can't
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328 always be together, Hotaru."
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329 "I don't understand!" The other girl shouted once again.
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330 "Those who do not understand love will always get in the
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331 way. It's too dangerous. Our stream will continue to always run,
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332 believe me. I won't let it run dry."
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333 "It will run dry, Chibi-chan. All things must. You said it
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334 yourself. If you don't want it to run dry, love me! Just love
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335 me!" The dark-haired girl dropped to her knees.
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336 "I will always love you, Hotaru." The pink-haired girl
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337 said, and dropped to her knees in front of the other. "I will
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338 always love you.
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339
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340 ToOh BeEh CoNtInUeD
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341
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342 * * *
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343
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344 Hey loves! I've wanted to do a story like this for a long time.
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345 Stay tuned for part two! Thanks as always to the Amazoness Duo, those
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346 wonderful gals! ?
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347 And, of course, to my wonderful and supportive friends, Alea,
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348 Jessica, Analicia...hope all of you are doing alright in Cali!
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349 And to my new buds, especially Jayne. Thanks for the support and
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350 your willingness! I love yah!
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351 AND, FINALLY, to all my fans. You are the ones I keep doing this
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352 for! Thanks so much.
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353 <3 PsychoKittenSenshi611
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354 Gabrielle
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