1.1 --- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/old/stories/waterrunsdry.txt	Fri Feb 19 20:53:12 2010 -0500
     1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
     1.4 + How come who's asking?The stream, running full force, was a 
     1.5 +beautiful blue color.  Not deep blue or light blue, but a sort of 
     1.6 +mixture of the two.  Just a beautiful blue color.  They had never 
     1.7 +seen such a color before.
     1.8 + The two lovers, both petite women, looked up from the stream 
     1.9 +and into each others eyes.  One had light pink colored hair, and 
    1.10 +the other had dark blue...almost a black.  They were both not 
    1.11 +wearing anything, as is customary in the fourth dimension.  The 
    1.12 +lover's bodies shone in the light, but they did not look over the 
    1.13 +other's form.  They just continued to look at each other, before 
    1.14 +looking back into the stream.
    1.15 + "It's so beautiful, Hotaru."  The pink haired one said, 
    1.16 +still looking at the stream.  "I wish I could stay here with you 
    1.17 +forever."
    1.18 + "Why can't you?"  The dark haired one said.  "We both need 
    1.19 +each other, Chibi-chan.  We do.  So just stay here with me."
    1.20 + "I can't.  I just...can't."  Replied the pink haired girl.
    1.21 + "Look at our stream, Chibi.  Watch it flow.  This is our 
    1.22 +love.  Don't deny it!  It's our love, flowing, just as it always 
    1.23 +will.  We have always been a part of each other, and always will 
    1.24 +be."
    1.25 + "Our water WILL run dry, Hotaru.  It will run dry."
    1.26 +
    1.27 +
    1.28 +Water Runs Dry
    1.29 +A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman
    1.30 +By: PsychoKittenSenshi611
    1.31 +	Eeh-mail:  katprincess82@hotmail.com
    1.32 +		This is a Sekkushiaru Roman, so you all know what is 
    1.33 +expected of you.  You must be 18 to read this (sorry folks, I don't make 
    1.34 +the rules...unfortunately!) otherwise...well...we all know the consequences.  
    1.35 +This story contains love and love alone.
    1.36 +		Ok enough of that crap.  Read on loves!  *MuAH!*
    1.37 +
    1.38 +We don't even talk anymore
    1.39 +And we don't even know what we argue about
    1.40 +Don't even say I love you no more
    1.41 +Cause sayin' how we feel is no longer allowed
    1.42 +Some people work things out
    1.43 +And some just don't know how to change
    1.44 +Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
    1.45 +We might watch our whole lives pass us by
    1.46 +Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
    1.47 +We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
    1.48 +Don't do it baby
    1.49 +Now they can see the tears in our eyes
    1.50 +But we deny the pain that lies deep in our hearts
    1.51 +Well maybe that's a pain we can't hide
    1.52 +Cause everybody knows that we're both torn apart
    1.53 +Why do we hurt each other
    1.54 +Why do we push love away
    1.55 +Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
    1.56 +We might watch our whole lives pass us by
    1.57 +Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
    1.58 +We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
    1.59 +Don't do it baby
    1.60 +--Boyz II Men
    1.61 +
    1.62 +	Haruka sat next to Hotaru's bed, almost crying herself.  She 
    1.63 +understood her friend's pain almost perfectly.  She had just gotten over 
    1.64 +some troubles with Michiru, and the nagging pain was still at the back 
    1.65 +of her mind.
    1.66 +	Something inside of her told her Hotaru needed to be alone.  She 
    1.67 +stood up, trying to force out some kind of comforting words, but none 
    1.68 +came.  All she could manage was a comforting smile, and a hand on 
    1.69 +Hotaru's shoulder.
    1.70 +	Hotaru nodded to Haruka, then placed her head in her hands once 
    1.71 +again.  She knew this was it.  She knew it was finally over.
    1.72 +	ChibiUSA was gone.  Gone forever.  She had called Hotaru up to 
    1.73 +tell her it was over, and Hotaru didn't even hear one tone of sadness in 
    1.74 +her lover's voice.  Chibi had just told her she couldn't do it 
    1.75 +anymore...she couldn't keep living like this.
    1.76 +	Living like what?  Hotaru asked herself.  Living on different 
    1.77 +continents, only seeing each other on holidays?  She could understand 
    1.78 +that.  But...but...it was all so RIGHT, how could it just end like that?  
    1.79 +Two words and her entire life came crashing down.  ChibiUSA was the love 
    1.80 +of her life, and she could feel the love they shared even though they 
    1.81 +were miles apart.  She had decided to take the year study in the United 
    1.82 +States at Stanford.  An irreplaceable opportunity, she had said.
    1.83 +	Chibi was never one to pass up opportunities like this.
    1.84 +	She had practically begged Hotaru to join her, but Hotaru had 
    1.85 +declined.  Her own dreams were being fulfilled here in Japan, and she 
    1.86 +hadn't wanted to pass up her own opportunity to become a doctor.  She 
    1.87 +did it half out of the pain she was suffering from the loss, but the 
    1.88 +other half of her knew it was right.  She had thought that the 
    1.89 +separation would be just a test of their love, and everything would turn 
    1.90 +out right in a year just one year.  That's all.  Just one year.  Then 
    1.91 +they'd be together again and everything would be just as it was before, 
    1.92 +and they would get married.  Just like they had planned.
    1.93 +	But it was all over.  The year was almost up, and ChibiUSA had 
    1.94 +called Hotaru like she had done every month.  But it was no longer the 
    1.95 +happy and excited and somewhat depressed Chibi.  It was a cold and 
    1.96 +foreign Chibi.  She just told Hotaru she would stay another year, and 
    1.97 +that she was ending their engagement.  She had just said that she 
    1.98 +couldn't go on anymore.
    1.99 +	Hotaru burst into tears at the thought.
   1.100 +
   1.101 +*   *   *
   1.102 +
   1.103 +	Five thousand miles away, ChibiUSA sat in front of the phone, 
   1.104 +wondering what she had just done.  Hotaru had cried, she realized, and 
   1.105 +her eyes went wide with sadness at the thought.  What was she doing?  
   1.106 +She should be back home with her one true love sleeping in her arms.  
   1.107 +She should be in her bed, in her embrace, and in her life again.  What 
   1.108 +was she doing in this University in California, anyway?  Studying to 
   1.109 +become something she didn't even want.  She wanted to be a wife to 
   1.110 +Hotaru, and that was it.
   1.111 +	How could she, now that she had called it off?  She couldn't 
   1.112 +possibly call Hotaru right back and just say "oops I'm sorry about that!  
   1.113 +I was just kidding!"  What was that supposed to be?  Stupid dreams.  Why 
   1.114 +did she listen to them?  That was what her father did, and he had almost 
   1.115 +ruined his relationship with her mother.  But, luckily, her father had 
   1.116 +caught himself.  How the hell was she supposed to catch herself?  Every 
   1.117 +time she thought about Hotaru the dreams would creep into her head and 
   1.118 +horrify her...seeing the black haired girl die at her feet.  She couldn't 
   1.119 +possibly risk her life.  She couldn't be that selfish.
   1.120 +Hotaru was sitting on her bed now, probably crying.  Chibi could 
   1.121 +picture it perfectly.  Hotaru's small body, curled up in a tiny ball, 
   1.122 +holding a battered piece of Klean-x, her blue-black hair falling limp in 
   1.123 +front of her deep blue eyes.
   1.124 +	"Oh God...what have I done?!"  Chibi hunched over the phone, tears 
   1.125 +pouring out of her and sobs wracking her small body like never before.
   1.126 +*   *   *
   1.127 +The stream was beginning to trickle, no longer running with 
   1.128 +the same strength.  The dark haired girl gripped the other, pain 
   1.129 +in her eyes.  "ChibiUSA, please, no!"  She called out.  "It 
   1.130 +can't...it just CAN'T!"
   1.131 +		"It must, Hotaru.  It just has to happen."
   1.132 +
   1.133 +*   *   *
   1.134 +
   1.135 +	"Haruka-papa!  Come back here!"  Hotaru laughed, trying to grab 
   1.136 +the anniversary present from Haruka's eager hands.  Michiru just 
   1.137 +laughed, placing another plate on the table for the party.  She watched 
   1.138 +as her God-daughter ran after her lover, and smiled slightly.  Haruka 
   1.139 +wasn't supposed to open any of the presents for their anniversary, but 
   1.140 +she had already gotten to a couple.  Matching rings with two stones cut 
   1.141 +to resemble the two planets they represented, necklaces with "H&M 
   1.142 +Forever" on both, a couple paintings, and assorted nick-knacks to place 
   1.143 +around their new house.  Michiru smiled at that thought.  Their own 
   1.144 +house.  She couldn't wait.
   1.145 +	Haruka slowed down, breathless, still cradling the small silver-
   1.146 +wrapped package.  She breathed heavily, hunching over and placing her 
   1.147 +left hand on her knee, holding the package with her right.  She smiled a 
   1.148 +tired smile, and looked up at Hotaru.
   1.149 +	"Give...it...back..."  Hotaru said between gasps for air.
   1.150 +	"Come on...let me just open it now!"  Haruka gasped.  She looked up 
   1.151 +suddenly to see Michiru standing there, a hand on her aqua-colored 
   1.152 +dress.  Her hair tumbled down in front of her eyes, and her lips wore a 
   1.153 +smile.  She lifted up a small hand and held it out in front of her, 
   1.154 +motioning to the package.
   1.155 +	"Haruka..."  She softly pleaded, and Haruka obeyed her silent 
   1.156 +question.  Handing over the package with a scowl, she stood up straight.  
   1.157 +"Thank you, Haruka."  Michiru said quietly, and walked over to her 
   1.158 +lover.  She wrapped an arm around Haruka's waist and kissed her 
   1.159 +fiercely, forgetting about Hotaru completely.
   1.160 +	"You two!"  Hotaru knew when to turn around.  She turned on her 
   1.161 +heels and walked outside, leaving the two alone.  She knew that if she 
   1.162 +and Chibi were kissing...
   1.163 +	She suddenly stopped the thought.  She and Chibi were no...longer...
   1.164 +	Hotaru sat down on the bench in the garden, placing her head in 
   1.165 +her hands.  Not again.  She didn't want to have to go through this every 
   1.166 +day of her life.  She didn't want to have to keep telling herself OVER 
   1.167 +and OVER that it was done.
   1.168 +	She looked up at the noise of a car approaching.  She wondered who 
   1.169 +it could be.  Guests were not arriving for another hour or so.  Setsuna 
   1.170 +was out shopping for some goodies...hopefully bringing something back for 
   1.171 +her.  So who could it be?
   1.172 +	She looked down at her feet again, and ran her hands through her 
   1.173 +wavy tendrils of hair.  She was stressed, high strung, wound up like a 
   1.174 +spring.  She didn't WANT to be, but knew she was.  She needed to see 
   1.175 +ChibiUSA again, just once, to know it was really over.  She needed to 
   1.176 +see her again and talk to her and touch her pink hair and look into her 
   1.177 +red eyes, just ONE MORE TIME.  Just one.
   1.178 +	A car door opened and slammed shut.  She didn't even look up.  She 
   1.179 +didn't really want to.  She just ran her hands through her hair again, 
   1.180 +and closed her eyes tight to try to remember every single detail about 
   1.181 +her only love's face.
   1.182 +
   1.183 +*   *   *
   1.184 +
   1.185 +	ChibiUSA got out of the car, all the while her eyes on the timid 
   1.186 +figure sitting on a bench.  She knew who it was.
   1.187 +	She forced her eyes away to look up at the house.  It was 
   1.188 +gorgeous, really.  She hadn't expected it to be so big.  The entire 
   1.189 +house was a beige color, and the garden was big and gorgeous.  Flowers 
   1.190 +reached up to her thighs, but were all trimmed and well taken care of.  
   1.191 +The bench that her former lover was sitting on was lined by a small 
   1.192 +pathway that entwined in the flowers, half hiding her in the beautiful 
   1.193 +growth.  It seemed fitting that a beautiful flower should be surrounded 
   1.194 +by beautiful flowers.
   1.195 +	No, her inner voice shouted at her.  You ended that relationship, 
   1.196 +and you have to accept responsibility.
   1.197 +	Apologize!  Another voice screamed at her.  Apologize and 
   1.198 +everything will be fine again she'll take you back because you love each 
   1.199 +other and...
   1.200 +	But what if she doesn't love you anymore?  What if she's found 
   1.201 +someone else?
   1.202 +	Chibi almost cried out with the unbearable thought.  What if she 
   1.203 +HAS found someone else?  Someone who loves her more and cares for her 
   1.204 +more and kisses her and holds her...no one can touch her.  ChibiUSA knew 
   1.205 +she would have to do it soon, have to explain herself and apologize 
   1.206 +before the day was up.  She couldn't let the horrible pain go on another 
   1.207 +second.
   1.208 +	She walked briskly into the garden, trying to dodge plants as best 
   1.209 +she could.  She couldn't find a good enough path, so she began to 
   1.210 +carefully weave her way through the growth.  She tried, in vain, to 
   1.211 +brush off some of the petals and pollen that stuck to her dark jean 
   1.212 +shorts as she did so.
   1.213 +	She found herself a few feet away from the bench, with Hotaru's 
   1.214 +head still down.  Hotaru looked stressed, pained...not loved.  She hoped, 
   1.215 +with a selfish thought, that she hadn't been loved lately.  At least, 
   1.216 +not the way ChibiUSA would love her.  Not like that.  Hotaru's arms were 
   1.217 +on either side of her head, and Chibi could sense that she was deep in 
   1.218 +thought.  What was she thinking?  She couldn't tell.  She didn't know if 
   1.219 +she wanted to be able to tell.
   1.220 +	"Hotaru."  She whispered, slightly quivering on the 'u'.  Hotaru 
   1.221 +whipped her head upwards at the sound, and her eyes took Chibi in.
   1.222 +
   1.223 +*   *   *
   1.224 +
   1.225 +	Her hair had grown slightly, and she seemed to be a little taller.  
   1.226 +Her dark jean shorts looked really good with the pink T-shirt, and her 
   1.227 +little pink flip-flops were just right for the warm summer weather.  Her 
   1.228 +eyes were still the beautiful shade of red, and her lips were the same 
   1.229 +color.
   1.230 +	An overwhelming heat seeped through Hotaru's blood as her gaze 
   1.231 +focused on her once-lover's lips.  Oh God, she thought.  I must be 
   1.232 +imagining her.  That's it...I'm just imagining.  She's not really here, 
   1.233 +she didn't come to the party, she is still back at her college.
   1.234 +	"Hotaru?"  Chibi said again, this time questioning her.
   1.235 +	Hotaru cleared her throat, trying to prepare herself for the pain 
   1.236 +that was about to come.  "Hello, ChibiUSA.  Nice to see you."  Her voice 
   1.237 +came out remarkably controlled, the pain masked by the cold tone.  Her 
   1.238 +eyes and heart hardened, like ice.  She didn't want to feel the pain 
   1.239 +anymore.  She returned to her darkened self, inside herself and 
   1.240 +retreating back away.
   1.241 +	ChibiUSA looked shocked.  She had never seen Hotaru so cold 
   1.242 +before...Hotaru was always the voice of calm among the two, the reason in 
   1.243 +their chaos.  But never, ever, had ChibiUSA seem her so cold.
   1.244 +	"I didn't think you would come back here so soon."  Hotaru said, 
   1.245 +trying to mask the uncomfortable silence.  Her eyes narrowed into small 
   1.246 +slits, and her lips thinned out.  She realized just how ANGRY she was at 
   1.247 +Chibi, and clenched her fists at the thought.  How DARE she come back 
   1.248 +here, how dare she just stand there and act like everything is fine.  
   1.249 +She must have a lot of guts coming back here...
   1.250 +	"Of course, Hotaru!  It's Michiru's and Haruka's anniversary...and 
   1.251 +besides, it's summer vacation.  I wouldn't miss seeing all the Senshi 
   1.252 +back in one place for anything!"  She put on a silly grin, showing her 
   1.253 +perfectly straight white teeth.  Hotaru almost joined in with a smile of 
   1.254 +her own, but she caught herself.
   1.255 +	Hotaru stood up with the pure awkwardness of it all, and placed 
   1.256 +her hand on her hip.  "Well I must be going now.  Setsuna-mama is at the 
   1.257 +mall, and I have to go meet her.  See you later."  Hotaru walked briskly 
   1.258 +away, and Chibi stood still as she walked by.  Her eyes swept over 
   1.259 +Hotaru's curves longingly, and she let out a sigh.  Hotaru caught it, 
   1.260 +but didn't say anything at all.  She didn't want to say anything.
   1.261 +	Hotaru was almost to her car when Chibi finally got control of 
   1.262 +herself.  "Taru-chan!"  She called, and ran toward her.  Hotaru didn't 
   1.263 +move, her hand extended with keys in hand to unlock the car door.  
   1.264 +"Wait, Taru-chan!"  She complied, and soon enough ChibiUSA had caught up 
   1.265 +with her.  She was a little out of breath, and Hotaru waited in a 
   1.266 +patient silence.  Chibi finally got control over herself, and stood up 
   1.267 +straight.  "I'll go with you."
   1.268 +	"That's fine.  You stay here.  I'm sure everyone will want to see 
   1.269 +you."  Hotaru put the keys in the lock and turned them.
   1.270 +	"I...I'd like to go with you.  You know, catch up?"  She let out a 
   1.271 +nervous smile.
   1.272 +	Hotaru couldn't resist.  She just couldn't.  "You don't need to 
   1.273 +catch up with someone you pushed away," she snapped.
   1.274 +	Chibi was silent for a moment, and watched as Hotaru put her purse 
   1.275 +in the car.  Hotaru was walking around the side of the car when she 
   1.276 +caught herself in the daze again.  "Hotaru..."  She walked after her, and 
   1.277 +grabbed her arm gently.  "I...I didn't want to push you away.  It's just..."
   1.278 +	"Just what, Chibi-chan?"  She said curtly, tears forming at the 
   1.279 +base of her eyes.  "Just someone else?  You found someone better in 
   1.280 +America, didn't you?"  The tears fell like tiny stars to the ground.
   1.281 +	"NO!"  ChibiUSA said, her own tears forming.  "I've only ever 
   1.282 +loved you.  I still love you!  I always will!  I just have these dreams 
   1.283 +and you're...you're..."
   1.284 +	Hotaru threw open her door and climbed in.  She quickly put the 
   1.285 +keys in the ignition and turned them, starting the car.  ChibiUSA ran 
   1.286 +around to the other side and climbed in quickly, surprising Hotaru.  She 
   1.287 +took her eyes from the steering wheel and looked at Chibi, shocked.  
   1.288 +"Dreams, Chibi-chan?  DREAMS?  That's why you dumped me?"
   1.289 +	"Remember my father, when he had those problems with dreams?"
   1.290 +	"I remember you telling me about it, yes."
   1.291 +	"The same kind of dreams, Taru-chan.  The same kinds of dreams.  
   1.292 +It scares me!  I couldn't possibly risk letting them come true!"
   1.293 +	Hotaru put the car in reverse and drove away from the house, a 
   1.294 +little confused.  "I don't understand, Chibi-chan.  I just don't."
   1.295 +	"I love you, Taru-chan.  If that means sparing your life and 
   1.296 +getting rid of my happiness, then I'll do it!"
   1.297 +	"What about MY happiness?"  Hotaru shouted.  "I love you more than 
   1.298 +anything!  Without you I feel like I don't have a reason for living!"
   1.299 +	"I don't want it to be MY fault that you die!"  ChibiUSA shouted 
   1.300 +back, tears streaming down her cheeks.  The mall loomed up ahead, and 
   1.301 +she wiped the tears away.  "I couldn't stand the thought of putting you 
   1.302 +in danger.  I...I still can't."
   1.303 +	Hotaru pulled into the mall's parking lot, trying to keep her 
   1.304 +emotions under control.  "Is the danger you felt gone now?"  She 
   1.305 +whispered.
   1.306 +	"No."  Their gazes met at the sound of the word.  Hotaru swallowed 
   1.307 +hard.
   1.308 +	"Then...then why did you come here?"
   1.309 +	"Because I had to see you.  I had to know that you were alright."  
   1.310 +ChibiUSA closed her eyes and sighed.  She had finally gotten it all out, 
   1.311 +thank God.  Now Hotaru would know, and she could feel at least somewhat 
   1.312 +at peace.
   1.313 +	Hotaru swallowed hard again, trying to hold back the feelings of 
   1.314 +love and fear and overwhelming emotion that were beginning to overtake 
   1.315 +her.  "I guess I understand.  But we can't be together if it's too 
   1.316 +dangerous, can we?"
   1.317 +	"I guess not."  ChibiUSA sighed.  "But I still love you, Hotaru.  
   1.318 +I always will."
   1.319 +	"I...I love you too, ChibiUSA."
   1.320 +
   1.321 +*   *   *
   1.322 +
   1.323 +	"Oh Hotaru!"  The pink-haired girl flung herself into her 
   1.324 +lover's arms.  "I want to be with you so much!"
   1.325 +"Why can't you?!  I don't understand!"  The dark-haired girl 
   1.326 +said.  "We love each other..."  The stream was beginning to run 
   1.327 +again, and she smiled.  "It's too obvious that we do.  Our stream 
   1.328 +is still running!"
   1.329 +	"It will always run."  The pink-haired girl smiled, but the 
   1.330 +smile quickly turned back into a worried frown.  "But we can't 
   1.331 +always be together, Hotaru."
   1.332 +	"I don't understand!"  The other girl shouted once again.  
   1.333 +	"Those who do not understand love will always get in the 
   1.334 +way.  It's too dangerous.  Our stream will continue to always run, 
   1.335 +believe me.  I won't let it run dry."
   1.336 +	"It will run dry, Chibi-chan.  All things must.  You said it 
   1.337 +yourself.  If you don't want it to run dry, love me!  Just love 
   1.338 +me!"  The dark-haired girl dropped to her knees.
   1.339 +	"I will always love you, Hotaru."  The pink-haired girl 
   1.340 +said, and dropped to her knees in front of the other.  "I will 
   1.341 +always love you.
   1.342 +
   1.343 +ToOh BeEh CoNtInUeD
   1.344 +
   1.345 +*   *   *
   1.346 +
   1.347 +	Hey loves!  I've wanted to do a story like this for a long time.  
   1.348 +Stay tuned for part two!  Thanks as always to the Amazoness Duo, those 
   1.349 +wonderful gals!  ?
   1.350 +	And, of course, to my wonderful and supportive friends, Alea, 
   1.351 +Jessica, Analicia...hope all of you are doing alright in Cali!
   1.352 +	And to my new buds, especially Jayne.  Thanks for the support and 
   1.353 +your willingness!  I love yah!
   1.354 +	AND, FINALLY, to all my fans.  You are the ones I keep doing this 
   1.355 +for!  Thanks so much.
   1.356 +<3 PsychoKittenSenshi611
   1.357 +	Gabrielle
   1.358 +