My username, Amara

 My e-mail, keriisgo@hotmail.com

 my story,

 

 I have made this story for enjoyment but some may find it offensive. 

 Also, I 

 don’t own these characters and they belong to Naoko Takeuchi…you know 

 the 

 rest.

 

 

 “That’s it” Usa smiled evilly.

 “Aww, not again.” Hotaru said exasperated. Usa had just beaten her 

 (again) 

 at cards.

 “How do you always manage to beat me Usa-Chan?” Hotaru asked.

 “I don’t know, I just can.” Usa said.

 “OW!” Hotaru suddenly shouted out in pain, dropping all her cards. Usa 

 moved 

 forward to her friend.

 “What is it?” she asked concerned. Hotaru closed her eyes and then 

 opened 

 them again.

 “Nothing, don’t worry.” Hotaru answered. Usa did worry but could see 

 that 

 Hotaru didn’t want to talk.

 “I have to go.” Hotaru said and got up. Usa got up too.

 “I’m sorry.” Usa said. Hotaru looked shocked.

 “Why are you apologising?”

 “Well, if I didn’t insist you stay, you wouldn’t have been hurt.”

 “Usa, I am not hurt.” Hotaru smiled at her friend and left the house. 

 Hotaru 

 ran down the driveway and turned slightly to wave at her friend. Usa 

 waved 

 back.

 “Why don’t you tell me what’s wrong Hotaru-Chan?” Usa thought to 

 herself.

 Usa went inside and looked at the mass of cards that Hotaru had dropped 

 in 

 her sudden pain. Usa started to pick up the cards but stopped as she 

 saw one 

 of Hotaru’s schoolbooks. Usa flicked through it and saw something on 

 the 

 middle page, which should have been blank.

 

 It was in Hotaru’s handwriting and was slightly messy.

 Usa hesitated but read it anyway.

 It said:

 

 I know it is useless to write this down but it is better than keeping 

 it 

 inside me.

 I have been having terrible seizures again, worse than ever, and they 

 always 

 follow an incredibly sharp pain that tears through my body.

 

 Usa looked up and remembered Hotaru shouting out in pain. She put two 

 and 

 two together and knew she left because she was going to have a seizure.

 “HOTARU-CHAN!” Usa cried out as she ran out of the house and down the 

 street 

 calling Hotaru’s name. She didn’t know where she was going so she just 

 let 

 her feet lead her. Down alley after alley she ran. She skidded to a 

 halt and 

 looked down a dead end alley, it was Hotaru!

 “Hotaru-Chan!” Usa cried and ran up to her friend. Hotaru was kneeling, 

 breathing heavily. She looked at Usa shocked and cried out as the pain 

 grew 

 inside her.

 “Help me Odango-Chan!” Hotaru cried. Usa was slightly shocked; Hotaru 

 hadn’t 

 ever called her that before. She felt her heart beat even harder.

 “How, Hotaru-Chan?! How can I help you?!” Usa cried in despair.

 “I Don’t Know.” Hotaru cried out between breaths.

 Usa took out her ginzuishou and tried to help Hotaru but she was 

 resisting 

 the power of the ginzuishou somehow.

 “I can’t help you!” Usa cried in complete despair. Hotaru started to 

 gain 

 control again and between deep breaths she asked

 “How did you know where to find me?”

 “I don’t know, my legs just took me here.” Usa replied.

 “How did you know to come looking for me?” Hotaru asked and Usa looked 

 away.

 “Usa?”

 “I am sorry Hotaru, I read that note in the middle of your work book.” 

 Usa 

 cried.

 “Oh, Please don’t cry, my Odango-Chan.” Hotaru said gently. Usa looked 

 up at 

 her.

 “Odango-Chan?” Usa whispered.

 “Oh, Usa, I love you!” Hotaru cried, tears now staining both their 

 faces. 

 Usa just stared in shock but Hotaru thought that Usa was angry and ran 

 away 

 shouting

 “Gomen Usa, Gomen (sorry).” Hotaru stopped when she reached the park 

 and 

 noticed that it was the same spot in which she had first met Usa.

 “Gomennasai, Usa, and Domo Arigatou (I’m sorry, Usa, and thank you).” 

 Hotaru 

 said aloud and then fainted. Usa skidded round the corner just in time 

 to 

 hear what Hotaru had said.

 “Hotaru-Chan! Don’t say things like that!” She ran forward and 

 supported her 

 friends head, She noticed how pretty Hotaru was as she saw her black 

 hair 

 mask her closed eyes,

 “It sounds to much like a goodbye.” Usa looked over her friend and 

 noticed 

 that she wasn’t breathing,

 “So, it was a good bye.” Usa cried. She leaned over her friend and 

 kissed 

 her softly on the lips and then again, but deeper, and more passionate.

 “Aishiteru, Hotaru.” Usa cried and kissed her again. Hotaru’s chest 

 started 

 once again to rise and fall.

 “Hotaru!” Usa cried.

 “YOUR O.K!”

 “Domo Arigatou.” Hotaru said.

 “Iie, Domo Arigatou.” Usa replied and they kissed again, with the love 

 of 

 futures and pasts, also the present time, which they wished could last 

 forever.

 

 Later, Hotaru and Usa were at Hotaru’s house; Hotaru’s Mama’s and Papa 

 were 

 out.

 “They won’t be back until tomorrow evening. So, we have all tonight and 

 tomorrow alone.” Hotaru said slyly. Usa smiled but then became serious.

 “Are you sure you are O.K?” She asked looking at Hotaru. Hotaru avoided 

 her 

 eyes and said

 “Of course Usa, I am always fine around you. Would you like something 

 to 

 eat? It is getting to be about 9:00 (pm).” Usa sensed that her friend 

 was 

 lying but didn’t say anymore.

 “Yeah! I am sooo hungry.” Usa replied. Hotaru tilted her head to one 

 side 

 and smiled at her friend.

 “I will make dinner, you can go and watch T.V.” Hotaru said.

 “Oh, can’t I help?” Asked Usa enthusiastically. Hotaru knew she only 

 wanted 

 to help but to put it bluntly; Usa didn’t mix well with the kitchen.

 “That’s O.K Usa; I can do it.” Hotaru said. Usa looked sad but smiled 

 and 

 turned around, and then walked out.

 Hotaru cooked a feast, A roast dinner that was fit for a king. Chicken, 

 potatoes, parsnips, carrots and all sorts of side dishes.

 

 She called Usa and as she came in her eyes widened.

 “You made all this?!” Usa asked in disbelief.

 “Yes.” Hotaru said quietly and indicated to a chair. Usa sat down and 

 started. Hotaru didn’t eat much but Usa didn’t notice, Hotaru smiled as 

 Usa 

 ate her weight in food.

 “MMMMMMM” Usa muffled through her last mouthful.

 “Where did you learn to cook like that?”

 “I often watch Setsuna-Mama when she cooks and she helps me to cook 

 sometimes too.” Hotaru smiled at the awestruck look on Usa’s face.

 “Wow!” Hotaru said

 “What?”

 “It’s ten o’clock!”

 “So?”

 “It’s time for bed…” Hotaru finished and was wearing a sly and playful 

 smile.

 “Oh, O.K” Usa said.

 “You go ahead while I clean up.” Hotaru said.

 “O.K then, I’ll be waiting…” And with that Usa left the kitchen and 

 went to 

 Hotaru’s room. Hotaru finished clearing up and went upstairs. She got 

 half 

 way up the stairs when she had to stop. She backed up a few paces 

 holding 

 her chest in pain. She gasped for air and tried to call for Usa’s help 

 but 

 nothing came out. She tried to get to her room but as soon as she got 

 her 

 door she felt as if she was going to die of pain. She fell forwards 

 into the 

 door, it opened and Hotaru fell into her room.

 “Hotaru-Chan!” Usa cried in shock.

 “Why does this keep happening?!” Usa asked.

 “I don’t know!” Hotaru cried out in pain.

 “Please Usa, Call Michiru-Mama and Haruka-Papa and Setsuna-Mama!” 

 Hotaru 

 cried between breaths.

 “I don’t know their number.” Usa said helplessly.

 “On the dresser by the phone.” Hotaru managed before her attack got 

 even 

 worse, hardly allowing her to breath.

 “I can’t leave you.” Usa cried.

 “PLEASE!” Hotaru screamed in pain as it got worse and worse. Usa ran 

 downstairs and picked up the phone, she was very scared but her hand 

 was 

 still steady as she dialled the number on the pink note.

 “Hello?” It was Michiru.

 “MICHIRU!”

 “Usa?! What’s wrong?!”

 “It’s Hotaru! She’s having a really bad fit! Please help us!”

 “Hold on just a while longer, go to her, we will be there shortly 

 thanks to 

 Setsuna.”

 “HURRY!”

 Usa hung up and sprinted upstairs as fast as she could.

 “HOTARU-CHAN! THEY ARE COMEING! HOLD ON!” Usa shouted and burst into 

 her 

 room, Hotaru was on her hands and knees.

 “Usa-Chan…” Hotaru said and then everything around her went black.

 “HOTARU-CHAN?!” Usa cried in complete despair.

 “We’re here!” Setsuna said and they burst into the room, they saw Usa 

 lying 

 there holding the unconscious form of Hotaru.

 “Let go, Usa.” Setsuna said and Usa did as she was told, Haruka picked 

 Hotaru up and went to lie her on the bed but Hotaru’s body began to 

 glow and 

 powered up, Haruka was thrown backwards by the force of Hotaru’s light. 

 Michiru ran to Haruka’s side. Setsuna transformed into Sailor Pluto 

 “Pluto 

 planet power, make up!” and grabbed Usa by the back, She held her 

 talisman 

 at arms length and it glowed. She pushed Usa back to Michiru and Haruka 

 who 

 held her tight. Setsuna’s Talisman set up a shied around them just as 

 Hotaru’s Power exploded and everything in the room was demolished, 

 except 

 what was in the shield.

 “What’s happening?” Usa cried. Setsuna ignored the question from Usa 

 and 

 Shouted at the outers.

 “TRANSFORM!”

 “Uranus planet power, make up!”

 “Neptune planet power, make up!”

 They transformed and so did Usa.

 The four were unable to move the shield and didn’t have the power to 

 hold 

 the shield as well as prepare the sailor teleport and Setsuna couldn’t 

 hold 

 the shield as well as teleport them so they were stuck.

 “We can’t keep this up forever!” Uranus exclaimed.

 “What is happening to her?” Neptune asked Pluto.

 “I don’t know.” Pluto said solemnly. The power emanating from Hotaru 

 suddenly grew massively and the four senshi cried out in pain as they 

 tried 

 to hold the barrier. In a bright flash of light, Hotaru transformed 

 into 

 Sailor Saturn, without her transformation stick and without saying 

 ‘Saturn 

 planet power, Make up!’

 The four other senshi were completely confused.

 “We can’t just stand here and let her destroy us!” Uranus shouted.

 “But what can we do?! She is our daughter!” Setsuna cried out in pain 

 as 

 another power surge hit the shield.

 “She wouldn’t want us to be destroyed, even if that meant her own 

 demise.” 

 Neptune said quietly, but even though it was quiet, everyone heard. 

 Silent 

 tears fell down Usa’s face but she knew that Michiru was right.

 “O.K. Ready, and remember, we don’t want to destroy her, just knock her 

 so 

 she can’t use her powers.” Uranus said.

 “O.K!” came the reply from the other three senshi. All at once they 

 broke 

 the shield and fired their attacks. All four attacks went forward and 

 just 

 as they were about to hit Sailor Saturn, they were all dispersed by her 

 power. The same surge of power that destroyed the attacks was about to 

 destroy the senshi when…

 “MOON CRYSTAL POWER!!” Sailor moon arrived and set up a new shield to 

 protect the senshi.  The shield was put up just in time as the surge 

 hit and 

 Sailor moon was forced back.

 “Usa! I know there is something special between you and Hotaru!” Sailor 

 moon 

 cried.

 The three outers were shocked.

 “You can use your love to get through to her!” Sailor moon said and was 

 forced back a few more steps as another surge hit her shield.

 “How can we help?” The three outers asked.

 “You are to drained to help, any further fighting may cause you more 

 harm 

 than good, I can keep up this barrier on my own for now, but Usa, 

 please 

 hurry. Usa nodded and sat down. She closed her eyes and concentrated on 

 Hotaru. She heard Hotaru screaming, arguing with someone or something 

 inside 

 her head.

 “GET OUT AND LEAVE THEM ALONE!” Hotaru cried.

 “You don’t command me, I command you, and you will obey, you have no 

 choice.” Said a creepy, old voice.

 “You can no longer inhabit me if I am dead, and if that is the only way 

 then 

 so be it!” Hotaru said boldly and at that point Usa was forced out. 

 Back in 

 the real world:

 “She’s getting stronger! I can’t hold it back!” Sailor moon had tears 

 rolling down her cheeks from the pain.

 “Usa? What happened? Why is her power growing?” Sailor moon asked 

 worriedly.

 “She was arguing with someone, I don’t know who, She said… She said…” 

 Usa 

 burst out crying and Michiru hugged her to comfort her.

 “What did Hotaru say?”

 “She said if the only way to get rid of that thing and save us was to 

 kill 

 herself then…  she said  she would do it, Oh Michiru! She’s going to 

 kill 

 herself!” Usa buried her face in Michiru’s stomach and cried. Michiru 

 rubbed 

 Usa’s back reassuringly. Sailor moon turned round to look at Usa and 

 was 

 caught off guard by a power surge. She screamed in pain as a black 

 lightning 

 whipped around her.

 Pluto instantly stood up to reinitiate her shield and try to help 

 sailor 

 moon. Sailor moon looked down and saw what Pluto was trying to do. She 

 shouted to Pluto not to and Pluto was shocked, therefore she stopped. 

 Sailor 

 moon screamed again as she was entangled in the lightning and it 

 shocked her 

 harshly. Pluto had got over her temporary shock and continued to try to 

 activate her talisman, but she was too weak and it wouldn’t activate, 

 neither would the other outers so they were all helpless.

 “Mama!!” Usa cried out to see her past mother in so much pain. She ran 

 towards Sailor Moon but Sailor Moon held out her hand to stop her.

 “Don’t you dare get yourself hurt Usa!” Sailor moon said sternly. The 

 silver 

 crystal flickered and went blank. Sailor Moon’s eyes seemed to do the 

 same.

 “MAMA!! NO!!” Usa cried out as she watched a silent tear roll down 

 Usagi’s 

 cheek.

 Sailor Saturn seemed to stir from the powerful state she had been in. 

 She 

 called forth the Silence Glaive and stared at Usa until her feet softly 

 touched the floor. Her eyes changed, they were no longer empty and 

 cold, now 

 they were filled with love and guilt.

 “I am sorry Usa, I had no control.” Sailor Saturn said as she let Usagi 

 down 

 from the lightning.

 “Wait! She is still alive!” Sailor Saturn exclaimed. Sailor Saturn ran 

 forward and pressed her hand on Usagi’s heart, She poured her Ki into 

 Usagi 

 and Usagi’s eyes flicked open.

 “Thank you.” Usagi said.

 “Do not thank me, Sailor Moon, It is I who needs to thank you for 

 saving 

 them from my power.” Sailor Saturn answered.

 “O.K Sailor Saturn, You can stop now, I am healed.” Usagi said.

 “Don’t even try to lie to me, I can feel that you are still really low 

 on 

 energy.” Sailor Saturn said and poured even more of her energy into 

 Usagi’s 

 body, Usagi’s Broach began to glow and she transformed into Sailor 

 Moon. 

 Sailor Saturn removed her hand.

 “There, that’s better.” Sailor Saturn said.

 “Thank you.” Sailor Moon said again. Sailor Saturn smiled and turned to 

 face 

 the outers and Usa.

 “I must also return your energy.” Sailor Saturn said. She held her 

 hands out 

 in front of her and made a ball of her energy. She smiled and the 

 energy 

 started to spiral around the room and restored everything, while 

 returning 

 the others power to normal. Sailor Saturn changed back into Hotaru.

 “Hotaru! Please stop!” Usa cried.

 “I can’t.” Hotaru said solemnly.

 “Why on earth not?!” Usa asked.

 “Because if I stop then I will live, and if I live then I will end up 

 killing you all.”

 Usa started to cry all over again, she ran forward and hugged Hotaru, 

 She 

 looked up at the slightly taller girl and said

 “Please, Hotaru, if you die, then I will have to die with you, 

 Aishiteru.” 

 Hotaru was shocked but then recovered herself and said

 “Aishiteru Usa. But this is for me alone to do, I will be re-born and 

 therefore we will meet again. I am sorry Usa.”

 “What are you sorry for?” Usa asked.

 “For this.” Hotaru said and pushed Usa back to the outers and Sailor 

 Moon.

 “Hotaru! What are you doing?!” Hotaru ignored the question. She 

 transformed 

 once again into Sailor Saturn and called forth the Silence Glaive.

 “DEATH REBORN REVOLUTION!” She shouted, the others were so shocked and 

 scared to hear her signature move. They thought she was going to kill 

 the 

 world with her, but they were wrong. Ribbons shot out from her Silence 

 Glaive first and made a bubble around her, it was containing her power. 

 The 

 ribbons stopped coming forth and the light began to emanate from her 

 Silence 

 Glaive. The glow got brighter until Usa was the only one still able to 

 see 

 Hotaru. Hotaru gave a weak smile to Usa.

 But just at that moment her eyes started to change again. She spoke in 

 a 

 voice that wasn’t her own.

 “Hotaru! Do you think that you will really keep yours and my power 

 cooped up 

 in this pathetic shield??” The words came from her mouth but she wasn’t 

 saying it. Everyone was shocked to hear a voice and then the light 

 became 

 stronger.

 “We should set up the shield, just in case.” Sailor Pluto said.

 “O.K” the others agreed. Usa saw the silhouette of Sailor Saturn, She 

 fell 

 to the ground in pain and shouted out as her shield was destroyed by 

 the 

 power coming from her own body. The power hit the shield with full 

 force and 

 then died down a little. The 3 outers and Usagi held the shield but Usa 

 was 

 crying to see Hotaru in so much pain. She made up her mind in a split 

 second 

 and stopped crying, she ran out of the shield, to the absolute despair 

 of 

 the others but there was nothing they could do except watch. Usa 

 struggled 

 forward into the light and fell over something on the floor. She looked 

 behind her and realised it was Hotaru!

 “HOTARU! Are you O.K? What a stupid question, of course your not O.K.” 

 Usa 

 was in hysterics and crying over Hotaru.

 “Please wake up Hotaru-Chan!” Usa pleaded. Hotaru’s eyelids flickered 

 but 

 still didn’t open.

 “Hotaru?” Usa asked worriedly. Hotaru’s head fell to one side but Usa 

 wasn’t 

 that worried because she heard Hotaru inhale. Hotaru didn’t move her 

 face 

 from her sideward position but still said

 “Usa-Chan, thank you for believing in me. But we have to get out of 

 here.”

 “Why?” Usa asked. Hotaru looked up.

 “That power, it is a type of spirit, I can’t keep it under control. I 

 am 

 sorry Usa, I tried to stop it but it overpowered me, but I promise…” 

 Hotaru 

 was stopped as Usa put her finger on Hotaru’s lips. Hotaru pushed it 

 away 

 and continued.

 “I promise, I won’t let any harm come to you Usa.” Hotaru finished and 

 smiled up at Usa. But just at that moment she saw a powerful blast 

 heading 

 their way and in a split second she got up and threw Usa into the 

 shield.

 “HOTARU!!” Usa cried as she looked up. She saw Hotaru being blasted and 

 in 

 her weak form she evolved into Sailor Saturn and tried to withstand it 

 using 

 the Silence Wall. It didn’t work and her Silence Glaive was smashed to 

 pieces, she tried to stand against the attack for as long as she could…

 

 

 

 But she was overpowered and the all to familiar black lightning that 

 nearly 

 killed Sailor Moon whipped around Sailor Saturn. She was electrocuted 

 as it 

 concentrated on her…

 

 

 She thought of all the good times she had shared with Chibi-Usa…

 

 

 

 They seemed so long ago…

 “Usa… I am so…Sorry…” Hotaru cried and fell to the floor motionless. 

 But as 

 she had said, when she died, the spirit died with her…

 All things seemed to be undone as a light spread from the now unmoving 

 Sailor Saturn. She turned back to Hotaru and floated for a few seconds 

 before hitting the floor and raising dust. The light faded and the 

 Sailor 

 Soldiers shield was let down.

 Usa ran forward to her friend and hugged her in a tight embrace; all 

 the 

 lamps in Hotaru’s now restored room lit and a warm glow spread over 

 them 

 all.

 “Lets leave Usa alone.” Michiru said tenderly. She left quietly and the 

 others followed suit. Setsuna didn’t want to leave and gave a sad look 

 at 

 Usa and her ‘daughter’ before shutting the door. Usa sat next to 

 Hotaru’s 

 body and held her hand.

 “Wake up! Don’t you dare be dead! I forbid it as the princess of the 

 Future 

 Crystal Tokyo!” Usa was crying. She watched as the lamps glow 

 illuminated 

 Hotaru’s face and noticed something, not for the first time,

 <She is so pretty, why did she do it?>

 “Hotaru, why? I can’t live without you… Please, don’t leave me all 

 alone!” 

 Usa cried.

 “Your not alone.” Usa was shocked and looked at Hotaru but Hotaru was 

 still 

 quite motionless. She looked up and saw an image of Sailor Saturn.

 “Oh, Hotaru.” Usa said quietly.

 “Don’t worry, you have lots of friends, my Odango-Chan. And please 

 forgive 

 me.”

 “For what?” Usa asked.

 “Hotaru, my human form, is still alive…”

 “SHE IS?!” Usa asked shocked and shook Hotaru but stopped as soon as 

 she saw 

 that she was causing the Sailor Saturn pain. Usa tore her eyes from 

 Hotaru 

 and met Sailor Saturn’s eyes. They were Hotaru’s, but they only held 

 pain.

 “Yes, but she shouldn’t be, I am only still here because she is, and 

 she is 

 only here because you are. I am sorry Usa, I can’t allow you to do 

 anything 

 to get in the way.” And with that Usa was teleported downstairs and 

 appeared 

 in front of the others. They stared.

 “What happened?” Asked Michiru.

 “Hotaru!” Was the best Usa could manage and ran upstairs, closely 

 followed 

 by the others. She hesitated outside the door because she felt Sailor 

 Saturn’s power building. She opened the door and the four burst in. 

 They 

 just stared at the sight that met their eyes:

 Hotaru was on her feet and so was the image of Sailor Saturn. They each 

 had 

 a hand touched together, their right hands entwined and as Hotaru faded 

 slightly, the image of Sailor Saturn got more solid until they were 

 both 

 solid. All the others could do was watch.

 “I love you, Usa.” Hotaru said and Sailor Saturn called forth her 

 Silence 

 Glaive and swung it out in a circular motion, ending at her side. For a 

 few 

 tense moments nothing happened, but then Hotaru fell to her knees 

 clutching 

 her chest. She was not having a seizure, Usa knew that much, she was in 

 pain. Usa ran forward and removed Hotaru’s hand from her chest. Usa saw 

 her 

 hand covered in blood and turned to face Sailor Saturn.

 “You killed her!” Usa yelled.

 “No, I am only her, I am her spirit and so am controlled by her, she 

 killed 

 herself, but needed someone to actually strike her down, she knew you 

 wouldn’t allow anyone else, so I obliged.

 “YOU AREN’T SAILOR SATURN!!” Usa shouted, causing the others to jump to 

 their senses. Sailor Saturn smirked.

 “True, but she really did make the decision. And I have to admit, I am 

 glad 

 to go down with her, because now I can make her after-life hell!” 

 Sailor 

 Saturn turned into smoke and was absorbed by Hotaru. Usa stared and 

 then 

 turned back to Hotaru.

 “Please don’t leave me alone.” Usa said in a barely hear-able whisper.

 “I have to.” Hotaru said and a silent tear ran down her pale cheek. She 

 turned her head and she breathed in Usa’s sweet smell.

 But just as she lost her heartbeat she realised…

 Usa, She is my reason to live. That is why the spirit was trapped in 

 me! I 

 wanted to die; I had no reason to live! But now I can’t die!

 “Usa…” Hotaru whispered.

 “I don’t want to die!”

 “Oh, Hotaru!” Usa cried and hugged her friend. Hotaru’s eyes closed and 

 all 

 went black; nothing moved but then, out of this nothing; there was 

 light…

 “Usa?” Hotaru asked. She opened her misty eyes and noticed she was in 

 her 

 bed. She also saw a new lamp, with a few words painted on, she moved 

 forward, ignoring the pain from her chest and saw it was in Usa’s 

 writing. 

 It read:

 ‘Hotaru and Usa together forever.’

 Hotaru started to get up and realised just how much pain she was in. 

 She 

 looked down and saw a blood-soaked bandage. She moved along the wall 

 for 

 support until she reached the doorway. She quietly opened the door and 

 walked quicker down the hall, wanting to see Usa. She went down the 

 stairs 

 two at a time but made no sound at all. She turned the corner and put 

 her 

 ear to the living-room door:

 Haruka: She is really weak, she may not pull through.

 Usa: Don’t say such things! She is going to be fine! She has to be!

 Michiru: Oh, Usa, you know that the wound was meant to kill her don’t 

 you? 

 She knew it was strong enough.

 Setsuna: But she wanted to die then, I think the fact that she wants to 

 live 

 will make a difference. But not even I can see the outcome of this.

 Usa: I know she will be O.K! She has to be!

 

 Hotaru heard Usa running to the door and tried to move back but still 

 collided with Usa as she ran at high speed from the room.

 “HOTARU!!” Usa exclaimed.

 “Oww, Hi.” Hotaru rubbed her chest. The others had heard and come 

 running 

 out to see what had happened.

 “Hotaru?!” They all stared.

 “Yes?” Hotaru asked innocently, laughing at their awestruck faces.

 “Oh, It’s so nice to hear you laugh again, we have missed it.” Michiru 

 smiled.

 “Missed it? How long have I been there?” Hotaru asked.

 “About 3 weeks.” Setsuna finally said after a long silence.

 “Wow, thank you for looking after me you guys.” Hotaru said.

 

 (A/N: I am now referring to Chibi-Usa as Usagi, seeing as they are both 

 about 20 now.) Hotaru and Usagi were walking through the park.

 “This is the exact spot we met, Usa.” Hotaru said and got down on one 

 knee,

 “Usagi, Princess of the Future Crystal Tokyo…will you marry me?” Hotaru 

 asked and showed Usagi a ring with their Sailor Soldier Symbols 

 imprinted 

 and entwined with each other, Hotaru’s side was a purple and Usagi’s 

 was a 

 golden-white.

 “Oh, Hotaru! Of course I will marry you!” Usagi cried.

 

 And they walked down the road, hand in hand, nothing ever to tear them 

 apart 

 again.