"It must have been fate" by Sara Jaye Hi. ^^ Sara Jaye again, with something a liiittle different than the usual stuff. ^_^;; I came up with this on the spur of the moment, while in another one of my introspective trances and thinking about the Sailor Moon S manga translation I read. I just love the quote from Hotaru as she returns ChibiUsa's heart crystal: "We're both girls, but it's strange. It must have been fate that we met". How romantic! ^=^ But anyway... This is a short, introspective look at ChibiUsa's thoughts after Hotaru's sacrifice. Not as angsty as most of my other works, but it is rather sad in a way. Enough disclaimer. On with the story. ^_^;; [Disclaimers: Sailor Moon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi and Toei animation. None of the characters belong to me. This is a yuri/shoujo ai fanfiction, meaning love between 2 girls. If you are offended by this, then I suggest you leave immediately. Reading this, being offended/shocked/disgusted, and flaming me will result in me being very pissed off. And trust me, you do not want that to happen. Same to you ChibiUsa-haters. But if none of the above apply to you, enjoy! ^_^] ~ "We're both girls, but it's strange. It must have been fate that we met." Moments after you're gone, those words still repeat in my mind. Fate... It's so very cruel. I met you, became attached to you, and now I've lost you... Yes, you did sacrifice yourself to save me, but the fact remains that you're gone. And I'm left with this sad emptiness, knowing I'll probably never see you again. My best friend...no...this feeling is stronger than just friendship. {"It must have been fate that we met..."} Fate... Just like my mother and father, destined to be together...fate brought them together... Hotaru-chan...you were more than just a friend. {"It's good we met. I'm glad we became friends, Chibi-Usa-chan. Thank you. Goodbye."} No, Hotaru-chan. Thank you. You gave your life up to give me back mine. You just wanted to save me... More than just a friend. And now that I've realized, it's too late. You're gone... Hotaru-chan... ~ The solemn pink-haired girl looked down at her brooch, her crimson eyes filling with tears. 'Aishiteru, Hotaru-chan,' she thought as her tears began to fall. ~End~ Yay! Another fanfic I finished in one night! ^_^ I love that feeling...finishing a story gives me a bit of a high, in a sense. ^_^;; Anyways, I won't bother with a long anfternote here, just thanks to Heather-sama for sending the manga translation and inspiring me to come up with this. ^^ (And an apology for not doing the same in the afternote to my first Tomoyo&Sakura story. ^^;;; How that slipped my mine I will never know. O_o So I'll thank her for the inspiration to write that as well. ^_^;) You can read her wonderful fanfiction at http://fly.to/moonlit_nights. Ja ne! ^_^