Stay With Me
Written for Sailor Moon LGTBQ+ Week.
Day 3: Vacation.
Chibiusa’s ‘vacations’ to the past are becoming shorter and more infrequent, and her girlfriend isn’t taking it well.
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“Do you have to go?” Hotaru asked, holding Chibiusa’s hand late at night as they stood by the pond that had been designated the time travel spot for the group.
“You know I have to.” Chibiusa said, squeezing her hand. Although she wasn’t very ‘chibi’ anymore, as both girls were now fourteen, the same age Chibiusa’s mother had been when she first started fighting as a Sailor Guardian.
“It’s not fair. You used to be able to stay in the past for months. Why can you only stay for a week at a time now?” Hotaru said, gripping her girlfriend’s hand tight with both of her own as if the pink-haired girl would disappear if she let go.
“Sweetheart, that was different. I can’t live in the past anymore. These are just-”
“Vacations, I know.” The black-haired girl said bitterly, “Which, by the way, you still haven’t told me why that is.”
“I told you… it’s… complicated, there's more risk of messing up the timeline the closer we get to…” Chibiusa petered off, realizing she had already said too much.
“To WHAT?! Why are you always so cryptic? You become more and more like Setsuna-Mama every time I see you!”
“It’s for your own safety, I can’t-”
“And how come these ‘vacations’ only work one way? Why can’t I just come to the future with you?”
“Then we would almost certainly mess something up.” Chibiusa said matter-of-factly, “Trust me, this is the only way we can do this. The future depends on-”
“WHO CARES ABOUT THE FUTURE?!” Hotaru shouted, finally at her limit with this, “I don’t care anymore… what happens to any of it… I just want to be with you…” She said, tears beginning to roll down her cheeks, as Chibiusa pulled her into a hug.
“I know, darling. I know.”
“... do you love me?”
The question stunned Chibiusa, “Of… of course I do. How could you even-?”
“Then stay… stay with me… please…” The black-haired girl begged, squeezing her tight.
“You know I can’t do that.”
“Says who? I’d like to see anyone try to come and take you from me. And whatever becomes of the future, we can face it together. I know we can. So please… please… please…” Hotaru begged, burying her face in Chibiusa’s shoulder as more and more tears began to fall.
“My firefly… you know I would love nothing more than to stay with you… you do know that, right?” Chibiusa asked, gently stroking Hotaru’s hair.
“... yes… I know…” The black-haired girl finally squeaked out.
“But I can’t… and you know I can’t…”
“... I know… I just don’t understand why…” Hotaru said, tightening her grip even further.
“I know you don’t… and I’m sorry… I promise, one day, when time catches up to us, and we can be together… you will. But until then… I just want to cherish these moments… these ‘vacations’ with you. Can you do that?” Chibiusa asked, pulling away slightly so she could look at Hotaru’s face.
“... I guess… you have to promise me something though.”
“And what would that be?”
“The next time you’re here on ‘vacation’... you have to take me to an aquarium.” Hotaru said, still holding on to Chibiusa, but loosening her grip slightly.
“For you, my firefly?” Chibiusa said, planting a kiss on her cheek, “Anything.”
They simply stood there, holding each other for a bit longer, before finally, Hotaru spoke up.
“You have to go now, don’t you?”
“I do… but I promise you, I’ll be back before you know it, I bet you won’t even miss me.” Chibiusa said, looking her girlfriend in the eyes, before pulling her into a kiss. When they finally broke the kiss, Hotaru stepped back and allowed Chibiusa to do the ritual to travel back to the future. Once she was gone, she simply stared at the spot in the sky she disappeared into with a small smile.
“I miss you already…”
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So... does it say something about me that this is what I thought of when presented with the prompt “Vacation”?
Probably.
Anyway, please come back tomorrow for Day 4: Metal. We’re FINALLY getting to my favorite ship (which anyone who has followed me for any length of time should know what that is), so I hope you all enjoy that.
But until then, please let me know what you thought! Comments, reblogs, likes, etc. are much appreciated!
And until next time, take care everyone!
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