This is the first time I venture myself into writing a Sailor Moon fanfiction, so I hope it's not a failed start. Before anyone accuses me of anything, I am pro-Mamoru but I don't dislike the Seiya-Usagi couple either. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Summary: Torn between her destined future with Mamoru and her feelings for Seiya, a tragedy gives Usagi a second chance at finding out who does her heart really belong to.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters :)



Chapter 1 – Answer For Me

„I don't think I've ever been this happy to be here before" Rei exclaimed as she and the girls entered the Crown Fruit Parlor. They had just finished their first day of school after the great battle against Galaxia and Minako had come up with the idea of meeting there to have a small celebration in honor of the first day when they resumed their normal life. The girls agreed to it in an instant, specially Usagi, who looked forward at tasting the sweets she loved so much, in company of the friends which she had almost lost for ever during the battle.

The five girls picked their usual sitting place in the shop and ordered their favorites. It was times like this, after a harsh battle, that they enjoyed being together more than ever.

„I'm so happy everything is over it. Hopefully this peace last longer so I can finally focus only on studying.

„Ami-chan! You're terrible. You should really enjoy life more. Me, I want to resume my dream of becoming an idol." Minako started day dreaming, imagining herself being a famous singer, giving out autographs to Usagi, Ami, Rei and Makoto.

Usagi looked at them and smiled. She was happy to see that her friends didn't lose their dreams, that they got over what happened to them in the fight. Seeing them like that, having Mamoru back at her side, that had been Usagi's dream, and now she was living it. She couldn't wish for more.

„And now, due to popular request, we give you the big hit of the Three Lights: Nagareboroshi He, Search For Your Love!" an excited voice could be heard on the radio which set the mood in the parlor. As the song started, the girls stopped their idle chit chat and listened.

„It seems that The Three Lights will still be popular for a while, even though people think they broke up." Makoto leaned her head on her arms and continued: „I wonder how they're doing..."

Usagi, who had been busy eating a cake, stopped when she heard the song and Makoto's words.

„Usagi-chan, I still can't believe you told Seiya you'd be friends forever the other day."

Rei was just being her usual self, trying to tease Usagi, expecting her to reply back and start an argument, like she always did. Instead, Usagi stood quiet, staring at her glass of soda. Drawn in by the lyrics, she remembered the departure of Princess Kakyuu and the Starlights. „He will never forget me... Seiya..."

„Really now Usagi-chan, I can't believe you didn't get what he meant by that" Minako joined Rei at teasing Usagi, winking at the raven-haired girl.

They all expected a reply from Usagi but the reply never came. Usagi just let head down, to hide the tears that she was fighting to keep from falling. Three words from the lyrics kept echoing in her head, „answer for me", combining themselves with Seiya's image as he was kneeling in the cold rain, as a question slipped from his mouth: „Am I not good enough?" She never answered, she couldn't, she shouldn't have so she didn't. And it was only now, when her friends teased her, that she realized that she missed her last chance at answering to Seiya's question.

Without saying a word she got up and ran out of the parlor, heading home.

„Usagi-chan!" Rei called her, trying to go after her, but Makoto stopped her.

„No, she probably wants to be alone. She's been through so much..." Rei sighed and sat back down. Mako was probably right, but still, Usagi's reaction worried her. She looked towards the door and saw Mamoru coming in, with a worried look on his face.

„Mamoru-san, is anything wrong?" Rei asked as he came close to their table.

„Rei-chan, I don't know. I was coming down the street and Usagi came running by me without even noticing me. I called her but she didn't even seem to hear me. She looked more air-headed than usual. I was hoping that you guys could tell me what happened to her."

„We're not sure either Mamoru-san" Ami replied. „We were talking, Rei and Minako teased her and all of the sudden she got up and left without saying a word."

„Teased her? What could you guys say to make her run out like that?" Mamoru was surprised to hear that his odango-atama reacted like that to the fact that her friends teased her. After all, they always did that and they'd just laugh about it. It was the way to show their friendship.

„Nothing special Mamoru-san, the usual: her apetite, her grades..." Makoto replied instead of Ami. She knew Ami might be honest enough to tell Mamoru that Usagi was being teased about Seiya and she suspected it might not be wise to tell him that.

„Yeah, Mamoru-san. I don't think you should worry too much. Usagi-chan probably hasn't gotten completely over what happened the past weeks, so she's more senzitive than usual" Rei continued. She hoped Mamoru believed her, because deep in her sould she wasn't too convinced of what she had said.

Mamoru sighed. They were probably right, Usagi had been through a very hard time, but knwoing her, she would surely be her normal self in no time.

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Usagi entered her house and rushed upstairs, locking herself into her room. She completely ignored Luna, who greeted her when she came in and she almost slammed the door in her face.

She went towards a shelf and picked up a picture which had kept her company for the past months, a picture that showed her, Mamoru and Chibiusa happy together. As she looked at the picture, all the tears she kept back on the way home started flooding her face. She threw the picture against the opposite wall, causing the frame and glass to shatter into pieces, then she threw herself on her bed, crying desperately and inconsolably.