A dozen roses will eventually wilt and the thought that
comes with it will eventually die

But a poem spoken by a sincere soul shall live
and will surpass through the unfriendly tides of time . . .

- - exerpt from Chapter Five - -


This story took place a few months after the Sailor Wars. It deals with Usagi's troubles when Mamoru went back to America to continue his studies.

"Life isn't worth living if you can't spend it with your loved ones."

"But death isn't worth it if you can't love them the same way that they love you!"

- - exerpt from Chapter Twenty - -

Because of her duties as Sailor V, Aino Minako had lost her friends and had never had the chance to experience a beautiful love life. Would she find the one who would truly make her happy before a painful secret takes her away?

She turned away from the tombstone and focused her lovely,
sad eyes on me. The rain pelted down on our cold bodies
as we stared into each other's eyes so that I couldn't tell if
the rivers running down her cheeks were tears or rain.

- - exerpt from "Her Pain, My Pain" - -

A side-story between Book One and Book Two, this Mamoru fanfic relates the pain he sees in Usagi pertaining to a certain event in their lives, and how that pain affects him as well.

"For one to love someone so much . . .
surely he wouldn't forget . . .
that he would come back someday . . .
no matter how far . . .
Right?"

- - exerpt from Chapter One - -

Mizuno Ami's whole life revolved around books and her studies that it seemed as if she could solve every problem that came her way. But what if it involved personal conflicts in which feelings and experiences counted more than formulas?