No One's Fault Epilogue
Author: Patch
E-mail: patchkhan1@hotmail.com
Rating: PG-13

*2 years later*

	Usagi woke up automatically, her
instinct guiding her. She got up and turned
to kiss her husband lightly before getting off
the bed. Slipping on a robe, she left the
room, through the opened adjoining door.
	She walked over to the crib and
stared down at Chibi-Usa, her big eyes
already open, staring at her mother quietly.
	"You knew I was coming, didn't
you?" Usagi whispered, picking her up. "You
didn't have to cry or scream, you already
knew I would be here, right on schedule."
	The two-month-old smiled in
response, showing her toothless gums. Usagi
giggled quietly and sat down on a cushioned
chair, near the crib. She removed the top
part of her nightgown and breastfed her
daughter.
	As Usagi sat there, soaking in
the sun's rays she thought back to all that
happened. It had taken a while for things to
return to 'normal'. The pain of losing their
child was not something that could be
easily forgotten or made better. They had
decided that Chibi-Usa had plenty of time
before she would make her grand
appearance into the world and they focused
on their lives and the lives of their people.
	Then one night, on the day of
Mamoru's birthday Usagi had done
something completely scandalous. She
smiled remembering the memory.
	Mamoru had been pulled away
for important meetings, much to Usagi's
disappointment. The others had said she
could wait a day or two but Usagi had
found out what hotel room he was staying
at. When he had returned to his room from
one of the meetings, he had found a big
cake awaiting him. Before he could even
call security, at that moment Usagi
surprised him by coming out of the very
*hollow* cake wearing a nightgown...
that really couldn't be considered a
nightgown.
	It *really* did not look like a
nightgown, as Mamoru had said, his
mouth hanging open.
	Suffice to say, it had been a
very enjoyable birthday and Usagi was
sure that had been the night Chibi-Usa
had been conceived.
	And now, here she was,
holding a miracle, a miracle created
from her and Mamoru's love (AN: how
cliché ^_~).
	She was startled from her
musings when two warm hands settled
on her shoulders. She looked up
smiling. "Good morning, love. You're
just in time," she said quietly.
	"Am I? For what?" Mamoru
asked, one eyebrow arched.
	"For Chibi-Usa's bath. You
are going to help me," she said getting
up. She handed Chibi-Usa to him so he
could burp her and then went about
getting the bath ready.
	They went into the bathroom
where a plastic tub had been placed on
a high table near the windows. Usagi
filled it with lukewarm water and
placed the baby things near it.
	"Okay," she said turning
around, "you have to place Chibi-Usa
in the tub." She saw her husband visibly
gulp and come closer. "It's okay
Mamo-chan," she said softly, "you'll do
fine."
	She helped him place their
daughter in the tub and she taught him
how to hold her, by supporting her from
the back and holding onto her arm gently.
Usagi gave him the soap and he rubbed
it into his hand and then lathered
Chibi-Usa's body.
	"See? You're doing just fine,"
Usagi said, encouragingly.
	"This... is... incredible,"
Mamoru whispered, as he took the small
pail of water and poured it over her body.
Chibi-Usa continued to stare at them as
though she were assessing them, her big
eyes blinking at times.
	"She's much quieter than you
could probably ever be," he said
teasingly.
	"Oh hush, just concentrate on
getting our daughter clean."
	He laughed and focused his
attentions back to Chibi-Usa. It really
was an incredible thing, he thought,
looking down at her. She was so tiny
and so precious that a surge of
protection overwhelmed him.
	He glanced out of the corner
of his eye to see Usagi... his Usako. She
was smiling and cooing at their baby,
making odd baby noises. She happened
to look at him at that moment and
realized he was staring at her. She
blushed becomingly, lowering her
gaze.
	"I can't help it," she said
embarrassed.
	Still holding on to
Chibi-Usa, he took one hand and tipped
his wife's chin up. Smiling tenderly he
bent his head and gave her a lingering
kiss. "I know," he said. "You haven't
seen me in action."
	Her eyes brightened with
merriment and she giggled at the
picture of Mamoru making baby noises.
"I can only imagine," she replied,
giggling some more.
	They continued to tease
each other as they finished bathing
Chibi-Usa. A small family of three that
was held by a love and strength so
strong, it made the Fates feel envious.
But the Fates smiled at each other,
knowing that they had accomplished
their job well, good intentions in mind.

~*~*The End*~*~
Aaaaaaaah, does anyone else remember
me saying that I wouldn't write a fic as
long as this after Betrothed??? I
contradict myself a lot as I've noticed
lately -_-0 Well tell me what you guys
think, I was very very very unsure of
this fic cause well, while I enjoyed
writing it, I wasn't sure how well it
would go over with readers like you.
So tell me!!! Did I do okay? I swear
I have self-esteem!! LoL, don't mind
me, just high on pretzels and manga
shtuff o_0
Patch:-)(-: