I don't own Sailor Moon

Letting things go was something my husband had to teach me. I wasn't ready for this day. Over the years Darien and I had been tested. Our marriage had gone through many trials. Today we watched as our youngest kids went off to college. Leo and Selene were going to be separated for the first time. I felt strange about the entire ordeal.

Darien and I had been married for a very long time, but in the majority of that time we had children between us and put them first. I never regretted staying with Darien. Our four children had done well for themselves. Rini and Helios were on their honeymoon and Hotaru and Sammy were traveling the world together. Darien and I had officially done our jobs. My birds had all left the nest. It seemed crazy to say this, but in all those years, I hadn't had much time to reflect on the relationship.

Looking back on all those years, I knew I loved Darien from the tender age of fourteen. The biggest bump in our marriage had been the affair. And now that our children were grown, I worried. What if he had cleaned up his act for their sake? What if he didn't like me that much anymore? I wasn't as young as I used to be. After all those years, I wasn't the same woman I had once been. I looked back at those lonely nights. The depression was very real for me in that time period. I feared that it would return. I feared that my husband would fall out of love with me. I could never tell him that, but I was afraid. I wondered if we would still like each other now.

I asked Amara for advice at times, and she said she still saw Michelle the same way. But they never changed a lot. They didn't have children. I even asked Andrew. He was still very happy with Lita. When I asked Mina she had different answers. She had split from Yaten and was on the prowl again. She was unhappy with her marriage once her daughters were older. It turned out she and Yaten had nothing in common anymore. That idea terrified me. I didn't want Darien to regret choosing me. Even after all these years, I wondered if he chose right by chasing me. I didn't regret our children or our actions. But I always had a little insecurity that haunted me through the night. Ray reminded me I had to be strong. Although she loved her son and Jadeite, she still remembered Chad. She said she'd never forget him.

In my journey I could see that none of the things in the past mattered now. I was happy with who I became. My husband was my life partner and we did a great job raising four children. I wasn't a perfect person. My husband wasn't perfect either. Watching our twins leave, I felt pride. I wasn't that lost twenty-three year old anymore. I was a grown woman. I looked to the side to see the famous Dr. Darien Shields. He'd come a long way from being an orphan too. He had come a long way from being a cheater. Looking at my life, I couldn't have done it without him. Darien had always supported my children and I.

I couldn't help but smile at my fifty-year old husband. He was catching grey streaks in his midnight dark hair. He still looked handsome as ever in my eyes. He often joked that he was catching my disease with his hair. He was the king of dad jokes now.

Hotaru still hadn't had children. She didn't want any. It surprised Darien and I, but we respected her wishes. She was making it big in the modeling world with my brother. They were the hottest couple in the media right now. She wrote us frequently, and told us about her adventures. It was nice of her to keep up. She also kept Sammy in line.

Rini was following her father's footsteps and going to med school. She was interested in the career and wanted to impress her father. Darien couldn't have been prouder. His first daughter always was special in his heart. She had just gotten married to her childhood friend Helios. I wasn't surprised. Darien had a significantly hard time letting her go. Rini was his heart and soul. I knew Helios would take care of her. Emerald and I were already planning for our grandchildren much to Darien and Diamond's dismay. Our husbands weren't prepared to become grandfathers yet. I was ready though. I really did miss having children around our house.

Selene was going off to study law. She begged Artemis for an internship. Darien's look alike was ambitious, the most ambitious of all my children. We were proud of her nonetheless. She was unstoppable.

Our only son was also following Darien's footsteps. He wanted to take on Darien's practice one day, which was nice. He wanted to pay tribute to his father. He often fought with Rini over it. Darien refused to give them an answer. I knew he would force them to share it when he decided to retire. Darien wasn't the type to choose between our children.

My husband held me from behind me and breathed in deeply. "We did good." He mumbled.

I turned to see him, and looking into his eyes, I knew he was right. None of the pain mattered now. Our children were happy, and we were happily married. We ended up together despite the odds. "We did good."

End.