Haruka smiled at her daughter as the tiny baby smiled and giggled. She heard the water start running upstairs and sighed, looking back down at her child. "Normally, I'd be joining her but I think I'll just stay here with you."

Kiseki stopped giggling but never stopped waving her arms. She slowed her flailing and began to look at the light-colored ceiling, seeming to be entranced by it.

Haruka looked up, trying to figure out what Kiseki was looking at. After a few moments, she looked at Kiseki and smirked. "Are you looking for your mama?" She brought her free hand up to Kiseki's face and tapped her nose. "She'll be right back. I don't think anybody could stay away from you for very long, little girl. You're too cute." She chuckled as her baby reached out and wrapped her tiny hands around her finger. "You prove my point," she whispered. She leaned down and kissed her daughter's forehead. Before she could move to sit up again, Kiseki reached up and grabbed her hair. It didn't hurt; as a matter of fact, to the blonde, it was quite funny and she started laughing.

Kiseki squealed happily as she grabbed at Haruka's hair. She forgot about her mother for the moment as she was having so much fun with her dad's blonde hair, similar to her own.

When Kiseki finally let go of her hair, Haruka moved her head just out of her daughter's reach and chuckled. "You can't reach me," she teased. She repeated herself, teasing her baby. She tickled her daughter lightly and stopped a few minutes later when she head the water upstairs stop running. She looked up at the ceiling again as Kiseki did and then looked at her little girl. "See? She doesn't want to be away from you."

Michiru stepped out of the shower and shook her head lightly, feeling rejuvenated. She dried herself off and got dressed, opting for a sky blue, light material sundress. Sliding on a pair of sandals, she began to head back to the living room to rejoin her girls. She seen how Haruka was teasing Kiseki and smiled lovingly. She didn't want to ruin the scene so she stood silently at the bottom of the stairs and watched.

A few minutes later, Kiseki looked over to the stairwell and Haruka followed suit. Haruka smiled at her wife before asking her how long she had been standing there.

Michiru shrugged. "Long enough," she said as she walked over to the couch and sat down next to her wife, resting her head on Haruka's shoulder. "I love you, Ruka."

Haruka chuckled, then turned her head and kissed the top of Michiru's head.

Michiru looked down at Kiseki and smiled. "I love you, too, Ki-chan." She moved from Haruka's shoulder and kissed her daughter. She ran her finger down Kiseki's nose before sitting back up and looking at Haruka. "I'll go get my easel and," She stopped when she seen her wife shaking her head.

"I'll get it for you," Haruka said. "I told you. I'll take care of everything. You just have to relax."

Michiru smirked. "You already have Kiseki. I can get my easel and paints. Just meet me out back." She added her trademark smile that she knew would win Haruka over. "Please?"

Haruka sighed. "All right. You win." She stood up slowly, watching her child as she rose. "We'll meet you on the back porch."

Michiru nodded and stood also. "Ok." She leaned forward carefully and kissed her wife quickly, making sure to not crush her daughter. She headed over to a closet near the stairwell and opened the door, revealing a few coats and her art supplies.

As the aqua-haired woman began to extract her supplies, Haruka and Kiseki entered the kitchen and walked to the back door that led out to the large backyard. About 200 feet away from the mansion was the vast ocean and beach where Michiru had spent many days painting while she was pregnant. Haruka walked slowly down to the sandy beach and smiled. "I hope you like this, Ki-chan," she thought.

Michiru watched as her wife and child went to the water's edge, forgetting to meet her on the porch. She didn't mind; it wasn't that far of a walk to where they were. She smiled as she had the perfect idea for her painting. "Haruka," she yelled. The blonde turned back to face her and before she started walking back, Michiru continued. "No! Stay there." She set her paints and brushes on one of the chairs near her and set up her easel.

Haruka smiled as she realized why her wife had told her to stay where she was. "She's good at knowing just the right moment for her paintings," she said to Kiseki. She looked back up at Michiru as she finished setting her canvas on the easel. "Any special place you want us to stand or anything?" she yelled out.

Michiru looked up and scoped out the setting, shaking her head a moment later. "That's perfect," she yelled back. She seen Haruka nod and grabbed a brush, trying to decide on where to start. "I should probably get them down first so they don't have to stay there very long," she thought. Choosing her paint, she dragged the brush along the canvas and got to work.

Haruka looked back at Kiseki and smiled. "You're mama's an excellent artist. Just wait until you see all the paintings she's done. You'll be amazed," she said to the baby.

Kiseki clutched her dad's shirt but looked out at the blue water. She studied what she was seeing intently and then started squirming in her dad's arms.

Haruka chuckled. "No, no, Ki-chan. You're too little to go over there." Once said, her baby seemed to calm down and stop wriggling. "You'll be able to go out there soon enough. Have patience." She chuckled again, telling herself that she needed to follow her own advice of having patience; especially now that she had a child to take care of.

Even though she couldn't understand a single thing her dad was saying, Kiseki calmed down and cuddled closer to her dad's chest, pulling the shirt tighter.

Haruka smiled and brought her free hand up to gently stroke her child's head. She stared at her baby and gently rocked her, lost in her own thoughts. Before she knew it, 20 minutes had passed and her wife had decided to take a break from painting.

Michiru rinsed the paint off her brush and set it down on her palette. She walked off of the porch and headed down to join her girls in the sand. When she stood in front of Haruka, she was rewarded with a loving smile and a happy squeal. She smiled down at Kiseki and then kissed her. "Hi, baby."

Haruka reached over with her free hand and rubbed Michiru's arm, then took her hand. "Done painting?"

Michiru shook her head slightly. "No. I painted you two already so I thought I'd take a break and come join you." She squeezed Haruka's hand and looked back down at their child. "She's so beautiful, Ruka."

Haruka let go of her wife's hand and brought her own to the other's cheek, gently caressing the porcelain skin with the back of her fingers. "Just like her mama," she whispered.

Michiru blushed a little bit and averted her eyes. Even after being together for almost 7 years, she still wasn't used to Haruka being so sweet at times. She brought her eyes back up to lock with Haruka's and she smiled. After a moment of silence, she moved to her wife's side and wrapped her arm around the blonde's waist. She felt Haruka put an arm around her shoulders and give her a light squeeze and she sighed contently.

Haruka leaned her head against Michiru's. "This is perfect," she whispered.

They stood there silently, watching the waves as they crashed on some far-away rocks, until they heard a click and turned around. Setsuna stood there with their digital camera with a sly grin. "You're right, Haruka. That was perfect."

All three of them laughed and Haruka was the first to speak again. "Where's Hotaru?"

Setsuna pocketed the camera. "At the palace. She wanted to stay the night with Small Lady." She looked down at Kiseki as the child yawned. "It looks like someone's a little tired today."

Michiru reached out and took Kiseki from Haruka, cradling her. "You can't really blame her though. She was full of energy earlier this morning so it's probably taking its toll on her now."

Setsuna nodded. "I noticed your canvas on the porch. Are you feeling better now?"

Michiru nodded and smirked at Haruka. "She's got me on a 'no-stress-prescription'. Besides, it's hard not to feel better when everyone is willing to do everything for me."

Setsuna nodded. "I know how it feels. I went through the same thing when I had Daisuke last year."

"Yeah," Haruka said. "The only difference is that you were in America when you had him. None of us had the opportunity of spoiling you so now we're all spoiling Michi." She ran her hand over Michiru's head and smiled at her. "She deserves it anyway." She seen her wife blush again and smiled.

Michiru looked at her best friend. "Speaking of Daisuke, where is he? You never leave without him anymore."

Setsuna shrugged. "Takashi has him. He didn't have to work today so he volunteered to watch him while I came over here."

Haruka crossed her arms over her chest. "Not that we don't want you here, because we do, but why exactly did you come over?"

Setsuna motioned to Kiseki. "What happened last night was incredible. Do you remember when I brought Hotaru back? When Nehelenia was released again?"

Both of the Tenoh women nodded, not sure of where this conversation was heading.

Setsuna nodded also before she continued. "Do you remember on the rooftop when her glass warriors first arrived and tried to kill Hotaru? Do you remember the light that surrounded her, just before we got our new power?" They nodded again. "The same thing happened last night, but we didn't experience a power boost like last time."

Michiru was confused. "What are you saying, Sets?"

Setsuna sighed. "One day, Kiseki is going to be the greatest fighter in the universe. What happened last night reminded me of Hotaru's situation so I checked the Gates of Time. Kiseki will one day save the world by herself. I just don't know when that day will be."

Haruka felt extremely proud but ultimately scared at the same time. The thought of her daughter getting hurt in a battle made her nervous.

Michiru looked at her daughter and shrugged. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see then, won't we?"

END

An: I guess we really are going to have to wait to find out because this fic is finished. Don't be sad though. Now I have time to work on other Kiseki pieces and give you even more Ki-chan goodness. Hehehe. I hope you guys liked this fic and all of my other Kiseki fics. Please, I beg of you. PLEASE leave me a review and let me know how I did. I haven't been getting a lot of reviews lately, maybe only one or two for each fic. If I don't get any reviews for this one, I won't do any more Kiseki fics.