AN: This story is situated 5 years after Michiru and Haruka left Mugen Gakuen in « Michiru, a lesbian, no way! » (I couldn't give up this story, sorry). I hope you'll enjoy this sequel, but I don't know if it will be readable without having read it. I hope it will do.
Chapter 1: Happy family life
Michiru was trying to focus on the composition of a new melody, but the laughter that filled the living room didn't really helped. Setsuna was working on her new concert dress and seemed to have a hard too. The reason was that a careless racer was tickling a 4 year old little girl who stiffened herself with laughter. The two didn't seem to notice they were disturbing the two women.
« Will they ever stop? » asked Michiru.
« I don't know… At least they seem to have fun. » said Setsuna.
Michiru took a look at her watch.
« It's ok, they're gonna stop. Their favourite show's about to start. »
« Great they will be quiet for a while. I hurt myself already eleven times with this needle! »
« You shouldn't work with those two around. »
« It can't wait, your concert is next week. »
« I know but still… »
« You have to look great, it's a very important concert. You're gonna play for the orphanage where you two found Hotaru. »
« Yes, I know. And it really counts for me. I still can't believe they let us adopt her so easily… I mean… We were barely eighteen, and she was a little baby, and I don't mention we're lesbians. »
« You're just lucky. And don't forget you and Haruka are famous. By the time you adopted Hotaru, your faces were on every single tabloid. »
« That's right. But I don't if I ever talked to you about that but… I have a strange feeling regarding Hotaru. »
« Hmm… You're not talking about mother instinct. »
« No… »
« Maybe I know what you mean. Something's coming from her… A kind of powerful wave… But the same goes for you and Haruka. »
« It's exactly what I meant… And I noticed something coming from you too. I felt it the very day I met you… But back then I was too confused to care about visions, intuition and impressions… And I was young. »
« You are still young. By the way… Any other vision since the last time? »
« Many others… I always had visions, but never they were so clear and… frequent. I keep having them day and night. Before it was once in a while. Months could pass without having any. Now there is barely a day when I don't have them. »
« You talked to Haruka? »
« Yes, she thinks I'm stressed. She doesn't really believes in visions. »
« But she believes in you. »
« Did I hear my name? » asked Haruka, approaching the two women, a giggling Hotaru on her shoulders.
« Yes, we were commenting how loud you two were. » said Michiru.
« I thought you were commenting on how seductive I was… » said Haruka with a fake disappointed tone.
« Your show's about to begin. » said Setsuna.
« You're right Sets… Come on Hotaru, Haruka-papa will turn on TV! »
« Could you please go watch your stupid show in the kitchen or anywhere else? » asked Michiru.
« Sailor V is not a stupid show Michiru-mama! » said Hotaru.
« You should come and watch it once. » said Haruka.
« I have work. And if I remember well, you were supposed to work on my car. I don't want to have an accident tomorrow morning. »
« Oh… Michiru-mama's right, Hotaru. I'll have to leave you watch Sailor V alone. You'll tell me what happened. We surely don't want your mum to kill herself in car crash. »
Haruka took Hotaru off her shoulders and let her run to the kitchen. Haruka passed her arms around Michiru's neck by behind, and placed a kiss on her cheek.
« I hope I'll get a reward for that… » she murmured.
« We'll see that later… » she answered, sending Haruka a playful smile.
« Can I at least have an encouraging kiss? »
« Of course love. »
Michiru placed her hand on Haruka's cheek and gave her a long and tender kiss. Then Haruka left to work on Michiru's car.
« Michiru? Did I talk to you about Christmas already? » asked Setsuna after a quiet while.
« No… »
« I wanted to ask you if you could help me a bit to plan it. That will be our first joined Christmas, I thought we could work hand in hand to organize it. »
« Of course… It's in five days, we'll be very busy. »
« I usually organize things earlier but my work take me too much time. Since you go on stage with the dress I make you, I have more and more clients. »
« It's because your dresses are great. »
« It's because everyone wants to look like you. »
« How many people do you want to invite? »
« Not many. I thought you wanted to have a few friends… »
« As spent last Christmas at Elsa and Minako's place we wanted to invite them. My parents won't come since there is they hold their Christmas party and as you know Haruka's parents are dead. »
« You never told me what you did of your past Christmas, I mean, since you know Haruka. As I know her, you two must have gone to funny places like Caribbean or Hawaii… »
« Well… The first Christmas was in my family. I was… seriously wounded. We were dating for no more than a day if I remember well. Five years ago. I remember Haruka offered me earrings, I still wear them by the way. I was feeling so guilty that I took the car and went in town to find her something. I had a broken wrist, broken ribs and I was wearing a night shirt, gardening boots, and an old coat from my mother. I didn't have my driving license by then. And I found your shop open. »
« I remember that. It was funny to see you like that. You looked panicked and for a second I wondered if you went from the hospital. »
« What was funny for me was that I had saw you in a vision the night before, and that you were open on a Christmas morning, and also that you had exactly what I needed. »
« The jacket… I had the feeling I had to make it, as I had the feeling that I had to open my store. »
« But how did you get the earrings? You're not into jewels. »
« No… But when I passed the command, I thought it would be good to sell some jewels that the clients would buy to go with a dress or any piece of clothing. I wanted to sell accessories. You can't imagine in what state Haruka was that morning. She was in such a hurry! And where were you the following Christmas? I remember you were renting one of my flats. But you've been absent for a while on that period. »
« We've were on the seashore. Haruka had decided to bring me to her family house. We spent Christmas in this very big mansion near the sea. I remember I could hear the waves, the sea was agitated and the wind howling strongly. I think it's a pleasant place, but I'd rather go there on summer. It's cold on winter. But still… It's decorated with taste and I truly like the house and the surroundings. »
« Great… So you were all alone? »
« Yes, but I enjoyed that Christmas more than any other before. »
« The next one is when you met Hotaru? »
« Yes. Did I ever told you the story? »
« Not really. »
« Haruka and I had been touring for our CD for a year. We were tired so we just wanted to take a break at first. But one morning Haruka pointed at an announcement in the newspapers. An orphanage was searching for volunteers to help organize Christmas. They searched for people like Clowns, comedians, story tellers that would have an evening to give to the children. Of course we volunteered. The directress of the orphanage almost had an heart-attack when she saw us in her office… »
« I can imagine… »
« She was holding Hotaru in her arms, she was barely six months old. We immediately noticed how cute she was. For the first time in my life, I felt I wanted a baby. And that feeling increased during the eve we spend there. We played music, we did her best to make the children smile and I was so glad… At the end of the evening I suggested Haruka we could adopt. At first she was sceptic. But I asked her if she would have the courage to resist a baby like the one the directress was holding. She finally agreed. We thought we'd have to fight hard to obtain what we wanted… But all happened quickly. We went to the orphanage, we talked to the directress and she quickly proposed us to adopt Hotaru. »
« Weird… »
« Yes, it's what I thought, and still thinks. I think she wanted to get rid of her. I remember she was in a hurry to sign papers and all… Well I don't really care, Hotaru was a really nice baby and a great daughter. »
« I know… But you must admit she does things that are not always… Normal. »
« My visions aren't normal either. I don't care. »
« I'm glad you chose as her godmother. But Hotaru's a weird child… She's too intelligent for a four-year old. And sometimes she tells weird things… I have the impression someone else's talking. »
« Me too. But we try to ignore it. We just want to be a happy family. »
« And we are. I've been so happy since you three moved in with me last year. And now we're having our first Christmas together! »
« I'm looking forward to it. It's incredible how our friendship developed so quickly. »
« Yes… I've never been so near anyone. »
« Before I met the only person I was really close to was Haruka. We don't have the same relation at all, but something seem to link me to you too. »
« That's what I feel. »
« Michiru-mama! Sailor V is finished! Can I have a cookie? » asked Hotaru as she rushed in the living room.
« Hotaru… Sorry dear I forgot to make some… »
« Can we make some together? With Setsuna too! »
« Why not… » said Michiru, smiling.
The arrival of Hotaru had changed her life. She and Haruka had mainly cared about themselves and their careers. They had been happy just like that, but they no idea of how the fact of having a child would make them even happier.
« Cookies! Cookies! » cheered Hotaru.
« Shhh! Haruka-papa will hear you. »
« You're right! If she hears me she's gonna eat all the cookies! » said Hotaru, suddenly worried.
« We'll bake cookies together when they will be cold you'll get her some. »
« Ok! »
They all went to the kitchen.
« Michiru-mama? »
« Yes? »
« I have something to ask you. »
« Come on dear… »
Michiru was raised her head for the cookie's paste. Her daughter was looking really excited.
« I want to invite a friend home. »
« Huh? Who? »
Michiru was startled. Her daughter had been going to school since September and she had never talked about a friend before. They had hesitated to send her to school at first, because she was so special. But it had been alright. She had not made much friends though.
« She's called Tsukino Chibiusa. »
« Tsukino Chibiusa… Do I know her? »
« She is the pink-haired girl that always arrives late because of her big sister. We saw them yesterday morning, and Haruka-papa flirted with the sister on Monday. She's the blonde with the odangoes. »
« Haruka-papa flirted, you said? »
Hotaru placed a hand on her mouth.
« She's gonna the couch tonight. »
« So… Can Chibiusa come over Wednesday afternoon? »
« Wednesday? Who will be home? »
« Haruka will at the tracks, and I will be at the shop. » said Setsuna.
« So it leaves only me. I so badly wanted to take a swim… »
Twenty minutes later, a blonde with dirty hands entered the kitchen;
« Smells like cookie… » she said.
« Wash your hands first. » said Setsuna.
« Haruka… Our daughter said something interesting… »
« What? »
Hotaru passed her finger as though she was cutting her throat and let her tongue through her lips in Michiru's back. Haruka knew it was bad news.
« You're sleeping on the couch tonight. »
« Hey! What's that for? »
« You flirt with our daughter's little friend's sister. »
« Which one? »
« Because they are several? » asked Setsuna.
She put a hand on her mouth, she shouldn't have said that.
« No I correct… You're sleeping on the couch for the coming month! »
« Michi… »
« No Michi! What if I began to flirt around whenever I drive Hotaru to school? »
« Well… I'll have to kill them all. »
« So? »
« So… I'll try to do this without Hotaru knowing? »
« So??? »
« It was joke Michi, come on… You know me. I just like being flirtatious, but I would never cheat on you, you know that. »
« I know. But you're still sleeping on the couch. And this girl will learn to not flirt with my girlfriend. »
« I'm sure she thinks I'm a man. And you know… If I do that, it's mainly because you're so pretty when you get jealous. »
Michiru couldn't help but smile a bit. Finally Haruka might not sleep on the couch that night.
« If you want your cookies you'd better phone Elsa and Minako. We'd like to invite them for Christmas. We were at their place last year, so it is just normal. » said Michiru, changing subject.
« Ok. »
Haruka finished washing her hands and went to the phone. Their friends had moved in together at the start of university. Haruka would never thank them enough. If it wasn't for them, Michiru and her might have never been together, and never been together again after their awful break, five years ago… And Michiru would probably be dead. Haruka had learned to like Minako. She had always thought of her as exasperating and annoying when they were younger and Minako was trying to seduce her. But the girl had grown up and Elsa and her were happy.
« They're already taken. » said Haruka when she came back in the kitchen a minute later.
« We should have planned it earlier. » said Michiru.
« We were just to busy to think about Christmas. » said Setsuna.
« It means it will be a Christmas between us. That's cool. We haven't celebrated Christmas together once. » said Haruka.
« You have a nice family Christmas as you like them. » said Michiru.
« Yes. I prefer when there's not much people. It's more intimate. Christmas party in your family make me sick, Michiru. »
« I must admit I'd rather be with you three. » said Michiru.
« Those cookies were good Michiru-mama. »
They all returned to see that Hotaru had eaten all the cookies.