Haruka's Virtual Pet

Author: ~*KawaiiZucchini*~
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any virtual pets. I only own Vol. I and II of the S Season on DVD. Don't sue, I'm broke.
AN: A little filler-inner. In 'Technical Difficulties', Haruka mentioned something about 'her virtual pet'. I decided to write a fic, explaining exactly what she meant by that. Bear with me, I know this is extremely short (and I apologize for the length) but I'm working on another SM fic at the moment. I just happen to be suffering from writers block. Anyways, the idea came to me when I was bored out of my mind in health class. Good? Bad? Let me know ^_^
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Hotaru bounced into the house after her shopping spree with Setsuna and Michiru.
"Haruka-papa! Look what Setsuna-mama bought me!" She jumped up and down in front of the blonde.
Haruka sat on the couch and hadn't moved since she first switched on the TV. A racing marathon was on and the other women thought it best to remove all the distractions, mainly Hotaru. Young Hotaru had grown so strong and healthy that all three ladies had recently found it hard to keep up with her. Haruka, who hadn't moved in hours, rocked from side to side trying to see around her excited daughter.
"Haruka-papa!" Hotaru repeated, "look what I got!"
The racing program turned into a commercial and Haruka sighed.
"I'm losing money..."
"Haruka, I wish you wouldn't place bets on these things. You get so worked up, and lately you seem to be losing more money than you're gaining."
Haruka shot her lover an evil look, but Michiru dismissed it.
"Haruka-papa!!!!"
Haruka turned her attention to Hotaru.
"Okay, what did you get?"
"It's a virtual pet!"
Haruka raised her eyebrow.
"His name is Kemo and he's a puppy dog!"
Haruka cleared her throat,"Uh, what does it do?"
"Nothing right now...he's only a few hours old."
"So, basicly it's just a waste of plastic?"
"No, Haruka-papa!!! It has to grow up before it can play."
Haruka looked at the other women,"You bought her something pointless? I never thought the day would come."
"Ruka, love, it'll keep her entertained. Besides, you know how hard it is to keep her amused for a while."
Haruka turned her attention back to the racing that returned to the TV.
Haruka woke up. Something was beeping. The TV was turned off and there were no messages on the answering machine. She looked over and saw Hotaru's virtual pet. Michiru was in the kitchen making supper and Setsuna was reading something in the easy chair. Haruka picked up the pet and walked into the kitchen.
"Michi, where's Hotaru? Her, um, pet thing is beeping."
"She's sleeping," Michiru smiled. "Chibi-Usa and her were running around all afternoon. It wore both of them out. I'm surprised you slept through Usagi coming to pick her up. I had just made cookies, and well, you can guess the rest."
Haruka smiled, "Bun-head sure is funny. However, I'm glad I slept through that. Anyways, what should I do with this?"
Michiru shrugged, "I don't know how to work that thing."
Haruka sat down at a table and played around with the buttons for a while. After a few minutes, she let out a hopeless cry of pain.
Michiru snickered.
Hotaru walked into the room. She rubbed her eyes.
"Haruka-papa," she squealed. "You're getting to know Kemo. Isn't he sweet?"
Haruka grumbled. She tried feeding the dog a treat. Success! She continued to feed the dog treats and it continued to eat them.
Setsuna looked up from her book. She could tell something was about to happen.
Haruka patted her knee for Hotaru to sit on.
"Well, he's not that bad."
"I knew you'd like him."
Haruka fed Kemo one more treat.
"Shimatta! He died on me!"


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Finir
Awww, poor Hotaru
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