Title: Baby

Description: Miyuki comes up with an idea for all three schools, but are they fully ready for it?

A/N: my first Strawberry Panic story, set sometime before episode 17 and sorry for the short first chapter, but please enjoy

Miyuki glanced over from the corner of her eye at Shizuma and smiled somewhat, seeing the etolie cuddling the eight month old baby to her, a faint smile on her own lips. Miyuki pried her eyes away to look back at the woman in front of her who was still giving her instructions on her baby.

It was an important day. For the next three days, Miator, Spica and Lulim would have a new guest, the youngest one theyve ever had thanks to Miyuki who came up with the idea. She thought it was something to bring all three schools together and at the same time show their students responsibility in taking care of another human life and a baby was the perfect way to do that.

Miyuki bowed to the woman and took a huge lightly colored bag from her that contained all the baby things they would need for the 72 hours the baby would be in their care.

"We will take really good care of Hotaka," Miyuki told the mother and she watched as the mother walked over to Shizuma and kissed the baby and said her goodbyes to him before leaving in her car. Miyuki turned her attention to Shizuma who in turn looked back at her, "It's time for the meeting," Miyuki announced to her etolie-sama and together they went inside the Miator building, Shizuma still carrying Hotaka and Miyuki his things.

Once Miyuki opened the meeting room door and they entered there was gasps and awes from the ones inside. The only ones who didn't look as thrilled as everyone else there was Shion, Kaname and Momomi, the leading members for Spica, who of course voted against the whole thing to begin with.

Though it was something exciting, Shizuma went to her seat like always and sat down casually along with Miyuki who did the same.

"You're late," Shion started from her seat between Kaname and Momomi with her arms crossed in front of her in authority.

Miyuki gave her a warning look to not start an argument, "We had to make sure things were taken care of.." she looked towards the others and continued, "this is Hotaka, he will be the baby we are taking care of for the next 3 days, each school will take turns taking care of him but at nights we feel it would be easier and more appropriate that he be returned to etolie-sama or me..." she paused, taking out a piece of paper given to her by Hotaka's mother.

"Each school will have teams of students to take turns caring for the baby and a list for each school president who will let their students know when it is feeding and napping times, otherwise they will attend to him by changing his diaper or playing with him with the toys his mother has supplied us with. Although it will be the teams responsibility to look after him, anyone of the school is allowed in helping care for him as long as the team who is looking after him at the time is present," Miyuki handed Chikaru and Shion a list, "now we must decide which school will watch him first."

The other members looked around at one another a little nervous aside from their excitement on having a cute baby around. Miyuki smiled and finally spoke again, "If it's alright with everyone Miator can take him for the first day." The representatives for Lulim nodded and Shion once again spoke, "Fine, I suppose we can take the last day."

Miyuki nodded and jotted some things down on her notes, "Arigatou, " she looked over at Shizuma to see that the baby had fallen asleep in her arms and Shizuma nodded to her. Miyuki returned her eyes onto the others, "This meeting is over," and everyone except Shizuma and Miyuki stood and left. Shizuma then stood carefully after the others were gone and spoke softly to Muyuki, "I will take him to my room to sleep for the night and in the morning he should be given to the first team for Miator."

Miyuki nodded and looked down at her notes to see who the first team was, "Nagisa-san, Tamao-san and Chiyo-san will be the first to look after him in the morning."

As they left the room, Miyuki saw Shizuma smile once more.