Two women stood in front of a building holding hands with each other, and as they looked up the name of the building came into view. "Ishizaki Children's Home" so it was pretty much indicated that the couple were thinking of adopting a child, however one of them was somewhat uncertain about the situation. The other woman tried to comfort her as much as possible.
"Kagura, is there something wrong?" The other woman asked Kagura as her dark blonde hair slightly swayed in the wind.
"Nothing's wrong Harumi. I'm just... I guess I'm just worried that's all." Kagura replied back to Harumi.
"What are you worried about?"
"What if they don't let us adopt one of the kids because of our relationship? I mean we are lesbians for crying out loud and are thinking of adopting a kid. I just hmph..." Kagura was silenced as a small kiss was placed on her lips by her girlfriend.
"You don't need to worry, I told you this before. I mentioned our relationship to the orphanage and everything else included, and they said that they were fine with us adopting. So just stop worrying and take it easy okay." Kagura nodded her head and wiped the tears in her eyes away as Harumi smiled at her. As the couple walked in through the front door they were spotted by someone in the reception office.
"Are you two here to consider adopting or to make an appointment at a later date?" The receptionist asked.
"We have an appointment today to meet the kids today because we are thinking of adopting." Harumi responded.
"Okay then, can I have your names then please?"
"Harumi Suzuha." She then looked over to her girlfriend.
"K-Kagura Ousawa ma'am." Kagura gave to the receptionist.
"Okay so just give me a minute and I'll find someone to see you and take you through to see the children." The couple sat down as the receptionist went off to find someone. It didn't take too long as about two minutes later someone stood in front of Harumi & Kagura.
"Hello there, you two must be Ms. Suzuha and Ms. Ousawa. I'm Mrs. Kamizawa; it's very nice to meet you." She shook both of the couple's hands. "I take you're here considering adoption?"
"Yes we are. It's been a dream of mine to have a kid, however I found out I was infertile and Kagura here is extremely nervous and shy around men of around the same age for some reason. So we figured adoption might be the best option." Harumi stated.
"That's unfortunate to hear, but let's forget about that and let you meet the kids so if you'll please follow me?" Mrs. Kamizawa asked Harumi and Kagura as she led them to one of the many rooms that the children were in. The condition of the children's home was really nice as it catered to pretty much everyone within the different age groups and staff as well. It took about two hours as Harumi and Kagura talked to numerous kids, but none of them felt comfortable about the fact they might have two mothers if they were adopted. The couple were actually just about to leave when they a heard a guitar playing a soft melodic tune, and obviously when the tune got louder the couple could tell they were getting closer. As they went around the next corner, they found a room with only single person inside and the cause of the noise.
There was a young around the age of eight years old wearing a small black dress with an almost ghostly like blue ivory pattern stitched into the dress. She was dancing around with her arms waving about, but they weren't looking like they were just being thrown around. It looked like she might have been a mermaid dancing under the sea or cherry blossoms flying around the trees they were attached to as the wind carried them to where ever; and it was also helped with how her purple hair swayed around in almost the exact same motion. Both Kagura and Harumi were mesmerized at how this young girl was dancing around that they didn't notice Mrs. Kamizawa coming up behind them.
"I take it you two found little Nera?" She asked the couple who surprisingly didn't jump in shock of her sudden appearance. The look on their faces told Mrs. Kamizawa that they wanted to know more about Nera. "It's unfortunate with how she was brought here. Apparently there was some sort domestic abuse issue or it could have been child abuse from I heard when she first came here. However she took to living here quite well surprisingly; she's always helping some of the younger kids at times and some even some of us staff. Nera definitely deserves to have a nice family to look after her, and overall just see her be truly happy." Mrs. Kamizawa said to the couple. However what they failed to notice was Nera had come over and hid behind the door waiting for them to enter when the three saw the room empty. Harumi was the first to notice that the little purple haired girl had somehow disappeared and mentioned it to the others. The couple and caregiver entered the room not seeing little Nera sneaking up behind them and she jumped onto Mrs. Kamizawa's back, scaring the living daylight out of the three adults.
"Here I am Mrs. Kamizawa." Nera said in a very cheeky, but yet cheerful manner. She was put down on the floor and the staff member turned looked at her with nearly all colour removed from her face.
"Nera! How many times have I told you not to do that to me? You how bad I am with people scaring me from nowhere."
"I'm sorry; it's just I saw you talking with them just behind the wall slightly." Nera said while pointing towards Harumi and Kagura. "Who are these two anyway, not meaning to be rude."
"I'm Harumi Suzuha and this is my girlfriend Kagura Ousawa." Harumi introduced herself and Kagura.
"H-Harumi! Did you really have to say that I was your girlfriend in front of her?" Nera was about to speak when Mrs. Kamizawa cut her off.
"Nera you're too nosy for your own good, I swear. I'm really sorry about her." Harumi giggled the comment off and Kagura smiled.
"It's completely fine, do you mind if we talk to you for a little bit Nera?" Harumi asked the little purple haired girl. She simply smiled and nodded. Mrs. Kamizawa left the three alone in the room for a bit so they could talk.
"So what do you like to do Nera?" Harumi asked as they all sat cross legged on the floor.
"Well let's see… I like to dance, make my own clothes and cosplay sometimes; but what I really love is being able to swim underwater." Nera answered back. The answer slightly caught the two girlfriends off guard for some reason, but they just pushed back in their minds.
"Yeah we figured you like to dance since we kind of saw you earlier. Making costumes and clothes seems fun; in fact did you make that dress yourself?" Kagura asked this time and once again, Nera nodded her head. "Wow! That's really impressive. The fact you were able to make such a nice dress by yourself is amazing; but why do you like being under the water Nera?" It took about a minute for Nera to come up with an answer for the two.
"I guess it's because I feel like I'm at home underwater. Just being able to be in another world is just so exciting to me, but I do some times get into trouble from time to time."
"Why is that?" Harumi asked.
"It's because I want to stay down there longer than I'm supposed to; and then I get yelled at by the staff. I know they worry about me, but I… I just want to be under for as long as I want to be." The explanation surprised Harumi and Kagura as in fact they could somehow relate to Nera. That's because from time to time they would go snorkeling and free diving when they had the chance. It was actually because of that that the two actually became lovers with one another. A thought then came over Harumi; she then explained it to Kagura who seemed to agree with her.
"Hey Nera, Me and Kagura are wondering if you would like to go swimming with us tomorrow. We were planning on going to the beach and do a bit of diving and snorkelling and maybe if you like to you can join us." Nera's eyes figuratively lit up at what she was just asked. It was also a good chance to see if Harumi and Kagura would consider adopting her after the day out.
"Do you really mean it; I can go swimming with you?" Nera asked backed with excitement in her voice.
"Only if you'll listen to us and don't do anything too reckless, understood." Harumi told Nera who nodded in excitement. She looked next to her girlfriend who was also smiling but soon stood up as did she. "Okay then, we're going to go ask Mrs. Kamizawa if it is fine to take you out for the day." Harumi said as she left the room with Kagura holding her hand and Nera behind them. They soon found the carer and asked about the situation and she seemed to be all right with it. Nera at this point was jumping for joy as she could spend a day at the beach. The couple then told Mrs. Kamizawa after Nera had ran off somewhere about they were strongly interested in adopting Nera as their daughter, and needless to say Mrs. Kamizawa's smile grew a bit bigger at the news. It was nearly approaching night and the couple said their goodbyes to the staff, children and Nera; and they also told Nera when they would be picking her up. As they got to their car they couldn't help but think about little Nera as their possible daughter as they drove of home.
The next day Kagura was the first one to wake up, and it was quite early surprisingly. When she looked at the digital clock on the nightstand next to her' and Harumi's bed; it showed that it was seven in the morning and it was a Saturday. Kagura looked over at the dark blonde haired girl that sprawled out on the bed as soon as she woke up. It really made her question Harumi at times but also made remember how cute she could be. 'Is she really an actual adult; or is she a little kid in disguise.' Kagura thought to herself, but soon discarded those thoughts as she gently kissed Harumi.
"Harumi, its seven o'clock time to get up." She whispered to the dark blonde.
"Can I not have just ten more minutes please? It's Saturday for crying out loud." Harumi groaned back to the brunette.
"No you can't and remember what we're supposed to be doing today. We are supposed to be going to the beach and taking Nera from the children's home with us."
"Okay…okay I'm up. Anyway what time do we have to leave at?"
"Well seeing as how it's a two hour drive to get there. I was thinking around eight to eight-thirty to go a pick up Nera, is that fine with you?" All Kagura got for a slight response was a light groan from Harumi as she was strongly intending to sleep in a little bit longer. "Seriously Harumi in most situations you're the one that takes care of things, but when it comes to getting up then that is whole other story. I mean it's like you've gone back to being seventeen again." There was no response and she had enough. Kagura pounced on Harumi and began tickling her much to her displeasure and Kagura's amusement. After everything died and the couple were properly awake they managed to have breakfast, get cleaned up and pack the things they would need for the trip. It consisted of the main things like a swimsuit, sun cream, towel and their masks, snorkels and fins as well; packed everything into their car and drove off to the children's home to pick up Nera.
When the couple parked up in front of the children's home they immediately spotted Nera in one of the windows looking out for them. It was needless to say how excited Nera was to go swim and get out of the home for a while. Kagura and Harumi walked in and once again met with Mrs. Kamizawa. After discussing some important issues and waiting on Nera making sure she everything she needed the couple finally met up with the little purpled haired girl once again.
"Hello Nera, I see you're really excited." Harumi said while the little girl nodded in a very excited motion. "Before we head off for the beach I want to know if you have everything you need with you okay?" Harumi asked her. Nera showed the couple her bag almost as if they should look for themselves and it did indeed contain what she would need; swimsuit, towel and a mask as well. As they said their goodbye for the day Nera immediately ran off to the car making Harumi and Kagura smile and giggle slightly at her eagerness. They strapped themselves in and drove off towards the beach. A good while into the trip and Nera had fallen asleep in the back seat while Kagura smiled at her and Harumi continued on driving. After driving for two hours they had at beach and Harumi was the only one up. She flicked her finger on Kagura's forehead and she instantly woke up.
"Looks like the roles have been reversed haven't they." Harumi asked Kagura while she retaliated with a cold glare. However it was immediately broken as Nera began to stir as she finally woke up as well.
"Mm...Are we at the beach yet?" The little purple haired girl asked groggily as she tried to re-awake herself.
"Yes we are, just take a long out of the window." Kagura told the little girl. She did just and the view had already made her day. All Nera saw was blue calm water, sand and not a single cloud in the sky. There were already a few groups of people at the beach but not to the point that it was considered jam packed. The three got out of the car and little Nera instantly ran off trying to find the changing rooms. Her head looking around in so many directions like a Meer cat much to the hilarity of Harumi and Kagura.
"Will you just hold on a second Nera, We'll take you, but just try and relax a little?" Kagura asked trying to stifle her laughter while Harumi couldn't contain herself.
"Sorry about that." Nera then held out her hand waiting for Kagura to hold it. As soon as the brunette held Nera's right hand, she felt her left being grabbed. She turned and looked to say Harumi holding at. Smiling at the feeling of enjoyment the three went off towards the changing rooms that were on the pavement behind the beach. Soon enough they came out dressed in their swimsuits with everything else and ready to swim. Harumi was a black and white bikini while Kagura wore a dark red one piece that some revealing parts along the ribcage. Nera was wearing a bright blue one piece swimsuit with white stripes on the side. After finding a good spot on the beach the three prepared to go into the water, but not without laying some ground rules for Nera. She couldn't go off by herself in the water without someone being with her. If she was running out of air in her lungs, then she would have to come up instead of being tempted to stay down longer, and most importantly. Nera could only swim in her comfort zone and not push herself too much. After agreeing to those rules Kagura went off to rent a set of fins for Nera; it didn't take her very long and after everyone was ready, they hit the water.
Watching Nera swim about made the couple very nervous, but at the same time very happy letting enjoying swimming about. They were quite surprised at how long Nera could hold her breath for only being eight years old. They did stop for a bit to grab something to eat in a small café and while Nera ran off to the bathroom, Kagura and Harumi talked about the important issue in their minds.
"Do you really think we should adopt Nera, Harumi?" Kagura asked her girlfriend.
"I honestly think we should. After talking to her and spending some time with her, she's just a diamond and she deserves to have a family. I really do believe that we could look after her. We do have jobs and a stable life so it could work." Harumi gave her opinion. She rubber her thumb over the brunette's hand as they looked into each others eyes and were about to kiss; that was until Nera came back from the bathroom.
"Can we go back into the water please?" She slightly begged.
"We should wait a little bit longer. I mean we don't want anyone let alone you being sick now." Harumi told the purple haired girl in a caring manner. Nera pouted for a second but it was soon replaced by the smile that the couple had already gotten used to, and they had only known her for a day and a half. After a while they went back into the water for a little bit longer before drying off, changing back into their clothes and driving back home. After yet another two hours on the road the car pulled up in front of the children's home and Kagura and Harumi took Nera inside. As soon as Nera ran off to play with some of the younger kids the couple went to find Mrs. Kamizawa which didn't take long at all.
"Oh welcome back you two, I take it you had a nice day with Nera?"
"We really enjoyed ourselves. Spending time with Nera was really fun and during a portion of the day we discussed something and came to an agreement." Harumi said and Mrs. Kamizawa's eyes widen realising what she was talking about.
"W-W-Wait a minute here, are you saying you want to…"
"Yes, we want to adopt Nera as our daughter." Kagura said as tears were starting to appear in all three of the women's eyes.
"Oh my god I am so happy you've made this decision." Mrs. Kamizawa congratulated the couple as the hugged the both of them.
"What's going on, why are you all crying? Did something bad happen?" Nera asked as they all turned to look at her and Mrs. Kamizawa knelt down looking at Nera.
"Oh it's far from that sweetie. Something wonderful has happened." Mrs. Kamizawa smiled as Harumi and Kagura knelt down next to her.
"Nera, me and Kagura thought about something and after spending the day with you; we've decided that we like you to become our daughter if you'll accept us." Harumi told the small girl as her eyes widen.
"Do you really mean it? You want me to go home with you two?" She asked and all she got for a response was a nod of the head meaning yes they would. Nera threw herself at Harumi and Kagura and started crying out of pure joy knowing that she would finally have a family. "Thank you, Thank you so much." Nera cried out while they all stood up with Kagura holding Nera's hand.
"Okay then let's get this paperwork sorted out. You will have to wait for bit unfortunately, but it won't be for long though. Nera you've had a tiring day so why don't go and take a bath or shower while sort this stuff okay?" Nera immediately ran off towards the bathroom before getting ready for bed. After all the paper work was sorted out Harumi and Kagura went to wish goodnight to Nera and promised her that they would hopefully be back in a couple of days to take her to her new home and soon enough they left as well. After a week the adoption became official and Harumi and Kagura were now Nera's parents. They thought it would be weird for Nera having two mothers, but she didn't seem to mind all that stuff. They packed all of Nera's belongings in the car and just before they left Nera went to say goodbye to everyone, but promised along with her new parents that they would come by once in a while to visit everyone and at least try to keep in contact. The new family got in the car, put their seat belts on and Harumi asked her new daughter a question.
"You ready to head to your new home Nera?" She asked smiling.
"I'm ready to go home Mum, Mommy." Nera replied smiling at her new parents as they waved back at everyone and drove of home.
A/N Author's Note: Yes I am doing one. I'm doing a fanfic in this series, but only because of some things. Some of characters are actually interesting, good back story at times and I figured to try and do something a little bit different for me and try and push my creativity (a.k.a My actual insanity. Joking of course). There maybe some changes in what rating the story could be going forward and no! I haven't forgotten about my other stories. I'm currently writing up the next chapter of Asuna's Secret and are trying to figure the next chapter for Sonic and the Labyrinth of Magic as well. Anyways, I hope you will this story. Please only positive reviews and constructive criticism only, no negativity and all that crap and thank you once again.
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