All Grown Up
"Haruka-papa!"
Haruka looked up from her fevered pacing.
"What is it?"
"I'm coming down now. He's not here yet, is he?"
Setsuna walked up to the foot of the stairs. "No, Hotaru, he's not." She cast a venomous sidelong glance at the still-pacing Haruka. "Would you cut that out? You're making all of us nervous."
"Oh. Right… Sorry."
Michiru gave a small smile. She couldn't help but feel amused at the way Haruka was acting, for all the world like a father seeing his only daughter off into that great unknown called adulthood. An annoyed voice broke through her musings.
"What's so funny?" Haruka demanded, shooting Michiru a dark look. Setsuna rolled her eyes and tuned out her squabbling housemates to peer excitedly out of the window.
All action stopped as Hotaru descended the staircase, clad in a slightly gothic-looking prom dress. Haruka and Setsuna fought back tears while Michiru gasped in wonder.
Hotaru hesitated. "What is it? Is something wrong?" Michiru spoke up to fill the astonished silence. "No, Hotaru. Everything's fine." Setsuna, having abandoned her post at the window, glanced outside hurriedly. "He's here!"
Haruka rushed to open the door, revealing a tuxedo-clad young man standing nervously on the doorstep. "Hi Mr. Tomoe, I'm Jason. I'm here to take Hotaru to the prom…" He trailed off, bemused as to why the two women and Hotaru were giggling, while the man standing in front of him blushed. "Come in, please."
Hotaru took pity on the poor boy and stepped forward to lead him inside. "These are my mamas, Setsuna Meioh and Michiru Kaioh, and this is Haruka Tenoh. She's my papa." Jason frowned, confused. "She?" Michiru smiled. "Yes, she." It was Jason's turn to blush. "Oh! Er… sorry, I mean…" Haruka grinned. "It's fine. Happens all the time."
Setsuna broke the awkward silence that ensued. "Don't you two have a prom to go to?" Hotaru smiled and took Jason's arm again, leading him out the door. With a quick hug for Michiru and Setsuna, a peck on the cheek for Haruka, and a cheery "See ya! I promise we won't stay out too late!" they were off.
Setsuna shut the door with a sigh. "He seemed nice enough." Michiru nodded and Haruka gave a distracted "Mhm" while peering out of the window.
In Jason's car, there was a short silence, then: "Your family is… erm… unique, Hotaru"
Hotaru grinned. "You have no idea."
A/N: This is my first fanfic ever, so... yeah. PLEASE review. PLEASE. Even if it's just something like "I liked it." At least I'll know that people have been reading it. Sorry if Setsuna seems kinda nasty, she's not supposed to.