DISCLAIMER: I don't on Sailor Moon, because if I did, I wouldn't be writing a Fanfic.
AN: Slight AU. In this story, Minako and Setsuna have been dating for about 6 months (Been reading a lot of MinakoxSetsuna fanfics recently, that's why I put them together). I'll also go through ages here.
Hotaru: 17
Mike: 17
Setsuna: 28
Minako: 25
Haruka: 25
Michiru: 25
Warnings: Shoujo-ai, not in this chapter but in later chapters
Chapter 1: Mike
It was 2:30 pm on a pleasant day in mid-January and Hotaru was walking home from high school.
"Hotaru!" Someone behind her called out. Hotaru turned around to see that the voice belonged to Mike, the boy who sat next to her every day in English class. Mike came running up to Hotaru and then just started matching her pace. Mike and Hotaru walked together in silence for a couple blocks, before Mike started asking Hotaru things like, how her cat was, and she asked him about his siblings in return.
"Want to come over and meet my sisters?" Mike asked. Hotaru nodded. The two turned and walked up a street toward Mike's house. Mike unlocked the door and held it open for Hotaru before going in himself.
"I'm home!" Mike called out just to let everyone know. He and Hotaru took off their shoes and he took Hotaru into the kitchen where his sisters were having a snack. There was a 3-year-old girl and a 4-year-old girl, both eating cookies.
"Melody and Julia, say hi to my friend Hotaru." Mike said to his sisters. Both girls said hi to Hotaru. Hotaru smiled and said hi back. Hotaru loved little kids, as Mike knew from previous conversations with her. Hotaru sat down at the table with the girls and started to play with them.
Two and a half hours later, after drawing, playing with dolls, and doing a puzzle with the girls, Hotaru looked up at the clock and was surprised to discover that it was 5:00.
"Oh gosh, I have to go!" Hotaru exclaimed. "My mom must be wondering where I am."
"I'll walk you home." Mike offered. Hotaru nodded, so the two put on their coats and started walking. During the walk, they talked mostly about school and Mike's sisters. That is, until they got very close to Hotaru's house and Mike stopped, turning Hotaru around to face him.
"Hotaru," Mike said softly, blushing, "will you go out with me to dinner tomorrow night?" Hotaru nodded, smiling and blushing beautifully.
"Call me later and we'll decide when and where." Hotaru said, giving him her cell phone number before turning around and continuing to her house on her own.
"I'm home!" Hotaru said, unlocking the front door. She took her shoes off and walked into the living room where her mother was waiting for her.
"You're home late." Michiru said, looking Hotaru in the eyes.
Hotaru nodded. "I went to a friend's house after school," she said. Michiru nodded.
"Well, we'll be having dinner in about an hour, so go wash up and set the table before you get too comfy." Michiru said.
About an hour after dinner, Hotaru was in her room when her cell phone rang. She answered, seeing that the call was from Mike.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Hotaru?"
"Yes."
"How's 7:00 tomorrow at the Italian restaurant by the bay."
"That sounds great."
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"Alright, bye Mike," Hotaru hung up, feeling very happy. Hotaru loved the bay. Even more, she loved Italian food, especially the food from Bella Italia, the restaurant by the bay. Hotaru was surprised that Mike knew she loved the bay and that restaurant, but she was also quite happy. Smiling, she went back to watching TV.