Haruka's blue eyes fluttered open as she sat up in bed. Turning to look beside her, she found that Michiru still wasn't there.

She sighed before turning to look at her alarm clock.

8:43 it read. She had agreed to meet up with Taiki today. Although she hadn't specified where they were meeting at, they both knew to meet at the local cafe, since that was the only place that actually sold good milkshakes.

She got up from the bed and made her way over to her bathroom where she stripped her pajamas off.

She got into the shower, and turned on the water to a boiling hot temperature. She relaxed slightly as the boiling water hit her shoulders and ran down her back. She felt slightly sad though when she realized that she was the only one in the shower and that Michiru wasn't there, looking up at her in her arms.

It had been five days now since her death and she still wasn't used to being alone.

Her vision started to become clouded but she blinked the oncoming tears away before they could fall. She had already cried enough lately and she didn't want to seem weaker then she already appeared to be. Even though all her walls were broken, she still somehow managed to try and keep everything bottled up inside.

Maybe it was because her walls were broken that she had called a truce with the starlights. She had no walls up to be able to be tough or mean. She felt weak and vulnerable.

Eventually she finished her shower and got out, wrapping a white towel around her body.

She went back to her room and put on a white t-shirt along with some ripped jeans and a black hoodie. She then went back to the bathroom to blow dry her hair and comb out the tangles.

After that she went back to her room to grab her keys and then she went to go put on her shoes.

She left the house and locked the door behind her before getting into her car.

She put the keys in the ignition and drove off to the cafe.

When she got there, she parked and walked inside, the little bell above the door jingling as she walked in.

She looked around the quiet and empty little cafe before spotting Taiki alone at a booth. Her hair was still in it's usual ponytail, and she had on a denim shirt along with a long black maxi skirt. She also had on her reading glasses and was reading some book, although Haruka couldn't tell what it was from where she was standing. In front of Taiki was a chocolate milkshake that looked like it hadn't been touched yet and another chocolate milkshake sat on the other end of the booth.

Haruka walked over to the booth and Taiki looked up at her. "Hello." Taiki greeted.

"Hi. What are you reading?" Haruka asked as she sat down on the other side of the booth.

"Oh, this? It's a book of poetry by Emily Dickinson. Ami lent it to me." Taiki said as she removed her glasses and put them aside. She took the book and stuck it into the little tote bag she had with her. "So, how are you holding up?" she asked.

Haruka sighed. "I don't know. I really miss her. It's weird not having her beside me. It's just not the same without her." she said sadly while she stirred the contents of her milkshake around with her straw.

"I understand. It'll take time before you can fully heal and that's alright. But you should know that Michiru would want you to be happy. She wouldn't want you to be so sad and depressed. She'd want you to be happy and live life."

Haruka sighed and took a sip from her milkshake. "Yeah, I guess you're right. But still, she was the love of my life and now she is gone." Haruka whispered sadly.

"Well you are allowed to feel sad about it but eventually you have to move on because it's not healthy to be upset about it for the rest of your life. Trust me, I went through a really bad break up less then a year ago and it still hurts but I try not to let it affect me."

Haruka looked up. "Was he the father of Misa?"

Taiki nodded. "Hai. But I prefer not to call him that term. More like sperm donor." she said with a hint of bitterness in her voice.

"Why?"

Taiki sighed. "It's really personal, I might tell you some other time."

"That is understandable. Anyways, where is Misa?"

"Oh, Seiya and Yaten are watching her. But I have to pick her up in a little bit since those two are going on a date tonight."

"I never would have imagined Seiya and Yaten as a couple."

Taiki laughed slightly at that. "I think everyone in the palace saw it coming. Even though they're such an odd pair, it works."

"Yeah, come to think of it, they do make a good couple." Haruka said, trying to hold back her own laughter.

"So, you wanted pregnancy advice, correct?"

"Hai."

"What would you like to know?"

"I don't know. Like what all should I expect to happen?"

"Have you been experiencing morning sickness at all lately?"

"Not really. A couple times I have but not much."

"That's odd since most women get morning sickness every day but I guess you're one of the lucky ones. Any weird cravings?"

"Um, not really except for I've been eating a lot of pickles and ice cream lately." Haruka muttered as her cheeks turned slightly red.

Taiki laughed. "It's ok. I craved the same thing when I was pregnant with Misa."

"Really?" Haruka asked.

Taiki nodded.

Haruka laughed. "I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this."

"Ok, so one of the next symptoms is fatigue."

Haruka nodded. "I've definitely been very fatigued lately."

"Ok, so what about incresed urination?"

"Um, yes." Haruka muttered in response.

"Then one of the other ones at this stage is having tender swollen breasts."

Haruka's face turned bright red and she looked away.

Taiki laughed. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Screw off." Haruka muttered from across the table.

"Ah, mood swings. Another common symptom. You're almost a month pregnant right?"

Haruka nodded. "Tomorrow I'll be a month exact."

"Ok, so then you should only have about two more months of these symptoms and hopefully the nausea and mood swings should be gone by then. Have you thought of any baby names yet?"

Haruka shook her head. "Not yet, since I'm only a month along. Besides with Michiru having had only a month to live, I was more preoccupied with her then with my pregnancy."

"Fair enough. But I guess it makes it slightly easier since it's a for sure thing that they're both girls."

"Yeah, I guess that's true. How will I be able to tell which is Uranus and which is Neptune?"

"Well, I read somewhere that when a scout is born the planetary symbol will glow on their forehead in the first few moments of life since they'll more then likely be distressed and screaming. You should probably ask Mamoru or Ami if they can do the surgery, just because you don't want some normal doctor panicking when a baby is pulled out with the symbol of Uranus or Neptune glowing on their forehead."

Haruka laughed. "I'll ask them, but I'm not sure if they are qualified to perform surgeries or not."

"Well, if you're having a C-section, which will more then likely be the case, then they could pull the baby out while the actual surgeons do the cutting and stitching."

"Well, I'll ask them about it. Do C-sections hurt?"

"Yes and no. You have to have an epidural first and some other anesthetics but once the surgery is happening you should only feel a slight pressure on your stomach although you'll probably be sore after the anesthetics wear off."

"Makes sense." Haruka muttered before taking another sip of her milkshake.

"If you'd like I have a book about pregnancy that I have back at the hotel. I could bring it to you when I have the chance if you're interested."

"Sure, it would probably help a lot."

Taiki smiled slightly before turning to look at the clock. "I should probably be going to pick up Misa now. But we can meet up again some other time if you'd like."

"Sure, I'd like that." Haruka replied returning the smile before standing up.

Taiki stood up also and hugged Haruka gently. Haruka blushed when she felt the younger girl wrap her arms around her. She was surprised at her actions but somehow she didn't feel mad or disgusted like she would have thought she'd feel. Instead she wrapped her arms around Taiki in return.

Taiki herself didn't even expect to hug Haruka, it just happened. She wasn't really thinking and instead of leaving right away she had decided to give the blonde a hug, partially out of sympathy but maybe it was also partially out of kindness?

The two let go of each other and separated. "Ja!" Haruka said and exited the cafe with a small smile lingering on her face.