Chapter 6

Clothes Shopping

"Suu-chan!" Kina says as she is done washing the dishes from breakfast. "Let's go clothes shoppin'!"

Sumi looks up at her wife as Hatoko walks over next to her. "Clothes shopping?"

"Mm-hmm!" Kina replies. "An' Hatoko still needs to be registered for kindergarden, so let's buy some really cute clothes for her!"

Sumi smiles. "That's not a bad idea. What do you think, Hatoko?"

Hatoko nods. "I'm in!"

Kina clasps her hands together and smiles. "Great! Then, let's get goin'!"

"Wait, we're going now?" Sumi asks.

"Yup! Early bird gets the worm, ya know?"

The young child giggles while Sumi just smiles at her wife. With that in mind, the family leaves the apartment and goes for a walk towards the clothing store in town. While walking, Hatoko is in between her two mothers, having one hand on Sumi's and the other on Kina's. She looks up at her gentle mother and smiles. Kina lets out a soft giggle as she smiles back at her daughter. Ever since they had adopted Hatoko, Sumi and Kina became closer and closer to their new daughter. And Hatoko loves her two mothers very much and didn't really mind having two lesbians as long as they are nice people.

When they arrive at Macy's Clothing Store, Kina looks around for the section for little toddlers like Hatoko and found one just to the right of her.

"Come on, Hatoko-chan!" Kina says as she twirls around a bit. "Let's pick out a cute outfit for you!"

"Okay!" Hatoko trots over to her gentle mother and takes her hand as Sumi sighs happily and follows the two to the little kid's section.

However, a familiar voice calls Kina's name and she turns around to see her older sister waving at her.

"Yoo-hoo!" Kana says. "Is that my little sis with her adorable Hatoko-chan I see?"

"What do you want, Kana-nee-chan?" Kina asks in an annoying tone.

"I was just roaming around the store when I happen to notice little Hatoko-chan trotting along," Kana replies. "Shirayuki needed new clothing, so she sent me to buy some, but I can pick out Hatoko-chan's and hers at the same time!"

"We can handle this ourselves," Kina says.

"Nope!" Kana leans over to grab Hatoko's wrist. "Come on, Hatoko-chan! Leave it to yer Auntie Kana to find ya some clothing for ya~!"

"W-wait a minute, Kana-nee-chan!" Kina reaches her hand out to grab her sister, but they are already on their way to the little girls' section.

Sumi just smile nervously. "At least Kana-san knows what she's doing…right?"

Kina just pouts her lips while crossing her arms. She's not so sure if she can trust her older twin sister enough to even take care of their adopted daughter. After a few minutes of trying to calm down, she starts walking ahead with Sumi following her wife. They finally find Hatoko and Kana picking out cute dresses. Kina fumes with jealousy as she watches the two enjoy their time together while Sumi tries her hardest to calm her down. Kana picks out a pink dress that has a butterfly printed on it with a matching colored skirt and shows it to the dark haired girl.

"How 'bout this one?" Kana offers. "This one will look great on you~!"

Hatoko eyes the dress up and down with a straight expression. But before she can say anything, Kana keeps the dress and searches for another one. Hatoko quickly trots over next to her to see what she's picking next. Kana picks out a one piece cow pajamas and shows it to the Hatoko.

"This will look adorable on you when you go to bed at night, too~!" she says as she happily adds it to her collection.

Hatoko could only just stare at her with a straight expression. None of these clothes do not meet her approval, thus with her Auntie Kana getting overexcited. The two continue searching for clothes for 20 minutes until Kana has a handful of them and hands it to Hatoko. Most of them contained cute dresses, pajamas and one shirt that has a cat on it that makes a "Meow!" sound whenever someone squeezes its nose. But the dark-haired girl keeps her straight expression, staring at the clothes she's carrying.

"Do ya love it~?" Kana squeals.

Hatoko finally opens her mouth and hands her the clothes. "No. I don't want them."

"Ah!" Kana gasps and freezes in place while her mouth hangs open. "B-b-but…those clothes…they suit ya well…"

Hatoko just turns towards Kina. "I want Mama Kina to pick one for me."

Kina smiles brightly as she gives a happy "Un~!" and takes her daughter's hand and searches for an appropriate dress while Sumi just smiles nervously, gives Kana a pat on the back and then follows her wife.

"H-H-Hatoko…chan…" Kana says quietly, trembling from the dark-haired girl's rejection. "C-cute…clothes…."

Meanwhile, Sumi and Kina take their turn to search for clothes suitable for Hatoko. Sumi looks on one side while Kina looks at a circle of clothes. The clanking of hangers can be heard from them searching until Kina picks up a white small T-Shirt with a red flower printed on it with a pink skirt and shows it to Hatoko.

"Let's try this on," she says.

"Okay," Hatoko replies.

Both of them go to the fitting room as Sumi follows. But she stops to turn around when Kana approaches her, sobbing like a child.

"WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" she cries, grabbing a hold of the woman. "SUMI-CHAAAAAAAN!"

"H-hey, stop it!" Sumi shouts as she tries to get her off.

"NOOOOO! STAY WITH MEEEEEE! I FEEL LONELY NOOOOW!"

"Kana-san!" Sumi sweat drops and keeps on trying to push her off.

**Dressing Room**

Kina smiles at her adopted daughter as Hatoko finishes putting on the outfit and twirls around, making the skirt flutter gracefully.

"How do I look?" the dark-haired girl ask.

"Ya look lovely," Kina replies. "Take a look in the mirror an' see."

Hatoko did as what her mother told her and smiles at her reflection. "You're right! I do look lovely in that! Thanks Mama Kina!"

"No problem, hun," Kina kneels down to her level. "Do ya wan' this outfit, Hatoko-chan?"

"Yes, please!" the young girl replies happily.

"Okay, this is a keeper. But first let's show yer Mama Sumi."

"Okay!"

The two exit the dressing room to meet up with Sumi. However, when the girls meet walk out of the dressing room, they notice Kana clinging with Sumi. Kina stares at the two while her wife looks back and forth at Kina and Kana.

"What's going on?" Hatoko asks as she raises an eyebrow.

"That's my line," Kina mutters.

Sumi sweat drops as she finally pushes the older twin off. "Oh, Kina! You're back!"

However, her wife does not respond as she stomps over towards Kana. Sumi sighs in relief for not being targeted, but sweat drops yet again when she hears Kina scolding her older sister for clinging onto her wife. When she's finished, the brunette turns towards her wife, smiling like nothing happened.

"So, Suu-chan. What do ya think of Hatoko-chan's outfit?" Kina gestures towards the small girl.

Sumi smiles and puts a hand on her hip. "She looks cute in that. I say we buy it."

Hatoko smiles as well. "Really!? Thank you!"

Kina kneels down to Hatoko's level. "Now ya can take 'em off, Hatoko-chan. After that, wan' to look for some more clothing?"

"Sure!" The young girl replies with a happy smile.

"Let's do it," Sumi says.

Kana wasn't feeling too good when she hears it. "I thought…I was being a helpful person…"

Sumi walks over to the older twin and pats her head. "It's okay, Kana-san. You did your best. Maybe next time, we'll let you help out. Okay?"

The older twin sniffles and nods. She stands up and waves the family good-bye. Once Kana leaves, Sumi and Kina continue to search for some clothes for their daughter.

**An Hour Later**

"Whew! We bought quite the outfits, huh, Suu-chan?" Kina says as she stretches her arms after entering their apartment.

"Mm-hmm," Sumi nods in agreement while carrying the bag full of clothes. "Hatoko-chan really loved these. I'm sure everyone will like it once she gets into kindergarden."

Hatoko's smile fades as she looks down at the floor. Sumi and Kina take notice and kneel down to her level on both sides.

"What's wrong, Hatoko-chan?" Kina asks.

"I don't know…what might happen when I go to school," the young girl says. "I'm just afraid everyone will make fun of me like back in the orphanage. I'm…so scared."

Kina gives her daughter a hug. "Don' worry. Remember, not everyone is cruel in this world. I can assure you…that someone out there will be nice enough to be your friend."

Hatoko looks up at her brunette mother. "You think so?"

Sumi nods in agreement as she puts her hand on her shoulder. "Mm-hmm. You'll make new friends soon. We can promise you that."

Hatoko hesitates for a bit. Her two mothers were right when they promised her to be the best mothers she could ever want. She now trusts them enough to believe their other promise and gives both of them a hug.

"Thank you, Mama Kina. Mama Sumi," she says.

Both wives hug their daughter back tenderly.

**Late That Night**

Kina tucks in Hatoko with her stuffed animals and crawls into bed next to her. Sumi crawls in next to her wife after putting her glasses on the nightstand and all of them snuggle close to each other to get more comfortable. Kina glances at the sleeping Hatoko and back at her wife.

"She's sleeping so peacefully," she whispers, soft enough so that she doesn't wake the young girl up. "I'm glad she's sleeping with us again."

"Mm-hmm," Sumi agrees. She starts to close her eyes when her wife speaks up.

"Hey, Suu-chan?"

"Yes?"

"Do ya thin' Hatoko-chan will make new friends when we get her into kindergarden?"

Sumi just smiles. "We'll just have to see, Kina. We'll never know unless Hatoko-chan tells us."

"That's true. I'm worried about her sometimes, ya know?"

"I know you are." Sumi kisses her on the forehead. "But we should have faith in Hatoko-chan. She's our daughter after all and both of us need to support her the best we can."

Kina nods in agreement. "Of course. We will have faith in her. We will."

After a minute of silence, both of them intertwine hands and nuzzle each other's noses.

"I love you, Suu-chan," Kina whispers.

"I love you, too, Kina," Sumi whispers back. "My most precious wife."

The two lean in and share a passionate, heartwarming kiss.

A/N: Hello, everyone! It's been a year since my last update, but now I'm back! I've been looking at Family fanfics for a while and they inspired me to come back to this story. Sadly, though, no other reviews came up since I was gone. (sigh) Oh, well.

Anyways, the next chapter will be awesome! I can promise you that because I'll add a few female crossover characters~! I won't tell you anything until the next chapter! Hehe~! (puts a finger to her mouth)

Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~! ;)