Hey guys I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a supper long time. I apologize for the long overdue delay for this fic. Hopefully this chapter will suffice. I got a brand new HP Laptop as a present from my mom for College so I'll be using it quite very often to work on this fic. Thank you to all of the wonderful reviews that you guys have given me I'm really grateful for them. And now without further delay I present to you Chapter 10!
Here's some info for you guys about some things that you guys probably have questions to:
As stated before in this fic. Technology and science have advanced greatly. So great to the point that two people of the same gender can have kids together with the kid being both of theirs biologically. But like most good things it's not cheap to attain. What enables this to occur is a special pill. For men: the person who will be the one to carry the child is required to take the pill, it enables their body to have the ability to carry a child.
For women: the person who will not be carrying the child must take the pill, the pill will enable their body to impregnate the other.
But these pills are not cheap. Each one costs approximately 1 million dollars each. So not everybody can attain one.
With that being said I hope this helps you guys to understand how Nina came to be and how any other future children will come to be.
BTW: For everybody's convenience I will be referring to Haruka Tenoh as Haru from now on unless the other Haruka is not around. As for Haruka Suzushiro she will just be called Haruka.
Disclaimer: I don't own sailor moon so don't sue.
Chapter 10: Your having a what?
"I can't believe that Haru, how dare she not inform me of her engagement, we're cousins for crying out loud, I should have been one of the first to know, when we get there she'll have some excrating to do!" Haruka Suzushiro exclaimed as she drove her wife and child in the direction of her cousin's estate.
"You mean explaining to do Haruka," Yukino Suzushiro said correcting her wife.
"That's what I said," Haruka defended.
"I'm sure she was busy with the arrangements for her wedding and everything else that her father probably had her doing that she didn't have the time to call you dear," Yukino stated.
"If it was somebody else you were talking about I'd have probably believed that, but knowing my lazy cousin I curiously doubt that," Haruka exclaimed.
"Seriously doubt that, Haruka," Yukino corrected again.
"That's what I said," Haruka defended again as she continued to drive.
"Hey Yukino," Haruka said after a while of silence.
"Hmm?" Yukino responded.
"What kind of person do you think this Michiru Kaioh is?" Haruka asked.
"Are you worried?" Yukino playfully asked her wife as she turned around in her seat to check on their daughter.
"Why would I be worried about that racing flunky," Haruka defended.
"It's junky Haruka," Yukino corrected again.
"That's what I said," Haruka said again defending herself.
"Didn't you say that Haru has always had an infatuation with a girl since you were small," Yukino began to ask.
"Yeah ever since I could remember she's always been infatuated with only one girl," Haruka responded a questioning look upon her features about where the conversation was going.
"What was the name of that girl," Yukino asked again.
"Michiru Kai-," Haruka trailed off as realization hit her.
"Ohhh, now it all makes tense," Haruka stated.
"It's sense Haruka," Yukino corrected.
"That's what I said, man Yukino you sure are sad at hearing today," Haruka said.
"Its bad Haruka," Yukino corrected again.
"That's what I said!"
-Location: Tenoh Main Estate-
"Minako we're going to be late, why don't you just pick a hat so that we can go!" Seiya exclaimed from his seated position on his younger sister's bed.
"I can't just pick any hat; I have to pick the perfect hat that will match with my sundress!" Minako explained as she looked between two hats, trying to decide which one was best to match with her light orange sundress.
"I'll never understand you women and your various tendencies," Seiya exasperatedly said as he fell back onto Minako's bed.
"You understand Haruka well enough," Minako commented as she choose the hat she held in her left hand.
"But Haruka's different, you can actually have a normal conversation with her," Seiya responded.
"And by normal you mean, race cars and sports," Minako stated.
"Exactly!" Seiya happily exclaimed.
"Hey are you two ready?" Mamoru asked poking his head into the room.
"Just as soon as barbie over here picks a hat to go with her dress," Seiya said as stood up and walked over towards his brother.
"Hey! Don't call me a barbie! And besides I've already picked a hat so we can go now," Minako said as she grabbed her purse, her hat already atop her head, and they were off.
-Location: Tenoh Eastern Estate-
"I see, so your mother and father decided all of this without first consulting you," Shizuru calmly said in understanding.
"Pretty much," Haruka answered.
"I suppose it was just a matter of time before he did something like this," Shizuru stated from her seated position on a couch in the living quarters.
"Your happy though, right?" Shizuru asked after a moment of silence.
"Happy?" Haruka questioningly asked.
"Do you love her, I mean?" Shizuru clarified.
"Shizuru, I've been in love with her my whole life," Haruka answered.
"Then why did Mamoru tell me you had a problem with the arrangement when I spoke to him on the phone?" Shizuru asked.
"Nothing gets by you does it," Haruka commented.
"I'm afraid not," Shizuru stated.
"In all honesty yes I was," Haruka began.
"You felt forced, right?" Shizuru asked.
"You know me so well," Haruka said with a playful smile.
"I know," Shizuru playfully said stepping closer to Haruka.
"I'm glad I still have you at least to talk to," Haruka quietly said.
"She'll come back someday Haruka," Shizuru sadly commented.
"But right now it's about you and your engagement," Shizuru continued, Haruka nodded after a while.
"Now then I understand that you felt forced into this and that in feeling so, you reacted negatively to this marriage," Shizuru said.
"You hit the mark," was all Haruka said as she brushed a stray hair away from Shizuru's face.
"How do you feel now, have you come to terms with what you want to do?" Shizuru asked.
"Yes, I have," Haruka began.
"I really do love Michiru and even though we were brought together again through these circumstances, I've accepted that this was something that was meant to happen, call it fate if you will, but I know now that I want what you have with Natsuki. I want to start a family with Michiru, I want to be able to show her the love that she deserves," Haruka confidently said.
"I'm proud of you Haruka, you've matured," Shizuru commented.
"I guess I ha-,"Haruka began but was cut off by the booming voice of one Haruka Suzushiro.
"HARUKA TENOH YOU'VE GOT SOME SPANKING TO DO!," Haruka Suzushiro exclaimed as she stomped over towards her two cousins.
"It's explaining Haruka," Yukino said as she followed behind her wife, their daughter Diana in her arms.
"That's what I said," Haruka Suzushiro retorted.
"It's nice to see you Haruka," Haruka Tenoh dryly said.
"Likewise, now onto more important matters, why is it that you failed to inform me of your engagement and that I had to find out via a phone call from Mamoru," Haruka Suzushiro exclaimed angrily.
"I meant to call you, I just didn't have time," Haruka defended herself.
"I'll let it slide this time, but the next time this happens I won't let it slide got that Haru," Haruka Suzushiro warned.
"Crystal," Haruka Tenoh responded.
"Now where are my nieces, I'd like to greet them pornographically," Haruka Suzushiro stated.
At this both Shizuru and Haruka burst out in a fit of laughter.
"What's so funny, I fail to see the humor in all this," Haruka Suzushiro said.
"It's properly Haruka," Yukino corrected her wife as their daughter started to squirm in her arms.
"That's what I said," Haruka Suzushiro defended.
"I'll never get tired of that," Haruka Tenoh said as she enveloped her cousin in a hug.
"I don't believe I will either," Shizuru agreed as she joined in the hug.
"Alright enough of this, you two are suffocating me!" Haruka Suzushiro exclaimed as she pulled away.
"On to more impotent matters," Haruka Suzushiro began.
"Its important Haruka," Yukino corrected her wife.
"That's what I said," Haruka S. Defended.
"By the way where is this Michiru Kaioh I've been hearing so much about," Haruka S. asked.
"She's out back with Natsuki watching Nina and Hotaru," Haruka T. Responded.
"And what of Mamoru, Seiya, and Minako?" Haruka S. asked again.
"They said they'd be here in an hour, but its already been two," Haruka Tenoh responded again.
"Ara something tells me that Minako is what's holding them up," Shizuru stated.
"Knowing my sister, I really wouldn't doubt that," Haruka T. agreed.
"With that being said, let me hold my little niece, it's been a while since I last saw her," Haruka T. said as she made her way over to where Yukino was holding Diana.
"Haru, if I may ask, I'd like to ask where uncle is," Haruka S. asked.
"He and my mother had an urgent matter to attend to outside the country, they left early in the morning," Haruka T. explained.
"I have some things that I'd like to discuss with him," Haruka S. explained.
"Just make sure to catch him in a good mood," was all Haruka T. Said as she motioned for her guests to follow her to the backyard, Diana in her arms.
-back yard-
"Hotaru, Nina, look who's here to visit," Haruka T. Said as she put down little Diana in front of them.
At this, both babies crawled over to give their cousin a hug.
Natsuki who had previously been sitting on the blanket, Michiru and her had laid on the grass for the two little girls, now turned three, took the time to stand. Michiru following her action a few seconds later.
"Michiru I'd like to introduce you to my cousin Haruka Suzushiro and her wife Yukino," Haruka said.
"It's very nice to meet you," Michiru complied.
"Likewise," Haruka S. Responded.
"The pleasure is ours, I've been looking forward to meeting you Miss. Kaioh," Yukino responded.
"Likewise Mrs. Suzushiro my father has always had nothing but good things to say about the Kikukawa CinePlex Franchise," Michiru responded back.
"It's an honor to have the heiress of Kaioh Corp. give a complement to my father's franchise," Yukino thanked.
"Well now that that's out of the way, how about getting the grill going and starting up lunch for everybody," Haruka Suzushiro suggested.
"Good idea," Haruka Tenoh agreed as she motioned for Natsuki and Haruka S. to follow her towards the two grills near the huge patio of the Estate.
"By the way who's going to be coming to this little barbecue?" Natsuki asked as one of the butlers handed her the food they were going to prepare on the two grills near the patio doors.
"My siblings, the Kinos, and Michiru's siblings," Haru answered as she started up the grill.
"Kinos, as in Makoto Kino?" Natsuki cautiously asked as she set down the food on a table near one of the grills.
"Yeah Makoto, her older brother Taiki and her younger sister Rei," Haru answered.
"Please tell me she's at least gotten over Shizuru," Natsuki asked.
"I'm lost, what's the deal with this Makoto Kino?" Haruka S. asked.
"She's a friend of mine that had a huge crush on Shizuru," Haru replied setting a few burger patties on one of the grills.
"The one who's family owns the huge restaurant cane?" Haruka S. asked again.
"It's chain, and yeah the very same," Haru answered.
"That's what I said!" Haruka S. exasperatedly replied.
"Does she not like Natsuki or something?" Haruka S. asked putting some fish filets on another grill.
"She caught Shizuru and me making out in the student council room, back when we used to go to Fuka," Natsuki answered handing Haru a spatula.
"So that's what you and bubuzuke woman where up to back then, that room was for student council matters ONLY," Haruka S. sternly lectured Natsuki as she flipped over a few burger patties.
"You know I'd love to hear you both argue but I'm afraid the burger's are getting burned," came the voice of Seiya as he approached them.
"It's about time you finally got her," Natsuki stated.
Sorry for the delay, Minako couldn't decide what hat to wear," Seiya responded as he took over their job grilling the burgers.
"rat?" Haruka S. questioningly asked.
"hat, Haruka," Natsuki corrected.
"That's what I said," Haruka S. retorted.
"You know Minako, always has to look her best, especially since Rei's going to be joining us," Seiya stated.
"Who's Rei?" Natsuki asked as she finished cooking the fishes.
"The youngest of the Kino siblings," Haruka T. responded.
"She's not like her sister, is she?" Natsuki cautiously asked.
"Nah, Rei's a bit more reserved," Seiya responded.
"So Minako how have you been?" Shizuru asked her much younger cousin.
"Quite very good, we ran into the Tsukino daughters when we were at a stop light, so we invited them to join us all, hope you guys don't mind the extra company," Minako sheepishly responded and asked.
"Sounds good to me, no harm done inviting more people, but just to be safe you should inform Haruka of our new guests," Shizuru responded as she watched her daughter play with Diana and Hotaru.
"God idea, but I'm sure Seiya will ask, he's over by the grills with them right now, now enough of that what were you guys talking about before I got here?" Minako asked sitting next to Yukino.
"We were telling Michiru here, about when our spouses first confessed to us," Yukino responded.
"Oooooh! This I've got to hear, who's gone?" Minako excitedly asked.
"Shizuru was just about to tell us about when Natsuki summed up the courage to ask her out," Yukino responded again.
"This I've got to hear, It's a rare thing if your able to hear of Natsuki and Shizuru's early days of dating," Minako whispered to Michiru.
"It happened during my last year at Fuka, I had just finished with my student council president duties, and if I remember correctly I hadn't seen Natsuki all day, it felt like she had been purposely avoiding me to be honest," Shizuru began.
-flashback-
" I haven't seen Natsuki all day, did something happen between you two?" Reito Kanzaki asked his best friend, Shizuru Fujino, as he locked up the Student Council Room.
"I've been wondering about that as well, and no thankfully we haven't gotten into a fight or anything of the sort," Shizuru answered.
"Good to hear, by the way I don't know if you've noticed but Haruka's been acting rather differently as of recent," Reito asked.
"Yes I have, she's in love from what I gather," Shizuru answered a small smile gracing her features.
"Poor Yukino then, knowing Haruka, it'll probably be a while before she sums up the courage to say anything,," Reito stated with a soft chuckle.
"Yes, I do believe that will be the case," Shizuru said chuckling softly.
"Too true," Reito agreed.
"By the way Shizuru ,has there been any progress?" Reito began.
"Progress? What progress could you be talking about," Shizuru responded, a coy smile on her face.
"But of course with Natsuki," Reito finished, chuckling at his friend's antics.
"None, whatsoever," Shizuru responded a hint of sadness in her words.
"Don't look so depressed I'm sure Natsuki will confess any day now and you'll both live happily ever-after," Reito said trying to cheer up his best friend while putting an arm around Shizuru's shoulders.
"Thanks Reito, you're a good friend," Shizuru commented.
"Any time, we've been friends since we were practically in diapers, I'm here whenever you need me," Reito said a soft smile on his face.
Returning the soft smile, Shizuru asked, "Speaking of love, how's your sister doing?"
"She's hit a bit of a road block," Reito sadly began.
"Would it have anything to do with Tate-kun's recent love confession to Mai-san?" Shizuru knowingly said.
"Correct, it's had Mikoto in a state of gloom for the past 2 weeks," Reito finished.
"I'm sorry to hear that, she hasn't given up hope has she," Shizuru asked.
"You know Mikoto, always optimistic, she'll bounce right back from this and be back to her normal self in no time," Reito answered.
"I heard she'll be a starter for the Kendo team next year," Shizuru said.
"Ah, yes that she shall, you should have seen the look of shock on Tate-san's face, not even he was able to achieve starter position his first year of high school," Reito happily said.
"But on the subject of the Kendo team, I heard a very interesting thing from Mikoto, the other day," Reito commented.
"Oh? And what would that be?" Shizuru asked curiously.
"Apparently after practice was done, Takeda-san confessed his love to Natsuki and asked her out," Reito answered.
In saying so, Shizuru stopped walking and just starred at the ground intently, dread washing over her.
"Oh~, what did she say?" Shizuru shakily asked.
"I'm not sure, Mikoto didn't say," Reito responded.
"I'm sure-," Shizuru began but was cut off by Natsuki's voice resonating down the hall way they were walking down.
"Wait up Shizuru!," Natsuki shouted as she ran towards Reito and Shizuru, finally coming to a stop to catch her breath once she was in-front of them.
"Miss Kuga what a pleasant surprise, is there something the matter?" Reito asked knowingly.
"I'd like to borrow Shizuru for the remainder of the day, I hope you don't mind," Natsuki responded.
"Not at all, I have some private matters to tend to anyways, so I'll see you tomorrow Shizuru," Reito answered as he turned around and left.
"Natsuki is everything alright," Shizuru asked, concern evident upon her features.
"No, I mean yes-, I-," Natsuki said fumbling her words.
Chuckling softly Shizuru calmly said, "Easy Natsuki one word at a time,"
"Right, what I'd like to say, what I didn't realize until Takeda confessed his love to me the other day, is what a coward I've been," Natsuki began.
"Natsuki don't call yourself that, your not-," Shizuru defended.
"But I am, I've been nothing but a coward this whole time, knowing about your feelings for me and not acknowledging the fact that I've been in love with you as well," Natsuki finished blushing a deep shade of red, and causing a look of shock to appear on Shizuru's face.
"I'm very sorry for avoiding you today, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to contain myself the next time I saw you," Natsuki said.
"Natsu-," Shizuru began but was cut off once again but this time by Natsuki wrapping her arms around her waist, pulling her close and kissing her. To which Shizuru responded by wrapping her own arms around Natsuki's shoulders and pulling them even closer together.
Finally breaking for air, Natsuki summed up her courage again and asked, "Would you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" a deeper shade of red appearing on her face as she said this.
"I've waited so long to hear those words from you, I'd love to," Shizuru whispered as she pulled Natsuki in for another sweet kiss.
-End Flashback-
"Wow, never thought Natsuki would have trouble with a love confession," Minako said.
"Oh, you'd be surprised," Shizuru answered.
"I find it very sweet that you married your high school sweetheart," Michiru commented as Hotaru crawled onto her lap, her cousins each doing the same towards their own mothers.
"So am I, and because of it I'm happy to say that I now have a beautiful little girl and am expecting another child," Shizuru said, cradling her daughter.
Before they could respond they heard the surprised voice of Seiya say.
"Another Kuga running around,"
"WOW, another adorable little one for me to play with!," Minako happily exclaimed.
"Where you and Natsuki planning on announcing this new addition to your family?," Yukino asked happy for her in-law/friend.
"Actually, Natsuki doesn't know that I'm pregnant yet, I haven't gotten around to telling her the news," Shizuru bashfully admitted.
"But how could she not know, she had to take that special pill to impregnate you?" Seiya asked this time.
"I'm surprised you know how the special pregnancy pills work," Minako said.
"Oi! I studied my books well during high-school, I know what they do," Seiya defended.
"While I too find it amazing that Seiya-san would remember something like that, I'm still a bit surprised that Natsuki doesn't know of your pregnancy," Yukino stated.
"Did you slip it into her food?" Michiru jokingly asked.
"Haha yeah she probably slipped it into her food or something of the sort," Seiya and Minako both said joining in on Michiru's joke, Yukino following suit with her own laughter. Yet, when none of them heard a word from Shizuru they uncertainty asked.
"No way, you didn't-," Seiya began.
"There's no way," Minako continued.
"It's not possible," Yukino continued as well.
"I'm afraid she did," Michiru finished.
"I know, but since I still have yet to tell Natsuki about my pregnancy I would appreciate it if you ladies wouldn't say anything to anybody until I tell her," Shizuru said.
"I'm no lady but, sure no problem, I was actually sent here to get you guys because the food's done," Seiya said.
"I won't tell a soul," Minako promised as well as they got up to go eat.
"Likewise," Yukino promised as well picking up her daughter to go eat.
"You have my word as well Shizuru-san, my lips are sealed," Michiru promised as well picking up her soon to be daughter to go eat as well.
"Thank you, now let's go fill that little tummy of yours Nina," Shizuru said cooing at her daughter making her giggle in delight, and getting up to go eat.
"Michiru, there you are!" the voice of a young Yaten Kaioh could be heard as he approached his older sister, with Hotaru in her arms. As they approached a table not too far away from the grills.
"I didn't know you and Ami had arrived yet," Michiru responded.
"Yeah we arrived 10 minutes ago, Ami's talking to the eldest Kino daughter," Yaten said the last part angrily.
"Yaten," Michiru stern fully said.
"I know, I know manners," Yaten gloomily responded.
"Exactly, now why don't you go help Haruka and her relatives serve the food," Michiru said.
"Which one I heard there's two of them with the same name?" Yaten asked chuckling to himself.
"I think she was referring to me kiddo," Haruka Tenoh said as she put a hand on Yaten's shoulder and handed him two plates. "That's for you and Ami, hope you guys like burgers."
"T-Thanks," Yaten stiffly said as he left to go give his other sister her plate.
"I hope Hotaru wasn't too much trouble, she can be a real handful," Haruka said as she put a hand on Michiru's shoulder, leading her to the lunch table where she had already placed two plates for them with food.
"Not at all, she's been a little angel," Michiru said hugging the small child, and causing Hotaru to giggle in delight at the contact.
"Listen Michiru, if it's not too much trouble I'd like to talk to you later tonight, when everyone's gone to sleep," Haruka asked bashfully a blush gracing her face.
"Sure," Michiru replied a blush appearing on her face as well.
"I hope Haru here's been a caring fiancé," Makoto said as she and Ami, followed closely by Yaten, sat down across from them.
"She's been nothing but wonderful," Michiru responded as she took a bite from her hamburger.
"She better be if she wants to see any action," Seiya said with a wink as he sat down right next to Haruka T.
"Oi!" Haruka said as she elbowed her younger brother in an attempt to shut him up.
"Ouch, that hurt you know," Seiya exclaimed.
"Well maybe next time you'll learn not to make innapropriate comments," Minako whispered as she sat next to her brother Rei, taking the seat right next to her.
"Since when were you the voice of reason?," Seiya asked, took a pause to look at Rei sit next to Minako and then continued. "Ah, I see, you've been spending "quality" time with Rei, she's starting to rub off on you," Seiya finished with a wink earning him a deep blush from Minako and a glare from Rei.
"If I were you I'd learn to shut up," Rei warned.
"She's got a point there Seiya, don't mess with her precious Mina-chan," Makoto teasingly said.
"Makoto don't you dare," Rei angrily warned her older sister who simply smirked in return.
"I leave you girls for a few minutes and your already trying to kill each other," Taiki said as he and Mamoru and the Tsukino sisters took a seat across from them.
"M-Miss Tsukino thank you for accepting our invitation," Seiya said a goofy smile upon his features.
"The pleasure is ours Seiya-san, thank you for the warm invitation," Usagi replied as Mamoru placed a plate with a hamburger and a fish fillet on it in front of her and her older sister.
"Thank you very much Mamoru-san," Usagi said with a dreamy look on her face.
"The pleasure is all mine Miss. Tsukino," Mamoru replied a feint blush appearing on his face.
"Hey nii-chan does Mamoru have a thing for the younger Tsukino daughter," Makoto whispered to her brother.
"I'm not sure, but it would seem so," Taiki said as smile on his face.
"This won't end well," Rei whispered to Minako as she watched the interaction between the two brothers and younger Tsukino.
"What won't end we- ," Minako began but was cut off by the shriek of a nearby maid.
"What's happened?" Haruka T. asked as a butler approached her.
"It would seem that Mrs. Kuga has fainted," responded the butler.
Nodding in understanding Haruka T. quickly got up and ran into the estate, Makoto and Haruka S. following after her.
"Shizuru what happened?" Haruka T. asked as she enveloped Shizuru in a comforting hug, trying to calm down the sobbing young woman.
"Doesn't look like Kuga's too injured from that fall," Makoto said examining Natsuki's body and picking her up.
"Good idea Fino-san, it's best to put her to bed and let her wake up on her own," Haruka S. imputed.
"It's Kino, Haruka-san," could be heard as Makoto and Haruka S. were lead upstairs, by a butler, to Natsuki and Shizuru's bed chambers.
Shaking her head as a no response, Shizuru buried her face into Haruka T.'s shoulder.
"Alright, that's fine as well you don't have to tell me, but lets get you cleaned up, your make-up's running," Haruka T. responded leading Shizuru to a nearby bathroom.
"I wonder what happened to Natsuki and Shizuru," Mamoru asked.
"Well, whatever it was Haruka, Makoto, and Suzushiro-san went to help so it should be fine," Taiki calmly said.
"Doesn't Makoto hate Natsuki though," Rei commented.
"Aww man," Seiya and Minako both said, as they quickly got up and made a dash into the estate. A "thanks voice of reason!" could be heard from Seiya as they entered.
Upon entering they heard a noise of somebody throwing up and followed it to that of a nearby bathroom , where Shizuru was throwing up and Haruka T. was holding her hair back as she did so.
"She doesn't look too good," Seiya said as they stood in the doorway of the bathroom.
"I know, and it doesn't help that Natsuki's fainted," Haruka T. said as she rubbed Shizuru's back.
"I'm going to go wake up Natsuki, be right back," Minako said as she quickly ran up the stairs and into Natsuki and Shizuru's bed chambers.
"Now how to wake you up," Minako said as she walked over towards the bed Natsuki currently was lying in. Makoto and Haruka S. standing a ways off from the bed observing the girl.
"Don't bother Minako we've already tried, nothing seems to wake her up," Makoto said approaching the youngest Tenoh.
"Pino-san is right, Natsuki's always been a very heavy sleeper," Haruka S. imputed with her arms crossed.
"It's Kino," Makoto corrected.
"That's what I said," Haruka S. retorted.
Giggling to herself, Minako took a moment to try to remember a method Shizuru had told her about in the past that would get Natsuki's immediate attention.
"Oh! Yeah now I remember," Minako exclaimed as an idea struck her. She crouched down and quietly whispered into Natsuki's ear.
"Natsuki, Seiya's finishing the last bottle of mayo we have left, better hurry up before it's all gone,"
"Save the Mayo!" Natsuki exclaimed as she jumped out of bed, taking a fighting stance against anyone who would deprive her of her beloved mayo.
"Well that was easy," Minako said as she walked over towards Natsuki "You know you gave us quite a scare,"
"What are you," Natsuki began, confusion evident on her face.
"You fainted," Makoto explained walking up to Natsuki.
"I…fainted," Natsuki unsurely said as she recollected her thoughts.
"Yeah you did and bubuzuke downstairs won't say why," Haruka S. said walking up to Natsuki as well.
"Shizuru,….I remember she said she wanted to talk to me," Natsuki began.
"Go on," an eager Minako said as she already knew where this was going.
"Said it was something important," Natsuki continued.
"Is everything alright between you two, you guys aren't having marital problems are you?" Makoto asked this time.
"No never, everything is wonderful with us, she said she- " Natsuki continued but stopped short.
"She what?" Haruka S. asked curious as to what it was that had caused Natsuki to faint.
"Oh my god, oh my god, a baby, Shizuru's having a baby, my baby, our baby, I'm going to be a mother!" Natsuki finished clutching her head in the process.
"That's really great Natsuki, but I don't understand how that would make you faint, I mean we all know how the process works, you take the pill, you have negotiations," Haruka S. began.
"Relations," Minako corrected.
"Yeah what she said, you have relations, and then you wait to see if your spouse conceived," Haruka S. finished a confused look on her face.
"I know how the process works, but I haven't taken a pill since we conceived Nina," Natsuki admitted.
"Shizuru hasn't been cheating on you has she?," Makoto asked, a mixture between confused, angry, and sad began to well up inside of her.
Minako slapped her forehead, getting annoyed and angry at the accusation that Makoto had made against her older cousin.
"Shut-up Makoto! How dare you even think that my cousin would do something so vile and immoral towards Natsuki!, She loves Natsuki, always has and always will, she would never do such a thing," Minako said angrily struggling to stop the urge her hand had to connect with Makoto's face.
"I'm sorry I was only making a suggestion, I wasn't trying to say that Shizuru-san would do something of the sort," Makoto defended.
"I know, but Natsuki's trying to figure how Shizuru got pregnant in the first place, the last thing she needs is to have the idea that Shizuru cheated on her, which she didn't," Minako stated.
"yeah, I'm sorry that I made such a rude remark about your wife Kuga-san," Makoto apologized.
"Now, why don't we all go downstairs and talk to Shizuru, maybe she'll have the answer that we're booking for," Haruka S said as she motioned for the other girls to follow her downstairs.
"Come on Shizuru lets turn that frown upside down," Seiya cheerfully said in an attempt to try to cheer up Shizuru.
"Seiya not helping," Haruka T. said giving her younger brother a stern look.
"Sorry, but I don't know what else to do," Seiya said sighing in defeat.
"Perhaps I'd be of assistance," Haruka S said as she motioned for the other girls to follow her downstairs.
that Shizuru cheated on her,"u have negotiations,"they heard Natsuki's voice as they both siblings turned around in surprise and Shizuru looked up.
"Natsuki, your up how did you," Haruka T. began but instantly shut up when Minako gave her silencing sign.
"Shizuru, first I'd like to say how sorry I am that I reacted the way I did when you told me about your pregnancy," Natsuki began.
Seiya took this as his queue to get up and move out of the way, the same with Haruka T.
"Natsuki," Shizuru softly said.
"second, please hear me out first," Natsuki continued cupping Shizuru's left cheek with one hand and taking Shizuru's left hand with the other.
"I love you, no matter what, I may not know how this baby came to be, but know that I love you no matter what, and nothing is ever going to change that," Natsuki finished.
"Natsuki, your always so kind to me, even when I took advantage of you back in high school, you never once blamed me for it you always showed me nothing but your love, and I'm sorry for having kept this a secret, as well as for slipping you the pill in your meal," Shizuru said.
"huh?" Natsuki said slightly taken aback by this new revalation.
"She took advantage of Kuga?" Makoto questioningly whispered towards Haruka S. standing beside her.
"Yeah, during our last year at Fuka," Haruka S. responded nodding her head.
"This life growing inside of me is another symbol of our love for each other," Shizuru said, as Natsuki pulled her close, whispering sweet loving words into her ear.
"Well not that this isn't fun and exciting, because it is , it really is, but everyone's probably wondering what happened to us," Seiya said pointing towards the door leading to the backyard.
"Ah yeah, your right Seiya, why don't you go guys go tell everyone else the good news while me and Shizuru as well as little Nina here go up to our room and freshen up a bit," Natsuki said picking up her sleeping child of off the couch and leading her family up the stairs.
"You got it!," Seiya said as he saw Minako make a dash for the door.
"Wait! Minako that's my job!" Seiya exclaimed chasing his younger sister out the door.
"Wow that was wonderful news wasn't it," Haruka T. exclaimed happily as she Makoto and her cousin walked back outside.
"Yeah I'll spay," Haruka S. responded.
"say," Makoto corrected.
"Hey everybody Shizuru's pregnant!" the voice of Minako and Seiya could be heard as the three girls chuckled to themselves and joined the rest of their family and friends.
"Well that was certaintly good news," Michiru said as she dried her wet hair with a towel, having recently finished her shower with Hotaru and putting the small bundle of joy to bed.
"Yeah I'll say, who would have thought that Shizuru would slip Natsuki the pill without her knowing," Haruka said chuckling to herself.
"I hope that someday I'll be able to give you that joy," Michiru quietly said looking out at the night sky from a nearby window.
"I hope so too," Haruka quietly said walking up behind Michiru and wrapping her arms around her slim waist pulling the shorter woman close.
"Haruka," Michiru said a blush gracing her features.
"You remember I wanted to talk to you, tonight when we were alone," Haruka began not letting her hold on the shorter woman go.
"yes of course," Michiru responded.
"I'd like to start over," Haruka continued.
"I'd like to begin anew with you," Haruka continued again this time turning Michiru around to face her.
"I've been in love with you since the first time we met, for years I longed to tell you how I felt about you, yet I could never find the courage to tell you so," Haruka said getting down on one knee.
"And now that I finally do see you again, it's under circumstances such as these, I've never liked being told what to do, never liked being forced into thingsriends.
e of Minako and Seiya could be heard as the three girls chuckled to themselves and joined the rest of their family and ," Haruka continued looking up at Michiru's eyes.
"And that's why I want to do this right, lets do this right, together," Haruka continued, taking out a ring from her pajama pants pocket. The ring having one slightly large diamond in the middle and several smaller ones around it in a light aquamarine hue.
"This ring was given to me by my grandfather, this is the same ring that he proposed to my grandmother with, they lived a very happy and fulfilled marriage life together till the day they died, I'd like that for the both of us as well, with this ring Michiru, I give you my heart, my devotion, me love, my everything, and I ask you, not as the possible future head of Tenoh Industries, but as a woman in love, will you be my wife?" Haruka finished looking up at Michiru with love filled eyes.
"Haruka, ever since the day we met, I've dreamed of you asking me this very question, of you proclaiming your love for me, yet unfortunately after that day we never once saw each other again, years passed and I still didn't give up hope that we would one day meet again and I would be able to tell you of my feelings for you," Michiru began tears forming in her eyes.
"You can't imagine how happy I was when my father told me that I would be marrying you, how elated I felt at the thought of marrying the woman I'd pined after for so many years, and now that we're here, I can't say anything else but, Yes! I'd love more than anything to be your wife," Michiru finished as Haruka quickly put the engagement ring on her finger, picked her up and kissed her.
"I promise you Michiru, I'll make you the happiest woman on earth," Haruka happily said spinning Michiru around a few times before they both connected their lips again in a sweet kiss.
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Hey guys I know it's been a long time, and I apologize for that. I am not dead nor am I giving up on this story, I have a lot in store for this one. I made this one long so I hope that's any compensation for being gone too long. Again I apologize and I hope that you guys can find it in your hearts to forgive me for taking so long to update. I'm in college now and I'm nearing the end of my first semester as a freshmen, so that means I'll have 2-3 months off till second sememster starts. Which means I'll have plenty of time to update this fic sever times. I hope you guys liked this chapter and would appreciate it if you guys could leave me a review.
-Gambet ;D
P.S. A review would definitely motivate me to hurry up and write the next chapter quicker, thank you for your time :D