OK here goes another attempt at having chapter bliss....
The weekend passed and Monday and Tuesday went by in a breeze. The house was clean, everything that could give the "game" of their relationship away was locked in a trunk in the bottom of Michiru's closet. Haruka had not seen her mothering a few years now. Even though the Scouting duties were over, for now, Haruka still avoided talking to her mother because of her mother's strong opinions about everything. She hates rich people, people that "can't see how much money they have, so they should be happy" and people who litter, use things improperly, and those who "should know better"
"Michiru, have you seen my red tie?" Haruka asked going through some of the things in her closet.
"It's behind the navy blue coat on the right side of the closet."
Haruka shuffled through the things in her closet and pulled out the tie. "Thanks."
"Honey are you ok with this? You know, with your mother coming to stay with us for... however long it is."
"Yes, I'm just nervous." She gave Michiru a quick kiss and hugged her closely. Just at that moment the doorbell rang and Haruka jumped slightly.
Michiru stopped her before she ran to the door and kissed her deeply. "Just an after thought, so we don't suffocate from lack of each other." She smiled and let Haruka go answer the door.
"MOM!" Haruka said and hugged her mother excitedly. "I'm glad you made it here. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to make it here without having to call and ask for directions."
"Well Darling I was thinking about pulling over at that last gas station down the street there before I saw the roof of this enormous house of yours and remembered where it was." Haruka's mother emerged from the door and bustled her little plump body into the foyer, holding all of her floral decorated bags. "Well hello their Michiru," she said in a disconcerting voice. "I take it you've been well. No illness or any other manifestation of the body taken hold of your frail form?"
"No madam, I am well," she said giving Mrs. Tenoh a polite bow. "We have prepared a room for you to stay in, I hope you enjoy the stay."
She looked Michiru up and down before replying. "Well Michiru I see you haven't changed a bit, just the little girl I remember."
Haruka cleared her throat and brought her mothers attention back to her. "Mother, if you'll follow us, we'll show you to the room we have for you." Haruka took hold of the largest of the bags and started climbing the grand staircase to the second floor. As they passed the rooms Haruka would inform her mother as to what was in each room. She passed by the rooms in which Setsuna and Hotaru once stayed with no formal introduction to her mother. Michiru could see that it had hurt Haruka to see Hotaru go back to her father and to see Setsuna go back to guarding the gate of time.
"And this is your room, Mrs. Tenoh." Michiru said. "We'll leave you to your room to get settled in a bit and unpack. My room is the third on the left and Haruka's is the fifth to the left of you, just across from mine."
"Thank you Michiru, but I think I would like to talk to my daughter alone."
Michiru gave Haruka a look and smiled. "Yes madam." She turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her. She could already hear Mrs. Tenoh talking on the other side of the door.
"Mother, this house is hers as much as it is mine, we co-signed for it and paid for it together." she could hear Haruka saying. Not wanting to hear the older woman's response she walked down the hall, past her and Haruka's rooms and down the stairs.
In the Kitchen, Michiru started working on making diner. A tear ran down her cheek as Haruka opened the door behind her, alone, without her mother with her.
"Michiru!" Haruka exclaimed and ran to her. "Are you ok honey?" she kissed her forehead and hugged her. "I'm sorry she was like that to you, she really didn't mean it like that. How much did you hear?"
Michiru chuckled and gestured to the cutting board, a small pile of onions sitting there.
Haruka smirked and pushed her away slightly. "You just love doing that to me don't you."
"Well when you respond like that I think I should do it more often." she smiled a bit and leaned up to give Haruka a small kiss.
"Haruka!" Mrs. Tenoh yelled from the other room. "Haruka, do you still work out like you used to?" she said walking into the kitchen, Haruka at the sink and Michiru at the other side of the counter.
Haruka snickered a bit but turned to answer her mother. "Yes mother, I have a small gym down stairs, I'll show it to you later if you like."
"I would like that very much. Thank you." she said and turned to Michiru. "And my daughter has informed me that you have grown to be quite an artist on the violin. I would much enjoy to hear you play after diner." and with that she walked out of the kitchen and out of site.
"You did what???" Michiru snapped her towel at Haruka.
"I thought it would be a good ice breaker for the two of you. She's always enjoyed music, I would believe that she would thoroughly enjoy your music." Haruka approached Michiru slowly and rather suggestively. "and I would think that she would begin to like you more if you two had something in common."
"But I think she'll just say something to try to bring me down, though all you would have to do would be bring me back up to my normal self later tonight." she giggled and placed a finger on Harukas chin, bringing their faces closer together.
"Well, now I don't think my mother would be very happy if she found me naked in bed with another woman." she said getting closer to her.
"I think she can kiss my round little .." she never finished what she was saying, Haruka's lips had found their mark on Michiru's smile.
Hope you like it!
The weekend passed and Monday and Tuesday went by in a breeze. The house was clean, everything that could give the "game" of their relationship away was locked in a trunk in the bottom of Michiru's closet. Haruka had not seen her mothering a few years now. Even though the Scouting duties were over, for now, Haruka still avoided talking to her mother because of her mother's strong opinions about everything. She hates rich people, people that "can't see how much money they have, so they should be happy" and people who litter, use things improperly, and those who "should know better"
"Michiru, have you seen my red tie?" Haruka asked going through some of the things in her closet.
"It's behind the navy blue coat on the right side of the closet."
Haruka shuffled through the things in her closet and pulled out the tie. "Thanks."
"Honey are you ok with this? You know, with your mother coming to stay with us for... however long it is."
"Yes, I'm just nervous." She gave Michiru a quick kiss and hugged her closely. Just at that moment the doorbell rang and Haruka jumped slightly.
Michiru stopped her before she ran to the door and kissed her deeply. "Just an after thought, so we don't suffocate from lack of each other." She smiled and let Haruka go answer the door.
"MOM!" Haruka said and hugged her mother excitedly. "I'm glad you made it here. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to make it here without having to call and ask for directions."
"Well Darling I was thinking about pulling over at that last gas station down the street there before I saw the roof of this enormous house of yours and remembered where it was." Haruka's mother emerged from the door and bustled her little plump body into the foyer, holding all of her floral decorated bags. "Well hello their Michiru," she said in a disconcerting voice. "I take it you've been well. No illness or any other manifestation of the body taken hold of your frail form?"
"No madam, I am well," she said giving Mrs. Tenoh a polite bow. "We have prepared a room for you to stay in, I hope you enjoy the stay."
She looked Michiru up and down before replying. "Well Michiru I see you haven't changed a bit, just the little girl I remember."
Haruka cleared her throat and brought her mothers attention back to her. "Mother, if you'll follow us, we'll show you to the room we have for you." Haruka took hold of the largest of the bags and started climbing the grand staircase to the second floor. As they passed the rooms Haruka would inform her mother as to what was in each room. She passed by the rooms in which Setsuna and Hotaru once stayed with no formal introduction to her mother. Michiru could see that it had hurt Haruka to see Hotaru go back to her father and to see Setsuna go back to guarding the gate of time.
"And this is your room, Mrs. Tenoh." Michiru said. "We'll leave you to your room to get settled in a bit and unpack. My room is the third on the left and Haruka's is the fifth to the left of you, just across from mine."
"Thank you Michiru, but I think I would like to talk to my daughter alone."
Michiru gave Haruka a look and smiled. "Yes madam." She turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her. She could already hear Mrs. Tenoh talking on the other side of the door.
"Mother, this house is hers as much as it is mine, we co-signed for it and paid for it together." she could hear Haruka saying. Not wanting to hear the older woman's response she walked down the hall, past her and Haruka's rooms and down the stairs.
In the Kitchen, Michiru started working on making diner. A tear ran down her cheek as Haruka opened the door behind her, alone, without her mother with her.
"Michiru!" Haruka exclaimed and ran to her. "Are you ok honey?" she kissed her forehead and hugged her. "I'm sorry she was like that to you, she really didn't mean it like that. How much did you hear?"
Michiru chuckled and gestured to the cutting board, a small pile of onions sitting there.
Haruka smirked and pushed her away slightly. "You just love doing that to me don't you."
"Well when you respond like that I think I should do it more often." she smiled a bit and leaned up to give Haruka a small kiss.
"Haruka!" Mrs. Tenoh yelled from the other room. "Haruka, do you still work out like you used to?" she said walking into the kitchen, Haruka at the sink and Michiru at the other side of the counter.
Haruka snickered a bit but turned to answer her mother. "Yes mother, I have a small gym down stairs, I'll show it to you later if you like."
"I would like that very much. Thank you." she said and turned to Michiru. "And my daughter has informed me that you have grown to be quite an artist on the violin. I would much enjoy to hear you play after diner." and with that she walked out of the kitchen and out of site.
"You did what???" Michiru snapped her towel at Haruka.
"I thought it would be a good ice breaker for the two of you. She's always enjoyed music, I would believe that she would thoroughly enjoy your music." Haruka approached Michiru slowly and rather suggestively. "and I would think that she would begin to like you more if you two had something in common."
"But I think she'll just say something to try to bring me down, though all you would have to do would be bring me back up to my normal self later tonight." she giggled and placed a finger on Harukas chin, bringing their faces closer together.
"Well, now I don't think my mother would be very happy if she found me naked in bed with another woman." she said getting closer to her.
"I think she can kiss my round little .." she never finished what she was saying, Haruka's lips had found their mark on Michiru's smile.
Hope you like it!