**all characters are owned by Naoko Takeuchi-san.
Notes: Sorry for the delay!! I am so lazy and busy at the same time,
so...forgive me.
Chapter 3: Episode: Always by your side
The soft sunlight and gentle breeze caressing her face------was the first feeling came to Haruka's mind when she finally returned to the world of consciousness.
At the moment she opened her heavy eyelids, she found herself looking up to the familiar navy blue ceiling of her bedroom.
'What?.Am I lying in my own room.'Slightly confused, Haruka tried hard to focus her blurred vision, meanwhile, unconsciously pushed herself up a little, which was proved to be a big mistake the next second----Every muscle in her body screaming and they hurt just like hell. The memory of the accident came back to Haruka's mind.
She huffed and lay back on the bed, despite of the seemed endless pain and tiredness, she suddenly aware of the soft feeling in her left hand------- the warm gentle touch from a hand.
'Maybe it's Michi...Has she been watching over me here?.' Haruka silently told herself, didn't care to open her eyes, ' I must be such a jerk to scare her like that so often...wait a second.' An odd feeling slowly coming to her, 'Why can Michi's hand be so small?..'
Nearly knowing what exactly every part of her lover's body looked like, Haruka quickly opened her eyes. She stifled a groan as she managed to sit up in the covers, and when her eyes fell onto the person who's holding her right hand, she slightly gasped.
"Hime-chan!."
The small purple-haired girl was dozing peacefully in the bedside, her tiny hand clutching her papa's big one so tightly that seemed never want to let go. Haruka felt her eyes stinged and her heart just like being stabbed. Her words choked in her throat, but she swallowed hard and at last hoarsely called her daughter's name:
"Hime-chan.."
No response. Stared lovingly at Hotaru's serene sleeping face, Haruka hushed and couldn't help a smile. She didn't really want to disturb her dreaming daughter, but still gently squeezed the small hand.
The door suddenly gently opened, Michiru, who was holding a blanket in her hands, appeared in the doorframe. Her eyes met Haruka's teal ones, her hand quickly came to her mouth."Haruka!!."
"Michi."Haruka couldn't finish her sentence, the next second, she found herself being squeezed by her anxious lover, meanwhile, muffled sobs came from her ear side.
"Thank God.Haruka, you are awake." The violinist hugged her lover tightly around her neck, her body trembling unconsciously, " I have thought that you never want to wake up."
Haruka felt a slight ache in her body but she bit the pain down. She forced a smile to Michiru and tried to talk as humorous as possible.
"Well.Michi, if you just let me breathe a little, I am sure I can stay awake for more long time."
Feeling the possible pain her lover was in, Michiru blushed a little and let go of Haruka. "Um.Gomen, love.I just. a little overreacted."Her face softened a little, but Haruka still can read the worry and concern from her eyes easily.
"No, Michi.I should be the one to say sorry, I know I have caused enough trouble to you now." Haruka looked at her lover and gently shook her head, guilt slowly filled in her heart.
Michiru let out a shaky sigh and helped Haruka to lie back on the bed, then moved to place the blanket carefully on Hotaru's sleeping form. Haruka kept staring at the small girl. That was when she suddenly remembered something. Slightly panicked, she quickly looked into her left palm, then let out a release sigh when she found the small golden thing there safe and sound.
" Michi.how long have I been sleeping now? ."Seeing Michiru's cried-swollen eyes, Haruka carefully asked.
"You have been out for 3 days now, Ruka.You surely know how to scare us to death you know, so this time, where's your lucky wind?.Maybe the car racing genius Tenoh Haruka isn't that great at all----"Michiru sarcastically said, but the unshed tears in her blue eyes betrayed her words.
"Oy, Michi, it's not the time for joking you know.I just----Ouch!." Haruka couldn't help but tried to move her hurting body again, only found that would make it worse.
Michiru quickly held down her lover. "Be careful. You shouldn't move around like that, you're still hurt, and you need a perfect rest on bed."Her voice full of concern and love, meanwhile holding Haruka's free hand again.
Haruka sighed exhaustedly and closed her eyes. "OK, maybe I have to lie down a little. What happened to me anyway?"
" You just has been lucky that you didn't get hurt badly in such a terrible accident, so the doctor said you can stay at home to rest."
"Really?." Seemed shocked and interested, Haruka's eyes nearly dropped out from their sockets.
"Yeah."Michiru sighed deeply, " Even the doctor himself said that's really a miracle. All you get in that explosion are some scratches in your body and strained muscles in arms and shoulder."Haruka unconsciously winced at Michiru's list of her wounds, ".and a slight concussion, that's why you passed out for some days. We have been afraid that you could have some internal injuries, but since you are Ok now."
"Come on.I am always a tough one, you know that very well, Michi."Haruka mumbled.
" You baka!!.Don't you dare do this again! Me, Setsuna, and Hotaru-chan.we are so scared. you don't really want to know how we feel when we saw your car blew up." Michiru was on the verge of crying now, her body trembling. Still, the horrible scene of the explosion hanged around her brain like a nightmare all these three days, only be released from this moment, knowing that her love was alright.
"Haruka.promise me you never do that again. I can't stand the thought that you nearly leave me."Michiru squeezed her hand so tightly that Haruka felt hurt, she nodded solemnly.
"I won't. Michi, I promise."
Haruka fell silent for a long time, deep in her own thought. Finally, she hoarsely asked: "Hime-chan.. Has she been here beside me since the accident?." Her eyes locked onto the peaceful face of the small girl, mixed with numerous emotions.
Michiru nodded slowly, turning her eyes lovingly to her daughter. "Yes. She has cried so much that Setsuna and I couldn't stop her. Since the accident, she didn't want to leave your side until you wake up.It really shocked her. "
Haruka said nothing. Better to say, she didn't know what she could say at the time. Her Hime-chan, so worried about her and kept waiting for her.That made her heart ached. Haruka stretched out her hand, tenderly ruffled the velvet-like purple hair.
She felt the small frame squirmed a little. Then the kitten-like big eyes slowly opened, one of Hotaru's tiny fist came to rub her sleeping eyes.
"Good morning, my princess."
Suddenly recognize the familiar deep voice, Hotaru's eyes bulged out. She quickly turned her head to the bed---Her Haruka-papa was looking back at her, the charming smile on her lips.
"Papa! You are awake!!----"The small purple-haired head quickly pressed to Haruka's shoulder, uncontrolled sobbing could be heard the next second.
"Gomen ne, Hime-chan, for causing you waiting for such a long time.I am so sorry that I frightened you."Haruka tried back to hold back her tears, apologized to her daughter, her hand gently caressing her hair.
"Haruka-papa.I am so scared.that you will not want to wake up anymore, leave me behind forever."Hotaru's hands were clutching painfully tight onto Haruka's shirt, seemed fearing that she would suddenly disappear the next moment. Again, Haruka felt the slight pain in her body, but she still kept a tender and smiling face outside.
"I won't leave you, hime-chan.because I have a special LUCKY CHARM for me."
Chuckled at her daughter's confused eyes, Haruka slowing stretched out and opened her left fist.---The handmade golden paper-crane, the gift from Hotaru, was lying there. It crimpled a little, since being squeezed for a long time, but its glinting golden color, still shining along with the morning sunlight.
"Hotaru-chan's small gift, has been really protecting me..So, papa will surely be alright, don't worry, OK?"
That was also the thing she risked her own life, to take it from the flaming heat with her just before the explosion.the 'protecting charm' that clutched tightly in her palm before she passed out.
"Really?."Rubbing her swollen eyes, Hotaru forced a smile, innocently staring into her father's eyes.
"Of course it's true!." Haruka nodded seriously, then smiled with a joyous tone, "Hondo ni Arigato ne, Hime-chan! Papa will surely keep this paper crane carefully, and.I will be always at your side forever!" With this, Haruka gently pinched her daughter's round face jokingly. The small Saturn senshi laughed happily and hugged again around her papa's neck. "Papa! I love you!!." "I love you, too!."
Michiru watched this affection scene of father and daughter with amused smile. The laughter also attracted another member of Outer soldiers into Haruka's room.
"It seems everything is going quite well here." Setsuna's slightly sarcastic voice cut in, " You really do know how to upset us right, Haruka- san!." Her face shined with child-like grin.
" Oh I'am really really sorry! (sigh).Dear god, please forgive me for my sin.for scare the mighty Pluto princess to death." Haruka suddenly made a straight face, put her palms together, her eyes closed and eyebrows frowning deeply.
"Baka!!." Setsuna scolded, slightly ruffled her friend's blond head, but the next moment, she couldn't help but laugh , "but still, welcome back to family, Haruka!" She said.
Holding the golden thing at hand, Haruka watched around each of her FAMILY-- -her lover, her daughter, her best friend.
"Yeah.my family."Shedding a tear, Haruka smiled sincerely and held her Hime- chan tightly to her, silently said.
----The End---- Thanks for reading! please R&R...^_^
Chapter 3: Episode: Always by your side
The soft sunlight and gentle breeze caressing her face------was the first feeling came to Haruka's mind when she finally returned to the world of consciousness.
At the moment she opened her heavy eyelids, she found herself looking up to the familiar navy blue ceiling of her bedroom.
'What?.Am I lying in my own room.'Slightly confused, Haruka tried hard to focus her blurred vision, meanwhile, unconsciously pushed herself up a little, which was proved to be a big mistake the next second----Every muscle in her body screaming and they hurt just like hell. The memory of the accident came back to Haruka's mind.
She huffed and lay back on the bed, despite of the seemed endless pain and tiredness, she suddenly aware of the soft feeling in her left hand------- the warm gentle touch from a hand.
'Maybe it's Michi...Has she been watching over me here?.' Haruka silently told herself, didn't care to open her eyes, ' I must be such a jerk to scare her like that so often...wait a second.' An odd feeling slowly coming to her, 'Why can Michi's hand be so small?..'
Nearly knowing what exactly every part of her lover's body looked like, Haruka quickly opened her eyes. She stifled a groan as she managed to sit up in the covers, and when her eyes fell onto the person who's holding her right hand, she slightly gasped.
"Hime-chan!."
The small purple-haired girl was dozing peacefully in the bedside, her tiny hand clutching her papa's big one so tightly that seemed never want to let go. Haruka felt her eyes stinged and her heart just like being stabbed. Her words choked in her throat, but she swallowed hard and at last hoarsely called her daughter's name:
"Hime-chan.."
No response. Stared lovingly at Hotaru's serene sleeping face, Haruka hushed and couldn't help a smile. She didn't really want to disturb her dreaming daughter, but still gently squeezed the small hand.
The door suddenly gently opened, Michiru, who was holding a blanket in her hands, appeared in the doorframe. Her eyes met Haruka's teal ones, her hand quickly came to her mouth."Haruka!!."
"Michi."Haruka couldn't finish her sentence, the next second, she found herself being squeezed by her anxious lover, meanwhile, muffled sobs came from her ear side.
"Thank God.Haruka, you are awake." The violinist hugged her lover tightly around her neck, her body trembling unconsciously, " I have thought that you never want to wake up."
Haruka felt a slight ache in her body but she bit the pain down. She forced a smile to Michiru and tried to talk as humorous as possible.
"Well.Michi, if you just let me breathe a little, I am sure I can stay awake for more long time."
Feeling the possible pain her lover was in, Michiru blushed a little and let go of Haruka. "Um.Gomen, love.I just. a little overreacted."Her face softened a little, but Haruka still can read the worry and concern from her eyes easily.
"No, Michi.I should be the one to say sorry, I know I have caused enough trouble to you now." Haruka looked at her lover and gently shook her head, guilt slowly filled in her heart.
Michiru let out a shaky sigh and helped Haruka to lie back on the bed, then moved to place the blanket carefully on Hotaru's sleeping form. Haruka kept staring at the small girl. That was when she suddenly remembered something. Slightly panicked, she quickly looked into her left palm, then let out a release sigh when she found the small golden thing there safe and sound.
" Michi.how long have I been sleeping now? ."Seeing Michiru's cried-swollen eyes, Haruka carefully asked.
"You have been out for 3 days now, Ruka.You surely know how to scare us to death you know, so this time, where's your lucky wind?.Maybe the car racing genius Tenoh Haruka isn't that great at all----"Michiru sarcastically said, but the unshed tears in her blue eyes betrayed her words.
"Oy, Michi, it's not the time for joking you know.I just----Ouch!." Haruka couldn't help but tried to move her hurting body again, only found that would make it worse.
Michiru quickly held down her lover. "Be careful. You shouldn't move around like that, you're still hurt, and you need a perfect rest on bed."Her voice full of concern and love, meanwhile holding Haruka's free hand again.
Haruka sighed exhaustedly and closed her eyes. "OK, maybe I have to lie down a little. What happened to me anyway?"
" You just has been lucky that you didn't get hurt badly in such a terrible accident, so the doctor said you can stay at home to rest."
"Really?." Seemed shocked and interested, Haruka's eyes nearly dropped out from their sockets.
"Yeah."Michiru sighed deeply, " Even the doctor himself said that's really a miracle. All you get in that explosion are some scratches in your body and strained muscles in arms and shoulder."Haruka unconsciously winced at Michiru's list of her wounds, ".and a slight concussion, that's why you passed out for some days. We have been afraid that you could have some internal injuries, but since you are Ok now."
"Come on.I am always a tough one, you know that very well, Michi."Haruka mumbled.
" You baka!!.Don't you dare do this again! Me, Setsuna, and Hotaru-chan.we are so scared. you don't really want to know how we feel when we saw your car blew up." Michiru was on the verge of crying now, her body trembling. Still, the horrible scene of the explosion hanged around her brain like a nightmare all these three days, only be released from this moment, knowing that her love was alright.
"Haruka.promise me you never do that again. I can't stand the thought that you nearly leave me."Michiru squeezed her hand so tightly that Haruka felt hurt, she nodded solemnly.
"I won't. Michi, I promise."
Haruka fell silent for a long time, deep in her own thought. Finally, she hoarsely asked: "Hime-chan.. Has she been here beside me since the accident?." Her eyes locked onto the peaceful face of the small girl, mixed with numerous emotions.
Michiru nodded slowly, turning her eyes lovingly to her daughter. "Yes. She has cried so much that Setsuna and I couldn't stop her. Since the accident, she didn't want to leave your side until you wake up.It really shocked her. "
Haruka said nothing. Better to say, she didn't know what she could say at the time. Her Hime-chan, so worried about her and kept waiting for her.That made her heart ached. Haruka stretched out her hand, tenderly ruffled the velvet-like purple hair.
She felt the small frame squirmed a little. Then the kitten-like big eyes slowly opened, one of Hotaru's tiny fist came to rub her sleeping eyes.
"Good morning, my princess."
Suddenly recognize the familiar deep voice, Hotaru's eyes bulged out. She quickly turned her head to the bed---Her Haruka-papa was looking back at her, the charming smile on her lips.
"Papa! You are awake!!----"The small purple-haired head quickly pressed to Haruka's shoulder, uncontrolled sobbing could be heard the next second.
"Gomen ne, Hime-chan, for causing you waiting for such a long time.I am so sorry that I frightened you."Haruka tried back to hold back her tears, apologized to her daughter, her hand gently caressing her hair.
"Haruka-papa.I am so scared.that you will not want to wake up anymore, leave me behind forever."Hotaru's hands were clutching painfully tight onto Haruka's shirt, seemed fearing that she would suddenly disappear the next moment. Again, Haruka felt the slight pain in her body, but she still kept a tender and smiling face outside.
"I won't leave you, hime-chan.because I have a special LUCKY CHARM for me."
Chuckled at her daughter's confused eyes, Haruka slowing stretched out and opened her left fist.---The handmade golden paper-crane, the gift from Hotaru, was lying there. It crimpled a little, since being squeezed for a long time, but its glinting golden color, still shining along with the morning sunlight.
"Hotaru-chan's small gift, has been really protecting me..So, papa will surely be alright, don't worry, OK?"
That was also the thing she risked her own life, to take it from the flaming heat with her just before the explosion.the 'protecting charm' that clutched tightly in her palm before she passed out.
"Really?."Rubbing her swollen eyes, Hotaru forced a smile, innocently staring into her father's eyes.
"Of course it's true!." Haruka nodded seriously, then smiled with a joyous tone, "Hondo ni Arigato ne, Hime-chan! Papa will surely keep this paper crane carefully, and.I will be always at your side forever!" With this, Haruka gently pinched her daughter's round face jokingly. The small Saturn senshi laughed happily and hugged again around her papa's neck. "Papa! I love you!!." "I love you, too!."
Michiru watched this affection scene of father and daughter with amused smile. The laughter also attracted another member of Outer soldiers into Haruka's room.
"It seems everything is going quite well here." Setsuna's slightly sarcastic voice cut in, " You really do know how to upset us right, Haruka- san!." Her face shined with child-like grin.
" Oh I'am really really sorry! (sigh).Dear god, please forgive me for my sin.for scare the mighty Pluto princess to death." Haruka suddenly made a straight face, put her palms together, her eyes closed and eyebrows frowning deeply.
"Baka!!." Setsuna scolded, slightly ruffled her friend's blond head, but the next moment, she couldn't help but laugh , "but still, welcome back to family, Haruka!" She said.
Holding the golden thing at hand, Haruka watched around each of her FAMILY-- -her lover, her daughter, her best friend.
"Yeah.my family."Shedding a tear, Haruka smiled sincerely and held her Hime- chan tightly to her, silently said.
----The End---- Thanks for reading! please R&R...^_^