Chapter 10: Forming Friendship
The next morning, Haruka awoke to Hotaru and Michiru having a little fight in front of her bedroom door. "But Hotaru! You can't go inside now, your Daddy needs her sleep." Michiru argued, but that didn't really impress Hotaru. "I'll be all quiet and good! I just want to see my Daddy before I go to school!" "You'll see her all day when school is over, you really shouldn't go inside now." Michiru shot back, much to Hotarus anger - and Harukas amusement. "Hey!" the blonde now called out, hoping that the two would hear her, "no need to worry anymore. I'm awake, Hotaru can come in." Outside the room, Hotaru grinned triumphantly at Michiru, who sighed and nodded. "Fine then." She opened the door, and the next second, Hotaru stormed into the room and jumped on the bed. "Daddy!" the little girl cried out, hugging Haruka, who returned the hug. "How are you feeling?" Michiru now asked while she walked into the room, smiling at Haruka, who returned the smile - much to Michirus suprise and happiness. "Much better than yesterday, thanks. I guess I needed that sleep." "But you will stay in bed for the rest of the week!" Michiru commanded, and Haruka let out a sigh. "Yes mother." she then spoke, grinning in a pretty mischief way - something that made her look very sexy. Michiru could feel herself blush, and she quickly made up an excuse before she left the room. Outside, she leaned against the wall, her heart racing in her chest. "What was that?" the aqua haired girl wondered to herself. "I can't think of her as sexy! She's my boss, after all! Oh dear..." Michiru took in a few deep breaths to calm herself down, then straightened up and walked back into the bedroom. Hotaru was by now sitting on Harukas lap, babbling on about what had happened at school during the week the blonde had been in the hospital. "Sorry to interrupt you," Michiru now spoke, "but you have to go to school now, Hotaru, or you'll be late." "Okay!" Hotaru cried out, quickly kissing Haruka on the cheek. "See you later, Daddy." "See you later." Haruka replied, ruffling her daughter's hair. Hotaru climbed off the bed and ran over to where Michiru stood. "I'll drive her to school." the aqua haired girl now spoke, looking at Haruka, who nodded. "But take the Rover." the blonde then advised her. "As much as I trust you, Michiru, I really don't want you to drive my car." Michiru giggled and nodded. "Okay. I'll be back soon." With that, she took Hotarus hand, and the two left the room, leaving Haruka behind.
Michiru was just driving away from school when the telephone that was installed in the Rover started to ring. Michiru frowned at it for a second before she decided to answer it and picked it up. "Hello?" "Hey Michiru, it's Haruka." the well known, low and husky voice came. "Hi." Michiru spoke, her eyes glued to the road. "What is it?" "Could you do me a favor? I just got out of bed to get some coffee, and had to find out that we have no milk at home. Could you stop at a store and take some home with you?" "Of course." Michiru replied, already looking for a grocery shop. "Anything else you need?" she then asked, smiling although Haruka couldn't see it. "The newspaper would be nice." Haruka replied. "Oh, and maybe you could get some donuts too?" Michiru couldn't help herself, but had to chuckle. "If you want me to, why not? See you soon, then, Tenoh-san." "Yeah, see you soon." Haruka replied before she hung up the phone. Michiru put the car telephone back in it's socket and stopped at the next store to get the items Haruka wanted before she continued her way home.
"I'm back!" the aqua haired girl called out as soon as she walked through the front door, closing it behind her. "I'm in here." Harukas voice came from the living room. Michiru frowned and walked over, only to find Haruka sitting on the couch, in front of her lap top. "You never stop working, do you?" the aqua haired girl asked with a sigh. Haruka flashed a smile at her and shook her head. "Nope. If I can't go to work, I'll work here. And don't worry, I feel a lot better." Michiru gave her a smile and handed her the newspaper and the donuts. "There you go, Tenoh-san." Haruka took the objects with a slight grin and replied: "Thanks. But please, can you do me another favor?" Michiru nodded, waiting for her boss to speak on. When Haruka did so, the aqua haired girl had to keep herself from dancing with joy. "Please call me Haruka." the blonde spoke, smiling. "Of course, Haruka- san." Michiru replied, grinning from ear to ear when she turned around and left the room to get Haruka some coffee.
The next morning, Haruka awoke to Hotaru and Michiru having a little fight in front of her bedroom door. "But Hotaru! You can't go inside now, your Daddy needs her sleep." Michiru argued, but that didn't really impress Hotaru. "I'll be all quiet and good! I just want to see my Daddy before I go to school!" "You'll see her all day when school is over, you really shouldn't go inside now." Michiru shot back, much to Hotarus anger - and Harukas amusement. "Hey!" the blonde now called out, hoping that the two would hear her, "no need to worry anymore. I'm awake, Hotaru can come in." Outside the room, Hotaru grinned triumphantly at Michiru, who sighed and nodded. "Fine then." She opened the door, and the next second, Hotaru stormed into the room and jumped on the bed. "Daddy!" the little girl cried out, hugging Haruka, who returned the hug. "How are you feeling?" Michiru now asked while she walked into the room, smiling at Haruka, who returned the smile - much to Michirus suprise and happiness. "Much better than yesterday, thanks. I guess I needed that sleep." "But you will stay in bed for the rest of the week!" Michiru commanded, and Haruka let out a sigh. "Yes mother." she then spoke, grinning in a pretty mischief way - something that made her look very sexy. Michiru could feel herself blush, and she quickly made up an excuse before she left the room. Outside, she leaned against the wall, her heart racing in her chest. "What was that?" the aqua haired girl wondered to herself. "I can't think of her as sexy! She's my boss, after all! Oh dear..." Michiru took in a few deep breaths to calm herself down, then straightened up and walked back into the bedroom. Hotaru was by now sitting on Harukas lap, babbling on about what had happened at school during the week the blonde had been in the hospital. "Sorry to interrupt you," Michiru now spoke, "but you have to go to school now, Hotaru, or you'll be late." "Okay!" Hotaru cried out, quickly kissing Haruka on the cheek. "See you later, Daddy." "See you later." Haruka replied, ruffling her daughter's hair. Hotaru climbed off the bed and ran over to where Michiru stood. "I'll drive her to school." the aqua haired girl now spoke, looking at Haruka, who nodded. "But take the Rover." the blonde then advised her. "As much as I trust you, Michiru, I really don't want you to drive my car." Michiru giggled and nodded. "Okay. I'll be back soon." With that, she took Hotarus hand, and the two left the room, leaving Haruka behind.
Michiru was just driving away from school when the telephone that was installed in the Rover started to ring. Michiru frowned at it for a second before she decided to answer it and picked it up. "Hello?" "Hey Michiru, it's Haruka." the well known, low and husky voice came. "Hi." Michiru spoke, her eyes glued to the road. "What is it?" "Could you do me a favor? I just got out of bed to get some coffee, and had to find out that we have no milk at home. Could you stop at a store and take some home with you?" "Of course." Michiru replied, already looking for a grocery shop. "Anything else you need?" she then asked, smiling although Haruka couldn't see it. "The newspaper would be nice." Haruka replied. "Oh, and maybe you could get some donuts too?" Michiru couldn't help herself, but had to chuckle. "If you want me to, why not? See you soon, then, Tenoh-san." "Yeah, see you soon." Haruka replied before she hung up the phone. Michiru put the car telephone back in it's socket and stopped at the next store to get the items Haruka wanted before she continued her way home.
"I'm back!" the aqua haired girl called out as soon as she walked through the front door, closing it behind her. "I'm in here." Harukas voice came from the living room. Michiru frowned and walked over, only to find Haruka sitting on the couch, in front of her lap top. "You never stop working, do you?" the aqua haired girl asked with a sigh. Haruka flashed a smile at her and shook her head. "Nope. If I can't go to work, I'll work here. And don't worry, I feel a lot better." Michiru gave her a smile and handed her the newspaper and the donuts. "There you go, Tenoh-san." Haruka took the objects with a slight grin and replied: "Thanks. But please, can you do me another favor?" Michiru nodded, waiting for her boss to speak on. When Haruka did so, the aqua haired girl had to keep herself from dancing with joy. "Please call me Haruka." the blonde spoke, smiling. "Of course, Haruka- san." Michiru replied, grinning from ear to ear when she turned around and left the room to get Haruka some coffee.
