A/N: Cheers all, me back again! Slightly over a week until I take off for awhile (May 28th). I think my boat will be in San Diego on the 14th of June, but don't hold your breath for an update then. I may get one more out before I head out to sea.

Several of you have sent in requests for girls, and I must say this. THANK YOU! Thank you to each and every one of you for doing so. And thanks to all who submit reviews.

Only 7 beers deep on this one so I should be pretty on par for grammar.

Now this one, is Admiral x Haruna, and Haruna is in her Shopping outfit (a very cute outfit if I do say so).

Please, read and review, and I'll do my best to have one or two more one shots up before I leave.

Meeting the Folks

"Admiral? Are you sure we should do this?" Haruna asked, playing with the hem of her skirt as they drove down the highway.

"Getting second thoughts? Don't worry, I know my folks. They're gonna love you." Andrew smiled at her.

He could tell she was nervous. She hadn't exactly been very good at hiding it when they got off the plane in Toronto.

Glancing at her out of the corner of his eye, he watched as she fiddled with the diamond engagement ring on her finger.

Taking a hand off the wheel, he took her left hand in his right, noting as her expressive brown eyes looked at him.

"Haruna," he said softly "I love you. We're getting married in two months on July 28th. I know my family is going to love you. If they don't, then screw them, they aren't invited to the wedding."

Letting go of her hand, he let his own fall to rest on her knee, feeling the thin layer of her stockings between their skin.

She smiled at him delicately, the same smile that she saved just for him.

The one he fell head over heels for.

"Thank you, Admiral." Haruna mused softly, letting her hand rest on top of his.

With a grin, Andrew focused all his attention back on the road.

After all, the 403 was a terribly busy highway and it would be rather bad if he had an accident because of inattention, especially this close to home.

"Just relax. Don't make yourself nervous for no reason." he whispered as they stood in the driveway to his childhood home.

He knew his parents were there, and his grandfather was right next door, so they'd end up there at some point.

"How are we not to be nervous?" Haruna thought as they walked hand in hand to the front door "We're getting married and I haven't met his parents yet. What if I'm not dressed well enough? What if they hate me? What if…"

Her monologue continued up until the point that Andrew knocked on the door.

A man in his late fifties, taller than the Admiral, with grey hair, a beard and glasses answered the door.

"About time you got home from playing sailor in Japan." he grumbled, putting the newspaper down on the half wall beside him.

"Bah screw you. I'm only here to see ma, so move along old man." Andrew snapped back, before both men started chuckling.

"Good to see you son." the man, the Admiral's father, said, enveloping Andrew in a hug.

"You too dad. Mom home?" he questioned, returning the hug with a smile.

"Yeah she's next door with your grandfather." his dad stated, letting go of his son and turning his eyes to the other person "And you are?"

Andrew could almost feel her nervousness as a slight shudder went through her frame.

Squeezing his hand in reassurance, Haruna spoke.

"I am the fast battleship Haruna, 4th of the Kongou Class Battleships. It is a pleasure to meet you sir."

"Leave that sir stuff for the Admiral here." his father smiled "Call me Ted. It's a pleasure to meet you Ms. Haruna."

With that, Ted turned around, beckoning them inside the humble home.

"You're doing great love. My dad likes you already. That's half the battle right there." Andrew chuckled, closing the door and locking it behind them before they made their way to the sofa in the living room.

"You've got a hotel I assume?" Ted asked, placing the half-read newspaper on the coffee table.

"Yeah pop. We've got a check in time at the Sheraton downtown in about two hours." Andrew said, getting up and walking to the kitchen "Not much has changed around here, eh?"

"Well with my assistant off in Japan winning a war, I couldn't do a lot of renovation work on the house, now could I?" his dad retorted, smiling at Haruna when she bristled slightly.

Andrew came back with two cups of tea, grinning at the way his fiancée seemed a little upset over the words the two men threw back and forth.

"Well at least you're finally settling down. Getting married soon I see?" Ted asked, leaning forward.

"July 28th. That's when we set the date for." Haruna spoke up, fiddling with her cup a little before taking a drink.

"Your mother will be pleased. She'll want to be there. You had better go and tell her." Ted replied, smiling thinly at the couple, before shooing them off to the house next door.

Haruna breathed a large sigh of relief once his father went back in the house.

"Halfway done my dear. Just gotta break the news to mom and grandpa." Andrew chuckled, cupping her chin and giving her a light kiss on the lips.

"You make it sound so easy." Haruna breathed once their kiss had broken.

Her hairpins glittered in the sunlight, and he couldn't help but brush her hair back slightly, looking into her hazel eyes.

"That's because it is easy." Andrew murmured "You've managed to capture my heart and get the approval of my father. No matter what they say, we're getting married. Though my mom will be over the moon and I know grandpa will be really proud. I know you two will get along.

"You already know he's ex-navy, and I actually think he might've seen you back in the war when the Huron went on a post war goodwill visit to Kure."

Taking her hand, Andrew led them through the backyard into his grandfather's house.

His grandmother had passed away two years ago, so now it was just his grandfather left.

He removed his shoes, and Haruna took off her boots, before they ascended the stairs into the dining room, and then towards the living room where they heard voices in a conversation.

But any verbal exchange faded when he came into view.

"There he is!" his grandfather, Charles, called, throwing his arms up with a wide smile on his face "Welcome home sailor!"

Chuckling lightly, Andrew went over and gave the elderly man a hug.

"Good to see you too grandpa." he stated, before going and giving his mom a hug as well.

"I see you brought a friend this time around." Charles said with a smile, putting down the book he was reading.

"Mom, grandpa, this is Haruna," Andrew introduced, before pausing a moment "My fiancée."

Silence reigned, before his mother (Carol) stood up and embraced Haruna.

"Haruna…" Charles muttered, trying to remember "Sunk in Kure Naval Base, correct?"

"Yes sir. The very same." Haruna replied after separating herself from the Admirals mother.

"Huh. I remember seeing her from the bows of the Huron when I was just young on my first tour. What a sight to see. Half sunk in Kure, a sad end to such a ship" Charles reminisced, smiling lightly as he thought back.

Haruna flushed a deep red, lowering her head slightly as memories rushed back to her, the bombings that sunk her and killed members of her crew, mere days before the end of the war.

She looked up when she felt Andrew's hand slide into her own, and he gave her a smile of reassurance.

Smiling back, she pecked him lightly on the cheek as the pair sat down on the couch to catch up on what had been missed while on the other side of the world.

"See, I told you it would be fine." Andrew stated as he undid the buttons on his shirt when they were in their hotel room.

"Yes, yes. Haruna is glad that your family accepted her so much." Haruna stated, slipping her white blazer off "Unzip this skirt, would you?"

"Mmm with pleasure, my lady." he mumbled, pressing himself against her and accomplishing what she asked.

Spinning around, Haruna let the article of clothing drop so she was just clad in a black blouse and a pair of dark stockings.

"I love you so much." Andrew mused, pressing his lips to hers in heated passion.

"The feeling, is mutual." Haruna replied, as the pair fell onto the bed.

In the end, neither one got much sleep that night.

Fin