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Michiru rolled herself around for the umpteenth times for the night. She was trying hard to get some sleep before the moon let the sun took over her place but the night without Haruka was miserable to Michiru. Like usual, Michiru stretched her hand out of habit to get her 'personal comforter' whenever she had restless night, but this time the other side of her bed was empty and her hand was clawing at nothing but the thin air. Michiru groaned in desperation, then she sighed. "Maybe I was too harsh to Haruka."

'Thud.' "Ouch!" Haruka cursed silently and rubbed her swollen forehead when she dropped from the couch for the 4th time in the night. Her legs were tangled with the blanket and she was having difficulty in crawling back to her couch. Haruka furiously kicked the blanket away. Still swearing under her breath, Haruka get her body up from the ground and dropped back to the couch in sitting position. Haruka sighed. Her mind ran like her car engine to figure out for the way to get her 'detention' time shortened.

"Ruka………"

Haruka knew too well to whom the voice belong to. The sweetness in the voice plus the pet name was enough to convince Haruka her days with the couch was about to come to an end. Haruka took a deep breath to suppress her victorious laughter before she turned her head around to meet with her restless, lovely wife.

"Ruka…………" Michiru took the seat beside Haruka. Gently, Michiru cupped Haruka's cheek and caressed Haruka's swollen forehead. "Fall from the couch again?"

Haruka nodded and pouted. Time to put on an act to get Michiru's sympathy.

Michiru sighed. "I'm sorry, Ruka. Maybe I was too harsh to you."

"Yes, you were." "No, you aren't, my love. You were just mad. I understand that." Haruka pulled Michiru closed for a tight embrace. "Ok. I have everything under control. I have to put more passion in before Michiru changes her mind. It's now or never." Haruka lifted Michiru's chin with her finger and pressed her lips on Michiru's. It didn't take long for the kiss to become passionate with tongues exploring each other mouth with pleasure. Haruka broke the kiss and trailed her lips down to Michiru's neck and stopped for some licking and sucking which caused Michiru started to moan and her body shivered. Haruka's hand sneaked into Michiru's nightgown, slowly made her way to Michiru's breast and squeezed it gentle.

"Oh…….Ruka…….." Michiru moaned louder. Not too loud to wake the other occupants up but it's enough to cover the footsteps sound that were coming down from the stairs.

"Haruka-papa……" Hotaru was hugging her favourite teddy bear, sobbing at the end of the staircase.

The two adults were too busy with their adult project and didn't notice Hotaru was crying.

"Haruka-papa…….." This time Hotaru walked to Haruka's side to try her luck again. Hotaru tugged her papa sleeves to get her papa attention.

Michiru yelped when she saw Hotaru and quickly covered her fully exposed breasts while Haruka got her shirt on with Uranus's fastest speed.

"What were papa and mama doing at here?" Hotaru asked. Grabbing her teddy bear tightly, Hotaru chose to sit in between her mama and papa.

Haruka rubbed the back of her neck nervously. "We were…er….…..well hime-chan, why are you crying?" Haruka decided to change the topic.

"I have a nightmare papa…." Hotaru answered in between the sobs.

"Hush…princess. It's just a nightmare. Don't be afraid. Papa is here." Haruka wrapped her arms around her daughter and rocked her gently.

"How bout mama?" Hotaru asked.

Michiru smiled. "Of course mama is here also hime-chan." Michiru patted her daughter's head lightly.

Hotaru smiled. Both Haruka and Michiru were relieved to see their princess smiled again. "Papa, can you sleep with me tonight?" Hotaru looked at her papa with puppy eyes.

"Err……." Haruka stared at Michiru then at Hotaru then backed to Michiru again. "Shit. If I sleep with Hotaru tonight, my couching night will be far from over." "Err…..hime-chan, your mama is sick today. Papa has to sleep with your mama to take care of her." "Of her needs."

"But…but….." Hotaru eyes started to well with tears again. "…..I'm scared papa."

"Er……." Haruka was speechless. Michiru crossed her hands on her chest waiting for Haruka to make her 'wise' decision.

"Papa can sleep with me and mama. Right mama?" Hotaru suggested with pleading eyes fixed on Michiru.

"Errmm..." Michiru scratched her head, undecided.

"NO!" Haruka started to get panic. "Princess, er….your mama is so sick that only papa can cure her. And it has to be alone. So…….."

Upon hearing this, tears were streaming down from Hotaru's eyes. "Papa doesn't love me anymore. Papa hates hime-chan. No one wants hime-chan anymore."

"Of course not." Haruka embraced Hotaru tightly. "Papa will never ever hate hime-chan."

"Really?" Hotaru's eyes were now gleaming in hope. Haruka nodded her head. "Papa will love hime-chan forever?" Again Haruka nodded her head. "Will listen to hime-chan's request?" Another nod from Haruka. "Will sleep with hime-chan tonight?"

"Of course my dear." Haruka replied automatically. Hotaru squealed in delight.

"Tenoh Haruka?"

"Oh. Damm. What had I done? I totally forgot bout Michiru." Haruka sweat dropped. For the first time in her life, Haruka wished for a youma right now.

Michiru lifted Hotaru up from the couch and smiling sweetly at her adopted daughter. "Hime-chan, I'm afraid papa is unable sleep with you tonight due to some reasons. Why don't you come to mama's room and spend the night with mama?"

Hotaru nodded her head vigorously with huge grin plastered on her face while Michiru started to walk back to her room.

"How bout me Michi?" Haruka had turned into a little cat under her lover's tigress gaze.

"Couch for another week, Tenoh."

"I'm innocent, honey." The great Tenoh was defeated again.

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