A/N: Nothing to say, just the word Redemption or the likes.
Colors of Life
After Haruka left, Michiru stood by the doorway crying, looking at the exact spot where lover was, she slowly wiped her tears away, took one more glance at the door then went over to their room to seek the comforting hug of her element. She was in their bath under the shower, where she felt safe and at ease, here's the place she can think, a place where all the pain she is feeling is simply washed away. "She said it's ok, but she was not really listening" She raised her head and let the water run to her face. "If she won't listen, I'll make her listen, if cry, beg and plead won't work, there is always that option" Hey what option? "You'll see" Oh ok, I'll leave you with your options and go to where your family is.
Haruka walked towards her car, she was confused and having an inner battle with her mind, but for now, she has things to do. She spotted Setsuna and Hotaru waiting beside her car. "Hey Hime-chan, ready to go?"
"Mou, Papa you're so slow, look at the time, I'm late" Hotaru said pouting
"Hime-chan you know how to read time?" Haruka asked surprised, she then opened the door for her daughter
"No Papa, but the look on Setsuna-mama's face tells me I'm late" The little girl said looking at Setsuna
Haruka looked at Setsuna, "Yeah you're right, she looks like my granda, S-C-A-R-Y" Haruka utter a frightened look as she checked Hotaru's seatbelt.
When Haruka looked up she received a warm glare from Setsuna "Yeah right" Setsuna said annoyed while Haruka and Hotaru shared a laugh at her comment, "So how did it go Haruka?" She asked before Haruka stepped in the car.
"Great" Haruka said with a forced smile, she then entered her car and drives away with Hotaru waving her hands good bye. "As if Haruka" Setsuna rolled her eyes knowing that nothing right happened between her two friends. She walked towards her car and took off for work.
Jumping through time and Haruka's crazy driving, we now go to Hotaru's School.
"Have a great day princess" Haruka said kneeling in front of Hotaru fixing her uniform, though it doesn't need to be fixed
"Papa, will you come pick me up later?"
"Of course princess" Haruka gave her daughter a little peck on the cheeks. She waved Hotaru off and when the little girl entered the school she then headed to her car. "Time for a ride" She thought as she hopped onto her car, cause she too seek the comfort of her element, she rode along the shoreline with the wind gently playing with her hair, this calmed her mind and help her forget the things she ought to forget, even just for now.
Lets fast forward shall we…. bliss…
Haruka was waiting out in thefront of the main door of Hotaru's school, waiting for her ever so energetic daughter…the drive did its job, all of the tense feeling she had simply vanished.
"Papa" She heard her daughter shout at her, she was running like a crazed child
"Princess" She answered as she spread her arms and caught her little glow worm, Hotaru can be such a worm especially when she is excited, she can be compared to a worm that goes all wiggly when you put salt on it, just exclude the dying part after putting too much salt.
All the people around them look at the serene sight of the father-daughter duo, especially the moms, who have their dreamy eyes all over Haruka. Soon whispered can be heard, like "Wish my husband is that hot" or "He's so cute, wonder is he's a single parent?" and other did recognized her as the famous racer "He's more handsome in person" or "He's totally H-O-T, I mean sizzling hot"
Haruka just shrugged their comment as they kept referring to her as a "he", she was used to it anyway, but before things get out of control, she guided her daughter to the car.
As they are walking towards the car, "Papa, can we go get some ice cream and then play at the crowns?" Hotaru asked with puppy eyes, looking hopeful at Haruka.
"Anything for my princess" Haruka pick up her daughter and twirled her once, she received a very happy giggle from the child.
And so Hotaru got everything she barked at her Papa, and it was passed 2pm when Haruka decide to take Hotaru home. They arrived at their house at just before 3pm. Haruka accompanied her daughter to their apartment "Get in and get out" She thought to herself for she knows that Michiru is staying at home because she had no violin practice, she just hoped that Michiru is drawing/painting so she can avoid the unavoidable. She opened the door let her daughter go in first then she entered.
"Tadaima Michiru-mama" Hotaru shouted as she took off her shoes.
"I can't stay, I have to go…I can't…" Haruka stopped in mid sentence as when Michiru appeared in front of them wearing a dark blue shorts, that goes just under her butt cheeks, showing her silky smooth legs and for a top, she is wearing a white tank top, nothing special there ne? What made it special and eye catching is that Michiru wore no brassier at all; SEXY is the best way to describe it, this is how Haruka saw it. She can clearly she the frame of Michiru's breasts and her nipples are standing out, she was starting to drool when Hotaru came to the rescue.
"Konnichiwa Michiru-mama" The little girl exclaimed breaking the hot tension running through Haruka body, but not completely as she is still staring at Michiru's frame. Little Hotaru reach Michiru and gave her kiss on the cheeks. This is when Haruka was able to break her gaaze from Michiru's body to her face, Michiru was wearing a light lip stick, in short make up, but not too dark or excessive just right to highlight the word SEXY.
"Konnichiwa Hime-Chan, how was your day" As Hotaru gave her mama the summary of her day and stood still as a rock, "That's great, so you played all those games??? Hey lets sit down in the living first" Hotaru then continued to babble about her day out as she walks side by side with Michiru. "Why don't you join us Haruka?" She said giving one of those sideway-seductive glances.
Haruka blushes at her action, she was about to comply when suddenly her mind took control over her body "I should go now, I'll call you later princess" She didn't even got the chances to turn around because..
"Why won't you join us???" It was Michiru, she said this with teary eyes, she then turned to their daughter and "Hotaru your Papa is being mean to me, she won't join us because she hates me" she was sobbing… This didn't make any sense to Haruka and Hotaru id too young to really grope what's happening so…
"Papa why would you make Michiru-mama cry? Why do you hate her? Why are you being mean to her?" Little Hotaru asked angrily, not mad just angry she is just 5 after all.
"I'm not mean to her and I don't hate you're Michiru-mama" Haruka tried to defend her herself and maybe be able to leave.
"Then why won't you stay?" Now Hotaru has teary eyes
Haruka didn't even let Hotaru's eyes "I'll stay, I'm not being mean and I don't hate her"
She said defeated, "I'll stay a little longer, then after that I'll leave okay"
"Okay Papa, but please don't make Michiru-mama cry, don't hate her" Hotaru said as she wiped the invisible tears she had.
"I won't, I promise" as soon as she said those words, she could feel the smirk on Michiru's face. So she loked at Michiru with the side of her eyes as she was comforting her daughter, and there it was, Michiru was grinning so big. "Oh no you didn't?" Hmmm yeah she did, so just got to accept it, she owned you Haruka, "She used our daughter, that's not fair" and not listening is fair? "Tsssk"
They walked towards the living room, when they reached the living room; Hotaru noticed something spread out on the coffee table. Hotaru flopped down on the sofa "What are these Michiru-mama?"
"Oh these" Michiru took a seat beside Hotaru as Haruka sat opposite of the two.
"These Hime-chan are our family photos" Michiru picked a bundle of them and showed it to little Hotaru
"Is this Papa?"
"Hai, that's your Papa"
Picture: Haruka in her teens, she is wearing her tracksuit. Blue shorts, white jersey with her name written on it, and running shoes. She has a trophy in hand and a gold medal dangling around her neck.
"This is a picture of Haruka's first win in the high school national competition"
"Papa has a lot of those right Michiru-mama?" Little Hotaru is listening attentively to the story behind the pictures, as she found this like her bedtime story.
"Hai, she does" One corner of their recreational room is filled with Haruka's trophies and medals from different sports and races.
"This one has Papa and Setsuna-mama" Hotaru looking at another picture
Picture: Younger version of Haruka and Setsuna, Haruka is sitting on top of a fire hydrant with Setsuna standing beside her. Haruka, is wearing a green t-shirt with a "bite me" print on it, a cargo shorts, light green-white rubber shoes and a white cap. Setsuna on the other hand, is wearing a short pants that goes below her knees, red tank top that matches her eyes and a red stiletto, I think. Sorry can't really see it but I'm sure it is a stiletto.
"Well despite how much they argue and how different they are, they are good friends. Haruka and Setsuna have been friends longer than your Papa and I have been together" She finished as Hotaru started digging into the pile of photos and pick another one
"How about this one Michiru-mama?" Hotaru asked showing the picture to Michiru
Picture: Michiru and Haruka in their teens, standing in from of an illuminated fountain. Holding each other with a smile gracing their features, a smile that shows how much love exists between the two. Michiru is wearing a light green spaghetti strapped long dress, hugging her form with a slit on one of the sides showing her leg, and a matching pair of slippers. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail and a few stray strands on the side of her face. She's wearing a gold necklace with a teardrop shaped blue diamond hanging on it. Haruka beside her wore a white tuxedo with light green vest that matches Michiru's dress. Her hair of course is like the way she normally wears it, but added a few hair waxes to make shine more, making her more handsome.
"Oh this?" She said as she took the photo "This is me and Haruka on our prom night" she smiled at the memory "We won the title of Kind and Queen of the prom"
"That's amazing, didn't know you're the queen and Papa's the king" The little girl said with big eyes looking at the photo Michru had
"Ara, only for that night Hime-chan" She giggled at her daughter's excitement
While Hotaru is looking at the photo, Michiru took this chance to look at Haruka who seem to be lost in memory lane, which is for her a good sign.
Haruka was grinning, she remembered the look everybody at the prom gave them as she gave Michiru a kiss between dances, they have been known as a couple so voting them as the King and Queen of the prom was a good choice. She brought herself back to reality as she felt someone staring at her it was Michiru.
Michiru took this chance to provoke the blonde a little, she first looked at her daughter, once she saw her busy with the other photos she begin her moved. She moved her leg apart just enough to let the blonde see her inner thigh as her short runs upward. She lifted her finger and then glided it through her face, lips, her neck, then her breast, she brushed along them, and she then proceeded to move to her navel and then close to her, gulp, to her….by this time Haruka is beet red, as red as a tomato as she followed every movement Michiru made, she felt her nerves tingling at every action done by the aqua haired girl. Things are heating up, way too hot…. but everything broke as Hotaru decided to pick another picture and..
"Michiru-mama, this is your pictures right" the little girl held two photos in her hand
Michiru slightly loses her composure but then as if nothing happened she turn to look at her daughter, Haruka on the other hand was still flustered. She tried to distract herself and looked at the pictures on the table.
"Hai, that's me, but this is the first time seeing these pictures"
"You don't know about this Michiru-mama" Hotaru asked as she was hoping to hear another story of her parents
"No I don't" Michiru exclaimed hoping for her option to rise now
"Ohhh" Hotaru sounded disappointed as she was expecting a story behind the photos
Haruka stood up and walked over to her daughter, she is standing in front of her daughter and looked at the pictures. All the memories are flooding her mind, memories that are too good to put into waste. So she make her move…
"That is the picture I took when I first saw your Michiru-mama, it was the day I fell in love to her" Haruka surprisingly took a seat next to Michiru, why??? Because Hotaru was sitting beside the arm rest no space there.
Picture 1: Michiru is wearing a high school uniform with her violin in hand as she was playing under a Sakura Tree.
"Really Papa" Excited as Hotaru was, she is like receiving a new fairytale story on every photo she saw
"Hai, I borrowed Setsuna's photo that day as I wanted to took a picture of the sky that day, for it shows a racecar shaped cloud, that is when I heard Michiru playing, I followed the sound and there I saw the most beautiful girl in school, I took her photo without her knowing. Later that day, I showed it to Setsuna and ask her if she can find out, who is this girl, as I was too afraid to disturb her playing that day"
"And it was Michiru-mama?"
"Hai, it was. And I only found out when Setsuna took that picture" Haruka was poiting at the other picture Hotaru was holding
Picture 2: Michiru in her school bathing suit, standing on the 1st place position of a swimming competition with a gold medal on her neck.
"She won the swimming competition for our school back then, Setsuna was part of the newspaper club in charge to cover the competition, that how she took that picture"
"Papa, is that what you call love at site?" Hotaru asked after minutes of thinking
"It's called love at first sight Hime-chan" It was Michiru who corrected her daughter, she who was silent all this while "Was it Haruka?" she asked with hopeful eyes
Haruka looked at Michiru, and thought "There's no need to lie, no need to run away, no need to fight, I love her, nothing is gonna change that" then she answered the two who was looking at her "Hai, it was love at first sight"
At those words Michiru started to cry, "I'm so sorry Haruka, about not believing you, about not trusting you, about not listening, I'm so sorry" She was really crying now.
Before Hotaru can asked and give comfort to her crying mama, Haruka had already took Michiru in her hands and stroke her lovingly "There is no need for that Michi,I love you and I'm sorry too" Haruka noticed Hotaru's concerned look "Hime-chan can you get some water for your Michiru-mama" The little girl walked hurriedly to the kitchen.
When Hotaru was out of sight, Haruka turned Michiru's face, so that she can wipe away the tears, "It's ok Michi, there is no need for you to cry" "I love you, and no silly argument can change that, I love you and I'm sorry if I took so long"
"Yeah you did, you took way to long" She said as she cried some more "I'm sorry Ruka, I should have listen to you"
"Well you should have just smack the girl in the face when you saw us, I wouldn't mind really" She said a she received a playful smack on the shoulders
"Baka…I'm sorry…do you forgive me?" She said as Haruka kept on wipping her tears away
"I already did" Haruka said as she kissed the lips so longed to kiss, and it didn't take a second for Michiru to respond to the kiss as it deepened by the second. They broke the kiss to catch their breaths and noticed a smiling Hotaru standing with one glass of half full water.
"Arigato Hime-chan" Michiru took the glass from Hotaru and drank some water, Hotaru took a seat on Michiru's lap and "You ok now Michiru-mama?"
"Hai, I am, thank you princess"
"See Michiru-mama, Papa doesn't hate you, don't cry anymore" Hotaru stroke Michiru's hair, comforting her mama
"Arigato Hime-chan, everything is alright now"
Hotaru hugged Michiru with all her might, Michiru and Haruka smiled at their daughter action. Haruka took both Michiru and Hotaru in her arms and hugged them, they stayed like this for a while until the door opened at Setsuna walked in.
"Did I miss anything?" Setsuna asked a she saw the three on the sofa
"Nothing much" Haruka said with a smirk
"Oh no, it's gonna be a loud night" Setsuna thought, she knows that the two had made up, and that she will be hearing them do it till morning light.
"Setsuna-mama join us, we are looking at our family photos" Hotaru asked climbing off Michiru and sat beside Setsuna on the love seat. Haruka just hold onto Michiru and whispered "I love you Michi"
"I love you too Ruka"
"Papa look at this picture" they spend most of the night looking at the pictures and arranging them on the photo album…and later that night, Hotaru got tired from all the things they did, and slept like an angel. Michiru and Haruka shared a night of passion, love, and forgiveness, And as for Setsuna, she is suffering from lack of sleep and ear plugs.
A/N: So there you have it…hope you like this chapter…I know it's long because I kind of beat around the bushes. And I jumped out the window and run after my family fic rating before it can escape my reach.
Ami Meitsu: The bonus chapter is up next…Thank you for the review…hope I redeemed myself in this chapter cause I know I sucked at the last chapter…teehee…Thanks
Haruka-Sora-Tenoh: OMG, omg, Oh MY God...Thank you for the comment…glad you like my fic… I'm always happy to make people laugh…though I didn't put any funny parts in this or so I think, I don't know…THANKS for the review hope you like this chapter too…
Arigato to all readers...