Hotaru sat on the couch with her eyes on the TV, not daring to look at Michiru.
"What do you want to do? Its a nice day today." The aqua haired woman asked and Hotaru sighed and glanced up, surprised to see that the woman was still smiling at her. The others had always changed as soon as Haruka was gone but this one was still the same.
"Don't care." Hotaru muttered, turning her attention back to the tv. However to her surprise Michiru only chuckled.
"Don't tell me you're blaming me for your father having to go to work?" Michiru asked as she too a seat beside of her.
"No...I just..." Hotaru answered sheepishly and glanced down at the floor.
"You know I'm sure that Haruka loves you a lot...she was reluctant to leave. Maybe you shouldn't be so hard on her?" Michiru suggested gently then added "Elza told me a lot about you two...she was my best friend."
Hotaru's eyes widened as she looked up at woman who had a gentle glint in her eyes.
"was it my fault...that she left?" the little girl dared to ask and Michiru sighed and gently put her hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Hotaru, some people's just not ready for families when they think they are. Elza was one of those people sweetheart." Michiru stated, brushing a strand of the little girl's hair back behind her ear.
"Papa got really sad when she left us...So much that she didn't want to do anything anymore...this is the first time in a long time that she even smiled to me." Hotaru admitted and Michiru lightly smiled.
"well some people doesn't deal well with pain...you probably shouldn't over think things too much." Michiru replied carefully then added "maybe Haruka has been hurt before...but you're the best one to talk to her about all of this because you."
the child looked up with a smile then and then asked "I...I'm afraid to though. What if it makes her mad at me?" Michiru only shook her head.
"Haruka doesn't seem the type to become upset just because her daughter asks something." Michiru pointed out then added "Has she ever?"
Hotaru shook her head, not even when Haruka was drunk had she ever really lost her temper because of that.
"No ma'am."
Michiru then lightly elbowed the girl and then smiled "Well then that settles it and stop calling me Ma'am it makes me feel old!" this comment made the child giggle.
"Sorry."
Michiru only smiled then asked "Why don't we go outside and play? Its better than sitting inside yes?" she asked and the girl nodded with a large smile.