Title: Where are you?
Author: Ree
Theme: Haruka/Uranus (searching: day )
Genre: General
Version: PGSM (could also be Anime/Manga pre-story line)
Rating: G

This complex lady and her friends belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I just asked if they could play for a while.

Where are you?

A/N: Takes place after "Racing the Wind"

"Grandmother Asumi? Are you home?" Haruka poked her head through the opened door. She waited to here a reply, but none came. 'Why is the door open? Sometimes she leaves it open, but not often, and she is typically in sight. So, where is she?... She's okay.. I know she is.' Trying not to sound worried,Haruka called out again. "Grandmother Asumi!?" Still no answer. 'Maybe she is in the kitchen, or working in the back gardens.'

Pulling the door closed, Haruka went around the house. Searching for any sign of life, she peered through the kitchen window. When she didn't spot any, Haruka turned and faced the maze of the back gardens. 'She has to be in there. Think... Which one does she normally work on today?'

The calming affect of the gardens flowed through her as she contemplated them. Striking out down one of the graveled paths, she headed for her favorite spot, the waterfall fountain. Considering the amount of noise and the distance from the house, Grandmother wouldn't have heard her calling. Twisting and turning with the path Haruka made her way quickly to the spot she was looking for. The path opened up to a open space with a five foot water fall made of rock right in front of her. The rock was set into a small hill that was covered in flowers.

While searching around the fountain and its adjacent gardens, Haruka called out. "Grandmother Asumi?" She waited a moment to hear a reply but none came. She called out louder. "Grandmother Asumi? Where are you?" There was still no answer. 'She has to be in here someplace.' A determined look settled on her face, and she set out to search the whole garden.

An hour later, Haruka was ready to admit defeat. With her feet dragging with worry, she made her way back to the house. When she at last came out of the gardens, her heart stopped. There on the porch, drinking tea, was her grandmother.

Asumi looked up from her tea cup in surprise. "Haruka-chan? I didn't hear you arrive."

Flying like the wind, Haruka ran to her favorite grandmother, and barely stopped herself from tackling her and giving her a bear hug. Her relief was palpable. "Here you are! I've searched the whole garden looking for you. Where were you?"

Asumi looked shocked. "You've walked the whole garden area? How long have you been here?"

Haruka looked at her watch before she answered. "A little over an hour. When I got here the front door was opened, but nobody answered when I called. I shut the door and went around the house to look in the kitchen. You weren't there either. So I searched the gardens."

Asumi's eyes lost focus as she thought back. "The door was opened, and you shut it?"

"Yes."

Focusing back on her granddaughter, Asumi almost looked embarrassed. "I was in the restroom. I was working in the front gardens today, and came in for just a moment. When I went to go back out, the door was shut. I didn't even think about how it could have."

Setting her tea down, Asumi stood and wrapped Haruka in hug that she needed. "I'm sorry to worry you." Haruka returned the embrace, resting her head on her grandmother's shoulder. She hoped that her earlier fears would never materialize, that her grandmother would never disappear.