A great love is a lot like a good memory
When it's there and you know it's there
It can be all that you think about
Yeah, you can try to force it
But the more you do
The more you seem to push it away
But if you are patient
And you stand still
Maybe, just maybe it will come to you
-Church (Red vs. Blue)
~NEPTUNE~
Michiru
The night was silent as she crept in the shadows.
It had been close to a year since she regained her memories. She had been trying to get Uranus to remember who she was. Earlier it was almost as if she got her but a ball to the head messed that up.
She had discovered that the Queen had placed her daughter from her former life in the care of the Neptunian Emissary, Qwyn Sea Breeze. At first she was turned away but she convinced Qwyn that she would only drop by every once in awhile. It was her way of getting to know her daughter.
Rukia was a loving girl, smart, brave, and loyal. The girl was mature for her age but she did have a side of her that loved having fun. She had shared many traits with her but the one thing that stood out were her eyes. Her eyes were that of Haruka's.
Neptune approached the Neptunian Embassy and shifted into the building with ease. The guards were changing posts. She approached the door of the penthouse and knocked.
The door was answered by Qwyn. He was a tall slender man with grey hair, a neatly trimmed mustache, he wore an aqua and gold surcoat, and he had a pipe in his mouth. Qwyn puffed a circle of smoke out of the pipe.
"Enter in Elshka," Qwyn said.
She nodded and entered. Once the door closed she removed her hood and walked to Rukia's room. Qwyn gave her freedom to roam throughout the penthouse. Neptune knocked on the door and entered into the room.
Quickly she was met with a hug from Rukia. The aqua haired girl looked up at Neptune with a smile. She returned the hug with a smile.
"I missed you," Rukia said. She let go of Neptune then took her hand and led her further into the room. "I want you to hear what I've been working on." They sat down at a piano and Rukia started playing.
The song was melancholy and spoke to her on many levels. She could feel the loneliness and the longing for something or someone. When she finished she looked to her for feedback.
"That's a lovely song," she said.
"When will papa visit me?" Rukia asked.
"Papa will visit once the memories return," she said.
The girl frowned.
"At least I'm here," she said.
"Mama, I wish you didn't have to leave tonight," Rukia said.
Neptune hugged her child and kissed her forehead. She ran her fingers through her hair and hummed a Neptunian lullaby to her daughter.
"One day you'll wake up and I will be there for you," she said.
"Even papa?" Rukia asked.
"Even papa," she replied. She whisked the child up and carried her to bed. As she tucked her daughter into bed she sang the lullaby.
"ég elska þig," Rukia mumbled before falling asleep.
"I love you too," she said. She kissed Rukia on the forehead before leaving her side. She was closing the door behind her when she noticed Qwyn standing next to the door.
"I don't know why you insist on teaching her Uranian," Qwyn said.
"It's part of who she is," she replied.
Qwyn sighed as he started walking away. He took a seat on a large red armchair.
"They made Victarion king," Qwyn said.
She remembered Victarion so well. In her past life he was her sworn sword and for a brief moment a lover. He was loyal and he hated Haruka.
"Victarion wants her?" she asked.
"He wishes to kill her," Qwyn replied. He glanced over to Rukia's room. "I love that girl as if she were mine. Representing him is such a shame. I preferred you while you ruled. Your father was a coward and your brother was worse but you, you were the true Queen of Neptune."
"Those days are gone," she said. She headed for the door. "Unfortunately I am a prisoner that is forced to protect a princess that isn't even born yet."
"You can't contain the ocean with a jeweled chalice," Qwyn said.
"One day...and all it takes is bringing the wind to remembrance," she said. She left the penthouse and quietly made her way back to the castle.