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When she woke up the next morning, the first thing she registered was the burning pain on her arm. Memories from the day before came rushing to her mind, but she shook them off when she felt a pair of lips gently kissing her jaw line.
"Morning" came Michiru's sleepy voice, as she lazily nuzzled against Haruka's neck, her naked body pressed along the blonde's.
"Morning" she replied, softly caressing the younger woman's bare back with one hand.
The aquamarine haired goddess rolled on her back and stretched herself, offering to the blonde the spectacular view of her round, naked breasts.
"How's your arm?" she asked, now relaxing over the soft pillows.
"It's ok" she simply answered, before crawling to her lover, getting on top of her, and kissing her lips.
But the sound of a childish giggles coming from somewhere down the hallway got their attention, and they broke the kiss, looking at each others eyes.
"I think it's time to get dress" Haruka said, smiling down at her.
Michiru nodded her head, and let the blonde out of her arms, watching her get up from the bed and going to her wardrobe, in search of some clothes. And she let her eyes wonder through the long, thin, naked body for a little longer, but then decided to get dress herself.
Haruka put some clean underwear on, and then she put on her favorites old, worn out, light blue jeans. She found a cobalt blue t-shirt with the words 'ocean's lover' on white bold letters, and smiled to herself, remembering Michiru's song.
She turned around, t-shirt in hand, and looked at the aquamarine haired woman.
She was wearing Haruka's sleeping t-shirt, which was wide for the blonde herself, and around two or three sizes too big for the smaller woman. And she was sitting on the bed, combing her curls with her hands.
"Hey, Michi?" she called, walking up to her, putting her t-shirt on the way "Remember that deal we made? Me offering you a bed and food in exchange of you teaching Hotaru how to play the violin?" she asked, sitting on the bed right next to the younger woman. "I take it back" she said, looking at her big blue eyes "It just won't do anymore. So instead, I offer you a place here, with me, and I give you my heart. All you have to do is take it" she softly said, caressing her cheeks with her hands "It's already yours"
"Oh, Ruka" Michiru whispered, eyes full of love. Her own hands now messing with short blonde hair.
"I know it's probably not fair, considering I have the winning hand here" she said, smiling "With you in my bed, taking my nightmares away... I'm not asking you to give up your career, I just... I don't want you to go. Because, you see, I want you to take care of me, and I want to take care of you" she confessed, her smile shy and her eyes never leaving blue ones "I know I said I'm a whole package, and I am. And I can't say it's perfect, but..."
Michiru just kissed her, softly and tenderly. And then she looked at her green eyes "I take it" she whispered "I take it all. I love you, Ruka"
Haruka smiled lovingly at her "I love you too, Michi" she whispered back, before closing the gap between their faces, meeting her love's lips on a tender, gentle kiss.
A soft, surprised gasp made them break the kiss, and they both turned towards the now open bedroom door in time to see a small blonde girl practically flying to the bed and jumping up, right next to Michiru, kneeling on the bed, her little hands resting on the sheets. Any trace of yesterday's tension completely gone from her small features; instead, there was a big, happy smile on her pretty little face.
"Does this mean you're gonna be my mommy too?" she asked. But then she looked at her mother, without really giving any time to any of them to answer her "Mom, can we keep her now? Please?"
"Would you like that, princess?" Haruka asked.
"Yes!" the girl answered "I really, really like her!" she declared, her big smile never fading.
Haruka chuckled "Do you, now?" she asked, now amused over her daughter's excitement.
"Yeah!" the girl exclaimed again, now standing up on the bed, and jumping "'Cause she's nice, and she lets me play with her hair. And she brushes mine, and she never pulls the knots. And she lets me play with her paintings"
"Paintings?" Haruka asked Michiru, as the little girl kept on talking and jumping.
"Make up" Michiru answered, smiling.
"Oh, right" the tall blonde said, frowning and nodding her head "Don't really have those"
"And she likes my music, and I like it when she plays for us. And she's really, really cool!" Hikari finally exclaimed, getting back down on her knees and looking at the aquamarine haired woman "So? Can I keep you?" the girl asked again "Please? My mommy likes you too!" she said, tilting her head to the side, her soft, messed from sleep blonde hair cascading to her shoulder, and looking incredibly cute with her pleading expression.
"Yes, I do" Haruka said, nodding her head at the little girl's last statement.
Hikari looked at her, her smile even bigger now "See?" she asked, big green eyes looking back at Michiru "So? You wanna be my mommy too?"
Michiru smiled warmly at the excited little girl "I'd love to, Kari" she said.
"Yay!" the girl yelled, jumping to Michiru and wrapping herself around the aquamarine haired woman. Both of them falling back on the mattress over the sudden impact.
Michiru giggled happily, and hugged the little girl. Haruka chuckled, but soon made her daughter get off the younger woman "Now, now, don't strangle her" she said to her.
"Sorry!" Hikari said, her little hands going to her mouth in an embarrassed manner, sitting on her mother's lap.
But then she got on her feet, and started jumping on the bed again "This is so cool! Wait till Hotaru hears!" she exclaimed.
And then she stopped jumping, and got out of the bed, running to the bedroom door and disappearing into the hallway "Hotaru! Guess what!" they heard her yelling.
"I think I'm gonna have to keep her off the sweets for a while again" Haruka murmured, and then she smiled at Michiru when she heard her giggling "She gets extremely hyperactive when she's happy"
"You mean more than usual?" Michiru asked, her arms encircling around the blonde's waist.
"Oh yeah" she answered, before kissing her again "But I'm glad she's happy"
"Me too" Michiru agreed, smiling softly at her love.
"You know what this means, right?" the blonde asked. And when Michiru just looked at her, she smiled mischievously "Means I get to keep you" she said happily, throwing her to the mattress again and kissing her neck.
Michiru laughed happily, letting the blonde kiss her neck, and hugging her close.
The sound of a happy scream and two little bodies crushing against them made them break apart.
"Is it true?" Hotaru asked, looking as happy as Hikari "You're staying with us?" she asked, looking down at Michiru, her small body practically all over the aquamarine haired woman as the girl hugged her close.
"Yes, I am" Michiru answered her, her own arms going around Hotaru's body.
"This is so great!" the black haired little girl exclaimed, throwing herself back at Michiru.
"She's happy too" Hikari informed her mother, sitting on her lap and looking up at her.
"I know, princess" Haruka said "I'm happy too"
"You're happy, she's happy, we're all happy" came Makoto's voice from the door.
She was leading on the door's frame, arms crossed over her chest. There was a small bandage on her forehead, but a warm smile on her lips "Now, are you guys coming down for breakfast, or what?"
And that was all the girls needed to get off the bed and run, making their way fast down the hallway and to the stairs.
Makoto smiled after them, but then she looked at her blonde friend "You know what that means, right?" she asked, pointing at the hallway were the girls had disappeared into "No sugar for that little devil of yours" she said, before going after the girls.
They both laughed at the comment, and Michiru got up the bed to follow them, but a hand stopped her, making her fall right back to the bed. And before she could say anything at all, a soft pair of lips took hers in a deep kiss, tongues gently dancing together.
"I love you, Michi" Haruka softly said, breaking the kiss and rubbing her nose against hers.
"I love you too, Ruka"