Welcome back. This one shot was inspired by one of my favorite Simpsons episode, 'Homer's Phobia'. To those that have seen that episode, this will probably seem familiar, but hopefully unique.

Haruka's Concern

Haruka grinned as Michiru placed a kiss on her cheek from her spot beside Haruka on the couch. Mischievously, the blonde turned her head to capture the aqua haired woman's lips with her own. Michiru let out a giggle as the two's lips part. Setsuna just shook her head from where she sat in her chair, reading her book.

"Will you two get a room?" She asked. Haruka turned to her.

"We are in a room. You're just in the room with us." The blonde woman commented.

"I meant your own private room." Setsuna said as she went back to reading her book.

"You're just jealous." Haruka commented as she turned back to her girlfriend, only to notice Hotaru walking by heading towards the front door.

"I'm meeting Chibiusa at the park. I'll be back in a few hours." She called out as she put her running shoes on.

"Have fun." Setsuna said, never looking up from her book. Michiru was leaning in to continue kissing Haruka, only to be surprised by her girlfriend standing up.

"Is that what you're wearing?" Haruka asked with concern. The other two women looked at Hotaru, and then gave Haruka a puzzled looked.

"Yeah, what's wrong with what I'm wearing?" Hotaru asked, gesturing down at the t-shirt and jeans she was wearing.

"Nothing, but Hotaru honey, aren't those boy clothes?" Haruka asked. Hotaru blinked at the question.

"Yeah, is there a problem with that? You wear boy clothes at the time." The girl stated.

"Yeah, but you're a girl." Haruka said.

"So are you." Hotaru responded, turning to Michiru, "Did Haruka-papa hit her head this morning?" Michiru just shrugged her shoulders, not sure why her partner was concerned over Hotaru's wardrobe.

"Just ignore this blonde fool and go enjoy your day with Chibiusa." Setsuna said. Hotaru nodded and headed out the door. With the girl gone, Michiru stood up beside her girlfriend.

"Haruka, what's gotten in to you? Why does Hotaru wearing boy's clothes, like you, bother you." The aqua haired woman asked.

"Michiru, don't you ever worry that we're influencing Hotaru?" Haruka asked her girlfriend as she turned to her. Michiru blinked at the question.

"How are we influencing her?" She asked in confusion.

"You know, by us being a couple. Doesn't it worry you that it might influence Hotaru towards being gay herself." Setsuna just rolled her eyes.

"Huh," Was Michiru's reaction, "But I don't think homosexuality works that way."

"How can we be so sure though." Haruka murmured as she walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Michiru asked.

"Out to think." Haruka stated as she left out the door. Michiru just sighed and sat back down on the couch.

Haruka drove away in her car with one thought running through her head, 'I got to find a way to guarantee Hotaru will grow up straight.'

Haruka returned home a few hours later with a bag in her hands. She walked into the living room to find Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru watching the evening news. "I'm home." She said. The three turned to her.

"Welcome home, dear." Michiru said.

"Are you feeling better now, Haruka-papa?" Hotaru asked. Haruka nodded and sat down beside her adopted daughter.

"Listen, I'm sorry about the way I acted earlier this afternoon." She said and handed Hotaru the bag she was holding. "As an apology, I bought you a new anime while I was out." Hotaru took the bag from her and pulled out a DVD box set of an anime called 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.

"Thanks, Haruka-papa, I can't wait to watch this." Hotaru said. Haruka smiled down at her.

"Well why don't you go watch it in your room right now." The blonde woman suggested.

"Good idea, Haruka-papa." Hotaru said as she stood up and placed a kiss on her adopted father's cheek before heading up the stairs to her room. With the girl out of the room, Haruka wore a smug smirk as she leaned into her girlfriend. Michiru turned to her with a suspicious look.

"So what was the real reason for that present?" She asked.

"It's a shoujo anime, Michiru. It's bound to star some girly-girl in love with some guy. Hotaru will watch it and be inspired to be more like the heroine in the anime. Problem solved." The blonde woman said with confidence.

"Are you sure about that. You did research that anime first, right?" Michiru asked.

"No, what's the need. All shoujo anime are like that, just like all shounen anime are about muscle bound guys shooting energy blasts at each other." Michiru just gapped at her lover.

Before bed, Haruka knocked on Hotaru's door. "Come in." She heard her daughter say and she opened the door.

"Hey Hotaru, how'd you like that anime I got you?" Haruka asked. Hotaru smiled.

"I was really good. I want to be just like Utena now." The girl said.

Haruka smiled thinking 'Victory!' and sat down beside the girl. "Why don't you tell me more about her?"

Hotaru began talking excitedly, "Well when she was young, her parents died and this made her very said, but then a prince appeared and cheered her up. Then he gave her a ring that might have been an engagement ring, so that they may meet again." Haruka was feeling proud of herself as she heard all this, "But she was she inspired by him that she decided to become a prince herself." Haruka almost fell over.

"She became a prince?!" The blonde exclaimed. This was not what she was expecting.

"Yeah, she started wearing a boy's uniform to school. She then ended up involved in a dueling game due to the ring the prince gave her. She won the duel and ended up engaged to a really pretty girl named Anthy." Haruka's head fell in her hand, "I think they make a real cute couple, like you and Michiru-mama. Now I want to be a prince just like Utena and save a princess myself."

Haruka couldn't help but think, 'Maybe I should have researched this first.' "So are there any other characters you like."

"Well I think Juri is really cool as well." Hotaru said, "She's a really good fencer. Back in middle school she had a crush on a girl in her class, and now she keeps a picture of her in her locket." Haruka stood up looking like a zombie.

"Well I'm glad you liked it." She said.

"I sure did. I hope I can get the rest of the series some day. It's really good." Hotaru said.

"Well maybe for your birthday." Haruka said as she left the room and sighed. Looked like she needed a new plan now.

The next day, Haruka led Hotaru out to her car. "So where are we going?" Hotaru asked as she got in the car.

"Well one of my team member's gave me a couple of backstage passes to the Victoria's Secret show that is in Tokyo right now, and Michiru is always saying that I need to spend more time with you, so I decided it'd be a good outing for us." Haruka said as she started driving. Hotaru blinked.

"Are you sure Michiru-mama would approve of this outing?" She asked.

"I won't tell her if you don't." Haruka said. Hotaru just sighed and decided to go along with whatever the blonde had planned. Within an hour's time, Haruka pulled the car into the parking lot and the two got out. Haruka led her daughter to the back door and showed the guard her pass and he let them in. Once inside their eyes were greeted to the sight of models walking around in various types of undergarments.

"So why did you bring me here again?" Hotaru asked.

"Well I brought you hear so that you could meet these fine women and see what their jobs are like. Maybe you'll be inspired by them." Haruka explained. Hotaru tried to process this.

"Are you saying you want me to become a Victoria's Secret model when I'm older?" Hotaru asked confused.

"Well no, what I'm saying is..." Haruka was suddenly wondering why she thought Hotaru meeting Victoria's Secret model would make her straight. As she was trying to figure out what her plan was, Hotaru spotted something.

"Hey, Haruka-papa, are those two kissing?" Hotaru asked, pointing at two of the models. Haruka eyes went wide as she saw what her daughter was pointing at. Two of the models were indeed making out. Usually she would have been turned on, but with her mission to make sure Hotaru would grow up straight, this wasn't the time.

"Um, I think it's time we go now." Haruka said as she led Hotaru to the exit.

Later that day, Haruka sat at Hikawa Shrine with the Inners, having just finished explaining them her troubles.

"So explain why you thought taking Hotaru to meet underwear models would make her straight." Minako said, getting a kick out of Haruka's story. Haruka just sighed.

"I really don't know what I was thinking with that." She admitted.

"But why are you so worried that Hotaru might be gay? Shouldn't you just be proud of her either way?" Rei asked.

"I would, but all the homophobic people always use that in their argument for why gays shouldn't be allowed to adopt, saying that they'll just turn the kid gay. I don't want to prove them right." Haruka said, "Maybe I just need to find a way to make Hotaru more feminine."

"Well whenever I'm not feeling very feminine, cooking always cheers me up." Makoto said. Haruka snapped her fingers.

"Cooking, that's a good idea. When will you help Hotaru learn how to cook?" The blonde woman asked her friend.

"I guess tomorrow is fine." Makoto answered nervously.

"Can I come too?" Usagi asked.

"What about me?" Minako added. Makoto just sighed and nodded.

The next day, Haruka knocked on Makoto's door with Hotaru at her side. Makoto answered the door with what looked like a forced smile. "Haruka, Hotaru, welcome to my home."

"Hi Mako-chan. What will you be teaching Hotaru to make today?" Haruka asked as she walked in.

"Cake, Usagi and Minako are here already and started making a mess... I mean making a cake." Makoto said, leading the two into the kitchen. Usagi and Minako were currently in there, covered in the cake mix as well as a third of the kitchen. Makoto handed the two new comers some aprons and began showing them how to make a cake.

"Usagi, be careful not to drop the shell in with the egg." Makoto had said during the lesson.

Later, "That's too much milk."

Finally, "Usagi, that's dish soap!"

Once the cakes were finally in the oven, Makoto went to the living room and collapsed on the couch.

"I'm sorry, Mako-chan." Usagi said as she sat down in a chair. Everyone else just sighed as they sat down. Finally after half an hour had passed, they could smell something burning. Hotaru got up and opened the oven.

"Is the cake supposed to be on fire?" She asked.

"What?!" Everyone yelled as they got up and ran into the kitchen. Usagi picked a bottle up.

"I'll put it out!" She cried. Makoto looked at the bottle she had picked up.

"No, that's vegetable oil!" She warned, but it was too late. Usagi had already splashed some of the oil of the flames and they grew bigger.

"Where's your fire extinguisher?" Haruka asked.

"Under the sink." Makoto answered. Haruka pulled it out and started fiddling with the pin, trying to pull it out. Suddenly they heard the apartment door open.

"Deep Submerge!" A big wave of water filled the apartment, putting out the fire. In the end, everyone was soaking wet and turned to Sailor Neptune who stood at the door.

"Honestly, Haruka, what have you been up to the last few days?" She asked. Her blonde lover just stood stunned.

"She's been trying to make sure Hotaru is straight by making her more feminine." Usagi answered the aqua haired woman.

"You're still on that?" Neptune asked her lover, "And how is making her more feminine going to make her straight? I'm very feminine and you don't see me chasing boys around."

"Um, well, I, um..." Haruka tried to think of something to say.

"You think I'm gay?" Hotaru finally said, "Is that what everything's been about the last few days?" The blonde just nodded, feeling ashamed. "But why does it concern you?"

"I just don't want other people accusing me and Michiru of turning you gay." The blonde explained.

"Haruka-papa, you shouldn't listen to what bigoted idiots like that think. I'm not going to suddenly become gay just from being with you two." The girl explained. Haruka nodded.

"You're right, I have been an idiot the last few days." She said, "Now what do you say about going home and forgetting this all ever happened." With that Haruka led her girlfriend and daughter out of the apartment.

"So can we make another cake since the first one got ruined?" Usagi asked.

"No!"

The End