Setsuna sat by her desk and stared at the computer screen. She had been working with this project for the whole day and it still wasn't finished. Setsuna glanced at the clock and sighed. She could finish her work in the morning, right now she just needed some sleep. Before she could get up, she felt someone tugging on her sleeve.
"Mama?" a small voice asked next to her. Setsuna turned to look at Asami, who was standing next to her and leaning her head on the chair's armrest.
"What is it, sweetheart? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Setsuna asked. She pushed the chair away from the desk and lifted the girl to sit on her lap.
"Why don't I have any powers?" Asami asked quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't I have special powers like you and Michiru-mama and Haruka-papa and Hotaru do? I'm the only one who isn't special," Asami said sadly. Setsuna stroked the girl's dark hair gently.
"Of course you're special," she said with a smile.
"But I don't have powers," Asami sighed. Setsuna noticed a tear on the girl's cheek and wiped it away.
"Do you know why we have powers?" she asked. Asami shook her head. "We get out powers from our planets. We're tied to them, and they're tied to us. Without this bond we wouldn't have our powers," Setsuna explained while Asami rubbed her tired eyes.
"I want to be special too," Asami said.
"You don't need powers to be special. Do you want to know a secret?" Setsuna asked and stroked the girl's cheek. Asami nodded and leaned her head against her mother's hand. "Before we got you, we thought that we wouldn't be able to have a second child. We talked about different options, but none of them were right for us. Then we got you, and we were happier than ever before, because you were like a small miracle. You've made us happy every day. That's what makes you special. You make us happy by existing," Setsuna explained. Asami didn't say anything.
"Do you feel better now?" Setsuna asked and took Asami's small hand into hers.
"Yes," Asami answered quietly.
"In that case, we can go to bed," Setsuna said and stood up, carrying Asami in her arms. "You can come sleep next to me tonight," she continued, but Asami didn't answer, because she had already fallen asleep against her mother's chest.