Tsuki was in a rage, her eyes still red and her aura flaring as she paced back and forth across the room all while cursing and raving in Kinmoku language. Of course this was common to those who had lived with her for the time after the battle but to the quartet the scene was overwhelming.
Tsuki heard the girls approach before they had even gotten brave enough to speak, though she couldn't help but cringe when she saw Junjun flinch back as she neared them.
"Momma? Are you okay?" Junjun whispered, trying to appear brave though their parental figure could easily see through the act.
"I'm sorry if I worried you. I'm just pissed off about some senshi stuff." The dark soldier replied softly, ruffling the green haired girl's hair before adding "now what did you guys need?"
The four children exchanged looks before Vesves asked in a tone barely above a whisper
"We was wondering if you could take us to the park, you know…. Like we use to?"
Tsuki couldn't help but smile at that, the girls had the memories but they still were much younger and thus acted differently than before.
"Of course… How about you go get your other mother to fix us a lunch to take while I go let the others know what is going on."
She answered gently before standing from the kneeled position that she had adopted so as to not tower above them.
The children then rushed off to tell Yaten, earning a chuckle from the white haired woman.
"Mama told us to tell you to fix a lunch that we're going to the park!" Cerecere stated innocently yet in a slightly demanding tone that amused the former pop star.
"Did she now? Did she tell you to order me like that?" she teased, trying to appear stern though instantly she playfully scooped the girl up into her arms before adding just as lightly
"Why don't you four help me? That way we'll get done faster."
Meanwhile Tsuki headed to tell the queen were they were going when suddenly something hard hit her, knocking her to the ground.
"Ow…. Shit. What the hell?" she groaned, still dazed as she sat up only to see that it had been Riku who had crashed into her.
"Forgive me….Eclipse sama." They young girl stammered, earning a sigh as Tsuki sat up.
"Jeez… drop the sama…. And I'm not mad at you." The shadow sensei groaned, rubbing the back of her head as she added "just what the hell was that anyway?"
Riku glanced down at the pavement, a blush coming over her face just as Haruka's voice called out.
"Well we were racing…. Until she plowed you over." The wind senshi chuckled before adding "neither of you are hurt, right?"
Tsuki shook her head before looking at Riku who replied "No ma'am."
Both adults exchanged glances while Haruka asked
"Why are you so afraid of Tsuki? She won't hurt you." Haruka questioned, earning a nervous look.
"I don't want to be a slave."
Tsuki saw red as anger rushed through her though not toward the child. No, toward the adults that used her as a control mechanism.
"Kid….like the others I don't abuse my power." She stated just as Haruka put a hand on Riku's shoulder.
"Look, those idiots who kept you chained like a beast should be beaten doesn't know thing about any of us….all they know about Eclipse is that she can read minds." She stated, glancing at her sister for some sort of input but Tsuki only smiled a bit at the young teen before stating "you don't have to trust me but I would really like to be your friend."
Haruka—for the most part—was amazed that her sister seemed to know how to talk to the girl, who acted most like a child.
Meanwhile Yaten was laughing at Junjun who had managed to somehow topple a bowl of Jell-O over onto her head.
"Let's go get you cleaned up." She stated after she finally stopped laughing before adding "then I'll clean all this up and finish lunch."
When Tsuki came home she saw the mess and gave Cerecere a questioning look.
"Do I want to know what happened?" she asked, earning laughter from the three girls.
"Junjun dropped the bowl of Jell-O over onto herself!" Parapara giggled, earning a chuckle.
"Well where did Yaten leave off? I'll help you two finish up." Tsuki retorted, ruffling the youngest girl's hair before adding "let's see what you all packed."
Tsuki had to say she was surprised at the children's selection—which minus a pack of twelve mini cupcakes—was relatively healthy.
"You guys did a good job." She stated, watching as they lit up under the praise.
Damn….I really was an ass toward them when the first time around.
She thought just as a very irritated Junjun came into the room.
"Oh come on…I'm sorry I teased you." Yaten chuckled, earning a sour look.
"Butt head." she grumbled earning a chuckle from the others that were in the room.
"Hey…Don't you think that's a bit rude?" Yaten chuckled, trying to sound offended though she was trying not to laugh.
Junjun just glared, pouting as she glared at the others.
Yaten suddenly grabbed the girl, pulling her down unto the ground.
"I'm gonna get ya for that." She growled, before suddenly tickling the girl.
"Hey Mom, I was meaning to ask….Can we get another pet?" Vesves asked, after a while.
"Well….I don't see the harm in it." The dark warrior answered, only to earn a hug from the three girls who wasn't pre-occupied.
"Thank you so much!"
Tsuki managed to hug all three at once as Junjun sat on Yaten's lap.
"You're so much fun now. You play with us a lot more now!" Junjun stated, leaning back against Yaten before adding "and I'm glad you got with Yaten! She's fun!"
Yaten laughed at that since the kids had seemed a bit fearful of her before kissing the girl's temple.
She never imagined blending in this seamlessly with this family, let alone being able to interact with the children in this way.
"I'm glad you guys think so. But can you be sure to tell Seiya that when they come by later this month?"
Everyone burst into laughter then, including Yaten.
Karunā had slipped into the room and saw this scene, though she only grinned despite her own longings.
"Hey...what's going on?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest as she leaned against the wall.
"We were getting ready to go to the park. You wanna come?" Yaten answered as she stood up, picking Junjun up in the process.
Karunā was generally surprised at the offer but was unsure how to reply.
"Come on! Please?" Vesves begged suddenly, catching her off guard since she hadn't really spent time with the girls outside of dinner and a few hours before their bedtime.
"You want me to?" Karunā questioned, surprise on her face at that.
"Yeah! You're cool!" Junjun agreed with a grin.
Karunā however glanced over at Tsuki, as if asking for permission though she only was met with a smirk like grin.
"Well?"
Tsuki's question was all she needed to answer with a nod affirmative.
"Okay, then I'll pack a bit more food." Yaten stated before busying herself.
Karunā suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see Tsuki standing beside her.
"Don't be so nervous." She chided playfully, winking at her before adding just as playfully "I hope you like roast beef."
Once they got to the park the girls grabbed Tsuki's hands to drag her over to the play area while Yaten and Karunā hung out by the picnic area.
"You can't stop how you feel Karunā…Please don't try to." The silver haired woman stated, surprising the young fire senshi.
"What do you mean?"
The question was almost defensive though Yaten only gave her a light glare.
"You know what I mean. There is nothing to feel guilty about."
Karunā felt differently about everything but she was trying not to snap at the woman however then she felt arms wrapping around her and smelt the familiar perfume that the starlight wore.
"Don't you dare blow up about this, you know I'm right." Yaten stated firmly, though there was a hidden softness that the teen could hear.
"I feel like an idiot though." Karunā stated, earning a sigh.
"Don't….you're feelings matter. Don't you dare be afraid to express yourself here."