"I'm glad she is having fun." Haruka commented as they sat beneath a tree, watching Hotaru play with a group of neighborhood kids.

"Yeah, she acts so skittish at home doesn't she?" Michiru agreed, earning a sigh as Haruka rested her head attop Michiru's, prompting the smaller woman to lean back into her chest.

"You know, We could adopt her." Michiru suggested after a while, feeling Haruka stiffen behind her.

"What?"

Michiru sighed.

"Wouldn't you want to?"

She asked, feeling Haruka let out a breath as she retorted

"I would but she's terrified of me and Setsuna unless we're sitting and you know exactly why I wasn't sure about this in the first place." Haruka responded.

"Haruka, your parents were harsh….Mine wasn't the best in the world but still yet….We can do better than them and she needs us."

Michiru argued lightly, earning a sigh.

"Well we have the little brat for now, why don't we give it a week and see how she does with us?" Haruka suggested before sighing and adding "Though I do hate the fact that she could be moved again at any given moment."

After some time of just sitting there Haruka let out a sigh, looking up at the white blossomed trees that had yet to lose their bloom.

"Oh to hell with it, fine. We'll keep the kid. She needs parents and even I'm already attached to the little runt."

Michiru chuckled at Haruka's attempt to sound indifferent though as she turned around to face her lover she saw the small smile on the blonde's face.

"Stop trying so hard, everyone know's you're a big softie." Michiru teased, earning a look.

"I am not."

Haruka retorted, blushing though she had a ghost of a smile on her face.

"Oh really, then explain why you blush everytime I do this in public."

With that michiru kissed Haruka, catching the blonde off guard though she easily relaxed into the kiss, returning it though she was blushing badly.

"Ew! Get a room you two! No one wants to see you sucking face!" one of the kids called, though Haruka only pulled away to glare over at them.

"Oh shut up, you're just jealous that I have a girlfriend and you don't!" she retorted in the same tone, use to the teasing by the children since she did get stuck babysitting one of them half the time.

"You're just as bad as they are." Michiru chuckled, earning a shrug.

"Hey, she started it."

Hotaru watched this with wide eyes, she had no idea that someone could be that disrespectful to an adult without getting hit over it, though Haruka's response made her laugh softly.

"You live with them right? They're really cool." Chibi-Usa commented before adding "Haruka-San plays with us all the time when we ask her."

She stated before adding "and Michiru-san is really easy to talk to….so is Setsuna-san."

Haruka sat and watched the children, making sure they didn't manage to hurt themselves while Michiru napped against her shoulder, sketchbook laying on her lap.

Haruka was glad it was warm out, just the start of summer where everything was starting to go from bloom to leaves and it wasn't so hot that she had to worry about the kids overheating.

"Oi, Haruka…What are you doing here playing babysitter?" a booming female voice called, causing Hotaru to instantly run over to Michiru, who had woken up at the sudden noise.

"It's okay Hotaru, she's a friend."

Michiru assured, putting an arm around Hotaru.

"Oh, this is a surprise….Who is this?" the woman with red tipped blonde hair asked, smiling slightly, only to have Hotaru hide her face into Michiru's shoulder.

"Our Foster daughter." Haruka retorted before adding "she's kind of weary of people she doesn't know."

"Hey Mom? Do we really have to go with you today? Couldn't we stay with someone?" one of the girls stated, earning a sigh.

"Yes you really have to go, my idiot mother wishes to meet you...Though I will not care if you act out or not, as long as you don't break anything." the woman stated, earning a chuckle from Haruka.

"You and your parents still don't get along, Eh Galaxia?"

The woman let out a huff at that.

"Haruka, you know my parents….You know very well why I dislike them."

"Are you sure it's not because of your name?"

The girl who had begged to stay retorted, earning a glare.

"Zip it Juno, you all know you have no room to talk on the naming scale! Well except Chibi-Usagi, she actually has a normal name, even if she was named after her mother."

The kids just laughed at that, surprising Hotaru.

Wasn't they afraid to get into trouble?

She wondered, glancing up at the woman who just looked amused at them.

"Come on brats, let's go...I promise if you at least behave on the train ride there and back I'll get you something as a reward." Galaxia retorted.

"That woman never ceases to amaze me, always surprises me how much she changed since high school." Michiru commented, earning a laugh.

"She pulled the shit she did out of jealousy, though if you remember I did punch her in the face once for making Usagi cry, remember that?"

Haruka retorted, earning a small snicker.

"Yeah and you got detention for two weeks."

Hotaru listened to them talk, in awe at some of the things that they were recalling.

"You really did all of that Haruka-San?"

She found herself saying, earning a small chuckle from the blonde.

"Sure did. Had to keep myself busy and away from home as much as possible so I took on a lot of clubs, ended up where I am now….Racing."

She answered then with a sigh she got up, sending Michiru an look.

"Come on Hotaru, Let's go for a walk." Michiru stated, standing as well.

Did I do something wrong? Are they going to send me away?

Hotaru thought, her grip tightening on Michiru's hand.

Once they were in the privacy of the forest that park opened up to on one side Haruka stopped and let out a sigh.

"Hotaru-Chan, I know this is sudden but we have something important to ask you." she began, her tone soft but serious.

"You're not going to send me away?"

The little girl blurted out before catching herself, glancing down when she realized what she had said.

"No. We just was talking about something and want your opinion."

Michiru assured soothingly as she knelt down before adding softly

"Do you like living with us Hotaru?"

The little girl nodded at that, still not making eye contact.

"How would you like to live with us Permanently Hotaru? No more moving around, just staying in one place?" Haruka questioned, sharing a look with Michiru.

This caused the little girl's eyes to dart up to the blonde, who had hunkered down by her lover and was smiling slightly.

"You mean….You want to keep me that long?"

She whispered, noticing how Haruka's expression darkened slightly.

No she doesn't.

Hotaru thought though to her surprise Haruka responded.

"We talked it over and we want to adopt you Hotaru, Setsuna will be your Godmother and Michiru and I will be your parents, though what you call us is totally up to you…..as long a you stop calling me by formal terms!"

Before she realized what she was doing the little girl burst into tears and flung herself into Haruka's arms, only to feel them wrap around her protectively.

"Thank you."

The two young women could barely hear the sobbed word though they both wrapped her into a group hug.