Disclaimer: I don’t own Sailor Moon or any other anime/manga.
Chapter 1: The Arrival
I was sitting on the couch watching a rerun of a race I had won last week. Michiru walked in and sat down beside me. She rested her head on my shoulder. I turn to her. I’m such a lucky woman to have a lover as beautiful as her. I wouldn’t trade her in for any man. I sigh happily and put my arm around her shoulder. She relaxed into my and sighs in content.
“Haruka, love, how many times do you need to watch yourself win?” she asks me. I smile down at her.
“It’s only the first time I watched this. I couldn’t watch it very well when I was driving,” I pull her in closer, “but if you want to do something else, I wouldn’t mind.” I kiss the top of her head. This causes a giggle from her. She looks up into my eyes.
“Do you think we should move to the bedroom?” she asks as she kisses me on the lips.
“Please do,” says a voice from behind. We both turn around to see Setsuna staring at us. “Honestly, must you two mock me?”
I smirked. “How are we mocking you? Is it because you haven’t had any love in thousands of years?” She didn’t get a chance to respond since the doorbell rang after that remark.
“You get it,” Setsuna told me. I sigh and detach myself from Michiru. I walk over to the down and open it.
“Tennoh, Kaioh, and Meioh residence.” I say as I open the door. I look up to see who was there and gasp. “Mom! Dad!” Mom rushes up to hug me.
“Haruka! How have you been?” She starts to kiss me on the cheeks. I blink a few times. Why exactly have my parents just suddenly come without warning after years of absence? I decide to worry about that later and invite them in. We walk into the living room where Michiru and Setsuna still are.
“Mom, Dad, these are my housemates Michiru,” I point to Michiru who waves, “and Setsuna.” I move my hand to Setsuna who smiles and nods. “Michiru, Setsuna, these are my parents.” My parents then greet them. After a few minutes of chitchat I finally ask them, “So Mom, Dad, what is the purpose of your visit?” My mom then pulls out a piece of paper.
“This contract you signed when you were one,” she says. A bit confused, I take the contract from her. It read:
‘From this day forth I, Haruka Tennoh, hereby swear to get a nice boyfriend. If I don’t have one by the age of 18, I will commit Seppuku and have a nice honorable death. If the impossible happens and I have a girlfriend instead, both my dyke and I will commit seppuku and I shall have my name totally removed from the family tree. Then the both of us shall have our bodies thrown in a river. Signed, Haruka Tennoh, January 27, 19XX.’ My handprint from my first birthday was right next to my name on this offensive, homophobic contract. I blink a few times.
“Is this even legal?” I ask. My mom nods. Michiru, who was reading the contract over my shoulder, starts to look faint.
My mom stands up, “So Haruka, you’re 18 now. Do you have a boyfriend?” Oh my God! How was I going to get out of this one? I couldn’t tell the truth and have Michiru killed with me, but if I say I’m single I’ll still die then Michiru might commit suicide out of depression. Well there was another option. I stand up.
“Of course I have I boyfriend.” I tell my parents, “I’ll go pick him up right now.” I grab my coat and shoes and leave.
A few minutes later I’m speeding down the highway. Great! Just great! Where am I supposed to get a fake boyfriend on such short notice? My parents had no right to make that silly, offensive, homophobic contract when I was one. What sort of parents would do this to there only child? Still unsure of what to do, I decide to visit the inners for advice. I turn to the direction of Hikawa Shine and arrive there in a few minutes. I burst in to find all the inners there.
“Haruka-san!” They all chime as I burst in. I smile at them. They really are sweet girls. What would I ever do without them?
Minako then asks, “So why are you here?” I explain my situation to them. They are all shocked at the contract.
“What sort of parents would do this?” Ami asks. I sigh.
“Obviously they would. Now I need to find a fake boyfriend to take home. Got any ideas?” They all look at each other.
“You know, the Three Lights are back in town…” Minako begins but I interrupt her.
“I’m not pretending one of them is my boyfriend!” I snap. Minako gulps and tries to look as small as possible.
Usagi then speaks, “Well, you could pretend Mamo-chan is your boyfriend.” I look at her like she had a bug on her face. I notice the rest of the inners giving her the same look. Has she lost her mind? She’s always so protective over Mamoru. She never lets any girl borrow him for any reason. She then notices the looks everyone is giving her. “What?” She asks.
“Are you feeling OK?” Rei asks her.
“Yeah, you never lead Mamoru-san out.” Makoto adds.
“What’s the occasion?” Minako asks. Usagi starts to fume.
“What’s the problem with that? I know Haruka-san isn’t going to steal him from me! She’s lesbian for Pete’s sake!” She yells, “You guys on the other hand would run off with him and I’d never see him again.” The rest of the inners sweat drop at her statement. I sigh.
“Are you sure your fine with me borrowing Mamoru-san?” I ask her. Usagi turns to me and smiles.
“Yup, I’ll call him right now and fill him in. You have nothing to worry about, Haruka-san.” I smile at her. Man, she’s the sweetest girl I know. If I didn’t have Michiru and she didn’t have Mamoru… Oh well! We’re happy this way.
“Arigatou, Odango.” I kiss her on the forehead and leave. On my way out, I can here an argument starting over me kissing Usagi. So sweet they are. Maybe I should go back and kiss them all. I look at my watch and decide against it. I’ve already been gone awhile and I still need to pick up Mamoru. I just hope he’ll agree to this.
Fifteen minutes later, I arrive at Mamoru’s apartment. I knock on his door and he answers. “Haruka-san, you’re finally here. Usako called a few minutes ago and told me about your problem.” He gives me a pat on the back. “Don’t worry; I won’t let your parents kill you or Michiru-san. So, shall we get going?” I smile at him.
“Arigatou, Mamoru-san. You’re the best.” I just hope my parents won’t be obvious to this whole charades.
TBC…