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"Hey, Ruka papa. We have a surprise for you." Hotaru said. Setsuna looked at me and smiled sweetly, then she giggled. Michiru came to me and stared curiously at our daughter and her wife. Mamoru and Usagi came too. We were all right now at our beach house for a fun weekend. It all was going perfect, except that Hotaru and Usa were acting pretty strange and so was Setsuna. "Sure, what is it?" I answered. Hotaru had the biggest smile that I have seen. I smiled even more. Seeing my little girl so happy made me happy as well. "Here," Usa said and handed me a small package. I took it and began to open it. All of the attention was now focused on the packet. I opened it and saw a picture. It was Hotaru and Usa. They were on a bicycle. They were both kissing and Usa's hands were on top of her belly. There was a red tricycle attached to the bike and an ultrasound on attached to the frame. 'Its a girl.' Was written with pink ink on the ultrasound. I heard how Usagi and Michi screamed. I heard how Setsuna laughed and Mamoru sobbed, then I heard him laugh as well. I didn't say anything about that. My sight was obscured my tears that traveled my cheeks. This was the happiest day of my life. Yet, I still couldn't show it, I was frozen. "Are you pregnant?" I asked raising my head. Setsuna laughed even harder and then they all giggled. Hotaru moved her hands to her oversized white shirt, showing her grown belly and nodded. I ran to her and hugged. She hugged me back and hold me there for what seemed like hours. Michi hugged us and then Usa joined, so did Mamoru, Usagi, Satsuma. "Only the best parents get promoted to grandparents," Hotaru whispered in my ear. I smiled. "I love you so much Hime-chan," I said. "I love you to Ruka papa."
4 months later.
"Are you okay Taru?" Usa asked. I looked at Hotaru and saw that she was very pale. Well, she is pretty pale herself. But she looked even paler now. Usagi moved from the chair that she was into where Hotaru was. Michiru stood up and went next to her as well. "What's wrong Ho-Chan?" Usa asks, ed in a panic. "I- I think i-" Hotaru tried to say, but her face turned into an expression of pain and she grabbed her belly. Usa was pale now too. "Are you on labor?!" Michiru and Usagi asked in unison. Hotaru nodded and then groaned. "Are you sure!?" I asked standing from my chair, moving both the chair who hit the ground and the table full of desserts. Usagi ran away to the inside of the palace. "Where is she going?" Hotaru asked. She couldn't talk correctly and be breathing heavily. "She went to tell the doctors. Don't worry dear. Just breath." Michiru said. I moved myself to where Hotaru was sitting. I took her left hand, Usa was holding her right one. She holds my hand tightly until Usagi came back with Ami, the chief of doctors and the Mamoru. "They came to where Hotaru was and began asking her medical questions that I didn't understand. "Hotaru, do you think you can walk?" Ami asked. "Of course she can't-" I was about to finish talking, but Hotaru interrupted me. "Yeah, I can walk," Hotaru said. I looked at her. "Are you sure!?" Usa asked. She was panicking. But of course, she was, she was about to be a mom. Hotaru stood up with the help of Mamoru and began walking. Usa went next to her and helped her out when she couldn't hold the pain. I went after them but got stopped at the entrance of the room that Hotaru would be giving birth. I fought hard to enter but Mamoru, Michiru, Usagi, and Setsuna stopped me. Setsuna was helping the nurses get everything ready so she wasn't with us. "I'm her dad!!! I have to go in!! She needs me!!" I yelled. The doctors closed the door, but before they did, I saw Hotaru smiling at me. Eight hours later I was ready to meet my granddaughter. Hotaru wanted me to be the first one to see her. Even though I was trying to convince myself I was ready, I still knew that was I lie. I would never be ready.