YouRiko One-Shots

First Steps

Riko softly played the piano, filling her music room with her gracious melody as she could finally have her own alone time in peace. It was You's turn to take care of Shizuku, something the sailor looked forward to a lot considering she was still trying to teach her to properly salute. While they both wanted their small child to themselves fairly often, recently the pianist had felt the need to create something, anything really to get her creative mind flowing again. Both girls hadn't thought of themselves as much as their child came first in everything they did now. A simple piece wouldn't be a lot but she knew it was the thought that would count. Plus she liked giving You little surprises every so often.

Family life had taken You and Riko by storm as their once full time jobs now felt like hobbies compared to their child. They had only been parents for nine months but they still felt like they had taken Shizuku from the hospital yesterday. You always carried a large backpack with her everywhere they went and inside of it ranged from nearly an entire pack of diapers, formula, to even an extra stuffed dog in case Shizuku lost hers.

Riko smiled as she absent mindedly tapped the keys, she could always rely on You to be overly prepared. It was always adorable when even the slightest thing would go wrong and You, bright eyes with a wide smile, would burst out anything Riko asked for.

She could still remember their first outing as a family. They were barely on their second month of being parents, and with a lot of talking from You's side, Riko reluctantly allowed them to take Shizuku outside for a simple stroll. Not that she was overly cautious or anything, it's just that she had to be sure her child was safe outside in such a dangerous world.

During their trip into a brief hike in the mountains, You had Shizuku strapped to the front of her chest while she carried the large backpack on her back. Riko has offered to help but You refused, stating that since Riko carried their child for nine months, she should take it easy. At moments like those, the pianist came to realize she really did pick the right one.

With inspiration from one of the many moments shared between the three of them, Riko realized she truly loved her new family life. It wouldn't take long before her symphony steadily made its way to being finished with such feelings inside her heart.

With some messy scribbles across her notebook, as well as slight note changes, she felt she had really grasped that feeling deep inside her. While it wasn't a long piece, it was just enough to play a tiny lullaby for her favorite girls to enjoy.

Leaning back, Riko took a look at her piece with pride. With a quick name to top it off, it was entirely finished as, "Home."

She couldn't find a better word to describe how You and Shizuku felt to her.

With everything in check, Riko stood up as she was ready to show it to You. While she would usually have jitters over showing someone a new piece, she knew her sailor would love anything she gave her. It could be three notes strung together and You would probably go on and on about how it was a symbol for their new family.

With a smile upon her lips, Riko walked over and reached for the door.

"Riko! Come over here ri-"

As she opened it though, she was immediately bumped on her head. Taking a step back, Riko placed her hand on her forehead, only to see You doing the same thing,

"Ouch."

Riko eyes widened as she hadn't realized You was there,

"Y-You, were you listening to all of that?"

Sure Riko wasn't nervous about playing finished pieces, but music that was seen before it was finished ruined it's specialty to them.

You peeked her eyes open, still softly rubbing her head, as she saw a worried Riko,