We know that the Younger Senshi are descendents of the Elders. But how would you feel not only working with living legends, but being related to them? Find out what the Younger Neptune thinks of the situation.

Note: * Words * is how I indicate thoughts

Family

by Ben Harrison

"Sensei Michiru? Are you and Sensei Haruka busy?"

Michiru looked up from her book. It was "off time" at the base and she expected all the Youngers to be engaged in their various off duty pastimes. The one before her spent a fair time in her quarters, not out of a desire to isolate herself (by all means no) but because her academic desires forced her to do a lot of research. Haruka also looked up and shruged.

"Yes Fi?" Michiru answered. "What can either of us do for you? I thought you would be working on your current paper."

"The lib'ry Ah need to get the data from hast crashed. It should be up again tomorrow and Ah'm ahead of schedule anyhow."

Haruka put down her motorcycle magazine. "So what is it?"

"Hitomi was asking Sakuya about her origins, she also asked about mine and Ah assume the others as well. She appeared to be confused about the difference between the way Ah and Sensei Michiru look."

Michiru attention was now fully focused on her Younger. * What has brought this on? Fi's never really talked about our relationship before. * Aloud she added, "You are a mild surprise. When we were searching I guess I subconsously assumed that all of you would look Japanese. However if I was a prolific as the Elder Venus is I wouldn't be surprised." Haruka snorted slightly. Michiru had had many more children than herself, but none of the Senshi where the baby factory Minako turned out to be.

"Vicky dos have a Oriental look to 'er. The only clue wit me is me eyes and ye have to know what to look for."

Michiru looked closer at her many times descendent. Yes there was a slight almond shape to the eyes. "My blood line entered your birth family's a long time ago."

"Aye Sensei. Ah be doing a little side research. Ah beleive Ah'm descended from a great-grand child o'yers." Fi turned toward Haruka. "Yes Ah know you are me ancestor as well Sensei and how you had your children, it's just easier for me to think in those terms. And Ah don't want to boggle meself atrying to figger out what degree [YU] is my cousin." Both the elder Senshi chuckeld at that.

"Back to tracing my decent. Ah think Ah'm come from fourth generation decendent of yours Senshi Michiru. At least the timing works out. When the refugees settled on the clan lands they told us they had all changed their family and first names. One o that first generation was a man named Yoshiro who had a daughter. All the tales say she was the loveliest lass of her generation in all the clan lands. She married the McDougel of McDougel. Oddly enough out of love as they met in college before he took the chieftainship. All of their children married Caucasians as did their children so me ancestry no looks obvious."

Michiru glanced at Haruka, who winced slightly at the memory.

* So that is where he ran to. I would have helped but he disliked Haruka so much he would not take it. I guess it is the best solution he could come up with. * Aloud she asked. "Thank you for telling me Fi, it clears a mystery from my, no our life, but ... why _are_ you telling me? The very fact that you _are_ the Younger Neptune proves your decent."

"Nay Grandmere, me decent is no the question here. Ah thought you might want to know a little about how you became linked with my family. And that Ah be proud to name both of you an ancestor. Ah'm as as proud of my decent from the two of ye as Ah of my Scottish forebearers. Family is very important to us and you are family."

Fi walked over and hugged Michiru. "This has been building in me for a while, Ah didn't ask to wind up playing peacemaker with all the Youngers but Ah do. Ah no wanted to play offen our relationship cause Ah no wanta weaken, even slightly, your's and Sensei Haruka's authority." Haruka started to walk over but hesitated. Fi motioned for her to join the hug. "But Ah must tell both o you, Ah do love you as Ah love all me kin. Iffen you want perhaps ye would like to met some o'yer other descendants. Ah think ye would be proud of all of us."

Michiru felt her throat constrict slightly. "Thank you Fi," she managed.

"Ye be welcome Grandmere. And the offer be a standing one" She looked at the two women. "An me family no care if your relationship is not...traditional, so you have no worries about causing problems at me home." Fi broke the hug. "And now Senseis Ah have taken enough o ye time. I thank ye for it."

Michiru sat for a while, thinking of children and families, fate and destiny. Haruka looked to be wrapped in simular thoughts.

Seline came out from under the table she had been sitting under.

"You heard?"

"Most of it. We really lucked out with that one. The fact that she is your own descendant must make you both proud."

* I am proud of you Moria Fiona McDougel. And when House Neptune is yours I know it will be in good hands. *

"Yes Seline I am."