AN: I know this story was marked as complete, but I wanted to throw in the Outers' perspective on the Shitennou's return. Haruka, after all, isn't the most trusting of individuals. This basically ends up being the others persuading her to give them a shot.

Disclaimer: Obviously, as with every time before now, I don't own Sailor Moon.

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Haruka raged around the living room, occasionally pausing to hurl pillows or other items at the wall. Hotaru was perched on a stool laughing while Setsuna just sat in the breakfast nook smiling as she sipped a coffee.

Michiru wasn't so cheery. "Haruka, stop destroying my house or you're cleaning it up!"

The blonde woman froze. "Michiru, the least she could have done was speak with us first so we could've stopped her!"

The Senshi of Deep Seas shook her head. "She planned to bring them back since they died. There's nothing you could have said to dissuade her."

"But Haruka-papa," Hotaru interjected, "don't you want the others to be happy?"

"How can they be happy when we can't trust them?! They're no-good traitors that could go against us again at any time!"

"Usagi-chan trusts them," Setsuna observed.

"And you two, helping!"

Michiru clamped her hand over her partner's mouth. "Maybe you should stop talking before you say something foolish," she suggested. "You might regret it later."

"Michiru!"

The aqua-haired woman rubbed the bridge of her nose tiredly. "Hotaru-chan, it's time for you to go to bed. You have school in the morning."

Hotaru pouted, but acquiesced. "Yes, Michiru-mama. But Michiru-mama, am I just leaving so you can use grown up words at Haruka-papa?"

"That's right," Setsuna agreed as she stood, directing her charge toward the bedroom. "I believe I promised we could finish our game tonight. Let's let Haruka and Michiru have some time to themselves so Michiru-mama can calm Haruka-papa down, hm?"

The littler Senshi nodded happily, brushing her bangs from her eyes. "Minako-chan said she'll explain to me all the stuff that goes on soon."

Setsuna made a face. "You shouldn't talk to Minako-chan about things like this, hime-chan. She's not good for your mind."

"Usagi-chan says Minako-chan is very smart and just doesn't act it."

"Usagi-chan is right, but that doesn't change the fact that Minako-chan talks about things that you shouldn't know yet. Now let's get ready, ok?"

The talking faded as the pair left the sitting area to the couple. "Now, Haruka, let me make this quite clear: you shall leave the Shitennou alone, or you will be sleeping on the couch for a month."

"Michiru!"

"A month."

"Fine," she grumbled, "but I still won't trust them."

"Haruka, honey, I don't know why you're so unwilling to accept them. Kunzite has been around for years and you haven't tried to hurt him."

"That's different."

"How?"

"He was around before we were."

Michiru just managed to stifle her laughter before her partner shifted to look at her. "I'm not sure that explains why you're so up in arms against the rest."

"They betrayed us! The other Senshi died at their hands. What'll stop them from doing it again?"

"Guilt," her partner replied easily. "You wouldn't believe how terrible they feel about what happened. That's why I trust them. Besides, my Mirror and my instincts both tell me they're safe. Even if you don't trust them, won't you trust me?"

Haruka grimaced. "That question seems like a trap. If I say I still don't trust them, you'll take it as meaning I don't trust you and I'll be sleeping on the couch."

Michiru started to laugh again but shifted to a more somber expression as Haruka glared. "Don't be absurd."

"I don't like them." The pout on Haruka's face rivaled any produced by their twelve-year-old adopted daughter. Setsuna walked in just as it formed and promptly burst into bouts of laughter. "I hate you."

"I'm sorry, Haruka," Setsuna managed, "but that expression…"

"Why did you help anyway?" she demanded.

The older woman shrugged. "If I hadn't, Usagi still would have figured out a way. By helping, I ensured she didn't accidentally kill herself in the process. The Shitennou needed their ages adjusted appropriately to fit in with our group- Zoisite was only sixteen when they died, and Ami-chan is 20 now. Besides, the Shitennou are perfectly trustworthy. They always are when they are reborn around this period."

"What about hime-chan?"

"She's the Senshi of Rebirth, not just destruction," Michiru reminded. "Who better to assist in the matter? In any case, she'd do just about anything for Usagi after she risked her life to rescue her from Pharaoh 90."

"You guys are making it hard to keep hating them," Haruka complained.

"Good," the other two said at once.

"Why wouldn't you let me punch at least one of them?"

"It would have upset Usagi," Michiru replied. "She wants all of us to get along so badly. You know we needed them to make the transition to Crystal Tokyo as smooth as possible regardless."

"I don't have to like them, do I?"

"We can't make you like them," Setsuna pointed out. "We can, however, make you behave civilly. They're having a difficult enough time without your making it worse."

"How are the others reacting?" she asked, mildly curious.

"Ami-chan accepted Zoisite without any difficulty," Michiru explained. "The other two are having more problems. Rei kept trying to barbeque Jadeite. Mako-chan didn't do anything to Nephrite, but she wasn't particularly welcome either. They'll all make amends eventually."

"How do you know all that? You haven't left the room since we got home."

"My Mirror?" Michiru said drily. "You were too busy rampaging to realize I was using it. I think they'll be okay though. Setsuna?"

She nodded. "Makoto will take the longest to accept it, but Rei and Jadeite have already started to settle things between themselves."

"I still don't like it," Haruka muttered.

Michiru sighed and patted her hand. "You'll get over it. After all, you can't be distrustful forever. You used to have a hard time trusting Usagi, but you trust her now, don't you?"

"Yes," she answered reluctantly. "But she's our princess! Of course I'm going to trust her."

"You didn't at first. You thought she was unfit to lead, and didn't trust her to stop Pharaoh 90. She managed it though, and you learned to respect her. Now, everyone you trust is saying that the Shitennou won't harm us. Can't you put your faith in that?"

"I can try…"

"That's all we're asking," Michiru reassured her. "Trust us in trusting them. Everything will work out."

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AN: I'm not sure what I consider this, or if it's any good, but it wanted to be written and it does belong in the collection, so I'm posting it. Hopefully you guys liked it. As always, review to let me know what you thought. Till next time!