Author's note: If you are offended about Michiru and Haruka being lesbians then you should not read this ^.^
This is my first fanfic and I think it sux personally. So try to reassure me ok? love it -J
The building was tall, to tall for someone
to be standing on the edge of the platform high on the roof. The
lights seemed to spin around and around the girl's head as she drifted
into a world of only her. She was content being there. Content
with her life. Or was she? The girl was Haruka and the city
is Tokyo, Japan. Haruka found herself there often when she needed
to be in a world where only she existed. Just her.....and another.
A mist shifted across her face and suddenly she craved. To be with
her.....to be with her Michiru.
Haruka could only be distant with people it seemed
until Michiru. She was the only one who could find her into Haruka's
heart. How could she be so lucky? She could only wonder.
So she headed down to her home where she would find Michiru, alone.
Their apartment was dark, as it usually was. There
was a soft scent in the air. Salty, but not too strong, like the
ocean. Haruka could hear Michiru rustling around in the kitchen.
She made her way to the door way where she could watch what Michiru was
doing. She was so beautiful. Just to touch her made Haruka
forget about every trouble she had. Nothing would ever keep them
apart. Not even death, and certainly not a man........
"There seems to be a breeze in here," said a soft
voice," could it be my Haruka?," Michiru always seemed to be able to sense
exactly what was going on with Haruka. Haruka opened her mouth to
say something, but then stopped herself, words were too simple, too easily
said. Slowly she approached Michiru, having an unstoppable craving
to touch her. She was cutting something on the counter. Perhaps seaweed?
Maybe that had caused the aroma, or maybe it was just Michiru. Her
waist was so small, so easy to rap one's hands around. Haruka brushed
her hands across Michiru's waist and tucked her hands under Michiru's shirt
until she could caress her hands onto Michiru's stomach and lock her fully
under her embrace.
"Mmm," sighed Michiru," I love you," she whispered
softly, and that was all Haruka needed to hear. All she needed to
live for, forever. Michiru spun herself around so that they were
chest to chest and that their eyes could meet. She wanted to see
every detail of Haruka's face. She brought her gentle hands up to
Haruka's face and tickled her cheeks with her finger tips. And they
kissed. A kiss so soft that Haruka's heart sank into her, all over
her body.
"Let's go to bed," she whispered into Michiru's
ear, giving Michiru chills all over her entire body. And they made
love. The way they always did. Blocking out the whole world.
They were all each other needed, forever.
The elevator took Haruka to the basement parking
lot. Haruka was testing out new race cars on the track for something
to do in her spare time. 'Today I'll take the yellow one,' Haruka
thought to herself. Today she felt like going faster than usual.
She was in the mood to be like the wind. The traffic was dead, which
was a huge plus that morning. All her lights were green it seemed
and she hardly noticed when one was red. She came to a stop next
to a red hot rod. 'Impressive,' she thought, but she hardly looked
at the driver, because already she could tell the guy was staring at her.
"Nice car," he yelled. Haruka just kept her
eyes straight ahead.
"Is it yours?," he inquired. Haruka rolled
her eyes.
"Big car, for such a pretty girl," he said, and
Haruka was surprised that he recognized her as female. She was almost
flattered. He didn't seem like a playboy, but more like a sweet guy.
But still.
"Man, your a million years ahead of yourself if
you think you could be with me," she said in a low, harsh, monotone voice.
Just then the light turned green and Haruka took off leaving him in the
dust, or so she thought. Not but a few blocks later her eye caught
him in her rear view mirror! The light ahead was red and Haruka came
to a stop with the "love machine" right next to her. He began revving
up his engine.
'Is this a challenge?,' Haruka thought,' ok bring
it on.'
The light turned green and both cars raced up to
the next stop light. They were neck and neck, and it seemed
no matter what Haruka did she just couldn't win. She had to do something,
something to win, but it was too late. They had tied.
Haruka never lost before. Even though she
really didn't lose, it still was a lose to her. She decided to just
get over it and headed for the body shop where she was supposed to take
the car before doing laps around the track The guy thought he was
sneaky following Haruka there, but she saw him the entire way. When
she got to Amano's she drove directly to the "V.I.P." section.
"What seems to be the problem Ten'ou?," Amano asked
Haruka as she jumped out of the car.
"Something's wrong with the exceleration," Haruka
pinpointed.
"I think I could help you with that," said a recently
familiar voice from behind her. It was him! The stupid jerk just
couldn't take a hint!
"Oh my God!," Haruka said annoyed," you just don't
know when to give up do you?," she exasperated.
"Well I have never been much of a quitter," he said
to her gleefully," my name is Mendou Ataro, but you can call me Ataro,"
at this he bowed.
'What a putz,' Haruka thought.
"And you are?," he asked.
"None of your business," she replied angrily.
"Her name is Ten'ou Haruka," Amano interrupted,"
and I am the owner of this shop. My name is Amano'" he smiled at the boy.
"Why thank you sir, and this is some place you got
here, may I have a look around?," Ataro inquired excitedly. He almost skipped
when Amano accepted his offer.
"You bet. in fact I will even show you around,"
Amano told him with the utmost acceptance," and if you really do know a
lot about cars you can show me your skills. You know I have been looking
for a new boy to take on in the shop."
"Really sir? I would be honored! Here, I will
show just how much I know with Haruka-chan's car here," Ataro said almost
crying with happiness.
"Grrr," Haruka growled.
"All right give it a try," Amano informed him.
It was a matter of minutes before Ataro came up, and said he was ready.
"That was pretty fast there son, are sure you did
enough?," Amano asked.
"You bet," Ataro enthusiastically reassured.
"O.K.," Amano sighed," give it a try Ten'ou." Haruka
got in the car and took it out for a few laps. It was amazing!
The car's exceleration was twice as good. Haruka wasn't sure what
Ataro did. but whatever it was he had just made that car a winner.
She was almost too embarrassed to go back to the shop and talk to the men,
but when she returned it didn't matter anyway because they were gone.
Amano was so amazed with Ataro's performance that he was taking him all
around the shop to work on all the cars. Everyone was yelling about
how great Ataro was, and Haruka was feeling stupider and stupider.
How could she be so arrogant? She didn't know anything about
that guy before she judged him as an idiot.
'Baka,' she thought to herself.
Though the next couple of months Ataro continued
to work in Amano's body shop and Haruka continued to try out the cars she
was asked to. Michiru was busy with a huge concert and they were
beginning to spend less and less time together. She had planned on
quitting the job much sooner but something was keeping her there. She knew
although she couldn't admit it to herself . It was Ataro, Haruka
had never experienced a guy who was so good with cars before! And
he was so nice, never did he act like so many of the jerks she had known
before. She began to ask around the shop about him. She found out
that he was living at the apartment right above the shop, that he was single,
and that he was an Aries, a fire sign. They had become good friends and
talked to each other about a lot of things. Lately though he seemed to
be avoiding her more and more. So today she had decided to confront
him.
"Ataro, can I talk to you for awhile?," she asked
him during his break. He hardly even noticed her.
"Oh, hi Haruka-chan, what's the problem?," he asked
sweetly.
"I want to know why you are avoiding me lately?
You have been getting other people to work on my car," she asked.
"Hey. listen I'm sorry. I know everyone thinks I
am so great and all but I can't work on every car at once," he said frustrated.
"No Ataro, it's not about that, I thought we could
be friends," she said far more shyly than usual.
"Well......you see.....maybe that's why," he told
her seeming nervous.
"What's why?," she asked confused.
"I really like you a lot Haruka-chan. Why do you
think I have been working here? I don't need the money, I just wanted to
be able to keep seeing you. So I decided I would ask you out, and now I
have been nervous because of that," he said all of this so fast like he
had been dying to get it off his chest.
"Well Ataro," Haruka could hardly speak she was
so shocked," you have to understand I am with someone now," she managed
to say to him.
"You can't really love that guy Haruka-chan!," he
was getting frantic,"can't you see we are perfect for each other?!," he
was yelling now. Amano and some others started to notice what was
going on and were watching from afar. Haruka was angry now. what did he
know?! He didn't know about her love he knew nothing about Michiru!
"What do you know about me?!," she scram," I'm just
not like you. You don't understand!"
"I do understand that I love you Haruka!," he was
almost crying.
"Listen," Haruka tried to calm herself," obviously
this isn't going to work out anymore. I am just going to have have to quit
working here. Good bye," at this she started to walk away. She sighed thinking
she was finally in the clear finally away from this drama. But as she was
almost at the door she felt a hang grab her arm and spin her around.
And before she knew what was going on Ataro kissed Haruka hard on the lips.
He gathered her in a full embrace and Haruka couldn't believe what she
was feeling. He picked her body up with his huge arms, his body was so
large. She felt vounerable and weak. she felt like a woman. He let her
go and she took a step back to stare at him in shock., and before she even
knew what she was doing she slapped him clean across the face! She
was in tears as she ran away, ran home, to Michiru.
At their apartment that night in their bed Haruka
laid helpless in Michiru's lap. Michiru stroked Haruka's head over
and over softly sending her into a dreamy state.
"Michiru?," Haruka whispered.
"Hmmmm," Michiru sighed gently.
"Will you hold me like this forever?," she asked.
"For as long as you want me to love," Michiru said
innocently.
"What is that supposed to mean," Haruka asked in
a defensive tone.
"It doesn't mean anything to me Ara, but obviously
it means something to you," Michiru said shocked at Haruka's reaction.
"Of course it doesn't, I could never love another
Michiru you know that," she said to the slightly smaller girl as she pulled
her closer and kissed her softly. Haruka was taking her place as
usual...as the man, and she couldn't help but think about him, him ,him.
She pulled away from Michiru and began to get up off the bed.
"What's wrong Ara?," Michiru asked inquisitively.
"I have to go somewhere," and at that she left,
out of the apartment, out of the building, and onto the street.
It was raining hard, and Haruka didn't really even
know why she was walking. She never walked anywhere. She knew exactly where
she was going though, to see him.. She was almost soaked and cold,
but she kept on walking....kept on.
When she got to Ataro's place she was almost delirious
with wet cold. She could barely lift her hand to knock on the door.
When Ataro answered she fell into his arms. She couldn't keep herself
up on her own feet.
"Haruka-chan, oh my god, are you ok?," Ataro asked
frantically, but she couldn't answer. She was just too cold.
Imagine, her, fainting like this! So weak she couldn't stand, so typically
female.
Ataro brought some towels and began to dry
Haruka off . He felt so caring to Haruka. Here, with him, she felt
safe.
"What were you trying to do Haruka-chan?," Ataro
asked with the deepest of concern.
"I don't know, I just had to see you," Haruka said
with so much confusion," I had to know.."
"Had to know what?," Ataro seemed overly anxious
to know.
"I had to know if I was doing the right thing,"
and at this she began to cry. Ataro picked her up into his arms and Haruka
felt the sensation again. That she was helpless and needed to be protected,
but was that true? She pulled away from him so that she could
see into his eyes.
"Do you really think we are perfect for each other?,"
she asked him.
"Yes, we fit together in every way. I am like a
puzzle Haruka and you are my missing piece," he said to her with the deepest
sincerity.
"But you are like fire, you burn with passion. While
I am the wind and I will never stay still and focused like you," she said
seriously.
"Can't you see that the wind spreads the fire, you
give me inspiration," and then he kissed her. They stayed there kissing
like that for awhile until Ataro picked Haruka up and carried her to his
bed. Haruka felt so light, she had never been picked up like that
before. Not since she was a child at any rate. He began kissing her
all over her body and taking off her shirt. It felt good but wrong
too, Haruka didn't know what to do so she just lay there to see what Ataro
would do next. He began licking her stomach up and down and tracing
his tongue around her nipples. A soft lick from his tongue sent Haruka
into another world and he kissed hard on the tenderest part of her breast
so intense that Haruka's leg began to quiver. She gasped. He
started to undo her pants and suddenly she felt something on her leg. Is
that what she thought it was!? She felt sick, the thought of what
might happen made her want to throw up. She became frantic. This
wasn't what she wanted. Not this. Not him. Haruka pushed Ataro off
of her and grabbed her clothes.
"Wait Haruka, I'm sorry I was moving too fast,"
he begged at her.
"No, it's not even about that. I just needed
to know that it wasn't love I felt from you. It was just your passion I
liked. As a friend, and now I know what I truly want," she said to him
as sweetly as she could. Then she raced out the door. Ataro chased
after her and grabbed her from behind.
"But I love you Haruka can't you see that?!," he
scram over the noise from the rain.
"You have to understand that this wind will only
blow you out like a candle. You may love me but in the end you will only
get burned. I don't feel right with you. I can only be forever with the
sea," and at this she pulled away from him and walked away.
The night didn't seem as cold as it had before.
Haruka felt relieved that she had gotten anything about a man out of her
life. She knew she would quit her job at the body shop tomorrow.
It would just be better if she never had to see Ataro again.
The apartment was dark as it usually is. Automatically
she smelt the familiar odor from the kitchen. She went to the door
way and watched the beauty before her eyes.
"Where did you go, love?," Michiru asked sweetly.
"Away," Haruka simply replied.
"And are you back now?," Michiru turned around and
looked at her to hear her reply.
"I'm back forever.:"