And I Still…
Chapter 1, Perfect
By: sevenZseveNTYA
I Do NOT own the sailor moon characters...
Haruka Tenoh whistled as she strolled down the street, thinking about the love of her life, Michiru Kaioh. She couldn't believe how well her life was going; there were no youmas, no impending doom and not a single argument between her and Michiru. And tonight, she would bare her soul to Michiru and ask her the one question that will change her life forever. She had it all planned out, Setsuna, a close friend and neighbor,would take Hotaru,their adopted daughter out with Chibi-Usa for a movie and then smiled, thinking about the princess' wedding to Mamoru. While she didn't exactly like Mamoru, she wanted only the best for her close friend. So, while Hotaru and Setsuna were out, she would be taking Michiru to a romantic dinner on a yacht, then, before dessert comes she will propose.
'When the time is right' she thought 'I will ask her to marry me.'
She turned the corner to see a beautiful flower stand, with radiant colors bursting from the bright green stems.
'Perfect, what better way to start off a romantic evening date than with a nice bouquet of flowers?'
"Can I help you?" asked the attendant.
"Um, yes, do you have one dozen roses?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry; we just sold the last of our roses. However, we do have a one bouquet of lilacs and sunflowers."
"Well…"
"Both flowers are very beautiful and oh so romantic, even their names represent love. The sunflower means loyalty and the lilac stands for the question that many women want to ask; do you love me?"
Haruka checked her wallet.
'Crap, all I have is forty bucks'
Seeing the dismay on her face (and certainly not the inside of her wallet) the kind clerk offered a bargain, the whole bouquet for only 32 bucks.
Haruka thanked the kind clerk and walked away, carefully cradling the bouquet.
'Perfect'
She approached her car, eager to get back to her home. Before she started her car, she opened a secret compartment. Nestled inside was a ring box. It contained a stunning 14k aquamarine engagement ring. She smiled, the search for the ring had been… amusing, to say the least. She had been to seventeen jewelry stores, and kicked out of all but the last. Alright, so she didn't like their snotty attitude and the constant looks of resentment didn't help. She started her car and drove while dwelling on how she finally found the exquisite ring.
She was on her way home from her sixteenth store, but as she started to drive towards the highway, a small pawn shop caught her eye.
It was by pure chance that a bright neon sign in the shape of a full moon would say Look here and a jewelry case displayed underneath. It was also a coincidence that the ring displayed was exactly what Haruka thought Michiru wanted. She sighed, for once in her life everything was perfect and everything was going her way.
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Note:I really have an idea that I don't think anyone has tried yet...so stay with me and we'll see what happens. Also, if anyone guesses what the last four letters of my name stand for, they will get a nice surprise!!!!So review!!
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