Shirrakaba high school was considered one of the finest schools in Tokyo, but it did little to impress Michiru.
'Welcome to the great hall Kaioh-chan.' Mieko smiled waving his hand in the direction of the vast open space before them. 'We have study time here and lunch.' The hall was beautiful, large windows let in the sun and a fountain in the center of the room gave the appearance of relaxation. 'Our first class is English.' Mieko said handing Michiru her time-table.
'Hai.' She replied taking the paper and folding it into her bag.
'And how is your English?' Mieko asked leading Michiru to the right class.
'I speak English fluently.' She replied in English. Mieko frowned.
'Better then mine.' He replied in Japanese. Michiru smiled at him softly. 'Here we are.' Mieko said pushing to door to the class open. Sitting at the front of a large lecture theater was a large round girl with silver hair and square glasses.
'Konnichewa. I am Keino-sensi your English teacher.' The sensi introduced.
'Kaioh-Michiru.' Michiru bowed.
'Take a seat where you can find one my dear.' Keino-sensi said, Mieko lead Michiru to where he sat.
'You can sit here, no one usually does.' He said pointing to the space just behind him.
'Hai.' Michiru nodded. Class began once more students arrived. Michiru didn't understand the teaching techniques, Keino-sensi's English was good but, not as good as Michiru, a soft bell rang after an hour of class, Mieko stood and turned to Michiru.
'We have study hall I believe.' He said to her, Michiru took out her schedule and read it over; she did indeed have study hall next.
'Hai.' She said gathering her books and following Mieko to the great hall once more.
'Konnichewa, I'm Elsa.' A short haired girl smiled bowing slightly to Michiru.
'Kaioh-Michiru.'
'You're new.' Elsa said sitting next to Mieko at the table the two picked in the study hall.
'Hai.' Michiru said noticing she'd said little else.
'Kaioh-san is a transfer student from Honshu.' Mieko said smiling at Elsa.
'Really, you're not the violinist are you?'
'I am.' Michiru nodded, wanting to avoid saying yes again.
'I'm a huge fan!' Elsa beamed. 'Has Mieko been showing you around?'
'Hai, he's been very nice.'
'Not to nice I hope.' Elsa said glaring at Mieko.
'Gomen?'
'Calm down Els, you know I'm yours.' Mieko smiled taking Elsa's hand.
'Hai.' She said.
'Oh, you're together.' Michiru said. 'No he's been kind but nothing more.'
'Good.' Elsa took out her books and flipped to her assignment. 'Are you joining any clubs?' she asked Michiru.
'I don't think so, no. I'm very busy as it is; I think I'll just focus on my studies.'
'I bet, especially with your painting and violin, how do you find time to get such good grades?' Elsa asked frowning 'all I do is run and I'm not doing well at all.' Mieko looked over Elsa's work frowning.
'These grades aren't that bad.' He said trying to sound uplifting.
'I was just brought up that way I guess.' Michiru smiled.
'Well, if you're not to busy after school, would you like to join us at the track?' Mieko asked. 'Elsa is in training for the national finals.'
'Hai, there is one girl I just can't seem to beat. She's amazing.' Elsa tossed her pen at her book in frustration. 'No matter how fast I run I'm always behind her.'
'I would love to watch you run.' Michiru smiled, her worries of not making friends were quickly being washed away. The rest of the school day went by as quickly as the morning had; Michiru's classes coincided with Mieko's making it easy for her to navigate. After school Michiru and Mieko met Elsa at the doors, she looked stressed.
'Three assignments due Friday.' She complained lightly.
'Only three.' Mieko teased taking Elsa's hand as the trio walked to the track. Michiru watched them quietly as they walked; she had no time for the kind of relationship she frowned. They arrived at the track seemingly before anyone else; Elsa rushed to the change room to ready herself.
'She's amazing.' Mieko said to Michiru as they took a place in the stands. 'She won every competition before her new rival showed up.' Mieko pointed in the direction of the starting line, where a tall blond haired girl stood stretching. 'Tenoh-Haruka.' He announced. 'She's the fasted thing on two legs and two wheels.'
'Two wheels?' Michiru asked, unable to tear her gaze from the blond.
'Hai, she does motor-cross and races for Team Japan.'
'Oh.' Michiru said taking in everything the blond could offer. Mieko said something about Elsa looking ready to run but Michiru had stopped listening to him. Her head began to pound and the visions she'd be trying to control flooded over her.
A girl stood high on a raised piece of earth in her hand the glaive of silence. A horrid laugh filled the air as the world became harsh and red. Quickly pieces of the world were lifted the girl turned to face Michiru, her face soft and full of determination. The girl raised the glaive of silence and with force pushed it to the ground, a black power poured from the edge of the glaive spilling over the earth. Soldiers protecting what they could were lost to the energy, their bodies torn apart. Stop the silence. Michiru heard a voice calling to her. Protect this world Sailor Neptune, find Sailor Uranus and the talisman and stop the silence.
'Are you alright?' Mieko's voice broke the vision.
'Hai, gomen.' Michiru answered bringing her hand to her head. 'To much sun I think.' She said turning her attention back to Elsa and the blond who were now battling on the track.
'Would you like me to walk you home?' Mieko asked softly
'No, arigato, I'm alright now.' Michiru smiled at Mieko. Quietly Michiru watched Elsa lose to the blond.
'Damn.' Mieko cursed picking up his bag along with Elsa's and hurried over to his girlfriend. Michiru searched for the blond but was unsuccessful at finding her.
'You were great Elsa-chan.' Michiru smiled to her new friend.
'Arigato, but not good enough.' Eliza frowned stuffing her gym clothes into her bag. 'Do you want a ride home Michiru-chan? My papa is here.' Elsa asked pointing to a large van waiting in the parking lot.
'No, Arigato, I'll walk. It's not far.' Michiru said walking with the group to Elsa's father's car. She waved at them before starting down the path to her home. Thoughts filled her head, Michiru had hoped by moving to Juban she would escape the visions of a world being destroyed. Her parents were concerned when she painted her vision. Although the painting made 3 million yen at auction, her father feared a child painting such things would be seen in pour light. It was on that ground he agreed to send his daughter to Juban to study. Michiru stopped at the small park just before the apartment she'd rented; she sat on the bench in the middle of the park and closed her eyes. The vision was clear to her, a world being torn apart by a girl whose face was clear yet distorted. She had to find a talisman, a sailor Neptune and a sailor Uranus. Michiru frowned at this thought, how was she supposed to do that? Where did she start looking, why was this happening now?
Neptune, your destiny is written and your future is set. Find the talisman and sailor Uranus. You're our only hope.
A soft childlike voice spoke in Michiru's ear, her eyes opened quickly before her in a glow of aqua light was what looked like a pen. Michiru reached for it, feeling an unimaginable amount of energy. The glow of the pen surrounded her, Michiru felt her body being pushed and manipulated, her school uniform replaced with a tight fitting fuku like the one she'd seen in her vision. 'I am sailor Neptune.' She said aloud surprising herself. Suddenly her mission was clear, as if she'd woken from a horrible dream. Everything was suddenly right in front of her, who she was, and what she needed to do. 'Find Uranus.' She said to herself. Michiru closed her eyes and the transformation was undone. She placed her pen into her pocket and walked the short distance to her apartment. 'Today my destiny begins and my life ends.'
The days mimicked each other, Michiru attended school quietly bringing the schools average up. After class she would meet Elsa and Mieko at the track where Elsa would train and Mieko would chat about things at random. Michiru was upset not to see the blond at the track any longer but had taken up a new interested in racing. Michiru would attend every race that listed Tenoh-Haruka as a participant watching the girl with admiration and lust. Michiru's visions had gotten worse, she was now seeing more of the destruction she was also able to see exactly who she needed to find. 'Michiru-san.' Mieko smiled waving his hand in front of Michiru.
'Hai.'
'Are you coming on Saturday to the finals?'
'Hai, I wouldn't miss it.' Michiru smiled. Finally her chance to meet Tenoh-Haruka, she had asked Elsa to introduce them, she's the perfect height to model for my art. She had said to Elsa. No problem Elsa said promising to introduce them after the finals. Mieko opened the daily press the front page showed another strange occurance in the small township. 'Juban is getting scary.' He said pointing to the picture.
'Hai.' Michiru agreed half listening
'Good thing we have sailor moon and the senshi, otherwise we might all be lost.' Michiru nodded, she wondered if the senshi were the girls in her vision.
'Gomen Michiru.' Elsa said while the trio sat at the café enjoying tea long after the finals had finished. 'Tenoh-Haruka can be a little harsh. I didn't think she would be that cruel to you.'
'Don't worry about it at all Elsa-chan. She didn't hurt my feelings.' Michiru smiled to her friend. A new plan developed in her mind, I know exactly how to get Tenoh-san, she thought dismissing the blonds earlier comments. The finals had gone much as expected, Tenoh-Haruka had come in first, far ahead of Elsa. Elsa as promised introduced Michiru, but Haruka didn't seem interested in meeting the aqua-haired beauty. Michiru had possibly insulted Haruka by suggesting she hadn't ran to her full ability.
'You were great today Elsa-san.' Mieko said beaming at Elsa.
'Second place.' Elsa frowned.
'But only to Tenoh-Haruka, that's like first place anywhere else.' Mieko said trying to sound uplifting. Michiru softly laughed.
'He's right.' Michiru added.
'Hai, you're right.' Elsa said taking a long draft of her tea. 'Michiru would you like to meet us in the park tomorrow, we're planning a picnic.'
'No, arigato, a picnic should be for just two. You enjoy.' Michiru smiled. 'I think I will leave you, until Monday.' Michiru bowed to her friends and made her way to the apartment she had discovered Tenoh-Haruka lived in.
'May I help you.' The door man greeted.
'Hai, I would like to leave this for Tenoh-Haruka.' Michiru said handing an envelope to the door man.
'I'll see that she gets it.'
'Arigato.' Michiru smiled and bowed at the man.
Haruka stood silent as the runners gathered around her, national finals meant nothing to her. Running was like breathing for Haruka, simple and nessicary. The sound of the gun pushed her away from the line and the other runners. Farther, faster, go she thought glancing behind her to see the slim figure of Elsa Gray. 'You're fast, but I wont lose.' Elsa's words rang in her ear. Gomen Elsa, you run for the sport, I run for my life. Haruka heard the cheers as she passed the finish line, her body not even warm, she made her way to the bench waiting for the rest to finish.
'Tenoh-Haruka, a friend of mine wants to meet you.' Elsa said making her way to the bench. 'Kaioh-Michiru.'
'You haven't even broken a sweat, were you not running to your full ability?' Michiru asked her tone soft.
'What?' Haruka asked, surprised but not insulted.
'You can feel the wind rustling.' Michiru said.
'You're a little strange.' Haruka commented gathering her gear.
'Would you pose for my painting?' Michiru asked hopeful
'Pass, that's not really my thing.' Haruka said walking to her bike. Strange girl she thought securing her bag to her bike and putting on her helmut. She started her bike and revved the engine before taking off into the sunset. She drove through the city and straight to the shores. Her favorite spot. Haruka parked her bike and made her way to the cusp of the water, she needed to think. Lately she'd been having visions, terrible thoughts of a world being destroyed by silence. In her vision a beautiful woman in a strange fuku called to her for help. The woman looked an awful lot like Kaioh-Michiru. Haruka closed her eyes as she walked along the water line.
Find the talisman Sailor Uranus, safe the world.
A voice filled her thoughts, Haruka sighed. 'What does this mean?' she shouted at the emptiness of the ocean. Haruka let hours pass, walking and thinking on the shoreline, the vision clearer as she went. A world, her world destroyed by a figure holding a large glaive, screams followed by nothing. Silence. The voice echoed in her mind, 'find the talisman' Haruka closed her eyes and shook her thought clear. She mounted her bike and headed home. 'Tenoh-Haruka.' The door man of her building greeted with a smile.
'Hai.'
'A beautiful young lady dropped this off for you.' He said smirking.
'Arigato.' Haruka said taking the envelope from the door man she walked to the elevator and waited paitnetly for it, opening the envelope. Inside was a ticket to a gala being held the next night. 'please join us for a dinner and the musical stylings of Kaioh-Michiru.' Haruka read, confusion washing over her. Who would invite her to this?
No matter how hard she tried, sleep would not come for Haruka. Every time she closed her eyes the vision of a woman in an aqua haze appeared. Haruka mumbled a curse and threw her blankets to the floor, she swung her legs off the bed and wandered into her kitchen. She took the invitation off of the counter and read it again. Something in the invitation called to her, she put it back on her table and poured herself some juice. Find the talisman, she thought sipping her juice and looking over the city as the sun slowly began to rise. Haruka spent the day doing her favorite thing, racing her car. The track was empty and the air was calm. She took her laps faster and faster loving the feeling of the wind around her. She made sure she was home in time to get ready for the gala, she changed into her favorite tuxedo and combed her hair grabbed her ticket and headed for the yacht the gala was being held on. Whispers followed her as people noticed who she was, quietly she sat alone at her table. Ladies giggled and walked by her constantly, a few introducing themselves and begging for a dance. Haruka politely declined sipping her wine and watching the entertainment. 'And now ladies and gentlemen a special treat. Kaioh-Michiru.' The aqua-haired girl Haruka had met the day before at the track finals appeared with a violin, she began to play the most beautiful music Haruka had ever heard. Comments circulated about the girl, she was a loner, quiet and talented. Haruka stood, she couldn't listen to anymore. She wandered around the yacht wishing she had stayed home. Haruka wandered from the halls of the ship to the main lobby, she was struck by a painting she stared at it recognizing every piece of it from her vision. She felt the presence of another.
'Did you find it to your liking?' Michiru asked resting on the stairs below Haruka. 'Thank you for coming here tonight. Miss Haruka-Tenoh prodigious racer.'
'You seem to know quiet a bit about me.' Haruka frowned turning her attention back to the painting. 'This piece did you paint it?'
'You're rather famous, there are lots of freakish fans of yours at my school as well. One of them is a girl, but she says she wants to go cruising along the beach in your car.' Michiru said dreamily.
'The world end huh.' Haruka said ignoring Michiru's comment and focusing on the painting. 'I'm surprised a well to do girl who can't even kill one bug can draw such a tragic fantasy.'
'It's not a fantasy.' Michiru set straight. 'I can see that scene clearly, just as you can.'
'This is stupid, I'm Haruka-Tenoh first junior racer in Japan. Memories of a previous life or the world ending have nothing to do with me. If someone has to do it then you can.' Haruka said harshly. 'I would like you to stop investigating me like that.' She added.
'Don't say such a selfish thing like that.' Michiru said her voice shaky 'I don't want to do it either. I also have a dream, I want to be a violinist.' She swallowed hard. 'I can't do something stupid like save the world from destruction.' She turned then from Haruka and hurried down the stairs tears pouring. Haruka felt the sting of embarrassment and pain as she watched the girl. 'I wont give up my dream' she muttered to herself looking again to the painting.
The track was the perfect place to let out her frustrations. Haruka pressed the gas pedal and let the car softly round the corner. Save the world she scoffed reliving the events of the night before. Haruka took her last lap, testing her abilities and breaking her old record, she pulled the car into the pit and pulled herself from it. 'Nice work Tenoh' her crew said pointing to old records and new times she'd just set. Haruka smiled at them and made her way to the garage.
'You okay?' asked noticing the youngest member of her pit crew doubled over. 'Hey guys we need some help.' She called to the crew, as the boy transformed from human to monster. 'What the.' Haruka stammered as she was pushed back by the new being. She quickly stood and grabbed the first thing she could find. Mm Crowbar. She thought putting all her strength behind it. She looked at the monster and go ready to swing, when the vision of her crewman came to her. 'help me.' He begged. The monster made a quick move knocking Haruka to the ground, a beam of golden light appeared infront of her, in the light was a pen like objected begging her to take it.
'Stop.' She heard from behind her, Haruka turned to see an aqua light surrounding a beautiful girl. The girl attaked the monster sending him agiasnt the wall. He attacked again his force focused on Haruka, the girl grabbed Haruka pushing her out of dangers path scrapping her arms. 'I'll finish him.' She said to Haruka.
'No you can't, he's still human.' Haruka protested. The girl looked at Haruka with sympathy before standing and shouting 'Deep Submerge.' A splash of water surrounded the girl and was sent to the monster turning him from beast to human. The girl collapsed into Haruka arms. 'If you want to chase your dreams Haruka you can't take that pen. I have no chose now, I'm stuck fighting for the world. I didn't investigate you only for that reason, from the moment I saw you I had hoped. When I found that you were the senshi of the wind my world was bright with prospect.' Tears formed in the senshi's eyes as she spoke. 'gomen I shouldn't have said anything.' Haruka looked at the girl, then to the pen how could she leave this frail beauty to face the evil alone? She asked herself reaching for the pen. 'No Haruka.' The girl tried once more, but failed soon the pen was in Haruka's grasp, a beam of gold light surrounding her. The clothes she had on replaced by the same Fuku the other soldier was in.
'I have found you at last Sailor Neptune.' Haruka said.
'You have Sailor Uranus.' Michiru replied
'We need to find the talisman.'
'We need to save the world from the silence.' Michiru added.
'We will not fail.' Haruka said.
'So this is Mugen Gakuen Academy.' Haruka said less then thrilled.
'Possibly the head quarters for the death –busters.' Michiru added.
'Welcome to Mugen Gakuen.' A young girl with short orange hair and large round glasses smiled at the duo entering the school. 'You're new students yes?' she asked.
'Hai.' Michiru answered.
'I am Mimmet, I'll show you around.' She smiled at them.
'You can show me anywhere.' Haruka said flirting with the girl who only blushed in return.
'Must you?' Michiru asked softly.
'Are you jealous?' Haruka tested.
'Maybe.' Michiru answered following the orange haired girl.
A month had pasted since Haruka joined Michiru in battle. They had gone from awkward strangers to dear friends and then to lovers in the short time. Haruka had suggested Michiru move in with her after seeing the small apartment Michiru was living in, now they were nearly inseperable. They had grown as soldiers in that time too, meeting the senshi of the inner planets and fighting both with them and against them. Find the talisman they repeated watching the senshi be tortured and beaten. 'I can't help them all the time.' Uranus muttered watching the girls try and fail with their attacks. Mimmet showed the senshi around the school, Michiru made notes to herself of possible death-buster entrances while Haruka chatted with their guide. 'This is our study hall.' Mimmet smiled as the group entered a large empty room. We have a lot of free time here, but most of the students spend their study time in the computer lab.'
'Where do you spend your time?' Haruka asked sweetly.
'I, uh, I assist the Professor.' Mimmet stammered.
'I see, where is the professor?'
'He's, well, I, you can't know that yet.'
'Aw, why not?' Haruka asked taking a piece of Mimmets hair into her hand. 'What would I do with that information other then visit you?' Michiru rolled her eyes leaving the girls and heading for one of the hall's empty tables. Mimmet giggled at Haruka 'I can't. Sorry.' She said finally.
'That's alright, I'm sure you'll tell me eventually.' Haruka smiled at the girl.
'You have your time tables so I'll leave you.' Mimmet said still shaky.
'Nice try.' Michiru sighed as Haruka joined her at the table.
'I did my best.'
'My first class is English, what's yours?' Michiru asked looking over her time table.
'Math.' Haruka answered frowning.
'Alright, after that I have science.'
'Ah yes, me too.' Haruka smiled. 'And after lunch we have free period together. I have an idea of what we could do.'
'Yes, look for the possible head quarters.' Michiru teased.
'Not what I had in mind but it works.' Haruka said stretching. 'Then we have computers together. Ah so it's just the first period I have to live without you.'
'I'm sure you'll manage.' Michiru grinned at Haruka.
'I'll meet you at the Crown, I heard some of the students talking about an art club. I want to check it out.' Michiru said to Haruka as they were leaving their computer class.
'Hai.' Haruka nodded.
'Is that you're boyfriend?' a girl with dark black hair asked Michiru.
'Something like that.' Michiru answered. Haruka smiled to herself and wandered from Mugen Academy to the crown arcade. Haruka entered the arcade and went straight for her favorite game. F1 racing. Sitting in the drivers seat was a vision of beauty. Next to her and girl with strict determination. The beauty didn't seem to have an idea how to play the game and was quickly losing. 'Minako-chan not fair.' The beauty screamed watching her car spin out of control.
'I'll play you.' Haruka heard herself say. The girls looked at her with awe, as many girls did. The winner of the match, pushed the beauty out of the players seat.
'Hai.' She said looking at Haruka. Haruka took the empty seat and put in her coin.
'Minako-chan.' The beauty said referring to the girl now playing against Haruka. The race started, Haruka sat motionless as Minako pushed the gas pedal and let her car leave the starting line.
'You're not playing.' The beauty cried.
'Just a bit of a handy cap, it's only fair.' Haruka replied. Minako sighed in frustration and pushed the gas harder. 'Alright now I'll go.' Haruka said pushing her pedal and taking a lap, quickly she had passed Minako and was on her way to winning the game. Minako pushed her pedal to hard and found herself just as the beauty had, her car spinning out of control.
'What.' Minako screamed looking at her car.
'We'll have to do this again.' Haruka smiled noticing Michiru had entered the Crown. The girls blushed and waved at Haruka.
'What was that about?' Michiru asked walking next to Haruka.
'Oh nothing, just a little game. Keep me from getting board. Did you find anything out?'
'No, just an art club, noting suspicious.' Michiru answered.