SAILOR MOON, THE SAILOR MOON CHARACTERS, THEIR LIKENESSES AND NAMES
ARE THE PROPERTY OF NAOKO TAKEUCHI/KODANSHA, TOEI ANIMATION, DIC AND
OTHERS THEY ARE NOT MINE.
Unrequited
By Yorkie
Elsa sank to the ground. Her pure crystal heart loomed in front
of her. The pain of having it torn from her body was more than she
could stand.
The sailor senshi had been captured by the daimon the crazy red
head had released on them. Elsa searched for Neptune but didn't
see her among the others.
'Neptune.' Elsa's body was weak from the loss of her crystal
heart. Her mind was starting to wander. 'Michiru.' She felt the
world spinning around her, the past returned to her in hazy memories.
*****
Michiru had just transferred to her school. Elsa remembered the
first day she saw her. She was shy and quiet. She seemed to go out
of her way to avoid people, but for some reason Michiru took to Elsa immediately.
"You go after what you want." Michiru had said to her. "I admire
that in people."
Elsa was flattered by the remark and by the attention Michiru
showed her. She would sit at the track and watch Elsa jump the
hurdles. Not only on school days, but on weekends when Elsa was
sure she could find far more interesting things to do.
Still Michiru would sit in the stands dressed
in a soft summer dress, her long hair blowing gently in the
breeze.
As the school year wore on, the two became inseparable. It
seemed to Elsa that there was a sadness about Michiru. As
though she were keeping a terrible secret she didn't dare tell.
"Michiru," Elsa sat with her in the stands at school on a bright
Monday afternoon. The sunlight was shining off the long strands
of aqua hair. Elsa took her friend's hand in her own. "what it is?
What bothers you so?"
She watched as Michiru lowered her head. "It's nothing really."
She looked up and forced a smile. "I'm fine."
"Oh Michiru," Elsa's eyes narrowed. "you're a terrible liar."
Michiru giggled. "But you'll let me get away with it won't you?"
She would, the runner was wrapped around Michiru's finger. There
was nothing the girl wouldn't do for her.
*****
Saturday afternoon came and Michiru wasn't in the stands. Her
Father had talked her into going out with him that day. She was
going to a different race track.
A business associate of her Father's had asked them to accompany
him to the auto races. It seemed he had decided to sponsor one of
the drivers.
Michiru sat in the stands watching the races seemingly bored out
of her skull. That was until Tenoh Haruka won her first race of
the day. When Haruka climbed out of her car and removed her helmet,
Michiru's mouth dropped, she was sure her heart had just skipped a
beat.
From that day forward Michiru was obsessed with Haruka. At first
Elsa was happy that her friend had something that seemed to cheer
her up. After all, there was no harm in having an idol.
Michiru's room was starting to look like a shrine to Tenoh. There
were pictures of Haruka on the walls, the mirror and over the bed.
Elsa thought the four scrap books of Haruka clippings were a bit
obsessive, but it made Michiru happy so she kept her opinion to herself.
What worried Elsa were the feelings she was developing towards
Michiru. She struggled with how she would tell her. Perhaps Michiru
thought the same way and was afraid to tell her. That would explain
why she was sad so often. Maybe she was worried that Elsa would reject
her.
That was a silly thought, there was no way Elsa would ever deny
Michiru anything, including her heart. She loved Michiru and thought
the only honest thing to do was to tell her and accept whatever decision
she made. If she rejected Elsa, it would be hard but life would go on.
But if she felt the same way...oh how wonderful it would be!
*****
Elsa stood in the schoolyard waiting for Michiru. They were going
on a shopping trip then to lunch. A long day of spending money always
put Michiru in a good mood. Elsa smiled to herself, Michiru would buy
makeup by the pound. Not that she needed it, but she just had to
have it.
"Elsa-san!" Michiru called and waved to her. Elsa waved back, it
seemed to her that the green haired girl was excited to see her.
"Elsa...you've been very naughty!" Michiru sweetly scolded the girl.
"I have?" The runner was confused.
"Yes." Michiru was smiling broadly. "You didn't tell me Tenoh
Haruka was transferring to our school."
"She is?" Elsa was caught completely by surprise.
"Yes," Michiru was positively beaming. "I hear she's going to
join the track team too."
"Oh."
Michiru grabbed Elsa's hands. "You must introduce me to her!"
Elsa felt as though a knife had gone through her heart. "Is that
what you're so excited about?"
"Of course!" Michiru could hardly hide her joy.
"I see." There was growing knot in the pit of her stomach.
"Michiru, I think I'm going to skip the shopping trip."
"Oh?"
"I'm not feeling well." Elsa pulled her hands from Michiru's and
stuck them in her pants pockets. "I'll see you in school tomorrow."
*****
Elsa sat in the stands at school watching the sun set. How could
this have happened? Why their school, why not one of the other schools
in the city? Why not one on the other side of Japan?
She sighed softly. An idol that was nothing more than pictures on
a wall was fine, but once Tenoh was here in the flesh...that would be the
end of her relationship with Michiru before it ever got started.
She watched the birds as they picked at the grass on the field.
There was no sense in telling Michiru how she felt now. Michiru was
beautiful and charming. She would no doubt own Tenoh Haruka's heart
by the end of the first week.
"Life sucks." She kicked a small rock on the ground.
*****
The day came when Elsa was set to race against the tall blonde.
She had done what Michiru had asked and introduced her to Tenoh Haruka.
"Michiru," Elsa said softly as she sat next to her depressed
friend in the deserted stands. "don't feel so bad." Haruka had rejected
her, in fact she had called her 'strange'. It was though the heavens had
decided to give Elsa a second chance.
She had mixed feelings about the exchange between Haruka and
Michiru. On one hand, Haruka didn't want her. Which meant that either
Tenoh-san was blind or just plain stupid!
On the other hand, her friend was miserable. Poor Michiru, struck
down after only a few minutes.
"Elsa," Michiru's deep blue eyes were moist. "what did I say that was so
wrong?"
"Nothing." She reassured her. "She's just a rude person Michiru."
*****
It should have been over, if it had not been Michiru who had been
rejected it would have been over. But Michiru was determined to have
Haruka.
Elsa knew Michiru was following Haruka. She was getting as much
Information on the blonde that she legally could. Haruka went nowhere
without Michiru lurking somewhere nearby. It was positively embarrassing
the lengths Michiru would go to. Hiding behind bushes, sneaking into crowded rooms just to be within earshot of Haruka. It simply had to end.
Elsa had followed Michiru from school to the track where Tenoh
Haruka was racing. She watched Haruka, clad in her red racing gear, enter
the garage. Michiru was not far behind her.
The irony of the situation was not lost on Elsa, she was stalking a
stalker. Someone had to keep an eye on Michiru, she just wasn't thinking
straight.
The obsession she had with Tenoh Haruka was like a disease, it kept getting
worse with time.
Suddenly Elsa saw a bright light flash from inside the garage Tenoh had
entered. She watched as Michiru shouted 'DON'T'. Don't what? Had Tenoh
done something to harm her? The dark skinned girl rushed to the garage
door. She peered inside and watched as the girl she knew transformed
into Sailor Neptune.
*****
The senshi were standing around her when she felt a warmth spread
throughout her body. Her crystal heart had been returned to her.
Elsa's eyes blinked open, she saw Sailor Neptune staring at her.
The senshi's dark blue eyes were cold and emotionless. She turned
on her heel and walked away with her partner Sailor Uranus.
Elsa felt the pain of loss a second time. Michiru had politely
distanced herself from Elsa over the last year of school. She made up
the best excuses she could, but Elsa knew she was too busy with Haruka
to bother with anyone else.
The senshi with the long blonde hair helped Elsa to her feet.
"Are you okay Elsa-san?" Sailor Venus asked.
"Yes," The runner watched Sailor Uranus and Neptune vanish in the
distance. "I'll be fine." A small sad smile graced her lips. 'I'll keep
you're secret Michiru. I hope you now have the happiness you deserve.'
*****
Michiru sat in the yellow convertible with the wind blowing
through her hair. Her mind was on her old friend, Elsa didn't look
too well the last time she'd seen her. It was a comfort to her that the other
senshi were with her. It was also a load off her mind that Elsa's crystal
heart had not been a Talisman. Would she have been able to keep it if it
were?
"I'm glad to see you."
"What?" Haruka's voice had brought her back to the present.
"Let's drive along the beach." Haruka said. "I'm not going to
let you go tonight."
"My!" Michiru exclaimed. The two girls laughed together as they
drove into the sunset.
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ARE THE PROPERTY OF NAOKO TAKEUCHI/KODANSHA, TOEI ANIMATION, DIC AND
OTHERS THEY ARE NOT MINE.
Unrequited
By Yorkie
Elsa sank to the ground. Her pure crystal heart loomed in front
of her. The pain of having it torn from her body was more than she
could stand.
The sailor senshi had been captured by the daimon the crazy red
head had released on them. Elsa searched for Neptune but didn't
see her among the others.
'Neptune.' Elsa's body was weak from the loss of her crystal
heart. Her mind was starting to wander. 'Michiru.' She felt the
world spinning around her, the past returned to her in hazy memories.
*****
Michiru had just transferred to her school. Elsa remembered the
first day she saw her. She was shy and quiet. She seemed to go out
of her way to avoid people, but for some reason Michiru took to Elsa immediately.
"You go after what you want." Michiru had said to her. "I admire
that in people."
Elsa was flattered by the remark and by the attention Michiru
showed her. She would sit at the track and watch Elsa jump the
hurdles. Not only on school days, but on weekends when Elsa was
sure she could find far more interesting things to do.
Still Michiru would sit in the stands dressed
in a soft summer dress, her long hair blowing gently in the
breeze.
As the school year wore on, the two became inseparable. It
seemed to Elsa that there was a sadness about Michiru. As
though she were keeping a terrible secret she didn't dare tell.
"Michiru," Elsa sat with her in the stands at school on a bright
Monday afternoon. The sunlight was shining off the long strands
of aqua hair. Elsa took her friend's hand in her own. "what it is?
What bothers you so?"
She watched as Michiru lowered her head. "It's nothing really."
She looked up and forced a smile. "I'm fine."
"Oh Michiru," Elsa's eyes narrowed. "you're a terrible liar."
Michiru giggled. "But you'll let me get away with it won't you?"
She would, the runner was wrapped around Michiru's finger. There
was nothing the girl wouldn't do for her.
*****
Saturday afternoon came and Michiru wasn't in the stands. Her
Father had talked her into going out with him that day. She was
going to a different race track.
A business associate of her Father's had asked them to accompany
him to the auto races. It seemed he had decided to sponsor one of
the drivers.
Michiru sat in the stands watching the races seemingly bored out
of her skull. That was until Tenoh Haruka won her first race of
the day. When Haruka climbed out of her car and removed her helmet,
Michiru's mouth dropped, she was sure her heart had just skipped a
beat.
From that day forward Michiru was obsessed with Haruka. At first
Elsa was happy that her friend had something that seemed to cheer
her up. After all, there was no harm in having an idol.
Michiru's room was starting to look like a shrine to Tenoh. There
were pictures of Haruka on the walls, the mirror and over the bed.
Elsa thought the four scrap books of Haruka clippings were a bit
obsessive, but it made Michiru happy so she kept her opinion to herself.
What worried Elsa were the feelings she was developing towards
Michiru. She struggled with how she would tell her. Perhaps Michiru
thought the same way and was afraid to tell her. That would explain
why she was sad so often. Maybe she was worried that Elsa would reject
her.
That was a silly thought, there was no way Elsa would ever deny
Michiru anything, including her heart. She loved Michiru and thought
the only honest thing to do was to tell her and accept whatever decision
she made. If she rejected Elsa, it would be hard but life would go on.
But if she felt the same way...oh how wonderful it would be!
*****
Elsa stood in the schoolyard waiting for Michiru. They were going
on a shopping trip then to lunch. A long day of spending money always
put Michiru in a good mood. Elsa smiled to herself, Michiru would buy
makeup by the pound. Not that she needed it, but she just had to
have it.
"Elsa-san!" Michiru called and waved to her. Elsa waved back, it
seemed to her that the green haired girl was excited to see her.
"Elsa...you've been very naughty!" Michiru sweetly scolded the girl.
"I have?" The runner was confused.
"Yes." Michiru was smiling broadly. "You didn't tell me Tenoh
Haruka was transferring to our school."
"She is?" Elsa was caught completely by surprise.
"Yes," Michiru was positively beaming. "I hear she's going to
join the track team too."
"Oh."
Michiru grabbed Elsa's hands. "You must introduce me to her!"
Elsa felt as though a knife had gone through her heart. "Is that
what you're so excited about?"
"Of course!" Michiru could hardly hide her joy.
"I see." There was growing knot in the pit of her stomach.
"Michiru, I think I'm going to skip the shopping trip."
"Oh?"
"I'm not feeling well." Elsa pulled her hands from Michiru's and
stuck them in her pants pockets. "I'll see you in school tomorrow."
*****
Elsa sat in the stands at school watching the sun set. How could
this have happened? Why their school, why not one of the other schools
in the city? Why not one on the other side of Japan?
She sighed softly. An idol that was nothing more than pictures on
a wall was fine, but once Tenoh was here in the flesh...that would be the
end of her relationship with Michiru before it ever got started.
She watched the birds as they picked at the grass on the field.
There was no sense in telling Michiru how she felt now. Michiru was
beautiful and charming. She would no doubt own Tenoh Haruka's heart
by the end of the first week.
"Life sucks." She kicked a small rock on the ground.
*****
The day came when Elsa was set to race against the tall blonde.
She had done what Michiru had asked and introduced her to Tenoh Haruka.
"Michiru," Elsa said softly as she sat next to her depressed
friend in the deserted stands. "don't feel so bad." Haruka had rejected
her, in fact she had called her 'strange'. It was though the heavens had
decided to give Elsa a second chance.
She had mixed feelings about the exchange between Haruka and
Michiru. On one hand, Haruka didn't want her. Which meant that either
Tenoh-san was blind or just plain stupid!
On the other hand, her friend was miserable. Poor Michiru, struck
down after only a few minutes.
"Elsa," Michiru's deep blue eyes were moist. "what did I say that was so
wrong?"
"Nothing." She reassured her. "She's just a rude person Michiru."
*****
It should have been over, if it had not been Michiru who had been
rejected it would have been over. But Michiru was determined to have
Haruka.
Elsa knew Michiru was following Haruka. She was getting as much
Information on the blonde that she legally could. Haruka went nowhere
without Michiru lurking somewhere nearby. It was positively embarrassing
the lengths Michiru would go to. Hiding behind bushes, sneaking into crowded rooms just to be within earshot of Haruka. It simply had to end.
Elsa had followed Michiru from school to the track where Tenoh
Haruka was racing. She watched Haruka, clad in her red racing gear, enter
the garage. Michiru was not far behind her.
The irony of the situation was not lost on Elsa, she was stalking a
stalker. Someone had to keep an eye on Michiru, she just wasn't thinking
straight.
The obsession she had with Tenoh Haruka was like a disease, it kept getting
worse with time.
Suddenly Elsa saw a bright light flash from inside the garage Tenoh had
entered. She watched as Michiru shouted 'DON'T'. Don't what? Had Tenoh
done something to harm her? The dark skinned girl rushed to the garage
door. She peered inside and watched as the girl she knew transformed
into Sailor Neptune.
*****
The senshi were standing around her when she felt a warmth spread
throughout her body. Her crystal heart had been returned to her.
Elsa's eyes blinked open, she saw Sailor Neptune staring at her.
The senshi's dark blue eyes were cold and emotionless. She turned
on her heel and walked away with her partner Sailor Uranus.
Elsa felt the pain of loss a second time. Michiru had politely
distanced herself from Elsa over the last year of school. She made up
the best excuses she could, but Elsa knew she was too busy with Haruka
to bother with anyone else.
The senshi with the long blonde hair helped Elsa to her feet.
"Are you okay Elsa-san?" Sailor Venus asked.
"Yes," The runner watched Sailor Uranus and Neptune vanish in the
distance. "I'll be fine." A small sad smile graced her lips. 'I'll keep
you're secret Michiru. I hope you now have the happiness you deserve.'
*****
Michiru sat in the yellow convertible with the wind blowing
through her hair. Her mind was on her old friend, Elsa didn't look
too well the last time she'd seen her. It was a comfort to her that the other
senshi were with her. It was also a load off her mind that Elsa's crystal
heart had not been a Talisman. Would she have been able to keep it if it
were?
"I'm glad to see you."
"What?" Haruka's voice had brought her back to the present.
"Let's drive along the beach." Haruka said. "I'm not going to
let you go tonight."
"My!" Michiru exclaimed. The two girls laughed together as they
drove into the sunset.
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