By: Haruka's Knight
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Haruka Ten'ou or Michiru Kaioh. I am making no money from this story.
Chapter 1: Back in townTeal eyes scanned the empty room as the tall blonde woman neared the door. Haruka ran a hand through her messy hair, ignoring her rumbled pajama pants and shirt as she approached the door. She glared at it, knowing full well that it was two in the afternoon here but still far from used to the time difference.
"Who is it?" She called through the door, not noticing that she spoke in English instead of Japanese. There was a long pause and she looked through a small peephole on the door, seeing a flustered looking man in a delivery uniform. It was then she realized her mistake and tried again, this time the Japanese words rolled easily off her tongue in the somewhat husky voice she seemed to be known for. "Who is it?"
"Ryu Shipping Services, we have a delivery for you Ten'ou-san." The man replied, relief clear in his voice.
"Just leave it there, I'll get it in a moment." Haruka called over her shoulder, as she turned toward the interior of her new apartment, intent on getting a shower first.
"Ten'ou-san, there are several boxes and a piano!" The man called quickly through the door, causing Haruka to nearly fall over. She spun back and opened the door, surprise clear on her face.
"Nani!" (What! For any who don't know, probably the only Japanese I will use.)
It was thirty minutes later when the elevator leading up to the twelfth floor of the high rise opened again. This time a young woman with deep blue eyes and aqua hair stepped gracefully out into the hall. She was surprised to see the door to Haruka's apartment open and a man standing near it with a clipboard as he spoke to the blonde. After a moment she signed a paper, the man bowed, and then he was gone. Haruka looked up from shaking her head and spotted Michiru just down the hall.
"Would you like to come in for a moment, Michiru? It looks like I need to make sure they didn't leave anything in an odd place before we leave." Haruka said, smiling toward the shorter woman as she held the apartment door open.
"Thank you. What happened here?" Michiru asked as she entered Haruka's apartment with the tall blonde just behind her. Boxes were staked about the empty living room and inside the spare room something sat under a large white sheet. Without really waiting for an answer Michiru entered the spare room, realizing what must be under the sheet. She lifted it just a bit to reveal a polished black grand piano.
"Jill seems to have gotten my address and shipped all my stuff here, looks like I don't need a new piano just some furniture." Haruka commented with a small shrug and a hint of confusion. "I'm just going to grab my jacket before we leave."
Michiru smiled as she once again covered the piano and stood beside the door to wait. Haruka's apartment was currently filled with a piano, futon, and several English labeled boxes. The apartment itself was fairly large, it had a living room, kitchen, two bed rooms (one of which now held a piano) each with a bathroom and one somewhat smaller room the blonde wanted to put work out equipment in. She noticed, not for the first time, the sliding glass doors which led from the living room to the balcony which stretched past a second sliding glass door to Haruka's bedroom. She had even been there the day that Haruka chose the apartment, stepping out onto the balcony like an excited kid.
"I like being up high." Haruka had commented to her friend that day on the balcony. "It makes me feel calm."
"Ready to go?" The husky voice next to her ear made Michiru whirl around to face two shining teal eyes. Haruka wore a confident smirk as she regarded the violinist. "Did I scare you, Kaioh-san?"
"Very funny, Ten'ou-san." Michiru commented as she looked away from the blonde, hiding her own amusement as best she could. She managed to keep a smile from her face as Haruka watched her, even when she heard the blonde begin to shuffle her feet.
"You're not mad that I scared you, right?" Haruka asked quietly and got no answer. Finally she gently touched Michiru's chin, making the shorter woman look up into her eyes. As she gazed down at her Michiru began to grin, though it was obvious she was fighting not to. Haruka grinned too and chuckled a bit. "Oh, that was good. You had me worried Michiru."
"Someone should keep you on your toes once in a while." Michiru replied as she stepped back and turned to the door. She managed to hide the mild blush that had come to her face at their previous position. Opening the door she called back to the blonde. "Who's driving?"
"You even had to ask?" Haruka replied as she grabbed her keys from a hook next to the door. She followed her friend to the elevator with a smile upon her lips and a bit of a bounce in her step.
"Are we going by my house to visit Wind-chan now, or after?" Michiru asked as they stepped into the elevator. She saw a wicked grin begin to take up Haruka's face even as she pushed the button for the parking structure.
"Why don't we take Triton and Wind with us?"
Author note:
I am sorry it took me so long to start this, but part of that was wondering where to start up. I know this is a bit short, and I apologize for that, but I will make chapter two longer. Thank you to all those who have been patient enough to still be waiting to read this. Thank you for reading in fact.
Also I have fixed the obvious errors I found. Sorry about those slipping through, they were odd little ones at that. Thanks for reading.
