The three words

"I love you" Michiru whispered to Haruka's ear.

The blonde girl just smiled and kissed her lips. Then she stood up and walked towards the door.

"I have to go" the tomboy said wearing her shoes.

"You never say this" Michiru whispered in a low voice but Haruka heard her.

She didn't say a thing. She just left. Michiru laid on the couch and closed her eyes fighting her tears away like she was always doing. Haruka and she were a couple for exactly a year, though Haruka had never tell her these three words. She hasn't tell her "I love you" not even when she asked her out. At first the younger girl was ok with this. But after some months she learnt that the blonde girlfriend had never said it and that she would tell it only to her special person. Now Michiru was thinking that she wasn't that person.

Trust and love were Haruka's weaknesses. She didn't trust others easily and she never said "I love you". The blonde knew that she was hurting Michiru like this, but she couldn't bring herself to say these words. She was scared of doing this, because speaking her feelings in this way meant giving everything.

"But didn't I give you everything?" Michiru's voice sounded in her mind. "I do love you… why can't you love me the same?"

The blonde pressed the gaze more. The wind made her feel better. She was the wind. She stopped by a cliff and looked down sadly for some moments. She really liked Michiru. She wasn't like her other girlfriend. Still she didn't know if she was that special. After a while Haruka ridded away to her job.

When she returned home, late at night, hoping that Michiru would be asleep, she found the house full of rose petals and burnt candles. A romantic dinner was waiting for her hours ago. Haruka brought her hand to her mouth and then slapped her forehead. Their Anniversary. She had completely forgotten it. She walked to their bedroom waiting to find her lover there. But Michiru was nowhere around.

"Where is she?" she wondered. She sat at the bed tiredly and waited.

Hours passed and Haruka's eyes slowly closed. When she opened them again, it was fully morning and she was still alone at the bed. She looked around her but no one was there. She called Michiru's name several times but no one answered her. Haruka was really worried. Where was she? She looked at her clock. She maybe was already at school. School?! Oh…she was late…

She dressed up quickly and ridded to her school. When she arrived there the teacher scrolled her for some minutes but she didn't care. Her eyes were scanning the classroom for a sign of her aqua hair. She wasn't there. The blonde sat on her desk ignoring the whispers about the fact she was all alone. Everyone was used on her coming at school with Michiru every single morning. Of course most of them thought that she was a guy. Haruka didn't care much for that. Even if she didn't deny the fact that she was a female, when she was asked, she preferred it that way.

At the break a guy with long dark hair caught in a ponytail, came to her.

"Good morning Tenoh-san" he greeted her smiling. "You are alone today. Where is Michiru-chan?" he asked.

Haruka ignored him. She didn't like him neither the fact he was asking for Michiru. Seiya Kou… He was the second most famous guy at their school. Haruka was the first. Seiya and Haruka were never good friends but they were trying to keep it calm when Michiru was with them. The aqua haired girl was really friendly with him as he was her classmate at music for years. Haruka didn't want him around his girlfriend because Seiya was usually flirting with the youngest girl.

"Did you hide her by us?" he asked and this time he wasn't smiling that much." Or did you kill our Michi-chan?"

"She is not 'out Michi-chan", she is "MY Michi-chan". For you she is Michiru-sama" Haruka said sharply.

Seiya frowned but then he smiled again widely. "She broke up with you, right?"

"Shut up!" Haruka shouted. "That wont happen. Never! No one ever broke up with me. I am the one that was always breaking up with the girls. And…" she didn't manage to finish her phrase.

"Then do so…" a calm voice was heard.

Haruka and Seiya turned immediately. The blonde bitted her lips. There in the middle of the school yard was standing a young girl with aqua hair. Michiru seemed completely calm but her eyes were darker and her hands were holding her skirt tightly. She looked at Haruka and then at her hands.

"I don't want to destroy your fame. So… break up with me" she whispered the last words and her voice was empty of emotions.

"Michi-chan… no" Haruka muttered. "I didn't…"
"I heard you, Haruka" the aqua haired girl stopped her. "It wouldn't work anyway. And as if I break up with you, I will destroy your fame…better do it."

"Michiru-chan, your pride…" Seiya started but Michiru interrupted him by laughing.

"Pride… it doesn't matter now" she said finally. "Or maybe… it matters. Her pride does matter" she said slowly pointing at Haruka with a mysterious smile making her face shine in a way that Seiya found beautiful and yet so weird. "Now say it!"

"I won't break up with you" the blonde said sharply with almost an angry voice.

"As you wish…" the younger girl muttered after looking at her for a moment. "Good bye then" she added and walked away quickly.

Haruka stopped her by grabbing her hand. She forced her to look at her. Michiru's eyes were full of tears, ears she was fighting back all these days and especially the last minutes. The blonde tomboy took her in her arms. Michiru couldn't hold herself anymore. She started crying hard while having her head on the blonde's chest. She was trying hard not to show her pain for weeks as the blonde was ignoring her or pushing away her love so as to protect herself, but no things had come to an end. There was no way back…

Haruka held her as close as she could. It was the first time that someone could see the cheerful ocean goddess breaking down. The older girl was surprised by this. Michiru was always smiling and had never shown that she was suffering inside. Haruka understood that the girl was holding back her sadness hoping for the best but this never happened.

The little figure was crying for about 10 minutes before she managed to calm down herself. Some more minutes passed like that. No one was willing to let the other. Finally Michiru looked up with a mysterious look full of strength. She bitted her lips softly and brought her face closer to the blonde's, her lips almost touched Haruka's ear. A shiver ran down the girl's collarbone.

"I'll always love you" she whispered to her so softly that it was like the sound of the waves when they slowly kiss the sand of the beach.

Then Michiru pulled back and walked away while Haruka stayed there froze.