Ever since that day, the tall blonde had been waiting for Michiru to online, but she knew that no matter how long she waited, the other would still ignore her. I couldn't give up right here, could I? And once again, she sat down on the couch, starting her laptop and entered the chat room. It was the 10th day since the last time they chatted. Come to think of it, maybe I really did overact a little that day… Haruka looked blankly at the laptop screen, waiting for a beeping sound, as always. Don't think she'll be online today too… She sighed in defeat. Just as she was about to log out, a familiar sound stopped her. Masaka…?! She took a closer look, only to see two words she had been hoping to see for days. "WaterMaiden online?!" She said thoughtfully.
SkyKing27: Hey… You're finally online… I've waited for days…
Haruka was hoping for a reply; at least a word of 'hi' would be enough for her. She looked at the glow-in-the-dark clock on the wall, frowning when a minute and a half had passed. Why still no reply?She hated the distance between them; she liked the way things had been before that CD incident, both talking about what happened in the day, and how life or just practically anything. Now it was like they're strangers, not even bothering to know anything more from each other. She frowned when a pop-up said that Michiru had logged out. Maybe… She's really angry with me… B-But I didn't do wrong, did I?
"Ruka-chan!" A voice called out to her. She hated to be awakened so early in the morning. Looking at her watch, it was only 10 in the morning. That's right, she usually won't be awake till noon, unless she had a meeting or something; but for God's sake! It was the school term holiday now! "Haruka!!" The irritating voice repeated. The tall blonde groaned, trying to get back into her dreams. Funny thing is, the voice sounded as if it was getting closer and closer by the seconds. Finally, her door slammed open, which made her photo frame to drop to the ground, the twelfth time in the month. Whatever the shorter blonde did, she still couldn't wake her younger sister up. Yup, that's the only way… Grinning slyly, she yelled. "Look! WaterMaiden's online!"
Immediately, Haruka shot up from her 'lagging' position. "WHERE?!" Was her first reaction. Her hair was as messy as ever and her half-opened emerald eyes, a usual sight for her sister, Tennou Hiroko. She looked around, trying to find her laptop, only to see a blank screen. "Aw, man! Geez, Hiro-neesan! Don't you have anything better to do?!" She stood up, rubbing the back of her neck.
"I have, of course… Ruining your life is the best goal I ever achieved in my entire life!" The shorter blonde grinned proudly, self-praising again.
"Anyway, get to the point." Haruka said restlessly.
"Come on, go greet our new neighbours." Hiroko's smile widened as she thought of the handsome, tall guy with black, short spiky hair walking past her during her morning walk. Well… She had decided to follow him and came to know that they were neighbours.
"What new neighbours?!" Haruka cocked her eyebrows.
"Just get up and come with me!" Hiroko was usually shy around guys, but that wasn't a problem for Haruka, so she would eventually stick to her very mush when there's a 'cute' guy around. Most would think that Haruka was the one bullying Hiroko, but who on earth would ever thought that it was the other way?
"Okay, okay!" She groaned and got dragged out of the house, still in her oversized T-shirt and baggy shorts.
Hope he'll be the one answering! Hiroko smiled anxiously as she rang the doorbell. Haruka, who was still half-awake, rested her chin on the railing, dozing off. It wasn't long before she was greeted by a tall guy, her guy which she had laid her eyes on.
"Hi, miss… What can I do you for?" He asked as he leaned against the wooden door, his hair were mostly covering his eyes, making him look even cooler… In Hiroko's 'dictionary'. "Yes?" He repeated with his deep buy gentle voice, noticing he got no reaction from the weird young lady before her.
"Hiro-neesan! He's calling you!" Haruka seemed more like sleep talking rather than informing as she didn't even bother to tilt her head up. "Snap out of it!" She dragged each and every word in an annoying manner. Hiroko quickly shook her head and blushed heavily not knowing what to say; again, counting on her sister to do the job. She elbowed the taller blonde, giving her the sign. Haruka blinked a few times before obliging. She pushed herself away from the railing and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Hey, there. New neighbours, right?" Haruka knew just the way to make friends easily, especially with guys, extremely easy.
"Yeah… So?" The other still kept his coolness. He looked up, glaring at Haruka with her ruby eyes.
"Wanna be friends? Not with me, but with her." Haruka said in annoyance.
"Her?" He chuckled lightly. "You might wanna know who you're dealing with first, mister." With that, he turned around and left the sisters outside the unclosed door.
"What's with him?" Haruka narrowed her eyes. Never in her life had she seen such an attitude. "You're still going for him, Hiro-neesan?" Haruka turned around, facing her older sister. It was then she heard a familiar voice; a voice she had been longing to hear for 10 whole days.
"Shiro-niisan! Don't ever leave the door open like that!" That voice… She looked into the house and saw someone coming into their direction. The same beautiful girl with aquamarine hair she met that day. Before she could even speak out, the other seemed to have notice her.
"You?!" Michiru's eyes widen. Haruka's mouth almost hit the floor; finally, God was on her side! "I can't believe it." The shorter girl whispered under her breath.
"Come on, aren't you happy to see me?" The blonde racer was full awake now, and she was even getting back to her flirt mode, which seemed to have no effect on Michiru at all. "Mind if we talk about the CD incident?" She leant closer and tried to sound nice but Michiru seemed to be reading her mind. Actually, she wanted to know more about the girl who stood before her. She seemed so… Different, if she would put it.
"I would rather talk to my deaf puppy!" She yelled and slammed the door, hitting Haruka's nose hard.
"Oww!! Kaiou-san! You watch it! I'm warning you!" She snarled as she wiped the blood of her bleeding nose.
"You're dropping standard already, Ruka-chan." Haruka turned slowly to face the shorter girl.
"Great, you're away during busy times and talking too much during inconvenient time… Like NOW!" Haruka shouted and stormed back to her room. You're gonna get it, Kaiou! You're gonna pay bad, real bad!
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