Authors Note: Trigger warning for bulimia!
It was a beautiful warm sunny day. The sun was shining brightly and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The waves were a brilliant blue and they were very still and calm, only rippling slightly when the blue haired girl made a movement.
She stood on the shore wearing a bright yellow sun dress, her bare feet touching the hot blazing sand and with every flick of her hands, the waves would rise and fall. She had the most beautiful smile on her face as she ran across the hot sand, the waves following her every movement.
Haruka could only stand and watch the beauty in front of her as she ran, the cutest giggle escaping her lips every now and again. And then she turned to look at Haruka one last time and smiled before walking to the ocean. She took one step in and was gone. Swallowed whole. No more traces of her to be found.
Haruka shot up in bed with tears in her eyes. She hated having these dreams every night. She already missed Michiru when she was awake, why did she have to be on her mind when she was asleep too?
She sighed and rubbed her eyes before turning to look at her alarm clock. "God, it's only 2 AM?" she asked herself irritably, before face palming herself for waking up so early.
She rose from her bed and walked over to her washroom. She turned to look at her reflection which had changed so much over the past month. She had gone from cocky, confidant and sexy to depressed, tired and just average per say. Her eyes had large bags underneath and her usual cocky smile was a frown that just wouldn't seem to go away. Her eyes had lost their confidant shine and just seemed dull and lifeless now.
She turned on the tap and splashed cold water on her face to try and wake herself up. She turned the tap off and grabbed a towel to dry her face off. She put the towel back when all of a sudden she heard her phone ringing back in her bedroom.
She walked back and picked the phone up in her hand. "Who the hell is calling at this hour?" she muttered, before pressing answer. "Moshi moshi." she said tiredly.
"Haruka?"
The blonde's eyes widened. "Seiya? Why are you calling?" she asked confused as to why the leader of starlights would be calling her at 2 am.
"Hai, it's me. Listen do you think you could come over to the hotel we're staying at?" the other woman asked.
"Nani? At this hour?"
Seiya sighed. "Look Haruka, it's an emergency ok, can you please come?" she asked sounding desperate.
Haruka was starting to get annoyed at this point. "Define emergency."
"It's Taiki."
Haruka felt her heart drop. Now she was starting to get anxious. "Is she ok?"
"Please just get here as quick as you can. I'll explain when you get here." Seiya answered before the line went dead.
Tears began to fill Haruka's eyes as she quickly grabbed a sweater to put over top of her tank top. She only had on boxers for bottoms but they'd have to do for now.
She quickly put on a pair of shoes and ran outside, slamming the door behind her as she raced to her car. She slammed the car door shut and put the keys in the ignition, the car roaring as it came to life.
As she drove she couldn't help the tears that flooded her eyes. She was so worried about Taiki. A million things came to mind that could have possibly happened. Her knuckles became even whiter as she gripped the wheel even tighter.
She finally spotted the hotel Taiki had said they were staying at. It was a tall black building that seemed to have about a bazillion floors. She got out and rushed inside, racing over to the front desk.
The guy at the front desk gave her an odd look. "Sorry ma'am, check in isn't for another 10 hours." he said flatly.
Haruka glared at him. "I'm not checking in." she growled. "The people from room 147 called and they need me right now."
"Oh you're that woman who always calls late at night."
"Yes, yes I am."
"Ok, you can go up. The room is on the second floor. Elevators are to your left." he said, gesturing with his left hand.
The blonde nodded. "Arigatou." she said before rushing over to the elevators. She pressed a button and after what felt like forever, the elevator finally arrived. She stepped in and pressed the button that said 2.
The elevator beeped and it began moving underneath her feet. The doors opened and she quickly got out. She rushed down the halls before she found the room. She pounded on the doors with her fists before it opened.
At the door was a tired looking Seiya who had tear streaks running down her cheeks and her long black hair was disheveled and her her eyes looked red and puffy from crying. "Thank God you're here." she said as she stepped back for the blonde to enter.
"Where's Taiki?" Haruka asked as she scanned the room in search for her friend.
Seiya sighed. "She locked herself in the bathroom and won't come out. Me and Yaten have been trying to get her to come out for the longest time." she whispered.
Haruka looked to see Yaten standing outside the bathroom, pounding on the door with her fists.
"Is she ok?"
The leader of the starlights shook her head. "I don't think so. I don't know what set her off. I thought she might listen to you though."
The blonde nodded and walked over to the bathroom. She put a hand on the silver haired girl's shoulder. Yaten stopped pounding on the door and stopped to look up at her. Haruka smiled at her. "I've got this from here Yaten." she said softly. The other pregnant lady nodded and stepped back.
Haruka knocked gently on the door. "Taiki, it's me Haruka. Can you please open up?" she asked softly. She heard no response and she sighed. "Good thing I know how to pick a lock." she whispered as she pulled a bobby pin out of her sweater. She stuck the end of it in the knob and twisted it until the door slightly opened. She pulled the pin out and pushed the door further open, her heart breaking at the sight she saw before her.
There Taiki was on the floor, three fingers shoved down her throat, vomit already in the toilet.
Tears began to fall down Haruka's cheeks once again. "Taiki." she whispered as she walked over to her friend. She knelt down beside her and put her hand on the arm that she was trying to make herself vomit with.
The brunette removed her hand and turned to look at Haruka, vomit stained on her face, bloodshot eyes, puffy cheeks and tear streaks. "Go away Haruka." she muttered.
Haruka shook her head. "No I'm not leaving you here like this." she said as she stood up, grabbing a small towel and putting it under the tap, running water so it was cold and wet. She rung it out and knelt back down beside Taiki. She wiped the vomit away and placed the towel back on the sink.
"What happened?" she asked, as she grabbed Taiki's hands in her own so that she wouldn't try to make herself throw up again.
Taiki began crying and her gaze fell to the floor. "I don't really know. Something in me just snapped. I don't know what caused it. I just saw myself and all the old thoughts came flooding back. I made it a year Haruka and I just ruined it. Gomenasai." she whispered, before her sobs took over.
The blonde sighed and released her grip on the other girl's hands before wrapping her arms around her in a hug. "It's ok Taiki. Come here." she said softly.
The brunette wrapped her arms tightly around her in return, her fingernails digging through Haruka's sweater as she desperately held on. "Gomenasai."
"It's ok but next time please please please call me if you feel like doing this. I know I'm suffering but you can still come to me with your problems. You're worth more then this and people need you. Kakyuu needs you. Seiya needs you. Yaten needs you. Misa needs you. I need you. None of us want to see anything happen to you."
"I know." Taiki muttered in response.
"Hey we want to join in on the hug too." Seiya said as she knelt down beside them and wrapped her arms around them.
Yaten stood at the doorway watching. "I'd join too but I might not be able to get up off the floor after." she said with a small laugh. "But I know someone else who can." she said walking away briefly before walking back with a sleeping Misa in her arms.
Seiya and Haruka got up off the floor as Yaten passed the baby to her wife.
The black haired woman bent down. "Here." she whispered.
Taiki smiled and cradled the little baby in her arms. "Gomen Misa. I'm not going anywhere, I promise." she said softly as she planted a soft kiss on the sleeping baby's forehead.
She stood up and walked over to where the crib was, placing her sleeping daughter down gently. She turned back to the blonde. "Arigatou Haruka."
Haruka smiled. "It's no problem."
"Do you want to stay the night, it's late and its the least we could do for you." Taiki offered.
"It's fine Tai-"
Yaten interrupted the other scout. "It's settled already. You're here in your pajamas so you're staying the night. No questions asked."
Haruka laughed. "Ok, I guess I'll stay the night."
The brunette crawled into one of the two large beds and motioned for Haruka to come lay beside her. The blonde did as asked and laid down. "Good night Taiki." she whispered.
"Good night Haruka."