Chapter 13: Turning Of The Tide.
Sometime had passed after the cookout at the beach house. It was bothering both, Haruka and Michiru what had happened between them and, Chisa.
Since that day. Haruka and Michiru had distanced themselves from the others, They as well became distanced from each other and, Hotaru.
When they had finally admitted to each other that they had gone to far. And maybe that they were wrong about, Chisa. It took them to swallow their pride to go and apologize to everyone else. Starting with, Chisa.
They had decided to meet, Chisa at her school to speak with her.
They had parked a bit of a distance away. To walk a bit. To clear their heads and try to figure out what they were going to say to, Chisa.
As they got closer to the school. They heard the shouts of the kids as they started to get out of school for the day. Their shouts getting louder as they got closer to the school.
As they got closer to the school. The shouts sounded now more like cheering. Like a crowd of kids cheering something on.
As they got to the school. They saw a crowd of kids in a large circle. Watching something that was happening in the middle. Michiru shook her head a bit and sighed. "Kids do not change much when it comes to fighting."
The next thing they saw. Something that they were not to happy about. Was two girls coming out of the crowd of kids.
"Hotaru! Chibi-Usa!"
As they heard their names shouted, Hotaru and Chibi-Usa looked in the direction of, Haruka and Michiru. And ran to them.
Haruka looked to the girls. Not looking happy at all. "I hope you two have a good reason why you were in that crowd.
Neither of the two girls answered the question. All they were do in response was, grab the arms of, Haruka and Michiru and started to pull on them.
"You have to stop them!" Haruka pulled, Chibi-Usa to her. "What are you talking about?" Hotaru looked from, Michiru to Haruka" "We know you do not like her. But, she needs help. Some older girls started with her. She wanted them to leave her alone." "She tried to walk away from them. But they would not leave her alone. And forced her into a fight and they are not fighting fair!"
"Hotaru! Chibi-Usa! Calm down. Who is fighting who?" Michiru looked from, Chibi-Usa to Hotaru.
Chibi-Usa took a deep breath. "Chisa! They forced, Chisa into fighting them! And she is trying to do her best. But they are not fighting fair!"
"You two stay here!" "But, Michiru!" Both girl chimed together. "No buts! You two just stay here!" Michiru glared at the two girls, causing the two girls to take a couple steps back and stayed quiet as they watched, Haruka and Michiru head to the crowd of kids.
As, Haruka and Michiru approached the crowd. Ignoring the protests of kids as they forced their way towards the middle of the fight.
As they get to the front of the crowd. They saw where the fight was taken place. And as they where, Told. Chisa was fighting older girls. Three older girls.
As they saw the fighting. They witnessed that, Chisa had been fighting for a bit. Though holding her own against the three girls. She had bruises and cuts on her face.
They would all see that she was being held by the arms by one of the girls. Watching as another one of them. A girl who as well had cuts and bruises on her, heading for, Chisa.
As, Chisa saw that girl was about to strike her. Using the girl that held her, she lifted herself and kicked the other girl away. As she had her feet on the ground. She used her left foot to step on the girls left foot. Used her right elbow to jab the girl in the stomach. Then turning fully around to punch the girl in the face.
Chisa then stepped back a bit. Trying to catch her breath a bit, and try to find a way out of this fight. But she just saw the crowd of people that was watching the fight.
Exhausted, Chisa dropped to her knee. Not seeing the third girl coming from behind her, this is where, Haruka and Michiru stepped in to stop the fight..
Haruka stood in between the girl, and Chisa.. While, Michiru went over to, Chisa to see if she was okay.
As, Haruka looked to the girl that was about to strike, Chisa. She glared at the girl as she spoke to her. "I think this fight is now over. I suggested that you just leave right now." The girl just looked to, Haruka and she just backed off, as well as the other two girls.
Michiru, gently put an, arm around, Chisa. Which kind of surprised her.
Chisa looked to, Michiru with a confused look in her eyes. "Michiru?" Michiru just shook her head a bit and smiled to, Chisa. Which confused her even more. "Let's get you out of here." Michiru helped, Chisa stand back up and lead her away from where the fight was going on.
Just as the fight ended, it would seem finally some school officials finally showed up. Michiru just looked to them, and walked passed them, leading, Chisa away.
Soon, they rejoined, Haruka, Chibi-Usa and Hotaru. They had sat, Chisa down as, Haruka went to get the car. As they waited, and as they drove back to the beach house. The five of them just stayed quiet. Chisa trying to figure out what was going on.
Soon she found herself sitting on the kitchen. Sitting on the table as, Michiru treated the cuts and bruises on her face. Wincing a bit as, Michiru applied the stuff to clean the cuts.
"You know. You held up pretty good against those three girls on your own." Chisa looked to, Haruka and she nodded her head a bit. "Yeah. I guess so." As she spoke to them her voice was low. She looked between, Haruka and Michiru"
"I just do not get this. After what happened and…" Michiru pressed her finger to, Chisa lips to quiet her and shook her head with a smile on her face. "Let's us talk first, Okay?" Chisa would just nod her head.
Curious, Chibi-Usa and Hotaru sat at the table and listened to what was about to be said.
"Michiru and I realized that day here. The day of the cookout. We went too far. And we were wrong." Michiru nodded her head a bit. "It took a while to see that as well. A lot of talking. And I guess a lot of guilt to how we have been treating you. And know it was wrong." " Michiru and I were heading to the school to met with you. To apologize to you. And to see if you can forgive us for the way we have been treating you." "To maybe make a fresh start. Start all over again? If that is okay with you, Chisa?"
Chisa looked to, Michiru. At first her expression was blank. Her face not showing no reaction to what was said and to the question asked.
But, Chisa smiled a bit to them. And she nodded to them. "All is forgiven and I think a fresh start is a good thing. If it will allow all of us to become friends. And to get along with each other. As friends and as, Senshi. "
Haruka and Michiru smiled to the girl. "Haruka and I are truly sorry for everything. And take this as an invite to come here at anytime you want. Something I am sure, Hotaru would like" Michiru looked to, Hotaru where she was smiling and nodded her head.
When, Michiru was done with, Chisa. Chisa slid off the table to her feet. She smiled up at, Michiru. "Thank you."
"You are welcome. But just try to stay out of fights, okay?" Chisa nodded. " I will try. I tried to stay out of this one. But they forced me too. And I just defended myself"
Michiru just nodded to her. "How about you three go to, Hotaru's room. I will let, Usagi know that you are here, Chisa"
The three girls nodded, and started to head out of the kitchen. " Chisa! By the way" Hearing, Haruka call her name, Chisa stopped and looked to, Haruka as she continued to talk. "Nice moves you made during that fight"
Chisa smiled. But then it faded as she heard Michiru shout a bit. "Haruka!" "What?" Haruka looked away from, Chisa and looked to, Michiru. " It just sounds like you are encouraging her to fight!" " I am not. I am just saying that she had some good moves there. That is all"
Chisa smirked hearing the two, before she was lead away by, Hotaru and Chibi-Usa.