Title: Forgotten Memories
Part 3
Author: DarkOuters7
E-mail: Darkouters7@yahoo.com
Rating: Ummmmmmmmmmm...there's language and stuff...i dunno...pg 13 i guess
Hello everyone! Part 3 is done and here for your reading enjoyment...(I dunno if you enjoy these but I'll pretend you do). It does get serious. No more funnyness...well at the beginning there is but not close to the end. Well, read, enjoy (I wish), email me, eat something, get some sleep, wake up again, go shopping, (sorry it's late. I'm tired. see the effects of lack of sleep). UM...i'd like to thank KoujoKakyuu for telling me that you can't choke on a sob even if I don't refer to that in the story I was gonna write it...also um..read her fic Olive Blossom cuz it's really cool and write to her cuz she wants to be emailed. she worked hard on her story and the disclaimers and i think that she deserves to be emailed. All you fanfic writers out there, ya know how much ya want email so email her and maybe because of ur good deed someone will email you. while you're at it you can email me too...HEHE...sorry...i am soo tired and you all can tell can't you? well enough of my tired rambling, and if i continue who knows what i'll say. ENJOY!!!! (or at least pretend to enjoy!!)
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"We need a plan!" Michiru announced as they walked back into their room.
"For what?" Hotaru asked.
"To get rid of Selenity," Setsuna said.
"To make the Queen happy," Haruka said.
"To make us happy, too," Michiru said.
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"It's time to wake up!!" Setsuna shouted angrily to the sleeping Michiru and Haruka.
"Ahh! No don't turn the light on!!" Haruka shouted blinking sleepliy.
Setsuna ignored Haruka's shouts and switched the light on.
"My eyes! The pain!" Haruka shouted covering her face from the light.
"Wha?!" Michiru asked sleepily. "What time is it anyway?"
"3:00 am," Setsuna replied as if it was normal for them to have to get up at that time.
"Why the Hell do we have to be awake at 3:00 in the morning???" Haruka asked angrily.
"It's for our plan," Setsuna said.
"What plan?" Michiru asked.
Setsuna sighed and banged her head against the wall a couple of times. "Operation Get Rid Of Former Queen!"
"Oh...that plan," Michiru said.
"Well why do we need to get up this early?" Haruka asked.
"Because we need to go into her room and look around," Setsuna said.
"Why can't we go during the day when she's not in her room?" Michiru asked.
"Because NOW is the right TIME!" Setsuna said.
"Ok...ok..."Haruka said getting up. "What about Hotaru? Shouldn't she be getting up, too?"
"She doesn't have a part in this section of the plan. So, get ready ok? Be in the living room in 10 minutes or else," Setsuna said.
Haruka wanted to say "or else what?" but she decided it would be better not to bother Setsuna at this time in the morning.
Michiru and Haruka quickly got dressed and joined Setsuna.
"Ok we gotta be quiet," Setsuna said leading them out the door. They sneaked through the palace halls until they got to the Former Queen's room.
Setsuna slowly opened the door and tip-toed in. Haruka and Michiru followed.
"Look through the desk," Setsuna told Michiru as she led Haruka into the Queen's bedroom.
"Oh my! I do look adorable. Hehehehe," the Former Queen was mumbling in her sleep.
Haruka was about to burst out laughing but Setsuna covered her mouth just in time. They foraged around the room quietly looking for any suspicious documents or letters.
"Look! An envelope with something in it!" Haruka whispered to Setsuna.
"Bring it with you! There's nothing else in here! Come on!" Setsuna said.
They found Michiru drawing cartoons on scrap pieces of paper she had found on the Former Queen's desk.
"Michiru-chan! Bring whatever you found and get it out of here! Bring the drawings too! We don't want her to find them!" Setsuna whispered.
Michiru got up and immediately tripped over the chair. A loud crash echoed through the room.
"Who is it?!?!" They heard the Former Queen squeak.
"Run!" Setsuna shouted. Everyone made a mad dash for the door only to collide and fall into a tangle of arms and legs.
"Get off me, Setsuna-chan!! Go!" Haruka shouted.
The Former Queen stumbled into the room to see the Outer Senshi untangling themselves and running out of the room.
"Come back cowards!" the Former Queen shouted.
They ran as fast as they could into their own room.
"We're safe!" Michiru panted.
"I hope she didn't see us," Haruka said.
"Fools!! You are so clumsy!" Setsuna shouted.
"I'm sorry..." Michiru said.
"It's ok..." Setsuna said.
"Well, let's look at this stuff," Haruka said.
They opened an envelope to see a letter from the Queen to someone named King Reinbo-Fishuu.
Dear King Reinbo-Fishuu,
I hope everything is going well for you and your planet. I can't wait to see you again. I had so much fun last night. So much fun, dear. I don't know if you know how much fun I had. A lot. A lot times infinity. I can't wait for a night with you again. Write back, my honey-pot.
Love,
Your Sugar Cookie
"Oh. My. God." Haruka said making a gagging noise.
"Ewwwwwwwwwww that is soooo gross!" Michiru exclaimed.
"How can anyone love that wrinkle?" Setsuna asked.
"Well that letter isn't gonna do us any good. What did you find Michiru?" Haruka asked.
" I dunno. It looks like another letter. The paper was pretty. That's why I kept it," Michiru said.
"Oh, well let's look at it," Setsuna said.
Dear King Tamaonokoshi,
You are a fool! An idiot! A retarded teddy bear! How dare you think you can rule without my help! I know the old ways of the Kingdom and I plan to keep the kingdom running by those ways, not by the ways you and my selfish daughter want to run it! You better do what I say or else I will...I will tell everyone. I know what you did last summer, King. I know...
Sincerly,
Former Queen Selenity.
"Whoa. I wonder what he did last summer," Haruka said.
"That's serious. We have something. I mean I don't think this can help us all that much, but still. It might come in handy some day," Setsuna said.
"Cool. Well can I go to sleep now?" Haruka asked.
"Sure," Setsuna said walking away into her own room.
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"Um...excuse, me Past Pluto, but why do we need to see this?" Haruka asked.
"How many times...how many times???" The past Pluto asked the sky.
"Haruka! Just watch. This is funny. We get to see what you are thinking, not anyone else," Michiru said giggling.
Haruka blushed.
"Can I continue?"
"Ya ya sure but I'm not enjoying this," Haruka said.
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"Outer Senshi!" Former Queen Selenity shouted when they entered the breakfast room.
"Yes your former queeness?" they all said at once.
"Someone broke into my room last night!" she started looking at them suspiciously.
"Are you sure? Maybe you were dreaming," Setsuna said.
"No I'm positive I wasn't dreaming. Important letters were stolen!"
"Are you sure?" Haruka asked. "Maybe you misplaced them?"
"No I'm sure I didn't misplace them and I'm sure of something else. You weasels were sneaking around in my room!"
She shouted.
"Wha?" Hotaru asked confused.
"I'll deal with you later," Selenity hissed when she saw Serenity walk in.
The Outer Senshi quietly took their seats at the table wondering how they were ever going to get out of this mess.
When breakfast was over Former Queen Selenity said, "Serenity I want to talk to you privately. Outer Senshi! Get into your rooms and don't come out until I say so!"
"Yes, your Former Queeness," they said as they ran out of the room.
"Sigh...we are in so much trouble!" Michiru said.
"What about me? I didn't do anything last night. You're the ones who did it!" Hotaru said.
They all silently walked back to their room. Once inside, they waited nervously for the Former Queen. Seconds before Haruka couldn't take the suspense any longer, Former Queen Selenity walked in the room.
"Outer Senshi, I have notified the Queen of your behavior and she and I talked about possible punishments. One of them was to banish you from being senshi, which I particulary liked, but then Queen Selenity said that she wanted guardians so you are still going to be Senshi. We have decided to send you all somewhere. Somewhere far far away in hope that you will learn your lesson," she explained.
"What about me?" Hotaru whined, "why do I have to go?"
"Silence!" Former Queen shouted.
"When do we leave?" Setsuna asked.
"In an hour. You don't need to pack. Just be in the throne room in an hour!" and with that she left.
"Oh no!!! I'm scared!! What's gonna happen?" Michiru asked her voice quivering.
"It's ok, Michiru, we'll be ok," Haruka said taking Michiru in her arms. "But how could Queen Serenity do this to us? I thought she really liked us and intensely disliked the Former Queen."
"Let's go talk to her and see," Hotaru suggested.
"Good idea," Setsuna said walking out the door.
They found the Queen in her room.
"Queen Serenity?" Michiru asked when she opened the door. The Queen's eyes were red and puffy from crying and she looked really pale.
"Outer Senshi!" she exclaimed, her sobbing once again starting.
"What's wrong?" Hotaru asked.
"I'm sorry about what's going to happen to you! I tried to stop mother from doing anything, after all you guys were just trying to help me, I didn't tell mother that though, but she just wouldn't listen. She has something against you. You all are my best friends! I can't stop mother when she makes a descision, even if I am the Queen..." Queen Serenity said.
"It's ok. We'll be alright, and we'll come back as soon as possible," Hotaru said.
"Ok..." Serenity said, but she looked doubtful.
"What are you doing in here?" a creaky voice shouted.
Everyone turned around to see Former Queen Selenity standing there her face red and angry.
"We were just talking..." Michiru started.
"SILENCE!!! YOU WILL LEAVE NOW!" Former Queen shouted.
"But..." Haruka said but was interrupted.
"NOW!" Selenity boomed.
Glaring at her mother, Queen Serenity said, "I guess it's good-bye now. Bye."
"Bye..." everyone said sadly following Former Queen Selenity.
They walked to the throne room where an old woman with blackish-green hair and faded crimson eyes.
"Mother?" Setsuna gasped.
"Yes..." she replied slowly.
"But I thought you had moved on...I thought..." Setsuna said in shock.
"I have, but I have come back to do one more thing."
"What's going on here?" Haruka asked.
"Something had gone wrong in your upbringing. Something... So Former Queen Selenity has told me that you all should be reborn..."
"WHAT??!?!?!" Haruka shouted.
"Just listen!" Selenity hissed.
"Eh-hem..." Setsuna's mother cleared her throat. "You will all be reborn. Time will go back 16 years and you will all be reborn. Hopefully you will take the right paths... Hopefully you will learn..."
"But we didn't do anything wrong! What is there to learn?" Michiru asked.
"You are no longer senshi of the Moon, but senshi of the outer planets...you will remain on your planets and guard them instead of here. Other senshi will guard the moon," Setsuna's mother said ignoring Michiru.
"But..." Haruka started, but it was too late.
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"Who do you want to invite to your birthday, Haruka?" Haruka's mom asked.
"I dunno. Hey, can I invite some of the guys from the race tracks?"
"Haruka," her mother said sighing sadly, "You are the princess of Uranus! Invite some other royalty, not some lower subjects. Why can't you accept your role? I heard the Prince of the Sun was looking for a wife..."
"I don't want to get married! Don't you get that? I want to be free...like the wind. I want to run and run and never stop. I want..." Haruka said.
"Tenoh Haruka! I don't want you to be like the wind. You are a Princess. Your duty is to marry a prince and bring honor to this royal line! I will invite who I want!" her mother said.
"I'm turning 16 mother. I should be able to invite my own guests," Haruka said trying to sound calm.
"You sure don't act like a proper 16 year old should! Why aren't you interested in what other 16 year old girls are interested in. I wish you would just be..."
"Be like everyone else? You want me to be a clone of everyone else? You don't want me to have a personality of my own?" Haruka asked.
"I want...you to be normal! That's all! Don't worry about your invitations! I'll take care of them!" and with that her mother stormed out.
Haruka sighed sadly as she sat on her bed. She gazed out the window wondering if she could every tell her mom the truth about herself. "Damn truth..." she whispered.
"Haruka! The guests are coming! Come down and greet them!" her mother scolded her.
"But...look at me!" Haruka exclaimed.
"You look beautiful...now if only you hadn't cut your hair the way you had! Then you would look like a proper young lady. Now, come down!"
"But...I'm wearing a dress..."
"COME!!" her mother shouted.
Haruka hesitantly followed her mother down to the ballroom where the guests stood chatting with eachother.
"May I present to you, Princess Haruka of Uranus!" her mother said as the walked into the room.
Everyone bowed down and then started chatting again.
Haruka could see the Princess of Pluto and the Princess of Saturn standing near a table.
"Hey!" she called out.
"Princess Uranus," Setsuna said bowing.
Hotaru bowed, too.
"You don't have to bow..." Haruka said.
"You have a wonderful party going on here," Setsuna said.
"Thank you," Haruka said. Then she noticed her mother standing behind them.
"Uh...mother this is..."Haruka started.
"I know who they are! It's nice to see you too. You look fabulous! Where did you get that adorable dress Setsuna?"
"Well, I made it..." Setsuna said blushing.
"It's beautiful!"
Haruka started spacing out. Talking about clothes was not her favorite past time. She felt someone tapping her on her back and everything came back into focus. She whirled around to see a boy who looked to be 17 wearing golden clothing.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Um...I'm the Prince of the Sun and...I was wondering ifyouwouldliketodance."
"Uh...Not especi..." started but saw her mother glare at her. She sighed and replied, "I'd love to."
She had no idea how to dance, but she tried to follow along and do what the Sun Prince was doing. It was starting to get really uncomfortable and she said, "I'm sorry, but I can't do this." She then ran. Faster and faster. Blindly she pushed past her mother who was trying to stop her. She ran out the door, through the palace gardens, into the city, out of the city, and into the mountains that surrounded the city. Then she collapsed, out of breath, onto the forest floor.
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"Haruka-chan! Haruka-chan!" Setsuna shouted trying to stop Haruka, but she wouldn't listen. Setsuna saw Haruka run out of the palace gardens and disapeer into the night.
"Haruka-chan? Haruka-chan!" Hotaru shouted as she ran out following Setsuna. She stopped to catch her breath. Haruka was nowhere in sight.
"TENOH HARUKA GET BACK IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Haruka's mother shouted angrily, but you could hear a slight tone of worry in her voice.
"She's gone..." Setsuna said.
"That girl better come back! She can't abandon everything like this!" Queen Uranus said.
"She just needs to be by herself for a while. She'll be back," Setsuna said.
"Are you sure, Princess Pluto?" Queen Uranus asked.
"Yes, time will tell," Setsuna replied.
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Michiru saw the blond-haired princess turn around to see the Sun Prince. They exchanged words, then Princess Uranus started dancing with him, rather awkwardly, but still dancing.
'I guess I was wrong about her..." Michiru thought to herself. The green haired woman took a seat and stared intently at birthday girl.
'She's so beautiful. So...right...' Michiru thought sighing sadly. Suddenly she saw Haruka stop dancing with the Prince, and back away. Then she began to run. Michiru ran after her, not thinking. She followed her through the palace garden. She could hear other people running after them. Her breath was running out, but she willed with all her might to run faster and faster. She followed the princess through the city, but half-way through she could not go any farther. She stopped to catch her breath and by the time she was ready, Haruka was gone. Guessing which way she had run, Michiru ran hoping to run into the princess. She reached forest, and hesitated to go in, for she didn't live on this planet and she didn't know if it was dangerous or not. Something in her told her to go on and she did. A few minutes into the forest she thought, ' What if I find her? What will I say? Why did I even come?' Starting to get second thoughts she turned around and tripped over a body.
She heard someone moan.
"Oh, please excuse me. I'm so sorry. Are you ok?" she asked the stranger whose face was hidden in the dark of the night.
"Who are you?" the person growled.
"I am the Princess of Neptune, Kaioh Michiru," Michiru said then realized her mistake. She had just told a complete stranger, probably a thief, her real idenitity.
"Princess? Did you come from the party?"
"Yes...I was following someone. She ran out and I followed her. I don't know why though...I don't even know her..." Michiru replied.
The person sat up and the moonlight illuminated her face.
"Princess of Uranus, Tenoh Haruka, nice to meet you Michiru," Haruka said. ' Why did I just tell her who I was? I'm trying to get away from everything!'
Michiru blushed and said, "Why did you run out of there?"
"I don't know why I'm gonna tell you this, but there's something about you that makes me trust you, so I will. I don't know if you'll understand, though," Haruka said.
"I'll listen," Michiru said.
"Kaze Ni Naritai," Haruka said. "I want to be the wind. I want to run and run into some unknown world and live by my own rules not by someone else's . I want to be able to act like how I want. I want to be able to show my true self to the world. I hate this princess shit. I hate having to go to balls and wear fancy dresses and dance with guys and I hate having to be forced to find someone to marry. Why can't I just get married when the time comes? Of course...the time will never come..." Haruka said sadly.
"I understand," Michiru whispered.
"You? I've heard about you. The perfect princess. So polite. So elegant. So beautiful..." Haruka said. 'Oh my god, did I just tell her she was beautiful?'
Michiru froze. "I'm not like people think I am. What they see of me isn't behind the scenes. My mother hates me. She never thinks I do well enough. She...she says I'm not like other girls. She wants me to be and I try. I try so hard. I want to please her so badly. But I can't...it's just not me...I can't do something that I myself don't want to do."
"What does she mean you're not like other girls? You seem like a normal girl to me...I mean well I'm not saying you're boring, but I mean well you're not. Of course I wouldn't know if you were because I don't really know you, but I'm sure you're not and I'm not saying you're a normal girl. I'm sure you're different, of course I wouldn't know because..." Haruka was rambling.
"Haruka...it's ok," Michiru said. "People think I'm perfect, but the truth is I'm a million miles away from perfection..."
"You seem perfect..." Haruka said, her voice trailing. "WHAT DID I JUST SAY?' she shouted in her head.
"I..well...thank you."
The silence was getting overwhelming.
"Sometimes I wish I could dive into the sea and drown..." Michiru said half in her own world. "I wish I could jump in and swim and swim and when I could no longer swim I wish I could die. To get away from all of this. To get away from life's burdens. To die..." Michiru whispered.
"To become the wind..." Haruka said.
"To become the sea..." Michiru said.
"But life is so precious. Life is full of pain and misery but you have to live. That's life. To live. To die...that would be wasting the most precious thing you have..." Haruka said.
"Yes...I know. That's why I never would actually kill myself. To waste my life like that would be so foolish. I want to live. I want to grow old with someone who I deeply love. I want...a lot of things. Life is so short you need to take all the risks and live with no regrets. But sometimes I think it's easier to just go. Sometimes I think of life as a chore and I think that I should just ditch it and go on. But then sometimes I think it would be a waste. Sometimes I think that dying would be so horrible.
But every now and then I think what would happen if I died? I would be free from all the sadness and pain. I would be...dead...and I wouldn't care. Would anyone care? Would anyone be affected? I don't think so..." Michiru said.
"I would care if you died. I would care a lot and I would be deeply affected," Haruka said.
Michiru blushed again. She was glad it was night time. She was blushing too much.
"You don't even know me..." Michiru whispered.
"I've only known you for an hour or so now, but in that hour I've learned so much about you. I know you so well know it could be as if we were friends since forever. I get the feeling that we knew eachother in some other life..." Haruka said.
"You know, I get that feeling too. Like we were together before this day," Michiru said.
"Ya..." Haruka whispered looking in Michiru's eyes. 'She's so beautiful...'
Without thinking, Haruka moved forward and kissed the beautiful princess who was sitting before her. Then she realized what she had done and quickly pulled away.
"Uh...sorry...I don't know what came over me. I'm sorry...shimatta..." Haruka cursed.
"Don't be sorry," she whispered as she leaned in closer to Haruka. She kissed Haruka and Haruka couldn't stop herself from kissing Michiru back.
Haruka realized that this was the person, the woman, that she wanted to spend her life with. It just seemed so right...so perfect...
"Aishiteru*, Michiru," Haruka whispered between kisses.
Michiru blushed. "Aishiteru, Haruka."
Haruka kissed Michiru again, but Michiru pulled away.
"Maybe we should go back. Your mother was angry..." It hurt Michiru to say that because she wanted so badly to stay there with Haruka forever, but she knew that there was a time when it had to end.
"I don't think I can face her..." Haruka said.
"Haruka, I want to stay here with you for all time, but I know that that isn't possible," Michiru said sadly.
"I know..." Haruka said.
"Come on," Michiru said grabbing Haruka's hand and pulling her up. Not letting go of Haruka's hand, she led her through the forest.
"You know the way, Michiru?" Haruka said laughing because it seemed they were going in circles.
"No...I'm afraid not..." Michiru said.
"It's this way," Haruka said leading Michiru towards the opposite direction that they had been coming from.
They approached the palace and sneaked in.
"Haruka is that you?" Haruka heard her mother call out.
"Yes!" she said letting go of Michiru's hand. "I'm in main hall!"
Michiru looked at Haruka, wondering why she had dropped Michiru's hand so suddenly.
"Mother..." Haruka mouthed at her, knowing what Michiru was silently asking.
Michiru nodded understandingly.
"Tenoh Haruka! You selfish girl! How dare you..." Queen Uranus said as she walked in. Then she saw Michiru.
"Ah...Princess Neptune! How kind of you to find Haruka for me! You're parents notified me that you were missing and I figured that you had gone after that little...ah...Haruka. They asked my permission if you could spend the night here because they need to get back to Neptune to pack. They'll pack you're stuff too."
"Oh? Thank you kindly for letting me stay. Why do we need to pack?" Michiru asked.
"Well, all the royal families of the Outer planets are going to the Moon to visit the new Queen and King. Queen Serenity and King Tamaonokoshi have invited us all there."
"Oh? How kind of them!" Michiru exclaimed.
"Now it is rather late. Haruka go to your room. I will have a talk with you. I'll take you to your room, Princess Neptune."
Queen Uranus started walking off. Michiru looked back at Haruka and mouthed, "Good luck. Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru," Haruka mouthed back and then slowly walked away.
She slammed her door as she got into her room and flopped under her bed. She couldn't get Michiru out of her head. Those beautiful eyes, the silky green hair, her soft lips, her gentle touch, her...
"Haruka! Good you're awake!" Queen Uranus shouted breaking Haruka's thoughts.
"Mother..uh..hi!" Haruka said.
"Haruka, I'm going to try to talk to you about this calmly. Please tell me why you left like that. You worried everyone!"
"I just...I just..."
"And the poor Sun Prince!" Haruka's mother exclaimed interrupting Haruka, " you should have seen the way he looked. His heart had been torn to shreds by the look on his face!"
"Mother, I don't love the Sun Prince," Haruka said.
"Who said love had to do with any of this?" Haruka's mother asked.
Haruka gasped. "You want me to marry someone I don't love?"
"Haruka, royalty works this way. You marry for status, not for love."
"Then I don't want to be royalty! I want to marry someone I love!" Haruka said.
"Haruka...you don't even like guys in a loving way...I think that by this age you should start liking guys."
Haruka wanted to tell her mom she liked girls, not guys, but knew that she shouldn't dare too.
"Mother, please...I hate this royalty shit! I want to get away from all of it!" Haruka shouted.
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Michiru stood outside Haruka's doorway listening to her conversation with her mother. She knew it was wrong, but she felt like she needed to know.
"Haruka, you are a princess! Learn to deal with it!" Haruka's mom shouted.
"But I don't want to deal with it! I want to be free, mother..." Haruka replied.
"You are a selfish bitch!" Haruka's mother hissed.
Michiru gasped. Even her mother wasn't this mean to her.
Haruka remained silent.
"Do you know how many girls wish to be you??" her mother shouted.
"To be a princess...many. To be me...none..." Haruka said sounding so miserable. Michiru felt a tear run down her cheek.
"You better clean up your act! I want your behavior improved for when we go to see King Tamaonokoshi and Queen Serenity! Understand?" Michiru could hear Haruka's mother shout.
Haruka answered with silence.
"Damn you girl! You are my only child! And you have to be such a failure!" Haruka's mother said. Michiru could hear her storming to the door. She ran and hid behind a corner. She saw Queen Uranus storm past her and slam the door to her room when she got to it. Michiru walked back to Haruka's door and walked in without knocking.
She saw Haruka lying on her bed with tears streaming down her face. "Shimatta!" she shouted throwing a pillow at the wall.
"Haruka?" Michiru whispered as she neared Haruka's bed.
"Michiru!" Haruka exclaimed wiping her eyes.
"Haruka, I'm so sorry," Michiru said as she ran to Haruka and held her in her arms.
"I try so hard, Michiru. I wish she could be proud of me. I try so hard..." Haruka sobbed.
"It's ok, Haruka. I'm sure you'll get away from her sometime," Michiru said stroking Haruka's short blond hair.
"I will get away from her. Death will help me escape," Haruka whispered.
"No...Haruka don't think like that! You were the one who told me that life was precious and that you shouldn't waste it!" Michiru exclaimed.
"I'd rather waste it then stay alive and be called a bitch and a damned failure by my own mother," Haruka said.
"Haruka, if you die then I will, too. I can't live without you..." Michiru said.
"I don't want you to die. I want to be free Michiru! I want to fly away with you and never come back to this hell," Haruka said.
"Haruka, I wish we could disapear, but it's not possible. Not for us royalty. They'll hunt us down..." Michiru said.
"I feel so trapped. Trapped by my true self. Trapped by my mother's expectations. Trapped by the world..."
That's all for part 3. I'm trying to get this done as fast as I can...I thought of a cool plot for another fic but I won't start that one until I get this one done. It got serious in this part and it'll stay serious in the rest of the parts...well I think I'll get part 4 done in another week or so...at least I hope. Well, email me with comments and flames and stuff....i dunno...stuff...stuff...stuff is cool...sorry I'm soo tired...it's 1 am...well...toodles
*aishiteru means i love you
Part 3
Author: DarkOuters7
E-mail: Darkouters7@yahoo.com
Rating: Ummmmmmmmmmm...there's language and stuff...i dunno...pg 13 i guess
Hello everyone! Part 3 is done and here for your reading enjoyment...(I dunno if you enjoy these but I'll pretend you do). It does get serious. No more funnyness...well at the beginning there is but not close to the end. Well, read, enjoy (I wish), email me, eat something, get some sleep, wake up again, go shopping, (sorry it's late. I'm tired. see the effects of lack of sleep). UM...i'd like to thank KoujoKakyuu for telling me that you can't choke on a sob even if I don't refer to that in the story I was gonna write it...also um..read her fic Olive Blossom cuz it's really cool and write to her cuz she wants to be emailed. she worked hard on her story and the disclaimers and i think that she deserves to be emailed. All you fanfic writers out there, ya know how much ya want email so email her and maybe because of ur good deed someone will email you. while you're at it you can email me too...HEHE...sorry...i am soo tired and you all can tell can't you? well enough of my tired rambling, and if i continue who knows what i'll say. ENJOY!!!! (or at least pretend to enjoy!!)
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"We need a plan!" Michiru announced as they walked back into their room.
"For what?" Hotaru asked.
"To get rid of Selenity," Setsuna said.
"To make the Queen happy," Haruka said.
"To make us happy, too," Michiru said.
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"It's time to wake up!!" Setsuna shouted angrily to the sleeping Michiru and Haruka.
"Ahh! No don't turn the light on!!" Haruka shouted blinking sleepliy.
Setsuna ignored Haruka's shouts and switched the light on.
"My eyes! The pain!" Haruka shouted covering her face from the light.
"Wha?!" Michiru asked sleepily. "What time is it anyway?"
"3:00 am," Setsuna replied as if it was normal for them to have to get up at that time.
"Why the Hell do we have to be awake at 3:00 in the morning???" Haruka asked angrily.
"It's for our plan," Setsuna said.
"What plan?" Michiru asked.
Setsuna sighed and banged her head against the wall a couple of times. "Operation Get Rid Of Former Queen!"
"Oh...that plan," Michiru said.
"Well why do we need to get up this early?" Haruka asked.
"Because we need to go into her room and look around," Setsuna said.
"Why can't we go during the day when she's not in her room?" Michiru asked.
"Because NOW is the right TIME!" Setsuna said.
"Ok...ok..."Haruka said getting up. "What about Hotaru? Shouldn't she be getting up, too?"
"She doesn't have a part in this section of the plan. So, get ready ok? Be in the living room in 10 minutes or else," Setsuna said.
Haruka wanted to say "or else what?" but she decided it would be better not to bother Setsuna at this time in the morning.
Michiru and Haruka quickly got dressed and joined Setsuna.
"Ok we gotta be quiet," Setsuna said leading them out the door. They sneaked through the palace halls until they got to the Former Queen's room.
Setsuna slowly opened the door and tip-toed in. Haruka and Michiru followed.
"Look through the desk," Setsuna told Michiru as she led Haruka into the Queen's bedroom.
"Oh my! I do look adorable. Hehehehe," the Former Queen was mumbling in her sleep.
Haruka was about to burst out laughing but Setsuna covered her mouth just in time. They foraged around the room quietly looking for any suspicious documents or letters.
"Look! An envelope with something in it!" Haruka whispered to Setsuna.
"Bring it with you! There's nothing else in here! Come on!" Setsuna said.
They found Michiru drawing cartoons on scrap pieces of paper she had found on the Former Queen's desk.
"Michiru-chan! Bring whatever you found and get it out of here! Bring the drawings too! We don't want her to find them!" Setsuna whispered.
Michiru got up and immediately tripped over the chair. A loud crash echoed through the room.
"Who is it?!?!" They heard the Former Queen squeak.
"Run!" Setsuna shouted. Everyone made a mad dash for the door only to collide and fall into a tangle of arms and legs.
"Get off me, Setsuna-chan!! Go!" Haruka shouted.
The Former Queen stumbled into the room to see the Outer Senshi untangling themselves and running out of the room.
"Come back cowards!" the Former Queen shouted.
They ran as fast as they could into their own room.
"We're safe!" Michiru panted.
"I hope she didn't see us," Haruka said.
"Fools!! You are so clumsy!" Setsuna shouted.
"I'm sorry..." Michiru said.
"It's ok..." Setsuna said.
"Well, let's look at this stuff," Haruka said.
They opened an envelope to see a letter from the Queen to someone named King Reinbo-Fishuu.
Dear King Reinbo-Fishuu,
I hope everything is going well for you and your planet. I can't wait to see you again. I had so much fun last night. So much fun, dear. I don't know if you know how much fun I had. A lot. A lot times infinity. I can't wait for a night with you again. Write back, my honey-pot.
Love,
Your Sugar Cookie
"Oh. My. God." Haruka said making a gagging noise.
"Ewwwwwwwwwww that is soooo gross!" Michiru exclaimed.
"How can anyone love that wrinkle?" Setsuna asked.
"Well that letter isn't gonna do us any good. What did you find Michiru?" Haruka asked.
" I dunno. It looks like another letter. The paper was pretty. That's why I kept it," Michiru said.
"Oh, well let's look at it," Setsuna said.
Dear King Tamaonokoshi,
You are a fool! An idiot! A retarded teddy bear! How dare you think you can rule without my help! I know the old ways of the Kingdom and I plan to keep the kingdom running by those ways, not by the ways you and my selfish daughter want to run it! You better do what I say or else I will...I will tell everyone. I know what you did last summer, King. I know...
Sincerly,
Former Queen Selenity.
"Whoa. I wonder what he did last summer," Haruka said.
"That's serious. We have something. I mean I don't think this can help us all that much, but still. It might come in handy some day," Setsuna said.
"Cool. Well can I go to sleep now?" Haruka asked.
"Sure," Setsuna said walking away into her own room.
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"Um...excuse, me Past Pluto, but why do we need to see this?" Haruka asked.
"How many times...how many times???" The past Pluto asked the sky.
"Haruka! Just watch. This is funny. We get to see what you are thinking, not anyone else," Michiru said giggling.
Haruka blushed.
"Can I continue?"
"Ya ya sure but I'm not enjoying this," Haruka said.
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"Outer Senshi!" Former Queen Selenity shouted when they entered the breakfast room.
"Yes your former queeness?" they all said at once.
"Someone broke into my room last night!" she started looking at them suspiciously.
"Are you sure? Maybe you were dreaming," Setsuna said.
"No I'm positive I wasn't dreaming. Important letters were stolen!"
"Are you sure?" Haruka asked. "Maybe you misplaced them?"
"No I'm sure I didn't misplace them and I'm sure of something else. You weasels were sneaking around in my room!"
She shouted.
"Wha?" Hotaru asked confused.
"I'll deal with you later," Selenity hissed when she saw Serenity walk in.
The Outer Senshi quietly took their seats at the table wondering how they were ever going to get out of this mess.
When breakfast was over Former Queen Selenity said, "Serenity I want to talk to you privately. Outer Senshi! Get into your rooms and don't come out until I say so!"
"Yes, your Former Queeness," they said as they ran out of the room.
"Sigh...we are in so much trouble!" Michiru said.
"What about me? I didn't do anything last night. You're the ones who did it!" Hotaru said.
They all silently walked back to their room. Once inside, they waited nervously for the Former Queen. Seconds before Haruka couldn't take the suspense any longer, Former Queen Selenity walked in the room.
"Outer Senshi, I have notified the Queen of your behavior and she and I talked about possible punishments. One of them was to banish you from being senshi, which I particulary liked, but then Queen Selenity said that she wanted guardians so you are still going to be Senshi. We have decided to send you all somewhere. Somewhere far far away in hope that you will learn your lesson," she explained.
"What about me?" Hotaru whined, "why do I have to go?"
"Silence!" Former Queen shouted.
"When do we leave?" Setsuna asked.
"In an hour. You don't need to pack. Just be in the throne room in an hour!" and with that she left.
"Oh no!!! I'm scared!! What's gonna happen?" Michiru asked her voice quivering.
"It's ok, Michiru, we'll be ok," Haruka said taking Michiru in her arms. "But how could Queen Serenity do this to us? I thought she really liked us and intensely disliked the Former Queen."
"Let's go talk to her and see," Hotaru suggested.
"Good idea," Setsuna said walking out the door.
They found the Queen in her room.
"Queen Serenity?" Michiru asked when she opened the door. The Queen's eyes were red and puffy from crying and she looked really pale.
"Outer Senshi!" she exclaimed, her sobbing once again starting.
"What's wrong?" Hotaru asked.
"I'm sorry about what's going to happen to you! I tried to stop mother from doing anything, after all you guys were just trying to help me, I didn't tell mother that though, but she just wouldn't listen. She has something against you. You all are my best friends! I can't stop mother when she makes a descision, even if I am the Queen..." Queen Serenity said.
"It's ok. We'll be alright, and we'll come back as soon as possible," Hotaru said.
"Ok..." Serenity said, but she looked doubtful.
"What are you doing in here?" a creaky voice shouted.
Everyone turned around to see Former Queen Selenity standing there her face red and angry.
"We were just talking..." Michiru started.
"SILENCE!!! YOU WILL LEAVE NOW!" Former Queen shouted.
"But..." Haruka said but was interrupted.
"NOW!" Selenity boomed.
Glaring at her mother, Queen Serenity said, "I guess it's good-bye now. Bye."
"Bye..." everyone said sadly following Former Queen Selenity.
They walked to the throne room where an old woman with blackish-green hair and faded crimson eyes.
"Mother?" Setsuna gasped.
"Yes..." she replied slowly.
"But I thought you had moved on...I thought..." Setsuna said in shock.
"I have, but I have come back to do one more thing."
"What's going on here?" Haruka asked.
"Something had gone wrong in your upbringing. Something... So Former Queen Selenity has told me that you all should be reborn..."
"WHAT??!?!?!" Haruka shouted.
"Just listen!" Selenity hissed.
"Eh-hem..." Setsuna's mother cleared her throat. "You will all be reborn. Time will go back 16 years and you will all be reborn. Hopefully you will take the right paths... Hopefully you will learn..."
"But we didn't do anything wrong! What is there to learn?" Michiru asked.
"You are no longer senshi of the Moon, but senshi of the outer planets...you will remain on your planets and guard them instead of here. Other senshi will guard the moon," Setsuna's mother said ignoring Michiru.
"But..." Haruka started, but it was too late.
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"Who do you want to invite to your birthday, Haruka?" Haruka's mom asked.
"I dunno. Hey, can I invite some of the guys from the race tracks?"
"Haruka," her mother said sighing sadly, "You are the princess of Uranus! Invite some other royalty, not some lower subjects. Why can't you accept your role? I heard the Prince of the Sun was looking for a wife..."
"I don't want to get married! Don't you get that? I want to be free...like the wind. I want to run and run and never stop. I want..." Haruka said.
"Tenoh Haruka! I don't want you to be like the wind. You are a Princess. Your duty is to marry a prince and bring honor to this royal line! I will invite who I want!" her mother said.
"I'm turning 16 mother. I should be able to invite my own guests," Haruka said trying to sound calm.
"You sure don't act like a proper 16 year old should! Why aren't you interested in what other 16 year old girls are interested in. I wish you would just be..."
"Be like everyone else? You want me to be a clone of everyone else? You don't want me to have a personality of my own?" Haruka asked.
"I want...you to be normal! That's all! Don't worry about your invitations! I'll take care of them!" and with that her mother stormed out.
Haruka sighed sadly as she sat on her bed. She gazed out the window wondering if she could every tell her mom the truth about herself. "Damn truth..." she whispered.
"Haruka! The guests are coming! Come down and greet them!" her mother scolded her.
"But...look at me!" Haruka exclaimed.
"You look beautiful...now if only you hadn't cut your hair the way you had! Then you would look like a proper young lady. Now, come down!"
"But...I'm wearing a dress..."
"COME!!" her mother shouted.
Haruka hesitantly followed her mother down to the ballroom where the guests stood chatting with eachother.
"May I present to you, Princess Haruka of Uranus!" her mother said as the walked into the room.
Everyone bowed down and then started chatting again.
Haruka could see the Princess of Pluto and the Princess of Saturn standing near a table.
"Hey!" she called out.
"Princess Uranus," Setsuna said bowing.
Hotaru bowed, too.
"You don't have to bow..." Haruka said.
"You have a wonderful party going on here," Setsuna said.
"Thank you," Haruka said. Then she noticed her mother standing behind them.
"Uh...mother this is..."Haruka started.
"I know who they are! It's nice to see you too. You look fabulous! Where did you get that adorable dress Setsuna?"
"Well, I made it..." Setsuna said blushing.
"It's beautiful!"
Haruka started spacing out. Talking about clothes was not her favorite past time. She felt someone tapping her on her back and everything came back into focus. She whirled around to see a boy who looked to be 17 wearing golden clothing.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Um...I'm the Prince of the Sun and...I was wondering ifyouwouldliketodance."
"Uh...Not especi..." started but saw her mother glare at her. She sighed and replied, "I'd love to."
She had no idea how to dance, but she tried to follow along and do what the Sun Prince was doing. It was starting to get really uncomfortable and she said, "I'm sorry, but I can't do this." She then ran. Faster and faster. Blindly she pushed past her mother who was trying to stop her. She ran out the door, through the palace gardens, into the city, out of the city, and into the mountains that surrounded the city. Then she collapsed, out of breath, onto the forest floor.
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"Haruka-chan! Haruka-chan!" Setsuna shouted trying to stop Haruka, but she wouldn't listen. Setsuna saw Haruka run out of the palace gardens and disapeer into the night.
"Haruka-chan? Haruka-chan!" Hotaru shouted as she ran out following Setsuna. She stopped to catch her breath. Haruka was nowhere in sight.
"TENOH HARUKA GET BACK IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Haruka's mother shouted angrily, but you could hear a slight tone of worry in her voice.
"She's gone..." Setsuna said.
"That girl better come back! She can't abandon everything like this!" Queen Uranus said.
"She just needs to be by herself for a while. She'll be back," Setsuna said.
"Are you sure, Princess Pluto?" Queen Uranus asked.
"Yes, time will tell," Setsuna replied.
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Michiru saw the blond-haired princess turn around to see the Sun Prince. They exchanged words, then Princess Uranus started dancing with him, rather awkwardly, but still dancing.
'I guess I was wrong about her..." Michiru thought to herself. The green haired woman took a seat and stared intently at birthday girl.
'She's so beautiful. So...right...' Michiru thought sighing sadly. Suddenly she saw Haruka stop dancing with the Prince, and back away. Then she began to run. Michiru ran after her, not thinking. She followed her through the palace garden. She could hear other people running after them. Her breath was running out, but she willed with all her might to run faster and faster. She followed the princess through the city, but half-way through she could not go any farther. She stopped to catch her breath and by the time she was ready, Haruka was gone. Guessing which way she had run, Michiru ran hoping to run into the princess. She reached forest, and hesitated to go in, for she didn't live on this planet and she didn't know if it was dangerous or not. Something in her told her to go on and she did. A few minutes into the forest she thought, ' What if I find her? What will I say? Why did I even come?' Starting to get second thoughts she turned around and tripped over a body.
She heard someone moan.
"Oh, please excuse me. I'm so sorry. Are you ok?" she asked the stranger whose face was hidden in the dark of the night.
"Who are you?" the person growled.
"I am the Princess of Neptune, Kaioh Michiru," Michiru said then realized her mistake. She had just told a complete stranger, probably a thief, her real idenitity.
"Princess? Did you come from the party?"
"Yes...I was following someone. She ran out and I followed her. I don't know why though...I don't even know her..." Michiru replied.
The person sat up and the moonlight illuminated her face.
"Princess of Uranus, Tenoh Haruka, nice to meet you Michiru," Haruka said. ' Why did I just tell her who I was? I'm trying to get away from everything!'
Michiru blushed and said, "Why did you run out of there?"
"I don't know why I'm gonna tell you this, but there's something about you that makes me trust you, so I will. I don't know if you'll understand, though," Haruka said.
"I'll listen," Michiru said.
"Kaze Ni Naritai," Haruka said. "I want to be the wind. I want to run and run into some unknown world and live by my own rules not by someone else's . I want to be able to act like how I want. I want to be able to show my true self to the world. I hate this princess shit. I hate having to go to balls and wear fancy dresses and dance with guys and I hate having to be forced to find someone to marry. Why can't I just get married when the time comes? Of course...the time will never come..." Haruka said sadly.
"I understand," Michiru whispered.
"You? I've heard about you. The perfect princess. So polite. So elegant. So beautiful..." Haruka said. 'Oh my god, did I just tell her she was beautiful?'
Michiru froze. "I'm not like people think I am. What they see of me isn't behind the scenes. My mother hates me. She never thinks I do well enough. She...she says I'm not like other girls. She wants me to be and I try. I try so hard. I want to please her so badly. But I can't...it's just not me...I can't do something that I myself don't want to do."
"What does she mean you're not like other girls? You seem like a normal girl to me...I mean well I'm not saying you're boring, but I mean well you're not. Of course I wouldn't know if you were because I don't really know you, but I'm sure you're not and I'm not saying you're a normal girl. I'm sure you're different, of course I wouldn't know because..." Haruka was rambling.
"Haruka...it's ok," Michiru said. "People think I'm perfect, but the truth is I'm a million miles away from perfection..."
"You seem perfect..." Haruka said, her voice trailing. "WHAT DID I JUST SAY?' she shouted in her head.
"I..well...thank you."
The silence was getting overwhelming.
"Sometimes I wish I could dive into the sea and drown..." Michiru said half in her own world. "I wish I could jump in and swim and swim and when I could no longer swim I wish I could die. To get away from all of this. To get away from life's burdens. To die..." Michiru whispered.
"To become the wind..." Haruka said.
"To become the sea..." Michiru said.
"But life is so precious. Life is full of pain and misery but you have to live. That's life. To live. To die...that would be wasting the most precious thing you have..." Haruka said.
"Yes...I know. That's why I never would actually kill myself. To waste my life like that would be so foolish. I want to live. I want to grow old with someone who I deeply love. I want...a lot of things. Life is so short you need to take all the risks and live with no regrets. But sometimes I think it's easier to just go. Sometimes I think of life as a chore and I think that I should just ditch it and go on. But then sometimes I think it would be a waste. Sometimes I think that dying would be so horrible.
But every now and then I think what would happen if I died? I would be free from all the sadness and pain. I would be...dead...and I wouldn't care. Would anyone care? Would anyone be affected? I don't think so..." Michiru said.
"I would care if you died. I would care a lot and I would be deeply affected," Haruka said.
Michiru blushed again. She was glad it was night time. She was blushing too much.
"You don't even know me..." Michiru whispered.
"I've only known you for an hour or so now, but in that hour I've learned so much about you. I know you so well know it could be as if we were friends since forever. I get the feeling that we knew eachother in some other life..." Haruka said.
"You know, I get that feeling too. Like we were together before this day," Michiru said.
"Ya..." Haruka whispered looking in Michiru's eyes. 'She's so beautiful...'
Without thinking, Haruka moved forward and kissed the beautiful princess who was sitting before her. Then she realized what she had done and quickly pulled away.
"Uh...sorry...I don't know what came over me. I'm sorry...shimatta..." Haruka cursed.
"Don't be sorry," she whispered as she leaned in closer to Haruka. She kissed Haruka and Haruka couldn't stop herself from kissing Michiru back.
Haruka realized that this was the person, the woman, that she wanted to spend her life with. It just seemed so right...so perfect...
"Aishiteru*, Michiru," Haruka whispered between kisses.
Michiru blushed. "Aishiteru, Haruka."
Haruka kissed Michiru again, but Michiru pulled away.
"Maybe we should go back. Your mother was angry..." It hurt Michiru to say that because she wanted so badly to stay there with Haruka forever, but she knew that there was a time when it had to end.
"I don't think I can face her..." Haruka said.
"Haruka, I want to stay here with you for all time, but I know that that isn't possible," Michiru said sadly.
"I know..." Haruka said.
"Come on," Michiru said grabbing Haruka's hand and pulling her up. Not letting go of Haruka's hand, she led her through the forest.
"You know the way, Michiru?" Haruka said laughing because it seemed they were going in circles.
"No...I'm afraid not..." Michiru said.
"It's this way," Haruka said leading Michiru towards the opposite direction that they had been coming from.
They approached the palace and sneaked in.
"Haruka is that you?" Haruka heard her mother call out.
"Yes!" she said letting go of Michiru's hand. "I'm in main hall!"
Michiru looked at Haruka, wondering why she had dropped Michiru's hand so suddenly.
"Mother..." Haruka mouthed at her, knowing what Michiru was silently asking.
Michiru nodded understandingly.
"Tenoh Haruka! You selfish girl! How dare you..." Queen Uranus said as she walked in. Then she saw Michiru.
"Ah...Princess Neptune! How kind of you to find Haruka for me! You're parents notified me that you were missing and I figured that you had gone after that little...ah...Haruka. They asked my permission if you could spend the night here because they need to get back to Neptune to pack. They'll pack you're stuff too."
"Oh? Thank you kindly for letting me stay. Why do we need to pack?" Michiru asked.
"Well, all the royal families of the Outer planets are going to the Moon to visit the new Queen and King. Queen Serenity and King Tamaonokoshi have invited us all there."
"Oh? How kind of them!" Michiru exclaimed.
"Now it is rather late. Haruka go to your room. I will have a talk with you. I'll take you to your room, Princess Neptune."
Queen Uranus started walking off. Michiru looked back at Haruka and mouthed, "Good luck. Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru," Haruka mouthed back and then slowly walked away.
She slammed her door as she got into her room and flopped under her bed. She couldn't get Michiru out of her head. Those beautiful eyes, the silky green hair, her soft lips, her gentle touch, her...
"Haruka! Good you're awake!" Queen Uranus shouted breaking Haruka's thoughts.
"Mother..uh..hi!" Haruka said.
"Haruka, I'm going to try to talk to you about this calmly. Please tell me why you left like that. You worried everyone!"
"I just...I just..."
"And the poor Sun Prince!" Haruka's mother exclaimed interrupting Haruka, " you should have seen the way he looked. His heart had been torn to shreds by the look on his face!"
"Mother, I don't love the Sun Prince," Haruka said.
"Who said love had to do with any of this?" Haruka's mother asked.
Haruka gasped. "You want me to marry someone I don't love?"
"Haruka, royalty works this way. You marry for status, not for love."
"Then I don't want to be royalty! I want to marry someone I love!" Haruka said.
"Haruka...you don't even like guys in a loving way...I think that by this age you should start liking guys."
Haruka wanted to tell her mom she liked girls, not guys, but knew that she shouldn't dare too.
"Mother, please...I hate this royalty shit! I want to get away from all of it!" Haruka shouted.
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Michiru stood outside Haruka's doorway listening to her conversation with her mother. She knew it was wrong, but she felt like she needed to know.
"Haruka, you are a princess! Learn to deal with it!" Haruka's mom shouted.
"But I don't want to deal with it! I want to be free, mother..." Haruka replied.
"You are a selfish bitch!" Haruka's mother hissed.
Michiru gasped. Even her mother wasn't this mean to her.
Haruka remained silent.
"Do you know how many girls wish to be you??" her mother shouted.
"To be a princess...many. To be me...none..." Haruka said sounding so miserable. Michiru felt a tear run down her cheek.
"You better clean up your act! I want your behavior improved for when we go to see King Tamaonokoshi and Queen Serenity! Understand?" Michiru could hear Haruka's mother shout.
Haruka answered with silence.
"Damn you girl! You are my only child! And you have to be such a failure!" Haruka's mother said. Michiru could hear her storming to the door. She ran and hid behind a corner. She saw Queen Uranus storm past her and slam the door to her room when she got to it. Michiru walked back to Haruka's door and walked in without knocking.
She saw Haruka lying on her bed with tears streaming down her face. "Shimatta!" she shouted throwing a pillow at the wall.
"Haruka?" Michiru whispered as she neared Haruka's bed.
"Michiru!" Haruka exclaimed wiping her eyes.
"Haruka, I'm so sorry," Michiru said as she ran to Haruka and held her in her arms.
"I try so hard, Michiru. I wish she could be proud of me. I try so hard..." Haruka sobbed.
"It's ok, Haruka. I'm sure you'll get away from her sometime," Michiru said stroking Haruka's short blond hair.
"I will get away from her. Death will help me escape," Haruka whispered.
"No...Haruka don't think like that! You were the one who told me that life was precious and that you shouldn't waste it!" Michiru exclaimed.
"I'd rather waste it then stay alive and be called a bitch and a damned failure by my own mother," Haruka said.
"Haruka, if you die then I will, too. I can't live without you..." Michiru said.
"I don't want you to die. I want to be free Michiru! I want to fly away with you and never come back to this hell," Haruka said.
"Haruka, I wish we could disapear, but it's not possible. Not for us royalty. They'll hunt us down..." Michiru said.
"I feel so trapped. Trapped by my true self. Trapped by my mother's expectations. Trapped by the world..."
That's all for part 3. I'm trying to get this done as fast as I can...I thought of a cool plot for another fic but I won't start that one until I get this one done. It got serious in this part and it'll stay serious in the rest of the parts...well I think I'll get part 4 done in another week or so...at least I hope. Well, email me with comments and flames and stuff....i dunno...stuff...stuff...stuff is cool...sorry I'm soo tired...it's 1 am...well...toodles
*aishiteru means i love you