Betrayal of the Heart

By Mako-chan

Author's note: Even though the main point of view is from Setsuna in this story, this is still an Haruka and Michiru fanfic, as they are very much involved in the whole thing as you will see. Erm, the usual, I cannot bear any resemblance to the works of the great Naoko, but I hope I have done her some justice. And no I am not going to ask for any sympathy for this being my first fic, as you are allowed to think exactly what you want to think, but I do not enjoy flames only constructive criticism! Oh and this will eventually be a lemon, but for now it will just remain a girl/girl fic...and I am not trying to keep to their exact personalities by the way. I dedicate this fic to all those whom I love, whether they return it or not, you all know who you are, well most of you do! Okay I will get on with it…

... - Conversation that isn't heard by Setsuna, or that goes on away from her point of view

… - Setsuna thinking, I haven't used this every time but I am sure you will be able to work it out.

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Haruka, Michiru and I have always had a special bond, being the outer senshi of course, but I began to notice something, something more than the boundaries of friendship could provide, between them. They started to create a love stronger than any other, and I felt more and more left out, even though I explained my feelings to them they no longer seemed to listen to anyone but each other. They are my best friends, but I began to think of them as my worst enemies as they were tearing me up inside with the extra special closeness they shared. I will tell this story from the very beginning, my pain is a very long-term thing and I am sure you will see this.

We were out celebrating another victory over the daimon, not that we were the type to go out and party, but going one step further to our goal was always something to celebrate so we were having a quiet drink in a restaurant. Haruka and Michiru were sitting together on one side of the booth and I was on the other side alone. There hadn't really been any clues that there was something going on between them, but the looks they had been giving each other lately were making me very suspicious. No I am not oblivious I just never expected anything like that to happen between them, and I could not sense this from anything I knew about the future or the past. Anyway were sitting there at that time, and I noticed how both of them had one hand away from the table, not that I should have jumped to conclusions but I quickly got up to go to the bathroom and take a peek on the way there. Oh my god, they are holding hands, okay this is too weird. I cannot believe I was actually right.

..."Ruka do you think that Setsuna was looking at us strangely?" Michiru pondered.

..."Hmm? No I don't think so, but I wasn't really paying attention, why do you think that?" asked Haruka.

..."I don't know, she just seems to be acting differently around us, what if she knows something is going on between us?" Michi asked.

..."Don't get all worked up for nothing my sweet I am sure you are just being paranoid…let's just forget this for now she is coming back to the table," Haruka finished hastily. Although she didn't want to admit it to herself she was also curious to what Setsuna knew about what was happening between Michiru and herself. She didn't want Setsuna hearing them talking about her at all, as it was unfair to make her feel uneasy.

When I arrived back at the booth both Haruka and Michiru held strange expressions on their faces. Haruka a look of concern as if she were trying to avoid something and look as if she were in deep thought, and Michiru had a look of fear, or was it nervousness? Whatever it was she didn't look too happy with the situation. "What's going on you guys?" I asked.

"Why would you say that Setsuna? We were just discussing what we were going to have to eat, nothing sinister," Michiru spluttered hurriedly.

"Oh okay, I was only asking, so what are you guys gonna have then?" I finished there and the conversation seemed to be pretty exhausted from then on, it was seriously like drawing blood from a stone with the two of them. I really didn't know what I had done wrong, but I suspected it had something to do with the sudden trip to the restrooms, which brought me to a safe conclusion that there was a lot more going on between them than I could fathom right now. So that night we just finished our meal, I don't have a clue about what it was though now, and headed off two our homes. Well to tell you the truth I left on my own, and the two of them left together. Haruka had said she had to accompany Michiru, as she wasn't feeling to well and that she would take her home before she went to her own. I had a lot of time to think being alone, and pondering over when all this could possibly have started. Could I have been oblivious enough to miss this for a long time? Surely not, it must be a newly developing thing between the two of them and that is why I have not noticed very much up until now, because if it had gone on any longer than that my intuition at least, would have told me. I am going to have to think about all of this and figure out how I am going to deal with it, that is whether I talk to them about it or whether I wait for them to confront me. When I think about it though, Haruka is not one to share her feelings and Michiru would probably be afraid of what I thought of the whole situation, I guess that leaves the whole thing up to me then…what a shame.

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