„Here, sit on my lap." Haruka begged, and Michiru gratefully obeyed. She took a seat in her love's lap and listened as Haruka told her story.
~~~~ Flashback ~~~~
"We're getting a new one today." Makoto spoke to Haruka, who was sitting in the lounge, watching TV. "Yeah? Interesting." Haruka answered before she took a long drag from her cigarette. Makoto pouted at the obvious disinterest of her friend and sat down next to her, knowing how she could attract the blonde's attention. "She'll be here for killing her sister." The brunette informed Haruka. The blonde just shrugged, but then Makoto said something that made Harukas eyes go wide: "She chopped her into nice small pieces. And she ate some of them." "What?!" Haruka cried out, disgusted to no end. "That' sick! Why do they send her to us and not into the mental asylum?" Makoto shrugged. "Dunno. However, her name is Noriko. I heard Yukaja and Soraja talking about taking her as a Sister." "Great." Haruka groaned. "I can't take three of them. Yukaja and Soraja are a pain already, but a cannibal, too?" Makoto smiled and patted her friends back. "We'll keep them under control. We always do." Haruka nodded, smiling. "Right."
Later that day, every prisoner sat in the lounge, except the Sisters who were taking their new member Noriko on a tour. "Who's the blonde woman?" Noriko suddenly asked. "She looked at me as if I'm some kind of monster." "That's Haruka Tenoh." Soraja answered while she led Noriko to the showers. "She's the secret boss here…and Yukaja and me can't stand her." "Why?" Noriko asked, and Yukaja explained: "Because she always orders everyone around! And no one cares…except for the two of us." "Then get rid of her." Noriko suggested, and both Yukaja and Soraja frowned. "How? She's the boss, she has the whole Block C on her side." "Let me take care of that." Noriko answered, an evil glint in her eyes. She fingered something in her pocket and repeated: "Just let me take care of that." Yukaja and Soraja saw their chance to become the bosses and agreed. "Just one condition." Noriko suddenly said, earning odd looks from the two Sisters. "Yes?" Yukaja finally asked. "If I kill her, I'll be the new boss. If I don't manage to kill her, you'll take me into your…clique. You'll make me a Sister." Yukaja and Soraja thought about that for a moment. And then they agreed.
"Wait a minute." Michiru suddenly butted in. Haruka stopped her tale and looked at her love, questioning. "They just accepted that deal?" Haruka nodded. "Ami was eavesdropping and told me about it later. I don't think that she would lie to me." Michiru gave a thoughtful "Hmmm" sound, her hand unconsciously stroking Harukas upper leg while she thought. "Weird…they really must've hated you, huh?" Haruka just nodded and continued her story.
It was dinner time. As usual, Haruka, Ami and Makoto sat together, chatting about various things. No one of them paid attention to the approaching Noriko, who now dug one hand into her pocket, playing with something inside it. "Haruka?" she suddenly said, with a very sweet tone. Haruka turned and looked at her. "Yes?" "Can I have a word with you?" Noriko asked. "In private?" Haruka considered this for a moment, didn't think about a possible danger and agreed. Noriko and she left the cantina and stood on the hallway, Haruka giving the tall black haired woman an impatient look. "What do you want?" "I want to become the boss." Noriko answered coldly. Haruka laughed into her face before she answered: "Yeah right. And why should I let you become it? I'm the boss here, in case you don't know." "Oh, yes, I know that. But I will change that fact." Noriko replied, sounding very annoying. Haruka just snorted and walked back into the cantina. Noriko pulled her butterfly knife out of her pocket and covered it with her hand when she let the blade pop out to keep Haruka from hearing the noise. Just as the blonde opened the door that led into the cantina, Noriko lashed forward, the knife glistening in the light, and stabbed it into Harukas throat, a few centimeters underneath her ear.
Haruka let out a pain filled scream when the knife dug into her skin, and her first reflex was to turn around. By doing that, she caused Noriko to tighten her grip on the knife, and the blade slid downward, through the blondes throat over her shoulder down to her chest. Blood splashed out of the deep, big wound, and Ami let out a shocked scream. "Dear God! Haruka!" Noriko grinned and pulled her knife out, sure that Haruka would die within the next seconds. The blonde pressed her right hand against her throat, her fingers covered in blood, and stumbled forward until Makoto caught her, keeping her from falling. "Fast!" the brunette yelled hysterical. "Get Chiba!" One of the prisoners nodded and ran off while Rei burst into the cantina. "What's with the ruckus!?" she barked before she saw what had happened to Haruka. "!!!" The officers face turned pale, and she vomited into the next corner.
~~~ End Flashback ~~~
"That's the last thing I remember before I blacked out." Haruka finished the story. "I awoke three days later in the hospital." "Oh, my poor sugar bear." Michiru said, and Haruka gave her an odd look. "Sugar bear?" she then asked, and Michiru giggled. "Yup. Sugar bear." Haruka smiled and kissed her love. "Hey." She then whispered. "We have some privacy here." Michiru saw the mischief glint in her lover's eyes, grinned – and opened her shirt.