Deep Dark Secret
Chapter 17 - Promises

Haruka couldn't watch as doctors came in to the room to try and revive her. She heard the shock of the paddles and a short term beep, then flat line. This went on for several minutes.

That's when Haruka looked over at her and whispered that she loved her. They did one more shock with the paddles. She had a nice steady heart beat again.

She sighed and laid back on her bed, relaxing...


When Michiru had slit her throat, she minorly slit her esophagus. She went through several surgeries before she could orally consume food.

Haruka had been fine, after having her stitches removed, she was held in the psych ward of the hospital before she was seen medically fit to return to school.

Since they were in two different rooms, on two different floors, there were allowed to visit each other for meals. This was their alone time, they loved it.

One day, before Haruka went to visit Michiru, she went down to the gift shop to purchase something special. When she got off the elevator on the fourth floor, she held the gift behind her back as she entered Michiru's room.

"Good morning." she kissed her gently before sitting on the bed facing her.

Michiru smiled, her lips tingling from their brief kiss. She tried to see what was behind her back. Upon giving up, she pouted, which only drew a chuckle from Haruka.

"Do you wanna know what I've got?" Michiru nodded and Haruka continued. "We've been together a month to this day. It's been the best month of my life. I've heard that relationships based on extreme circumstances often never l ast. Well, we've both been to hell and back. And we're still together." she presented Michiru with a small, white, stuffed puppy with a separate jewerly box tied to it's back.

Her blue eyes lit up as she opened the bow and a diamond, set in shite gold, ring was in there. It was a promise ring, as Haruka explained to her. She threw herself into her arms and gladly accepted the ring...