Chapter 7
At Uranus...
Michiru turned again. Behind her the wind was catching up. She giggled and ran away again. "Come on, Haruka! Think you're so tough?" She shouted, and grinned as she felt arms wrap around her. Haruka caught her, and held her.
Turning, Michiru stared deep into Haruka's deep teal eyes, and felt herself getting lost in the wind, soaring above everything else. The two moved closer little by little, until their lips barely met in a kiss...
Michiru sat up. It had all been a dream, but she wished that it hadn't been. The aqua haired girl looked around, only to remember that she was in Haruka's room. A navy blue dress lay on the bed next to her, and a sleeping Haruka held onto her hand.
'She must've stayed up half the night. How sweet,' Michiru thought, squeezing Haruka's hand tightly then letting it go and sliding out from under the warm covers. Her finely made dress was wrinkled and looked frightful. The light dress on the bed looked comfortable, and with much effort and silent cursing of her heavy dress she removed it.
Quickly she slipped on the satin dress and turned to the mirror. The dress accented her eyes and curves perfectly. "You look gorgeous," a familiar voice came from behind her. Haruka was awake.
"Thank you, tenshi." Turning to Haruka, she was greeted with a tight hug. Michiru smiled at the embrace and held Haruka, for what she hoped would be an eternity.
"Michiru. Last night I did some thinking. And..." Haruka stopped only to make sure Michiru was listening before going on, "I've decided to let you have the option of either staying with me or...going back to your palace and becoming queen."
Michiru instantly shook her head. "No, I need no time. I know my answer. I want to stay here."
"They may try to take you back, Michi."
"Let them come. I'll fight for my right to stay with the one I love most," Michiru said, taking Haruka's hand and kissing it carefully. She could see tears welling up in Haruka's eyes, and smiled. "I love you, 'Ruka."
"I love you, too, Michi."
"Forever?"
"Forever..."
Haruka's arms encircled Michiru's waist, and pulled her up a little. Their lips met in sweet kisses that turned into fiery ones. 'I'll remember this moment forever, my Haruka. I promise,' Michiru thought and wrapped her arms around Haruka's neck, kissing the tall blonde once more before letting Haruka go and settling down to her true height. 'My Haruka...I like that.'
Only a half hour later, after Michiru had managed to figure out how to put on riding gear, the two women went out for horseback riding. 'It'll be so romantic,' Thought Michiru, her eyes on Haruka's hand, which was linked with her own, as they walked to the stables.
The horses were already saddled, itching to be ridden out in open air. Haruka's horse was an albino arabian mare, named "Kaze" for her speed. Michiru's horse was a bay mare than was feathering at the hooves and was named "Chickrod", odd one of the bunch that helped raise the chickens.
A yellow chick perched on Michiru's shoulder as they rode out into the woods, while Haruka explained how Michiru could control Chickrod with the reins. Michiru was getting the hang of it when she realized how sore her bottom was getting, and she asked to stop.
"Sure, chickpop," Haruka replied, grinning as Michiru growled at her and slid off Chickrod, wandering to the nearby pond. She kneeled down and dipped cupped hands into the cold water, which relieved her cramped fingers. Kaze nipped her shoulder, and the aqua haired girl moved, allowing the mare to drink.
Haruka also stepped up behind her, rolling up her pant legs and dipping her feet into the water. She looked over at Michiru and smiled, then said, "I think I'm really going to enjoy myself with you."
"And I'm going to enjoy myself with you, too, pretty girl," Michiru replied, resting her head on Haruka's shoulder, "Definetly going to enjoy myself.."
At Uranus...
Michiru turned again. Behind her the wind was catching up. She giggled and ran away again. "Come on, Haruka! Think you're so tough?" She shouted, and grinned as she felt arms wrap around her. Haruka caught her, and held her.
Turning, Michiru stared deep into Haruka's deep teal eyes, and felt herself getting lost in the wind, soaring above everything else. The two moved closer little by little, until their lips barely met in a kiss...
Michiru sat up. It had all been a dream, but she wished that it hadn't been. The aqua haired girl looked around, only to remember that she was in Haruka's room. A navy blue dress lay on the bed next to her, and a sleeping Haruka held onto her hand.
'She must've stayed up half the night. How sweet,' Michiru thought, squeezing Haruka's hand tightly then letting it go and sliding out from under the warm covers. Her finely made dress was wrinkled and looked frightful. The light dress on the bed looked comfortable, and with much effort and silent cursing of her heavy dress she removed it.
Quickly she slipped on the satin dress and turned to the mirror. The dress accented her eyes and curves perfectly. "You look gorgeous," a familiar voice came from behind her. Haruka was awake.
"Thank you, tenshi." Turning to Haruka, she was greeted with a tight hug. Michiru smiled at the embrace and held Haruka, for what she hoped would be an eternity.
"Michiru. Last night I did some thinking. And..." Haruka stopped only to make sure Michiru was listening before going on, "I've decided to let you have the option of either staying with me or...going back to your palace and becoming queen."
Michiru instantly shook her head. "No, I need no time. I know my answer. I want to stay here."
"They may try to take you back, Michi."
"Let them come. I'll fight for my right to stay with the one I love most," Michiru said, taking Haruka's hand and kissing it carefully. She could see tears welling up in Haruka's eyes, and smiled. "I love you, 'Ruka."
"I love you, too, Michi."
"Forever?"
"Forever..."
Haruka's arms encircled Michiru's waist, and pulled her up a little. Their lips met in sweet kisses that turned into fiery ones. 'I'll remember this moment forever, my Haruka. I promise,' Michiru thought and wrapped her arms around Haruka's neck, kissing the tall blonde once more before letting Haruka go and settling down to her true height. 'My Haruka...I like that.'
Only a half hour later, after Michiru had managed to figure out how to put on riding gear, the two women went out for horseback riding. 'It'll be so romantic,' Thought Michiru, her eyes on Haruka's hand, which was linked with her own, as they walked to the stables.
The horses were already saddled, itching to be ridden out in open air. Haruka's horse was an albino arabian mare, named "Kaze" for her speed. Michiru's horse was a bay mare than was feathering at the hooves and was named "Chickrod", odd one of the bunch that helped raise the chickens.
A yellow chick perched on Michiru's shoulder as they rode out into the woods, while Haruka explained how Michiru could control Chickrod with the reins. Michiru was getting the hang of it when she realized how sore her bottom was getting, and she asked to stop.
"Sure, chickpop," Haruka replied, grinning as Michiru growled at her and slid off Chickrod, wandering to the nearby pond. She kneeled down and dipped cupped hands into the cold water, which relieved her cramped fingers. Kaze nipped her shoulder, and the aqua haired girl moved, allowing the mare to drink.
Haruka also stepped up behind her, rolling up her pant legs and dipping her feet into the water. She looked over at Michiru and smiled, then said, "I think I'm really going to enjoy myself with you."
"And I'm going to enjoy myself with you, too, pretty girl," Michiru replied, resting her head on Haruka's shoulder, "Definetly going to enjoy myself.."