Chapter 13: Heartbroken
Michirus eyes went wide when Satoshi entered the class and grinned at her, while Haruka jumped up, her fists clenched. "No way you are going to take her with you!" the blonde yelled. "Haruka!" the teacher called out, shocked. Haruka glared at the woman, and she quickly shut up; she had never seen her blonde student so upset before. "Get out of here, before I loose it and beat the shit out of you!" Haruka now yelled at Satoshi, who suddenly seemed to remember the beating he had received from the blonde a few days earlier. He quickly scanned the room, looking for the brown haired girl who had beaten him, too, but couldn't find her. "Well, without your rude friend you hardly stand a chance." The evil man grinned while he moved towards Michiru, who seemed to be frozen with fear. "Now, Michiru, come home with your daddy…" Satoshi just reached out to take Michirus hand when suddenly someone tapped his shoulder. "Yes…?" he turned around, only to see a short flash of something brown and spiky before a fist connected with his chin, sending him backwards. "Joe McLeod!" the mathematics teacher shrieked. "You can't just walk in here and beat that poor guy!" "Oh yes, I can!" Joe shot back. "That poor guy, like you call him, should be sitting in prison right now!" The teachers eyes went wide. "Really? Oh my god! I'll call the police, right now." She hurried out of the classroom while Satoshi tried to get back to his feet. Haruka simply placed one foot on the man's chest, keeping him down. "Joe, what are you doing here anyway?" the blonde asked. "Don't you have class right now?" Joe shrugged. "Yeah, but I had to pee. And I came out of my class just in time to see that freak here enter the room." Haruka grinned at her American friend. "You sure have good timing, Joe." Joe grinned back and shrugged. Right then, the teacher returned to the classroom. "I just called the police." She informed class. "Haruka, is it really necessary to stand on the man's chest?" Haruka just nodded, and the teacher sighed. "Okay, if you say so, I'll believe you. Anyway…I hope police comes soon." "Yeah, I hope so too." Haruka replied before she looked back to Joe. "Hey, can you hold that guy down?" Joe just nodded and placed her foot on Satoshis chest while Haruka walked over to Michiru and wrapped her arms around her. "Hey." The blonde whispered into her trembling lovers ear, "are you alright?" Michiru didn't reply; she just buried her face into Harukas chest and started to sob. "Shhht." Haruka whispered, holding her lover tight and stroking the long aqua locks. "Shht. It's okay." She looked at the teacher. "Can I go outside with her for a second…?" The teacher nodded, and Haruka led Michiru out of the classroom and on the schoolyard. The two of them walked over to one of the benches and sat down. Haruka put her arm around Michiru and held her while she cried, until her sobs finally became softer and then stopped. "Haruka…" the aqua haired girl looked up at her lover, receiving a warm, loving look. "Yes?" the blonde replied, smiling. Michirus next words made Harukas world go crash and burn. "Haruka, I…I'm going to leave Japan."
"What?" Haruka stared at her lover in horror. "What do you mean, you are going to leave Japan?" The aqua haired girl looked down on the floor. "If I don't, he'll always find me." She then answered. "I have no choice." "And what about me?" Haruka asked, her voice weak. Michiru sighed and refused to look up. "I want you to stay, Haruka. To forget me." "I can't forget you!" Haruka cried out, near tears. "Dammit, Michiru, I love you!" Michiru buried her face in her hands. "It's better for you to forget me!" she then answered. "If we stay together, you'll live in constant danger of Satoshi attacking you. I can't take that risk." Haruka didn't say anything for a few minutes, and neither did Michiru. Finally, Haruka spoke up. "Don't I mean anything to you?" Michiru looked up, shocked. "Haruka! Of course you mean something to me! I love you, and that's why I have to leave." Haruka abruptly rose from the bench. "Good." She said, sounding tired and sad. "If you think that you have to leave without me, go on. Do it. But we could've worked that out, Michiru." The blonde quickly walked away, leaving Michiru near tears. "I'm sorry." The aqua haired girl now whispered. "But it's the best for you, Haruka." She stood up and walked away, away from the school – and from Haruka, who had tears streaming down her cheeks while she walked.