„Haruka!" Michiru screamed. „Haruka! Oh dear God, Haruka!" The aqua haired girl fell to her knees next to the blonde, who laid on her back motionless. Michiru started to sob while she pulled Haruka into her arms. "Oh God…please, call an ambulance!" she yelled at the staring jury and audience. Haruka let out a little groan and opened her eyes. "Michiru…" "Shht." The aqua haired girl whispered. "Shht…don't talk…oh God, why did you do that?" Much to the surprise of everyone, Haruka smiled at her lover. "Don't cry, Michiru." The blonde sat up and unbuttoned her shirt. A series of "Ohhh" and "Aww" sounds flooded through the court when a black, bulletproof vest became visible underneath Harukas shirt. Michiru stared in awe at the bullet, which was stuck in the Kevlar, right over the spot where Harukas heart was. The blonde grinned at her stunned lover. "I feared that something like that would happen." She then explained. "So I borrowed one of those nice vests from a friend who works for the police." "Oh, Haruka!" Michiru cried out and flung herself into the blondes arms. "I was so scared! I thought that Satoshi…" She started to cry again, and Haruka held her tight. "Now that was dramatic." The judge spoke, wiping sweat from his brow. He gave an amazed look to Haruka. "You did just the right thing. It was very intelligent to wear that vest." "Thanks." Haruka grinned. She got to her feet, ignoring the aching feeling in her chest, and pulled Michiru up. "Let's go, love." Haruka whispered into Michirus ear. "Joe has a surprise for us." Michiru let out a little sigh. "Again? I don't think that I can take any more surprises." Haruka chuckled, and the two of them left the court.
Haruka drove her car up to the house where Joe lived in and parked in front of it, getting out. The now useless bullet proof vest laid in the backseat, and Haruka had discovered that she would develop a nice bruise from the impact. The blonde waited until Michiru had gotten out of the car and took her lover's hand. "C'mon, let's get up to Joe. She'll be already waiting." Michiru nodded, and the couple entered the house and drove up into the third floor. Haruka rang the door with the name "McLeod" on it. No answer. Haruka frowned and rang again. When there was still no answer, the blonde sighed and tried to open the door. To the surprise of both girls, it wasn't locked. Haruka poked her head into the apartment and just was about to call out Joe's name, when she heard the moaning from the bedroom. The blonde turned purple and quickly pulled back. Michiru gave her a questioning look, and Haruka explained: "She's busy. With Kaori, I guess." Michiru giggled and shook her head. "Let me handle that." She then said. The aqua haired girl opened the door completely and walked in, yelling: "Joe?" Haruka hid her face in shame; that was a very rude way to interrupt Joe's lovemaking. The moaning stopped immediately, followed by two shocked voices: "Shit!", Joe, and "Shimatta!", Kaori. Haruka cracked up, but she quickly regained a straight face when both girls came walking out of the bedroom, trying to look as innocent as possible. Which was hard, since Joe's hair was all messed up and Kaori had put on her shirt wrong, with the backside on the front. Haruka just took in a deep breath to make some witty comment, but Joe shot her a look which caused her to stay quiet. "Have we interrupted something?" Michiru asked sweetly, and both Joe and Kaori shook their heads no violently. "No no!" Kaori quipped. "Besides, I'm Kaori. Joes new girlfriend." Joe grinned at her lover and patted her behind, causing Michiru to giggle. "I'm Haruka, and that's my girlfriend, Michiru." The blonde introduced, shaking Kaoris hand. Michiru did the same, and the two girls immediately liked each other. They started to chat about make-up while Joe and Haruka sweat-dropped. "Know each other for one minute and already talk about make up. Girls!" Joe whispered to Haruka, who nodded and agreed: "Girls!"
Joe drove Haruka, Michiru and Kaori to a very well-known, very expensive nightclub, where they wanted to celebrate the fact that Satoshi finally was imprisoned. "Okay, girls!" Joe spoke when she parked her car, "let's get ready to party!" The other three agreed and climbed out of the car. Haruka put one arm around Michirus waist while Joe took a hold of Kaoris hand. Both couples exchanged short kisses before they entered the club, ready to party.
Haruka leaned against the counter of the bar, Joe next to her. Michiru and Kaori were sitting on the desk they had reserved, talking about "Girl-stuff", like Joe called it. Finally, Haruka received the drinks she had ordered; one Corona, a Mexican beer, for her, and a mix of Four Roses Whisky and coke for Michiru. Joe also got her drinks, paid them, and the two tomboys made their way back to the desk. Haruka handed her drink to Michiru, smiling and receiving a kiss for it. "Thanks, love." "You're welcome, honey…hey, want to dance?" Michiru listened to the music for a second and found that it wasn't really meant for close dancing. She informed Haruka about that, the blonde grinned and left the desk. She walked over to the DJ and whispered something in his ear. The man grinned, nodded, and Haruka walked back to Michiru, who eyed her curiously. Haruka held one hand out to her, just when the song she had wished for started to play. Michiru smiled when she realized that it was "Everlasting Love", sung by Diana Ross. "Our song." She whispered, tears forming in her eyes. Haruka nodded, Michiru took her hand, and they walked to the dance floor. Haruka put her hands around Michirus waist, while the smaller woman wrapped her arms around Harukas neck. They slowly danced to the music, looking into each others eyes, completely forgetting the world around them.