Well, here is second chapter! Remind you: this is a sequel, so if you
wanna know what happened with H&M, how they met, and who are my made-up
characters that you will meet in this fic, read The Rain Murderer. Or
you won't understand many things.
Some more notes: when I begin and end some part with ..., it means
Haruka's POV. *something* means thinking. Ok? So let's go.
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Haruka took another sip of cocktail. She was already bored enough of
that dumb party.
"Ruka-chan, relax" replied Michiru tapping other's shoulder. "It's not
that bad...not much great, but, anyway, we had to come"
"Uhuh...By the way, did I tell you how stunning you look tonight?"
"Yeah, but you can repeat" laughed Michiru.
"You're beautiful"
And she was. Ivory silk of her dress shimmered, enveloping Michiru's
slender figure with a glow. Her turquoise hair was partly pulled back
with an opal clip. Haruka was doing her usual bet-none-guesses-I'm-not-guy.
All her partner's efforts to talk her into wearing something more feminine
were in vain. She had a white suit and a dark blue shirt on. It was her
most formal outfit, and she spend half an hour looking for it.
Haruka never liked parties much, and 'Police Ball', as some jerk called
it, was even her least favourite event. If she could avoid it, she did.
But this year the Mayor of Tokyo himself was going to make his appearance,
so police big bosses worked their asses off trying to make a ball of
whatever it was every year. Frankly speaking, it was a way better this
year. Large aristocratic house, expensively decorated, men in sharp
suits('white collars' mostly, as Haruka sadly stated), pretty females
in evening dresses...And some surprise, that captain promised...
"Ten'ou! Well met!" yelled someone behind thoughtful Haruka. She winced.
"Oh, it's you" she shook Oushitu's hand. "Where's your girlfriend?"
"Who exactly?" he smirked and bowed to Michiru. "Hello, Kaiou-san"
"Hello"
"So, what are you doing here, lower-classed element?"
Oushitu 'hmph'ed. "I'm in escort...uh-oh!"
"Oushitu, where I told you to stay?" hissed someone behind him, and
when he went away, sighing, Furuhata Motoki stared at Haruka and Michiru.
"I can't believe my eyes! Haruka, you didin't quit?"
"No, it was just a long vacation" she shrugged. *A year long vacation
in hospital...two hospitals, if count Michiru's one*
"Glad to hear that, we missed you, Ten'ou. And Kaiou-san too"
Haruka and Michiru spend another hour talking in a fairly empty corner,
when the Mayor's arrival was announced. People parted, giving a way to
the tall fair haired man in late fourties. By his side walked a girl
with auburn ponytail, dressed in lime green. Haruka waved to her and
she did the same. Seeing Michiru startled her a bit, but she smiled
anyway, like saying "See you soon!".
"What is Mako doing here, with Mayor?" asked Michiru.
"Mayor is Kino Ujigami, and she's Kino Makoto...well, you didn't know
that...she's his daughter"
"Oh. You need to tell me more about your friends!"
"And now, our long waited surprise!" announced the conductor. "Tonight
at our ball performs wonderful and charming Dark Moon!"
Dark Moon stepped onto the stage and observed the crowd. Her and Haruka's
eyes locked, and the same mysterious and taunting expression was on the
star's face. Haruka shook her head. It was like a spell. But she didn't
care, she reminded herself.
The singer took the microphone, and the music began. First notes were
unsure, light, but then temp increased for an instant, and Dark Moon
looked up. Her blue eyes were burning with passion, and her voice was
strong, expressive.
"Whatever, wherever, whenever I go
I carry the fire within"
"Let's dance?" offered Haruka. Her partner nodded, smiling slyly.
"Good idea"
"The universe's fonded on beauty and love
I'm saint in the ocean of sin."
Dance floor was already full of people, but it didn't bother them much
since there was still enough place. Haruka was leading skilfully, to
other's surprise. Michiru felt comfortable in her arms. She leaned her
head against Haruka's shoulder.
"And even you never believed any gods,
Admit love is something divine."
They were simply following the slow music, and it felt so natural, so
right - to be in each other's embrace, moving gracefully in perfect
unison. Other couples one by one left the floor, leaving space to them,
unable to compete.
"As long as we're gonna live in this world,
Just hold me,
Just kiss me,
Just love me,
And it will be fine."
After the song ended, they spotted a free sitting place near Mako and
strangely pale and scared looking Motoki.
"There too many people indeed" said Haruka. "Hey, what's up with you?"
"My dad" pointed out Mako. "He's afraid of my dad"
"Am not!" protested Motoki.
"You are!"
Their arguing was interrupted by Mayor himself, who came to his daughter,
and captain, who glared at Haruka.
"K-k-konnichiw-wa, K-kino-san" mumbled Motoki, blushing, while Michiru
and Mako burst into giggles quietly, and Haruka hardly not joined them.
"Hello, Furuhata-san. I heard a lot about you" said Mayor politely.
"One of my best people!" proudly replied captain. "And that's our best
psychologist Kaiou Michiru and that Ten'ou Haruka I told you about"
"New police captain? My congratulations, Ten'ou-san"
Haruka was dumbfounded. Did she hear that for real?
She was thinking about that all the way home.
And the day after.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you still have no idea who Dark Moon is, remember SuperS. Took the
hint?
wanna know what happened with H&M, how they met, and who are my made-up
characters that you will meet in this fic, read The Rain Murderer. Or
you won't understand many things.
Some more notes: when I begin and end some part with ..., it means
Haruka's POV. *something* means thinking. Ok? So let's go.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Haruka took another sip of cocktail. She was already bored enough of
that dumb party.
"Ruka-chan, relax" replied Michiru tapping other's shoulder. "It's not
that bad...not much great, but, anyway, we had to come"
"Uhuh...By the way, did I tell you how stunning you look tonight?"
"Yeah, but you can repeat" laughed Michiru.
"You're beautiful"
And she was. Ivory silk of her dress shimmered, enveloping Michiru's
slender figure with a glow. Her turquoise hair was partly pulled back
with an opal clip. Haruka was doing her usual bet-none-guesses-I'm-not-guy.
All her partner's efforts to talk her into wearing something more feminine
were in vain. She had a white suit and a dark blue shirt on. It was her
most formal outfit, and she spend half an hour looking for it.
Haruka never liked parties much, and 'Police Ball', as some jerk called
it, was even her least favourite event. If she could avoid it, she did.
But this year the Mayor of Tokyo himself was going to make his appearance,
so police big bosses worked their asses off trying to make a ball of
whatever it was every year. Frankly speaking, it was a way better this
year. Large aristocratic house, expensively decorated, men in sharp
suits('white collars' mostly, as Haruka sadly stated), pretty females
in evening dresses...And some surprise, that captain promised...
"Ten'ou! Well met!" yelled someone behind thoughtful Haruka. She winced.
"Oh, it's you" she shook Oushitu's hand. "Where's your girlfriend?"
"Who exactly?" he smirked and bowed to Michiru. "Hello, Kaiou-san"
"Hello"
"So, what are you doing here, lower-classed element?"
Oushitu 'hmph'ed. "I'm in escort...uh-oh!"
"Oushitu, where I told you to stay?" hissed someone behind him, and
when he went away, sighing, Furuhata Motoki stared at Haruka and Michiru.
"I can't believe my eyes! Haruka, you didin't quit?"
"No, it was just a long vacation" she shrugged. *A year long vacation
in hospital...two hospitals, if count Michiru's one*
"Glad to hear that, we missed you, Ten'ou. And Kaiou-san too"
Haruka and Michiru spend another hour talking in a fairly empty corner,
when the Mayor's arrival was announced. People parted, giving a way to
the tall fair haired man in late fourties. By his side walked a girl
with auburn ponytail, dressed in lime green. Haruka waved to her and
she did the same. Seeing Michiru startled her a bit, but she smiled
anyway, like saying "See you soon!".
"What is Mako doing here, with Mayor?" asked Michiru.
"Mayor is Kino Ujigami, and she's Kino Makoto...well, you didn't know
that...she's his daughter"
"Oh. You need to tell me more about your friends!"
"And now, our long waited surprise!" announced the conductor. "Tonight
at our ball performs wonderful and charming Dark Moon!"
Dark Moon stepped onto the stage and observed the crowd. Her and Haruka's
eyes locked, and the same mysterious and taunting expression was on the
star's face. Haruka shook her head. It was like a spell. But she didn't
care, she reminded herself.
The singer took the microphone, and the music began. First notes were
unsure, light, but then temp increased for an instant, and Dark Moon
looked up. Her blue eyes were burning with passion, and her voice was
strong, expressive.
"Whatever, wherever, whenever I go
I carry the fire within"
"Let's dance?" offered Haruka. Her partner nodded, smiling slyly.
"Good idea"
"The universe's fonded on beauty and love
I'm saint in the ocean of sin."
Dance floor was already full of people, but it didn't bother them much
since there was still enough place. Haruka was leading skilfully, to
other's surprise. Michiru felt comfortable in her arms. She leaned her
head against Haruka's shoulder.
"And even you never believed any gods,
Admit love is something divine."
They were simply following the slow music, and it felt so natural, so
right - to be in each other's embrace, moving gracefully in perfect
unison. Other couples one by one left the floor, leaving space to them,
unable to compete.
"As long as we're gonna live in this world,
Just hold me,
Just kiss me,
Just love me,
And it will be fine."
After the song ended, they spotted a free sitting place near Mako and
strangely pale and scared looking Motoki.
"There too many people indeed" said Haruka. "Hey, what's up with you?"
"My dad" pointed out Mako. "He's afraid of my dad"
"Am not!" protested Motoki.
"You are!"
Their arguing was interrupted by Mayor himself, who came to his daughter,
and captain, who glared at Haruka.
"K-k-konnichiw-wa, K-kino-san" mumbled Motoki, blushing, while Michiru
and Mako burst into giggles quietly, and Haruka hardly not joined them.
"Hello, Furuhata-san. I heard a lot about you" said Mayor politely.
"One of my best people!" proudly replied captain. "And that's our best
psychologist Kaiou Michiru and that Ten'ou Haruka I told you about"
"New police captain? My congratulations, Ten'ou-san"
Haruka was dumbfounded. Did she hear that for real?
She was thinking about that all the way home.
And the day after.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you still have no idea who Dark Moon is, remember SuperS. Took the
hint?