OK, I don't know how this story is going with you people but I can feel
that it's dropping.... I hate it when that happens to me.....
The next morning Haruka and Michiru woke with the rising of the sun.
"Morning sunshine," Michiru said. Climbing up from their little spot in the sand. She reached down and helped Haruka to her feet. They dusted themselves off and headed toward the house.
Haruka's mother had left a note on the counter. "Went to buy fresh produce, be back before noon" Haruka looked at the note and handed it to Michiru.
"You think she noticed we weren't in our rooms?" Michiru asked.
"I don't know, you think she noticed that we were on the beach together?" Haruka said smiling at Michiru.
"I don't know, but I think our house guests have started to wake up." Michiru said pointing at a dizzy Ami making her way down the stairs. "Morning Ami" she greeted.
"Good morning Michiru, Haruka. Did you have a nice night?" she asked smiling and rubbing her eyes. "You seemed quite comfortable standing outside in the moon light."
Michiru and Haruka just smiled at each other. "We're sorry for leaving you guys like that, we're bad hosts for doing that to you guys."
"Don't worry about it, we did our normal thing and went to bed at a late hour, as is normal with us." She said with a small giggle.
"True, but we could have been a little more helpful with you," Michiru said sitting down at the floating counter.
"You should know we know this place like it's our home. We had no problems last night." Ami said going to the pantry and pulling out some breakfast supplies. "What you could do is go get Makoto up to fix us a proper breakfast."
"Sure, I can go get her lazy tail out of that bed." Haruka said, always enjoying a chance to challenge one of the tougher girls of the group. She walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
"That girl is crazy, I'm almost scared to think of what she's going to do to that poor poor girl up there." Michiru said digging around in the pantry with Ami. "Remember what happened last time we sent Haruka up to wake up Mako-chan?"
Ami snickered and nodded. Last time Haruka went up there to get Makoto up Haruka came running down the stairs holding an empty bucket and a doused Makoto right on her heals.
The two in the kitchen were joined by Haruka shortly with a huge grin on her face. Michiru wanted to ask what she had done but didn't need to when she heard the alarm clock, splash and thump, of Mako's new alarm system.
Haruka jumped up and pumped her fist in the air in triumph. Michiru just shook her head and Ami smiled. Mako came down the stairs, dripping wet, and looking like she was about to kill Haruka.
"You little.." her words trailed off as she started for Haruka, arms stretched out. Haruka put everything she was holding on the counter and ran. The chase continued till they ran past the door and Mrs. Tenoh walked through the door.
"Morning Mother!" Haruka said as she ran past her.
"Morning Mrs. Tenoh!" Mako said as she ran past her, just in time to catch Haruka and tackle her to the ground.
Mrs. Tenoh looked at them funny and went into the Kitchen. "Morning girls, how was your night?"
"It was wonderful, and don't worry about those two, they do that every time Mako spends the night." Michiru said starting to mix the pancake mix.
Silently Mrs. Tenoh set her groceries on the counter and started putting them away. Haruka came into the room and smiled at everyone.
"I woke her up!" she said triumphantly.
Makoto walked in and gave Haruka a death look. "Fine! I'll make breakfast!" she said walking to the counter and looking over everything muttering a stream of curses about Haruka in the process.
"Morning mother, did you get everything you needed?" Haruka asked leaning over and kissing her mother on the cheek.
"Yes Dear, I did." she said. "And I was wondering where you were last night. I went to tell you I was going out this morning and you were not in your room." Haruka gave Michiru a worried look, who returned the look. "I though that you may have been asleep down here with the others but there was no one in the living room."
Haruka looked at Michiru and stuttered a little before Michiru piped in. "We went down for a midnight swim and ended up asleep on the workout pads in the Gym. They really are more comfortable than you would..." But before she could finish the sentence Haruka's Mother slammed the fridge door shut, cutting her off.
"I'm sorry Michiru, but I was asking my Daughter." She said a bit forcefully.
"Mother, we were down stairs, in the gym, like Michiru said." She said giving her mother a stern look. Everyone stopped doing whatever they were doing and watched the oncoming showdown. "Why do you treat Michiru like that? Why don't you listen to anything she has to say?"
"I will listen to her, but I was asking YOU a question." Mrs. Tenoh continued unloading her bag into the fridge. "I prefer to have an answer from the person or persons I directed the question."
"Mother, you really should give more respect to my friends."
"And you should give your mother more respect" she said ignoring the look on Harukas face and folding her bag and walking away and up the stairs to her room. "I'm going to change my clothes and prepare for breakfast, end of discussion."
Haruka slammed her fist down on the counter and cursed violently. "She should respect me now, me and my friends!" she started to yell. "I'm no longer under her, She should see me as an EQUAL! I have my own house, I don't depend on ANYONE, and she still treats me as if I were a CHILD!" she shouted turning in the general direction of her mother. Michiru came around and put her arms around her waist, calming her a bit.
"It's ok honey, it's ok. She'll be gone in a few days and we won't have to deal with her for as long as we can." she whispered to the shaking Haruka. She turned Haruka and placed her hands on her cheeks, looking into Haruka's eyes, which were already swimming with small tears. Slowly she guided their faces together for a short kiss before leading her into the dinning room where they could be alone and talk.
"She never has respected me for who I am, that's all I ever really wanted. She never liked my hair when I cut it short, or my clothes when I started dressing more boyish, or my lifestyle when I started racing cars. She just never loved me.. Why can't she love me?"
"She loves you, she just doesn't know how to express it, you were always daddy's little girl, then when he died she just never knew what to do." Michiru gave her a kiss on the cheek. "She does love you."
Haruka just turned and held Michiru close, burying her face in Michiru's chest.
Ok, that sucked, but I'm working on it, I'm working on it, I just need to stop staying up till 4 in the damn morning writing these things!
The next morning Haruka and Michiru woke with the rising of the sun.
"Morning sunshine," Michiru said. Climbing up from their little spot in the sand. She reached down and helped Haruka to her feet. They dusted themselves off and headed toward the house.
Haruka's mother had left a note on the counter. "Went to buy fresh produce, be back before noon" Haruka looked at the note and handed it to Michiru.
"You think she noticed we weren't in our rooms?" Michiru asked.
"I don't know, you think she noticed that we were on the beach together?" Haruka said smiling at Michiru.
"I don't know, but I think our house guests have started to wake up." Michiru said pointing at a dizzy Ami making her way down the stairs. "Morning Ami" she greeted.
"Good morning Michiru, Haruka. Did you have a nice night?" she asked smiling and rubbing her eyes. "You seemed quite comfortable standing outside in the moon light."
Michiru and Haruka just smiled at each other. "We're sorry for leaving you guys like that, we're bad hosts for doing that to you guys."
"Don't worry about it, we did our normal thing and went to bed at a late hour, as is normal with us." She said with a small giggle.
"True, but we could have been a little more helpful with you," Michiru said sitting down at the floating counter.
"You should know we know this place like it's our home. We had no problems last night." Ami said going to the pantry and pulling out some breakfast supplies. "What you could do is go get Makoto up to fix us a proper breakfast."
"Sure, I can go get her lazy tail out of that bed." Haruka said, always enjoying a chance to challenge one of the tougher girls of the group. She walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
"That girl is crazy, I'm almost scared to think of what she's going to do to that poor poor girl up there." Michiru said digging around in the pantry with Ami. "Remember what happened last time we sent Haruka up to wake up Mako-chan?"
Ami snickered and nodded. Last time Haruka went up there to get Makoto up Haruka came running down the stairs holding an empty bucket and a doused Makoto right on her heals.
The two in the kitchen were joined by Haruka shortly with a huge grin on her face. Michiru wanted to ask what she had done but didn't need to when she heard the alarm clock, splash and thump, of Mako's new alarm system.
Haruka jumped up and pumped her fist in the air in triumph. Michiru just shook her head and Ami smiled. Mako came down the stairs, dripping wet, and looking like she was about to kill Haruka.
"You little.." her words trailed off as she started for Haruka, arms stretched out. Haruka put everything she was holding on the counter and ran. The chase continued till they ran past the door and Mrs. Tenoh walked through the door.
"Morning Mother!" Haruka said as she ran past her.
"Morning Mrs. Tenoh!" Mako said as she ran past her, just in time to catch Haruka and tackle her to the ground.
Mrs. Tenoh looked at them funny and went into the Kitchen. "Morning girls, how was your night?"
"It was wonderful, and don't worry about those two, they do that every time Mako spends the night." Michiru said starting to mix the pancake mix.
Silently Mrs. Tenoh set her groceries on the counter and started putting them away. Haruka came into the room and smiled at everyone.
"I woke her up!" she said triumphantly.
Makoto walked in and gave Haruka a death look. "Fine! I'll make breakfast!" she said walking to the counter and looking over everything muttering a stream of curses about Haruka in the process.
"Morning mother, did you get everything you needed?" Haruka asked leaning over and kissing her mother on the cheek.
"Yes Dear, I did." she said. "And I was wondering where you were last night. I went to tell you I was going out this morning and you were not in your room." Haruka gave Michiru a worried look, who returned the look. "I though that you may have been asleep down here with the others but there was no one in the living room."
Haruka looked at Michiru and stuttered a little before Michiru piped in. "We went down for a midnight swim and ended up asleep on the workout pads in the Gym. They really are more comfortable than you would..." But before she could finish the sentence Haruka's Mother slammed the fridge door shut, cutting her off.
"I'm sorry Michiru, but I was asking my Daughter." She said a bit forcefully.
"Mother, we were down stairs, in the gym, like Michiru said." She said giving her mother a stern look. Everyone stopped doing whatever they were doing and watched the oncoming showdown. "Why do you treat Michiru like that? Why don't you listen to anything she has to say?"
"I will listen to her, but I was asking YOU a question." Mrs. Tenoh continued unloading her bag into the fridge. "I prefer to have an answer from the person or persons I directed the question."
"Mother, you really should give more respect to my friends."
"And you should give your mother more respect" she said ignoring the look on Harukas face and folding her bag and walking away and up the stairs to her room. "I'm going to change my clothes and prepare for breakfast, end of discussion."
Haruka slammed her fist down on the counter and cursed violently. "She should respect me now, me and my friends!" she started to yell. "I'm no longer under her, She should see me as an EQUAL! I have my own house, I don't depend on ANYONE, and she still treats me as if I were a CHILD!" she shouted turning in the general direction of her mother. Michiru came around and put her arms around her waist, calming her a bit.
"It's ok honey, it's ok. She'll be gone in a few days and we won't have to deal with her for as long as we can." she whispered to the shaking Haruka. She turned Haruka and placed her hands on her cheeks, looking into Haruka's eyes, which were already swimming with small tears. Slowly she guided their faces together for a short kiss before leading her into the dinning room where they could be alone and talk.
"She never has respected me for who I am, that's all I ever really wanted. She never liked my hair when I cut it short, or my clothes when I started dressing more boyish, or my lifestyle when I started racing cars. She just never loved me.. Why can't she love me?"
"She loves you, she just doesn't know how to express it, you were always daddy's little girl, then when he died she just never knew what to do." Michiru gave her a kiss on the cheek. "She does love you."
Haruka just turned and held Michiru close, burying her face in Michiru's chest.
Ok, that sucked, but I'm working on it, I'm working on it, I just need to stop staying up till 4 in the damn morning writing these things!