Chapter 1: Meeting In The Dark
Michiru carefully peeked out of her house, to make sure that none of the town's beatnicks had decided to attack her once more, found the street to be safe and finally walked out. She slowly started to make her way down the street, whistling a happy tune. The town was silent, except for the sounds of the too loud TV's that emerged from some of the houses and for the footsteps that echoed through…Michirus eyes went wide. Footsteps? She stopped, standing dead in her tracks, hoping that she only heard her own walking, but much to her surprise, the steps continued. "Who is outside at that time, apart from me?" the aqua haired woman wondered. The bright shine of a flashlight suddenly appeared in front of her, and Michiru quickly shielded her eyes, since they were much more sensitive to light than those of "normal" people. "Who's there?" a low, husky voice now called out, the flashlight dancing over Michirus body. "Please put that light down." Michiru replied. "It's hurting my eyes." The light was aimed to the floor, and the husky voice came again: "You're Michiru Kaioh?" Michiru took her arm down, looking at the talker. She found herself face to face with a handsome, young blonde woman; the shortcut hair framed a somehow masculine face, while glistening teal eyes looked at her questioning. Michiru now nodded and smiled. "Yes, that's correct. And you are…?" The blonde stranger flashed a bright smile at her, showing perfect white teeth. "Haruka Tenoh. The city's new night watchman." Michiru let out a sigh. "And you already know about me? Let me guess, the major informed you about the freak who walks around at night." "Sorta." Haruka replied, shrugging. "If he thinks that you are a freak, fine with me. I prefer to know people before I judge them." Michiru gave her a polite smile. "That's nice from you. Anyway…I don't want to keep you from doing your job. Just ask who's there before you shoot around, you could hit me." The aqua haired girl spoke, eyeing the gun that hung at Harukas belt. The blonde chuckled and nodded. "Okay. And if someone answers something like I'm a burglar, I can be sure that it's not you and become trigger happy." Michirus smile grew broader at this humorous remark, and she nodded. "Have fun then." The aqua haired girl spoke before she turned and left, leaving Haruka behind.
Haruka was wandering through the silent town, her mind never leaving Michiru. "Dear God, she's beautiful. If I would have known about her wandering around every night earlier, I would've come here years ago." The blonde thought to herself while she strolled down the main street and looked around for some unwanted guests who could try to bring trouble to her. Luckily, the streets were silent, and no one tried to bother her. The blonde let out a sigh and checked her watch: 2 in the morning, what meant four more hours until she could get home and into bed. Haruka let out a yawn while she strolled on, her right hand lying on the handle of her gun, her left stuffed into the pocket of her jeans.
Michiru walked through the nightly town, thinking about the blonde she had met before. "Haruka Tenoh…" Letting out a sigh, Michiru took a seat at one of the park benches, staring of into distance. "I prefer to know people before I judge them." The somehow cushy voice of the tall blonde echoed over in Michirus mind, and she closed her eyes for a second. "So she prefers to know people before she judges them. Does that mean that she maybe wouldn't care about my illness? That we could be…friends?" Michiru shook her head and answered the question herself. "No. Why would she want to be friends with me of all people? After all, I'm just the freak…" She let out a heavy sigh and leaned back, staring up into the nightly sky, awing at the beauty of the stars. Michiru was so absorbed in them that she didn't notice how Haruka walked up to her and sat down next to her, but when the blonde spoke up, Michiru did a startled jump. "They are beautiful, aren't they?" Haruka mumbled, earning a wide-eyed stare from Michiru. "Huh, you scared me." The aqua haired girl replied, causing Haruka to laugh. "Oh come on." The blonde then said. "I'm not that ugly, right?" Michiru couldn't help but laugh at the night watchers comment. "No, you are not ugly. I'm just not used to anyone wandering around at night besides me." Haruka gave her another of bright smiles. "Well, better get used to it. I don't plan on ending my job here soon, since they pay good." Michiru let out a heavy sigh. "Listen, Haruka…it's not that I don't like you or something like that. But…I prefer to spend the time out here alone." Haruka shrugged and nodded. "Good, if you want to…but if you ever find yourself in trouble, just scream and I'll hear." Michiru nodded and stood up. "Good. Have fun doing your job then." With that, she left, leaving Haruka behind once more.