Chapter 6: Mayor Troublemaker
Slowly, Michiru opened her eyes, yawning in the process. After a few times of blinking her sleepiness away, the aqua haired girl found herself face to face with a mass of blonde hair. For one second, Michiru was scared…until she remembered what had happened last night. "Hey, Haruka." She whispered, earning an unhappy groan in response. Michiru couldn't help but giggled. "Not a morning person?" she then asked. Haruka finally opened her eyes and looked out of the window. "What do you mean, it's getting dark already." The blonde then mumbled, closing her eyes again. Michiru giggled once more and poked Harukas side, causing her to flinch. "Aww Ruka, come on. Let's get up." Haruka grumbled a little, but then opened her eyes again. "Oh, I'm not sure if I want to get up already…" She trailed off, a mischief glint in her eyes. Michiru looked at her, raising one eyebrow. "Well…is there any way I can persuade you to get up?" she then asked, smiling. Haruka smiled back. "You could kiss me, for example." She then suggested. Michirus smile grew wider, and one second later, the two women were kissing passionately. A sudden furious banging at the front door caused them to jerk apart. "What…" Michiru mumbled, her eyes wide. "Stay here." Haruka advised her, a sudden uneasy feeling rising inside her. The blonde quickly put her clothes on, also adjusting the shoulder halter with her gun, and walked over to the door. She looked through the peephole, but couldn't see anyone, much to her surprise. Now really worried, Haruka put her left hand on the small can of pepper spray she owned while she used her left one to open the door. "Who's there?" the blonde called out. "It's me." A man replied, stepping out of his hiding place next to the door. "Mayor." Haruka spoke, surprise in her voice. The mayor nodded, leaning against the doorframe. "I'm afraid that I have bad news for you, Tenoh." He then said. Haruka raised her eyebrows and waited for him to talk on. "You're fired." The man spoke, as calm as if he would tell Haruka about the weather. Harukas eyes widened. "What do you mean, I'm fired?" she asked, shocked. "Which part didn't you understand?" the mayor asked sweetly. Harukas shock turned into anger. "You can't just fire me without a reason." She pointed out, determined to keep her job. "Well, I have a reason. The official reason is that you didn't check out the town at night, like you're supposed to, but spent the time at Kaioh-Sans house instead. And the unofficial reason is…that you're a dyke, and that you're screwing the freak." The last few words were spoken with a voice as cold as ice, causing Haruka nearly to shiver. The blonde gritted her teeth, and when she spoke, her voice was full of held back anger. "Fine then. But don't expect me to leave your shitty town now just because you fired me. I won't leave Michiru alone here, and if she doesn't want to go away from here, I'll stay, too." The mayor glared at her. "The two of you are not welcome here." He snarled. "So I suggest that you leave before you maybe…have some kind of accident." "Are you threatening me?" Haruka shot back, her anger now turning into something that she had never felt before. "No, just warning you." The mayor replied, an awful grin on his face. "See you." Were his last words before he turned around and walked away.
"Haruka?" Michiru asked, her voice full of concern. The tall blonde woman stood facing the now closed door, her fists clenched, her whole body shaking. "Haruka, are you alright?" Slowly, Michiru stepped closer, putting a gentle hand on her shoulder. Finally, Haruka turned around to look at her. "I lost my job." She said flatly. Michirus eyes widened. "What? Why…why did you loose your job?" When Haruka didn't reply anything, realization dawned in Michirus eyes. "Because of me, right?" she asked softly, a hint of sadness in her voice. Haruka stayed silent, and that was answer enough for the aqua haired girl. Michiru turned around, walked over to the couch and sat down, staring down on the floor. "I should've known it." She finally spoke, her voice showing that she was on the verge of tears. "I should've known that they would do anything to keep me lonely…" Michirus voice cracked at the last word, and she broke down crying. Haruka sat next to her one moment later, gently pulling her into a hug. "Why are they doing that?" Michiru sobbed, her whole body shaking. "Why, Haruka?" "Because they don't like people who are different." Haruka replied, her eyes filling with tears, too. "Because they all are some close-minded bastards who have no life and only feel good when they reduce others." Michiru leaned against her, burying her face in the taller woman's shoulder. "Please don't leave me now, Haruka." She whispered. Haruka gently stroke her back. "I would never leave you, Michiru." She replied before tilting Michirus head up so she could look at her. "I would never leave you…because I love you."