"So what are you doing back here? I thought you promised to never come back," Michiru said, massaging Haruka's wet hair with a fluffy towel.
Haruka seemed to be enjoying the treatment. She sipped at a cup of coffee.
Both women sat on Michiru's bed, Michiru sitting behind the blonde. "I told you--."
"Oh! Is that what you mumbled?" Michiru's annoyed tone made Haruka frown.
"Look, I need your help, okay? Becuase I didn't return with the dolphin, I'm in trouble with William, and--"
"William?" Michiru's hand turned Haruka's face to look at her. Her sapphire eyes were worried. "The man who hired, his name was William?"
"That's what I said," Haruka replied, grunting softly when Michiru let her chin go. "Why is he important."
"Former aquaintence."
"Lucky you. Anyway, because of the item I didn't get he got the cops after me."
"And? What does this possibly have to do with me?"
"I..I need you to lie for me."
Michiru was silent for some time. The towel massage got gentler, and Haruka leaned back a little, only to have her head rest on Michiru's shoulder. The towel fell back and Michiru's hands settled on her shoulders.
"How could I possibly lie for you?"
"He'll say that he hired me to work for him and he'll tell about my past. And even if he doesn't know anything about it, I could still get arrested if he were to tell false stories about what I do."
"What could I say? You're half-way guilty already to them."
"Make up some story about how we know eachother or something, and how William loved you and now he's jealous that I have you. You said yourself that he was a former aquaintence."
"I am so not going to pretend that we're in love."
"Why?"
"Why should I? I don't even trust you!"
"Learn to."
"No."
Haruka swore and got up, much to Michiru's discomfort. "Michiru, please. You're the only one who will help me."
"I didn't say I'd help."
"Fine." The hurt in the tall blonde's voice made Michiru's hands ache. She watched Haruka go.
'Damn you! What. Are. You. Doing?!' A tiny voice in her mind asked.
"I don't know," she answered. "I hope I'm doing the right thing," she murmured as she got up and quickly walked out of the room.
As Michiru reached the door, she stopped and thought to herself. 'If I go after her now I'll have to help her. I want to, but I could get in big trouble for it.'
The voice came again. 'Shut your mouth and go after her! Don't you realize you'll lose her if you don't? Go!'
She nodded and opened the door, greeted by warm, spring air that smelled of the rain from earlier. "Haruka," she whispered as her eyes searched. The blonde hadn't gotten far, only two blocks.
Michiru jogged after her, the conflict in her mind was long forgotten. She'd defend Haruka through it all.
Haruka took notice of the rhythmic steps and stopped, knowing exactly who was following her, but didn't turn around. "I actually hadn't planned on seeing you again, but I guess fate needs us to depend on eachother, ne?"
"Yes. Maybe."
Haruka turned and looked at the smaller woman. She sighed. Throughout her years of her job, she'd never needed anyone, or ever cared for the person she stole from. It was now that her heartlessness was noticed.
The blonde began to turn away again. "Haruka.."
"Hmm?" Haruka looked at Michiru through the corner of her eye.
"I'll help you."
The tall woman smiled. "Thank you."
Michiru nodded and moved foward, taking the blonde's hand into her own. "Let's start on your defensive plan."
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A.N: *Whistles* This one was hard to think up!! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it! Review, please!!
Haruka seemed to be enjoying the treatment. She sipped at a cup of coffee.
Both women sat on Michiru's bed, Michiru sitting behind the blonde. "I told you--."
"Oh! Is that what you mumbled?" Michiru's annoyed tone made Haruka frown.
"Look, I need your help, okay? Becuase I didn't return with the dolphin, I'm in trouble with William, and--"
"William?" Michiru's hand turned Haruka's face to look at her. Her sapphire eyes were worried. "The man who hired, his name was William?"
"That's what I said," Haruka replied, grunting softly when Michiru let her chin go. "Why is he important."
"Former aquaintence."
"Lucky you. Anyway, because of the item I didn't get he got the cops after me."
"And? What does this possibly have to do with me?"
"I..I need you to lie for me."
Michiru was silent for some time. The towel massage got gentler, and Haruka leaned back a little, only to have her head rest on Michiru's shoulder. The towel fell back and Michiru's hands settled on her shoulders.
"How could I possibly lie for you?"
"He'll say that he hired me to work for him and he'll tell about my past. And even if he doesn't know anything about it, I could still get arrested if he were to tell false stories about what I do."
"What could I say? You're half-way guilty already to them."
"Make up some story about how we know eachother or something, and how William loved you and now he's jealous that I have you. You said yourself that he was a former aquaintence."
"I am so not going to pretend that we're in love."
"Why?"
"Why should I? I don't even trust you!"
"Learn to."
"No."
Haruka swore and got up, much to Michiru's discomfort. "Michiru, please. You're the only one who will help me."
"I didn't say I'd help."
"Fine." The hurt in the tall blonde's voice made Michiru's hands ache. She watched Haruka go.
'Damn you! What. Are. You. Doing?!' A tiny voice in her mind asked.
"I don't know," she answered. "I hope I'm doing the right thing," she murmured as she got up and quickly walked out of the room.
As Michiru reached the door, she stopped and thought to herself. 'If I go after her now I'll have to help her. I want to, but I could get in big trouble for it.'
The voice came again. 'Shut your mouth and go after her! Don't you realize you'll lose her if you don't? Go!'
She nodded and opened the door, greeted by warm, spring air that smelled of the rain from earlier. "Haruka," she whispered as her eyes searched. The blonde hadn't gotten far, only two blocks.
Michiru jogged after her, the conflict in her mind was long forgotten. She'd defend Haruka through it all.
Haruka took notice of the rhythmic steps and stopped, knowing exactly who was following her, but didn't turn around. "I actually hadn't planned on seeing you again, but I guess fate needs us to depend on eachother, ne?"
"Yes. Maybe."
Haruka turned and looked at the smaller woman. She sighed. Throughout her years of her job, she'd never needed anyone, or ever cared for the person she stole from. It was now that her heartlessness was noticed.
The blonde began to turn away again. "Haruka.."
"Hmm?" Haruka looked at Michiru through the corner of her eye.
"I'll help you."
The tall woman smiled. "Thank you."
Michiru nodded and moved foward, taking the blonde's hand into her own. "Let's start on your defensive plan."
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A.N: *Whistles* This one was hard to think up!! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it! Review, please!!