CHAPTER 3, ESCAPE

By: Kaze Kukuo

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the respectful characters, I do own Kaze, and my best friend owns Megami. Thankz!

Megami had been distracted throughout her hour long violin lesson. She had still played flawlessly, but the music had more of a depressing tone then usual. Something was wrong and she was sure of it, she just didn't know what. She was also anxious to hear Kaze's answer.

Megami had thought it was a brilliant idea. She could be near Kaze all the time and she had the perfect excuse. So the two good train together as Neo Scouts. When the teacher released her, Megami practically flew out of the building. The familer red convertible was parked right out front, waiting for her, just as Kaze said she would. She opened the passenger side and climbed into the car. After buckling her seat belt, she turned to Kaze with a smile. But her smile quickly disappeared and was replaced with a concerned frown. Kaze's left cheek was red and her eyes were swollen and blood shot as if she had been crying. She looked like she had a bruise above her eye, but it was to dark for the future senshi of the sea to tell. Megami reached and touched her hand to Kaze's face.

"Oh. What happened?" She breathed, her eyes roaming the other girls features. "Never mind" Kaze said, pulling away from Megami's touch, her voice icy.

After driving in a few moments of silence, when they came to a stop light, Kaze turned and faced Megami. "I stopped and talked to Haruka today. She invited us over for dinner with her and Michiru. Would you like to go?" She asked, her voice softening noticeably, the iciness from earlier no where to be found. Megami nodded. "Sure, it sounds great!" She exclaimed happily, for a few mintues there she thought Kaze was mad at her for some reason. Once the light turned green and Kaze fixated her eyes back on the road, Megami studied the pink haired senshi's profile. Kaze had changed from her school uniform into a white button down shirt leaving the last three buttons un-done and some black pants. Megami thought she looked cute.

Pulling up into Haruka and Michiru's driveway, Kaze got out and opened Megami's car door for her, and pulled out a bouquet of red roses out of the back seat for Michiru. When the two rang the doorbell, Kaze absentmindedly put her arm around Megami's shoulders. Causing the shorter green haired senshi to smile to herself and lean into the embrace.

Haruka pulled open the door with a smile on her handsome face and let the two teenagers inside. "Michi is in the kitchen finishing up" Haruka told the two as Megami admired one of Michiru's paintings hanging on the living room wall. It was of a Mermaid underwater. Haruka came up behind Kaze and whispered "Your going to tell me what happened to your face later, kiddo" Just as Michiru walked into the room, removing her apron. She smiled warmly to Kaze and offered her hand to Megami. "You must be the next Neptune" She said with a kind smile as Megami blushed a little, taking her hand and shaking it firmly. Standing next to each other, the two could have been sisters. "You paint beautifully" Megami complimented, causing Michiru to chuckle. "Thank you" She said, then turned and said hello to Kaze. "Hey Michiru" Kaze greeted with a smile, handing her the roses. "Your making me look bad!" Haruka teased Kaze with a grin. "Thanks, Kaze-san" Michiru said with a warm smile. Kaze could tell Michiru's eyes questioning the marks on her face that her mother left, but she knew Michiru would let Haruka handle it later on. The two were pretty protective of the Mini Uranus as Haruka often called Kaze. Megami and Michiru began to talk about paintings as the four of them sat down to dinner.

After dinner, Megami and Michiru had decided to take a walk on the beach, since Michiru and Haruka's house was on the beach and the two ocean senshi's loved the water. Once they left, Kaze took a seat next to Haruka on the couch as they watched the latest race scores on the television. "Well? What happened?" Haruka asked after only a few moments of silence. Haruka was the only one in the world Kaze confided in, and even then she didn't tell the sandy haired blonde everything. Haruka knew more then anyone, but she didn't know everything about Kaze, since Kaze had a problem with trusting others. Haruka had told her to be patient, that someone would come along and Kaze was having a hard time believing her.

After Kaze was quiet for a few more minutes, she turned and looked at Haruka for a second, then averted her gaze. "My mom. She was drinking and I told her I wanted to live with Megami. She called me a few hurtful names, then she resorted to violence to solve the problem, as she always does" Kaze explained, looking straight ahead. It was quiet again for a few mintues.

"I think you should move in with Megami. It's not healthy for you to be living with your mother anymore. You two always fight and you always get hurt. If you want, I'll help you move your things to Megami's house." Haruka offered, breaking the silence. "When will you help me?" Kaze asked. "Tonight, if you want to" Haruka replied. They could hear Michiru and Megami walking in the back door. As soon as they reached the living room, Haruka suggested she and Michiru serve desert, then ushered her lover into the kitchen with her, leaving Kaze and Megami alone in the living room. Megami took a seat next to Kaze on the couch, her hands folded in her lap. She was smiling. "Thanks for bringing me here. Those two are great!" She said with a little laugh. "Yeah, they're like family to me. Listen, does the offer you made earlier still stand?" Kaze asked, sucking in her breath.

"What? For you to move in with me?" Megami asked as Kaze nodded. "Of course!" She said, causing a grin to spread across Kaze's face. "Do you mind if I move in tonight? I mean, Haruka said she'd help us. But if its to soon or whatever." Kaze said in a fast breath, blushing furiously, casuing Megami to surpress a laugh. "Tonight is fine" She said with a hint of laughter as Haruka and Michiru came out, each carrying to plates with cake on it. Hey Ruka, will you still helo us move from my house to Megami's?" Kaze asked, after taking a bite from her cake and Haruka nodded.

Later that night an exhausted Kaze was flopped on the couch of her new, two story apartment, Megami curled up sleepily beside her. They had moved her things without a problem from her mother, since her mom was knocked out, Kaze leaving behind a note to inform her mom she wouldn't be back. Now her offical room was messy with boxes and all of her stuff. Since the next night was a Saturday, Kaze and Megami had decided to stay inside and move her into the house. Kaze sighed and looked over at Megami sleeping soundly beside her and Kaze smiled slightly. She had a feeling she had found her place in life, getting a new beginning. This was her escape.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Konnichiwa mina-san! (Mina-san means EVERYONE in Japanese) This is Kukuo-san here, arigatoo for reading my Kaze and Megami fic! So far this is only CHP 3, Im planning on at least five, and thanks for reading it up til this part, CHP 3 was slightly boring though..Oh well. Thanks for reading anyways! Sayoonara Sailor Moon fans! All Reviews, wether they be flames or praise or ideas are welcome and accepted! ~Kaze Kukuo~