The Aqua Cameo

by Sailor Miaka

A/N: hey y'all. THanks for the reviews! I love them all!. I know the first chapter might seem a bit confusing but i was just trying to make a setting. I promise this one isn't nearly as confusing. I hope anyway! Happy readings all!

Disclaimer: I don't own Haruka, Michiru, Sailor Monn etc. The wonderfully talented Naoko does. I just borrow them for a bit.


Chapter One: The Morning After

Michiru opened her eyes as soft morning light filled her bedroom. Yawning slightly, she disentangled herself from Haruka, who grumbled at being moved. Michiru chuckled softly as she reached to her nightstand to find a hair ribbon to tie her aqua curls back . Her nimble fingers brushed metal and she looked down in surprise. There on her nightstand was a beautiful necklace. It was a cameo. Her eyes widened as she took in every detail of the exquisite necklace. The ivory lady in the cameo seemed to be gazing into the distance, her curls windblown and highlighted by the aqua coral background. The white gold setting twisted and turned into little filligree curliques and attached to a single slender white gold chain. Michiru immediately fastened the necklace around her neck and looked back at the still sleeping Haruka.
'I just know she had this made for me! She's so sweet!'
Michiru smiled at her thoughts. Hearing the soft sounds of Hotaru stirring, Michiru hurried down to the Kitchen to make breakfast for her family.
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"Michiru? Where's my car keys? Whadd'ya mean there are no more cars??? WHAT KIND OF WORLD IS THIS?!?!"
Haruka sat bolt upright in bed. After looking around and realising that she was still in the present day and not the future, she turned to Michiru's empty spot in the bed. Grumbling, She climbed out of bed and in the process, knocked a glass filled with water to the ground. Cursing softly she picked up the glass pieces and grabbed a nearby towel to clean-up the water. Her fingers hit something as she ran her fingers over the rug. Shelifted it to the light. A single stud with a topaz stone. 'Michiru' she thought, smiling. Slipping the stud into her right earlobe, Haruka headed down to breakfast.

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Michiru looked up as Haruka entered the Kitchen and headed straight for the cup of coffee next to Hotaru's orange juice and Setsuna's tea on the counter.
"Morning, Love." Michiru said quietly.
"morningmichisleepy*drink*whywakemeup?"
Michiru laughed at Haruka's sleep-slurred words. After a few more drinks, Haruka repeated herself, this time making sense
"Morning Michi. Thanks by the way."
"For what?" Michiru asked confused.
"My earring." Haruka replied, fingering the gem lightly.
"You're Welcome Ruka but i didn't get it for you."
Haruka stared at Michirus strangely. If Michiru hadn't gotton her the earring...who did? Certainly not Setsuna or Hotaru but...
"When did you get that?" Haruka asked Michiru pointing tothe necklace around Michiru's throat. Michiru glanced down. She had a sinking feeling that Haruka had gotton the necklace for her.
"I found it this morning, on my nightstand."
"Same place I found the earring."
The two were silent a moment, each lost in thought, when suddenly both the world went black. Their familiar surrondings gone and replaced by stone structure. Michiru thought it was oddly familiar and yet at the same time strange. The room was made entirely of stone and covered with tapestries in bright colors. A large four poster bed with its navy blue curtains drawn.
"Michiru, where are we?" Haruka asked stunned
"I...I don't know."
Without warning, the drapes on the bed opened and a tumbling couple came rolling out of the bed.
"SSSHHHHH!!!" giggled one
"I'm not the one being loud!" said the other.
Michiru gasped, Haruka stared in shock. They were staring at their former Princess-selves.