Chapter 9: Swinging Away
„And where are we going today?" Michiru asked while Haruka started the car and drove down the street, away from the hotel. "Umm…" Haruka replied, frowning. „Well, to be honest…I don't know." Michiru gaped at the blonde, not believing what she heard. "You don't know?" she then cried out. Haruka shot her a short glance and shrugged. "Well, I suggest we leave Tokyo for a start. We'll be much safer if we're outside the city." Michiru shrugged and nodded "Fine with me…if you take me with you, that is." Haruka stayed silent for a moment, then she replied: "Well…if you want to come…" Michiru beamed at the blonde. "Of course I want to come!" Haruka gave her a slight smile and concentrated on the road again. Michirus gaze fell to the review mirror out of pure coincidence, and suddenly, she paled. "What is it?" Haruka asked, sounding worried. "Haruka…my brother, he's following us." Haruka looked in the mirror and frowned. "You're right. What shall we do?" "Get away from him of course! He surely doesn't want to talk! He'll take you back to the lab if he gets to us…" "He won't." Haruka replied, eyeing the high buildings of Tokyo, a plan forming in her mind. "Tell me, Michiru, are you scared of heights?" the blonde finally asked.
Haruka stopped the car and quickly climbed out, advising Michiru to do the same. Behind them, Ichiro pulled up, too, and climbed out. "Tenoh! Stay where you are, and you won't be hurt, I promise!" he yelled. Haruka shot him a glare before she talked to Michiru: "Climb on my back. Hurry!" Michiru wondered what the blonde had in mind, but did as she had been told, holding to Haruka really tight. She let out a scared little squeal when Haruka all of a sudden shot her web out, the whitish substance sticking to the wall of the next building. "Hold on tight." Haruka breathed before she pulled herself and Michiru upwards, Ichiro cursing after them. Quickly, the blonde shot out another string of web from her other hand, swinging to the left. She continued like that, not caring about the traffic jam she caused. Soon the street was filled with people who stood staring up at her, their mouths open. Michiru held on to the blonde, giggling. "Oh this is fun!" she cried out. Haruka couldn't help herself but had to chuckle at her friends odd behavior. She continued swinging from house to house, surprise rising inside her when the people on the street started to cheer. "Yeah! Go, go, go!" "Look at that! Isn't she amazing? Just like SpiderMan!" Michiru laughed and tightened her grip around Haruka. "Look, Haruka, they applaud you." She pointed out. "Cool, isn't it?" Haruka replied, her cool and composed mask slipping for a moment, allowing her to grin widely. "Hold on good, Michiru, that'll be a sharp turn." With that, she shot her web towards a far away building, then she swung a perfect curve. Michiru squealed before she giggled again. "My oh my! You're good at that, Haruka." The blonde grinned, then spotted a narrow roof. "Perfect." She spoke to herself, swung over to the object of desire and managed to land gentle enough to avoid Michiru falling off her back. The aqua haired girl let go of her and landed on her feet, running one hand through her locks. "Pew! That was so cool! Who needs cars anyway when you can…Haruka, you're bleeding!" the last four words were shouted out in shock and surprise. "Huh?" Haruka looked down at her wrists, only to find small rivers of blood running from them. "Oh, that. Don't worry, it'll stop any minute. The doctors at the lab told me that it would bleed when I use my webs for the first times, then the skin will adjust itself." "Oh I see." Michiru replied, though she still was worried. "Anyway", Haruka continued, "I suggest we get another car and leave Tokyo." Michiru nodded. "Sounds good to me, Haruka." The two women smiled at each other before Haruka turned around and pointed on her back. "Hop on, we need to get off the roof." Michiru climbed on the blondes back again, already looking forward to another round of swinging through Tokyo. Unfortunately, it ended pretty fast this time; Haruka just attached some web to the edge of the roof, and then let herself glide towards the ground until she landed on the sidewalk safely. "That's it?" Michiru asked, disappointed. "I thought it would take longer!" Haruka gave her an odd look. "You're acting strange again." She then spoke. Michiru poked her tongue out at the blonde, who frowned, then chuckled. "Yeah right. C'mon, let's get…" She never finished her sentence. A small arrow suddenly came flying out of nowhere, digging itself deep into the blondes neck. Haruka moaned in pain, her hand flying up to where the arrow had hit. "Haruka!" Michiru cried out. "What the…" The blonde slowly went down on her knees, then fell to the ground unconscious. Michiru turned around, only to find herself face to face with her brother and three masked, armed men. "Better come with us and don't cause any ruckus, then we don't have to put you to sleep." Ichiro now spoke, grinning. One of the men aimed his gun at Michiru, and she slowly raised her hands over her head. "Very good. Follow me." Slowly, Michiru followed her brother over to the car he had used, while two men picked the unconscious Haruka up and carried her after Ichiro. They threw the blonde in the car rather hastily, climbed in themselves and drove off.