Disclaimer: all rightly everyone repeat after me 'I do not own Sailor Moon or any sailor' I'm just gonna play a bit them but I promise to return them in time….*Evil*, cutting the crap we all know that Sailor moon and the sailor senshi belong to Naoko Takeuchi and we are glad of that aren't we?
Rating: This is NOT a lemon (yet…hehehe); this is just a piece of anguish and romance…about Haruka and Michiru…
Yuri content: yep this is a Haruka and Michiru stuff, yes they are in love…yeah…with each other, nothing graphic on this fic….
A/N: Ok…I'm getting a horrible authors block, yeah I hate when it happens…everything was ok until I arrived this point…reviews help, and with them I'm motivated to write more :) Also I'm quite depressed I failed two damned subjects this term…so I'm a little bit frustrated…
Fighting Destiny
Chapter 9 "Living again"
Setsuna was worried, she has called Haruka but she hasn't returned her calls. She knew that the wind senshi was heartbroken, and that hurt her deeply. She has never seen Haruka's face so pale and hopeless, all the energy was drained from her in that few seconds. She hasn't talked with Michiru, but she would do it now. She went downstairs where Michiru was drinking some tea, she approached slowly "Michiru, I need to talk with you" Michiru frowned confused "About?"
"Yesterday" Setsuna said simply without more details, Michiru turned red and tried to play innocent "What about yesterday?"
"Don't try to play innocent with me…I want to talk about you and Rukawa"
"You saw us?" asked Michiru holding the cup tighter.
"Yes…and I'm worried, I want to know if you are with him because you really like him…or just for revenge"
Michiru was furious "I think that's none of your business!" Setsuna tried to fix her statement "Michiru, what I meant…"
"Setsuna, stop!" she glared at the time senshi "I think that I can do with my life whatever I want…and I don't care if you like it or not…remember the fact that I'm single and if I want to date Rukawa that's my problem!" said this Michiru left the cup on the counter and stormed to her room.
Haruka watched at the piece of paper 'One way', her ticket will be the gate to forgive all this; she will leave today, no turning back she closed her eyes and put it on the inside pocket of her jacket. She gave a last look to her empty apartment. As if she were seeing ghosts she remembered everything that happened there. She could picture herself smiling, chasing Michiru through the rooms "Don't go there!" she scolded herself, the vision vanished and the apartment was again empty. She took the phone, that was the only accessory left of the house "Haruka?! Where have you been?! I have tried to reach you the past 2 weeks but you never answered my calls!" asked Setsuna from the other side.
There was a moment of silence "Haruka, are you okay?"
Haruka shocked her head, then she remembered that Setsuna was unable to see her, she gathered all her courage to force her tears back and to dissolve the lump in her throat "Setsuna…you were right…we-we can't change destiny…I, try it but everything is already written…"
"What are you talking about?" now she was scared, Haruka was finally giving up.
"Tell Hotaru that I'm sorry but I won't be able to fulfill my promise…" the lump in her throat grew bigger "tell her I love her with all my heart" then she was about to hung when Setsuna asked desperately "What are you going to do Haruka?"
"I'm gonna leave… "
"No, you can't do that! You can't leave! Hotaru needs you we-we need you! And, and what about Michiru?" the older senshi rose her voice trying to understand the blonde's answer.
Haruka sighed; this was getting more difficult than what she thought "I'll write to both of you…"
"And what about Michiru?" she pushed the subject knowing that she will cause a reaction from Haruka.
With tears in her eyes she spoke her heart "Tell her I wish her the best of lucks with Rukawa…and that I wish he will make her happy…" she closed her eyes and felt her cheeks wet, she tightened her eyes and added with a hoarse voice "tell-tell her I love her and I always will…that no matter what she'll always be the love of my life…" said this she hung up.
"Haruka! Haruka!" Setsuna was about to speak when the other senshi hung up. 'Damn stubborn!' she took her hand to her forehead trying to think a solution to this, if Haruka leave she will never return and the future will be as she knew, she got out of her room and shouted "Michiru!"
This one was getting ready to go out with Rukawa, but at Setsuna's shout she answered "What? What's happening?" concerned at her shouting.
"Haruka…"
"What happened to her?" she asked concerned.
"She is leaving!" Michiru's eyes grew and her mouth tried to form a coherent thought. "W-what…How do you know?"
"She has just called she is going to leave Japan…"
"I hope she has a good travel then…" hurt by the fact that she didn't spoke with her.
"Michiru, are you going to let her leave like that?" Setsuna asked not believing what she had heard.
Michiru exploded "What do you want me to do? To go and tell her 'don't go, I need you?' I can't! I won't beg to her!" she paused, her heart betraying her again "And if she leaves is because she cares nothing about us! Not anymore!" at this Setsuna approached and slapped her hard "Listen to me Michiru; she is leaving because she thinks she has lost you! She knows about Rukawa! That's why she's leaving!"
Michiru was taken aback with the revelation, she never suspected that Haruka knew about her and Rukawa "Wh…what? How…Did you tell her?"
"No, she saw it by herself that day…"
Michiru was at loss in other time Haruka would have beaten him senseless, or at least she would had made a scene; she stared at the floor, trying to think about a quick solution. But in that moment the door was knocked. "I-I'll go" answered Michiru trying to avoid those garnet eyes. She opened the door and Rukawa was there, he was smiling, she looked at him disappointed, she didn't know what to do.
He read her face and cupped her face with a hand "What's wrong?"
She looked at him; sighing she took his hand…
Haruka waited her call to aboard the plane. She had her hands in her face, trying to decide if what she was doing was right. 'Of course is okay…you have nothing here…nothing…' she stared empty hands searching, immediately she closed her fists 'It's for the best' Then she heard it 'Passengers of flight 186…' her call. She took her backpack and stood up.
Michiru arrived to the airport, her head hurt, she has just broken up with Rukawa, and she was racing against time trying to catch Haruka, part of her mind tried to convince her not to go but her heart was controlling her now. She jogged and asked an employee "Excuse me, I need to know what flight a person took" the young man answered "Go with her" signaling a woman "She'll be able to inform you" Michiru smiled "Thanks"
"Can I help you miss?" the woman asked politely.
"Yes, I need to know if someone has left"
"Do you know the flight number?"
"No..." she admitted sadly.
"Destination?"
"No…" she shook her head again.
The woman eyed her suspiciously, Michiru begged her "Please I need to know…please help me" The concern and desperation was written on her face but the woman accepted. "Ok, then give me the name"
"Haruka…Tenoh Haruka"
The woman raised her eyebrows at the name of the famous racer; she typed on her computed and then gave a series of mouse clicks.
"Ok I found it…Tenoh Haruka, flight number 186…the plane has already left"
Michiru face fell "Can you tell me what the destination was?"
The woman shook her head "Sorry it has a disclosure, Mr. Tenoh gave orders to don't tell that information…I'm sorry" she said sympathetically.
Michiru's face saddened "Thank you…" then she left the counter, she walked through the airport lost in her reverie, it will be extremely difficult to find Haruka, thinking as the wind senshi it was certain that if Michiru saw her racing on the TV by the time she traveled to that place Haruka will be already gone…like a mouse-cat game."You won Haruka…you won" She found herself on the waiting area, how she arrived there was a mystery, she scanned the area and found a chair, she approached to it and sited on it, broking into tears. Now she lost, she has really lost Haruka and Rukawa. And although she knew Rukawa could be again with her, deep in her heart she knew that forever she will only love the blonde senshi. A woman approached selling sodas and candies "Miss, do you want something? A candy, a soda we have cigarettes and…"
"Nani?" asked Michiru and finally saw the woman in front of her, she smiled politely "Yes, do you have something to drink?"
"What would you like?"
Michiru laughed bitterly "What you won't give even to your worst enemy…"
The woman laughed slightly, Michiru glared at her, confused by the response "Gomen, but the young man over there answered the same to me a few minutes ago" the seller explained.
Michiru looked at the direction she was pointing, her mouth fell open and she stood, walking to that way. "Haruka…" she whispered looking at her sited and drinking something, her eyes closed in deep meditation. The blonde girl let her head fall back. Michiru approached and stood in front of her, not certain of what to say.
Haruka felt her presence and opened her eyes, she was surprised but she used all her will to avoid being read, she searched on the other girls face then sadly she said breaking the eye contact "I was so sure about what I was doing…" she took another sip of the potent liquor "I was already on the plane, but then I couldn't do it…Damn! I was so sure about it in the morning, it seemed so easy but, damn I couldn't!" her grip tightened on the glass.
Michiru read the frustration in Haruka's face and voice, avoiding the tears that threatened her eyes and voice she asked softly, her voice cracking at every word "Were you leaving without saying goodbye?"
Haruka looked at her and smiled lightly "Th-that was my intention…because I knew that if I said goodbye to you…I'll be unable to go…anyway as you can see I couldn't go…" she smiled bittersweet.
Michiru crouched in front of her and took her hands in her own "Haruka I…" but before she could voice her thoughts Haruka interrupted her, rejecting her hands sadly "No…don't do that Michiru, please…It's too painful, please…" Michiru look heartbroken, Haruka smiled sadly, she sniffed and closed her eyes trying to get the courage she needed now "I appreciate that you came here to say good bye, but I don't want to confuse …"
Michiru silenced her lips with a finger "Haruka I came because…"she breathed heavily; "I can't let you go…I can't live with the thought of never seeing you again…I-I love you…I still love you…and maybe if you want…we could, you know, try again…"
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Haruka looked at her confused; she took Michiru's hand and asked softly "But what about Rukawa?"
"I don't love him…" she admitted
"Then…wou-would you give me another chance?" asked unsure about this display.
Michiru let her tears fall and nodded with deep conviction; Haruka stood up and hugged her, tears also falling from her eyes. She held Michiru by the waist and she held her by the neck, both closed their eyes, breathing the essence of the other, the world around them vanished and the only thing that mattered was to be near each other. Michiru whispered "I'm sorry…" Haruka took the smaller girl's face on her hands and forced her to meet her eyes "No, I was the one that made all this mess…I'm sorry Michiru…I'm sorry about everything…" her eyes fell with shame, Michiru smiled touched by the confession, then with a playful tone full of nervousness she asked "Well, when are you going to kiss me?" Haruka looked at her like if she could not believe what she had heard, she smiled and chuckled lightly winning some seconds to gather herself ,then she cupped the aqua haired girl's face with a hand and caressed lightly, Michiru took Haruka's still shaking free hand and gave it a light squeeze, this was everything Haruka needed; she closer her eyes and bent down, Michiru closed her eyes too and their lips met gently, first shyly as if they were scared that everything would vanish as a dream, but finally Haruka felt she needed to prove Michiru all her love so she pushed harder slipping her tongue in the sea senshi mouth, Michiru felt light headed but took her hand to pull Haruka nearer, both began kissing passionately as if their sole existence depended on it, or as if it was the last time of their lives, they quenched the hunger that they had, Michiru kissing her back madly, they have missed each other so much…and they were going to prove it. Haruka caressed Michiru's face and the aqua haired girl played with the blonde hair, Haruka kissed her again and again, finally their display began to die and Haruka finished it by kissing Michiru's upper lip gently with unspoken reverence. No words were needed they knew they loved each other and that was all they needed. They embraced for a long time, losing themselves in the warmth of each other, knowing that nothing or no one will split them apart again…
They were about to enter Haruka's yellow convertible when footsteps were heard. Both of them were still holding hands when the footsteps stopped.
"How nice…" someone hissed behind the reunited couple.
"Rukawa" Michiru recognized the voice, whispering she turned around "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, you never thought I'll be calm knowing that you broke up with me like that do you?"
"Rukawa I…" Michiru tried to explain.
"No!" the man shouted Haruka tensed immediately, Michiru gave her a light squeeze like saying 'this is my problem let me solve it' "I gave you my support and my love when she betrayed you!" pointing to Haruka "I love you and you just played with me! You used me to get her again!"
"No, I didn't do that you told me that you expected nothing from me, I tried to be with you but I still love Haruka"
His face was distorted with anger, he frowned with hate "Bitch!" then raised his hand to slap Michiru, she closed her eyes expecting the hit…that never came, she opened them and saw Haruka holding his wrist strongly "Don't touch her" she warned seriously.
"I'm sick of you! You had her love and then you cheated on her just because a simple curiosity…you don't deserve her" Rukawa freed his hand and punched Haruka on the stomach; she was in the floor gasping for air. She never saw it coming. She stood and Rukawa attacked her again this time aiming for her face, thankfully all that time on the gym was worthy and she ducked him easily "Rukawa stop!" Michiru yelled "Police help!" some people stopped but were paralyzed at the fight in front of them.
Rukawa was seeing red all his anger unleashed against the blonde girl in front of him "I'm going to kill you!" he charged Haruka and tackled her in the floor then he began punching her face. Michiru was scared and she didn't know what to do. Haruka punched him on the face and was finally able to free herself from the grip she stood and threw the man to the ground. Her face was bruised, blood coming down her nose but she smirked Rukawa was holding his nose he had it also broken. Rukawa went berserk and tried to punch Haruka again but this time she knew his movements and she avoided them easily making him nearly fall to the ground many times. He stood up "You are going to hell!" Haruka waited for him, but just when he was about to hit her, Michiru put herself in the way he was too late to stop his attack and punched her in the stomach, her eyes went wide open, Rukawa's eyes widened in shock, Haruka punched him on the face and that's when she saw it…blood was flowing through Michiru's hand where she held her stomach, Haruka's face paled with fear and turned to see Rukawa who was knocked on the floor but holding a Swiss knife. "God, No!" Haruka barely whispered an suddenly Michiru fell limp to the floor, Haruka saw it all as if it were on slow motion, she acted quickly and caught Michiru before she hit the floor, there she saw the wound, it was deep gash, you could clearly see that Rukawa's blade cut her along 15 cm and pierced deep, the whole 7 cm of the blade...
A/N: Yes I'm evil! This is a cruel cliffhanger…har har har…