Chapter 1: The New Student
„…and thus, World War II ended. From that time on…" The history teacher babbled, while Michiru tried not to fall asleep. If there was one thing she hated, it was to have history in the first lesson of the day. Suddenly, somebody knocked against the door of the classroom, causing the teacher to stop his babble and all the students to look over to the door in surprise. "Yes?" the teacher now called out. The door opened, and when the person who had knocked was exposed, most of the girls in the classroom nearly fainted. Michiru looked at the one who nearly caused the whole female population of the classroom to faint, and her eyes widened while she checked the guy out. Starting at the heavy biker boots, the aqua haired girls eyes travelled up over muscular legs that were clad in a pair of black jeans, on to the white shirt and the black tie, shortly stopping at the obviously well trained body of the newcomer, then went on to his handsome face, concentrating on the fascinating teal eyes for a second, before they finished their travel by checking out the shortcut blonde hair. "And you are?" the history teacher now spoke, looking at the newcomer frowning. "Haruka Tenoh's the name, pal." The guy now replied, entering the room, the silver buckles on his boots jingling with every step he took – and his deep, husky voice sending chills up and down Michiru's spine. "The new one." He now added while Michiru still stared at him in awe. "He's sooo hot." Hikari gushed next to her, practically drooling over the blonde. "Yes…he is." Michiru admitted, feeling how her cheeks slowly became hot. Oh no, she was blushing. "Oh, I see." The teacher now spoke, smiling at Haruka. "Welcome to Mugen Gakuen then. Please, take a seat wherever you please." Haruka just nodded and walked to the next free desk – which was the one standing next to Michiru's and Hikari's. "Oh my God, oh my God!" Hikari freaked out while the blonde sat down, looking over to Michiru for a second. When their eyes met, Michiru could feel how her blood started to boil, and a very odd thought ran through her head. "I know him." Then, Haruka broke the eye contact and leaned back in his chair while the teacher started to babble about World War II again.
"I swear, that guy is so hot, I bet if you touch him, you burn yourself!" Hikari raved about the new student while she sat in the school's cafeteria, with Michiru and two other friends of them, namely Makoto Kino – a very talented cook – and Usagi Tsukino, a girl that seemed to be pretty childish, but also could be serious if needed. "Really? I wanna see him!" Usagi now cried out, not knowing that her wish should be fulfilled within the next ten seconds. "There he is." Michiru suddenly spoke up, nodding her head over to where the new guy approached. Usagi and Makoto both peeked into the direction – and both became starry eyed when they saw him. "Oh my God, he's cute!" "He looks just like my old sempai!" Both Michiru and Hikari sighed at Makoto's statement, after all, almost every handsome guy looked like her old sempai. "Hello, Ladies." Haruka now greeted, stopping next to the girls desk, smiling at them. Michiru could feel her cheeks turning hot – again. "Hello!" Hikari chirped, batting her eyelashes at him. "Hey." Michiru spoke, desperate not to look at Haruka, after all, she didn't want him to see her blush. Much to her discomfort, Haruka bent down and looked at her face. "Hey to you, too. Michiru, right?" he spoke, a lopsided grin on his handsome face. Michiru nodded, finally looking at Haruka, her heart filling with relief when he didn't make any comment about her blush. "Mind if I sit down?" the blonde now asked, taken a little aback when all of the four girls shook their heads no so frantically that their hair flew around like crazy. Haruka sat down, next to Michiru, who blushed again, much to the amusement of Makoto, Usagi and Hikari. Normally, Michiru never blushed. "Seems like Haruka has a very special effect on Michiru." Usagi whispered to Makoto, who giggled and nodded. "Hey girls." Satoshi's voice suddenly came from behind, causing both Michiru and Hikari to flinch before Michiru turned around and looked at her boyfriend. "Hi honey. Did you already meet Haruka…?" Satoshi shot an angered glare at the guy who dared to sit next to his girlfriend and shook his head. "No. So you're the new one, huh, Haruka?" Haruka nodded, ignoring the glares Satoshi gave him. "Indeed. You must be Satoshi, the school's track team champion, right?" Satoshi beamed at being recognized by the newcomer and nodded. "In fact, yes, I am." His smile faded when he heard what Haruka said next. "You won't be much longer. I joined, too." "Uh-oh." Michiru thought to herself, already pitying poor Haruka for challenging Satoshi. When it came to runners, Satoshi was the best one of Mugen Gakuen. "Oh, really? And you think that you're so much better than me, huh?" Satoshi now asked, his anger increasing when Haruka nodded. "I don't just think that, I know it." He then replied. "Want me to prove it? Here and now?" Satoshi shook his head. "That would be unfair. You're wearing those heavy boots, and I wear sneakers." Haruka chuckled, a sound that made Michirus heart beat faster. "No, not unfair. It would give you a fair chance." That was it. "Oh, really? Good, then show how fast you are." Satoshi snarled, his anger now reaching a point where it soon would turn into a serious rage. Haruka stood up while Satoshi pointed to a huge tree that stood in the middle of the school yard, approximately two hundred meters away. "To the tree and back. The one who's here again first wins." "Fine with me." Haruka replied, his voice smug and self-confident. Meanwhile, a crowd of students had formed around the two, eager to see them race. Both guys now went into the starting position, and Michiru volunteered to give the start commando. After taking in a deep breath, she spoke the three words that should either make Haruka Tenoh the school's new hero – or lead to the biggest shame he had ever faced. "Ready…set…go!"
What the present students of Mugen Gakuen saw after Michiru had spoken the words should soon turn into a legend on the campus. Satoshi didn't stand the slightest chance against Haruka; although the blonde was wearing much heavier shoes and those was affected when it came to running, he sped past Satoshi in the first ten meters, extending his lead even more during the rest of the race. When Haruka reached the starting point again and stopped, Satoshi just was passing the tree. "I can't believe it." Michiru mumbled when she looked at Haruka. The blondes breath was going as calm as if he just had come back from a little walk, and he didn't even break a sweat. "You won!" Hikari chirped, clinging to Harukas arm, smiling up at him. "In fact, I did." Haruka replied. Finally, Satoshi reached the goal too, panting and sweating. "Congrats, Haruka." He managed to press out between two heavy gasps of air. "Welcome to the track team." Haruka smiled and thanked him while the other students clapped and cheered for him.
"Hey, Haruka." Haruka looked up from the screen of her computer, finding herself face to face with Setsuna Meioh, also known as Sailor Pluto. "Hey." The blonde greeted, leaning back in her chair. "How did things go?" Setsuna asked, sitting down on the couch and looking at her friend. "Very good. They all believe that I'm male – and I think the female students all fell for me – and I'm pretty sure that I've found her." Haruka replied while lightening a cigarette. "Very good. Is it the girl I thought about?" Setsuna asked, and Haruka nodded. "Yeah. But I don't think that she remembers yet…she has a boyfriend." Setsuna chuckled and teased Haruka: "That has to be tough, Uranus." "Oh, shut up." Haruka replied, though with a smile on her face. "I'm sure that she will remember who she is…where she comes from…and who is her true soul mate." "She will." Setsuna confirmed before she vanished, leaving nothing than air behind. Haruka returned her attention to her computer, though her thoughts were focused on the girl that should be her partner in fighting and in life: Michiru Kaioh – also known as Sailor Neptune.