Chapter 10: Run To The Hills
„It was very kind of Inspector van Dyk to give us her car, huh?" Michiru spoke while Haruka drove on the curvy street that led up to the hills. Haruka grinned and nodded, before her grin faded. "Though I feel pretty sorry for hitting her…the poor woman must have a huge migraine now." (In fact, Inspector van Dyk was currently sitting in her office in the police station and enjoyed the fact that one of the most sexiest nurses took care of her.) "She really surprised me." Michiru now spoke, looking at her lover with warmth in her eyes. "To me, it seemed as if she really wants to help us." Haruka nodded while she marvelled at the power of the BMW. "And she gave us a really cool car." The blonde added while stepping down on the gas pedal harder, causing the German motor to roar. Michiru was rummaging through the CD's the inspector had been keeping in her car. "She has to be a fan of Shakira." The aqua haired girl mumbled, looking at Haruka. "What makes you think that?" the blonde asked, who couldn't check what Michiru had found, since she had to look on the road. "Oh, maybe the fact that she has four albums of that woman in her car." Michiru replied, giggling. Haruka chuckled and spoke: "We must give them back to her sometime. She'll probably miss them." Michiru nodded before she continued her search for good music. When she found an Iron Maiden album, she frowned. "That woman really likes a lot. Look, Iron Maiden." "Cool!" Haruka called out. "Put it in!" Michiru agreed, and seconds later, "Two Minutes To Midnight" could be heard. "I love that song." (A/N: Me too! *goes off, humming the song*) Haruka mumbled while she searched through her pockets for the pack of cigarettes Inspector van Dyk had given her. Finally, she found the object of desire and lit one of them while driving on. "As soon as we reached the hills, where could we go?" Michiru asked, coughing when Haruka blew a cloud of smoke into her face. "I don't know. Maybe we can find an old hut or some deserted place where we can spend the night." The blonde then spoke, the cigarette that hung in the corner of her mouth bouncing up and down. Michiru giggled at that, earning an odd look from Haruka. "What's so funny, honey?" the blonde then asked. "Nothing." Michiru replied, while she reached out and gently rested her hand on the blondes upper leg. "I'm just…glad to be here with you." The aqua haired girl finally added. Haruka smiled at her and let go of the steering wheel with one hand to put it on the one of Michiru. "Me too." She spoke, her smile widening. The two women drove on in silence, while Iron Maiden thundered through the car, steadily approaching the hills.
Haruka let out a yawn and looked at the clock that was mounted to the armature board: two in the morning. "Shall I drive for a while?" Michiru now asked, causing Haruka to raise her eyebrows in surprise. "You know how to drive a car?" the blonde then asked. "Haruka! I have a driver's license!" Michiru replied, mock indignation in her voice. Haruka chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, would be cool…then I can sleep a little." The blonde stopped the car, switching places with Michiru. Slowly, the aqua haired girl started to drive on, while Haruka leaned back in the passenger's seat and closed her eyes.
The blonde didn't know how long she had been sleeping when all of a sudden, Michiru screamed next to her, causing her to jerk out of her light slumber. "Michiru! What happened?" "The Yakuza!" Michiru cried out, while a loud thump could be heard and the car started to shake. Haruka looked out of the rear window and saw a black car driving up close behind the BMW – only to bump into it once more seconds later. "Damn!" the blonde cursed, pulling out her gun. She quickly pushed the button that opened the window on the passenger's side, then reached up with both hands, still holding the gun, and pulled herself out of the window until she sat on the door, holding on to the roof with one hand. "Haruka!" Michiru cried out. "What are you doing?" "Trust me!" Haruka shouted back while aiming her gun. She fired twice, and the front window of the Yakuza car vanished in a storm of splinters. The man who was sitting next to the driver suddenly sank forward, blood running from the hole in his throat where the second bullet had hit. Haruka fired three more times, and suddenly, dark clouds of smoke rose from the car hood. "Step on the gas!" Haruka screamed while she started to climb back into the car. "Quick! They're going to…" One last shot rang, and suddenly, Haruka yelled in pain, literally falling back into the car, holding her shoulder. Michiru screamed when she saw the dark red blood that seeped through her lover's fingers. "Haruka!" the aqua haired girl cried out, fear in her voice. "Don't…don't care about me." Haruka pressed out while her eyes filled with tears, caused by the pain she was in. "Drive faster…" Michiru did as her lover had told her and stepped down on the gas pedal hard, speeding away, while the Yakuza car exploded behind them, parts of metal flying everywhere. Michiru drove on with full speed for almost fifteen minutes, then she saw a big parking lot appearing in the distance. The aqua haired girl parked the BMW there, and when she looked at Haruka, her heart nearly stopped. The blonde hung in the passenger's seat, slumped against the door, her eyes closed, her shirt soaked with blood. And to Michiru, it seemed as if her lover had stopped to breathe.
"Haruka! Oh my God, Haruka!" the aqua haired girl cried out, jumping out of the car and running over to the passenger's door. She opened it, and Haruka fell into her arms. "No." Michiru whispered. "No…I can't loose you, not now!" She leaned closer to her lover, tears filling her eyes, and that was when she noticed that Harukas chest was rising and falling slowly. "Thank God." Michiru whispered, cradling the unconscious blonde in her arms. She looked down on the two wounds the bullet had left behind; a small one where it had entered Harukas body, and a rather big one where it had left it again. Michiru looked around, desperate to find help for her lover, and her eyes fell on two lights in the distance. "A house." The aqua haired girl whispered to herself. Maybe somebody there knew what to do…slowly, Michiru draped Harukas arm around her shoulders and pulled her up, then started to walk towards the light, hoping that she would find help for her lover.