Chapter 7: Someone To Love
Michiru closed the fifth book she finally had read through and rubbed her burning eyes, letting out a sigh. Next to her, Roberta sighed too and closed her book, too. "Found anything?" Michiru asked before she let out a yawn. Much to her dismay, Roberta shook her head. "No…you?" Michiru shook her head too, and both women let out a simultaneous sigh. As if that had been her command, Haruka appeared out of nowhere between them, raising her eyebrows. "I assume you found nothing." The blonde then spoke while her eyebrows wandered back to their natural position. Michiru sighed again and spoke: "No. You could help us anyway, you know." Haruka chuckled and replied: "And how? It's kinda hard to turn pages when you are a ghost like me." "Oh." Michiru answered intelligently. "True. Well…we've read all the books we found about magic, but we found nothing about Spirit Rings." Haruka groaned and did one of her little "Ghost-Tricks", like Michiru called them: the blonde swung her feet upwards without any warning and ended up floating in the air. Roberta giggled at that while Michiru just shook her head, having seen this one time too often to find it still amusing. "We've got to find a way to free Haruka as soon as possible." The aqua haired girl spoke, looking at her floating friend. "It gets kinda annoying to have a ghostly magician in your house." "In my house." Haruka reminded her, earning another snort. "Only because it's your house, it doesn't mean that you can float in on me while I'm taking a bath and wear nothing than my birthday suit." If Haruka would have been free and fully human now, she probably would have blushed. "Well…it was a nice sight." She then spoke, her voice dripping with charm. Now it was Michirus turn to blush, and since she was fully human, she did. Roberta giggled and winked at Haruka. "Be glad that you didn't float in on me bathing, that would have been a not so nice sight." Haruka shuddered visibly at that image and nodded. "No offence, Roberta…but I do prefer seeing a naked Michiru over a naked you." The old woman giggled again before she replied: "No offence taken, Haruka. I am seventy-three after all." All three laughed at that, and Haruka shook her head before she floated over to where Michiru sat. "You still have one wish, I hope you didn't forget." Michiru shook her head and smiled at the blonde. "No, I didn't. But I still have no clue would I should wish for." Suddenly, hope gleamed up in Roberta's eyes. "Can I borrow the ring?" the elderly woman asked. Haruka and Michiru exchanged a look before Michiru pulled the ring off and gave it to her friend. "Thanks!" Roberta cried out, putting the ring on. Haruka grinned at her before she spoke: "I'm all yours now, Roberta." The elderly woman beamed again before she closed her eyes and spoke: "At first…I wish for my healthy good teeth to come back." Haruka raised both eyebrows before performing a few complicated figures with one hand. Seconds later, Roberta's mouth was full of healthy, white teeth. "Yay!" the elderly woman cried out, jumping up with happiness. "Finally I can eat my beloved pork again!" Both Haruka and Michiru laughed at that while Roberta pondered over what her next wish should be. Suddenly, a little light bulb appeared over the elderly woman's head. "Oh, I know I know! I wish for a nice man to come and be my lover!" "Your age?" Haruka asked, barely able to keep her laughter inside. "Of course. A younger one would leave me soon." Roberta informed the blonde, who finally started to laugh before she performed another little magic. "He'll be at your house tomorrow. Make sure you don't send him away." The blonde added with a wink. Roberta smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Haruka! And now, my third wish…I wish that everything in my house that is somehow broken or will break soon is repaired." Haruka nodded, making a few more movements; a loud rumbling sound could be heard from the direction of Roberta's house, then the rumbling stopped and Haruka smiled. "All done." "Thank you very much, Haruka!" Roberta cried out before taking the ring off and giving it back to Michiru. "There ya go. I don't need the ring anymore." "Why thank you." Michiru replied, putting it back on with a smile. Roberta said her goodbye to the two women, declaring that she had to eat pork as soon as possible, and left. As soon as she was gone, Michirus smile faded, and a somehow sad expression entered her eyes. "Hey." Haruka spoke, immediately sensing that something was bothering her friend. "Are you okay?" Michiru nodded, then shook her head. "Yes. No. Well, sorta…" "Want to talk about it?" Haruka gently asked. Michiru stayed silent for a few moments before she finally spoke up. "It's just…Roberta wished for a new love, and will get it…I just want someone to love too." "You could always wish for it." Haruka replied, though her heart ached when she said that. Can't you love me? Michiru shook her head. "No. I want it to be true love…not love that comes from a wish." "I see…" Haruka replied thoughtfully, before giving the aqua haired girl a cheerful smile. "You'll find someone one day, Michiru. Maybe already tomorrow, a nice man will show up on your doorstep and…" "Who said that it has to be a man?" Michiru replied, smiling mysteriously before she stood up and left Haruka behind, stunned.
