Chapter 1:
"Hi Haruka," whispered the blonde's friend Mamoru, sliding into a sat beside her. "This sucks, I can't believe we actually have to watch these student music thingies." Haruka looked at him and smiled. "I dunno, tonight they've got that girl's band. What's her name? Michiru? Yeah, they got her band, Madison Avenue, to play a few songs." Mamoru shrugged. "I don't know. All I know is that all those girls are hot. Shhh, watch, it's starting." Then, the voice of the principal's voice came over the loudspeaker. The loudspeakers are so scratchy that nobody could hear what he said, but my English teacher, Miss Morrison got up and said in her accented Japanese (she was from Australia): "Well guys, I think your principal was trying to say, 'Now please welcome Madison Avenue!' " Above the clapping, she yelled, "with Michiru Kaioh as the lead singer and violinist, Setsuna Meioh as the backing vocalist and playing the flute and Hotaru Tomoe on the drums. Incidentally, Hotaru also wrote the songs. All of them are girls from our own Mugen High School!"
She ran off the stage as the curtain rose, and a pretty girl with wavy blue-green hair and a violin closed her eyes, raised the bow and started to play. Before she had gotten more than ten notes into the song, she (kept playing) opened her eyes, winked in my direction and very clearly mouthed my name. "Haruka." When she was sure she'd gotten my attention, she closed her eyes again. Just then, Setsuna and Hotaru launched into the song, and with the angel's voice many people had complimented her on, Michiru began to sing.
I've been coming round here now For quite some time And I think I got you figured out But you don't look at me, how I look at you You make it so hard for my love to get through
And I just know I'd make you happy If you'd only let me in You never really know unless you try I could be, the, girl of your dreams I strongly suggest you don't let me pass you by
It's a lesson in simplicity And I've spelt it out specifically The rest is up to you And it seriously bothers me That you may just not ever see The way I feel about you
I got everything you need, and I want you to be with me This is not some crazy fantasy I got everything you need
Take me for a ride in your big fancy car I wanna see how fast you can go We'll drop the roof, and we'll find the coast And we wont stop driving 'till the sun sinks low
And we can find a little place That serves a chilled white wine Somewhere we can be alone And you can feel free to impress me And we can play until it's time to go
It's a lesson in simplicity And I've spelt it out specifically The rest is up to you And it seriously bothers me That you may just not ever see The way I feel about you
I got everything you need, and I want you to be with me This is not some crazy fantasy I got everything you need
------------------------ When the last notes of the song died away, everyone was watching Haruka out of the corner of their eye, trying to see her reaction. Grinning, Mamoru turned to her. "Score! Girl, that song was obviously aimed at you! Haven't I taught you anything? Has she been giving you signs you've been ignoring?" 'Mamoru? Get the hell away from me." He stood up, looking insulted. "Okay, fine then, I'll leave." Haruka rolled her eyes. "Thank God for that." He turned around, and opened his mouth to yell at her. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. "If you don't leave right now, I'm going to set my pet leprechaun loose." He ran away, yelling like he'd. well, like he'd just been threatened with a pet leprechaun, I guess. Trying to look as if she hadn't just threatened her friend with a leprechaun, Haruka sat back down and smirked. "That's better." ------------------------ "Come on Michiru!" Setsuna was kneeling in front of Michiru, with puppy dog eyes, and practically kissing her shoes. "Go out there and talk to her! That song gave you an opening!" Grinning at Michiru's raised eyebrow, Hotaru winked, and started pushing her towards the door. "Yeah, go on, she'll get away if you don't. I mean, how long can she sit in her seat looking stunned?" "Okay, okay, I'm going. Don't push!" Stalling, Michiru looked at herself in the mirror, rubbed an invisible dirt mark off her arm, and fixed her already perfect hair. She stalled for as long as it took to make Hotaru and Setsuna look dangerous again, and then, when Setsuna growled threateningly, staggered out the door.
As Michiru came closer, she tried to look anywhere but at Haruka, but everywhere she looked, all she could see where two teal eyes staring questioningly into hers. ------------------------ Haruka couldn't look away. Michiru was walking straight towards her. Even with her eyes darting around, and her almost tripping over her own feet every two steps, she still moved with a rare confidence and grace Haruka had never seen before. It was like she knew her destiny; she knew her place in the world, and no one was going to take it from her.
As she came closer, Haruka held her breath. Her vision was filled with two sparkling sapphire blue eyes, and although Michiru was desperately trying not to look at Haruka, those eyes kept staring sweetly straight into hers. "What can I do? She's coming straight towards me. She's so beautiful."
"Hi Haruka," whispered the blonde's friend Mamoru, sliding into a sat beside her. "This sucks, I can't believe we actually have to watch these student music thingies." Haruka looked at him and smiled. "I dunno, tonight they've got that girl's band. What's her name? Michiru? Yeah, they got her band, Madison Avenue, to play a few songs." Mamoru shrugged. "I don't know. All I know is that all those girls are hot. Shhh, watch, it's starting." Then, the voice of the principal's voice came over the loudspeaker. The loudspeakers are so scratchy that nobody could hear what he said, but my English teacher, Miss Morrison got up and said in her accented Japanese (she was from Australia): "Well guys, I think your principal was trying to say, 'Now please welcome Madison Avenue!' " Above the clapping, she yelled, "with Michiru Kaioh as the lead singer and violinist, Setsuna Meioh as the backing vocalist and playing the flute and Hotaru Tomoe on the drums. Incidentally, Hotaru also wrote the songs. All of them are girls from our own Mugen High School!"
She ran off the stage as the curtain rose, and a pretty girl with wavy blue-green hair and a violin closed her eyes, raised the bow and started to play. Before she had gotten more than ten notes into the song, she (kept playing) opened her eyes, winked in my direction and very clearly mouthed my name. "Haruka." When she was sure she'd gotten my attention, she closed her eyes again. Just then, Setsuna and Hotaru launched into the song, and with the angel's voice many people had complimented her on, Michiru began to sing.
I've been coming round here now For quite some time And I think I got you figured out But you don't look at me, how I look at you You make it so hard for my love to get through
And I just know I'd make you happy If you'd only let me in You never really know unless you try I could be, the, girl of your dreams I strongly suggest you don't let me pass you by
It's a lesson in simplicity And I've spelt it out specifically The rest is up to you And it seriously bothers me That you may just not ever see The way I feel about you
I got everything you need, and I want you to be with me This is not some crazy fantasy I got everything you need
Take me for a ride in your big fancy car I wanna see how fast you can go We'll drop the roof, and we'll find the coast And we wont stop driving 'till the sun sinks low
And we can find a little place That serves a chilled white wine Somewhere we can be alone And you can feel free to impress me And we can play until it's time to go
It's a lesson in simplicity And I've spelt it out specifically The rest is up to you And it seriously bothers me That you may just not ever see The way I feel about you
I got everything you need, and I want you to be with me This is not some crazy fantasy I got everything you need
------------------------ When the last notes of the song died away, everyone was watching Haruka out of the corner of their eye, trying to see her reaction. Grinning, Mamoru turned to her. "Score! Girl, that song was obviously aimed at you! Haven't I taught you anything? Has she been giving you signs you've been ignoring?" 'Mamoru? Get the hell away from me." He stood up, looking insulted. "Okay, fine then, I'll leave." Haruka rolled her eyes. "Thank God for that." He turned around, and opened his mouth to yell at her. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. "If you don't leave right now, I'm going to set my pet leprechaun loose." He ran away, yelling like he'd. well, like he'd just been threatened with a pet leprechaun, I guess. Trying to look as if she hadn't just threatened her friend with a leprechaun, Haruka sat back down and smirked. "That's better." ------------------------ "Come on Michiru!" Setsuna was kneeling in front of Michiru, with puppy dog eyes, and practically kissing her shoes. "Go out there and talk to her! That song gave you an opening!" Grinning at Michiru's raised eyebrow, Hotaru winked, and started pushing her towards the door. "Yeah, go on, she'll get away if you don't. I mean, how long can she sit in her seat looking stunned?" "Okay, okay, I'm going. Don't push!" Stalling, Michiru looked at herself in the mirror, rubbed an invisible dirt mark off her arm, and fixed her already perfect hair. She stalled for as long as it took to make Hotaru and Setsuna look dangerous again, and then, when Setsuna growled threateningly, staggered out the door.
As Michiru came closer, she tried to look anywhere but at Haruka, but everywhere she looked, all she could see where two teal eyes staring questioningly into hers. ------------------------ Haruka couldn't look away. Michiru was walking straight towards her. Even with her eyes darting around, and her almost tripping over her own feet every two steps, she still moved with a rare confidence and grace Haruka had never seen before. It was like she knew her destiny; she knew her place in the world, and no one was going to take it from her.
As she came closer, Haruka held her breath. Her vision was filled with two sparkling sapphire blue eyes, and although Michiru was desperately trying not to look at Haruka, those eyes kept staring sweetly straight into hers. "What can I do? She's coming straight towards me. She's so beautiful."
