A week passed by and Michiru was getting her things together in
the hallway, to go to the studio where the Violin Orchestra was going to
play in a small sample CD for the concert that was only two weeks away.
Michiru was for the first time ever wearing one of the suits that she and
Zuki had bought. It was a dark blue jacket and a pair of black pants with a
white shirt, and a black tie. She pulled her hand trough her hair and fixed
the tie around her neck, in the hallway mirror. She smiled gently and
looked at the wrist watch and soon picked up the new mobile phone that she
had treated herself too the week before. She soon picked up her music notes
and violin case, as she walked out of the house and locked the door after
herself. She looked around in the yard before she walked over to her car,
putting the music notes and violin case into the passenger seat while she
sat down behind the wheel. She started the car and drove out of the yard
after a second of silence.
Michiru drove to central Tokyo where she parked her car outside the studio house. She looked at the clock on her car stereo and sighed. Hoshi hadn't called for a while and this worried her a little. Michiru soon cleared her thoughts and got out of the car with her violin case and music notes. She locked the doors to her car as she stood by the entrance, as she was about to walk inside.
Five hours later several people carrying violin cases walked out of the building, all talking about the sample that they had plaid in, and soon Michiru walked out, carrying her violin case over her shoulder while holding the music notes under her arm. She unlocked the doors to her car and put in her things with a sigh, before she picked out her phone that was in mute mode. Two missed calls and one message. Michiru bit her lip a little as she opened the drivers side and got into the car, closing the door before looking at the cell phone again.
Could it be her? She thought as she looked up the missed calls. She smiled seeing that it was Hoshi's number. She sighed softly and put the phone to her ear to hear the message that had been plaid in.
"Hey, Michiru. Don't know what you're up to right now, but I was wondering if you had time today to come and see me." Hoshi voice said while there was loud talking in the background. "I'll be at Palace all evening. And I'm on stage as the last side show." She added with a laugh. "Hope you'll come by, if you get this message in time. My show starts at eight and ends a half hour after." Hoshi paused suddenly and took a deep breath. "I miss you. sorry I haven't called earlier." The line was cut.
Michiru's eyes widened a little as the last words echoed inside of her head. She soon stared at the clock on the stereo and almost gasped out loud as she dug up her keys, and started the engine. Five seconds later she raced down the street and towards Palace Café and Restaurant.
The time was already 20:10.
Hoshi was standing behind the small stage where a man was singing his songs, it being his last one for the evening. Hoshi sighed and looked at her watch while biting her lip a little. She was wearing a gentle blue shirt with most of the buttons open, under a dark blue jacket and a pair of matching pants. The color in her hair was starting to fade and several light golden brown strands of hair were clearly seen, with the bleached blonde hair.
"I hope she'll be here." She whispered to herself and soon she looked at the texts in her hand. She was going to sing next. She closed her eyes as the man stopped singing a pretty bad version on From the Ghetto by Elvis and soon the people started clapping, which Hoshi did as well, only because she was glad the slightly overweight man got of the stage and was done.
"Next, we have a talented young woman on the stage. She's the last finalist and I hope that you all out there, will give a her a warm hand as she is about to take on our stage." The woman holding the whole show said into the microphone as she got onto the stage. "She'll be singing three love songs tonight. Sweet dreams, is one of them, and the last one is as much as Heaven is a place on earth. And for her grand finale, she'll be singing is Time after time. All every good and nice songs, I think myself." The woman pause and clapping was heard from the crowd.
"Please be here. Please be here." Hoshi whispered to herself as she looked at the last line in the lyrics.
"Without another word of advice. I present Tsuya Hoshi!" The woman's voice echoed and the crowd over a hundred people started clapping and yelling.
Soon Hoshi got onto the stage with a careful smile over her lips. "How you all doing?" She asked into the microphone as she picked it up at the end of the stage. She let her eyes scan for a familiar face, without finding one. "And since I'm such an amazing talent, I wont be singing from the screen. And all songs have been remixed, by yours truly." She said after a while and someone in the crowd hollered out her name. Hoshi smiled and closed her eyes as the music slowly started to play. Please be here at least for the last song. She thought and soon she started to sing her first song.
As half of the first song was sang, the guard opened the door and Michiru slowly walked inside, breathing heavily while trying to control herself. She was shown to an empty table after a while of talking with a waitress there. The table was in front of the stage, on the left side from Hoshi, who hadn't opened her eyes while singing. The second song started to play and Hoshi slowly opened her eyes, spotting Michiru at once in the crowd. Her eyes shined up and a smile plaid on her lips.
Michiru could feel people staring at her from around her, but she didn't care. She could only hear Hoshi's voice in the speakers and, for some reason unknown to her she just saw her, standing on the stage with an amazing shine over her.
As the last song started to play, the small dance floor in front of the stage was filled with worshiping young women and young men, who danced to the beat and Hoshi's singing. Michiru watched over the crowd on the floor and suddenly she felt her heart skip a beat. She hadn't ever seen this kind of reaction to anyone performing on the stage of a restaurant. She soon let her gaze end up at Hoshi, who was smiling over the crowed while keeping an eye over Michiru.
Is she singing to me? Michiru suddenly thought, seeing Hoshi's gaze, which made her heart skip yet another beat, while she could feel a gentle blush appearing at her cheeks. Michiru soon let her own gaze end up at on the black painted wooden table.
Slowly the music died and the crowd started clapping their hands and whistling from the top of their lungs. The people in the restaurant carried on the noise for several minutes after Hoshi had gotten down from the stage and behind the curtains. Soon the hostess of the show stepped onto the stage holding for her ears, while trying to calm down the crowd.
"Well that sure was an surprise, not for just myself but the whole staff here tonight!" The woman's voice echoed in the speakers. "And I believe the good people here have already picked their favorite for the night." She added as the last whistle passed trough the air.
Hoshi soon appeared from behind the stage and kneeled down beside Michiru's chair, putting her hand onto Michiru's knee, which caused the aqua haired beauty to jump slightly. "I believe that you got my message just in time." She whispered with a smile over her lips.
Michiru smiled gently back at Hoshi while holding her hand over her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat down. "I couldn't answer you earlier because I was playing in a sample for a concert. Sorry."
"It's alright." Hoshi nodded with a sigh as she pulled an empty chair from the neighboring table. "Did you like my little show up there? I didn't think that I would make such a crowd enjoy themselves that much." She added with a laugh as she lied her head down onto the table, with a smile. "I'm really sorry I didn't call you earlier." She whispered after a while and put her hand onto the table.
"It's alright. I believe you had your reasons." Michiru accepted the excuse and slowly put her hand onto Hoshi's hand, squeezing it gently while a gentle smile appeared on her lips.
"You sure? I mean several other friends of mine would have wanted to kill me if I hadn't called them. Daily!" Hoshi grinned slightly and soon took Michiru's hand into her own.
The woman on the stage kept on talking about the prizes the third, second and first place would get as the jury behind the stage had checked their votes. Soon some calm music was turned on as the woman stepped of the stage. "Hope this will calm you all down until the votes get here!" The woman laughed before she turned off the microphone.
Soon the dance floor had two dancing couples who danced like stiff boards, an effect caused by to much drinking and less moving around, thought.
Hoshi looked at the dance floor and raised an eyebrow, while taking of her jacket and putting it onto the back of the chair. "Dang, I think those people are dying." She said and sighed, and before she had a chance to look at Michiru, she was pulled up from the chair and dragged onto the dance floor. "My, my." Hoshi shined as Michiru put her right hand onto Hoshi's waist, while holding Hoshi's right hand in her left.
Michiru smiled warmly at the bleached woman. "May I have this dance?" She asked gently. "And I want to lead for the first time in my life."
Hoshi laughed and put her left hand onto Michiru's shoulder. "You may." She replied and soon the two of them showed off on the dance floor, causing the two couples to stop in their stiff steps, only to stare at the two girls for a second before leaving the floor. "I think you made them jealous." Hoshi whispered with a grin over her lips.
Michiru laughed gently. "Not my fault that they can't."
"So true." Hoshi agreed and was soon spun around Michiru, who soon put her hands back where they had started out. "You sure that this is the first time you're leading?" Hoshi asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.
Michiru just smiled and soon nodded. "Anyone else never wanted me to lead, since they wanted to be more masculine than me." She replied with a slight sigh. "You know that this song is pretty long, don't you?" She asked after a while, first now recognizing the song.
Hoshi smiled and nodded slightly. "I don't mind really." She replied shortly and took a step closer Michiru. "I really hate myself for not calling you." Hoshi whispered as she leaned her chin onto her hand, on Michiru's shoulder. "I'm sorry."
Michiru looked at Hoshi and quickly kissed her on the cheek. "It doesn't matter." She promised softly into Hoshi's ear. "You called me today and I'm here now. right?"
Hoshi looked at Michiru now and soon a gentle shine appeared over her face, while a soft smile plaid on her lips. "Thank you." She whispered and leaned her chin against Michiru's shoulder again. "Now that I think about this whole dancing thing." She said suddenly while grin plaid on her lips.
"What?" Michiru wondered curiously.
Hoshi looked at Michiru after a second, still with the same grin over her lips. "I'm a bit taller than you are. so this should look pretty funny."
Michiru laughed warmly and noticed a young woman slapping probably her boyfriend on the back of his head, while he was drinking out of his glass of beer. "I don't think they think this looks funny." She replied and looked back at Hoshi. "I think they're just jealous."
"You think?" Hoshi blinked softly, letting the grin fade into a smile. "Why don't we make this whole thing more fun?" She whispered suddenly and Michiru could almost see a pair of horns growing out of Hoshi's head, while an almost scary grin appeared on her lips.
"What do you have in mind?" Michiru asked after a while of trying to figure out what Hoshi was thinking. And before Michiru knew what happened, Hoshi had put both her hands onto Michiru's jacket, opening the buttons and spinning around Michiru with an almost ballerina like movement, with Michiru's jacket in her hands.
"Ta-da!" Hoshi smiled while holding up the jacket as a prize. "Much better!" She added while looking at Michiru with a raised eyebrow. "Nice, if I may say so. And talk about trying to look trough ones clothes."
"What are you high on?" Michiru smiled as she put her hands onto her hips while walking towards their table, feeling all the gazes on her now somewhat more female looking figure.
"I'm just high on love and life." Hoshi replied while putting her arm around Michiru's, walking with her to the table and sitting down. "I thought you like a change. And that wouldn't have been anything the old Michiru would have done, now was it?"
Michiru suddenly blinked and looked at Hoshi with a studying look. Hoshi seemed to have just heard what she had said herself and soon a slight blush appeared at her cheeks, while she let her gaze end up on the floor, but Michiru saw that she was smiling. Michiru smiled at the reaction on Hoshi. She thinks that something to blush about? She thought and soon put her hand onto Hoshi's thigh, only causing the blush to burn up most of Hoshi's cheeks. 'I miss you. sorry I haven't called earlier.' Michiru could hear the end of the message being replied inside of her head before it was cut. What did she really mean with that? She thought now, while gently stroking out a wrinkle from Hoshi's pants.
The restaurant was closing and Hoshi had gotten in first place in the contest, the slightly overweight Elvis copy had come on a close second place and the third place was given to a older lady, who had done a pretty good Madonna impersonation on the stage with the all time classic Like a virgin. Michiru and Hoshi where the last to walk out of the restaurant but the gazes of jealous girlfriends with their boyfriends where thrown at them like daggers, from the couples standing outside, waiting for cabs. The two walked over to Michiru's car arm in arm where they stopped.
"Where's your car parked?" Michiru asked as she leaned against the hood of her car.
Hoshi sighed while looking at the sky with a smile over her lips. "It's parked at home." She replied and looked at Michiru with a back tilted head. "I took a cab in." She added with a slight grin.
Michiru raised an eyebrow towards Hoshi while a smile shined on her lips. "Mind if I give you a ride then?" She asked while holding up her keys, balancing them on the tip of her index finger.
"If you insist, I just might let you give me a ride." Hoshi answered and walked by Michiru, stopping by the passenger's side of the car.
Michiru smiled as she unlocked the car doors with the remote as she walked to the driver's side, getting in and putting her violin case and music notes into the back seat, before Hoshi got in and closed the door after herself. Hoshi said the address as Michiru turned on the engine. "You have plans for tomorrow?" Michiru asked as she drove out of the parking spot and drove down the street, stopping at a red light.
"No real plans I guess." Hoshi replied and leaned her head against the window, looking at Michiru with a curious shine in her eyes. "How come you ask me these question, my pretty?" She asked after a while.
"I was just wondering." Michiru replied while keeping her eyes on the road. The lights changed to green and Michiru drove on. The drive to Hoshi's apartment building took ten minutes, and soon both girls were standing outside the entrance, looking at the building.
"I live right up there, on the top of the world. With my office and music studio in one room, my very own bedroom in the other room. A large living room, where you can get lost in for sure when it's dark, with its entrance to a kitchen with a dining area. A bathroom, which I live in most of my time when I'm at home, when I haven't found my way into the living room I mean. A pretty small hallway, when you think about how big the rest of the place is, and gorgeous balcony!" She paused to breathe deeply, while looking at Michiru in the corner of her eye. The aqua haired beauty was laughing at the amazing story about Hoshi's apartment. "And did I mention that I live all alone on the ninth floor, since the apartment was built as an extra floor." She added with a smile while pointing up at the building. She soon looked at Michiru and tilted her head to the side.
Michiru nodded and looked at Hoshi, smiling back at her. "Now I know then, and sounds cozy." She replied before putting her hands into her pockets. "So, about tomorrow.?" Michiru asked and at the same time Hoshi took Michiru's hands into her own.
"I'm happy that you came to the Palace." Hoshi said while looking Michiru right in the eyes.
Michiru looked into Hoshi's dark brown eyes that just seemed to sparkle in the gentle shine of the streetlights. "It was the least I could do." She replied and soon blinked, feeling Hoshi's hands gently squeezing hers.
"No, really. I mean it, Michiru. san." Hoshi almost protested, taking some pauses in her sentence. "I'm happy that you came and I got to see you again." She added and soon took step closer to Michiru, still looking her right in the eyes. "I don't know if I'm being silly now or anything, but I haven't been able to think about things around after the night at the club." She paused and sighed deeply, letting her gaze end up at the floor. "I know, I'm sounding silly now." She remarked herself and soon looked at Michiru again, now smiling gently while a soft blush burned at her cheeks. "I'm to much now, right?" She asked after a while.
Michiru looked into Hoshi's eyes for sometime and soon couldn't help but smile at the young woman. Michiru shook her head a little while putting her right hand onto Hoshi's cheek, stroking it with her thumb. "Not at all."
Hoshi swallowed and soon let her left hand run trough Michiru's hair. "I had a great time, again." She smiled gently while looking at some strands of hair falling onto Michiru's forehead. "Which I seem to have every time we meet." She added with a gentle sigh.
"Yeah. So did I." Michiru agreed and let her hand rest on Hoshi's shoulder. "Good night." She whispered after a while and touched Hoshi's nose tip with the tip of her index finger.
"Night." Hoshi smiled and slowly moved her hand from Michiru's shoulder to the back of her neck, playing with some strands of hair. Suddenly she sighed and within a second, her lips met up with Michiru's.
Michiru stared at the bleached strands of hair that touched Hoshi's forehead, while a slight twitch of her eyebrow calmed down the stare, letting her eyes close and kiss Hoshi back, while gently squeezing Hoshi's hand as she felt the strong but gentle touch of Hoshi's hand, that was gently touching her neck and hair.
After what seemed like forever, Hoshi slowly moved away from Michiru's lip, letting go of her and sighing deeply while opening her eyes and looking right at Michiru, who slowly opened her eyes as well. "Now it was my turn." Hoshi whispered and smiled softly while a gentle sparkle in her eyes shined. She soon touched Michiru's lower lip with the tip of her index finger as she opened the entrance door, leaning her head against it. "Good night, sweet thing. I'll call you, I promise." She whispered and winked before she walked inside, closing the door after herself while standing behind the glass, putting her hand onto it while keeping her eyes on Michiru.
Michiru just looked back at her for a while before she held up her hand towards her, like if she was trying to reach for her trough the glass. Hoshi smiled from behind the glass, before she kissed it. She soon turned around and disappeared into the elevator that was like waiting for her. Michiru looked at the kiss mark slowly fade from the glass before she smiled warmly, feeling her heart beating inside of her chest. It was almost singing. She slowly walked back to her car and got inside, only to look out the window and at the two large glass and wooden doors where Hoshi had walked trough. Michiru sighed softly and started the engine to start her ride back home.
Michiru drove to central Tokyo where she parked her car outside the studio house. She looked at the clock on her car stereo and sighed. Hoshi hadn't called for a while and this worried her a little. Michiru soon cleared her thoughts and got out of the car with her violin case and music notes. She locked the doors to her car as she stood by the entrance, as she was about to walk inside.
Five hours later several people carrying violin cases walked out of the building, all talking about the sample that they had plaid in, and soon Michiru walked out, carrying her violin case over her shoulder while holding the music notes under her arm. She unlocked the doors to her car and put in her things with a sigh, before she picked out her phone that was in mute mode. Two missed calls and one message. Michiru bit her lip a little as she opened the drivers side and got into the car, closing the door before looking at the cell phone again.
Could it be her? She thought as she looked up the missed calls. She smiled seeing that it was Hoshi's number. She sighed softly and put the phone to her ear to hear the message that had been plaid in.
"Hey, Michiru. Don't know what you're up to right now, but I was wondering if you had time today to come and see me." Hoshi voice said while there was loud talking in the background. "I'll be at Palace all evening. And I'm on stage as the last side show." She added with a laugh. "Hope you'll come by, if you get this message in time. My show starts at eight and ends a half hour after." Hoshi paused suddenly and took a deep breath. "I miss you. sorry I haven't called earlier." The line was cut.
Michiru's eyes widened a little as the last words echoed inside of her head. She soon stared at the clock on the stereo and almost gasped out loud as she dug up her keys, and started the engine. Five seconds later she raced down the street and towards Palace Café and Restaurant.
The time was already 20:10.
Hoshi was standing behind the small stage where a man was singing his songs, it being his last one for the evening. Hoshi sighed and looked at her watch while biting her lip a little. She was wearing a gentle blue shirt with most of the buttons open, under a dark blue jacket and a pair of matching pants. The color in her hair was starting to fade and several light golden brown strands of hair were clearly seen, with the bleached blonde hair.
"I hope she'll be here." She whispered to herself and soon she looked at the texts in her hand. She was going to sing next. She closed her eyes as the man stopped singing a pretty bad version on From the Ghetto by Elvis and soon the people started clapping, which Hoshi did as well, only because she was glad the slightly overweight man got of the stage and was done.
"Next, we have a talented young woman on the stage. She's the last finalist and I hope that you all out there, will give a her a warm hand as she is about to take on our stage." The woman holding the whole show said into the microphone as she got onto the stage. "She'll be singing three love songs tonight. Sweet dreams, is one of them, and the last one is as much as Heaven is a place on earth. And for her grand finale, she'll be singing is Time after time. All every good and nice songs, I think myself." The woman pause and clapping was heard from the crowd.
"Please be here. Please be here." Hoshi whispered to herself as she looked at the last line in the lyrics.
"Without another word of advice. I present Tsuya Hoshi!" The woman's voice echoed and the crowd over a hundred people started clapping and yelling.
Soon Hoshi got onto the stage with a careful smile over her lips. "How you all doing?" She asked into the microphone as she picked it up at the end of the stage. She let her eyes scan for a familiar face, without finding one. "And since I'm such an amazing talent, I wont be singing from the screen. And all songs have been remixed, by yours truly." She said after a while and someone in the crowd hollered out her name. Hoshi smiled and closed her eyes as the music slowly started to play. Please be here at least for the last song. She thought and soon she started to sing her first song.
As half of the first song was sang, the guard opened the door and Michiru slowly walked inside, breathing heavily while trying to control herself. She was shown to an empty table after a while of talking with a waitress there. The table was in front of the stage, on the left side from Hoshi, who hadn't opened her eyes while singing. The second song started to play and Hoshi slowly opened her eyes, spotting Michiru at once in the crowd. Her eyes shined up and a smile plaid on her lips.
Michiru could feel people staring at her from around her, but she didn't care. She could only hear Hoshi's voice in the speakers and, for some reason unknown to her she just saw her, standing on the stage with an amazing shine over her.
As the last song started to play, the small dance floor in front of the stage was filled with worshiping young women and young men, who danced to the beat and Hoshi's singing. Michiru watched over the crowd on the floor and suddenly she felt her heart skip a beat. She hadn't ever seen this kind of reaction to anyone performing on the stage of a restaurant. She soon let her gaze end up at Hoshi, who was smiling over the crowed while keeping an eye over Michiru.
Is she singing to me? Michiru suddenly thought, seeing Hoshi's gaze, which made her heart skip yet another beat, while she could feel a gentle blush appearing at her cheeks. Michiru soon let her own gaze end up at on the black painted wooden table.
Slowly the music died and the crowd started clapping their hands and whistling from the top of their lungs. The people in the restaurant carried on the noise for several minutes after Hoshi had gotten down from the stage and behind the curtains. Soon the hostess of the show stepped onto the stage holding for her ears, while trying to calm down the crowd.
"Well that sure was an surprise, not for just myself but the whole staff here tonight!" The woman's voice echoed in the speakers. "And I believe the good people here have already picked their favorite for the night." She added as the last whistle passed trough the air.
Hoshi soon appeared from behind the stage and kneeled down beside Michiru's chair, putting her hand onto Michiru's knee, which caused the aqua haired beauty to jump slightly. "I believe that you got my message just in time." She whispered with a smile over her lips.
Michiru smiled gently back at Hoshi while holding her hand over her chest, trying to calm her heartbeat down. "I couldn't answer you earlier because I was playing in a sample for a concert. Sorry."
"It's alright." Hoshi nodded with a sigh as she pulled an empty chair from the neighboring table. "Did you like my little show up there? I didn't think that I would make such a crowd enjoy themselves that much." She added with a laugh as she lied her head down onto the table, with a smile. "I'm really sorry I didn't call you earlier." She whispered after a while and put her hand onto the table.
"It's alright. I believe you had your reasons." Michiru accepted the excuse and slowly put her hand onto Hoshi's hand, squeezing it gently while a gentle smile appeared on her lips.
"You sure? I mean several other friends of mine would have wanted to kill me if I hadn't called them. Daily!" Hoshi grinned slightly and soon took Michiru's hand into her own.
The woman on the stage kept on talking about the prizes the third, second and first place would get as the jury behind the stage had checked their votes. Soon some calm music was turned on as the woman stepped of the stage. "Hope this will calm you all down until the votes get here!" The woman laughed before she turned off the microphone.
Soon the dance floor had two dancing couples who danced like stiff boards, an effect caused by to much drinking and less moving around, thought.
Hoshi looked at the dance floor and raised an eyebrow, while taking of her jacket and putting it onto the back of the chair. "Dang, I think those people are dying." She said and sighed, and before she had a chance to look at Michiru, she was pulled up from the chair and dragged onto the dance floor. "My, my." Hoshi shined as Michiru put her right hand onto Hoshi's waist, while holding Hoshi's right hand in her left.
Michiru smiled warmly at the bleached woman. "May I have this dance?" She asked gently. "And I want to lead for the first time in my life."
Hoshi laughed and put her left hand onto Michiru's shoulder. "You may." She replied and soon the two of them showed off on the dance floor, causing the two couples to stop in their stiff steps, only to stare at the two girls for a second before leaving the floor. "I think you made them jealous." Hoshi whispered with a grin over her lips.
Michiru laughed gently. "Not my fault that they can't."
"So true." Hoshi agreed and was soon spun around Michiru, who soon put her hands back where they had started out. "You sure that this is the first time you're leading?" Hoshi asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.
Michiru just smiled and soon nodded. "Anyone else never wanted me to lead, since they wanted to be more masculine than me." She replied with a slight sigh. "You know that this song is pretty long, don't you?" She asked after a while, first now recognizing the song.
Hoshi smiled and nodded slightly. "I don't mind really." She replied shortly and took a step closer Michiru. "I really hate myself for not calling you." Hoshi whispered as she leaned her chin onto her hand, on Michiru's shoulder. "I'm sorry."
Michiru looked at Hoshi and quickly kissed her on the cheek. "It doesn't matter." She promised softly into Hoshi's ear. "You called me today and I'm here now. right?"
Hoshi looked at Michiru now and soon a gentle shine appeared over her face, while a soft smile plaid on her lips. "Thank you." She whispered and leaned her chin against Michiru's shoulder again. "Now that I think about this whole dancing thing." She said suddenly while grin plaid on her lips.
"What?" Michiru wondered curiously.
Hoshi looked at Michiru after a second, still with the same grin over her lips. "I'm a bit taller than you are. so this should look pretty funny."
Michiru laughed warmly and noticed a young woman slapping probably her boyfriend on the back of his head, while he was drinking out of his glass of beer. "I don't think they think this looks funny." She replied and looked back at Hoshi. "I think they're just jealous."
"You think?" Hoshi blinked softly, letting the grin fade into a smile. "Why don't we make this whole thing more fun?" She whispered suddenly and Michiru could almost see a pair of horns growing out of Hoshi's head, while an almost scary grin appeared on her lips.
"What do you have in mind?" Michiru asked after a while of trying to figure out what Hoshi was thinking. And before Michiru knew what happened, Hoshi had put both her hands onto Michiru's jacket, opening the buttons and spinning around Michiru with an almost ballerina like movement, with Michiru's jacket in her hands.
"Ta-da!" Hoshi smiled while holding up the jacket as a prize. "Much better!" She added while looking at Michiru with a raised eyebrow. "Nice, if I may say so. And talk about trying to look trough ones clothes."
"What are you high on?" Michiru smiled as she put her hands onto her hips while walking towards their table, feeling all the gazes on her now somewhat more female looking figure.
"I'm just high on love and life." Hoshi replied while putting her arm around Michiru's, walking with her to the table and sitting down. "I thought you like a change. And that wouldn't have been anything the old Michiru would have done, now was it?"
Michiru suddenly blinked and looked at Hoshi with a studying look. Hoshi seemed to have just heard what she had said herself and soon a slight blush appeared at her cheeks, while she let her gaze end up on the floor, but Michiru saw that she was smiling. Michiru smiled at the reaction on Hoshi. She thinks that something to blush about? She thought and soon put her hand onto Hoshi's thigh, only causing the blush to burn up most of Hoshi's cheeks. 'I miss you. sorry I haven't called earlier.' Michiru could hear the end of the message being replied inside of her head before it was cut. What did she really mean with that? She thought now, while gently stroking out a wrinkle from Hoshi's pants.
The restaurant was closing and Hoshi had gotten in first place in the contest, the slightly overweight Elvis copy had come on a close second place and the third place was given to a older lady, who had done a pretty good Madonna impersonation on the stage with the all time classic Like a virgin. Michiru and Hoshi where the last to walk out of the restaurant but the gazes of jealous girlfriends with their boyfriends where thrown at them like daggers, from the couples standing outside, waiting for cabs. The two walked over to Michiru's car arm in arm where they stopped.
"Where's your car parked?" Michiru asked as she leaned against the hood of her car.
Hoshi sighed while looking at the sky with a smile over her lips. "It's parked at home." She replied and looked at Michiru with a back tilted head. "I took a cab in." She added with a slight grin.
Michiru raised an eyebrow towards Hoshi while a smile shined on her lips. "Mind if I give you a ride then?" She asked while holding up her keys, balancing them on the tip of her index finger.
"If you insist, I just might let you give me a ride." Hoshi answered and walked by Michiru, stopping by the passenger's side of the car.
Michiru smiled as she unlocked the car doors with the remote as she walked to the driver's side, getting in and putting her violin case and music notes into the back seat, before Hoshi got in and closed the door after herself. Hoshi said the address as Michiru turned on the engine. "You have plans for tomorrow?" Michiru asked as she drove out of the parking spot and drove down the street, stopping at a red light.
"No real plans I guess." Hoshi replied and leaned her head against the window, looking at Michiru with a curious shine in her eyes. "How come you ask me these question, my pretty?" She asked after a while.
"I was just wondering." Michiru replied while keeping her eyes on the road. The lights changed to green and Michiru drove on. The drive to Hoshi's apartment building took ten minutes, and soon both girls were standing outside the entrance, looking at the building.
"I live right up there, on the top of the world. With my office and music studio in one room, my very own bedroom in the other room. A large living room, where you can get lost in for sure when it's dark, with its entrance to a kitchen with a dining area. A bathroom, which I live in most of my time when I'm at home, when I haven't found my way into the living room I mean. A pretty small hallway, when you think about how big the rest of the place is, and gorgeous balcony!" She paused to breathe deeply, while looking at Michiru in the corner of her eye. The aqua haired beauty was laughing at the amazing story about Hoshi's apartment. "And did I mention that I live all alone on the ninth floor, since the apartment was built as an extra floor." She added with a smile while pointing up at the building. She soon looked at Michiru and tilted her head to the side.
Michiru nodded and looked at Hoshi, smiling back at her. "Now I know then, and sounds cozy." She replied before putting her hands into her pockets. "So, about tomorrow.?" Michiru asked and at the same time Hoshi took Michiru's hands into her own.
"I'm happy that you came to the Palace." Hoshi said while looking Michiru right in the eyes.
Michiru looked into Hoshi's dark brown eyes that just seemed to sparkle in the gentle shine of the streetlights. "It was the least I could do." She replied and soon blinked, feeling Hoshi's hands gently squeezing hers.
"No, really. I mean it, Michiru. san." Hoshi almost protested, taking some pauses in her sentence. "I'm happy that you came and I got to see you again." She added and soon took step closer to Michiru, still looking her right in the eyes. "I don't know if I'm being silly now or anything, but I haven't been able to think about things around after the night at the club." She paused and sighed deeply, letting her gaze end up at the floor. "I know, I'm sounding silly now." She remarked herself and soon looked at Michiru again, now smiling gently while a soft blush burned at her cheeks. "I'm to much now, right?" She asked after a while.
Michiru looked into Hoshi's eyes for sometime and soon couldn't help but smile at the young woman. Michiru shook her head a little while putting her right hand onto Hoshi's cheek, stroking it with her thumb. "Not at all."
Hoshi swallowed and soon let her left hand run trough Michiru's hair. "I had a great time, again." She smiled gently while looking at some strands of hair falling onto Michiru's forehead. "Which I seem to have every time we meet." She added with a gentle sigh.
"Yeah. So did I." Michiru agreed and let her hand rest on Hoshi's shoulder. "Good night." She whispered after a while and touched Hoshi's nose tip with the tip of her index finger.
"Night." Hoshi smiled and slowly moved her hand from Michiru's shoulder to the back of her neck, playing with some strands of hair. Suddenly she sighed and within a second, her lips met up with Michiru's.
Michiru stared at the bleached strands of hair that touched Hoshi's forehead, while a slight twitch of her eyebrow calmed down the stare, letting her eyes close and kiss Hoshi back, while gently squeezing Hoshi's hand as she felt the strong but gentle touch of Hoshi's hand, that was gently touching her neck and hair.
After what seemed like forever, Hoshi slowly moved away from Michiru's lip, letting go of her and sighing deeply while opening her eyes and looking right at Michiru, who slowly opened her eyes as well. "Now it was my turn." Hoshi whispered and smiled softly while a gentle sparkle in her eyes shined. She soon touched Michiru's lower lip with the tip of her index finger as she opened the entrance door, leaning her head against it. "Good night, sweet thing. I'll call you, I promise." She whispered and winked before she walked inside, closing the door after herself while standing behind the glass, putting her hand onto it while keeping her eyes on Michiru.
Michiru just looked back at her for a while before she held up her hand towards her, like if she was trying to reach for her trough the glass. Hoshi smiled from behind the glass, before she kissed it. She soon turned around and disappeared into the elevator that was like waiting for her. Michiru looked at the kiss mark slowly fade from the glass before she smiled warmly, feeling her heart beating inside of her chest. It was almost singing. She slowly walked back to her car and got inside, only to look out the window and at the two large glass and wooden doors where Hoshi had walked trough. Michiru sighed softly and started the engine to start her ride back home.