Title: Forthcoming Destiny
Author: Kyouryoku Senshi
Summary: Haruka has recently started to have nightmares about world destruction, Michiru seeks out to awaken Haruka as Sailor Uranus.
Spoilers: The plot leads up to when Haruka and Michiru first meet and when Michiru reveals Haruka her destiny.
Disclaimer: Haruka and Michiru do not belong to me, they belong to Naoko-sama and etc..
Haruka opened her eyes and turned to see the sun streaming into her room, She had started to grow accustomed to the nightmares, but it still resulted in a lack of much needed sleep, she turned to her clock which displayed 7:30AM and yelled "Shimatta!" Then lazily jumped up "I must have turned off the alarm in my sleep!" she practically threw on her uniform and she groaned, "Two days off are just never enough." She knew she was already running extremely late. Haruka quickly brushed her teeth and combed her hair then ran downstairs. She grabbed a muffin burst out of the house and down the stairs of the apartment complex down towards her car.
About ten minutes later of trying to get through morning traffic, she parked her car in it's place across the street from her school. Haruka glanced at the large clock on top of the school building and quickly ran through the entrance just when the bell rang for first period to begin.
"Damn it, not again!" she scolded herself, if she kept this up she wouldn't pass the class due to her frequent tardiness Haruka made her way towards her locker shoving her geometry work back inside then pulled out her necessary materials for her next class period then nearly ran through the halls down towards her Modern Japanese class
Haruka burst into the room, the teacher just about to begin the lecture. "Gomen ne, sensei!" Haruka found herself saying those words quite frequently now as a routine Upon reaching her desk
she felt eyes all over her. "Seeing me after class, I presume, Tenou?" her teacher narrowed his eyes then returned to the board
Haruka just sighed and sank into her seat. Modern Japanese was one of her least favorite subjects besides History, I mean why waste your time dwelling on something that happened in the past? She grumbled as the teacher began the lecture.
Michiru made her way towards her class, Painting was her first class of the day and she was eager finish a painting she had started for an art contest. She entered the Painting room when the bell sounded through the school halls. The teacher came towards the front of the room "Minna, Ohayo." "Ohayo." the whole class replied before taking their seats. The teacher had instructed everyone to work on their projects for class. Michiru had taken a seat in the back setting her unfinished painting on the rack. She dipped her thick brush into the water then dipped it into a dark blue paint and began the back round of the painting until the teacher had directed everyones attention back to the front of the class. "Everyone, I'd like to introduce a new student that will be joining us, her name is Elza Grey, she participates in track and field, but she also enjoys art." Elza had a dark skin complexion as well as short curly ruby red hair, she smiled and bowed.
After the introduction, the teacher had instructed and gave Elza various optional tasks. Michiru turned back around and continued her painting in slow strokes making up the spacey back round. A short while later she felt someone gazing over her shoulder, she turned to see it was Elza Grey. "You're a very beautiful painter, you make things come to life." she said with envy as Michiru turned and smiled "Arigatou." Elza bowed "I'm Elza Grey." Just as Michiru was about to speak Elza spoke "Kaiou Michiru right? The violinist and artist." Michiru nodded "Hai."
When the bell sounded through the halls once more Michiru headed towards her locker to introduce her new friend to Katana. Katana had just finished putting away her textbooks when she felt a tap on the shoulder and nearly spun around to be greeted by her aqua haired friend and a ruby haired girl in front of her.
"Konnichiwa!" she smiled as Michiru smiled back "Konnichiwa, Katana-chan, I'd like to introduce you to Elza Grey, she's new at the school, so I thought I'd show her around." Michiru beamed Katana bowed in response "Pleasure to meet you, Elza Grey...wait...Elza Grey, as from the tack and field events? Do you happen by any chance to know Tenou Haruka?" Katana asked excitedly Elza smiled "Hai, I've raced with Haruka in a few races, I really admire Haruka. I hope I can be just as good as Haruka is someday I don't want to be just chasing after Haruka's shadow during the track meets." Elza sighed Michiru and Katana smiled at her and began to walk slowly around the school
The three of them came across a bench and Katana had pulled out a sandwich while Michiru pulled out a container of sashimi, Elza had pulled out a container of salad. Katana rubbed her hands together and eyed Michiru and Elza's food "I'm jealous, you both have food that look so much more appealing then my sandwich." Katana laughed
Elza giggled "Well I can't eat much else because I want to stay on the track team and keep fit, so I usually eat salads." Rather than eating her lunch Katana sat there and watched Elza as she ate admiringly Elza took a fork full of lettuce and turned to Katana and Michiru "Hey, how about you both come to the track race after school today? I'd be honored if you both could watch the race." Michiru smiled "I'd love to." she said as she started to eat her sashimi "That would be great, but I have to leave by four o' clock for clarinet practice." soon enough the bell sounded through the school once more and Elza stood up first "So I'll see you later today girls, Ja-ne." she said and headed towards her next class "Ja." Michiru called back
Shortly after school had ended Haruka sighed with relief and headed towards her car to get her things for the school track and field race today. She opened her trunk and pulled out a large duffel bag and headed towards the back of the school and onto the track. She glanced at her watch it was still a half hour early, but she decided to start a few practice laps to get warmed up.
Meanwhile Michiru and Katana had met up shortly after last period and decided to walk together over to the nearby Junior High where Haruka and Elza's race was to be held. She still was trying to figure out a good way to catch Haruka alone and speak with her, but while part of her was desperate to tell her about her destiny and become her partner, the other forbid it, but she knew she had to overcome her senses sooner or later.
Haruka neeled down before like she had done so many other times. Elza looked over to her and smiled
"Good luck, Haruka-san." Haruka looked toward her teammate "You too." she winked Moments later the whistle had been blown and they nearly few down the track. Elza right behind Haruka.
'She's fast, I don't know if I can keep up...' Elza thought as she watched Haruka run like there was nothing to it, lt came so easy and simple to her. Elza longed to achieve the same amount of greatness, she had raced with Haruka a few other times, even though in second place, she still hadn't come close to beating her. She heaved breaths in and out as she struggled to keep up with her. 'How does she do it?' she said as she kept falling behind desperate to catch up.
Elza hadn't attended the last race because her mind had gotten the better of her, a time she had felt like giving up. It wasn't until yesterday she had come to the conclusion of not ever giving up. She may have to put into track and field much more, but she didn't want to give in. Net yet.
Haruka's breathing became rough but she didn't quit, this was all she had, she needed to clear her mind of all the things that held her down, she wanted to be free of everything, to break loose through the traps and misery.
Meanwhile, Michiru and Katana had been watching from the top row on the bleachers. Michiru smiled as she watched them both as Katana was jumping up and down cheering.
A short while after the race had ended, the bleachers were clear of mostly everyone except Michiru, Katana had just left in the middle of the race. Why she decided to stay there she wasn't even sure herself. Her thoughts were interrupted when Elza had came over towards her with her duffel bag slung over her shoulder. She waved as her newfound friend came over towards her.
"I caught your eye on Tenou Haruka, she's great isn't she?" Michiru smiled not able to hold back "It would be great if someday, she would model for me in a drawing." Michiru said with a now slightly distant look in her eyes
"Here come with me." Elza said as she lead Michiru towards Haruka's spot
"Tenou Haruka!" Elza had called out as she approached Haruka who turned with a puzzled look on her face
"You are really amazing." Elza smiled "There's someone I want to introduce to you." Haruka stopped at this and turned to completely face in her direction Elza turned "Come on over, Michiru."
Haruka's head shot up immediately as Michiru stepped over in her direction. She had shoulder length aqua colored hair and wore a light blue girls uniform. Michiru's gaze was cast downwards. "This is Kaiou Michiru, she's a very intelligent and a very prodigious painter, she's interested in you." Elza had introduced at this Michiru took a few more steps forward until she stood right in front of the sandy haired blond "You don't seem to be sweating at all...perhaps you were holding back?" Michiru spoke
Haruka chuckled and put her hands on her hips "What do you mean?" Michiru smiled "Can't you hear the sound of wind rustling?"
That last comment has just shot through Haruka's entire body like a bolt of lighting, Michiru's eyes were now burning straight into her own. Images of the dreams she had been having fell before her eyes and at that moment she knew Michiru was the one knew exactly who she was, had been and will be, those sea green eyes saw straight through her like glass.
Haruka cringed, the panic attack had started to come back. She wasn't ready, she wasn't ready to accept her destiny yet, she was afraid that everything would be different, she knew everything would be different. Haruka needed to get away soon before this got to any deeper level. She bent down and picked up her duffel bag and slung it over sher shoulder. "You're strange, what is it exactly do you want with me?" she said turning her back
Michiru beamed with excitement "Will you model for one of my drawings?" Haruka turned around briefly then back round
"I'll pass, things like that don't interest me." she said and walked away leaving Michiru to sulk in disappointment
Later that night instead of going home Michiru had sat on the beach looking straight out into the ocean as she looked up into the stars for some sort of answer to her situation. She put her arms around herself as the chill started to sweep in. She had almost forgotten how long she had been there, which wasn't like her.
What would she do now? or go from there? She didn't want to force Haruka into accepting her destiny because she herself had been in the same situation at one point because Michiru herself had a hard time accepting her destiny as well. Afraid of change, but she had chosen it against her will. Michiru sighed and looked back into the ocean waters which washed over her feet as the ocean's current swept in and out. Her aqua hair flowed in the wind, which only reminded her so much of Haruka.
In more ways then one, Michiru wanted to free herself from the mission, she didn't want to do it alone. A part of her scolded herself for thinking such things, the part of her that was Sailor Neptune. The part of her that was Kaiou Michiru had a hard time accepting who she truly was and what her true destiny was set out to be. She pulled her legs close towards her as she dug her feet into the now cold sand.
All of her life she had been set out to try to find her place in the world, and when it seemed she could finally be at peace, everything had been erased and she had been brought back to the start line once again, not knowing where she would truly belong. Michiru sighed to herself and closed her eyes as she let the wind caress her face once more as the water came up to her feet. She just wished she could be just set free and dive into the dark ocean waters and never return.
To be continued...