Author's notes: gomen for the long wait.
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The group had their lunch together that day except for Michiru who preferred to have it some place alone. They're unusually quiet. Even Serena didn't bother to share food with others. Haruka is nervous inside 'Do they know what happened last night?'
"Haruka," Mina said in a serious tone that Haruka is more than afraid. He just wishes that it's not about last night. "you have to choose between all of us.We are all falling in love with you and we are tired of worrying with whom you will choose."
"Mina, aren't you getting thickfaced? He may think that we're too obsessive." Rei said.
"Isn't it true? He has to decide. What will it be Haruka?" Mina asked.
'Do I really have to do this?' sweatdrop "Okay." Haruka looked at Serena who is busy eating. "I'll give the answers later. I'll give you small envlopes with three hearts inside. The one with three is my choice."
"Why don't you just answer us? Right here, right now." Raye seems impatient.
"Because I love thrills."
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"I can't wait for the envelope. It's been 3 hours! Lita, can you check under the door?" Mina is restless. 'I have to get the hearts!'
"Here they are Mina. For you and --" Mina snatched the envelope before Lita could finish her sentence. She tore the envelope apart and she saw...
"What! A heart?! There *must* be two more." she shook the envelope for more but found none.
"I also got one." Lita replied.
"We've got to check out the others." Mina tugged Lita's arm outside the door and ran to Amy's.
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"Any problem?" Serena asked Michiru who is just staring out the window.
"No. Nothing. Don't mind me." Michiru smiled faintly. "You know Serena, you're such a great lady. You shouldn't waste your time with just one man." Michiru adviced. "There are millions and billions of men out there."
"But only a few are my type. Who knows if some of them live in Antartica. Or even dead!"
Serena tried to add humor to the conversation.
"I think that envelope is for you Serena." Michiru pointed at the pink envelope under the door.
"Will you open it for me Michiru? I'm in no mood to open that." Serena went to get some soda in the ref. 'What a silly way of telling how you feel.'
"All I can see here is your name and 3 hearts." Michiru replied while looking at the envelope for the name of the sender.
"What?! Three hearts!? You *must* be mistaken. Count again." Serena's hands turned cold against the soda can. 'If there's any way that a guy should propose, he should say it! And anyway, what's with Haruka? I told him that I already decided to follow my destiny and love Darien.'
"I'm not stupid. It's three." Michiru sounded a little irritated.
"Just kidding. I *don't* want to believe it's three." Serena handed a soda to Michiru.
"Any significance?" Michiru asked as she gulped down the juice.
"A sign of Haruka's choice. Whoever gets 3 hearts is the one Haruka chose to be his girlfriend. But I *don't* want it to be me." just as she finished talking, the other four girls came barging in the room.
"We all got a heart Serena. You're the only one left so we pressume that you got three." Mina's voice is creepy. Serena could see their faces like they're going to eat her whole.
"No. Actually Michiru got it." Serena quickly replied. The girls had their major reaction of glaring at Michiru. Realizing that the envelope is still in her hand, Michiru quickly tossed it to Serena. "Hey! Don't look at me like that. It's Serena's!"
"So that brought out the truth ne?"
"Okay fine! I got three." the statement is hell for Amy, Lita, Raye and especially to Mina.
"Yes. I chose Serena." Haruka came from the door behind them. "I chose her to be the my girl." he walked towards Serena whose heart is beating really fast. "I waited long for this moment. When you're free as a dove." And Haruka ended his statement with a kiss on Serena's irresistable lips.
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No,no,no. This isn't the ending of Haruka's choice. Again. this isn't the ending.
bad, bad, bad. This is really bad. This is the original text. I had this revised but unfortunately, the copy is lost!!! . The revised edition is better and unfortunately (again) I can't remember what I revised and what I changed and what I added and what I deleted. What remained is the chapter after this so I think it would better. ja!
any comment acceptable. review.