Disclaimer: You know, I sometimes wonder why we need to put this up. If we own the anime, we could've made it real right? I won't be posting the stories here. But aside from that bitter moment, I do not own Sailor Moon.

Summary: A strange meeting, a twist of fate. Who knew that love can sprout so easily? A MichiruXHaruka story, from the first time they met to when they fall in love. But the path to love is difficult; can they overcome the challenges ahead?

Author Notes: I think I will be in need of a beta reader, so if anyone interested, please tell me. Michiru might be a bit out of character in this chapter, but please bear with me. And I will update the story weekly from now on.

Quote for the chapter: "Never think lightly when you make a promise."

------------------------------------Chapter 2: A Promise Kept. ----------------------------------

Before he settles into his seat, the blond did not forget to whispers words to the girl above him: "Told you we'd meet again."

"Huh?" Michiru gasped at that, not understanding the new student's words. She wanted to turn around and ask him right away, but she knows Ms. Kazami was watching and stopped the temptation from her mind. Ms. Kazami then resumes her lessons which had been interrupted minutes ago. Michiru pretends to listen as hundreds of questions race through her confused mind.

'What did he mean? Haruka…Tenoh? Do I known someone with that name?' Michiru silently question her own mind, searching for different possibilities. 'Somehow he seems awfully familiar, but where did I saw him?' Remembering his gaze moments ago, Michiru can't help but try harder to search her memories for anything that can explain the actions of the blond. After spending 10 minutes of fruitless theories, the aqua-headed freshman gave up. 'Well, at least something new happened.' Deciding on what actions she should take, Michiru told herself: 'I'll find out what he meant, at lunch.'

(---Lunch time---)

As soon as the bell rang and the teacher exits the room, every student in the room moved. It was almost if they arranged or planed it the whole time when they divided into 2 groups, girls and boys. The girls rushed and forced themselves upon Haruka's desk, pushing each other to get nearer to the soon-to-be new male idol of the school. In fact, you can barely see a glimpse of blond hair in the horde of fan girls.

Michiru's situation is not much different. Lucky for her, the boys just crowded her desk, but not forcing themselves upon her. They would have done it too, if they didn't think that it's not the way to pick up a girl. Still, through so many talking voices, Michiru can't even hear herself thinking, let alone find a way to escape. "Wow, you're really Michiru Kaioh?" "I heard that you're loaded, right?" "Do you have a boyfriend yet?" "Want to go get lunch with me?"

And it really doesn't help when people continues to throw questions at her. 'I really need to find a way out.' Michiru tried to recovers her trail of thoughts. 'I knew this would happen. Why can't I be wrong just one time?' Michiru let out a deep sigh as she continues to look around for an exit. But much to her dismay, over 15 crazed teenage boys was surrounding her desk. She let out an even deeper sigh as she was about to give up on going to lunch. Trying her best to block out the loud voices around her, she let her thoughts concentrate on another subject that's bothering her.

'And I thought I could ask him about what he said before.' The she suddenly realized something, and looked up from her desk. Through the many faces of boys crowding her desk, only one face was missing. And was the one she just thought about. 'Well, at least he's not like the others.' Michiru thought hopefully. She had tried to look for Haruka, but found herself unable to even move in the crowd. 'This is enough. I must find a way out.' As she was thinking, she never noticed a figure slowly got over to her desk.

"Hey, is there a Michiru Kaioh here?" A voice sounded over the buzzing boys. "Get in line. She's with us." Someone shouted. The figure smirked. "Whatever you got to tell yourself to be happy. But she needs to report to the principal's office, now." Hearing that, Michiru thought: 'Oh, finally.' For once in her life, going to the principal's office sounded good. The boys finally gave up and start cleaning a path for her. As she stood up from her chair, she saw the source of her confusion. Haruka, standing there waiting for her seems to shine as the sun shore through the window.

"Let's get together later." Some guys still try to get her attention as the crowd disband themselves. "Well, shall we go?" Michiru heard Haruka said. Though with many questions in her head, instead she asked: "What business does the principal wants with me?" As they walk out of the classroom and into the hall way, the blond reply. "Nothing." He started. "I lied." "Huh?" Michiru stopped in her track and look up at the boy before her. "What do you mean?" Confused, Michiru asked without thinking.

"Heh, I lied. The principal never called you." He answers as he cast away the hair covering eyes, then give a small smirk. "But why?" The aqua-head once more asked without even thinking. "It is very hard to get you out of a crowd like that without lying. Unless of course you enjoyed their company, then I must've done a bad thing." The blond's smirk grew wider as Michiru just stood there, deep in thoughts. After a moment or 2, she jumped back to reality.

"Why did you do it?" She asked once more, looking up with her eyes fix on the person before her. "Cause, I need to talk to you. And getting through those boys won't be an easy task." "What do you need to discuss with me?" Michiru questioned him, almost immediately. "You know, you ask too many questions. But let's go somewhere else first." He was right, people is starting a crowd again, much to their both dismay.

Taking Michiru's hand by the wrist, Haruka started to run. Michiru was once again confused, but by instinct she ran after the one before her. 'What am I doing?' Michiru silently asked herself as she after the fast boy. 'Why am I so confused?' She have never been like this before. Kaioh, Michiru was the girl who is always aware of what's happening around her is now the most confused girl in the world.

But for some reason, she liked it. 'Not knowing what's about to happen…I haven't feel like this in a long time.' Michiru smile, remembering a moment in her childhood she shared with a strange boy. Suddenly, she found herself raising her free hand to caress her necklace. Haruka looked back, and smiled to himself as he started to gain speed. Michiru tried to match him, yet found it impossible. Haruka noticed that and slowed himself down.

(--- 3 minutes later--- Courtyard of the school---)

Haruka stopped in front of a giant oak tree in the courtyard of the school. Several students were passing by, but didn't pay much attention to the pair. They both took deep, long breaths before either start to react. Michiru regain her composure first; ask the 1st question that came to her mind. "Now, would you please tell me what you need?" She tried to sound like she was mad, but end up failing. "Like I said before, you do ask a lot of questions." Haruka replied. "Its human nature to ask questions when we don't know something, is it not?" Michiru was ready with a come back. "Yes. Yes, it is." Haruka agreed as he stood up to his full length.

"But I only have one simple question for you." The blond suddenly turn serious as their eyes meet. Michiru can't help but stare into those emerald orbs and she found herself lost in them. "Do you remember me?" Haruka asked with such seriousness that Michiru can't help but ponder on the question for quite sometime. 'Remember? But when have ever met him before?' Michiru thought, searching her memory bank over and over. Haruka stood there and wait as Michiru think. Seeing the aqua-green headed girl gain no results over a long time, he gave out a disappointing sigh.

"Ah well, I expected as much." The blond finally said, bringing Michiru back to the present. "I guess I should've known when you didn't say anything in class." He then smiled at her, but a glimpse of sadness could be found in is eyes. "But did we meet before? I'm really sorry I can't remember." Michiru apologized, feeling deep regret that she can't remember anyone in her memories that look like him. "It's ok. It's not like I really expect much, people forgets, right? The brain takes out the memories that are not important and insert new ones, that's how it works." Haruka replied to her, sounding neutral. "I'm really sorry." Michiru apologized once more, even though she has not been able to grasp the situation.

"But still…" A smirk came back to Haruka's face. "I'm going to need this back." He said, then swiftly goes in the back of Michiru and took the necklace she has always cherished in a quick motion. Michiru, taken back by his action stood still for a second. "What are you doing? Please give it back." Michiru tried to calm herself down as she approach the grinning Haruka. "I'm taking back what's my." Haruka said innocently, acting like what she did was absolutely normal.

Michiru was annoyed, and very, very close to being mad. No matter how much she felt sorry that she didn't remember Haruka, no one can ever take that away from her. She never left the house without it, and found herself dependent on it in her time of need. Seeing her like that, Haruka can't help but keep grinning. Michiru was about to said something when she saw Haruka unhook a necklace he was wearing. Unexpectedly, Haruka threw it her way. Michiru quick reflexes helped her catch the object.

Looking down to the object in her hand, she saw something she thought she'll never see again. In her hands, she was holding a silver necklace carries a small dolphin crest. Michiru gasped, and stood there speechless. Realization suddenly came over her, as she stare disbelieving at the silver necklace. 'This is my…" She though. "But that must mean…" She look up and meet emerald eyes that was fixed on her deep blue orbs.

Haruka smiled as he knew Michiru knows. "I'll take that as 'I remember.'." "You are him." Words just came out of her mouth as Michiru still stuck somewhere between reality and her mind. "Yes. Yes I am." Haruka was amused at the reaction of Michiru, very amused. But, being the gentleman he was, he can't let Michiru stay that way forever. "Should I take your silent as you don't want to see me? If so, I'll leave." Haruka commented and pretend to walk away. Immediately, Michiru came back to the courtyard they were in.

"No!" Michiru gave out a yell, and then cover her mouth. "Oh? So you're back." Haruka teased her as he walked back. "It is that much fun to tease me?" Michiru throw a comeback it him. "Of course!" Haruka reply, laughing a bit. "Still, at first you didn't look like someone to break your promise, Kaioh-san." "I didn't recognize you. You've change too much." Michiru tried to hide the fact she had forgotten Haruka's name. "Now, now, a lady such as yourself doesn't need to cover things with words, do you?" Haruka easily see through her intentions.

"It's ok." Haruka turn serious again. "Even if you've forgotten my name, you still kept this with you." He held up the necklace in his hand. The emerald shone in the afternoon sun light. "Thank you." He thanked her with a serious tone before getting back to his normal self. "Still, it hurt very much to goes through all that trouble to get here and have you forgetting my name." He played with his hair again.

'He is that boy.' Michiru finally concluded. 'His actions are so unpredictable. Yet, that's exactly what the boy made me felt.' Unpredictable, unsure, and confused. These are the feelings Michiru haven't felt in a long time, from when she was a child. She liked it, she liked these feelings a lot. Michiru smiled even though she still have questions to ask, she knows the one before her is the person she have been thinking of just this morning. "But, did you not move away to another region? How did you came back?" "You still remember that, that's good to hear." Haruka let out a relief sign as he about to answer.

Riiiinnnnggg

The bell, signaling the ending of lunch sounded, stopped Haruka from answering. "Well, guess we have to get to class." Haruka started to leave before he adds: "We'll talk later. Just remember that I kept my promise." He disappeared before Michiru can say anything else. Michiru, confused as she was, still know better to be late at the first day.

(---Later that night.---)

"Where was he?" Michiru asked herself as she sat in her room, looking out at the starless night sky. Michiru came back to class after their meeting, and found that Haruka had already went home to take came of some business. Michiru was not happy when she heard the news, because she still has many questions for the blond.

"Still…" Michiru mumbled as she replays the day's events in her head. "It all seem so unrealistic. Almost like all of it is just a dream." Michiru unconsciously reached for the emerald necklace, just to find it have been replaced by her old necklace. "What?" She exclaimed, looking down at it. "Oh." After a moment she remembered that Haruka had gave it back to her. Staring at it, her eyes sadden. 'It's not the same.' Michiru concluded. Michiru found herself yearning for the comfort the emerald necklace once gave her.

"Maybe this is all just a dream." Michiru started. "It all seems like something coming out of a love novel." Michiru chuckled at that, then turn serious once more. She took her old necklace off and examines it. Though it has been 7 years since she saw it, it looks brand new. As if someone have been polishing it quite often, like what she does with the other necklace. Confused as she was, she felt warm as the thought of her long lost friend have taken good care of her own necklace. 'Yet I broke my promise.' Michiru thought bitterly.

Laying down onto her bed gently, still looking at the dolphin crest. 'I forgot his name, even though I promised. And he kept his, through all this time.' A flashback of their promise came into her mind. 'I promised to always remember him, yet I forgot his name.' Michiru closed her eyes, and before another thought can creep into her mind, she drifted to dream land.

(---Fade out---)

I know, Michiru might sound out of character, but how would you react when something like that happen to you. You won't believe right away now, would you? Still, I promise the next chapter will be better. (So I hope.)

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