Chapter 11
Uranus couldn't believe it, Michiru was on the sandy floor her body lifeless. Michiru wasn't moving, Sailor Uranus ran towards her but stopped in mid step. It wasn't until she looked behind the body, that Uranus saw Michiru kneeling on the ground that she realised that it wasn't her. Uranus slightly breathed a sigh of relief. Haruka was now close enough to see what had confused her, the woman had the same aqua hair as Michiru yet she could see now that it was someone older.
In fact it was the woman from Tuxedo Princess.
Sailor Uranus looked up and felt an evil source, how could she have forgotten about the daimon! Uranus saw that the daimon was rather close…it was advancing from behind Michiru and the girl didn't seem to realise it.
Michiru turned around, she was talking to her aunt telling her about her art and her studies. Michiru was looking for shells for a new piece and saw a dark object heading her way out of the corner of her eye. Turning around she saw first a heart crystal vanishing through a portal then she gasped as a body fell beside her.
It was her aunt.
Aunt…Jo? Michiru tried to grasp anything in the air, something that would bring back her aunts heart crystal. It was useless, her heart crystal wasn't going to return. Michiru could never save her relative, the woman who she came to love like she was her mother. Michiru watched in shock as her loved ones body disappeared, leaving no trace of the older woman who she cared for.
'Michiru Transform!!!' Uranus shouted and threw the only attack she knew. The daimon turned and shot something directly at the wind senshi. She was flung backwards; her body shook as she slammed into the concrete wall. Sailor Uranus tried to move but her arms and legs were trapped, held tightly by the daimons attack. She's going to die and I can't save her.
Michiru sat on the floor in shock, she couldn't believe it, her aunt was dead, she was gone. She felt a presence and then arms around her Haruka.. then the arms tightened, slowly squeezing her body. Lifting her head up she saw the gruesome face of her aunts killed. If only she had her henshi stick with her, if only it wasn't in her room she could have transformed and saved her aunt. Michiru waited to pass out, she knew that it would be anytime now.
'Dead Scream!' The yoma released its grip on Michiru and she fell to the floor. Sand flew around her. Michiru felt something near her hand, she picked it up and found it was her henshi stick. Wasting no time Michiru picked it up. In a wave of the ocean Neptune was standing and fixed her cold eyes on the daimon before firing a Deep Submerge. In a green and violet light the yoma vanished. Sailor Neptune looked up and saw Sailor Pluto standing next to Sailor Uranus. 'Thank you Pluto-san.' Neptune said to the older woman. The Plutonian Princess nodded in acknowledgement before vanishing through a portal. A few moments passed in silence, only the nearby ocean and the wind could be heard.
'Neptune….. Michiru, are you okay?' Uranus asked taking a step towards her.
'Haruka we have to stop that happening again.' The taller one was taken aback, was she hearing things. 'Promise me we will find the Messiah and the Talismans.' Uranus knew Neptune had used the word 'we' and not 'you.' Did this mean that Michiru was going to work along side her, after all of this time. Uranus did as Pluto had instructed and waited for Michiru to join her when she was ready.
Sailor Neptune detransformed and became Michiru once again. Her eyes filled with unshed tears, she ran past the students and over to her room tightly locking the door behind her. Michiru was alone now; she was alone now in her room and in life. Her vision blurred and salty tears fell down her face, she buried her face into her hands. She needed someone to come and wrap their arms around her and tell her everything would be alright, but after the daimon had tried to kill her she didn't want anyones arms around her. She still felt as though she was outside, she closed her eyes and saw the body of her aunt vanishing before her eyes. 'Why…why did this happen!!!!' she sobbed, her body shaking. 'Why did you have to take her from me!!!'
A dim green light filled the room and Michiru felt arms around her. 'Michiru.' She looked up and saw that Sailor Neptune was holding her. The girl buried her self into the other woman. She cried again, Neptune just held her and waited until she had stopped crying.
'Michiru-san?' Michiru looked up at Neptune. 'I'm sorry for your loss. You know that that may happen again, if you do not find the talismans, everyone will die. The silence will come and everyone will die. Without the talismans, the Messiah can not be awakened and the Silence will destroy the world.'
Michiru sniffed 'That can't happen. No one else should die.'
'But Michiru the talismans are in three people's pure hearts, three people have to die to save the world.'
'But but if three people die to save the world, where will they be? The world is a big place Neptune-sama I can't find three people in the world….im alone, its too big a task.'
Neptune stroked Michirus face, 'you are not alone Michiru, have you forgotten Uranus is out there helping you, you just have to let her in and help you. She needs you just as much as you need her. Haruka has taken on the mission. The three holders are somewhere in Tokyo, they are close.'
'But the other Senshi can do the job' Neptune shook her head.
'They cant Michiru they have a different job to do than you.' Sailor Neptune started to vanish. 'Remember your mission is to find the three holders of the talismans, they are in three pure hearts. Find them and stop the Silence.' Michiru was then left alone in her room, her henshi pen glowing softly.
Haruka was worried about Michiru; it had been two days since she had last seen her. Two days since the woman had died after her heart crystal had been taken from her body. Haruka had tried to see Michiru but the office would not let her know what room she was in, no matter how much Haruka had asked for the number, they still wouldn't give her the information. Haruka walked into the art room, she was hoping that she would find Michiru here but sadly she wasn't there. The blonde looked outside, storm cloud were coming this way. This was her last day of what the principal called 'punishment' and since she was in the art block she was going to finish it. Gathering the paint and the brushes she rolled up her sleeves and began to paint the last section of the mural. 'Haruka-kun.' Haruka turned around and saw Michiru standing to the right of her.
'Hai Michiru-san.' Michiru was standing clutching her notebook looking a bit nervous, exactly like she had done the first time they had met.
'Could…erm…' The blonde looked into Michiru's eyes, they were glistening with unshed tears. Haruka stood up and hugged the smaller girl, she felt Michiru's body relax and the girl returned the hug. 'Could we… I mean…do you think we should get a apartment together?' Haruka smiled slightly at Michiru.
'Hai Michiru-san, we can.' Michiru was ready to join Haruka and work as a team.
It had to take a week but Haruka and Michiru were allowed to move into the same apartment. It was in another part of Mugan High, away from the view of the ocean but they weren't too bothered about that. Over the packing and talks about their new apartment the two woman had formed a small bond with each other. Haruka had also helped Michiru grief for the loss of her aunt in the time that they had bonded.
When everything was packed into their new rooms, there first priority was to find out about the layout of the new building. Haruka had walked around the outside of the building, looking for any access points for herself and the enemy while Michiru had looked inside for their own escape routes should they need to escape quickly or transform in a hurry. Although there was no ocean from this new view, Michiru could see the local swimming complex in the distance and Haruka the city centre.
The two woman spoke to each other what they had found, it still bothered Haruka that Michiru's aunt had died but she had to get use to seeing people die. After all three people had to die for the talismans. They had a mission to do.
When they arrived back from their search of the surroundings, they were in from a surprise. There on the table were two watches, one for each of them including a note from Pluto. Haruka opened it and read what was written on it. 'These are wrist communicators and will allow you to speak to each other where ever you are. It's good to see that you are finally a team, but I am sorry for your loss Michiru-chan.' Haruka held the watch in her hand, she studied it and jumped when she heard a beep come from the watch. Opening the cover she saw Michiru's face looking at her, she glanced at Michiru from where she stood two arm lengths away from her. 'Haruka-chan, we will make a great team right?'
'Hai, Michiru-chan, we will.'
to be continuedauthors notes: Kiwi was right! (hands out a prize to Kiwi)
so ive finally got Haruka and Michiru together but what could be instore for them in the next chapter. As always please review. tell me what you think.