Killings: Gangway!
Sailormoon (Haruka) fanfiction immo rating: R
Discussion was out of the question, as Slobodianik declared an all-out war on Bungario. Hotaru, regaining her voice after a few days, named Bungario as the man who was in charge of kidnapping her. Not only that, but he had been extremely loose with his tongue in front of the young girl since he thought she would never see anyone alive again who would take an interest into what she'd heard.
Just that, connected Bungario with Carl and Sergei. And Slobodianik was in a rage.
"Hey, Hotaru, look what I got you." Haruka held out a small ladybug lamp. It was cute and weird. Exactly what Hotaru liked, as she squealed with joy, taking up the present.
"Arigato, Haruka-papa!" The girl had ran at Haruka, nearly bowling the blonde woman over. Obviously incredibly glad at seeing her 'papa.
"Yeah, Haruka-papa." Rei rolled her eyes at the woman. Despite the war that was going on, Haruka had opted to keep living outside of Slobodianik's house. Sacha had accomodated Haruka fabulously. There were guards around her building 24/7. And Hotaru was living with Haruka.
The girl had become firmly attached to Haruka after Haruka had saved her, and the blonde hadn't wanted to run the kid off to an orphanage.
She had killed Hotaru's father on Slobodianik's order, afterall. She felt responsible.
"Shut up, Rei"
Hotaru had also taken to calling Haruka, 'Haruka-papa'. Which was weird, and SO wrong on so many different levels. Not only that, but after she had been coerced into telling what she'd heard several times, she had clammed up, clung to Haruka even tighter and refused to speak of what had happened when she was kidnapped. Afterwards, she had completely blocked out the unpleasant ordeal. It was like she was a blank slate. She did not remember having a father besides Haruka, did not remember that she had been kidnapped, did not remember.
The doctors had taken a look at the small girl. There were fading bruises on her body, and it looked like Seiya, Yaten and Taiki had taken care of any outer hurts but... well.
'How could they do that to a child!' Haruka thought angrily. Hotaru had been watching the changing emotions on Haruka's face, and placed a small hand on the side of Haruka's face.
"Papa, don't be sad." Hotaru smiled sweetly.
Seiya had contacted her a week after the incident. When asked about Hotaru's injuries, he vehemently denied doing anything to her.
"We delivered her to Bungario, and then he gave her back to us"
"And you believe her?" Rei sipped her tea. Mr Tsukino had insisted that Rei take at least a week off, and Rei had opted to stay at Haruka's place, just lounging around and hanging out with Haruka. In general, being a nuisance to the blonde. But Rei got along with Hotaru really well, so Haruka had let it slide. Plus, it gave Rei some much needed time away from Usagi.
Of course, Rei only agreed to take the vacation after she knew Usagi was under heavier guard than Fort Knox.
"Seiya won't lie to me." Haruka had said. She didn't trust a lot of people, but Seiya and her sisters were honorable. And what had happened to Hotaru, the evidence said that only a man could have done. It was best that Hotaru forgot what had happened to her. And Haruka dreaded the day that the young girl would remember.
"Hotaru, honey, what have you been doing today?" Haruka picked up the young girl and twirled her around, smiling at the happy laugh that came out of the dark-eyed girl.
"Rei and I went to the park and went for icecream!" Hotaru chattered excitedly. "And then, she took me to the beach, and we went swimming and everything"
"Oh," Haruka leered at Rei evilly. "Rei honey, did you wear that swimsuit I bought you"
"Shut up, Haruka"
"She did!" Hotaru cooed. "Rei looked soooo pretty"
"All the guys and girls wanted to get to know her better, hm?" Haruka wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
"ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS!" Hotaru wiggled her eyebrows, doing a rather impressive impression of Haruka and giggling hysterically afterwards. Rei couldn't help but laugh. Though Haruka told Rei she hated it, Rei knew inwardly Haruka was delighted when people found the 'father' and daughter unbearably cute.
"So, talking about girls and boys," Rei drawled. "What's going on with our lovely Ms. Kaioh"
"We're done." Haruka shrugged, putting Hotaru down so she could put away her ladybug lamp. "I've gotten what I want out of her. She's the enemy. She should know that now"
"But you like her"
"Rumours are, you're my live-in lover." Haruka shot back wryly, ignoring that very uncomfortably utterance from the miko.
Rei blushed. There were rumours going around. Rei WAS staying with Haruka, and these rumours were inevitable. They have grown close. But that line between friends and lovers had never been crossed.
"Rumours suck." Rei said heatedly.
"You're a cutie." Haruka winked flirtatiously. "I wonder why we didn't make that rumour a fact"
"No!" Rei shook her head vehemently. "Just don't go there"
"You need to get over Usagi"
"You need to stop avoiding Michiru"
Haruka shrugged again, acting as if it didn't bother her. But Haruka was easy for the miko to read. Haruka was moody whenever Hotaru wasn't around to mellow her out. She listened to sad songs with a 'look' on her face. Rei was well acquainted with the 'look'. Rei made that face often whenever she was thinking about Usagi.
Thankfully for Haruka, the doorbell rung.
"I'll get it!" glad for the interruption, Haruka ran off. When she opened the door, though, she was not so happy.
"Haruka." Murderous eyes looked at her.
The blonde supressed a shudder. "Yaten"
"Get in the apartment, quick!" Taiki hissed, pushing his brother in, followed quickly by Seiya.
"What the hell are they doing here!" Rei hissed, picking up a chair.
"I could say the same for you!" Yaten looked at the brunette furiously. "What the bloody hell are you doing at Haruka's place"
"Girls"
"I'm going to kill you, Haruka"
"Haruka-papa?" At the commotion, the young girl had come out to take a look at the guests. "Who are these people"
Yaten stared blankly at the girl, and Haruka, who had been holding the door open, closed it abruptly. "Not one word"
"What are they doing here?" Rei snapped. If it weren't for Hotaru's presence in the room, the miko would have pulled out her guns.
"I could ask the same question," Yaten glared at Haruka and poked a finger in her chest. "What is SHE doing here"
"Haruka-papa," Hotaru looked, wide-eyed from the angry Yaten to her papa. "I'm scared"
"Shh, honey." Haruka's quick stride took her to Hotaru's side and immediately, the girl clutched the blonde's hands. "They're... old friends"
"Rei, was it?" Seiya smiled easily at Rei, while the violet-eyed girl continued glaring at the three 'men'-for-hire. "Hey"
"I repeat: what are they doing here?" Rei asked slowly.
"That, I can answer." Taiki cleared his throat. "Right now, we're not on good standings with Bungario's side. And we're also not on good standing with Slobodianik, either. So... we're hiding"
"Hiding?" Haruka raised an eyebrow. "Why here"
"The most dangerous place is also the safest place." Seiya took off her shoes and strolled into the living room area. "And this place looks big enough to house everybody"
Yaten, meanwhile, had moved beside Haruka. Blushing, she reached out quickly and grabbed the sleeve of Haruka's shirt, then rested her head against the blonde's arm.
"You owe me a date"
"Ho boy."
"Can you get me some chips and dips too, Hino-san?" Seiya asked hopefully. It had been a couple of days since The three sisters had moved in, and they were settling in quite nicely. Haruka's apartment was big, and she suddenly discovered she had extra rooms that she had never ever thought of furnishing. So for the time being, Taiki and Haruka had gone out to buy new mattresses and think of a way to sneak it in without anybody noticing; while Yaten, Seiya and Rei watched Hotaru at home.
Well, Rei was leaving to get snacks with Hotaru. Yaten and Seiya would stay at home.
"What kind?" Rei sighed. After a long heated discussion with Haruka, Rei had grudgingly allowed the three Usagi-hostage keepers to stay. Out of respect for Haruka and in light of the kidnappers letting Hotaru survive and letting Usagi go.
"You suck." Rei had whined when Haruka had put her foot down, but she respected the blonde's decisions. Haruka was dependable and she made good decisions. If anybody asked Rei, she would deny that she trusted the assassin, but deep down, she did. She even considered Slobodianik's left hand a friend.
"Actually, more like those soft pita triangles?" Seiya said enthusiastically, leaning over the sofa. "I'm sure the grocery store has it. Those pita triangles and maybe some spinach dip? And, oh, maybe a block of good cheese? Mozerella, cheddar or something"
Rei cursed Haruka silently.
"I'm bored..." Yaten was sprawled on the sofa. Seiya was nice enough to ask Rei politely for things. Yaten, on the other hand, treated Rei like a glorified servant. "Rei, rent a video"
Rei ground her teeth in anguish.
"How about this one?" Haruka sat down on the mattress and bounced on it. Taiki sat down beside her and bounced experimentally too.
"Yaten might like this one," Taiki said thoughtfully. Taiki had let her hair down and was in female clothes. She had a permanent grimace on her face because of that, hating the fact that she was in a haltertop and booty shorts. Haruka had been sent out to get a disguise for the tall Taiki, and she had settled on the most revealing outfit she could find. Yaten's sense of humour appreciated Haruka's disguise and helped the blonde primp her sister up. Yaten, Taiki and Seiya were not a bad looking bunch. Without her hair tied back in a tight ponytail, Taiki was stunning.
'All in all, not bad.' Haruka stared at Taiki, smirking. 'Not bad at all'
"--listening to me! Haruka!" Taiki punched Haruka.
"Ow, shit! That hurt!" Haruka punched Taiki back.
"You were looking at my boobs!" Taiki accused shrilly. "You were looking at my boobs"
"Was not--ow!" Haruka couldn't dodge the punch Taiki had launched at her. "I was---stop it!--looking at your ass"
Taiki pounced on her and the saleslady that had been following them around cleared her throat loudly, but blushed and turned away when Haruka paused to wink at her.
"Tenoh Haruka!" The two women on the bed froze when a high feminine voice interrupted their rough-housing. Haruka looked up sheepishly into the eyes of an enraged Minako.
"Mina-chan"
Her words were stopped by a slap across her face.
"Don't 'Mina-chan' me!" Minako shook her fist at Haruka.
"Haruka!" Taiki had wrapped an arm around Haruka's shoulders, and was glaring at Minako with death in her eyes. Taiki, Yaten and Seiya were all very different, not one alike in personality or likes and dislikes. But the three had one thing in common: they all respected Haruka on varying levels. And someone slapping Haruka was like slapping them.
"Haruka has a girlfriend, you know!" Minako rounded on Taiki. "You shouldn't be getting involved with people who are inavailable"
'Inavailable?' Taiki frowned. That wasn't even a word. How dare this woman come out of nowhere and slap Haruka! How dare--wait a second.
"You," Taiki glared at Haruka accusingly. "You're unavailable? Are you dating this strumpet?" Minako squawked at the 'strumpet' comment, but Taiki ignored her. "You said you were taking my sister out tomorrow"
Minako's eyes bugged out of her head. "What kind of sick threeway shit is this"
Haruka, tonguing her cheek gingerly, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Everybody in the furniture store was staring at the three of them.
"Look, Minako-chan, we were just buying a mattress for my place for her and her sisters"
Wrong thing to say. Minako screamed again and started smacking Haruka with her handbag.
"That's it!" Taiki leapt at Minako, and the two toppled to the floor, locked in a vicious catfight.
"So that's the situation?" Minako looked mortified as she stirred her iced coffee. A beauty of a black eye decorated Minako's face. Taiki didn't fair any better, as she held a bag of ice against a large lump on her forehead. Haruka, in trying to seperate the fighting women, amassed a collection of bite marks and scratches on her arms.
"I hate you two." Haruka smiled. "Did I tell you that? Both of you"
Minako managed a blush while Taiki scowled at the boyish blonde.
"Okay, if you weren't such a dog, things like this wouldn't happen." Taiki sipped at her tea and held up a hand to stop any protests from Haruka. "No, don't you even try to deny it. If I could, I would get you spayed"
"Teesha, was it?" Minako looked at Taiki tentatively. Haruka and Taiki had both agreed that using fake names would be best. It wouldn't do if Minako told Michiru and Michiru accidentally leaked to Bungario that a woman with the same name as the assassins who had disappeared on him were living with Haruka. That was too big of a coincidence for anybody not to follow.
"I am so sorry," Minako said, for the thousandth time.
"Its fine," Taiki waved the apology away.
"By the way," Haruka tried to sound casual, "How is Michiru"
"Why don't you call her and ask?" Minako stared at Haruka curiously.
"Okay, you know her family and mine don't get along at all. And right now, its getting violent." Haruka lowered her voice. Minako, though she was a ditz, wasn't stupid. She knew what Michiru's family did and knew that Haruka was in the same business.
"Love, ya know?" Minako shrugged. "Makes people do impossible things. Think of Romeo and Juliet"
"They weren't in love," Taiki interrupted.
"Were too"
"Okay, guys, stop." Taiki and Minako hung their heads, chastised. They sat in silence. Haruka contemplated everything that had happened, was happening. It was a bad idea to keep seeing Michiru. And she had gotten what she wanted out of that relationship. She had gotten the information that she needed to find Usagi. The aqua-tressed woman's laughter rung in her head, as she remembered how she had sneaked away from her bodyguards with her.
"I want to see her again." Haruka said quietly. Both women with her looked at her intensely. "Maybe tomorrow"
"Tomorrow you're going out with my sister." Taiki pointed out.
"You want me to discourage her, don't you?" snapped Haruka. Taiki fell silent, biting her lower lip. She did. But she didn't want her sister hurt.
Sensing Taiki's reservations, Haruka tried to reassure her. "I'll go out with her, and then I'll clear up everything with her. Trust me"
Taiki looked dubious, but nodded her head. Haruka's word was gold.
"Minako-chan, I'm asking you to help me again. I need to see her." Haruka couldn't resist Michiru. She wanted to know the fiery violinist. She liked Kaioh Michiru.
"I'll see what I can do." Minako reached over to squeeze Haruka's hand, pleased with how sincere Haruka sounded.
Haruka was about to thank Minako when the sound of tiny feet racing towards them made all three look up. Hotaru, in a very cute purple sundress, was racing to them, a backpack that was practically her size bouncing on her back.
"Haruka-papa, Haruka-papa, ReiandIsawyouinthewindowandwecameintoseeyou!" Hotaru chattered breathlessly and climbed into Haruka's lap. She took off her SpongeBob backpack and brandished it proudly. "And look what Rei bought me! Haruka-papa! Look! Look"
"Uh," Haruka floundered in Minako's furious gaze. Taiki was trying not to laugh, while nodding at the adorable little girl who was demonstrating how many zippers and do-hickeys were on the backpack. "I can explain"
Rei, who was walking slowly to the table and not aware of the situation grinned at Taiki's outfit, deciding to tease Taiki and Haruka a bit. Putting on a sexy pout, she stopped in front of the table and placed a hand on a cocked hip. "Haruka honey, who are these two beautiful women with you? Are you cheating on me? And in front of our daughter too"
Haruka's face fell. The world was just working against her today.
endnote: so what do you think?
Sailormoon (Haruka) fanfiction immo rating: R
And I've started a new chapter! Finally! And only because of the reviews all y'all send me ;) Nice. Its been a long time since I updated this. Its so so so late, but I'm trying... I love you guys!
Discussion was out of the question, as Slobodianik declared an all-out war on Bungario. Hotaru, regaining her voice after a few days, named Bungario as the man who was in charge of kidnapping her. Not only that, but he had been extremely loose with his tongue in front of the young girl since he thought she would never see anyone alive again who would take an interest into what she'd heard.
Just that, connected Bungario with Carl and Sergei. And Slobodianik was in a rage.
"Hey, Hotaru, look what I got you." Haruka held out a small ladybug lamp. It was cute and weird. Exactly what Hotaru liked, as she squealed with joy, taking up the present.
"Arigato, Haruka-papa!" The girl had ran at Haruka, nearly bowling the blonde woman over. Obviously incredibly glad at seeing her 'papa.
"Yeah, Haruka-papa." Rei rolled her eyes at the woman. Despite the war that was going on, Haruka had opted to keep living outside of Slobodianik's house. Sacha had accomodated Haruka fabulously. There were guards around her building 24/7. And Hotaru was living with Haruka.
The girl had become firmly attached to Haruka after Haruka had saved her, and the blonde hadn't wanted to run the kid off to an orphanage.
She had killed Hotaru's father on Slobodianik's order, afterall. She felt responsible.
"Shut up, Rei"
Hotaru had also taken to calling Haruka, 'Haruka-papa'. Which was weird, and SO wrong on so many different levels. Not only that, but after she had been coerced into telling what she'd heard several times, she had clammed up, clung to Haruka even tighter and refused to speak of what had happened when she was kidnapped. Afterwards, she had completely blocked out the unpleasant ordeal. It was like she was a blank slate. She did not remember having a father besides Haruka, did not remember that she had been kidnapped, did not remember.
The doctors had taken a look at the small girl. There were fading bruises on her body, and it looked like Seiya, Yaten and Taiki had taken care of any outer hurts but... well.
'How could they do that to a child!' Haruka thought angrily. Hotaru had been watching the changing emotions on Haruka's face, and placed a small hand on the side of Haruka's face.
"Papa, don't be sad." Hotaru smiled sweetly.
Seiya had contacted her a week after the incident. When asked about Hotaru's injuries, he vehemently denied doing anything to her.
"We delivered her to Bungario, and then he gave her back to us"
"And you believe her?" Rei sipped her tea. Mr Tsukino had insisted that Rei take at least a week off, and Rei had opted to stay at Haruka's place, just lounging around and hanging out with Haruka. In general, being a nuisance to the blonde. But Rei got along with Hotaru really well, so Haruka had let it slide. Plus, it gave Rei some much needed time away from Usagi.
Of course, Rei only agreed to take the vacation after she knew Usagi was under heavier guard than Fort Knox.
"Seiya won't lie to me." Haruka had said. She didn't trust a lot of people, but Seiya and her sisters were honorable. And what had happened to Hotaru, the evidence said that only a man could have done. It was best that Hotaru forgot what had happened to her. And Haruka dreaded the day that the young girl would remember.
"Hotaru, honey, what have you been doing today?" Haruka picked up the young girl and twirled her around, smiling at the happy laugh that came out of the dark-eyed girl.
"Rei and I went to the park and went for icecream!" Hotaru chattered excitedly. "And then, she took me to the beach, and we went swimming and everything"
"Oh," Haruka leered at Rei evilly. "Rei honey, did you wear that swimsuit I bought you"
"Shut up, Haruka"
"She did!" Hotaru cooed. "Rei looked soooo pretty"
"All the guys and girls wanted to get to know her better, hm?" Haruka wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
"ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS!" Hotaru wiggled her eyebrows, doing a rather impressive impression of Haruka and giggling hysterically afterwards. Rei couldn't help but laugh. Though Haruka told Rei she hated it, Rei knew inwardly Haruka was delighted when people found the 'father' and daughter unbearably cute.
"So, talking about girls and boys," Rei drawled. "What's going on with our lovely Ms. Kaioh"
"We're done." Haruka shrugged, putting Hotaru down so she could put away her ladybug lamp. "I've gotten what I want out of her. She's the enemy. She should know that now"
"But you like her"
"Rumours are, you're my live-in lover." Haruka shot back wryly, ignoring that very uncomfortably utterance from the miko.
Rei blushed. There were rumours going around. Rei WAS staying with Haruka, and these rumours were inevitable. They have grown close. But that line between friends and lovers had never been crossed.
"Rumours suck." Rei said heatedly.
"You're a cutie." Haruka winked flirtatiously. "I wonder why we didn't make that rumour a fact"
"No!" Rei shook her head vehemently. "Just don't go there"
"You need to get over Usagi"
"You need to stop avoiding Michiru"
Haruka shrugged again, acting as if it didn't bother her. But Haruka was easy for the miko to read. Haruka was moody whenever Hotaru wasn't around to mellow her out. She listened to sad songs with a 'look' on her face. Rei was well acquainted with the 'look'. Rei made that face often whenever she was thinking about Usagi.
Thankfully for Haruka, the doorbell rung.
"I'll get it!" glad for the interruption, Haruka ran off. When she opened the door, though, she was not so happy.
"Haruka." Murderous eyes looked at her.
The blonde supressed a shudder. "Yaten"
"Get in the apartment, quick!" Taiki hissed, pushing his brother in, followed quickly by Seiya.
"What the hell are they doing here!" Rei hissed, picking up a chair.
"I could say the same for you!" Yaten looked at the brunette furiously. "What the bloody hell are you doing at Haruka's place"
"Girls"
"I'm going to kill you, Haruka"
"Haruka-papa?" At the commotion, the young girl had come out to take a look at the guests. "Who are these people"
Yaten stared blankly at the girl, and Haruka, who had been holding the door open, closed it abruptly. "Not one word"
"What are they doing here?" Rei snapped. If it weren't for Hotaru's presence in the room, the miko would have pulled out her guns.
"I could ask the same question," Yaten glared at Haruka and poked a finger in her chest. "What is SHE doing here"
"Haruka-papa," Hotaru looked, wide-eyed from the angry Yaten to her papa. "I'm scared"
"Shh, honey." Haruka's quick stride took her to Hotaru's side and immediately, the girl clutched the blonde's hands. "They're... old friends"
"Rei, was it?" Seiya smiled easily at Rei, while the violet-eyed girl continued glaring at the three 'men'-for-hire. "Hey"
"I repeat: what are they doing here?" Rei asked slowly.
"That, I can answer." Taiki cleared his throat. "Right now, we're not on good standings with Bungario's side. And we're also not on good standing with Slobodianik, either. So... we're hiding"
"Hiding?" Haruka raised an eyebrow. "Why here"
"The most dangerous place is also the safest place." Seiya took off her shoes and strolled into the living room area. "And this place looks big enough to house everybody"
Yaten, meanwhile, had moved beside Haruka. Blushing, she reached out quickly and grabbed the sleeve of Haruka's shirt, then rested her head against the blonde's arm.
"You owe me a date"
"Ho boy."
"Can you get me some chips and dips too, Hino-san?" Seiya asked hopefully. It had been a couple of days since The three sisters had moved in, and they were settling in quite nicely. Haruka's apartment was big, and she suddenly discovered she had extra rooms that she had never ever thought of furnishing. So for the time being, Taiki and Haruka had gone out to buy new mattresses and think of a way to sneak it in without anybody noticing; while Yaten, Seiya and Rei watched Hotaru at home.
Well, Rei was leaving to get snacks with Hotaru. Yaten and Seiya would stay at home.
"What kind?" Rei sighed. After a long heated discussion with Haruka, Rei had grudgingly allowed the three Usagi-hostage keepers to stay. Out of respect for Haruka and in light of the kidnappers letting Hotaru survive and letting Usagi go.
"You suck." Rei had whined when Haruka had put her foot down, but she respected the blonde's decisions. Haruka was dependable and she made good decisions. If anybody asked Rei, she would deny that she trusted the assassin, but deep down, she did. She even considered Slobodianik's left hand a friend.
"Actually, more like those soft pita triangles?" Seiya said enthusiastically, leaning over the sofa. "I'm sure the grocery store has it. Those pita triangles and maybe some spinach dip? And, oh, maybe a block of good cheese? Mozerella, cheddar or something"
Rei cursed Haruka silently.
"I'm bored..." Yaten was sprawled on the sofa. Seiya was nice enough to ask Rei politely for things. Yaten, on the other hand, treated Rei like a glorified servant. "Rei, rent a video"
Rei ground her teeth in anguish.
"How about this one?" Haruka sat down on the mattress and bounced on it. Taiki sat down beside her and bounced experimentally too.
"Yaten might like this one," Taiki said thoughtfully. Taiki had let her hair down and was in female clothes. She had a permanent grimace on her face because of that, hating the fact that she was in a haltertop and booty shorts. Haruka had been sent out to get a disguise for the tall Taiki, and she had settled on the most revealing outfit she could find. Yaten's sense of humour appreciated Haruka's disguise and helped the blonde primp her sister up. Yaten, Taiki and Seiya were not a bad looking bunch. Without her hair tied back in a tight ponytail, Taiki was stunning.
'All in all, not bad.' Haruka stared at Taiki, smirking. 'Not bad at all'
"--listening to me! Haruka!" Taiki punched Haruka.
"Ow, shit! That hurt!" Haruka punched Taiki back.
"You were looking at my boobs!" Taiki accused shrilly. "You were looking at my boobs"
"Was not--ow!" Haruka couldn't dodge the punch Taiki had launched at her. "I was---stop it!--looking at your ass"
Taiki pounced on her and the saleslady that had been following them around cleared her throat loudly, but blushed and turned away when Haruka paused to wink at her.
"Tenoh Haruka!" The two women on the bed froze when a high feminine voice interrupted their rough-housing. Haruka looked up sheepishly into the eyes of an enraged Minako.
"Mina-chan"
Her words were stopped by a slap across her face.
"Don't 'Mina-chan' me!" Minako shook her fist at Haruka.
"Haruka!" Taiki had wrapped an arm around Haruka's shoulders, and was glaring at Minako with death in her eyes. Taiki, Yaten and Seiya were all very different, not one alike in personality or likes and dislikes. But the three had one thing in common: they all respected Haruka on varying levels. And someone slapping Haruka was like slapping them.
"Haruka has a girlfriend, you know!" Minako rounded on Taiki. "You shouldn't be getting involved with people who are inavailable"
'Inavailable?' Taiki frowned. That wasn't even a word. How dare this woman come out of nowhere and slap Haruka! How dare--wait a second.
"You," Taiki glared at Haruka accusingly. "You're unavailable? Are you dating this strumpet?" Minako squawked at the 'strumpet' comment, but Taiki ignored her. "You said you were taking my sister out tomorrow"
Minako's eyes bugged out of her head. "What kind of sick threeway shit is this"
Haruka, tonguing her cheek gingerly, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Everybody in the furniture store was staring at the three of them.
"Look, Minako-chan, we were just buying a mattress for my place for her and her sisters"
Wrong thing to say. Minako screamed again and started smacking Haruka with her handbag.
"That's it!" Taiki leapt at Minako, and the two toppled to the floor, locked in a vicious catfight.
"So that's the situation?" Minako looked mortified as she stirred her iced coffee. A beauty of a black eye decorated Minako's face. Taiki didn't fair any better, as she held a bag of ice against a large lump on her forehead. Haruka, in trying to seperate the fighting women, amassed a collection of bite marks and scratches on her arms.
"I hate you two." Haruka smiled. "Did I tell you that? Both of you"
Minako managed a blush while Taiki scowled at the boyish blonde.
"Okay, if you weren't such a dog, things like this wouldn't happen." Taiki sipped at her tea and held up a hand to stop any protests from Haruka. "No, don't you even try to deny it. If I could, I would get you spayed"
"Teesha, was it?" Minako looked at Taiki tentatively. Haruka and Taiki had both agreed that using fake names would be best. It wouldn't do if Minako told Michiru and Michiru accidentally leaked to Bungario that a woman with the same name as the assassins who had disappeared on him were living with Haruka. That was too big of a coincidence for anybody not to follow.
"I am so sorry," Minako said, for the thousandth time.
"Its fine," Taiki waved the apology away.
"By the way," Haruka tried to sound casual, "How is Michiru"
"Why don't you call her and ask?" Minako stared at Haruka curiously.
"Okay, you know her family and mine don't get along at all. And right now, its getting violent." Haruka lowered her voice. Minako, though she was a ditz, wasn't stupid. She knew what Michiru's family did and knew that Haruka was in the same business.
"Love, ya know?" Minako shrugged. "Makes people do impossible things. Think of Romeo and Juliet"
"They weren't in love," Taiki interrupted.
"Were too"
"Okay, guys, stop." Taiki and Minako hung their heads, chastised. They sat in silence. Haruka contemplated everything that had happened, was happening. It was a bad idea to keep seeing Michiru. And she had gotten what she wanted out of that relationship. She had gotten the information that she needed to find Usagi. The aqua-tressed woman's laughter rung in her head, as she remembered how she had sneaked away from her bodyguards with her.
"I want to see her again." Haruka said quietly. Both women with her looked at her intensely. "Maybe tomorrow"
"Tomorrow you're going out with my sister." Taiki pointed out.
"You want me to discourage her, don't you?" snapped Haruka. Taiki fell silent, biting her lower lip. She did. But she didn't want her sister hurt.
Sensing Taiki's reservations, Haruka tried to reassure her. "I'll go out with her, and then I'll clear up everything with her. Trust me"
Taiki looked dubious, but nodded her head. Haruka's word was gold.
"Minako-chan, I'm asking you to help me again. I need to see her." Haruka couldn't resist Michiru. She wanted to know the fiery violinist. She liked Kaioh Michiru.
"I'll see what I can do." Minako reached over to squeeze Haruka's hand, pleased with how sincere Haruka sounded.
Haruka was about to thank Minako when the sound of tiny feet racing towards them made all three look up. Hotaru, in a very cute purple sundress, was racing to them, a backpack that was practically her size bouncing on her back.
"Haruka-papa, Haruka-papa, ReiandIsawyouinthewindowandwecameintoseeyou!" Hotaru chattered breathlessly and climbed into Haruka's lap. She took off her SpongeBob backpack and brandished it proudly. "And look what Rei bought me! Haruka-papa! Look! Look"
"Uh," Haruka floundered in Minako's furious gaze. Taiki was trying not to laugh, while nodding at the adorable little girl who was demonstrating how many zippers and do-hickeys were on the backpack. "I can explain"
Rei, who was walking slowly to the table and not aware of the situation grinned at Taiki's outfit, deciding to tease Taiki and Haruka a bit. Putting on a sexy pout, she stopped in front of the table and placed a hand on a cocked hip. "Haruka honey, who are these two beautiful women with you? Are you cheating on me? And in front of our daughter too"
Haruka's face fell. The world was just working against her today.
endnote: so what do you think?