How could you?

by auraluna7

Disclaimer: Obviously I Don't own the characters of Haruka and Michiru. But I do own this story.

(Thanks so much for your reviews this chapter goes back in time again, and once more the italics are a sign of Michiru's thoughts so here I go….)

Chapter 4: Not a desperate housewife

Michiru hardly believe that 5 months ago she move in to the mansion, the past months were the happiest time in her adult life, the truth was that her new life may not sound interesting to others but she felt blessed with her new routine.

After moving her stuff from the hotel Haruka installed her in the "Cotton Candy Room", she called it that way because it was decorated in a light lilac tone with the fluffiest carpet ever, it also had a huge bay window with a magnificent view of the pool and the garden; the house had 15 bedrooms all of them richly decorated and ready to use but in Haruka's words "This one had Michiru's name all over it" she was relatively far away from Haruka's room placed in the next floor so she could have her alone time and practices in complete intimacy.

The next morning after sleeping in Michiru walked into the kitchen and meet Shishi the housekeeper, she had worked for Haruka the last three years and even though she had lived in Japan for almost 10 years (She was Chinese) sometimes she didn't understand commands or answered questions (As time went by Michiru began to suspect she did these on purpose because these unfortunate misunderstanding episodes tend to happen when she disagreed with the matter) but in general she was efficient and very hard working (Just a little nosy though)

"So Mr. Tenoh told me you'll take care of the cooking?"

"Mr. Tenoh? She really speaks a weird Japanese" "Yeah, I'll like to help as much as possible maybe I could help you dusting or something"

"You want Mr. Tenoh to fire me? He told me no cleaning, no washing, just cooking, order the shopping, command the gardener and so, he told me you were the new mistress, second in charge after him "

"Really?

"Ah also you should get in charge of flowers and decorations, that's ok with me I got enough job as it is, got no time for flowers and thingies ….you see I've told Mr. Tenoh to find me some help but the closest to that was bringing you in….."Shishi went on an on although it seem she was more talking to herself than to Michiru she even here her whisper something that sounded a lot like "better alone, now I should clean for 2"

Trying her best no to be rude but to cut out the strange monologue Michiru make a gentle touch in the woman's shoulder. "Ok, so where's Haruka?"

"Mr. Tenoh leaves every morning at 5:30 to run"

"How much does she run? It's almost 7 o'clock."

"He'll be here soon, I must go upstairs to clean here's the coffee pot, he likes espresso."

When Haruka came back she enjoyed the first breakfast and told Michiru it was ok for Hiko to call her Mister. "I think she has the impression I'm a boy you see…"

"That doesn't bother you?"

"Not really… well I most take a shower, then I'm going to the tracks…"(As we all know this confusion it's very common, Michiru eventually get used to it to and began to refer Haruka as Mr. Tenoh whenever she was with Shishi)

"Horse tracks?"

"Car tracks, I'm a car racer, that's my … Main activity."

"You keep this house running cars?"

"No of course not I inherited this house when my mother died 4 years ago, my father and his new bimbo live 3 blocks from here in a cheesy mansion"

"Oh I see are you alright?"

"I better get going"

"So I'll see you tonight after my rehearsal, just tell my where's the bus stop?"

"The closest one is like 20 blocks away, but that's ok I had some stuff to do next to the theatre I'll give you a ride and pick you afterwards"

Coincidentally Haruka had a bunch of "near by" activities during every Michiru's rehearsal that week, and the next one and so on.

At first Michiru though she will see Haruka rarely or just at dinner but the fusion of their lives went by quickly and very smooth.

After 5 months together there were no surprises in Michiru's daily life, every morning at 5:30 Haruka woke her up before her jogging, Michiru the take a 30 minute swim and then a nice warm shower then she put some water for her tea and the coffee pot for Haruka and fix some light breakfast, after eating together Haruka left the house and Michiru gave some orders for the garden care or shopping stuff and practiced violin till lunch, which was her alone meal except for Tuesday when she Haruka pick her up and they had lunch at the city, then she made the proper arrangements for dinner and then leave for rehearsals and at 9 o'clock every day they had dinner sometimes they went for a movie after dinner or to some museum or recital on the weekends .

That secure life was perfect, she was a happy housewife and Haruka was always there for her, she hardly knew anything of her life outside the house, she knew Haruka had a active social - she had gone a few time to parties with her (sometimes they confused them as a couple but Haruka used to laugh at it and told her not to worry which she did) – also she practically never saw her on weekends, she went car racing and very trendy things that Michiru didn't care of but the Haruka she cared for was the one that buy her flowers every week for her nightstand, the one that now waited inside the theater for her wasting the afternoons just to take her home, the one that open the car door for her, that Haruka that was just her own. Without really knowing Michiru was falling in love with Haruka, the same Haruka that was also loving her in return.

(Wait I know that in the third chapter things went all wrong between Haruka and Michiru but if you want to now how that happen you should send me some nice reviews so I will be able to get inspiration and write another chapter. See you)