Disclaimer: This story is mine, but sadly the main characters aren't.
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Once more italics mean self talk from one of the main characters.
The next chapter is timed 3 and a half years before, when Haruka and Michiru weren't dating but they had lived together for 6 months or so.
Unfaithful
By auraluna7
Chapter 9: Wind and Water
Michiru watched the ceiling of her hotel room, she was nostalgic, she had thought so many solutions for her troubles with Haruka but none of them seem the right one, she had many doubts about them being together, after all they have few things in common, they didn't like the same movies, or the same music (except violin music of course) Michiru hated partying and Haruka was a party animal, they didn't even like the same drinks, Michiru lost herself in her memories began recalling a day long time ago….
Michiru was having a hard time choosing what to wear, she was supposed to go to the tracks with Haruka for the first time, Haruka was on an important race and ask her to go, how could she possible refuse?
"Morning Michi, aren't you dress yet?"
"I'm having technical problems, what do you think I should wear?"
"Something casual"
"Yeah… why don't you get going and I'll get there in an hour or so?"
"Are you sure? Ok so have this pass, they would let you in with no problem"
"Ok"
Michiru finally arrived to the tracks an hour later wearing a blue dress, not to short but sexy and a nice pair of blue stilettos, from the moment she set foot in there she realized that her outfit wasn't the right one, all the mechanics turn to looked at her, she felt really embarrassed, a few women were here and then but mostly wearing jeans, she was chicken out.
"why, why don't I have any jeans?"
"Can I help you Miss are you looking for the VIP room?"
The man talking to her seemed kind, he was a young handsome man which obviously was flirting at her. "Hi, I'm looking for Haruka's Tenoh Garage"
"Ah, I see are you a friend?"
"Yes"
"Hi, I'm Thomas I'm Haruka's team-mate"
"Nice to meet you"
"Let me escort you"
Thomas lend her his arm and accompanied her to the Garage, when Haruka saw her in the blue dress she was very surprised "That's casual? Casual for a model maybe, god she's so beautiful"
"So do you want something to drink?"
"Thanks Thomas but stop nagging her and go fix your car" Haruka was too possessive to watch Thomas hit on Michiru.
"I'll see you later "
"Thank you…. Haruka why are you staring at me?"
"Ah? I'm not, I'm… I'm just surprised by your looks"
"I know….don't even mention it, I thought I was going to be sitting down, I never imagine there would be so much gravel on the floor"
"Ah?... ok, hey I'm a little busy now, why don't you get something to eat and I'll join you in o time, I'm sure Kay would love to go with you"
"Who's Kay?"
"I'm Kay" Kay was standing next to the garage door, she was wearing a pair of jeans and a blue silk top. "Hi"
"Nice to meet you" Michiru went out of the garage escorted bay Kay, which happened to be Takeshi's girlfriend. "So you are Haruka's team-mate girlfriend?"
"Fiancé, we just get engaged a few months ago, how about you?"
"Me? What about me?"
"How long have you been dating Haruka?"
Michiru was blushed from head to toes. "I….I'm…I, we are not dating"
"Oh" Kay face was of disbelieve. "Ok,Well we thought …. Haruka has changed a lot lately, we thought Tenoh was finally hooked up by someone, that Haruka is such a womaniser. "
Michiru was speechless, what on earth was this woman talking about? For once since she moved in Haruka had never had a date, at list not that she knew and Haruka told her almost everything, and second what did she mean with 'womaniser' ? "You…you do know Haruka is a woman right?"
Kay smiled, she didn't seem shocked or embarrassed. "Sure, why?"
"Oh, it's nothing"
"So how come she invited you here?" Kay didn't mean to be rude, she was very curious, Haruka use to date very 'flashy' women, and Michiru even though was wearing a dress in this 'men jungle' was to elegant. "You know she had never brought any girl here before?"
"She ask me, well we live together"
"Oh…you live together?"
"She rents me a room, and I cook for her"
"So you live with her, cook for her, and now go out with her … but you are not dating?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much it, we are just friends"
"How modern"
Michiru suddenly realize what Kay mean by that, and got even more blushed, this woman had a very dirty mind
"It' nothing like that, we are friends!"
"Ok" Kay smiled at her like saying 'it's our little secret'.
Michiru was feeling very uncomfortable. "Imagine that, Haruka and I… it wouldn't work I mean she's too trendy and I'm to…stop it Michiru what are you saying, Haruka is a woman and I … I'm not a lesbian… at list I had never been…"
"We better go back to the garage"
"Right" The girls stand up and began walking back to the garage "Forget it, it would never work you're too different she'll get bored of you in a month"
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"Man that's some girl"
"Michiru?"
"Who else, now I see why did you stop partying with us, so were did you met her?"
"In a party"
"And?"
"Nothing, she's not my girlfriend"
"Come on you made that puppy look every time you see her"
"She is…she's not… oh quit it would you?" Haruka blushed, thinking of Michiru this way troubled her, she liked her but she restrain herself, after all Michiru trusted her.
"You love her! I thought I won't live to see the day someone finally caught you"
"Is nothing like that, she lives at my place"
"You sleep next door and you haven't…."
"Shut up, don't talk about her like that, she's a lady"
"Yep a lady that stole your heart"
"Don't be ridiculous, even if that were truth she wants nothing to do with me"
"I think you're wrong, she seems to like you"
"As a friend"
"Yeah, that's why she's wearing that dress"
"She dresses like that all the time"
"What a torture, you see her like that everyday? You're not resisting, I bet you a hundred bucks that in no time you'll be chasing her"
"Shut up"
Haruka won that race (obviously) it had been a fun day but, that was the day Michiru began worrying about her feelings for Haruka for many months she try to toss them out of her head, she was convinced there was no way for two people so different to get together.
Michiru fall out of her daydream when the phone rang, She had an afternoon appointment with one of the concert organizers and the guy was downstairs waiting for her. "Was I right all this time? Are the differences between us what broke us apart?" Michiru was more depressed now, "how do you mix oil and water? How do you mix wind and water?"
She finally put her coat on and went downstairs, she felt heartbroken, why life was so though?
(Yeah, yeah I know I promise to told you about the party and Tundra and … well It's just that it was important to me to state the insecurities of Miss Kaioh, don't get upset I just love to keep the tension, I'll post the next chapter as soon as I receive some reviews. See you!)