AN: I changed the point of view, hope it doesn't perturb the linking of the story.
Oh and thank you Kiwi for you review about my drawings, I have put some other and I have made another Haruka more androgynous ( = more feminine ).
Chapter 4: Old acquaintance---------------------------------------------
The memories of their first meeting brought to Michiru a nostalgic feeling, but at the same time they also reopened the wound in her heart.
'I cursed you so many times still I missed you. Why is it so hard to forget?
You told me you would never let me down. You told me whenever I needed you you would be there.
Although I told you to get lost...
Even after what I have done and said you still cared. Why weren't you mad at me? Why did you stay so calm?
You said love never knew borders... was it why you could forgive but not forget? '
No matter how hard she tried, memorizes of the tragedy night just kept flashing and like that night tears ran down her face. Again she was unconcsiously carried away by the wave of emotions. It wasn't the first time she felt so depressed, so alone and so guilty.
'Please yell at me, curse me, do something but don't act as if anything happened between us... Please don't let me down...' Begged Michiru but silence was her only answer.
Still lying in her bed, Michiru kept tightly in both of her hand a locket with a picture of Haruka and fell asleep from exhaustion.The next morning, she awoke in her bed under the blanket. She didn't know how she ended under her blanket but she thought that she had probably been freezing and that instinctively she went under the warm cover.
'With today ... it makes two months' was the first thought she had this morning. She sighed and left the room.
Taking a quick shower and eating a light breakfast, Michiru went walking to the park near her residence.'What should I do? Tomorrow, vacation will be over... and there's no way I...' her thought was disrupted as she bumped into someone.
The other person may be as frail as her since both of them fell to the ground with a little cry.
"Itai..." was their only reaction at that time.
Michiru was the first to recover from the crush, she immediately stood up and apologized for being so absent-minded.
"Sorry, I'm very sorry, I wasn't paying attention to ..." "Michiru-san? Is it you?" Interrupted the other person. "Hai...anou..." Answered a surprised and puzzled Michiru.
The other stood up elegantly and smiled at Michiru while speaking "You don't remember me, do you? I think I must have changed then" spoke a girl above the same height as Michiru but with long blonde hair that went to her hips.
'She is so beautiful, I don't think I have met her before, because if I have, then I probably wouldn't have forgotten. She is just like a goddess ... masaka!' "Ayashi-san?"
"Oops you recognised me, then I suppose I haven't changed that much ... I hope I haven't hurt you, I'm so sorry! I was looking at my map while walking." Answered Ayashi a hand behind her head and a big grin on her face.
'She did changed a lot, I don't remember her being so ... hmm childlike, no no more open maybe.' "You don't have to apologize, it was also my fault I wasn't paying attention to my surrendings. I'm very sorry." Replied Michiru smiling.
"I'm glad to meet you again, it's been a while since we met ... Hmm it might be one year and a half ne? I am so happy I'm finally in Japan, Tokyo." Said Ayashi and hugged a still flabergasted Michiru.
"It's nice to see you again too." Responded Michiru as they broke the embrace.
"Anou, are you doing something today?" Asked Ayashi. "No, nothing planned"
"Then, would you like to go have a coffee with me? I have nothing to do as well." "Sure"
The coffee shop, they went to, was one of the best in Tokyo. It was Michiru who had recommended it, since Ayashi wasn't too familiar with this region of Tokyo.
Once they were served, they started to speak about everything that had happened since they last saw each other. Michiru, keeping secret the fact that she used to live with Haruka, since she knows that Ayashi was Haruka's ex, and Ayashi trying not to sound tired as the effect of the long flight made it way through her body and mind. Michiru though seemed to understand that and took the prerogative to end the meeting.
"Ayashi-san, you must be exhausted, would you like to come to my place and rest a little?" Asked a somehow concern aqua-haired girl. "I don't want to be a burden, you probably have something to do, and I already bothered you a whole morning." "You are welcome, I really don't have anything to do and I would be glad to have some company."
"If you say so, I accept your invitation then." Replied Ayashi, bowing respectfully.
As they went the way to Michiru appartement, Ayashi couldn't help but to read as well the little paper she had in her hand. They took the same path that was indicated in her paper.
"Something wrong, Ayashi-san?" Asked a curious Michiru. Since they left the coffee and walked trought the parc, Michiru saw the other girl glancing around and then return to read the paper in her hand.
"Ah...nothing... I was just wondering if-if Haruka lived around here..." Ayashi blushed instinctively and looked down.
'No way! Don't tell me Haruka haven't told her that she had moved ...don't panic, don't ... just calm yourself and think of something before you arrive at your appartement building or you are going to be dead!'
"Anou ... Ayashi-san, didn't Haruka ..-san tell you s-HE moved?" Michiru smiled a somehow fake smile in order to restrain her nervousness. 'Think twice before speaking, a little more and you manage to slip your tongue two times in one sentence.'
"Did he? I...He wrote me... a letter a-after his second semester's exams telling me...he-he... How-How can he do that!" Ayashi couldn't hold anymore and broke down crying freely.
Michiru watched the girl stutter while speaking and whithout knowing what happened, found the girl sobbing like crazy in the street. Some passerby watched them with curiosity, even some stopped by to ask what happened. Michiru regaining her spirit hugged the girl and tried to help her stand up to leave the surrendings that had gathered around them.
To her relief, the building wasn't far from where they were.
Once both women were sitting in Michiru couch, the blonde haired girl fell asleep. Still hugging Ayashi, Michiru tried not to move too much in order to keep the blonde girl asleep.
"Poor girl, the recent flight plus the emotional shock were too much for her, no wonder she fell so fast asleep." Michiru quickly went to her bedroom to hide all the photographies of her and Haruka. "Well even if it's nothing intimate...we never know"
It was already one pm when she finished to cover and hide all the might-be- suspect objects.
"I didn't know I have so many things that can connote Haruka, well after so much work, to eat something will only do me good." Muttered the aqua haired girl to herself.
After eating something she had cook quickly, Michiru went to check on the blonde haired girl.
'Seems like she was really hurt, how can I explain her why I am the one ending living here without hurting her more?'
Michiru tried to invent a story, but failed, because her story wasn't even convincing herself. She had to find a persuasive and realistic story before the sleeping beauty wake up.
Headache after headache and four hours later, Michiru finaly came up with a believable story. It wasn't brainstorming but nontheless a good story.
The blonde haired girl woke up an hour later, and immediately apologised eagerly for being such an inconvenience since this morning.
"I am very sorry Michiru-san, I am such a burden, I hope you will forgive me, I don't know how I can repay you for all the trouble I brought you, I'm so sorry... please forgive me..." Ayashi bowed deeply and seemed to be very remorseful.
"It's alright Ayashi-san, it's nothing to be worried about. You were too tired, I was here and I just helped you, it's what are friends for, ne?" Smiled the aquahaired girl.
"Hai, thank you very much!" Ayashi smiled back and seemed to be release. "Anou... Michiru-san, may I ask you something?" Added the blonde.
"Sure, go ahead"
"Hmm...How do you know that Haruka had moved?" Asked Ayashi casting her eyes down, and with a slight blush on her face.
"Oh, that's because he used to live here-"Started Michiru but was interrupted by a loud blonde.
"N-NANI??" Cried Ayashi but as soon as she was aware of what she has done, she blushed deeply and apologised for her action.
'Well her reaction was pretty strong, hope she will cop my story' Thought Michiru while the other girl apologised for her behaviour.
"Ah it's not what you think, Haruka-san was renting this appartement before I came. I was looking for a nice flat near Todai when a friend of mine told me he maybe has sommething, and that's how I found this flat." Michiru watched carefully the other girl in order to assess the credibility of her story.
"Really? But have you met him? Do you know where he had moved?" Asked a stressed Ayashi.
'Should I tell her, should I not? Why am I in this situation! Why me?!' "Anou...I think I may have it, but I am not sure, plus I forgot where I have wrote it down...so-"
"Michiru-san! Onegai shimasu! I have to see him, it's been too long since we met...and I-I..." Pleaded enthusiastically Ayashi but a rush of emotions came interrupting the blonde haired girl who was now sobbing again.
Michiru went to hug Ayashi and tried to reassure her that she would do her best, but deep inside her, Michiru knew that if Ayashi was to see Haruka again, her problems with the other short blonde haired girl would take a new path wich would have more obstacles than it had.
To be continued