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Makoto could no longer wait she had to see what Haruka bought her. She stood outside and opened up the lavender colored bag. To her surprise she opened the box and saw the butterfly necklace. She ran into the house and to everyones surprise, Haruka's arms.
"Makoto whats wrong?" Haruka asked.
"Thank you so much for the necklace."
Michiru could no longer control her jealousy. Witnessing the change in their friendship was one thing. But now she had bought her a necklace it was a very beautiful necklace. With the shape of a butterfly encrusted in diamonds.
"I'm sorry to have to kick all of you out, but I need to speak to Haruka."
Their friends exchanged looks they knew what it meant. They were bound to get into some huge argument. But still they decided to listen to Michiru and leave the house, Makoto especially knew what they were going to discuss.
Michiru saw her friends to the door and then came back to see Haruka reading the paper. Didn't she hear her say that she needed to talk to her. Now here she was acting as if nothing mattered, that somehow the news was more important.
"Okay Haruka out with it." she said.
"Out with what?" Haruka asked.
"Whats going on between you and Makoto?"
Just then Haruka folded up the newspaper. And started laughing a little this had to be a ridiculous accusation. There was absolutely nothing going on between them they were just friends.
"Michi, theres nothing going on between us." she said.
"That necklace was beautiful."
"Oh I see your jealous don't be. I just bought the necklace for her because she couldn't afford it."
This story did make a lot of sense to Michiru. But she still couldn't get over her suspicions that there was something going on. She was just afraid that she would loose Haruka especially since she found it necessary to be close to Makoto.
"Well I have a reason to be jealous." Michiru said.
"You know what how about we go out to dinner tonight. Just me and you." Haruka said.
Michiru was a little surprised by this. It sounded as if Haruka wanted them to spend time together, not that she didn't want the same thing. It was just that for the most part Haruka was really distant to be honest she found this kind of strange.
"Okay Haruka."
"Great, I'll see you later I have to take care of some things."
She wanted to ask Haruka where she was going. But decided against it she thought in the back of her mind that she was going to see Makoto. She was not completely over her suspicions about Haruka and Makoto.
"Oh well I'll try not to think about it tonight."
She needed to talk to someone though about her suspicions. Although she had trusted all her friends completely she needed Setsuna. About an hour later Setsuna showed up at the house looking very concerned.
"Michi whats wrong?"
"Well its Haruka, she's been acting strange."
"How, so?"
"She wants us to go to dinner together, just the two of us." she added.
Setsuna did not see anything strange about that. If anything she felt that they needed to spend more time together. It was the only way for them to get back to that loving relationship they had before.
"Okay, but she wants to spend time with you. Aren't you happy about that?"
Of course she was, but she also couldn't help but feel that something strange was going on. Ever since Haruka's amnesia she had been very different.
"Yes I' am but it just feels a little strange."
Setsuna could understand this part they could all see the change in Haruka's behavior. She was not the same person she was after the accident. They weren't expecting her to go back to her old life, but they also didn't like who she was becoming.
"Okay I understand now, does this by chance have anything to do with Makoto?" Setsuna asked.
Michiru looked up at Setsuna. It did have a lot to do with her feelings on the whole Haruka and Makoto situation. They seemed to be growing closer and closer by the minute, and when she bought her that necklace her suspicions grew greater.
"Yes a little." Michiru said.
"Do you honestly believe something is going on between them?"
"Yes, they have been getting closer over the months."
"Thats true, but I doubt that they are involved romantically."
Michiru understood that Setsuna was trying to help. And she really did appreciate all her help but she couldn't help but stand by her feelings. That Makoto and Haruka were indeed romantically involved and carrying on behind her back. Just thinking about that made her feel angry and sad. All she had was love for Haruka. And it seemed as if all that love Haruka used to have for her was now going to Makoto.
"Thank you Setsuna for everything."
"Sure feel better okay Michi."
Michiru nodded and watched as Setsuna left. She doubted if she would feel any better, all she wanted was things to go back to the way they used to be. Back when she and Haruka were in love and nothing else seemed to matter.
"I'll try not to think about it so much." she thought.
(Later at Dinner)
A waiter took them to a table closer to the window. In the back of her mind Michiru wondered where Haruka dissapeared to earlier. It seemed like she was always leaving and going places. As they took their seats Michiru noticed how on edge Haruka seemed.
Sweat pouring from her head, looking back and forth nervously. Fidgety even like if she stayed still to long she could brake into pieces.
"Haruka are you alright?'
"Yes ...I'm fine, why wouldn't...I... be." she said in broken sentences.
But Michiru wasn't convinced she was obviously not alright. But she decided to leave it alone until after dinner. Around the time they were having dessert Michiru decided to start asking more questions.
"Haruka what happened to you."
She was still on edge and very fidgety, but not as much as earlier.
"I haven't taken any pills today." she said.
She then reached into her jacket pocket and looked around for her pain killers. She took out a bunch of things but no pills. She looked everywhere but couldn't find them.
"Michi have you seen my pills?" she asked.
Michiru watched the scene play out, it didn't look to good. To her it seemed as if Haruka was becoming addicted to her pain killers. But what did she know she wasn't a doctor she had no idea what was going on.
"Where the hell are those pills?"
"Haruka relax, when we get home we'll find them."
Then Haruka sat back down in the chair. Looking calmer than earlier, Michiru had read a lot about people becoming addicted to pills. She hoped that this wasn't the case right now, but everything was pointing to that one explanation.
"Haruka where did you go earlier?" she asked.
"Oh, I went to sign up for another race."
She wasn't surprised that she wanted to race again. At least she was trying to get back into her old life.
"Thats good, when is the race?"
"A few days."
From their the conversation went dull. Even the drive home was silent the only good thing was that Haruka wasn't on edge anymore. When they got home Haruka went straight upstairs and took about 3 pills. The pain had been unbearable today and she didn't care about the amount of pills she took, as long as the pain stopped.
She went into her jacket pocket and saw that there was a black box inside. She opened it up and saw that it was an engagement ring. She was sure that she had never bought this before, but then the answer became very clear.
"Oh I must have bought this before I lost my memory."
Just then Michiru walked into the room to see the beautiful ring. She knew that she shouldn't get her hopes up. But she couldn't help but feel that sudden hope and warm feeling.
"Haruka this is beautiful." she said.
"Yea it is."
She knew she shouldn't ask but she couldn't help but want too. It was obviously an engagement ring, and why would she have bought it if she wasn't going to give it to her.
"Haruka is this mine?" she asked hopefully.
"No, you got it all wrong I don't want to marry you."
Next chapter will be more exciting I promise, anyway R&R
