AN:

Just a slight warning before the chapter starts…

Uhm, pardon if there are slight OOCs from this fic.

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Two years ago…

A bunch of students swarmed up in front of a bulletin board at the gate of Mugen Gakuen. Some were seen crying, a few shouting, but one of them held a very solemn face. She walked away towards the exit while her friends cheered on behind her back.

"Wohoo! We got in!"

"Sugoi! Sugoi!"

"Oy, Haruka…why the sad face? You did get accepted, did you not?" Kino Makoto, her best friend, placed a light hand on the blonde's shoulder.

The taller of the two made a shrug and released a loud sigh. Makoto was about to give a consolatory speech when Haruka's face suddenly cracked up.

"Of course I did!" She grinned evilly at her friend. "I was just messing with you. Peace, Mako-chan!" The brunette just blew her a raspberry.

"Ureshii! We're all going to the same school!" The group jumped in joy.

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Their celebration took them on one of the underground teenage bars located in a small district of Tokyo.

"To four exciting years at Mugen Gakuen!" Makoto proposed a toast.

"Cheers!" The fivesome clinked their glasses together.

"You're all going to MG? Hah," a voice suddenly interrupted their conversation. Haruka looked up to find a pair of sleepy blue eyes, staring back at her. "It will only ruin your future," the stranger added grimly.

"Hello? Are you from Earth? Mugen Gakuen's the most prestigious school in Japan! What do you know about Mugen, anyway?" Kino glared at the new girl. Haruka put a restraining hand between her friend and the outsider.

"Hold it, Mako-chan. She's pissed drunk," the blonde noted.

"Yeah, don't mind her. Let's just drink to our success!" One of their friends started to order another bottle of sake.

Makoto muttered something while Haruka could only shake her head as she resumed her sitting position. Meanwhile, the green-haired girl that they encountered was getting ready to leave.

"Miss, if you don't have money to pay for your drinks, then don't come here again!" The bar manager bellowed at her.

"I have the money, I swear! I just lost my wallet. I guess I dropped it somewhere…"

"But a lost wallet will never pay your debts!" The girl scratched the back of her head, grinning sheepishly. Then her face suddenly brightened up as she thought of an idea.

"Hey there! My mobile number's 81-909-324-2571! Can anyone of you please be kind enough to lend me a few yens?" She bowed down towards Haruka's group.

"What the..." Makoto raised an eyebrow. "Who does she think she is, asking us for some cash?" Haruka stood up and took a couple of paper bills from her wallet. "You can't be serious, ne? Why'd you want to help her?" The brunette asked her friend.

"It's my spare, Mako-chan. What would you feel if you ask for help but no one paid any attention to you?" Tenoh smiled at the green-haired girl. "Here, take it. I think it's already enough to pay for your fees, plus a few extra coins you could use to take a cab home."

"Heh. Thanks," she said in a slurred manner. "Here you go!" She then handed the 200-yen bill to the old lady in front of them before storming out of the bar.

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"Hey, wait!" Haruka chased after the girl outside. The green-haired beauty quirked at her.

"What?"

"Uh, you forgot your change." Tenoh reached out for the other girl's hand and placed a few coins. 'She has such soft hands and a captivating pair of eyes…' Haruka couldn't help but feel a slight blush forming on her face. She sighed inwardly.

"Arigato," the aquamarine girl smiled groggily at Haruka before turning around to cross the street.

"It's nothing. By the way, I'm…"

"Oy, lover-boy!" The blonde looked back to a drunk Makoto sticking her head out from one of the windows of the bar. "Stop playing hero to the girl! She probably won't remember you by tomorrow. Come back here…"

"Alright! I'm coming!" Haruka stared longingly at the retreating form. 'Baka, Haruka. You should've asked for her name, and her number, at least. What if fate never let your paths cross again? Would you be at peace knowing that you let someone like that walk out of your life forever?'

Haruka kept her fingers crossed the entire night.

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Author's Notes:

Sadly though, only Makoto will take a part in this fic aside from Ruka and Michi. I can't seem to find a role for the other senshi's to fit. You don't want to make Rei or Setsuna as Haruka's 'evil' nemesis, now do you? And besides, I don't think anyone of them would be believable enough to be someone who's attracted to Michiru. :)

Thanks a bunch for the reviews!

And, uh…sorry for the short chapter. -.-'

Disclaimer:

Haruka, Michiru, and the rest of the BSSM gang belong to Naoko Takeuchi. I'm just borrowing them for a little while.
And SBS owns the Korean TV series Green Rose.