Disclaimer: Haruka and MIchiru are characters from Sailor Moon, the plot and the OC characters belong to me.
Sirena
By auraluna7
Chapter 2: Rescue
"The dullest summer vacation ever" Haruka sighed, the tall slim blonde with short sandy blode hair was sitting on the sideboard of a small fishing boat amidst the calmed sea blue waters near the coast.
The tomboy dressed in a black diving suit was unsuccessfully trying to kill the hours left for dinner; she was spending her summer in little town of Tahi on the Miyakejima Island located on the pacific ocean not too far from Tokyo at the house of her friend Zen Hatachi. Today she was on her own since Zen had decided to go to a city nearby to do some more shopping, an activity Haruka prefer to avoid at all cost, specially because her friend had the horrible habit of overspending and making every shopping trip a whole day experience.
So here she was diving and killing time. diving was not so exciting after a few days, Haruka liked the sea but she had always been more of a 'land' person, anyway, anything was better than going on a shopping spree that was for sure.
She was about to turn the boat back and head to the docks when suddenly she spotted the movement of something on the water, she turned to look at it directly. It appeared to be a dolphin… It was swimming maybe 50 yards away from the boat, fast as an arrow. The sun was so strong Haruka had to place a hand over her eyes to have a clearer view of the fast swimmer.
Squinting her eyes the blonde had a better look and realized it was not a dolphin after all, the fast swimmer was a person, quite risky and strange considering how far they were from the beach.
"Risky swimmer". Haruka kept her eyes on the figure who kept moving with even fast strokes when suddenly she noticed all movement stopped, it looked like the swimmer was in trouble, the figure was drowning.
Sprinting the tomboy stood on the sideboard and jumped into the water, it took the blonde almost a minute to get to the point where she last spotted the figure. Haruka couldn't see it anymore, the swimmer was already underwater. Taking a deep breath and praying the swimmer to still be alive she submerged into the cool waters.
After what seemed an eternity, Haruka emerged on the surface pulling the unconscious body of the swimmer and dragged it to the boat with all the strength she got left.
The risky swimmer turned out to be a young looking girl with soft skin and long aqua colored hair of such a mesmerizing tone it resembled the images of mermaids Haruka had seen in children's books, but this girl was definitely human, no doubt, the endless long toned legs were quite the proof, unconscious she seemed so fragile Haruka felt an urge to save her.
"Miss? Miss, can you hear me?" The aqua colored hair girl didn't move, she was not breathing, Haruka pressed her hands against the girl's chest once, twice…nothing. She was running out of time. Gently she tilted the girls head and gently opened her mouth. As she leaned over to give her CPR she felt a small shiver when their lips met but the urge to save the girls life made the blonde tomboy pushed away the feeling and concentrate on pressing then girl's chest once more.
Michiru felt the air crashing into her lungs and began coughing; expelling the fiery feeling water in her lungs, she half opened her eyes slowly but everything was too bright, closing them again she rolled on her side tasting the burn of the salted water in her throat and nose as she kept coughing the water left inside her.
"Miss, can you hear me? Do you feel alright?" Michiru open her eyes again to see the blurred silhouette of a strange man talking to her. "Miss are you alright?" Michiru nodded, trying to concentrate on her surroundings, she could feel the movement on the surface beneath her and realize she was on a boat.
"I'm…yes. Thank you"
"You really scare me; I thought it was too late."
"So did I" "I…how did…what happened?"
"You were drowning and I dragged you out"
"Thanks, um Mr….who are you?" He had to be and out of towner, she knew everybody around here, and she would never forget a pair of eyes as green and deep as those ones.
"My name is Tenoh, Haruka Tenoh, Miss..."
"Michiru Kaioh"
"Pretty name for a pretty girl" Michiru smiled, there was something about this man… this man how saved her life. He was good looking there was no doubt about it, his short blonde hair dancing with the sea breeze, those teal green eyes filled with light.
Even in the daze she was still on this man made her feel safe somehow. "I probably drank too much sea water" "Thanks again, I'm embarrassed you had to drag me out like a net full of tuna"
Haruka smiled back, this girl was so incredibly pretty; her tanned skin made Haruka think she spent a lot of time in the sun, yet her skin was flawless and soft looking, her blue eyes resembling the sea were so deep and full of treasures, and those long legs exposed to the kisses of the sun were endless; Michiru Kaioh was the most beautiful girl Haruka had ever seen….and to think she almost drowned.
"Don't be embarrassed, next time just stay next to the shore, the sea is dangerous, especially for inexperienced swimmers"
Michiru grinned; she was not an inexperienced swimmer! How dare this man to say such things when he barely knew her. "I appreciate your concern Mr. Tenoh but I can assure you I'm not an inexperienced swimmer, this was an isolated incident…"
Haruka smiled with a smile that touched her teal eyes as she realized she had offended the smaller girl's feelings. "Don't get angry Miss Kaioh, It was not my intention to offend you, I am quite sure that you are a 'good swimmer' but unfortunately I'm here only for a few days so if you happen to have another 'incident' I won't be able to help you"
Michiru pressed her lips together, she had been so wrong! There was absolutely nothing nice about this man with his patronizing tone and his mocking smile, he was definitely making fun of her, the nerve of some people.
"Now, let me take you back to shore and then we can figure out a proper way for you to thank me" Haruka smiled cockily at Michiru, her eyes still fixed on her and Michiru felt her cheeks burning at the intense gaze, no one dare looked at her like that, at least not right to her face.
"I already thank you 'sir'. Now if you'll excuse me..." Michiru had seen that the beach was less than 30 yards ahead so she fixed her long hair behind her shoulders and jumped off board to the sea.
"Wait! I won't pull you out again!"
"We both agree on that! Have a nice evening"
Haruka was amused and surprised; apparently her Casanova skills were not very effective in this little creature. "I'll catch you next time…"
(I know, I know, too short …. But I warned you these were going to be short chapters, anyway if you want to know more review!)