Disclaimer: I don't own neither Haruka nor Michiru this store however it's mine.
Sorry I have not update, I will continue my other stories also but I'm kind of in a middle of a nervous breakdown sorry…
Ok so even though my story is not as popular as I expected I'm finishing it because I promised it to Amnesia Nymph so here we go:
Sirena
By auraluna7
Chapter 4: Night Walk
"What are you doing up there Michiru?"
Michiru turned her head surprised to be caught half the way down her bedroom window, she was already showered and dressed for dinner, she smiled at the familiar voice. "Hi Hanzo, I didn't hear you coming"
"That's cause I just got here, let me help you" Hanzo helped Michiru to get back on the ground and Michiru blushed a bit to be caught escaping through her window, again!
Hanzo Hatachi was a young handsome man accustomed to hard work and a simple life, he worked with his father on the fish business, he often came by Michiru's house because he was also a good friend with her father, Hanzo was always in a good mood and Michiru enjoyed his friendship very much, he was like a brother to her, a formal brother at times but still he was always sweet to her. "Now can you please tell me what where you doing up there?"
"Trying to escape, Nana wants to braid pearls in my hair, and you know how much I hate it"
He laughed softly. "She's just trying to help you, I personally think there's no way you can look more beautiful…"
She smiled at him and fixed her lose damp hair behind her back, Nana was probably going to have a stroke when she saw she was ruining her perfectly crisp new dress with her wet hair and a little bit of dirt from the grand escape. "Oh you're such a flirt Hanzo, where's your father and Zen?"
"They'll come any minute now, I came straight from work"
"So much work Hanzo, don't you ever get bored of fish?"
"I love my job; do you ever get bored of swimming?"
Michiru smiled at Hanzo, of course he loved his work, he loved this place as much as her. "Point taken"
"Michiru where are you girl?!" Nana's voice broke the silence of the night; Michiru smiled and muffled a small laugh.
Hanzo looked a little more serious though so she stopped laughing. "I think you should go back there"
"Yeah, ok you're right, I'll see you later"
Michiru placed her foot back at the wall and help herself up with the plants that grew on top of it "Do you need a hand?"
"No, I do this all the time" Michiru finally get back inside her bedroom. "What is it Nana?"
"I…where you here all this time?" Nana looked dumfounded
"Of course, Ah Nana, you're losing your mind" At that moment the doorbell rang.
"There's no time to braid your hair Michiru, the guests are already here, go downstairs come on here are your shoes. Wait a minute, why is your dress covered in dirt? Oh my lord girl!"
-o-o-
Haruka, Zen and Zen's father Tanaka arrived just a minute after Hanzo, Haruka was looking really great in a white cotton shirt and light colored slacks. Michiru's father greeted them.
"So good to see you Zen, its being a long time!"
"Sechiru-san, I'm glad to see you too, this is my dear friend Haruka Tenoh"
"Nice too meet you, Michiru would be here in just a minute why don't we wait her in the living room?"
Michiru came downstairs looking incredibly fine, dressed in a long white silk dressed which seemed to float around her, dress that Nana had produced somewhere and that was even fancier than the first dress, her long hair falling back with a simple flower on it, she entered the living room smiling, looking right at Tanaka not noticing the smiling Haruka looking at her.
"Michi, you look spectacular, come give your godfather a hug"
Michiru kissed Tanaka's both cheeks, then she turned to greet Hanzo and Zen. "So now, Zen I haven't seen you in…" Michiru looked at Zen but then she discovered Haruka, it was not that hard considering she was sitting right next to Zen and her teal eyes were focussed directly on her, Michiru seemed to be frozen yet her cheeks seemed to suddenly burn.
"Dear are you ok? You looked like if you just see a ghost" Zen was having a great time, she knew exactly why Michiru was so surprised and she was loving the unexpected drama.
"It's just that I'm so glad to see you after all this years!" Michiru hugged Zen briefly, Michiru was suddenly not only surprised to see Haruka there but mad, she heard a gossip from the maids about Zen bringing back home a boyfriend, so if Haruka was here with Zen, Haruka was that boyfriend, the nerve of the man to look at her like she was undressing her while his girlfriend was sitting right there!
Yet, Michiru could not ignore Haruka anymore so she turned to greet the tomboy.
Hanzo spoke softly and Michiru reminded herself they were not alone and composed a soft serene smile "Michiru this is Zen's friend…"
"Tenoh, I already met him" Michiru lend Haruka a hand, Haruka stayed serious but her eyes were smiling, the blush on the blue eyed girl was so adorable.
Everyone seemed intrigued. "Michi, where did you meet Mr. Tenoh again?"
Michiru still managing to smile and look coy looked at Hanzo "Oh Hanzo dear…" She walked and sat down in the couch next to him. "It's the funniest little story, you see the other day I was swimming and I had a leg cramp so I guess Haruka…you don't mind if I call you Haruka do you?" Michiru was proud of herself for having this casual tone "… anyway Haruka most have thought I was drowning…"
Haruka raised an eyebrow…think? She dragged her out of the water unconscious… "And she dragged me out of the water…. We had a good laugh, didn't we?" Michiru's version of the story was by far a lie, Haruka weight her odds about correcting her or not…
"Well…"
Michiru looked at Haruka who seemed about her version of the story, thing she rather spare to her father. "Of course I am grateful about it…so grateful"
"Two can play this game…""Yes, she was. That's why she invited me over to have lunch tomorrow, w2ho would have thought by a happy coincidence we will meet before that."
Michiru bit her tongue not to shout. Haruka had tricked her. "Happy coincidence!"
Michiru's dad seemed quite convinced by the story. "Oh Michiru so this is the gentleman you told me about? I'm even more delighted to have you over dinner sir; I don't know what I would do if anything bad might happen to my daughter."
The dinner didn't go by as quick as Michiru would have liked, she had to sat there and hear the clever comments of Haruka and found herself laughing a few times, why the hell was Haruka so damn cute?
Michiru was in a bad mood, the sooner this dinner might be over, the better.
After everyone had finished their meal, Michiru barely touch hers, Hanzo looked at her smiling sweetly.
"Michi would you like to go out for a little walk?"
"Yes!" Michiru was relieved get out of that dining room, away from the intoxicating spell of Haruka she might have reacted a little stronger at the suggestion, and it didn't escape her the measuring glance that Haruka gave her when she took the hand Hanzo was offering her.
The couple wandered around the Kaioh's Garden, Michiru was feeling better every second they spent outside in the fresh night, the conversation with Hanzo was light and comfortable as usual, the weather, the latest gossips in town, it was good to feel easy again, even letting him hold her hand was familiar, what other could interpret as a romantic gesture was for Michiru simply chivalry.
Haruka and Zen looked at each other, they had surreptitiously followed the couple, then Haruka whispered. "Didn't you say they were not dating?"
"They just went out for a walk Tenoh, don't be dramatic."
"But…hand holding and stuff! And what does she find so funny she has to laugh like that"
"Come on let's go spy them from up close" Zen was having a ball, Haruka was seriously infatuated with Michiru this was so amusing.
-o-o-
"Nice night isn't it? The weather was just perfect today..."
"Very, what are you thinking of Michi? You seem aloof."
"Haruka""Nothing in particular" Hanzo stopped next to a stone bench and they both sat on it. Hanzo nodded, but the smile disappeared of his face, he was suddenly was looking serious. "What is it Hanzo? Seems that is you who has something in mind"
"I…I got something to tell you Michi… I'm going out of town for a few weeks"
"Oh, business?"
He nodded. "That's not what I wanted to say to you… Michi you …an I ... I want to talk about us, about us formalizing our relationship"
Michiru knew this day would come, but now she didn't knew what to say. Certainly she did not see this coming tonight, yeah soon, with all the proper dressing thing and Hanzo being so polite all the time, even Nana constantly pointing how good looking he was and how good he did this and that.
It was quite obvious everyone was preparing her for this, but she was not ready, she thought she could handle it but that was before...before Haruka. True she wasn't in love or anything ridiculous like that but Haruka was so interesting that had made her wonder if perhaps she was missing out on things. She thought she had more time "Oh please Hanzo…"
"I know that you don't love me like that Michiru"
"I love you like a brother Hanzo, I'm fond of you, I care for you but you know that there's no relationship between us to formalize"
"That's because you don't give me a chance Michi…that's all I ask from you, give me the chance to prove you I'll be the perfect husband" Hanzo hold Michiru's hands into his again, Michiru look into his kind eyes.
"We are too young"
"No we are not, I don't want your answer now Michi, I'll come look for it when I get back, I know you'll take the best decision for everyone."
Michiru felt terrible, she loved Hanzo in her way, like she had said, like a brother but the possibility of joining her life to his was not in her plans just yet, she felt her mouth dry…"I….Hanzo could you bring me some water?"
"I'll be glad too…"
-o-o-
"Where are they?" The tomboy and her friend where lost, the garden was full of trails.
"Shut up, they're going to hear us, walk faster Zen"
"It's easy for you to say you're not the one wearing heels"
"You put those on just to hide that you're a big lesbian! On Tokyo you're always on flats."
Zen pressed her lips together and pinched the blonde. "Go to hell Tenoh! I'm here helping you remember? There! They are on that bench" They hid behind the bushes, and witness the scene, they couldn't hear them but Haruka saw when they hold hands.
"He's going to kiss her!"
"Sshh! Haruka they're going to hear you. Oh look Hanzo is leaving… now there's your chance, I'll go to the house to get my shawl and stall him."
Haruka nodded and came out of the bushes looking innocent, Michiru didn't saw her she was looking up to the sky, she looked sad.
She turned her head when the blonde was standing already next to her. "Hanzo? Oh it's you"
"Disappointed? I'm not your prince…sorry"
"Hanzo and I…..what do you want?" There was no point on telling what Hanzo and her where not, the big problem was finding out what they would be soon.
"Oh so you're back to the bad mood, it's a shame I like your social personality better"
"Go fetch your girlfriend and leave me alone would you?"
"Are you jealous? Cause you sounded jealous to me"
Michiru grinned, she left her feelings spill out and she regretted it. "Of course no, I'm concerned" Haruka seemed puzzled "I don't want you to become part of the Tanaka's family"
"Right because we'll become in laws that's it?" "Why do you look so sad?"
Michiru felt a small knot on her throat, in-laws... "How long have you been dating Zen?"
"We are not dating."
"No?" "I thought…"
"Well you thought wrong…."
"Is everything ok?" Hanzo came back holding a glass of water.
"Yes dear, let's get back inside, it's suddenly too windy out here, if you'll excuse us, good night Tenoh"
"Good night Miss Kaioh, I'll see you tomorrow for lunch"
"You're serious? Fine suit yourself""Ok then I'll meet at the beach at 9 am"
"For lunch? At 9 in the morning?""Of course"
Michiru took Hanzo's arm and the couple left. "I don't trust that man Michi, there's something weird about him"
"Oh don't be suspicious Hanzo he's just an out of towner…"
(Ah I hope you like it because I'm in a lack of inspiration lately I'll try to update as soon as possible…Review if you want more!)