Diclaimer: I don't have any rights over the Characters of Haruka and Michiru, just the plot it's mine.
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Master E: A big kiss, I love you.
Sirena
by auraluna7
Chapter 16: Time to say goodbye
She stood up quickly and contemplate the sea once more. "I'll be back and you'll be here for me once more, but love won't... give me your blessing please" Michiru felt the water on her feet once more and smile under those last tears, then she turned around and run to her house, she had still so many things to do in order to be ready for sailing tomorrow. "I'll fight for my love, I'll fight for you Haruka..."
Michiru entered her house, she ran upstairs; when she entered her room she looked around...where she must began? What she should pack? No...she couldn't do this alone she would need help, Maeve or Nana would have to help her packing.
"Maeve! Nana!" Michiru went back downstairs to the kitchen where Nana was cooking. "Nana didn't you heard I was calling you?"
"Sorry Michi, what is it?"
"I need your help"
"With what?"
Michiru then realize than in order to have help she needed to tell Nana her plans...and to her father too... "Ah..." "Perhaps I could do my own packing after all..."
"What? What's wrong Michi?"
"Ok you have to tell her, you're not running in the middle of the night like a burglar" "I need you to help me packing, I'm leaving for Tokyo tomorrow." "There, I said it" Nana's face was a poem she stared at her with her mouth hangign open.
"You what?"
"I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Tokyo"
"With that Haruka man?" Michiru nodded. "Your father he'll..."
"He knows...well I haven't told him but he told me to do whta I thought it was best and this is it, so are you helping me or not?"
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"Nana stop crying... it's not like I've never come back again"
"I'm not crying...oh my little girl" Nana hugged Michiru and Michiru smiled, she was going to miss her too, so much, she was unable to find her own shoes...who was going to help her?
"Nana, I'll miss you too"
"Oh Michi, we're going to be so alone without you..." Nana sobbed and start crying again, Michiru caress the woman's hair. "Your poor father Michiru, he's going to die without you"
"Don't say such things..." Michiru sighed, her father...she was going to miss him the most, but she'll come back often, she will.
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"You are driving me crazy Tenoh could you please sit down?"
"I... I can't, sorry"
"Why instead of being here nagging you go to fetch her as you wish?"
"No"
"Why not?"
"She has to made her mind Zen, I cannot push her"
"You're a whimp, if I were you I'll be down there dragging her to Tokyo"
"That's why you don't have a girlfriend Zen"
"Smartass"
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A few hours later Michiru was sitting in the terrace waiting for her father, she needed to talk to him, ask him for his blessing, she felt nervous, her heart beating fast and her hands sweating, she spotted a figure approaching the house, she thought it was her father until the figure came closer, the man was running, that was not her father, she sighed and sat down again, a minute later Taro, one of her father's employee came into sight, he didn't saw her and get to the back of the house.
Nana came out a few mintes later looking pale and scared.
"Thank God you're here Michiru..."
"What's wrong Nana why do you look so scared?"
"It's your father" Michiru felt her legs weakening.
"What's wrong with my father? Talk to me Nana!"
"Calm down... he, well we think he have a stroke, they are bringing him to the house, the doctor is on it's way."
It was like if someone suddenly had shut off the air out of Michiru's lungs, she placed a hand on her chest feeling the pain herself.
Michiru run like water going downhill, she had to see her father, she felt tears forming in her ocean blue eyes. "Why? Why?"
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They placed Sechiru in the master's bedroom upstairs, in the same bed he hadn't slept since Michiru's mother died, Michiru was a nervous wreck she was praying with her eyes closed, silently crying. "Please God, don't let him die, I'll do anything I'll take care of him myself, please" The doctor came out after what seemed to her as an eternity.
"How is he doctor?"
"He's going to be fine" Michiru took a deep breath that felt to her like the first breath she had taken in the day, her father was alive, thank God. "He'll need rest and medication but with the proper cares he'll fine."
"Thanks, can I go see him?"
"Sure, but don't upset him ok?" Michiru nodded and entered the room, her father laid on the bed, with his eyes closed.
"Daddy?"
"Michiru"
"Oh daddy you scared me so much, I thought..." Michiru began sobbing once more
"Shh, it's ok baby, I'm fine"
"I'll take care of you dad, don't worry"
"I'm not worry dear, just tired"
"Try to sleep" Sechiru nodded and close his eyes once more, Michiru stay by his bed holding his hand.
Michiru woke up hours later, the night fell upon them, she walked to the window and stared outside crying; Nana came in with a tray with some dinner for her.
"Thanks"
"You have to eat Michiru, Maeve finished up packing, I'll call one of the boys to get you to the dock..."
What was Nana talking about? Michiru shook her head trying to clear her thoughts...packing, docks...Haruka. "I...Nana I'm not going"
Michiru heard her own words and tried hard not to cry, this was the right thing to do, she couldn't abandon her father, he needed her, who was going to take care of him if she was gone? She could feel her heart breaking, Nana looked at her with sadness.
"Are you sure? Michiru your father would want you to go, he wishes nothing but your happiness" Michiru nodded, for once in her life she was putting someone else on top of her needs. "Why don't you ask him?"
"No, he'll said I should go, so I don't want you to tell him anything." She had promise it to God, and she was honoring her word.
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Sechiru Kaioh opened his eyes to find out his daughter sleeping by his side, the day was already braking outside his window, Michiru felt her father moving and she opened her eyes. "Morning daddy, how are you feeling?"
"Ready to go to work"
Michiru smiled, her father was always in such a good mood, he was such a good person. "Are you hungry?"
"A bit"
"I'll bring you up breakfast" Sechiru saw his daughter smile but there was no happiness in her eyes, something was wrong.
"Michi? What day is today?"
"Sunday"
"And what are you doing here?"
"What do you mean dad?"
"Isn't it today when Haruka leaves?"
Pain, that's what Michiru felt, pure and absolut pain. "Yes"
"So?"
"You're sick daddy, I'll stay here with you"
"Don't be ridiculous, go say goodbye Michiru, I'll be here when you're back" Michiru nodded. Saying goodbye, how do you say goodbye to love? She exited the room and felt her eyes filled with tears... she needed to see her, at list one last time...
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"What time is it?"
"7:55"
Haruka looked at the docks searching for Michiru, but she was not there, she was certain Michiru knew the ferry would sail at 8 o'clock, so it was said, Michiru wasn't coming, she felt tears in her eyes but she swallow them with her anger, she knew this was a posibility, nothing in life is as easy as in the romantic novels, Michiru couldn't find the strenght to leave this place and deep in her heart she understood her, she had roots here, a family...
"I'm sorry Haruka" Zen placed a hand on her shoulder, Haruka nodded, she felt defeated, for once life had defeted her...
Michiru ran as fast as she could, she had to tell Haruka what happened, to let her know the truth... she watched the ferry boat from the distance and ran faster, she was still on time.
Haruka walked through the deck, the ferry was already moving slowly from the shore, it was done...
"Stop! Stop!" Michiru cought the docks when the ferry had already sailed, it was moving slowly toward the sea, a man looked at her.
"Are you getting on board Miss?" Michiru shook her head. "Sorry then, we cannot stop it."
"Haruka! Haruka!" This couldn't be happening. "Haruka!"
Zen looked back to the dock and saw the aqua haired girl, she pat Haruka's back and point at her. Haruka looked at Michiru with tears in her eyes, there she was but in a moment she'll be gone, without a goodbye, without a last kiss. "Good bye my Sirena"
Michiru felt helpless, she ran to the end of the dock and tried to jump into the water, her determination of staying, of letting Haruka go, was gone... she was about to jump when a hand stop her, she couldn't see through the tears in her eyes who the owner was... she struggle against it but she was tired and weak... "No..."
"Michiru? Are you alright?" Michiru recognize the voice talking to her, and shook her head, she hold to the man sobbing, defeated and crushed...Haruka was gone and so was her heart.
(I know I know ... I'm cruel and mean but it was about time for the drama don't you think, I promise it'll get better...eventually. Review if you want more!)