Disclaimer: I don't own niether Michiru nor Haruka only the plot.

Thanks for your reviews, and well what can I say? It had to get a twist the story was getting too pink...

Master E: thanks for my 'Senshi' I'll love it. A kiss.

One more thing..I can take flames but please I'm begging you, be polite I have done nothing to you... thanks.

Sirena

by auraluna7

Chapter 17: Ocean of tears

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.

Haruka looked back to the shore where Michiru was standing, she felt so sad, but then she felt all this sadness turning into anger when she saw Hanzo holding Michiru at the dock, why was he there? And why was he grabbing her girlfriend? Was Michiru still her girlfriend? Was she ever? She felt an anger tear roll down her face and she let the wind cast it away while the boat went away from Miyake and back to where she belong: Tokyo.

"Hanzo, let me go..." Michiru moaned against the man's chest, Hanzo was not pressing her hard but Michiru felt trapped.

"Sshh, everything is going to be fine"

Michiru sobbed harder "Everything is going to be fine? How could that be true? Haruka is gone..." Michiru let Hanzo guide her to his car and pull her down in front of her house, she felt like a puppet, like an empty seashell pushed outside the sea by the waves. She didn't care that everyone saw her crying, that her mask of ice was melted, she just couldn't stop the ocean of tears running through her face.

"Your father is going to be fine Michi, you shouldn't cry anymore"

"Her father? She was not crying for that... oh but she was, her father needed her and she was just thinking on running away and left him" Michiru wiped her tears and looked at Hanzo who seemed concerned, he had never seen Michiru cry not even once and they had been friends all their life, she hadn't even cried when her mom died, well she did cried but she never let anyone see her. "Thanks Hanzo, I'll go upstairs now" Michiru went back to her room and laid down in the bed unable to stop her tears, everything that she saw bring her a memory of Haruka. How come she made such an impression on her in such short time? Michiru muffled her sobs against her pillows, her father was sleeping next door and the last he needed was to worry about this...

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"Are you going out Michi?"

"No, I'll bring my dad's breakfast upstairs"

"It's been 4 days Michi, you need some air, some sun, go out it'll help you"

Michiru looked at her nanny with her now empty blue eyes, she didn't felt like going out, not today not tomorrow, she just wanted to get in bed once more. "Nothing can help me Nana, but thanks"

"At list eat something"

"Perhaps later" Michiru turned around to left the kitchen, she stayed a few minutes with her father while he ate, and then she slip back into her room to watch the ceiling, she had ran out of tears so she was alone with her misery.

knock, knock.

"Come in" Maeve came in flushed she seemed happy.

"Miss, Mr. Hatachi is downstairs"

"Tanaka?" Maeve shook her head...Hanzo. What was he doing here? Didn't he realized she didn't wanted company? "I'll be downstairs in a minute..."

Michiru looked at herself in the mirror and smile sadly, how could her heart be broken and she remain looking the same? Perhaps her cheeks were a little paler and there was no light in her eyes but no one could tell, life was a bitch...

"Michiru, I hope you feel better today, I was looking for you at the beach but they told me you were home"

"I got the flu"

"Terrible, how's your father Michi?"

"Better, thanks"

"I'm glad he is..."

"Small talk...great" "Have a seat please, did you have a nice trip Hanzo?"

"As good as you can be being away from your home and heart"

"No, no not the let's get formal talk" "Hanzo..."

"I'm not here to put pressure I know you're having a hard time now"

"Thanks" "Then what can I do for you?"

"I came to visit you and to bring you this" Hanzo pulled out of his pocket a small velvet box, Michiru took it and opened it to reveal a beautiful butterfly shaped hair pin, it was blue and have string of little pearls."I bought it for you in my trip I hope you accept it"

"I...Hanzo I cannot give you false hopes"

"Is a gift from a friend Michiru, nothing more...I know about you and Tenoh"

Michiru listen Haruka's name and felt a chill running through her spine, she felt new tears coming from some deep place in her soul. "Who ..."

"It's all over town Michi" Michiru sighed, well at list she didn't have to continue this battle against Hanzo's love, he knew. "It's true then?" Michiru nodded. " I understand what you must be pssing now so I'll give you time to mourn, but let me reassure you I stand to my word."

"What? Mourn? Did he still..." "You don't know what you're saying"

"Of course I do, when the time is right I'll ask you again, everyone has the right to a fling Michiru but..."

"Stop it, please, Hanzo I don't love you, are you made of stone? Don't you see I'm in love with Haruka?"

Hanzo shook his head and hold Michiru's soft hand. "Bringing honour to your family is one of God's commandments Michiru, you'll find out soon what's best for all of us" He kissed Michiru's hand, Michiru was horrified but unable to remove her hand from the gentle kiss. "I have to go work now, tell your father I'm glad he's better" And then he left, Michiru stayed in the couch trying to contain her anger, but somehow she found she was not really angry with Hanzo, she was angry at herself for not being able to stop this endless pain in her heart.

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"Came back here!"

"But Mrs. Nanaki I swear..."

"You're lucky no one else has seen you Maeve you could loose your job for this, go to jail!"

"But I swear it's mine! Why would I lie to you? It's mine please!"

"Don't lie to me girl, that's Michiru's she showed it to me!"

"No, no It's mine" Maeve's and Nanaki's screams could be heard in the back yard where Michiru was helplessly trying to finish one of her paintings, she stood up and entered the kitchen where the two women where arguing, when Michiru get into the kitchen Nanaki was pulling something from Maeve's hand the girl crying hardly.

"What the hell is happening here? You're going to wake up my father!"

Nana turned to look at Michiru worried, then she looked back at Maeve who was crying even more. "Now you've done it, the Miss is going to find out and she'll kick you out of here!"

"But I didn't do anything!"

"The hell you did! You'll be punished!"

"But I didn't do it!" Both women began screaming and arguing again, Michiru alreayd had a headache she didn't needed this circus.

"Shut up! What's going on here Nana?"

"Michi, well oh God, I caught Maeve stealing"

"No, that's not truth Miss"

"You shut up girl! You're lucky I'm not beating you already!"

"Stop it both of you!" Michiru's scream filled the room, both of the maids get silent. "What did she stole?"

"This" Nana opened her hand to reveal a buttertfly hair pin with strings of pearls...like the one Hanzo gave her."It's the one Mr. Hatachi gave you..."

"Let me see it" Michiru grabbed the hair pin and look at it closer, the pink wings of the hair pin shining with the rays of light that entered through the windows. Michiru took a deep breath before speaking out loud her conclusions. "This is not mine, mine is blue and this one is pink"

"I told you Mrs. Nanaki I didn't stole it"

"But how do a girl like you could afford this expensive thing ah?"

Michiru looked at Maeve who have seem to run out of words, she handed the girl the hair pin and looked right into the girl's amber coloured eyes. "Hanzo gave it to you didn't he?" The girl took a brief moment and then she nodded, Michiru sighed. "Take the day off Maeve, come back before dinner, the Hatachi's are dining in tonight since father feels better now" The girl nodded and scape out of the kitchen, Nana looked at her and opened her mouth ready to say something... "Not now Nana I'm sure we have the same conclusions but I have neither the strenght or the will to discuss why Hanzo brought us the same present ok?" Nana nodded and Michiru left the kitchen and go back to the garden to sat in front of her white sketchboard, it had been almost a week since Haruka had left and there had been no news about her... Michiru tried her best to keep herself busy cause she didn't wanted to attend dinner with red puffy eyes, she could cry alone in bed later like she had been doing it all this days and she'll probably would do the rest of nights it'll take her heart to finally die.

(I bet you wish to know when is Haruka coming back or when is Michiru's going to go after her right? Oh well to get to that you'll have to review me...why? cause you're so nice people...)