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Sirena

by auraluna7

Chapter 18: Proposal

Three long endless weeks had gone already, 21 days with 21 nights had Michiru spent all alone...well 22 nights cause the last one she was alone too... and still not a single new of Haruka, she was vanished in the wind and Michiru knew deep inside of her that her agony was not near to an end; she was sitting next to the bay window in the living room of her house, she was inside again, even though the weather was not exactly cold and the sea was perfect for a swim, she didn't felt like swimming, like having fun, like living...where was Haruka and the endless love she promise her? Michiru wondered how she could live with this void inside of her and as she watched the palm trees being rocked by the wind and then being left alone Michiru thought that perhaps Haruka never really loved her, perhaps she had just being rocked by her and now she was all alone...

"Haruka? Earth calling Tenoh, please answer, over!"

"Ah? What?"

"Come on Tenoh, wake up I'm taliking to you remeber what's that right? I say something then you say something then I say something and so on"

"Sorry Zen I was just thinking..."

"Michiru...again. I know... you're a zombie, if you miss her so damn much why don't you call her? Write her a letter?"

"I wouldn't know what to say, I have nothing more to offer her than what I already did and she refuse"

"Oh come on don't be such a drama queen, you should write her a post card, at least let her know you think of her, that's no lie you think of her all the time..."

"I'll think about it... I will! I promise"

"Fine, now what about those blonde twins I was telling you about, at what time should we meet them?"

"Not a double date again Zen! I'm begging you"

"You're so not funny since you came back from Tahi Tenoh...she put a spell on you...like a real freaking mermaid, that's it"

"Shut up"

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Michiru came downstairs to meet Hanzo, he had been coming home every day to help her father with the business, she kept avoiding him but he was staying for dinner tonight so she had to face him sooner or later, she was not so sad today; her father was coming downstairs to eat with them and she felt this was a recovery sign.

She entered the living room quietly, her bare foot made no noise on the floor; Hanzo was sitting in the couch and Maeve was next to him touching his hand with her own...the leaned just to kiss each other...

Michiru cought softly to announce her present, Maeve jump of the couch and sped out mumbling something like an excuse.

"Michiru so nice to see you. Excuse Maeve she had this thing in her eye..."

"Save your excuses Hanzo, you should be ashamed of yourself"

"Excuse me?"

"You know what I'm talking about, there's something between you and Maeve, I failed to mention it to you but you almost cost her her employee a month ago with your little present, Nana thought she had stole it from me, couldn't you bring her something else instead of the same as me? You are a moron"

"Jealous? Oh Michi I brought you something else but I felt it was inapropiate to give it to you at the time..."

"Don't interrupt me, first I'm not jealous, I wouldn't care if you give every girl in Japan the same present but you're messing with her poor girl, does she knows that you wish to marry me ? You should stop your nonsenses and marry her instead."

Hanzo refuse to meet Michiru's eyes. "I cannot marry a servant girl"

"For God's sake! That's so not you talking, you don't care about that Hanzo, your best friends are fishermen, you visit their families, you have never judged a person for their money.I know that's not you talking..."

"My father expects me to honor our name and I sure intend to do it"

"By what? By marrying me? My father is a fisherman too..."

"Come on Michiru you know that's a technisism, our marriage would be beneful for all" Michiru turned her back at Hanzo she was tired of this, she was not marrying him! Period. "Our fathers wish is us to get married and merge the companies, you know that...have you thought what are you going to do when your father won't be able to work anymore? Who's going to run the business...you? Michi, the only thing you know about fishing is that it takes place in the sea..."

"I could learn..."

"Right, you could and I bet you're going to love spending your days trapped in thet tiny office dealing with all those dirty men, won't you? Or what you're willing to sell your father's business, the same business he has devoted his life too? Listen to me Michiru, if you marry me I'll take care of everything, I already do, you know that I'm in charged of both business and it would be easier for me if it just happen to be one, besides my father loves you as a daughter and your father loves me as a son, things are not as bad as you see them."

Michiru turned around to look at him, her blue eyes filled with tears. "I don't love you Hanzo, not that way"

"I know you don't, but many marriages have work with less than that, we know each other since always, I care for you, I'm fond of you and you do too, we are friends, best friends Michiru.Michi we can make this work."

"But I don't want a friend! I want passion and love and romance! Don't you see?"

"That's happens only in novels Michiru, you know I'm right that's why you refuse to meet my eyes" Michiru looked up to Hanzo's eyes...and sighed.

"You know what's the worst part? I didn't heard a single love word in your proposal, you think of this as a business don't you?"

"No, I'm protecting my family Michiru and that includes you, you are my family and you know it, we are all you have, that's why you're so pissed."

Michiru turned around to leave, Hanzo caught her in the stairs and hold her wrist.

"Let me go"

" I know it still hurts... I know that you loved Haruka but we have to stop being children and behave like adults Michi, love is a luxury we cannot afford.I'll be here when you come to your senses Michi, it won't be that bad your life would barely change I know who you are and I don't pretend to change it you'll have your sea and your freedom and lucky one day you'll find a way to love me"

"Just like that? Won't you mind what happened between Haruka and me? Ah?"

"I won't ask you anything cause it's not my place to do it, whatever you made it's were it belongs...in the past. So does what I did"

Michiru felt an anger blushed in her cheeks, Hanzo made things sound so logical that mede her sick." Tell me, how do you manage it Hanzo?"

"What?"

"Live without a heart"

"Not everything is white and black Michiru."

Michiru let herself go of Hanzo's grip and run upstairs to hide, she still believed in love this could not be her best shot, it just couldn't be. "Why Haruka, why did you lied to me? Perhaps I'll be better death, I wish you had let me drawn Tenoh, I wished you had let me die"

(oh this turned to be a short chapter cause the rela drama cames in the next one...so review if you wish more)