Disclaimer: Haruka and Michiru are not mine, thanks for the obvious.

Thanks for your reviews, they fuel me, and do you really think Hanzo is a bad guy? Oh I tried him to be more like a 'too comited with his family' guy...but then again you hold the last word...

Master E: I need you to come down here to run my life right away! I lost my bank card again...oh god I need a wife so much...

Sirena

by auraluna7

Chapter 19: Ask me once more...

Dinner was quiet, Michiru managed not to sent killer looks to Hanzo the whole time, his father and her own didn't seemed to notice the tension ... Another night wen't by after that and then another and another...

Michiru's bare feet climbed the sharp rocks of the hill, the wind slashing her porcelain factions, she didn't really cared she just wanted to get to the top. The day was breaking in the horizon when she faced the high view...from over here she could see almost everything she ever knew, her house, the town, her beloved sea, down the waves broke into the rocks making a whipping sound, the wind was wet and salted just like the tears running down her ocean deep eyes.

Michiru took a deep breath and opened her arms, the wind blew the fabric of the white dress she was wearing and played with her long hair, she placed herself closer to the edge and look down, for a second she doubted but then she calm herself down and after a second she jumped...

The caress of the water greet her, and wiped her tears away, she felt embrassed by the ocean; comforted in the middle of her sorrows. "I was stupid to hide from you, you're my only friend..." Michiru took of the now heavy clothes that surrounded her and relax for a second, she felt like it had past an eternity since the last time she had been here, her heart still ached but somehow she didn't felt so alone now...

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Zen and Haruka where having lunch in a small green area in the middle of the campus, Haruka seemed to be lost in her thoughts again so Zen chose to stay silent while eating her salad and ice tea."I've made up my mind!"

"Now what? You cannot kidnap her ..."

"Nah I know that Zen. I was kidding when I said that. See I'm only a semester left to get my degree so after I graduate I'm selling my house here and moving to Tahi."

Zen choked a little, and shook her head, Haruka's plans were worse every time. "Right"

"I'm serious"

"There's nothing for you there, what's the point of being a ingeneer if you're going to end in a small coast town? And what about your races?"

"I'll figure things out, as for the races well I can come back here during the season and practice there, how hard can it be to built a race track?"

"Whatever, and what if she doesn't takes you back? It's been 6 weeks you better write her a note before you pack your things pal"

"I would now I got a plan"

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Michiru came out of the water short after lunch, she intended to have lunch with her father. The last couples of days Michiru had seen him a little down and she was concerned. When she left the beach she began getting a little overwhelm once more but tried to keep it out of her mind, she was exhausted with all the excercise, perhaps tonight she could finally have a full night sleep...

"I'm home!" Nana came out to meet her...

"It's good you're back Michi, are you hungry?"

"A bit, is daddy downstairs yet?"

"He doesn't feel that good, perhaps you should bring him up his lunch."

"Would do"

Michiru grabbed the tray and went upstairs, she had this bad feeling, her father was not getting well...and if he died? What was she going to do? How she would live without love at all? First Haruka and then her father...she cast those awfull thoughts out of her mind and tried to fix up a smile, over the past weeks she had managed to built this smile for her father, he hadn't find out how crushed she was, and that was the best.

She knocked on the door, once, twice... no answer, she slide the door open. her father rested inert on a chair, his head hung to a side, the book he had been reading on the floor... Michiru felt her legs weakening, the tray slide from her hands and crashed on the floor as she kneeled down next to her father's body he was so pale...

"Dad? Daddy! Dad are you alright?" Her father didn't move and Michiru fear the worst and started shaking, teardrops falling down her eyes..."No daddy please..." Michiru buried her face on her arms on top of her father's lap, she was desperate, but then she felt a caress on her hair, and realized that she was sobbing so hard she wasn't listening to a voice talking at her...

"Michiru? Why are you crying?" Michiru looked that her father was talking to her and she was shocked...he was alive...she felt stupid on the floor crying her eyes out, she tried to smile.

"I'm sorry dad I..."

"I'm not dead girl!"

"Oh dad I'm sorry"

"It's ok, just make sure before you bury me..." Her father smiled and so did she...

"Don't make jokes...I was really scared"

"Oh Michi how could I die and leave you here ah? Who would take of you?"

"Please dad don't talk like that you're not going to die"

"My time will come eventually Michi...Oh don't cry again, you know it's true, I just wish you were not alone my child, I'm leaving you a burden... I always thought I would live to see my grandkids, perhaps it was not meant to be..."

Michiru looked at her father he seemed to got 50 years older since the stroke, she was talking more to himself than to Michiru and Michiru felt sad because she was unable to fulfill his wishes, the business, the grandkids, he hadn't ver pushed her to make anything, all her life she got whatever she wanted, any little whim, every desire and this is how she was paying him back ...

"You should try to get some rest dad"

"ah? Yeah yeah, I think I'll get a nap" After helping her father go back to bed, Michiru step out of the room, she looked outside the window and took a deep breath...

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"Are you busy?" Michiru came in and took a seat.

"Michiru, no of course no, is there's something wrong with your father?"

"No, he's...he's ok"

"I'm glad to hear it, so tell me what brings you here?"

Michiru looked at the man in front of her unable to speak, she pressed her white long hands together tight and tried to look as cool as she could. "Ask me once more..."

"What?"

"You know what...ask me"

Hanzo step of his chair and approched Michiru, she stood up facing him. "Are you sure?" She just nodded, all the cells in her body shouting her to get out... "Michiru Kaioh, would you make me the honor of becaming my wife?"

Michiru sighed, and swallowed her tears. "Yes Hanzo, I will"

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"Done!" Haruka congratulate herself, she had just finished writing down the letter for Michiru she was uplifted, in four months she'll be back with her, it was a long time still but it was sure worth it, now all she had to do was give the letter to Zen who offer to mail her since she wrote back home every week...problem solved. "I can't wait to see you again Michiru... my Michiru"

(yeah yeah everybody hates auraluna...go ahead I deserve it but just remember that things can still go worst... or better...so review if you want more. Amnesia: you thought she was killing herself right? I got you...)