Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters in the series. I do own the plot of the story and the original characters that are featured in it.


Blind

Two weeks have gone pretty quickly. Her body felt stronger than ever and somehow her other senses pretty much made up for her sight loss. The people from her planet treated her with more respect now. Even though, at first, she thought it was pity but she quickly understood that it wasn't. Even one of the top craftsmen in the planet made a copy of her space sword but instead of being a sword it was a blind stick which was just what she needed. She got used to walk around the castle pretty quickly and actually she didn't require helped at all to get around. Still she was enjoying having Michiru around to assist her. She was a nice girl and good company…

Haruka was putting on her usual outfit which was her white shirt and comfy black pants while she waited for Michiru to come over and tell her if she actually fixed herself well. She was still having troubles knowing if she was wearing the right stuff or not.

Michiru was giving some maids instructions that Haruka told her. Now that she was the Princess's personal maid, she was a higher rank than the rest of them still she always was polite to every single one of them and never treated them like they were a lower life or anything. She bowed to them and was about to walk back to Haruka's chamber since she knew that she was waiting for her.

"Michiru!" The aqua haired girl turned around and saw that Setsuna was running towards her. She appeared to be agitated, sad and about to have a nervous breakdown. "Where is Haruka?"

"Umm, she is in her chamber. What happened?" Michiru asked a she looked up at the tall woman. She was getting nervous already.

"Something happened to the Queen…"


Haruka heard a knock on the door and quickly stood up and patted her pants. "Michiru! I was waiting for you! Where were you? Never mind, tell me, am I wearing the correct outfit or…" Haruka quickly shut up when she felt some soft hands grab hold of her right one. "Michiru? What's wrong?" She squeezed the smaller hands as she reassured the smaller woman that she could tell her anything.

Michiru sighed and softly pulled her towards her. "Setsuna and your mother are here."

"Hmm! Took them long enough. I guess they want me to greet them." Haruka said as she placed her hand on Michiru's shoulder while with her other she reached for her walking stick. "Let's go then."

"Something happened to your mother." Michiru said as she turned to around to look at Haruka with pity eyes. She took the taller woman's hand and kissed it softly. "Something bad happened. Setsuna is waiting for you in the Throne Room."

Something got stuck on Haruka's throat. She had to cough to regain her composure. Her eyes were wide open for once as she tried to be able to see the smaller girl's expression. She moved her right hand and touched Michiru's face and noticed that her cheeks were wet. "You are crying." Michiru sobbed and nodded. "Oh Kami! No!" She moved away from Michiru's side and opened the door as she ran down the hall. She used one hand to touch the wall as she made her way to the Throne Room. She thought about the worst but when Michiru ran after her and called out to her as she asked her to be reasonable, Haruka blocked her words and decided not to listen to a word she was saying. She just wanted to see if her mother was okay. She just wanted to feel her mother's presence beside her. She finally was in the Throne Room; Michiru was right behind and trying to catch her breath. She was extraordinarily fast.

"Haruka!" Setsuna cried out as she saw the confused and lost Haruka moving her hands around as she tried to make her way to the center of the throne room. That's when she bumped into something. It hit her right in the middle of the stomach making her loose her breath.

"The platform." She whispered as she threw her stick away. Her hands touched what was in front of her. "No! No, no, no, no!" She chanted as she touched her mother's cold face. She coughed as she felt the sobs get caught on her throat. "No Mom! Not you…" She screamed at the top of her lungs as she collapsed on the body as she hugged the corpse close to her. "What happened?" When she didn't hear the answer to her question she bawled it again. "What happened?"

Michiru couldn't contain herself and cried with her also. She moved to Haruka and patted her back as she thought that it might me some kind of consolation.

Haruka felt her behind her but she just couldn't let go of her mother. What had happened? Who did this? Why? All those questions kept on popping in her head mixed with an angry answer. Who ever did this to her will pay with her life. That persons' death will be a slow and painful death. No mercy at all!

"Princess…" Michiru whispered as she tried to somehow comfort her. "I am so sorry."

"Setsuna!" She called to her. "Setsuna!" Haruka moved away from the platform and turned around as her eyes search, without hope of seeing her, for the tall woman. Her face was about to explode with emotions. She just needed to know what happened "Who did this?"

"We don't know. We just found her dead." Setsuna replied. This made Haruka flinch when she felt her voice so close to her. "I am so sorry, my queen." By the event of Haruka's mother's death, automatically she had to change her title to queen. Haruka had to step up and be the Queen of the wind planet.

Haruka started to shake uncontrollably and fell on her knees. "No…" She whispered. Setsuna knelled beside her and pulled her to her as she gave her a warm hug. "She can't be dead! No she can't!"

"Everything will be alright! You are a strong woman you will pull through this!" Setsuna pulled away and looked at her straight in her now golden eyes. "You have friends who love you and care for you! Everything will be alright!" Setsuna then looked at Michiru as she moved away from the now new Queen of Uranus. "Take her to her bedroom."

"Yes, my lady! Come now, Pri… I mean, my queen." Michiru took hold of Haruka's arm and helped her up. Quickly, she grabbed her walking stick and handed it to her. Haruka's face didn't show any expression now. This caused Michiru to become frighten. She had never seen Haruka like this before. "Queen?"

"Let's go, Michiru…"

Michiru opened the door for Haruka and waited for her to walk in. Haruka made her way to her bed and sat down on it and placed her walking stick beside her. Michiru closed the door behind her and walked over to her and sat down beside her. Haruka quickly leaned her head on the smaller girl's shoulder as tears still came out of her eyes. "I couldn't see her."

Michiru sighed sadly. "It wasn't your fault."

"I feel bad I couldn't see how she looked like dead."

"Your mother would've under…" Michiru was cut off by Haruka's arm that were wrapping tightly around her. Haruka buried her face on her neck as she cried. Michiru froze at the sudden physical contact but still, being a little hesitating, she wrapped her arms around the taller woman. "It's okay to cry."

"All I have left is you and Setsuna." Haruka spoke as her lips brushed against Michiru's neck. Michiru closed her eyes and shivered at the light touch.

"And you will never lose neither of us." Michiru said. Haruka sighed and moved away before she wiped her tears with the back of her hand. Michiru smiled and wiped her tears also as she made Haruka feel needed. "I don't like seeing you like this, my lady…"

Haruka sighed loudly, stood up and moved away from Michiru. "Now what? I'm the queen of all this?" She sighed and grabbed her hair in frustration. "I'm not ready!"

"You've been ready all your life. It's in your blood."

Haruka sighed and turned around like as she made it look like she was facing the aqua haired girl. She slowly walked to her and moved her hands to touch her face. Michiru froze at the sudden intimate touch but still she stared up at the tall blonde. "Are you beautiful?" Haruka asked and Michiru blushed deeply and tried to move away but Haruka's hand prevented her from moving. "Are you?"

"I think so. I haven't had anyone to tell me if I am or not."

Haruka gave her a forced smiled. "Since you are a good person I will have in my mind that you are gorgeous" She chuckled as she moved to grab her blind stick "I'm going out. Don't wait for me."

Michiru gasped and was about to ask where she was going but she didn't even dared to ask. She just watched the tall blond leave her chamber abandoning her.


Haruka made her way through the castle pretty well. She made her way pass the Throne Room and she didn't sense that Setsuna was still there guarding the body of the dead queen. Setsuna saw her leave and quickly followed. She thought that Haruka might do something stupid out of the depression. "Where are you going now?"

Haruka didn't answer her right away, she just kept walking. "I'm going to get something to drink."

"Outside the castle?"

"I can take care of myself pretty well."

"You are blind!" Setsuna said as she grabbed hold of her arm. She held her firmly and prevented her from walking away.

"I am blind but I can take care of myself! You are no one to be holding me down, Setsuna!"

Setsuna stared at Haruka with anger in her eyes. She harshly let go of the blonde and shrugged. "Whatever! Go! Do whatever you want! It's your life!"

"Exactly! It's my life!" Saying that, she grabbed hold of her blind stick and stormed away from the princess of Pluto


Michiru sighed under her covers. It was past midnight and there was no sign of the princess. She was going to feel guilty if she didn't come back. She could've stopped her or at least go kept her company as she did whatever she was going to do outside the security of the castle. She sighed again angrily as she cuddled under her covers. "Please make her come back soon." And come back she did.

Haruka burst into Michiru's room as she stumbled around the place. She tapped her blind stick on the stoned floor as she made her way towards the bed. Michiru gasped and quickly sat up. She observed how tall blonde moved her head side to side as her free hand moved around. She was trying to figure out where she was at the moment.

"This isn't my chamber!" Haruka announced and started to laugh loudly. "Where the heck am I? Am I even in the castle?" Haruka said to herself as she continued to walk around.

"My lady! You are in my chamber!" Michiru said as she got up from her bed and quickly grabbed her robe.

"Ah! Michiru! No wonder! I was thinking right now that the room was way to near the kitchen!" Haruka laughed once again and stumbled to the ground. "I fell." She declared before she began to chuckle.

"You are drunk." Michiru whispered as she helped the taller woman get up. "Let's get you to your chamber. You need to rest." She said as she wrapped one arm around her waist and helped her walk.

Haruka was now giggling soft as she walked awkwardly out of Michiru's chamber. "You must be enjoying the close contact, huh?"

"I will not mind what you are saying right now since I know it's the alcohol talking!" Michiru frowned as she struggled to open the door.

"I don't think it's the alcohol talking." Haruka said as she moved her free hand and opened the door. "I bet you are the envy of Princesses and maids all over the solar system. You get to talk to me, touch me, bathe me, and see me dress up…" Haruka threw her head back and doubled up in amusement. She was making Michiru's task of getting her to her chamber problematic not only that the maid was struggling to stay on her own two feet. Haruka's height and weight were a trouble right now to her.

"Stop moving around or both of us will fall!" She sighed and pulled Haruka inside the chamber and made her way to the bed.

"What do you like about me?" Haruka wrinkled her forehead and raised her head to make it look like she was staring at the ceiling. "I am a piece of crap! I kill people for a living, I go around giving orders and I'm blind! I can't even dress myself up correctly. I am a total mess! Then I have others tell me what to! How to act! How to behave." Saying this, she decided to stop walking completely.

Michiru tried her best to hold on to her but her strength wasn't compared to Haruka's and so she collapsed with the queen on the floor. She became annoyed by the blonde's words. She pushed her off of her and turned to speak. "Listen here! I like you a lot. You are one of the strongest women I've ever known. You do what you want and don't care what others think of you! You are independent and intelligent and only want was best for others." Michiru said as she stared down at Haruka.

"That's it?" Haruka sighed as she kept her eyes open as she gazed at the darkness in front of her. She groaned and sat up as she moved her face to make it look like she was watching Michiru. "You know. The princesses from the other planets say other stuff like "Oh! She is soo tall! Look at how well built she is! She is one of the richest Princesses! She has such handsome boyish looks!" Don't you like that? All I got to win a woman's heart are my looks. I can be a pain in the ass just like I am being right now." Haruka whispered moving closer to her. "I've noticed you care for me. Not only in a respectful way." Haruka chuckled as she took Michiru's hand and placed it on her face. "Do you like my face? My body?" Saying this, she moved Michiru's hand to her strong stomach as she let the smaller girl cup a feel. "I like you a lot and I feel comfortable around you. Also, I know you see me with other eyes. Or you think I didn't notice your sudden gasps whenever I asked you to please help me undress. I've felt your eyes on me when I came back from trainings all sweaty." Haruka chuckled and moved close enough to feel her breath on her face. "Do you feel something?"

"I'm not supposed to." Michiru whispered as she tried not to stare at the yellow orbs that were Haruka's eyes.

"Why?" Haruka groaned a bit annoyed.

"You are now a queen and I'm just a maid."

"You can't be a maid! You are way too gorgeous to be a maid!" She let go of her blind stick and petted her cheek softly. "You have such soft skin, such beautiful voice…" She moved her hand to touch her hair, then her neck and finally her waist. "Soft wavy hair… Michiru, you are beautiful. I bet you make men want to claim you as their the second they look at you." She then slowly leaned forward and brushed her lips against Michiru's before she captured in a heated kiss. In that moment Haruka could feel something inside of her awakening. Something strange that told her that she belonged to this girl. Something screamed at her and asked her to protect this maid and to take care of her for the rest of her life. The tall blonde pulled away from Michiru and took a deep breath before she shook her head. She felt destined to be with her. "Such soft lips. You are stunning, Michiru."

Michiru shivered and pulled away from the blonde and took Haruka's hand in hers as she pulled her up. She couldn't kiss her back! She wasn't allowed to even have such close contact with queen. Still, why did it felt so right to kiss her, hold her and feel her so close to her skin? "I still think you need to rest. You will wake up with a horrible headache tomorrow and I'm going to be the one taking care of you."

"Hai." Haruka answered as she stood up and moved to her bed.

"Good night, my lady."

"Night, Michiru. Oh and by the way… The beer I drank tonight, was none alcoholic beer."


Michiru's eyes flew open. She groaned and sat up and looked at her window and cursed under her breath. "It's late!" She said as she quickly changed into her maid outfit. She then ran to the bathroom to freshen up and then ran to Haruka's chamber. Today was supposed to be Haruka's mother burial, not to mention, Haruka was going to proclaim herself as the new queen.

She sighed when she saw that the tall blonde was tying her shoes and staring at nothing in front of her. "I'm so sorry I'm late!"

"Don't worry." Haruka whispered as she noticed Michiru's tone. She was acting like nothing happened last night. "I can't find my jacket uniform." Haruka said as she patted her collar. She was feeling it and checking if it was placed in a proper manner.

Michiru stared at Haruka for some seconds as she noticed the dark circles under her eyes and also saw them a bit puffy and red. She has been crying. "Did you have a good night sleep?" Michiru asked as she walked to open the queen's large closer. She looked inside of it for a moment and then took out the jacket Haruka was looking for.

Haruka chuckled softly. "No." She patted her side and took hold of her blind stick with the space sword attached from her waist. Michiru moved to her and took her free hand and placed it on the jacket. "You found it." She said as she grabbed hold of the jacket and put it on. "Are you ready?" She asked as she patted Michiru on her shoulder. She frowned and stroked her shoulder again as she felt the fabric of her clothes. "You are going wear that to the Queen's burial?"

Michiru blushed and looked away. She knew that the queen couldn't see her yet she still hid her gaze from Haruka. "I don't have anything else to wear."

Haruka sighed and walked away from Michiru. She strolled over to her closet and opened it. She ran her hand over the hangers. Inn her mind she counted each hanger she touched and stopped at one before she pulled it out. She took out a rather long blue dress she used to wear when she was younger. It was the last dress her mother ever made for her when she was around seventeen years old. It was a precious dress to her maybe that was why she kept it at the end of her closet. "You can wear this. I think it fits you and it won't look long on you. I mean it was mine when I was a teenager I grew a couple of inches more after that. Please, try it on."

Michiru stared at the dress with her mouth wide open. She never thought that Haruka kept a dress hidden in her closet. "Is it okay if I wear it?"

Haruka shrugged. "I only wore it once. I don't think anyone will notice is a hand-me-down." She extended her arm and offered the dress to Michiru. She gladly took it in her hands as she felt the fabric against her skin. "It's satin." Haruka said. "The finest satin in all Uranus" Haruka whispered as she some how wished that in that moment she was able to see again just to see how that dressed looks on Michiru. "Well? Change. Not like I'm going to be able to observe you." Haruka said her voice low as she turned her back to Michiru.

Michiru sighed and changed her clothing. Once in a while she would turn to look at Haruka but every time she did she was welcomed with the blonde's back.. She couldn't really tell how the tall woman was feeling at that moment since she never really met her parents. Still she could imagine it hurt to lose the woman who taught you everything you know and gave you life. "I'm done." Michiru announced as she undid her hair and let it fall freely over her shoulders.

Haruka turned around and walked over to Michiru as she touched her cheek. Her hand traveled all the way down to Michiru's waist as she felt how the dressed fitted her perfectly. "You wear that dress well." Haruka said as she let out a long sigh and then closed her eyes. She placed her hand on Michiru's shoulder and nodded. "Take me to throne room."


The crowd inside the Throne Room grew quiet as soon as Haruka walked in. Michiru was in front of her as she guides Haruka in. Michiru's face turned red as she saw that, somehow, all the attention was on her. She was now having second thoughts about the dress. "My lady, they…"

"Don't mind them." Haruka replied as she moved beside her and offered Michiru her arm. "You are with me, not only as my personal maid, but as my companion and they will respect that." Haruka said as she raised her head and pulled Michiru closer to her. "Setsuna!" Haruka said as she called to her best friend and quickly, the Pluto Princess was besides her. Haruka felt when she patted her shoulder and softly, squeezed it. "Let's get this over with."


She was taught to be strong, to be a fair ruler like her father, to understand, to be charming, idealistic, romantic, and truthful like her father but right at that moment Haruka couldn't just contain her tears as she heard the priest's voice as they buried her mother's corpse right next to her father's. She was gripping her blind stick for dear life as she tried her best not to burst into a sobbing fit. She let out a huge sigh when she heard the priest finish. Haruka quickly moved her hand and wiped her tears away from her face. She didn't want anyone to see her like that.

Michiru looked up at Haruka and sighed also. She grabbed the taller woman's hand and gave it a squeeze as if she wanted to take some of Haruka's pain into her.

As the crowd went back inside the castle, Setsuna walked to Haruka and asked her to meet her in the balcony of the throne room. The whole planet wanted to see their new ruler and of course they wanted to hear some words that will let them know everything was going to be fine. At that moment, Haruka couldn't even talk right. She wanted to cry like when her father died years ago but she couldn't. She nodded and gently nudged Michiru to take her to that balcony.


Haruka could hear the cries and sobs of her people. The Uranians were mourning just as she was. She sighed and felt Michiru slip away from her side. She understood that she had to leave her alone so she could talk but yet she wished she'd stayed with her.

The crowd grew silence; even some of them hushed the ones beside them as the looked up to their new queen. Their eyes were red and watery and some of them even held out pictures of the Queen. Haruka just let out a loud sigh as she bowed her head. "I'm sorry." She said as she moved her hand to touch the rail of the balcony. "I'm so sorry I couldn't protect her! I'm sorry! If I wasn't like this I would've been able to save her! I would've taken her back home before any harm would've come to her! I just ask for you forgiveness and please let me make it up to you." Haruka said as her eyes opened up as she expected to see her people in front of her but only saw the same shadows that haunted her life. She frowned and her whole expression turned into one of anger and hate. Her hand became a fist as she tried to control over her emotions. "I swear upon my father's grave I will find the one who did this to her! I will find them, stalk them and kill them with my bare hands! I will not rest until I make sure they paid for their crimes!" The crowd started to scream at her as they cheered her on. They wanted justice for the death of their beloved queen. "But I ask of you. Please, accept me as your new queen. I promise to follow my mother and father's footsteps. I will only bring goodness to Uranus!" Haruka said as she waited for a response. That's when she heard someone yell at the top of his lungs "All Hail queen Haruka" and the rest of the multitude screamed with him as they applaud at her. Haruka chuckled softly and smiled down at them and bowed as she turned and headed back inside.

The generals and captains of her army now stood in front of her. She moved her hand and quickly Michiru was at her side. "I want the names of everyone that was in the last reunion my mother attended to." She ordered. They nodded and bowed low to the new queen before they turned around and left the throne room.

Setsuna walked over to Haruka and patted her cheek in a sisterly manner. "You are going to do just fine." She smiled at her. "I have to head back to Pluto if you need anything just…"

"I'll send for you if I need anything and even if I don't need you, you will still be around. I'm starting to think you live more in this planet than yours." Haruka said as she laughed a bit. After that she sighed and squeezed her friend's hand to her cheek.

"Funny." She chuckled and bowed to Michiru and smiled warmly at her. "Bye, Haruka."


She headed back to the chamber and sat down on her bed with Michiru closely behind. Michiru closed the door and moved to help her take off her heavy boots. "She is really gone this time, huh?" Haruka whispered as she closed her eyes and covered her face with her hands. "I can't do this alone. I just can't!" She said as she grabbed the Space Sword from her waist and threw it across the chamber followed by her blind stick.

Michiru moved away from her scared that she might take out her anger on her but she knew better. Haruka would never lay a hand on her. She was just afraid and she felt alone. Michiru sighed and walked closer to her. "You are not alone." She whispered all of the sudden and remembered everything that happened the night before. "Please, don't say you are alone. It makes me feel like I am worth nothing to you." Saying this, she pulled the tall blonde to a warm embrace. Haruka tensed up as she felt Michiru's warm body against her yet she pulled the aqua haired girl closer to her as she buried her face in her neck. "I can't really say that I know how it feels to lose a mother. I was merely a baby when my father adopted me. When he died I did felt alone but I was way to busy worrying about how I would survive underage and without a job." She whispered as she pulled Haruka away from her. She cupped her cheeks in her small hands and looked at the depressed queen. "I can't say I feel your pain, my queen, but I can help you bare it." She stared at Haruka's handsome face for some seconds as she just admired features.

Haruka let out a sigh and slowly opened her eyes golden eyes even though she knew she wasn't going to be able to see Michiru. "I want to see you" She said softly as she closed her eyes again.

With those words spoken, Michiru felt like she was complete. She smiled and brushed her lips against the queen as she ignored everything that screamed at her that what she was doing was wrong. She just touched her lips softly with the queen's in a comforting manner. She thought it was an innocent carress and that there was nothing wrong with that. But she was wrong

Haruka wrapped her arms tightly around her and pulled Michiru hard against her as she crashed Michiru's smaller body against her tall strong firm one. She devoured her lips in a vicious attack that left poor Michiru breathless and in the edge of having a heart attack. Or at least she thought. When she pulled away she could feel her rapid heartbeats. Haruka, on the other hand, was having the time of her life. She chuckled softly and held Michiru to her and felt how she quivered against her body. "Kami, yes, I wish I could see your reaction just about now."


End Chapter Four.