Chapter 10

Family affair

The next morning, Michiru was allowed to leave the hospital. Haruka had been scared but now, to her own shame she wondered if it had not been useful after all… Michiru was now tender and loving. Haruka couldn't help but be impatient to be back home… and she wasn't disappointed.

Later in the day, lying in bed, exhausted, Michiru told Haruka something she hadn't expected.

"Haruka… I told you I would make myself forgiven…"

"Ithink you did" said Haruka before kissing her tenderly.

"No… I meant… I'll do something for us. Something important."

"What do you have in mind?"

"I'll go and see my parents and I'll tell them the whole truth. We can't live like this anymore… I love you and maybe you'll find this weird… but I want everyone to know it. I must tell it. I shouldn't have took advantage of you looking more like a man… well… when you're dressed…"

"But your parents won't talk to you anymore… maybe they'lldisown you…"

"Yes, I know they'll be very angry, I know they'll hate me… but our happiness is worthier than the love of absent parents. You were right… those stories with my family caused us enough troubles. If I let it go… it will separate us forever."

"Don't say such a thing… We'll always be together, in a way or in another…. But if you really want to talk to them… then I must come with you, you don't have to be alone for that."

"Thanks… I think I'll need you."

"So they'll learn that I'm a woman… then that you're a lesbian… and finally that you're not engaged… it will be a bad day for them…"

"There is only what point I'll regret in my lie."

"What is it?"

"The… the engagement…"

"You know we can't marry."

"But if it was possible…"

"It is not. Don't be too romantic."

Haruka had answered with a cold voice. Michiru didn't know what to think… of course they have been dated for less than a year… but still… she would have been glad to be engaged to Haruka… maybe she didn't love her that much…

The same evening, Michiru and Haruka were in front of Michiru's parent's house. Michiru knocked at the door. She hoped Miharu hadn't tell anything. The butler opened them.

"Miss Michiru… You here! Your parents will be so glad… I saw you brought your fiancé along. Come in quick."

"Hi Lester. How are you?"

"I'm fine. You look healthy and beautiful as always. I was worried when your parents told be you were at the hospital…"

"Nothing important, a little cut on the forehead."

"Your parents are in the living room, you arrived just in time. They just finished dinner."

"Did my… dear sister came back home lately?"

"Yes, Miss Miharu is upstairs, in her old room."

Michiru sent a worried look to Haruka who took her and to comfort her. They walked to the living room. Haruka was impressed. She knew Michiru had a rich family, but she had never imagined she would have lived in such a house. It was very big and she caught sight of at least three maids.

Michiru's parents got up to greet them when they entered the living room.

"Michiru… what's bringing you here? Your visits are so rare…" said her father with enthusiasm.

"You seemed to be better than yesterday." Said her mother.

"Yes, that was not very important…"

"Not important? Michiru you almost drown!" said Haruka.

"Well… you should sit down… I have something important to tell you…"

Michiru's mother seemed to loose her composure, her father's face became white.

"Michiru… not you…" began her mother.

"You're not even married, and still so young…" finished her father.

"What are you thinking?" asked Michiru with surprise.

"Don't tell us you're pregnant." Said her mother.

Michiru began to laugh uncomfortably. Maybe being pregnant would have been easier to tell. Haruka wasn't laughing at all.

"I… I'm not pregnant… I wanted to tell you something about Haruka and me."

Michiru's parents sighed with relief. Haruka had a bad feeling about the whole thing. If they had been so panicked to the idea of their daughter being pregnant, what would be their reaction when she'll tell she was a lesbian. She felt Michiru tightening the grip of her hand.

"I... well… first… Haruka is a girl."

"What?" asked Michiru's father, an expression of non understanding on his face.

"Let me finish… Haruka being a girl, it means I'm a lesbian. And finally, we're not engaged."

Michiru's father had not let pass any of her word. Now he looked at his daughter and at Haruka in a way that Michiru didn't appreciate. As she had expected, there was disgust in his eyes. Michiru's mother seemed about to faint.

"What did you do to my little daughter?" asked Michiru's father in a rough voice.

Haruka didn't know what to answer.

"She did nothing to me except making me happy! Don't reproach her anything. There's nothing to reproach anyone! We're in love, this is it! Haruka loves me much more than you two ever have."

"Michiru! How dare you…"

"We live together, we love each other… and we have a lot of sex if you want to know! She is always with me when something's wrong. Yesterday at the hospital, she spent hours on a chair waiting for me to awake. She even spent the night in the hospital while you two went to your stupid dinner!"

"The nurse said you would be all right… there was no point to wait…"

"You're right. But everything is like this with you two. Miharu and me hate each other because you were always paying more attention to me… but what attention? I was only good to make you proud in front of your friends! I mustn't have annoyed you very much in the past twelve years… You sent us abroad."

"This was a very good school… But stop this! It is not the subject! Michiru I don't want you to see this… freak person anymore!"

"What did you say?"

"I don't to see her anymore!"

"Haruka isn't a freak. And I'd rather kill myself than letting her. If you do not accept us, we'll never see each other again. I'll let you think of it. Let's go Haruka."

Michiru left the room, still holding Haruka's hand very tight in hers. She almost run to the exit. In the car, tears began to run on her cheeks. Haruka took her tenderly in her arms.

"I don't care what they think!"

"That's wrong Michiru… you care, everyone cares about its parents point of view… even me. Parents should be understanding and loving, they are the one persons who should accept us as we are… ours aren't like that."

"I don't care since I'm with you."

"We only have each other."

"It's a difficult situation. Human beings are more demanding towards the one they love, especially in our situation… Michiru… remember… I'm not perfect. I'll do my best to not disappoint you… but it can happen. Everyone had weaknesses. I try to hide mine, try to make them disappear, but you know it doesn't work for everything. It's like we expect everything the others doesn't give us from the other."

"I love you for what you are. Don't say such things… we are not alone, even if we have no families… we have friends. I know what you mean… I've been what you're saying, I've been expecting… I can't say won't happen again, but I promise I'll do my best."

"I know…"

Haruka kissed Michiru briefly on the lips, but Michiru took her head in her hands and kissed her more deeply.

So the summer break passed without any cloud for both of them. They were back in their life full of love. Haruka put aside her black thought rather easily because Michiru didn't gave her any reason to think of it. She was expecting but in a cute way… and after all she dealt with most of her faults. For example in those nice summer days, Haruka spent very much time working on her car and motorbike. Maybe more than with Michiru sometimes. But the aqua-haired girl never mind, because when Haruka wasn't with her, she had time for practicing violin, painting and swimming. They knew that being together was great, but holidays had learned them that space was essential too.

One night, a little before the going back to university, Haruka came back home in a very good mood.

"Where is the love of my life?"

Michiru came from the balcony. She wore her hair in a ponytail, and her face and clothes were stained by paint. Haruka being stained by motor oil didn't mind. She took grabbed her by the waist and kissed her lovingly.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

"It's because I see you. Go take a shower and put your most beautiful dress. I bring you out for dinner."

"Do we have something to feast?"

"Yes and no… maybe. It will depend of you. I would have make dinner myself but I don't want to take any risk. You may die after eating my cook."

Michiru laughed. She kissed Haruka briefly then went to the bathroom. Haruka knew she had better let Michiru first because the time she usually take for making up and hair dressing was amazingly long.

So after about two hours they were finally ready to go. Michiru was wearing a dark blue dress with high heels. Her make up and hair and make up were perfect as ever. Haruka was wearing a tux.

"A tux? Where are we going? It must be a special place, or a special event… tell me more."

"No, this is a surprise."