I'm not going through the Stars season mainly because that season was extremely well done. The only thing that could've possibly changed in it is Haruka and Michiru growing closer, but then that's a given.

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Full Summary: After defeating the Silence, Haruka discovers her family has been murdered by vampires. She undertakes a quest to avenge her family while Michiru is just coming into her powers. As Haruka learns to let go of her hate, a group of vampires sets their sights on destroying the Sailor Senshi.

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Dozo minna!

Several months later…

Michiru rested her head on Haruka's chest, the blanket drawn up over them. "Peace is a wonderful thing," the Sea Senshi murmured.

Haruka smiled, her eyes still closed. "Hai, so desu," she agreed.

"We should get up," Michiru giggled.

"We should," the blonde agreed but didn't move.

Michiru giggled again and slipped out of bed. Haruka curled up into a ball and gripped the covers tightly. The Sea Senshi sighed and yanked the covers off. Haruka grumbled in protest and groped for the covers. "Oh just get up Ruka," Michiru ordered.

"No," the blonde protested.

"What about your race?" she asked.

Haruka lifted her head, her short dirty blonde hair mussed up from sleeping. "What race?" she demanded.

"The one you agreed to participate in before Galaxia showed up."

Haruka flopped back onto the bed. "You signed me up for it," she returned.

"So it'll be my fault then when you don't show up," Michiru snapped, sitting down at her vanity and brushing out her hair.

Haruka sat up, completely awake. "You know I didn't mean it like that," Haruka informed her.

"Then how did you mean it?" Michiru demanded. "No, never mind. I don't care," she returned, slamming her brush down and rising to her feet. Haruka rose to her feet and followed Michiru but the smaller woman slammed the bathroom door shut in the blonde's face.

Haruka shook her head wearily and walked over to her dresser. She pulled on a pair of jeans and a black long sleeve shirt. She pulled on a pair of socks and grabbed a black duffel bag from the corner. She walked out of the room and left the house without a word to Setsuna or Hotaru. She tossed the bag into the passenger seat of her blue sports car and slid into the driver's seat. She started the engine and drove away.

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Haruka parked her car and turned off the engine. She sighed and opened her door, grabbing her duffel bag. She climbed out and shut the door, locking the vehicle. She slung the bag over her shoulder and walked to the back entrance of the racetrack. She showed the guard her I.D. badge and was allowed in. She slowly made her way to the track, a few drivers out testing their cars. Haruka inhaled deeply through her nose and couldn't stop the smile that formed on her face as the familiar smells invaded her nose. She turned and headed for the pit area where she knew her crew would be.

Her manager looked up and grinned. "The prodigal racer returns," he said, holding out his hand. Haruka took it and the pair hugged. "How the hell have you been?" he demanded.

"Been getting over some rough times," she answered.

He nodded. "You're still gonna race today, right?" he asked.

Haruka grinned. "Now why would I show up with my racing gear if I didn't intend to race and win?"

"Well you have been out of practice for over a year," a crewmember chuckled.

"Just for that Dusty, you get to make sure the car's shinier than a new yen coin," she retorted. Dusty stuck his tongue out at the blonde.

"Enough you guys," the crew leader ordered. "Ten'ou, go get ready and do some practice laps."

Haruka nodded. "Can you call Michiru for me and tell her that I'm here?"

"Get in a fight?"

The Wind Senshi sighed. "Pretty much. She did push me into doing this race."

"Yet here you are," he chuckled. He made whipping noises and she smacked him over the head. "I'll call her to let her know where you are," he laughed.

Haruka shook her head and walked to the locker rooms. She quickly changed into her racing gear and grabbed her helmet. She walked back out onto the track and headed to her car. "Sure you know how to work it?" another crewmember teased.

"Rusty, do not make me come over there and wrench something off of you with that wrench in your hand," she threatened jokingly. She made a quick inspection of her car before sliding in through the window. As her team fastened the web to the window she pulled on her helmet and fastened the chinstrap. She pulled on her gloves and flipped down her visor. She gave her team the thumbs up and they backed away, signaling her she was okay to go. She started the engine and pulled out of the pit, quickly accelerating.

Rusty watched as Haruka zoomed around the track. "She hasn't lost it, that's for sure," he commented.

"She's better than before," the crew leader said. "She just shaved five seconds off of her old record."

"Nani?" the crew exclaimed.

"Ryo, the steering is acting up a little," Haruka said through the radio.

"Like how?" the leader asked.

"It's real jerky," Haruka said. "I'm having a hard time keeping the car steady."

"All right. Ease up and pull it in," he ordered.

"Chikusoume!" she shouted. Her pit crew watched in horror as her car slammed into the fourth turn. They immediately ran to the wreckage, fire extinguishers in hand. They sprayed the area down, trying to beat back the flames. Dusty saw Haruka lying under some debris.

"Ryo!" he shouted. Several others joined the two men and they hauled the smoldering debris off of the blonde and carefully pulled her away from the flames as the fire crew drove up with the paramedics. The medics leapt out and shoved the crew away so that they could work on Haruka.

"Stay with her Dust. I need to go call Michiru-san." Dusty nodded and Ryo walked away. He pulled out his cell phone and called Haruka's house.

"Moshi moshi?" the voice on the other end answered.

"Ano…is this Kaioh-san?"

"Iie. Meioh Setsuna desu."

"Setsuna-san, it's Ryo."

"Ryo-san, how are you?" Setsuna asked. "If you're looking for Haruka-san, she isn't here."

"I'm not looking for her. She's here at the track…demo…"

"What happened?"

"Her car crashed for some reason. She said the steering was off before…" he trailed off. He closed his eyes to calm his nerves.

"Is she all right?" the Time Senshi demanded.

"I don't know' they're taking her away in the ambulance right now. Can you be sure Michiru-san knows?"

"Hai. Ano…what hospital is she being taken to?"

"I'm not sure. I'll call when I know."

"Arigatou."

Ryo hung up the phone. "Kami-sama let Ten'ou be all right…"

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Michiru rushed into the hospital and ran up the steps to Haruka's room. She flung the door open and Ryo looked up. He rose to his feet and the two hugged briefly. "Gomen ne Michiru-san," he whispered. "I should have checked the steering better."

She shook her head. "It's not you're fault Ryo-san. I was upset over her backing out and forced her to go."

"I guess we're both at fault then," he said. She nodded. "I'm gonna go grab some coffee. Did you want anything?" She shook her head and he left.

Michiru turned and looked at Haruka. Her hand flew to her mouth in horror. Several machines were connected to the blonde. The heart monitor beeped steadily while the ventilator rattled off a steady rhythm. Her head was wrapped in white bandages and a cast rested on her left arm and right leg. Several dozen cuts and bruises marred her skin. Michiru stumbled over to a chair and fell into it, tears streaming down her face. She held her face in her hands and wept. "Iie…iie…" she whispered.

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Michiru reached out and held Haruka's still hand. Two weeks had passed since the accident. In that time Haruka had been declared well enough to have the ventilator removed, but a breathing tube remained on her nose. Most of the cuts and bruises had started to fade. The head bandage had been removed as well. In spite of her healing, the blonde had remained in a coma.

"Please come back to me Ruka. I'm sorry I snapped at you. I am so sorry." She blinked away her tears. "I never should have pushed you to go back to racing. Please forgive me," she whispered. "Please come back…even if it isn't for me…" she begged.

"Why…wouldn't I come…back for you?" a voice asked.

Michiru looked up at Haruka's face and saw a pair of teal eyes staring warmly at her. "Ha…Haruka?" she whispered.

She nodded and groaned softly. "What the hell hit me?"

"You hit a wall," Michiru said. "Ryo-san said your steering locked. They inspected the wreckage and found that someone had tampered with it, but he said it looked like pieces had been dented or ripped out by just hands." Haruka's eyes darkened. "Gomen na sai Haruka-san," Michiru whispered.

"Eh? Doushite?"

"If I hadn't have yelled at you, you never would have gone to the track and you never would have gotten into that wreck, which means you wouldn't have ended up here," Michiru explained in a rush.

"You didn't cause the accident Michi. I don't hold you responsible."

"Demo…"

"Iie. I won't hear any more of it." She smiled at the Sea Senshi. "Whenever I'm running, you're always running next to me. No matter how fast I ran, no matter how selfishly I ran, you always remained by my side. It must've been hard; it must've been rough; but you ran next to me smiling. I knew. No one should've been able to match my speed, but you were smiling, so I kept silent. You are the Senshi of Smiles with the sea in her eyes. Demo…I am the Senshi of Battles…and I have never been able to say it…arigatou," she said, unable to stop her tears from sliding down her face. (A/N: That was a speech from the Myu Uranus gives to Neptune who's been bitten by Dracul. I added it because I could :P)

Michiru wiped her own eyes before wiping Haruka's tears away. "Ashiteru yo Haruka," she whispered.

"Ashiteru yo Michiru," the blonde returned. She sighed.

"What is it?"

"My accident was no accident," she said.

"How do you know?"

"Because someone blames me and the Senshi for the death of her father. It's a bit of a long story."

"I'm not going anywhere." Haruka nodded and began telling Michiru about how her family was murdered and her abandoned quest for vengeance. It took a while for Haruka to tell the whole tale due to the constant interruption from the doctors and nurses coming in to check on her. When she was done Michiru stared at the blonde in shock.

"So…you think this Vampiru is trying to kill you?"

"All of us," Haruka said.

"Maybe she's cooled down."

"I doubt it. You didn't see her eyes Michiru. They were so full of hate and rage. I had hoped she left Japan but I suppose she's back now."

"So what do we do?" Michiru asked.

"Warn the others. It's all we can do."

"Maybe we can take them all with us to Europe for my big concert," Michiru suggested. "They'd be away from Tokyo for a while at least."

Haruka remained silent for several moments, thinking it over. "Sounds good," she agreed. "And I should be healed up by then. At least enough to get the hell out of here," she muttered.

"Don't you like my mother's hospital?" Ami asked, poking her head in.

Haruka smiled as Ami and the others walked in. "I just don't like hospitals," she replied. "They smell funny." This made everyone laugh.

"So, what are we going to do for winter break?" Usagi asked.

"I have a concert over in Europe," Michiru said. Usagi's face fell. "But I have enough tickets for everyone to come if you'd like."

"Honto?" they demanded excitedly.

Michiru nodded. "And Haruka should be healed enough by then to be allowed to come…or so she hopes."

"Well that is one nice thing about being a Sailor Senshi," Ami said. "Our bodies heal much faster than a normal human's."

"Yoshi!" Haruka exclaimed, holding up her left arm in triumph. It was short lived when pain jolted through her arm. "Itai!" she muttered, holding her arm.

"I expect that kind of stuff from Usagi-chan, but you as well Haruka-san?" Rei asked in a mock-serious voice.

"I blame it on the pain medicine," Haruka muttered, sticking her tongue out at Rei. She carefully folded her arms over her chest.

"Haruka-san is turning into Usagi-chan," Makoto chuckled.

"Oi…" Haruka growled, causing the others to laugh. "Pick on the injured why don't you?" she grumbled.

A doctor walked into the room. "Everyone out please. Visiting hours are over."

"Hai," Ami said, hugging her mother before she left.

"Michiru, tell them," Haruka whispered as the aqua haired Senshi kissed the blonde goodbye.

"I will," she assured. She walked out of the room and followed the others out.

- - - - - - - - - -

Haruka eased herself down on the couch and sighed happily, glad to be back home. Michiru set Haruka's bag down at the base of the steps and sat next to the blonde on the couch. "Are you sure you're okay?" she asked.

Haruka nodded. "I'm fine Michi. But are you okay? Ever since I woke up a week and a half ago you've been…quiet around me." Michiru stared at the ground. "Are you still blaming yourself for my wreck?"

"Hai…" Michiru whispered.

Haruka pulled the smaller woman close and held her. "It wasn't your fault. In fact, I've been meaning to thank you."

"For what?"

"Forcing me back into racing. It was still a part of me that I was running from. Aside from wrecking out, that's been the most fun I've had when I'm not with you. I could never hate you Michiru." She smiled and looked down at her partner. "Once I'm well enough I plan to restart my racing career. And it's all thanks to you koi."

Michiru smiled. "I just wish your big debut went off without you crashing."

Haruka shrugged. "Wrecks happen. I'm just glad I didn't hit the wall at full speed," she said.

"Me too," Michiru agreed.

"So how did the others take the vampire news?"

The Sea Senshi shrugged. "They were more hurt that you didn't tell them after your family had died, but I think they understood why you didn't tell them."

Haruka nodded. "I just hope nothing happens to them. I'd never be able to forgive myself if something did."

"You're very protective of them."

Haruka shrugged. "They're like a second family to me." She smiled faintly. "And Odango is very amusing to watch when she and Rei-chan get into a fight."

"That's true," Michiru agreed. She carefully rested her head on Haruka's right shoulder and the blonde wrapped her arm around her. The two dozed off on the couch, smiles on their faces.

Japanese Word Guide:

Chikusoume: SOB.

Moshi moshi: Hello used mainly over the phone.

Iie: No.

Desu: Polite copula in Japan (kind of like the "to be" stuff here).

Kami-sama: gods.

Ne: Indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.

Doushite: Why?

Ashiteru yo: I love you.

Yoshi: All right! Excellent! Etc...

Oi: Something akin to "hey".

Koi: Love.

Odango: Dumpling.

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