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The only sounds to penetrate the thick silence was the sound of Haruka's fingers idly tapping the arm of the wooden chair she was sitting in. The blonde stared at the pudgy male counselor in front of her, a look of sheer annoyance and boredom written across her face. "Are we done yet?" She asked irritably.
The doctor shook his head, looking at the clock, "We've been sitting in silence for the last 40 minutes of our hour long session. Yes, I suppose we're done. You're to meet back here in two days." He stood, extending his hand to the woman in front of him.
Haruka stood, staring daggers into the mad in front of her before turning on her heel and walking out the door, leaving him standing with his hand still extended in mid-air. She was in no hurry to remain there.
The sky was gloomy, matching the mood of Haruka perfectly. 'I really could go for a drink right now. Maybe just one. I can handle just one.' Her thoughts took over as she stepped away from the building and started towards the smaller building across the street where all of the AA meetings were held. 'Maybe after this stupid meeting I'll get one. Nobody will ever know.' She smiled, happily setting plans to grab a drink after her release from the meeting from hell.
Just as she was about to open the glass door to the building, Haruka's steel eyes fell upon the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. She held open the door, letting the aqua haired woman pass through before she followed suit. 'I wonder where she's going? She can't be in AA, she's too… sophisticated. Too rational. Too hot.' The last word stuck in her mind as she watched the woman enter the room where her meeting was being held.
Taking a deep breath, Haruka entered the room a moment behind her, peering around at the handful of people that were already seated in there. There were two available seats left, one to the right of the beautiful woman, and one on the other side of a heavy set man. Groaning she chose to sit next to the heavy man instead of the woman, hoping she could try to stare without being too obvious.
After a moment, the last guest filed in and took his seat. A handful of name tags were being passed around, each guest taking theirs and passing the remaining badges to the next in line. Haruka took hers, after a deep sigh, and stuck it to her shirt. She looked around the room, eyes drifting slowly until they reached their target. 'Michiru. It's as beautiful as she is.' Her eyes followed the curves of the woman's body, admiring everything she could from the angle Michiru was sitting. Slowly, her eyes raised, and steel gray met deep teal.
Haruka paled, obviously busted for staring too hard. Michiru turned crimson under the blonde's careful watch. Haruka chuckled nervously and nodded her head in Michiru's direction. She watched as the smaller woman smiled and the nervously played with the card she was holding in her hand.
The instructor stood, claiming everyone's attention, except for Haruka, who was still silently admiring the beautiful being across the circle from her. The instructor cleared his throat, "Now, I'd like to welcome all of you to Alcoholics Anonymous. We are going to start today by everyone introducing themselves and saying a little something about you." He motioned for the first person to stand and speak.
Michiru stood, obviously nervous about going first. "Hello. I'm Michiru." She paused as the room said hello back. After a nervous smile, she continued, Haruka hanging to every syllable she spoke. "I've been sober for two years now. I'm a mentor with the program. I enjoy painting and I play violin." She gave a swift little bow and sat down, exhaling silently to release some of the stress inside.
Haruka barely noticed the rest of the group speaking, all she could see was Michiru. Finally, her time came. Grumbling she stood. "My name's Haruka. I like to race anything with wheels and an engine. And I suppose I could maybe put an end to drinking." She sat down, shrugging her shoulders and leaned back in her chair. The color rose slightly in her cheeks as she noticed Michiru look down at her card and snap her head back up to stare directly into Haruka's eyes.
From past expieriences, Haruka knew she had a mentor assigned to her. Could it be possible that this beautiful creature in front of her was assigned to her? All the luck in the world would never be able to make that wish come true.
The sound of her name ripped her from her thoughts. "Haruka, this is Michiru. She is your mentor." He stepped away from the now fully blushing Michiru to acquaint the next pair of people.