Haruka stared into the beautiful eyes of the woman standing in front of her. She had no idea when the instructor walked up to her and certainly she had no clue that Michiru was right behind him. She mentally smacked herself several times for being an ass.
Standing, Haruka looked down into the shorter woman's eyes again. "Shall we leave here and get to know each other somewhere less…" She tried searching for the word that would describe this place best.
"Dull?" Her voice pulsed through my veins. She was amazing. Haruka nodded letting her lead them from the room towards the front of the building. Once outside she turned to the blonde, her hair blowing slightly in the breeze. "So, when would you like to talk more?" Her voice was expectant, almost like she wanted to talk to Haruka more than anything.
"How about tomorrow morning? Around 11am? Meet me at the pier on the river." Haruka smiled at the other woman who nodded in agreement and started off in the direction of her own home.
Haruka watched after her a moment, feeling the rain start to drizzle from the dark clouds above her. She saw Michiru raise a hand and look up, making a face at the impending downpour. Realizing Michiru did not have an umbrella, Haruka ducked into the small store next to the rehabilitation center and purchased one. Once back outside, she ran to catch up to Michiru, opening the black umbrella to cover her.
Michiru gasped as she felt someone run up next to her and smiled as she saw it was Haruka next to her holding a fairly small umbrella over her while still getting wet herself. A sly smile formed on Michiru's lips and she took the handle of the umbrella and pushed what little of Haruka was under it out into the downpour.
Haruka stopped in her tracks, looking at Michiru with a look of sheer annoyance. That is, until she saw the sly look on the face of the aqua haired woman. A similar one formed on the lips of the blonde as she walked back up to her companion and wrapped her hands around the smaller woman's body, making sure she was covered completely under the umbrella. "Well, now that you've got me all wet… maybe we should just talk now?" Haruka's voice whispered into Michiru's ear, sending shivers down her back.
Michiru's cheeks turned crimson as she nodded, "I don't live too much farther from here. We can dry off and talk there. I'll make something to eat."
Haruka smiled into the woman's hair, noticing how it smelled like fruity shampoo. "That sounds great."
After a few more blocks they arrived in front of a small apartment building. Haruka opened the front door and let Michiru enter before her before closing the umbrella and walking in behind her. She left it at the door with the rest and followed Michiru to the elevator where she had already pushed the up button.
They waiting in relative silence as the elevator made it's way to the 16th floor. Once the doors opened, Michiru led to the door the farthest away from the elevator, the last one on the left with the numbers 164 on it. Haruka watched as she fumbled with the keys, opening the door after a moment of struggle with the lock.
Her apartment was beautiful. The walls were painted a soft aqua blue. Paintings were scattered around, mostly of them showing scenes of the ocean. Haruka's eyes landed on the smaller woman who had apparently been watching her look around with hesitation in her eyes. "Well? What do you think?" She asked, the same hesitation in her voice.
Haruka smiled, stepping closer to her while still looking around the room. She closed the distance between them before looking deep into her eyes. "Beautiful." The only thing to come out of her mouth before she closed the final distance and placed her lips on the smaller woman's.
She felt Michiru tense a moment before she relaxed into the kiss, slowly bringing her arms up to encircle the athlete. Haruka's hands caressed the cheeks of her partner, breaking away slightly to search her eyes. "Absolutely beautiful." she whispered before capturing the other woman's lips again.
Haruka's mind was racing, along with her heart. She normally wasn't this bold, but this woman did something to her. Could she be her saving grace? Could Michiru be the one person in her life that would save her?