Title: Racing the wind
Author: Ree
Theme: Haruka/Uranus (follow: day 13)
Genre: General
Version: PGSM (could be anime/manga also)
Rating: G

This complex lady and her friends belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I just asked if they could play for a while.

Racing the wind

Haruka looked up into the stands trying to spot her family. This was her first track meet, and she felt nervous. She finally spotted them as she walked to the starting line. Her parents were both waving at her, trying to get her attention. But what caught her attention was that Grandmother Asumi was sitting perfectly still. The only thing Haruka notice moving were her eyes, and they were following her as she walked across the track.

Crouching down, Haruka focused on the course in front of her. Closing her eyes, she felt the wind calling her. Then the whistle blew.

Haruka knew that the fans were screaming, and the cheerleaders were cheering, but all she heard was the wind. It was teasing her. The wind kept telling her that she could only follow it, that she would never capture it. Haruka decided to prove it wrong.

Asumi watched as Haruka took off from the starting line. 'That was a poor start. I wonder what was distracting her?' Fighting the urge to jump up and cheer her on like the other people in the stands, Asumi clenched her hands in her lap and watched her closely. When Haruka entered the pack and started to work her way through, Asumi felt her heart enter her throat. 'She could trip and get trampled in there.' She barely prevented the sigh of relief as Haruka pulled out in the front of the pack. There were now only two other runners ahead of her.

Asumi focused on her face as Haruka passed by the stands to start her second lap. A small frown creased her brow. 'What... What is she focused on? It's almost like she doesn't see the two runners ahead of her.' As the runners continued around the track, Haruka seemed to pull strength from some unknown resource, and streaked in front of the two leaders. She held the lead until she passed the finish line.

Something caught Haruka's attention. It was a flag. The wind teased her, trying to convince her to keep going, but Haruka knew that the flag meant to stop. When she did, she looked around to see who else was past the finish line. To her surprise, no one else was.

As the stands erupted in loud cheering, Asumi watched Haruka's face. She looked surprised that she won.

Later that evening, Haruka told Asumi about racing the wind."And I almost won, Grandmother."

Asumi pulled her into a hug, and dropped a kiss onto the top of her head. "Well, if you think you can win, then keep trying. Maybe a sky child can defeat the wind."