Bodyguard
By: Urooj
Tehee, another update. I've actually planned out the next few chapters thanks to my English course. It sort of inspired me to plan out this story, so I did. I'm also thinking of changing some things in my writing style. Not the way I write, but a few thinks of how I present things, like thoughts in quotation.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot
Anonymous: Thank you. There's a lot more Haruka/Michiru interactions coming right up!
Winlyx-chan: A lot more. You'll just have to read and find out. Thank you for the review.
Chapter 6: Forest Part II
The forest of Hell was grand. It was lushes green filled with flowers you'd only see grown in Hell. The sky was crimson, and only a star in the sky determined it's time, or if it was day and night. Like the sun to the Earth, this star was the sun to the creatures of Hell.
To Haruka, the sky reminded her of something eerie. It wasn't alone of just blood, but all the cases that she had solved associating to blood came flooding back to her memories.
"Humph….blood…."
Flashback
"She's buried under the tree! There!" Desperate voices called out.
Two pairs of cut up hands started digging desperately. "Be alive.., please be alive…" She continuously repeated the mantra. Desperately trying hard to save a young girl's life, her desperation pushed her to dig faster.
Desperate enough, she started digging with her feet.
"Don't die…Don't die on me…"
She found something.
A bag. She found a bad. Quickly, she shook her hand off the dirt and opened it to find a little girl in it. Covered in red.
She wasn't breathing.
"Shit!"
"She isn't alive! What do we do?" Some other person shouted.
She blocked all of them out.
The blonde roughly took the girl out of the bag and laid her on the ground. Tilting the girls head upward, she breathed air into the little girl's body.
The rescuer was getting more frantic. The little girl showed no sign of life.
The blonde pushed hard against the girl's chest.
"Live damn it! Live!"
She again gave her more air in her mouth.
Tears were threatening to come. The child's body was cold…so lifeless…so
Red.
She hadn't forgotten the horror of that color…
One more attempt.
Once again, she breathed into the girl with all her might, praying for her to survive.
And she pushed hard against her chest.
Her prayers were answered.
The girl coughed. She started choking on air, and then resumed breathing.
A steady breath.
She lives.
The blonde rescuer fell back to her bottoms with a relief smile on her face while those surrounding her checked the child's vital sign.
She turned her head to someone else on her right.
"The man is still alive right?" The blonde asked.
The man to her right, another fellow rescuer, gulped.
"Yes" He answered hesitantly.
Her eyes changed. They were distant. But something else was added to them. The look of…
Bloodlust
End of Flashback.
Haruka was smirking to herself at the memory. The painful punishment the criminal has received was best left not known. Quiet frankly, Haruka herself saw no difference between her and a murder.
"What's different is that I only do it legally…"
"Is the forest that amusing, Haruka?" Pandora asked.
Haruka shook her head and realized where she was. She smiled kindly at her. It was only the three of them. Hades had excused himself as he was called by his father.
"No, I was just thinking…"
"Must be a really good memory since you're smiling. I don't see you smile so often." Pandora giggled, ignoring the furious glare Michiru sent them. They continued strolling, heading towards a lake.
"Oh really? Well, being around pretty girls like you sure make my day." Haruka flirted. Michiru couldn't take it any more. She stepped on Haruka's foot.
Haruka flinched in pain. She glared at Michiru. Pandora ignored the ice princess's behavior and pressed on to flirt with Haruka.
"My, my, you should come here on your vacation, Haruka. We could spend some quality time…"
"I doubt Haruka would have a vacation since her duty is to guard me all night and day." Smirked Michiru.
"Though I wouldn't mind." Haruka interjected.
Michiru couldn't stand it.
"Haruka's never on my side"
She smiled bitterly at the two.
"Why don't you spend some alone time here together. I'll be off now, and will be leaving soon. Thank you, Pandora for the wonderful tea. A gracious hostess as always." Michiru hastily said and bowed as she headed off to the direction of the lake.
"You think we went too far?"
"Maybe. Thank you Pandora"
Haruka smile and waved. She ran off to her keeper.
When Haruka was gone, Pandora released the façade she had put up. A broken smile appeared on her face.
I wanted you, Haruka
Michiru stood by the lake. She hated this feeling. This crumbling feeling pushing her insides together and crushing her lungs.
She hated the way Haruka acted around Pandora!
She hated the way Haruka was so loving and kind to Pandora!
She wanted to hate Haruka!
"But I can't…"
Why?
"Because…"
Why is it so hard?
She felt warm and gentle hands encircle her. They pulled her into a tight embrace. Someone's warm breath was washing away those crusty feeling and making her feel alive again.
She knew who it was.
Haruka.
Her bodyguard.
"This lake is the only lake that is blue in color. The rest are red like the sky. Did you notice that, Michiru?"
That voice was breaking in her. Soothing her. She closed her eyes and leaned back in.
"No…"
Haruka smiled.
"Open your eyes, and look. It's beautiful."
Michiru opened her eyes, and her eyes widened.
It was breathtaking. The forest was lively, the water was pure. Michiru didn't notice it anything because she was depressed in her own thoughts. But she admired the beauty of the surroundings.
As she did so she felt another emotion. One she couldn't identify, but didn't try too. She looked up at Haruka. Right now, being here, in such a vivacious surrounding within her bodyguard's embrace, she felt…
Perfect.
"I won't lose her to anyone."
Author's note: Wow I think this one had pretty much a lot going in it. What do you guys think about this one? The changes that I had mentioned might start from next chapter. Our teacher was telling us that some famous guy said that people should revise their work 9 years after. I don't think I have that time for this story