A/N Sorry for the long wait, but it is here!!! Chapter 8!!! Hahaha. Um….yea enjoy, tell me how you like it, I had a bit of writers block. R&R if you please. Lol. Yea…so without further adieu…Chapter 8!
Thanks again Vita. Awesome editing, thanks for the help
Haruka burst through the school doors, Michiru running up behind her.
"Haruka wait! Please!" Michiru called after her lover. Haruka continued to walk, pretending that she hadn't heard Michiru calling. "Ha! No space for doubt my ass…" she lightly laughed to herself. "Ruka…please, stop" Michiru pleaded as she continued to chase after Haruka. Haruka stopped, her back to Michiru. Michiru approached Haruka slowly.
"…Ruka…I-" she started.
"Why?!?..." Haruka said firmly, not caring to mask her frustration.
"…Ruka I-I didn't know…I didn't know he would kiss me", Michiru answered as she stared at Haruka's back. Michiru wished that Haruka would turn around to face her.
"That's funny…" Haruka stared straight ahead, her back still to Michiru, "…because I remember warning you about him…"
"Ruka…I" Michiru started but once again was cut off by Haruka.
"Oh wait..." Haruka laughed sarcastically as she finally turned around to face Michiru. " …You can't imagine taking me seriously. I'm much too jealous, right?" Michiru took a small step, closing the space between her and her lover. She placed her hands on Haruka's shoulders she felt the blonde's body tighten at her touch. Haruka's face was cold; her jaw was clenched, she shut her eyes, and breathed deeply as she struggled to keep her anger under control.
"…Ruka…I-I wouldn't do anything to hurt you", Michiru said as she looked up at the blonde, her eyes brimming with tears. Yet the blonde knowingly avoided Michiru's gaze.
Haruka shoved her hands in her coat pockets, "let's just go…" she quietly replied as she turned on her heels, and headed for the parking lot. Michiru watched her lover walk away from her. she jumped into step and followed after her.
It was a quiet car ride home was awkwardly silent. Michiru knew that there was nothing she could say that would to say that would improve Haruka's mood.
'You saw me push him…didn't you?…' Michiru thought to herself, her eyes sadly scanned her lover's face. 'Haruka I would never hurt you…you know that don't you?'
Haruka drove on, though the silence was killing her, she never took her eyes off of the road. Hey jaw tightened. She wanted to talk to Michiru, but she knew she wouldn't be able to hold back her anger.
Once home, Haruka continued to give Michiru the silent treatment. Although it pained Haruka to ignore Michiru, it hurt just as much to talk to her about Akira and about what had happened.
Haruka sat on the windowsill as she watched the setting sun. The open window let in a warm breeze that gently passed through her sandy hair. Haruka closed her eyes and enjoyed the quiet calm. The serene moment ended quickly when Haruka heard soft footsteps approaching. Her eyes slowly opened to see Michiru standing in the doorway, staring at her. Michiru's tears streaked down their cheeks. It pained Haruka to see Michiru sad; Haruka wanted nothing more then to wrap her arms around Michiru, to hold her, comfort her, but mostly she wanted to forgive her. But, forgiving Michiru meant that Haruka would be forgiving what had happened, and there was no way Haruka could bring herself to accept that atrocity. It hurt too much. She couldn't forgive Michiru, not yet. Haruka got off of the windowsill and walked past Michiru into the spare room without a word.
Haruka flopped on the bed with a heavy sigh. She was staring up at the white ceiling when she heard the floors creak. She sat up and Michiru was standing in the doorway of the room.
"…ruka…" It took every bit of strength Michiru had not to cry, but to no avail as her eyes welled up with tears.
Haruka's cast her eyes down to the floor. It tore at her heart to see Michiru crying, knowing that she was the one causing her lover so much pain. "I'm just going to sleep here tonight…" Haruka said, refusing to meet Michiru's tearful gaze. Soundlessly, Michiru disappeared from the doorway.
Haruka lay back down on the bed. She closed her eyes tightly and let out a sad sigh. a tear ran down her cheek as she drifted to sleep.
-The Next Morning-
Haruka woke up early the next morning. She looked at the clock, her eyes widened as she noticed the time '6:35!?' Then she heard a soft moan; she had been too drowsy to notice that she wasn't alone in the bed. A small smile played on Haruka's lips as she noticed Michiru's sleeping form. 'No wonder I slept so well' she said softly, looking at Michiru's face.
Haruka carefully removed herself from the bed as so not to wake Michiru and then headed to the bathroom to prepare herself for the day. Once she was finished she returned to the guest room, it was 7:20 and Michiru was still asleep. Haruka stood against the doorframe for a minute and marvelled at her lover's beauty. With a small laugh, Haruka made her way out of the room and out of the house.
Michiru stirred around in the bed, soon realizing that she was alone. Her eyes shot opened. She looked around the room, then at the clock. 'It's only 7:27…' she thought, 'where is Ruka?' Michiru got out of the bed and called Haruka's name. She searched every room Haruka wasn't there. With a sad sigh, Michiru made her way to the bathroom. She turned on the shower and stepped in. The warm water beat on her skin, and it was then that the force of the tears she held in overtook her. It was then she let herself cry.
-At school-
Michiru pulled up at the front doors of Juban High in a taxi. After she paid the driver, she stepped out of the vehicle and made her way into the school.
'Where is she?...', Michiru wondered. She walked to her locker and did her usual exchange; the only difference today was that when she closed her locker, Haruka wasn't there waiting with trademark smile.
The bell rang; Michiru took a deep breath then headed down the hallway, to her classroom.
Michiru went through her classes in a daze. She couldn't concentrate on her work and her morning classes went by quickly. When the bell rang for lunch, she was the first person out of class.
'Where is she?...' she asked herself as she searched for Haruka. She saw a blonde haired student walking towards the cafeteria, but once she reached the cafeteria, the blonde was gone. 'Haruka…' Michiru thought with a sigh, as she made her way to the table where her friends were sitting. As the lunch period dragged along, Michiru's friends attempted to engage her in conversation, but although her was physically present, Michiru's mind was elsewhere. The bell rang, marking the end of lunch. Without a word to her friends, Michiru stood up and left the cafeteria.
'Finally fourth period…Chemistry' Michiru thought to herself. Chemistry was the only class Michiru had with Haruka this semester. Michiru's melancholy mood was slightly lifted at the thought of seeing Haruka. She walked into the classroom, but unfortunately, Michiru's didn't see Haruka anywhere. 'Where could she be?...' Michiru asked herself as she tried her best to hold in her emotions. To contain her grief.
Michiru stood in the doorway of the classroom until the teacher politely asked her to take a seat. She walked towards her seat and was greeted by a pair of deep blue eyes. "Akira..." she said angrily under her breath. She had forgotten that they were lab partners. Akita patted the seat beside him. Michiru shot Akira a piercing glare, then proceeded to the back of the classroom, to sit in Haruka's seat. Once again Michiru was unable to concentrate on the lesson and time, once again, flew by, only this time Michiru found herself slightly more aware of her surroundings. Every so often she would scan the classroom, even though she knew that her heart's desire wouldn't be found in that room. Michiru's eyes eventually met Akira's eyes and she frowned in disgust and quickly looked away.
"Ruka…"she sighed.
Michiru went the rest of the class in silence. Not only was she sad, she was worried. Michiru stared down at her hands, which were in tight fists in her lap.
"Miss Kaioh" Said the teacher, startling Michiru and pulling her back to reality.
"H-Hai" replied Michiru. She looked around the room and saw that she was the only one there.
"The bell rang Miss. Kaioh, and I'd really like to go home now, if that's ok with you" the teacher said sarcastically.
"Hai" said Michiru. She grabbed her things and hurried out of the classroom. She went to her locker and quickly collected her things. Usagi came running down the hallway towards her. Usagi opened up her mouth to speak but was briskly cut off by Michiru.
"Have you seen Haruka?" Michiru's voice was full of anxiety.
Usagi was shocked at Michiru's odd behaviour, she was normally so calm and soft. "Hai..." she answered slowly. " I saw Ten'ou-kun on her way to the parking lo-" before Usagi could finish, Michiru was already sprinting down the hallway towards the back exit.
"Arigato…" Michiru yelled over her shoulder, her voice trailing off as she disappeared down the hall.
-In the parking lot-
Michiru made her way to the parking lot. Her chest heaved as she tried to catch her breath. She scanned the busy parking lot for Haruka's car, and sure enough, the blonde was casually making her way towards it. Michiru's body tensed as she walked quickly towards Haruka.
"What's going on?" Michiru yelled at Haruka's back. Startled, Haruka turned around. She saw Michiru's face, full of pain. unable to bear the sight of Michiru upset, Haruka lowered her eyes to the ground.
"What's going on Haruka?" Michiru asked again. She started walking closer to her lover. 'Look at me...please' Michiru begged.
"I just needed some time" Haruka replied hesitantly. Her finally eyes met Michiru's loving and confused stare. Seeing Michiru so upset and worried made Haruka's heart sink.
"…What now?" Michiru asked who was now standing directly in front of Haruka. Haruka's eyes returned to the floor. "...Look at me Ruka….Please…"Michiru continued to plead, pulling at Haruka's heart. To be the cause of the pain that filled Michiru's words, she couldn't stand it. Haruka took the smaller girl into her arms and held her close to her chest.
"Everything's fine now…" Haruka said softly into Michiru's hair.
"When I didn't see you this morning…and then you weren't in class…and I-" Michiru was cut off by the feeling of Haruka's lips on hers. The softness of her lips with the sweetness of her love, all the things she'd thought she'd lost. Michiru forgot all her problems and melted into Haruka embrace. Haruka broke the kiss and held Michiru close. Michiru closed her eyes and listened to the soft rhythm of Haruka's heart. Michiru wanted nothing more than to stay in that moment forever, but when she felt Haruka's body get tense, she knew something was wrong.
"Ruka?.." said Michiru softly, looking up at her lover. Haruka was staring straight ahead at something behind Michiru. Her jaw was clenched and teeth were grating against each other. Michiru could then make out the sound of soft footsteps coming up behind her. Staying in Haruka's arms, Michiru turned around, her eyes fell upon Akira.
"So…" He shouted over the loud engines and the chatter in the parking lot, drawing slight attention to himself. His arms were outstretched and he was smiling deviously. Haruka instinctively took a protective step in front of Michiru. Michiru placed her hand on Haruka's shoulder,
"I'll handle this" she said to her enraged companion.
"Michiru…" Haruka started, but stepped out of Michiru's way after receiving a reassuring smile from her lover. As Michiru walked over to Akira, his smile grew wider. He looked at Haruka and laughed lightly, 'you know what they say Ten'ou-kun, "almost doesn't count"' he thought to himself.
"Oh…Michiru…" he lustfully said as he approached the aqua haired girl. He stopped in front of her, and stared over at Haruka whose anger was more than evident as Akira smiled triumphantly.
"So…" he said still looking at Haruka. " Where were we?" he smiled fiendishly as he began to lower his head for a kiss. Michiru's anger boiled over. Akira was getting closer. Once again Michiru just stood there. Her hands closed tightly.
Michiru's knuckles cracked as her fist came in contact with Akira's face.
There was a large gasp from the crowd that had formed around the trio. Michiru looked around and saw Haruka walking towards her.
"Michi…what the hell was that?" Haruka asked. She was shocked, but still managed to choke out a little laugh. Michiru looked at her lover.
"I told you I'd handle it", she laughed lightly as she shrugged her shoulders. Haruka took Michiru's hand in hers. Michiru winced at the pain. Haruka took Michiru in her arms again.
A few people from the crowd offered to help Akira up, but they were angrily waved off. Akira shuffled to his feet and straightened his jacket. He wiped his hand across his face, his hands started to shake as he saw the crimson liquid that coated his fingers.
"Dude, your nose is bleeding…" said a guy standing behind Akira. Akira shot him a deathly stare. "…I'm just saying…" said the guy who then disappeared into the crowd.
" Happy Ten'ou-kun?" Akira yelled. Michiru and Haruka looked at him. "You won…take your trophy" he said motioning towards Michiru. Haruka's body tensed up at the insult directed at her lover. Michiru placed her hand on Haruka's chest.
"It's ok..." Michiru whispered to Haruka. Akira pushed through the crowd and headed towards his car.
"Hey Aito..." Haruka yelled after him. Akira turned around and stared at Haruka. "You might want to get your nose checked out, I think it might be broken" Haruka said as she let out a laugh. Akira brought his hand up to cover his nose and walked away.
The crowd begun to dissipate until there was no one left but Michiru and Haruka. They got into Haruka's car and headed home. When they reached a red light.
"Michi…" Haruka said softly.
"Hai?" replied Michiru looking over at her lover.
"I love you…" Haruka said meeting Michiru's loving eyes. A small smile crept across Haruka's lips. Michiru smiled back at Haruka.
"I love you too," Michiru said smiling. The sun kissed Michiru's face and Haruka was amazed once again that she was fortunate enough to be loved by such a remarkable woman. 'That's what I thought Aito' Haruka thought to herself with a smile, as the light turned from red to green. 'Game over.'
A/N. It pains me to say that this is the last chapter of Game on. Thank you to everyone who read it, faved it and subscribed to it. And many more thanks to everyone who reviewed!! I hope this chapter will be no exception. [Review if you have the time. Tell me what you think, did you like the ending? I hope you did. Anyway, thanks again.
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