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Musical Dismay

Chapter 5

"Are you sure you still want to see her Ruka? This is the girl that hated you since she first met you." Aoko laced her fingers with those of her girlfriend.

"I don't care what she's done to me...nobody deserves what almost happened to her." She winced and tried to tug her hand away from the nurse who was trying to wrap it.

"It's not going to get any better if you don't let me do this Haruka." She pulled the blonde's hand back to her and pressed on it to set the knuckle back into place. "You did a real number on that guy..."

"He deserved it..." She spoke softly, not watching the nurse as she stitched up and then wrapped her hand. "When will I be able to see Michiru?"

"Well once I'm done you'll be able to go. You have to hold still." Aoko smiled at how much of a baby her partner was being.

Haruka groaned and clenched her eyes shut as the nurse applied more pressure to her damaged hand. She sighed relief when she finally let it go. "Can I go now?" She was already starting to stand up.

"Yes we're done here."

"Thanks." She pulled Aoko with her as she practically ran from the room...

"Ruka...you don't even know if she likes flowers." Aoko shook her head as Haruka pulled money from her wallet to pay the cashier.

"Everybody likes flowers honey." She accepted the change before both of them walked from the gift shop and made their way down the hallway toward Michiru's room.

"Mom...I'm alright, I promise." The aqua haired beauty barely glanced at her mother. She was ashamed over what had happened to her. The light coming from the window showed the dark purple bruise on her right cheek. She clenched the blanket on her lap, more bruising apparent on her wrists from where he had held her.

"I don't want you in that school anymore!" Ms. Kaiou moved in front of her daughter's line of vision. "Look at what he did to you!? How can you say you're alright, you're eyes swollen, he almost broke your wrists from holding you."

"May we come in...?" Haruka knocked lightly on the open door before walking in, Aoko shyly following behind her.

Michiru glanced up and smiled softly at her saviors. "Haruka...Aoko..." Her mother's ears perked at the tone in her daughter's voice. "Mom...if it wasn't for them..." She only shook her head, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.

Haruka offered the older woman her left hand to shake after showing her heavily wrapped right hand. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Kaiou." Haruka spoke charmingly.

"You've got good friends here Michiru..." She allowed her hand to be shook by the blonde and her partner.

"Mom, Haruka's my roommate..." Michiru trailed off, unsure of how her mother would react.

"This...is your roommate...?" She looked at the couple in confusion. "Wait...you're the...lesbian...?" She looked at Haruka, shock on her face. "I would have thought you'd had joined him."

Haruka frowned as she looked over the older woman. "Yes, I am the lesbian." Her tone turned cold, quickly. "You ought to thank me for being her roommate...if I wasn't she'd be in a lot worse situation right now."

Aoko interjected when her love was finished. "And just because we're gay, doesn't mean we do this to people."

Haruka turned her back to the woman and offered the white roses to her roommate. "No woman deserves to be touched like that. No matter the reason."

Michiru blushed as she took the flowers, it was the one final offering of peace she needed from the woman who saved her. "Mom, can I have a minute with Haruka and Aoko." She looked down at the flowers she lay across her lap. She waited until the door closed before looking up at the blonde. "Thank you..."

Haruka smiled softly. "I just hope you would have done the same if the rolls were reversed." Michiru nodded. "I don't think he'll be smelling anything for a while." She held up her heavily bandaged hand.

"How bad is it?"

"Broken knuckle, few stitches...nothing major." The blonde glanced at the foot of the bed before looking to Michiru for permission. She sat down and looked at the woman. "Are we at peace now?"

"It'll just take me some getting used to is all." Michiru diverted her eyes from the blonde, still too ashamed to look at her.

Sorry it's a bit lacking. Haruka-Clone gave me an idea for the next chapter XD It'll be longer, I'll make up for this chapter in the next.

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