Author's Note: Here it is, another chap…wow I didn't know that to write a story would take super long, but I started it so I must finish it lol Haruka and Michiru are still owned by Naoko Takeuchi, so let's move to the story.
As I lay dying Ch.5
It was a nice and pleasant day outside in Tokyo's streets. Cloudy, but still a few sun rays made their way out giving the atmosphere an enjoyable temperature. Shakati shopping mall was a very large open marketing area, always busy with hundreds of people going in and out of stores. The movie theater which Haruka wanted to take Michiru was in that area too.
It was 5:50 p.m. for the nth time Haruka checked her watch, she was rarely early to appointments or any place, but this was different. She finally has had the courage to ask out the girl she liked, so she couldn't mess up by running late. Good job Haruka! You are on time, you did a great job choosing the right clothes for today, what else? Ah that little detail you got for her. Yep, very good girl, you're doing great. Now all you have to do is waiting, patience girl, patience is a virtue. Now there she stood with an impeccable appearance. Haruka wore a light gray dress shirt with thin black stripes, a brown leather jacket on top of it, dark blue jeans, light blue belt and her chocolate moccasins. She could easily pass for a magazine model; she was indeed a very handsome person. Haruka nervously watched how many girls intended to approach her, but hadn't had enough courage to do so and she was happy for that. In her left hand she hold a white rose, she thought it could be a great detail for the girl she loved.
"I'm sorry to insist again Tanaka-san, but could you get a little faster... I am running a bit late" the soft normal calm tone of Michiru was replaced with anguish and despair. She knew she was late for her date with Haruka, but it hadn't been her fault. Her dad was camping out her living room, and after the little argument she had with him, she didn't dare to ask him for permission to go out with Haruka, even though she had her mother's approval. It wasn't until Shiori convinced Masaru to go out for a ride that Michiru had the chance to sneak out of her house.
"I'm sorry Michiru-sama, but I am already going over the speed limit" the gray headed driver apologetically bowed to her.
Biting her lower lip, she only prayed Haruka would wait for her even though it was later than their set time.
I should have known! Damn it Haruka, you never learn. The blonde racer looked at her watch once again it was 6:45 p.m. , the beautiful white rose she had hold on her left hand was being destroyed with that same hand. I am just an idiot, and I am still here, waiting for her. Even though it is pass time. You surely like to suffer, don't you? Decided to not wait any longer and just leave the place Haruka started walking to where she had park her bike, the torn rose still on hand.
"Wait! Haruka, wait"
Is that my name being called? No, it could not be.
"Harukaaa!"
This time the shout was loud enough to make the handsome blonde turn. Haruka couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Michiru approaching her. The violinist was breathtaking; she looked absolutely beautiful even though a few sweat drops adorned her face for her abrupt race to the blonde. Michiru wore a light yellow sundress with two green forest spaghetti straps, and a lime lace made a bow on her back. A total walking beauty, Haruka was shock from both the obvious splendor of the aqua haired girl and her abrupt apparition.
"You're late" Haruka's tone sounded a bit cold, though she didn't mean to.
"I am sorry Haruka. I…I had a really hard time getting here. I'm sorry" the aquamarine goddess sincerely apologized.
"It's ok, but I guess we are now too late for the movie function" unconsciously, the short blonde haired girl took her left hand up to check again for the time, without noticing she still held the white torn rose on hand.
"Is that one for me?" Michiru detected the torn white rose and felt bad, but nonetheless asked.
"Ah? What?" Haruka was a bid dumbfounded; she didn't realize what the smaller girl was talking about.
"The white rose, on your hand. Is it for me?"
"Oh, this" Haruka brought the torn rose to her face, "I… it wasn't like this…I sort of got desperate and…I will buy you another one" sheepishly Haruka smiled.
"I don't want another one, I want that one. You got it for me, didn't you? So, it's mine", and without much argument the violinist took the white rose away from Haruka, "It's beautiful"
"It might had been" Haruka nervously laughed a bit, "but never as beautiful as you" she composed and found herself drown into the two sapphires that the smaller girl had by eyes.
"What should we do now?" Michiru found herself blushing from the intense glance Haruka and she shared, so she opted to change topics by asking.
"Umm like I said it's late for the function. Would you like to walk around the area instead?"
"Yes, that's perfect"
Haruka offered her right arm to Michiru, who eagerly took it and intertwined hers with the racer's. They walked around talking about everything; from Haruka's biggest dream to race in a F1 team to Michiru's becoming a recognized and professional violinist. They were having a nice pleasant time just sharing small things with one another, dreams or daily life, it didn't matter, they could be together and talk for hours. They finally stopped when they reached a street bridge that separated the city; they now stood there contemplating the sight of the skyscrapers at the night horizon.
"So you want to be a F1 car racer? That sounds… umm interesting and dangerous" Admiration and concern clearly written on Michiru.
"Yup, it might be dangerous to unskilled drivers, but I plan to be the best" cockily stated "And you a professional violinist? That sounds like you, you will make it" Haruka smiled and winked at her.
"Thank you, I think you will make it too. I haven't see you in car race yet, but if you are as good as you are as a runner then you are good too"
"Ha-ha, yes. Well, now I only do test driving. I drive the cars that are repaired by the mechanics, but hey I do get pay for that and it's fun"
"That's good; I also give some little concerts now and then. I am trying to practice more and more so I can improve my music"
"That's what I like about you, that you are always trying" Haruka's voice showed a hint of honesty, but Michiru took advantage of the blonde's words.
"And is that the only think you like about me?" the violinist asked in a low sexy tone.
Haruka was at loss, blushing lightly. She was dying to say no, there were many, many things she liked…no loved about the aqua haired girl and she went for it, "Actually, there are so many things I like about you" Haruka whispered in a low husky tone right by the smaller girl's ear.
Now, it was Michiru's turn to blush "And what might those things be eh?"
"I could start to mention them today, but I don't think I would finish tonight" Haruka coquettishly stated before turning dead serious "Michiru, there is something I been wanting to ask you"
Oh my god! She is confessing. Ok girl relax, let her finish what she got to say. I can't believe this is happening. I think I am dreaming, no this can't be a dream, it better not be a dream! It has to be real!Michiru tried to hear what the blonde was telling her while debating her feelings with her conscience.
"And? I am listening Haruka. You can tell me whatever you want"
"Michiru…do you want to be my …my girlfriend?" Haruka only closed her eyes waiting for a response from her friend. Haruka suddenly felt a hand being placed behind her neck; Michiru pressed her glossy lips to Haruka's in an innocent kiss. It was Michiru's first kiss, she couldn't describe all the emotions that her body carried now, her heart was pounding loudly and she thought it was exploding any second.
"So… was that a yes?"
Haruka had kissed many times before, but nothing could be compared to that one. She was an expertise lover, haven had some girls before, but some way she felt like no other time. Michiru's lips where soft as silk and fresh as a rose. In that moment she knew she didn't want that first kiss to be the only one with her now… girlfriend?
"Umm I don't know, you have to find yourself" Haruka drew herself closer to the small girl again and placed her hands around her slim waist and kissed Michiru again, this time was a much deep kiss, it still had traces of innocence, but it was a little more charged with passion and desired. Before things could go much heated, Michiru stepped back.
"Of course, I want to be your girlfriend, you dummy. What took you so long?"
"Ah, so you too wanted this? I am so happy Michiru"
"Me too, Haruka"
"I think it's getting quite late. I don't want you to get in trouble with your parents because of me, love. Shall we go then?"
"Love?" Michiru turned to face Haruka with a wide simile.
Haruka could felt her cheeks warm and she only gulped a bit "That's right, I haven't told you yet. Have I?"
"Tell me what?" Michiru intrigued asked.
"That I love you, and that's why you're my love"
"Oh Haruka, I also love you too, love" once again the violinist's lips met the runner's into another passionate kiss, "Now we can go!" Haruka only nodded and gave her a tender smile.
"Ok love, as you say" Haruka jokingly said as she took the smaller girl's hands in hers.
After a relaxing and promptly trip to Michiru's house in Haruka's motor bike, both teenagers stood outside the Kaioh's mansion. Haruka couldn't believe everything went well and couldn't wait to get home and talk to Madoka.
"I have to go to the race track all day tomorrow, so I don't think I will see you, love"
"Don't worry; I also have some compromise I have to attend with my family. But I definitely will see you on Monday, handsome" Michiru winked at her last word and giggled at bit in response to the blonde's sudden coyness. Haruka was blushing lightly, but nonetheless smiled a bit "Ok babe, I will see you on Monday then" with that she returned Michiru the favor and smirked. Haruka leaned for a quick peck on Michiru's lips and then parted with her heart still racing with all the joy from the day.
Monday morning came significantly slow for the content new couple. Haruka couldn't be happier and didn't resist the urge to arrive early at school to see her girlfriend. It sounded somehow weird to her, she thought it had been way too quick perhaps, but she really didn't care. She was content and Michiru surely was too, and that was all that mattered.
"Good morning beautiful" Haruka whispered to a certain aqua shaded hair girl.
"Haruka" Michiru launched herself to Haruka's arms and stole a quick kiss from her girlfriend.
"Ouch" Haruka rubbed the side of her right ribs "careful pretty, how was the rest of your weekend?"
"Umm bored…without you everything is pointless"
"Ha-ha, seriously?"
"I am serious" Michiru drew closer to Haruka as she tried to kiss once again her new girlfriend, but Haruka stepped away from her.
"Michiru, we must be careful here. We are at school and well…even though not many people know that I am a girl, things can get ugly if they found out my true gender and that we are dating"
"Haruka, I DON'T CARE. I don't care what others or the world might think. I want everyone to know that I love you, and that we're together. I don't really like the idea of hiding our relationship and give false hopes to all those girls that follow you around"
"Ah, so that's why" Haruka laughed "so the reason you want to shout from the rooftops that we are going out it's because you get jealous of my admirers?" Haruka laughed one more time just to get a playful smack from her girlfriend.
Michiru playfully pouted "I am serious Haruka. If no one really knows, then we can have a 'normal' relationship like anyone else" Michiru finished with pleading eyes.
"Okay, okay. How can I resist those pretty eyes and beautiful face?"
"I don't know. I guess you just can't" Michiru teasingly answered while dragging her tomboy girlfriend to their classroom.
Murmurs and rumors about their new relationship spread like the flu in Machida… relatively very fast. By lunch time everyone in their class and pretty much everybody else too talked about Haruka-kun and Michiru-san dating. It wasn't surprising for them; they already knew something like that would happen. They made a beautiful couple and both were quite popular with their fellow classmates. Haruka-kun was the popular and hottest guy in Machida, and so all the girls were devastated when they found out Haruka had a girlfriend. It was no different in Michiru's case. She was also very successful with boys and was very talented with her violin that she had also desolated Machida's male population. Both girls now were seated next to each other by Haruka's favorite spot near the oak tree, sharing their bentos.
"We are clearly the center of attention Michiru. I don't feel quite comfortable being stared like that by your male fans or anyone else for that matter. Not that I am scared of them anyway"
"I know, I know love. I am feeling the same as you with all your girls' admirers. If looks could kill", Michiru shook her head slightly, "but this will pass and they will soon forget, because I don't plan on leaving you ever" Michiru leaned close to Haruka as she lovingly tried to feed her concerned girlfriend. Haruka gladly accepted the piece of chicken offered by her love, and took it quickly forgetting all her problems.
"Umm delicious" Haruka stated as she kept on chewing some more food being put on her mouth, "you're going to spoil me if you repeat this often, you know"
"Oh my, really. I wouldn't mind to be spoil once in a while" Michiru said in a low cautious tone.
"Uh, you wouldn't!" Haruka placed her slender hand behind the violinist's back and accommodated herself into a more convenient position to careful push her girlfriend to the grassy ground. Cautiously, she rolled over the violinist and locked her gaze with her girlfriend, while supporting herself with her elbows on the grassy ground. Haruka now lay on top of the smaller girl, one hand softly caressing aqua locks while the other one started to move along one silky, long arm. Haruka's hand wandered the arm not to long before moving on to the violinist's left side of her trunk, then slowly, but certainly to the girl's porcelain's well-defined thighs, "Haruka…" a soft moan could be hear from the aqua haired girl as the blonde racer kept her hand moving forwards, making her way under the violinist's little skirt, "hmm..?" was Haruka's only response, but before she could proceed any further, the bell rang and her actions froze.
Aghh stupid bell! It always rings in the less indicated moments. I swear before I graduate, I'm taking that bell off. Damn it! Haruka internally cursed.
"Haruka…We have to go. The…the bell just rang" a flustered Michiru remarked trying to compose herself.
Haruka let go of her thoughts, and sheepishly got off her girlfriend, taking a hand out and pulling Michiru to her feet "I know, the bell save you today" she smirked.
"Hey, I wasn't talking about that kind of spoiling" Michiru still blushing replied while biting her lower lip.
"Sure"
"Let's just go to class. I don't want people to start more rumors about us" and with that she took her tall handsome girlfriend to class.
"Hai,hai"
Everybody had got to their classroom strangely on time, fortunately for the new lovers their sempai hadn't got inside their classroom yet.
Haruka deliberately leaned into Michiru's desk just to whisper "We got lucky"
"I don't quite think so, honey. Everybody else saw us coming late" Michiru whispered back after the ticklish sensation from Haruka's breathing in her ear ceased.
Later on that day…
"Uh…don't they have anything else to do than start rumors or gossips?" the handsome tomboy angrily inquired. Sensing the bitter tone from her girlfriend Michiru attentively squeezed the blonde's hand.
"Ah… I am very glad classes are over, but aghh I don't feel like practicing today and deal with Kenta"
"Does he know? About you and me, I mean"
"Michiru, everybody knows already" the runner squeaked.
"I know, I know, but your godmother and he knows about you. How did they take it?"
"Umm my oba-san was very happy for me. She already knew about my…preferences, so she was glad for me… and Kenta; well I haven't really talked to him. Even though we don't get along that well, he is a very mature person. I don't take he will be a problem"
"Umm that's good. I wish my parents could understand my preferences as you say" the violinist softly giggled "but I don't think they will take it as well as your godmother did" Michiru sadly finished.
"It will be alright, you'll see. When the time comes, we will both confront them and everything will be ok. I am not thinking of letting you go ever" Haruka lovingly embraced her girlfriend.
"No? But I also have practice with the orchestra. How am I gonna play my violin"
"Ah…well, then only to practice your violin" the blonde unwillingly let go of Michiru.
"Will I see you after school at our meeting place?" Haruka smirked as she emphasized our.
The vivid and fresh memories of their lunch break invaded Michiru and she quickly felt a burning heat emerge from inside her, but made an extra effort to keep herself under control "Ah about that…Haruka" she sadly remembered her father's decision about using now her chauffer.
"Ah uh? What's wrong love?" Haruka noted the sad tone from her girlfriend's voice.
"My dad…He found that I was riding back home with you and your motorbike. He dint' like a bit the idea of a Kaioh riding a motorbike as anybody's daughter"
"Umm I see. So, how are you getting back home? You're not walking home are you?"
"No, my dad is sending our chauffer to pick me up. I am sorry Haruka, I love riding with you on your bike, but I don't want to get into an another argument with my oto-san"
"It's ok, Michiru"
"Are sure? You're not mad?"
"Of course not, Michi. I understand"
"Oh I love it!"
"My understanding? I am only trying to be as reasonable as possible"
"Not that dummy, my new nickname. I love it, but…umm…I need to think of one for you"
"Ha-ha. I am glad you like it"
"I do so very much, Ruka"
"Ruka?"
"You don't like it?"
"Ah...Yes, I actually like it...Ruka. I think it fits me ha-ha"
"I also think so"
"Good, I guess I should be going now and you too. I don't want you to be tardy to your music practice" turning on her shoes to make her way to the stadium, Haruka was suddenly stopped by her wrist.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Michiru managed to ask in a low seductive tone.
"Hmm… what could it possibly be" Haruka faked a thoughtful expression, while Michiru stood on her tiptoes to reach for her girlfriend's lips. They kissed briefly then Michiru hastily broke it apart, "I shouldn't recompense you like this, when you obviously don't care enough to properly dismiss your girlfriend"
Haruka kissed her softly again, barely brushing her lips against Michiru's, enjoying the feeling of those velvet full lips on her own "I am sorry love. But please don't ever say that again. I do care much about you, and I don't want you to think otherwise. I love you, please remember that" the blonde sent her girlfriend an apologetic glance.
"I know Ruka, and I love you too. Now that we have properly said goodbye to each other, I will go to my class and you to yours. I will see you tomorrow ok?"
"Ok. I love you"
"Love you too"
TO BE CONTINUED…
Hopefully I'm not doing that bad…hahaha