All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
-Snow Patrol (Open Your Eyes)
~HOTARU~
She stood outside on the balcony. The glistening building tops were mesmerizing to look at. So caught up in the sight she failed to notice the boyish blonde standing next to her.
"First time on the Moon?" Haruka asked.
Hotaru didn't flinch in surprise. She turned to Haruka, who was leaning against the wall.
"It is," Hotaru admitted.
"Maybe I'll stay here for winter," Haruka jokingly said.
"I'm pretty sure Rukia would miss you," Hotaru said.
"Yeah," Haruka said. There was a change in her mood. "I'll be away from her when I get my new orders."
"New orders?" Hotaru raised an eyebrow in disbelief.
"We are charged with protecting the system from invaders," Haruka said. "Well I guess it's just me and Neptune. We have to start going by our planetary names."
"And Pluto?" Hotaru asked.
"As punishment for her treason she has been sent to the Space-Time Door," Haruka said. "Which I guess is a prison sentence in itself."
Hotaru stood in silence.
"I don't know what she's going to do about you," Haruka said as she started walking away. "Whatever it'll be far away from Rukia."
Before she could reply, Haruka was gone.