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A tall blonde woman was just about to get into her car, carrying two paint cans in her hands, when a voice called out to her.
"You ready to go?" a tall, brunette girl asked. Her green eyes shinning with the mid sun light, a hand covering her face, protecting herself from the heated sunlight "Or do I have to go there by myself, again?"
The blonde smiled warmly at her, unlocking the car doors, and still looking at the brunette young girl "Sure thing, hop in" she said, nodding her head towards the passenger door, and putting the paint cans on the back seat.
The girl smiled happily, and did as she was told, taking the passenger seat to herself and closing the car's door. She then looked at the blonde behind the wheel, smiling.
"So, I was thinking" the brunette started to say "We should really get those blankets now, instead of waiting for the rooms to be ready. It's cheaper now, since it's summer and all, and I bet we can find..."
The blonde laughed, interrupting her "You just want to see how it all looks like" she said, her eyes on the road.
"Well, don't you?" the other asked, excited "It's going to be so great!"
"We're here" the blonde said, nodding her head.
The brunette frowned, and looked around "Wow, you really are fast!" she exclaimed, her eyes looking at the Supermarket entry door.
Again, the blonde laughed at her "I thought you knew that already" she said "I'm offended!"
The girl looked at her, and then she threw herself at the tall blonde, hugging her.
"Oh, don't be!" she said "You know you're my one and only, all time favorite, incredibly fast Haruka!"
The blonde rolled her eyes "And how many Harukas do you know, exactly?"
"Just one" she answered, before getting out of the car, walking all excited towards the entry door "But you're still my favorite!" she added, almost yelling, and walking backwards, looking at the blonde as she got out of the car herself.
They got inside, and grabbed a cart, making their way along the isles, as the brunette girl started filling it fast with all kinds of food and cereals, and milk and eggs, flavor, fresh meat, some candy, drinks.
The blonde let her be. When it came to food, she completely trusted the teenage brunette girl. So she just pushed the chart, now completely filled, and they both made their way to the long waiting line to pay for their stuff.
"I'm feeling international today" the brunette said, getting the blonde's attention again "Maybe mexican... what do you think?"
"Sounds nice" the blonde answered, nodding her head "Just make sure you don't make anything too spicy, you know the girls don't like it"
"Oh, I know, I know" the other said, waving her hand "Just trust me, it'd be great!"
"You know what, Makoto? For someone who doesn't eat that much" the blonde said "you sure are a complete food freak"
Makoto laughed "You mean, unlike you?" she asked, still smiling "And I do eat, I just eat to live, instead of the other way around"
"Hey!" the blonde exclaimed "I run every morning just to burn down all those pounds you put into my system everyday!" she defended herself "And because I train, I need the extra calories. So, you see? It's an endless cycle"
When they finally made it to the register, Haruka took out her wallet from her back pocket and paid for everything. Makoto already working with the bags, carrying them outside the market and making her way to the car.
They put the bags on the back trunk, and got back inside, making their way out town and up the mountains. They had moved up there a little over a month ago. It was easier if they just lived there, instead of coming and going all the time. And the air was clearer, and the sound of nature all around was perfect.
They came up to another car, a blue one Haruka recognized immediately, and she smiled. She pushed the gas a little further, hitting her car's horn to the car but making herself to a side at the same time. The other car responded, hitting it's horn too, and she just laughed, as she passed it over, rolling her window down and giving the other car's driver the finger.
"You're mean" Makoto scolded her.
The blonde laughed "Oh, come on!" she exclaimed "He needs to grow some balls and drive like a man!"
They reached the big, old house soon after that. Sooner than expected, considering the blonde was a really fast driver. So they got out, and started grabbing their bags from the trunk.
"I see you made it to the supermarket" a female voice reached their ears, and they both turned around to see a beautiful tall woman, with long, dark green hair, making her way towards them. Her magenta eyes shinning with the sunlight, a big smile on her face "And here I thought you were going to starve tonight"
"Woman of little faith" Haruka said to her, giving her bags to the dark green haired woman.
When the blonde came closer to the house, the sound of a piano being softly played made her smile. A few wrong notes here and there, but it still sounded good. She was about to get inside, when the blue car parked right next to hers, making her turned around, and smile at the driver.
"I had a feeling you were coming up here" she said, walking to the tall young man.
"Probably because there's nothing else up here?" he joked, smiling at her and shaking her hand. Then he smiled warmly to the dark green haired woman, who was taking a new set of bags to take inside the house "Good afternoon, Setsuna" he greeted "Makoto" he said, nodding his head to the brunette girl.
"Hi, Keiichi" the dark green haired woman, Setsuna, greeted back, before going inside the house with some of the supermarket bags.
"So, what brings you all the way up here?" Haruka asked, the tall brunette teenage girl standing right next to her.
He looked at them with a nervous smile on his handsome face "Well, see, I have a favor to ask you" he said, pointing to his car.
And then Haruka noticed the two girls sitting on the back of the blue car, looking at her and studying their surroundings. She looked back at Keiichi, not really following what he was trying to say.
"Their car broke down, completely dead" he explained "And the Inn down town is full with the whole festival thing and all, so..."
"Oh, our first guests!" Makoto exclaimed, interrupting him and clapping her hands.
"We're not open yet, Keiichi" Haruka said, giving the teenage girl a side glance "You know that"
"Come on, Haruka, they don't have a place to stay" Keiichi insisted "And maybe they can help you out with the whole remodeling thing"
Haruka arched an eyebrow, looking at the girls that were now standing by Keiichi's car. They looked young. Maybe somewhere around nineteen or twenty years old. And they looked like rich, spoiled girls, with their expensive looking clothes and their perfect manicured nails.
She recognized one of them immediately, knowing full well that one wouldn't be much of a help around the house. And she was willing to bet those two girls hadn't worked a day in their lives. Not real, hard work.
The aquamarine haired girl, the one Haruka had recognized, came a little closer, holding some kind of case to her chest, and looking around, an amazed expression on her pretty face.
"Wow, this place is amazing" she said, in a soft whisper.
The other girl, with long blonde hair, walked up to Haruka and looked at her with a pleading expression on her face.
"Miss Tenoh, right?" she asked, and the tall blonde nodded "I know your hotel's not open yet, but we would really appreciate it if you let us stay. Just for a couple of days, and we could pay you!" she explain in one long breath.
"Is that a violin you have there?" Makoto asked to the aquamarine haired girl, getting Haruka's attention in the process.
The girl blinked, surprised, looking down at her case "Um... yeah" she answered "I... I play the violin... but if it bothers you at all, I promise I won't..."
"Can you teach?" Makoto interrupted her, smiling "I mean, would you like to teach a ten year old how to play?"
"Um, sure!" she answered, smiling back "No problem"
Makoto turned to look at Haruka, a happy smile on her face. And the blonde rolled her green eyes.
"Ok, fine!" she exclaimed, finally "They can stay!"