A/N: Eh, I just wanted to update something unrrelated, but sort of related to the previous chapter. It was in the spur of the moment, so yeah. I'll have the continuation story of Chapter 39 in 4 days. Please read and review! Thanks!

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"W-Would you be mine?"

"Excuse me what?" Serena wondered as she walked out of the arcade. She looked up at the sandy blonde who was standing next to the sea senshi.

"N-Nothing. Sorry, I was talking to M-Michiru," the sandy blonde replied sheepishly. Serena blinked and nodded slightly before continuing on her way home.

Michiru watched as their moon princess left around the corner and turned to face her partner in crime and ex-love,

"Stutter much?"

"Shut up, Michiru!" Haruka sighed exasperately. She ran her hand down her face and sighed, "I don't know why I'm like this. Every other girl I've flirted with, it comes out confident and natural."

"That's just it, Haruka. You didn't flirt with Serena, instead you've become the opposite. Instead of the one flirting, you're the one receiving the flirt. You're captivated with her in a way that makes it more like a school girl crushing on a guy," Michiru laughed.

"It makes me feel . . . I don't know. More like a . . ?"

"More like a human being falling in love for the first time?" the sea senshi threw in her two cents. Haruka sighed,

"Exactly. I've always been in control of the situation and now, I'm being led around like a love-sick puppy waiting on her hand and foot. What if she doesn't like me?"

"Well, she's available now that she and Chiba-kun broke up. Just be confident with yourself and go for it! You have nothing to lose!" Michiru stated. Haruka just gave her a look,

"Except maybe my pride."

"Oh, Haruka. . . Don't back out now, just tell her that you want to go out with her!" Michiru slapped the sandy blonde on the back. Haruka shook her head in disbelief,

"If I'm rejected, you're treating me to ice cream."

"Is that a threat?" Michiru smirked.

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"Michiru-san, Haruka-san. What . . . brings you here at my school?" Serena wondered as she walked out of school the next day.

"Haruka here, wants to talk to you about something," Michiru replied, pushing her partner forward.

"Is there something wrong?" Serena wondered, totally oblivious of the fact that the older woman was fidgeting.

"Serena, I . . ."

"Yeah? Wait . . . don't tell me . . ." Serena suddenly cried. Michiru and Haruka looked at the moon princess hopefully. Did she know?

". . . Did something happen to Hotaru?" Serena continued. Michiru and Haruka sighed and then laughed, the tension suddenly disappeared. The blonde merely looked at the two in confusion.

"It's nothing like that," Michiru chuckled.

"Then what?"

"I just, I was wondering if you're going out with anyone," Haruka blurted. Michiru just elbowed the woman,

"I told you yesterday that she was available!"

"Right . . . Um, what I meant to say was, will you go out with me?" the sandy blonde said hesitantly.

Serena quickly replied with a Yes which shocked the two older women.

"What? Wait, you will? You'll go out with me?" Haruka flapped her lips like a fish out of water.

"Did your hearing aid just fail, grandma? I said yes," Serena teased as she walked by them and towards the gates,

"Our first date is this Saturday. I'll give you the details later of what time and where to meet. See you then?"

Haruka could only manage out a"Yeah" before the moon princess disappeared from their view.

"By the looks of it, it seemed like she was waiting for you to ask her out," Michiru smirked. Haruka stood there, practically blown away by the boldness of their princess.

"Yeah . . ."

"Um, Haruka? Yeah, earth to Haruka . . . Okay, I lost her. . ." the sea senshi sighed as she began pushing the older woman away from the school grounds and back into their car. She looked over at the catatonic woman in the passenger's seat,

"But, I'm happy. You're finally moving on, without me."