Those three words
by Strange Music-;
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Michiru was standing on the balcony of Mamoru's home.
Silently watching as the sun went down into the sea.
They where here, to celebrate the occasion, of Mamoru
finally speaking the words that they had all waited for, for some time now.
From the inside she could hear the laughing voices of
three people.
Well, two, the third one was sounding rather
embarrassed.
She couldn't make out the words, but it sounded like
something you did not want to live through twice. As a matter of fact, from the
way his voice kept getting lower and lower, it was something that he hadn't
even wanted to experience once.
Haruka's laughter could be heard, and Michiru enjoyed
hearing her happy, after such a long time. They deserved what little peace they
could get.
For as long as it lasted.
Not that she liked playing doom-sawyer, but it always
seemed that for every day in peace, there always seemed to be 'a morning
after'. And from what she heard on stories, this might not change for a
long long time.
„Aren't you cold?" Usagi's worried voice caught her
from her thoughts.
Michiru just smiled „This is the sea-wind
blowing.....It would never make me cold."
She nodded inside. „How are things inside going.
Haruka seemed to having a great time. Something that cannot said from Mamoru on
the other hand."
„Oh, he is just telling to story of how this little
ring," she waved her hand in front of Michiru's eyes „Came to rest on my hand."
Michiru just raised a questioning eyebrow.
„As beautiful as the end result may look like, it was
a long way to go."
„How so?"
„The short version. First the car broke down. Then the
reservation for the table couldn't be found for about half an hour, till
finally one of the waiters connected the name Shiva with Chiba and in the end
Mamoru realized that in all the hectic he had left the ring in the car...the
same car that had been brought to the car park only an hour ago."
Even feeling for the young couple, Michiru couldn't
completely suppress the snicker that escaped her lips.
„I guess we will we laughing about it too one
day...about on our 100th anniversary we should be able to." she listened to
another laughter coming from the inside
„Poor Mamoru, Haruka certainly is having fun in
there."
„She shouldn't be throwing stones. It wasn't exactly
romance novel, when she proposed to me."
Usagi's eyes widened in surprise.
„Haruka proposed to you, I didn't know."
„Well neither does she."
Even without the silent question in Usagi's widespread
eyes, Michiru would have known that this kind of statement could not have gone
without any further questions.
„She had jumped the normal beginning of 'I
like being with you.' left 'I
love you' behind on the way and started directly with 'Do
you want to marry me?.'
She had started this by trying to make Usagi feel
better, so she might as well end it.
„You have to promise me, that you won't tell anybody
about this."
Usagi only nodded, but it was enough for Michiru. Some
time ago it might not have been, but the young girl in front of her had matured
a lot since she had met her for the first time.
„I don't know how long ago this had been, it seems
some time to me. I remember that I had only found her other a few weeks before.
Five, maybe six, but not much more. We barley knew each other and only had just
had started fighting as a Team.
And as all beginnings......it was a rough way to
go..............."
„Haruka does the word
'Team-work' mean anything to
you?"
The blond girl only stepped closer, the anger
sparkling in her blue eyes. „I know the word, but as it seems there might be
different meaning for it. Because in my vocabulary 'Team-work' does not
mean, having to watch your partner take a needless risk." Her face coming
closer, she was now only a nose away from Michiru's face. „Like you did."
„I am not some weak female only waiting for your
protection." she underlined her words by stabbing her pointed finger on
Haruka's chest, „After all I have been fighting a *bit* longer than you."
„If you fought like this I am surprised that you are
still alive and not eaten by some Youma."
For a few moments all they did was glare at each
other, then finally they looked down.
It was always the same.
By trying to protect her *weak* partner, Haruka would get herself even more in danger.
If only she could make her understand.
That she didn't want to see her hurt either.
Waiting till the first calm minute had passed, she extended
her hand „Peace?"
„Peace"
The fighting was over.....this time. Yet, as the past
few weeks had shown her, there was always a next time.
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„How long?" Usagi's question was almost whispered.
„Three days."
----
The Youma they had fought, was neither very clever nor
fast. However he was strong.
And a moment of carelessness had brought them in a
hell of trouble. Trying to protect Uranus who had tried to protect her, the
monster even as weak as it was, had managed to good hit. Directly at Uranus
head.
For a second she had been still, just watching as her
partner crumbled to the floor. Then she had attacked, with enough force, to
kill three of those monster. Which left nothing more than a poor rest of this
one.
Running to her partner, she thanked ever god she knew,
to find her still breathing. Unconscious, but alive. And if she heard right
even that would change in a few minutes, as she was already starting to wake
up.
Taking her up in her arms, Michiru waited.
When Haruka's eyes finally opened, she felt her lips
spread into a wide smile.
„How do you feel?"
„Like something big mean hit me over the head?....Did
we argue again?"
Relieved laughter passed Michiru's lips, apparently
her partner would be fine in no time. Still something was not right.
Maybe it was the fact that Haruka's eyes were a bit
too dilated.
Or the fact that her gaze seemed a bit dazed.
Or the fact that she was staring at Michiru with a
rather goofy grin on her face.
The Haruka she had known so far seldom smiled and
laughed even less. Seeing this face was not a good sign.
„Do you want to marry me?"
For a second Michiru felt as if she had been the one
hit by the Youma. Surly she could not really have heard what she had heard
right now.
„Do you want to marry me.....Michiru?"
She *had*
heard right......she was in trouble.
„Listen Haruka if this is some kind of joke, I do not
find it particularly funny."
For a few seconds there was only confusion in the other
girls face. „Why should I joke about this. I mean, it's simply, you love me, I
love you. Where is the problem?"
„The problem is.....that even if it would be
legal.....I barley knew you"
"You might not know me. But I certainly know enough
about you"
***~~~***
„It was at her next sentence that I truly knew that
she was literally out of her mind"
„How did you knew ."
„Well it was the first and last time she ever called
me snuggle bunny"
„And" Usagi asked curious.
„Nothing and" Michiru answered with a slight shrug.
„WHAT!?!" the disbelieve in Usagi's eyes was very
clear.
„The next day she was healed and had troubles even
remembering what happened three hours before the incident much less the
incident itself." Michiru explained.
„Did you ever remind her of what she said, maybe she
meant it?"
„I know that, I have known how she fells about me for
a long time. I guess she only has to bring up the courage to speak those words again."
She smiled „If I have to, I will wait a long time, till she finds the right
words and repeats what she said to me that night."
„What? Do you what to marry me?" Usagi asked, but any
answer that Michiru could have given her, was stopped by Mamoru calling her
back into the room „I'll be back in a few" she promised and was gone.
She didn't see Michiru as she slightly shook her head
„No.....I love you."
The End
I am sorry!! Please don't hit me. It just was to good
a curveball to let it just pass.
And the story was writing itself leaving me no other
Choice for ending. So all blame to my
Muse.
Me myself thinks they are already lovers ;)
