Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Promise ❯ Chapter 1 - The Promise ( Chapter 1 )
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Chapter 1: The
Promise
Author Notes: This chapter will take place at the beginning of the S season. Just before episode 92 where Haruka and Michiru meet the Inners. They have met them on the battlefield as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune just not in their civilian forms.
"Ow Michiru do you have to be so rough?" A blonde asked as a green haired girl tightly tied a bandage around her arm. Michiru just glared at the blonde pulling the bandage tighter then turned and walked away with a scowl on her face. The blonde flexed her hand a few times then looked up with a confused look on her face as she watched her walk away from her. "Hey, where are you going?" The blonde asked wondering what was bothering her partner, Michiru was usually upset when they didn't find a pure heart but this seemed like something more. It seemed more like she was angry with her not their mission.
"To my room Haruka, it’s after two in the morning I'm going to try to get a couple of hours of sleep." Michiru said coldly not stopping or turning to look at the blonde.
"We can just skip school tomorrow." Haruka said flexing her arm again. It was quite sore; a youma created out of a blender had slashed her arm. They had been passing an ice cream parlor when they both sensed the youma; it had been created out of a blender and was attempting to take the pure heart of the young woman that owned the store. She thought she would need stitches but it had already closed up a little with her Senshi powers she healed faster; within a few days it would be completely healed and no scar would be left behind. With all the injuries the two of them had received neither had any scars. Haruka was still amazed about the things she could do as a Senshi. Running was what amazed her the most she had always been fast but now she was truly like the wind. In the little spare time she had she often found herself going for a jog sometime it lasting several hours. Occasionally Michiru would join her but she never lasted as long as the blonde.
"No we can't." Michiru snapped stopping at her door and spinning around the face Haruka that angry look still on her face. The apartment they shared was a nice size with two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen but what had sold it for Michiru was the pool on the roof. It was quite expensive though Michiru's father had been a famous conductor and set up a trust fund for her before he died. She had never asked Haruka about it but figured she had a similar situation as the blonde received a monthly allowance. "If we skip too much school we'll be kicked out of Mugen Gakuen and we both know that it has something to do with the Silence. We need to be there."
Michiru stepped into the room and was about to shut the door but Haruka seeming as fast as the wind was across the room putting her foot in the door blocking it then pushed it open using her injured arm causing her to wince, "Michiru what's a matter? I know something is bothering you." She said still holding the door even though it hurt her arm to do so and Michiru was still pushing against her. She stared at Michiru with a concerned look on her face, something was bothering Michiru and she was determined to figure it out and fix it.
"You want to know what is bothering me?" Michiru said letting go of the door but moving in front of the open door blocking Haruka from coming into the room. "You are! This is the third time you've been hurt!" She stood her ground while crossing her arms over her chest; she glanced to Haruka's arm then up to her face glaring at her. Though she avoided looking in Haruka's deep green eyes, she knew if she did she wouldn't be able to stay angry at her. There was something about her eyes that drew her in and made her resolve weak.
"Huh? We've both been hurt more then that and it is just a scratch." Haruka said looking down at her arm even though it ached. She knew it was more then a scratch though it was nothing serious. Why Michiru was so upset was a mystery to her, injuries we just a part of the job. They both knew that the mission was dangerous and may even cost their lives but they had made a commitment to stopping the Silence and they would no matter what happened.
"That's not what I mean! This is the third time you've been hurt trying to protect me!" Michiru yelled losing her cool as she lightly pushed Haruka knocking the blonde off balance and causing her to stagger back a bit.
"You're my partner I'm supposed to look out for you." Haruka said leaving out that she couldn't bare seeing Michiru get hurt. She knew from the first time she saw Michiru that she was a girl that she could easily fall in love with and she had but she hadn't been able to tell her. Haruka never was any good with confessions. Sure they flirted a lot but Haruka didn't know if Michiru felt the same. She had a feeling that the violinist did but still wasn't sure.
"No! You aren't! Haruka what if that Youma had been stronger and killed both of us? Do you really think those girls can stop the Silence?" Michiru said thinking about the Sailor Senshi and Sailor Moon knowing they were too naïve and sentimental to do what was needed to stop the Silence. She and Haruka would sacrifice anything to stop the Silence even their own lives. Both Haruka and Michiru feared the Sailor Senshi were unable to sacrifice a few for the greater good. Whoever held the pure hearts that hid the talisman would die and there was nothing that could be done about it. To stop the Silence three good people were going to die.
"Michiru, I didn't think about that." Haruka said all she had been thinking about was protecting Michiru. About keeping Michiru from getting hurt.
"Of course you didn't!" Michiru said then leaned against the wall looking down remaining quiet for a moment. "Promise me that if I fall behind you'll let me die." She quietly whispered refusing to look into those green eyes that had so much power over her.
"What? No, I won't promise that Michiru." Haruka said shaking her head and staring at Michiru who still was looking down. "You can't ask me to stand by and watch my partner and friend die."
"Haruka, we are soldiers we can't have feelings for each other. This battle might claim our lives but we have to keep fighting no matter what happens. You can't care for me." Michiru said though she struggled to say the words. She cared a great deal for Haruka but wasn't sure how much; sure she flirted back and forth with Haruka but she didn't know why. She knew Haruka was gay but she herself had never been attracted to girls before, just there was something about Haruka that drew her in maybe it was the blonde's charm or maybe it was something more.
"I can't do that Michiru. It's too late. Michiru I..." Haruka said trailing off unable to say it. She clinched her fist then let it go before lifting Michiru's chin up forcing her to look at her in the eyes. "I love you and not just as a friend or a partner in this damn war. I'm in love with you. That's why I try to protect you because I can't stand seeing you get hurt."
"Haruka...I..." Michiru said stunned and not sure how to react. She expected there was more to Haruka's flirting but expecting and actually knowing were two different things.
"I know this is stupid and I probably am reading into something that isn't there so tell me when we flirt that you are just playing around and don't feel any of it. Then I'll agree to your promise." Haruka said not realizing that she was shaking or that she was crying.
Michiru looked at Haruka seeing the opening the blonde gave her. A few simple words and Haruka would agree. She was torn though did she really feel nothing for the racer? If she told Haruka no how would she take it? What's more would she be lying? "Haruka, I can't... What I mean is... I don't know... But still this mission is more important then either of us. It is more important then what either of us feel."
She didn't say no was all Haruka could think about. She couldn't count hour many hours of sleep she had lost wondering if she would be rejected. She had been out for a while and rejected a few times each time hurting just the same. Her family had pretty much disowned her already so she was used to rejection but she couldn't take rejection from Michiru, something was different with the violinist. Never had she felt this way about another girl and she had a reputation of being a playboy or rather playgirl. "Alright I'll make a deal with you. I will promise not to risk my life to protect you but you have to promise the same; that you won't risk you life to save me."
"I swear." Michiru said not sure if she would be able to but she also thought she would never be tested. Haruka was stronger then her and if one of them fell in battle she knew it wouldn't be the blonde.
"There is more." Haruka said wondering where this boost of courage came from, "I won't promise not to care for you or not to love you. I want you to promise me that you won't shut your feelings down and that you will try to sort out how you feel about me. If we die because of this mission I don't want to have any regrets."
"I'll try." Michiru said unable to stop starring at that blonde's eyes something pulling her closer. What was this magic that was in her eyes? She always felt that way around Haruka. It somehow just felt right to be near the blonde.
"Good, now I guess we should get some sleep." Haruka said turning to walk to her room but Michiru took her arm stopping her.
"Let’s skip school tomorrow." Michiru said leaning into Haruka amazed at how right it felt when the racer put her arm around her.
"Okay," Haruka said then without thinking pressed a kiss to Michiru's cheek then left her room. Michiru just stood there holding her cheek.
To be continued...
Author Notes: This chapter will take place at the beginning of the S season. Just before episode 92 where Haruka and Michiru meet the Inners. They have met them on the battlefield as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune just not in their civilian forms.
"Ow Michiru do you have to be so rough?" A blonde asked as a green haired girl tightly tied a bandage around her arm. Michiru just glared at the blonde pulling the bandage tighter then turned and walked away with a scowl on her face. The blonde flexed her hand a few times then looked up with a confused look on her face as she watched her walk away from her. "Hey, where are you going?" The blonde asked wondering what was bothering her partner, Michiru was usually upset when they didn't find a pure heart but this seemed like something more. It seemed more like she was angry with her not their mission.
"To my room Haruka, it’s after two in the morning I'm going to try to get a couple of hours of sleep." Michiru said coldly not stopping or turning to look at the blonde.
"We can just skip school tomorrow." Haruka said flexing her arm again. It was quite sore; a youma created out of a blender had slashed her arm. They had been passing an ice cream parlor when they both sensed the youma; it had been created out of a blender and was attempting to take the pure heart of the young woman that owned the store. She thought she would need stitches but it had already closed up a little with her Senshi powers she healed faster; within a few days it would be completely healed and no scar would be left behind. With all the injuries the two of them had received neither had any scars. Haruka was still amazed about the things she could do as a Senshi. Running was what amazed her the most she had always been fast but now she was truly like the wind. In the little spare time she had she often found herself going for a jog sometime it lasting several hours. Occasionally Michiru would join her but she never lasted as long as the blonde.
"No we can't." Michiru snapped stopping at her door and spinning around the face Haruka that angry look still on her face. The apartment they shared was a nice size with two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen but what had sold it for Michiru was the pool on the roof. It was quite expensive though Michiru's father had been a famous conductor and set up a trust fund for her before he died. She had never asked Haruka about it but figured she had a similar situation as the blonde received a monthly allowance. "If we skip too much school we'll be kicked out of Mugen Gakuen and we both know that it has something to do with the Silence. We need to be there."
Michiru stepped into the room and was about to shut the door but Haruka seeming as fast as the wind was across the room putting her foot in the door blocking it then pushed it open using her injured arm causing her to wince, "Michiru what's a matter? I know something is bothering you." She said still holding the door even though it hurt her arm to do so and Michiru was still pushing against her. She stared at Michiru with a concerned look on her face, something was bothering Michiru and she was determined to figure it out and fix it.
"You want to know what is bothering me?" Michiru said letting go of the door but moving in front of the open door blocking Haruka from coming into the room. "You are! This is the third time you've been hurt!" She stood her ground while crossing her arms over her chest; she glanced to Haruka's arm then up to her face glaring at her. Though she avoided looking in Haruka's deep green eyes, she knew if she did she wouldn't be able to stay angry at her. There was something about her eyes that drew her in and made her resolve weak.
"Huh? We've both been hurt more then that and it is just a scratch." Haruka said looking down at her arm even though it ached. She knew it was more then a scratch though it was nothing serious. Why Michiru was so upset was a mystery to her, injuries we just a part of the job. They both knew that the mission was dangerous and may even cost their lives but they had made a commitment to stopping the Silence and they would no matter what happened.
"That's not what I mean! This is the third time you've been hurt trying to protect me!" Michiru yelled losing her cool as she lightly pushed Haruka knocking the blonde off balance and causing her to stagger back a bit.
"You're my partner I'm supposed to look out for you." Haruka said leaving out that she couldn't bare seeing Michiru get hurt. She knew from the first time she saw Michiru that she was a girl that she could easily fall in love with and she had but she hadn't been able to tell her. Haruka never was any good with confessions. Sure they flirted a lot but Haruka didn't know if Michiru felt the same. She had a feeling that the violinist did but still wasn't sure.
"No! You aren't! Haruka what if that Youma had been stronger and killed both of us? Do you really think those girls can stop the Silence?" Michiru said thinking about the Sailor Senshi and Sailor Moon knowing they were too naïve and sentimental to do what was needed to stop the Silence. She and Haruka would sacrifice anything to stop the Silence even their own lives. Both Haruka and Michiru feared the Sailor Senshi were unable to sacrifice a few for the greater good. Whoever held the pure hearts that hid the talisman would die and there was nothing that could be done about it. To stop the Silence three good people were going to die.
"Michiru, I didn't think about that." Haruka said all she had been thinking about was protecting Michiru. About keeping Michiru from getting hurt.
"Of course you didn't!" Michiru said then leaned against the wall looking down remaining quiet for a moment. "Promise me that if I fall behind you'll let me die." She quietly whispered refusing to look into those green eyes that had so much power over her.
"What? No, I won't promise that Michiru." Haruka said shaking her head and staring at Michiru who still was looking down. "You can't ask me to stand by and watch my partner and friend die."
"Haruka, we are soldiers we can't have feelings for each other. This battle might claim our lives but we have to keep fighting no matter what happens. You can't care for me." Michiru said though she struggled to say the words. She cared a great deal for Haruka but wasn't sure how much; sure she flirted back and forth with Haruka but she didn't know why. She knew Haruka was gay but she herself had never been attracted to girls before, just there was something about Haruka that drew her in maybe it was the blonde's charm or maybe it was something more.
"I can't do that Michiru. It's too late. Michiru I..." Haruka said trailing off unable to say it. She clinched her fist then let it go before lifting Michiru's chin up forcing her to look at her in the eyes. "I love you and not just as a friend or a partner in this damn war. I'm in love with you. That's why I try to protect you because I can't stand seeing you get hurt."
"Haruka...I..." Michiru said stunned and not sure how to react. She expected there was more to Haruka's flirting but expecting and actually knowing were two different things.
"I know this is stupid and I probably am reading into something that isn't there so tell me when we flirt that you are just playing around and don't feel any of it. Then I'll agree to your promise." Haruka said not realizing that she was shaking or that she was crying.
Michiru looked at Haruka seeing the opening the blonde gave her. A few simple words and Haruka would agree. She was torn though did she really feel nothing for the racer? If she told Haruka no how would she take it? What's more would she be lying? "Haruka, I can't... What I mean is... I don't know... But still this mission is more important then either of us. It is more important then what either of us feel."
She didn't say no was all Haruka could think about. She couldn't count hour many hours of sleep she had lost wondering if she would be rejected. She had been out for a while and rejected a few times each time hurting just the same. Her family had pretty much disowned her already so she was used to rejection but she couldn't take rejection from Michiru, something was different with the violinist. Never had she felt this way about another girl and she had a reputation of being a playboy or rather playgirl. "Alright I'll make a deal with you. I will promise not to risk my life to protect you but you have to promise the same; that you won't risk you life to save me."
"I swear." Michiru said not sure if she would be able to but she also thought she would never be tested. Haruka was stronger then her and if one of them fell in battle she knew it wouldn't be the blonde.
"There is more." Haruka said wondering where this boost of courage came from, "I won't promise not to care for you or not to love you. I want you to promise me that you won't shut your feelings down and that you will try to sort out how you feel about me. If we die because of this mission I don't want to have any regrets."
"I'll try." Michiru said unable to stop starring at that blonde's eyes something pulling her closer. What was this magic that was in her eyes? She always felt that way around Haruka. It somehow just felt right to be near the blonde.
"Good, now I guess we should get some sleep." Haruka said turning to walk to her room but Michiru took her arm stopping her.
"Let’s skip school tomorrow." Michiru said leaning into Haruka amazed at how right it felt when the racer put her arm around her.
"Okay," Haruka said then without thinking pressed a kiss to Michiru's cheek then left her room. Michiru just stood there holding her cheek.
To be continued...