Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Umi no Hime ❯ A Glimpse of Forever ( Chapter 4 )

Monday. Almost dinnertime.

 

After teasing Ami in every possible way, Rei and I finally managed to make her admit that `silly, little crush' on the Kino freshie. It was around mid-afternoon, when we got tired of strolling around the mall and bid farewells to each other. Rei was checking up on her grandfather, while Ami's going to assist her mom in the hospital, while I…had nowhere to go…

 

It's not that I don't have family, in fact, I have a nice one. But they just couldn't agree with my lifestyle. With my career, with my decisions in life, everything. They still think of me as their youngest little sister who couldn't take care of herself. So more often than not, I tried to stay out of the house for as long as possible.

 

My father…well…he died a few years ago. We were close, that's all I can say. Let's not talk about him, shall we? The wound still haven't healed. And I don't want to get emotional right now.

 

My mother…is a sweet lady. She literally takes care of me. She cooks me food, washes my clothes, prepares me breakfast and a set of fresh clothes everyday. She supports me in every possible way.

 

While my older brother is a strict and formal type of guy. He seems to be my manager, or some sort. He's the one who arranges the schedules, this and that. But his full time job is being a training manager in a phone company. He's a corporate guy, he's rich and he's nice.

 

My oldest sister is a clerk. From an international bank. The same as my brother-in-law. But I haven't heard from them much since their wedding a long time ago, except for the rare visits on birthdays and holidays. My mom said that they already have a 5 year-old child, which I have yet to see.

 

And lastly, my sister is an accountant in a publishing company. She's kind, caring, though a bit conceited and with a sharp tongue. She's pretty, and acts very mature. If I was to have a girlfriend, I'd choose someone like her.

 

They're nice people. But sometimes, they just get on my nerves.

 

My mom disapproves of my profession. She thinks it's too dangerous. But what she didn't know is that I'm like the wind. I want to become the wind. And I love it when I feel the wind blowing to my face, when it caresses my head like a mother would do to its child.

 

My brother, on the other hand, disapproves of my `preference'. I've already given them hints that I'm not as straight as they think I am. Or what they want me to be. Ever since I was a kid, I've been wild and tomboyish. I choose to wear slacks instead of skirts, and shirts instead of blouses. But I didn't admit anything yet, they wouldn't believe me. They'll ask for a proof first, and that's when a girlfriend will come in handy. But I don't have a girlfriend, do I?

 

We all know that girls aren't respected well on the circuit, so we had no choice but to follow my coach's advice…that is, for me to pretend to be male. Of course, I disagreed with it first! Who would want to hide their true gender just because some freaks from the circuit are sexists? But when my career's placed on the line, I didn't have any choice but to approve of it. And that's where my sister's argument comes in place. She didn't like the idea, she was pretty much upset about it.

 

So that's about sums it up for my family. A bunch of good people, yet overly ridiculous.

 

At first, I didn't notice where my mindless wandering brought me. But as I looked up at the sign above the entrance, “Dreamzone”, the mall's arcade center, I smiled ruefully. My feet had taken me once again to the place where I don't want to be at the moment. But heck, if fate wants me to be in this place at this time of the day, then so be it.

 

I strode forward. I looked at my left. Oh god. I looked at my right. Jesus! God, I hate this place! This place is just swarming with couples. Cheesy, romantic, vulgar couples' destroying the innocence of people walking past by their outrageous public display of affections.

 

I made my way down the path and took the stairs up. Phew. Finally. I could now release my breath. I approached the only machine that I've been attached to since my first day in U.P…the race track simulations. There seem to be a small mass of people gathered around one of the seats. Hmmm…I wonder who the mystery player is.

 

The instant I saw the blonde head, I immediately knew who it was. “Care to play, pretty lady?” I whispered hoarsely on her left ear. She shuddered and almost lost control of her “car”.

 

“Hey, get away from my girl Tenoh,” a voice threatened me amongst the crowd.

 

“What if I don't want to?” I retorted, never leaving my place by the blonde's side. For now, a few people were starting to back away from the three of us, revealing the owner of the voice. A tall, fair-skinned girl with long green hair.

 

“Then I'll do something that you'll regret.”

 

I smiled mockingly. “And what will be that something that I'll regret?”

 

She stepped closer and said, “This…” as she started to tickle me mercilessly on my sides.

 

“Hey!” I squirmed in my place.

 

“Do you give up now, Haruka?”

 

“Okay, okay, Sets. You win.” I tried to regain my breath. “Blonde's are not my type anyway. They're just too `blonde' for my taste.”

 

“And what does that mean, “mister” blonde yourself?” The cause of the “fight”, Minako, had joined in on our conversation with a finger pointed to my chest.

 

“Nothing, Minako. I'm just telling Sets here that she shouldn't consider me a threat, `is all.” My hands were raised defensively.

 

“And you're not a threat me to either, right?”

 

Err…what the hell? Me and Setsuna? Common! It's creepy! It gives me Goosebumps when I try to imagine that unlikely doom. “Oh my god! Minako! You just uncovered my ulterior motive towards the one and only love of my life, Setsuna!” I said in a very dramatic tone. I even hugged Setsuna for an added effect.

 

Minako was now a red-faced being. “What?!” She fumed at me. Meanwhile, Setsuna was just laughing her ass off, enjoying every second of her girlfriend's jealousy.

 

“Why, you little,” her hands were already on my neck. “No! Please don't!” I feigned fear and panic. But then my act was ended hastily when my phone rang. Oh man, of all the times, why now? I'm having fun with my friends. Geez.

 

“Erm, Minako…do you actually believe that I'm harbouring not-so-sisterly feelings towards, Sets?” Setsuna laughed harder at her girlfriend's expense.

 

Minako glared sharply towards the green-haired one. She muttered, “Some kind of girlfriend you are,” under her breath. I winked at her before I turned around and excused myself.

 

“Yes, coach? Racer here,” I tried my best to sound pleased. It was my coach after all. If I didn't treat her right, she might kick me out of the team, away from my dreams.

 

She told me to come by tomorrow at the track, to test out the new motorcycle from our sponsors. Since classes usually start at the second week of school, I promised to spend the whole day trying out the new bike.

 

I came back to the arcade machine to find Setsuna and Minako all over each other. I swear, these two always find something to disagree upon just to have a reason to kiss and makeup! Ugh. And Sets is now lifting Mina's shirt, Oh god! No! Visuals!

 

“Erm, Sets, Mina, gotta go now. Gotta run, gotta go home. Coach wants me on the stadium early tomorrow,” I bid them goodbye without looking back. Knowing those two, they probably wouldn't mind me running from them like that, they wouldn't notice anyway. They're too busy with each other.

 

I hung my head low. I'm now walking again on the lovers' passage. With couples doing hideous…things. My head got clouded and I prayed to God to have a straight path home. But it seem like He has another plan.

 

*Bam!* It was already too late when I noticed a person coming from the opposite direction. Books flew and papers were scattered across the pavement.

 

I started picking up the stuff near me when I heard someone yell out, “Ms. Kaioh!” I caught a glimpse of aquamarine and whipped up my neck in a speed that I feared would be enough to break it. And there, kneeling in front of me, with our hands picking up the same piece of paper, with our noses almost touching, I saw the most captivating pair of eyes I've ever seen in my entire life.

 

And in those eyes, I saw forever.

 

“And if forever's not enough for me to love you

I'd spent another lifetime baby,
If you ask me to
There's nothing I won't do
Forever's not enough to love you so

 

They say tomorrow seems so far away,
And now we see that everything can change
My love for you gets stronger as tomorrow comes
I know this love will stand
In the test of time

For you, there's nothing I can't do
And never will I ever go
Forever's not enough to love you so
But if forever is one day
I promise you I'll stay to show you
That my love for you will never end…”

-Forever's Not Enough, Sarah Geronimo

 

Author's Notes:

Sets-Mina fluff. Haha. Someone requested for this pairing, so here `ya go. :)

This will be the last update for the week, seeing that I have loads of academic stuff to do the following days to come. I'll try to post new chapters by Friday night, `cause I'll also be busy in the weekends. Gonna watch EP III. Wohoo!

 

References:

Dreamzone is located at the third floor of the center atrium of Robinson's Place Manila.

`Forever's Not Enough' is a single by Sarah Geronimo, a popular teenage idol in the Philippines.

 

Disclaimer:

Haruka, Michiru, and the rest of the BSSM gang belong to Naoko Takeuchi. I'm just borrowing them for a little while.

While Dreamzone is owned by Robinson's Place Manila.

And U.P. belongs to the Philippine government.