Disclaimer: The characters in this fanfic are owned by Naoko Takeuchi… Well except for some characters I’ve created that will show up in this fic.

A/N: Okay, this fic was written shortly after I finished writing “The Youko’s Rose”. I’m not really sure if I’m going to continue this, especially with the fact that there are many HarukaXMichiru yuri fics out there. But please, just try to read it and tell me what you think. In that way I would know that there are people who are interested with Haruka pairing up with a guy so I can decide if I should continue it or not…

Status: 1/?

A Mere TechnicalityChapter One

Haruka looked at her watch. Eleven thirty. She groaned as she propped against the wall. Michiru asked her to wait for her outside the airport’s office while she checked the schedule of available flights to Europe. Almost half an hour had already passed but Michiru was still inside. She was getting bored as the minutes pass by and she really needed to go to the Comfort Room. Finally, she couldn’t take it anymore and decided to go with nature’s call.

Well, Michiru has to wait if she ever finishes from whatever she’s doing inside, Haruka thought smugly.

The Comfort Room was located near the airport’s waiting area. Just as she exited the confines of the toilet, she accidentally passed a glance to a very familiar blonde who wore her hair in odango pigtails, standing there amidst the large crowd.

Usagi?

From the way Usagi looked, it was like she was waiting for someone very special. She was wearing a white turtle-necked body hugging shirt and a blue cardigan on top of it. It was paired up with a gray, checkered wrap-around skirt and black stockings that reached just below her kneecaps. On her feet was a pair of dainty black doll shoes that complemented her skirt. Her cheeks were flushed and the sparkle in her azure eyes was too apparent not to be noticed. Haruka smiled inwardly.

She’s beautiful as ever… Too bad that baka koibito of hers doesn’t realize how much her worth is. Haruka couldn’t help but smirk with that thought. She glanced back to where she was supposed to be waiting for Michiru. It seemed that Michiru hasn’t come out yet so Haruka decided to walk towards Usagi, only to stop abruptly when she saw a tall brunette hugged the blonde from behind. For a while she thought the man was harassing her, but then she frowned when she saw Usagi looked up to him with a warm smile.

“Haruka?”

Haruka almost jumped when she felt someone hold her right arm. She turned around to see it was Michiru. She gazed back at the waiting area but both Usagi and the stranger were nowhere in sight.

“Haruka, daijoubu ka?” Michiru asked worriedly. “Gomen ne if it took me long to finish what I’ve come here…”

Haruka’s expression softened then nodded. “Don’t worry. It’s just that I saw Usagi in the waiting area and well…”

Michiru frowned when Haruka didn’t finish her sentence and was now back in deep thought, “And well what?”

Haruka snapped out of her stupor then shook her head, “Nothing. Anyway, how did you know you’d find me here?” She tried to divert the topic, which of course a bit obvious but Michiru just let the subject drop.

“Simple. I saw you standing here. This area can be seen from our meeting place you know,” Michiru shrugged.

“Oh…” Haruka replied, feeling a bit stupid.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Haruka nodded then looked at the waiting area one last time, “Let’s just go home. I’m really hungry.”

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“How have you been?” Usagi asked as they walked towards the parking lot. She hasn’t seen him for a very long time… Four years to be exact. During those years, he was a scholar at Harvard University in Boston taking up law. He wasn’t able to come back to Japan because he was taking up summer classes and it wouldn’t be practical to go home every year. It would have been too expensive.

Although he was gone for quite a while, his appearance hasn’t changed much. His reddish-brown hair had a darker shade and his skin was slightly tanned that suited his mildly roguish feature. He seemed taller than before with his muscles now firmer. His sapphire eyes still held such serene, sincere, yet concealed expression.

“There’s nothing much to tell you, hime-chan,” he stroked Usagi’s silky hair then sighed the familiar warmth that he hadn’t felt for a very long time.

“So… are you staying for good?” she asked, her face showed a tinge of pink with her question.

The guy looked pensive for a while then wrinkled his nose, “ I still have to go back ‘cause my course is not yet finished and—” his sentence was cut short when he saw the sadness and disappointment on Usagi’s face. He smiled weakly then said, “Nee, just look on the bright side. At least I’d be able to send you lots of imported, mouth-watering chocolates.”

Usagi glared at him. “Do you, in any way possible, actually think that I’m that shallow to think that having chocolates in place of you is considered to be a bright side? Well, maybe. Demo… iie!” Chocolates taste really good and are very appealing… Kami-sama, am I drooling? Usagi thought and was self-conscious for a moment. When she was sure that she hasn’t drooled, at least not yet, she managed to think of an excuse for the long pause she made. But then she caught the gleam of amusement in his eyes.

“Not that bad for an act,” he said matter-of-factly. He crossed his arms over his chest and nodded dramatically as if very impressed. Usagi made a face that he chuckled in return.

-Tsuzuku-

Wowie: This is my first time to insert my own character with a huge role. I mean, I do create characters in my other fanfics, but their just extras.

dark-soldier-saturn: *holding the manuscript* Demo, I thought you said you’re not going to upload this one?

Wowie: *shrugs* Let’s just say I wanted to add it to my collection of fics in the Internet. Anyway, this is just experimental. If there are many people who are interested, I will continue it. But if not… well… I’ll just see…