To Be With You - A Haruka & Michiru fic
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A fic by Cass to her absolutely, positively wonderful pal, GSL, who is suffering 
from LOHMF (Lack Of Haruka & Michiru Fics).  

ALERT!  If reading about two females having a romantic relationship freaks you 
out, read no further.

Disclaimer:  I hereby disclaim all ownership of Sailor Moon the series.  I'm 
just tweaking the anime storyline to fit my own non-profit purposes.  Don't 
worry, Ms. Naoko Takeuchi, you'll get the characters back all in one piece.  
This I swear on all my tapes of Sailor Moon R and S.

Note: I'm basing this on the anime version of Sailor Moon.

C&C are most welcome.  Send them to chiaty@singnet.com.sg
Http://web.singnet.com.sg/~chiaty

Flames will be used to warm up my freezing toes.

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(During the Silver Millennium)

	Sailor Uranus panted as she uttered, "World Shaking!" possibly for the 
last time.  There were too many of them to fend off, even with the help of the 
other Outer Senshi.  The battle would soon be over.  But in the meantime, she 
would take as many of Beryl’s soldiers down with her.  <I just wish...  I just 
wish that I could hold her in my arms, to feel her body pressed close onto mine, 
to taste her lips just once.  If only I could have told her how I felt right 
from the start!>

	She glanced over at where her love was fighting, noticing, not for the 
first time, the grace she exuded even now.  Their weary eyes met and Uranus held 
onto that eye contact for as long as she dared.  Neptune smiled and gave a 
thumbs up signal before delving back into the battle.  Feeling rejuvenated, 
Uranus unsheathed her sword.  Her cold smile was all they saw as she slashed her 
way through the enemy soldiers.  <Maybe we can make it out alive.> 

	Lost in the throes of battle, she moved further away from her teammates, 
concentrating only on defending her galaxy.  That was her duty, her sacred task.  
But after this battle, maybe she could finally find the courage to voice out her 
innermost desires.  

	She had always been entranced by the Neptunian princess, first by her 
beauty, then by the graceful manner she carried herself.  When they finally had 
a chance to converse, Uranus was delighted to discover intelligence beneath the 
outer layer of beauty.  And she fell even harder.  It was just too bad that 
their initial conversation was one of the longest they had shared.  But despite 
the fact that she hardly saw the aquamarine haired beauty outside of Sailor 
Senshi duty, it seemed that each day, she grew more enamoured.  

	<Funny how a person who always rushed into things headfirst without 
considering the consequences, could be so hesitant in matters of the heart> 
reflected Uranus.  <I was always waiting for the right moment.>  

	<Oh, forget that excuse.  You're just afraid that Neptune will reject you.  
Coward!> Uranus chided herself.  As long as she didn't mention anything, there 
was always the hope that Neptune was in love with her.  But if she did confess 
her love, what if Princess Neptune said that she wasn't interested in females?  
What then?   

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	Taught well by her court early on, she was a master at hiding her 
emotions, concealing the fact that she hated life as a princess of the planet 
Neptune with all its stifling rules and obligations.  Every time she saw the 
tall blond princess of Uranus, it was all she could do to keep from blushing or 
staring.  Or to say, "I think I'm in love with you, Uranus."  

	Eight simple words that she could never utter.  As a princess, she was 
supposed to marry some guy with a high social standing, like a duke or a prince 
from another planet, and bear several adorable children, some who might inherit 
her aquamarine hair that made it really hard to find matching clothes and 
accessories.  Not to marry another princess, especially one from Uranus.  That 
was her lot in life.  <At least because of my senshi duty, my marriage will be 
delayed for a few years.  A few years to be with Uranus.  I am content.>

	But it seemed she was cheated out of those precious few years, as Neptune 
dropped to her knees, her left hand clutching her side, trying to stop the 
severe bleeding.  Grimacing in pain, she gazed at the back of her love, glad 
that Uranus hadn't spotted her injury, relieved that her mask was still in 
place.

	Taking advantage of her weakened state, several soldiers savagely thrust 
their swords deep into her body again and again, unwilling to risk her survival.  
Eyes firmly upon the fighting figure of Uranus, Neptune bit her lips, refusing 
to scream out in pain.  

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	Uranus smirked as she easily dispatched the four soldiers who had ganged 
up on her.  <That'll teach you to mess around with a Sailor Senshi!>    She 
turned back to see if Neptune had noticed the swift and efficient way she had 
dispatched the enemy soldiers.  And froze in horror.  

	Heart pounding rapidly, her eyes firmly fixed on Neptune's prone figure, 
Uranus desperately tried to cut a path to her.  Slashing viciously at the 
enemies who dared to block her path, the enemies who were under the same 
leadership as those who were currently impaling swords into Sailor Neptune, she 
didn't bother to block several blows.  <Only twenty metres away now.>  She 
stumbled over a rock but quickly regained her balance, ignoring the trails of 
blood she was leaving behind.

	<Fifteen metres away.>  There were no more soldiers surrounding Sailor 
Neptune, now.  They had all preferred to aid their fellow soldiers in the thick 
of battle.  Surprisingly, there were none engaging her in battle, none to block 
her way.  Uranus slowly narrowed the gap between Sailor Neptune and herself, 
already too tired to wield her sword.  Stumbling over her own two legs, Uranus 
cursed weakly, devoting all her energy to get up.  It took several precious 
moments but she managed to succeed.  Swaying precariously, Uranus fell once 
more.  And this time she couldn't muster the strength to lift herself up.  She 
didn't even have the will to prevent her eyes from closing.

	Nearby, Sailor Neptune was grateful, for she couldn't feel the pain any 
longer.  

	<If only I wasn't a princess...>

	<If only I was braver in the affairs of the heart.  And not keep waiting 
for the right moment to come along to tell Neptune how much I adore her.>  

	<If only...>

	<If only...>

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199X, Japan.

	Tenoh Haruka was almost disappointed that the race had ended.  There was 
nothing quite like the feel of the wind rushing by.  Sometimes, when she was 
running or when she was driving with the top down, she could almost hear the 
secrets that the wind whispered.  Secrets of a time long past.

	"Tenoh-san!" 

	She turned around and crossed her arms in a look of impatience.

	Elza continued, "I would like to introduce you to a school mate of mine, 
Kaioh Michiru."

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THE END


Further notes: 
1. Elza is the redhead that competes with Haruka in the school races.

2. I've only watched SM, SM R, SM S.  So if I got the way that they died in 
Silver Millennium wrong, I apologize.