Pregnant 4

Haruka could have sworn that she had seen a flash of aqua colored hair as she walked through the mall, but she ignored it. She supposed that it was just some girl on a vacation from Harajuku, and didn't think that it could be Michiru. 

Haruka continued to pass through mall. She planned to buy Michiru some warmer clothes for night. This winter was far cooler than any she had seen before, but Michiru still continued to wear lingerie for her. Haruka had noticed that she had been looking a bit ill lately. The color had seemed to drain from her skin, and she seemed to always be tired and weak. Haruka stopped at a jewelry shop before she arrived at the one she was really looking for.

Haruka walked into the shop and inspected the engagement rings that they had on display, as she always did when she shopped without Michiru. She always looked to see which kind of ring would look best on her lover's finger. This time, a certain ring really caught her attention.

"Excuse, can I see this one please?" she asked, pointing to the ring that she was interested in.

"Of course sir," the woman over the counter responded.

The woman unlocked the glass case, carefully removed the box, and placed it on the counter.

Michiru would love the ring, Haruka was sure of it. It was having the courage to give it to her that was the problem. Haruka took another good look at the ring. It was a gold ring with a large, perfectly cut aquamarine stone in the middle and small diamonds placed around the rest of the band.

"I'll take it," She decided.

The woman looked strangely at Haruka as she pulled a wad of cash from her wallet. Haruka counted it and then handed it to the woman.
"I'll just take the box."

The woman nodded, still staring at her. She recounted the money. Her eyebrows rose to almost the top of hairline.

"This is too much-"

"Keep the change."

"Would you like a wara-"

Haruka was beginning to become annoyed.
"No, I'm in a hurry so will you please just sell this to me?"

"Yes sir, excuse me."

The woman placed the cash in the register and then handed her the ring box.

"Thank you very much, sir. She's a lucky woman," she said before Haruka left.

"No, I'm the lucky one," Haruka sighed, and left the store.

Haruka completely forgot about buying Michiru the pajamas. She was too deep in thought think about how to propose to Michiru to pay attention to anything else. Haruka didn't think that she could make it very dramatic. She wasn't one for speeches, and she didn't think having a plane write it in the sky would be the right thing. Just asking Michiru to marry her would probably be too sudden. 

Haruka was still thinking about what to do when she saw Michiru. She was about to say something when she saw a man approach her. Haruka was about to warn her, but then the man wrapped his arms around her. The man pulled Michiru closer and kissed her check and he seemed to be touching her bellow the waist. Haruka was speechless. Michiru did nothing at all and continued to let the man hold her.

Haruka could not see very much or hear anything from where she was, but what she saw was more than enough. She took a good look at the ring she had bought. Haruka wasn't angry, but she was confused. 

Michiru had always had men after her, but she didn't think that she would be unfaithful. Michiru was always so honest with her. Tears began to spill from Haruka's eyes and she quickly wiped them away so that nobody would have the chance to see her cry.

 More tears kept coming and eventually Haruka stopped trying to conceal them. Haruka looked back one more time, but there was nobody where the two had been standing. Haruka wiped at her eyes again and looked closer. They were still there, but now they were walking toward a large, black-purple void. After all the enemies she had fought as Sailor Uranus, she had begun to recognize a portal when she saw one.

 Haruka sprinted toward them, but Michiru and the man that she had been with had disappeared into it. Haruka finally called Michiru's name, but of course, there was no response.

The swirling portal began to steadily grow smaller. Haruka wanted to follow Michiru and figure out whatever was happening, but after all, Michiru hadn't seemed in the least reluctant to follow the man. Haruka wanted Michiru to be happy, and if she wanted to be with that man, she wouldn't do anything about it. 

Haruka looked back into the shrinking black portal. Then something came to her. What kind of man travels in portals? She knew that there must be something wrong and the man was no ordinary human, but her transformation stick had not appeared, so he must not have been a new enemy. 

Haruka was not sure of what to do. She was considering leaving the place, but then she stumbled upon something. It was a box identical to the one in her pocket. Haruka bent down and opened it to expose the ring that Michiru had bought. Haruka new that it must have been for her since Michiru knew what her favorite stone was. It didn't look like anything a man would wear, but maybe he had bough it for her.

 Haruka didn't think about the second option, though. She placed it alongside its twin in her pocket, and with renewed confidence, reached into the diminishing portal as it closed and let herself be pulled into the void.