Yet again, Haruka found herself in this odd place, the place where she'd met both the queen and Sailor Cosmos. Both Usagi and an odd version of her fellow senshi, she of the message bringer Mercury
( Read more... )
It turned out to be Usagi. Caught off-guard by her sudden arrival... wherever this was (it reminded her of the palace, which she'd only seen briefly)... she peeked around the door before actually stepping inside. She relaxed only when she spotted Haruka.
Usagi hugged Haruka immediately, holding on for perhaps a moment longer than strictly necessary. It was rare to have opportunities to see her friends, and even the ones with her in Adstringendum could disappear again any time. Time with them was always so precious.
Once they broke apart, she ran a hand along the nearby wall.
"I didn't think I'd see it again like this. How are we here?"
"It was this way when I walked in," she informed her princess, her future queen. She turned to face the wall Usagi was running her hand along, holding her own large one up to pat it as she looked to the high ceiling. "So I don't know-it must just be this place."
She sighed slightly before putting her other hand on top of Usagi's head and ruffing her hair up a slight bit.
Haruka spun around, spotting the ultimate senshi and queen she had met her before. She immediately took a knee in a bow, her school bag's strap moving off to the side at her speed, as thought it would fall off. A hand over her heart, her head bowed low, eyes closed.
She smiled as she gazed down at Haruka. She was used to it although she never enjoyed it. Still, it was something that was just a formality. Serenity reached out and gently caressed Haruka's cheek, lifting her chin. The outer senshi had always been more about decorum, older as they were. Pluto always knelt before her, despite knowing she didn't have to, Haruka and Michiru weren't that much different.
"None of that now," she said gently. "Not here, Haruka."
The guardian of the sky allowed her chin to be lifted, meeting the gaze of her queen calmly. She was full of stoicism, as usual, and decorum meant much more to her, Michiru, and Setsuna than it did to the others, she knew. Still, it was more of an instant reaction than a formality on her part.
"As you wish."
She hefted the school bag back over her shoulder and stood, looking down at her future and forever queen. "It is good to see you again."
Comments 27
"Haruka-san!"
Reply
She waited for the giant hug to commence, to be wrapped up in her bunny friend's scent and long, blonde hair. "Imagine being back here again, huh?"
Reply
Once they broke apart, she ran a hand along the nearby wall.
"I didn't think I'd see it again like this. How are we here?"
Reply
She sighed slightly before putting her other hand on top of Usagi's head and ruffing her hair up a slight bit.
Reply
Serenity stood behind her in her usual gown. She looked at home in such a place as this, unperturbed on being pulled from her world.
Reply
"Neo-Queen Serenity."
Reply
"None of that now," she said gently. "Not here, Haruka."
Reply
"As you wish."
She hefted the school bag back over her shoulder and stood, looking down at her future and forever queen. "It is good to see you again."
Reply
Leave a comment