mysteries | ic; if we would have met earlier, i would have found all the right reasons

[ At least things got a little more quiet after they dealt with the Death Busters - and more than that, it meant that Haruka was actually able to spend some regular time with Usagi without it being loaded with a certain tension of secrets and duty. Not that she has forgotten her duty or anything, she's just as dedicated as ever, but as long as they're not an enemy to watch out for, Haruka can afford to relax a little more.

And this sure is her idea of relaxing. Hanging out with Usagi is always a treat - the girl is so full of energy and wide shining eyes and optism, so unlike herself but something she enjoys greatly even if she might not admit it that easily - and this way, she'll be happy to be in the girl's presence and Usagi will be happy since.. well, there's ice cream. Not that it takes much to make that girl happy, huh.

Not to mention Haruka is paying, thank god for being rich, it means you can just do this shit whenever you feel like it for no reason. Instead she just sits on top of the small wall-like fence the two of them have found, staring at the girl sitting next to her with probably the biggest pile of ice cream scoops she's ever seen on a single piece of ice cream.

She chuckles. ]

Enjoying it?

[Indeed, Usagi has in her hands what probably shouldn't even be physically possible for ice cream scoops piled on top of a single ice cream cone, but that's ANIME for you. Of course, it's not just because of the food that she's happy (though you'd better believe that it's a good part of it). It's a rare time of peace without having to worry about a new threat on the horizon, time she can spend just being with her loved ones. Given how busy Haruka can be sometimes, it's even rarer that she can spend it with her.

So naturally, she nods eagerly at the question, although it's a bit tricky doing that while balancing her actual tower of ice cream at the same time. But she smiles, wide and bright, clearly enjoying herself even with something simple like this.]

Mm, it's delicious! Are you sure you didn't want to get anything too? They had a lot of really tasty-sounding flavors over there! [And she probably got all of them...]

[ But Usagi how could she get any if you took the entire ice cream stall's worth of ice cream with you.... no, okay, it's more just that eating ice cream in public apparently just isn't cool enough for Haruka "I'm so rich I use my helicopter to go to the bathroom" Tenou..

Instead she just lightly waves her hand with a small smile. ]

It's okay, really. [ A light breath that borders on a laugh. ] As long as you're enjoying it, then I'm already happy too.

[ At least it's not a lie - something about Usagi, just being around her.. it's enough to make her feel strangely light and happy, in a way she hasn't felt a lot ever since finding out about her mission, about who she really is. Maybe it's since the girl shines so bright, since she's her princess, her Messiah, but is that really all-- ]

You're pretty cute when you eat like that, you know.

[So blowing your money on helicopters is cool but not on ice cream, now she sees how it is... But WHOA HARUKA if you say things like that her heart is going to explode!! No really, she can feel her face heating up already. She just hopes it isn't actually turning red, that'd be even more embarrassing.]

Y-You're just saying that! I probably look like a pig eating this much... [Eating so much isn't cute, and she knows it. Sometimes it's hard to believe that she's going to be so graceful and ladylike in the future.]

[ It's totally turning red. And Haruka can totally see it - but it's okay, because it's exactly what she likes about Usagi. The other girl is just so straightforward with her emotions, everything is visible on her face. A complete opposite from Haruka herself, but it's probably why she loves to see it even more --

And she especially loves to push it a little more, given the opportunity. The grin on her face is pretty devious as she speaks up again. ]

There's no way you look like a pig. [ Even if she is eating a lot, but it's adorable, okay. ] You're more like a kitten.

[ Totally normal compliment, right.. especially with.. that expression... thanks, Haruka. ]

Now you're just teasing me!

[She's trying to be indignant, but now she just knows that her face is turning red, so it's really just her pouting instead. (And it doesn't help that her heart is pounding just a bit, but lbr here, it always does that when Haruka's involved.) If she hadn't eaten so much of her ice cream already, she'd probably hide behind it with how embarrassed she is... Unfortunately, that isn't an option with how much she's eaten already. There's no winning here.]

But at least a kitten is cuter... [THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART HERE?!]

[ That totally is the important part here. Because Usagi is incredibly cute - Haruka would have a hard time denying that fact, really, but she doesn't even want to do so to begin with. She's perfectly content with thinking the other is cute, with being this close to her..

.. although a little closer than this is never bad.

Placing a hand on the fence they're sitting on so she doesn't lose her balance and just drop off (outer senshi don't do inelegant shit like that one!!) she leans closer towards Usagi, completely ignoring any and all concepts of personal space. ]

Teasing you? I'd hate to be cruel to you. [ At least that much is true. As much as she may have disagreed with Usagi on certain things, she'd never want to truly hurt the girl - and not just because she's her princess. ]

[If Usagi's heart was pounding before, it's downright racing now. She looks up shyly at Haruka, personal space be damned. After all, if she cared about something as trivial as that, she wouldn't be here together with her in the first place.]

You would never be cruel to me, Haruka. [No more than she need be, at least. Usagi might not always understand or agree with how the outer ~~SCOUTS~~ senshi do things, but it's not as if they ever did those things to intentionally hurt her—Haruka especially, for more than one reason.]

[ She chuckles. Mostly at how Usagi can say it so easily. Because Usagi believes in everything and everyone, even someone as rotten as Haruka is - she's not sure if it's a good thing (it's probably not, honestly) but a part of her still can't help but really like it.

Especially from this up close, Usagi's so cute. The way she smiles, the warmth radiating off her if not just metaphorically.. ]

You sure have a lot of faith in me, kitten.

[ Because maybe in a sense she's cruel. Not intentionally, but.. she's selfish, wanting Usagi's light more than anything else, even though it's something that should be shared with the world rather than mostly being meant for a person like her.

But it's already too late, isn't it? She can't back out of her affection for the younger girl even if she'd want to.

Haruka leans even a little bit closer. ]

Maybe you deserve a reward for it.

A reward? [Unconsciously, Usagi can't help but lean closer too.] What kind of reward...?

[It's okay to wish for something... nice, right? To be a little selfish, even in love? She loves all of her friends dearly and more than anything, but she'd be lying if she said that the affection she felt for Haruka wasn't different from the rest.]

[ Haruka does make sure to stare into Usagi's eyes first though, trying to find a sign of.. well, anything, really. She doesn't want to do anything that's fully against Usagi's own will, but it doesn't look like the other girl is particularly awkward or hesitant right now.

(Is she a terrible person, a terrible soldier, for wanting the love of her princess, the one who brings light into her life?

Haruka tries too not think about it too much.)

Instead she moves a little closer, covering the last distance left between the two of them to press her lips against Usagi's own in a kiss, her fingers gently cupping the other's chin. ]

[There's absolutely no sign of not wanting this; if anything, there's probably a cautious but eager hope. So when Haruka actually presses her lips against her own, it immediately takes her breath away, as if she completely forgot how to breathe. Leaning closer, Usagi kisses back, curling her hand against the other's chest both to steady herself and to be closer.

In that moment, she couldn't care less if she was the most selfish person in the world, if it made her a bad princess, or anything like that. This is all she could wish for.]

[ Haruka is not a particularly insecure person - in fact, there would probably not be a single person out there who'd describe her that way. If anything they would actually call her quite confident no matter the situation. But there's something about all this that makes a little insecurity sneak its way into her all the same, just for a moment - what if Usagi doesn't like it, what if she doesn't care for her advances, what if (and that is the worst possible scenario) she ends up hurting the other girl's feelings by selfishly persuing what she wants?

But all of that stays in her head rather than being expressed, and it melts away when Usagi pushes her own lips against Haruka's as well, and she can feel that hand against her chest, small but strong. Just like Usagi herself.

Her free hand moves to curl around the hand leaning against her chest, like it's trying to sap the warmth straight from it, like she's trying to keep it close the best she can.

After a moment or two, she slowly pulls her lips back, smiling down at the other girl. ]

You don't seem to protest a whole lot, kitten. [ Mostly since Usagi didn't mind, and Haruka knows it, but she can't help but tease her lightly all the same. It's just in her nature. ]

ic; if we would have met earlier, i would have found all the right reasons

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