Jaded eyes: By Asuka Tenjou

Note: I'm inspired… Someone stop me! I'm starting too many stories! Lucky for you though, I plan to update this soon hehe.

It had been… how long? One year? No… It had been almost two years. Two years since I saw that raven blue haired girl with jade colored eyes. How could she have left me like this? She accepted my feelings and disappeared without a word. She shredded my heart into a thousand tiny pieces. I shall never recover from this… is what I thought back then. Somehow, thanks to Mai, Nao, Haruka and all, gave me their support, they were disappointed in Natsuki's behavior and they helped me heal. Though, I shall carry these scars in my heart forever…

"Shizuru-san?" asked a girl with orange hair and blue eyes.

"Yes Mai-san?"

"I was asking you if you can come out tonight…"

"Ah…" Shizuru quickly rearranged her mask to put up a polite smile "Of course I can."

"Good! Midori said there is this new place that just opened and it's getting quite popular." Mai quickly gave Shizuru a playful smile "I hear there is a very beautiful guitarist playing in there every other night…"

Shizuru kept her smile on "Really now? I wonder how beautiful…" No one can beat Natsuki's beauty… it makes me burn inside when I think about this.

"Shizuru-san don't you think it's time to move on? Natsuki is gone, and I can't bear to see you like this."

Shizuru remained silent and Mai sighed. "Anyways try to enjoy yourself tonight ok?"

"I will try" The ex-Kaichou replied with honesty

At nightfall, everybody went to the new place that Mai had told Shizuru before. "The trickster". That name would you suit you perfectly Natsuki. Shizuru thought with bitterness.

They all entered, it was dark with a dim red light and a few flashing lights on the dance floor. Near the dance floor there was a small stage in which a small group of people were getting ready to perform.

Meanwhile the gang settled in a table at the corner and ordered drinks.

"Tonight we have our special guests performing to celebrate the fifth day of our opening! Please welcome our Tricksters!"

Everyone in the place clapped and jeered.

A woman with beautiful black silky hair and light brown eyes came on stage followed by the drummer who was a very intimidating and well built man and another woman holding a guitar wearing a pair of sun glasses and her hair was tied up in a pony tail.

"That's the guitarist I was talking about! What do you think Shizuru?" said a half drunk Mai who was trying to keep Mikoto off her.

"I don't know Mai-san, it's a bit dark and I can't see her well."

But Mai wasn't listening anymore as she tried to keep Mikoto off her causing Shizuru to sigh.

"This song I'm going to sing is called 'Pretty girl'" said the black haired woman before taking the mic into her hands.

[Based on the song pretty girl by sugarcult]

Pretty girl is suffering while she confesses everything.
Pretty soon she'll figure out what her intentions were about.
And that's what you get for falling again;
you can never get her out of your head.
And that's what you get for falling again;
you can never get her out of your head.

It's the way that she makes you feel.
It's the way that she kisses you.
It's the way that she makes you fall in love.

She's beautiful as usual with bruises on her ego and
the killer instinct tells her to be aware of evil men.
And that's what you get for falling again;
you can never get her out of your head.
And that's what you get for falling again;
you can never get her out of your head.

It's the way that she makes you feel.
It's the way that she kisses you.
It's the way that she makes you fall in love. [2x]

pretty girl... pretty girl...

pretty girl is suffering while she confesses everything.
Pretty soon she'll figure out: you can never get her out of your head.

It's the way that she makes you cry.
It's the way that she's in your mind.
It's the way that she makes you fall in love.
It's the way that she makes you feel.
It's the way that she kisses you.
It's the way that she makes you fall in love...

Shizuru felt a lone tear get out of her eyes and she quickly wiped it away. This woman just sang the song about my love life…

They continued to sing other songs, but Shizuru needed a breather so she told Mai she was going outside for a short while to get some air.

(It's the way that she makes you cry.
It's the way that she's in your mind.)

So this is what they mean by feeling identified by a song…

(It's the way that she makes you fall in love.)

"Hey onee-chan"

Shizuru quickly looked up to the person addressing her and suppressed the urge to put a disgusted face when she saw a group of three men headed her way.

"You feeling lonely? We can give you some nice company if you like." Shizuru sensing danger quickly replied in a calm manner while keeping her impeccable 'Fujino' smile up "Sorry but my friends are waiting inside…" she took a few steps to walk back in the Trickster, but one of the men blocked her way.

"Well can't they wait a little more? Since you're out here and all…"

Shizuru dropped her smile and let her disgusted face show. This made the men hesitate a little but one of them advanced dangerously

"We promise you'll have fun." He said with a smirk.

Shizuru took a few steps back her eyes quickly searching an escape route. During that time on of the men had thrown himself against the Kyoto woman and had successfully pinned her down the ground.

Crimson eyes widening she quickly struggled but found herself powerless.

"I believe the lady doesn't want to be with you."

The men looked up and saw a woman with dark hair tied up in a pony tail with sunglasses carrying a guitar case strapped behind her back.

It was that guitarist…from that band

The men laughed at the woman's attempt to stop them. "Want to join then?" said the man closest to her, who was checking her out noticing her tight clothing marking some rather sensual curves.

"I think I'll pass" she said calmly walking in Shizuru's direction.

"Oi! Don't ignore us!" The man reached out to push the woman who easily dodged him and reached the man pinning Shizuru down.

"Excuse me…" she said pressing the man's shoulder on a certain point causing the man to yell in pain and roll to the side. Then she grasped Shizuru's hand pulling her onto her feet. Without warning one of the guys hand managed to land a punch which caused the woman to turn her head because of the force inflicted, breaking her sunglasses as they fell onto the floor.

She quickly reacted by landing a good kick to his face and giving the defeated men a glare that scorched their very souls and caused them to run like a bunch of wounded wolves with their tails under their legs.

The woman sighed and picked up her sunglasses from the floor. "And they were such a good pair too… hrmm at least my guitar is ok…" she said opening her guitar case checking that it wasn't damaged.

She turned to look at Shizuru with a concerned face "Are you ok?"

Now that the woman was facing her and the light was enough to see her face clearly she felt all the blood leave her face.

"Um you're going pale… you want me to call an ambulance?" she asked

"Na-Natsuki?"

Note: It's shooooortt!

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Asuka: Butter.