Hey I'm back with another story for ShizNat.

Thank you all who reviewed on my first story Mayo Covered Shizuru, and encouraged me to continue writing. Hopefully I'll get just as good a response to this story as well.

Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own any of these characters.


Shizuru Fujino exited the tall imposing building wearing a frown on her face. What was it that broke her impregnable mask? Her incompetent assistant. The stupid man screwed up a huge business transaction for her company, causing her to spend the last four hours fixing it and trying to appease their business partners. Now it was easily eleven at night.

Shizuru looked out onto the deserted street, taking a deep sigh as she realized how late it was. 'So much for the relaxing evening I had planned.' she thought as she turned on her heel and started walking down the sidewalk. The only sound to be heard was the clicking of her high heel shoes, and the flickering of a nearby lamppost. Her apartment was located only 3 blocks from her job, so she walked each day.

As she walked down the street she felt a sense of dread creep up her spine. She glanced around her empty surroundings with crimson eyes, checking for anything suspicious.

As Shizuru neared her apartment building a hand reached out from a shadowy alcove, grabbing her shoulder, spinning her around and shoving her roughly against the brick wall of the nearby building. In a matter of seconds she was pinned by a slim body, slightly smaller than hers, to the wall, along with a knife held just under her chin. Shizuru could feel the cold metal of the knife press against her neck, her attacker applying just enough pressure for her to feel it but not enough for it to cut her.

As she looked down at her attacker all she could see was a mass of dark blue hair surrounding the most brilliant shade of green eyes she had ever seen. Shizuru deduced that it was a girl by the simple fact that the curves pressing her to the wall could not be owned by any male.

"Give me your money." the blue haired girl gruffly commanded, giving Shizuru a fierce look with her emerald eyes.

"Ara, ara Stranger-san, there is no need for the knife. You could just ask for money." Shizuru said with a sweet smile to her attacker, sensing that the young girl would not harm her, despite the weapon held at her throat.

The younger girl's stance faltered at the unexpected response, taking a couple steps backward to put a little space between them. The knife lowered slightly as she looked at the brunette curiously, her face relaxing from her original scowl.

"May I please have your money?", she said to her victim? She was confused by the way the events were playing out. Usually once she pulled her knife the person would cry or plead and practically throw their money at her. But this crimson-eyed women was so calm and collected, it unnerved the emerald eyed girl.

Once the girl stepped away from her, Shizuru was able to get a proper look at the girl. Her clothes consisted of torn, baggy jeans and a tank top, with a worn, beaten jacket over top, which didn't look to be keeping the girl warm at all. On her feet were a pair of sneakers that seemed too tight, and could fall apart at any moment. Everything the girl wore was dirty and thin, and seemed to barely stay on the girls small frame. 'She looks to be only a little younger then me. I wonder why, and how long, she's been living on the streets?' Shizuru thought.

"Kanni-na Stranger-san but no, you may not have my money." Shizuru replied with the same serene smile on her face.

"But.. but you just said if I asked, you would give me your money!" the attacker said in anger, waving her knife around in agitation.

"And don't call me Stranger-san, baka!", she added, glaring at the older woman.

Shizuru watched in amusement as her attacker got angry. 'She's so adorable looking when she's angry... ara ara I should not be thinking these things when someone attacks me, but there's something about her...hmm' As Shizuru was lost in her head, the younger girl was getting angrier at the lack of response from the brunette. Shizuru chuckled at the pout that formed on the girls face from being ignored.

"First of all I said you could ask, not that if you did I would definitely give you my money. And secondly since Stranger-san has not introduced herself, I'm forced to address her with such a name." Shizuru said not knowing herself why she was so at ease with the whole situation.

The green eyed girl just stood there glaring at the brunette for a while, seeming to have an internal debate. Her eyes never left Shizuru, and seemed to be sizing her up to see if she could give out such personal information to this odd woman. After a minute or two of this, the girl straightened up and gave a slight bow, her eyes never leaving Shizuru.

"Natsuki... Kuga Natsuki." she finally responded.

"Nice to meet you Kuga-san, I'm Fujino Shizuru." the older women replied with a bow of her head and a smile.

Fidgeting slightly Natsuki eyed the women in caution. When she first saw the brunette walking down the street she could tell by the way she dressed that she had money but had mistakingly assumed that her girly appearances would make her a susceptible target.

After living on the streets for several years Natsuki had learned how to pick her quarries carefully, but she now believed that this night she may have bit off more than she could chew. 'Damn it! Why does this crazy lady have to be so calm and nice, its so unnerving' Natsuki thought as she tried to decide her next course of action. The decision was soon taken out of her hands.

"Kuga-san why don't you put the knife away, it is late and my apartment is just down the street here. Why don't you join me?" Shizuru offered to the girl, motioning for her to follow as she started to walk down the street again.

"W-what? Why should I come with you? Why would you want me to come with you? I just attacked you!" she questioned bewildered at the fact that someone was willing to help her, let alone someone she just tried to mug.

"Well you obviously need a decent meal and most likely a place to sleep.", Shizuru responded eyeing the girls thin body and ratty clothes. "I'm sure you would like to clean up and get some better clothes as well. As for why I'm doing this, it's simply because you intrigue me, and I don't think you would harm me anyhow. Kuga-san seems like a good hearted person."

Shizuru said this while looking at the girl again, but not at her appearance, more like she was trying to see inside the girl and what made her tick; at least that's what it seemed like to Natsuki. She believed Shizuru's red eyes to be both beautiful and intimidating, like they were trying to see into her soul.

"Shall we go Kuga-san?" Shizuru asked as she started walking down the sidewalk once more.

Natsuki unknowingly had the same feelings as Shizuru in the sense that for some reason she trusted the other women, even though she was a complete stranger. She was unsure it was a good idea to go with this beautiful lady. While living on the streets she learned to trust no one. But she couldn't help be drawn to the crimson eyed brunette.

"Don't call me Kuga-san." the girl mumbled in reply but followed Shizuru anyway.

"Okay Natsuki-chan." Shizuru responded cheerfully, getting unexpected pleasure at being able to call the girl that.

"Don't call me that either! Just Natsuki." the blunette said with a huff and a faint blush.

"Ara, ara but Natsuki-chan is so much more appropriate for such a cute girl." Shizuru teased while grinning back at the blushing girl, feeling her heart beat harder as she looked upon the cute blunette.

"I'm not cute!", Natsuki yelled at her as her blush darkened further. 'What is with her, I attack her trying to steal her money and she invites me back to her place and calls me cute? Maybe I shouldn't go home with her, she's insane.' Natsuki thought. She stopped and was just about to head back the way they came, when she noticed Shizuru had stopped as well, apparently they had arrived at Shizuru's building.

"Here we are." Shizuru announced opening the front door and leading the way into the building, not even looking to see if the other girl was following.


Okay, first chapter is done. I didn't actually plan to do a multi chapter story so soon, but it seems like a better idea for this story.

As you can tell I wasn't sure how to end the chapter either. I figured get Natsuki to the apartment and end chapter. If any of you have tips to end a chapter let me know.

To be honest I'm not sure where I'm going with this, I have a few possible directions I could go but haven't decided yet. So if you want to throw out an idea please do!

Please review. Comment, criticism, a smiley face, anything!

Every review makes me extremely happy XD