'What is the point?' Shizuma Hanazono found herself wondering as she strolled leisurely through the trees, the familiar sound of birds chirping and the sharp unmistakeable toll of the church bell breaking her reverie.
'They're cute, but it's too easy, it just doesn't feel real.' She sighed, leaning against the trunk of a nearby tree. All those adorable precious flowers, how easily they gave in to her charm, trembling beneath her touch, blushing as their eyes meet hers, stuttering, even fainting in her arms. It's happened countless times and yet none of them had kept her interest long enough for her to bother with them longer than a couple of weeks. Miator was full of girls like that, delicate, sweet, beautiful girls, but oh so boring.
'Perhaps I need to expand my horizons.' Shizuma smirked as she eyed the white uniformed students of Spica walking nearby, chatting and laughing with each other, unaware of Shizuma's watchful gaze from her cover of the forest edge. She briefly entertained the thought of how she would go about removing the uniform of a cute Spican girl, and then considered the Lulim alternative aswell.
'Well Lulim's uniforms are the cutest, and no doubt they'd be easy to remove in a hurry, unlike Miator's wretched gothic Lolita style dresses.' She smirked, loving the idea more with every second.
Her thoughts, however never left her alone long enough for her to seriously consider acting on her newfound idea, returning again to a certain red-headed girl, who Shizuma had let slip through her fingers, but who still dominated her thoughts every now and then. She'd hurt the feelings of more than a few girls in the past, but the last one she regretted ever getting close to more than the rest. She inwardly cursed herself for being so selfish as to think she could love a girl simply because she reminded her of her precious Kaori. Nagisa was cute, but Shizuma couldn't fall for her just because of her looks, after all, Nagisa's affections were just as easy to win as any other innocent girl Shizuma had set her eyes apon in the past and she wanted someone who would treat her well, normal. Even in the brief time she spent with Nagisa it was always 'Etoile-sama' or 'Shizuma-oneesama' and the eyes that stared at her as if she was some kind of angel or goddess from a dream, so enamoured by her were all these young girls she had set her sights on, and in the end even Nagisa couldn't bring her completely back to her normal self, the Shizuma before Kaori's death.
Shizuma continued walking in the general direction of the chapel and decided to wander around a bit, she didn't want to go to that council meeting if she could avoid it. She found the chapel empty and continued at a leisurely pace till she reached a back door.
'I don't remember going this way before..' She gently pushed the door ajar and looked outside. It was something of an unused back garden, it had the look and feel of somewhere that isn't often visited by students. It was then that Shizuma noticed a Spican girl leaning against the wall of the building, eyes closed, with earphones plugged in her ears. Shizuma had seen this girl around before, perhaps she was one of Nagisa's friends? Who knows? The girl had long silky black hair and and resembled a somewhat cool beauty. What was her name? The name eluded her, as everything seemed to nowadays, but the girl was pretty, perhaps Shizuma would get a chance to test her theory about the Spica uniforms. She smirked inwardly to herself and made a split decision, approaching the girl quietly from the side, and leaning against the wall next to her. The girl didn't notice her presence, her eyes still closed and her music playing, Shizuma took her opportunity, lightly running a finger down the girl's neck. To say she was startled was an understatement.
'What the hell!' Her eyes widened as she looked at Shizuma in shock while quickly unplugging herself from her music player.
'Good afternoon. What brings you here on this fine day?'
'Shizuma.' The Spican girl eyed her warily.
'What're you doing here?'
'What? No honorific?' Shizuma sent a heart-melting smile towards the surprised and slightly irritated Spican. No reaction. No blush to the cheeks, no stuttering, nothing.
'Well you're no longer the Etoile so what's the point?' The girl dismissed her comment and turned to fiddle with her music player.
Needless to say Shizuma was dumbfounded in this girl's blatant rudeness and uncaring attitude towards her. She wasn't going to let her get away with that one.
'While it is true that Amane-san and Hikari-san have recently taken over the position, it doesn't mean you can dismiss me so easily, I am still your senior after all, and..' Shizuma plucked the music player from the girl's hand, 'You should treat your senpais with some respect. Especially when they catch you with prohibited items.' She smirked as she held the player out of reach.
'HEY. Whattaya think you're doing?' The girls eyes flashed angrily as she tried unsuccessfully to snatch it back. 'Give it back Hanazono-san.'
Shizuma leaned in close, placing her free hand against the wall next to the Spican's head.
'Why? I'm only enforcing the school rules. Give me one good reason why I should.' She said while staring intently into the younger girl's amber eyes.
'Because you can't just go around taking other people's stuff that's why! Why're you even here? Don't you have some skirts to chase or something? C'mon give it back.'
The Spican girl crossed her arms and glared. Shizuma was slightly amused with her abrasive personality, but at least she was interesting.
'Maybe I will. Maybe I'll forget I ever saw it, if, you use your manners.'
The Spican growled and shifted uncomfortably as Shizuma leaned in closer.
'Hmmm? Well are you going to say please?'
It was clear the girl was unsure about Shizuma's sudden proximity, but she wouldn't move away, or back down from Shizuma's intense stare.
'Fine. Can I please have it back?'
Shizuma dropped the player into the girl's hand and then snaked her arm around the girl's waist. Her eyes widened slightly, no doubt questioning the motive.
'That wasn't so hard was it?'
Faces inches apart, Shizuma smiled downward slightly at the girl. Suddenly the name registered, she'd heard it before, she was sure.
'Yaya-chan isn't it? Why are you out here in such a secluded place all by yourself? That's just asking for trouble you know, anything could happen in a place like this.' She winked at the girl.
'Unfortunately it's already found me and won't leave me in peace. Getting bored of those silly little girls at Miator are we? Is that why you're harassing me? Well I don't blame you, most of them seem to have personalities reminiscent of a wet mop and the brains to match. Pathetic.' She sneered.
Shizuma held her gaze. A smirk playing on her lips.
'And you're not. Don't worry Yaya-chan I'm not going to do anything you don't like, I just want us to be friends. You were just so cute I had to tease you.' Shizuma brought her other hand away from the wall and wrapped both her arms securely around Yaya's waist, pulling her even closer if that was possible.
'Fine. I guess we can be friends, not that I think it would stop you if I said no anyway. Shizuma-chan.' Yaya emphasised the friendly honorific and smirked slightly, perhaps thinking it would annoy Shizuma.
Quite the opposite, Shizuma smiled fully and brightly, 'Probably not, Yaya-chan, see, you know me already.' She squeezed Yaya in a tight hug while giggling.
'Oh god, what have I gotten myself into?' Yaya exclaimed as the life was just about squeezed out of her.
"Okay, okay I get it, we're friends, now stop trying to kill me!'
Shortly afterwards Yaya was released from Shizuma's grasp and fell back to the wall. Shizuma continued to smile while thinking of all the ways she could tease this unsuspecting girl, no doubt Yaya would throw something back at her from time to time, that seemed to be the kind of person she was. She couldn't help but think that her life would be a little more fun with someone like Yaya around. She was a challenge. Shizuma wasn't one to shy away from a challenge, it's always more fun when the girl is reluctant, right?
'Till next time then, Shizuma.' Yaya turns away and moves towards the back door of the chapel.
'I'll look forward to it.'