Our Story
A/N: This is a prequel/ sequel to my other story "A Love Story". I suggest you read that first before this one to avoid possible confusions. Futa(ish) story so if you're not okay with that, don't bother reading it. AU/ OOC.
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai-hime or any of its characters.
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"Just a few more seconds.." her mind keeps chanting like a mantra as her excited little emerald eyes stared at the square-shaped clock far ahead of their classroom, just above the blackboard and their red haired teacher who's standing on top of the podium. She brushes her honey colored hair as her eyes follows the hand on the clock as it continues to ticks.
-ding-dong-ding-
"Yey!" the little emerald-eyed girl screamed in glee, catching everyone's attention as she heard the last bell. Her shoulder length hair sways as she shuffles through her bag. With her things already packed out and ready, she quickly darted outside the classroom and headed towards the entrance of their school where her parents should be waiting.
She didn't care if her small feet is already aching from all the running she just did along the corridor nor the fact that she's running out of breath. "Mama!" she shouted seeing a long raven-haired woman surrounded by three familiar middle-aged ladies who's possibly trying to ask the good-looking woman out on a date again, just like every time or whenever they see her. How can she guessed that their asking the raven-haired woman for a date? Well, she had heard them, like a thousand times before plus their proximity and flirty smiles to the raven-haired woman says it all. The little one glared intensely at the three, almost paring as the one her mom had whenever she's pissed. As the ladies caught sight of her running towards them, they suddenly said their excuse before walking away.
Hearing the little voice called out, the figure turned around and smiled lovingly at her daughter. "Hey, my little princess" she said as she gathers the little brunette into her arms and kissed the girl on the forehead. "How was your day?" she asked while looking at the identical pair of emeralds of her beautiful daughter. They really look alike. They have the same bright emerald eyes, smooth porcelain face, slightly pointed nose, as well as soft pinky lips and cheeks. Even their personality is somewhat the same. The only noticeable difference though is color of their hair.
"It's even better now that you're here, Natsuki-mama!" the child replied enthusiastically with a broad smile adoring her lips, causing her proud mother to blush. She released a girlish giggles when her emerald-eyed mother tickled her to the sides while trying to shower her face with kisses. "By the way mama, where is okaa-san?" she asked moments later, noticing that there's one person missing.
"I'm sorry, little princess but Kaa-san can't come today since the restaurant is busy. She said she's sorry though and promised to cook our favorite meal when we get home." Natsuki explained, patting her daughter's honey haired head when the child's smile faltered. "Hey, Natsumi. What do you say, we eat ice cream before heading home?" she offered to lighten the mood.
With her working in their family company, it has been a long time since the two of them went out so she thought of spoiling her daughter once in a while. Beside she never know when she can have this moment with her daughter.
Hearing the words of her mother, the little brunette's saddened face was immediately replaced by a happy one, much to her mother's glee. "I'll take that as a yes then." Natsuki said with a smile before adjusting her hold on her cheerful daughter and sling the young girl's bag on her shoulder, walking towards the lot where their car is parked.
"Mama?" the girl called as they walk.
"Yes, Natsumi?"
"You know the story that's Kaa-san's telling me days ago right?" she inquired. She turned to look at her mother with pleading eyes before asking, "Can you tell me what happened next?" she completed the request by pouting her little pink lips and whimpers like a lost puppy. Her emeralds stared at her mother's emeralds. "Pwetty pwease?"
Natsuki laughed at her daughter after the girl scrubbed their cheeks together affectionately when she took her time on responding. Her daughter really knew that she won't be able to resist if she were like this. "Okay, I'll tell you but before that, you have to promise me not to tell your kaa-san that I gave you ice cream, okay?" she said in all seriousness. Her wife will surely beat the hell out of her if she learns that Natsumi ate ice cream before their dinner.
"Deal!" little Natsumi exclaimed excitingly as she extends her little pinky and swore to never utter a word about their promise.
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(Five Years Ago)
Natsuki POV
One step is all I need to get into the train but somehow, my feet won't take that step. I heard another call for the passengers but I'm still rooted on where I stand. I gripped the tickets in my hand, as I close my eyes to clear my head. "Why am I hesitating now?" I asked myself.
"Miss, I'm really sorry but if you're still not ready to go, please stay away from the platform for now as this train will embark soon. There will be another train going to Venice after fifteen minutes or so at the third platform if you miss this one." I heard the station personnel said as he walked away and inform the other passengers. He's thick accent made me remember the crimsoned-eyed beauty I met few weeks ago. The girl that in a short period of time, completely captured my heart and ripped it out of my chest.
I tasted copper in my mouth as I bit the insides of my cheek roughly, remembering the voice of the man who has her heart. I envy him. I wanted to be the person that will stand next to Shizuru and no one else. I would willingly disobey my father just to be that person for Shizuru but I know it will fruitless since she probably doesn't want me to be there.
"Enough of this already!" I spat to the ground as I open my eyes, feeling thousands of needles pricked my heart at once. I quickly swiped the lone tear that had escaped my eyes before talking a deep breath.
As I was about to took one foot on the train, I heard someone shouts my name repeatedly. I flinched at the sound of the voice. I knew who it is but I decided to ignore it. I steeled myself not to turn around and run towards her with open arms but instead, I choose to finally take that step.
"Natsuki!" she called.
I didn't look back even if I knew that the caller is just few meters away. I feel the train grumbled as it wakes to life, informing the passengers that the train is ready to go any seconds now.
"Natsuki! Wait!" I can hear the desperation in her voice and made me question why is she being like this. Isn't better to just forget the things that happened between us and treat it like a dream?
I made sure that all emotions are void on my face when I turned around and face her. I felt one corner of my eye moved at the sight of her. Shizuru's usually proper, neatly combed honey hair is tousled while her face, down to her neck is greased with light sweat.
She was still sprinting towards me, apologetically shoving people out of her way just to reach me. When she finally stood in front of me, breathing heavily as she catches her breath, she looked up slightly seeing that the train is elevated than the station's platform.
"It was almost the same sight I had of her last night when we were on the bed" I thought bitterly to the memory. If the situation I'm having right now is not serious, I know I would have blush right away at the thought of her like this.
"Where are you going?" she asked in between pants. "We have the same flight back to Japan and we still have at least three hours.." She moved a hand to touch me but I evaded it, causing her to look at me questionably. "N-Natsuki?"
"I changed my flight schedule" I stated plainly, registering the hurt in her eyes as I said the words.
"Why?" she asked me quietly but I know deep inside she wanted to shout it out.
"Do I really have to explain myself to you?" I said with a glare. I know I'm being an asshole right now but this is for the best. The more she hated me, the easier for her to forget me, I thought.
"Can .. can you come down for a moment so we can talk properly" she said with a light smile. I sense the quiver in her voice and see her eyes starting to glistened. It almost made me jump out of this train and kiss her relentlessly. Almost. "Please, Natsuki"
I remained staring at her as she waits for me to do her request, balling my fist as hard as I could just to prevent myself for reaching out to her. Thankfully my resistance didn't broke down. I remained on where I stand even as the train started to move.
"Natsuki, please, let's talk for a moment" she pleads, walking along the platform and follows the moving train.
"There's nothing to talk about, Shizuru" I said harshly towards the brunette who at the moment started to picked up her pace just to catch up. "Stop it, you're only exhausting yourself." I commanded but she didn't listen.
"Natsuki, does last night means nothing to you?" she asked as tears finally flows on her reddening cheeks. "Do I mean nothing to you, Natsuki?"
How could she asked questions like this when she knows she already had a lover? Is she saying that she deliberately trying to cheat on her boyfriend just to have me by her side?
The hurt and betrayal surfaced on my thoughts once more, fueling the anger that beneath it. I really can't look at her eyes right now, so I choose to look at the train's metal handle instead.
I'm not supposed to see her when I boarded the train since I am afraid that I might change my decision if I did. And now this happens ".. I guess my plans are already screwed from the very beginning of this trip"
When her desperate voice called out to me once more, I knew what I needed to say just to make her stop. I had hurt enough. I just silently hoped that she can forgive me or better yet, forget all about me. I know I won't.
I looked straight at her eyes and say the things I never wanted to say. "Last night was nothing," My voice almost cracked as I utter this lie. "The reason it happened was because I am drunk" Another lie "and to answer your last question, yes, you mean nothing to me." I had to bite my tongue hard just to prevent an incoming sob as I finished with this lies.
There's no coming back now. I saw how each and every word come out of my mouth hurt Shizuru, again it really made me wonder why. I watched as Shizuru finally slowed down her pace, gasping for air as she followed the train with her eyes. I knew I have come to love her, but is it possible that she feels the same way I do? Have I made a mistake of letting her go? "Well, does it really matter?"
No. And even if Shizuru indeed feel the same way before, now I know she won't be after hearing those hateful words.
I laughed bitterly as the possibility crawled in my mind. At the end of the day, they will all leave me and I will be the one to get hurt. In my twenty years of living, this is the lesson that I had to learn. "So this time, I made sure it will be different." I whispered into thin air, convincing myself that I had made the right choice.
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(Present Time)
"I don't get it, Mama" little Natsumi commented, scooping a huge amount of her strawberry sundae and purr as the coldness meets her tongue. "If I were the prince, I wouldn't leave the princess in that kingdom. I think the prince is really uhmm..wait is the word..ermm.. ah! dumb! "
Natsuki raised a single eyebrow and looked at her child questionably. Partly shocked at her daughter's choice of words, but still amazed on how Natsumi tried to express her thoughts about the story. A plastic spoon is still in her mouth when she asked, "Really? You think the prince is dumb?"
"Uhum" The girl replied as she nods her head, her radiant honey hair following her movement. "Even if he was hurt before and has trust issues, he shouldn't have done that. He just left because what the other prince told him without even asking the princess. Really dumb, indeed" she added with a shake of her head.
Natsuki laughed loudly after hearing a smart remarked from her four years old daughter. There might be times that she misspoke some words but as young as she is, Natsumi is by far the smartest kid she had ever known. Of course, she's not being biased since the little brunette is her own kid.
"I think you're right, little princess" the older of the two said after a while, patting her child's head affectionately before scooping her own ice cream. They stayed in silence for a while, minding their own cups of cold dessert as their emerald eyes scans the busy ice cream parlor. "But if the prince didn't do that, he would never know that the love they shared is true and everlasting, don't you think?"
"Oh, mama's right.." the little one titled her head and think about it before nodding her head once more. "Can you tell me what happened next then?" she said with a smile that resembles Natsuki when she was younger.
Natsuki smiled at her daughter as she nods her head, scooping another spoon of ice cream before proceeding with the story.
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(Five Years Ago)
"You insolent, ungrateful child!" Kichirou Kuga bellowed as he hit his eldest daughter across the cheek with his rough palm. His face flared in anger seeing that the hit doesn't seem to rattle the girl. Their almost identical green eyes met in challenge. "This is the last time that you'll ever defy me, I'll make sure of that!" He walked closer and towered the girl "You are not contact that woman ever again and you are not allowed to leave this house until I say so, you hear me?!"
"If that's your way of intimidating me, you're quite delusional old man?" raven-haired girl said, cupping her face and stood firmly on her ground as she looks at her father. Her other hand is balled up in a fist, ready to hit him back but didn't dare to do so. Believe it or not, she still have a little respect for this man. Not as her father but a respect for being an old man.
Kichirou raised his hand once more, attempting to hurt his supposed-to-be heir once more when a beautiful blonde woman suddenly burst into his study room.
"Stop!" the woman said, rushing to the raven-haired girl and examined her bruised face. "Oh my.. what have you done, Kichirou. Why did you hit Natsuki?!" she demanded. She looks at the girl from top to bottom, swirling her left to right while looking for any more bruised spots if there's any, before facing her husband. Her usually calmed-face turn completely different after looking at the man in question.
"This is not your concern, Alexa" the man replied in gritting teeth. "Natsuki is my daughter so I will discipline her the way I want."
"Well, she's my daughter too!" the woman argued, placing herself protectively in front of the girl. "She became my daughter the moment you signed our marriage contract, remember?" Her retaliation left the man speechless but seething in rage nonetheless. Alexa watched as her husband's emerald eyes glared at her, then to his daughter, but she didn't felt any fear from it. Using her clear blue eyes, she glared back.
Natsuki hide a snigger while watching her father took a step back away from them. Her step-mother might seem like a pushover with her calm features and smiles but she knows how to get people follow her commands. She can be very intimidating if she wanted too.
"Come Natsuki, you should clean up" Alexa said, ushering the girl out of Kichirou's study room to her own bedroom.
"We're not done discussing this and remember what I said Natsuki." Kichirou said, stopping the women at the doorway "You will not have any kind communications with your mother or you will face the consequence for your action."
When they reach the safety of her own room, Natsuki dropped all the hostility around her and embraced the older woman. The sudden action caught Alexa off guard but hugged the girl back anyway.
"Thank you" Natsuki whispered when they separated. She then removed her leather jacket, throwing it carelessly on her a chair, and sat on her bed with a grunt.
"Did you find her? Did you talk to her?" Alexa inquired after taking a seat beside the girl who smile to answer her question. Even if they are not blood-related, the blonde really treat the girl like she was her own daughter so when Natsuki asked for her help, Alexa didn't hesitate to lend a hand. Even with her husband's disapproval. "That's good. Make sure to tell me all that happened but for now I want you to rest, Natsuki. I'll tell the maids to bring you some food and cold compress for your cheek, okay?" She smiles warmingly, caressing the younger one's cheek before getting up and leave the room.
Natsuki silently thank her step-mother as the woman closed her door. She didn't expect that she and the woman would have this bond at all. Before getting married to his cold-hearted father, she thought that Alexa will be the 'evil-step-monster', just like in the story book her personal maid once brought when she was younger. It was the first children book she had but she don't have it anymore though. She had to watched it burn as her father saw her reading it. She never had any of those kind after that, since her father insisted for her to learn more realistic at young age, never considering that his daughter is only five years old.
Just when she decided to laid her back on the soft mattress, a series of small knocks erupted from her door. She saw the knob twists and turn few times before it slowly opens. A small blonde girl peeked her head to the opening. Her aquamarine eyes, a mixture she got from both of her parents irises, stared at the sole occupant of the room, thinking if it is okay to come closer to the raven-haired.
Natsuki laughed inwardly at the sight of her younger sister. Before she left for Venice, the younger girl said she wanted to come too but denied by the raven-haired, resulting for the younger one to stomped her way to her own room and lock her doors without saying her goodbye to her older sister. "Come here, Allyssa" Natsuki beckoned, opening her arms widely as to let the girl know that she is not mad.
The eight-year old smile hugely after hearing the soft tone of her beloved sister. She quickly towards the raven-haired and embraced Natsuki with her little hands. She's still doesn't speak much of Japanese since she was born and grew up in the States so when communicating, she used English instead.
"How was your trip, sister?" little Allyssa asked as she sat comfortably on her sister's lap.
Natsuki would like to say that it was fun. That it was memorable and definitely worth her time but a single thought of a certain brunette made her paused. The smile she had on her face suddenly vanished as the memories flows in.
Allyssa titled her head to stare at her sister's crestfallen face. She thought that the raven-haired must have been tired from traveling so she said decided to let Natsuki rest and exited the room quietly as possible.
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(Present Time)
"..and after that" Natsuki trailed off as she turned to looks at her daughter who's sitting at the passenger seat of her car. She giggles seeing Natsumi dozing off with her head slightly tilted to the side, a small line of drool at the corner of her mouth.
Couple more minutes passed by, the raven-haired finally turned off the engine of her car as it parked in a garage. She immediately but slowly gathered her sleeping child into her arms and proceed to enter their house. "Babe, we're home!" she called when they entered through the back door. There were no answer came so she decided to let Natsumi lay on her bed first. She then called the young girl's nanny before looking for her wife.
Opening a white painted door that leads to a different side of the house, Natsuki spotted several people eating at their own table. The customers are fewer now than it had been earlier. Now, not more than a dozen of them are engage with their own business as service crews sometimes filled their cups with beverages they ordered. And yes, in case you're wondering, their home is actually connected to her wife's own restaurant.
Not seeing her honey-haired muse near the tables, one word surfaced to her mind: kitchen.
As expected, her wife is in the busiest part of the restaurant, currently applying the finishing touch on the plate of her special pasta. She was so serious and focused on her work that she didn't even notice Natsuki's presence beside her. Natsuki watched as Shizuru wipes some excess sauce on the plate with a clean white cloth before ringing the bell for the last pick up for that night.
When the woman turned around, her lips instantly curved into a smile seeing Natsuki leaning on one of a kitchen counter, arms across her chest and a smirk plastered on face. "How long have you been there?" Shizuru asked before removing her apron and wiped her hands clean to touch her wife on the cheeks. Her burgundy eyes stared lovingly at Natsuki's emeralds.
They shared a quick kiss on the lips, before Shizuru lead them out of the room to her small office just beside the kitchen. After securing the lock on her door, the honey-haired woman stride towards Natsuki and jump in her arms.
Natsuki already anticipated this after seeing a familiar whip of emotion on her Shizuru's eyes back in the kitchen so she didn't had a problem of catching her wife in time when the woman suddenly pounce on her.
They didn't waste any time and soon they were engaged in a battle of tongues. Natsuki is holding her wife by the rear, with Shizuru's arms around her neck and legs wrapped tightly on Natsuki's waist.
A moan escaped from their throats as their bodies familiarize itself to the other. Feeling her arms go numb and knees goes weak, Natsuki maneuvered her body and slowly walked back to a single sofa in the room. She sat with her wife settled on top of her lap, straddling her without breaking their heated kiss.
Shizuru combed her love's dark hair back, griping it lightly to elicit some pleasurable groan from Natsuki. She smirked into their kiss when something hard started to poke at her center.
Suddenly, Natsuki felt her pants tightened for her liking, feeling a great pressure on her lower half that begging to be release as her wife started to move on top of her, brushing their heated bodies closer in a slow motion.
Her hands started to move closer to her lover's chest, massaging the ample mounds slowly through the fabric of Shizuru's clothes.
She was about to remove Shizuru's white coat, but alas, their moment was interrupted when a restaurant employee knocked on the door, telling Shizuru that the last customer had just left and restaurant will be close for the night. It was still early for a restaurant to close but since there will be a snow storm coming, Shizuru decided to close the restaurant much early and give her employees a time to go home and avoid the incoming storm.
They laughed lightly as they pant for air. It has been far too long since they held each other like this. Five long months, they both thought as they take in the silence of the room while placing their foreheads closer.
"I've really missed you, Natsuki" Shizuru said, pecking the pink lips below her before laying her head on the raven-haired's chest.
"I know. I missed you too" Natsuki replied as she embrace her wife "I miss both you and Natsumi so much"
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(Five Years Ago)
As the train fades away from her sight, Shizuru slowly slumped on the platform floor. People stared at the sight of her state but she didn't care at all. She didn't even replied when some good hearted people stopped to help her to stand up from the dirtied ground or when they offered their clean handkerchiefs and wipe her tears away.
"Shizuru-san!" Saeko called as she and her husband Franciz finally catch up to the brunette. She gasped lightly when Shizuru lifted her head to look at them, her bloodshed-empty eyes stared back at Saeko's greyish ones. She swiftly gathered the girl in her arms and let Shizuru cried on her shoulder until the brunette feel a little better.
"She left.." Shizuru keep repeating in whispers but her two companion heard it loud and clear. They knew she's referring to Natsuki but they didn't asked questions until they have reached their home.
"Tell us what exactly happened, dear" the older woman asked, embracing the girl and soothe her the best she can. "Did you two had a fight? Did something happened last night?"
Shizuru however didn't replied. She just stood up, walked towards her and Natsuki's shared bedroom and packed her remaining things. Tears slowly flows from her eyes once more as she recalls all the things she shared with the raven-haired inside this room. She didn't remember how, or when it happened but she knows that her heart was also a part of those things she had shared.
A ringing from her cellphone took her out of the bittersweet memories. She made sure that her bags packed and sealed before walking to the night stand and answer the call.
"Hello?" she answered but random noise was all she heard from the other line. Thinking that maybe the raven-haired changed her mind about the sudden departure and wanted to make amends, she called out her name "Is this you, Natsuki?" she asked, hoping that the answer is yes.
"Hello? Shizuru?" a familiar voice finally answered but it is not who the brunette's wishing for at the moment.
"Reito?"
"Ah, finally" Reito said with huff of hair. From the background, Shizuru can hear some people speaking in Italian and a loud whistle for what it seems to be a sound from a train. "Geez, reception is bad here huh. Have you packed your bags?"
"Where are you right now?" Shizuru said in hurry, totally ignoring her bestfriend's question.
"Well, I'm at Venice train station. I came to accompany you back to Japan and it was supposed to be a surprise.." the guy explained but cut off when Shizuru suddenly called his name with great importance.
"Reito! I need a favor!"
Baffled at the sudden outburst, the guy still happily nod from the other side of line. "Sure, anything you ask Shiz."
"I'll be sending a picture of someone to your mobile phone and I want you to find her when a train from Gorizia came to the station." Shizuru said, already walking out of the room with her bag and suitcase.
"…Okay, but why?" Reito asked, feeling a bad suspicious about the brunette's request. His brows knitted together at a hunch but remained silent as he waits for the explanation.
"Please, I'll answer your questions later but for now I want you to stop her as long as you can until I get there. I'll be getting on the next train and hopefully be there fast."
Shizuru didn't even let Reito ask more questions when she disconnected the call and sent a picture of her and Natsuki on a bike. It was the clearer image she have of Natsuki since the girl always evade the camera like it was a plague. She smiled once more at the memory of her holding a blushing yet smiling Natsuki by the waist while she was seated on a plank of wood at the rear of the bike. It was taken by Saeko, the same day when they had a picnic at Franciz's farm.
When she came down from the steps, she immediately thank Saeko and her husband for the hospitality they showed. She explained her reasons for living earlier than expected, vaguely giving information about last night's event as well as that morning.
"Take care, Shizuru and please contact us whenever you have time… and in behalf of my daughter, if she did anything that hurt you, I deeply apologize." Saeko said, embracing the young girl one last time before Shizuru get inside the car that will bring her to the station. She and her husband wave their goodbyes as the car pulled out of their driveway. They just silently hoped that Shizuru can catch up to Natsuki before the raven-haired board a plane going back to Japan.
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After the call he had with his best friend, Reito indeed received an MMS containing the picture of the girl he was supposed to look for. His hand tightly grips his phone as his golden eyes stared at the raven-haired seated in front of the brunette. From the looks of it, the two women in the picture are a perfect image of a couple, thus confirming his hunch.
He glared at it for minutes. He was just gone for a couple of days without Shizuru's side, now this happened. "I won't let anyone take Shizuru away from me!" He told as he looks at the raven-haired on the picture. He then looked up after hearing that a train Gorizia had just arrived.
He quickly walked to the nearest platform and began his search. He didn't had any trouble finding the girl seeing that the raven-haired girl is really noticeable with her beauty. The image Shizuru sent cannot be compared to the real thing Reito is seeing.
Finally seeing the face of the person he just talked with earlier when he dialed Shizuru's phone, Reito decided to follow the girl for now. For minutes, he observed the raven-haired from afar as the girl talked to someone in a payphone.
Then their eyes met accidentally as the girl turned to his direction. Reito felt thousands of spiders crawled on to the back of his neck with a single look from the raven-haired who looked at him suspiciously.
He pulled up a newspaper to cover up his face but it was futile since the raven-haired marched up to him and pulled it down.
"Are you following me?"
Reito had to swallow a lump in his throat hearing the girl asked the question in their mother tongue. He was actually a little surprised since he was expecting that the girl is from a different race and not Japanese but he didn't let his emotions showed on his face. "No" he finally said, looking directly at a pair of beautiful emerald orbs.
His golden eyes shifted when his phone started to ring, alerting him of a new text message. He opened it, eyes widening as he reads that Shizuru manage to catch a bullet train and just currently waiting for the train to come and stop at the platform. Scared of losing his bestfriend if these two met, Reito did what he thought is right.
"My name is Reito" he said even if the girl already started to walked away.
Hearing the name made the emerald-eyed beauty to spot on her tracks. She turned around and look at the man.
"I'm Kanzaki Reito" he said a little louder this time as he walks closer and extended his hand for a handshake. "Shizuru" he paused to swallow another lump formed in his throat "My ..uhm..fiancé sent me pictures and notice that you were in one of them.. that's why I'm looking at you to confirm if it really was you. She told many good things about you, Natsuki"
Natsuki looked at the hand extended towards her before glancing back to Reito. "This is the one who have Shizuru's heart. Her fiancé.." she thought sadly. "How foolish of me to think of changing my flight again just to apologize to her and hoped to win her back..No..she was never mine to be begin with.." She didn't take the hand, instead she turned around again and started to walked faster out of the train station with her heart shattered in million pieces.
Reito released a breath he didn't even noticed he'd been holding as he watched the girl walked out. His conscience is telling him that he did something that he shouldn't have done but his pride and ego said otherwise. "This is fine. Shizuru will never know that I saw the girl and she will move on. Yes, Shizuru will moved on and she will be mine this time."
To be continued
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A/N: Please excuse the errors. Might be a two-shot story or more. Ratings might change to M.