Summary: They were entangled into the most uncompromised position called fate. But can fate be trampled upon by their intense emotions for one another? ShizNat NaoNatMai

"Radioactive Decay"
by windtamer01

Chapter1: Limiting Reagent

"Shizuru!"

"Hey, Shizuru!"

"Sh-Shizuru!"

"Shizuru.."

Natsuki awoke abruptly from her deep slumber. Gasping, she put her hand on her right temple to ease away her headache. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead. With her breathing still irregular, she rose into a sitting position.

All alone in a desolate house, she found herself silently weeping for a reason that she could not decipher. She curled up into her bed trying to numb all her senses. But to no avail, a feeling of emptiness continued to swallow her whole being. Slowly eating her from the inside. Natsuki hugged her legs. Feeling the contact of her chin to her knees, she immediately shut her eyes, gritting her teeth in the process.

A knocking sound caught her attention. Reluctantly, she forced herself to take a glance to the direction of the disturbing noise. The door creaked open revealing a redhead she know all too well.

"Hey mutt, are you still sulking? What kind of an idiot are you?" Nao asked,impatience evidenton her face. She walked towards Natsuki's side and suddenly pulled the bluenette away from the bed.

"What the hell are you doing?! Let go ofme!" shouted Natsuki. "You gotta go to school! You've been absent for almost a week!" Nao retorted. She proceeded to pull Natsuki out of the room then rapidly led her to the bathroom.

Turning the shower on, Nao hastily pinned the wolf onto the wall,letting both of them get wet. "Listen to me. You will go out of this freakin' house whether you like it or not." Natsuki merely stared at Nao. Her eyes devoid of any emotion. Satisfied by the emphasis she put on each word, the redhead walked away leaving Natsuki by herself. The latter couldn't help but to cry once again as the constricting pain in her chest returned. Tears mixed with the fine drops of water coming from the shower.

If only she could comprehend the source of the anguish that isolates her from the rest of the world, if only she could determine what she could do take away the feeling of being lost, and if only her tears could be completely washed away by the streaming water, then things would not be so complicated for her.

Author's notes: If there are grammatical errors please don't hesitate to tell me through a review. And I don't have a beta T_T R&R, onegai? ^^