TRAPPED: by Asuka Tenjou
Note: This is another fic I will be working alongside: My little knight Natsuki, however this won't be updated as often cause I'm focusing on the previously mentioned fic more, still I hope you like it!
About Shizuru's new personality, I find that a crazy Shizuru is very hot!
Vocabulary: (Most people know this but I'm posting it anyways out of pure courtesy)
Koneko: kitten in romanji
Ara: Oh, in Kyoto accent
Ookini: Thank you
Kannin Na: sorry
Kyoto-ben: Kyoto accent
Baka: idiot
Chapter one: Trapped
Shizuru Fujino walked out of her cell and stood in line like the rest of the prisoners, as they watched the new captives arrive.
Shizuru loved the arrival of new prisoners to the facility, basically because it meant that she would have more 'toys' and cute little 'kittens' to play with.
The warden brought in the new people at placed them in a horizontal line so both old and new prisoners would face each other.
"There are three rules you must abide if you want to have a more 'Comfortable' stay…" Shizuru mentally rolled her eyes… this was the most boring part, the usual drill, the chat about 'rule' abiding and not upsetting the wardens… Her eyes began to scan the faces of the newbie's landing on a rather particular one.
She had raven blue hair and intense green eyes that remind her of the amazons. The woman seemed rather uninterested on what was going around her as she was staring blankly at some random spot behind Shizuru. Usually people arrived with a certain nervous air around them; however this girl gave out a calm and confident attitude. Oh that girl is definitely going to be one of my next targets.
The warden finished her talking and a few officers guided the new prisoners to their cells.
An officer guided the blue haired woman towards her cell and pushed her inside while closing the barred door behind her.
"Enjoy your stay" she said sarcastically before leaving.
"So you're my new cell mate."
The blue haired girl looked at the bed where a girl her age with short flaming red hair staring back at her.
"You're not bad looking" the girl smirked as she got up from the bed and examined her new companion with interest "The name's Nao, how about you?"
"Natsuki."
"Pleasure then."
Natsuki's eyes darted around the cell, to see a bunk bed, a sink and a toilet incrusted to the wall.
"So what you in for?"
"Aggression to police officers"
Nao gave out a whistle.
"What about you?"
"Epically failed bank robbery"
Both of the remained silent for a while.
"AHHHHHH!"
Both of them jumped when they heard the scream, they quickly ran to the door to get a better look to what had happened. A woman was lying on the floor bleeding as she clutched her wound with her hand.
"Ah, well… That happens too"
"What does…?"
"Inside this prison there's factions… sometimes their confrontations gets messy."
Nao looked quite interested on the commotion below and Natsuki just sat on the bunk bed her head held by her arms. This will be a bit more complicated than I thought…
(One week before arriving to Fuuka Prison)
Natsuki stop typing on the computer. She had been working at the station for hours and her muscles were stiff. She stretched her arms indiscreetly and received a slap on the back of her head. "Ow!" The blunette turned around to see who had smacked her to see a woman with flaming orange hair and sapphire eyes staring back at her. "That is not very educated Natsuki."
"Leave alone Mai"
"Hai, Hai…" she said with a resigned look on her face and then she changed the expression for a serious one. "Any luck?"
"No… it seems that the syndicate has been anticipating our movements… in fact I think there is… what do people call it… a rat at our mist."
Mai's eyes narrowed at these words.
"You mean someone on our side is helping them…"
Natsuki massaged her left shoulder "yea exactly."
"KUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Both of them jumped in alarm.
"Hell…"
"Kuga-san and Tokiha-san, the boss would like to see you in his office right now…."
"We got it Yukino, no need to state the obvious..."
They both of them entered the office dreading what could happen next. A blond woman with a very angry face looked at them come inside her office. She banged her desk with her hand.
"What is the meaning of this Kuga!"
Natsuki's eyes followed the hand she noticed that under it there were some reports of the last mission
"The meaning of what?" said the blue haired woman defiantly
"ARGH! This! This!" she yelled banging the reports on her desk "The last mission's fiasco!"
"Hey! It was not my fault! They were forewarned of our presence."
Haruka raised an eyebrow. "Forewarned, forewarned…." She repeated her temper rising "What do you clean!"
"It's 'mean' Haruka…" Yukino corrected while cowering in the corner
"That's what I said." Said the boss turning around at Yukino her voice softening slightly, but quickly turned around to face the pair and her face hardened once more.
"We think that there is someone among us who are helping them…" Mai started cautiously
Haruka's face softened as she took a seat behind her desk "Entice me"
"It's 'Enlighten' me Haruka-Chan…"
"Yea that, so, entice me agent Kuga"
Yukino sighed slightly in the background as Natsuki took a step forward to explain. "Well, it is impossible for them to have been anticipating our movements without inside help, I began to suspect this especially after that one mission…" she trailed away as she felt Mai flinch behind her "Anyways, after some research I discovered that the Intel was being received by one of the members of the syndicate that had been imprisoned in the high security prison of Fuuka." She paused to allow these words to sink in then continued "which means that someone on our side is handing information to the prisoner or prisoners in question."
Haruka pondered this fact and opened her mouth "Tell me… how you would catch a rat?"
"By using another rat" Tokiha said hesitantly
"Exactly. Tokiha will be assigned for this mission then."
Natsuki's eyes jerked opened along with Mai's "WHAT!"
"Haruka I don't think…" Yukino started timidly
"What?"
"Look…" Natsuki said stepping in front of Mai in a protective manner "Agent Mai hasn't recovered fully from Tate's death… it would be best to send me instead since I can easily live up to whatever fake records we are going to make to make this work. "
"She is right…" Yukino started again timidly as Kuga raised an eyebrow at her, causing the timid woman to stare apologetically
"Fine. Whatever just catch the dam rat."
Both Mai and Natsuki left the office and decided to leave the station as well.
"Thank you Natsuki…"
"Don't mention it." She said waving it away with her hand. Mai hugged Natsuki from behind.
"M-Mai what are you doing?" Natsuki struggled trying to let go of the woman's grip but stopped when she noticed that Mai was trembling.
"I don't know what I would have done without you…"
"Something stupid."
The orange haired woman laughed "Probably…"
Natsuki remembered at that moment what had occurred during the mission Tate had died.
"Noooo!" Mai had yelled when he had lunged himself in front of Mai to protect her from the bullets that were shot at her.
Natsuki sweating managed to knock out her enemy and headed towards Mai's scream.
"MAI!"
When Natsuki had found them it had been too late. Tate was lying dead in Mai's arms and Mai was staring blankly at his body.
They had been engaged, he had proposed shortly before this mission… Although Natsuki knew that Mai didn't blame her for what had happened, Natsuki still blamed herself for his death. If she had come here a minute sooner… This mission had been important since it was the only chance to shut off the criminal syndicate forever. But something went wrong. The members seemed prepared for their arrival resulting in Tate's death.
Mai was sent to a hospital to treat her physical wounds however there were wounds in her heart that would never heal.
Natsuki had once walked in on Mai trying to cut her wrists and had to pin her down to force the knife out of her hand. "Yes Tate's is gone, but if you kill yourself then what is the point of Tate dying to keep you alive? You are dishonoring his death!" Natsuki yelled angrily at Mai back then.
The blunette didn't know if it had been Mai's confused emotions that were controlling her but; soon she felt a pair of soft lips on hers. Natsuki's eyes opened wide in shock and recuperated herself in time to get away.
"Wha-What are you doing Mai!"
Mai's arms wrapped around Natsuki's waist as the blue haired woman tried weakly to get away.
"Please?" Mai's voice was pleading and desperate
"Look Mai, you are confused, you are hurt. Don't try to do things that will hurt you even more."
Mai's blue eyes started to water as tears welled up behind them.
"M-Mai… come on… you are not thinking clearly… besides I can't… you are my friend…"
"What if I don't want you to be 'only' my friend?" I will never love another man; Tate will always be my last…
"Look, you don't understand…" Mai I don't see you as anything but a friend…
Her thoughts were interrupted by Mai's sudden movement. The orange haired woman managed to turn them both around and now Mai was on top of Natsuki pinning her to the ground.
"Oi... Mai…" but was cut off when Mai kissed her again.
It's called self pity… Natsuki thought not offering any resistance to Mai's actions. Should I let this continue? Could self pity help her heal her heart? Mai is my best friend… I would do anything for her… but should I deceive her as well? To fake this kind of affection…
Natsuki shook her head slightly.
"Anything wrong Natsuki?"
"Nope I was remembering something."
"Ah well… Thanks for taking my place in this mission…"
"It's fine, I'm less squishy than you."
"And here we present the great ego and pride of our dear ice queen"
"Shut it."
"Oh…. Scary scary!" Said Mai letting her go and running out of her reach
Natsuki chased her yelling "MAIIII!" I owe you this much Mai… for Tate's death… for deceiving you… I only hope you can find someone soon who can really love you in the same way.
(Back at the present)
"Oi you!"
"Wha-what?" Natsuki said noticing someone slapping her face "Nao, what the hell are you doing!"
"What the hell am I doing? What the hell were you! You spaced out"
"Ah…"
"God, you're good looking but your creepy too"
"Shut it."
"That's better" Nao said smiling. "They should let us out soon"
"Out?"
Nao crossed her arms and looked through the barred door "Yea, they let us out the field to get some air and stuff"
This could be my chance to snoop around and get familiar with this place.
And sure enough, as soon as the barred doors opened automatically, and the prisoners were guided to a large field in the centre of the building, Natsuki casually slipped out of the line when the guards weren't looking at returned to the cell area.
There's three floors, with at least 30 cells on each side. Looks like those who have done major crimes are on the topest floor, so I guess most of the syndicate prisoners are there. This rules out 80% of the prisoners. This means I have 120 prisoners as prime suspects on being linked to the rat.
Natsuki climbed the stairs to the topest floor and started inspecting the cells as she passed by.
Dam I guess no use trying to figure out who belonged to the syndicate by looking at their cells.
They look the same. I think I'll have to figure a way to get in the warden's office and check the profiles from there. That way I can rule out more prisoners.
She turned around to head downstairs.
"Ara? What are you doing here?"
Natsuki froze on the spot. Dammit was I caught? She slowly turned around to meet with a crimson gaze burning her.
"I… didn't feel like going to the field… so I was heading back to my cell…" Yea that's it…
"But your cell isn't here… it's two floors below right?"
Crap. "Ye-yes I got confused so I ended here by mistake…" That is the most pathetic lie in history Natsuki Kuga…
The woman tilted her head in an obvious thinking position. "Ara, I do agree, this place is confusing a times…" What a poor liar she is, so cute…
She believed me? Wow is she this… dumb? "Then I'll go to my cell now…"
"Without telling me your name?" The woman pouted. Yes, give me your name my cute little koneko-chan.
"Natsuki… Kuga Natsuki…"
"Kuga-san then?"
"Natsuki is fine"
"Ok then, Natsuki, I'm Shizuru Fujino" Natsuki… such a lovely name…Natsuki Kuga… ah such a sweet melody to my ears…
"Then Fujino-san…" Shizuru snapped quickly out of her thoughts when she had been addressed
"You can call me Shizuru" She said briskly
"Then Shizuru I will go back to my cell…"
"See you later Natsuki-Chan!" She said waving her hand merrily as Natsuki hurried down towards her cell. I WILL see you later…
Shizuru let out a soft chuckle. She had been watching Natsuki the whole time. Ever since she had first laid eyes on her. She watched how Natsuki suspiciously sneaked out the line going towards the field. Shizuru did that all the time, but didn't expect her quarry to do that too. Then she noticed that Natsuki was counting the number of cells and climbed to the third floor, inspecting each cell. Searching for something.
If Shizuru had been interested in her before, now her curiosity was so much that It was almost unbearable. Her Natsuki had a secret, and didn't act like all the other prisoners, and she wanted to know what it was.
She smiled as if her mind had reached a decision. Later that night she would put her plan into action.
When night fell all prisoners were locked safely in their cells. Shizuru waited patiently in her cell till the guard passed by.
"Chie" The woman cooed gently with her most soothing voice.
The guarded looked up and approached the cell "What's wrong Shizuru…"
"I need a favor…"
Chie raised her eyebrows. "It will cost you..."
"I believe I can pay the price."
"Fine… what do you need?"
"A profile."
"A profile eh? Whose?"
"Natsuki Kuga's"
"Natsuki… Natsuki… the name doesn't ring a bell, is she a newbie?"
"Yes" the most adorable newbie…
Chie looked pensive but Shizuru remained calm knowing that Chie was unable to refuse a request from her.
"Fine I'll hand it in after my turn is over."
"Ookini Chie-san"
And indeed, Chie kept her end of the deal so did Shizuru. Fujino had no problem with the guards because if it was money they wanted she could easily manage some for them. Being part of a prestigious family wasn't for nothing.
She looked inside the brown envelope that contain all about this mysterious prisoner.
Name: Natsuki Kuga
Gender: Female
Status: single
Age: 21
Job: unemployed.
She continued to read down the piece of paper.
Crimes committed: Aggression to a police officers
Details:
According to witnesses, during a riot against the police the suspect Natsuki Kuga suddenly attacked a police officer but was quickly subdued and arrested she offered a great deal of resistance injuring one fatally therefore was condemned to three years of prison at Fuuka.
Shizuru narrowed her eyes and continued to the next page.
Medical records:
Bullet taken on her right shoulder; sometimes causes pain…
Shizuru skipped this part since it seemed quite boring.
Family records:
Only daughter. Parents deceased, deeply involved in the Siatto case. Therefore further information is classified.
Education:
Attended Garderobe academy, and attended Tokyo University finished with honors.
Shizuru put the rest of the profile away and frowned. This isn't right… the profile is too vague as if… it were… tampered with, but was it? She paced her cell thinking hard Garderobe… wasn't that a military academy? She remembered the words 'finished with honors' So my Natsuki was an excellent student… I see no reason for her taking such a foolish act to get into trouble… unless…
The door to her cell opened. It was time to hit the field again she looked down to see a blue haired woman following her red haired cell mate. Shizuru smiled. Natsuki, you are truly an enigma that I will have a pleasure solving.
Natsuki shuddered.
"What's wrong Kuga?"
"Erm nothing." Natsuki rubbed her shoulder and look up at the third floor but saw nothing. I felt someone watching me…
"Dam you're weird."
"Shut it Nao."
"So where did you go yesterday?"
"What?"
"You weren't in the field."
"I—I forgot something in my cell."
Nao cocked an eyebrow, obviously not buying her excuse while Natsuki's mind quickly raced to find a more suitable explanation.
"Ara, good morning Natsuki-Chan."
Natsuki and Nao turned around to face a beautiful Kyoto woman staring back at them with her unusual red eyes.
"Good morning Shizuru"
Shizuru gave Natsuki a short smile and headed towards the field, followed by a group of other woman who were ogling at her like if she was a goddess.
Natsuki turned around to find Nao's shocked face.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?"
"What did I do now?" Natsuki said taken aback by Nao's reaction
"You have some sort of death wish? Or something?"
"De-Death wish? What the hell do you mean?"
"THAT woman… she…" Nao lowered her voice as they reached the field "She is what we call the Succubus…"
It was Natsuki's turn to have an incredulous look on her face. "And I'm supposed to be afraid cause…" she trailed off so Nao would complete the sentence.
"Seriously you never heard of her?"
"No!"
Nao looked surprised by her cellmate's ignorance but then got closer to her ear and said: "She was the woman who killed her parents with cold blood and then became a serial killer who raped her victims."
Natsuki's eyes widened "They called her Succubus because of her ability of charming her victims before killing them."
Her emerald eyes scanned the field and fell upon Shizuru who noticed her gaze and directed a sweet smile at her. The blunette quickly looked away. That woman a serial killer? She seemed so normal… shit… I came in contact with a psycho and even gave her my name! BAKA BAKA BAKA! She repeated the last word a few times while imagining a mini Natsuki banging her head.
Shizuru looked at Natsuki concerned face. The red haired girl had whispered something in her ear which cause her little kitten to be all jumpy. Ara, I don't know what she said but… that reaction is priceless! I wonder what other reactions I can get from her… Ara… perverted thoughts fly away!
Oh god… she looked at me… I made eye contact… I made eye contact with the psycho Succubus woman!
Natsuki was losing her cool.
"Oi, you keep doing that and I'm going to ask for the wardens to transfer you into a physic ward or something"
"Sorry I keep spacing out lately."
"Oh really?" Nao asked sarcastically. "Anyways stay away from that crazy woman or she will make you a target…"
Kuga shuddered without realizing and a bell rang.
"Oh shoot."
Natsuki turned to look at her cellmate
"What now?"
"Is it Wednesday?"
"Yea… you're point?"
"It's visiting day…"
"So, that's good isn't it?"
"Not if my mother is the one visiting… Sorry Kuga but I'm gonna run!" Nao ran as fast as her legs could take her to god knows where. A guard approached Natsuki. "You should head to the visitation room too."
The blunette tilted her head. I have visitors? Maybe Haruka… she might want to know the situation of the mission…
The former police woman follow the guard into the visitation room, it was a big circular room with many tables in which other prisoners were enjoying their visits. As she kept walking forward she saw Mai waiting patiently near a table.
"Mai?"
"Natsuki!"
Mai lunged herself on the blue haired woman's body and clinged there. "Oi get off!"
"I'm so sorry!"
"As I said… it was my decision, now get off me before you break my back!"
Mai got off and sat down by the table and Natsuki did the same.
"I offered myself to check up about the mission."
"Ah… yea… it's not going well so far… I'm going to need to break in the warden's office for some profiles…"
Mai looked at her incredulously
"You won't… will you?" she lowered her voice and got closer to Natsuki's face "you can get in far more trouble… right now, you're not a cop so if something happens, you will be treated like any other prisoner…"
"Hey, it's Natsuki Kuga you're talking about, what makes you so sure that I'll be caught eh? I see the faith you have in me…" Natsuki pretended to sob.
"Fine, I'll trust you. You just make me worry so much sometimes"
So do you baka.
"Anyways don't worry ok?" A bell rang to indicate that the visitation hour had finished. The former cop got up from her seat and taken by surprise Mai caught her before she could leave and planted a kiss on her lips.
"I love you Natsuki…"
Natsuki gave her a short smile "Take care Mai." As the blunette turned around she felt her heart beat in pain and guilt. I'm sorry Mai…
Shizuru had entered the visitation room, and sat where a green headed girl awaited her.
"Ara, Tomoe how are you today?"
"Good Shizuru-sama… but I haven't got any good news for you though…"
"Tomoe don't worry it is fine, I already accepted that I won't leave this place in my whole life."
"But Shizuru-sama…" But Tomoe's voice became distant as Shizuru's attention fell upon the blue haired girl who was being received by a orange haired woman.
"Oi get off!" Natsuki had yelled as the other woman lunged at her. Yes, get off, that woman is mine…
She watched them as the pair sat down and talked in a rather intimate way. Then she saw her Natsuki pretend to sob. Oh my god, that is so adorable. Soon after the bell ringed and she watched horrified that the orange haired woman had kissed HER cute koneko-chan. They are lovers? But then noticed something odd in the kiss. Natsuki wasn't responding to the kiss as a lover would. Why? Then she watched as they parted ways and she could have sworn that Natsuki's face reflected… pain? Sadness?
"Sorry Tomoe-san but the visiting hour has ended."
"Well yes, I'm sorry Shizuru-sama I'll keep working on the case."
Shizuru gave a polite smile at her before leaving back to the prison.
Natsuki lay awake on her bed. Partly because of dinner they had eaten was questionable looking piece of meat and that she was planning her next move: to get into the warden's office.
For being a place that should be protected and out of reach of the prisoners it was just at the end of the hall of the third floor, it had a huge window panel with was obviously reinforced with metal bars allowing the wardens to work and supervise the prisoners.
The office belonged to the chief warden who was a ill tempered old woman called Maria who everyone called 'Mama' thought Natsuki ignored the reason. For the past days she had been watching Maria's routine. And discovered that she left her office for a short time to get coffee during the time they were sent to the field.
So the following day as they were sent to the field, she slipped away once more and climbed the steps to the third floor. She looked around more carefully this time. No crazy psycho in sight.
She headed towards the office and tried to open the door. It was locked. Natsuki sighed and took a paper clip out of her pocket and jammed it into the key hole. There was a soft click and the door swung open. The ex cop looked nervously around before going inside.
Profiles, profiles… where would I put them if I were a warden…
Her emerald eyes suddenly spotted a filing cabinet. Bingo!
She opened the drawers carefully one by one. And found a folder called 'section A height 3'. She quickly scanned the pages. Score! This is it!
Natsuki looked out of the window and saw that the coast remained clear. Her eyes suddenly fell on the name 'Shizuru Fujino' and it itched her curiosity. No you're here to find out about the syndicate prisoners…
She heard the door bang shut and a click. Her heart pounded madly in her chest as she turned around slowly dreading who she would find. I'm screwed.
"Ara I believe what you are doing is not allowed."
Natsuki's eyes widened in shock.
"Shi—Shi-Shizuru?"
"I've been suspecting something… ever since you arrived here. You are no ordinary prisoner…" Natsuki swallowed hard "Natsuki… are you… a cop?"
The emerald eyes opened in shock, trapped in those crimson ones.
Note: My longest chapter ever! I chose the title 'Trapped' not only because Natsuki is within a prison but she is "Trapped" by her own emotions as well. Oh my god… when have I become so deep?
Yes time for the omakes!
OMAKE:
Asuka: Ugh…. Can't feel… fingers…
Shizuru: Ara? I wonder why Asuka can't feel her fingers… *snigger*
Asuka & Natsuki: SHIZURU YOU HENTAI!
Asuka: My fingers hurt for typing so much! Stop imagining weird things!
Shizuru: I can dream can I?
Natsuki: Oi…