It was sunny afternoon and it had been about a month since Satoko Hojo and Shion Sonozaki became lovers. Yes, you read correctly...LOVERS. As said before in an earlier fic, Satoko cares nothing for age difference or gender keeping people apart from being in love, and Shion just thought little Satoko was too cute to pass up.

But...their love wasn't exactly all sunshine and rainbows.

Satoko let out a loud groan as Shion dragged her to the Hinamizawa clothing store.

They were about half-way there when Shion dropped the younger girl to the ground and snapped, "Stop whining! Why do you have to act so immature? Don't you want people to see you as an adult? You're embarrassing me, you know!...DO I NEED TO HIT YOU AGAIN? I BROUGHT A HAMMER AND NAILS JUST IN CASE YOU PISS ME OFF!"

She said those last words through gritted teeth; her left eye were twitching, too.

Satoko flinched and nervously picked herself up off the ground. Definitely afraid of being 'punished', the blond girl replied, "I...I'm sorry, Shion-chan. I just...why do we have to go to the clothing store. I hate having to stand outside for hours waiting for you to pick something to wear! Plus, you always tell me we're going out on a date, but you lie!"

Shion's furious face immediately softened. Patting Satoko on the face, Shion smiled and gleefully exclaimed, "No matter what you say, Satoko, you're coming to the clothing store with me! Also, if you don't stand outside and wait for me if I decide to try out clothes...I'll nail your feet to the floor again like last week!"

Tears formed in Satoko's eyes as she recalled the horrible pain, but she refused to cry. She had gotten herself into this mess, and she was going to stick it out to the end...or she'll end up dying first, either way works. However, she had to try and find out the reason for all this pain, especially because Shion is SUPPOSED to be her lover and all.

"Shion-chan...why do you torture me so? I thought you loved me..." Satoko asked, her entire body shaking at the thought of Shion's possibly violent response to her question.

Giggling intensely, Shion replied, "Oh, you're such a silly little girl, Satoko-chan! You see, if I don't bully you around once and awhile...who else will keep your antics in check?"

"BUT...BUT YOU FUCKIN' DRAINED OUT ALMOST ALL MY BLOOD BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED INTO YOU ONCE! YOU TIED ME TO A CROSS AND THREW KNIVES AT ME WHILE BLINDFOLDED! YOU GET OFF ON WATCHING ME SUFFER! EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOVE ME, YOU SURE HAVE A FUCKED UP WAY OF SHOWING IT! YOU'RE A FUCKING PSYCHOTIC SADIST!" Satoko shrieked. The tears she was holding back flowed freely now.

There was silence, and finally...

"I guess I am, huh." Shion said with a smile.

Then, gripping Satoko's hand so tightly that her nails dug into the younger girl's skin, Shion pulled her poor little blond girlfriend into the store.