Disclaimer: I don't own Mai-hime, or any of its characters. I don't own the song nor the idea of the MV.
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ARC 1: Beginning
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Saw your face, heard your name
Gotta get with you
Girls like girls like boys do - nothin' new..
-( Girls like girls by Hayley Kiyoko)
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Looking to her left, the raven-haired teen made sure that the signal light at the pedestrian lane turn to green before dashing through with her worn-out bicycle. Her shiny long hair flows like a steam of water as the wind blows, making the people around her admire the beauty she holds. However, she pay no mind to their love-struck looks.
Her eyes are focus on the way while her mind wanders far away, to the house only few blocks away. Thinking about the person who resides in, the girl smile warmly.
She paddled a little faster when the entrance to a private subdivision came to view. She greeted the guard with a bow and a smile before passing through the gates.
Not a minute after, she stopped at the side walk of a house with enormous lawn. Just then, she spotted a familiar car on the driveway. The smile on her face vanished in an instant knowing that the owner of the car is probably inside the house with the person she wish to see. She descended her bicycle, locking the wheels with a chain before quickly fix her appearance.
She walked on the lawn to the entrance of the house, then knock on door twice with her nervous hand.
"Natsuki!" greeted by a teenage brunette when she opened the door for the girl. Her burgundy eyes seems to brighten as she walks closer to the new comer. She smile lightly and shyly engulf the raven-haired one with a hug.
Natsuki, the raven-haired one, accepted the hug and awkwardly returned the gesture with the same enthusiasm. "Sorry, I'm late Shizuru. I got stuck in the traffic." She said instead, looking into a pair of eyes that holds so much unnamed emotions that Natsuki herself wanted to know.
The brunette playfully pinch Natsuki on her right shoulder and smile "You're such a liar! You ride a bike, how come you stuck at traffics?" she remarked, laughing lightly when her emerald-eyed friend pouts while nursing her 'sore' shoulder. "Anyway, come inside~" the young brunette gesture for the girl to go inside.
"Yes, Kuga. Do come in and interrupt us" a deep voice suddenly said.
Both girls turned to look at front and see a black haired guy with golden eyes standing with both of his hands pocketed. He's few centimeters taller than the raven-haired girl with wide broad shoulders and lean body. He is also five years older than the two girls, who have the same age of nineteen. Natsuki internally growled at the sight of the guy but remained calm on the outside for the sake of her friend.
"Reito, please" the brunette begged, standing in front of her friend.
"What? I just greeted her and said what's on my mind, what's wrong with that?" the golden-eyed guy argued, walking closer to the two girls before coming face to face with Natsuki. "What are you here anyway, huh Kuga?". He eyed the emerald-eyed up and down before scoffing.
"I'm came here to see my friend, Kanzaki. You got a problem with that?" Natsuki bite back, straightening herself so she can stand eye to eye with the man. Her patience is running thin and she's trying very hard not to lose temper in front of Shizuru.
"Natsuki.." the brunette started but cut off again by the arrogant guy.
"Friend? Yeah, right." Kanzaki said with a sneer. He came a little closer and put a finger on the raven-haired girl's shoulder "Do me a favor, Kuga. Stay the fuck away from my girlfriend, you wierdo". He said, repeatedly poking the girl on the shoulder in between the words.
Natsuki can smell a stench of liquor coming from his mouth and wondered why in the hell Shizuru let this guy come in to their house even if the said guy is their father's godchild. In that moment, Natsuki wanted nothing more than to punch the lights out this creature that touched her shoulder. She knows she can if she wanted to too. "She's not your girlfriend" she uttered silently. She fisted her hands and ready to deliver the blow when Shizuru's voice interrupted her murderous thoughts.
"Reito that's enough!" the brunette shouted. She pushed the raven-haired man back and stood in between. "Stop insulting Natsuki!"
"You're defending this girl?!" Rieto looked at the brunette then to Natsuki only to see the girl smirking cockily. He then balled his fist, face reddened in anger, before walking towards the emerald-eyed.
"What's going on here?" another voice thankfully interrupts.
Three pairs of eyes instantly looked up to see a short-haired brunette, almost the same color as Shizuru's if not lighter, came down to the staircase. Her eyes are colored lilac but aside from that, she and Shizuru have the same facial structure and can easily mistook as a twin.
"Ahn.." Natsuki and Shizuru said in chorus. Natsuki thankfully smile upon seeing the girl that saved her from bashing Reito's face on the cold floor.
Shizuru looked at her sister before casting her sight to another direction, hoping that the other people won't notice the hurt in her eyes when Natsuki left her side and went to Ahn's instead.
"Natsuki, what took you so long? I've been waiting for you like ages!" Ahn said as she fully descended the stairs, walking towards the emerald-eyed and kissing the girl on the cheeks. "Com'on, let's go to my room." She then hooked her arm on one of Natsuki's arm and pulled the surprised emerald-eyed girl back to her room upstairs.
Shizuru followed them with her eyes until the two disappeared from her sight. She unconsciously bit her inner cheeks until she can taste copper, feeling those painful pinch in her heart surface once again seeing her sister so close to Natsuki. She want it to be the other way around even though it was her sister who met emerald-eyed beauty first.
Reito snickered, grabbing the brunette's attention back to him, as soon as he heard a sound of closing door. "Don't tell me you're jealous?" he noted with a raised eyebrow. He walked towards Shizuru and press the girl on the door.
"Let me go, Reito!" Shizuru tried to get free from his grasp but the guy is obviously stronger than her.
Reito leaned in and grabbed Shizuru's neck with one hand with a little pressure. "You don't have the right to be jealous with them. Remember, Shizuru. You're mine" he implied before releasing the brunette and walked back to the living room.
Nursing her neck, Shizuru glared daggers at his back that could possibly lead to his death if looks can kill. She really regrets accepting her father's request to accept Reito as a suitor.
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The second that the door closed, Natsuki threw herself on Ahn's bed, burying her face on the pillow while she released her rage. "Arghh! One of this day I tell you Ahn, I'm gonna kill that motherf~"
"Ah..ah..ah! No swearing now, Natsuki. Not in my bedroom, at least" The lavender-eyed brunette interrupted as she seated herself in front of her study table and started to remove her sweater and short, leaving her with only white thin shirt and gray boyshort underwear. "And to satisfy your sentiments, I share your thoughts. Don't like that guy, not one bit .. you however, the one I like, for my sister of course."
Natsuki rolled herself up and face the other girl. "Thanks for coming to my rescue Ahn. I don't know what I could have done with that guy if you didn't come at that moment." She said as her face reddened lightly at the sight of the brunette few feet away from the bed. She turned to look around at the spacious room when Ahn started to laugh at her heated cheeks. They had been friend for quite a while now but the raven-haired still not used to Ahn's boldness.
"You're very much welcome. Now, can you tell me what are you really doing here?" the brunette asked, walking toward her bed and sit beside the blunette with a book that she's been reading before the commotion downstairs caught her attention. "Not that I don't mind your company though.."
Natsuki sighed heavily, letting her back lay comfortably on Ahn's master sized bed. "I want to talk to Shizuru ..hmm ..you know" she trailed off.
Nodding her head a little, Ahn hummed in understanding. When she was about to say something, they heard a knock on the door.
The short-haired brunette knew that it was Shizuru who's behind the door since their parents are currently not home and will be back the next day. Feeling a little playful on her own way, Ahn dropped the book she's holding and straddled a surprised Natsuki on her bed before leaning her face closer to the raven-haired teen just enough for their nose to briefly touch.
Just in time for the other brunette to open the door and gasped at the scene inside the room. "W-what..are you doing?" came out the hurt voice of Shizuru.
Ahn almost laughed out loud seeing another side and out-of-the-character reaction on her sister's face. "Mou, Shizuru. We're just about to start. You should've waited until I said you can open the door~" she said with a pout but the malice in her voice is evident.
To tell the truth, Ahn doesn't like her sister much because she thinks that Shizuru is too good to be true. Her dislike towards her sister is not close to hatred though. She just feel distant with the burgundy-eyed brunette.
Then there's also a fact that as for their parent, Shizuru is their perfect daughter while Ahn is the black sheep of the family even though she is older than the burgundy-eyed brunette. Maybe that's also the reason why she always wanted to tease her sister so much that sometimes, her actions unintentionally hurt Shizuru more than she wanted to.
The two brunettes stare off until it was the raven-haired's turn to disrupt the brewing storm.
"What are you saying Ahn?! No, Shizuru! Don't believe her.. Shizuru!" Natsuki shouted as she watched the burgundy-eyed brunette run to her own room, slamming her down loudly that made the other brunette flinch.
"Waah, she's really pissed off now" Ahn commented after she let Natsuki's body free at last and situated herself comfortably on her bed.
The raven-haired didn't mind her friend and ran outside towards the other room where Shizuru locked herself in. "Shizuru! Open the door" she shouted. "Let me explain, Shizuru" she knocked non-stopped, almost breaking the door out of its hinge. "I'll break this door if I had to~" She then heard a click beyond the door before it slowly creaked open.
Shizuru stayed partly hidden behind her door before speaking, "It's fine. There nothing for you to explain, Natsuki."
Natsuki shook her head and tried to open the door so she can see the brunette's whole face but Shizuru didn't budge on her hold behind the door. "Ahn's just messing with you, you know that. There's no meaning~"
"Stop, it's okay Natsuki..no need to further explain it.. Besides, it's not my position to tell you what to say or do.. Natsuki can do whatever she wants..". Her eyes stayed on the floor as those painfully piercing started to assault her heart again. She wanted to cry, and already feels her eyes watering, but she won't do it in front of the raven-haired teen.
"I can do whatever I want?" Natsuki affirmed, before the brunette nods in return. "Okay then" Without second though, the raven-haired teen pushed the door fully to let herself in. Shizuru staggered back when the sudden force from the girl surprise her. She stand back as she watched her friend close the door and locked them both inside her room. She watched as Natsuki walked towards her, pulled her body close until they both can feel each other's temperature. And she just watched as the raven-haired teen remove the remaining space in between their faces and completely capture the brunette's lips.
It was a brute kiss enforced with strong emotions. Hurt, anger, jealousy and so much more mixed in a kiss.
Natsuki snaked her hands around the brunette, securing the girl in her arms. Shizuru at first didn't respond but did the same after a while. She used her palms to cupped the raven-haired's cheeks and lean her face in more comfortable angle.
"I warned you!" Reito shouted when he open the door and saw the brunette in the arms of Natsuki.
The two startled girls stopped their kiss, panting a little with the lack of air, the instant after hearing the door slammed open. They both looked back at the intruder with wide eyes and didn't have the time to ready themselves when Reito barged in and separated Shizuru from Natsuki.
Reito pulled Natsuki by the hair and pushed the girl so hard to a nearby wall while he grabbed Shizuru on the arm, slapping the girl on cheeks, before throwing her on the bed. He spared a glare on Shizuru's semi-unconscious body first before striding towards the raven-haired teen that's bending on the floor in all fours, a small cut visible under her right brow.
Even before Reito come closer, Natsuki stood and tackle the surprised golden-eyed guy on the ground. She straddled him and pounced of him with all her might. Left-right, she punched simultaneously.
"Ahh!" Reito groaned painfully when the raven-haired girl land a solid punch on his left cheeks, causing the insides of his mouth to bleed. Another shot followed but this time, it was directed straight to his right eye. He tried to shield his face but unable to since Natsuki is stepping on his left arm, leaving him with only right arm to fend off. He can taste his own blood now but he don't know if it's coming from his mouth or from his broken nose. He tried to struggled lose by wiggling his body but the punch that he aimlessly threw made his escape successful.
It was Natsuki's turn to groaned when the punch connected to her jaw, rendering her immobilize for a few seconds. That few seconds though was the turning point that Reito needed.
He quickly let his left arm free before pushing the girl off his body. He stood staggeringly and pressed his foot on the girl's throat. "You bitch! You'll pay for this.." He threatened in a pained voice as he grabbed his swollen and bleeding face. Just like he guess, he have a broken nose and probably two missing tooth. He spits the blood formed in his mouth before grabbing Natsuki by the hair, bringing his face closer to the raven-haired girl. "I told you to stay away but you didn't listen! Shizuru is mine, you hear me!"
Natsuki would have none of that. She pulled her head back and with little energy she have left in her body, she head-butts the golden-eyed man as hard as she can. Reito released the hold on her but kick the raven-haired girl on the gut in return, causing Natsuki to crouch on the floor with her hands placed on her aching ribs.
Rieto was about to deliver another blow to the back of the head when finally, Shizuru came to. She grabbed the electric Taser that her father gave to her, and her sister, in case of emergency in a drawer near her bed. She pressed the device on Reito's back for a long time before finally letting it go and drop on the floor along with Reito's body.
She turned her back at the unconscious guy and immediately ran to Natsuki's side, aiding the girl to sit while brushing the raven hair that veils the girl's face. She cupped Natsuki's bruised cheek with one hand and lightly pulled the girl's face upwards so she can see those beautiful emerald eyes, only to gasp when she see the cut below the raven-haired's eyebrow bleeding continuously. There is also another cut on Natsuki's lower lip but it's not as bad as the other one.
"It's not as bad as it looks, Shizuru" the raven-haired commented, seemingly reading the burgundy-eyed brunette's thoughts. She tried to laugh to lighten the mood but winced in pain instead. "Urghh, okay. Maybe a little.." she said smiling. She straightened herself with the help of the brunette before caressing the girl's bruised cheek. "Are you okay?"
Shizuru nods her head, tears starting to build out from her eyes. "I'm sorry, Natsuki. I'm.." She lowered head and hide her face away from the raven-haired girl with her palms, blaming herself for the event that just happened.
The raven-haired shook her head and cooed to make the brunette stop crying. She pressed their foreheads, bodies close to each other, while her palms caress the face of the brunette. She took a deep breath when Shizuru come closer to her touch. They both looked into each other's eyes, soft emerald green meeting a pair of moisture burgundy orbs.
"..Urrgh"
The two startled girls immediately turned to looked at the beaten golden-eyed man trying to stand up, electric Taser on his hand. "Do you really think you've won, btch!" Reito spat as he tried to stand on his foot successfully but still shaky. "I told you, Shizuru is mine!" He shouted at the top of his lungs before charging towards the wide-eyed girls.
Natsuki instantly placed herself forward to protect Shizuru. It feels like the time moved slowly as she looked back at the crazed eyes of the man charging for her. She readied her body for the incoming attack by raising her hand to protect her face and body, her eyes to decide to shut on its own, but after a seconds after, none of it came. No stinging pain from the Taser, no nothing.
Slowly putting her hands down, she open her eyes moments later when she heard a pained cry from Reito. The guy fall face-first on the floor with a loud thud, unconscious for the second time.
"Now that's what I call homerun!" Ahn, who's armed with baseball bat, exclaimed in triumph while standing near Reito's body. She nudge him using her foot to see it he's still awake before kicking him twice on his ass. "That's right! Stay down, you jerk!" she said as she ran towards her little sister and hug the frightened brunette, dropping the dented bat along the way. "Cops will be here in a minute" she informed, examining Shizuru's face and body for any injury "Are you okay, Shiz? Are you hurt? Tell me.."
Shizuru shook her head and hug her sister tightly. Ahn never hug her before so she was a little surprise when the short-haired brunette showed concerned on her well-being, though she's not complaining for it. Before she knew it, tears streamed down on her face and her soft sobs turned louder.
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It was five minutes later when the cops arrived on the scene. They instantly arrest the still-unconscious golden-eyed man and investigate what really happened. After writing a report, and contacting the older owners of the house, they left the disheveled house with Reito in custody.
Shizuru and Natsuki stayed upstairs in Shizuru's room, cleaning the mess, while Ahn remained downstairs to prepare something to drink that hopefully help them calm.
Spotting a book under an upside-down chair, Shizuru slumped uncharastically on the floor as she hugs her knees closer to her chest. "This is all my fault.." she whispered.
Natsuki dropped the broom upon hearing those words before embracing the girl from behind. She felt the brunette freeze lightly upon contact but ease after a while. She forced the girl to look her in the eyes before bumping their foreheads together. "I love you, Shizuru" she confessed while her eyes closed. All the emotions bottled inside of her spilled in those words that for a very long time, she hope to say in front of the burgundy-eyed brunette. She feels her face heated, her palms sweated, and her heart beats faster in each seconds she utter those words repeatedly. "I love you."
The confession made the brunette's mouth left ajar. She wasn't really expecting this, not at least after what just happened between Reito and certainly not after what she saw moments before she ran towards her room. "B-but..Ahn?"
"Ahn is my friend. Just a friend.. that's what I keep trying to tell you..It is you that I love, Shizuru" Natsuki said in low tone as she inched her face closer to Shizuru. They then shared a looked one more time, conveying all the unsaid words through their eyes, before capturing each other's lips in another breath-taking kiss that will start the new chapter in their lives.
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Behind the door, the short-haired heard the confession that happened inside the room. Ahn smiled fondly after hearing the sweet words come out from the raven-haired girl's mouth effortlessly towards her sister. She is indeed happy for them from the bottom of her heart. She slightly opened the door just enough for her phone fit and captured the exact moment when her sister kiss the emerald-eyed beauty back. She then carefully, and silently, closed the door when she felt she had enough 'materials' that she can in the future, if she needed. She laughed evilly inside as she imagined the flustered face of the two girls if they saw the images. She scrolled on the pictures she took, a smile still gracing on her lips, before scoffing as she walks back towards her room. "Teenagers"
ARC 1: The End
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A/N: There you have it guys! Sorry for any mistakes, btw.
FYI. This is just the first arc, so there will be more stories with different settings coming in the near future. All of it is one-shot. And based on a song title or the song MV. Suggest any song(s) you like for me to interpret and who knows, I might think of a plot right away and post your requests.
Possible title of ARC 2: Marry me by Jason Derulo/OR/The only exception by Paramore
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