Prt. II

Tension was thick in the air, as it has been for quite a while now. Dinner had been eaten in pure silence for months now, everyone is suffocating but no one peep a word about it. Even the grandfather stay quiet, he looked like he's about to burst because of the heavy silence about them.

"You two, in my study right now." He demanded leaving the dining room. The other two politely excused themselves and followed the old man, who walked pretty fast for someone his age. "Mikoto, whatever it is that you did to upset Mai-chan, apologize right this instance!" Mikoto's grandfather glared at her but she just looked back at him innocently enough. "Jiji, as far as I can recall..." Mikoto paused for a moment looking rather thoughtful. "I haven't done anything to upset Mai-san," she finished reserving Mai as a stranger by using the honorific title. "It doesn't matter; you two stay here and work whatever it is out. Don't you dare leave without working it out," he said sternly and slammed the door to the study room shut.

Mikoto let out a deep breathe, walking slowly facing the window and looking out at the dark sky above. "I've been thinking lately," she started. "That Mai-san isn't happy here," she paused again and inhaled deeply. "I will ask our parents for permission to dissolve this unwanted marriage." Mikoto finished and turned around to face Mai with the brightest smile she could muster. This sudden revelation startled Mai, she was happy of the news and yet something inside seemed to cracked and then shattered completely.

When did you become so mature, so thoughtful? Yes, things had gotten complicated for Mai, just last year she hated this marriage but now she didn't want it to end. But that's just it, Mai suddenly recall the incident at Yukino's wedding where Mikoto left the party with one of her fans. This boiled her blood, and she could no longer bottle it up and this might be as good as anytime to get this over with.

"Was it because of that young girl with silver hair?" Mai asked calmly though her eyes looked like hot lava flowing out of the volcano. "No, Shion-san asked me to give her some lesson in kendo. She is a samurai fanatic," Mikoto replied without so much as blinking. The teen hadn't a clue as to why Mai would brought this up suddenly, but then again she haven't thought much about anything of late besides a way to end this unhappy marriage. "If not, then what prompt you to think that I'm unhappy with this marriage?" Mai asked crossing her arms over her busty chest. "You sighed so often that even a blind person could tell that you're unhappy here," the teen said flatly as she's tired of pretending to be noble and just. "True, I was unhappy about it at first, but as time goes by I started to feel things in a different ways and my heart desired something else. Something more basic, it is a sinful and animalistic desire and it bothered me lately." Mai paused looking a bit embarrassed to admit her deepest feelings so suddenly to the teen.

"Mai-san," Mikoto spoke softly standing in front of Mai looking at the busty woman's flushed face with loving eyes. "I adore you from the moment we met and maybe even love you, but that could hardly quenches your desire for someone to complete you." Mikoto said warmly wrapping her arms around Mai pulling the older one into an embrace. "But if you're willing to take a chance, I would very much wanted us to be away the next week just the two of us. Free from all the eyes around us, there we can talk open about what we desire. You can tell me about this animalistic desire of yours too," she cooed gently stroking the silky strawberry orange hair. "Mm..." Mai muffled a reply nodding into Mikoto's shoulder feeling warm and secured somehow.

When they come back into the dinning room, it becomes dead silence once more. No one asked them, as the two seemed to look the same when they left earlier and this irritated their grandfather. "Jiji," Mikoto started after dinner was over. "I wanted to go to the beach house with Mai-san early tomorrow morning and stay there for all of next week," she paused hearing the gasping from her parents. "I'm sure you can arrange that, since we didn't get our honeymoon time after the wedding did we?" Mikoto smiled a cat-like smile, one that sent her family scrambling in panic trying to fulfill her request.

Per her request, the two were at the beach house somewhere in Okinawa the next day. The place is beautiful, but Mai was exhausted from the flight that she ended up sleeping in for the rest of the day while Mikoto unpacked and went groceries shopping. By the time she got up, the sun was already set and dinner was already made. They had a quiet dinner, Mai still felt a bit weird about talking to her supposedly spouse about animalistic desire and Mikoto didn't seem to press on it.

"Just out of curiosity, how old are you Mikoto?" Mai asked as the two sitting on the back porch watching the shore just a bit away from them. "I am fifteen, entering Fuuka High this coming Fall." Mikoto answered honestly. "So, do I get to hear about this animalistic desire of yours then?" she asked at last. "C-close your eyes then," Mai stuttered for the first time. It's now or never, just do it! She mentally encouraged herself watching Mikoto closed her eyes with a brow raised still, though she didn't asked her question. Quietly, Mai got up and carefully moved about until she's in front of the teen, bending a bit she tilted her head slightly and slowly moving forward. The sounds of the waves was becoming annoying, like its trying to ruin this perfect moment but Mai decided to ignore it for now and continued on before she lose her nerves for good. She brushed her lips gently against Mikoto's lips, surprised Mikoto parted her lips but her gasp never escaped as Mai boldly captured it with her own. "This is what you mean..." Mikoto trailed off when Mai pulled away looking away shamefully as well. "Let us go inside, the dew is coming down and you will get sick being out here." Mikoto said as she got up and took Mai's hand walking back inside. They got ready for bed, Mikoto smiled cheekily as she watched Mai combing her hair. "I really like that animalistic desire of yours," Mikoto said smiling still sitting on the edge of the bed as Mai finally went to turn off the light. Tonight, they will have to share the same bed as there are no extra futon around here.

The next day, they enjoyed the whole day at the beach just the two of them. Mai got a little bolder and stealing kisses from Mikoto quite often, they went out for dinner at a beach restaurant dressing casually and holding hands strolling down the street to the restaurant. Of course, there were plenty of eyes staring at the two, and most of them stared at the busty woman who tried her best to ignore all those lustful looks from the men passing them by. Mikoto, however, just had this satisfying smile on her face, so making her paying very little attention to anything around them but the road to dinner and the woman walking next to her.

"Ah, Minagi-san, another friend?" a young man greeted them at the door to the restaurant. "You wish," Mikoto said as she gives him a playful punch on the arm. "I'm her wife actually," Mai quickly said as she doesn't like how close this young man was getting to Mikoto. His eyes nearly bugged out, though it looked pretty big when he heard her said that. "Um... party for two and make it romantic..." he pulled a waitress nearby and give her the order. "This way please," the young waitress said leading the way as Mikoto walked by pulling Mai with her. So, once again they had dinner in silence with heavy air hung about them.

As they got home, Mai roughly pushed Mikoto against the door and kissed the teen forcefully. "We're still married, so that makes you mine. Remember that," Mai said asserting her dominance as she left Mikoto there and headed into the bedroom. "Sweet, but ow..." Mikoto murmured once Mai was out of earshot, her back went smack into the doorknob when Mai pushed her. Rubbing her back, she headed toward the bedroom, hoping for no more pain but then again, things are getting quite interesting with her older woman. Mai was already in bed with the cover pulled over her head, probably ignoring Mikoto's present though the teen doesn't seem bothered by it as she changed her clothes and crawled into bed herself. Though she can't help but let out a slight whimper when she lies down, as the bruise seemed to start to swell a bit.

"A-are you okay?" Mai asked sounding worried in the dark after hearing Mikoto's light cry. "Yeah, never better!" Mikoto jumped and recovered quickly. "Though maybe next time you assert your dominance, can we do it on bed instead? The doorknob isn't soft like a bed," Mikoto winced as she turned on her side so that the aching feeling would stop. "Minagi Mikoto that is not something you should be joking about if it hurt that bad." Mai said as she sat up and turned on the bed light and checked on the blacken bruise on Mikoto's back. "But you were so cute when you're mad or should I say sexy," Mikoto tried to sound all innocent as Mai rubbed the bruise in trying to dissipate the bruised blood. "Serve you right," Mai murmured as she put a bit more pressure on it causing poor Mikoto to actually yelp out in pain. "Merciful, you're an abusive wife Mai-san..." Mikoto managed that much even through the pain and she still used honorific with Mai's name.