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Pirate
It was through some sort of accident that Shizuru had injured her right eye. Natsuki didn't remember the details but after the incident, Shizuru had ended up with a bandage on her eye for a week. It was around after, when the wound was healed that Shizuru found out from the doctor that she'd have to keep her right eye covered for at least a month not only as a precaution but for protection as well in order to prevent any further complications. Sure there was the medical eyepatch but Shizuru just couldn't help it. With the permission of the doctor, she wore the black leather eye patch over a smaller medical bandage on the eye that was hidden underneath.
When asked about it, she told them that wearing one kept her less conscious about how she looked with a bandage or the medical eyepatch. Also it helped that it looked a lot better. Natsuki didn't say but she couldn't help but think it didn't matter because to her they were all the same, she hated it anyway because they just all just served as a reminder that Shizuru was injured.
Of course when one day Shizuru happened to develop a habit of humming the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song under her breath that Natsuki couldn't help but doubt that, that was the only reason.
"Shizuru…aren't you a bit too happy now?"
"Hey…tell the truth. Wearing that eyepatch isn't just about superficiality is it?"
"Ara, does Natsuki not think that I'd make a pretty pirate?"
"…"
"Ikezu!"
"Leave it to you to twist an eye injury into a chance of playing pirate"
Sighing in annoyance, Natsuki can't refute that Shizuru did look good with the pirate inspired eyepatch. She just couldn't help but be annoyed that Shizuru's fangirls (after getting over the fact that their goddess was injured) noticed it as well. In fact, they noticed it a bit too much to the biker's distaste.
'Stupid Fangirls and their Pirate Fetishes…'