"You'll write, won't you?" Came the almost pleading question from the blue haired girl as she reclined against her motorcycle. In front of her, a black limousine sat idling, a crimson eyed beauty standing almost regally beside the open door.
"Natsuki... Does this not seem a little familiar?" The tawny haired counterpart replies, a gentle smile crossing her lips. Natsuki could only rub the back of her neck and advert her eyes. The expression she wore showed she was a bit... troubled. Picking up on the distress rolling off of the blue haired Hime, Shizuru steps forward and wraps her arms instinctively around her and gives a gentle squeeze.
Natsuki could only nuzzle timidly into the embrace, her body a bit more rigid than she would have liked. She was still learning to try and relax when Shizuru touched her in such a way. This time the parting was different though the scene seemed very reminiscent. "I will write, but you... Don't make Mai have to set up a little "get together" just to remind you not to avoid me."
Shizuru was trying to lighten the mood to make their parting a little easier this time around. It seemed though this was going to be a fruitless effort with the young woman across from her being quite stuck on sulking. "I won't!" The sudden outburst caused Shizuru to laugh, but only slightly.
"Good... I will see you soon, Natsuki." Briefly she wondered if she should try to leave with a goodbye kiss, but then again her Natsuki wasn't for that type of display. With an inward sigh she goes to slip into the limousine but before she can fully turn her arm is caught at the wrist, preventing her departure momentarily. "Shizuru..." The name rolled off of Natsuki's lips so softly it was barely registered by the other woman.
Much to her surprise Shizuru is turned around and a most gentle, very timid kiss was placed upon her lips. Before her eyes closed against their own will at the act she caught the faintest sign of a blush upon the other girl's cheeks. It was enough of a glimpse to send butterflies scattering across her insides. "Have a safe trip..." Natsuki said quietly before releasing her into the car and carefully shutting the door behind her.
Inside Shizuru placed a hand to her lips, the place where Natsuki had kiss still burned... Her mind was a blur as the limousine began its trip to the airport. Still in the same place Natsuki watched until the taillights disappeared before revving her motorcycle to life and speeding back toward the Fuka Dorms.
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"So what happened between the two of you after the club?" A curious red-haired Hime asks while leaning against the table in front of her. Her expression was a questioning one, her eyes lighting up a bit as she waited a juicy tale she was sure included confessions of love.
A snort comes from the blue haired Hime across from her, sitting with her arms crossed loosely over her mid-section. "Oh come on! I deserve to know after the work I put into getting the two of you together!" Mai exclaims her hands up in the air. Natsuki simply reaches across the table and polishes off the remainder of her drink, crunching some ice in the process.
Mai twitches her nose, seriously doubting now that she was going to get to revel in any of the 'could be' gossip. "We just... Talked." Natsuki finally divulges, shrugging her shoulders slightly. Mai purses her lips, her eyes narrowing just a tad. "Talked huh? Is that what they call it now days?" She taps her chin thoughtfully.
The comment definitely got the desired effect, Natsuki was sporting a nice scarlet across her cheeks. A hand comes down atop the table and the blue haired Hime scowls at her friend who was currently all smiles. "Cut it out! There was nothing like that... Geeze..." Her eyes roll and focus on the corner of the small diner.
"So?" Mai asks, trying to push Natsuki to tell just a little more about what actually happened the night she and Kaichou left the club together. A heavy, irritated sigh comes from the other girl as she runs a hand through her shimmering hair, closing her eyes briefly as memories of the evening flood her mind...
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When they had finally returned from the haven of the bathroom to the table where their "friends" all sat, they received quite a myriad of stares. Mai was beaming, her cheeks flushed, her eyes a bit lazy from the liquor. Midori was simply wiggling her brows, her jaw a bit slack from her obvious drunken state. Nao... Well Nao was scowling as usual but their seemed to be a hint of a grin curling the corners of her mouth.
Natsuki was blushing, it didn't take much but those looks from the others to send her into her chair, avoiding their looks at all costs. Kaichou, as cool and collected as always took a seat across from Natsuki and merely smiled sweetly at the other occupants of the table. Mai was the first to break the comfortable silence (well comfortable all but to Natsuki!) with her cry for more Sake, to which a petite waitress brought over without questions.
"Haven't you had enough?" Slurs Midori, snatching the bottle from Mai's hands before she could pour herself another cup full. Mai pouts, watching the other woman pour her own cup and down it, then pawn off a cup to Nao who was protesting profusely. "How come she can have some?" She fussed, which caused Shizuru to cover her mouth with her fingertips and laugh softly into them. She'd never seen them this way, it was quite an insight.
The little chuckle caused Natsuki to return her attention to the group, raising a brow at the antics of the other girls. Her eyes roll and then Shizuru's eyes catch her own, sending a nervous shiver down her spine. Suddenly her lips were dry and she takes a shot of her own... Hissing softly at the burn felt in her stomach.
A slender brow arches on Shizuru's face; she couldn't remember ever seeing Natsuki drink. A tender smile crossed her lips as she reached out, and nudged an empty cup toward her. "Ara, Natsuki... Would you pour me some as well?"
At the request Natsuki's brows shot up but she obliged and poured the cup, offering it out to the older girl. When Shizuru knocked the liquor back without so much as a grimace Natsuki was quite impressed, she hadn't known her to be a drinker. "Do you drink this stuff often?" She asked over the thumping music, getting only a coy smile as her answer which for some reason brought a smile to her face as well.
Two bottles later and the group had effectively worn themselves out for the evening. Mai was passed out, her head atop Nao's shoulder who was flopped out in her chair, her head lolled back and frosted eyes staring unresponsively toward the ceiling. Midori was awake, though barely so and she had the hiccups which only served to annoy her at the present time.
"So I said to them,-hic-" She began her story for the fourth time and Natsuki was getting tired of hearing the same beginning over and over. Decidedly she stood, causing Shizuru to follow her with her eyes questioningly. "I've had enough for one night." She declared, her face flushed from her own drinking excursion. Suddenly standing up so quickly wasn't looking like a good idea... She sways ever so slightly and just as her legs threaten to give way a pair of arms slide around her mid-section and ease her into a soft body.
Natsuki's brows furrowed at why the floor felt so unusually comfortable but when she turned to investigate all she saw was a pair of luscious breasts covered in the thin black material making up Shizuru's attire for the evening. A dreamy look overtook her features but slowly the reality registered and she jumped back, nearly toppling over the table she'd bumped into as a result of her sudden movement. "Shizuru!" She slurs out, the liquor now coursing through her system much more effectively thanks to the jerky movements.
The tawny haired woman merely raised her brows and chuckled. "Ara,.. Is Natsuki that drunk?" She asks a finger to her chin. Natsuki cleared her throat and merely looked to the floor. She hadn't meant to drink so much! When Shizuru began knocking back cups Natsuki's competitive nature got the better of her. An annoying throb began to pulsate through her temples which caused her face to drop some. Shizuru merely smiled and slipped an arm around Natsuki's waist. "Come on, I'll make sure you get home safely."
A quick phone call was made, and then another to reserve a cab to help the others get home then Shizuru and Natsuki found themselves outside in the cool night air. To the blue haired Hime's relief there was a breeze and it cooled her sticky skin effectively. "What about my bike?" She questioned, as she turned to Shizuru with raised brows. "Don't worry; I will have it towed to the school." The thought was waved off as a black Limousine appeared and a short, elderly man stepped out to open the door for the two women.
On the way to Fuka Academy Natsuki had passed out, her head lolled to one side to rest her cheek atop Shizuru's shoulder. The older girl effectively maneuvered Natsuki onto her side and rested her head in her lap where idle fingers eventually made their way through soft blue tresses. A slight sigh was lost on her as Shizuru eyed her from above.
"Come on Natsuki... We're almost there." Shizuru stated as she leaned the bluenette against the corner railing. "Now where are your keys?" She asked quizzically but got no real coherent response from the other girl. Her eyes rolled at the cute display of jumbled words that spilled from Natsuki's mouth. Shizuru eyed the girl for a brief moment before it was decided she was going to have to try and find the keys for herself. Those crimson orbs roamed freely over the other girls form, soaking in more than they probably should have.
"Oh Natsuki..." She murmured before her hands slipped into the tight pockets of those biker pants, fishing out the key ring she'd been searching for. Once inside Natsuki is carefully led into the bedroom, Shizuru being sure to dodge the mess that littered the floor. When she had her blue haired Hime safely on the bed she began the slow process of removing the heavy biker boots and then guided Natsuki under the covers.
Gentle fingers played through the other girl's hair, brushing it out of emerald eyes as they threatened to close. Shizuru wore a smile, though it seemed a little sad, a fact which hadn't been lost on even the drunken Natsuki. "I didn't mean to drink so much..." She admitted again but the tawny haired girl merely pressed two fingers to Natsuki's mouth to silence her.
"No need for apologies..." And to her surprise Natsuki pursed her lips against her fingers and kissed them tenderly. The innocently cute little act caused Shizuru's heart to leap in to her throat, but she fought against other urges and stood from the bed.
A hand shot up and clenched the edge of her dress, preventing her from leaving. Her brows furrowed as she turned back to study Natsuki who was doing her best to look innocent. "Please..." She began, but didn't need to say anymore, Shizuru sat on the edge of the bed and smiled.
Though her head was pounding, Natsuki didn't want Shizuru to leave. Rather as drunk as she was she wanted to talk about what had happened earlier in the evening. "Shizuru, about tonight..." Shizuru swallowed down the heart that was still beating in her throat and tried to keep the smile on her face. Was Natsuki suddenly regretting what had happened?
"I'm sorry I couldn't... Give you more..." The start of the confession caused Shizuru to blink, not really sure she had been hearing correctly. "I really... Like you... You know..." There was a blush on Natsuki's cheek but Shizuru wasn't sure if it was from the alcohol or her current ramblings.
Suddenly Natsuki sat up from the bed and in a blur Shizuru found herself pushed back onto the bed with Natsuki's lips pressed firmly to her own. The tawny haired Hime was shocked to say the least, and her body was rigid underneath that of Natsuki's. Suddenly realizing what she was doing Natsuki backed off and blinked as she settled back onto the bed, her face a renewed crimson that almost surpassed the flames that were Shizuru's eyes.
"I... God.. I'm sorry..." Natsuki stammered, slapping herself in the forehead. Shizuru could only laugh at the brash behavior of a drunken Natsuki who now seemed absolutely mortified at her actions. 'I'm never drinking around her again!' Natsuki's brain screamed as she watched Shizuru lift herself from the bed and settle back onto the edge.
"Ara, Natsuki is so forceful in her declarations!" She chided playfully, causing Natsuki's face to burn more if at all possible. A noticeable cringe on Natsuki's part catches her attention and her expression softens as she reached over to brush back the other girl's hair.
"There's time for everything, don't worry so much." She says carefully, not wanting Natsuki to feel rushed. Immediately past feelings of cornering the girl surface and she retracted her hand, her eyes looking remorseful. Natsuki apparently hadn't been drunk enough to miss that change in the other girl and reached out after the retreating hand and grasped it with her own. "Don't do that." She says and offers a smile toward Shizuru who could only smile back, the light coming back to her eyes almost instantly.
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"So basically you got trashed, tried to ravage her and she ended up taking care of you all night?" Mai says with a lopsided grin gracing her features. Natsuki simply huffs and crosses her arms back over her stomach again. "Not exactly! I mean... We did end up talking!"
Mai falls back against her chair and laughs, shaking her head. Her friend was utterly hopeless! "That's rich, Kuga." Natsuki snickers at the use of her surname.
"Really though," Mai finally says after a moment of silence went between the two. "How do you feel about her?" The sudden question caught Natsuki a little off guard and she blinks before focusing her eyes back on her friend.
"I..." She begins but then pauses as if to sort through her own feelings. Her eyes drop to the table top and then rise to meet Mat's once more, this time a little blush on her cheeks. "I feel... Differently toward her than I would for just a friend."
The orange haired Hime could easily tell just that tiny confession from Natsuki had taken a lot, and that she was still trying to place just exactly what she did feel. A smile flitters across Mai's face and she reaches across the table, taking hold of Natsuki's shoulder and rubbing it tenderly. "I'm glad you at least have figured that much out."
"Me too." Natsuki replies with a confirming nod in Mai's direction. "Now I just need to figure the rest out, including how to deal with Shizuru being so far away." A dejected sigh comes from the bluenette. If she had just talked to Shizuru before! Before the festival, before graduation, before she'd left for college instead of acting like a dumb idiot! Inwardly she berates herself for her own selfish way of handling such matters but there was no use fretting about things that couldn't be undone. She had a promise to keep, and this time she would be diligent about it, no more pushing her most precious one away.
Lifting herself from the chair she offers a little wave to Mai, grabbing her helmet in the process. "I've got stuff to do; I'll talk to you later." She says and smiles, getting one in return from her friend who waves her off. "See ya."
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"Shizuru...,"
That was all that was written across the white paper sitting in front of the blue haired girl. Her nose twitches and she taps the pen in her hand against the top of the desk. She'd never been that great at writing letters and for some reason she was putting unnecessary stress on herself about this particular one.
"Come on Natsuki, it's just a letter!" She groans and leans back, the chair creaking under her. Her face is rubbed with the back of her hand and she yawns. It was getting late and so far she couldn't seem to pen anything worthwhile, she was beginning to think this might be in vain.
As her hand comes away she focuses on the wall in front of her and the visage of Shizuru filters into her mind. The girl had always been such a pain in the ass. With the teasing, the constant flirtatious remarks and the subtle groping in public that would cause nosebleeds to nearby fan girls. A sigh passes her lips as she recalls the fond memories; suddenly she blinks at her own realization. Fond memories? When had those annoying occurrences become fond memories?
"Geeze Natsuki..." She taps her forehead with the pen and shakes her head with a groan. How long had she actually had feelings for the former Kaichou without her own knowledge of it? When had she started enjoying the subtle gropes and the annoying comments from the other girl?
With a renewed vigor the pen is set on the paper and begins writing what would soon become a three page letter.