A/N: Wow. That was fast. Anyways, I probably won't be updating for a little bit, since school is already kicking up, but we'll see. It may be manageable, if the feedback is good. As I'm sure you smarties can figure out, the italics indicates that they are speaking in Japanese. Please enjoy.
"Excuse me, miss. You have such a lovely voice." Shizuma began, immediately trying to smooth things over, being suave, starting the conversation more skilfully than Nagisa would've done. "We couldn't help but admire it. But we were wondering how you knew that song?"
A morose smile painted her features again. She seemed to do that so often. "I lived in Japan for a short while. I learned Japanese, although it's not the absolute best, I can maintain a conversation. It's a song that I heard as a passerby. I didn't quite like it so much back then, but now I really understand the lyrics. They do say, after all, that the song really affects you, and that you actually understand the lyrics when it's applicable to you... And I would say it's quite applicable."
Nagisa and Shizuma remained silent for a short while, realizing what the doctor was implying. But she was still so young...
"Are the both of you Japanese?"
"Yes." Shizuma and Nagisa replied simultaneously in Japanese. The doctor took note of this and a sad smile tugged on her lips.
"I see." The doctor responded in kind. "What a lovely couple the two of you are. I presume you're lovers?"
This took them back a bit, but they blushed and nodded. "You don't care...?"
"Oh honey, people here aren't judgemental. I know it can be frowned upon, and I understand this especially since I am a Catholic, but I not only tolerate it, I support it. Everyone deserves a chance a love, right?" Her voice broke at this, and she slumped over a bit, tearing her gaze away from the two of them with a stifled sob.
Nagisa sprang forwards to embrace the woman, and Shizuma did so as well, following suit, surprising the woman, who gasped a bit and looked up at the two. "W-What... Why?"
"I'd hate to see such a lovely woman like you with a terrible expression marring her perfect face." Shizuma gently tilted the woman's head up to face her warm eyes.
The woman was surprised at first, her eyes darting to Nagisa's face and back to Shizuma's. It seemed that Nagisa already knew of Shizuma's 'tendencies,' so she relaxed a bit into the touch, a dry chuckle escaping her. "I appreciate the effort."
Nagisa shook her head, a desperate expression on her face. "Please, miss! Is there anything we can do to help?"
"It's very nice of you to offer, but-" the doctor began, but she was promptly cut her off.
"We insist." Shizuma's voice had dropped to sensual drawl, sending a shiver up the woman's spine. Did she even swing that way? "Would you deign to entertain us, as to why such a lovely woman is so sorrowful? Believe me when I say, that the both of us have had more than a fair share of painful things in the past."
The doctor witnessed a flinch from Nagisa, and slight twitch in Shizuma's face, but there was no denying the veracity of her words. It intrigued her, that someone else had also been through something extremely painful. It was a little selfish of her, but at times like these, it was always easy to forget the world, thinking that you were the only one who was grieving. She slowly lowered her gaze to Shizuma's neck before glancing up again, heaving a sigh in defeat.
"I-I suppose it wouldn't h-hurt..." She trailed off nervously, a strange warmth enveloping her. Her friends had pushed for her time and time to reach out again, for she had withdrawn from society, isolating herself on purpose. But something, for some reason or another, made her decide, that these two would be the catalyst to her new life, or so to speak.
"Why don't we head out of here for a bit?" Nagisa suggested. The doctor shrugged, sauntering over to the door, her hand on the handle before she paused, turning around to face the other two, a tiny smile on her face. A real smile.
"Guinevere. My name's Guinevere Clark ."
"Nagisa Aoi." The red-head grinned.
"Shizuma Hanazono. It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Clark." The silver-haired beauty replied.
Guinevere chuckled lightly. "I thank you. The pleasure is mine." This, would probably be the last time they called her a doctor willingly.
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