Shizuru sighed, closing her eyes as she wiped the sweat off her forehead with the palm of her hand. Natsuki was stretching, before she turned to her seat, and look out the window in awe. Shizuru walked up to her, confused, until she saw what Natsuki was staring at. The sun was setting behind the hills, behind the ocean, and hiding into the endless sky.

"Its beautiful…" whispered Natsuki, her emerald eyes widening. She finally saw the sunset at somewhere that closed an hour ago, and she would even get to see the stars in the massive night sky. Slowly, she walked to the window, pressing her hand on the frame, and looked at her young teacher for permission, who smiled and gave her a nod. Natsuki slid the lock down, unlocking the window, and pushed it open. Even from here, a few miles away, she could hear the faint crashing of the ocean waves on to the white grainy beach.

"I've never seen a sunset like this before…I mean, I see it all the time, but I never seen it like this," Natsuki said, talking to both Shizuru and herself. She placed her hand on the edge of the window, trying to let herself go as close as the limits were.

"It is beautiful…but…isn't it sad?" Shizuru whispered, not knowing if Natsuki would question her. But Natsuki just turned her head, looked Shizuru into her eyes, and the two shared a connection. It wasn't a connection of some sort, it was just a sharing of the same feeling.

"Your right. I guess sunsets are kind of like us, you see it everyday, you can acknowledge its beauty for being there, but the sad thing is, that beauty will only be there for a short while, you know? Honestly, the Sun setting is the Sun Leaving, letting that certain part of Earth go to the moon for a source of light. People only think of the sun beautiful because of its magnificent colors, but people fear the night because the night is stereotypical time to get hurt. Sometimes seeing the sun during the day is beautiful, and now that I've seen what I wanted, I think I prefer a to see a sun rise here…" Natsuki ranted, not taking a short breath and actually taking around 10 minutes to tell that all too Shizuru. Shizuru looked at her with a bright smile, happy about the girl's honesty, though something inside her was raging.

Don't leave.

A gentle breeze went inside the classroom, causing their hair and clothes to rustle a bit, but the fresh air refreshed them. Shizuru turned back to the boxes while Natsuki stayed looking out the window, and sighed realizing they still had to unpack all the boxes. Natsuki heard her sigh, and turned around, and the thought hit her too, but her straight face didn't change.

"We should hurry, I don't want you staying here so late Kuga-san." Shizuru said with formality, feeling awkward with this weird pang in her heart. It was an ache, something that hurt so much, but her face did not show it. She was already revealing too much of herself to a girl that she had met a few hours ago, who was opening up to her.

Though, they just opened up the open parts of themselves. Shizuru knew that the two would never fully know one another, but was glad knowing that someone she could consider a 'friend', not an acquaintance like her co-workers, but an actual friend. Natsuki Kuga, the first teenager who was more mature than the adults she met, a mysterious girl who had people wanting her to acknowledge them, who had a calm, serious expression half the time, and actually appreciated beauty from nature.

Natsuki looked at her teacher, a woman she barely knew much about, yet she opened up to her for some reason. But her tarot card did tell her a key to something would be coming to her soon, and she honestly believed that it was Miss. Fujino, and she did find the older woman, the adult funny. Not in a bad way, but for some reason, the sight of the woman makes her weary soul feel light, like having a reversed gravitational pull to happen on her shoulders. Like she was a hope of some kind.

"Its okay…my…father…doesn't care what time I get home since I'm 19, and as I said, I don't want you to over work yourself, its not good," That's a lie. "so I plan to help you finish no matter what. And I doubt you should protest, because I refuse to stop helping you. Got it?" Natsuki commanded. Shizuru gave her a sly smile, shrugged, and said a quiet, "Okay, up to you than Kuga-san," and started opening the first box.

Natsuki stretched once more, before joining her teacher to open up all the boxes one by one, taking the items out, and placing them where Shizuru wanted them to be placed.

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The work was easier seen than done, but within 3 hours, they finally finished and was at the ground floor of the school recycling the boxes. Shizuru had asked the security guard, who knew her already, to keep the door open for her and she'd lock it, which she did as the two walked out of the school.

Natsuki sighed sadly, as she felt her stomach growl, and Shizuru gave her an amused laugh. "Hey, as a thanks, you want to go eat somewhere before we part? I know its 11…but I want to repay you for helping me. So I'll treat you, is that good?"

Natsuki nodded, and the two would meet at the nearby 24-hour diner, and separated. Natsuki walked to her motorcycle, glad that she can freely ride it because she finally got enough money to go get her license and insurance, and grabbed her helmet that was placed hanging on the side. Putting it on, she slid down the visor so dust and bugs wouldn't fly in her eyes or the strong gusts of wind.

Quickly, she slid onto the seat, and started the motorcycle, before letting it go make a sharp turn and out of the school. Shizuru was waiting outside of the parking lot in her own car, a slick crimson red 2008 Celica GT with black rims, with her window down as she waited for Natsuki.

"Nice bike," Shizuru commented, though inside, she felt her heart stop at the magnificent site. Natsuki either seemed like a girl who raced in a car, but a motorcycle? It was even better.

"Nice car," Natsuki said back over the roar of the two's engines before Natsuki took the lead in front of Shizuru. The two drove, until they reached the diner where they parked next to each other in the deserted parking lot.

It was a retro diner, clean, a working jukebox, pictures of The Clash, walls decorated with sports achievements from Natsuki's school, and pictures of old movie stars along with Japan's top stars. And, the food that was served there was good quality, and came with a good price. The environment was friendly, clean, and a perfect hangout, though no one really went there just because of it looking like an old place.

The two sat at a booth in the corner away from the door, and took the menus that were placed on the tables. A girl, most likely around Shizuru's age but in college, came up to them with a smile. She had piercing blue eyes, and black hair that went to the middle of her back, layered, and had blue highlights. Underneath the diner's waitress apron she wore a black sweater that was a bit big and with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows with blue jeans and black shoes on. She went up to the two, took out a notepad, and started, "Hello, I'm the waitress for the night, Lynn, what may I get you two?"

Shizuru closed her menu and looked at the girl. "I would like a regular sandwich and green tea." Lynn quickly jolted the order down on the pad, and looked towards Natsuki, awaiting her order.

"A cheese burger and fries, and water, please." Lynn gave Natsuki a small smile before writing down her order, and went off to the kitchen to tell the cook. Since they were the only customers, there was no doubt that food would take a while because the cook would be lazy.

"You know what's weird?" Natsuki asked, breaking the silence. "I've opened up a lot of myself to you, I honestly would have thought that someone like me would go through a major conflict or something to open up to you. But I didn't, I just felt…weird around you."

"Weird?" Shizuru questioned, raising her eyebrow.

"Yeah, weird. I feel normal I guess when I'm alone, but with you I felt weird. Not in a bad way, 'cause if it were, I wouldn't be here. But I don't know, its cool talking to someone who understands me."

"I understand you? But you said we had no conflicts, I don't recall going over any feelings or thoughts of some sort in the past hours we've talked." Shizuru said, leaning back into her seat.

"Not like that, its just…whatever it is, you understand me. But I don't know what it is…its kind of confusing. Nevermind.." Natsuki ended quickly when Lynn came with their soda's, and adding that their food will be ready in a few moments.

Natsuki sipped on her soda, watching Shizuru drink the tea with a gentle nature, and the two waited for their food. And soon it came, and the small talk was replaced with quiet munching on their food, and soon enough, it was time to leave.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow than, Kuga-san," Shizuru said while the two walked to their veichles that were parked next to each other. Natsuki replied the same thing, and put on her helmet, and slid on to her bike while Shizuru got into her car.

The two backed out of parking spots, and both drove off their own ways.

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TBC.

Meh, Another boring chapter, probably won't get as much reviews. Maybe I will, maybe I won't..but I'd like to thank everyone for all the reviews.

Therefore…-bows in gratitude-.

I shall give you a spoiler. This story will not be rushed, unlike Hostage. Shizuru and Natsuki are just friendly, no special feelings yet.

Not much of a spoiler, but hey, its something.