CHAPTER 4
~FLASHBACK~
"You're crazy" Natsuki said with a deep blush on her face while turning her back again to continue walking. Two seconds later and she's facing Shizuru again because the blonde man puts his arm over her shoulder, left hand holding an axe that rests in his shoulder.
"What shall we do with him, Boss?"
"TAKE HER AWAY!"
CAGE INSIDE THE CHARIOT
"Let me go!" Natsuki shouted and started pacing inside her cage.
"I need to pee!"
OUTSIDE THE CHARIOT
Shizuru's little group of mercenaries are all huddled up near the fire talking about the recent event that just happened a while ago.
"Boss, this girl goes around with a Nursery Rhyme book going on about 'Greater love and Lesser love. Clearly, she's an evil girl who abducts women and children!" said Haruka
"Boss, you must be possessed! Even a sophisticated guy like me can't seem to attract you. Seeing you fall for her really breaks my heart! Tate said while pointing at his nipples.
"Which one is your heart?" asked Haruka
"These two... my nipples! replied Tate
"You've made it obvious to her, your feelings. This girl doesn't appreciate you. She's so rude." said Mai ignoring Tate and Haruka's dumb conversation.
"Not just rude...it's downright inhumane! said Mikoto
Sitting on a wood with one hand on her chin, and the other on her knee, Shizuru listen to her dysfunctional family with boredom in her eyes.
"What about you, Nao? What do you think?" she asked the red head sitting far away from them and is still trying to turn off the fucking blood machine.
Sensing her boss' serious question, Nao stopped fiddling with the machine and directed all of her attention to Shizuru, blood machine still spraying in her face.
"I feel-"
"Can you first remove that get-up please?!" said Mai
"It's broken. I can't get it off. Someone help me" Nao said while getting up and walking near the group.
The group shouted their disagreement and told Nao to go back to her seat. Nao nodded and readjust the tube in her neck to speak.
"I feel... when I died just now...she seemed to show some empathy" she readjusted the tube on the other side of her neck then continued speaking.
"But when so much blood spurted out and she didn't suspect anything that shows her low level of intelligence" she said while readjusting again the blood machine.
"Frankly speaking, she's an idiot " Nao finished with seriousness in her face.
"So, who's more dumb, you or her?" Shizuru asked
Nao looked down on the ground like she's in deep thoughts. The spraying of the machine got blocked by her chin which resulted to her whole body being drenched in fake blood then after ten seconds, she faced Shizuru again and answered.
"Her, for sure.. right?" Nao said in full seriousness.
The group just stared at her. Nao stared back at the group. The fucking blood machine still spurting
Shizuru decided that talking to the group about her love problems are more dumber than Nao, and started walking to the woods to clear her head. Seeing their boss' deep in thought, Mai decided to follow her and do some damage control.
"Mai, was it rude of her to refuse my advances?" Shizuru asked
"Yes, but this also shows her positive qualities. She knows what kind of woman she wants" Mai said with a laugh.
"You understand me so well, unlike those stupid ones" Shizuru said gesturing back at the fire camp.
"Although she look weak and vulnerable...if you like her, I'll support you all the way"
"Ara Mai, you're wrong... she's braver than any of us. Although she looks like a nobody, she dares to fight the demons with just her Nursery Rhymes and not even for fame nor fortune. Now that's what I'd call a true woman of courage" Shizuru said with full seriousness in her voice.
"I get it...now I understand" Mai said full blown smile in her face while jumping like a child.
"Right?!" Shizuru joins Mai's jumping
"Right!" Mai replied now with clapping
"But she doesn't like me!" Shizuru suddenly stopped jumping, stumped her left foot and puts her hands in her waist, brows crunched and lips pouting.
"That's not true Boss. I'm sure she likes you. But you shouldn't act so tough. You should try to be more feminine. Come on just try it!" Mai suggested
Shizuru dances in a very combat-y way with a lot of arm flailing and yelling. Mai sighed.
"Not like that. Why don't you try this? Here" Mai said then began posing in a very feminine-like manner.
"I don't know how."
"Don't worry Boss, I got you." Mai said while producing two paper dolls out of her pocket.
"The Obedience Charm." Mai sticked the first doll in Shizuru's back and the other in hers.
"You'll do exactly what I do and say" "You'll do exactly what I do and say" Mai said while doing sexy poses, Shizuru in sync.
"Chu." "Chu" They both said at the same time while striking a kissy-face pose.
Mai Italics - Shizuru - Bold
Shizuru suddenly barged in on the chariot and posed seductively on the door frame, winking at Natsuki. Getting caught in the act, Natsuki zips her pants again and faced Shizuru.
"Sorry, I just need to pee. But you won't let me out so I have to do it here" Natsuki apologizes
Outside the chariot, Mai is looking at their shadows and listening intently in their conversation. She's waiting for what actions are needed to be done to make Natsuki fall for Shizuru. But then, a certain Nao decided to grace Mai her appearance.
"Hey Mai! Help me take this damn thing off" Nao said fake blood sputtering out of her mouth.
"Back off! You're spraying it on me" Mai yelled
"Back off! You're spraying it on me" Shizuru echoed
"But I haven't started peeing yet. How could I have sprayed you?" Natsuki asked dumbfounded by Shizuru's sudden outburst.
Outside the chariot, Mai is yelling at Nao for going near here
"Plug it up with a stopper"
"Plug it up with a stopper"
"You're so cruel. There's no need to plug it up. I can hold it in" Natsuki said
"But I don't have a stopper" Nao said pleadingly
"If you won't plug it I'll rip it out!" Mai yelled
"If you won't plug it I'll rip it out!"
Natsuki covers her mouth and crotch quickly, shocked at Shizuru's outburst
"Is there any justice in this world?! Natsuki said a little teary eyed now.
"Great, yanked it out of me" Nao said with a smile and goes to Mai
"Cut the crap" Yelled Mai to Nao and throws punches and kicks until Nao is on the ground.
"Cut the crap" Echoed Shizuru and begins to do what Mai is doing right now to Natsuki.
Natsuki covers her head and kneeled on the floor while she gets beaten by Shizuru . Suddenly, the paper doll got detached on Shizuru's back and landed on Natsuki's limp body on the floor. Realizing what she has done to Natsuki, Shizuru stopped her action and apologizes to Natsuki.
"Kaninn na my Natsuki! I didn't mean to.." Shizuru said and run out of the chariot to be away from Natsuki
"GET LOST NAO!" Mai yelled.
"Ok! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll go now" Nao crawled on the ground, away from Mai. Then Mai wiped her bloodied body and resume her sexy pose for Shizuru to copy.
Seeing their boss's running away and crying, Haruka and Tate barged in on the chariot to confront Natsuki.
"What the hell did you do?!" Tate asked Natsuki angrily
"I swear I'll kill you" inserted Haruka
Outside the chariot, Mai is doing her sexy dances unaware of the new arrivals. She points her fingers upwards with her hips swayed in a very alluring way, which is now being copied by Natsuki.
Tate and Haruka's face is now staring blankly at Natsuki's weird movements.
Natsuki is now slowly running her hands all over her body while staring at them.
"You friggin' sob!" Tate said in disbelief
"Okay, go for it! Go on...if you dare!" Haruka challenged
Natsuki is now slowly walking up at the Haruka and Tate. Then she suddenly grinds her body to Haruka
"Where's my sword?" Haruka whispered coldly to Tate.
"I- I'll get it" stuttered Tate as he quickly run outside
Then Natsuki inserted her pointer finger in her mouth and slowly pops it out and extended it to Haruka's mouth. Haruka started to shake and gritted her teeth.
"I can't take it anymore, you fucking pervert!" yelled Haruka as she started to pound Natsuki's face and body. A few seconds later, Tate got back in the chariot and joins Haruka in beating Natsuki to pulp. Few minutes later, Mai appeared.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! Stop it" Mai yelled as she goes inside the chariot to check on the sudden commotion.
The two stopped abruptly and Natsuki raised her head full of cuts and bruises. A loud whimper escapes her mouth as she tried not to fully cry. She stands up shakily and heads out the door limping.
"Stop playing tricks on me! Natsuki yelled then started puking blood.
"Wait!" Mai said
"I said, stop playing trick on me!" Natsuki yelled but suddenly collapses in the ground.
"CALL BOSS!" Mai yelled in a panicked voice.
Haruka and Tate paled when they saw Natsuki, fallen on the ground. They run quickly to where their boss had headed.
Mai shouted for Mikoto to help her carry Natsuki inside their chariot house. They lay her in the crew's room. It consists of two wooden bunk beds, and one cloth hammock. Tate is the one sleeping in the hammock while all the girls sleep in the bunk beds. Their boss has her own room adjacent to theirs which is a bit spacious and has its own bathroom.
Seconds later, Shizuru came barging in the room. Her hair is quite tousled and a thin layer of sweat is coating her forehead.
"What happened?" Shizuru asked worriedly.
"I- I don't actually know the whole story Boss, but I saw these two idiots beating the crap out of Kuga-san." Mai said, hotly glaring at Haruka and Tate.
"We're so sorry Boss! It's just that she's doing these weird dances and when she came near me to put her finger in my mouth, I -I just lost it." Haruka explained, face white as a sheet.
"Bring her to my room" Shizuru said coldly
"Y-y-yes boss" The crew answered.
They brought Natsuki to the adjacent room and complied every instruction Shizuru asked them to. After a minute of scrambling to get medicines, wash cloths and a bowl of water, Shizuru kicked the crew out of the room to start treating Natsuki's wounds.
She cleaned and treat the cuts on Natsuki's face and body carefully. She also stripped Natsuki's dirty clothes to towel bathe her and dressed her a fresh pair of clothes. After taking care of the girl, she went outside to hear the pathetic excuse her crew would tell her. After hearing the whole story, Shizuru fought the urge to kill her stupid crew especially Haruka and Tate.
Three days later and Natsuki is still not waking up. Shizuru is getting more and more agitated as days pass by. The crew kept pointing worried glances on their boss. Shizuru is quite paler and dark rings has appeared under her red eyes. She never talked a single word, just grunts and nods is her way of answering when asked.
"Please Kami... we need you.." whispered Mai into thin air.