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Ch4 Kiss of a shadow
It was dark outside by now. The warm wind was ascending to the city from the sky, whistling in the summer night. It was flying over the mountains, inhaling the scent of the nature. Dancing lower with the trees of the forest that scratched it's body playfully. Finally, people in the road level could feel it, giving them a pleasant relief from the high temperature of the weather. In a park, a company of friends was gathered. It was a beautiful night for a walk.
"S-so, so...let me see if I get this right. You, Nao, Chie, Aoi, your boss, and basically the WHOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT is going to Fuuka?And all for that tiny midget brat?" an angry bluennete said, looking at the rest of her five friends.
"Uhmm...yes Natsuki, that's what we're telling you for the past 3 hours!" Mai said, feeling fed up explaining it over and over again to her friend.
"Honestly Wolfer, If you ask this ONE MORE TIME I SWEAR I will throw you to the sea!" green spidy eyes yelled, puffing her cheeks.
"It seems like Natsuki's problem doesn't lay its roots there. It's not that she doesn't actually understand the point of us being on that mission." Smiling brown eyes with glasses responded.
"I'm with Chie" her blue eyed partner added with a slight blush. "It seems that she doesn't want to let us leave, actually." she proceeded, winning an embarrassed look from the bluenette's face.
" I-I...I DON'T WANT MAI OR THE OTHERS, NOT EVEN NAO, TO LEAVE TOO! Please don't leave us behind...!" the cat-like girl's face yelled as she was letting out sobs and tears.
"I'm flattered..." the spider added apathetically, checking at her nails.
"Mikoto, don't cry please. It's only for our mission. After that we will come back. Besides, Natsuki will be here with you as well, ne?" the energetic Tokiha said.
Both Natsuki and Mikoto looked at each other and let out a BIG sigh. They didn't want to admit it, but she was right. All they had to do was be patient.
"Anyway...we should better get going. It's already late and we're leaving tomorrow morning." The black haired woman with glasses finally broke.
"Yes, let's go back Chie."
" Aoi you leave far away from here, YOU should leave first! " a redhead teased.
"You're right Nao, but I'm sleeping at Chie's today so we can leave together tomorrow" the girl cleared out, feeling a little shy and blushed.
"Ahhh …should I sleep with Ma-i-chan then?" a totally devious smirk got out of her mouth. "AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the red head bursted, hurting her stomach from the laughter.
"Yeah, right! Being with you at the mission is enough for me already! You sure can be annoying all the time!" Mai said on her grumpy face. 'Gah...it's gonna be a loong mission.' she complained to herself, letting out a sigh.
"FREE ICE-CREAMS FOR EVERYONE NOW!" Mikoto yelled suddenly, out of nowhere, making other people on the park to turn and look at her.
The girls laughed. Their night get away was full of fun and smiles, as it usually is when they all go out together. Chie would find a joke just about in everything. Mikoto ate at least 4 ice creams and the other half of Nao's, because she didn't like the chocolate flavor very much. After that Mai was scolding her about how she needs to watch her diet. Natsuki was surprisingly smiling,also she and Nao even bursted on laughter, watching Mikoto making Mai's jacket a mess with her ice cream. It seemed she could forget everything when she was with her friends...
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It was now almost 2(and something) am. A blue Ducati had just arrived on the parking lot. Inside of its owner's apartment someone wasn't very happy...
"What time is it? You're late and I had dinner on my own again! What were you doing all this time with your friends and where did you guys go?" Takeda shoοt all these questions together.
"You know how they will leave tomorrow so we deci-..." but before she managed to end that sentence, the guy pushed a kiss on her lips.
"Gah, Takeda no! What's all of the sudden? I'm very tired!". He still didn't listen and started hugging her. He put his hand on her right shoulder, leading it downwards to her back and then on her...
"Ahh...NO! Not now, I said!" she yelled at him as she pushed away his hand.
"We have so long to...you know... I can't stand this anymore! Everyday you wake up beside me, I smell your hair, your body...I caress it, BUT-but still I can't make it mine as much I would like...! But not today! Don't run away again, please!" Hearing those words Natsuki became upset. On the one hand he was right, they were a couple, so it was expected for them to make love. On the other, the bluennete couldn't enjoy it as she should. There was something missing, or even worse, sometimes she would feel extremely sad and empty after that...
'I can't punch him again, everytime he tries...maybe I should let go...Yes it's me who has the problem, it's not his fault...after all, we're a couple...' Natsuki now was letting the flustered guy closer and closer to her. His eyes were glowing and he couldn't contain himself anymore. He gave kisses all over her face, caressing her whole body. First on her neck, and then, sucking her lips. Although physically she was there, Natsuki's mind was traveling elsewhere... ' That woman...it's just a fragment of my imagination, why am I thinking of her? She's not even real and I felt something so deep fo-for a non existent shadow...' her mind was wandering during that night...'A mere shadow, that's what it was. Something non-existent...a mere shad...' she kept on repeating again and again, until her falling asleep.
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"NAHHH...I'm boooored...!" A neko-girl yawned aloud. "It's 18:07. That means Mai left before 11 hours and 37 minutes exactly!"
"Since when did YOU learn to calculate?" A pissed voice from a bluennete responded.
"Aghh...Natsuki is very grumpy today! You really seem different. Did something happen?" worried yellow eyes wondered.
"Sorry Mikoto but I can't tell you. First, because you won't understand, and second because...because I don't even understand myself" emerald eyes darkened and they were slowly spacing out...
"I- I KNOW WHAT TO DO!We need to call Ma-i!" the shorter girl enthusiastically responded trying to help her friend, but find an excuse to call Mai as well.
"Gaah Mikoto, I've told you many times! We can't call her, or anyone else. They are on a mission and it's very serious. She said she will call whenever she can."
"Bu-BUUU..." the spiky haired girl tried to finish when she noticed Natsuki wasn't listening anymore. No matter what, Natsuki would always listen to others. She never ignored any of her friends. Mikoto didn't know what was going on with her, but she knew something was very wrong. Suddenly, a brilliant (as she thought) idea came to her mind. "Mai...I-I will go to Mai and others and sell my ice cream at Fuuka then!"
"Wha-What?" emerald eyes now were shaken. "You can't just go to Fuuka, Then everyone will be gone!"
"You have Takeda"
"YES BUT TH-THAT'S NOT..." she didn't know what to say, the bluennete had no idea... but soon after that, she heard an engine starting...before she even realize it, the ice cream van was already leaving.
"BAKAA!WAAAIT!". She ran to catch her bike, still shocked by her friend's impulsion. Engine started, following Mikoto anxiously.
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White Van and a blue Ducati were now parked outside the old building complex.
" Mikoto I've packed my stuff, turn off that freaking game console and let's get going, Takeda will be here soon."
"O-ok , let's go."
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It was almost dark. The black haired guy was just finished from his job as a karate teacher. He walked into his house.
"Na-tsukiii...I'm here..." No response.
"Is she out again with them? But no, they left today except Mikoto, maybe...Wait...!Wh-What is this?"
There was a note on the living's room table, beside the door. It was from his girlfriend. The bluennete informed him that she had left, and didn't know when she would come back exactly. She didn't tell where she was going, but he knew. Suddenly, his brown eyes froze. The atmosphere of the house was becoming very heavy to breath, and cold sweat was now running from his face, down to his neck... For some minutes he couldn't even move. "So-so what I feared is happening..." the man managed to say, as he ran to his bedroom and grabbed the phone dialing a number very fast.
"Hello." a voice answered from the other side of the line.
"It-it's me..."
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Fuuka city. The third biggest city in Japan. Parks, big companies and buildings all over across it.
The blue Ducati was there and the white van was following behind. It was dark by now."ALMOST THERE MIKOTO" she yelled behind her friend in the van. A spark lightened her eyes and a warm feeling ran inside her watching Fuuka. Natsuki knew from where she had to go in order to get to the downtown of the city and their friends. After all, she used to leave there for the most part of her life, and her memory loss didn't affect the ability to remember the streets.
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On the Hills, up to the city, there is a house with a balcony and a black-white striped porch. Trees all around encircle the area, but the view is breathtaking from up there. The woman who owns it, is sitting at that balcony right now. She is wearing just a casual jean skirt and a black t-shirt. She has for company her favorite drink and admires the nature. 'I like this area, it's so peaceful...not even close to downtown's hectic noises. Even at the night I can be here and relax, clean my mind from all those thoughts...' she was contemplating, when a loud sound caught her attention. She laid the gaze of her deep crimson eyes, down to the road near the hill.
Suddenly the cup of the drink she was holding hits the floor nad nreak into pieces...
"Di-Did I just saw that blue...o-of...NO! This can not be true!" She said out loud. Memories came back at her, as she was struggling to shake them off. Hell, there was no possibility she could be right. She HAD to be wrong! ' She's long gone...never comes back. That's it, no doubt.' she ended up. There was still some doubt inside her though. What was worse though, was the hope. She didn't want to let the hope destroy her again.
'It was just a bike, nothing more...I need to stop overthinking.' After that,she didn't sleep. A certain person was on her mind all night...
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sammykhan I'm very glad you found it interesting ! I promise there will be more twists from now on, as well as more angst. Also thanks for the review :D
I really really hate unfinished stories so I will definitely continue no matter what :P
