A/N: I'M REALLY SORRY!!! sorry if i took long in updating... i had so many troubles these past months and i couldn't think of anything to update my pending stories.. i hope you guys forgive me and won't stop reading my story.. T-T kannin na minna... hontou ni kannin na....
chapter 4's up and i hope this would make up for the long time of not updating my stories...
Chapter 4: opposites don't attract?
Hearing the threat, Mai just spun around and quickly dodge the sudden release of bullet from Natsuki's gun and she hit Natsuki in the head with a closed fist. This made Natsuki to open her eyes widely and yell out in pain with her hand over her head where Mai had hit her.
"Damn you woman!" Natsuki yelled out. She rubbed her head with her left hand. She gave Mai one of her piercing Kruger death glare which was again no effect on the orange headed chef.
Mai grabbed the gun from Natsuki and gave her friend an angered mother look. Seeing the look made Natsuki frown and mumble incoherent words. "I told you that pointing your gun when you just woken up or startled would end up killing somebody innocent!" Mai harshly pointed out while swaying the gun from left to right. "and I do't want to be that innocent somebody." Mai added with a raise of a brow.
"yeah right.. innocent…" Natsuki snorted and lazily looked beside her. She froze in place when she saw an amused Shizuru by the door of the kitchen, watching them bicker. She wanted to say something to Shizuru but seeing how Shizuru dressed like made her blush.
"hey are you listening Natsuki?" Mai asked, swaying the gun in her hand from left to right. She trailed Natsuki's line of sight only to find a woman smiling at them. She gave the woman a friendly smile knowing that it was her who called out earlier. "You must be Shizuru Viola. I must've struck you in curiosity when you saw me cooking. I'm Mai Tokiha, one of this stupid wolf's few friends and the only one who can cook for her without getting shot at in any part of the body."Mai said with jest. She gave Natsuki a pat in the head to contain the on-coming snarl that the blunette was about to let out.
"ara, so that's what Natsuki-han meant in saying 'when dinner comes'. You cook for her Tokiha-han?" Shizuru asked, giving one of her façade smiles to Mai. She glances over the blushing Natsuki and somehow, the red hue over her supposed-to-be fiancée was quite cute. 'ara, her blush can be quite addicting to see. It makes her look like a cute little puppy.' She mentally noted.
Natsuki saw the smile and noticed it was one of Shizuru's fake smiles she always sees on the television or papers. Hating the said smile, she snarled and quickly snatched the gun from Mai and pointed it to the actress' chest. 'Tch!' she growled and gave Shizuru a menacing Kruger death glare.
"NATSUKI!" Mai screamed out in surprise. She didn't expect her friend to point a gun over an innocent woman like Shizuru. But to her surprise, Shizuru wasn't even budging from her position as if she's inviting the angry wolf into shooting the gun. "Natsuki, as far as you hate whatever it is, don't take it out on Viola-san!"
Both Natsuki and Shizuru ignored Mai and had themselves into a staring contest. Shizuru was beaming the said façade while Natsuki was still glaring and snarling softly with her left canines showing. The stare was like reading each other's mind. With Shizuru's calm, façade smile demeanor made Natsuki irritated some more. But seeing that what her doing was stupid,she flicked the hilt of her gun and made it spin around her index finger a few times and stopped it just to fire the gun on the chair not far from the brunette.
"tch… of all the fucking luck, I have to point it to someone who isn't afraid of me…" Natsuki sighed. " you are not an actress when you are in this house." Natsuki said in a deadpanned voice, throwing the gun in the nearby table counter and marching her way towards the seat beside the one she shot at and slumped down with her arms crossed below her chest. "MAI DINNER!" she said in annoyance.
Mai just rubbed her temples to calm herself down and went back into her cooking while Shizuru blinked a few times, processing what Natsuki had said about her. She raised a brow and looked over the blunette who was currently had her head on the table with her arms covering them. She could've sworn she heard some curses being mumbled around by the said blunette.
"dinner will be ready Viola-san, please take your seat." Mai said cheerfully as she was placing the food into individual bowls. She proudly gave the bowls to both Natsuki and Shizuru and she sat on the chair beside Shizuru with her own bowl infront of her. "sorry if it's not a fancy dinner, that wolf forgot to buy decent food and she stock up her cabinet again with tons of instant noodles so were stuck with this until tomorrow." Mai said in apology to the actress.
Shizuru raised a brow upon hearing that the food she smelled was instant noodles. "Ara, it's alright Tokiha-han. But compliments to your cooking, this dish looks marvelous for an instant ramen." She smiled making the orange-headed chef to blush. Mai laughed a little at the said compliment and she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
Natsuki, on the otherhand, raised her head and looked at her bowl which is instant ramen with some vegetables and meat slices added. She looked around silently as if she was trying to find something. This had made Shizuru notice the odd calm behavior of and she stare at how Natsuki was acting like a lost puppy looking for food. She could've sworn she heard a soft puppy-like whimper from Natsuki wahen she can't find the thing she was looking for.
"is something wrong Natsuki-han?"
But Natsuki didn't answer. Instead she looked at Shizuru with her teary emerald eyes, as if she was begging something from the brunette. "Mayo…" Natsuki softly whined, giving Shizuru her most begging puppy look.
The puppy look made Shizuru mentally squeal in delight. She forced herself not to give the whimpering puppy a hug yet she couldn't suppress a warm smile to form from her face. "Ara? is Natsuki-han giving me this cute puppy look just to make me notice her?" she teased.
But her teased made Natsuki blush a little and crossed her arms. "hmf! Kyoto-ben… MAI!" she sniffed and gave Mai a teray puppy look. "Mayo…" she said in a whimper, hoping that her busty friend would understand what she wanted.
Seeing and hearing Natsuki in her 'lost-mayo' antics made Mai to hit her own head with her palm. She had forgotten that the 'ice-princess' was addicted to mayonnaise and when the said condiment (or food in Natsuki's view) isn't present in the table, the tough and cool Kruger would submit to her soft side.
"oh! I forgot about your mayonnaise. Sorry Natsuki." Mai said as she stood up from her seat and grab the yellow jar by the kitchen counter and hurriedly went back to her seat to give the jar to Natsuki. "here 'ya go! Just don't-"
Before Mai could finish her sentence, Natsuki hastily open the lid of the jar and dumped the whole content into her bowl and happily mixed it with her ramen.
"-dump it in your… nevermind. That's just plain gross Natsuki!" Mai said in disgust as her friend continue to mix her sordid food creation.
"it seems Natsuki-han has her way with food. Mind telling me the situation Tokiha-han?" the Kyoto actress asked, averting her attention away from the monstrosity that is Natsuki's food.
Mai giggled a bit seeing how Shizuru must've been bothered by Natsuki's choice of food. Setting her chopsticks atop of her bowl, she beamed a happy smile to the Kyoto actress. "well, Natsuki is kinda.. wait scratch that.. A mayonnaise ADDICT. She practically puts it in any type of food and she goes all puppy like when her mayo is missing." She said to the brunette.
"is that right? ara, such an interesting choice of… food." She said with a slight amused tone seeing how Natsuki was happily eating her food like a child.
Natsuki was too occupied in eating her dinner that she didn't heard what Mai and Shizuru said about her. she was happily eating her food when she heard a familiar tone coming from the living room. she practically jumped from her seat, leaving her food and dashed towards the living room to find the source of the tone.
"a-ara? was that?" Shizuru looked at Mai curiously. She glances over to the living area and saw Natsuki standing while happily answering a phonecall.
"oh don't mind her. it's a routine whenever she goes away from Tokyo." Mai meekly smiled and continued eating her food.
After a few minutes, Natsuki reentered the kitchen/dinning area with a frown plastered on her face. she slumped back down to her seat and hastily ate her now-cold food. Mai saw the flustered expression of her friend and decided to ask the blunette on the matter at hand privately.
"would Viola-san like a cup of tea by the living area? I'll make us some so can you leave me and Natsuki here to prepare them?" Mai asked with a bit of worry in her eyes.
With the offer of tea and seeing how worried Mai was about her friend, Shizuru complied and gracefully left the kitchen area and went towards the living area. She sat by the dark blue sofa and patiently waited for the tea.
Meanwhile, back at the kitchen, Mai was finished in cleaning the bowls and was waiting for the hot water to be hot enough for the tea. Silence was among the air and it was driving her a bit annoyed.
"tell me, what's wrong back at home Natsuki?" Mai asked making Natsuki look at her with a frown.
"that Takeda, he couldn't even take a day without getting lost in the mansion or being tricked by Nao!" Natsuki said in frustration. She was clenching her left fist and the leather that encased it gave out a squeak sound.
"worry not Natsuki, I assume that Nao won't teach anything-" Mai stopped for a second and let out a nervous laugh. "okay she may teach a few 'inappropriate things' but she still has a soft spot you know." Mai said with a forced smile seeing that Natsuki was now sending out her most devilish kruger death glare.
"she better or else, I don't care if Zhang is one of my closes friend. I'll kill her if something happends." Natsuki swore as she stood up from her seat and took the tray with a tea pot and two cups. She exited the area and proceeded to the living area where Shizuru was calmly waiting for them.
"sorry for taking so long Viola-san." Mai said in apology. She served a cup of tea to the brunette and she poured herself a cup aswell.
"Is Natsuki-han alright? She looks kinda annoyed." Shizuru asked with a soft smile on her face hoping that her usual smile would make Natsuki smile back just like her fans do.
But just like the Kruger death glare having no effect on Shizuru, the façade smile that Shizuru was using in making NAtsuki smile did not go according to her plan. "hmp! I'll be going out for a ride." Natsuki said in annoyance when she saw the façade. She went up to the master's bedroom and quickly changed into her leathers and went back down and towards the garage with her keys ringed around her leather encased hand.
Mai sighed and ignored the roaring engine coming from the garage and continued with drinking her tea. she knew far too well that when Natsuki's pissed off, they better keep their distance. When she saw that Shizuru was rather confused in the matter made her chuckle a bit. "it's hard for the both of you. Natsuki has something important to protect and as the media says, you are happily inlove with Kanzaki-san." She smiled at Shizuru and placed her cup to the coffee table. "she's really nice and would be a good wife to you Viola-san. Stubborn but nice."
Shizuru quizzically looked at Mai and blinked a few times. 'ara? does Tokiha-han thinks that Natsuki-han and I would really go through with all of this arrangement? Sure Natsuki-han's attractive but clearly I don't swing that… way?' she took a calming sip of her tea to remove the small doubt in her head and return a smiled at Mai. "Tokiha-san I must be honest. Both Natsuki-han and I agreed that our relationship or this arrangement would only last until the end of the month. We are, however, gonna go through our grandparents wishes but we only act as one happy engaged couple in front of our parents." She explained, hoping it would clear things up with Mai.
"ohh! I'm sorry if I misunderstood your relationship." Mai laughed. "I was so happy that Natsuki has finally found a match for her but I guess an arranged marriage will only be arranged." Mai stood up and yawn since it was already late and she was starting to get sleepy. "well I'll be sleeping in the guest room for tonight since my apartment in the next block is kinda dusty at the moment and I know Natsuki would come home eventually after she calms down. Goodnight Viola-san, it's nice meeting you." Mai said sleepily. She went up the stairs and headed straight to the guest room.
"I'm guessing that's the answer why Natsuki-han had to sleep in the couch." Shizuru said to no one. She finished drinking her tea and decided to make her way up to her room aswell.
Upon entering the room, Shizuru slumped down to the bed and wondered why Natsuki was either snarling or getting annoyed whenever she beams one of her façade smiles. 'ara does Natsuki-han knows that it was a fake smile?' she shook her head knowing that it was impossible for someone to know her façade, especially when they have just met. She heaves a sigh and took out her phone from her purse beside the side table. Looking at the empty inbox, Shizuru returned her phone back to the purse and she buried her face in the comfy blue pillow. 'I guess Reito's busy again.' she took a deep breath and smelled a very sweet scent from the pillows that made her calm down and fall in a deep sleep.
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The next day, a loud banging noise was coming from the front door that disturbs Natsuki who was sleeping by the carpeted floor beside the couch. After her drive last night, she just slumped down and fell asleep to the couch and didn't even woke up when she had fallen to the floor. She looked at the wall clock by the side and saw that it was only 7:00am. 'Dammit! Who would've knock at this hour?!' she stood up with an annoyed scowl plastered on her face and went to see who dared knock at the door.
"OI BUBUZUKE! OPEN UP OR I'LL FREAK THIS DOOR!" a loud yelling echoed beyond the other side of the door.
Natsuki opened the door, fully equipped with her most deadly glare she can muster early in the morning. She raised a brow upon seeing a blond woman wearing a dark green short sleeve scoop neck tee and matching white slacks with dark green stilettos. beside the blond was a shy type of girl wearing a blue short sleeve knot-front knit dress and wearing a pair of glasses.
"this is not bubuzuke Yukino." Blond pointed out. she took a closer look on Natsuki and smiled widely. "AH! You're that frequent that bubuzuke is engaged to! I must hand it to you, you're way better than Kanzaki!" Haruka said proudly, patting Natsuki in the shoulder harshly.
The mousy haired woman stopped the blond in patting (or hitting) Natsuki's shoulders. "it's delinquent Haruka-chan. I'm sorry; you must be Kruger-san. I'm Yukino Chrysant and this is my partner, Haruka Armitage. Were both Shizuru's managers." Yukino said meekly. She bowed her head a little and looked up to Natsuki shyly.
Natsuki shrugged and gave Haruka a glare. She was about to yell out a roaring retort when a hand pulled her back inside the house and made sure she stays inside.
"can you come inside? Natsuki here is kinda, groggy at the moment and I don't want to pull an injured body to the hospital." A sweat dropping Mai said, gesturing both Haruka and Yukino to come inside.
The two obliged and went inside the house with Mai and was led towards the kitchen only to see Shizuru, calmly seated by the dinning table with a cup of tea at hand and a fuming Natsuki who was glaring at Haruka while eating a mayonnaise with bread.
"Ara! good morning Haruka, Yukino." Shizuru raised her tea cup and offered a smile. "care to have tea with me and Tokiha-han?"
Haruka was about to retort loudly but Yukino had somehow predicted the events and decided to hold her partner's hand and showed her a pleading look of not yelling. "well Shizuru, we kinda need to go to the studio now since you have some commercial to pose for and Kanzaki-san said he wants you to be there." Yukino said mildly.
"damn toothpaste model. I tell you, you're better off with that Siberian husky over there!" haruka said bluntly, pointing at Natsuki who was exiting the kitchen. She still was looking boredly at Shizuru and didn't mind the protest of her talent about giving another insult to Reito.
Natsuki stopped dead on her tracks and gave Haruka a death glare. She was about to go to the master bedroom to take a shower and change into another set of leather biker suit but hearing the loud mouth manager saying that she was better than Kanzaki, she had to stop and see what was happening. "shut up loud mouth friend of Viola!" she roared out with a tint of red across her cheeks. She turned around and huffed her way towards the master's bedroom.
Haruka smiled widely and pumped out her right arm. "guts! I really admire that woman bubuzuke! Hehe! Unlike that Reito who just sits with you and smile. ugh!" Haruka shook her head at the image of Reito's smile.
Yukino tried to make Haruka stop about the side comments concerning Shizuru and her boyfriend since her co-manager was getting a little overboard. "Haruka-chan please. Shizuru can we go to the studio after your breakfast?" Yukino asked.
Shizuru, who has a smile plastered on her face, had decided to just go with Haruka and Yukino to the studio. She stood up and gently cleaned her cup and placed it to the cabinet. "ara, I must get ready now before Haruka starts to yell again. ne Yukino?" Shizuru said, giving Yukino a small smile before exiting the kitchen.
On her way up to the master's bedroom, Shizuru was stopped on her tracks when she saw Natsuki by the corridor railings, deep in thought. The blunette was wearing a black with streaks of silver leather biker suit with a silver wolf head howling at her back and a matching black leather boots. She could've sworn she can see that the blunette was holding her left hand which was once again covered by a leather glove over to her chest. 'ara? she seems so…' her own thoughts were cut short when the she found herself staring deeply into emerald orbs.
"Viola… " Natsuki said softly. She was deep in thought about the call last night and her engagement to Shizuru that she didn't notice Shizuru was there with her by the balcony. Then she noticed that Shizuru was staring at her intently and was also deep in thought.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Shizuru offered a smiled at Natsuki. "is Natsuki-han liking what she sees?" she teased, making Natsuki blush.
Natsuki immediately shook the blush away and glared at Shizuru for her teasing and façade. "B-Baka!" Natsuki stomped her way down to the living area where she saw Mai gesturing to leave early for work. she too decided to leave, but before she exited the house, she looked up to the second floor; she gave the brunette who was also looking back at her a raised of a brown. "you know…" she said and heave a sigh before turning around to face the door. "you just can't seem to stop acting huh?" she ended as she exited the house, leaving yet again a confused Shizuru.
"ara?"
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