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Mikoto walked towards her room, with her head hanging down. She could feel Mai's hand gently guiding her towards their destination. She stood in front of the door that she had always gone to before. She lifted her head enough to look over at the neighboring door. "Nao." She said softly.
Mai frowned, watching her. "Come on." She ushered her inside and shut the door behind her. Mikoto immediately went to the table. She knew she should be happy, she was with Mai. She was no longer upset over Mai, and it seemed like things were back to normal.
Mai offered Mikoto a smile. "Would you like something to eat."
Mikoto shook her head.
She gave a slow nod. It was a great deal of shock to Mai, Mikoto refusing food. She usually would have accepted in an instant. Nao must have really been bothering. Mai sat beside the saddened girl and wrapped her arms around. Mikoto nestled her head against her shoulder, putting her arms around Mai's waist.
"Does it hurt Mikoto?" She moved a hand over to Mikoto's beating heart. She gave a small nod.
"She just tried helping me." She looked up at Mai. "But I didn't know..I didn't know she wanted to hurt you."
Mai stroked her cheek. "It's alright. You didn't know." She kissed her forehead. "I knew she was up to something."
Mikoto's heart sunk feeling the kiss on her forehead. She reached a hand up to her lips and lightly went over them. She could remember Nao's strawberry tasting lips that was so often put on hers. It felt good to be in Mai's arms though, a place she had always sought refuge. It was place that protected her and made her feel better whenever she felt bad for something.
She also remembered Nao's embrace. It might not felt as safe as Mai's, but just as welcoming. Nao was never one to judge her. She just wished Nao didn't have to fight Mai all the time.
Mikoto closed her eyes, resting her head against her shoulder. She drifted to sleep as Mai stroked her hair.
Nao had fallen asleep gripping the tear soaked pillow. Aoi sat down beside sleeping teen and petted her hair. "You poor thing." She whispered. "It must hurt." She gave her a little kiss on top of her head. Nao moved a little in her sleep.
In the morning, Mai had cooked breakfast before Mikoto had even woken up. It had been a long night. Mikoto did nothing but toss and turn all night, calling out Nao's name every once in a while. Mai gave the smaller girl a bright smile as she woke up. "Good morning, Mikoto." She gestured to the food table. Mikoto's eye stared in amazement, as her stomach growled. "Go ahead and eat as much as you want." She smiled and walked over to their closet. "I have to go work today, after class."
Mikoto hung her head down. "You're not going to spend time with me?"
"Ye..yeah I am." She gave a nervous laugh. "I will tomorrow. I don't work and it's the weekend."
"What about Tate?" she started picking at the food in front of her, suddenly not feeling well.
"Ah..oh..uh..Tate.." she scratched at her cheek. "Well..he might come with us.." she quickly turned to the saddened girl. "I mean..if it's okay with you..or it could just be us..like old times, right?" She walked over to the wild girl and sat behind her. She wrapped her arms Mikoto, who leaned back into Mai's chest. The wild girl closed her, feeling Mai's warmth around her. Mai rest her head against the younger girl's. Mikoto opened her eyes and looked behind her and saw Mai's smiling face. Seeing that face brought the warmth all through her body, except a small corner of heart. It was the coldest region in her body. An icy region where no warmth could reach. It was the same corner that was filled warmth, while the rest of her was filled with such sadness. The place where Nao resided. She would never forget what Nao did for her. Cheer her up while she was depressed, she spent all that time with her.
Mai pulled back from the embrace. "Come on Mikoto. Let's get dressed and get going." Mikoto nodded and went over to the closet to get her uniform.
After she was dressed, Mai opened the door and walked out with her, heading towards the school. Mikoto looked ahead of her briefly to see the red head walking ahead of her. Her heart leap, but not to any joy as she remember what she had done and said to her. Nao wasn't the type to easily forgive, even though she was nun. Mikoto looked down. She saw a quick pair of feet run past her. She sung her head around the way the feet were going and found Mai had ran over to Tate. Her heart sunk further into her chest. She looked towards the school to see that the red head had stopped. She was looking back, but had a dangerous smirk on her face as she looked over at Mai and Tate. It nearly shattered Mikoto's heart. Nao turned back around and kept going towards the school.
She felt like running. Running away from all this. She hurt Nao, who seemed now only interested in hurting her even more. Mai who still wouldn't return her love. But they would just come after her and it worry Mai to much. No matter what, no matter how much Mai hurt her, she never really wanted to hurt Mai. The wild girl dragged her feet as she walked behind Mai and Tate as they chatted back and forth.
At the school gate, Mai turned to Mikoto and gave her a hug. "I'll see you after work, alright?"
Mikoto gave a small nod and started to her class. Once she walked in the class, she moved to her seat. Her eyes quickly scanned the room and found her red headed classmate. Nao also spotted her and turned away. Mikoto held her head down, but forced it back up. She stood up and made her way to Nao's desk. But once she got close enough, Nao stood up and walked out of the class room, holding her stomach.
Mikoto having been denied any chance to talk to her, started back to her seat.
Nao, after having been excused to go in the sick room, made her way to Sagisawa's office. As she walked in Yoko sighed. "I haven't seen you in a while."
"It's been a while." She pointed to an empty bed. "Is that one fine?"
Yoko nodded. "what's wrong this time? Light headed?"
"No, I feel sick." she laid down. Yoko rolled her chair over and felt her forehead.
"You do have a bit of a temperature."
Nao shifted and laid on her side. Yoko moved back to her desk. She shuffled some papers around and turned back to Nao. "Have you heard some rumors about you?"
She let out a small groan. "There are plenty of those floating around."
"One about you and Mikoto?"
Nao winced at the comment. "It's not true." 'Not anymore'
"Oh? Is that so?" She turned back to her desk. She kept her back turned as she heard footsteps enter her room.
"Nao?" Mikoto's voice was weak. She had been fighting back tears for a while.
Nao shifted, so that she faced away from Mikoto. "Go away."
Yoko smiled and got up from her seat. "Now Nao, you know I can't turn away someone who claims to be sick. Right Mikoto?" She gave the Mikoto a wink. She ushered the wild girl the empty bed beside Nao's. She went back to her desk.
"Nao. I'm sorry."
"Do you think that's going to fix everything?" She growled.
Yoko collected some sharp objects and picked up her papers. "I have to run some where real quick. Don't wreak the place." She stood up and walked out, leaving the girls all alone.
"I know it's not going to fix everything, not with you."
Nao sat up and looked over at her. "Not with me? What's that suppose to mean?"
Mikoto sat up looking into her eyes. "You're not easy, like Mai. But I really love Mai."
Nao laid back down, keeping her back to her. "It seems that she still doesn't love you." A smirk started across her face.
"You're right." Mikoto said in a defeated tone. "I made the wrong choice." Nao's heart sunk hearing the tone. She didn't want to her agree with her, maybe cry and leave her alone, but not like this.
Nao closed her eyes, trying to keep strong. "I..I'm not taking you back."
Mikoto hung her head down. "But..Nao..I..I lo.."
"Don't you dare let those words come out." She said in a low growl. She turned around, glaring at Mikoto."You don't slap the one you love, you don't off with someone who doesn't even love you instead of the one you love!"
Mikoto's eyes teared up. "I said I was sorry." A few tears ran down her cheek.
"Saying sorry isn't going to change anything!"Nao stood up from the bed. "You have to show them that you're sorry." She walked past the bed, towards the door.
Mikoto sat on the bed, looking down as the tears splashed on the ground.
Nao stood at the door for a moment then walked out, slamming the door behind her. Mikoto stayed on the bed crying. She once again let Nao slip though, by her thoughts. She couldn't make up her mind. She loved Mai, but she just wouldn't return her love. Nao was a bit rougher, but shown Mikoto that she could care.
Yoko walked back in, carrying the same papers she had. When she saw Mikoto crying she sat on the bed beside her and put her hand on her back. Mikoto turned and hugged her. Yoko let her cry until she fell asleep.
Nao walked out of the school. "I can't believe her..coming to me like that." she kicked at the ground. "Who does she think she is?" She walked to a secluded spot, where no one would find her. She pulled her knees up to her chest, burying her face in her knees. "Why didn't she stop me from leaving?" She allowed a tear to run down her cheek.
Mikoto curled into a tighter ball, feeling a cold hand run across her face. "Wake up, Mikoto." Mikoto opened her eyes and looked up at Yoko's smiling face. "School's out, you should go home." Mikoto sat up and rubbed her eyes. Yoko rubbed her back softly. "Are you feeling any better?"
Mikoto seemed to think about for a little bit, then shook her head. "It hurts still." She reached up and touched her heart.
Yoko smiled softly. "A broken heart is the hardest thing to fix." She put her arms around the heart broken girl. "But in the end, it's you that's going to have to decide how to fix it."
"But..I love Mai." She looked down. "Nao's been so nice to me."
Yoko nodded. "It doesn't seem like she that way to many people."
"Hm?" Mikoto looked up at the nurse.
"Nao isn't nice to very many people. She's always acted like a lone wolf, always making snide remarks just so she doesn't get close to anyone."
Mikoto leaned against the nurse and thought about it. "You know," Yoko started. "She has been alone for a long time, since her most of her family died and her mother in a coma"
"But..she never said anything..how would anyone know?"
"It's not something she'd let a lot of people know."
"Then how do you know?"
Yoko chuckled a little. "Most of the factuality know about it." Yoko stared ahead at nothing in particular and smiled. "that's the reason she acts so tough."
Mikoto nodded stood up, going to the door. "Where are you going?" Yoko asked from the bed.
"To find Nao." She looked back at Yoko.
A small smile came across the nurse's face. "You know, the chruch is a good place to confess." She winked at her. Mikoto gave a nod "Be careful."
Mikoto rushed out of the room.
Nao laid on a pew as Miyu stood up f ront. "Nao, would you mind getting up?"
"Why? No one is here." She shifted so she was no longer facing her.
"Because if someone would to see you like that, it would be a disgrace to the church."
"Who cares."
"I do." another voice joined in. Nao let out a groan and sat up.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" She stared at the yellow haired kid.
She crossed her arms as Miyu walked over and joined her. "No, and if you don't have anything better than sleeping, then why don't you clean?"
"I do." She said stretching. "I have to work the confessional." She walked into the booth and closed the door. She leaned back and tired to go to sleep.
She opened an eye hearing someone push open the doors. She listened to the footsteps get closer to the front.
"What brings you here?" Miyu's robotic voice rang through the closed door of the confessional.
A smaller weaker voice was talking, but Nao couldn't make out what it was saying. There was a long pause, either they weren't talking, or Alyssa was talking. She pressed her ear up against the door, but quickly sat back hearing the other door open beside her.
"I'm here to confess something." Nao's eyes widen as she heard Mikoto's voice on the other side.
"I don't want to hear it."
"You have to here. That's what Alyssa said."
'Stupid Brat' She tried pushing open the door, but there was something lodged against it. "What the hell is this!?" She tired pushing harder but to no avail. She sat back down. "Fine, go ahead."
"I just wanted to say..I..I know I hurt you..and it won't make much difference, but I'm sorry."
"Is that all?" She asked in an irritated voice
"No. I love you. I know what I did to you was wrong..and you might not be able to forgive me..but I just want you to know that I love you." Mikoto's eyes teared up. "I miss sitting with you in the room watching tv..I just miss being around you."
Nao crossed her arms. "It's not good to lie while in here." She kept her face turned away.
"I'm not lying! I really do..miss you.." Mikoto looked down, putting her hand over her heart. "I want to help you, like you helped me."
Nao turned and faced Mikoto. "What are you talking about? I don't need help."
"To give you someone to be with, so you don't have to be alone anymore."
Nao's body froze. She could feel her heart beating, as she remained still. She sat back and gave a small laugh. "Who said I wanted help?"
"I didn't ask either, you just gave it to me."
Nao closed her eyes and sighed."You really are stupid." She lightly knocked on the door, checking for the lodging. She could hear someone step back. She pushed open the door and saw Miyu standing near her door. 'Figures' She stood beside the booth and waited for Mikoto to walk out. She smiled over at her and held out her hand. "Let's go home."
Mikoto looked at her hand, then up at her smile. She smiled and took her hand. Nao pulled her closer, and wrapped her arms around her. "I'm going to have to punish you, for making me wait this long." She ran a finger across her cheek.
"Wh..what? It was only a day."
"And for slapping me." She pulled her closer, so that their bodies touched. She leaned down to her ear. "I take control for two weeks, whenever we have sex."
"But, I never had a turn."
Nao tilted her head back and pushed her lips against hers. "Who's fault is that?" She said with smirk. Mikoto put her head against her chest.
"Alright."
Nao looked over at Miyu, who still like statue. "If you hadn't figured out Miyu, I quit. You and the brat can take over." She started walking to the door.
Miyu took a step towards her. "Nao."
"I'm keeping this outfit." She looked back with a smirk and walked out the doors, with an arm wrapped around Mikoto.
Mikoto kept her head against Nao. "What about Mai?"
"She'll find out later." She smiled and gave Mikoto another soft kiss.
Well there you have it..the end. How did you like it? The first Nao/Mikoto? Well you know what to do, leave me some love!