Chapter 7

-"I'll be heading back soon dad."-

-"Good to hear Shizuma,"- He said, -"Now let me ask you something, I got a call from my hotel telling me about you bringing a girl to play?"-

-"Yes I did, she's wonderful dad. She's amazing."-

-"I see, We'll talk more about this when you get back, I have to get back to my meeting."- He replied.

-"Okay dad. See you soon."-

She hung up and walked back to the living room where Esmeralda was practicing on her violin then noticed her silver haired beauty walk in the room.

She stopped and looked up at her, "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, everything's okay." Though Shizuma hoped it would be, her father doesn't exactly know who Esmeralda is and was worried how he'd react if he knew that she was nothing like them, and by that she knew he would see Esmeralda as someone that was beneath them.

"Listen Mera…"

"Yeah?" she looked at Shizuma who bore a concerned expression on her face, "You okay? You look really weird Shizuma."

Shizuma didn't know how to tell her, "Are you sure you want to go to Japan with me?"

"Dude totally, better than being here that's for damn sure."

Shizuma nodded happily as she sat next to her wonderful violinist, however she noticed that even though she had been earning a decent amount of money now, she was still wearing her tattered clothes.

"Mera?"

"Yeah?"

"Why haven't you bought any clothes for yourself?"

Esmeralda looked at her, "Well… I'd like too but I've been paying off a couple of people I owed money too and I just finished up paying the last guy what I owed."

"You owed people money?"

"Well… yeah, I had to borrow money for food and rent sometimes." She sighed, "Which is why I began to steal food from stores… I needed all the money I could get just to keep a home over my head."

"Mera…"

"I know, I never wanted to steal anything but it was either that or starve… but look that part of my life is over." She smiled at her one Shizuma returned kindly.

"Guess we should start packing." Shizuma said but then grabbed Esmeralda's sides causing her to yelp, "Unless you want to do something naughty."

"You serious," she laughed, "You just can't get enough can you?"

"Oh, are you rejecting me? cause you know what happens when you do that, don't you?" she smirked as she leaned closer.

"C'mon Shizuma, quit fooling around." She said and was about to stand only for Shizuma to yank her back down on the bed.

"Oh I can't have that now can I? You know I can't resist you." she climbed on top of Esmeralda and before she could reply, Shizuma immediately pressed her lips against Esmeralda's and were locked in a heated kiss, "You should know by now Mera, you can't reject me, you always try to resist me but you know you can't." her smirk ever present as Esmeralda opened her eyes to stare into Shizuma's golden orbs.

"Shizuma…" Esmeralda couldn't even struggle even if she wanted too, every time Shizuma would pounce on her like that it was like she was under Shizuma's spell the moment she gazed into her eyes, she couldn't even think.

"You see," she giggled, "So are you done fighting? Cause I know just what exactly I want to do with you." Shizuma teased as she whispered into Esmeralda's ear.

Shizuma gently set the violin down on its case and proceeded to have a passionate and steamy morning with her girlfriend.


"Geezus Shizuma, don't you ever rest." Esmeralda began to put her clothes back on as Shizuma only laughed.

"You think I'll ever need rest? Mera just looking at you right now makes me want to make love to you again." She saw Esmeralda blush as she turned away.

"You are a very shameless woman!" she pretend shouted as Shizuma laughed.

"Me? shameless?" she laughed once more, "I'll show you shameless." She wrapped her arms around Esmeralda and kept her from moving them began to kiss the back of her neck then moved to the sides of her neck.

"Shizu…ma, stop…" she tried to resist but she couldn't, she didn't know what it was or how Shizuma could even do this to her, she could never fight back or maybe… she just didn't want too and wanted her to do those things to her because she loved it just as much as Shizuma did.

"Mera… you realize you make me want you even more right." She grinned a lustful grin.

"I'm sorry…" she then found her strength and stood up, "Okay okay! Come on, we gotta finish packing."

Shizuma stood up, "Yeah you're right." She smiled and was about to jump her again but decided against it and resumed packing, she figured that Esmeralda had enough but that didn't mean she didn't want to take her again in more love making.

Esmeralda was packing her things but her mind was so clouded, her heart was still beating quickly, her face was hot and she felt herself on the verge of losing it.

She placed her hand on her forehead as she panted, she then stopped what she was doing and looked behind her, looking right at Shizuma.

Finally she could take it no more, this was Shizuma's fault, she just knew how to always push her the right way.

She walked up too and grabbed her shoulder, "Mera?" she spun her around and shoved her to the bed and climbed on top of her, "Mera? What are you doing?" Though Shizuma couldn't hide that smirk on her face as she watched Esmeralda on top of her and wasted no time in kissing her.

She removed her shirt to expose her body to her silver haired goddess, "This is your fault Shizuma." She said.

"My fault?"

"Dude shut up," She hastily removed Shizuma's own shirt and grabbed her breasts.

"Oh so feisty."

"How the hell do you always do this to me?!" she asked then pressed her lips on hers, feeling Shizuma wrap her arms around her wonderful girlfriend and began to feel her body.

"Do what to you? I don't know what you mean?" she continued to give that smirk to Esmeralda.

"Cállate!"

The two were once again lost in the most passionate and steamy love making they ever had and had forgotten all about packing for the trip.


They laid in bed together, Esmeralda resting her head on Shizuma's shoulder while Shizuma played with her girlfriend's hair.

"So what did you mean Mera? What did I do too you?"

She only glared at her, "I'm so gonna hit you." The two shared a laugh as they gazed into each other's eyes, "And to think I was gonna save myself till marriage." She playfully said.

Shizuma blinked, "Really?"

"Well no… I'm just kidding, would've been killer for you though."

"I think I'd make you give in eventually."

"Oh you would certainly try," she giggled, "Yeah… so we're gonna pack at some point right?"

"Of course, if you'd actually let me rest. I swear you're always jumping me and making me have fun with you, naughty under the covers kind of fun."

"Are you really gonna have the nerve to say that, when you're the one that—Mhmm!" Shizuma interrupted her by pressing her lips on Esmeralda's.

"You were saying." Esmeralda said nothing as Shizuma began to laugh, "You know what, I think I can go for a third time."

"Are you serious?!" Esmeralda stared at her with saucer wide eyes.

"I don't see why not," Shizuma was once again about to pounce on her till her annoying ring tone began to go off, "And there she is…" She already knew who it was, not that she would ever hate her lifelong friend in fact she loves Miyuki dearly but sometimes Shizuma wondered if she just had a sixth sense about these things.

-"Ohayo Shizuma."- she heard her say happily.

-"Hey Miyuki, did you miss me already?"-

-"I actually do… haven't seen you in a while."-

-"My I'm touched,"- she said sincerely, -"Don't worry Miyuki, I'll be heading back home soon… and I was going to ask you for a favor?"-

-"I know what that means, Hanazono Shizuma what did you do this time?"- She said in that commanding tone that she had always found annoying because it usually meant a scolding from her.

-"I didn't do anything I swear!"- Shizuma was actually nervous whenever Miyuki took that tone, because she knew she would be in for another boring lecture from her, just like she always used to do at Miator.

-"Then what?"- she could already tell Miyuki was glaring at her.

-"Can you pick me up at the airport?"-

-"Huh? Why? Isn't your family driver going to pick you up?"- she asked, confused by her request, did something happen to her and didn't want her family to find out?

-"I called him off, look it's a little complicated and I don't want my father to find out yet."-

-"Shizuma what did you do?"-

-"Nothing, I swear. Look it'll be easier to explain to you when I get there."- Out of everyone she knew that Miyuki would be able to understand and accept her relationship with Esmeralda… well she hoped, she wasn't exactly keen to Kaori in the beginning for different reasons or Nagisa but warmed up to them quickly enough.

-"Okay, when are you coming back?"- Miyuki asked her.

-"We're going to the airport soon."-

-"… 'We'?"- Shizuma almost faced palmed, having let it slip and only crossed her fingers that Miyuki wouldn't put two and two together, -"What do you mean 'we'?"-

-"So I'll see you soon Miyuki, got to go!"- she hung up.

"You alright there?"

Shizuma turned to Esmeralda, "Yeah I'm fine, I… I have something to tell you."

"Really? What, you want to go another round of hot sex?" she grinned causing Shizuma to stare at her for a moment.

"Okay… I mean no!" She shook her head from those thoughts

"Que!?" Esmeralda was shocked, but smirked anyways, "Shizuma saying no? that just can't be the same woman that keeps jumping me?" she placed her hand on Shizuma's forehead, "Are you feeling okay dude?"

Shizuma playfully swatted Esmeralda's hand away, "Mera this is serious."

"Okay okay fine. What's up?"

Shizuma sighed, "Look I don't know how to say this but…"

"Well then just say it."

"Look, I haven't told anyone that I was with you."

"Funny, it's not like I have anyone to tell too." Esmeralda crossed her arms then thought, "You're not… ashamed to be with me are you?"

"No! I would never be!" Shizuma held her hands, "You mean the world to me."

"Then what's this about then?" She looked at her.

"My father." She said plainly.

"What about him?"

"He's not going to approve that I'm with you."

"So?" Esmeralda replied, "Who gives a shit what people say. Isn't what we have more important?"

"Of course it is… but he won't see it that way, I mean hell, he finally accepted that I'm into women and he seems okay with it now but… but he would rather see me with someone of high class."

"And your dad is gonna be a pain in my ass because I'm not 'high class'." She said with anger in her voice, people like him always angered her because all they cared was about their image or how their family looks so their kids had to sacrifice certain things for them.

"Exactly."

"God I wanna punch him." She clenched her hand.

"But I won't let him tear me away from you, I promise." Shizuma held her hands.

Esmeralda rose on her toes and kissed her, "You better keep that promise," She smiled at her, "I guess we'll deal with that when we get to it."

"Yeah we will because I don't plan on losing you."

"And neither will I, Shi-zu-ma." They began to kiss.

"So…" Shizuma looked at her, "You ready for a third round?"

"You're actually serious aren't you?" she glared at her with one eyebrow raised.

"Maybe." She gave that ever lustful smirk.


They rode in the back of the taxi car in silence all the way to the airport with a drained look on Esmeralda's face and a ever satisfied smile on Shizuma's face.

"I swear you're gonna kill me." Esmeralda finally said.

"Oh come on, you can't tell me you don't like it." She shot back with a smile.

"Oh don't get me wrong I love it, god I love it but my body needs rest even if my spirit is willing. How the hell do you not get so tired… you know what, I don't want to know."

Shizuma giggled, "And when we get back, we're going another round."

"Oh god Shizuma…" she laughed alongside her as the taxi finally came to a stop and the two stepped out and retrieved their luggage and headed inside the airport. After waiting for an hour their plane was finally boarding and the two began to walk to it, till something caught Esmeralda's eye.

"Mera?" she looked at her, what she saw tore her heart in two. Esmeralda looked crushed, she looked so sad and Shizuma didn't know why, she followed her gaze, "What's wrong?"

Tears began to fall from Esmeralda's eyes, finally she could take it no more as she turned around and clung to Shizuma as she cried.

Shizuma looked up and saw a couple not far from them smiling and laughing as they walked towards the main doors, a tall fair skinned man with brown hair, fairly built dressed in a suit with a shorter slender woman next to him with long black hair in a blue dress holding a smaller child's hand as he walked alongside them, he looked at least four years old, "Are those your parents?" she felt Esmeralda nod her head as she cried softly.

Shizuma didn't even need to figure out what was what, they had another child, it was finally solidified that they didn't care about Esmeralda, what they would consider a replacement to their own daughter. Was the thought that their own daughter was into the same sex cause them so much shame that they would rather have another child and raise to how they deemed was right? She could only assume that was the case.

"Hey hey its okay, come here." Shizuma held her firmly but lovingly as she felt her cry loudly now, "It's going to be okay, I promise." Esmeralda's parents had turned to look at Shizuma and gave her a look of disgust, perhaps they thought they were lovers even though they wouldn't be wrong and they didn't even recognize Esmeralda, even more so since she had her back to them. Shizuma returned their look of disgust with a glare of her own, almost intimidating them as they quickly looked away from her gaze.

Her parents finally left the airport, as Shizuma comforted her heart broken girlfriend, "Come on, let's go inside the plane and sit down," They began to walk and Shizuma never once let go of Esmeralda, "I'm here for you love, I'm not going anywhere." Shizuma said as the two finally took a seat in their plane.

Though Esmeralda hadn't said a word and Shizuma wasn't going to pry, she would talk to her when she was ready and right now she wasn't as she still held onto Shizuma, crying her heart out. For Esmeralda however, she had always hoped that maybe one day they could actually be a family once more, even if she hated them they were still her parents and perhaps one day they would accept who she was but now after she saw this, it was clear they no longer cared about her and their daughter didn't exist to them anymore.