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Chapter 7 - Kill Me
On the carriage ride back to her home, Natsuki was literally freaking out. She couldn't stop thinking, though she wished she could. Her mind was reeling with the new information that came with what she saw. Nao was at Shizuru's. Her mother sold her to the Fujino's. Shizuru knew Nao, she had met Nao, and she still didn't find the fact that Nao was now living with her important! Shizuru was keeping Nao from her.
Not to mention the fact that Nao had a giant hickey on her neck! Okay, so Nao may have also been sleeping with someone else. But, who! Another one of the maids? Mr. Fujino? Mrs. Fujino? Shizuru?
Glaring at the wall in front of her, Natsuki contemplated the same thing over and over again in the back of that carriage. Did Nao cheat on her?
Pulling up to her mansion, Natsuki shook her head. No, she didn't want to go in there and confront her mother. Saeko would just go to her father and whine and her father would take it out on her. There was no was out of this. Her mother willing gave no to Shizuru for no reason? 'And I lost the necklace...' she thought sadly.
The door to the carriage opened. Johnson was standing by the door, bowing and waiting for Natsuki to climb out. After a while, he looked up and raised his brows at the girl, "Lord Kuga, are you not coming out?" he questioned. He watched as Natsuki just stared straight ahead, her elbow on the wall and her hand holding her head up. "My Lord... are you okay?"
"Johnson, do you know any private pubs?" she asked in a monotone voice.
The man's eyes widened. Natsuki wanted to drink? But... He never drank besides wine. "U-Uh... w-well, sir. You're father used to go. Do you... wish to go to one?" he asked, quite unsure. Maybe Natsuki was just wondering. Just in case.
"Take me there. Now. Inform my mother that I'm staying at the Fujino's house."
"Y-Yes, sir!" he said quickly, running into the house. A few minutes later, he ran back out of the home and jumped into the front of the carriage. Soon, they were off again. Natsuki looked out of the window and watched as her property passed by, then the country, and soon the town came into play. They stopped in the town center on the side of the road.
Natsuki raised her brows as Johnson opened the door. She climbed out and followed him down the road to a large building at the end of the street. Johnson went to the door and knocked, while Natsuki stayed behind and read the sign out front. Gentleman's Club.
"Goodbye, honey."
Turning, the bluenette saw a woman and a man kissing. He man looked rich enough; gold chain, eye glass, and a twirlly mustache, lil chubby. They looked in love... probably married their whole lives. The man kissed her cheek and smiled at her, "Don't worry, we're simply discussing what to do with the mountains." he said with a hearty laugh.
The woman nodded and started walking down the road. The man turned and stopped when he saw the bluenette. He grinned and laughed whole-heartedly, "Lord Kuga! Well you're a sight for sore eyes. Is this your first time here?" he asked, walking over to her and grinning.
Nodding at the man, she straightened up and shook his hand. "Yes, it is. My father used to go here." she said, not knowing what else to say. She hadn't been there before, so it's not like she could unravel one of her old stories from the last time she was there.
"Ah, we'll I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm late for an appointment. I'll see you inside." he said, patting her shoulder and giving her a knowing look. He stopped, then nodded at her, walking up the steps to the building.
As he walked in, Johnson came out with a smug look on his face. The man stopped in front of her and grinned, holding up two large keys. "You're in, sir. I said you're name and they shoved two keys in my face. Now this key," he said, holding up a small golden key, "is for the front door, if you ever need to get in late at night. And this key," he said, holding up a small black key with a red jewel on the end, "is for the… wooden door."
"The wooden door?" the bluenette asked, taking the keys into her hand and looking at them. "What wooden door? What is this place, anyway?" she asked, looking at the building. It looked nice enough. Fresh green grass lawn, a new wooden building painted white, and a friendly aura about it...
"I'm sorry, my Lord, but they wouldn't allow me to disclose any other information. In fact, this is all they told me." he said, sighing. He obviously wanted to know what was going on in that building. And so did Natsuki, "You may go now, Johnson." she said, glaring at the man and walking up to the building.
She stood there and knocked on the door. It opened before her by a man in a tux. He bowed to her lowly and shut the door behind her, "Lord Kuga, we're so glad you've decided to join. You have a table reserved for you in the Wooden Room." he said, pointing down the hall.
A very confused Natsuki nodded at him and followed his point of view. Walking by a large room, Natsuki glanced into it and saw many tables set up. Many men sat at them, drinking, smoking, laughing, and making fools of themselves. Natsuki blinked and kept on walking; though, she could have sworn a few of them saw her, and nod.
Reaching the end of the hall, Natsuki stopped. A man standing by a large white door quickly pulled out a key and unlocked it, pulling it open and holding it there for her. Natsuki nodded at him, and walked into the room. The door instantly closed behind her and locked with a click, making Natsuki jump.
Looking around her, Natsuki saw that she was in a small room. In front of her was a large black, wooden door. In the middle it was a small red stone, like the one on her key. Reaching into her pocket, the bluenette pulled it out and fit it into the lock. With a small click, she pulled the key out and opened the door slowly.
What she saw on the inside scared the shit out of her.
The room was dark, lit only by candles on a few tables and around the room. Nearly naked woman in corsets and panties were walking around with trays in their hands filled with drinks. The air was fogged with cigar smoke and the smell of sweat. Several bright candles lined a type of long stage, where men sat around. On the stage were three nearly naked women all dancing and shaking their hips while the men hooped and hollered at them.
Natsuki's jaw dropped as she stared at the women on the stage.
"Lord Kuga." a voice rang out.
Turning to see a man on her right, Natsuki closed her mouth and cleared her throat, trying to wake her brain up. "Y-Yes?" she asked, in a shaky voice. Oh, how she wanted to look at the girls on stage. Just one peek...
The man cleared his throat, grabbing her attention from the women and making her growl. "Don't worry, my Lord, your table has a very nice view of tonight girls." he said, nodding at her.
"Tonight's? H-How many girls do you have?" she asked. The man simply smirked at her and motioned for her to follow him. Natsuki followed the will informed man to a small table for two a little ways away from the stage. But it was raised higher than all the other tables, so she had a very clear view over the heads of everyone else.
"You're woman will be with you in a minute." the man said, pointing to one of the chairs there. Natsuki nodded as he walked away and sat down, focusing her attention to the stage. Those girls... they looked a little familiar.
"Lord Kuga!" a high pitched voice gasped out. Natsuki turned to see another woman standing by her table. The girl was tall, dark hair, blue eyed, and wearing a black corset and blue bottoms. She looked excited, but also terrified that Natsuki was sitting there. She squealed again and jumped a little.
Natsuki's eye followed the corsets movement with her eyes very carefully. She looked back up to the woman and couldn't help but grin. Charm the girl? Sounds good. The bluenette stood and took the girl's hand, kissing the back of it and bowing to her, "Why, hello. What's you're name?" she said in a low voice, moving her lips against the girl's hand.
The girl blushed darkly as her smile widened, "K-Kelly." she muttered, staring straight into Natsuki's emerald eyes.
"Kelly... I like that." Natsuki said, sitting back down in her chair and letting go of the girl's hand. She directed her attention back to the stage, losing interest in the girl by her side. Kelly blinked and stepped closer to the table, sticking out her chest a bit and grinning down at the bluenette, "Lord Kuga, may I get you a beer?" she asked.
"Ya, whatever." Natsuki answered, waving her off. The girl pouted and hurried off somewhere.
"Man, you're good!" a voice called out. Natsuki looked to see a very familiar face staring at her. The man sat at her table and smirked at her, "Don't give me that look," he said, "you little whore. You gave her the attention of a girl you would love, then ignored her, knowing that she would try twice as hard to get that attention again!" he said, laughing and taking a few gulps of his beer.
Natsuki raised her brows and stared at the man across from her, "The infamous Reito Kanazaki." she said, leaning back in her chair and grinning a bit at him, "So this where you spend your time?" she asked, motioning to the place.
"Spend my time here?" he asked, laughing at her. He took a few more gulps of his beer and slammed it at the table. He stretched out his arms and smirked at her, "I run this place!" he yelled. And it was then that Natsuki noticed the color on his cheeks. He was wasted. Wait... he runs this place!
"Wait, you run this place!" Natsuki questioned, staring at the man in shock.
Kelly arrived then, a tray in her hands with one large beer on it. She placed it in front of the bluenette and smiled sweetly at him, "Lord Kuga, I feel as though I must inform you that we do have a back room, where men may take the women of their choosing for... comfort." she said, biting her lip and sticking her chest out.
Natsuki froze and swallowed hard, letting her eyes wander over this woman's body. 'Think of Nao... think of Nao so that you don't do anything stupid.' Natsuki thought. Bad idea. The woman in front of her was instantly replaced by a certain fiery red head, wearing a red corset and smirking at her. 'Shit! Not what I meant!' Her eyes widened as Natsuki felt a rumble deep in her chest.
Reito raised his brows as he watched Natsuki. First he was calm, then he was careful, and now he looked like he was ready to fuck the brains out of the girl. "Kelly, that will be all." he said, no taking his eyes off of the Kuga.
The girl nodded at him and walked away, a sway in her hips. Reito watched as he saw two emeralds follow the girls ass. "Lord Kuga, I don't believe you've been here before." he said.
Natsuki blinked to uncloud her mind and leaned back in her chair. She shook her head and ran a hand down her face. Gawd, she was getting the biggest headache ever. First she was staring at one girl and then Nao's there beckoning her with sex. She grabbed the beer in front of her and took a few gulps. Bitter, but not that bad.
"Well den, welcome to the Gentleman's Club. Where the gentle man can take a break... from his wife and have fun." Reito said to her with a sloppy grin, waving over another two beers.
Natsuki finally understood why all those men asked her to join their club. They were talking about this raunchy place in the back of a building that was the town's hearth for sex and alcohol. Clever... 'It's fun, but I won't do anything to hurt Nao. Or Shizuru. I would love to flirt with girls and have fun but that's just not me. I wouldn't be able to get used to it.' she thought, looking around.
No wonder her father used to go there. Nearly naked women, beer overflowing, friends all taking, and a backroom. Finishing off her beer, Natsuki picked up her second and took a few gulps. After a while, the flavor wasn't that bad...
Another woman walked over to them, but she had a veil over her face. "A drink for you, Lord Kuga." she said, putting down a glass of wine in front of the bluenette. The woman quickly walked away and a jump in her step.
Reito watched the girl walk away over his shoulder. "Damn," he muttered, looking back to Natsuki, "we don't serve wine often. She mus be in love wit you or sumtin!" he said, finishing his beer. He grabbed the other and held it in the air, "A toast, to this woman lover, here!" he yelled.
Rolling her eyes, Natsuki lifted her glass and hit it against his. Reito nodded and tilted his head back, starting to chug the whole mug. Natsuki blinked and did the same thing, not wanting to make herself look awkward. The finished at the same time and slammed the mugs down on the table. "You gonna drink that?" Reito waked her, pointing to the wine.
Nodding, the girl quickly downed the glass and smirked at the man across from her. "Is that all you got?" she asked, motioning to the empty mugs on the table.
"Oh, it's on... Kelly! Another round!"
"C-Come on, Kuga... the back door's right here..."
"Noooo, let me sleep."
"But we have to... do something..."
"Fine, but... you owe me!"
Natsuki and Reito came out of the back of the club then. Reito was holding Natsuki up by her arm as they both stumbled out of the club. But, Reito tripped and stumbled forward, falling into a puddle on the ground. He started laughing and sat up in the puddle, leaning against the brick wall behind him.
It was now dark out, and the only light they had was coming from an oil lamp on the street, which added a yellow tint to the smoky air from the club. Natsuki sank to her knees and held her head, trying to gain control. She had never drank that much, but it was hard keeping up with Reito... "Fuck..."
"Welcome, to the rest... of your life!" Reito yelled, laughing to himself.
Natsuki groaned and glared at him, "This fucking sucks! My life, will not, be like this!" she said, holding her pounding head.
Trying to hold in a fit of giggles, Reito shook his head and smirked at her, "Nooo. You're gonna marry Shizuru! My couzy! And you won't be happy cause she'll never love you!" he said, covering his mouth to keep in his giggles.
Wait... Shizuru... would never love her? Why not? Was there something wrong with her? "And why not?" the bluenette asked, glaring at the man and burping rather loudly.
Getting on his knees, the man crawled in front of Natsuki and smirked at her. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Because she won't love a man. She only beds women, her maids. And she bedded your red head, too. Unless you have breasts and a hole down there, she'll never love you!" he said in a playful voice. He finally broke out into a hardly laugh before rolling onto his back.
Before Natsuki had a chance to contemplate the meaning of the words, a carriage pulled into the alley. Natsuki watched as it stopped in front of them, and the door opened. Out walked Mr. Fujino, in all his glory. "Eh... Fujino!" Natsuki said, grinning at him.
Mr. Fujino stopped and looked down at her, gaping. He gulped and hopped out of the carriage, looking around nervously, "N-Natsuki... help me would you." he said, his eyes darting around.
Natsuki hopped to her feet and wibbled a bit, but nodded and leaned down to grab Reito. She grabbed his jacket and hoisted him up easily, leaning him against the other man, "There ya go." she said.
Mr. Fujino nodded at her and helped Reito sit in the carriage. The man climbed in, but them poked his head out and stared at Natsuki worriedly, "My boy, does anyone know that you're here?" he asked, looking around the alley.
"Nope!" the bluenette said, laughing at herself.
"Get it, then."
Natsuki groaned as she rolled in the bed. Something hit her arm, so she stopped and strained to see what was in front of her. She opened her eyes, but everything was hazy and unclear. Feeling something cold and wet run across her face, she closed her eyes and started blinking.
Slowly, her sight came back to her. She was laying in bed, her head was pounding, and Nao was standing over her with a wet wash cloth, dragging it over her face and neck. At the sight of the fiery red head, Natsuki smiled softly, "Naao." she tried saying, but her voice was harsh like sandpaper.
"Shut up, you. And stop smiling like an idiot, idiot." Nao muttered in a monotone voice. "Sit up." she said, grabbing the bluenette's shoulders and helping her up. She turned her back on the other girl and sighed, dipping the cloth in a small bowl of water.
Swallowing hard, Natsuki leaned against the head board of the large bed and groaned, "Nao… where am I? What happened?" she asked, her voice back to normal now. Her mind was blank as to how she got there, what happened, and how Nao was there. When she tried to remember, but her head pounded, making her wince.
"You're at Fujino's." Nao muttered, turning again and reaching for Natsuki's shirt. She slowly unbuttoned it and pulled it open, starting to unwrap the bandages that held Natsuki's breast down. "You got drunk at the club last night and Mr. Fujino found you last night with Reito. You're lucky it was him that found you, anyone else would have taken advantage of the fact that you were there and used it against you."
"Ya, I'll thank him later." Natsuki said, trying to gain eye contact with the red head. But Nao was just looking down at the bandages. When the red head was finished and she had pulled them off, she only sighed and shoved the wash cloth in Natsuki's hands. "Nao..." she moaned as her head pounded again. She had been drunk before... it wasn't this bad.
"You do it." The girl muttered. She opted for sitting at the edge of the bed and facing away from her love. As to the Natsuki washed herself, she watched Nao. The girl was just sitting there, looking at the floor and playing with the hem of her dress.
Natsuki finished and tossed the cloth on the floor. She buttoned up her short and undid her hair, wanting to be female for a few moments. "Nao, are you gonna tell me what's wrong?" she asked.
Looking over her shoulder, Nao saw Natsuki. The real Natsuki. The red head sighed and shook her head. Young Natsuki; that's who she fell for. "You... when did you change?" she asked, looking the other way again.
"Change?" Natsuki asked, narrowing her eyes and glaring at her friend. She shifted in the bed and thought for a second to see if she had indeed changed. She wasn't doing anything different and her personality was the same... "How have I changed, Nao?" she asked.
Rolling her eyes, the girl on the edge of the bed stood, "Lets see, you act more and more like you're father everyday, you got Fujino a giant ruby that must have cost a fortune, you didn't even look for me at all, you say you love her, you went out drinking at that Cheaters Club with Kanazaki, and I... I heard you and Fujino yesterday." she said, muttering the last part.
"Hear us...?"
"I heard her say your name, a moan, and then the bed hit the wall." Nao said. Natsuki stared on in shock. Yes, those things had happened, but not in the way Nao was thinking! Not like that! "Natsuki... I just don't know about us anymore. You're two different people now, I just cant keep up." she said.
"Nao, wait!" the bluenette yelled, while the girl started walking towards the door. She tried yelling again, but her head pounded once. Then again. Then her stomach twisted into a knot and she felt bile rising up to her throat. Air would not get in, and the next time she tried to speak only vomit came out.
Natsuki doubled over the bed and dumped her stomach contents onto the carpet. Nao turned and saw that horrible sight. Throwing herself back onto the bed, the girl bluenette started coughing violently and dry heaving, as if something wanting to get out. But nothing was left. "N-Naaao!"
"Fuck!" Nao yelled, running over to the bed. She put her head against Natsuki's chest and heard the rapid heart-beat as Natsuki gasped and struggled for air. Nao checked everything else. Eyes, body temperature, sweating, and pulse; which was slowly recending. She nearly screamed 'demon' when Natsuki body began to shake violently, but instead she yelled, "P-Poison! Fujino!" She grabbed the blankets on the bed and covered the girl.
Not a second later, Shizuru came in the door. She had been waiting for Nao to clean up Natsuki so she could visit. But instead... "Natsuki!" she screamed, running over to the bed staring in shock. First, Natsuki looked sick. She was shaking and looked dead.
Also, the blanket and fallen off of her.
Natsuki... had breasts.
"Don't stand there! Message the doctor! The Kuga doctor, he knows about Natsuki! Now close your mouth and hurry!" Nao screamed at the girl. Shizuru snapped out of it and ran off, probably to go find her father. "Shit, shit, shit." Nao muttered over and over again.
"Nao!" Natsuki gasped. She reached over to the table and grabbed the bucket. She quickly dumped it onto the floor and held it to her face, vomiting again. And again.
'Why! Why? Who would poison Natsuki! She's eaten nothing! She only drank... alcohol. From Fujino's Club... that fucking rat Mr. Fujino and his club did this! That bastard!'
OMAKE
Me: DUN DUN DUN
Nao: And the ploy thickens
Natsuki: 'Zuru knows?
Me: Ya
Nao: Fujino's Club?
Me: Ya
Them: oh...
Shizuru: Wait... poison?
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