Chapter 10
Yawning, Arika fell onto her bed with a thud, saying, "I'm not sleepy..."
Miya chuckled and climbed up the later that led to her bed, and she jumped under the covers and snuggled after clutching her pillow. Drifting to sleep, Miya let Shizuru make sure she was tucked in.
Natsuki was asleep on Shizuru's bed, and she gently breathed in and out as her chest rose and fell. Shizuru made to move the girl to her bed, but she didn't want to wake the girl up, so she would let Natsuki sleep deeply for a little while before the bluenette would be moved to her own bed.
"Arika, dear, close your eyes, alright?" Shizuru said calmly, moving over to Arika and kneeling down.
She moved the covers over Arika's shoulders and tucked the girl in so she could feel safe while she slept. She brushed the hair out of Arika's flushed face before standing up to go change into her own pajamas. Natsuki was the only one that would be sleeping in her day clothes, but the girl needed her sleep!
They had another big day in the morning, for they were heading to Animal Kingdom for half of the day, and then they would travel to Epcot. It would be a tough one, but it was filled with fun, so Shizuru assumed that the kids would be able to handle it.
"Ara, I think I'm as tired as they are." Shizuru whispered, stepping into the bathroom to ready herself for bed.
...
In line for Expedition Everest, Shizuru held Natsuki's back to her front with her arms wrapped around the bluenette's slender waste. They were alone for the time being, due to the fact that Natsuki completely lost it at breakfast and caused the destruction of the entire dining room. Arika had tried to follow Natsuki, but the teenager turned around hissed meanly at Arika, making the girl cry. Miya and Arika had gone with Yukino, and Shizuru had taken Natsuki away to spend the morning together.
Shaking for absolutely no reason, Natsuki moaned loudly and threw her head back on Shizuru's shoulder, nearly head butting her doctor. She was trying to walk away from Shizuru, but she was walking in place, which didn't get her anywhere. Shizuru was gently, but securely, holding the girl, ignoring the looks they were getting from the other people in line.
"Maaa..." Natsuki murmured, letting her head drop off of Shizuru's shoulder and roll around on her own shoulders.
Suddenly, a woman tapped Shizuru's shoulder, making her turn and release Natsuki. Surprisingly, Natsuki didn't go anywhere, but she cuddled back into Shizuru. The woman who had gotten Shizuru's attention looked rather snotty, and she had a Coach purse draped over her shoulder while her young boy child and husband stood behind her.
"May I help you, ma'am?" Shizuru asked, smiling politely.
"Disney World isn't a place for lesbians." she snapped, out of the blue.
Shizuru's face grew dark, and before she was about to speak, the woman interrupted her.
"Your behavior is completely unaceptable."
"And what makes you assume that we are lesbians?" Shizuru asked, gravely.
The woman scoffed, and her husband stepped forward, passing the son to the woman.
"You are showing affection toward her, and that is not appropriate in Disney World."
Shizuru hid her anger behind a mask of rock. Natsuki was now looking between Shizuru and the offenders, trying to catch a grasp of what was going on. In response to Natsuki's curious look, the man frowned at her, making the bluenette shrink closer to Shizuru.
"I can have you thrown out of Disney World for this, you are a terrible example for young children here, and that is-"
Shizuru cut the man off, saying, "I do not believe we are causing any harm, right Natsuki?"
Natsuki looked at Shizuru and buried her face into Shizuru's chest. Bad move. The man thought that Natsuki was biting and nipping at Shizuru's breast, so he stepped closer to Shizuru with a clenched fist.
"Sir, I request you step back." Shizuru said, feeling Natsuki start to whimper.
Turning her back to the man, Shizuru kept Natsuki away from the two, and she attempted to ignore them, but they kept ranting. It took a while for them to stop, but they had indeed crossed the line, Natsuki was crying, and a few other people started to listen in on the conversation.
"Mama, what's going on?"
"Dad look!"
"What is that family doing?"
"Why is that girl crying? Poor thing."
"What's going on?" A teenage boy, about seventeen, stepped up with his hand still interlocked with his girlfriend.
"It's none of your business." The snotty woman snapped.
Ignoring her, the boy smiled at Shizuru, and then looked down at Natsuki. He was a black haired boy taller than Natsuki but a little shorter than Shizuru.
"Are you two okay? Is there anything I can do to help?" he asked, allowing his girlfriend to come up and nod in agreement.
"You two aren't in this conversation! Back off!" The man hissed.
"What did they do to you, sir?" the girl asked, stepping forward.
"They are polluting the minds of my son, with their lesbian acts!" The woman growled.
"You don't know that-"
"Hey! What's going on!" A worker was finally there, and she turned to the family, asking them, "What's the problem?"
"These lesbians are practically making out here!"
The woman turned to Shizuru, and looked curiously at her. "Is this true?"
"No ma'am. Here you go." Shizuru said, handing the woman her ID card.
"Shizuru Fujino, Fuuka Mental Institution."
"Also, here's Natsuki's registration to the hospital. She has autism, and I'm her doctor."
The worker turned to the family who was red. "Next time, mind your own business." She turned to Shizuru. "Here, I'll take you to the front of the line, I'm sorry this happened."
...
"Yes, we will meet you at Epcot. Natsuki is having a little issue, it might take me a while to get her out of the park." Shizuru said into her phone.
It was a white Iphone, and Shizuru was granted it when she got the promotion from Yukino. Natsuki had been admiring the phone, but something else caught her eyes. Natsuki was in a store at the back of the park, a store that was after the ride "Dinosaur".
"Probably around three or four."
Natsuki was sitting on the ground playing with a box that encased a toy dinosaur. She threw it on the ground, picked it up again, and threw it.
Shizuru saw this, and she put her phone back into her pocket before snatching Natsuki up and out of the store. Natsuki screeched in the process, but Shizuru quickly pulled out a pretzel stick and shoved it in Natsuki's mouth. Right then, Natsuki stopped yelling and sucked on the pretzel while she interlocked her fingers with Shizuru as they walked to the front of the park.
"Natsuki, are you having fun?"
Natsuki looked up at Shizuru and nodded vigorously before chomping down on the pretzel until it was gone.
"I'm glad."
"Shizuru is Natsuki's best friend."
"You're mine too, Natsuki."
They walked hand in hand until they reached the bus area. Shizuru looked at the directory that showed which bus they should get on, and she figured that she would have to take Natsuki to the transportation center, where they would ride the monorail to Epcot.
"Natsuki, let's go, shall we?"
"Okay!"
On the bus, they were only accompanied by another family with twins. They watched Natsuki intently, thinking she was quite interesting. It was amusing to them how Natsuki would occasionally crawl in and out of Shizuru's lap, how she would bob her head up and down, and how the girl would rock back and forth as she gently patted the floor of the bus.
"Hi!" one of the twins said, crawling up the steps to meet Natsuki.
Natsuki stopped moving, and she looked at the girl who was about seven. The twin had white hair and wore a cute jumpsuit that was just like her sister's, only a different color. She placed her hand on Natsuki's seat, which helped the child propel herself up onto the seat across from Natsuki.
"Little girl says hi." Natsuki said, amused when the girl giggled lightly.
"I'm Rachel! Who are you?"
"Natsuki."
Suddenly another girl appeared, plopping her butt in the seat next to her sister and across from Shizuru. She wore a blue jumpsuit, and she was also smiling.
"I'm Tay!"
"Kids, don't be rude." The mother said, following her kids with her husband behind her. They all sat together, observing Natsuki.
"Natsuki likes little people." the bluenette said in third person.
"I'm not little! I'm almost eight!"
Natsuki hissed at the girl and buried her head in Shizuru's stomach, mumbling a random sentence about some animal she had seen at the previous theme park. The child whom Natsuki had hissed at, Rachel, barked at Natsuki while Tay started to make monkey noises.
Shizuru started to laugh, but when Natsuki turned her head back to the children and hissed at them, Shizuru said, "Ara, looks like we have some stowaways from Animal Kingdom."
"I'm a snake!" Natsuki said, sticking her tongue out at the twins.
"I'm Brandon, this is my wife Christine." the father said, extending his hand out to Shizuru who shook it politely.
"Doctor Shizuru Fujino," Shizuru replied, "it's great to meet you."
"Doctor, huh? What's your field?"
"Psychology, I work in Michigan at the Fuuka Mental Institution."
The woman smiled, saying, "Really? That must be a tough job. You get paid well, yes?"
"I get paid very well."
"So this must be your...?" The man added, gesturing to Natsuki.
Shizuru answered him, "Patient. We brought a few of the patients along, but Natsuki had some problems with a few of them, so I had to take her separately."
"So it's like a field trip?"
"Yes."
Bringing the adults out of their conversation, Tay and Rachel pounced on Natsuki, making the girl open her mouth like she was going to eat the children, but instead, she began to tighten her grip around the children like she was constricting them.
"Kids, get off of her, that's completely absurd!" the mother yelled, looking at Shizuru.
"It's alright, Natsuki loves children, so long as they don't-" Shizuru stopped, seeing the children's faces turn blue and their cheeks puff up. "Natsuki, do not hurt them, play nice."
"Ssssnakes consstrict thingssss..." Natsuki murmured to Shizuru.
Shizuru sighed, starting, "One."
Natsuki looked at Shizuru, instantly putting the children down. She knew if Shizuru had gotten to three they would go back to the hotel for the night, and Natsuki did not want to leave.
The children all but crawled right back into Natsuki's lap, wrapping their arms around the bluenette in a hug.
"Tay, Rachel, come sit down, I don't want you standing." the father said, happy when his children returned to their own seats.
Shizuru pulled Natsuki closer, securing the girl around the waist. Complying, Natsuki rested her head on Shizuru's shoulder, while the bus kept moving toward their destination.
"So, where are you from?" Shizuru asked.
"We're from Wisconsin."
Natsuki's head shot up and she screamed, "Cheese!"
"Natsuki hush!"
They enjoyed the ride to the transportation system, but they had to part ways when the twins and their parents boarded the Magic Kingdom monorail and Shizuru and Natsuki boarded the Epcot monorail.
It was cramped inside the section of the magnetic mover, and it smelled fowl like animal droppings. Natsuki noticed that first, and she told Shizuru who was holding onto the hand rail while she tried to keep Natsuki from standing up.
When the train began to move, Natsuki jumped in her seat, but when they were out of the station, the girl was mesmerized at the sights she could see out of the window. She saw a large lake, and people were boating on it as well as using their jet skis. She watched the people who were parasailing, and she was absolutely drawn to all of the attention.
Shizuru relaxed, seeing as Natsuki wasn't going to put up a fight on this trip. In a matter of minutes, they arrived at Epcot.
Shizuru grasped Natsuki's hand as they walked down the ramp to go to bag check and ticket distribution, but as soon as Natsuki saw the giant ball, Spaceship Earth, she wiggled out of Shizuru's hold and bolted to the entrance, leaving Shizuru shocked.
"Natsuki! Come back here!" Shizuru shouted, frowning as she sped up to catch Natsuki.
Shizuru started to panic. Natsuki was running straight for a group of people in line for the tickets. Natsuki crashed into a young man, sending him to the ground while she kept her rampage. She was being called for by the police officers as well as Shizuru, who was hustling toward a Disney worker for help.
The man whom Shizuru had talked to pulled out a walkie-talkie and notified that a girl with blue hair was running around the entrance of the park, and backup was needed. The man also did not forget to mention that Natsuki was autistic.
"We'll catch her for you ma'am, just sit here, and we'll get her for you. Natsuki was her name?"
"Yes, sir, please hurry, she's a loose cannon."
The man nodded and joined the police officers that were still in pursuit of Natsuki. A social worker was moving all of the tourists to the side, leaving room so that Natsuki wouldn't injure them or herself.
"Please stay calm everyone, just give your tickets to the far end."
Natsuki, practically going ballistic, ran through the legs of one officer, around another, and crawled over another. Soon, the officers backup had arrived, and they had made a circle around Natsuki, creating a barrier that would prevent her from escaping. The man that Shizuru had talked to was cautiously approaching Natsuki who was shaking and mumbling words under her breath.
"Sweetie, I'm just going to take you back to your friend." he said calmly, finally reaching Natsuki.
He placed his hand on her shoulder, and she began to struggle, but the man twirled her around and held her tightly before dragging her back to Shizuru. Shizuru embraced Natsuki tightly, and thanked the man.
"Would you like a wheelchair, ma'am?" the man said, assuming that the chair would keep Natsuki safe.
"Yes please."
Notifying those with his communicator, the man was quickly granted access to bring one of the wheelchairs to Shizuru. He brought it over to them, and asked Shizuru if she would like any help in getting Natsuki to cooperate with them.
Shizuru nodded, and she brought Natsuki to the wheelchair and set her down in it, not surprised when the girl screamed and began to stutter and cry. The man held Natsuki's shoulders down while Shizuru found the strap, and she hooked it over Natsuki's waist, making sure it was tight. She then strapped Natsuki's legs down, leaving her arms free.
"Doesn't she know how to unbuckle it?" the man asked.
"I took care of that. It's an old trick I learned when I was in training."
"Are you sure you are alright?"
"Yes, I really appreciated your help."
"All in a days work, ma'am."
...
Shizuru pushed Natsuki through the crowds and to the area where Yukino had told her to meet the rest of her group.
Under the Electric Umbrella, a restaurant in Future World, Yukino sat with Haruka wrapped in her arms and surrounded by the others.
"Doctor Shizuru's back." Midori stated, struggling to hold up a disgruntled Nao who nearly puked after riding the extreme version of Mission Space.
"Looks like Natsuki got into some trouble." Yukino murmured, setting Haruka into the seat next to her.
Yukino approached Shizuru and a moaning Natsuki, with curious eyes.
"What happened?" Yukino asked, worried.
"It's a long story, I will tell you later."
Yukino smiled and bent down to Natsuki. Lifting the girl's chin, Yukino pulled a napkin out of her pocket and wiped the tears and drool away from Natsuki's face.
"M-mama..." Natsuki whispered, closing her eyes.
"What did she say?"
"She wants her mom." Yukino answered, gesturing for Shizuru to go and join the rest of the group.
When they arrived, Arika threw herself into Shizuru's arms as Miya began to do the same thing. Arika wanted to give Natsuki a hug, but the girl was in a state of mind where she was unresponsive. Shizuru welcomed her girls with care, and asked them how their day was going.
"Mai, can Chie and I go look at that big fountain over there?" Aoi asked, starring at the water that bubbled up and over the sides of the rocks that outlined the inner pool of the fountain.
"You can see it from here, right?" Mai said, noticing Chie let her hand trail around Aoi's waist.
"I guess so."
Yukino was ready to let everyone know about the rest of the day so she called the different authorities over to her.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, I just wanted to let you know about dinner. We have a reservation at seven. We're going to eat at Germany."
"That sounds fun." Mai said.
"Until then," Yukino continued, "We well stay together."
"So where will we be going first?"
"It's almost five, so we have a few hours."
"Let's take the kids over to the ride with Ellen DeGeneres."
"That ride is a bit loud." Shizuru said.
"I think we can handle it, if we warn them."
"Alright. Let's head over there now."
...
Because Natsuki was in a wheelchair, the group had to sit in the back where a wheelchair stand was. Natsuki was strapped in, and she slept through the entire ride, but Shizuru was happy that the girl did, for Shizuru wouldn't have been allowed to sit next to her to calm the bluenette if she were to get scared.
When the ride was over, the group had trouble finding something to do, so they waited for another show. Natsuki was awake by then, and she was very quiet, but only because Shizuru was next to her. Around six thirty, the group went over to Germany to partake in the year long Oktoberfest. Yukino had checked in, and they were soon going to be seated. Yukino chose this restuarant because of the live entertainment. On a stage in the front of the area, was a band that would play music. The children and guests were even allowed to go to a designated area in front of the stage to dance and have fun.
When they were called, the hostess brought them to a table on the first floor, where the dancing would occur. Natsuki took the seat at the edge of the table, across from Shizuru, and the rest of them crowded in and sat down. The waitress would bring them their drinks soon enough, but as for now, they were allowed to get their dinner from the buffet.
Mai and Midori were in charge of the patients at the table, seeing as the other doctors went to get the kids their food. It took the doctors a couple trips, but eventually they returned with everyone's food.
Shizuru set a huge plate of macaroni and cheese before Natsuki, and distributed the other meals amongst the cluster of people. When Shizuru looked back at Natsuki, the macaroni was gone, and cheese was smothered all over Natsuki's muzzle.
A little later in the event, Natsuki was allowed out of her wheelchair to go dance with Arika. Shizuru kept an eye on them, but she was also happy that the girls were having so much fun. When the performers on the stage told everyone to exit the dance floor due to a song that would require a table of bells, Natsuki did not move. The cart with the bells was rolled out, and the lead performer stepped up to the table. Before he began to perform, he noticed that Natsuki was about two feet away, staring at him.
Shizuru was burying her head in her hands, but she kept calling Natsuki away. Others tried to get the girl to come over, but Natsuki was oblivious. Thankfully the man noticed the identification card that was connected to Natsuki's necklace, so he would treat Natsuki nicely.
"And what is your name, Miss?" He said, noticing Shizuru sigh in relief.
"Natsuki."
"And Natsuki, how old are you?"
"I don't remember."
The audience chuckled, assuming that there was something wrong with Natsuki. The man stepped to the side and helped Natsuki up before calling her closer to the bells.
"Are you having fun, Natsuki?"
"Yeah."
The performer smiled. "Would you like to play a song with the bells?"
Natsuki smiled and nodded. The performer stepped aside to let Natsuki play. He showed her where the high bells were and where the low bells were, and then he told her to go ahead.
Natsuki cautiously picked up one of the bells and shook it, creating a high noted jingle. Curiously, Natsuki put that bell down, and picked up another, shaking it until it made music. Soon, Natsuki was quickly picking up bells and switching high and low, making wonderful music. Shizuru as well as the audience was surprised at how catchy Natsuki's music was. They let the bluenette perform for five minutes, but before he could he could tell Natsuki to stop, she put the bells down and ran back to Shizuru.
"Well, let's hear it for miss Natsuki!" the man said, followed by an eruption of applause.
The night ended quickly, and the group entered their hotel rooms quite exhaustedly. The next day would be spent at the pool, followed by Hollywood Studios in the afternoon. The day after that, would be spent at the pool again, followed by Magic Kingdom. Finally, the following day, the group would go home.
It had been a fun trip so far, but the money had to run out at some point. It would be good to go home. After all, the group was tired, and they needed to return to the hospital.