A/N: Again I revive the micro chapter! I hope you enjoy. As for those who read my LJ you will be sad because...no I haven't changed a thing. Enjoy!

IM – Chapter 10

A Little Gloom by kara papas

The senior in college, yes, she is a senior in college. Shizuru began to wonder if anything would work out the way she wanted or planned. She never really did believe in planning ahead. It was really beyond her ability to do such things. Yes, normally, people saw her as a women ahead of her game; a women who knew what she must put aside to push forward. A life to live in order to survive everyday or struggling to get by, but a least being able to say that she lived. The semester is coming to a close and the campus life is now in a busy motion after the holiday break that seemed to come and go as fast as a breath of fresh air.

So it was not the same for Natsuki as she continued her life in company of friends and the bustle of freshman life. The opportunities seemed endless for her. New face, more friendships, and constant love and support by all those around her. A life so different from Shizuru's. The blue haired girl went as far to exile Shizuru bleak life by never writing, calling, texting, and even IMing. It was a stale point.

Everything was coming to end for the relationship spurred on whims and desires. It was over. The chestnut haired girl and the azure haired girl would never rekindle what one confession of a full hearty heart destroyed. The truth of the feelings meant about as much as a grain of salt to the biker girl. Her thoughts raced to dreams far beyond the reach of the women who'd be off, no, trapped by life of realities.

It ended without even beginning.

The future always seemed bleak when the matters of heart seemed to just crash in. For Shizuru however pushing onward was all the chestnut haired woman could do. She sat in the cafeteria waiting for her unlikely comrade, Haruka, to show up with the pre-arranged meals.

"You tea drinking moron! You are sitting near common folk again." Haruka's agitated voice rang out from behind. Shizuru paid no attention and just vacantly stared off into distance of busy student, her eyes searching the masses just for masochistic glimpse at Natsuki. Haruka placed the food in front of Shizuru and sat down in front of her to distract the woman from her pathetic attempts at staying depressed.

"Get over it." Haruka said before she consumed her first fork full of chicken alfredo.

"What?" Shizuru said in a daze. Haruka gave her a peeved glance.

"You know exactly what I mean. You crash and burn sometimes honey. Swelling on it will only make it worse." Haruka said firmly. Shizuru chuckled and Haruka got a vacant blank expression. "Did I do it again?" Shizuru grinned and laughed nodding. "What word for word?"

"You said swell and I'm certain you meant dwell." Shizuru snickered.

The sounds of laughter went from one end of the cafeteria to another as a certain orange haired girl perked up her head in response.

"Well it certainly sounds like someone's day is going good..." Mai then looked across the table at Natsuki, "unlike Ms. I'm-stuck-on-PMS mode for about a whole month now!" Natsuki turned her head away and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Mai-chan, don't pick on poor Natsuki. It's not her fault that she's got a stick up her ass." Midori said poking Mai's side gently. Mai laughed and Natsuki turned red from anger and grit her teeth.

"Oh, I like that shade of red Natsuki." Akane chirped. Natsuki's anger quickly switch to embarrassment as her head shifted downward she could stare at her knees alone. "Anyhow. Mai-chan?"

"Yes, Akane-chan." Mai said playfully. Akane leaned forward and looked back and forth between Midori and Mai.

"What's the story between you two?" Akane whispered. Midori's right hand went to the back of her head and she laughed sarcastically to herself as Mai turned a far shade of red.

"Oh, that red looks better of Mai, Akane." Natsuki laughed and Akane joined in.