Me: DON'T KILL MEEEEE
Nao: You left us for like a month!
Me: Fuck you, I'm busy.
Mai: Only reason Shu could write today is because she's sick
Me: Stupid rain... well anyway LAST CHAPTER OMFG WTF GTFO AMD LMNOP
Chapter 10 - Choices
Rumors about the kiss spread like wild fire around the school. It seemed like everyone in the school knew about it, except Shizuru. Even her inner group of friends knew about it, but no one dared to tell her. Why would they? Who wants one of the most powerful girls in school to know that her girlfriend was cheating on her? But although Shizuru didn't know about the kiss, one very pissed and powerful little goddess did. And yes, she was about ready to blow up Japan.
"Insolent little bitch! That little biker whore would dare kiss you! I knew she was gonna make a move but not five minutes after I told you! I swear I'll rip her head off... or maybe I can rip Shizuru's head off and make her watch!" the blonde yelled, pacing around Nao's room in her loose pink dress.
The red head on the bed sighed. She'd been hearing the same rant since she came home. And now she knew that going home and telling her girlfriend she made out with another girl was a bad idea... "You can't kill her. She's rich and powerful." Nao argued.
Aphrodite stopped pacing and stared at Nao with a blank face, "I'm a fucking Greek goddess! I can do whatever the hell I want!" she yelled.
"Then come here and kiss me." Nao said with a smirk, knowing that the girl wouldn't be able to resist. But instead, the goddess bit her lip and stood still. Aphrodite slowly stepped forward and stood in front of Nao, looking down at her. "Okay... now kiss me." Nao said, smiling awkwardly.
The blonde bit her lip harder and shook her head, "No." she whispered. Not being able to touch Nao was like quitting smoking cold turkey. She could now honestly say that she hated Zeus for doing this.
"No?" Nao questioned, disbelief covering her face. Aphrodite wouldn't kiss her? "What, are you still mad? Come on and get over it! Getting us together is what you're supposed to be doing." she said, leaning away from the girl in front of her.
"No, its not that I'm mad or anything; I'm practically over it! I just... can't kiss you, Nao." She admitted, hoping that Nao would find the double meaning in her words.
"Can't or won't?" Nao asked, moving away from the goddess and getting off the bed. She rolled her eyes once more before grabbing her tie off the bed and walking out the door, closing it behind her. Aphrodite sighed and sat on the bed, falling back and whining to herself.
'That biker bitch keeps pulling me and Nao apart! I never should have made that deal, I should have just seduced Nao like I have with countless over women throughout time! Damn Nao for being so… perfect for me. Now Natsuki's gonna want to be with Nao and I'll lose her forever...'
An hour later, the dance was full swing. Around the gym were tables set up so that people could sit and eat, while the middle of the gym was being used as a dance floor. It seemed like the whole school was there. Even the loners that no one liked – cough Tate cough – were there because they knew something was gonna happen. As soon as Nao and Aphrodite got there, hell would be raised.
At one table was a tired couple who had been dancing for the last hour. One was talking about her day, and the other was wondering when Nao was gonna get there and save her from the torture. Natsuki sighed again as her eyes drifted to the doors.
"Natsuki? Are you listening?" Shizuru asked, leaning across the table with an irritated face on.
Natsuki blinked and shook her head, leaning back in her chair. She still wanted to be near Nao, she still wanted to get the hell away from Shizuru, and she still wanted to kiss Nao. "No, I wasn't. Sorry 'Zuru, I just hate this table. It's to big! I can't lean across the table and kiss you..." she muttered, lying through her teeth.
"Ara, that's so sweet of you." Shizuru said, scooting her chair closer to the bluenette and putting her hand over Natsuki's. "Okay, you can kiss me now." she said, a smirk on her face.
'...pretend it's Nao...' Natsuki thought for the first time ever. She was absolutely repulsed by the thought of kissing Shizuru. With the thought of red hair in her mind, Natsuki leaned the rest of the way and kissed Shizuru hard, putting her hand on the back of her neck and pulling the girl closer. Shizuru kissed her back eagerly, thanking the gods that Natsuki still loved her.
And at that moment, the schools #1 in trouble couple walked through the doors. Aphrodite was holding Nao's arm and looking around the room with a grin. Her grin only got bigger as she saw the couple across the room locked in a serious make out session. Looking up at Nao, she saw that the red head had noticed too. "Don't worry about that Nao, I bet Natsuki doesn't want to kiss her... maybe Shizuru started the kiss."
"I hope they swallow each other." Nao said with a sneer. It looked like Natsuki was the one controlling that kiss... "You can still like... read her emotions or whatever, right?" she asked, looking down at the blonde.
The goddess nodded and looked towards the couple. Damn... maybe they were gonna swallow each other. Natsuki looked like she was about to pick Shizuru up and take her to a love motel... "Uh.. All I can get from Natsuki is a little bit of love directed at Shizuru. Oh no, take that back, lust is rolling off of her like a tsunami hitting China." she said, shivering and biting her lip, "It uh... feels good." she muttered.
She looked up at Nao to see the red head smirking at her. Aphrodite blushed and shifted in her feet, though she could feel the piercing gaze see right through her. "Feels good, huh?" she asked, wrapping an arm around the girl. "So does that mean we can dance?"
"...but it's a slow song." Aphrodite muttered as Nao pulled her out to the dance floor. Nao pulled her as close as they could get and wrapped her arms around the blonde's waist. Aphrodite smiled and wrapped her arms around Nao's neck, pulling her down and kissing her.
"Ara... Natsuki-chan hasn't kissed me like that since the last time we-"
"Look, Nao and Aphrodite are here!" Natsuki said, cutting off her girlfriend. That was seriously the perfect kiss until she opened her eyes and saw Shizuru. She had gotten so worked up and happy in that kiss, she even felt like she was in love again. But she was thinking about Nao the whole time...
So then...
Shizuru turned and saw the other couple on the dance floor, kissing just like she and Natsuki had just been doing. "Ara, they look extremely happy. And they were only an hour late... wonder what they could have been doing." she said with a smirk.
Natsuki felt a growl build up inside her. Nao... doing this and that with Grace… "'Zuru, I think I'm gonna go cut in to their dance. Is that okay?" she asked, glaring at Grace.
"Not gonna dance with Nao, are you?"
"Nope..." Natsuki said, getting up and walking out over the dance floor. She waited until they broke the kiss and made her move. Tapping Nao on the shoulder, she grinned at them both, "Mind if I cut in?" she asked.
"Y-Yea of course!" Nao said happily while Aphrodite pouted.
"Great, thanks." Natsuki muttered, moving between them and putting her back to Nao. The couple both looked shocked as Natsuki pulled Aphrodite away and started dancing with her. Nao gaped at them, staring as Natsuki pulled her girlfriend closer. What. The. Fuck.
Nao shoved her hands in her pocket and walked away, sitting with Shizuru at the table. She shook her head and glared at the girl, "Fujino, why the hell is your girlfriend dancing with my goddess?" she asked, glaring at the girl.
Shizuru shrugged and got up, looking down at the red head, "I don't know and I don't like it either. You want a drink?" she asked. Nao nodded, looking back to the girls on the dance floor.
Aphrodite looked around awkwardly as she danced with Natsuki. What the hell? Did the chick go AWOL and decide to give up on Nao and Shizuru? "Uhhh Natsuki...?"
"Grace, how far have you and Nao gotten?" Natsuki asked with a blank face.
The blonde smirked a bit. She could feel the jealousy coming off Natsuki and it was amazing. "Oh you know... the usual couple stuff. It's hard to keep Nao's hands off of me, though. Once she gets started, there's no stopping her." she said, looking thoughtful.
Natsuki growled and didn't even try to hide it. She glared down at the blonde and sighed, "Is that why you guys were an hour late?" she asked, glaring a bit.
The amount of anger and jealous coming off the bluenette was starting to get to the goddess. Aphrodite glared right back and sighed, "I don't get why you care. She's my girlfriend!"
"I'm her best friend! I'm looking out for her!" Natsuki argued back.
"A best friend wouldn't be this jealous!" Aphrodite said, her anger getting to her.
Natsuki growled again and tightened her grip on the girl, "I'm jealous because I love her." she said.
Both girls stopped.
Aphrodite stepped back slowly. No. No no no no no no no! Not yet! She can't admit it yet! "W-What did you just say?" she asked in a shaky voice, a stutter in her words. If Natsuki admitted it, then... no... "I won't lose Nao!"
The bluenette narrowed her eyes as her heart sped up. "I-I... I won't dent it! I can't believe it took met his long to realize it, but I love Nao! I'm in love with her, and I want to be with her." she said, admitting it to Aphrodite, and also to herself.
"I'll die before I let you return her love!" Aphrodite yelled. She then quickly covered her mouth.
Natsuki paused. "She... she loves me? So then... Nao!" Natsuki said quickly, glancing at the table to see Shizuru hand Nao a glass of punch. She glanced back at Aphrodite to see that the goddess was already running towards the red head. "Hey, wait!"
"Nao! Hey, let's go." Aphrodite said quickly, standing in front of the table. Gawd she wished she could grab Nao and pull her out of there, but she couldn't even touch the red head. "We have to go, now." she said.
"Oh no you don't!" Natsuki said, stopping next to the blonde and grabbing Nao's hand, pulling her up out of her seat. "I need to talk to you outside." she said, pulling on Nao's hand and heading towards the door. Nao shrugged and followed her wordlessly.
Shizuru took her seat and sipped her punch, "Ara... what's going on?"
"You'll see..." the goddess muttered, sitting in the chair dejectedly. She sighed and put her face in her hands, groaning. "Whyyyy why?" she repeated, glaring at the sky. "Fuck you gods, I'm about to lose my love!"
"Nao?" Shizuru asked, watching Nao and Natsuki leave the gym and leave out to the court yard. "Grace, why are you losing Nao?"
"Fuck off Fujino. My names Aphrodite, I'm a fucking greek goddess, and your girlfriend's about to proclaim her love for my woman!"
"Nao! I need to talk to you." Natsuki said, stopping in the middle of the court yard and turning to face Nao. The red head gave her an expectant look, but her voice ran dry. How do you tell a girl you love her? Shizuru was the one to do it... "Uh..." she muttered.
"So... enjoy that kiss with Fujino earlier?" Nao asked, rolling her eyes. She crossed her arms over her chest and sighed, remembering how angry that scene made her. "I looked like you were gonna sex her up right then and there."
"Sex... Grace told me that you two have gone all the way.." the bluenette muttered, shoving her hands in her pockets and looking down.
Nao started giggled, then ended up full on laughing. She smirked and winked at the girl, giving her a small grin, We never did anything beyond kissing and cuddling, mostly. It... never really felt like I was kissing the right person." she said, blushing a bit and scratching her cheek
Taking a deep breath, Natsuki saw her chance. And she took it. "Nao, about that kiss with Shizuru..." she started, stepping closer to the red head and looking her in the eyes, "I know it was deep and passionate, but lately I just can't stand Shizuru. I can't stay near her and I only... I-I only wanna be near you. I was kissing her like that because I was imagining that I was kissing you."
Nao froze. A scarlet blush rose to her cheek as she took a step away from the bluenette. "W-What did you say? Wait, whoa, when? Why?" she asked, shaking her head in disbelief. This was way too good to be true.
"Please, Nao. I love you." Natsuki said, pulling Nao close to her and kissing the red head softly. Coming to her senses and realizing that the girl she had loved for the last year was kissing her, Nao mentally kicked herself. Why'd she question it? The red head wrapped her arms around Natsuki's neck and kissed her back, loving the way she felt.
"Natsuki!"
"Fucking Fujino!" Nao yelled, breaking the kiss. She turned and saw one very sad Shizuru, and one very big, goddess like Aphrodite, looking the way she did the first day they met. "...I'm fucked..."
Stepping in front of Nao, Natsuki glared at the woman before them, "Who are you? What do you want with my Nao?" she questioned. She glanced at Shizuru to see the wine eyes girl giving her a pleading look and practically felt her heart break.
Aphrodite scoffed at them and glared at the bluenette, a smirk on her face. "Time to choose, little puppy. Nao, I canceled the effects on my grace just now. It's all up to her." she said as lighting ripped through the sky.
"You what? But then.." Nao said, losing her words. She watched as Natsuki ran to Shizuru and engulfed the girl in a hug, consoling her as the heiress cried. No grace... no love. She looked back at the goddess and sighed, her eyes filling with tears, "So what... that's it?"
Grace looked to the hugging couple and shrugged. She walked forward to Nao smiled sadly at her, "I'm sorry Nao. I really do love you and I hate to see you hurt like this, but she made her choice. Without my grace, Natsuki just doesn't love you. But now we can live in Ol-"
"Whoa, hold the phone!" Natsuki yelled. She detached herself from Shizuru and walked over to the goddess, poking her shoulder and glaring at her, "I still don't know who you are, but I haven't made any choice! Yes, I feel like shit for hurting Shizuru, but I never said I didn't love Nao! Because I do! And no amount of your grace can change th-… Grace?" she yelled, ending her rant with a stupid question. "What the fuck! You're gorgeous-er!"
"Natsuki, Aphrodite. Greek goddess of love." Nao said, motioning to them.
Natsuki gaped at the two women for a bit, then chuckled at Nao, "You're kidding me, right? Why would you love me over a greek goddess?" she asked, earning her a punch to her shoulder.
"That's what I would like to know!" Aphrodite said, a pout on her face.
Nao smiled at the bluenette and laced her fingers through hers, "I love her because she's Natsuki. She is who is and she's perfect for me. I wouldn't trade her for anything." she said, leaning closer and kissing Natsuki's cheek.
"I love you."
"I love you, too. I want to be with you, Nao." Natsuki said, smiling back and giving her a quick peck on the lips.
Lightening cracked in the sky once again. "Good choice, Natsuki."
"Stay out of this, Zeus!" Aphrodite yelled at the sky.
"...Zeus?" Natsuki and Nao both asked, looking up. Even Shizuru stopped for a moment to look up at the sky awestruck.
"Shut it, 'Dite! I am the king of the gods and I will do what I want, damnit! Anyway, I want you, Natsuki and Nao, to both know that nothing will come between you, as said by Tiresias. Also, I need to explain to my Goddess of Love her punishment for trying to keep you too apart…"
"Ah fuck." Aphrodite said, sighing.
"Uh, excuse me, Zeus?" Nao asked, stepping away from Natsuki and looking up at the sky.
"Yes?"
"Thank you." the red head said, a grin on her face. She turned to Aphrodite and hugged the woman, who eagerly hugged her back. "Thank you, too. It a twisted kind of way, this couldn't have happened without you. And I wouldn't be with Natsuki like I am now. So thank you for everything. Come visit sometime?" she asked with a smirk.
"Actually Nao, Aphrodite made a swear to the gods that she wouldn't leave earth without her bride."
Natsuki growled and glared at the sky, pulling Nao behind her again, "Uh sorry but, the red head's mine."
"I know my child. But Aphrodite must remain on earth until she finds her bride. She will not be able to return to Olympia without one."
"What?" Aphrodite yelled, glaring at the sky, which cracked with lightning and thunder again. She rolled her eyes and sighed, "Fine fine I'll stay, no need to show off..." she muttered.
Natsuki wrapped an arm around Nao's shoulders and grinned at her, "Well, would you like to be my girlfriend?" she asked. Her answer was a kiss. The slow, passionate kiss that they both had been wanting for quite some time now. The bluenette pulled back and smirked a bit, "I think I hear a slow song coming on..."
"Well let's go." Nao answered.
Watching them leave Shizuru sat on the floor and sighed. Well, that was inevitable. She looked up and saw that a certain greek goddess was in the same condition she was in at the moment. Aphrodite was gorgeous, smart, nice, and very caring… and she needed a bride, huh?
OMAKE
Me: Sorry it's so rushed and short too
Nao: Shu wants this and Everything Has A Price done as fast as possible
Me: And i hope to add that last chapter as soon as possible!
Aphrodite: It's finally over -sighs0
Me: -sighs-
All: -sigh-
Me: Again, sorry for taking so long and sorry for everything else
Mai: Where was everyone else in this chapter?
Me: They died! Live with it!