Chapter 11
"I thought Hollywood Studios was really cool!" Arika murmured as she sat on top of Shizuru's bed with Miya and Natsuki.
Shizuru was searching through the channels to find the Disney cartoon channel, and when she found it, she sat on the bed next to Natsuki. It was around eleven in the morning, and Shizuru wanted to have some downtime, so she let the others play at the pool while her group played in the hotel room.
As planned, later in the afternoon the group would head over to the Magic Kingdom, play in the park, eat at the Chrystal Palace, then they would return back to the hotel where they would sleep so they could get up early in the morning and travel back to the hospital.
"Oh, I almost forgot. I'm going to make sure we see Mickey tonight. Right before dinner." Shizuru said, amused when Natsuki's face lit up. "Until then, we are going to relax. I don't know about you kids but I'm tired."
"Can we play a game?" Arika asked, looking at Shizuru.
"I suppose, just we can't leave the room."
"Okay. Well, I thought we could play 'house'! Shizuru, you can be the mommy, and I want to be the kid!" Arika explained.
"What do I get to be!?" Natsuki shouted, earning a glare from Miya.
"Natsuki, how about you be the older sister, and Miya, you can be the baby?" Shizuru offered.
Natsuki stuck her tongue out and shook her head. She was about to say something, but Miya crawled over to Shizuru and sat in her lap before saying, "I want to be the cat."
"Cool!" Arika shouted, staring up at Natsuki who was pouting.
"I wanna be the baby." Natsuki grumbled.
"Natsuki will be the baby." Shizuru concluded. "Arika, how about you tell us about this game."
"Okay, so when we were little our daddy died, and then these things came and tried to kidnap us so we've been on the run for months."
Shizuru almost started laughing at how Arika came up with that idea so quickly. Either way, she watched the girls get into their positions. Natsuki wrapped herself in a bed sheet and lay down on the bed, or her 'crib', Miya crawled into a chair and meowed like a cat, Arika got on the floor and opened a magazine she had got from the bedside table, and Shizuru stood up to be the mother.
Natsuki started the game off, begining to mewl like a little infant. She gurgled and buried her face in the pillow, before she started to cry. Arika cringed and turned to Natsuki, sticking out her tongue at the girl.
"Be quiet baby!" Arika barked.
Shizuru came over, scooped Natsuki up in her arms and gently began rocking the girl back and forth until she stopped crying. Arika became jealous, but she hid it well.
"Whose a good baby?" Shizuru cooed to Natsuki before she sat down on her own bed.
"Baaa..." Natsuki giggled, touching Shizuru's cheek.
Shizuru stopped. She looked down into Natsuki's emerald orbs. That forest of green peered up at her, sparkling in the light of the sun that was shining in through the window. At Natsuki's touch, Shizuru's face heated up and a blush blossomed across her face. Natsuki's hand was warm, and it made Shizuru's heart pound with anxiety. The question was, anxiety for what?
...
"Natsuki, are you excited to see Mickey? We're almost there!" Shizuru said, holding Natsuki's hand.
They were in Tony's restaurant in the back of the building, waiting in line to see the Big Cheese. Natsuki was speechless, and she tightened her grip around Shizuru's fingers. She was so excited to see Mickey. It had been her dream since the beggining of the trip, and now as a finale of some sort, she was completely ecstatic.
After they saw Mickey, the group would head over to the Crystal Palace, eat dinner with Pooh, Tigger, Eyeyor, and Piglet, then, as a final event, they would watch the parade and fireworks. After that, however, Yukino was going to let Natsuki and Shizuru spend the Extra Magic Hours alone at the Magic Kingdom. There, Shizuru would tell Natsuki the news.
Shizuru longed to tell Natsuki now, but she needed it to be a surprise. Saeko, Natsuki's mother, agreed to the proposition of Natsuki coming to live with Shizuru after the young teen would graduate from the mental institute. Shizuru would shorten her work hours at the hospital, and she would leave her apartment in the building and return to her cottage that was on a lake. She had a boat, which would cause loads of fun for Natsuki. Shizuru would have to get some new toys, and she would help Natsuki design her own room, which would be next to Shizuru's, of course. After Natsuki was settled, Shizuru would begin to care for Natsuki and coach her out of her autism and at the same time, Shizuru would try and build a relationship with the girl.
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Sitting next to each other, in the middle of the Magic Kingdom, Natsuki and Shizuru watched the fireworks sparkle in the sky. Blue, red and green lights shot through the air as a result of frequent explosions. Different colored ashes floated to the ground after they had done their job. It was absolutely amazing.
Shizuru wrapped her arm around the girl's waist to pull her closer. When Natsuki's head was on her shoulder, Shizuru pressed her lips to that silky, cobalt hair before lifting Natsuki's chin.
"Natsuki, can I ask you something?" Shizuru asked, feeling her stomach start to flip in anticipation.
Nodding, Natsuki waited intently for what Shizuru had to say.
"I want you to come live with me at my home after you graduate from the Institution. I asked your mother and she said you are allowed to stay with me. I want you to understand, though, you would eat, sleep and play at my home, it would only be me and you. Do you think you would like to be a part of my family?" Shizuru finished, studying Natsuki's dumbfounded expression.
With hesitation, Natsuki replied, "No mama?"
Shizuru frowned inwardly, feeling a bit of jealousy bubble inside her heart. "No, mama. However, we can go see her many times and I told her she could visit anytime she wanted to."
"You want Natsuki in your family?" Natsuki asked in third person.
"Yes, Natsuki, I want to take care of you and love you."
"You know... Shizuru is very important to Natsuki. She feels safe and complete with Shizuru", Natsuki started, "but Natsuki would be a problem."
"No," Shizuru retorted, resting her forehead on Natsuki's, "no, you would be a blessing, Natsuki, please come and live with me. I feel that you are going to be very special to me in the future, even more than now. I love you, Natsuki, even though you are special in some ways. I have the need to take care and love you-"
"Natsuki loves Shizuru too."
Shizuru smiled, sliding her hand through Natsuki's dark tresses before guiding the girl's face closer to hers. Inch by inch their lips became closer and closer, until, finally, Shizuru felt herself closing her eyes and pressing her lips on Natsuki's. They sat there, with a beautiful bond connecting them as love circled around, binding them together. It was an agreement between the two, and they could finally spend their lives together. They would become a family, they would become one, and their love would last forever.