Hey look!
Another chapter!
And it's being posted in the same day! Whoa!
=] Lol
I felt a little off with that last chapter, so I decided to go ahead and write the next one...
I mean, why not?
It was afternoon before the two had managed to get out of bed and through a shower. Neither of them wanted to dress even after getting cleaned up, but eventually Natsuki managed to convince Shizuru that they needed to do something at least before they come back that evening.
"I still need to run by the office for a three o'clock, remember? You were the one that set it up," Natsuki teased Shizuru as she pulled on her jeans.
"Ara, you're right! I recall suggesting that time frame," Shizuru said, though her tone didn't change from seductive. Natsuki sighed; she hadn't realized her girlfriend had this much pent-up sexual frustration.
"Shizuru… We've had sex once last night, twice in bed, and once in the shower. I'm sure lunch, the meeting, and a walk or some shopping wouldn't hurt before we came back tonight," she pointed out. Shizuru just giggled and pulled on her own pair of jeans and searched for a suitable blouse. She would probably leave Natsuki to deal with the meeting alone today, since it was only her and Reito, and go do some window shopping until the meeting was over.
Her mind returned to what Natsuki had asked earlier, and she became giddy again at the thought of planning a wedding for the two of them.
Natsuki noticed Shizuru giggling, and gulped.
What have I gotten myself into?
*****
Natsuki sped through the meeting with Reito, which didn't bother him after she mentioned needing to buy an engagement ring. He had been friends with Shizuru growing up, and had even thought about dating her himself until she had admitted one day to having a crush on one of their upperclassmen. It had ended horribly, and Shizuru had been devastated. It had even changed her so that she came across as a flirting, seductive, and untouchable prize that everyone wanted but could not have.
Reito had seen the way Shizuru was around Natsuki, and it was like seeing his childhood friend again. Speeding up a meeting was nothing compared to his friend's happiness.
"When are you proposing?" Reito asked as they packed up.
Natsuki blushed and looked away.
"I kind of did last night," she answered.
"You proposed, and now you're buying a ring? Have you spoken with her father?"
"I, ah, was going to do that when I met with him in the morning with Shizuru."
Reito chuckled.
"What?"
"You're going about this backwards, aren't you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, generally a young man will ask a woman's father for permission to marry her before buying a ring, and with the ring they will propose, immediately symbolizing the promise of being together."
"One, I'm not a man. Two, so what if it's backwards so long as Shizuru's okay with it? She didn't mind," Natsuki said. Then, after a second, "I think. Dammit, what if she does mind? Gah!"
"I'm sure she doesn't," Reito said, though he couldn't help but chuckle a little. "Shizuru is happy with you. However you go about this will probably be enough for her, because it means that she will be with you."
Natsuki let that sink in before grinning.
"Thanks, Kanzaki."
"Please, Reito will be fine. You are going to marry my best friend, after all."
"Yeah… Well, call me Natsuki then."
That said, she hurried from the room hurried down the street to a jewelry store that one of the women that she had passed in the building had suggested to her and that a call to Keiko confirmed was a good store.
*****
Shizuru was lost in her own little daydream as she stood in a wedding shop. She was picturing what kind of wedding would be appropriate for each dress, and what style of tux would look best beside it since she knew that Natsuki wouldn't want to be caught in a dress even for their wedding.
Though, if Shizuru wanted it she was sure Natsuki would go with it even if she didn't like the idea. However, Shizuru would never force her love to do that because she knew that it would make the other woman uncomfortable.
Unable to pick an appropriate dress for herself, she decided to look at the tuxes with Natsuki in mind. There were many different styles, but the white pique colored vest seemed to be Natsuki's style, though she wasn't sure what kind of suit she would prefer, though a cutaway might be a nice suit style.
After about an hour of looking and occasionally talking to the saleswoman using a picture of Natsuki on her Ducati taking of her helmet as a reference, they decided it might be best if Natsuki came in and had one tailored.
The dress was another matter, and by the time she left she had a bag full of catalogs and swatches and a notebook full of her mind's brainstorming.
*****
Natsuki was back at the office building with an engagement ring in her pocket. It was an 18k white gold diamond cut solitaire ring with their initials engraved on the inside (S+N). She was nervous as hell, but that was mostly because Shizuru was supposed to be back by now and so far no one had seen her. She couldn't help all the situations that were coming to mind, and after an hour of waiting she decided to try calling Shizuru's cell for the third time.
This time she picked up.
"Where are you? Do you realize how worried you have me?" Natsuki growled into the phone.
"My apologies, Natsuki, I had gotten distracted," Shizuru answered. "I am safe, though, and am coming around the corner."
"Good." Natsuki looked over to where Shizuru should be appearing, and let out a sigh of relief when she saw her fiancé walking toward her. She hung up the phone and ran over to her, pulling her into a hug as soon as she was within reaching distance.
"Ara, I didn't know that my puppy was that worried," Shizuru said, trying to tease despite being completely serious. "I will be more conscious of the time in the future."
"Thank you, Shizuru. I'm sorry for getting upset, though. I shouldn't have gotten angry with you."
"You have every right to be upset, Love," Shizuru told her with a kiss. "Now, I believe we need to eat something healthy for dinner. How about I cook this evening?"
"Sounds good."
*****
Nao was under a car, cursing. She couldn't believe that she was stuck doing Natsuki's work on top of her own, and she didn't know half as much as Natsuki did about bikes. The last bike she worked on ended up almost blowing up, and then Midori told her to cool off and go work on a Cadillac.
She was still cursing when Mai came in.
"Dammit, you stupid- Ow!" she yelled when Mai kicked her in the shin.
"Language," Mai scolded. "This is a place of employment, not a ship."
Nao grumbled, but didn't curse again. She honestly didn't mind Mai correcting her behaviors, because that was just the way Mai was and Nao loved her for it. However, she did wish that there wasn't pain involved. Her legs would sometimes wind up with bruises from the number of kicks that she would receive.
Of course, it was worth it when Mai noticed them at night before they went to bed. Mai usually made up for the injuries very well, and Nao made sure that she thanked her in full.
These thoughts came to her while under the car, and she was surprised when she felt a hand rubbing her leg. She suppressed a moan, and tried to focus on the work above her.
"Nao…" Mai whispered. "There's no one here but us."
Nao closed her eyes and gulped. She could do this. She could restrain herself from rolling out from under the car and taking Mai into the locker room and having sex. She could, if she really wanted to.
However, she really didn't want to. In fact, as Mai's hand crept further and further up her thigh, that restraint slowly flew out the window and they were in the locker room in no time.
Which means that when Natsuki showed up for an afternoon of work while Shizuru was at the office and had gone to the dressing room to change, she got an eyeful of the two of them naked and doing some very naughty things.
"You know, I think I'm going back to Shizuru," Natsuki said after an awkward moment between the three of them, and then she turned and, before she left, said, "By the way, I proposed to her yesterday. As soon as we choose a date, you'll be among the first to know, and probably by phone. I'm not sure I'll be able to look at you guys for a while."
And before they could respond, Natsuki was gone.
"Well, that was, er…" Mai started, stumbling with what she wanted to say.
"Interesting, and a major cock-block," Nao finished for her. Mai thought about it for a moment, and then nodded.
"Yeah, a major cock-block."
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"Nao..." Mai whispered. "There's no one here but us."
Nao closed her eyes and gulped. She could do this. She could restrain herself from rolling out from under the car and taking Mai into the locker room and having sex. She could, if she really wanted to.
However, she really didn't want to. In fact, as Mai's hand crept further and further up her thigh, that restraint slowly flew out the window and they were in the locker room in no time.
Which means that when Natsuki showed up for an afternoon of work while Shizuru was at the office and had gone to the dressing room to change, she got an eyeful of the two of them naked and doing some very naughty things.
"Why are you guys playing strip poker?"
Nao and Mai looked over and Natsuki.
O_O
"Shit, we've been caught!" Nao exclaimed.
"Calm down, Nao, it's not like we're having sex."
The two looked at each other, and then grinned.
"That's it. I'm going back to Shizuru," Natsuki said, turning to leave.
However, neither of them heard, and moans followed Natsuki through the shop.
In Shizuru's Office
Natsuki walked into the office at a brisk walk.
"Shizuru..." she said, and then hesitated.
"What is it, Natsuki?"
Natsuki paused, and then locked the door.
"Natsuki...?"
"Shizuru, I'm afraid I've got this image in my head and you're the only person who can get rid if it."
"Ara, and what image is that?"
"All that needs to be said is, Nao and Mai in the locker room..." Natsuki said with a shudder.
Shizuru chuckled and cleared her desk before sitting on it.
Natsuki wasted no time in jumping her.
Hopefully that's a funny little scene there.
I won't be adding what happened after Natsuki left the two in the locker room to the next chapter, so I wanted to kind of finish that out a little.
Hopefully, it was entertaining.
Thanks for reading!