Mai HiME

Lost & Found

Chapter XIV

Notes: Uh… yeah. poor Takeda. Anywho, onto the story…

"You're get MARRIED?!" Nao asked in disbelief. "Wow, that's the first time I've ever seen a surprised Yuuki Nao…" Shiho trailed off as the living room were filled with people. "That's what I said, what are you? DEAF?!" Natsuki shouted back in equal volume. "Would you two SHUT UP already?!" Haruka now joined the shouting match and everyone around thought a bomb had just went off in the living room. Obviously, everyone also checked their ears to make sure it's not ringing, almost everyone but Fumi who seemed to have a giggling fit for some very unknown reason.

"I think my ears are bleeding," Mikoto said leaning over to Yukino as if asking her friend to check her ears for her. "Haruka-chan, please calm down." Yukino reached over and placed her hand on the blonde's arm and that calmed her down immediately. "God, since when did my house become a gathering place to announce things for you guys?" Mikoto said resting her head on Mai's shoulder as the older woman just giggled at her lover's reaction to the booming voice that belonged to Haruka by teasing Yukino. "I mean, you used my backyard to propose to her last night and the living to announce the wedding date today. Reito ani-ue also used the living room to proposed to Fumi-san and also the announced his wedding date," Mikoto paused as Reito and Natsuki blushed a very light shade of pink. "Who's next? Nao or Yukino? Now I feel like an anxious parent trying to married her kids off," Mikoto finished letting out a long yawn since she didn't really have much sleep last night considered Natsuki nearly busted down the gates, front doors, and back door just to propose to Shizuru.

"H-hey! Neither of us been dating that long, maybe you should." Nao stuttered while Yukino blushed a nice shade of red. "We've only been together for like almost a month now? You guys been together longer than us, so I'm sure you guys would be married off before Mai and me." Mikoto laughed as her friends all blushed a very nice shade of red. Fumi noticed that Mai also blushed slightly at the mentioning of marriage, this caused the pregnant woman to wonder if the feral girl ever think of settling down and start a family with the busty girl since it's pretty evident to her that Mai seemed ready to settle down. But there's the factor that the two only officially started dating after Mikoto come out of the comatose state she was in for a little over two months, Mai was by her side all that times proved that their bond is pretty strong even though they haven't even fully know much about each other. Being pregnant does have its advantage as Fumi could really sensed these kind of things, and Reito just adored her and spoiled her.

That settled everything, and before long Mikoto somehow ended up as the person that looked after every detail for Natsuki's wedding. The first week after the challenged between her and Tate ended without nothing from the rash young man, Mikoto hoped that would be a good sign but she's still cautious about things. She asked Haruka to keep a close watch on Mai when the busty woman went to work, while she and Fumi busied with making sure that everything would be ready for the wedding when the weekend rolled in. Of course, the woman throw tantrums at the staff sending them scrambling all over the place when Mikoto had to go out with Shizuru to picked up her wedding dress.

The wedding was supposed to be simple, but they had already picked out three kimonos for Shizuru along with two tuxes and a set of dark blue kimono for Natsuki. Natsuki and Shizuru will be having a traditional wedding, which result in everyone wearing kimono as the two will be wearing dark blue for Natsuki and a white set for Shizuru. At the reception and party, Shizuru will be in her crimson red with sakura pattern set as Natsuki will wear her white tux. After party will Natsuki be in her black tux while Shizuru in her purple plum set. These outfits were tailored and made in Kyoto, and Mikoto had to literally dragged the wolf with her just to pick all the outfits up as Mikoto had to picked up the kimono for the rest of the guests that are part of her extended family.

"I don't see what's the big deal with having our outfit made here or in Tokyo," Natsuki grunted as she placed the bags into a private jet. "Go ask Shizuru that, because there's no way I'm going to." Mikoto shrugged as she hauled twice the amount of bags Natsuki did into the plane. "Are you crazy?" Natsuki asked raising her voice at the younger woman slightly. "No, are you?" Mikoto replied flatly as she flopped down on one of the seats across from Natsuki. "Leave that aside, I heard Takeda vanished. How does it feel to extract your revenge on him for that wound?" Natsuki asked calmly changing topic as she didn't feel comfortable discussing her love life with Mikoto due to personal experience.

Nao was left to deal with all that was going on with the companies while Mikoto run around like a chicken with its head cut off, and of course she meet Tate for an interview. Though the girl acted very professional, but she did displayed a picture of Mikoto and her together during the days in military school.

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity," Tate said as he got up when the interview was over. "It's my pleasure," Nao said standing up and shook his hand while looking very gorgeous in her dark green suit. "I'll talk to the Chairperson to review over our interview today, we'll give you a call sometimes around next week. And Tate-san," Nao paused to make sure she got his full attention. "If you're ever to be within the ten feet radius of Tohkiha-san, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to make it home in one piece since Minagi-sama specified that if you're to be anywhere near Tohkiha-san…" she paused yet again as her eyes narrowed dangerously. "You will be removed immediately whether by asking or by force," Nao finished as a very unkind smile played across her lips sending chill down his spine as nodded and left.

He played calm, but inside he was raging with utmost anger to learned that he's applying for a job that his enemy owned. He was flat-out threatened by a secretary, and that threat was the last straw of the day for him. Enraged, Tate took the card and called the place to challenge Mikoto into a battle to the death, because he sure as hell isn't going to put up with those bitches. He packed up and went on a training trip until the day of the match, Tate was determined to kill that brat that made Mai happy when she's supposed to be miserable and depressed. It was his goal to make Mai suffer, but now that goal was destroyed by the girl with golden eyes and that pissed him off to no end.

Author's Notes: Wooo… ugh… this is tiring, and why did I keep on bringing Shizuru and Natsuki into all this? Oh well, a happy occasion would help lighten the mood. Soo… onward with the wedding and the constant mood swing of the great Fumi-san!!!