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Chapter 21: Friends
The red haired girl had not slept since the previous night. She was at odds with herself. She had never truly worried for anyone but her beloved mother, and that is where she was. The room was a single and very clean, but smelt of medicated ointments. The red head was sitting right next to the patient's bed resting her head upon it. A hand reached out gently caressed the girls hair.
"Darling, what seems to be bothering you?" An older woman said before coughing almost convulsively. The red head sat up almost immediately and pushed from her chair to grab a glass of water for the woman.
"Mom, you shouldn't bother yourself with me. Just, just get better…" The red head said handing her mother the glass of water. The woman sipped the water and cough gently handing the cup back.
"Just tell me what is wrong Nao?" The woman said with a firm but very loving tone. Nao looked at the ground with her emotionless face and looked back upon her mother's face.
"I have this…friend…I guess you can call them a friend…but, they had something happen to them and their fiancé won't tell me what happened." Nao said looking to the window. "In fact, all of us, my friends…I guess that's what they are…we are worried for that girl. What should I do?"
Nao's mother sighed and looked at the cup in her hands. "If you can't get the information from the fiancé go to the source. Ask your friend. I'm sure they will confide in you if you show them how you honestly feel, honey." Nao let out a little laugh and walked towards the door waving goodbye.
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Elsewhere in Fuka, Mai Tokiha found herself face to face with Shiho.
"What have you done to my Tate?" Shiho roared.
"Why would I do anything to him? That bastard has no baring on MY life. Last I heard he got poor Yuuki-san kicked out of school because someone at the SHRINE complained for him!" Mai yelled right back.
"I love my oni-chan! I would do anything for him. I heard he is in jail." Shiho said intensely.
"What?" Mai said in shock and then paused and nodded to herself. "Why?"
"He went to this weird little neighborhood and attacked a woman at her house. I think the police report said Kuga on it." Shiho said.
Mai quickly turned away from Shiho and ran to her manager. She argued with him until Akane told the manager she'd cover for Mai. Shiho was left standing where she was at and Mai ran out of the restaurant as fast as she could.
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Natsuki rubbed her throat as she knelt over her tool kit searching for a specific kind of wrench. She stood alone in her mechanic's shed in front of a very damaged bike. All the other bikes had been finished and were waiting to be picked up. In front of her was her ducati. She had removed the outer body parts and ordered new pieces, but somewhere in her mind she knew she could not do anything for her beloved motorcycle. She had spent all day at the shop and had left the house very early leaving Shizuru to sleep.
She looked at the time and cussed when she finalized realized how late it really was. Natsuki grabbed her jacket from her office after finishing up her paper work and headed out on foot to her home. The walk was long and she knew it would be about midnight or later when she was going to get home. The morning walk took her about two hours to get to the shop. She sighed thinking about her odd life.
"Mou, how fucked up is this. I started off as a lab rat. Then I got orphaned. Started that pshycotic quest to avenge my mother. Did the Hime thing… and then… oh there was Shizuru in the carnival. Yeah, this definitely doesn't compare to that. Or does it? Shit I don't know anymore."
Natsuki reached into her pocket in search of her cellphone to call Shizuru and apologize for leaving without word. Natsuki didn't find her phone and so she searched her other pocket and it was not there either. Natsuki's brow knitted when as she remembered where it was. The phone was at the bottom of the bay near the cliff. Very possibly shattered if not water logged.
"Oh this is great…I've got to hurry."
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Shizuru sat on the couch sipping her fifth cup of tea with a warm hand against her back.
"Ookini, Mai-san…" Shizuru said sighing.
"Shizuru, I told you, just Mai is fine." Mai sighed. "Now tell me again, what do you remember from this morning?"
Shizuru put her cup down and right as she was about to talk another voice interrupted.
"Screw that Tokiha! I don't want to help her! I want to know what the fuck happened to Kuga to make do something STUPID." Nao roared sitting across the way. Mai glared at Nao and Shizuru got up to get another cup of tea.
"That blonde loud mouthed bitch was right. All you ever do is drink tea. What the fuck is up with you Fujino!" Nao yelled.
"That's enough Nao!" Mai shouted in defense fro Shizuru. Shizuru just ignored Nao and sat back down placing the cup on the table.
"Yuuki-san is right I should tell you what happened." Shizuru said politely and Nao did a smug "hmph" to Mai. Mai just shook her head, but turned to hear out Shizuru. "You see…"
Jus then the front door violently open making the three girls pause.
"Oi, Shizuru, I'm sorry not leaving a….what the hell are you two doing in my house?" Natsuki said as she rounded the corner. Shizuru dropped the cup in her hand.
"Natsuki!" Shizuru voice was urgent and hurt as she ran to Natsuki. Natsuki frowned as she caught Shizuru in her arms caressing her back.
"It's alright Shizuru. I'm home now. I'm so sorry." Natsuki quietly said.
"Natsuki, I didn't know what to do when I couldn't find you this morning. I didn't know what to do. You just weren't there and…and…"
"Shhh…shhh….it's okay Shizuru…"
Mai jaw hung open as she clearly could see the powerful connection of her best friend and the former Kaichou of the school. She could not believe these two stoic individuals could be so passionate, and yet, here they were wrapped around each other. Nao had her head turned and was bitching to herself.
"This is just disgusting…" Nao griped. Mai shot a glance Nao.
"Oh, you're jealous!" Mai said in a scheming fashion.
"Shut up you stupid lesbian!" Nao shot back.
Natsuki and Shizuru paused in their moment to see the other girls arguing behind them.
"Yuuki-san. Mai." Shizuru quietly said making the arguing girl stop. Natsuki stood by Shizuru reluctantly holding her hand.
"Gomenasi!" Mai hastily apologized. Nao scoffed at Shizuru and Natsuki was about to lunge forward but Shizuru gently squeezed her hand and shook her head.
"Oh you are so whipped Kuga." Nao cackled. "Just like the good little bitch you are, right Kuga?" Natsuki face was bright red from anger but she wouldn't move until Shizuru let go and Shizuru promptly held on. Mai glanced at Nao.
"Maybe we should go now." Mai said at Nao.
"What?" Nao said back. "Why? Things were just getting exciting too."
"It's rude…" Mai whispered.
"Yeah, now get the fuck out of my house you stupid little brat!" Natsuki yelled.
"KUGA!" Nao yelled as she stood startling Natsuki and everyone else ever so slightly. "Tell me what happened to you! You stupid fuck! I'm worried about you!" Nao finally confessed making everyone gasp but Shizuru.
Ara, Yuuki-san seems to be taken with my Natsuki. But she's MY Natsuki. Shizuru scowled at Nao. However the young red head stood her ground even though inside she was truly terrified fully knowing what would come to pass if she cross Shizuru Fujino's property. Nao definitely saw Natsuki as a human being, but when it came to Natsuki Kuga and Shizuru Fujino; Nao saw a ownership via Fujino trumps Kuga.
Nao knew that look from Shizuru and had to quickly dissuade the easily crazed Kyoto woman from her thought process.
"Listen Fujino, I don't WANT Kuga…I'm just worried about the fucking idiot! I'm no lesbian damn it. I'm straightest one out the bunch of you! I'm worried…is that so hard to believe. I mean I don't like to see and wimpy rival. I want my old one back. The one you didn't whip! However…I realize that is close to impossible…" Nao finished.
Natsuki grumbled and spoke up in her own defense. "I'm NOT WHIPPED!" Shizuru quickly proved otherwise.
"Natsuki…" Shizuru said in her soft Kyoto-ben. Natsuki's mouth clamped shut and her eyes went straight to Shizuru. Natsuki then pause realizing she was wrong and Nao was right. Nao cackled at her rival's demise.
"I…I'll tell you later…promise." Natsuki said mustering a smile of reassurance that made Nao scoff and Mai giggle. "Now…get lost." Natsuki finished.
Mini Feed:
Kara: -stumbles around- Fuck...
Natsuki: -yawns- its 1am baka
Shizuru: -sleeping- ikezu
-Kara and Natsuki glance over at Shizuru-
Kara: -cackles- Someone is having good time without you
Natsuki: -glows red-
Yes short...and rushed...I'm ...drinking again...hopefully I'll have something else done soon. I start school SOON...hahahaha and I'll be so trashed too. yay college life rocks!