A/N: Updated! wohoo! honestly this was supposed to be up last saturday but i was stupid and rushing to leave the office that i forgot my document. So apologies for this late update. But anyway, this is the next chapter!
Enjoy!
Chapter 21: Acting or real?
The strong arms cradled Nina and cooed her softly, calming her down. The child smelled the scent of milk and honey as she cradled into the person's arms. "Oh! Why are you crying Nina-chan?" the stranger asked with worry in that feminine voice.
Nina sniffed a bit and wiped her tears. "Gallagher-sensei, Touma-kun is teasing me. He say papa will not see me today. But papa promised." Nina explained, holding the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes again.
Sara Gallagher, or also known as Gallagher-sensei by the children, held Nina closer to her and patted her head. "There, there Nina-chan. I believe you don't worry. Let's just leave little Touma and wait for your papa okay?" she smiled softly at the child.
Nina nodded her head. "Yes. Even mama too. She promised." Nina hung her head on Sara's shoulder and looked at the scenery present to her. Only to feel elated at the coming woman to her direction. Dressed in a casual outfit, a woman wore her hair up in a bun with two locks of hair framing her face and her once was crimson eyes are not hidden by a pair of dark colored aviator glasses. No matter what the woman wore, Nina knew exactly who she is.
"MAMA!" Nina shouted, squirming within Sara's grasp. The kindergarten teacher was surprised at Nina's brash movement which she was not used to see knowing the girl was a silent one. Sure there were times Nina was acting protective when it comes to her friends, but to see her squirm so much was new to her. Sara bent down and released the child and watched her run towards an unfamiliar woman. Green eyes behind the small spectacles and scrunched her brows. The woman that Nina run to was somewhat familiar but cannot put her finger into it.
Dark haired child stood in front of the actress and smiled widely at her, forgetting that she was just crying a few minutes ago. "Mama! You came!" Nina said happily, smiling widely at Shizuru. The brunette smiled back and bent down to hug Nina. "Ofcourse my baby. I promised that I would visit you right?" she told Nina, giving the child a kiss at her nose. The close proximity gave Shizuru the idea that Nina just cried a few moments ago and would like to inquire about it later on. A certain instinct deep within her was irked that someone made Nina cry. The child giggled and her small hands grabbed on Shizuru's right hand and pull her towards the school playground. "Meet my friends mama! And Gallagher-sensei too!" Nina happily said, pulling Shizuru who was now up on her feet and let Nina pull her to the group of children and some adults.
The energetic child pulled Shizuru towards the sandbox where Touma was still teasing Nina's friends and Sara watching Shizuru with a confused look. Shizuru hoped that the blonde teacher would not recognize her.
"Nye! Nye!" Touma teased some more, making Arika throw sand at him weakly.
"Touma-kun, please stop teasing Arika-chan." Sara said, trying to stop the child without scolding him or threatening him.
"But sensei~ it's true right? My mama said they are different! And Nina's lying about having a papa and mama." Touma whined.
Sara looked at Touma's mother and sighed heavily. Touma Shamrock's mother, Una Shamrock, is never a fan of Nina's father figure due to her work. A lot of people did disagree to the Kruger research but none of them realized that Natsuki and Saeko's work made a lot of family happy. And some called Natsuki a monster for both the research and the practice.
"Ara, ara. Who said that my baby is lying?" the thick accent of Shizuru interrupted Sara and Touma. The child looked up and his jaw dropped at what he is seeing, Sara looked startled and the children that are Nina's friends looked surprised aside from Mashiro.
Mashiro smiled at the two and bowed her head a bit. "Hello Zuru-nee-sama." She greeted happily. Shizuru recognized Mashiro and smiled at her.
The brunette turned to the blonde and offered her soft smile. "Hello there. Are you Nina's teacher?" she asks, looking at the blonde girl standing a few feet away from her.
Sara nodded her head, stunned at the woman before her. Nina's so-called mama showed an appearance that doesn't even look like she's old enough to be a mother. "H-Hai! I'm Sara Gallangher. Class I adviser." She introduced herself.
Shizuru smiled. "Hello Gallanger-san, I'm Shizuru Fujino, Fufufu, this cute Nina's mama." Shizuru said with a wide smile. She took up her mother's maiden name which is Fujino to conceal the fact she's the famous actress. She felt warmth spread all over her body as she introduced herself as Nina's mama to a stranger.
Nina stuck out her tongue to Touma who was still surprised seeing Nina with the tall brunette. "Nye! Told you my mama would come! Now all that is left is papa!" Nina tuned to Shizuru and smiled brightly. "Mama, where's papa?" she asks, looking behind Shizuru for any signs of her blunette parent.
"I'm not sure baby. But I know your papa would not miss this day." Shizuru assured, kissing Nina's cheek.
The bell rang and the other kids and parents went inside the campus. Sara offered to lead the way to Shizuru and the brunette nodded her head and followed Sara.
When they arrived at the Class I classroom, Shizuru immediately saw the pink haired head maid of the Searrs household together with four people. She can recognize one pair from them, the movie producer Lena Sayers, and her partner, General Elliot Chandler.
"Oh! Shizuru-san! Please meet my friends, Lena and Elliot Sayers-Chandler and Micheal and Vanessa Ho. Everyone, this is my young master's fiancée." Fumi gestured for her friends to look at Shizuru.
Offering a warm smile, Shizur shook hands with the couples. "Shizuru Fujino. A pleasure to meet all of you." She said, toning down her accent.
This made Lena look at her and raise a brow. "Lena Sayers. And this is my wife, Elliot." Lena said with a smile. She was eyeing Shizuru and then realized on who she is but decided to keep quiet. Elliot, Lena's wife, lazily grinned and offered a salute at Shizuru. "General Elliot Chandler, at your service." She greeted.
Michael, a man with blonde hair and blue eyes, eyed Shizuru thoroughly. He cupped his chin and scanned Shizuru from head to toe. "By any chance, Fujino-san, that you are a model? Coz that get-up, casual an all, really makes it fit for a model." he asks in admiration. This earned him a painful pinch at his ears by his wife. "Ow! That hurts darling!" he cried in pain, clutching his redden ear.
Vanessa Ho glared at her husband and then bowed in apology to Shizuru. "I'm sorry Fujino-san. My husband is a clothes designer and he has this habit of admiring clothes and those who wear them." She explained with a weak sigh. "But you know, I can't say I disagree with him. Are you a model? Somehow I think I have seen you somewhere before." she asks, eyeing Shizuru intensively.
Shizuru remembered what Natsuki told her before they left the manor. That no one should know she is engaged with Natsuki so that no news would spread out and tarnish her (Shizuru) name. This made them planned on changing her surname to Fujino. "Ara, I believe I'm not a model Ho-san. I'm just a business woman that is all. Just like my baby's papa. Am I right Fumi-san?" Shizuru showed them a smile which Michael believed but Vanessa didn't.
"Yes. The young master is indeed a hard worker in the business field. As well as the other fields too." Fumi confirmed.
"I really think I've seen you before. Can you take off your shades?" Vanessa asked.
The request made Fumi shrug a bit and turned to look at Shizuru to make sure if she is well prepared for those situations. Seeing the confident look on her young master's fiancée, she breathes out a relieved sigh.
Taking off the shades, Vanessa was disappointed to see a pair of brown colored eyes behind the dark tinted glasses. She was hoping for the crimson color that belonged to the famous actress-now-model Shizuru Viola. "Oh booo! I thought you're Shizuru Viola. Too bad."
Shizuru could only giggle and apologize for being mistaken as the famous actress. Though it felt weird for her to deny what Vanessa has speculated. With the bell ringing again, signaling the start of classes, Shizuru frowned and moved closer to Fumi.
"Where is Natsuki?" she whispered.
"I have no idea." Shizuru said with a slight frown, knowing Natsuki rode her bike with Arashi on their way to the Searrs building.
Along the course of the class, Shizuru couldn't help but feel like people are staring strangely at them. The woman that Fumi pointed out as Una Shamrock and her group looked at her group with disgust. This made Shizuru raise a knowing brow.
"Alright, next parent to present us with an explanation of what they do and their hidden talent would be Touma-kun's parents." Sara announced after Fumi explained her work at the Searrs Manor. Fumi explained that being a head maid or being a maid itself is not slave work but a dignified job. And added the fact she earns as much as a manager of a company could. For her hidden talent, she showcased her ability to juggle which the children found as amusing.
Touma cheered for his parents and both of them moved to the front of the class.
Touma's father, Hazama Shamrock, explained that he is a motorbike racer that usually places within the top eight of the superbike world championships. Touma boasted to his classmates on how cool his father is and smirked tauntingly at Nina, telling her that his father is cooler than hers. Nina only frowned and stayed quiet.
Una Shamrock then told everyone that she is a marketing manager of a well-known company in Tokyo. When children, minus Nina and her friends, asked on what company she works at, all she said that it was the biggest conglomerate in Tokyo. The other parents, not including Fumi and her group, wow-ed at the couple's jobs.
When Sara asked on what talent they can provide, Una cleared her throat and gestured her hand to his husband. "I'll be having my husband perform some motorcycle tricks. But I must warn you children, this should only be done by professionals." She told everyone. This earned them gracious praises from the children and the parents.
"Say Nina-chan, doesn't your papa-" Arika spoke but was cut off by Mashiro's hand covering her mouth. She looked at Mashiro who motioned for her to keep quiet. "Shh! It's a secret Arika! Me know that sensei is better." She grinned which Nina silently nodded her head in agreement. Erstin only frowned, knowing her friends are up to no good again.
Sara led them to the parking area where Hazama will be performing his tricks. It was a short walk but Nina ran to Shizuru and asked to be carried by her. Without batting an eyelash, Shizuru picked up Nina in her arms and followed the group to the parking area.
The parking area is located near the playground of the children.
The whole exhibition took about five minutes for Hazama to perform a routine that everyone cheered on. Una was proud at his husband's show while Touma boasted how his father is the greatest father of all.
With the entire intense exhibition that Touma's father performed, Sara led her class and their parents/guardians to the nearby picnic area of the kindergarten. There she decided to continue with the PTA meeting/Show your parents' day.
"Alright. Since we are already here, I think we can continue our presentation here." Sara offered with a smile. She looked at the children who sat with their parents and guardians and stopped at Nina and her mama. The dark-haired child was sitting at the lap of the brunette woman who introduced herself as Nina's mama and both seemed so happy.
"Isn't that man good my baby?" Shizuru said, pointing at the Shamrock patriarch's performance. But Nina shook her head and beamed a proud smile. "Nuu! Papa driving her bike is the best! Even when papa rides on evening!" Nina said enthusiastically. This was agreed upon by her friends as well. Shizuru chuckled and snuggled her right cheek at Nina's hair.
Fumi saw how Nina was proud of Natsuki and Shizuru's interaction with the child. It was rare to find a woman that grabbed the attention of both Nina and Natsuki. "The children loves Natsuki. Ain't that right?" Fumi asked the children they held in their arms. The children giggle and nodded their heads.
"Yes! Sensei goes vrrooom! Then she stops and smiles! I want to be sensei's bride!" Arika said happily. This made Mashiro pout and glared at Arika. "No! I want to be sensei's wife!" Mashiro said with a pout.
"No! I'll be sensei's wife!" It was Erstin who now demanded.
Nina grinned widely and hugged Shizuru. "No way! Papa is mama's wife!" she boasted. This made the children whine and still demanded to be the blunette's future wife.
Sara chuckled when she heard this and shook her head. "Children." She mumbled with a smile. "Anyway, can we have the next child's parents to present us with their work and a sample of their talent?" Sara eyed the brunette that is Shizuru. "Can we have Nina-chan's parents for introduction and some talent to perform?" Sara smiled as she looks at Shizuru.
This made everyone, aside from the ones that Shizuru met, to turn and look at her. Shizuru saw the looks some gave to them and saw that they are whispering to each other. The bewildered brunette turned to Fumi and her friends and was surprised that Elliot and Vanessa are glaring at the others. "Fumi-san?"
Fumi sighs heavily and just hugged Mashiro. "I can only suggest asking Natsuki-sama for this. Now I think people are waiting for you Shizuru-san." Fumi said softly, snuggling closer to the giggling Mashiro.
The actress nodded and walked at the area were Sara stood. Being used to crowds, Shizuru stood in front of everyone proudly. Everyone gave her some curious glances and some of them are in awe in her beauty. None of them recognized her as the famous Kyoto actress.
"Greetings. I'm Shizuru Fujino. I'm Nina-chan's mother figure." She said with one of her must-please-the-fans smile. This earned her some cheers from the fathers of the children and some from the mothers too.
"Fujino? But Nina-chan is Windbloom." One of the children pointed out.
"And mom said Nina-chan doesn't have parents." Another commented.
This made Nina to stand at the bench and showed her cute pout. "No! Nina have parents! I have my papa and now I have my mama."
"Yeah but your papa is not here. Heh. I bet you don't have any papa and your mama is fake." Touma commented tauntingly. His father reprimanded him but his mother just let him be.
The continuous whispers didn't fade and Shizuru saw the forming tears on Nina's eyes. Her heart clenched seeing the child. Her slender brows knitted and decided to save Nina. Nobody should make Nina feel sad without any good reason. "Everyone please calm down. I may not be Nina's biological mother but I am her mother figure." She explained. They listened in and waited for Shizuru to tell them her talent. "Thank you. So for talent... Oh my, this is hard…" she ponders, acting a bit distressed.
The father figure among the crowd cleared their throats and told her that it was alright. They all were smiling at her in a dashing manner, hoping to gain her attention. Even in disguise, her appeal towards people never faded. 'Ara, such a curse. Fufufu.' She mused. "Ara. Thank you for your kindness. I am but a business woman and my talent lies in a more hidden manner." She winked at the male and some female parents. Those who are affected by her charms turned red and stopped their noses from dripping of any imaginary blood due to whatever Shizuru meant for hidden talent.
Una scoffed loudly, glaring at Shizuru. "Then will the so-called 'papa' of the child be introduced and show us some talent? It has been some time that the child boasts about her so-called papa but not a hair of this person shows up. Only the red-haired delinquent and a blonde haired man attended the meetings." She stated even if she already knows who that person is.
VROOM! SCREECH!
The sound of a heavy-duty bike and a girlish cry for help stopped the whispering and Shizuru's attempt for crowd control. Everyone turned to the parking lot and saw a now parked bike with 2 persons dismounting the said vehicle.
Natsuki and Arashi.
"Stupid daredevil! You almost got us killed! Five times! And you didn't stop before the red light ten times!" Arashi whined after she removed the helmet.
But Natsuki snorted and clipped her helmet on the bike's handlebar. "Quit your whining. You almost got ne killed from that constrictive hold on mg waist!" she argued. Fixing her hair and flipping it sideways, Natsuki heard a chorus of gasp from her left. She glared at the people who were looking at them with mouths agape. Thinking of ignoring them, comparing their expression to her college days, she was going to the campus entrance when a certain childish squeal caught her hearing.
"Papa!" Nina squealed happily, waving at the blunette.
"Ah seems your little brat is there. Shall we miss president?" Arashi grinned.
Natsuki furrowed her brows and focus on the small voice that called her papa, and saw Nina by the group of people. Missing her daughter, Natsuki dashed to the table where Nina is, leaving Arashi to follow her. "Nina!"
Finally seeing the mysterious 'papa' of Nina, those who didn't know her gasp in surprise. The so-called papa is a woman.
"Ugh! That Windbloom kid's father is a woman? What kind of parent does she is, teaching a child to think of her as a father." One of the parents commented.
Not even hearing the comments, Natsuki hugged her daughter and pulled her up into her arms. "Hi baby. I told you I was coming." She told the child, tickling Nina using her nose. Nina giggled childishly at her papa's action and tried to push away from Natsuki to stop being tickled.
"Hahahah! Papa stop! Mou! Hahahaha! Mama make papa stop!" Nina said, struggling away from Natsuki's hold.
Shizuru smiled seeing the two and decided to approach them. Ignoring those who are around them, she kissed Natsuki's cheek briefly that made Natsuki stop her tickling attack at Nina. This made Natsuki freeze up and blush furiously. "You are late Koi 3" Shizuru said sweetly.
Nina giggled and nodded her head. "Yeah! Papa is late!"
Blushing, Natsuki huffed and tried to glare at Shizuru, only to fail once more. The action that Shizuru did made her heart beat as fast as her bike during her rush trips and it was not slowing down. Sending out a silent communication on why the action and the title of 'Koi', she saw Shizuru's eyes moving left and right and followed what her eyes are indicating. Strangers looking at them curiously. "Ah! Yeah, sorry about that Nina." Natsuki placed Nina down to the ground and then turned to Shizuru and gently grabbed her right hand and raised it up to her lips. She gave a quick peck on the back of Shizur's palm and offered her one of her dashing smile. A true dashing smile. "And I'm sorry for being late too my heart. There were some annoying people at the meeting." She explained in softly with a warm smile.
"Ara, ara. Natsuki-papa is indeed a charmer as always. Fufufufu." She said with a slight blush on her face. Surrounding them, she noticed how some of the parents, both male and female, look at them with amusing expressions. Mostly the mothers/female guardians are blushing and have a look of having a crush with Natsuki. "Natsuki-papa just made some people around us fall in love with her charms." Shizuru wrapped her arms around Natski, enveloping her in a possessive hug. "Sorry ladies and few gentlemen. But we are already engaged." She teased the people around them.
Arashi laughed while Lena and Vanessa merely shook their head to conceal their laughter. Elliot and Michael whistled at the ShizNat moment while Fumi just smiled at them. Nina though smiled brightly and boasted that her parents are cool and sweet.
Natsuki sighed, controlling her urge to run away or glare at the people watching them. Inhaling a lungful of oxygen and breathing it out softly, she smiled at Shizuru dashingly, giving her the same possessive hug. "Possessive as always. Feh. No matter what, you are my Kyoto-ben." She said in a velvety tone. As soon as she ended what she said, she gave Shizuru a soft kiss on her cheek, showing everyone that they are indeed in love. Secretly showing a side that Natsuki rarely shows to anyone.
Their now blushing, some nose bleeding, audience finally realized that the two are showing true love. Though the truth of it is that they are still confused on what they are currently feeling. One felt the alien feeling, gnawing her heart like breaking out of a cage; while the other felt a hole has been mended.
Shizuru returning the kiss at the cheek, she winked at Natsuki and pointed their awed audience. "Now will you kindly introduce yourself? I believe everyone here wants to know the mysterious papa of Nina. Fufufu." Shizuru pointed out, giggling at Natsuki's dashing manner. If not for her façade, she would be blushing beet red and stuttering at how Natsuki was portraying a perfect gentleman. Looks, the way she speaks and even her aloof yet alluring nature,
Bringing up her business face, she faced the other parents of the children and gave them a courteous bow. "Hello. I'm Natsuki Kruger-Searrs. The guardian and father figure of Nina Windbloom. Nice to meet all of you." She said politely, biting back the annoyed expression and comment rising up to her chest.
The parents and guardians held their comments and just stared at Natsuki. Sara smiled and clapped her hands a few times to gain the attention of everyone. "Now now, let's welcome Nina-chan's papa."
"Oh! It's Sara-chi!" Arashi pointed out, waving at the blonde kindergarten teacher.
The blonde smiled and waved back for a minute before turning back to the couple, waiting for Natsuki to notice her.
Natsuki turned to the one who spoke and was surprised to see a familiar face. "Ah Secretary Sara. Pleasure to know you are watching over my daughter." Natsuki bowed in appreciation.
Sara chuckled. "Please Natsuki-san, drop the secretary part. I'm Just Sara the teacher now. So please continue on with the introduction?" she motioned her hand to the people surrounding them. Natsuki immediately blush while Shizuru only giggled at the title given to her.
Fumi and her friends merely chuckled. They know Natsuki has a knack of forgetting the crowd among her and focus more on what's in front of her.
Natsuki sighed heavily and scratched her temple though she was really feeling uneasy when Sara called Shizuru her wife. "Uh yea. Well." Natsuki cleared her throat and reverted back to her business façade. "As my name already hinted it, I'm the vice-president of the Searrs group of companies and the current president and head engineer of Kruger Corporation." She stared at the other parents looking at her with their mouths agape. She raised a questioning brow at this. "Uh?"
"I think you need to show them some talent miss president." Arashi spoke out loud, eyeing Una Shamrock. She knew Natsuki wouldn't recognize her, she never did acknowledge anyone aside those who really deserve them. But Natsuki would know who she is once she started to speak up.
"Talent? Uhm… Bike performance?" she asks around, saying the first thing that came to her mind. Nina squealed happily, along with her friends, clapped and cheered her on. But some children boo-ed her and the other parents laughed.
"But Shamrock-san already showed us a world-class performance. Isn't that right Shamrock-san?" One random parent asked. They looked at Una's husband who stayed silent and somehow shocked. "Shamrock-san? Aren't you going to protest on this?"
But Hazama stayed quiet. He watched the blunette's introduction with sweat beads forming on her forehead. Wiping the sweat, he let out a desperate laugh and scratched the back of his head. "Ahahaha. Sorry, I think Searrs-san can do whatever she likes." He said with faux laughter. Being a renowned racer, he knows people who are good at bikes and who are top class. And right now, he is faced with someone far more talented than him.
"Huh? Shamrock-san?" Natsuki turned to the people who were called as Shamrock and just have a deadpanned expression on her face. She recognized the Shamrock parents. "Ah I see. I know Shamrock-san would not mind for a non-world cup racer to show the kids some minor exhibition, yes?" she asks in an odd calm manner. Not even waiting for Hazama's reply, Natsuki strides to the parking area with a smirk.
People gossiped on how Natsuki acted rude before Hazama and some of them looked down on her by attempting to show off before a world cup racer. Some also commented that she lied on how she was president of the biggest corporation in Japan and vice-president of the Kruger Corporation. Hazama though kept silent. He and his wife knew who Natsuki is. His wife knew Natsuki on the business side; she can vouch for Natsuki's position in the said companies, while he knew Natsuki on the racetrack.
Arashi chuckled loudly upon hearing what others has to say about Natsuki. "Funny really. People underestimating her will only add fuel to the fire she's starting." She said loudly.
Fumi and her group agreed to Arashi's comment.
"Well in terms of business, she does remind me of her mother." Lena said, eyeing Natsuki's pace towards the bike.
"And add up her unusual hobby of bike and gun collection just like her father. Natsuki on her bike can be quite amusing to watch." Said Vanessa.
Elliot and Michael both nodded their heads in agreement to what their wives said.
Shizuru on the other hand was left baffled at Natsuki's action. She never saw the blunette so calm with regards to crowds talking about her before. Last time people talk about her, she shouted at the top of her lungs at them. Watching Natsuki put on her helmet, she heard Fumi clearing her throat.
"The young master has been a rebel during her first year college days. And one of her rebellious phase is underground racing." Fumi explained. Watching the looks on her daughter and her friend's faces, she assumes that they look up to Natsuki more than before. "If Shamrock-san is a pro in the world cup racing, Natsuki is the champion of the underground races. Nobody ever beat her there during her college days. Well that was before Nina came to her life."
Shizuru watched how Natsuki showed off to the children and parents. Compared to Hazama, Natsuki's movements are top-class. Like she's doing the exhibition for years. She watched her fiancée, helmet in her head, performs a wheelie and heard the children roared in awe at her made her feel elated. With her eyes glued to Natsuki's performance, Shizuru's mind began to reel in a memory she was not familiar of.
'The sound of roaring engine echoed along the screeching tires.'
'Ara! Be careful!'
'Biker suit with dark helmet clad rider ignored her shout and tried to drive in a fast pace.'
'Puppy! Stop being a jerk and quit showing off! You already prove your point!'
'Biker stopped performing daredevil stunts and turned around to face Shizuru. Front visor up to the level of the biker's eyes, covering them and only showing the biker's lips.'
'Feh! Now admit I'm the coolest biker you know!' childish feminine voice shouted.
'Shizuru ran towards the biker and hugged the slender body of the biker.'
'Baka! Baka!' cried Shizuru. 'You don't need to be like this!'
'A pair of lips touched Shizuru's for a brief moment and red eyes saw pearly white smile.'
'No fun~ I want to be the best in everything for Kyoto-ben. After all, I'll be your future wife.'
The memory slowly fades away and the figure of the biker slowly dimmed. With almost transparent body, red eyes caught a glimpse on what's behind the shadowed upper half of the biker's face.
The sight of closed eyes and a smile. A soft affectionate smile.
'I love you Shizuru Viola.'
"Hey, ready to go?" the alluring voice of Natsuki snapped Shizuru off her reminiscing memory. She blinked a few times and saw the soft smiling Natsuki in front of her, with Nina in her arms. Shaking the longing feeling in her heart, she reciprocated the smile of Natsuki. "Oh! Natsuki's finished with her show I see. Is it the end of class?" she asks.
Natsuki nodded, pointing behind her the parents who are leaving. "Yeah. Apparently my show for the kids took longer than expected and ended up using all of the remaining time of the class." She explained. Seeing the kids cheer for her, Nina and her friends cheering among them made her show more than beginner bike exhibitions. "I called up my sleazy cousin to join us."
"Huh? Join us where?" Shizuru asks in confusion.
A slender brow rose up quizzically at Shizuru's confused look. "You weren't listening to me." All Natsuki heard as a response is a weak laugh. "Oya. We'll be having lunch with Sara and a few of my annoying friends and also my little pup." Natsuki smiled at Nina, ruffling her hair enthusiastically.
Nina looked up to Shizuru and raised her arms. "Mama, up!" she demanded with a dashing smile; childish compared to Natsuki but charming on its own.
Shizuru shook her head with a giggle. Bending down, Shizuru picked up Nina and held her securely. "My, Nina sure is very affectionate."
"Coz I love mama! Right papa? You love mama too right?" Nina beamed happily.
Sara, Arashi, and Fumi who are near Natsuki heard what Nina declared and turned their attention to Natsuki. The blunette who was taken off-guard, unconsciously showed an affectionate smile. A soft smile where her eyes are both closed. The smile was enough to make even the coldest heart melt.
Not thinking or having time to think and let out her cold demeanor, Natsuki spoke out the words she never knew she'll speak of again. In a gentle tone, Natsuki's lips slowly moved and produced the words that she said years ago. Spoke out the name she never knew she'll speak of again.
"Ofcouse baby. I love Shizuru Viola."
A/N: Haa. that's done :3 please give me a smile by leaving a review. i love to know your thoughts on this chapter.
As a compensation for the late update, here's an omake.
OMAKE Starts.
2 newbie robbers decided to rob a bank.
-Fuuka National Bank-
Tate: (nervous. Points the gun at the alarmed occupants of the bank.) This is a robbery! Nobody move or i'll shoot the person who does!
Takeda: (suddenly scratched his head)
Tate being nervous, fired his gun. Takeda slumped dead on the floor.
Natsuki: That's dumb.
Shizuru: (sipping tea) Ara but it makes perfect sense.
Natsuki: how did that -points at the bleeding body- make perfect sense?
Shizuru: Coz robber number one did say he'll shoot whoever moves. Robber number 2 did move.
Natsuki: (-_-") The world E.V.I.L Organization will definitely fail if they are part of it.
Shizuru: E.V.I.L?
Natsuki: Every Villain Is Lemons Organization. Duh!
Shizuru: (shakes her head) Zaki-kun, please stop writing without any coffee. you are making my puppy think weirder things than before.
Enter Zaki carrying a gatling gun.
Zaki: NOBODY MOVES! THIS IS A WORLD DOMINATION! ALL WOMEN WILL BE PART OF E.V.I.L WHILE THE MEN WILL BE BOWING BEFORE US! MUHAHAHAHA!
Lesson of the Omake? Bow before E.V.I.L! oh and Cats rule!