AN: Terms of Endearment sorry if there are any mistakes.

Disclaimer: I don't own Mai-hime

Warning: Sibling love between females.

"TALKING"

THINKING OR P.O.V


To bend ones mind is to bend their soul.


"Damn it all! Couldn't you press them even more! You're absolutely incompetent!" screamed the red-haired woman over the phone.

"Well you paid me to do a job last night, but you did not pay me to press matters any further," retorted the reporter.

"I paid you to make them look bad you owe me!"

"Forgive me for saying this, but I don't owe you anything! When are you going to see the big picture! You cannot defeat the Kuga's. I almost lost my whole company from an article I wrote on Seiga Fujino-Kuga years back, and you expect me to put my business at risk for that again?"

"My company is at risk too damn it! If the oldest Kuga finds out about me and my company she will surely destroy me! With your help I can still win."

"This is how I see it Nao, maybe your just deluding yourself into thinking you can win. Why don't you get rid of that bitterness you are holding, and see that you have no control over what's happening. This is a battle that you have lost long ago," said the reporter before hanging up the phone.

"Fuck!" screamed the angry red head before throwing the phone towards the wall, smashing it to pieces.

I will get you Shizuru I will!

"Shizuru"

"Yes my Natsuki," said Shizuru while looking up from her computer screen.

"At the banquet you said that you aren't going to return back to Tokyo soon what did you mean by that?"

"It means exactly what I said my Natsuki I will conduct all of my main business from Kyoto," said Shizuru while taking off her reading glasses.

"So if you are conducting business from here how will we see each other and we are supposed to get married right?"

"Well I guess now's a better time to tell you but I purchased a house out here in Kyoto. Also our names will change I had Reito pull some strings for us."

"Shizuru What about my job and my friends I just cant up root my life like that!"

"Now Natsuki I did this for us this was planned before mother and father knew. This is why I went away to school," said Shizuru looking up at her lover.

"Shizuru what about mother and father I just don't know about this Shizuru… I just don't know," said Natsuki while grabbing her lovers hand and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"I know this is a big decision kannin na my suki… i-it's just that ever since we were younger I have always just looked after you, and I guess in doing so I ignored how you felt about things," said Shizuru placing her head in the palm of her hands.

"Shizuru look at me," asked Natsuki. The emerald eyed-woman looked into the love of her life's crimson eyes that were starting to fill with tears. In doing so Natsuki placed a sweet kiss on Shizuru's lips, after pulling away Natsuki felt her hand going up to caress her lovers cheek in gentle fashion.

"Shizuru I don't know what you are going through but I love you no matter what," said Natsuki.

"Natsuki you don't have to do any thing I think it is me that needs the help," said Shizuru.

"No Shizuru I'm just as guilty as you are remember in high school when you dated Reito, I was very protective of you. I guess you could call that the first stirrings of love I guess."

"Ara I didn't understand it then but I knew that Reito wasn't the one who held my heart like you did Natsuki… it was you it was always you."

"It was you also Shizuru the one taking care of me when I thought no one cared," said Natsuki rubbing her lovers cheek.

The two lovers embraced in a light but loving kiss, soon the tides love of love changed into a wave of lust. Shizuru found herself systematically grazing her tongue against her lovers, in which in turn Natsuki gladly returned. Wanting to take her lover to the bedroom, Shizuru was soon stopped by the vibration that was buzzing against her chest. Shizuru reluctantly broke free of the lip lock her and her lover was in to answer the call.

"Hello this is Haruka Nakamura from Asuka Housing Inc. I was wondering if Ms. Kruger and you are ready to take one final look at the house before we go over the paper work."

"Ah yes Nakamura-san I would be happy to go over to see the place but first I must talk to Ms. Kruger to see if she approves of me going by to see the place," said Shizuru looking over to her lover to see a sign of approval on her face.

"Kannin na Nakamura-san can you hold on for just a tiny bit," said the crimson-eyed woman her trade mark Kyoto accent. The cobalt haired woman watched as her lover put a palm to the cell phone to disable the woman on the other end from listening.

"Natsuki now you don't have to do this if you don't want I could always just sell the hou-"Shizuru felt a warm finger silence her lips movement, and felt a light kiss placed her cheeks. "I'm fine with whatever you want my zuru," said Natsuki with loving eyes.

"Ara we will be by today to look over the place," said Shizuru putting herself on the line with Nakamura once again.

"Alright I'll see you this after noon at three is that fine with you Ms. Voila?"

"Ara it is fine Nakamura-san three it is," said Shizuru with a smile before hanging up.

"Ms. Voila huh?" stated Natsuki with a playful smirk against her face.

"Ikezu suki Voila was all I can think of," said the tawny haired woman with a playful pout.

"Ara Ms. Voila really," said Natsuki in a playful voice before rolling her eyes. "That's it Ms. Kruger," said Shizuru playfully before getting up to chase the now running Natsuki.


Meanwhile the red haired woman awoke to the sound of knocking on the door.

"Nao open up its Chie!"

"What do you want," asked the red haired woman groggily.

"We have to talk," said the black-haired woman.

"Alright come in."

"Love what you done to the place," said Chie sarcastically while kicking some old news papers that lay dormant on the floor.

"Look what do you want Chie I have important things to investigate," said Nao with a sneer.

"I'm here because I'm concerned Nao you haven't came into work since Natsuki left for Kyoto a few days ago. Midori and the rest of the gang have been very worried about you."

"Worried you shouldn't be worried about me you should be worried about the incest sisters in Kyoto! How could you side with them Chie! We grew up together all of us, and your going to let Natsuki marry Shizuru her own sister!"

"I'm not choosing any sides. You're forgetting one thing Nao you're forgetting that they are in love, maybe we all knew growing up but we didn't want to see it."

"That is her sister her own flesh and blood!"

"Well better Shizuru her own flesh and blood then you!" Nao's was in shock as she tried to replay the words that her best friend told her.

"Yeah I said it Chie better Shizuru then you! Look at how you're acting Nao you're acting like a stalker you hurting Shizuru hurts Natsuki, but mostly you're hurting yourself with this! You know you can't win against Shizuru so give it up!"

"I just want things to be the way they use to before any of this sick shit ever happened!"

"Look at you always forever in Shizuru's shadow as long as you continue to chase after Natsuki you will always be stuck. Why don't you get your head out of your ass and see that this is hurting Natsuki! Imagine how she feels walking on the street, she feels like she will always have this looming feeling around her when she goes out. Trust me I know this feeling and you know it too Nao. Well I'm telling you to come back to work because you have a lot of appointments to fill just to let you know; you can go ahead and be stupid but I'm not catching you when you fall so make the right choice."

The red haired woman watched as Chie made her way to the door leaving Nao to her thoughts and the darkness in her heart.

"Well there you have it your new home Ms. Viola and Ms. Kruger."

"Ookini Nakamura-san," said Shizuru with a smile. Natsuki watched as the sales lady placed the keys in her lover's hands. The young woman found a since of peace as her heart finally hit home.

This is home now…


AN: There you have it folks well all I can say this story is almost about to come to a close we just have a few more chapters then all I will be working on now is War Within a Breath which is a story and then Taming Temptations. Well I have nothing else to say accept review and read darn it I'm not a bad person the reviews help.

Preview: "Natsuki! Nao's went missing!"

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