A/N: It's been years since the last time that I wrote a story in this site and I've left a lot of unfinished stories here. Lol!
But hopefully, in these coming days I'll be able to update them one chapter at a time. But it still depends on my mood. ;)
Summary: On her twentieth birthday Shizuru decided to give herself to her boyfriend as a gift but Reito could not make it and because of this, Shizuru got drunk on her own and ended up having sex with a stranger and ended up facing the consequences on her own.
Warning: This story contains some explicit scenes. This is FUTA so if this kind story is not your cup of tea. I suggest that don't proceed from this point on.
Disclaimer: I don't own My Otome or Mai – Hime but the story is the creation of my own imagination.
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Chapter one
Five years later…
Shizuru looks around her two bedroom apartment after putting down the bags that she had been carrying and closing the door behind her. It's been three years since the last time that she had been here and her apartment still looks the same aside from the dusts that had accumulated in every surfaces of her home.
"Mommy, is this going to be our new home?" a four year old girl with shoulder length wavy chestnut colored hair asked while her wide grayish - blue eyes looks around curiously.
Shizuru kneeled down in front of her daughter and smiled at the little girl as she swipe back the hair that has escaped the girl's ponytail. "You can't remember this since you are so little at the time but we lived here before," she explained. "But since you are getting bigger now, Mommy needs to come back to the city and find a better job so that I can support you."
"I know because I don't have a Daddy like the other kids to support us."
Shizuru just smiled at her daughter and hugs her tightly. "It's okay as long that Mommy is around, Shimako can live happily," she told her daughter who nodded. "Why don't you help Mommy clean up this place so we could go out later and buy you a cookie?"
"Okay." Shimako replied happily walking back to the door and grabs her small duffle bag. "Am I going to have my own room?"
"I don't know…" Shizuru replied and wink at Shimako. "What do you think? Do you want to have your own room?" she asked.
Shimako remained standing where she was as she contemplates her choices while looking around the apartment before her gaze would go back to Shizuru. "If I have my room can I still sleep in your bed?" she asked.
"Well… why do you want to still sleep in my bed?"
Shimako hesitated for a bit as she looks down on her small feet. "In Grandma Fumi's house, I sleep in Mommy's bed every night," she pointed out looking up at her Mother. "Can't I have a room and sleep also in Mommy's bed?" she asked confused which made Shizuru smile as she beckons her daughter to come closer.
Shizuru picks up her daughter and carried her in her arms as they walk towards one of the rooms which were actually her home office. Shizuru push opened the door and showed it to Shimako. "This is Mommy's home office but it can be your room if you want?" she said looking at Shimako who was looking around the room and gestured at her Mother to put her down. Shimako runs into the room after her Mother puts her down, her eyes were bright with curiosity as she looks around at the books in the shelves, along with the furniture scattered in the room. But then Shimako looks up at Shizuru with tears in those innocent wide eyes which made Shizuru worried by the sudden change in her daughter's behavior. "What's wrong?"
"Mommy, is this going to be my room?"
"Yes but I have to renovate it first."
"I don't want it…" Shimako said while shaking her head.
"You don't want it?" Shizuru asked confused, it's very unusual for her daughter to behave like this or is Shimako was already in that age where she starts having tantrums to get whatever she wants. "Shimako, why don't you tell Mommy what you don't want?" she asked calmly.
"I don't want this room. I want to sleep with Mommy every night."
Shizuru looks around the room thoughtfully because even if Shimako don't want the room now, she still needs to convert it for the future use of her daughter. "Okay, you can still sleep in my bed but we still need to convert this to your bedroom."
"No!"
Although surprised with her usually calm daughter's outburst, Shizuru sighed and kneeled down in front of Shimako. "Why don't you explain it clearly so that Mommy can understand?"
Shimako look at her mother, "this is your office and I like it," was all her daughter could say and Shizuru could still not understand what she meant. "It reminds me of Mommy and if Mommy is not around because of work I could come here and play and I won't miss Mommy," Shimako tried to explain and Shizuru finally understands what her daughter meant. "So, you can't change this room," Shimako said looking at her Mother.
"I understand then I won't change this room." Shizuru said and smiled at Shimako. Maybe her daughter was also in that age where she starts to be clingy too and even if that was the case, it doesn't really matter because what matters is Shimako's happiness. "So, can I leave you here for a bit? I have to sort our things and clean the house so we could go outside later." Shimako nodded her consent and Shizuru stood up.
Shimako was growing up so fast and Shizuru can see some of the resemblance between them like her daughter's hair and soft features but other than those traits, Shimako don't exactly look like her and if she was being honest half of her daughter's features resembles a western child. Shimako must have inherited it from her Father, maybe Shizuru had slept with a foreigner? She doesn't really know because she can't still remember much of what had happened that night except that she had sex with a stranger.
Shizuru left her daughter inside her office and went back to where she left their bags and brought everything inside her room, before coming out again and started cleaning the whole apartment. Shizuru bought the two bedroom apartment two months after learning that she was pregnant with Shimako, since it was not ideal for her to stay in the university dorm while pregnant. Shizuru decided to use some of the money that her parents had left for her when they died in that accident when Shizuru was still in her second year high school.
Her pregnancy did not deter Shizuru to continue her studies but she broke things off with Reito since she knew that the Kanzakis will never accept her child and she can't just put the responsibility on Reito, it was insult enough that she cheated on him. At first, Reito tried to convince her that he would take responsibility for her baby but they both knew that it's futile because Reito could not defy his parents and Shizuru told him this facts with finality.
After giving birth to her daughter, Himeno Fumi her Aunt from her Mother's side help her out in taking care of Shimako until Shizuru graduates from the university. Her Aunt then asked Shizuru if she wants to move back to Windbloom for a little while so that she could think about her future plans now that she has Shimako to consider. Shizuru agreed to go back home to her hometown where she helps out her Aunt Fumi with her small flower shop business for three years until the woman once again asked her about her future plans. Shizuru told her Aunt that she still has no definite plan for the future but she was also thinking about Shimako's future.
Going back to Aries is Shizuru's best option where she can find a better job that pays well and the good schools are also in the city unlike Windbloom which is a small town and does not offer much at all. So, if Shizuru wants a better future for her daughter they need to go back to the city and start their lives there once again. After that talk with her Aunt, Shizuru made the call to her long time friend Suzushiro Haruka who happily agreed in helping her out in finding a job and so a week after, Shizuru packs up hers and Shimako's clothes and went back to Aries.
It was already past twelve when Shimako came out from Shizuru's home office and seek out her Mother since she's getting hungry. Shimako found her Mother in her bedroom already dress and ready to go out. "Mom…?"
"Ara… you finally decided to leave that cave of yours," Shizuru teased her daughter and look Shimako's clothes over and decided that there is no need to change her daughter's clothes. "Are you hungry?" she asked and Shimako nodded. "So am I," she said as she offered her hand to Shimako. Her daughter held her hand and together they left the apartment. "What would you like to eat?" Shizuru asked Shimako when they reach the lobby of their apartment building.
"I'm not sure but I want some dumplings. Can I have dumplings, Mommy?" Shimako asked looking up at her Mother as her small feet tried to cope up with Shizuru's long strides.
"Yes you can and I know just the right place." Shizuru said picking up her daughter and carried her in her arms. "Shimako, I think you are getting heavier these past few weeks what were you eating behind my back?" she asked the girl who pouted at her and pinches her cheeks.
"Don't be mean." Shimako said as she presses on both sides of her Mother's cheeks. "I'm not fat."
"I think Shimako is the one being mean." Shizuru said pulling away her face from the girl's hold. But the girl was persistent and took hold of her mother's face once again while laughing.
"I'm not mean. I love, Mommy." Shimako declared kissing the top of Shizuru's nose.
"And Mommy loves…?"
"Shimako!" the girl giggled wrapping her arms around her mother's neck.
The mother and child's banter was interrupted by the soft laughter coming from behind them when Shizuru turned in the corner of their apartment's building where the nearest restaurant is located. Shizuru turned around to face the intruder and was met by a teenager with long blonde hair and a pair of blue eyes. A foreigner? She thought and looks at the blonde curiously. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"Oh sorry, I was just passing by when I heard you two." The blonde apologizes.
Shimako an ever curious but shy child turned around in her mother's arms to face the stranger as well, she leaned closer to Shizuru's body when the stranger look at her and smiled.
"Hello." The blonde greeted Shimako but the girl just smiled timidly at her. "Ah… sorry for taking your time, I'll leave first," she said and wave goodbye at the duo as she walks away.
Shimako looks up at her mother. "Who is she, Mommy?"
"Just a stranger." Shizuru answered and for some reason an uneasy feeling had started to build up in her heart after that encounter with the blonde.
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"What do you think? Would you like to accept the job?" Kikukawa Yukino, one of Shizuru's friends back in university asked after explaining if what will be her job in case she accepted the position as the secretary of the CEO of Kruger Pharmaceuticals.
Shizuru looked at Yukino doubtfully. "Why would your boss need a secretary? Don't they have one before?"
Yukino sighed and leaned back on her seat as she beckons the waiter to come to their table and ordered two more slices of cakes and a refill for their tea. The woman pushes her glasses up when it slides down to her nose. After learning from Haruka that Shizuru was back in Aries and looking for a job, Yukino called Shizuru immediately and set up an appointment with her friend. "All of my boss's previous secretaries had resigned for unknown reasons and I as the head of HR department was also clueless. I tried so many times asking those secretaries if what had happened but they are tight lip about the reason so I just gave up in the end."
"Then why are you offering this job to me now?"
Before Yukino could answer Shizuru, the waiter is back and serves them their orders. Both women thank him and waited for him to leave their table before continuing on with their conversation. "Because the pay is good and I think you have the patience of a saint," she said before drinking her tea. "Think of it as a win – win situation. You'll have a job while I could take a break in finding my boss a new secretary."
"The boss is a woman right?" It's better if Shizuru's future boss is a woman because she had enough troubles dealing with stubborn men that she encounters sometimes. Besides, having a bitchy female boss is much tolerable than having a male perverted ones.
"Yes."
Shizuru looks at the café's entrance when she heard the chimes of the bell and Shimako's giggles reach her ears and not long, a woman with long blonde hair appeared next to their table carrying a still giggling Shimako.
"Mommy!" Shimako cried out happily upon seeing Shizuru and she excitedly reaches out her tiny arms towards her Mother.
"Slow down, Midget. Your Mother is not going anywhere." The blonde said as she held the squirming four years old.
"But… But… I want my Mommy!" Shimako protested indignantly as she reaches out once again, Shizuru laughs but took pity on her friend and accepted Shimako in her arms that automatically cling at her.
"Thank you for taking care of her, Haruka." Shizuru said as her daughter settles down in her lap. Haruka had volunteered to look after Shimako while she and Yukino discuss the job that the latter was offering to her. Shizuru's attention was diverted to her daughter when she felt a pull on her clothes. "Yes?"
"Mommy, can I have your cake?" Shimako asked gesturing at the untouched cake in front of them and Shizuru just nodded.
"So, did the two of you come to any agreements yet?" Haruka asked as she sat down next to Yukino.
"I'm still waiting for her decision." Yukino answered looking at Shizuru.
Shizuru contemplates her choices as she looks down at Shimako who was enjoying her cake so innocently while smiling from time to time as she looks up at her. "Fine, I'll give it a try but if it did not work out. Don't blame me if I resign."
"No problem." Yukino agreed, at least this time she is sure that she will be given a break in finding a new secretary for the CEO. Yukino knew that she made the right choice to offer the job to her friend because after meeting Shizuru back in their university days Yukino had the impression that Shizuru was not the type of person who easily gives up.
It was also proven to Yukino when Viola Shizuru is the only person who could match up with Haruka's over the top stubbornness and since the two have known each other since they were kids, Yukino knew that Shizuru's tolerance with other people's attitude is incomparable. "Then I'd like for you to start by Monday. I'll introduce you to the boss."
"Monday will be great since it's also Shimako's first day in daycare." Shizuru agreed.
"Does she know?" Haruka asked gesturing at Shimako who is not paying them any attention. "That you are leaving her in a daycare?" she clarified when Shizuru look at her with arched brow.
"Ara… its fine, Shimako understands and gave me her okay." Shizuru said. "I'm actually lucky to have her as my daughter because even though I'm not explaining a lot of things to her, she seems to understand our situations and tries her best not to make me worry."
"But to think that you'll have such a beautiful offspring like her is unbelievable." Haruka said as she rested her elbows on top of the table and rested her chin on top of her entwined hands as she stared at Shimako. "I mean… with the amount of tea that you usually drink when we were still in school… Wow… but maybe it was the Father's genes?" she asked smirking at Shizuru who was glaring at her.
"Stop teasing her." Yukino said and look at Shimako and can't help but think that Haruka had a point. The girl is beautiful and even though Shizuru is pure blooded Japanese and Shimako's Mother, the girl's western looks is more prominent. "She will be a heartbreaker one day," she whispered and smiled at Shizuru who diverted her glare towards her.
"Please stop talking like we are not here." Shizuru said as she covered her daughter's ears. "Shimako doesn't know anything about her Father so don't mention things like that to her."
"Sorry." Yukino apologizes while Haruka nodded.