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Natsuki contentedly gazed at Shizuru while the brunette elegantly took a sip of her steaming tea, her eyes closed. Behind her closed eyes, Shizuru quietly pondered the strange expression on the blunette's face. It didn't disturb her too much; nothing really fazed the student body president…but this…she half-opened an eye, tea cup still raised to her lips.

Ara...Natsuki has a rather interesting expression…She closed her eyes once again. Well, this side of Natsuki is cute also…~

Shizuru softly set her tea cup back onto the table, hands still relishing the warmth of the cup. An almost silly grin was still plastered on the blunette's face, making Shizuru's heart just skip a beat. Calm down, Shizuru. Shizuru told herself as she took a breath.

"Natsuki," She called calmly to the girl seated across from her. "Hm? Nanda, Shizuru?"

[nanda = what is it (informal)]

"Uchi no kao, nani ka…" She trailed off, smiling at the bluenette.

[fluidly translated: is there something on my face (of course she trails off but that's the idea)]

"Hm? I don't see anything~" Natsuki replied happily.

"I see…" Shizuru was puzzled and slightly confused, though she didn't let it show. Let's see if I can tease this one out...ne?

"Then, does Natsuki see something she likes?" Shizuru flashed her a mischievous smile.

"B-Baka!" Natsuki blushed as she was teased out of her grin. "W-What are you s-saying…" She mumbled, averting her gaze from the brunette.

"Well, Natsuki's been looking at me with an interesting expression for a while now." Shizuru smiled as she took another sip of her tea. "I figured it was because something was on my face."

The bluenette stayed silent, fidgeting slightly in her seat. Ara ara…I'm just seeing so many adorable sides of my Natsuki today, aren't I…~

"…Or does my Natsuki think I look funny?" Shizuru set her tea cup down with a soft clink, eyes downcast, eyes softening as they filled with tears. This jolted Natsuki from her embarrassed fidgeting. Panicked concern flashed in the jade eyes.

"A-Ah! I-It's not t-that…please don't cry, okay, Shizuru?" Natsuki looked remorseful at the concept of causing Shizuru's tears.

Shizuru gazed softly at the disheartened raven-haired beauty. …Maybe I went a little too far with that one… She resigned herself to stop the teasing, because, as much as she liked to tease her Natsuki, she didn't enjoy seeing the bluenette genuinely depressed as she saw at the moment.

"Natsu-" "…Shizuru no kao, mittakatta…" Natsuki mumbled softly, gaze still averted.

['I wanted to see your face'/ but also means 'I wanted to see you'; gotta love the blend of meanings~!]

A-Ara…? Shizuru's eyes grew wide as she caught the soft whisper of the girl seated across from her. "Natsuki…ima n-nante…?"

[W-What did you just say…? Or also 'did you just say what I thought you did…?']

Natsuki, hearing the waver in the brunette's voice, mustered her courage to look Shizuru directly in the eye.

"D-Dakara…s-sono… 'Shizuru no kao mittakatta' te itta…" Flashing Shizuru an embarrassed grin.

[I-In other words…s-so… 'I wanted to see you' is what I said…]

"I see…." Shizuru took another sip of tea, taking a moment to process what she'd heard. Her crimson eyes shot open in surprise as she registered the innocent confession

…Oh.

A rare blush crept to the tawny-haired beauty's face, as Shizuru stared speechlessly at the object of her affections.

With a mischievous yet tender gaze Natsuki took advantage of the stunned brunette to lean over and plant a soft kiss on her lips before lovingly whispering into her ear.

"I wanted to see you."

A/N: rawr….random ShizNat fluff! Finals are encroaching upon me, but somehow my muse dropped this idea VERY STRONGLY into my mind last night, so in order to grant myself some reprieve I wrote it out! A different side of Natsuki than Shizuru usually sees. I thought it'd be cute if Natsuki caused Shizuru to blush. I think my muse is very taken with the romantic idea of 'wanting to see someone' that gave birth to this fanfic…yeah…this one has a title…O.o well..that's because the muse was veery insistent on the idea… As I jump into the perils of finals and end of the year rushing, please feel free to leave a comment/review! My muse will be looking for some ideas once finals are over! Hope you enjoyed your stay!

YH