First I'd like to give a big thanks to ZonaRose, Riddles of Death, and bubbleduckie, not only for their reviews but all the advice they have given me.
Ok so this was going to be a short chapter because I needed to get my muse working again. But half way through it kicked in again and turned out better than I thought, so yay! It actually turns out to be my longest chapter yet!
*gives cookies to all that reviewed* because reviews fuel my muse
Oh and I know it's weird that the Natsuki and Shizuru are that trusting of each other so soon but, like I said in previous chapters, they have a strong feeling, like a sixth sense, letting them know that the other is harmless to them. Not to mention it's my story, I can have it go any way I want so :P
'Ara ara, maybe this girl will give me trouble, but the good sort of trouble.' Shizuru thought as Natsuki offered her a hand up.
Once Shizuru got Natsuki to stop apologizing they made there way into the living room. 'I can't believe I just did that! A was practically feeling up her chest!' Natsuki thought in panic. 'She probably thinks I'm some pervert molester now.' She sighed, 'Though it did feel great.' She added in with a grin and a blush.
"Ara ara, Natsuki-chan shouldn't blush so much or her face will stay that color." Shizuru teased, while secretly thinking that Natsuki should keep a blush on her face at all times due to how appealing it made her look. But Shizuru could never pass up a chance to tease a cute girl.
"Sh-shut up I'm not blushing." Natsuki huffed.
"Oh then is Natsuki sick? Is that why her face is red once again?"
"I'm not sick either!"
"Then Natsuki must be blushing then."
"Fine I'm blushing. Baka!"
"...Why was Natsuki blushing?" Shizuru asked after a moment of silence. At that comment Natsuki groaned and collapsed on her make shift bed, also called the couch. Hoping to burrow deep enough into it, to hid from the crimson eyed devil teasing her in circles.
Chuckling Shizuru decided to give the blunette a break. She quickly made her way to a chest placed along the living room wall and retrieved extra blankets and a pillow.
"If Natsuki needs anything during the night I'm right down the hall." Shizuru said as she handed over the bedding, and with one last look at the blunette on the couch, she preceded down the hall to get ready for bed. 'Thankfully it is my day off tomorrow.' She thought as she glanced at the clock on her nightstand, it's bright blue numbers reading 1:30am. Shizuru laid down in her queen sized bed covered in crimson and black sheets, ready for the day to be over. As thoughts of a certain blunette floated through her head, she drifted off to sleep.
Mean while Natsuki curled up on the sofa thoroughly exhausted but couldn't sleep as the days events kept going over and over in her head. 'She is so welcoming, and beautiful and fun and considerate and... Why does she care about me? Why do I care about her? No one has ever been this nice to me since...since...' And finally her mind had had enough and her weary mind and body lulled the girl to sleep.
-a few hours later-
Shizuru shot up from her bed with a jolt. She swore she had heard a scream, so she quickly got out of bed and made her way out to the living room to check on her guest. As she entered she could see a sleeping Natsuki crying out and thrashing on the sofa almost like she was in both mental and physical pain. Shizuru rushed over and tried shaking the girl to wake her, dodging flailing limbs in the process.
"Natsuki! Natsuki wake up!" the brunette said in hopes of waking the younger girl. After a moment of calling her name, Natsuki opened her eyes and sat up, practically jumping away from Shizuru. Her eyes were wide and full of fear, and her body was trembling slightly. She took a few shaky breathes before focusing on Shizuru.
"S-sorry about that, I..didn't mean to wake you." The blunette said slowly and softly after clearing her throat. She couldn't keep eye contact with Shizuru and wound up staring at her lap where her fingers were twisting in the blankets.
"That's okay, I don't mind." Shizuru said with a reassuring smile, "Do you want something to drink?" she asked thinking it might help give the girl more time to calm down.
"Y-yeah that'd be great." Natsuki replied with a shaky smile.
Once Shizuru left the room, Natsuki slumped back into the sofa closing her eyes as she recalled in detail the dream she had.
-Natsuki's Dream-
"Natsuki whatever you do don't come out! Okay?" ordered a tall blue haired woman to a 13 year old Natsuki as she led her to a small hidden compartment in the wall.
"M-mom? What's going on?" Natsuki questioned gripping onto her mothers hand as banging and yelling could be heard coming from the front door. She could hear men yelling outside but couldn't make out the words.
"Remember those men I told you about? Well there here for me and my work, and they won't hesitate to hurt you or worse. So please Natsuki just stay hidden!" Saeko Kuga pleaded with her daughter hurriedly, all the while trying to force the girl into the hid-a-way as the front door started cracking under the force of the blows.
Saeko finally got her daughter into the compartment, and just before closing the door she softly spoke to her daughter.
"I love you Natsuki, never forget that."
Seconds later a crash could be heard from the door finally giving in under the strain of the men, Natsuki could see through a small crack in the compartments hidden door. She watched as the men out numbered her mother and beat her till she could no longer get up. The whole time asking her question after question about where she hid all her work. When she refused to give in the leader of the group pulled out a gun and shot Saeko in the back of the head.
Natsuki gasped out loud as tears started streaming down her face. She quickly clasped her hand over her mouth so the men wouldn't hear her, even though all she wanted to do was go out there and beat the crap out of those men. The only thing holding her back was her mothers words telling her that no matter what to stay hidden away. It took all her will power to do as her mother ordered.
Natsuki watched helplessly as the men searched through their apartment, trashing everything, obviously looking for something. Once they went through everything and still couldn't find what they wanted they quickly left taking with them Saeko's body.
Natsuki stayed in her hide out for a long while after that because she wasn't sure if the men were going to come back. Eventually she plucked up the courage to get out and slowly opened the door and made her way into the destroyed apartment. She stood in the center of the room crying silently in fear, anger, but mainly in lose, the lose of her mother.
She didn't know how long she had been standing there but she eventually made her way to her room and started packing a bag full of necessities. She didn't know where she would go but she knew that she shouldn't stay there.
With one last look around the apartment and one last tear running down her cheek, she turned and ran from the apartment. As she got outside she started running down the sidewalk, as she turned the corner she ran full tilt into a big man in a black suit and sunglasses. Due to the size difference Natsuki wound up on the pavement and the man looking down at her in disgust. But when he got a look at her face recognition spread across his features. Obviously he saw how Natsuki was almost an exact younger twin of her mother. He quickly reached out and grabbed her arm and yelled for some of his fellow agents to come over.
Natsuki panicked as she recognized the man as one of the men in her apartment earlier. Apparently they had stuck around longer than she expected. As fear bubbled up inside her, Natsuki started twisting and jerking in his grasp, throwing a punch or kick at him whenever possible.
Natsuki managed to land a kick to the guys groin out of pure luck, but it made him loosen his grip allowing Natsuki to make a break for it. She ran as fast as she could away from the men, but she could hear them following her and gaining fast. She quickly ducked into an alley but one of the men had caught up to her thanks to his long legs and lean build. He lunged for her and grabbed her ankle, causing her to crash face first into the ground hard. She turned on her back and kicked the man in the face, adrenaline pumping through her veins, the only thought in her head was to get away and fast. She kept kicking until he let go and quickly jumped up and started to climb the high fence at the end of the alley.
Once over the fence she ran into the park and kept going and going until she couldn't hear the men pursuing her any more. At this point she dropped to the ground next to a tree, taking big gasping breathes, as exhaustion swept through her. Once she caught her breath she climbed a near by tree and curled up to sleep away the terrors of her day.
-End Dream-
As Natsuki was lost in her horrific memories, Shizuru had returned with a glass of water. She could see that the girl was in deep thought so she took the chance to take in what just happened, and to also give the upset girl some time with her thoughts.
'Just what in the world was she dreaming about to have such an intense reaction?' Shizuru wondered. Obviously something terrible had happened to the green eyed girl for it to be haunting her in her sleep. Shizuru wasn't sure if she should leave the girl alone or try to talk to her and help her through whatever it was that was obviously bothering the blunette. She had just met the girl and wasn't sure if Natsuki felt comfortable enough with revealing such personal and emotional information.
She slowly and cautiously made her way over to the girl so as not to startle her, and gentle sat down next to her. Natsuki looked over at her and forced a small smile that didn't make it to her eyes. Placing a hand on Natsuki's back, Shizuru preceded to rub it in small circles knowing that this would most likely have a calming effect on the green eyed girl.
Once Natsuki seemed relaxed, Shizuru hazard a question that she wasn't sure how Natsuki would take it.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Shizuru asked, unsure of the response she would get. Would Natsuki snap at her and tell her to keep out of her business or would she actually trust Shizuru enough to tell her what her nightmare was? Shizuru wasn't sure, but now all she could do was wait for Natsuki reply.
Wow! I can't believe I got that written. Natsuki having a nightmare just came to me and it started flowing from my mind to my finger tips in a rush. Hopefully that explains a little about Natsuki's background.
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