DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN MAI-HIME BUT I'M SAVING UP MY MONEY TO BUY SHIZURU.
CHAPTER FIVE: TIES AND TENSION
Reito watched anxiously at Shizuru's endless pacing. Ever since Natsuki called them to check on him, Shizuru's been a nervous wreck. By the blunette's tone, it seemed like somebody attacked her and that made him worried. Shizuru sighed heavily and resumed her pacing. He felt guilty because if it wasn't for him, Natsuki wouldn't leave. He didn't anticipate this. This wasn't supposed to happen.
A loud yelp was heard outside of the room. Shizuru hastily opened the door and Reito followed her. They both gasped when they saw Natsuki. The young woman was covered with grass and dirt. Her hair was in disarray, her jeans were torn at knee, her lips were swollen and she was limping towards them.
"Jesus Christ, what happened to you, Kuga?!" Reito was so shocked at Natsuki's appearance. Shizuru looked like she was about to pass out.
Natsuki grunted and limped towards the sofa. She turned to Fumi's pale face. "Himeno, can you get me some pain-killers and a first aid kit?" She slumped heavily into the sofa. Natsuki looked at Shizuru's shock face.
"Hey," She said while panting. "I'm fine, okay? Just a little bruised but as you can see, I can still kick Kanzaki's butt." She grinned at Shizuru.
Natsuki's statement snapped the auburn-haired woman from her shock. "Why didn't you call for help? For pete's sake, Natsuki, you're not indestructible!" Natsuki cringed at Shizuru's outburst.
"You want me to endanger someone else? This is my job, Shizuru. Or have you forgotten? It's my job to secure Kanzaki and calling you or him for a back up is probably the dumbest thing that I can do." Natsuki moaned when she pulled a back muscle because of her flare-up.
"We'll bring you to the hospital now, I'll call my—"
"No! Damn it. We'll all be exposed, okay? Just trust me. This is nothing. I didn't break anything. It's just a bruise. Trust me." Natsuki adjusted herself on the sofa and gestured forward to Fumi who complied.
"Can you get me some clothes? I need to clean up and take a shower." Natsuki tried to smile at Fumi despite of throbbing pain in her body.
"Be still, Kuga. I'll help you, okay?" Fumi quickly rushed out of the room to follow her request.
Natsuki took out her cell from her jeans and checked to see if there was any damage. Seeing nothing, she dialed Nao's phone number. After a few rings, the woman answered.
"Do you miss me that much to call me in the middle of an op?" Nao teased her.
"Me? Missing you? Bless your delusional heart. They've made contact. Luckily, I was alone when they decided to say hello." Natsuki countered. She glanced at the stricken couple. Reito was looking at her, guilt written all over his face while Shizuru flushed with anger.
"What kind of greetings?" Nao's voice hardened.
"With a bang, can you get here now? I don't want to go to a hospital and there's something I want you to do."
"Sure. Give me twenty minutes and I'll contact Sensei for an update."
"Do that. I'll clear you to the guards. And can you bring me some chocolate pocky? I've been craving for it since last week." Nao chuckled.
"Okay, pocky addict, I'll bring you some. See you in a few." And the other line hangs up.
Natsuki released a sigh of relief. "Why did you have to call for Nao? We need you to bring to a hospital now." Shizuru angrily asked.
"She's a trained EMT; she can take care of me." Natsuki watched Shizuru as she struggled to control her fury. She knew that Shizuru felt angry whenever she felt helpless.
"Natsuki, you need medical attention. Stop being so stubborn. You're not invincible!"
"You are the one who's being stubborn, Shizuru. Do you know how dangerous it'll be if those individuals decided to assault us again? I can't protect both of you in my condition! At least if we are here, Kanzaki's guards can stop them before they reach him. Why don't you try to relax and be rational? Stop being pesky." Natsuki scowled.
"Relax?! You want me to relax after what happened? Are you—"
"STOP IT! For god's sake, shut up for a minute! Both of you! Shizuru, you're making Kuga's condition worst and you, Kuga, stop being sarcastic." Reito shouted at them.
Both women quickly shut their mouth. Natsuki closed her eyes and whimpered. Her whole body felt like she's been run down by a herd of buffalo. Natsuki heard Shizuru stand up and start to pace. Natsuki chuckled.
"What's so funny?"
Natsuki opened her right eye to glimpse at Shizuru. The auburn-haired woman was glaring at her.
"You still haven't change. It's easy for you to hide your anger but whenever someone dear to you is hurt, you hound them like a mother chicken."
Reito cracked a smile.
When Natsuki squawked like a chicken, Reito's laughter boomed through the whole office. Natsuki's grin widened when Shizuru blushed and chuckled.
"Ditto." Even though Shizuru smiled at her, Natsuki could still see some strain in her scarlet eyes.
The door of the office opened and Fumi showed up with a change of clothes for blunette. "I included some toiletries in here, Kuga. Come, I'll help you to take a shower."
When Natsuki was about to stand up, a knock sounded and the door opened. Nao's cherry hair peeked through the door.
"Whoa mutt, I didn't know that dogs could swim. How many sticks did you manage to retrieve?" Nao slyly grinned at lime-eyed woman walked towards Natsuki and threw a plastic bag beside her. "Here's your pocky."
"Geez, how can you see in that shade? It's pink! It only means that everything you see is like freaking candy."
"At least I can still recognize colors that are livelier that black and blue. Now, tell me where it hurts. I'll kiss it to make it better."
"My left hip took most of the hit, my left shoulder hurts because I tried to break my fall. Most of it were just cuts."
Nao whistled and took off her shades. "Good thing you managed to dive away from whatever that maniac was driving. But what happened to your lips? Did you kiss a bee?" Nao snickered. Reito flinched at the mentioned swollen lips.
"Thank you for concern, candy girl. Can we get back to my injuries?" Natsuki groaned.
"Yeah, yeah. Come on now. Let me see your wounds." Nao pulled up her polo shirt. The couple struggle for breath as they stared at the blunette's body. Her hips are starting to swell and discolor.
"Oh man, you're gonna be sore for the next few weeks. Come on mutt, let's get you to the shower." Nao grasped Natsuki's waist and helped her up. She turned to Shizuru. "Fujino, right? Come help me with this woman. Bring her spare of clothes and follow me inside."
Fumi opened the door for them as Nao and Natsuki staggered outside with Shizuru in tow. Natsuki hissed from the pain as they walked towards the bathroom.
"A little more, Kuga. Come on, you can do this."
"Shut up, Nao. You're making it worse." Natsuki grunted while Nao chuckled. After some more bantering from the two, they made it to the shower room. In the bathroom, Nao sat the blunette down on the tiles.
"Now buddy, we need to wash the grime off of you. You, Fujino," Nao gestured at the other woman. "Put that in the sink. You'll help me undress her."
"Fuck it, Nao. I'm not paralyzed. I can still move, dumb ass. There's no way I'll let you undress me!" Natsuki hissed at them.
"Aw, you're no fun, Nat-kun. You need help. If you don't want me to help you, let Fujino help you." Nao smirked at the blushing woman.
Natsuki pushed herself up to prove her point. When she tried to pull her shirt up, blood drained in her face and she swayed towards them. Shizuru swiftly held her steady.
"See? Come on now, Fujino. Help her." Nao took the clothes from Shizuru's hands. The older woman skeptically looked at the pale blunette and swallowed heavily. It's been a long time since she's been with a woman. All she did with them were fast sex, not expecting warmth and passion. Shizuru couldn't even remember when the last time she got laid was. And now, undressing the woman who made her feel so wild with lust was not helping her with her hormonal control.
"G-Gomen for this, Shizuru." The younger woman mumbled. Natsuki's eyes were glassy with pain. Shizuru inhaled deeply. Natsuki needed her now.
"It's not your fault, Natsuki. Let's get you cleaned up. I'll be undressing you now, okay? Hold onto me." Natsuki nodded and grasped her shoulder.
Shizuru pulled off her shirt and instructed Natsuki to slip her arms from it. Shizuru stifled a moan when she glanced at Natsuki's body. Even though her shoulder and her hips were starting to turn black, the blunette's body was glorious. Shizuru gritted her jaw to stop herself from touching Natsuki's smooth, pale, taut stomach. She watched the younger woman's body bare inch by inch as she pulled off her shirt. Shizuru's breath hitched when she accidentally brushed Natsuki's firm breast. She fought the urge to cup those breasts and savor it like a woman hungry for a feast. Her biggest mistake was when she took a peek at Natsuki's reaction.
Natsuki's jade eyes were dilated and she could hear the younger's woman heaving breath. Their eyes met and for a second, no one else mattered. Their hearts beat as one and their breath mingled as they both sucked in air as if ready to blow. Both women struggled to restrain their fatal attraction; both jerked when Nao spoke.
"Can you resume that in a more appropriate time? Natsuki, you need to get out of that filth or you'll get sick." Nao huffed at them. They both blushed and Shizuru cleared her throat.
"K-Kanin-na, I was just thinking of the best way to undress her." Shizuru cringed. Nice save, Shizuru. You couldn't have made it more uncomfortable.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just get on with it." Nao turned her back to them, obviously uncomfortable from the scene.
Shizuru felt sweat roll on her back as she stared at Natsuki's jeans. She gulped audibly. Her heart was hammering in her chest and she couldn't think of anything except taking her, right then and there. She grasped Natsuki's fly and slowly undid it. Her hands trembled when the younger woman's underwear teasingly peeked at her. Natsuki was wearing a white bikini panty, which didn't leave any room for imagination.
"Kami-sama…" She whimpered. Shizuru sucked in air as she slowly rolled Natsuki's pants off her legs. She slowly kneeled down to take off Natsuki's pants from her knees and moaned when caught a whiff of Natsuki just above her face.
Shizuru closed her eyes to steer clear of temptation in front of her. Shizuru almost lost it when Natsuki clutched onto her shoulder and grasped her head as she step out of her pants.
"Thank you." Natsuki said with a hoarse voice. The tawny-haired woman sighed when Natsuki moved away from her.
"I can manage it from here." Natsuki turned her back from them. She needed to step away from Shizuru or they'll be both sorry if she acted on her feelings. They needed to solve their issues first before she did anything with Shizuru. Feelings? My god, After all these years.
Natsuki closed her eyes and drew in a lungful of air as realization hit her. She never got over her feelings for Shizuru and she probably never will.
"But—"
"No buts, Yuuki. Just go. I need to do this alone." They both stiffened at Natsuki's aloof voice.
Nao nodded at Shizuru. "Let's go, Fujino." And turned to Natsuki. "Just yell if you need something."
Shizuru stared at Natsuki's rigid form. She could tell that something was bothering the younger woman. Nao clasped her shoulder and gestured her outside. Once outside, Nao turned to her, "Did she tell you something?"
Shizuru shook her head. "She didn't tell us the details. She just arrived when you turned up in here."
"Good thing she avoided a head to head collision." Nao pocketed her hands and leaned against the wall beside her. "You've got to understand what she did." Nao glanced at the still woman.
"I hate it when she's right." Shizuru sighed. She traced the design of the tiles in front of her with her eyes. "And I hate how she doesn't need other people to take care of her."
Nao chuckled. "Do you honestly believe that? I thought you knew her better than I did."
They both became thoughtful at what Nao said. Shizuru glanced at the bathroom. "What I meant was physically. She took care of me back then. She spoilt me with everything I wanted, but never asked for anything."
Nao smiled. "Yeah, she's always been like that. She hated relying to other people. I can't blame her. It's hard to trust someone when your own father betrayed you."
Shizuru's scarlet eyes widened at Nao's remarks. "What?" She asked heatedly.
"You mean you didn't know?" Nao raised her right eyebrow to the bewildered woman.
"Do you think I'll ask about it if I knew?"
Nao huffed at her. "It's not my life to share, okay? If you want, you can ask her." Nao scratched her head. "Damn, Natsuki will kill me if she found out about this conversation." Nao muttered.
Shizuru looked hurt when Nao glanced at her. "Hey, Fujino. You okay?"
Shizuru closed her eyes and drew in a ragged breath. "We were together for four years and she didn't tell me anything. What's wrong with sharing her burdens with me? As far as I know, sharing wouldn't kill her, right?"
"She's got some issues about herself. She was still young and insecure when you met her. Don't forget that, Fujino." Nao pushed herself off the wall when shower stall opened a little.
"Nao? Can you get me the towel and clothes?"
Nao took the clothes and towel from the sink and handed placed them into Natsuki's hands. "Are you sure you don't need some help?" Nao asked her.
Natsuki grunted. After few minutes and few more groans, the shower stall opened. Natsuki limped towards them and brushed her hair with her hand. She was wearing a white V cut shirt and black fitted jeans. Water dripped from her wet hair as she continuously brushed it with her hands.
"Can I talk to you in private, Nao?" Natsuki asked. Shizuru turned her back to them without a word and walked out of bathroom.
"I want you to look for the owners of a red Jaguar XK-E here in Fuuka. That moron who tried to run me down made a big mistake when he used a luxury car that's recognizable anywhere." Natsuki grinned at her partner.
"What an idiot. Did you manage to see the plate number?"
Natsuki shook her head. "Nope. It was too fast. As you can see, I barely managed to jump out of its way."
Nao grinned. "So what is your assessment?" Nao asked her friend. She could see that the blunette's gears were turning in that clever mind of hers.
"So many clues don't just don't add up here, Nao. A group of people decided to threaten Kanzaki. Why would they do that? I can only think of two reasons. One, because of his business ventures. Two, because he is the only suspect in the lost girls case. Let's analyze this by the evidence we have right now. The letters indicated physical threat to Kanzaki. Yes, they tried to kidnap him once, but why kidnap? They had a chance to kill him but all they did was try to kidnap him. That's one of the inconsistencies here. Second, when Shizuru started to live with Kanzaki, the letters mellowed, which is unusual. The tendency of a stalker is to get agitated and to act against Shizuru, but nothing. Ever since I lived with them, there's no contact from the stalker, which is unnerving. And then someone attacks me. Why would they act against me? It's given that I'm his bodyguard, but why attack me and draw my attention to them? Kanzaki is the target, why waste their time killing a bodyguard?"
Natsuki brushed her hair. "There's gotta be a reason why that stalker suddenly wants to kill me. It doesn't make sense."
Nao eyebrow shot up. "What was the last thing you investigated?"
"The CCTV footage." Natsuki whispered.
"Well, shit." Nao muttered.
"But how did they know? Unless…" Natsuki's emerald eyes widened.
"We've got a fucking leak." Nao cursed. "Now it's even more confusing. Either the stalker or Kanzaki is trying to kill you. You have to give me the footage and I'll examine it. Something is in there that's worth killing you for."
Natsuki nodded. "There's more where it came from. I requested the footage before the first abduction and I'll be requesting Kanzaki's corporation financial accounts and his appointments from the past few months."
"Just text me and I'll get it. Don't be so valiant and try to keep your ass safe." Nao scolded the blunette.
"Whatever." Natsuki rubbed her hair with the towel in her hands while Nao watched her.
"Fujino's been worried." Nao said.
Natsuki stiffened but resumed toweling her hair. Nao watched in fascination as Natsuki pretended she didn't hear what she said. "For someone who moved on, she sure is on the top of the people-you-don't-give-a-damn list."
"What do you want me to do? Court her? For fuck's sake, Nao, she's taken if you haven't noticed." Natsuki gritted her teeth.
"Actually, I want you to take Fujino from Kanzaki. She cares about you. I don't know what kind of feelings she has for you, but as far as I can see, Kanzaki doesn't deserve her." Nao said vehemently.
Natsuki glared at her partner. "Look, I appreciate your concern, but this is none of your business."
"None of my business? Natsuki, even a stranger can see how much you hurt every time you see Fujino with Kanzaki."
"You want me to drag Shizuru away from the best thing that ever happened to her just because I can't get over my feelings for her? That's one selfish way to have Shizuru, Nao." Natsuki rubbed her eyes. "I just want her to be happy and I can't give her happiness. I-I don't know how." Natsuki said helplessly.
"Why did you break up with her? You haven't told me why." Nao asked her partner gently. She was pretty sure Natsuki had a good reason for leaving the auburn-haired woman.
Natsuki sighed. "I literally fucked up." She rubbed her temple and leaned against the wall. "I was crazy in love with her. Her smile, her laugh, her teasing, her eyes. God, when Shizuru told me that she felt the same way, I felt like I won the lottery. She was everything I ever dreamed of. I was ready to give her everything she wanted, but her family disapproved of me."
Natsuki looked at her weakly. "They tried to buy me out. They offered me ten million dollars in exchange for breaking up with Shizuru. Out of my damaged ego, I declined them." Natsuki smiled ruefully.
"They told me that they'll disown Shizuru so that I can't touch their money. I buckled for a minute because I didn't want Shizuru to suffer because of me, but I never gave in. I figured that eventually they'll forgive their daughter, but I was wrong. She was exiled from her family and I had to support us both. At first, it was hard, but we were happy and when her family saw that we could get by in financial terms, they started sabotaging my jobs one by one." Natsuki voice hardened.
"I was fired without explanation. Every job I applied to declined my application and suddenly we were dirt poor. Shizuru was starting to get hungry; I had to stop studying so she could continue hers. She didn't want me to, but I had to cover up what was happening to my jobs. So, I pretended that I don't want to study anymore. She was so mad at me because she wanted me to finish studying. That was our first major fight and slowly our feelings started to drift away. Then one day, when I was applying as a waitress in a restaurant near our apartment and was requested to attend an interview, my hope started to soar. I was so happy that I could finally go back to college and heal what was damaged between us. But I was crushed again. The person who wanted to interview me was Shizuru's father." Natsuki's jaw clenched.
"He told me that he wouldn't stop ruining my chances to be successful if I didn't break up with Shizuru and he threatened me that if I didn't accept his one last chance to ditch my relationship with her, he'll do everything in his power to cut off Shizuru's education." Natsuki's voice broke.
"For the first time in my life, Nao, I was scared. I was scared for Shizuru. I was the only one who can make it stop, so I broke up with her that day." Natsuki shut her eyes to stop her voice from breaking further.
"I had to or else I'll ruin her whole life because she fell in love with a loser like me. As time went by, I thought this pain will ease, but I was wrong. When I saw her again, it was like my soul ignited. It was like I was still waiting for her to come back, never looking to anybody else. God, I sound pathetic." Natsuki chuckled remorsefully.
Nao smiled sadly at her friend. "Not really a cool thing to say but at least you recognize what you really feel for her. She must be one hell of a girl back then."
Natsuki smiled. "That word doesn't even begin to describe her."
"I won't ask why you didn't tell her because I knew both of you didn't have a choice back then, but I just want you to know that if I were in your shoes, I would have done the same thing." Nao shrugged at the blunette. "But if one day she asks, you have to tell her to make her understand. I'm sure she'll appreciate what you did for her."
Natsuki sighed. "Yes, I was planning to tell her but not now. We still have to finish this assignment."
"Hell yeah. We still got some butts to kick and Kanzaki is one of them." Nao grinned at her.
Natsuki grinned back. "Actually, I did."
Nao hooted. "Seriously?! How?!"
Natsuki told her animatedly what happened and Nao laughed throughout the story. Nao was about to wipe her tears when the door opened.
"Are you done? You're supposed to lie down." Shizuru said stonily.
Natsuki flinched. "Uh, yeah, we're done." She grumbled and followed the woman.
"Whipped." Nao mumbled and Natsuki elbowed her.
Nao was about to smack the blunette when Shizuru glanced at them. Nao coughed to hide her embarrassment of being caught in the act and Natsuki smirked at her partner.
"Do you still need pain-killers? It seems you have recovered quite well when you saw Miss Yuuki."
Natsuki choked at Shizuru's observation and her partner mumbled that something that sounded like "I told you so."
Nao smiled sweetly at the fuming tawny-haired woman. "It's sad to say that my oozing sexuality doesn't count as a medicine, and sorry to tell you that this little prick doesn't appreciate the true form of perfection. So please, could you give her a massive dose of pain-killers to make her realize that I represent the portrait of beauty."
Shizuru's eyes crinkled with laughter as she tried to swallow her snicker while Natsuki growled at her. "Why don't I just beat you with a stick to wake you from your delusional state?"
"Children, before you try to beat each other, let's make sure that Natsuki will be able to make a full recovery first, okay?" Both women scowled at her but followed her back to Kanzaki's office.
"You didn't break anything but you'll be sore for a couple of weeks. Just take pain killers two times a day. By tomorrow, your stiffness will be gone." Nao rattled off while they walked side by side.
Natsuki rolled her shoulders. She could feel her body starting to get sore, but luckily it was bearable. "Okay." She was still limping slightly when she entered the office.
"You look better now, Kuga." Fumi look relieved.
"Don't worry a thing, guys. Kuga's head must be the hardest—"
Natsuki smack her head and hissed at her. "Shut up."
Nao rubbed her head. "You asked for my help, you ungrateful bitch."
Shizuru sighed loudly. "Why don't I strangle both of you just to get this over with?"
Reito chuckled. "It seems Kuga recovered quite well."
"Come here, Kuga. I'll clean your wounds." Fumi said while smiling. Natsuki walked towards Fumi while grumbling under her breath. Fumi gestured her to sit on the couch and took out the contents of the first aid kit.
"Good thing your wounds were only scratches." The strawberry-haired woman softly dabbed Natsuki's wounds one by one.
Nao was about to say something when Natsuki gave her a death glare. She swallowed her retort and smirked. "I'll be going now. Call me anytime." Nao nodded at the couple and Fumi.
"Take the CD's." Natsuki gestured at the table in front of them and Nao grabbed them.
"See yah, mutt." Nao winked at her and walked out of the room. Reito's features tightened at the exchange. Natsuki noticed that he wanted to say something.
It took Fumi minutes to finish cleaning her wounds. Natsuki thanked the woman and popped a pain-killer. She was waiting for the guy to say something. Shizuru was still silent while gazing at the window.
"Are you sure that you can still handle this, Natsuki?" Shizuru asked, still looking at the scenery before her.
Natsuki considered her answer. She was definitely sure that she could close the case but Shizuru's complication made her question her own ability. "I'll let that pass, Shizuru." Natsuki chugged another mouthful of water and swallowed it. She silenced the tawny-haired woman when Shizuru opened her mouth to say something.
"I know you're worried, but I can handle this. I've been in the business for years, Shizuru, and I'm pretty confident in my skills."
Shizuru gazed directly into her eyes. Natsuki's breath hitched at the overwhelming emotion in her bloodied eyes. This was one of those rare moments when the older woman let her guard down to let someone glimpse her true feelings, and Natsuki was so grateful for the woman for letting her see it again.
"Okay." Shizuru stared at Natsuki to calm herself once more. When she got a call from the younger woman, she almost lost her composure. The constant nagging in her gut told her that something bad was going to happen. She drew in a ragged breath to calm herself once more.
"Do you think it's safe for Yuuki to get involved?" Reito suddenly asked Natsuki. Natsuki wasn't sure if Reito welcomed Nao's presence in the situation.
"Of course. She's one of the best in the force." Natsuki said. "Do you trust me, Kanzaki?" Natsuki caught a flicker of surprise in Kanzaki's jet black eyes.
Reito sighed and rubbed his hair. He glanced at her emerald eyes and nodded. "I'm sorry. It's just that this is so hard for me. I apologize for what I said to you." The Kaichou inhaled deeply. "And to answer your question: yes, I do trust you."
Natsuki smiled at him. "Then trust me when I make a call, okay? We can compromise in every decision we'll make, I'll listen to your opinions and vice versa. Is that okay with you?"
Reito smiled gratefully at her. "Gomenasai, Kuga. I hope you can forgive me."
Natsuki gave him a lopsided smile. "Don't worry about it. I got my revenge."
The guy chuckled. "That's one hard head you got there, Kuga."
Natsuki scowled at him, which made him laugh a little.
"Care to give us the details?" Shizuru suddenly inquired.
Natsuki relayed the whole story to the couple. As the story progressed, little by little, Shizuru's face became blank and Reito's face remained worried. She carefully watched his reaction for any traces of guilt. All she got was Shizuru's silence, which scared her.
"I relayed some instruction to Nao to help me narrow the possible list on who tried to kill me, so I'll be staying with you for now. Since the situation has changed, it's best for us if I stick with you, Kanzaki." Natsuki informed them.
"Did you make out the model of the car?" Reito asked her warily. Natsuki's radar went off. Are you getting scared now, Kanzaki? Natsuki's face remained blank as she try to decide if she'll tell him the information.
"Yes but I didn't see the plate number." Natsuki's heart was beating fast. Come on, now. Ask me the big question.
"What kind of car?"
"A red Jaguar XK-E." Natsuki bit the inside of her cheeks from grinning. Kanzaki paled at her answer.
On cue, his phone rang and he excused himself. Fumbling with his phone, Reito walked out of the room. Goosebumps ran through Natsuki's arms. She needed to hear what Reito and the mystery caller were talking about. She pushed herself up, but Shizuru tried to push her down.
"Where are you going? You need to take a rest." Shizuru said to her.
"I really need to pee now." Natsuki made a face to convince the older woman to let her go. The older woman considered if for a second. "I'll tag along."
Natsuki blushed furiously and shook her head. "I-I'm good! I can manage it!"
Shizuru chuckled at the blunette's antics. "Hai, If you don't come back in five minutes, I'll hunt you down. Don't blame me if I catch you with your pants down."
Natsuki grumbled under her breath while she made her way out of the room. She looked for Fumi, sensing that the secretary was out. As quickly as she could, she reached for the bathroom door. When she opened it, she heard the distinctive voice of the Kaichou. She glued her ear to the door of the male bathroom to try to catch the guy's conversation. Clearly, Natsuki heard him.
"Why did you use that car, you moron?! What are you trying to do?!" Natsuki's heart skipped.
"I'm trying, okay?! Stop fucking things up! We've got a schedule to follow so stop trying to stray from it. I'm not going to wait for you for the delivery so let me take care of my bodyguard." Natsuki gasped. She willed herself to stay where she was. She needed to know when the delivery was going to happen.
"Just follow what we agreed before or everything will be destroyed. By Friday, I'm through with this and that's final." Before Natsuki could react, the main door of the bathroom opened. Acting on pure instinct, the blunette leaned on main door to create a diversion. She braced herself when she went down on the floor. Natsuki groaned loudly at the searing pain in her body. Fumi screamed when she saw Natsuki writhing in pain and fumbled around to help the woman.
The door of the men's bathroom opened. "Kuga?! Are you okay?" Reito quickly helped her up.
Natsuki held on the two as they aided her. She could feel her sweat as it rolled down her forehead and her shoulder throbbed due to another impact of pain. "Sorry. I was just trying to walk towards the bathroom when the door opened. It took me by surprise."
"I'm sorry, Kuga. I didn't mean it, and I didn't see you." Fumi was sheet white as she explained her side.
Natsuki smiled at the secretary. "Don't worry about it." She mentally smiled. Finally, they have a breakthrough. Now all she had to do was find evidence that will put Kanzaki behind bars.
To be continued…
OMAKE:
Shizuru skeptically look at the pale blunette and swallowed heavily. It's been a long time since she's been with a woman. All she did with those women were fast sex, not expecting warmth and passion. Shizuru can't even remember when was the last time she got laid and now undressing the woman who made her feel so wild with lust is not helping her in terms of hormonal control.
Natsuki: G-Gomen for this Shizuru.
Shizuru: It's not your fault Natsuki. Let's get you cleaned up. I'll be undressing you now okay? Hold onto me.
Shizuru pulled off her shirt and instructed Natsuki to slip off her arms from her shirt. Shizuru stifled her moan when she glance Natsuki's body. Even though her shoulder and her hips are starting to turn black the blunette's body is glorious. Shizuru gritted her jaw to stop herself from touching Natsuki's smooth pale taunt stomach. She watches how the younger woman's body bare inch by inch as she pull off her shirt. Shizuru's breathe hitch when she accidentally brush Natsuki's firm breast. She fought the urge to cup those breasts and savor it like a woman hungry for a feast. Her biggest mistake is when she took a peek at Natsuki's reaction.
Natsuki's jade eyes were dilated and she can hear the younger's woman heaving breath. Their eyes met and stared at each other. For a second, no one else matters. Their hearts beat as one and their breath mingle as they both suck in air as if ready to women struggled to restrain their fatal attraction. They both jerked when Nao spoke.
Nao: Can you resume that in a more appropriate time? Natsuki, you need to get out of that filth or you'll get sick.
Shizuru: K-Kaninna, I was just thinking what would be the best way to undress her.
Nao: Yeah, Yeah, whatever. Just get on with it.
Shizuru felt her sweat roll on her back as she stared on Natsuki's jeans. She gulped audibly. Her heart is hammering in her chest and she can't think of anything except taking her now. She grasp Natsuki's fly and slowly undid it. Her hands trembled when the younger woman's underwear teasingly peek at her. Natsuki's wearing a white bikini panty which doesn't hide anything from her imagination.
Shizuru: Kamisama…*whimpered while taking off Natsuki's pants*slowly kneels down to take off Natsuki's pants from her knees*moaned when caught a whiff of Natsuki's curls just above her face*
Rebelionheart: *pushes Shizuru's face at Natsuki's crotch*
Everybody: *gasps sensually*
Natsuki: *yelp* Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah *blushing furiously*pushes Shizuru's away from her*
Shizuru: *grinning widely with a slight nosebleed* Lovely
Nao: Man, that was hot! Right, Rebelionheart? *widens eyes* what the fuck?!
Rebelionheart: *dazed*massive nosebleed*holding a camera* I GOT IT! Another addition to my collection!
Shizuru: Collection?! *wide eyes*purr* I think your collection belongs to me
Rebelionheart: What?! I risk my life to get each one of them and you want me to give it to you?! Not a chance! *stuck out tongue*
Shizuru: *walk towards Rebelionheart with a menacing smile* I'm trying to reason out here Rebelionheart, you don't want me to force you right?
Rebelionheart: *whimpered*starting to cry*sob* you are so unfair *sob*handed a bag*
Shizuru: *bright eyes* Ookini Rebelionheart
Nao: Hey! I think Natsuki's been traumatized! *pokes Natsuki*
Natsuki: *whimpering* Ohgod,ohgod,ohgod,ohgod
Rebelionheart: *best cute face* Can I at least see it from time to time?
Shizuru: *mimics Rebelionheart* Not a chance!
A/N:
Hello guys! I'm sorry for the late update of RS. I'm really busy with my work right now. So I apologize for the delay. Thank you for the overwhelming reviews and positive support from my readers :)
Thank you Zhang for proofreading this one! Till next time! Ciao! *wink*