Chapter 3: Confession.

Natsuki doesn't realize her state of bliss; she felt like she was in paradise, feeling the warmth all around her and enjoying the peace. She discreetly opened her eyes after seemingly fallen asleep, but she didn't know how long she was asleep for. Then she remembered that Shizuru had given her medicine for her stomach-ache and anything after that was…a blur…probably because she fell asleep. Now as she was laid down she could feel fingers gently massaging her temples, a blanket keeping her warm and as she looked up she could see the beautiful face of Shizuru.

For some reason the blunette felt worried and she wanted to know the reason for the obvious change with her emotions. However, instead of worrying about it even more, she hurriedly began to pretend to be asleep again as Shizuru looked her way, and Natsuki could feel her heart beating furiously in her chest. She just hoped that Shizuru doesn't notice the sudden change because it was really obvious. Is she dreaming? Is she really lying in the lap of her beloved? She couldn't move or even breathe because she was so afraid of breaking the moment. She just simply wanted to enjoy this wonderful moment, so she continued to play the role of sleeping beauty, and then she heard Shizuru speak.

"I'm very surprised you revealed your secret to me, Natsuki, but it makes me so happy that you want to share these things with me and that you're also special to me. To make it fair, I too have something to tell you, but unlike you who is so strong and courageous, I am just a coward because I can't even tell you this when you're awake. You inspire me, respect and admire me, but many people admire me when I do not deserve it, I don't do anything special o be admired. Many people only like me because of my beauty and believe me to be perfect and nothing else, but you Natsuki, you said I am your everything. I still can't believe your sweet words, and to me you are my oxygen, the very thing I need to live because without you I can't live. I need you, more so than you will ever know, but I'm afraid that these feelings I have for you will make you run away and leave me…" Shizuru whispered, her fingers tenderly caressing Natsuki's silky hair who tried not to purr in delight.

Natsuki swore Shizuru would be the make her totally crazy, she loved her so much, but she didn't fully understand her words. Of course, she wasn't stupid, but she also didn't want to get her hopes up for nothing and even if Shizuru does love her was she also afraid to say her feelings too? No, it wasn't possible, they had not yet discussed anything related to it yet and then it would be too good that her feelings are recuperated. Nevertheless, there was vulnerability in Shizuru's voice.

"I love you so much Natsuki, these strong feelings that I have for you might make you hate me, and I don't want you to hate me… I would never forgive myself if that ever happened." Shizuru's breath tickled her best friend's face, hot tear drops fell on the blunette's face and the architect with emerald eyes wanted to show Shizuru that she's awake and tell Shizuru that she also loved her too and that she would never hate her. When she opened her eyes she saw the face of Shizuru's very close to her own and then her lips planted against her own and it was an explosion of happiness. The architect was so surprised that she didn't return the gesture, at first and she simply enjoyed the loving and sweet kiss. She needed to reciprocate it without losing a moment, however, when she wanted to deepen the kiss her best friend pulled away from Natsuki's lips.

"Natsuki! You were awake?! Oh kannin na! I didn't want to…I-I…" Shizuru's frightened voice said.

Before Natsuki could say anything the kyoto-ben woman quickly rose from the couch. However, she doesn't realize that Natsuki was still resting on her lap and our poor Natsuki rolled and fell head first on the ground. A groan escaped it seemed Natsuki and she crawled out from the blanket covering her. She wanted to add that she liked that kiss, a lot, and say what she's hiding in her heart, but Shizuru made a move to leave.

In a quick act to keep the woman around the architect groaned in pain. "Ow! Ow, ow, ow! Oh god…I think my nose is broken…It hurts…its hurts so bad….Ah shit there's a lot of blood! I think I'm dying…Argh, help me please Shizuru! Ow…" Natsuki whined.

Concerned, Shizuru quickly rushed to her friend and gently touches her shoulder while Natsuki was on her knees, head down and her hands covering her face.

"Natsuki," Shizuru said. "Natsuki, please, show me your beautiful face!" She said more urgently. "I need to see if I have to call the emergency services." She finished.

Natsuki quickly turned and gently grabbed Shizuru's forearm, revealing her perfectly fine face besides from some redness on her chin and nose.

"You lied to me! How dare you!" Shizuru shouted, flicking Natsuki's nose in a reprimand to which said woman winced in pain.

Natsuki's nose wasn't broken, but it still really hurt. "I had no choice! You run a lot faster than me and I was on the floor, so I had no choice but to try and catch and yeah so I cheated, I have no shame!"

"I won't run away from my own house Natsuki." The owner of the house said with a pout, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Well you could have locked yourself in your bedroom, you have a key and I don't."

"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Shizuru began to cry, not only because she pushed her best friend to the floor, but because of her kiss too. She didn't dare to face her best friend; she was so ashamed of her behaviour, and kissing her best friend when she wasn't even awake.

"Shizuru, you have to stop to apologizing! You didn't do anything wrong! I also have strong feelings for you too and I wanted to tell you my feelings after my other secret, but circumstances were playing against me. I really like you; actually no, I'm in love with you! I have for a really long time, but I was just so afraid of revealing too much in one night, but when you kissed me…God…I just can't explain how happy I was, I've wanted to do that for so long and I hope it won't be the last time." Natsuki rambled on frantically.

The chestnut-haired woman stopped sobbing and instead intently watched Natsuki as she wiped her tears away and then gently kissed Shizuru's forehead, then her cheek and finally her lips. Natsuki pulled back a little, but she felt like she was flying.

"Ara, really…?" Shizuru seemed to notice the truth in her best friend's statement and she couldn't contain her smile.

"Yeah, I wanted to tell you about me sooner, but I know you love women and I'm not a woman, I'm not even a man and I don't want to trap you…"

"You aren't Natsuki, I don't care! It doesn't bother me if you do trap me, I will always be Natsuki's." Shizuru said. "I also haven't dated ether a woman or a man because I'm in love with someone."

"Me…?" The blunette asked incredulously, not believing it to be true even as the only woman in her heart was looking directly at her.

"Of course it's you Natsuki, it has always been you, ever since our days in high school. Your secret wasn't important to me. I see you, like my Natsuki. So, you are neither a man nor a woman?" Shizuru asked curious, there was no bad word, nor any judgment, just a strong interest in her interlocutor.

"I'm both Shizuru, I'm intersex. I have feminine features and masculine parts. I have breasts and I have a…penis…"

"Can I see it?" Shizuru asked, to which the blunette looked horrified at her best friend, and even asked to be sure to see what Shizuru had asked, to which Shizuru replied about her downwards area, and Natsuki thought she had heard wrong again until she looked at Shizuru's serous face.

"What?! No! No way!"

"Why not?"

"Because!" Natsuki shouted, unable to control her body or her member. She didn't want to dirty Shizuru's mind. Gosh, it was like porn that her brother had tried to make her watch once.

"So…Can I touch it then?" Shizuru asked.

Natsuki blubbered and shouted as she got up from the floor. It would be impossible for her to control herself; just imagining the delicate fingers of her first love's hand moving sensually on her member would just...She had to breathe and calm down…It was too soon for those thoughts. Not only that, but she's afraid she would be bad at sex, or she would blow her load too quickly or something.

"Of course not! Are you out of your mind?! It's like me asking you if I can see and touch your boobs-breast!" The blunette started to stutter, trying to erase that lovely image from her dirty mind. How many times had she had erotic dreams of this woman? Every morning left her frustrated.

"That is true, it's only fair I get to see and touch yours if you see and touch my breasts, and you can touch all you want Natsuki." Shizuru said and began unbuttoning the buttons of her blouse to which revealed her dark lace bra and flawless creamy skin to which Natsuki's lower part began making its presence known.

"Oh shit!" Natsuki cursed, trying to tear her eyes away from the delightful sight. "Shit, shit, shit! I'm sorry! I'm gonna sort this out in the bathroom!"

"You could do it here Natsuki, I don't mind-" The chestnut haired woman began, but couldn't finish as Natsuki ran out of the room and to the stairs, and Shizuru could hear the missed steps and strong curses.

Shizuru figured they would probably continue to have this discussion in the bathroom, especially since Natsuki liked to go there a lot. So, with a devilish smile, Shizuru followed her best friend.