Chapter 6: The bet

"Shizuru, I won't deny that in our daily life I'm submissive, but this will be different in bed." Natsuki pointed out and her girlfriend choked heavily on the beer she was drinking. Shizuru started to cough heavily and wheeze, trying to catch her breath. Natsuki, concerned, patted Shizuru's back in order to try and help.

"Hey, are you alright Zuru?"

"I'm not so sure. At first, I was afraid to have sex, I thought that it would hurt or I don't know what to do when we we'll be naked…Well…I have an idea how to make babies, but I'm not sure I am enough for you. Nevertheless, when you talk dirty like this…I just really want to jump on you and pull all your clothes off to see if what you just told is true." Shizuru said. It was now Nasuki's turn to be destabilized that she couldn't respond. Then the young woman with crimson eyes tried to push her urges to a different subject, one other than sex.

"Natsuki, I have few of questions, but you don't have to answer them if you aren't comfortable with them, I will understand." The pastry chef with crimson eyes said with understanding. She didn't want to push her girlfriend, it was hard enough to open up to someone for Natsuki, but she came prepared to do this. She knows some personal questions might be difficult for Natsuki to answer.

"I'm ok with your questions Shizuru, I'll try my best to answer them. What do you want to know?" Shizuru pondered for a moment. She'll start slowly with small questions.

"What about your family? What did they think about your condition?" The bluenette seemed to be happy as she answered.

"They were more open-minded about it than I expected. My family didn't really care if I was male, female or both. My parents said that they didn't want to choose who I will be because that will be my choice; to stay who I am or to become a man or a woman in the future. My father was happy to have someone to share his passions of sport, unlike my older brother who hates sports. I'm more enthusiastic when we watch basketball on T.V. and even when I was younger I liked to play baseball in the park. My mother, she helped me when I was struggling with the whole clothes and make-up stuff so that I didn't look ridiculous. My brother…he's always there for me when I have some problems below or with my self-confidence, but unlike him I'm not as open about sex as him. Once when he made me watch porn or look at erotic magazines it really bothered me and I just couldn't look, but he said it was for my own good to not be so frustrated. I love my family; they aren't judgemental, just like you and they were the ones that actually pushed me to confess my love for you because we're soulmates and perfect for each other. My mother always wanted a daughter-in-law like you she could brag to her friends about. You're beautiful, clever and unlike me you have with great manners and that's great and all, but I like to eat pizza with my hands! I mean why do I have to use a knife and fork?" Shizuru laughed, it doesn't surprise about Saeko. She really liked that woman; she even considers her a mother of her own unlike her real mother who didn't want to hear about her.

"Ara Saeko-mama, I will give you a good present for your birthday." Shizuru laughed.

"A vacuum cleaner would be nice because she can't do housework properly at all." Natsuki chuckled.

"That's so mean Natsuki. Women do not necessarily have to clean the house."

"I'm just being honest! My father cooks, does the laundry and even the ironing. My mother has already broken a dozen brooms and she even broke a window because she tried to clean some dirt. She burns clothes with the iron and she once made our entire family ill with her cooking at Christmas!" The Kyoto-Ben woman pulled a face; yes, Saeko was not a model housewife, but a tornado.

"Yes, I realize that and also she broke some vases, but a vacuum cleaner would be more dangerous in her hands, no?" The bluenette frowned, Shizuru was right; there would be chaos in the house with the wire and aspiration and what if the house exploded and it was her fault?

"You're right…"

"I know, I'm always right." The pastry chef added.

"And you are ever so modest." Natsuki mocked, but her best friend agreed easily without thinking.

"I know. I'm perfect."

"Yeah…Perfect…The perfection…"

"Why did you use that ironic tone?" Shizuru asked sceptically.

"I didn't use any tone." The bluenette lied.

"I don't want to argue with you so I will continue to ask you more questions instead."

"Okay." The architect acquiesced.

"You said that you're taking hormones pills, for what reason?"

"Well because…It's for the production of spermatozoids; at first I didn't want them, I didn't need them, but when I thought about my future to this day it's different…When I was a teenager my doctor said I couldn't get pregnant because I don't have a uterus or a vagina so my alternative way to have my own children is…Well, you know...Of course, I asked if there would be some risks to my children like if they might have the same condition as mine, but the chances are less than 1% so that's incredible and I was happy. At the time I didn't care to have a family, I mean who wants to be with a freak of nature like me? Who would want to have my child?" Natsuki questioned herself with a hurt voice.

"Me." Shizuru quickly said. "To have a little Natsuki grow in my belly would be pure bliss. She or he would be so kind, cute, intelligent and lovely. She or he will have your hair colour or mine, the same for his or her eyes and we will have a baby with both our own genes without any outside help. I think it would be wonderful. It will be our child. And you are not a monster Natsuki; you're so beautiful, I can't help but admire you. I love you so much." The red-eyed beauty replied honestly, caressing the face of her beloved. The latter, surprised, simply bit her lower lip. She felt so happy that she cried, her head buried in the Kyoto-Ben woman's shoulder while she gently pat her back in a comfortingly way.

"I love you too, Shizuru."

"I love you more, my Natsuki."

"That's not possible." Natsuki said. Shizuru smiled widely while her girlfriend arched an eyebrow.

"Of course it is."

"You wanna bet?"

"You will lose, my love." Shizuru added with a smirk.

"Oh? Are you afraid to lose?"

"I could say the same to Natsuki."

"Alright, fine, but you also have to participate, not just me or it would be too easy."

"Fine." The chestnut-haired woman sighed. "If you love me that much then you have to wear that t-shirt I gave you a few weeks ago." The architect reflected a moment, and she seemed shocked by the realization.

"Hell no! No way! NO!"

"Why not? I love that t-shirt, it's cute." Shizuru pouted.

"I won't wear that t-shirt that says 'I'm a good puppy', 'I love my master.' with an arrow on the side showing the person next to me! It's ridiculous! People will think I'm totally crazy or that I have some weird tendencies!"

"But you said you love me and you bet on your love for me! I know mine is stronger than yours."

"Gahh! Alright, I'll do it! But you…You have to scream 'I love Natsuki and I'm hers' when I ask you to."

"I love Natsuki-" A finger was put on Shizuru's lips.

"I didn't say now! I'll give you a sign that could happen at any time, so you better be ready." Natsuki said.

Shizuru wondered if it was a good idea to have accepted that bet.