A/N: YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS! Thank you all for following this through to the end! This a little extra thing for you peeps! Agh! Theres so much fluffing fluff in here I feel like a glob of sap now..but shiznat is the BEST! Whoo! Okay sorry read read! :) And review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai Hime..or a Ducati..or a Shizuru..or a Natsuki..dangit now I'm depressed..
"Double date?"
Natsuki practically sputtered out all of her precious mango nectar in surprise. She shot an incredulous look at her friend even though she couldn't see it through the phone. She MUST be crazy!
"C'mon Natsuki! It'll be fun to get to know each other bett-" Mai reasoned for the nth time.
"WE KNOW EACH OTHER!" A little too well. Agh! ..Crazy woman..
A sigh resonated from the other line and the official motherly Mai tone came into play. "For Kami's sake! Don't be a wimp! We are all mature adults and there's no logical reason for us to not be friends now that everything's out in the open!" She screamed.
Never said motherly Mai was nice. I fear for Yuuichi.
"Nope. Sorry, too awkward, aaaand I don't wanna double date when I could single date." Well…she gets what I mean.
"I didn't want to have to do this, but seeing how completely stone-headed you are today I'll make an exception."
What? Do what, strangle me through the phone? A small chuckle erupted from the blunette at the absurdity of that idea. She placed her now empty cup in the sink of her kitchen and flicked on the faucet to rinse it.
"Okay. That unnamed favor you owe me from the first double date I agreed to out of the kindness of my heart..I'm using it now."
Natsuki slammed her palm down on the handle of the faucet stopping the water. Noooooo! "Mai No! Come on! Shizuru and I literally JUST became girlfriends two days ago!" The blunette involuntarily blushed at the new label on their relationship.
The busty orange-head would not be swayed. "No protests! You owe me. So, I'll see you both at the diner at seven 'kay bye!" Click.
Dial tone.
"…" Crap.
The blunette squeezed and inhaled the sweetest body scent in the world. I still can't believe she wants to go so bad.
"Natsuki we're going to be late, hug me later." Shizuru warned playfully as she patted the girl on the head.
"I'm not hugging, I'm hanging on for dear life!" She looked up from waist level at the small pout on the brunette's face. "Okay and I'm hugging a little.." Hehe..don't judge.
The two were still inside the brunette's house after Natsuki had gone to pick up her overly excited girlfriend. Shizuru was ready to go as soon as she arrived dressed in a dark purple cotton sweater, delicious form-fitting black jeans and shoes. The biker on the other hand was very adamant on trying anything to keep from being on time.
Cause if we're late then hopefully Mai with get mad and leave and then I'll wait until she drives off then call and say I'm there. She thought deviously. The only hiccup in her plan was that Shizuru actually wanted to go on the double date, and so far thwarted her every attempt of slowing down their departure.
"Alright I've let you snuggle a bit more, now let's go before we miss dinner." The brunette said as she pried persistent arms from around her body and grabbed her girlfriend's hand leading her outside.
"Nooo! I don't want to go Shizuru," New idea! The biker wrapped her right leg around to the brunette's hip and brought her free hand up to gently comb full chestnut hair behind her ear. "Don't make me go.." Natsuki bit her bottom lip at the sight of Shizuru's slightly heaving chest. Emeralds bled desire into darkening crimson. "Please?"
The brunette's eyes disappeared behind delicate eyelids for a split second then reopened accompanied with a smirk she had only seen once before. Shizuru cupped the blunette's chin softly. The low chuckle caught Natsuki completely off guard. "Sexy.." Shizuru placed a soft slow teasy kiss on the two lips in front of her own, "but we're still going honey." She whispered, her lips never had pulled away from Natsuki's and brushed them as she spoke.
Silence.
The brunette pulled away from the tempting grasp and opened the front door dangling the biker's keys soundly. Curses foiled again! Natsuki grumbled and trudged outside to her faithful Ducati.
Shizuru smiled as Natsuki aided her with her helmet after securing her seat. As an afterthought the blunette took out her phone and dialed Mai's number. Three rings later she picked up.
"Hello?"
"We're on our way." Without a pleasant goodbye she pocketed the phone and peeled out of the driveway.
The two women arrived at Sakura Sunset diner at three minutes till seven. Natsuki, still being the unhappy camper that she was, parked the bike and tugged her helmet off quite angrily. The soft curses under her breath caught the attention of the brunette. Shizuru wove her hand into Natsuki's as they began walking up to the front of the diner to wait for their friends.
Natsuki's silence was understandable at first but now it was beginning to worry Shizuru a bit.
"Is Natsuki still upset with me?" Shizuru asked gently brushing her thumb along soft knuckles as she spoke.
Eh? "What for?"
Shizuru turned to face her girlfriend as she answered. "For being here on this date."
A confused look washed across her face at the brunette's question briefly wondering if she was joking. After a quick glance she saw how seriously worried Shizuru was thinking she was mad at her for this.
"I was never mad at you! Just…ugh! We haven't even gone on a date alone yet..and I was kinda thinking..um…" She furrowed her brows and glanced around nervously a little. What the heck am I so nervous for?! Her gaze just turn my thoughts to..
"Yes?" Shizuru said affectionately causing emeralds to return the stare.
Mush.
"That I-I want t-to..uh.."
Shizuru gave a radiant smile and pulled the blunette into a warm hug attempting to calm realizing she was making her Natsuki nervous.
Spit it out! "Uh…Dangit Shizuru I wanted to spend some time with you alone. Just us."
The brunette hummed contently. "Ara, Natsuki is so sweet. I would like to spend time with her too."
Natsuki pulled out of the embrace enough to see crimson eyes. "Can I stay over for the weekend?" Please say yes please say yes please say-
"Hey Natsuki, Shizuru-san! We're sorry we're late but it was hard finding a parking space close enough to the entrance."
NOW OF ALL TIMES MAI DA- hold up. The blunette looked around the parking lot and easily spotted about five open spaces right in the front. She then turned her attention to the slightly disheveled orange mane and bruised lips. That little liar! She glared at her friend accusingly and Mai scrambled to the door.
"S-So anyways let's go in guys! Haha! C'mon Tate!" She yanked the poor man away from a quiet conversation with Shizuru and into the diner with the other couple close behind.
After the waitress sat them at their booth Mai immediately started up conversation.
"So, how has everyone been?" she piped happily.
"Peachy." Natsuki growled. Mai shot her a warning glare and she held her hands up in mock surrender.
"Shizuru, have your parents come in contact with you lately?" Tate asked. He wore a black button down collar shirt and a sandy colored vest. His blonde hair was parted close do his ear and slicked down with unnamed amounts of gel and freshly styled dark brown sideburns. Mai was dressed in a sandy colored blouse and had small gold hoop earrings probably given to her by Tate. Natsuki noticed how the colors from both outfits managed to coordinate. Probably Mai's idea. The blunette grinned at the notion before looking over to Shizuru and her own outfits.
Hmm. Natsuki herself had opted to comfortable clothes for dinner. She was dressed in a blue V-neck and jeans with her awesome leather jacket and Vans. I wonder if Shizuru thought to dress down figuring I was probably not going to dress up. The childish teenager within her smirked at the thought of her girlfriend thinking of her before putting clothes on, but then mature Natsuki swooped in and smacked the crap out of… herself? Ouch! Oddly enough it did hurt.
Puzzled over her own apparent in mind self-abuse, the blunette had disconnected herself from the conversation only zoning back in when all eyes were focused on her. Including the waitress. Aw crap déjà vu.. "Um, strawberry?"
The young waitress giggled and her eyes flicked down to her pad and she began scrambling in her notepad.
"Okay would that be a large, medium, or small size?" She asked with a flirty smile.
Hey she has a good toothpaste brand! "Erm, medium please?" Natsuki smiled back and as she did a gymnastic eyelash swung over her eye causing her left eye to flinch shut for a quick second. What the heck? Natsuki chuckled to herself at her awkward luck before looking back up.
Oh crap.
So apparently no one else saw the situation as it really happened. All that was seen was a flirty waitress, a lopsided smile, and a wink from the blunette. Now she had a young heavily blushing waitress, four accusatory glares, a very jealous girlfriend, and a loud chick in the booth behind them cracking up. Nonstop.
"N-No guys! Shizuru it's not what you think! I had an eyelash-"
"Can we please have some more time to find what we would like to order?" Shizuru flashed a dangerous smile at the poor flustered working girl who scrambled away with a short bow.
"Natsuki! How could you?" Mai shook her head and glared at the blunette.
"You don't understand it was an eye-"
"I'm sure we all know what a wink is Kuga-san." Tate chimed in with an amused tone.
"Agh! No! It was-"
"Yo. Mind shutting up over there? I happen to be on a date." The voice from the other booth interrupted her testimony. A familiar voice at that. Better not be…
"Nao-san! I didn't know you came here." Mai greeted happily. Oh great. Well as long as she stays over there I guess its fine.
Just as she settled she saw Nao sashay over in a lime green mini dress and slip into their group's booth.
"Ohhh it was the mutt! I was wondering why the stuttering idiot behind me sounded familiar." She grinned and leaned back on her elbows, crossing her legs under the table.
Natsuki growled. Even though the two had talked and settled everything the blunette was sure Nao was up to something dastardly. As per usual.
The redhead glanced over to the calm crimson eyed woman and smiled wide. "We never were introduced were we? Name's Yuuki Nao, Mai and Natsuki's friend, but I'm sure you know a little about me because of the situation." She reached out meeting the brunette's hand for a handshake.
"Ara ara hello Yuuki-san, it is nice to meet you, and yes I do know of you..or shall I say your voice rather."
Nao smile grew impossibly wider at the Kyoto-ben. "Yeah, sorry about that." She said nonchalantly. Still not letting go of Shizuru's hand. Natsuki gripped the silverware in her hand. I don't like them touching… actually I don't like Nao touching her!
"I assure you there are no hard feelings Yuuki-san." Shizuru answered.
Let go let go… "Call me Nao please, and why's that Shizuru?"
Natsuki gritted her teeth at the use of her first name. Stop flirting with her I know your game you spider!
Shizuru smiled and glanced over at the envious fuming blunette. "Ara that is because-"
"Because she's my girlfriend." Natsuki growled and reclaimed Shizuru's hand from her friend's conniving ones. The redhead chuckled and drew back comfortably in her seat. Mai and Tate sat quietly watching like kids watching their parents argue.
"Oh so the infamous ice maiden finally settled down? Giving up the game already?" She smirked.
Natsuki wrapped an arm around Shizuru causing her to scoot closer. "Shouldn't you be getting back to your date now Nao?"
She rolled her eyes and rested her head on her hand with an unamused expression. "He's being a bore. All men are alike, nothing but look at my hair, look at my muscles, I have money and power and a big-"
"Ah-hem! Nao.." Mai warned patting Tate on the head reassuringly. Natsuki and Shizuru laughed at the display.
"Anyways, I think I'll have a change of plans for tonight." She scanned the restaurant before the young waitress came back to take our orders. A slick smile crept up on the redhead's face as she checked out the girl's curves.
"S-so e-everyone ready to order? Or would you like more time?" She asked shyly looking over at the oblivious blunette numerous times. Nao noticed.
The group ordered off the top of their heads, seeing how nobody had even opened their menus since they arrived. When everything was ordered the young girl collected the menu and fought back a blush when Nao allowed her hand to linger a second longer than necessary. Uh oh.. she's found her prey!
"Nao the waitress has already set her sights on somebody here-Ow! What was that for?" Tate rubbed his head as Mai scolded him.
"Oh really? Oh lemme guess she likes the pup over there?" Nao bursted in on a couples moment between the two women with her comment.
"Mm w-what?" Natsuki tried to focus her hazy mind with it close to being blown by her girlfriend's playful nibbles and licks on her ear. Ah, what did she say?
"Listen up you horn dog! I have a proposition for you lets say. You in?"
"No! No more bets Nao! It's too much drama for everyone!" Mai warned eagerly trying to refocus her attention from the girls session in front of her. Tate just looked to the ceiling with a humongous blush on his face at the small whimper that came from the girl's direction.
"In? I-In wha-ah!...In what Nao?" Natsuki shuddered at the cold bust of wind that ran past her sensitive ear. I can't understand stuff at all..who's talking? The blunette blush deepened at a new feeling on her pulse point. Oh kami! Her tongue…
"Pay attention! The first one to get the waitresses number gets-"
"Ah! Mmm…" Natsuki yelped when a bite caused her senses to overload and shocked her nerves to attention. A hand began sliding around her waist to her abdominal area pressing gently.
Nao got up and leaned over to get her occupied friend's attention. "The first to get the girl's number gets all bragging rights forev-" She shouted before she was interrupted by another moan. The redhead's eyebrow twitched in annoyance and she felt hotter for some reason.
Shizuru smirked onto wet skin at her plan working perfectly.
"Kuga! Mutt! Dog!" Nao shouted trying to snap the blunette back into their conversation. By now the other customers had either got louder to block out the erotic sounds coming from the booth in the corner, or ran into the bathrooms with their dates. Tate and Mai had strangely disappeared before the brunette had climbed on top of Natsuki's lap straddling her while kissing her senseless.
The waitress had returned with the orders before dropping the plates to the floor in shock with a huge blush on her face.
"Ah!? Wha!?"
"Oh forget this!" shouted a very hot and bothered Nao as she scooped up the waitress and dashed outside, with no complaints coming from the waitress..
The manager had a nervous breakdown by closing time and had to take a few days off due to his poor heart.
By the end of the night, Shizuru led a very happy Natsuki out to the parking lot with their friends in tow.
"Uh soo.." Mai flustered. "We should do this again it was..uh fun!" Tate nodded and squeezed his girlfriend's hand in his own. Shizuru nodded as well and waved. Everyone obviously ready to go home.
Their friend's car pulled off and turned out of sight in the night. Shizuru turned to her girlfriend, whose blush had now faded leaving only an impish grin behind as she held out a helmet to the brunette.
Shizuru smiled in gratitude and stood in front of Natsuki.
"You know, even if I could focus on what Nao was talking about, I never would have agreed to another bet. I learned my lesson." The blunette smiled.
"Ara, so Natsuki knew what I was planning but did not stop me? Naughty."
The blunette shrugged and blushed again.
"But there was a good point to this whole bet ordeal, the real one I mean.."
Shizuru raised an eyebrow in question. "And that was?"
Natsuki slowly pulled the brunette into a loose embrace leaning on her bike and pecked her on the lips in the moonlight.
"I get to spend the rest of my life with the girl I love."
Both hearts fluttered and skipped a beat at the thought, and the two caught each other's lips for another loving kiss. Well ironically I have Nao to thank for all this. Wherever she is right now, thanks.
Thanks for the bet.
The two climbed on the Ducati and zoomed away.
Together.
A/N: *Sniff* *Sniff* Its over! *SIGH* Hope you guys liked this wild ride! Now I can forcus on my other stories..I think Change for her is due for an update..maybe?
Eh anyways.. BYE GUYS! :) See ya in another Mai Hime universe! *Fly away* ~ ~ ~