For Shizuru
"Ne, oneechan will I ever be alright?" a beautiful blonde child ask in a room with only a sounds of beeping machines.
"Neechan is doing the best she can, neechan really wants to take you to the carnival" a husky soft voice said as she stroke her sister's golden hair
The child with blue eyes removed herself from her sister's embrace and grasp the sleeves of her shirt while looking up, this time blue met the emerald ones.
"Neechan, if I don't make it---"
"Don't say that. Neechan is doing all her very best to treat you, I won't let anything happen to you Alyssa" the shocked green eyes said with determination.
Soft small hands touched her cheek and said "nee-chan" Alyssa tug her face so that they will be staring at each other, what welcomes her is not the sadness, it is an eyes of accepting her fate, as the emerald one stared at it she could not prevent the tears from falling in her face
"If ever I could not make it, please don't blame yourself, its not your fault, never carry the burden with you, never stop taking a risk" Alyssa said wiping her sister's unshed tears "promise me, please?".
Midnight blue hair falls down on her lovely face, hiding her emerald eyes full of pain, she took a deep breath wanting to voice out but the words wouldn't go out, so she just engulfed Alyssa in a tight embrace.
"I promise." a whisper came from the brunette then blue eyes close and a soft content smile tug on her lips.
..................
"Charge to 300! Clear!" panic envelops the room as everyone waiting for the patient's response
"Nothing happened doctor." one of the nurse said looking at the machine
"Again! Clear!" a loud voice said desperately trying to revive her patient
"Come on Alyssa! Look at me open your eyes."
(Sounds of flat line still echoing)
Without a word the cobalt haired doctor perform the CPR hoping to revive her patient, Everyone in the room can't do anything but just watch to the desperate doctor not stopping pressing her hands on Alyssa's chest, until one of her subordinates can't stand it anymore and put a hand in her tense shoulder and spoke "Dr. Kruger, that's enough we LO---"
Dr. Kruger suddenly grabs her collar as tears streaming in her face, anger radiating in her eyes.
"Don't you dare Dr. Sagisawa, don't you dare finish that sentenced" she said with venom then push the other doctor and continues to revive her sister.
After performing the CPR Dr. Sagisawa once again touch Dr. Kruger's now trembling shoulder and squeezed it firmly, and at this she stop, everyone in the room stared at her as she held alyssa's hand with the look of terror, she was frozen on her spot with a blank stare at her sister, then a unbearable and crushing silent was followed and then the last thing they heard was a heart wrenching scream.
7 years later...
"Natsuki!" a loud scream and a bang on the table echoed inside the Linden Baum cafe, irritated Natsuki shot a glare to the person who interrupts her musings, which is non other than her busty orange haired friend Mai who also owns the cafe where she was sitting quietly beside the windows.
"What's your order for today? I've been calling you three times already! Geez! those ears of yours has been affected by your writings" Mai exclaimed unaffected by her well known icy I-WANT-YOU-TO-DIE glares.
"White choco mocha with caramel macchiato, cold, extremely cold" she simply replied then continue writing.
"As always" Mai said with a sigh as she writes the order in her small notebook
When she was about to proceed to her next customer the bell suddenly rang indicating that another customer has entered, earning a stare by every single person inside the cafe except by the only person sitting beside the window.
The woman with a chestnut hair flowing freely in the air, has an angelic face wearing a pure black channel sunglasses covering her two beautiful crimson eyes that can hypnotize every men and women, lips were curved upward no matter what the situation is, a figure that can make a certain woman jealous, she is wearing an Armani suit and a red stiletto, walking towards her usual seat across to Natsuki's beside the window.
"Ohayo Shizuru-san, what can I do for you?" Mai greeted her usual customer
"Ara, is Mai-san suggesting me something?" an eyebrow rose above her sunglasses
"Iie, I mean what's your order Shizuru-san?" Mai laughed.
"Just one Derjeeling black tea with honey drop and lemon, hot, extremely hot" Shizuru finished
"Alright one Derjeeling black tea with honey drop and lemon, extremely hot coming up" Mai repeated then go to the barista to prepare their orders
"Ookini Mai –san " Shizuru said at the retreating figure.
After preparing their orders Mai called Mikoto for her to serve their orders but.....
"yes Mai? Am I going to eat now?" Mikoto asked cheerfully.
"Mou Mikoto, you just finished your breakfast and its not even lunch, why don't you bring this order to those two" -Mai pointing Shizuru and Natsuki-" and ill cook a ramen for you, what do you think mm?"
"Yey! Mai's ramen!" Mikoto said hugging Mai.
"Okay, listen very carefully, this hot black tea is for Shizuru-san and this cold choco mocha is for Natsuki is that clear Mikoto? Just don't forget ok?" Mai giving Mikoto the tray of order
"Hai! Shizuru-san's usual tea and Natsuki's coffee and then Mikoto's ramen!" then the Neko girl go towards the two patrons while singing about Mai's delicious ramen
"I love Mai, her ramen, Mai's ramen is very nice, Mai's ramen is really good." when she came close on the two occupants, for some reason she stops and stares to Natsuki then to Shizuru then look at the tray that she was holding, then looked again to the two customer sitting across to each other and to the tray of drinks AGAIN with a blank expression.
"Eto, if you look to Shizuru-sans face you can see that she is like in deep thought that she needs to relax so I think this cold mocha would be best for her, yeah that's right! Shizuru-san has been drinking tea for almost everyday so I think this time she changed her mind, and Natsuki? Well she looks fine and content while writing so I think this hot tea will suit her, Hai! That's it then Mai's ramen is for me." she said to herself then proceed to Shizuru's table to give their wrong order.
"Ne Shizuru-san here's your drink. Enjoy!" Mikoto said placing the cold mocha in front of Shizuru but the brunette is not paying attention and still staring at something.
"Ookini, Mikoto-san." she replied not noticing the wrong drinks in front of her.
When Mikoto arrived at Natsuki's seat, she is still busy writing as usual, "your drink Natsuki." Mikoto said placing the tea and trying to peak on Natsuki's writings.
"mmm." was the only replied by the cobalt haired woman.
"Ano, Natsuki? Are you not yet done with your writings?" she asked curiously but not expecting an answer, after serving the drinks Mikoto decided to stay for a while to watched the two customer.
Shizuru and Natsuki unconsciously grab their drinks, then suddenly both of them almost spit what they drunk in a different way, one is with grace, use the tissue to wipe her mouth and the other one spit it and shot a glare to the one who serve their drinks that is still standing.
"What the!.. cough...cough.."
"Nani Natsuki?" Mikoto innocently asked holding the tray in front of her.
"Don't what me you neko girl! Mai!" Natsuki called that makes the other customer to look at her.
Mai almost jump when she heard the sound of Natsuki, and she already knows who is the cause of the sudden outburst of the cobalt haired woman, so she immediately go to the scene while apologizing to other customer for the interruption.
"Gomen, gomen everyone. Please go back to what you're doing" she said while bowing to the customers.
When she arrived on her destination, there she saw a fuming Natsuki standing in her seat glaring at Mikoto who looks nervous.
"What happened here?" the owner asked looking at the two.
"I just gave Natsuki's order, but it seems that she didn't like it." Mikoto explained giving her puppy dog eyes to Mai, and this didn't go unheard by the beautiful tawny haired customer who is just watching on the scene in front of her.
"This is not my order!" natsuki complained to the owner pointing the tea in front of her.
"Ok , ok enough, I'm going to get you another one ok?" Mai said scratching her cheek and giving Mikoto a YOUR-IN-DEEP-TROUBLE- look
"Ara-ara" all of them look at the owner of the melodious Kyoto-ben voice.
"it seems Mikoto-san is not in herself today, if I am not mistaken that tea and not this mocha, is supposed to be my drink, hmm?" Shizuru said pointing the tea on Natsuki's table having her usual smile on her lips.
"If its alright, you can just switch our drinks, I don't mind Mai-san, really, unless.. the other one does?" she ask serenely, the owner was mesmerized by her proposition and this make Natsuki blush, she immediately turns her head so that Shizuru would not see it but it didn't go unnoticed by Mai and Mikoto.
"What do you think Natsuki?" asked Mai waiting for her to answer.
"alright." was the only reply then she sit and continue writing AGAIN, Mikoto quickly get their order and switch it and everything went back to normal.
After almost thirty minutes two phones suddenly rang at the same time.
"Hello?" Kyoto-ben voice answered calmly.
"Hmmm?" husky voice answered placing her phone in between her shoulder and ear so that she can continue writing.
"Ara, is that so? Tell Tate to pick me up here, I'll be there in 10 mins." she hung up the phone and fix her sunglasses.
On the other table across to Shizuru's, "I'll be there." she simply said and put the phone in her pocket.
Shizuru stood up then walked to the door, her back turns on Natsuki not knowing the cobalt haired woman's forest green eyes is intently watching her leave, Natsuki unconsciously reach for her drink that has been switched with Shizuru and drunk it, a sigh escapes her lips.
AT THE BARISTA:
"Mikoto, promise me you won't do it again!" Mai said looking straight at the golden eyed girl holding her shoulder
"Yes Mai, but I didn't mean to do it!" Neko-girl reason out looking at the floor.
"Just don't do it again Mikoto." she said with a sigh, when she was about to go to entertain their next customer Mikoto called her and ask an unexpected question.
"Mai?... is there something going on between Natsuki and Shizuru-san?" Mai was taken aback and blink twice trying to process what Mikoto just said.
"Mai?" Mikoto called again waiting for Mai's response.
"NO! How can you say that? They don't even know each other Mikoto."
"But Mai, I can feel it, I've been their waiter for almost 12 weeks, can't you see it Mai? They always sitting across each other, Shizuru-san facing Natsuki and Natsuki facing Shizuru-san, and the point is when I'm serving them I always notice Shizuru-san looking at Natsuki, no, staring at her, I can see it clearly behind her different dark sunglasses Mai, on the other hand when Shizuru-san is about to leave Natsuki always following her using her eyes then she would sigh, and now.. She blushed, Mai Natsuki blushed!" Mikoto explained confusion is evident in her golden eyes.
'You also noticed huh' Mai thought thinking about the two, "I don't know Mikoto, but I think it is best if we do not pry to their lives, Shizuru-san is our dear customer and Natsuki is our friend, let just wait what's going to happen okay?" Mikoto nod slowly still confused.
"How about ill make you some ramen?" Mai offered hoping that Mikoto would drop the subject, "yes! Mai's ramen!" Then the two of them go to the kitchen leaving the topic behind.
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