Title: Long distance
Chapter: 5
Author's note: Next chapter, yay.
Disclaimer: I do not own Mai-Hime or the characters.
Warnings: FUTA!NATSUKI! Sex, alcohol, long distance, etc.
(2 months later)
It was different now; everything was. Spending time with Shizuru was simply amazing, that's all Natsuki knew and what she also knew was that without Shizuru being with her she had this missing piece in her life. She didn't like it.
She had gone to school, kept up with all of her school work with top scores and she had even been promoted at the mechanic shop where she worked. Life was treating her decently, but she didn't have Shizuru with her.
They had spoken everyday since they had been apart, but Natsuki could feel it, the distance was taking its toll already. Their facetimes and calls were now planned out because they were both so busy, their texts became less random and opening to now idle chatter about what they did that day and the feeling of drifting apart was tearing Natsuki herself apart. They had been arguing quite a bit too.
Natsuki was currently sat in her apartment, bored out of her mind watching TV and waiting for a text from Shizuru who was with a study group. Duran had tried making her feel better, but it was no use for the pup so he had gone to sleep curled up next to her.
Her phone buzzed and she quickly grabbed for it, but as expected came the disappointment when Shizuru's name wasn't on her screen, but her mothers was. She blinked in surprise and read the text.
'Hey Natsuki, I'm coming to pick you up and take you for a drink. We haven't spent much time together recently, but I'll see you in 15 minutes. Love, mum x'
'Great.' Natsuki thought, throwing her phone somewhere onto the couch with a huff.
She stood from the couch and turned the TV off, heading into her bedroom and grabbing some dark blue jeans, a white top and a black adidas hoodie. She quickly changed and gave her hair a quick brush and splashed her face.
Hearing her phone ping, she quickly ran back into the living room and made a grab for her phone, waking Duran up in the process. Natsuki quickly checked her lock screen.
'Study group is running late, won't be able to facetime tonight, sorry my love xx'
Natsuki huffed, choking on a sob that almost slipped out. This was the 5th time Shizuru had cancelled their planned facetime because she was apparently too busy.
Making a grab for her cigarettes, she quickly sparked one up and sucked the smoke into her lungs, feeling the nicotine and it was helping to take the edge off. She hadn't smoked since Shizuru came down to Fukka but had picked the habit back up.
Her phone went off again and it was her mum telling her she was outside so Natsuki got up and locked up her apartment, heading down to meet her mum. She got into her mums car and gave her a weak smile.
"How about something stronger than a coffee?" Her mother said, seeing her daughter's upset face and starting her car.
Natsuki just sighed and nodded her head.
Natsuki's mother had taken them to a local pub that was decently quiet and got them both a drink of beer each. They were sat at the table and Natsuki kept checking her phone every 2 seconds, not speaking to her mother much.
"Natsuki," Her mother sighed. "You can talk to me, what is the matter?" She asked.
Natsuki's jaw clenched, letting out a deep breath. She was pissed off. Shizuru had text her and said she was so busy that she wouldn't be able to text Natsuki at all and her phone was about to die and she was gonna be a while longer.
She sighed.
"Shizuru." Natsuki said, having a long drink.
Her mother blinked. "What about her?"
"I feel like I'm losing her, mum." Natsuki choked out, trying to hold her tears in.
Saeko felt her heart break a little for her eldest child; Natsuki was fighting off tears, her lips trembling and her jaw closed tight. She couldn't protect Natsuki from everything and heartbreak was one of the hardest things to watch your child go through.
"Why is it you feel like this?" She asked, knowing her daughter too well to know she had kept it all bottled in long enough and was dying to blurt it all out.
And Natsuki did, she said everything she had kept inside since her and Shizuru had been off with each other. The distance, the bluntness and arguing, the drifting and barely speaking and how it was driving Natsuki insane because she was losing the girl that she loved and it seemed like there was nothing she could do.
Saeko listened to every word and detail that Natsuki said, not bothering to interrupt the girl and instead let her get it out. She understood what it was like to feel your love slipping away and not being able to do anything about it, but there was something Natsuki could do.
"Go to her." Saeko said, meeting her daughters glistening emerald eyes.
"What?" Natsuki said, her head snapping up and staring at her mother.
Saeko gave her a pointed look. "There is something that you can do about this Natsuki, go and book a flight."
Natsuki sputtered. "I-I can't just book a flight and fly to Garderobe tomorrow it's ridiculous!"
"No, it's not. The only way that you can try and fix this is by going and seeing her and talking to her in person. That way things will get sorted, whether it is bad or good. Plus, you'll get to see her and get away from your brother for a bit." Saeko argued, giving her daughter a pointed look.
Natsuki knew her mother was right. "I guess so."
"Of course you guess so," Saeko rolled her eyes. "Go and fix things with your girl while you still have chance."
(Next day)
Yesterday night Natsuk had been dropped off home by her mother and had come up with a plan; she had blown up Shizuru's best friends phone until she got a reply from Haruka and her and the busty blonde had come up with a way for things to work.
Shizuru had a dorm room to herself and she was breaking up for a half term so she had time off from school which was the perfect opportunity. Haruka was going to pick her up from the airport and drop her at Shizuru's dorm and she had assured Natsuki the tawny haired girl would be heading straight there after school.
Natsuki had then booked her flight there, left her boss a message saying she was using her holidays which she had plenty of since she worked so much without using them and had packed herself a suitcase all in one night.
She then went to sleep and woke up the next morning, made sure she had everything she needed and then left Duran with her neighbour who was more than happy to look after him again and once that was done she had headed straight to the airport.
The wait to go through security and the wait for her flight dragged a lot, but time seemed to drag even more once she landed. She was currently grabbing her suitcase and then she would be meeting Haruka.
Walking through those doors reminded her of the first time she had walked through them and she had met her girlfriend, the best thing to have happened in her life so far.
"Oi Natsuki! Over here!"
Natsuki looked up, seeing the busty blonde with a shy looking girl waving her over. She quickly walked over and nodded her head in acknowledgement and said their hellos before rushing to Haruka's car.
"You're positive she has no other plans after school, right?" Natsuki asked, her nerves setting in and her fingers tapped on her knees.
Haruka huffed and gave her a dirty look. "Of course I'm positive! I know bubbazuka's cereal better than she does."
"Schedule, Haruka..." The girl with glasses smiled.
"Okay, okay." Natsuki said, looking out of the window and seeing Garderobe academy coming into view. 'Here we go...' Natsuki thought, knowing Shizuru was on that campus somewhere.
They got to the campus and parked in the dorms parking area and then made their way to Shizuru's dorm room, Haruka having a key to open it and made sure Natsuki was settled.
Haruka and Yukino were about to leave when the blonde seemed to remember something, rushing down the hall and then coming back.
"Here, I figured you'd forget these." Haruka said, handing Natsuki a bouquet of daisies, the flowers that surrounded Natsuki and Shizuru when they first met.
"Oh jeez," Natsuki said, rubbing the back of her neck before taking the flowers. "Thank you, Haruka."
Haruka blushed, looking away and folding her arms across her chest. "Bubbazuke has been driving me mad, she's either busy or moping because of you, fix it."
Natsuki smiled and nodded her head.
(1 hour later)
Natsuki had been playing on her phone for the past hour, sprawled out on Shizuru's bed while she waited for Haruka to text her and tell her that Shizuru was on her way back to her room.
The text finally came though that Shizuru was in the dorm complex and heading up to the room and she jumped up, almost dropping her phone. "Shit!" She cursed.
She quickly remade the bed, grabbed the flowers and stood up straight, waiting. She didn't really know if she should just stand there or hide and pop out, but she didn't have time to think because a key in the door signalled Shizuru was already here.
The door opened and Natsuki saw heavy books, tawny hair and the garderobe uniform and her heard jumped in her chest.
Shizuru came into her room, holding her phone and books and closed her door, sighing when she got into her room.
"Shizuru." Natsuki whispered, in awe at the girl she loved stood only a few feet away.
Shizuru's head snapped up, her exhausted crimson eyes wide open in shock and her mouth dropped open. She stood completely still for a few seconds, staring at Natsuki stood in her dorm room, positively sure that she was hallucinating, but she could smell Natsuki's deodorant and see the girl smiling at her.
It was like slow motion; her grip on her books slackened, her eyes teared up and she choked back a sob as she rushed forwards, her books falling to the floor. "Natsuki!" She cried.
Natsuki rushed forwards to meet her, the flowers being dropped and instead her arms opened, Shizuru crashing into the with enough force to knock some air out of her lungs. She wrapped the girl up in her arms, letting out a shaky but content breath when Shizuru buried her face into her neck, the girls hands bunching up her top as if she was afraid Natsuki would disappear.
"Oh Natsuki..." Shizuru sobbed, having missed Natsuki so much more than the girl knew. "I missed you. I have missed Natsuki so much." She cried, the tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I know baby," Natsuki whispered, squeezing Shizuru tighter agaisnt herself. "I missed you so much too."
Shizuru stayed still, but could feel her legs giving out and began to slowly drop down, but Natsuki caught her, picking her up and taking her to the bed and laying down, Shizuru curled up on top of her.
They didn't say anything else, instead deciding to just be with each other for a bit having spent so much time apart. Shizuru eventually drifted off to sleep, but Natsuki still held the girl, playing with her hair to help keep her asleep.
"I'm here, and I'm staying for a while." Natsuki said, kissing the top of Shizuru's head.