Title: Long Distance

Chapter: 6

Disclaimer: I do not own Mai-Hime or the characters.

Warnings: FUTA!NATSUKI! Sex, alcohol, long distance, etc.

A/N: Hey everyone, it's been a long time, I apologise about my disappearance! I hope everyone still around is well and I hope that this next chapter satisfies those that have been waiting so long for an update.

This is the last story I created for this account before I had planned to retire from writing fanfiction, I kept thinking over the years that I really need to finish this for all of you that have still been reading and reviewing and waiting for this story to be finished.

I hope that I don't disappoint, please enjoy!

Thank you:)

(Garderobe Academy Dorms)

Neither of the two girls has realised it, but being back together and in each others arms and their comfort of each other had caused them both to fall asleep cuddled up. The relief and the weight lifted off them both now they were with each was a feeling of being home.

Natsuki had woken up first, grumbling to herself and trying to find out why her arm was numb.

There wasn't much light in the room, only the glow from the campus light outside the window shining in illuminating Shizuru's figure laid next to her being her little spoon. They must have shifted during their sleep.

A smile formed on her face, she leaned forwards and gave the back of Shizuru's head a light kiss, slowly pulling herself back and detangling from her to sit up. Carefully sliding to the end of the bed and once out of zone of waking her up, Natsuki quickly stood and stretched.

Shaking her arm and moving her shoulder back and forth to get feeling back, she reached into her pocket to grab her phone that she had forgotten about.

7:34pm.

On her phone were texts from her mum, Haruka, Mai and her neighbour looking after Duran.

She opened her neighbours message to see a picture of Duran asleep next to her on the couch with a text saying 'All tuckered out :) x' and she sent a reply. She text her mum back letting her know she arrived and had fallen asleep, the same to Mai and telling her not to worry and Haruka has asked if her and Shizuru wanted to go for a meal at some point during her stay.

Natsuki noted her phone needed charging so she grabbed her backpack to get her charger and paused for a second, looking around to find Shizuru's phone to put it on charge too. She searched around and found it on the floor next to the bed so she leant down to pick it up and stood to walk to the desk where the phones could be charged.

Shizuru's phone lit up, showing a picture of her and Natsuki with Duran as the phones background which she smiled at, finding it really adorable Shizuru had done that, but there was a text on her phone from someone called Ahn and she frowned in confusion.

Knowing that she shouldn't snoop she tried to ignore it, but she glanced at the text and it read 'Had a great study session with you Shizuru, should definitely do it again cutie ;)' and Natsuki's face went blank, dread dropping in her stomach.

Who was Ahn?

Shizuru had never mentioned that name before and she had never heard of her being involved in Shizuru's study groups and what the fuck was this girl doing flirting with her girlfriend?!

Natsuki took in a deep breath and sighed, putting the phone back on the desk and taking a minute to try not to react negatively. There could be a perfect answer for this mysterious flirting girl and it could be absolutely nothing, she trusted Shizuru, she knew she wouldn't do that to her...

Deciding to let it go because she couldn't just assume something, she was distracted by her stomach growling anyway. She hadn't eaten anything at all today, she couldn't stomach breakfast this morning because of her nerves, but she didn't have any dinner so Shizuru hadn't either.

She walked to the dorm room light and turned it on, but it didn't stir Shizuru and Natsuki chuckled, finding it funny that the beautiful tawny haired girl slept like the dead which she never would have expected her to be like.

Walking over to the bed, she sat next to her and gently shook her shoulder, whispering the girls name to stir her awake. After a few attempts and a bit more firmness in shoulder shaking, her emerald finally met sleepy crimson.

Shizuru instantly let out a lazy grin and closed her eyes again, wrapping her arm around Natsuki's torso and nuzzling her face into the side of her thigh. "Natsuki..." She whispered.

Natsuki's heart melted and she reached her hand up to run it through Shizuru's hair. "Hey." She said, twiddling a lock of Shizuru's hair.

Shizuru hummed, only snuggling closer to her.

A minute went by and Natsuki heard a small snore and she couldn't help the laugh that she let out. "Babe, you gotta wake up, we need food."

"I don't wanna wake up...My Natsuki is in my dream..." Shizuru mumbled, her hand on Natsuki's jumper getting tighter.

Leaning down, Natsuki placed a kiss on Shizuru's temple, pulling back and moving her thigh away from Shizuru to keep hiding behind. "This isn't a dream Shizuru, I'm right here with you."

It took a few seconds, but all of a sudden Shizuru jolted awake, almost pushing Natsuki over in the process and staring at her with wide eyes. "My Natsuki!" She gasped, jumping forwards and pushing Natsuki back onto the bed with her, landing so she was straddling Natsuki below her. "It felt like a dream! When did we fall asleep? What time is it? Are you okay?" She blurted out, tired eyes wide.

"Hey, hey," Natsuki said, smiling. "It's okay, it's not that late and we just nodded off earlier, I was thinking we could go to the café and have some food?" She said, trailing off with her question.

Shizuru stopped her questions and just sat, titling her head to the side. "Ara~" She said, putting a finger to her chin in thought. "The cafe that Natsuki and I went to on her school trip here?" She asked.

"Yeah," Natsuki nodded, her stomach growling and she smiled sheepishly. "I'm kinda hungry is all."

Smiling, Shizuru nodded her head. "Of course, I shall get changed and we will go."

Natsuki nodded and smiled when Shizuru pecked her cheek before going to get changed.

(Garderobe)

The young couple had decided to walk into the city to the café, having taken a seat and ordered some food which Natsuki insisted on paying for since she had just shown up out of the blue with no warning to which Shizuru had told her it was silly and she was happy that Natsuki was there with her.

They were sat in a corner booth at the back, their hands playing over the table while they chatted to each other about the day, waiting for food.

Natsuki ran her thumb over the back of Shizuru's hand, opening her mouth to ask Shizuru about Haruka's meal idea when her girlfriends phone buzzed on the table. Shizuru glanced at it and then smiled, quickly letting Natsuki's hand go on her phone.

Natsuki took her hands back and frowned, watching the girl in front of her smile and text back to whoever it was.

Normally Shizuru would never go on her phone when they spent time outside together and only ever quick checks when they were together as a whole.

Sitting forward, Natsuki tried to do some curious conversation. "Who texted?" She said, smiling.

Shizuru looked up from her phone at her and smiled back. "Ara," Shizuru hummed. "A friend I had a study session with. Why would Natsuki ask?"

Natsuki's frown deepened, confused by the defensiveness Shizuru was showing at just asking a question. "You never go on your phone when we're together is all. Why are you acting off from a question?"

Shizuru looked taken aback at the attitude. She put her phone down and interlocked her fingers, resting her chin on them and looking at Natsuki head on. "I am not 'acting off', I am simply stating it is a friend that text me Natsuki."

Natsuki felt a shiver go down her spine and she gulped, her palms getting somewhat sweaty, her body on edge to defend herself. Never had Shizuru looked or spoke to her like that before, ever.

Something was definitely off here.

"I don't understand why me asking who text you is such a big deal, Shizuru. If it's not big deal then tell me who text you." Natsuki snapped, dropping back into the booth behind her to stare Shizuru head on like she was doing to her.

Shizuru seemed to sit for a moment thinking hard, this wasn't normal for them; yes they bickered at times, but not like this and she did not understand why Natsuki seemed so concerned with a simple text message. She tried to think and understand what could be causing this to happen.

She sighed, closing her eyes. "Natsuki-" Shizuru started.

"Is it Ahn?"

Shizuru's eyes opened wide. "What?-"

"Here you go!" A waitress said, carrying the two plates of food and leaning over. "I've got the double cheeseburger with fries and chicken wrap with salad." The woman said, placing them on the table. "I'll just go get your drinks and if there's anything else just let me know."

"Ah, thank you!" Shizuru waved at the leaving woman. "We shall talk about this later, Natsuki."

Not saying anything, Natsuki picked at a few fries, her appetite gone and Shizuru twiddled with her tea cup, the atmosphere feeling very tight and awkward for them both.

The sun had already set and it was now quite dark, only the streetlamps and the full moon illuminating the walk back. It wasn't cold, but it wasn't warm either, the night air just right with the odd blow of wind, a few birds flying over head and critters buzzing to be heard.

The walk back to Shizuru's dorm room was tense and awkward, to say the least.

The young couple were 2 feet apart from each other; Shizuru's hands interlocked behind her back and Natsuki's shoved into her jeans pockets, neither of the girls talking or looking at each other.

It wasn't a long walk, Shizuru's dorm campus gate approaching on the next left just at the end of the road.

Shizuru turned her head to glance at Natsuki; she was mad. The bluenette was purposefully avoiding eye contact, making sure there was no part of her that Shizuru could hold and she was making sure her feet didn't take her anywhere near Shizuru's line of walking.

It hurt that the girl she loves seemed to think she was doing something she shouldn't be with another person. Natsuki is her everything and yes she had been caught up in her studies and they had not spoke as much as they normally would have, but that was because Shizuru needed to make sure she was definitely going to be able to get into the top University Fuuka had to offer to ensure the best future for them both.

Natsuki of course did not know that was her plan, but Fuuka University was no easy task of getting into, even with Shizuru's top grades, extra curriculars and family connections. More than anything though, she did not want to disappoint her love if she did not get in because it would break both of their hearts.

"I'll get the door." Natsuki mumbled, stepping forwards quickly to hold the door open.

Shizuru looked up, so lost in her thought she hadn't realised they were at the dorms entrance. "Arigato..." She whispered, walking through first and waiting for Natsuki to enter behind her.

They both entered into the hall and began to ascend the stairs to Shizuru's floor, still in silence.

The walk up the stairs seemed to take a while, but the walk to Shizuru's room down the hall was even longer, even taking out the key to open the door to enter, all without a word uttered between them.

As soon as the door shut behind them, Shizuru had more than enough of the silence and she grabbed Natsuki's hand, but was stunned when Natsuki pulled away from her to go stand at the window instead.

An angry feeling grew in her stomach, she never often got angry, but this no communication was not going to do. "Natsuki, I am tired of this silence, we need to talk to one another about this."

"Talk to each other?!" Natsuki snapped, wide eyes staring. "Now you want to talk to me? After months of long replies, barely conversations, distance between us and no communication? Now you want to talk to me?" She bitterly questioned.

"Natsuki, please, let me explain-"

"What is there to explain? That all of my time that I was waiting for you to come home, to talk to me, was stupid because clearly you were more bothered studying with this...What's her fucking name now...Ahn is it? Who the fuck is she Shizuru?"

Shizuru moved to go to her at the window, but Natsuki quickly moved to the bed, keeping 2 feet away from her. "We can talk about this without the shouting, Natsuki. If you give me the chance to explain without interrupting me you will understand why this whole conversation did not need to be like this."

Natsuki laughed, dropping to sit down on the edge of the small double bed, running her hands through her hair. "Tell me who she is."

Shizuru took in a deep breath, folding her arms around herself. "'She' is called Ahn Lu, she was in the year above me and is now in Wind Bloom University, we were friends while she studied here and I needed extra help with some advanced classes to be able to get into a University that is very hard to get into."

Natsuki looked up, one hand still in her hair. "Is that all?"

Shizuru let her shoulders sag down, relief at Natsuki understanding calming her nerves. "Yes."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Natsuki seethed. "She's just someone that's going to help you get into University? You have the highest grades in this school, you do council and pearl duties, you help the staff with administration and extra activities, you have the headmistress under your thumb, hell you even volunteer doing charity work and you are telling me that you have been spending all this time with her to get into University?! She fucking flirts with you!"

Shizuru was stunned, she did not understand how what she had said was being taken this way. Natsuki still thought something was going on with this girl even after she told her the reason, why did her girlfriend not trust her words?

"I have seen what it's like when someone you love loses interest in you! I watched my dad cheat and leave my mother and you have been doing the same things he did Shizuru! That's how it always start, an interest here and no talking there and all of a sudden it turns into nothing. No talking, no time together, phones pinging and sly smiles, sneaking out and questions, nothing but arguments and then just like that, a mistake that turns into the best thing to happen to someone to get away from someone they don't love anymore!" She shouted.

"I do love you Natsuki!" Shizuru suddenly shouted, walking over and grabbing Natsuki by the face to force emeralds to meet crimson. "I love Natsuki more than anything! I am willing to do whatever it takes, however much time and be in the best place that I can be to ensure I am accepted into Fuuka University, to be with my Natsuki, to never have to let go and leave again, to be able to come home everyday to Natsuki!"

Natsuki's mouth opened, but then closed, unable to look away from those gorgeous crimson eyes.

"Natsuki is my everything, from the first day that I saw you," Shizuru continued. "I do not care about Ahn, there is nothing there and I understand my behaviour has been distant, but not because I do not love you," Shizuru leant down, her hand moving up to cup Natsuki's face. "It is because I always want to be with you that I am trying my hardest to be with you, always Natsuki."

Natsuki's eyes glistened. "But do you want me Shizuru, all of me, as I am? I'm not normal!"

Shizuru moved her face closer, her eyes darting down to Natsuki's lips. "You have no idea how much I want you, all of you Natsuki. Only you." She husked, biting her lower lip.

Natsuki's body set aflame, every nerve tingling at that sheer love, adoration and hunger in Shizuru's eyes, looking at her. She had never seen Shizuru look at her in this hungry way before.

"Show me..." Natsuki breathed.

Shizuru rushed forwards, tilting her head and taking Natsuki's lips in a heated kiss, humming when Natsuki's lips eagerly met her own. Their lips moved together, heads tilting to a better position Natsuki opening her mouth slightly, kissing Shizuru's bottom lip and lightly biting her teeth down into Shizuru's bottom lip to which the girl let out a light moan.

Natsuki instantly leaned forwards for more, her hands traveling to the back of Shizuru's thighs and feeling the soft skin, lightly squeezing. She couldn't stop herself from pulling Shizuru forwards, the tawny haired girl landing on her lap and Natsuki's hand quickly moved up to hold the back of Shizuru's neck, their lips moving together.

Shizuru's hands moved up to cup Natsuki's face, pulling back to take a second to breathe while Natsuki's other hand snaked around her waist to hold her close. God, every bit of her was hot, she couldn't help the small pants she let out, but seeing Natsuki in this way she couldn't resist leaning down to Natsuki's neck, lightly kissing at the skin before her tongue darted out, licking up from the bottom of Natsuki's neck to just under her jaw line and the girl under her let out a loud moan.

Desperate to feel her, Natsuki pulled Shizuru's waist down into her, the girl rolling her hips in time and her eyes rolled back into her head.

Fuck.

Shizuru quickly sat back, using a hand to shove Natsuki down onto the bed, her hand slowly moving from the side of Natsuki's face, to her neck, down her mid chest to her stomach and down to grab the bottom of Natsuki's hoody, teasingly pulling it up to expose Natsuki's lean stomach and let her hand splay out on those delicious outlined abs. She bit her lip, leaning over to prop herself up with her spare arm, only an inch from Natsuki's lips.

Things were getting heated very quickly, at this rate neither knew if they would be able to hold off on going further.

Natsuki panted, desperate to feel Shizuru's touch, to feel Shizuru, to be with her, but she loves Shizuru more than anything and the girl deserves more than an argument induced heated haze for their first time.

Shizuru's bold hand started to explore below her stomach, finger toying with her jeans button.

"Shizuru..." Natsuki panted, her hand coming to steady Shizuru's. "I want our first time together to be more special than this, I want to make you feel special." She said, smiling at the girl straddling her.

Shizuru quickly nodded, pulling away to sit back up, not wanting to make Natsuki uncomfortable. "Ara-Ara, Natsuki is right."

Natsuki sat up too, gently grabbing Shizuru's chin and giving her a heartfelt kiss. "I'm sorry about earlier, Shizuru." Natsuki apologised.

"I am also sorry Natsuki, I never wanted to hurt you." Shizuru said, letting their foreheads rest together.

"Let's get ready for bed, we can sleep in tomorrow." Natsuki said, nuzzling their noses together.

"As long as I get to be the little spoon so I can feel Natsuki pressed against my back?" Shizuru winked.

Natsuki blushed. "B-Baka! Go get ready for bed." Natsuki shouted, looking anywhere but at Shizuru's face as the girl giggled.

A/N: Sorry everyone, I know it's a cliff hanger, but this chapter got very long and I do have to have some build up to the next chapter! I hope everyone liked this!

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