Ga Rei Hime
Fourteen
Night had falled over Fuka as they met in a deserted park. "All right, I don't want anyone patrolling alone," Rena noted, taking charge as the senior hunter. She was dressed in shorts and t-shirt, for maximum flexibility.
Mikoto quickly waved a hand as the sword using woman said, "I'll go with Mai!"
Mai looked at the other woman, but shrugged. "Sure," she agreed.
"Sayers," the voice made them all jump as a figure emerged from the shadows.
'How did she DO that?' Nao thought.
"Natsuki," Shizuru sounded pleased to see her.
Natsuki just ignored that as she addressed Rena, "Why not you and I team up? That'll leave Shizuru with Nao."
Shizuru visibly pouted when Rena agreed.
"Come on, then," Nao also sounded unhappy, though for other reasons.
"Don't forget to check in by phone," Rena added.
"Right," the other girls answered.
An amused Rena had waited until the others had walked off before asking Natsuki, "Okay, what was that all about?"
"She's a bit aggressive," Natsuki admitted. "When we met at the police station earlier today, she kept pressing me to have tea with her."
Rena looked amused, "So all it takes to make you run is tea?"
Natsuki rolled her eyes, even as she made sure her twin pistols were easy to draw from the underarm holsters.
"We'll check around the warehouse district," Rena decided. "The working girls know me, and might pass on something useful."
"Works," Natsuki agreed.
They walked together a bit, only seeing the usual background supernatural stuff.
"Isn't that woman a succubi?" Natsuki had to ask about one woman they had met. The tube top and micro-skirt left NOTHING to the imagination.
(Kitty, as she called herself, was kind of annoyed Natsuki had no life force as a undead. She would have liked to bed her.)
"She's careful not to drain too much. You basically end up being tired and feeling hung-over," Rena explained.
"And you know this... how?" Natsuki asked.
"Tried it, of course," Rena agreed.
Natsuki just shook her head.
"So...," Rena hesitated a bit, "other than Shizuru, are you seeing anyone?"
Natsuki made a face, "I'm sort of deliberately not dating at all." At Rena's questioning look she added, "I'm a kind of undead, remember? For all I know Yomi's reviving me will just stop and I'll fall over stone dead."
"Well. Point," Rena conceded. "But that doesn't mean you're not a person... or that you could even deserve love."
Natsuki blushed faintly, "Maybe."
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"Please slow down, Nao," Shizuru ordered, dressed in a casual blouse and pants, along with a courier bag to hide her collapsible weapon.
"Sorry, this whole thing just annoys me," Nao scowled, the redhead in tight booty shorts and a skimpy top.
"Oh?" Shizuru asked.
"You KNOW that Mikoto wants to go bang Mai," Nao complained, "while I'm out here stuck with you."
"Ahm hurt," Shizuru drawled.
Nao scowled, "You know what I mean."
"I do," Shizuru conceded, "but there's not much we can do about it."
The two were moving through a residential area, mostly old fashioned buildings and such. The only entities were minor ones that were harmless.
"It feels so odd going by entities, even harmless ones, and not banishing them," Shizuru noted after a few minutes.
"Ditto," Nao agreed.
They reached the end of the block as Shizuru took out her phone. "Miss Sayers? All clear here. Anything troubling where you are?" she asked.
"All quiet, other than Miss Kitty trying to jump Natsuki's bones," Rena said cheerfully.
Nao watched with some alarm as Shizuru's knuckles went white, she was gripping the small phone so hard.
"How nice," Shizuru deadpanned.
Nao snatched the phone, "Right, we're heading back. Meet you at the usual place..."
Shizuru took a calming breath, "Yes. Sorry." She hung up the phone.
"Yeah. Please don't go murder that woman, whoever she is," Nao added.
"Would ah do that?" Shizuru asked innocently.
"YES," Nao sighed.
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Unlike what Nao thought, Mai and Mikoto were NOT finding a concealed place to kiss.
Instead, they were fighting a dangerous entity.
"Behind me!" Mikoto swung her straight blade, driving it back.
Mai gestured to the battered monster, "BURN."
The creature, mostly a mass of writhing tentacles, ignited. The flames pruned some of it back, and Mikoto seized the chance.
"Huf!" Mikoto cut the main body in half, then again.
"Get back," Mai set the remaints on fire.
"Well, that was a thing," Mikoto muttered as the remains smoldered.
"YOU WERE SO BRAVE!" Mai blurted as she hugged Mikoto.
"Ack," Mikoto made an incoherent noise. "You were pretty good yourself," Mikoto noted.
Mai relaxed her grip a little, looking at Mikoto, then pulled her down into an ardent kiss.
"Hmm," Mikoto returned it even as she squeezed the smaller woman close. "Uhm, not that I mind, but what brought that on?"
Mai fiddled with the ties on her shirt, "Hunting entities turns me on."
"Kinky," Mikoto noted then kissed her back.
"GET A ROOM!" a voice yelled from a nearby building.
"Oops," Mai pulled back reluctantly.
"Let's go check in with the others," Mikoto suggested.
"Then we'll get some alone time," Mai suggested, making Mikoto blush.
They arrived at the meeting point, and Rena took their report. "Good going," Rena said, but gave Mikoto an odd look.
Nao was cursing under her breath as she walked off.
"Huh?" Mai wondered aloud.
Shizuru sighed, "Your lipstick is on Mikoto."
Mai blinked then blushed.
Natsuki quickly slipped away, and the rest other than Rena headed back to the hotel.
"Come up to my room?" Mai suggested in a soft purr.
"It would be my pleasure," Mikoto answered.
"It certainly should be," Mai chuckled.
To be continued...
Notes: Shorter chapter, sorry. So basically we have Sara Gallager, Rena Sayers and Shizuru all interested in poor Natsuki.
Also, Shizuru is still a bit yandere, even in this universe. She generally hides it better though.
