It' been a while since I updated this story so here's another chapter! Warning if you don't like GirlXgirl please wait till another chapter.
It took her over a month to figure it out. It might have taken her longer if she hadn't recognized her from an old photo. It only took Kanzaki a week, though she kept it to herself. When they finally confronted each other (Well more like Okuda confronted Kanzaki as it is in her nature to be straightforward) both girls were embarrassed to say the least. They were both flustered, but why? Well it all started a year ago before E-class, before the moon's explosion.
It was a chilly night with the moon, still completely intact, out for display. It's milky white body exposed and glowing, with no clouds to shield its brilliance. Okuda was…lost…completely and utterly lost. She had only meant to take a short evening gander around a park when she lost track of time as she was reading a bibliography of Isaac Newton. She went to the convenient store to pick up a few things that were necessary like milk and eggs, thinking she still had time before her bus left….she didn't…she missed her bus and it was starting to get dark….that wasn't a good thing especially considering the fact that she was already sight impaired.
She had her phone, but it wasn't like she could call her parents. Their work often had them turn their cellphones off. So…she began to panic. She paced around nervously her grip on the plastic bag filled with goods tightened. This is the last time she tries to be active by going outside! She knew she should have just gone home, went to her room and then proceed to mindlessly indulge in her love of chemistry. She let out a sigh. Her nervous eyes scanning the area she found herself in….Casinos, scandalous harlots hiding in corners, the stench of barf and alcohol with the occasional trace of smoke from lit cigarettes….To this day she will never fully know how she managed to find herself at the red district.
The red district was no place for a young girl such as herself. She wished she had brought her handy chloroform or at the very least pepper spray. Her palms were sweating profusely and she was hunching over trying to cover her face from the sinful gaze of pedestrians. That only made things worse because it made them all the more curious to see the cute face of a young innocent school girl who had wondered in to the wrong side of town.
She focused on the ground below her so much so that she didn't see the two men in front of her. She only realized her mistake when she collided with one of them causing the guy to spill some of his beer on his business suit which in turn led him to bump into his friend who was trying to light a cigarette.
"Hey, watch it!
"I-I'm sorry..!" Came her nervous reply as she quickly bowed and ran off.
This place was too much for her frail heart to handle. The lights were blinding and hot, the smell was barf inducing. She honestly felt like fainting. She needed to at least get away from the glare of the red lights. Her eyes scanned for a less crowded area so she could catch her breath and she prayed to god that it was a no smoking zone….though that was probably asking for too much.
Finally she found a small alley way in between some gambling structure and a hotel. She placed her hand on the wall of the hotel to support her as she kneeled over slightly in exhaustion. Her eyes were beginning to sting from the lights she was glad she could let them rest. Now that her brain wasn't so scrambled and overwhelmed she could come up with an idea of getting out of here and back to the safety of her home. That's when she got out her phone to see if she had any form of internet access. She did. She let out a sigh of relief she could just use google maps or something and get home that way…but it still looked like it her house was very far away and it would take her forever to go on foot….Where there still any buses working at this hour…? Before she had time to look up the answer she heard sounds of stumbling feet and two gruff man voices.
"Hhhheeey w-w-what er you little ccutie doin here?" The clearly drunk man asked Okuda as he stumbled forward in his attempt to act suave.
"I…I-I was just h-heading home sir…" She said nervously as the two men blocked her only exit.
"Why woulda highschool girl like you be 'ere if she didn't w-wwant to geet picked up…I have money I can pay." The other said. He was a bit tipsy but he wasn't flat out drunk like the other guy.
"N-No sirs I…It's not what it looks like! I swear! I-I got lost…"
"Uhh likwly story…"
"S-stay back I-I'll call the cops!" She stuttered out but she held her ground as she quickly dropped her grocery bag and she started to dial the emergency hotline if things went out of hand.
They ignored her warning and took long sloppy steps toward her as she froze out of terror her hand visibly shaking.
"S-stay back…!"
"Wee are just gonaa 'ave a little fun iz all."
The rumbling sound of an engine resonated within the narrow confides of the alley. Then, seemingly out of nowhere someone with long brown hair and blonde highlights wearing a black motorcycle helmet drove straight towards them effectively causing the two drunkards to jump back in surprise as they tried to avoid getting run over. Okuda clenched her eyes tight as she waited for the bike to hit her but it didn't…She hesitantly opened one eye to see that this masked motorcyclist was using her motorbike as a divide between the drunkards and her.
"Get in." She ordered.
Now Okuda would normally never take rides from strangers but then again…considering the predicament she was in…
"O-okay..!" She agreed. The mysterious girl outstretched her fingerless gloved hand in order to help Okuda up the bike which Okuda took.
"Hold on." Okuda merely nodded in response as she firmly hugged the girl's waist afraid of falling off.
Without a moments delay the mysterious girl reeved up her motorcycle and drove off far away from the alley way and the two men.
"So what's a girl like you doing around these parts?" The mysterious girl asked after a few seconds of silence…
Okuda flushed embarrassed as she mumbled her answer
"What!?" Mystery girl cried out as she couldn't hear the quiet girl over the sound of cars and whistling air.
"I-I got lost!" Okuda exclaimed.
"You…got lost?" She asked as if to confirm the embarrassing answer, before she started to laugh.
It wasn't loud or degrading; it was a well-natured laugh that made Okuda flush at the sound of it.
"W-well what are you doing here?" Okuda retorted hoping she could direct the conversation to something else.
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
"Umm…Yes I would that's why I asked." Okuda said slightly confused with the girl's reply. This just prompted the mystery girl to let out another laugh.
"You're so cute you know that."
"A-ah t-thank you…" Okuda stuttered out as she tried hiding her cherry red face.
There was brief silence.
"The moon sure looks nice tonight." The biker girl said as she directed her attention towards the moon before concentrating on the road again. "Hey I know you may just want to go home after that horrible experience but… if you let me I can show you around…"
"I-I rather not go back…" Okuda answered truthfully.
"No I mean somewhere more your speed like a park or an arcade. The city is really beautiful at night."
Okuda hummed out in thought as the mystery girl stopping at a stop sign
"It's your choice. I can take you straight home if that's your choice." She offered hoping to make it clear that she wasn't going to force Okuda to do anything she wasn't comfortable doing.
"I-I think a-a quick tour at night w-wouldn't be so bad….as long as you t-took me home after words."
"Great it's a date!"
Okuda flushed at the memory. She remembered the twinkling of the city lights, the brilliant glow of the moon overhead and the fast tempo of her heart…it was wonderful…and just as promised the mysterious girl took her home straight after.
"T-thank you f-for the d-d-date…" She said shyly. "a-and for saving me from those two men…" She added sheepishly.
"No problem. Just don't go wondering off alone at night anymore I might not be there next time."
In the heat of confusing emotions Okuda was feeling she had no control over what her body did next. She kissed the side of the girl's helmet…
"I-I won't…So you won't have t-to worry…"
Okuda thought that she would never see the mysterious girl again…but she's so happy that they crossed paths once again.
"What are you thinking about, princess?" Kanzaki asked once she realized her girlfriend had stopped playing with her hair. In response Manami just smiled.
"Just thinking about the first time we met…" She replied with an airy tone of voice as if she was still thinking about it.
"It's been a while…how about tomorrow night you, me and the stars? Does that sound like fun?"
"As long as I'm with my motorcycle knight yes it does." Manami said unbashful. Kanzaki flushed at the nickname.
"It's a date then." Kanzaki said as she quickly got up from Manami's lap and placed a kiss on her lips.
Sorry this one was a bit short but it was cute wasn't it?