Thanks to everyone that reviewed. Hope you like this next chapter, a little more fluff for ya'll.
Natsuki smiled and nodded at Shizuru, feeling some of the pressure, nervousness and worry ease from her body. She then scooted closer to the brunette, wrapping an arm around her waist. Leaning up she gave a kiss to Shizuru's cheek and then laid her head on Shizuru's shoulder, letting the rest of her worries drain from her thoughts as she enjoyed the close contact of her lovely crimson eyed goddess.
Natsuki and Shizuru went through the rest of the week in much the same way. Shizuru working, Natsuki hanging out with Mai and Mikoto, and then them meeting up for lunch, whether it was going out somewhere or staying in Shizuru's office when her schedule got to hectic for her to leave.
As much as Shizuru liked how they were doing and would love nothing more than to continue this pattern, she also would like to go out on a real date with Natsuki. It didn't need to be anything fancy but just out for dinner and a walk through the park or going to the movies together. She just wanted something that any other normal couple would do.
Shizuru pondered whether she should wait for Natsuki to ask her out on a date or just take the initiative instead. As she thought about it she realized that Natsuki wouldn't even know that she should or could ask Shizuru out on a date. The blunette probably wouldn't even think about it and if she did then who knows how long it would take her to work up the nerves to ask her out. So Shizuru decided that she would have to ask Natsuki. The next problem was deciding what to do on their date. Should she ask Natsuki what she'd like to do when she asked her out or come up with a plan now that she thinks both of them might enjoy. She thought about possible ideas and quickly decided to keep it simple since it was their first date. Shizuru thought of the perfect place to eat, casual not too fancy, a decent establishment but never too crowded. Nothing that would overwhelm her poor Natsuki. Then maybe afterward just a walk through the park. With a nod of satisfaction Shizuru decided to ask if Natsuki wanted to go out tonight since it was Friday.
As she entered through the front door she only caught a glimpse of blue hair before she was tackled into a hug. This had been occurring for the past couple days and Shizuru couldn't be happier by the greeting. She hadn't realized how lonely she was in her apartment until the cute green eyed girl showed up. She was happy that she could have greetings like this everyday now, thanks to Natsuki.
Natsuki had heard keys in the door and vaulted over the back of the couch to greet Shizuru in her new way. She really liked it when Shizuru came home and wanted to show the brunette how much she cared without using mushy words. Shizuru held the blunette close as she nudged the door shut behind her with her foot.
"What has Natsuki been up to today?" Shizuru asked as she stroked the girls silky hair.
"I slept and did the dishes. Mai and Mikoto were busy so we couldn't hang out." Natsuki said as she slowly pulled away from Shizuru. She then sat the older woman down on the couch before going into the kitchen to make tea for Shizuru. She was trying to do the little things around the place to help Shizuru, but she knew that sooner or later she would probably have to get a job to be able help out more.
She brought the tea in to Shizuru and flopped down on the couch beside her, laying down with her head in the brunette's lap. Shizuru's one hand held her tea while the other rested on Natsuki's side rubbing up and down, occasionally drumming her fingers along the girls ribs. Shizuru could feel the muscles rippling under her fingers but she could also feel the younger girl's ribs a little more than she would like. She reminded herself to make the younger girl eat more often.
It took a couple minutes for her to notice that the blunette was twitching every time she drummed her fingers, at first Shizuru thought that she was injured from her life on the streets, but soon realized that the younger girl was actually ticklish. Shizuru carefully set her tea down in front of her on the coffee table, hoping Natsuki wasn't paying attention too much, and that was when she attacked! Using both hands she attacked the girl's ribs, sides, and belly. Natsuki yelped in surprise before breaking out in a fit of uncontrollable giggles.
"Shi-shizuru! Sto-stop it!" She yelled out between bouts of laughter squirming around trying to get away from Shizuru's torturous touch. Shizuru chuckled along with the blunette moving with the thrashing girl. Eventually she found it difficult to continue tickling the emerald eyed girl because she was moving around too much, so Shizuru got on top of the girl, straddling her hips and pinning Natsuki's hands above her head with one hand as the other reached down to continue tickling the blunette's stomach.
Natsuki shrieked with laughter as she arched her back trying to dislodge Shizuru from on top of her, as she also jerked her arms, freeing one from her grasp. She then used her now free hand to grab Shizuru's hand that was tickling her causing them to come to a standoff. They each had a hold of one of the others' hands, Shizuru still had one of Natsuki's pinned, and her other arm was restrained by Natsuki's free hand to keep her from tickling the green eyed girl. Natsuki wasn't sure how to get out from under Shizuru without being tickled again so she decided to try a sneaky tactic. She rose her head just enough to lay a kiss on Shizuru's lips. Shizuru immediately deepened the kiss melting into it and totally forgetting what they were just doing.
Natsuki used this to her advantage and flipped them over so she was now on top and then broke the kiss smirking down at a shocked Shizuru. Natsuki quickly pecked Shizuru's lips once more before getting up and walking away, leaving a stunned brunette behind her. It took Shizuru a few minutes to realize what happened, once it sunk in she quickly got up and chased after the laughing blunette. They went all around the apartment eventually winding up back in the living room where Shizuru finally caught up and tackled Natsuki to the carpeted floor. They lay there laughing for awhile, sprawled on top of one another catching their breath.
"Natsuki-chan, do you want to go on a date with me?" Shizuru asked suddenly. Natsuki turned towards the older girl smiling, "I'd love too." Natsuki said without any hesitation.
She never thought about going out on a real date with the brunette. 'Though I suppose that is what real couples do.' Natsuki thought a little mad at herself for not thinking of it first. 'Of course Shizuru would want to go on a real date, next time I'm asking her and I'm gonna make it perfect.' Natsuki mentally berated herself, determined to make up for it next time.
Kissing Natsuki on the cheek in joy Shizuru continued. "Well I was hoping we could do it tonight, unless that's too short of notice?" Shizuru inquired.
"No thats fine." Natsuki assured the red eyed woman.
"Oh good, well we have some time, but we should get dressed soon."
"What should I wear?" Natsuki asked thinking Shizuru may want to go somewhere fancy.
"Casual, comfy clothes. Jeans and a decent shirt would be perfect." Shizuru replied getting up from the floor.
"Where are you going?" Natsuki whined, not wanting their cuddling session to end so soon.
"To get dressed." Shizuru said like it was obvious.
"You said we had some time before we had to get dressed, so get back down here." Natsuki demanded pulling the older woman back down to the floor, catching her in her strong arms. Shizuru chuckled at Natsuki's antics wrapping her arms around the cute girl and holding her close.
They eventually did get up and get dressed to go on their date.
"It's close by?" Natsuki asked curiously as Shizuru led them down the street. The brunette never told her what they were going to do or where they were going, so she was trying to think of places in the area.
"No it's not in walking distance, we need to get my car from the parking garage. I don't use it much but we will need it to get where we are going." Shizuru responded turning the corner to head down the next street. Natsuki nodded curious as to what type of car Shizuru would have. She obviously had the money to have any car she wanted but Natsuki had quickly learned that Shizuru didn't really show off her wealth and never really splurged on herself. So Natsuki was excited to see what kind of car Shizuru liked.
As they turned into the parking garage Shizuru led the way to one section, pulling keys out of her purse and clicking the button to unlock he car. Natsuki waited to see which car's lights flashed and when she did she couldn't believe the car Shizuru had. It was a Jaguar C-X75. Natsuki stood there slack jawed and wide eyed, with a little bit of drool coming out the side of her mouth. The car was amazing, so sleek and powerful, just like the woman that owned it. Shizuru chuckled at Natsuki's surprised face, her car was one of the few things she went all out on.
"As cute as Natsuki-chan looks right now, she should close her mouth and hop in." Shizuru said to the blunette. Natsuki quickly snapped her jaw closed and practically jumped into the car, eager for Shizuru to start it up. As the brunette started up the car and pulled out of the lot, Natsuki was practically bouncing in her seat from excitement. She absolutely loved the feel of a powerful car or motorcycle.
They quickly arrived outside a nice looking restaurant. It wasn't anything huge and it didn't look very busy but Shizuru walked in without hesitation so Natsuki followed. They were immediately seated and Natsuki pulled out Shizuru's chair for her to sit down, blushing lightly at the bright smile Shizuru gave her. Natsuki then sat in her own chair as a waitress brought over two menus. They both quickly decided what they wanted to order and chatted lightly before the waitress came back over to take their orders. The food was quickly delivered to the table and as Natsuki took her first bite she couldn't believe the amount of flavor they packed into her food. Shizuru looked on in amusement at Natsuki's elated face, glad that the blunette enjoyed her food.
Conversation stayed pretty consistent between them. They never ran out of things to talk about and constantly learned more and more about each other. Like how Shizuru used to perform tea ceremonies while in high school and she tried creating a club, but no one was interested, so her club was never formed. Shizuru learned about the time when Natsuki was younger that she took some stranger's bike apart where they had left it parked. Then came back later and had the owner pay her to put it back together. She made easy money from that little trick and got to play with an awesome motorcycle.
They spent the rest of their date laughing and generally in good spirits. As the finished their meal Shizuru paid the bill and then they both went back outside. As Natsuki turned to head to the car Shizuru grabbed her hand and led her across the street instead.
"There is a beautiful park just across this street." Shizuru explained.
It only took a minute or two for them to reach the park and they casually strolled down the path taking in the scenery. Natsuki tightened her grip on Shizuru's hand and started swinging their hands back and forth between them, a bright smile on her face. This moment was perfect, she was with the woman she adored and in a calm, beautiful park full of coloring trees.
Shizuru couldn't believe how relaxing this whole day had been. It was like they had been together for a lot longer than a couple weeks. She looked over at the cheerful blunette and couldn't help but smile at how happy the younger girl was. Their date was a huge success and she couldn't wait until the next one.
It started to get late so they turned around and headed back through the park to
the car.
As they were walking back from their date it started to get colder and brisk wind whipped around them, causing both to shiver slightly. Shizuru mentally berated herself for not wearing a jacket with pockets as her hands were starting to get cold, so instead, to warm them she would occasionally rub them together.
Natsuki noticing this grabbed one of Shizuru's hands, intertwined their fingers, and then shoved both their hands into her own jacket pocket hoping that that would help warm the older woman at least a little bit. Shizuru looked on with surprise and once her hand was comfy cozy in Natsuki's jacket she blushed a little bit at the blunette. No one had ever done such a simple yet considerate, caring or intimate gesture for her before, it truly warmed her heart. She gave Natsuki's hand a squeeze and then leaned over and kissed the girls cheek right at the edge of her lips, causing Natsuki to blush as well. Both of them walked home feeling warm, not feeling the cold wind whipping around them anymore.
When they got back they both shed their jackets, thankful to be in the warm apartment. Natsuki headed into the kitchen to make them tea, one of the few things she was allowed do in the kitchen by herself. They then curled up on the couch together, Shizuru leaning on Natsuki's shoulder as they both drank their tea in comfortable silence. Natsuki turned to Shizuru to say something only to see the brunette was fast asleep. Chuckling at the older woman she kissed the top of her head affectionately before grabbing the blanket draped over the back of the sofa and covering them both with it.
Not to sure about this chapter, but it's another one down and I still have more to come.
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