AN: Thank you so much for the reviews, I guess I can fulfill some X-mass wishes for some of you reviewers. I'm not going to say I'm going to stay in Mai-Hime verse. Still I though I do have to get back to Korra and Asami eventually. But one of you reviewers told me something I found interesting. I guessing that I missed out a bit in the Mai-Hime world, this reviewer caught me up to speed. They said that it hasn't been the same since I left that Shiz/Nat is filled cracked up pairings and just randomness. Well that seems interesting and I hope to never put you reviewers in that situation with my works. Ok I'm rambling now time to get on with the story.
Disclaimer: Does not own Mai-Hime.
Warning: Futa-Shiz/Nat Vampire themes sorry I'm a bit rusty .
I rushed to the garage as Nao took a pair of keys off of the rack, grimacing at all of the motorized vehicles within the large space. I couldn't help, but wonder what kind of money did Shizuru and Haruka possess. If anything they didn't seem needy or in dire straights with their money. "Hey you gonna stare all day or look at it?" Glancing at Nao her forearms were on the hood of the car as she rested her chin on her wrist bone. "Well shall we,"getting in she mimicked, as she took the time to start the engine, as she put a hand to my headrest on the seat she looked back as she backed out we were on the road. "So mind telling me what was on your mind a second ago?"
"I thought you could read minds isn't it easy to guess for me?" pPushing her upper lip with her bottom lip she shrugged as we headed to the street. "I'm only half-vampire can't listen to your thoughts, now spill it."
"It's nothing really, but its a stupid question how did Haruka and Shizuru get so loaded?"
"Here and there Shizuru works in the shipping business and Haruka works in the antiques business. As you know they have lived for a long time so a lot of what they saw as possessions back centuries ago turned into money for them. Also there was a little investment here and there after that you got a gold mine."
"I see and with Shizuru sneaking things in with her shipment business; makes it easy for Haruka to get her antiques I'm guessing."
"Wow you really connect the dots on that one," spat Nao sarcastically.
"I try...So about this Shizuru not feeding part why is it so serious now I mean she looked like she was well feed before I came along.I mean you said the purer her blood the stronger her instinct." Suddenly the thought of a another princess coming throughout Shizuru's life came to my suspicions and I didn't like it. "According to Haruka, your father when he was Grand Master he knew a lot of shit. I guess he found a way to cast a spell so that the little bit of blood that she did get from you would last Shizuru for a long time."
"That's just it, how was she getting the blood?"
"Well when you would go to the doctor and when they would take your blood. Your father would use his connections to would pass it off to Shizuru. Thats how she was able to survive for so long, and how she was able to find you to solidify her bond with you. But for a fun fact if you want to go beyond your father's and your timeline she survived from the blood of her enemies and mostly animals." I couldn't believe what I was hearing when it came to the man I called father, I felt betrayed and lost. Why couldn't he have told me why couldn't anyone tell me? And, when I found out the answers why couldn't I handle them? That was because none of this seemed within the plains of reality to me. I guess my denial ran deeper than what I thought, or was it just my pride. To know that vampires existed like this, before I could even scientifically prove to the world seemed to annoy me. Not that paranormal research was my main goal when I came into my major it still just didn't sit with me.
"Natsuki look. I know you wanna know about your old man, but you need to know that what you hear from us is going to require you to accept some hard truths."
"Why couldn't he just tell me?"
"At the age you were would you have gotten it?" Whipping a tear from under my eye I sniffed as I regained some of my composure. "Yeah your right, but still..."
"But still your here..." The car came to a halt getting out I looked to Nao who didn't get out of the car. "Aren't you going to get out?"
"No its a rule for lower-lings not to come to a pure-bloods location unless approved."
"Your here now aren't you already breaking a rule?"
"Actually Yuuki-san isn't in trouble because at the request of a princess meaning you she followed orders." Turning around Shizuru was back in the same outfit only difference was her leather jacket now on her and the brown paper bag in her arms. "Ara Yuuki-san thank you for bringing Natsuki to me."
"No problem..." Just then the engine roared to life as I stepped back automatically as she took off. Running after her my sprint turned more into a jog as the horse powered engine of a car was long gone. "WHAT THE FUCK!"
"Ara so loud, why is Natsuki so angry?" At this point Shizuru caught up to me with bag still in hand glaring back at her I couldn't hold it in. Turning around my lips landed on hers, I was annoyed and furious at the fact that she was a around every time I seemed to be and that she was so damn sexy. As she molded her lips against mine the bag dropped as she wrapped her arms around my waist I felt secure. Security was something I always looked for within the knowledge of books, to find it with Shizuru right now as she slipped her tongue in my mouth seemed like an awakened buried fantasy. Breaking apart Shizuru placed her hands through my hair as she nuzzled my neck. "Hmmm...Natsuki are you alright I thought...you would be mad at me." I could feel Shizuru shake slightly in my arms as I hugged her back. "As much as you annoy me Shizuru I guess...there are somethings I need to learn. You know all I wanted to do was go to class and graduate so I could find some scientific evidence about my fathers death. For a long time I didn't believe he ended his own life. I suppose I have you to thank Shizuru. When you showed me what you were and you told me I was right in feeling the way I did, I didn't know what to think. I guess I tried to go into reality when really you shared in my theory about my father I'm sorry. "
"No I should be thanking you and apologizing. So I'm going to say it, I'm sorry my princess truly I am. I just...I guess I treated you unfairly thinking that you were supposed to automatically have approval of this. In my excitement within seeing you I...didn't take notice to your feelings. I'm sorry my princess, truly I am."
"I'm sorry too Shizuru, well I guess we have a lot to talk about tomorrow as soon as I can catch a cab."
"No you are not doing that, you'll stay tonight with me and I promise I wont take a bite not when I have these." With Shizuru taking a blood packet from the bag, I knew what she was going to do with it. gGlancing at the quantity blood bags of she had all I could do was think not comment. Is all of that blood going to feed her tonight?
"Not really it just takes the edge off." Rolling my eyes at Shizuru's ability to read my mind once again I spoke however this time I felt so nervous as I blushed. "I guess you can...if you want to...you can feed from me."
"Ara really...now shall we take this upstairs then?" As Shizuru gave me a warm smile, i blushed seeing as I remembered what Nao said just an hour ago. Then suddenly remembering the most important thing I remembered that I had pounded down over eight beers since Shizuru and I parted."Do you have an coffee?"
"Yes special blend." With her taking my hand and grabbing the bag she lead me to the building. MY heart raced with each pump through my viens.
Getting up stairs the place was large from the front door to the back of the hall connected a shower and what I could assume was a bedroom. The the first and only door to the right of me led to the living room and the kitchen which were slightly smaller. The walls just like outside of the building were brick giving it a more rustic scene, as Shizuru guided me to the couch. "I'm going to prepare this and your coffee just make yourself comfortable." Taking off my jacket I got a better view of the apartment. There was no tv nor were there any pictures of family or friends, I know I at least had a picture of my grandmother on my phone and suddenly I thought to the loneliness she had. "I'm sorry my princess I dont have any cream do you want me to get some?"
"N-No you dont have to I'll take a lot of sugar instead and you dont have to call me princess. Just Natsuki ok?"
"Hai..." As she came out she was now in a tight fitting shirt as her muscles hugged tight around the under the black fabric. As she handed me my cup I chuckled a bit there in her hand was a double gulp size dark soda cup with a straw sticking out. As she sat in the chair across from me she I could see as her fangs stuck out as she sipped. "I can't believe your really drinking blood, although I'm kind of at ease seeing as if you drunk from me you wouldn't like it seeing as I managed to drink myself in the depths." As the empty sound of the straw hitting the bottom of the cup rang Shizuru was out of her drink within seconds. Giving a burp I couldn't help, but laugh as she finally blushed it was really nice to see when it came to her. "Ara kannin na I guess I was more hungry than I thought so what were you saying?" Rolling my eyes playfully, it seemed like my whole confession of me being drunk was irrelevant due to Shizuru's own hunger. "It's nothing really, so how did you know I was coming?"
"I smelled your disstress at first I wanted to run to it, however Nao texted me to say that she was dropping you off to me."
"Great just great Yuuki."
"Ara don't blame Nao too much."
"I'll try not to, still who does she work for you or Haruka?"
"Haruka mostly, unless there is a major problem I usually dont call Yuuki-san in for too much."
"I see..."
"So about your offer with my cousin have to been thinking of it?"
"Yes and no, or more like I'm not trying to really I just want this weekend to end so I can get back to class."
"But you have class with me."
"Dont remind me," I smirked as I took a sip of coffee holding forward I nodded in approval seeing as she knew how I liked my coffee. "Great cup of joe."
"I try...although we as demons could never in enjoy the tastes of your human food we still try to make our princesses comfortable."
"You mean you can't taste human food?"
"I'm afraid to say that I've never enjoyed the human finery that is pizza," said Shizuru with a smile.
"C-Can it make you sick if you eat it?"
"Yes it can, sometimes I won't feed for weeks because of it."
"So what if you go to a business dinner and yo-" Covering my mouth I didn't want her to know the information that Nao had told me, but the cat had already been let out of the bag. As I got to see a double set pair of fangs Shizuru laughed at my folly. "Hahaha its alright you were going to figure out sooner or later. Well at business dinners, I mostly have to play the part and eat, but I try to avoid those meetings whenever possible."
"So how do you own a company while teaching?"
"Your invention of the internet and advisors anything is possible, but the advisors run the day to day things and it helps that I rarely sleep when there is work to be done."
"Helps that sounds unhealthy you shouldn't be doing things that make you sick Shizuru. As your princess I order you not to do things like that again," I chastised as Shizuru smiled.
"Hai, Hai I will try for you my Natsuki. Now you haven't answered my question about Haruka and her offer so..."
"Shizuru you knew my father best what would he do?"
"T-Thats the first time you've ever asked me that. Well your father would've reasoned between Haruka and I although I have to somewhat agree with Haruka. With your training as a Grandmaster it could help weather the storm thats coming from the Vatican." Getting a bright idea I thought to my mother thinking that if she saw something there she would tell me if I called. "What is the Vatican I mean my mother is there, she's been there for a while as a nun maybe she could help." As Shizuru bit her lip there wasn't a moment in time where I wanted to reverse the panic on her face."The group in the Vatican that we are after is led by your mother Natsuki."
AN: How do you like them apples!