Forbidden Love
Eps. XIV
After spending two days camping, the two packed up and go home since the whole golem spy thing spoiled Mikoto's mood in training Mai. "Mai, you know that there's a rule against a relationship between teacher and student from High Council right? I'm sure Kuga and Yuuki-sensei warned you about it already," Mikoto smiled as she kept her eyes on the road and driving rather normally (something Mai was secretly happy as hell). "Yes," Mai answered in a hush tone as it isn't something she wanted to hear from the woman she loved.
"There's a reason why it is forbidden, it started in ancient times…" Mikoto paused for a moment to make sure she got Mai's attention completely. "During those times, teachers are like parents as they guided you through many years of learning the way of the warrior or a scholar, thus it become the norm that you should respected and honored your teachers as though they were your parents. So in light, you wouldn't be marrying your own mother or father right? And if teachers are like parents, then it's immoral to love your teacher romantically. So when the High Council was developed, they enforce that one rule in place fearing of such immoral feelings like that might happened." Mikoto explained to Mai.
"True, but in a sense, you're not my master." Mai said after a long moment of silence between them. "First, you're too young to be my master, second you are not a Magnus so I cannot be your student. Of course, you're my sensei because you were subbing for Kuga-sensei when she was away, otherwise I would much rather called you by your first name." Mai said as she turned a light shade of pink. "Mm! I would like that," Mikoto nodded her head smiling brightly at the teen, causing her heart to skip a beat or two or maybe a lot. "Mi-Mikoto-san…" Mai said turning beet red from embarrassment. "Just Mikoto," the teacher said with a satisfying smile on her face glancing over at the strawberry orange top. "Mi-mi-Mikoto…" one could clearly saw a puff of smoke escaping from the teen's head as she was turning red from head to toes. "Mm!" Mikoto nodded once more savoring the feeling of how her name rolled off Mai's tongue sounded so warm and sweet to her.
"Tsk… tsk… you're still as rash and as violence as ever Nao-chan," Zeo said haughtily at a battered looking Yuuki Nao. "That's rich coming from a slime ball such as you," Nao said wiping away the blood from the corner of her mouth. "Nao-chan, Nao-chan, Nao-chan… If you had listened to me instead, you wouldn't be in this situation." Zeo said waving his index finger from side-to-side at Nao. Behind him, Shiho was unconscious and chained up against the wall, they were in an abandon building just outside of the city. "It's best if you give up now, or her face will bare a lot of scars…" he said licking his lips looking rather gleeful at Nao.
Nao was an easy target, as Zeo had tried to persuade Yukino but the tousle blonde that was with her thrown him out of the house. For a normal human, the woman was as strong as a Guardian or maybe stronger when she picked him up with ease and sent him flying. But Nao, oh Nao and him gone back during the days she was in training and wrecking all kind of chaos. She once partnered with him on a training session, but half-way she disappeared leaving him to deal with an ogre and the scar on his back was the reminder of that. Now was his chance of getting back at her, and what's more useful than knowing that there's someone she cared about that he could use as a shield against her. This was turning out to be for more better than he had expected it to be, once he got his revenge on her Mikoto will be next as she took his kill many times throughout the years of her time being the High Council's dog.
"Why are you here and not with Shi-chan?" Mikoto asked as she got back with Mai right behind her. "I can't find that damn spider anywhere, and Shiho is missing too. Shizuru was called away by the High Council along with Yukino, and I can't find them because I can't leave this place since the spider isn't around here. I can't even sense her at all," Natsuki said with a grim look on her tough face. "Here, go get yourself a bottle of mayo and go home. I'll look for them," Mikoto said as she handed Natsuki some money and shooed the girl away.
Mikoto went and retrieved her blue Suzuki GSX-605F and mounted it, "Get on." Mai took the helmet from her teacher and put it on before she climbed onto the bike and wrapping her arms around Mikoto's waist. "Let's go," Mikoto said as she flipped the visor down and sped off. Pressing a hidden button on her helmet, Mikoto's visor turned into a screen showing her the layout of a building and a blinking red dot somewhere on the top floor. The drive only took a few minutes, since Mikoto drove at a neck-breaking speed that Mai couldn't help but tighten her grip on Mikoto's waist.
Back at Natsuki, being Natsuki of course she wanted very much to grab a bottle of mayo to ease her addiction since Shizuru isn't around, but there's something more important at hands and that's to follow the cat-girl to see where she's heading. Then again, there's just something strange going on between those two that she can't quite put her fingers on just yet, and she had a feeling that there will be turbulence ahead for those two if her hunches are right.
"Argh…" Nao grunted as she hit the wall causing a nice impression of herself onto it. Dammit Mikoto, hurry up and save Shiho because I don't think I can hold on for much longer. Nao winced feeling something pierced her right arm, unlike Mikoto she doesn't even have an ounce of nanonite within her body to help her heal faster. Nao nearly fainted when something that's not visible to the naked eyes pierced her left arm, but she suck it in and not screamed out in pain. There's one thing she knew was that never give your enemy the pleasure in knowing the pain you're in, and that's exactly what Zeo was trying to get her to do and there's no way in hell she would let him win.
"Stay here," Mikoto said as soon as they got near the abandon building and parked her bike behind a bush. "No, I'm coming with you." Mai said with determination. "It will be too dangerous for you in there; I can't do my job if I'm constantly worrying about you." Mikoto explained. "I could say the same for you, how could I stand out here while knowing you're in there facing danger all alone?" Mai asked looking up to her teacher lovingly. "Fine, but hide if things get too dangerous," Mikoto said caving into the teen. "Hai!" Mai smiled beautifully hugging her beloved person.
Picking the teen up with ease, Mikoto took a leap and they're high up in the air. Mai marveled at the scene below, though she's more amazed at how could her love managed to leap so high up without using magic. They landed safely on the rooftop, letting Mai down the two made their way down quietly while Mikoto held onto the teen's hand. Mai couldn't help it but felt so giddy inside, like she's on a date with her teacher though it's actually a rescue mission.
"…" Mikoto suddenly stopped causing Mai to walked smack into her. "Ow…" the teen murmured rubbing her nose. "Shh… the wind is howling just ahead," Mikoto shushed the teen behind her. She closed her eyes and sniffed the air before her, taking in the scent like a hunting dog. "Natsuki, I can smell you so quit hiding." Mikoto said just loud enough for Natsuki to hear.
"S-shut up! I'm not following you, I'm just following my hunches, okay?!" Natsuki said climbing through a broken window in the hallway. "Shush! He's here…" Mikoto growled making her way forward. "Tohkiha, do not use you fire spells on him, he's wind base so your spell will be backfire for sure." Natsuki warned Mai as she followed right behind the teen and Mikoto.
"Eheheheheheh…" Zeo laughed as another invisible weapon pierced Nao's right leg. He had already unbuttoned a few buttons on Shiho's shirt, exposing the white creamy flesh and the pale pink bra underneath. Shiho was heavily drugged that she was still out cold, even when Zeo ran his tongue down her face onto her collarbone and stopped by her cleavage. "We'll see how long you can hold out Nao-chan, will you hold out long enough to watch me deflower this lovely thing of yours?" Zeo said letting out a cynical laughter as he sent another invisible weapon and pierced her other leg watching Nao winced at the pain while her eyes burned with hatred towards him.
"You… You disgusting coward!" Natsuki shouted as she rushed by the other two aiming her naginata right at Zeo's skull. "Acha… there goes the rampaging Guardian," Mikoto sighed smacking her forehead. "Mai, find a way to get Munakata-sensei down while I help Yuuki-sensei. Be careful," she warned her student before walking off to the other wall where Nao was pinned to. Mai watched for a moment before she snuck her way around the two locked in a battle, studying the chains for sometimes before she saw the locks and attempted her lock picking skill.
"S-shit… what took you so long?" Nao could barely hold onto her life-force yet she still managed to be cool. "Stop talking, you're losing too much blood already." Mikoto said as leaped up and moved Nao out of the wall and down onto the ground. "H-hey, I'm just trying to save my girl…" Nao grinned weakly. "You're a fool," Mikoto said softly holding Nao's right hand with her left as her right hand wrapped around the latter's waist. "L-love turn people… into… mmph…" Mikoto cut her off by kissing her unexpectedly, causing her forest eyes to widen and dilated. Mikoto was forcing her life-force into Nao's body, as well as forcing the nanonite that was acting as her weapons onto Nao, it was the only way to save her friend's life at the expense of her own of course.
Mai was shocked, she couldn't believe what she was seeing; the woman she loves is kissing someone else. Her jaw went slack at the sight, but it was even more disturbing when both started to glow in golden light. Yuuki Nao was glowing brightly, feeling a surge of energy run through her entire body the pain she felt was gone, she now felt anew again. The gauntlets transferred successfully from Mikoto's hands over to Nao's body, transforming her and healing her wounds. Once the glowing effect died down, it was visible that Nao was now clad in dark green metallic armors from her neck to her toes (like iron man without the helmet).
"Oh shit!" Nao marveled at her new armors but realized that Mikoto was going limp on her. "G-go takes him down," Mikoto murmured. "S-show him what Guardians are really made of…" she feral coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood. What she did was just simply taking on Nao's wounds; it is the most effective way to heal a person by taking their injuries. "No, dammit! Why the hell did you do that for?" Nao shouted holding onto her friend. "Because I can't stand seeing you lose to him," Mikoto smiled smugly. "Besides, these wounds can't kill me so just go and do what you must do…" Mikoto smiled her usual warm and bright smile. "I'll never forgive you if you die here, so you better not die on me. You hear me?" Nao said and Mikoto just nodded her head.
"Sensei!" Mai shouted as she literally dragged Shiho with her to Mikoto's side. Mikoto was sitting, resting against the wall smiling watching Mai approaching her. The battle started some times ago, but they're like in their own world even with debris flying around them. "A-are you mad…?" Mikoto asked weakly smiling still. "Stop talking already, you're bleeding all over…" Mai cried trying to stop the bleeding on Mikoto's arms and legs. Mikoto suddenly grabbed onto Mai's hand and pulled her in, the teen yelped in surprised as Mikoto wrapped her arms around the teen while resting head against the girl's bosom. "Mm… you smell really good…" Mikoto murmured. "Just… just let me be selfish and stay like this with me just a little longer…" she mumbled as her grips loosen and slowly going limp once more.
"Mikoto-sensei…" Mai cried as she was practically straddling the feral girl while hugging her head. "Please wake up… I love you, so please wake up…" Mai kept on repeating them like a mantra. It's hard to tell if she's traumatized by the event or maybe perhaps she lost her mind because her beloved teacher just might have left this world. Either way, her sobbing had made her words so incoherent that it made no sense whatsoever, but she remained in the same position holding tightly onto Mikoto still.