This chapter, I dedicate this one to silverstri. She gives me an inspiration. I downloaded the song and I listened to it when I wrote this one
And also, thanks those people who dropped some reviews. It is a booster to me..(blushed)
Warning: Again, proceed at your own risk. Errors in grammar. Be patient reading this one.
Disclaimer: I do not own My Hime/Otome. Sunrise did.
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Chapter 10: Another Attack
"Yukino-san, going home early?" Reito asked.
Yukino nodded silently and packed her things when Haruka entered in the room.
"Where are you going Yukino?" Haruka asked curiously while watching the girl packing her things.
"I will go to the library today, Haruka-san. I already asked permission to kaichou-san." Replied by the timid girl.
Haruka was interrupted when a sudden bang heard due of opening the door.
"Who's hard headed person opened that d-"
"Ani-ue!" shouted by Mikoto and run wildly to Reito. "I will go to the library with Yukino. I made friends. Oh, sorry, I'm here for Yukino. Yep, Yukino."
Mikoto turned to Yukino and helped the girl carry the some books they will return later in the library. The other officers watched the two young girls grabbed Yukino's things.
Haruka was amused watching how Mikoto cowered the personality of Yukino but she can see clearly that they are really friends.
Haruka was snapped in her thinking when she felt her cell phone vibrated in her pocket. She excused herself and answered the call outside the room.
"Yuuki. What's the problem?"
"Is Yukino with you? I can't see where is Mikoto. Mai asked me a favor to watch that girl. And I can't find her."
"Don't worry. Mikoto is with Yukino. They are going to the library. And where is Nina? You are supposed to watch her. Where are you anyway?"
"Nina is with Natsuki's watch today. Arika dragged Nina to wherever they are right now. Ok, I'm near in the library. I'll call you later."
Haruka sighed and placed her cell phone in her packet. The thing that attacked Natsuki is still unknown to them and they need to be careful. But maintaining their cover as a student and a protector is very hard especially they don't know who the enemies are. The higher ups believe that Weis is also using students to attack them and persuade the elemental.
"What's the problem, Haruka-san?" Shizuru asked when the girl in question walked backed silently in the room.
Haruka just shrugged her shoulder. "Let's start the meeting."
Shizuru nodded and proceed to start the meeting. It is very rare to see Haruka very down in spirit and slightly quite.
They were discussing another project when Haruka felt her cell phone vibrating in her pocket. She wants to ignore it but something is telling her that she needs to answer it.
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Nao was waiting for the two girls to emerge in the clearing towards the library. She settled herself in the bushes near in the entrance to continue her surveillance without revealing herself.
After ten minutes of waiting, she saw the two girls walking side by side and talking animatedly. They did not even notice that they are being watched. Nao was thinking why she should hide herself when she can just accompany them.
She was busy thinking to if she will just join the girls or hide in the bushes when she caught a man emerging behind the tree. The man was wearing a hooded cloak and she really can't have a good view with the looks of the man. Then she remembered the description Natsuki told them.
She quickly dialed Haruka's number and waited for her to answer and it seems it takes eternity.
"Haruka, get there in the library. I think the two girls are under attack. Same with Natsuki's attacker. Call Midori."
With that, she ended the call and run towards the girl. She shouted a warning to them to know that there is a man lurking near them.
She saw Yukino gasped and seems like nervous but Mikoto stood in front of Yukino acting like a protector.
The hooded man reached for his sword and start walking towards the girl.
Nao put herself between the girls and the hooded man. Nao doesn't have a choice but to fight this man and protect the two girls. People might see her at not as compassion to others but she also have a heart and feelings. She doesn't want to see people being manipulated and seeing them get hurt or be erased in the earth without experiencing what life is all about.
She understands the feeling of life being manipulated and taken out the freedom to make a choice. She will help those who need this freedom. She sympathize these girls because they didn't have a chance to express what they want to do in their life. People already prepared their destiny.
With the determine courage and hope, she materialize her quarterstaff and ready to fight. She saw the man change his slower pace to a faster pace. She shouted to the two girls to run.
She dodges the first strike of the hooded man and deflected another attack. She starts attacking at her own version when she hears the cries coming from her behind. Her mistake was to look at her behind when she received a blow from her enemy. Before her body landed in the ground she saw another two hooded man towards the two girls.
She supposed to panic in this kind of situation but she is Nao. She rolled to her sides and jumped back to her sit and start attacking again to the man in her front. She give him random attacked and when she hit him. She dashed towards the girl. But before she can make it to the girl, she saw one of the two men throw his sword to Mikoto.
She will not make it on time but she still need to continue her job. In her amazement, Yukino grasp Mikoto's wrist and it seems that winds started blowing into Yukino's place. Instantly, Yukino and Mikoto were transferred to other side, far from the two hooded man.
Nao was dumbfounded and literally forgotten that there is a battle going on. She was snapped in her reverie when her attacker started to attack her again. And the two other men started to focus on her when they noticed that she is the nearer target.
Oh, great. Three against one!
She gripped her quarterstaff and braced herself to the enemies. The hooded man near in her started his plan. She sparred with him but when she noticed one of men start advancing to them; she makes her quarterstaff longer to the standard one. She sparred with the two simultaneously and while watching the other one. She is not blaming Natsuki if she got injured because these men are really a good fighter like a true knight in the medieval age.
But I will not lose to all of you, morons! Nao shouted to herself.
But before she can prove to herself that she is better than them, she was smacked down in her back without noticing him. She was scrambling to herself to stand when another blows placed to her.
Unknown to her, while she was receiving more blows, the other standby man forward to the two girls.
Yukino was scared to what happened and what she did. It doubled when she saw the man approaching to them. But before she can react, Mikoto positioned herself in a defense stance. Before the man can attack them, Mikoto placed her hand in the ground, and a lump of earth was move upward blocking the path of the hooded man.
Nao released a relieve sigh when she saw that the two girls is still intact. She must do her own things to banish these hooded men.
Before she can counter attack, the man was hurled away from her. She saw Haruka's serious face with her own quarterstaff. Haruka extended her hand and helped Nao to stand on her feet. Haruka resumed fighting the two hooded men.
"You go to Yukino and Mikoto. I'll deal with these delinquent."
Nao run to where the two girls are. She saw the man is still alive and now planning to attack again. Before the man can get nearer to the girl, she dashed to him ignoring the pain in her body. The quarterstaff in her hand vanished and replaced by her own power, her red metal claws. She slashed the man in a quick gestured of her hands. In a second, the man banished.
She run towards the girls and saw their terrifying look in their faces. She can't blame them seeing like that. It is the biggest shock in their life. Revealing their true nature.
Nao looked at her back and saw Haruka beat the two men and few minutes of releasing Haruka's anger, they banished, defeated.
Haruka walked towards them after defeating the attackers.
"Where is Midori?" Nao asked the blonde girl.
"Here I am. I just filmed everything. Nao, you are slacking your defense. And Haruka control your anger when fighting. You are lucky to defeat them with out bruising you at all."
"Midori, stop talking nonsense and help this girls back to their senses." Nao interrupted the sensei.
"Oh,yes. But I have to make a phone call first. They need to clean this mess."
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Shizuru was walking toward their dormitory after she decided to end their meeting when Haruka excused herself due of emergency.
She was walking alone and somehow sadness pouring in her life. Her routine in this week were changed when Natsuki always waited for her to finish her duty in the student council. She will always found her sitting in the bench with Arika and Nina. They always walked the younger girls to their room before dropping to their own room. But right now Natsuki called her that she will go ahead with Arika and Nina to their room. She promised something to the girls.
Shizuru sighed. Her routine were really altered since meeting Natsuki. Everything changed when they let themselves trust each other. This was the first time she trusted another human after she suffered a betrayal from her friend or her girlfriend.
She turned bitterness after Harumi went away. Her view to relationships changed. Yes, she dated some boys and girls to satisfy her curiosity about her sexual preferences. Her mother told her that her feelings about Harumi might be a cause of her adolescents. So she decided to hang out with different people. When Sumire asked her out and agreed to go with her, she confirmed her identity even though nothing happened between them because she can't let herself bring to another relationship after Harumi. She just enjoyed Sumire's companionship and somehow helped her to confirm who she is.
She even revealed it to her family and respected her decision. Her mother went ballistic for a few days but accepted her after that. Even her sister supported her. Her father just hugged her and told her that she is still Shizuru in his eyes.
In her fifteen years of age, she met Harumi in Fuuka. Harumi was the epitome of beauty and calmness. Maybe that was the key why the two of them become close. They were the same in many ways. They even think like the same in a certain matters. In those times, Shizuru always like being with Harumi because being with her feels like she belongs to her. She feels like she can be with herself. They go out every weekend and does something like all girls do. And the day comes when Shizuru having a feeling that she can't ignore. It was so powerful that always nagging with her. Every time she will look at Harumi, there is always the warmth spreading in her body sometimes just watching her talking, watching her lips move make it worse for her. Then she understood what she is feeling towards Harumi. She completely mistook the feelings of lust to love in that time. But lately, she knows that she really loves Harumi in that way.
She confessed her feelings to her. And to her amazement, Harumi felt the same way. After that, their friendship turns into lover. She introduced Harumi to her family and her family accepted her for their daughter's sake.
After months of officially going out as a couple, Harumi confessed that she is working as a spy for of the Weis for the Fujino Family. Everything that happened was planned by the organizations but they did not expect that one of the daughters of Fujino were into girls that give them an advantage.
After the confession she never did see Harumi again. They never had a closure to their relationship. Harumi went away with half of her life. She turned bitter after that but never did show it to anyone.
But Natsuki did not do anything. Just being herself earn my trust. I did give it to her willingly. And she responded with it. Shizuru thought to herself.
She did not notice that she was in the front of their room. She rummaged her bag to look for her key. Before she inserts the key, the room opened.
Her eyes found the green eyes looking back at her. She searched deep into those eyes. The only things that she saw there is concerned and the same time happiness. Seeing those emotions also bring happiness in her.
Why? What you feel affects my life. And I am falling in those eyes. Shizuru muttered to herself.
She forced herself to smile. "I thought you are going out today."
Natsuki opened wider the door to let the older girl inside the room. "We decided to play on my ps3. You've been there outside for minutes. What's worrying you?"
Shizuru shook her heads and turned to their guest. Arika was sitting in their sofa and beamed when she saw her while Nina has her own world playing Natsuki's ps3.
"Kaichou-san, your meeting already finished?" Arika asked enthusiastically.
"Yes. We decided to end our meeting. Many officers came up sudden emergency."
"Where is Erstin-chan?" Arika asked,
"She went out ahead of me. So I think maybe she is already in your room." Shizuru answered and seated besides Arika.
Natsuki went back to her old place besides Nina and joined the younger girl.
"I see. Natsuki found a playmate for your ps3." Shizuru commented while watching Natsuki jammed the buttons of her controller.
Natsuki just scowled but not releasing her attention to the TV.
"Arika, why don't you call Erstin-san and ask her to join us for dinner here." Shizuru suggested. She doesn't want to be alone with Natsuki as of this moment. She needs to gather herself and she is not finished analyzing her emotions for now.
"We'll eat in here?" Arika asked. Shizuru nodded at her. "Geez. I better call Erstin-chan. Can I help to prepare dinner?"
Shizuru just chuckled at Arika's enthusiastic attitude.
After the phone call, Arika eagerly helped Shizuru making their dinner. Natsuki opened the door and Erstin walked inside.
"I never imagined that I will step my foot here in your room, kaichou-san." Erstin commented.
Shizuru chuckled. "Well, you already here Erstin-san. Forgive my roommate because she is not very good in entertaining guest."
"SHIZURU!"
Shizuru chuckled again when Natsuki shouted. Every time her name came out from the raven girl, it seems her name is very beautiful in her ears.
Shizuru called the others to sit in the table after she and Arika finished preparing the foods. After everyone settled, she saw Natsuki was restless in her seat.
"Shizuru, can I have my mayo taday?" Nasuki said. She was looking sad and like her world crumbles in Shizuru's eyes.
Shizuru sigh and get some mayo to Natsuki. It seems that everything about Natsuki makes her affected in some way.
"Thanks Shizuru. You're the best." Natsuki said grinning like there's no tomorrow,
Natsuki, how can you do this? My feelings are in a rollercoaster.
They start eating with the constant argument of Nina and Arika. But Shizuru don't mind at all. She was glad of another noise in their room. It helps her to calm her nerves.
They were almost finished when they heard knocks in the door.
"Ok, I'll get it." Natsuki jumped to her feet and run to the door.
Natsuki was greeted by Sumire who were flashing a sweetly smiles.
"Eh, what do you want?" Natsuki nervously asked.
"I'm here for Shizuru-san." Sumire said and tried peering inside the room. But Natsuki is not allowing her.
"Shizuru is busy right now. Come back another time." Natsuki grumbled.
"Then, instead of Shizuru, are you free?"
Natsuki growled and ready to bark when a hand touched her shoulder. She immediately turned to the person.
"It's ok Natsuki. Sumire-san, come in." Shizuru interrupted.
Sumire flashed another smiled. "Here, Shizuru-san, for you."
Shizuru smiled at the charming girl and accepted the gift and flower but the girl besides her wincing at the action.
Sumire walked inside the room and noticed that there are other guests.
"Do you want to join us in our dinner?" Shizuru asked politely.
Sumire just shooked her head. And Natsuki is giving her a dagger look.
"Then, we will just finished our food. I hope you will be fine there." Sumire nodded.
Natsuki resumed her eating with scowled presents in her face.
"Kaichou-san, I did not know Sumire-san will uhm, court you literally." Arika said oblivious with the tension Natsuki's creating.
Shizuru just smiled.
After some conversation, they finished their meals. "Natsuki, is it alright if you washed the dishes tonight?"
Natsuki nodded still having a bad mood.
"Kaichou-san, thank you for a wonderful dinner." Erstin said.
"Yes, kaichou-san. But we should go ahead. We need to go back in our room. Natsuki-san, tomorrow again." Arika said. They said their goodbyes and went ahead.
Shizuru joined Sumire in the couch who keeps occupied reading some magazines about motorcycles.
"What brings you here, Sumire-san?" Shizuru asked.
"Well, I just want to talk to you, for a change of environment." Sumire winked at Shizuru.
Shizuru just smiled at the girl. She known her already and she know what Sumire wants.
"Ok. We can talk tonight but not here, I guess." Shizuru replied.
"I know. Why don't we take a stroll in the garden?"
Shizuru nodded. She excused herself first to approach Natsuki.
"Natsuki, I'll go outside for a stroll. Don't wait me up if it's late. Ok."
Natsuki just nodded in response not bothering to look at her.
Shizuru sensed that Natsuki doesn't like Sumire and her getting out with her. But she knows this is what she need right now. Sumire is really in a right timing today.
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Shizuru and Sumire were sitting in one of the benches outside the dormitory. Students were already inside their rooms. They were the only one who was outside in that time. And that makes Shizuru relieved because she doesn't want people talking about her and Sumire.
Sumire grab her hand and tried to make Shizuru looked at her and she win of course. Shizuru looked at her questioningly.
"You can't fool me, Shizuru-san. When I saw you at the café, I know there is something wrong. Do you want to tell me? I might not help you but releasing your problems will help you a lot." Sumire said sincerely.
How can you always know that there is something bothering me? This is like in the past. After Harumi, you comforted me. And know, you still come to me.
"I don't want to bother you Sumire-san." Instead of answering her, she opted to sway the topic.
"You know you are not a bother to me, Shizuru-san. Is this about Kuga-san?" Sumire insisted.
Shizuru looked away at Sumire. She still not finished analyzing her feelings toward Natsuki.
"Are you in doubt again?"
There will be no hurt if I'll talk to Sumire. She always in my side when I'm in this situation. "Yes."
"Your feelings toward Kuga-san?" Sumire asked lightly.
"Yes. I don't know what's this feeling." Shizuru said slowly.
Sumire nodded. Thinking for a while, "What do you feel? Can you describe it?"
Shizuru looked at Sumire trying to grasp the intentions behind the question.
"I just want to look at her always. I want to make her happy. I want to listen to her when she rambled on something. I want to .." slowly her voice drifted. Shizuru was startled at what she was saying. She is talking like she loves Natsuki in that way.
'You love Kuga-san."
Shizuru shook her head in disagreement.
"Tell me what you feel way back on Harumi?" Sumire gently prodded the distressed girl.
It was taken a while before Shizuru managed to answered. "I liked her. I was contented when I'm with her. I give everything she asked for me."
"How do you feel when you share your room with Natsuki?"
"At first, I'm not comfortable but lately, I feel like that it's the normal thing for us."
Sumire nodded. "Can you remember when Harumi stays in your room?"
Shizuru slightly think for a while then answered. "Yes. I'm not comfortable at all through out our relationship when she insisting to go in my room. It's like I don't like her to be in my room."
Sumire nodded again and continued asking her.
"Have you shared your things to Harumi before?"
Shizuru shook her head. Because I did not even think that it is necessary to share my things to her.
"How about cooking for her?"
Shizuru shook her head again. I always asked our chef to make our foods when we picnic or something. It did not even occur to me to please her in my cooking ability.
"Hmm, how about sharing your past to her?"
Again, Shizuru shook her head. We are busy pleasing each other. We don't have things like talking deeply.
"How about Kuga-san? Can you give her your privacy that you did not give Harumi?"
Oh my God. Shizuru was shocked. "Natsuki already took it. And I also got hers."
"I see. Can you handle Kuga-san going out with someone?"
"I don't know. I want.." What I want? I want Natsuki to be mine.
It's like a bomb was exploded into Shizuru's life. She is not a coward. She will face her feelings but in her own way.
"I can see that you are afraid, Shizuru-san. You are not true with yourself. Why you are not accepting this feeling?"
"I know Natsuki is not ready in this kind of situation and I will not force myself to her. Yes, I'm in love with her. I know that right now. I like her as a female not as a sister or friend. But she is also my friend. I am not ready to lose her as a friend. She might take it wrongly. And I don't know if I can pull myself back for another rejection." I've been through hell because of Harumi. But to Natsuki, I can feel that my love for her is very strong. I know this is not the right time. But Natsuki, I will tell you what I feel when times come.
Silence followed between the girls after Shizuru's declaration. Silence where carried by the wind through out in the garden. They have mutual feelings towards each other. It's called respect. They are not friends but merely acquaintance. But in this kind of situation, they stick together to understand better the so called life because they chosen the path that some are afraid to trek.
Shizuru was feeling better after admitting to herself her true feelings toward Natsuki. There will be difficulty but she will cross the bridge when she got there. Her growing friendship to Natsuki is important to her but maybe someday when sun rise, she might force their relationship to another level.
"Let's go back. Kuga-san might look for us." Sumire said after breaking the comfortable silence between them.
Shizuru nodded and stand to her feet. Sumire offered her hands and Shizuru watched it silently and take the offered in her own hand. She smiled to Sumire. They are the same and understand the turmoil in some way.
They walked back silently until they stopped in the front of her room. Fujino and Kuga room.
"I'll not take any more minutes from you. See in the campus, Shizuru-san."
"Thank you Sumire-san. As always, you straighten my thinking and feelings. Take care."
Words devoid of emotion but deep inside their heart, they know that it held a lot.
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Shizuru was astonished when she opened their room. She can't tell what happening when she saw Nao was bruised and Yukino is aiding her. Mikoto was seriously eating some foods in the center table. While Haruka is seriously thinking, she guessed, and Natsuki is scowling hard watching their guest.
"Natsuki, I did not know that you are expecting some guest tonight." Shizuru said after a while of watching the guest.
Natsuki instantly jumped onto her feet and run towards Shizuru. She even grasped the hand of Shizuru.
"Shizuru, are you ok?" Natsuki asked. Concerned was flowing in Natsuki's eyes as Shizuru looked at her.
"I am fine. Sumire-san escorted me here. What's wrong? Nao-san seems battered."
Natsuki looked at her intently before sighing. Shizuru can't understand what's happening even to Natsuki.
"Mai will be coming here any minute f-"
"Good evening kaichou-san." Mai interrupted Natsuki.
Shizuru slightly moved away to Natsuki and Natsuki let her escaped to her grasped.
"Good evening too, Tokiha-san. Why don't you joined Natsuki in the sofa and I'll make tea for everyone. And Natsuki, be a good host, ok?"
"Geez, they don't need to be entertained." Natsuki grumbled and went to join the others.
"I'm sorry Nao. I should not go out tonight and leave my task to you." Mai said bowing her head.
"Cut it out, Mai. There's nothing to worry." Nao replied.
"Excuse me, but can you explain to me why the hell to chose this place?" Natsuki interrupted and growing impatiently every minute.
"Don't be so rude to our guest, Natsuki." Shizuru said politely. Natsuki just pout.
Shizuru place the cups with tea in the table and she chose the vacant seat next to Natsuki.
"Wow, Kuga. You really have a master now." Nao commented.
Yukino was finished aiding Yukino in her bruises and also sit next to her.
"So, is there anyone would like to explain what's happening? Haruka-san?" Shizuru asked after seeing everyone settled comfortably.
Haruka fidgeted in her seat. She doesn't know if she should tell what exactly happened with Shizuru around.
"These two were attacked by unknown men near in the library. And we saved them before they got hurt." Nao said smirking.
Haruka and Mai looked at her incredulously.
"What? I'm just telling Fujino the truth. Heck, she is daughter of Fujino Shin. She knows something too."
"What? You know her father?" Natsuki asked.
"What do you mean? You don't know her father? We already met him last year." Nao replied.
Natsuki looked dumbfounded. Why I did not that?
"Uhm, can we back to our main concern?" Shizuru maneuvered.
"As you can see, and already know, we are sent here by the request of Leibe. We are here to observe and protect these girls. And earlier these afternoon, there are unknown men attacked these two girls. But we already get rid of them." Haruka explained getting impatiently in the turned of events in their conversation.
"And may I ask why all of you here in our room?" Shizuru asked.
"We would like to ask your help." Haruka simply said.
"What kind of help?"
"We need your connections here in Fuuka. We need to remove Yukino in her current room to mine. And also Mikoto." Haruka said nervously.
Shizuru brow raised a little. She can see that Haruka was nervous but she can't put her finger into her sudden nervousness.
"Well, I can talk to the director tomorrow about this. But," Shizuru said and turned to Yukino. "Is that ok with you Yukino-san? To be a roommate with Haruka-san?"
Yukino nodded.
"How about Mikoto?"
"Mikoto can be my roommate." Mai volunteered.
Mikoto just looked at them and smiled.
"I see. Is there's not any objection with the concerned students, and then it's alright. But I need to hear what happened earlier. We need to assure the security of the campus and the safety of the students."
"To be honest with you, I don't know when will these men attacked again. It's very clear that their target is these two. But one thing that I can assure you, Fujino is that they will be safe when they are with us." Nao said.
Shizuru nodded. "How about you, Natsuki? Would you like to ask for Arika-san?" Shizuru said in a light tone.
Natsuki just blushed. "No need. I am perfectly alright with you."
Shizuru smiled secretly.
"I do hope that it is alright if I'll tell this thing to my father." Shizuru said after thinking what will she do next.
The rest of the girls nodded to her. After a little chit chat the guest said their goodbyes and went out.
"What a long day." Natsuki commented while sprawled in her own bed.
"Yes. This is really a bit different day." Shizuru replied. She went to their bathroom and changed her clothes into her sleeping clothe. She went to her bed and slid under her comforter.
"Ei, Shizuru. What did Sumire wants with you?" Natsuki asked. She was looking at her ceiling when she popped that questions. It was nagging her when she was waiting Shizuru earlier.
Shizuru was also looking at the ceiling. "She just wants to talk to me."
"Is that all?"
"Yes."
"Is she courting you?"
"No. Why do you asked?"
"Nothing. It's just… I don't know."
"Can I ask you something?" Shizuru asked reversing the table.
"Sure. Anything." Natsuki replied.
"Have you ever been in a relation before?"
Natsuki was silence before she spoke. "Nope. Never been in my life."
Shizuru savored that moment. And smiling to herself. "Right now, do you like someone?"
Natsuki looked Shizuru for a short while before looking back at the ceiling. "Nope."
"What do you think about having a relationship?" Shizuru asked. She wants to know what Natsuki's view in this matter.
"Relationship? Hmm, for me, it's like a cutting my freedom. That's what I think."
"Why?" Shizuru wandered. Natsuki's answered gives pang in her heart.
"I really don't have a time for that kind of thing. And I always saw people breaking up. I don't want a short term relationship. And I concluded that, when in a relationship, freedom will be taken away. And I love my freedom."
Shizuru thought of those people breaking up. Maybe Natsuki were traumatized seeing those couple breaking up.
"I think you have a problem in a commitment." Shizuru commented.
"What? Commitment?" Natsuki asked.
"Yes. You are afraid to commit yourself to other people."
Natsuki turned silent. Somehow, those words were a knife cutting in her heart.
Damn right. I am afraid in commitment.
Shizuru thought that she hit the right button to Natsuki. Commitment is scary thing, ne Natsuki.
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The next day.
Shizuru dropped first in the student council before she went to the cafeteria. She promised Natsuki that she will eat her lunch with her.
Her heart almost dropped in the floor when she saw Chisaki, her classmates, talking with her Natsuki.
Her Natsuki? YES. Natsuki is mine. Shizuru muttered to herself.
She saw Natsuki was slight irritated and uncomfortable with Chisaki. She knows that Natsuki never give chances to some stranger to talk to her longer. And in this case, she can feel that they were talking longer in Natsuki's average span of time in stranger.
She marched gracefully towards her latest self admit affection of her life, Natsuki.
"Natsuki." Shizuru said patiently.
Natsuki was little bit distracted when she saw Shizuru standing in her side.
"Shizuru." Natsuki exclaimed. "I met your classmate. She told me she is your classmate."
"Chisaki-san." Shizuru nodded towards to her classmate.
Chisaki nodded too in reply.
Shizuru joined them and placed her food in the table.
"Shizuru, she also liked bikes. Can you imagine that?" Natsuki told her animatedly.
Natsuki, you're like a childish sometimes. Shizuru thought.
Shizuru smiled at her and then started eating her food. How can she stay make friends with her if she knows that many girls are after her?
"Kuga-san, what sports are you into?" Chisaki asked.
Natsuki was thinking for a while before answering. "Many, I guess. I played different sports."
"How about a bet?" Chisaki suggested.
"A bet? For what?" Natsuki asked curiously.
"For getting you out, of course. If I win, you will go out with me." Chisaki stated.
Natsuki looked at her with interest. "What if I win? What will I get?"
Chisaki think for a moment. "It's all up to you."
Natsuki nodded. "Then, if I win you will be my slave for a month"
Chisaki looked at her for a moment thinking. Then smiled. "Sure. But our bet is in sports. Do you play tennis?"
Natsuki turned pale. She shook her head.
"Instead of Natsuki, how about you challenge me. If you win, then you can go out with her. If I win, you will be a slave to her." Shizuru interrupted.
Chisaki turned to Shizuru. She thought the odds of winning toward the kaichou. She knows that Shizuru plays tennis. But she was busy these past few months so she thinks that she is not in shape to play good in a match.
"If that is ok with Kuga-san. Then it's ok with me."
Natsuki nodded. "Wait. Can I change the deal?"
"Go ahead."
"If Shizuru wins, then you will not ask me going out for the remainder months of this year."
Chisaki is confident in her ability as tennis players. She was playing tennis since her childhood. "It's alright with me."
Chisaki and Natsuki shake their hands sealing the bet.
End of Chapter 10
TBC
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I don't know what will happen to the next chapter..i guess Shizuru will play tennis and will start showing affection..i mean physically? I don't know.
Uhm, I'll take a few days rest in writing. Im busy looking for a job right now..hehehe..
Again, I do hope this chapter is ok.
Every time I finished a chapter, I felt nervous. People might think its horrible or bad. But when I finished one, i feel happy.
There is always a room for improvement. I do hope there is improvement in my writing. I am still in search for my style of writing. Maybe I should stay reading fic..nyahhahha…