Strawberry Panic-Episode 2:
Catching up
Shizuma and Nagisa finally made it to the airport parking lot. Nagisa was too busy looking at the sights to be worried about that. Even though they were just in the parking lot everything seemed to amaze the redhead, especially how people in America drove on the" wrong side" of the road.
Shizuma giggled as she watched Nagisa's fascination with the things around her.
"Nagisa-chan, your mouth hanging open."
Nagisa blinked and turned red from embarrassment and she bit her lip.
"Oh, s-sorry."
Shizuma simply laughed, she thought it was so cute when Nagisa was embarrassed. Shizuma ended up laughing the rest of the way to her car. When they got to her car Nagisa's mouth was hanging open.
Oh my God, that car is beautiful!
It was a black Ferrari Spider. Even though the redhead did know much about cars she knew about the Ferrari, and she knew that it was very expensive. Nagisa walked up to the car like it had a magnet attached to it. The redhead adored the sleek design and the magnificent interior.
"Shizuma-chan, are you sure we have the right car?"
Shizuma who was opening the trunk and putting Nagisa's luggage in blinked.
"Why yes, why wouldn't be?"
Nagisa hopped in the car and sank in her seat. "Well ShiShi-chan, this is a Ferrari."
Shizuma giggled and closed the trunk. She then got in the convertible.
"My parents bought this for me when I graduated form UCLA. I told them not to but I couldn't convince them."
Nagisa buckled her seat-belt, "you have to be kidding me! This was a graduation present?"
Shizuma shrugged and started the car. "Hey Nagisa, do you know how to drive a stick shift?"
Nagisa shook her head.
A sly smirk appeared on Shizuma's face, "well it's a good thing my parents had this converted into a automatic."
Nagisa gasped, "your parents must have a bottomless hole of money, you're lucky."
Shizuma lifted an eyebrow, "Ha, they don't buy anything for me anymore...other than my house and this car I mean."
"What happened," Nagisa asked.
Shizuma backed drove out of the parking lot and onto the highway. "I told them to stop buying me everything, I wanted to be independent. I wanted to be something that I could be proud of, not some lazy rich kid."
Nagisa looked closely at what Shizuma was wearing. The silver –haired woman was dressed in a black skirt, a blouse, a black vest and back open-toed heels to finish her business-like attire.
"So did you just come from work?"
Shizuma nodded as she stopped at a red light. "Yeah, I got off early so I could pick you up and I'm taking a four week vacation."
The redhead blinked, "a whole month off?"
Shizuma glanced at Nagisa ash she drove onto the freeway, "yeah, I haven't taken a day off, and I have a very high position. I actually, I still have another month of vacation left. Heh, even though I'll be away from work, I'll still keep in touch with the boss and my staff."
Nagisa lifted an eyebrow, "Shizuma-chan, you never told me that you were working. Where do you work anyway?"
The Silver haired woman took one of her hands off of the steering wheel to push some of her hair out of her face.
"I'm an executive of the Treble Clef instrument company."
Nagisa's eye furrowed as she thought thinking. Where have I heard that name before?
Shizuma drove off of the freeway and onto a road, increasing her speed.
"Remember the pianos that were at Miator, that company's name was on them."
Nagisa smiled, "oh yeah."
Shizuma continued to press down on the gas, glancing at Nagisa as she redhead noticed how fast she was going.
"Shizuma-chan! We're going too fast!"
Shizuma smiled, "don't worry, I won't get caught, police doen't come through here."
Nagisa gulped, but what about crashing, isn't that more serious than the police!?!
Shizuma was now driving the car well over one-hundred miles per hour. She was driving so fast that everything they passed seemed like a blur of color. Nagisa looked up at Shizuma watching as the wind undid the loosely tied ribbon in her hair. The once neat ponytail was turned into a flowing sea of silver, dancing in the wind. At that moment Nagisa forgot where she was, only seeing Shizuma.
Shizuma who was too busy speeding laughed as she finally slowed down the car to a nice seventy. When she turned to Nagisa she noticed that redhead was staring at her, she immediately slammed her foot on the break. When Nagisa did react she pulled the black convertible over to the side of the road.
"N-Nagisa?"
Nagisa blinked, coming back to reality but her eyes stayed on Shizuma, now gazing. It was almost like a spell fell over the redhead, and her body wasn't in her control anymore. She unbuckled her seat-belt jumping onto Shizuma, crushing her lips against hers.
At first Shizuma was surprised but she invited the kiss, wrapping her arms around Nagisa and pulling her close.
"Shizuma-chan, I missed you so much," Nagisa muttered.
Nagisa's breathing began to change into gasps that turned into sobs. Shizuma held Nagisa tighter stroking her hair.
"Oh Nagisa..."
The redhead buried her buried her face in Shizuma's shirt. "Gomen, I am trying not to look like such a cry baby but...but..."
Nagisa lifted her head to see Shizuma's face. The silver hair princess had a look in her eyes that stabbed at Nagisa's heart. Shizuma had a look of pain and Nagisa had known why. The woman's suffering was far worse than Nagisa's, six years away from the woman she loved must have taken a toll on her.
"Shizuma-chan..."
Nagisa wiped away her tears and stared at Shizuma for a couple of moments.
"What are you thinking?"
Shizuma looked at her, "what do you mean?"
Nagisa sat up so that she could look Shizuma directly in the eye.
"Shizuma!"
Shizuma shook a little because she new that when Nagisa called her name without endearment, she was serious.
Nagisa put her hands on Shizuma's shoulders. "I know what you're thinking, and it'll never happen!"
Shizuma looked down, "I'm sorry...I..."
Before Shizuma could finish her sentence Nagisa kissed her passionately. Shizuma kissed her back as her hands moved up Nagisa's back, stopping at her bra.
"Oh yeah lesbian make-out session!"
Nagisa and Shizuma pulled away from each other to see a group of guys staring at them from their truck.
"HENTAI," Nagisa screamed.
Shizuma's eyes narrowed as she started the car. "You perverted bastards," she said in English as she put up the middle finger. She then sped off, a vein popping in her head while the man cheered from their truck behind them.
Nagisa put her hand over her moth as she giggled, until her body was trembling with laughter. Shizuma was laughing too, she actually laughing so hard that one of her hands left the steering wheel as she put her hand over her mouth.
After about a twenty-minute drive Shizuma finally turned off the road and onto a bridge. The silver haired beauty glanced over to see that Nagisa had fallen asleep.
We're almost there, she thought.
It wasn't long before they arrived at Shizuma's house. It was located on a normal suburban block, and like most suburban houses, it favored the others lining the block. Shizuma drove up into her drive way and pulled out a small remote. When she pressed the top button the garage opened up and she parked the car inside. She then pressed the button again, causing the garage door to close.
Shizuma stared at Nagisa's sleeping form, a warm smile gracing her features. She got out of the car and strolled over to Nagisa's side. The silver haired woman made sure that she opened the door gently so that she wouldn't disturb her little redhead.
Shizuma lifted up Nagisa and took her into the house laying her down on the living room sofa. She then headed back out to get Nagisa's luggage. Amazingly the ex-Etoile was able to do this without making a single sound. Once she was done with the luggage she lifted Nagisa back up and carried her upstairs.
Once she entered her room she sat Nagisa down on the bed. She then lay down next to her as a yawn escaped her. Nagisa rolled over in her sleep snuggling up against Shizuma. Shizuma giggled and wrapped her arm around Nagisa, holding her close.
"Sweet dreams, my little Nagisa-chan."