For Your Feelings are Mine

Ch. 2: Symptoms

Natsuki Kuga revved up her Ducati and made a sharp right turn off the freeway. The engine roared as it obeyed its master and began to rumble rhythmically while picking up speed. Dark hair leaked from her helmet and blended with the fast approaching night sky. She continued to swerve the vehicle in steady motions, zooming past oncoming traffic as she approached her apartment complex which was a good 20 minutes from the academy. She pulled into a skidding stop, her motorcycle slowed down in protest and purred as she proceeded to cut the engine. Natsuki then removed her helmet and quickly marched up a flight of stairs making a b-line to her apartment door. Once inside she unceremoniously dropped everything onto a couch and threw herself across her bed making sure to avoid all debris and discarded food articles. She groped for the light switch while stripping out of her biker gear. Her hands then slid over a small bulged in her pocket. She took it out, examined the label, unscrewed the cap, and smelled.

"Lavender, that's so like her…"

Natsuki licked her lips and could taste the light fragrance; her gaze went back to the lip-gloss.

"Expensive too."

She delicately put the container down next to a dresser and flopped back onto her bed.

"Why couldn't I just go out and buy one myself…instead of asking her?"

The same question repeated over and over in her mind, she twitched in annoyance and scowled at the ceiling.

"Why does she make me so…weak?"

The repetition of Natsuki's thoughts continued to annoy her, and her eyes returned to the container. Again she picked it up, this time taking another deep whiff.

"It smells like her…"

She unconsciously licked her lips.

"…and tastes like her."

She paused and then realized where her thoughts had just wandered. Natsuki panicked and volleyed the lip-gloss across the room.

"How, how would I even know?"

Natsuki's mind drifted to Shizuru and she licked her now chapped lips once again.

"How many times had she used the very same gloss to cover her own..."

"Deep…"

"Red…"

"Wait…"

Natsuki brought a crushing hand to her face and blushed furiously.

"What am I thinking?"

She dug her palm deep into the smooth contours of her face and created a distorting frown.

"I'm so messed up…"

Shizuru Fujino arrived back at the academy dorms, she averaged that the time was somewhere around 10:00 PM. At this time of night the building was dark and ominous but she proceeded to skillfully maneuver through the dimly lit halls. Years of living there had finally paid off as she reached her room and unlocked the door with a satisfied click. She slowly walked inside the richly furnished home and slid off her jacket while closing the door behind her. A quick flick illuminated the entire room as she took elegant strides and arrived at the foot of her bed. After a few moments she was already bathed and fully dressed, ready for sleep when her eyes lingered on her purse. She carefully grabbed it and found the now empty space that once contained her lip-gloss. Shizuru sighed as she re-called the brief encounter she had with Natsuki earlier and carefully situated herself onto a pillow.

"Its always so awkward, isn't it my dear Natsuki?"

The brown haired girl delicately ran her right index figure across her lips.

"Just touching you…"

Her index figure ran down her side.

" Feeling you."

It stopped at her thigh.

" Being with you."

Moved up her body.

"Warms me."

And migrated back to her lips.

She breathed deeply and glanced out of the window, a circular light still illuminated the dark sky.

"A full moon…"

Her body sank underneith a thin layer of covers, red orbs still fixated on the ceiling.

"If only you knew…"

"My feelings."

Shizuru sighed again, knowing full well that it would be another sleepless night, yet despite that fact she closed her eyes hoping that sleep would eventually come.

And now for a little humor

Omake:

In the end Natsuki decided to go to the supermarket and buy lip-gloss…

Natsuki: "Hmm I wonder if they have mayo flavor."

Shizuru: "Ara Ara? Was Natsuki not satisfied with mine?"

Natsuki: "Shi..shizuru!"

Shizuru: "As long as Natsuki allows me to apply it for you, I'll be happy to buy you all you cosmetic needs."

Natsuki: "Just go home DAMN IT!"

Thanks for the reviews guys you are all wonderful. I hope you like what you see because there's more drama to come. -Mochi