Happiness, emotion, kindness, all things Natsuki experienced with her special person. But now she is snared in yet another one of Shizuru's schemes. How will the wolf do now that she's left alone with the snake?
And so the drama begins...
For Your Feelings are Mine
Ch. 5: Rendezvous ala Natsuki part 2, reaction
Natsuki shifted around nervously in her chair, the thrill of her bike now gone, the sudden jolts of silliness gone, this emptiness… and now she was alone, with her.
Conversation was out of the question.
"Natsuki?"
A soft Kyoto-ben brought Natsuki back to reality, with a jolt her eyes were on it's speaker, no attention was paid to the waiter that had been standing there for the past…Natsuki didn't remember how long.
"Ara, are you going to order?"
Why…why can't I face her when it's just us..no bike, no school, just…"Natsuki?"
"..Whatever you want."
Shizuru's gaze lowered yet an abrupt response plagued her lips.
"As you wish."
After a few awkward minutes Shizuru sent the waiter on his way with their orders. She was rewarded with Natsuki's back while her eyes wandered towards everything but Shizuru. Despite all of this Shizuru continued to smile, eyes close, body tense, she smiled.
This isn't working…
Natsuki took a fleeting glance at Shizuru and quickly flitted back to the floor.
This really isn't working…
And so the game of tag began.
Shizuru smiled and Natsuki avoided.
The silence continued, people stared, plates clinked, and Natsuki hated it.
All of it.
Shizuru knew this all too well; she was just playing the game. Waiting, she cornered her; hypnotic smiling continued, empty eyes stared.
Tag
"How long has it been…just the two of us?"
Natsuki finally gave the speaker her full attention, but no sound was made.
"No response?"
no response.
"If you really didn't want to go, if you…dislike my presence this much…I thought we were having fun before."
Natsuki flinched.
The waiting paid off.
Your it
"I didn't know it'd...turn out like this."
Shizuru smiled.
Natsuki frowned.
Their food arrived.
And they ate.
Even while eating, they were silent, the food made the mood even more unsettling. Natsuki simply stuffed down whatever was there and Shizuru's meticulous cutting made every bite seem painful.
"Is it good?"
Natsuki looked up and then returned her gaze to her food and grunted.
"..mmn.."
"I'm glad."
Tink
Plink
Tinktinktink
The food was finished, Natsuki's food was finished, Shizuru's was not.
The waiter returned, bowing he left the check.
"My treat Natsuki."
Natsuki's eyes widened slightly, before she had a chance to protest
Shizuru interrupted her.
"It was lovely spending time with you."
Natsuki responded with something that was actually studious.
"We'll never make it back to school on time."
"Oh? Your concerned about school now?"
No
"Silly Natsuki, returning to school was never my intention."
I know it wasn't…drip
drip…drip…
Slow drops fell from the sky, water colored the window like a mosaic, and Natsuki now paid attention to something other then the floor.
"Ara..rain.."
It's like Shizuru is crying.
Shizuru continued to smile.
The drops continued to fall.
And nature cried for Shizuru.
"I'm sorry."
"Natsuki?"
I failed you.
"This really sucked…not the food, not the restaurant…just me."
Shizuru lowered her head; bangs covered her face, eyes darkened.
"N..Natsuki?"
"I'll give you a ride back to the dorm."
"…Natsuki.."
Is that all she ever says?"Thank you."
Natsuki looked away and started walking towards the exit. Teeth clenched.
Damn it