Hey guy's I'm back from the dead and now that I have summer… well I have nothing better. So please accept my careless ways, I promise to pick up where I last stopped properly.

Ch. 6 The snake hisses, the wolf howls

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

A heavy rain poured from the sky, each drop, each tear, it was as if the girl standing next to her, smiling her crooked smile, joined its lonely chorus of sound. Natsuki glanced up towards the graying sky as if it would answer all her troubles, her sadness, her grief, but instead it made her realize that if they didn't leave soon they would be in for the worst of the downpour.

"Shizuru you're getting wet…"

"Hmmm?"

Natsuki quickly grabbed for her helmet and shoved it into Shizuru's open arms.

"H..here, we need to go. before we get caught in the worst of this storm."

"But Natsuki you'll get wet and what if you catch a-"

"No."

A low growl halted Shizuru's concerns.

Shizuru stood still, rain trickled down her face as Natsuki reprimanded herself for being so abrupt.

"I..uh mean…I'll be fine…c'mon.."

The blue haired girl grabbed for her taller companion, their wet hands met briefly and then slid out of reach as the older girl pulled away.

"No need to worry Natsuki, I'll be fine. I'll follow you wherever you go."

She slipped the dark helm over her head without another word and positioned herself at a safe distance from Natsuki. Natsuki glanced back at her nervously.

"Oi..hold on to me…it's ok, if you fall I don't know what I'd do."

Shizuru closed the gap just a little bit more.

Vrrrrr VRRRRR

The sound of the bikes protesting engine strained against the unwanted rain.

SCREEEEEEEEE

The vehicle speed off, Natsuki bit her lip against the cold, and Shizuru clenched her eyes and clung tighter.

Natsuki…

Cobalt blue hair clung to a black muscular figure.

Huff huff huff

Her breath turned cold in the frigid air as she braced for another onslaught of icy water as the winds blew against her.

Almost

She turned sharply feeling her soaked companion clinging tightly to her equally wet frame.

There

The vehicles engine sputtered coming to an abrupt halt right in front of Shizuru's dorm building.

Natsuki turned, breathing heavily and shaking.

"Sh..shizuru Shizuru we're here"

Natsuki lightly shook her companion.

"Shizuru?"

The helmed girl looked up at her companion, slightly shaken and slowly rose up.

"Let's hurry up inside..OK?"

Natsuki practically shouted her last words when a bit of lightning struck down. Not waiting for a response, she hurried the brown haired girl into the lobby of the building. Once safely inside the elevator, Natsuki began coughing erratically.

"Natsuki? Natsuki, are you alright?"

A very concerned Shizuru shifted her weight under Natsuki as she gently stroked her back.

"F..fine..just ..swallowed... water."

Shizuru gave her another look of concern as she rubbed her younger companion on the back.

"Natsuki..I told you to wear the helmet, you were driving and what if you were hurt because of me? I d-"

Natsuki halted Shizuru as she placed a figure to her lips.

"Shhh, I'll be fine, now lets get to your room, I need to dry off before I leave, ok?"

Ding

The elevator had reached it destination and the two shuffled out and headed towards Shizuru's room, with a swift click the door was open and Shizuru quickly rushed off to the bathroom and grabbed her younger a towel.

"Here, it's the least I could do after letting my poor little Natsuki get drenched in such terrible weather.

"Th..thanks.."

Natsuki blushed as she wringed out her long hair. Shizuru's eyes lingered, the blue haired girl's soaked riding clothes clung tightly leaving little room for the imagination.

"Shizuru?"

"Hmm?"

"I should probably get going before the storm worsens."

Natsuki started heading for the door but felt a weight holding her back, she glanced behind only to meet Shizuru's stern eyes

"If you think I'm letting you go back into that hurricane, you are sorely mistaken."

"Mou Shizuru, your exaggerating, there's no way I could-"

Shizuru stood her ground.

"You're staying here."

Green eyes shifted nervously.

"But..if I don't go back Mai and the others will be worried an-"

"You're staying here."

Natsuki sighed in defeat.

Shizuru's eyes softened briefly.

My dear Natsuki, things will always end in my favor if I will it too, I'm afraid this vile snake has snared you once again.

Glancing back at her object of desire, her younger turned away as she continued wiping her face.

But how long will I have to slither..in such a dreadful dance.

The blue haired girl winced, unconsciously feeling the wine red eyes staring at her back.

Shizuru, I...

But Natsuki never voiced out her opinion and Shizuru knew that she would never find the courage to. So she simply closed her eyes and turned away as she listened to the oncoming rain.