AN: Hey there, it has been a long time since I have been on this site. So, I guess an update is long overdue and I would love to start writing again for you readers. To add one thing, I know Natsuki's narration is sort of confusing but please try to bear with me as I'll be changing the contents of some of the chapters so you can know the difference between Natsuki's thoughts from my narrations.

Disclaimer: I do not own Mai Hime or any characters

Warning: Mild and heavy themes of profanity.

The cobalt-haired woman stumbled her way in the vacant apartment, a nostalgic atmosphere circled around Natsuki as place seemed almost new to the blue-haired woman. Just as the void in her heart could not be filled from earlier, the contents of her stomach were a painful reminder of that. Rushing to the only place that she knew where a twenty-three year old could empty the contents of her stomach, Natsuki drew her hair back as she emptied the contents from her mouth into the toilet.

How could I have been so stupid! What was the point to getting drunk in the first place! As if I could forget about Shizuru.

As I was stuffing my head into the toilet like the loser I am, my eyes couldn't help but wonder over to the DNA kit that was now to the left of me sitting idly near the sink. Wiping my mouth, I walked over the sink that contained the labeled test tubes that was now filled with Ahn's DNA along with Shizuru's.

"What the hell is this crap?" Natsuki mocked while laughing to herself, holding the test tube that had Ahn's name labeled on it. Natsuki looked over to the trash can that contained the instruction packet and read the contents of the packet.

What the hell? They are extracting DNA outa pee, gross!

Shortly after her discovery Natsuki heard the sound of Ahn screaming and telling Shizuru to call to the police. This in turn shocked the cobalt-haired woman into dropping the test-tube into the awaiting sink, draining all of Ahn's contents down the drain.

"Fucking dog shit!"

What the hell am I going to do, fuck! Shizuru's going to kill me and skin me alive! Screw it; I have to save my ass!

"Ara, I heard something Ahn. I think I know who's here" Shizuru rested her hand against Ahn's shoulder who was ready to dial the phone in her hand.

"We shouldn't worry about who's here, we should call the cops!"

"It has to be Natsuki, I could hear her. Besides, she's the only one who could ever make chocolate mashed potatoes," Shizuru calmed her girlfriend's worries before pointing to the table that contained the unidentified substance. Shizuru watched as Ahn made a look of disgust at the substance that was on the table. Shortly after throwing it in the trash, Ahn looked up to see her girlfriend gracefully and quietly head up the stairs.

"Shizuru don't go up there! Let's call the cops!"

"Ara it is fine, I can hear Natsuki's voice or more of her throwing up again," Shizuru eased the woman's fears with a smile. Making her way to the door, Shizuru slowly opened the door to find Natsuki passed out in the shower. Ara, what I am to do with you Natsuki? Well at least she didn't destroy the test tubes. Shizuru uncharacteristically shouted out to her girlfriend downstairs for her assistance. As soon as Ahn was upstairs the two women carried the blue-haired sleeping beauty to the spare room that was beside theirs.

Tired from the task and their date earlier, Ahn and Shizuru retreated back into their room as they sat on their Cal-king sized bed preparing for bed. Ahn looked over at the test tubes to see that they were now safe to be delivered to the cryogenics lab. Sighing in frustration, Ahn looked over to Shizuru who was now reading a book with much interest with worried eyes before speaking.

"I don't see how calm you can be about this Shizuru! I know that Natsuki is your friend…but she has to stop doing things like this, I mean this is the fifth time already" expressed Ahn as she now how the other woman's complete attention.

Taking off her reading glasses Shizuru looked over to her girlfriend with a smile; this in turn somewhat warmed the older woman's heart. "I don't see the harm in what Natsuki was doing, she use to do this all the time in our freshman year" said the tawny-haired woman, memories coming to mind of those years as freshman's.

Feeling the rage boil over her, Ahn stormed onto her feet as she headed for the door. "You may think there isn't any harm in what she's doing, but she needs to realize that she's not a freshman anymore. I mean, what if she crashed her motorbike into your car, or what if she knocked over that DNA kit and ruined everything? Those kits aren't exactly cheap you know! Also, how does she know how to break into a house like this and overrode my security system?"

Shizuru sighed before shaking her head and walking over to hug the short-haired woman. The crimson-eyed woman shortly soothed her lover's senses before aggressively pressing her lips to Ahn's awaiting ones. "Now where are you going?" Shizuru in a sultry voice as she backed her lover into the bed before beginning the assault on her lover's body to ease her life partners mind. "Look I'll talk to Natsuki in the morning, ok?"

"Ok…but for now just shut up and kiss me" quick with her words, Ahn pressed her lips against Shizuru's awaiting ones as they kissed.

I always hated mornings, especially Sunday mornings. Waking up for me has always been the hardest since I was a child,but lucky Shizuru was always there to wake my lazy ass up. Getting up is especially difficult while having a skull crushing hangover, let's just say that this is not the best thing to explain to your kids. Opening my eyes, I could see a slender yet gentle hand with two small pills held out to my face urging me to take. Slowly opening my eyes to see a pair of crimson irises viewing me with mirth and happiness at my disposition damn it how I love that baka Shizuru.

"What's up zuru?"

"Ara, is that anyway to greet a friend?" expressed the tawny-haired woman.

Natsuki could only grumble in response before popping the pills into her mouth and sculling down the bottle of water. "So, what happened last night? I can't seem to remember anything."

"Nothing really, we just found you passed out in the shower again; along with a bowl of half-eaten chocolate mashed potatoes on my dining room table. What really surprises me is how do you come up with these strange meals?"

"Well you know me Shizuru, I always draw feelings from my gut; that's just how I cook too," Natsuki proudly replied with a smile. She found herself being drawn into the endless crimson sea of Shizuru's eyes; unknowingly to her that Shizuru was finding herself beginning to feel lost in her emerald eyes.

Ara, why is Natsuki staring at me like this? Her eyes, they're hiding something, but what? Whatever it is, it's drawing me in, why can't I look away?.

The two became lost in each other as though time had come to a halt. Each body wanting to be touched and loved, each heart wanting to feel and be felt by the opposite, the object of desire began to grow. Her breathing became difficult for the emerald-eyed woman as she was at a loss for air, yet little did the twenty-three year old know the woman standing across from her was starting to feel the same.

"Shizuru honey, are you there? I have wonderful news for you," Ahn came bursting in the room with papers in hand with a wide smile drawn across her face. Walking over to lift the tawny-haired woman into her arms, Ahn looked into her girlfriend's eyes before telling the good news.

That should be me lifting Shizuru and making her smile. Why isn't that me?

"Ara, what is the news love?" asked a surprised Shizuru, still recovering from the unexpected burst of emotions from Ahn.

"Well, I got the test back from your DNA samples and they are completely compatible with mine, so, that means we're having a baby!"

"Ara, is this a dream?" the crimson-eyed woman felt herself almost about to burst into tears of joy as she embraced her lover.

"It's no dream Shizuru. The doctor said we can start the process as soon as he finishes the serum" Ahn replied before planting a kiss to her lover's lips.

"Natsuki isn't this great? You're going to be an aunty" Shizuru turned to the cobalt haired woman with tears in her eyes, expecting to see the woman thrilled at the news.

"Congratulations Shizuru and Ahn… congrats…" Natsuki tried her best to show some happiness but the words showed nothing but sadness.

Now that I think about it, at that time those words sounded as fake as my feelings for Shizuru and Ahn being together; little did I know that four years later things would change.

AN:Well,I hope to read some wonderful reviews from you readers. Please R&R, it will help me a lot with writing the next chapter. Here's the preview that I have promised you in the last chapter.

Preview: "Now arriving in Tokyo, please exit the plane in an orderly fashion."

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