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Warning: mild and heavy themes of profanity.

Previously: "I know Natsuki, she looks just like you," Shizuru confirmed, her eyes were filled with tears of mixed emotions that found no end.

Natsuki stared in shock and disbelief at the little girl standing before her. Her breathes became restricting and every fiber of her body froze in shock. A strong sense of fear, happiness and anger surged within the pit of cobalt-haired woman's stomach. Nothing, but an audible croak could be heard from the business woman. This child… This child is Shizuru's… and mine. But how?

Mustering her strength to speak, Natsuki soon found her voice in hopes to calm the hysterical Shizuru. But the emerald-eyed woman's voice fell upon deaf ears.

"Hey, why are you making mommy cry! Only bad people make mommy cry and I won't let you hurt my mommy," said the little cobalt–haired girl as she stood before Shizuru.

Natsuki looked down to see the small girl standing in front of Shizuru with her tiny arms stretched outwards in order to serve as a wall between Shizuru and her.

"She's so protective, just like I was when I was her age and I see that she has my famous death glare down to the T."

"It's alright Ruka, this is my good friend Natsuki Kuga" Shizuru reassured as she leant down to Ruka's level.

"A-Are you sure you're alright mommy, she made you cry"

"I promise I'm alright baby. Natsuki's the friend that I told you about baby, she would never hurt me," Shizuru could only hope with a smile that Ruka would believe her.

Looking up to the older woman in the Armani business suit, the cobalt-haired girl's suspicion started to fade away. Taking this as a sign, Natsuki bent down to the younger girl's eye level, catching the girl's irises within her own the emerald-eyed woman smiled warmly at the younger girl.

"I promise I'm not here to hurt you mother. She is a very dear friend to me and I hope to become a friend to you also," Natsuki offered her hand out to the young girl with a warm smile.

Looking at the bright smile that lit up on the child's face as she shook Natsuki's hand, Shizuru watched and smiled at the two as her hysteria soon died down at the sight of the two.

"Well, I don't know about you two, but this Reunion has got me very hungry. What do you two say to pizza?" asked Natsuki with a smile.

"Pizza, really? Can we have pizza mommy?"

Natsuki watched as her requited love nodded her head in approval. "So, where does Natsuki want to take us?"

"You'll see, get in the limo and let me surprise you" the cobalt haired woman replied with a charming smile as she stepped aside.

Did you know the chances of something horrible happening to a person are 50/50? Even though, I'm sure meeting your own child in the middle of the street that you never knew existed is not listed as something horrible. Now that I look back on it, life has always had its way of giving me lemons, but too fucking bad I hate lemonade and ain't making it. I mean, a number of things could have been possible like me getting in a plane accident or getting hit by a car. But I'm not even four hours into Tokyo and I find out I'm a mother and a vice president… I could really use some Alanis Morissette now.Well,spending all my time in America has really adjusted my sense of musical style, thus me leading to like the folk singer. That's beside the point; if anyone would have told me ten years ago I was going to have a child with the woman of my dreams, I would have slapped them.

At Mai's Pizzeria

Natsuki accompanied Shizuru with Ruka trailing behind as they walked into the pizzeria. Natsuki was soon caught in a bear hug by none other than the orange-haired owner Mai herself.

"Natsuki, Shizuru you're here! I was told by Nao that you were coming back to Tokyo. I wasn't expecting you to be here so soon," said Mai, mixed with feelings of happiness and surprised at seeing the pair here before her.

"Well, you know me Mai, I'm always here with a surprise," Natsuki merely shrugged her shoulders in reply as she returned the woman's bear crushing hug.

"Ara, Natsuki's always been like this since high school. Last minute for everything and late for everything also" Shizuru chimed in before sharing in a laugh with Mai, earning a pout from Natsuki.

"Hey, I'm on time now you two!"

Ruka watched as the adults interacted with each other, making herself unnoticeable Ruka hid behind Natsuki's leg. Ruka looked at the adult that towered over her and compared her facial features to her own. I wonder why mommy's friend Natsuki has the same hair as me.Also, my mommy's friend makes the same pout face as me. She doesn't look scary like the person I see in my dreams.

Feeling a light weight against her leg, Natsuki looked down to see Ruka hiding behind her leg. Noticing the nervousness of the young child, Natsuki bent down to pat the child lightly on the head. Mai soon followed in noticing the three year-old Ruka who found herself in a light bear hug by the orange-haired woman.

"Hello sweetie what's your name?"

"My names Ruka, what's your name?"

"I'm Mai, but you can call me aunty Mai. I'm a friend of both your mothers," Mai greeted the young girl with a friendly smile in which she was rewarded with a hug from Ruka.

"Oh, so you're a friend of mommy and mama Ahn?" Ruka asked, smiling innocently at the orange-haired woman. Mai looked up to see the sad look on Shizuru's face and a confused, angry look on Natsuki's.

Shizuru has been making my child believe that Ahn is her mother! That means Ahn is still around in Shizuru's life, there still is no place for me. Calm down Natsuki, it's not Shizuru's fault but she could have called me! Oh yeah idiot, you disconnected your cell phone when you left.

Quickly all three adults recovered their shock before turning their attention to the girl.

"Oh really now, well I have some neat games that my friend Mikoto and you can play. Do you want to go play a game with her?"

"Hai, can I go play a game with Mikoto mommy?" Ruka asked with pleading crimson eyes at Shizuru.

"Yes you can dear, just make sure it's not too violent," Shizuru watched with a light smile as Ruka happily nodded before running off to play. As she left, Natsuki, Shizuru and Mai made their way to a respective booth. "Ara, it isn't a good example to your employees to sit on the job without calling a break Mai-san."

"Cut the crap Shizuru, I know your masking something and I'll get to you next Natsuki," Mai kept a firm stare at Shizuru as she pointed over to Natsuki without so much as looking at her.

"What? I didn't do anything Mai; I only just met Ruka today!"

"What! You mean to tell me that you just met your daughter today! And please Shizuru don't tell me a bullshit lie that Ruka isn't Natsuki's kid, she looks and acts just like Natsuki," hissed Mai in a low authoritative tone.

"Yes her name is Ruka Fujino and she is Natsuki's child. But, I was not expecting her to be Natsuki's child" Shizuru found it hard holding back the tears as she let a few tears go by before wiping them away.

Why is Shizuru crying! Maybe she doesn't love me the way I love her maybe she's angry with me.

"What about Ahn, does she know about this?"

"Yes Mai-san, she knew right at the moment when Ruka was born."

"How did this happen!"

Shizuru explained the process of how Ruka was born to both of the women that were now sitting at the booth. After Shizuru was finished, she glazed up to look at the face of Mai who was now shocked and the scared look of Natsuki who's emotions now looked blank. Natsuki swallowed a huge lump in her throat that felt like sand struggling to go down a pit. The sable-haired woman tried to catch her breath while mentally wanting to answer the most important question. Finally, after calming down Natsuki proceeded to speak.

"S-So, am I really…R-Ruka's mother?"

"I believe you are, there couldn't be anyone one else but you. Ahn and I did a DNA test after Ruka was born and it turned out that Ahn was not Ruka's mother" Shizuru couldn't feel Natsuki fears arising as the truth was hitting her hard and fast.

"Even though I can feel that Ruka is mine, I want to know. But, until then I will help out in whatever way, I can I will start a college fund for Ruka as well as child support," Natsuki pleaded with a commanding tone.

Natsuki's still the same woman from all those years ago before the day she left. Is this really Natsuki? Shizuru couldn't stop her heart from pounding, but soon she had to stop her heart from its erotic beating. Cannot allow this to happen Natsuki cannot get involved.

"Ara, you can keep the child support Natsuki, I am well taken care of. As for Ruka's college fund, you don't need to worry about that ether."

"Damn it Shizuru you baka! Why won't you let me take care of my child? You always do this Shizuru, you never let me help! I know this is my fault, please just let me at least visit my daughter."

"Natsuki…I-I w-"

"Mommy I'm hungry, can we order pizza now?" interrupted the small cobalt-haired girl.

AN: What will Shizuru's answer be? What is Shizuru hiding from Natsuki? Where's Ahn in all of this?Well, leave more reviews and you shall get your answers muhahahaha. But, I'm giving out a special thank you to all of you reviewers and I hope that you review more and tell others of my works.

Preview: "Just where have you been my dear?"

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