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"Thinking"
Warning: Mild and heavy themes of profanity.
Natsuki awoke to the soft sounds of birds chirping. Obstructing her vision in the most pleasant manner, she looked at the golden wheat locks.
Smiling towards herself the mother of twenty-six smiled and thought to herself.
I can't believe we are together my high school dream finally has come true.
With a smirk she looked as Shizuru cutely twitched her nose, smiling towards herself she was reminded of her daughter. Little did she know that the tawny-haired woman was awake.
"Ara it's nice to hear happiness coming from my Natsuki's voice at this hour," commented Shizuru no opening her eyes.
"Wah…how did you know I was up?"
"Ara has Natsuki forgot about our daughter, I always had to be on alert when Ruka was born."
"Oh I see so…did Ruka cry a lot when she was a baby." Shizuru opened her eyes to see Natsuki with her chin on her knees a sad look within her eyes. With a small smile she shared her lover's pain, taking her time she kissed the cobalt-haired woman with a strong passion.
Feeling her own body knocked back Natsuki relaxed into the kiss taking in her lover's romantic aura. Poking her tongue out she intruded her lover's mouth in which Natsuki gave in fully. Taking a fistful of her lover's night gown into her hand Natsuki broke for air making her lungs dull with air again.
"That was…where did you learn to kiss like that?"
"Ara so many questions my Natsuki, do you not want to continue and see what else I learned?"
"Mmmm delightful," purred Natsuki in a lustful tone. As soon as the two were back to their heated passionate session half way into the motions of lust, the phone rung signaling them out of there trance. Breaking apart and looking at the ringing phone they knew where the call was coming from.
"That must be my father with Ruka." Picking up the phone Natsuki put the phone on speaker to hear nothing but rustling and noise in the background.
"Hey dad you there is Ruka alright?"
"Hahahahaha I'm so fucking rich!" Shizuru and Natsuki pulled their heads back at the sound of Nao's voice, looking towards each other they looked back at the phone.
"Don't you mean you are richer Nao and cut it out you dope your on Natsuki's phone," spoke Chie.
"Damn it someone pour me another drink and bring Ruka another ice cream Sunday."
"Nao where's my kid," shouted Natsuki losing patience for the red-haired aunt.
"Huh oh I forgot that you were on the phone dog snot here she is," spoke Nao. A small rustle of the cellular was caused, within a short second the little girl came into sound.
"Hi mama, hi Natsuki…" The two parents softened at the sound of their daughter's voice, knowing that she was safe rested their hearts.
"I sweetie did you have a good time," asked Shizuru.
"Hai Ruka did…"
"What did you see at the zoo baby?"
"Ruka saws a lot, she saw the elephants, tigers, birds, and the monkeys. Then grandpa bought me ice cream, then he let me play in his game with auntie Nao and auntie Chie. Now, Ruka is having ice cream with auntie Nao and auntie Chie."
Ice cream with Nao and Chie its eight in the morning wait…something isn't right.
"Natsuki…"
"H-Hai Ruka baby…" Natsuki was snapped out of her trance by her own daughter's voice. Glancing warmly towards the phone she listened to her daughter.
"Ruka had a nice time with grandpa Setusuna."
"Really I'm glad you did, where's grandpa now?"
"Mmmm Nao said he's in the losers booth crying even though grandpa did look sad last night," spoke Ruka in a sad tone.
"I see well after me and you finish talking, can you give your grandfather his cellphone back?"
"Nope he can't get it back cause its mine," interrupted Nao in the background.
"What!"
"Natsuki, mommy, guess what Ruka leaned!" Before Natsuki could give the lava-haired woman a tongue lashing, she softened at her daughter's voice once again. Perking up along with her lover Shizuru giggled at the events that were coming. Knowing that her daughter was safe where she was at, she listened along with her cobalt haired lover.
"What did you learn baby," encouraged Shizuru.
"Ruka learned how to play poker! It was fun she learned how to bluff and Ruka doesn't get her six's and nine's confused! But Ruka feels sad cause grandpa and the others didn't look happy!"
"T-That's g-good R-Ruka c-can y-you p-put your aunt Nao on the phone," stuttered Natsuki in anger trying to hold a smile.
"Hai love you mama and Natsuki," spoke the little girl before handing the phone over towards the next person.
"Aye dog snot what's going on," spoke Nao into the phone.
"Nao why the fuck did you teach my daughter how to play poker asshole!"
"Wait a minute I didn't teach her how to play she just watched!"
"Nao, Ruka got the whole table to fold," added Chie in the back ground.
"Stay outta this Harada," said Nao in a hushed tone.
"Bring my baby girl back home and ice cream isn't a breakfast food," shouted Natsuki.
"Ok, ok, we will bring her back I was hoping to keep her for one more da-"
"Bring her back now!"
"Ok, but I have one more thing to say," said Nao.
"What else could you possibility say Nao," spoke Natsuki while rubbing her temples while her head rested on the pillows.
"Well what I wanted to say was Chietaughthertoo."
"Wha…"
As soon as that last sentence was spoke the line went dead. Natsuki snapped up looking at the phone as if she wished it to explode.
"Ahhh why can't they learn how to act," spoke Natsuki putting a pillow over her head in frustration.
"Ara don't worry besides did you hear Ruka this is the happiest I have ever heard her. Also too did you hear what she said she said that she learned the difference between her nine's and six's." Natsuki eyes half lidded in memory of her own past and her own struggle. It wasn't until Shizuru planted a kiss on her lover's cheek snapping her outta trance.
"Don't worry Natsuki your still a great person don't blame yourself none of this is your fault."
"I love you Shizuru you know that?"
Looking into her lovers eyes she finally spoke the words that her heart knew for so long for the first time Shizuru Fujino let the words of her heart echo through her lips.
"I love you to Natsuki always."
AN: Thank you folks for the reviews I mean it was great please help me get to 200 if you can but if not it's a not a big deal. Until then everyone check out my other story come outside. Well its 3 am here and I'm sleepy so sorry for the mistakes but I just wanted to get this chapter out to you guys.
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