Hey my Dear Readers! Before you kick, punch and curse me for the long wait I present to you the 4th chapter of "Be Mine". Enjoy!
(If you want to know why I took so long to update please read until the end. Thank you!)
Surrounded by her warm blankets, Natsuki stared at the yellow stars in her ceiling trying to think. How did her life turned so upside down? It seemed as she had lost control of her life since her mother died and ever since that demon had come to live with them 6 months ago. How ironic, she felt a lot safer at that time, when she used to get high than right now, when she no longer had the desire to be on drugs. Natsuki looked at the drawer in her nightstand…or did she? A knock on her door interrupted her thoughts and made her jump out of bed. Her green eyes narrowed and she felt her body tense up. Good thing that she had locked her door before going to sleep.
"Nat-chan, breakfast is ready!" said the deep, masculine voice of her father.
"Uhm, yeah…coming!" replied Natsuki releasing a shaky sigh.
Natsuki paced around her room, she had to eat breakfast but she was afraid of a certain red-eyed woman. "I feel like a mouse, trapped in a hole just because there is a cat on the loose!" thought Natsuki still pacing around her room "Well, she is more of a viper!" Natsuki glanced at the drawer once again, the temptation was still there… then she glanced at her ceiling. She shook her head. Her mother had taught her to be strong, she needed to be strong, and she needed a plan to get that stupid chestnut haired woman out of her life. "But, first things first…breakfast and Nao…and my bike!"
"Stupid, spider" she whispered to herself as she stepped out of her room still on the black wife beater and the loose shorts she used as pajamas.
Natsuki crossed the hall silently, she felt strong and confident. When she reached the staircase she began to climb down but with each step she took, the cobalt haired girl felt her confidence draining. Natsuki reached the kitchen door but she only stood there, staring at it. "Am I really going to do this?" wondered the teenager as last night's images came into her mind. "Yes, you are" said a voice inside her. Natsuki nodded and just when she was going to touch the handle, the door was opened by none other that Viola Shizuru.
Natsuki stood frozen in her spot, a blush worked its way to her cheeks, Shizuru smirked and the green eyed teenager hated the woman once more for the effect that she had on her.
"Ara, good morning! I hope Nat-chan had a good sleep last night" said Shizuru with a cheerful tone yet, the smirk never leaved her lips and her ruby red eyes never leaved Natsuki's emerald green eyes.
"Morning" growled Natsuki as she averted her eyes from the burning stare and with a frown she walked past Shizuru and settled in one of the chairs in front of her father.
"So, Natsuki…how was the party last night?" asked Benji as he took a sip of his precious tea. He was already dressed in an elegant black business suit.
"Fine" Natsuki replied as she reached for her cereal. Natsuki then reached for the milk when a soft, feminine hand touched hers. Natsuki glared at the ruby eyed girl –who looked at her challenging –and retrieved her hand, reaching for the orange juice instead.
"So, Nat-chan…I see last night was wild, hot and rough for you, right?" teased Benji smiling at his daughter.
Natsuki's eyes widened and she spat a bit of orange juice on her glass. "What?!" Natsuki looked at her father with hope, fear and uncertainty. "Does he know about…last night? Did Shizuru tell him? Why is he smiling like that? What's happening?! Should I confess? Should I play dumb?" Natsuki's eyes darted to Shizuru. The woman was calmly sipping her tea.
"Uhm…h-how…" Natsuki couldn't say anything. On the one had, she was afraid that this was trap planned by the evil woman. She knew Shizuru had her father wrapped around her finger. On the other hand, she wanted to spill the beans and tell her father everything: how she felt about her mother, how she used to get high, how she hated his engagement, how Shizuru teased her and sometimes molested her, how she lusted after Shizuru, how she hated Shizuru… could she be brave enough to tell him all that? Would he believe in her?
"Well, that mark on your shoulder makes a statement in itself" said his father standing up in order to refill his cup of tea.
Natsuki touched the place where the slightly older woman had bitten. She glanced at the chestnut haired girl who smirked evilly at her and winked. Natsuki turned her gaze to her cereal. She hated that woman, not only could she make her feel uneasy, afraid and tense, but also she could raise that stupid and familiar lust inside her. "What the hell, Kuga? She was just harassing you a few hours ago... She is such a fucking vixen" thought Natsuki angrily.
~ Her face is V-lined, her body is S-lined…please just kill me now! (Sparkle, sparkle) ~
Natsuki heard her father's cell phone and she remembered that a certain red head wanted to talk to her. Quickly, just as his father was talking with Negi –his lawyer –and just when Shizuru stood up abruptly, Natsuki took out her cell phone and send Nao a text message:
"Alright. See you at 12 at the park…bring my bike! – Natsuki"
Natsuki locked her phone and put it back on her short's pocket. She finished her breakfast just as her father sat down on the table again. Shizuru began to wash the dishes in the sink behind Natsuki.
"Sorry about that, Nat-chan. It seems Negi is having some difficulties with the legal stuff in the corporation" said Benji Kuga as he hurriedly finished his second cup of tea. "I shall return for dinner" he said as he munched on his toast.
"Ara, Benji-san should remember to not overwork himself" said Shizuru innocently as she turned around.
"Ah, Shizuru you are truly caring. I'm happy" replied Mr. Kuga "Please take care of Nat-chan while I'm gone"
"I can take care of myself" snapped Natsuki, suddenly nervous at the perspective of being left alone with Shizuru. "Besides, I'm going out with Nao"
"Nao-chan? Uh? Is she the one who gave you that?" asked Benji playfully while pointing at the bite mark on the teenager's shoulder. "I knew you two were close friends, but I never imagined just how close" he added.
Natsuki turned red at the suggestion and at the memories of last night's party; however a cold sensation on her back snapped her out of it. She turned around slowly and her green eyes briefly caught sight of a pair of ruby eyes glaring intensely at her. Was she in trouble…more trouble?
"N-no…we are just...h-hanging out!" said Natsuki turning to face her father. Now, she was even more nervous about Shizuru "Can't I skip dinner?" pleaded Natsuki. "At least if I stay at Nao's I would be away from Shizuru!"
"No, you should definitely invite her to eat dinner with us!" said Benji enthusiastically "I got to go, but I want to see the two of you at dinner!" he added as he kissed Shizuru's cheek lovingly and walked out the kitchen. Natsuki hear the front door close and the engine of her father's car, soon enough, both girls were alone in the kitchen…again. Natsuki stood there, her back facing Shizuru and her sweaty hand gripping the kitchen table.
"Ara, Natsuki should hurry up and meet this…Nao person" said Shizuru as she approached the trembling girl in front of her "I wouldn't want Natsuki to get another of those…marks on her beautiful skin" whispered Shizuru in Natsuki's right ear. Shizuru smirked at the blushing girl and with a seductive wink she strolled out of the kitchen. "Fuck!" was the only thing that crossed Nastuki's mind.
Natsuki was once again walking angrily through the streets. She was so fucking confused about everything right now! How could she feel that burning desire for someone who had molested her? And who she hated more than anyone in the world? She had to be honest with herself, she was absolutely terrified of Shizuru, but she could not ignore the sudden sensation that rushed to her crotch and to her chest every time Shizuru did something suggestive. Still, how come she was not able to tell her dad about Shizuru's behavior towards her? Was she really afraid of him founding out about…"that"? Or was she just a stupid sadomasochist girl? How come she could beat the shit out of Takeda and yet, could not even push Shizuru off of her? How come she abhorred those eyes and yet, couldn't stop looking at them? What was wrong with her?! "What have you done to me, Shizuru?! Damn you!"
Natsuki reached the park and suddenly she felt confused all over again. What about Nao? Why had she kissed her last night? Was she really looking for a girlfriend? Would Nao act differently towards her? Natsuki stopped all her thinking when she saw the red head standing against her blue Ducati Monster. The red head saw her, but immediately averted her eyes. The cobalt haired girl sighed and prepared herself to face her friend.
"Hey, Sp…Nao" greeted Natsuki to the teenager awkwardly
"Hey" said the olive eyed girl just as awkwardly as Natsuki.
"…"
"…"
Both teenagers stood there, facing each other silently. Neither of them knew what to say or what to do. Natsuki looked around: the wind was blowing a gentle breeze, a dog was barking, the birds were chirping, some kids were running around laughing and screaming, a man selling ice cream was whistling, Mai and Mikoto were sitting in a bench pretty close to them, Chie and Aoi were sitting in swings behind, watching them through binoculars…"Wait, what?!"
"I-is it me, o-or do you also feel like… w-we are being watched?" asked Nao without looking at her with her arms crossed. She was trying to hard to look like her usual-self: uncaring and cool.
"Chie, Aoi, Mai and Mikoto are here" responded Natsuki not sure if she wanted to kill them or run to them.
Once again both girls fell silent. This time an even more awkward atmosphere was present, for the teenagers felt knew that their every move was being watched. Natsuki's left eye began to twitch as she felt that one vein of her forehead was ready to explode. She hated that situation! "Just be brave, Kuga!" she thought to herself. Little did she know that Nao was thinking the exact same thing.
"So, Nat…I…" began Nao. However her words were not heard by the emerald green eyed girl, for Natsuki spoke/yelled at the same time:
"Listen, Spider…doyouwannahavedinnerwithustonight?!" The whole park fell silent.
"Uh…what?" asked Nao to the blushing teenager standing in front of her.
"What was that?" said Chie's voice from behind. Soon enough a slap was heard, Aoi had hit her girlfriend in the head.
"That…if…y-you want to h-have din-dinner with me…us…tonight" said Natsuki through her gritted teeth, a blush in her face and both of her hands forming fists.
"Ok…so…what are we?" asked Nao looking nervous.
"I…we…" stutter Natsuki
"Mai is Natsuki going to ask Nao to be her girlfriend?" asked Mikoto's voice.
"We…" began Natsuki
"Yohko, there are Nao-chan and Nat-chan!" yelled a drunken Midori as the school's nurse dragged her around the park. Nao glared at them.
"Nao, would you…"began Natsuki again
"Aoi, let's get closer!" whispered Chie interrupting her once again
Natsuki felt the anger burning in her veins. She couldn't decide what to say if everyone was yelling and whispering and just making any kind of noise!
"Damn it, people! What the fuck is wrong with you! Can't you see I'm trying to say something here!" screamed Natsuki turning around and giving everyone her infamous Kuga-death-glare "Just, shut the fuck up until I finish asking Nao something!" she added. Everybody froze in their places, afraid that Natsuki would chase them with a gun. Nao facepalmed "Stupid people…and stupid Mutt!" she thought.
Natsuki turned around to finish her question when a pair of delicate lips sealed her own. Surprised, Natsuki let the slightly shorter girl take control of the kiss. After a few seconds, both teenagers parted, olive green clashed with emerald green.
"I…think that…settles it" stammered Natsuki, her mind still confused.
"Let's just go and kick their asses already…mutt" said Nao smiling shyly.
"Oh…ok…spider!" smiled Natsuki. "Maybe this whole "girlfriends" thing isn't that bad. Nao is still the same Nao" thought Natsuki as she marched towards the rest of her friends to…have a little chat.
A few asses kicked and a pair of hours later…
Natsuki gulped loudly and stood in the doorway. There she was, ready to face the demon that had turned her home into its lair. "Here goes nothing!" thought Natsuki as she reached for the doorknob, but just as she touched its cold surface, the door opened and Shizuru Viola appeared right in front of her.
"Welcome home! Nat-chan is just in time to help me prepare the table for dinner" said the Kyoto born woman smiling brightly. If Natsuki hadn't known her any better she would have thought that Shizuru was the perfect woman: graceful, as she stepped aside to let them in; elegant and traditional, as she wore a red kimono with a purple-flower pattern; and beautiful, with her chestnut hair tied in messy bun and a few strands of hair out of place here and there. She would have thought that the smile in the chestnut haired girl was genuine, but she knew the truth: Shizuru Viola was not a perfect woman, she was the perfect liar. Red eyes stared directly at her.
"Fuck off" whispered Natsuki harshly just as she stepped inside her house. Nao, who didn't hear what Natsuki said, walked in behind her but was stopped by the older girl.
"Ara, you must be Nao-san" said Shizuru looking her up and down with her red eyes. "Nat-chan has been telling us all about you, isn't that right, Nat-su-ki?" she added looking at the cobalt haired girl cynically, teasing her, daring her to say the contrary.
Natsuki glared at the older woman. Emeralds and rubies collided in a dangerous game, like a forest facing a fire. Natsuki found herself drowning in those blood-like pools, the familiar rush of lust spreading to her whole body. The red fire consumed the green forest. Natsuki broke the visual contact. "Why can't I control myself?! Dammit, Kuga!"
Shizuru smirked in satisfaction and Nao stood between the women, sensing the tension but not quite understanding what was going on. The silence took over the three women.
Suddenly, the door opened once again and Benji Kuga stepped into the house. "I'm so hungry, let's eat!" he said, oblivious to the tension in the environment.
Natsuki wanted to runaway so badly, all she wanted was to the evening to end quickly. Why? Well, through all the dinner her father and Shizuru, who were sitting right in front of her, had acted as two love birds, giggling, chatting and giving each other food. That alone was enough to make her cringe. Another thing was that Nao seemed to be expecting her to act like her father and Shizuru. As if! Also, there was the constant fear that her father would ask Nao about the bite mark on her shoulder. "Please, someone make this torture stop!" yelled Natsuki in her mind as she heard her father talk to Nao about school stuff. Natsuki sighed and frowned looking at the food on her plate.
"Feeling tired already, my Nat-su-ki? The fun has not even started yet" thought Shizuru as she noticed the annoyed look on the teenagers face. "Let's spice thing a little bit" thought Shizuru evilly.
Natsuki was poking her food with her fork when all of the sudden she felt something soft grazing her right calf and slowly going up her leg in a sensual manner. It stopped in her knee. The cobalt haired girl jerked, a sudden rush of heat traveled throughout her body. Everyone stop chatting and looked at her weirdly.
"Ara, is everything ok, Nat-chan?" asked Shizuru with a concerned expression on her face. Natsuki knew it was fake.
"Y-yeah, I just…bit my tongue, sorry" she said. Nao and her father began to chat again.
Natsuki glared at the older woman, who looked back at her with a calm expression. The teenager was sure that the thing she felt before was the chestnut haired girl's foot; she watched the older girl closely for a while but the Kyoto born didn't seem ready to strike again. Natsuki lowered her eyes to her plate again…big mistake. This time, two soft things grazed both of her calves. Shizuru's feet wandered through her legs, teasing her and making her feel all hot and bothered. The teenager shut her jaw tightly and tried to ignore the pleasant/torturous feeling.
Shizuru noticed how aroused was the teenager and decided to push her even further. Slowly in order to go unnoticed by Benji and Nao, she forced Natsuki to spread her legs. She smirked in satisfaction when she saw the light shivers running up and down the teenager. She waited until those cold, emerald eyes glared at her once more to make her final move.
When green and red met, the Kyoto born girl took one of the apples that lay in the table and sensually she took a bite of the fruit, she let her lips lingered for a moment on it. A drop of the apple's juice stayed on her lips until it fall. Natsuki's eyes followed the drop as it traveled south and leaped from Shizuru's chin to her chest until it disappeared into the chestnut haired girl's cleavage. Natsuki gulped, somehow that simple action combined with those long, slender legs rubbing her own legs were too much for her. She felt so hot! She needed a way to relieve that tingling sensation under her skin right that instant! Natsuki abruptly stood and ran to the bathroom.
Benji and Nao stopped their pleasant conversation when the saw the rebel teenager getting out of the room in such a hurry. Neither of them knew the reason for Natsuki's sudden escape but both were concerned about it.
"Huh? What's wrong with Nat-chan?" wondered Benji out loud as he frowned
"I don't know, Benji-san" replied Shizuru hiding her satisfaction behind an innocent smile. However, red eyes caught sight of a pair or olive green eyes looking at her with suspicion "Ara, I should go and ask Nat-chan what seems to be the problem, excuse me" she added as she stood up and went out to look for the rebel teenager. "Ara, ara. Nao-san seems to be a bit…observant. She might cause problems to my plan…I need to get rid of her" thought Shizuru as she reached the small bathroom where her pray had taken cover.
Natsuki stood there, shivering and hyperventilating. "God Kuga, don't tell me you were actually…enjoying that!" she thought as she banged her head against the door of the bathroom trying to calm down her raging hormones. "What kind of sick pervert I'm turning into?!" she asked herself as her eyes traveled to the ceiling. Nope, no little shining stars to help her think. "Damn!" A knock on the door startled her.
"Nat-chan, are you ok?" asked a Kyoto accented voice, and suddenly Natsuki found herself shivering again. "Fuck, well it's now or never!"
Natsuki opened the door violently and confronted her tormentor. As always the two women's eyes clashed in an intense battle. One of them was feeling amused and ready to strike; the other one was feeling furious and ready to defend.
"What the hell are you doing?!" whispered Natsuki angrily.
"Ara, what is Natsuki talking about?" asked Shizuru. Her voice questioning, her mouth curved in a cynical smirk.
"Don't play dumb!" whispered Natsuki "Just…don't fucking touch me again!"
"Ikezu, I thought you were enjoying yourself, Nat-su-ki" said Shizuru "I know I was" she added biting her lips sexily.
"Fuck, those lips...No, be strong, Kuga! You hate her, remember?!" thought Natsuki trying to ignore the sensations on her gut.
"Shizuru, Natsuki! Sorry, girls I have to go to the office. It seems Negi is still having problems" said Benji Kuga as he approached the girls "I don't want to ruin your night. You should make a girl's night while I'm out" suggested Benji as he took his suitcase.
"Ara, Benji-san that is a great idea" agreed Shizuru with an evil smirk on her features. She looked at Natsuki and then she looked at the redhead girl, who observed her with a frown. "Nao-san, you don't stand a chance against me…this should be interesting fufufu"
Nao observed the strange smile on the chestnut haired girl and felt a sudden chill run up and down her spine. Something about the Kyoto born made her feel uncomfortable. "Just who is she?" she thought.
Aaaaand that's it. Whoa! This is by far the longest chapter I have ever written.
So yeah, explanation time! Well, I took awfully long to update because this last month was so unfortunate for me. First my computer crashed because someone (not gonna say names…Jaqueline! I'm talking to you, dammit!) thought it would be funny to download p0rn pictures and put them as my wallpaper. Well those images had a hell load of viruses and they just killed my computer. Yep, this chapter was deleted. Fortunately I had the rest of my info saved in another place so it wasn't THAT bad. Also, I just began school and I have been super busy with homework. But oh well, I have finished this chapter…finally! Hopefully I'll have next chapter ready for next Friday.
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