Author's Note: Those of you who have been following my stories for awhile now know that I try not to miss a holiday update! So here I am, and I'm full of Christmas high this year (must be something in the cookies)! This is a short update with Kaname, following the phone conversation she had with Shizuma. So here's another extra chapter, Read, Review, Rejoice!

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Trouble brings Trouble

"Wait a min-" Before Shizuma could finish her sentence she heard the phone click.

Kaname quickly pocketed her phone as Momomi returned with a strawberry filled crepe in hand, nibbling childishly at the sweet treat.

"How ironic…" Kaname snickered quietly to herself.

"What?" Momomi pouted as she plopped herself on the bench next to Kaname.

"Oh, nothing." Kaname mused as she stole a bite off the desert. Licking the pink-colored cream around her lips Kaname smirked. "I was just thinking how much I like strawberries."

Momomi, being with Kaname for as long as she has, obviously knew her long time lover was hiding something, but she chose not to focus on that. Instead, she decided to seize this rare occasion and use it to the fullest. As she snuggled closer into Kaname's arm, she smiled. "Let's focus on why you picked today to go on a date. When I came back, I thought I would be locked in the bedroom for days. When since did you get so romantic?"

Kaname wrapped an arm around the brown-haired girl's shoulder pulling her even closer. "Let's just say… I've been in a really good mood lately."

"And the timing is so perfect too! Not a cloud in the sky." Momomi observed cheerfully.

"Indeed."

The two sat idly in a local park. Having recently moved to the area, they had yet to truly explore their new surroundings. This particular park was famous for couples because of the water fountain that stood imposingly at the center of the park.

The real beauty of the fountain was its design. It began with the sculpted likeness of three maidens carrying jars, each stooping low to fetch water while facing away from one another. In the middle of these three maidens stood the likeness of a young couple, a man holding his apparent lover amorously from behind. One of his arms snaked across her breasts while the other hid her womanhood, as if protecting her from the eyes of all others while leaving his own nude form exposed.

"You know, this sculpture is far from romantic." Momomi laughed rather loudly, catching the attention of some of the other couples and passer-bys. "If anything, the man is an exhibitionist and a pervert. He's just looking for an excuse to grope his woman in public, while exposing himself to the world." Momomi looked to Kaname and smirked, giving a knowing nod.

"Not to mention those maidens, who supposedly can't see a thing. No matter how you look at it, all their heads are tilted slightly, giving them a peripheral view of the couple." Kaname added matter-of-factly, matching Momomi's volume, if not getting slightly louder. "If anything, this statue is disgusting."

"It's amazing how they could put up such a provocative symbol in a public place. I'm glad I don't have any children who could be exposed to such a display."

The couple got up in seeming disgust and walked away from the awestricken crowd and uneasy couples, both wearing impish grins. As if adding insult to injury, Momomi finished, "I guess perverts would find it 'beautiful' though."

The couple strolled along, both feeling rather accomplished with their latest bout of troublemaking. It's been a while since the menacing duo were able to do such things as a pair. Still though, Kaname's mind was formulating a plan for Shizuma's current situation. How often does Shizuma Hanazono ask for help? She had to seize the opportunity.

"By the way," Momomi interrupted the young mastermind's train of thought. "Who were you talking to earlier?"

"When?" Kaname responded quickly to avoid troublesome and ultimately avoidable explanations.

"When you pocketed your cell as I was coming back, you didn't honestly think I didn't notice." Momomi then smirked, almost challenging Kaname. "You know me better than that."

"That's why I know it would only be a waste of time to lie to you." Kaname sighed. "You remember the silver-maned Casanova of St. Miator, our beloved Etoile, don't you?" she asked in a heavily sarcastic tone.

"What reason do you have to contact Shizuma nowadays?"

"She has a few issues she needs help dealing with."

"Since when did you become a charity?"

"Call me counselor."

"Even counselors get an income." Momomi pointed out. "What's your motive? You and I both have more than enough money, and we're no longer in school so Shizuma can't pull any strings for you anymore. What are you aiming at, what's her use?"

Kaname snickered. "Think about it. Yes, money is no issue to us, and the sisters no longer watch over us. Looking at it that way, doing this has no merit to me. However, the situation itself, was too interesting to pass up!"

"Oh? And why is that?"

"Answering a question with a question, tell me, how often does Shizuma get rejected by a woman?"

"The question is more, has any woman ever rejected an offer from Shizuma Hanazono? Sure Nagisa lasted a while, but we all see where that ended up." Momomi bit into the remaining morsels of her desert thoughtfully before suddenly gasping, "Shizuma's having woman problems!"

"In a sense." Kaname nodded. "But not the way you're thinking. Apparently she and strawberry-head are as strong as ever, however there is a force effectively wearing away at their relationship. The one woman, besides Nagisa, in a position to crush Shizuma psychologically and throw her life into a downward spiral. The mother of strawberry-head herself."

"So the mother has a problem with Shizuma." Momomi frowned. "Somehow, I'm not surprised."

"Apparently after doing some research, I found out that her mother is actually Yumiko Aoi formerly Hanatsu."

"Why does that sound familiar?"

"Hanatsu, Yumiko, the first woman in Japan to place in an international MMA championship. She took second place and it was believed she could take first but she had to make her way back to Japan because of a family emergency. Therefore, it was counted as a forfeit. Shortly after, she married her long-time fiancé and gave birth. She hasn't fought professionally since."

"If that's the case, Nagisa must take after her father."

"Indeed."

Momomi tugged at Kaname's short-sleeved shirt childishly, smiling up at her girlfriend. "Hey, I want to hit the arcades."

"Hmm, why not, it could be fun." Kaname grinned slightly thinking of the hell they could raise together. It's been awhile since they could cause mayhem together like this, aside from the park incident.

Momomi had been gone for nearly two grueling weeks, the first time they were separated since they became a couple. At first Kaname was against it, but since Momomi leaving alone was beyond her control, she had to deal with it. Momomi thought it would be a good experience for them to be separated from each other for awhile, so Kaname was not allowed to argue.

At first, the dark-haired girl thought that she could easily make the two weeks, however she found herself disgruntled the very night Momomi left for the airport. She finally realized how big their bed really was, definitely not suited for one person alone. She decided not to go to bed just yet, and instead to soak a little in the tub which was once again, not suited for single person use. She sat in the hot water allowing the steam to clear her head and cleanse her thought.

Her bath lasted only a few minutes, the shortest time she's ever spent in the tub. Kaname dried herself off, changed into a loose fitting shirt and black cotton pants, and headed back to the bedroom. She picked up a book she had for a few weeks now, but never had the time to finish. She would only have the chance to read two or three pages before Momomi became bored and wanted to 'play'. Sadly though, she came to realize upon reaching the end of the novel, the book was never worth opening to begin with. She just needed something to stimulate her mind.

Momomi had been gone for less than four hours, yet Kaname was already starting to miss her sex kitten. She thought about the nightly backrubs her girlfriend would offer her almost every night just before intercourse. She remembered the bath time fun. She reminisced on Momomi's slight cosplay fetish she picked up after spending some time with (being kidnapped by) Chikaru. And that's when it hit her. Something so obvious, her brilliant mind had somehow overlooked it, and she mentally kicked herself for it.

She threw down the book in frustration, balling her fist and gritting her teeth. "No sex…" she finally growled. "Damn it! This is going to be excruciating." She groaned.

The first day was stressful. The second, painful. The next day was pure suffering, and what followed was a torture. By the fifth day, she felt like she was in a living hell. After a week, Kaname was already calling Momomi trying to get her to convince her parents to leave and come back early. Momomi had admitted the days were like hell for her, too, but they would both have to occupy themselves. After becoming annoyed by the constant phone calls, Momomi had even suggested phone sex to which Kaname responded,

"You can't touch me, nor can I touch you through the phone, why the hell would I want that? It'll only make things worse."

"Then touch yourself Kaname, if you're so irritated."

The comment brought an extremely light, hardly visible, but definitely there, blush to Kaname's face. Her eyebrow twitched slightly as growled, "Never will I ever do such a thing, not to myself. Don't you ever suggest it again."

"…"

"Momomi? What is it?"

"… You just blushed when I said that didn't you?" she asked half accusatory, half jokingly, muffling a few giggles.

"I'm incapable of such a thing, you know that!" Kaname argued.

"Oh gosh, you blushed! I wish I was there to see that, it's like a once in a lifetime thing and I missed it!"

"I already told you I didn't, don't be stupid. You're starting to sound like Chikaru, or even worse, strawberry-head." she grumbled. "I haven't had any form of mental stimulation for a week. I feel like I'm dying, this is boredom at it's worst."

"You're overdoing it Kaname, you know that don't you?"

"At this rate, I'll go brain-dead. I can feel it numbing."

"Whatever you say." Momomi laughed. "Anyway I have to go, thanks for making my day! Just survive one more week for me please."

Momomi hung up, and that was that.

After awhile, Kaname snapped and started smashing into the walls of their house, breaking everything she could. She thought that destruction would provide some kind of stimulation, but in the end, it wasn't helping her much. If her brother hadn't called on the tenth day after Momomi left, she would never have been able to make it. She started building her brother's business which was enough to at least occupy her mind. Things took a turn in her favor when Tamao called in for a little 'favor', agreeing to work in her pizza empire until she left, as means of compensation. It became better when two days before Momomi's due date to return, Shizuma appeared before her practically begging to be manipulated. It's true she was probably at her cruelest at that point, with all the stress building up and no way to relieve it. This, unfortunately for Shizuma, meant that the plan Kaname constructed for her was going to have one purpose and one purpose alone. To relieve boredom for the sadist. That, most usually meant, crushing all those it involved.

As Kaname formulated her plan, she had nearly forgotten about her long celibacy period. The next day, she didn't plan to leave the house at all, and instead told Tamao to watch the place for her. She didn't shower and didn't eat breakfast. Instead, she made herself a cup of coffee, went back to the bedroom, and sat at her laptop, researching the Aoi family. Just as she had found information on Nagisa's mother, she heard a thump in the living room. Though this would bring panic to most people, Kaname isn't most people. She calmly walked into the living room, only to find her girlfriend laying on the ground.

She quickly moved to help Momomi up, surprised to see her lover a day earlier than expected.

"What happened to this place Kaname? It hasn't even completely been two weeks yet!" Momomi complained as Kaname helped her up. "Guess I shouldn't leave you alone anymore." she smiled as she kissed Kaname.

"No, you shouldn't…"

As the couple approached the arcade, they noticed a large crowd forming around the door. Kaname raised a brow while Momomi gave a knowing smile.

Kaname acted as a plough, forcing her way through the crowd with little to no effort. She wondered what could have such a large crowd of people standing outside this particular arcade.

"Knowing these socially-deprived, sweaty, brain-dead gamers, it's probably some pretty girls or something." Kaname grumbled.

"Why thank you, Kaname!" A familiar voice called from the front of the crowd.

Kaname's eyes grew wide and a scowl formed on her face, while Momomi only muffled a few laughs. Quickly, Kaname regained her cool composure with a smirk. "Well if it isn't my born rival. What brings you to this side of town?"

Author's Note: I found out that glasses make me feel smarter, whether they have lenses or not! I feel like I'm on a high right now! Or maybe it's because Christmas is here. Too bad though, no white Christmas for me, just sun and a cool breeze. Gotta love The Bahamas! Anyway, why are you wasting time here, when the next chapter is already up!