"Ne, Shizuru why don't you just live with me?"

Shizuru jerked her head blushing like a red Kool-laid CG figure.
Li…ve…with…N-natsuki?! Like…sleep in the same h-house e-everyday?! And then
one night…an unannounced love confession…and…a forbidden friction of
heat…Ahh-…doing Paya-paya…

"W-what?"

"Haha, I'm joking. You can't move in anyways, I can't deal with you teasing
me everyday…."

Shizuru laughed, but secretly she wanted the 'unannounced love confession'.
"Oh…h-heh…" Shizuru turned back to the rack of things in front of her.
Shizuru was planning on staying with Natsuki for a week when Romiro had said
that he had wanted to visit his grandchildren. Shizuru paid for his first-class tickets
back to America. The old man almost had a heart attack when Shizuru even got
him a 5-Star Hotel Room Suite reserved.

Anyways, Shizuru wanted Natsuki to eat healthier than her usual meals so
they were out shopping for groceries. The only downfall to it was Natsuki
refused to eat anything that was the color green or had a 'healthy' taste to
it.

"Mou Natsuki, you need to eat REAL food…"

"But they are icky!!!"

"Then you need to stop being picky!!!"

"Whatever!!!"

Shizuru smiled when Natsuki crossed her arms and pouted; it was definitely
too cute.

It was 4 months into their school year, and it was late in autumn. Exactly
16 weeks, 3 days, 2 hours, and 3 minutes since school had started. Or, a few
weeks after their memorable sleepover. That was very memorable, especially the day after. Everyone
had got into school EXTREMELY late. Right before the classes ended. Natsuki,
Shizuru, and Kazuko had caused an uproar with Miss. Maria, and Kazuko almost
got taken away when Natsuki and Shizuru both ditched him…again.

Nothing really progressed that much, aside from the amount of homework they
were getting. Shizuru had been coming over when Natsuki began to be
devoured by the homework (literally!) and had to help fight the large paper
beast off of her best friend.

Natsuki's shoulder's tensed up when she felt like she was being watched, and
turned around in the big supermarket. Many people wandered around behind her, some looking
at them, others shopping.

"What's wrong?"

"N-nothing…"

--

After an hour, the two were ready to go back and walk home, until Natsuki
heard footsteps behind them. Jumping, she saw a shadow run back and behind a
corner.

"S-Shizuru?! Did you see that?!"

Shizuru turned and looked at Natsuki and then too the empty sidewalk. "See
what?"

"Baka!! There was someone…ah nevermind you baka! I'll meet you back at home!
Be careful!"

Natsuki dashed off and turned at the corner, leaving a confused Shizuru behind.

Off in a distance, Natsuki could only see the silhouette of the perpetrator
stalking them. "GET BACK HERE!!!"

Natsuki pumped up her muscles, running after the shadow. Unfortunately, the
dark outline of the stalking person disappeared, leaving Natsuki alone in
the cold night. Natsuki grimaced and kicked the wall, feeling unsatisfied.

Remembering Anzu and Ryu's warning, Natsuki suspected it could've been
Takeda.

Gritting her teeth, Natsuki shivered at the thought. A cold wind brushed
against her , making her cringe at the sudden coldness. In any case, Natsuki looked around her
surroundings.

"Craaaaaap…I'm lost…"

--

Shizuru waited on the couch, her thumbs fidgeting. It was an hour since she
had arrived at Natsuki's house, yet Natsuki wasn't there and hadn't come home yet.
Should I inform the police…? But what if Natsuki comes back by then…should I
wait more? But then if she's hurt…I…I should look for her!!

Shizuru got up and hurried to the door.

Right as she touched the doorknob, it twisted and opened, making Shizuru
jump back. Familiar green eyes and long raven haired was shadowed by the
dark, but Shizuru could still make out who it was.

"N-natsuki? Where have you be-"

"I am not Natsuki."

Shizuru backed up. The voice was different, it was lighter than Natsuki's
but more matured. "W-who are you then?"

The arms of the girl snaked in and shut off the lights before she entered
the room herself. "Somebody..." she answered casually.

Shizuru felt a stab of fear, someone she didn't know was in Natsuki's house.
Duran ran into the room and started to growl at the unknown person, barking.
The girl picked him up, and Duran automatically stopped. And he did
something he only did with Natsuki, he curled up in the person's arms.

"W-who are you?! What happened to Natsuki?!"

"So her name is Natsuki…?"

"Yes! Now tell me what happened to her!!"

"How old is she?"

Shizuru was irritated by the other girl's calm voice. She balled her fist
and grabbed what seemed to be the collar of the other girl's shirt. "Why
should you need to know!!!"

"Would it matter to you? Who are you anyways?"

"I'm Natsuki's best friend! Why the hell would that matter!!!"

"Because it should. Now, how is Natsuki?"

"Tell me where she is!!!"

"I didn't do anything, I guess she got lost when she chased me."

"You…you were following us?!"

"I just wanted to see what she looked like. So, back to my old question, how
old is she? And is she doing good?"

Shizuru took a deep breath and stepped back into the dark away from the
other girl. Calming herself down, she looked at the unknown person, and
reached for the light switch.

Turning it on, she found a girl, a few inches taller than her, with the same
silky white skin, the same bright green eyes, and the same midnight-blue
colored hair as Natsuki. The only differences was her hair style, it was
shorter and she had side bangs.

The same slim figure, the same grim expression.

"W-who…who are you?"

"Do you really need to know?"

Shizuru looked at the girl, raising her voice. "Stop joking around!!! Who
are you?!"

The girl chuckled and sighed. "I will, only if you tell me if you really are
Natsuki's best friend."

"Wow well that is a stupid question! I've known Natsuki since we were
little!"

"So…you are just best friends? Nothing more? Cause I haven't seen someone
that close to be threatening some else for the other's well-being."

"What…?"

"You like her?"

Shizuru blushed backing up a bit. "W-wh-wha-what do you
m-mean…by…I…l-like…her?!"

The other girl grinned, identical to Natsuki's playful grin. Duran even
recognized it and licked the girl's face. Shizuru was taken aback by Duran's
kindness to a stranger.

"You know what I mean, like, like like her. Like, are you a lesbian?"

"A…l-lesbian?" Am…I? All these feelings about her…it could be true…but
Natsuki…she…I… I am a lesbian…?

Shizuru gulped, and looked down at the floor, not knowing when or how it
became so amazing.

"I…I d-don't know…"

"Okay, I was just wondering…"

"Wait- who are you…?"

"Oh, I forgot about that. Hehe…"

Shizuru looked at the smiling girl, awaiting her answer. "Oh, I know it may
not sound true, but it is, and I'm Natsuki's-"

"RAWR! Shizuru! I'm hungry, I freaking got chased by a kitty! KITTIES ARE
DANGEROUS! And then I fell into a puddle and now I'm all DIRTY! AND – Who
are you…?"

The other girl looked at Natsuki and smiled brightly.

"Oh wow, its nice to see you face to face!"

"Once again, who the hell are you, why are you in my house, why is Shizuru
intently looking at you, why did I use the word 'intently'…and why is Duran
curled up! That's my privilege!!!"

The girl looked at Duran and pet his head before setting him on the floor
lightly. "I guess we both have a knack for anything in the dog family…but
um…this situation is awkward, maybe if you changed into some cleaner
clothes, and if I can take a wee-wee, then we can continue, cause I
realllllly gots ta' go potty!"

Natsuki sighed and pointed to where the bathroom is, heading for her own
room, leaving Shizuru confused.

"Wow, Duran, this is strange."

The dog woofed in agreement before rolling around on the floor.

--

Natsuki sat on the chair opposite to the smiling girl, and next to Shizuru
in front of the round table. "Okay, so who are you?"

"First tell me how you are?"

"Ugh, I'm fine!!!"

"Good. How old are you?"

"14!!"

"So you're a freshman?"

"YES!!! JEEZ NOW WHO ARE YOU!!"

"What, I just want to know how my little sister is doing…"

"WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU- wait little sister?"

Natsuki stared at the girl in front of her.

"My name is Kiana Kuga, changed to Kiana Lancer due to my Foster family, but
I am originally a Kuga. I'm your older sister."

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TBC.

Kiana (Kee-yana).

Her personality is based off my own.