Final Chapter
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The next day after the lively festival, Shizuru woke up early feeling happy and energetic for some obvious reason. Even though she already brushed her teeth last night, she can still feel Natuki's soft lips next to her own. She giggles as she stretches her arms up in the air before heading outside of the room and greet Natsuki only to find out that the raven-haired is not sleeping on her futon at the living room.
Only then she remembers that before the two of them hit the hay last night, Natsuki said that she have to go somewhere on the next day and be back late at night.
The smile on her face slowly vanish as her ears registers the silent, empty house.
-Meanwhile-
"So … her real name is Fujino Shizuru?" Natsuki asked her brother who nods his head and pass a five days-old newspaper. Currently, both of them are seated inside a small ramen house void of people hoping to avoid Kitani or any of his men.
"Yes, apparently, she's the missing daughter of Fujino Fred, a half-Japanese, half-English billionaire who owns a real estate corporation here and abroad.." Takeda said to his sister. "They said that she's supposed to be attending her cousin's wedding in Brazil few days ago but she didn't make it and since then her family is looking for her. Though they're looking in a wrong place since she's not in Brazil anymore. Even though they're really rich, her family always kept a low profile that's why it was hard getting more information." He cautiously look around before dragging his sit closer to the girl. "I have made a plan, Natsuki" he said.
"I hope it's not something stupid" the younger of the two teasingly said, making her brother pout "Stop with a pout, Take-nii. It does suit you one bit" Natsuki teased again with a giggle before getting serious and shifted on her sit "Now tell me what is it?" the raven-haired girl said, looking into her brother's eyes.
"First, we will make a deal with Kitani-"
"Oh Kami! Have you really lost your mind?!" Natsuki exclaim before her brother finish whatever stupidity came out from his mouth.
"Geez! Let me finish!" Takeda said, earning an intense glare from his sister. "Ehm … As I was saying, we'll make a deal with Kitani …. "
As Takeda continues to explain his plan, Natsuki can't help to feel uncomfortable and irritated by his idea and although he explains the plan in seems to be a win-win situation for all the parties involve, she didn't really like it.
When their conversation was over and both separated ways, the raven-haired girl immediately went to her university to pass some of her papers before going back to the 'safe' house, as her brother calls it.
-Night time-
Shizuru fixes her hair and clothes before quickly running towards the door when she heard a 'click' from the door and soft footsteps coming in. "Hi, Natsuki!" she greeted with pleasant smile. "You're right on time, I just finished cooking dinner-"
"I'm not hungry" Natsuki said, rudely interrupting the brunette who frowns when the raven-haired started to act cold again. Natsuki then walk pass by the brunette, get some clothes from her small dresser at the corner of the living room then head to the bathroom to change her clothes.
"Is something the matter? D-did I do something wrong, Natsuki?" Shizuru inquired as she follows behind the raven-haired. When Natsuki didn't answer question, she placed herself in front of the door of the bathroom, completely preventing Natsuki to enter.
"Move" Shizuru crossed her arms in front of her chest while glaring at the raven-haired. Natsuki sigh as the brunette remain still "I'm tired, okay. So can you please move aside.."
"Just tell me if I did something wrong so I can apologize … not like this" Shizuru's gaze softens as she said this. For her, Natsuki acting cold and distant towards her is something that she can't endure for long. "Is..is it about the ..kiss at the festival?" she later asked, looking anxiously at Natsuki's green eyes.
Feeling embarrassed and shy while remembering the kiss, Natsuki, who looks like a volcano that's about to erupt, dropped her change of clothes on the floor "Wh-No! I t-told you, I'm just t-tired.."
The brunette laugh out loud at the sight of the other girl, nervousness and ill feelings completely forgotten and replaced by pure bliss of joy, when she see the raven-haired blush deep while picking her clothes in a speed of lightning. She then stepped aside from the bathroom door and let the tomato-faced girl pass.
When Natsuki came out, she saw the brunette seated on their small dinner table, smiling again while waiting for her. She walks towards the table and sat down opposite of the girl. She can hear Shizuru's voice but what she's saying didn't actually register through the raven-haired brain. Natsuki then inwardly sigh as her brother's words hunts her mind. "She'll be gone in few days .. I need to stop this whatever this feeling .."
-Next Day-
"Wh-at, did you said?"
"Mou, you're not listening again" the brunette complained before giggling when raven-haired scratched her right rosy cheek and mumbled an apology. "I said, we should go to a police station in the neighboring town and asks them if they can help me find my family or any relatives" the brunette said. She then picks up her chopsticks and continues to eat her meal.
Of course, Natsuki thought about this for a hundred times before but even if she does considers the brunette's idea of going to the station, her brother's decision still overrule. She doesn't know what to do anymore. She feels like she's trapped in between two huge boulders and she can't be freed unless she push one away.
For her, Shizuru is a friend right now, a really important friend but her brother, her family is also important. And she can't just turn her back on either of the two.
She lowers her gaze to the table before putting down her bowl of rice and chopsticks.
Seeing the odd action of the other girl, Shizuru stops midway of biting a piece of fish. "Natsuki?"
The said girl looks at her companion blankly then suddenly excused herself away from the table while the brunette stares at her fleeting back. Natsuki exits the house and walks in any direction her feet lead her to.
With both of her hands inside pockets of her jeans, she remains walking while eyeing the sky above. She didn't know how long or how far she's gone to, but she ended up in a small part of a forest where a hidden lake with small water falls is located. She didn't know such view exist in this unknown town. She walks closer to the lake and bend down to touch the semi-cold clear water that came from the fall. Her hand sway from left to right, right to left as she plays with the water like a five years old.
Then a sudden memory display through her mind.
She remembers that she used to snick out to play in a place like this when she was still young and living in the orphanage. She remembers meeting her brothers and how the guys stick up with her even though she tried pushing everyone out and always getting herself in deep trouble. Eventually, all of the other kids in the orphanage avoids and gave up at the raven-haired but not Yuichi and Masashi.
But then an image of a certain smiling brunette that's calling out her name flash through her mind.
She has to admit that at first, she hated the brunette. Not because she's at the center of all of this, no. It irritates her whenever the girl are being picky with the foods she consumes. Apparently, the brunette likes to eat leafy vegetables and steamed only foods. She also have a tendency of asking non-stop questions that really annoys the raven-haired to no end.
But with each passing day they spend together, Natsuki began to appreciate these actions Shizuru did.
The raven-haired slowly began to notice that the brunette is being picky with their meals since Natsuki herself eat huge amount of unhealthy stuff so to balance things out, Shizuru always requests for them to eat green, leafy healthy foods. She's also being talkative and perky whenever she feels like Natsuki is in deep troubled thoughts which isn't really hard to miss especially when the raven-haired's brows knitted close to each other.
Choosing to rest at the nearest tree by the lake, Natsuki groan loudly as she tries to get a comfortable position to sit while thinking how to apologize to the brunette for giving another cold shoulder. Then in a blink of an eye, an idea pop through her head. She unconsciously smile and plan everything through her head as her hand found a blooming flower at the base of the tree.
-Afternoon-
It was already late afternoon when the raven-haired return to their 'home'. Somehow, she was expecting to see Shizuru seated in the small living room or one of the chair at the dinner table but unfortunately the brunette is not there. She walks towards the kitchen and get herself a glass of water.
"Something's not right.." she muttered when the silence of the house gives out an eerie aura. She ran and knock softly on the bathroom door since it's the closest to the kitchen where she stands. When no answer came, she opened it but the brunette it's not there. She paced to the bedroom door to knock again before bursting through the door.
Though the room is slightly dimmed, the sight she saw made her forget to breathe as her heart stops beating for a few seconds. There, at the edge of the bed, the unconscious body of the brunette slumped.
"Shizuru!" Natsuki ran towards the bed and cradle the brunette while checking for any signs of life. "Wake up! Shizuru!" She shook the girl but still no response. "Dammit! Dammit!" She continuously to curse and blame herself for leaving the brunette alone again until she heard a light sound, a groan, coming from the unconscious girl. "Shizuru?"
Slowly opening her eyes and adjusting her sight, the brunette looks straight into the other girl's glistering emerald eyes, seemingly thinking and analyzing it.
Natsuki released a sigh of relief and smiles at the brunette. She adjusts her hold with the brunette and wanted to embrace the girl.
But then Shizuru jerks away. Her arms are crossed on front of her chest, holding each other's opposite arm. Her eyes are wide, brows almost knitted with each other and her lips are shaking. She looks as if she's scared of seeing the raven-haired.
"Shizuru? …" Natsuki spoke in a calm manner as she comes closer to the brunette, who backs away a little "It's me.. It's Natsuki"
"..Nat-suki?" the brunette repeated as the other girl nods her head. Without any second further, Shizuru launch herself towards the unsuspected raven-haired girl and ended up on top.
Natsuki yelp as her back lands on the hard floor with the brunette on top of her. She doesn't seem to mind that they are in a very compromising position though, in fact she likes to stay like this a little longer. She embrace the girl back and smiles widely though her smile didn't last long along with all her happy thoughts when she heard the brunette's muffled sobs on her shoulder.
Pushing the brunette lightly away from her body before sitting up, Natsuki gaze softens with worry as she stare at the brunette's face. She uses her hand and cupped both of the girl's cheeks, wiping away the warm tears with her thumbs. "Shizuru? Why …"
"I'm .. I'm s-scared, Natsuki" the brunette said as she continues to sob.
"Sssh, I'm here, don't worry.…" Natsuki continues to comfort the girl, moving her body and embracing the girl to provide assurance that she is safe.
"I .. I remember, Natsuki" Shizuru suddenly said, making the raven-haired hold her breath and stops all movement. "I think.. I was in an foreign airport, walking with my bag and suitcase.." the girl paused to take a breath, so is Natsuki. "Then out of nowhere, somebody just grab me, put a piece of cloth with an awful smell on my nose before putting a sack over my head."
"Uhm..Do you remember what happened next?" Natsuki inquired.
Shizuru grimaced ".. I remember being tied in a chair with men talking around me.. My eyes are blindfolded but I kept struggling though I can't break free.. Then I blacked out .. next thing I knew I was at the back of a car trunk with my mouth, hands and feet tied up. I tried to scream for help but the tape on my mouth prevents me to .. wait .. I think I remember more.."
With cold sweat streaming to the side of her head, the raven-haired girl dared to asks "Wh-what? What is it?"
"Possibly one of my abductors. It's a guy with jet black hair .. and a scar on his face. He was standing behind the car and looking at me. He opened the trunk when he heard me, maybe to try to put in a sleep again ..."
The suspense of the situation is making Natsuki hurl with anxiety, though she tries so hard not show it on her face. Shizuru is obviously speaking about Takeda. She wanted to correct the brunette for accusing her brother to be the kidnapper but stopped when the brunette started to sob again.
"I-I was so scared, Natsuki" Shizuru admitted as she tightly embrace the raven-haired who also return the action.
"..It's probably not the best to time to tell her now that the guy she thinks is one of her abductors … is actually my brother" Natsuki thought.
-Next Day-
Early in the morning, Natsuki started to make some breakfast, pack some sandwiches and proceed on what she have in her mind. Yesterday's event is still lingering on her thoughts but she had to put it aside for now, since she wanted for the brunette to have at least a peace of mind and momentarily forget the frightening things that happened to her when she was abducted. "I still have to apologize to her for giving another cold shoulder and leaving her without a word" she thought.
When she was finished with the preparation, she knock on the bedroom door, opened it slowly and peek her head inside. She smiles as saw Shizuru opens her burgundy colored eyes and smiles back at her.
"Good morning, Natsuki" greeted the brunette.
"Mornin', sorry to wake you up" Natsuki then let herself in the bedroom and stood near the bed "Com'on, I have something to show you. ." She then extended her right hand to the girl who hesitantly accepts it.
Shizuru quizzically look at Natsuki but smiles as she accepts the raven-haired's hand that helped her to get to up from the bed. When they reached the living room, Natsuki let go of her hand, much to the brunette's dismay. She watched as the raven-haired carry a large rectangular white basket that seems to be filled with packed foods and a small duffel bag that loaded with some clean clothes.
"I didn't know we have a basket.." Shizuru inquire.
"We don't. I just borrowed this from Tamiko-obasan" Natsuki replied with a charming smile, not that she knows that it is a charming smile. She doesn't even noticed her lips curved into a smile.
Shizuru just stayed quiet as her gaze never once left the raven-haired. She then felt her heart leap a beat when Natsuki suddenly reached to grab her hand again and lead them out of the house.
"Where are we going?" Shizuru asked as she looks at the forest surrounding the two of them. She raised her left hand and shielded her eyes when the sunlight momentarily blinded her through the branch of trees.
Looking behind her, Natsuki replies with another gentle, sweet smile "You'll see when we get there.." She unconsciously tightens her hold on Shizuru's right hand, making the girl's normal pale cheeks be painted with a cute hue of pink.
"Natsuki's not planning to do ecchi stuff on me in the middle of the forest, is she?" the brunette said teasingly.
"WHAT! OF-of course not! Baka!" Natsuki roars as the morning birds flew out of their nests.
After few minutes of walking, the two arrived at their destination. It was a long walk but the sight in front of them is worth it.
Shizuru eyes brimmed with awe as she stares at the lake that sparkles like a diamond when the sunlight hits its surface. She walks past the raven-haired and stood near the water to see how clear it is. She remembers that the she also saw a lake days ago but figures that it might be a different one since she don't remember that that lake is sparkling like this one.
"..Perfect" Natsuki suddenly said, looking straight in front of her.
"Yes, Natsuki! It's perfect! The water is so clear and oh, look at that! I think I just saw a fish!" Shizuru shouts childishly.
Natsuki giggles as she watch Shizuru removes her sandals and quickly dip her feet into the clear water. She would never said it out loud but when she mention the word perfect earlier, she's not referring to the lake, or fish or the scenery for that matter, she's talking about the brunette.
After Shizuru and Natsuki had their fun playing around the lake, the two of them rest under a big tree. The raven-haired kindly put a blanket for them to sit before putting down the heavy basket on her hand. They sat down, talked whatever their minds could think of, though most are questions about Natsuki. They eat the packed foods prepared by raven-haired, laughed when the brunette teased the other and apologize with each other for the trivial things they did.
As Natsuki embrace the peace of the silence that the lake and trees provide, she laid her back down on the blanket and rest her hands behind her head. She closed her eyes moments later while her ears listened to the birds singing on the branches of the trees. She almost yelp in surprise when she felt a light pressure on her stomach. She quickly opens her eyes, knowing exactly what's laying on top of her, but she didn't say anything.
"Oh.. Natsuki's not going to tell me to get off?" Shizuru mused as she shift the position of her head and lean sideways so she can look at the raven-haired face.
Natsuki with stoic expression on her face didn't utter any word. This made Shizuru worried so she called out the raven-haired's name and got a smile after. Natsuki awkwardly move one of her hand and pats the girl lightly on the head, caressing Shizuru's soft mane slowly before starting to hum a song.
Shizuru soon closed her eyes, as Natsuki did, and listens to the unfamiliar tune. When she hears the end of it, her eyes open slowly and ask the girl what it the title of the song.
"..you are my love" the raven-haired replied with her eyes still closed, unfortunately missing the full blown blush Shizuru had on her face. ".. a friend used to hum it for me whenever I had troubles and stressed."
"Can you sing the lyrics for me?" Shizuru requested.
"…maybe, next time" the raven-haired answered.
Shizuru nods her head once and didn't argue with the girl's response anymore. She's already grateful as it is for all the raven-haired done for today and she doesn't want to push her luck. Who knows when the girl throws a fit and starts to act cold again. She closed her eyes and slowly and unintentionally fell asleep.
Moments later, Natsuki opens her eyes when she felt a vibration at the left side pocket of her jeans. She tried to reach for it but stops when she notice that Shizuru is still resting her head on her stomach and currently asleep. She felt her lips smile as she moves a loose strand of hair behind the girl's ear. She carefully rose up, holding Shizuru's head and shoulders with her hands and lay it on her lap instead, before reaching for her phone. As she opens the message she received, her smile instantly disappears.
It was hours later when Shizuru finally opens her eyes. She smiles sheepishly when she saw Natsuki looking down at her face.
"Uhm..we should go back. We had spent all day here and now it's getting late" said the blushing raven-haired when she was caught in the act of staring. She helped Shizuru to stand up before stretching her arms and began packing the blanket and the basket. She looks back at the grinning brunette to offer her free hand then lead the way back to the house.
When they got back, Shizuru excused herself to take a bath while Natsuki prepare something for dinner. She was tired and really sleepy again but they still have to eat proper dinner so she volunteered to cook a little something while the brunette freshen up.
They sat facing each other while eating in silence. Shizuru then steals a glance at the expressionless raven-haired and wonders what happened to the cheery, sweet, smiling Natsuki that she spent the whole morning and afternoon with as she chews her rice. She tilt her head a little when she notice the raven-haired put down her bowl of rice and lightly massage her shoulder and arms.
Noticing the brunette is staring at her, Natsuki's stops her movement with her face painted in pink. "S-so, did you enjoy our day out?" she asked the brunette.
"Absolutely yes!" the brunette screams in glee and laughs while telling how happy she was that she momentarily forgot all her worries, even just for a while. She smiles at the raven-haired before nervously reaching across the table towards Natsuki's hand, squeezing it lightly while saying "Thank you so much, Natsuki."
"Yeah, N-no problem.." replied the girl. Gathering a little courage of her own, she slowly moves her hand and intertwined their fingers while looking straight into Shizuru's burgundy eyes. Both of their face quickly painted with red but none utter a word of disapproval.
When the two finished their dinner and prepared to go to bed, Shizuru asked Natsuki to come to the bed with her. Of course, the raven-haired blushed immensely and almost pass out thinking kami- knows-what when the brunette said these. Shizuru laughed so hard that it echoed throughout the house, clutching her sides when the raven-haired continues to stutter and can't process a single word. And after calming down, she quickly explains that she just want to massage Natsuki's shoulders and back since she notice earlier that the basket she carried earlier as well as the blanket are quite heavy. When the raven-haired declined she quickly added that she just want to show her appreciation but Natsuki still said no.
She didn't give up though. Thinking how to make the raven-haired agree, she pretended to cry. As expected, Natsuki began to panic when she heard the sobs. Blaming herself for making Shizuru cry while promising to come inside the bedroom and get her free massage.
"Are you..sure?" the brunette asked in between her sobs.
"..Yes" Natsuki said in whisper "I'll do anything you want, just please stop crying.."
Shizuru heart melts in an instant when she heard how gentle and true the raven-haired words are. She felt guilty though, knowing that she used the girl's weakness to get what she wants. Real tears escaped from her eyes but it was quickly wipe away by the raven-haired. They both share another soft smile before going to the bedroom hand in hand.
Next thing she knew, Natsuki is already laying vertically with her half-naked chest press on the bed while hands are on her sides. Yes, she is half-naked. Why? Simply because Shizuru said so.
The brunette explained that she saw on one of the magazine that Natsuki brought that it will be easier and more comfortable for the raven-haired if she's naked but Natsuki obviously object to that idea so they settle on leaving the raven-haired wearing only her black-laced bra.
The raven-haired shivers as Shizuru's slightly oil-coated cold hands touches her skin. It started from her neck to the base, then to her stiff shoulders going down to her back until it reach the garter of her pajama. Then suddenly, when the brunette put a little pressure on her back, a deep groan escaped from her lips.
"Fufufu.. I guess Natsuki is enjoying this" the brunette teased as she continues to caress the raven-haired's soft skin. She unconsciously bit her lower lip when the other girl released another sexy sound after she slides her hand up and down, putting a little pressure at Natsuki's spine.
"S-stop. I don't want anymore!" She moaned again "S-Shi-zuru! St-" and another moan. She started to wiggle her way out but the brunette held her arms firmly to the bed. She feels like her body is about to explode. She know by now that her face is already as red as Fuji apple and as to save herself from being tease, she going escape out of the bedroom. Or so she thought.
The still laughing brunette already knows what the raven-haired's about to do so to stop the girl, she sat atop of Natsuki's butt.
"Wha-t are you doing?! Get off of me!" She freed her hands and tried to reach one of Shizuru's arms but soon found them holding her sides, tickling her. She laughs as she tried to push Shizuru's weight off of her. "St-Stop it! Ha ha"
"Well you're gonna have to make me, Nat-su-ki" the brunette said, continuing her assault over the raven-haired. She laughed her heart out while looking at Natsuki's red beaten face. She tries to avoid the hand that's preventing her with her attacks when suddenly, Natsuki twists her body before seating up so can face the perpetrator brunette. They are both laughing while prying the offending hands of one another, fully forgetting that the brunette is seated on raven-haired's lap.
Using a much stronger force to win the battle of tickling, Natsuki surge forward and landed on top Shizuru's body. She started to laugh again as she declare herself the winner but soon stopped when she felt the brunette's right hand on her left cheek. She look back at the other girl and found the brunette smiling with her burgundy eyes showing pure adoration.
She's slowly losing her senses as her green orbs stare at the brunette's burgundy eyes. The color of it seems a little darker now, a dark sparkling red gem, as the raven-haired would describe it. She leaned forward, making their nose touch as she did so. Her right hand moved and found its way to one of the other girls reddening cheek. Her shaky hand stops for a moment, hesitating to go further.
"Natsuki" the brunette breath, inching her head to the girl above her. She can feel the raven-haired's hot breath on her lips and she wanted more. She needed to feel more. The temptation surrounds the two of them as the mysterious invisible barrier that blocks them reached its limits and began to crumble.
Shizuru gently closed her eyes as Natsuki slowly and hesitantly descended her face, making their lips graced. The brunette smile as she felt warm lips place next to her own in a light touch. She anticipated to feel more from that soft lips but it never came. She opened her eyes when she can't feel the other girl's hot breath on her face anymore and heard the bed 'creak' followed by some movements. Shizuru was about to stop the raven-haired from moving away to pick up her clothes but she found her hand frozen on the bed. She just watched as Natsuki get up from the bed, muttered an 'I'm sorry' without looking at her before going out of the room.
-Two days later-
After the day of their picnic, the two became close to one another. Though not the way the brunette wanted to. They talked more, do the cleaning, cooking and laundry. Everything that can be done by two people, they did it together. Shizuru always tried to make an intimate contact, like embracing or kissing the other girl on the cheeks but raven-haired would always take a two steps back. These action deeply hurts the crimson-eyed brunette but didn't show it and decided to wait for Natsuki to finally open up.
But of course, patience sometimes run out.
When Shizuru finally got the courage to ask the raven-haired how she feel, Natsuki beat her to talking and invited her to go somewhere. They were walking at the town when they saw Tamiko and her grandson talking in their eatery. The old lady waved her hand to them and asked where the two of them are headed. She waited for the raven-haired girl to answer but Natsuki just smile and softly grabs the brunette's hand as they walk away. Tamiko then shouts a tease at the two, totally not offended how Natsuki didn't answer her question.
"Where are we going, Natsuki?" Shizuru asked for the third time since they left the house. They're currently inside a bus headed to a city. She looked down at her hand that's holding Natsuki's own. As much as she wanted to enjoy the other girl's hands on her, the atmosphere around them is suffocating her. She stared at Natsuki's blank face. It feels like the raven-haired is so far away from her even though they're seated next to each other.
Almost an hour had passed when they left, Shizuru found herself in a middle of a city, staring at the tall buildings and cars that honking as it pass the busy streets.
"Hey, we should eat first. I'm sure you're starving" Natsuki said, offering her hands once more for the brunette to take. She brought Shizuru in a small diner where she ordered a meal for both of them. She put up a cheerful and smiling front while they eat but Shizuru is all too aware of that.
After eating, Natsuki brought her to a nearby market and walked aimlessly. Shizuru would point at something interesting and Natsuki would smile at the brunette antics. The time flies too fast for the two of them and soon it was almost dawn.
After another hour or so, the two of them walked again to a place that looks like an abandoned warehouse. Shizuru didn't like it but she stayed beside the raven-haired as they walk inside.
"Natsuki, what are we doing-" the brunette asked but interrupted by someone.
"Ah, I thought you'd never came!" a high pitched voice suddenly shouts from a dark corner of the building. Shizuru tilt her head and peek at the man's face. A long red-haired guy wearing a dark suit and shiny black leathered shoes appears with three men behind him.
Looking beside the brunette is where Natsuki stood. She clenched her fist as the suited-guy walks towards them and stands just a few meters away. She looks past him and her gaze momentarily soften as it lands on a familiar semi-unconscious blonde-haired guy that's being restrain by two other muscular guys.
"Oh, where is your other idiotic brother Takeda?" the guys smirks as he taunts the raven-haired-girl.
"Just wait a little more, Kitani. He'll be here" Natsuki answered. She wanted to sprint towards the guy in front of her and beat the living hell out of him but she have to restrain herself. From the corner of her eyes, she can see Shizuru look at her then to the mysterious men in front of them.
"Well sad to say I don't have all night to spare, so why don't we have a fast exchange now so we can carry on with our lives." The man named Kitani said as he motions for his men to move forward and drag the blonde guy towards the two women.
"Natsuki, what's going on?" Shizuru finally speaks. Her heart beats fast as while watching the two men drag a semi-unconscious man towards them. Some images quickly flash through her mind as she look at the red-haired guy but she can't register any of it. She feels that she recognize their voices but she doesn't know she heard it. She grabs the raven-haired arm and demand another answer but the girl look away and didn't respond.
"Can I ask you one thing, Kitani?" Natsuki said as she removes the brunette's hand on her and stepped forward. "Why did you kidnap her?" the raven-haired girl asked, making the brunette gasp as she finally grasp the situation.
"Good question" Kitani said with a smirk on his face "Well, for starters, her family is rich and she's an only child so it probably means that her parents would give lots and lots of money just to get her back" Kitani answered nonchalantly. "Second, hmmm.. well let's just say I wanted to be thrilled by kidnapping a rich man's daughter." Kitani laughed as well as his men.
"If .. If I give her to you do you promise not to pull some shit on me and my bothers?" the girl said in a demanding tone. She watched as Kitani sighed but nod his head and raised one hand to make a vow. Nodding in return, Natsuki turned slightly to grab the brunette on one arm and give it a light tug, urging the girl to move forward.
"Now, Fujino-san. I believe it's your turn. Come over here" Kitani said motioning for the girl to move by his side. When Shizuru didn't move, he walks closer until he stood just a meter away from the girl. "Wait, you're not struggling? Something's change…"
"She lost her memory" Natsuki answered while standing in front of the brunette and come face to face with Kitani.
The said main raised his eyebrows and started to laugh crazily while walking a little closer to Shizuru. He circled the two before reaching one of the brunette's hand and drag her away from Natsuki's protection.
"Natsuki!" Shizuru shouted for help but the other girl remains on where she stands. She shouts again and again but still nothing.
"Release Tate. We don't have use for him." Kitani said and walks with Shizuru shouting for help at his side. He looks over his shoulder and glare at the raven-haired girl "I'll let you and your brothers live another day but this will be the last chance. Don't ever try to cross me again" Kitani warns before walking away.
The two men then shove Tate to the ground as Natsuki tries to catch his weakened brother. When she check for her brother's pulse, she quickly pulled him at a safe corner pressing a small red button hidden under her shirt.
It was only seconds later when the police sirens echoed inside the abandoned building.
The three men started to panic as the sirens became louder. Kitani ordered one of his men to get the car while the other one holds Shizuru.
"You!" Kitani exclaimed. He sprints towards Natsuki and was about to pull the girl's hair when police started to show at the door where one of his men just pass to get their car. That was when Kitani started to panic more. "I can't go to jail! I'm not going to jail!" He shouts at the top of his lungs. He still so many plans that need to be fulfilled but all of it will be wasted because of Natsuki. "Yes! This stupid girl was the one who call the cops". Without clearly thinking on what he's doing, he pulled Natsuki to him and knock out the raven-haired with one heavy punch to the gut. He catches her before she slumps to the floor and runs towards the other exit of the building with the fallen girl on his shoulder. He stumbled across two police officer but somehow they too got knock out with a piece of metal Kitani found lying on the floor. He would at least get his revenge, he thought, while strapping the unconscious girl at the passenger seat of the police car. He started the engine and drove away with police cars following in pursuit.
He laughs as he drives faster as he normally would. He didn't care if the other cars spins and crash at the road barriers when he purposely bump to them. He also didn't care when he almost run down an old man and three female students trying to cross the street since the street sign says it's a go for walking.
Kitani looks at the rear view mirror and counted how many police cars are following him, he counted six, no nine or is it ten? He laughs again. This is sure thrilling.
-Meanwhile-
"What do you mean that bastard have her?!" Tate asked his brother as soon as he regains full consciousness and Takeda explained his supposed to be perfect plan.
"I-I'm sorry, Tate. It's not supposed to be like this .. I didn't knew Kitani would grab her.." Takeda whimpers. He then turns to look around and found the brunette being hug by another woman who looks almost exactly as the girl.
"I'm so glad you're safe!" the woman shouts while crying and laughing at the same time "W-we were so worried, Shizuru!"
"You-you know me?" the brunette girl asks. She look at the woman in front of her and smile at their striking resemblance. From their hair color, the shape of their face and the color of their eyes, it's all the same. We'll, aside from the height maybe. She is slightly taller by few centimeter by the looks of it.
"Of course we know you" a manly voiced behind her replied. She look back and stares at a tall-bearded man with brown hair. His eyes is almost the same color as his hair if not lighter. She soon found herself embraced in between the two people. "You're our daughter. Our only daughter. I miss you so much, my little hime"
"My-my parents?" the brunette asked in disbelief but her tone has a tint of happiness. The two nods their heads as an answer. Shizuru don't know what to do or say. She still can't remember these people but from within her, she knows that this people mean no harm. She quickly embrace the two and seconds later, her tears started to flow.
"We should go now" said the man as he remain hugging his family. "We should let the police handle their jobs. We still need to go to a hospital to have you check." His wife nod her head in agreement while wiping her tears.
Shizuru look at her dad with a smile before remembering something important. "No-No! I .. I can't go just yet.." the brunette said.
"What do you mean you can't go, Shizuru. It' dangerous here! Who knows if there's still bad guys around this awful warehouse?" Her mother dramatically looked around the said establishment while moving closer to her husband.
"That guy still have Natsuki. I can't... I won't go and leave her just like that .." Shizuru then detangled herself from the warmth embrace of her parents and jog her way towards a fuming blonde guy and a familiar raven-haired with a scar on his face. She saw how the raven-haired guy flinch when she walks closer but thankfully he didn't run. "Excuse me?" she said, gaining the attention of the two.
"Y-yeah? You need something?" Takeda asked, taking a little step back from the girl.
"Do the police know where that guy took Natsuki?" Shizuru asked.
"No, they're still chasing the car that Kitani's driving" this time it was the blonde guy who answered. He extended his arm for a handshake in which the brunette gladly accepts. "Tate Yuuichi. I'm very sorry for all the trouble, Fujino-san. We didn't know you were in the trunk that night. We would have called the police as soon as possible if we knew." His face is slightly beaten but his voice is gentle.
Shizuru smiled at him and accept their apologies. She then noticed some police started to evacuate the site and quickly ride their cars, sounding the sirens as they drove away. She exchange looks with the two guys before they followed one officer and asked what's happening.
"Well, some police cars managed to catch up the rouge car when suddenly it swivels before hitting a rock barrier."
"What?!" Tate and Takeda asked at the same time. "What happened to the people inside? Is my sister okay?!"
"Not sure. Medical people are on their way and officers are still checking the scene. I also suggest for the two of you to come down to the station to give your statements" the officer then walks away while answering to his radio.
Shizuru looks at the fleeting back of the officer before turning to look at the guys only to find out that they too are walking on a different direction. She was about to follow them but her parents blocked her way and insisted for her to rest and let the police handle the situation. She clenched her fist over her chest as anxiety started to rise from within her heart. "Natsuki, please be safe"
-Ten minutes earlier-
Natsuki slowly opens her eyes as her unpleasant slumber disturbed by a loud laugh and non-stop honking of a car. She move her head to the side, her eyes widens as she stares at the man who punched her in the gut. She stealthy unbuckle her seat belt, adjusts her body then lunged to her side and attempt to grab the wheel away from the crazed man.
"Let go you crazy, bitch!" Kitani said as he fights for the wheel.
"If one of us is crazy, I'm pretty sure it's not me!" Natsuki retort back as he punch Kitani in the face, making the car sway to the left. She quickly grab the wheel again and pull to the right.
"Arrgh!" Kitani cried in pain when the raven-haired's elbow connects to chest then to his groin. He unintentionally let go of wheel to hold his aching groin before unfastening his own seatbelt and do a choke hold on Natsuki, making the girl let go of the wheel and pry the arms that's choking her.
The car swivels from left to right as the two fight inside. Natsuki manage to land another punch on Kitani's face. She grins when she heard a 'plop' and red liquid started to rush out from the guy's nose. Kitani cried in pain as he touches his dislocated nose and tries to put it back together. He then glares at the raven-haired and was about to launch an attack of his own when suddenly the car swivels. With the fast momentum of the vehicle, it rolled over few times before hitting a huge rock that's blocking the cars to pass the unfinished road.
The police cars that's chasing them immediately surrounded the rouge car and survey the crashed site. Two officers with guns on their hand stands both sides of the upside down car, nodding at each other, they both pointed the gun at the driver seat and search for the suspect. They found no one inside.
"Here!" an officer shouted.
Five police officer quickly responded and gasped at the sight in front of them. Kitani's face have numerous of cut all over his body, especially his face. Some officers have to avert their eyes while some just stare at Kitani's body twisted in an un-imaginary way. One officer walked closer to Kitani and tried to feel his pulse but found none. They holstered their gun and radio a medic team before searching for the other person. They saw the raven-haired girl laying on the pavement not too far from the car.
At first look, she looks like she's just unconscious but when the officers walked a little closer, they soon began to panic. The raven-haired girl have a huge piece of mirror piercing at her leg while the right side of her head is bleeding profusely.
Seconds later, the medic came and rushed the girl towards the nearest hospital.
-Two Weeks Later-
"Why isn't she waking up yet? It's been two weeks!" Tate yelled to the doctor that's checking his sister's vital signs.
"Sir, please calm down." The doctor said as he adjust his spectacles. "As we explained before, she fell into coma right after the surgery we did. But no need to worry, her brain are showing good signs of activity and I'm pretty sure she'll wake up in no time. Her body also have a remarkable recovery, it seems like it's healing on their own~"
"Hmm.. but she's gonna wake up, right?" Takeda asked. He towered the doctor and look at his eyes.
"Y-yes, of course! Uhmm.. Now, if you'll e-excuse me. I – I have something I needed to do" The doctor then swiftly exits the room.
"You don't need to scare him, baka!" Tate said as he take a seat near the bed and looks at his sister. Natsuki has a bandage around her head, both of her hands have a small cuts and he knows that under the hospital gown, his sister body have more deep wounds. He still sighed in relief though. His sister is alive and she will wake up soon.
When the two brothers arrived at the crashed site days ago, they immediately rushed towards their beaten, blooded little sister. Natsuki is unconscious and being pushed on the stretcher with two medics at the side putting an oxygen mask over her bloodied face. A huge piece of mirror still sticking out from her leg that's bathing with her red blood. When the medic didn't allow them to come in the ambulance, they hailed a cab and drove to the hospital.
His thoughts of the incidents however came to a halt when a brunette with a basket full of fruits and flowers on her hands came in to the room.
"How is she? .. Did she wake up yet?" the brunette asks as she puts the basket down on table, her gaze never leaving the sleeping raven-haired girl.
"No. The doctor just came and said that everything is fine with her brain so we don't need to worry. She'll wake up." Takeda replied with a bitter smile.
Shizuru nods her head and sit at the other side of the bed, opposite on where Tate is seated. They shared a smile and small talks before Tate and Takeda excused themselves and leave the brunette alone with Natsuki.
"Why aren't you waking up?" asked the brunette. Her eyes started to water as her hand reached for the other girl's unmoving hand, carefully not to touch the IV drip. She pressed the cold hand next to her cheek before kissing the palm. "You know, I remember now" she said with a smile. "My parents.. they helped me remember who I am. All the questions that I had in minds had been answer. I should be happy.. but I'm not .." Her burgundy eyes hid for a moment as she her memories started to flood through her mind.
It was just two days after the accident that her parents brought her to a high profiled specialist and immediately got an amazing result. It was hard a process at first but with her determination to remember, it didn't take long for her memory to recover. Her parents are so ecstatic for the brunette, and she is too, but something's amiss. The Shizuru they knew before are not who they're seeing at that moment, their daughter changed. But she changed for the better.
She opens her eyes once more, only to widen it almost as big as a saucer as she stares back at a pair of tired, lifeless green orbs.
"Natsuki!" She called. She stood up from her chair and engulf the girl in a tight embrace that she instantly release when the girl cries in pain. "I'm sorry" Her eyes started to shed more tears as the girl looked at her around the room. "I'm glad you finally opened your eyes. We we're so worried!" she paused when the girl tries to gulp and touches her neck "Oh, do you need water? Here.." she reached for a glass half filled with water, placed a straw and let the girl drink it slowly. She smiles when the girl utters a small 'thanks' and look at her with uncertainty on her eyes. "Do you need anything else, Natsuki?"
"No thank you but ... do I know you?" the raven-haired said as she criticize the brunette.
Shizuru's heart fell as soon as Natsuki look at her like she's a stranger. Well, technically their both strangers to each other since they never got the chance to fully know each other but still, they had spent almost a month in a house out of nowhere plus they shared good memories so she at least considers their relationship as friends.
"C-come on now, Natsuki. Don't j-joke like that ..."
"Joke? What are you~"
"Man, I told you that orange haired nurse have a thing for you, Tate" Takeda teased as they enter their sister's hospital room. He playfully elbowed his older brother and look forward to the bed. He then stopped walking, as well as Tate. "Na-Natsuki!" they both shouted in unison as they rushed towards the girl.
"Ouch! Careful will ya! My body feels like I've been run down by a truck" the raven-haired whined but soon started to laugh when her older brothers cry like a four year old child. "Seriously stop, you two" she laughs again before flinching when she accidentally slouched.
"Sorry, we're just happy to see you awake" The two boys then gave their little sister a quick hug "Masashi, go get a doctor, will ya.." Tate said. Takeda nod his head before turning to see brunette with unreadable expression on her face.
"Shizuru-san? Are you okay?" Takeda asked. When the brunette didn't respond, he looks at Tate who shrugs his shoulder before walking towards the girl. "Shizuru-san?"
"Ah!" the raven-haired girl exclaimed. "Is she your girlfriend, Take-nii?" the girl teased that made the other occupants of the room froze. The two guys have the same 'what-are-you-talking-about' face while Shizuru just remain standing at the corner with her eyes started to release more tears.
"If you're joking, stop it. It's not funny, Natsuki" Tate reprimanded.
"What? Did I say something wrong? And why are you people assuming I'm joking? Geez.." the raven-haired girl wanted to cross her arms over chest but stopped midway when she accidentally tugs her IV drip. "Oh, is she perhaps your girlfriend, Yui-nii? Wait, you and that octopus girl already broke up?" Natsuki asked innocently.
Shizuru can't take it anymore so she ran away out of the room. The way Natsuki looks at her is so wrong. The raven-haired's green eyes no longer shows the adoration that the brunette see every time she and Natsuki wake up next to each other, or when they would eat their meal or when the brunette is teasing the blushing raven-haired.
"If this is a nightmare, somebody, please wake me!" the brunette thought as she ran along the hospital corridor.
-Two weeks later-
"Selective ... memory lost?" Shizuru repeated. Her fist clenched on her lap as her mind process the new information about the raven-haired. For the last couple of days, she tried to recompose herself so she won't breakdown when she see Natsuki. She tried to put some distance between them even though it was hard since her mind would always wander back to the raven-haired.
"Yes, that's what the doctors said" Tate replied in a low voice "It seems that her memory from the past three months are the one that she forgot.."
"They said that it could possibly because of the pain she felt when she hit her head during the accident. Something like her brain trying to erase the pain but erase her memory instead." Takeda said in between mouthful of pancakes that Shizuru's maid brought "They said her brain is quite amazing so her memory might return in a few days though.."
"..but what if she never remembers them?" the brunette inquired even if her heart cracks when those words left her mouth.
"We just have to help her remember!" Takeda beamed a smile towards the brunette before nodding to his brother. Shizuru curiously look at the two before Tate signal for the brunette to stand up from her chair and head outside of her house.
After the three of them talked and both of the guy's apologize to Shizuru about their involvement in kidnapping, the three of them became friends so the brunette have no reason to think anything bad about them. The police are also convinced that the two guys didn't have any involvement with Kitani so their record is clear.
When they reached the porch, Shizuru saw the raven-haired girl seated at the passenger seat of her car, sleeping. Her heart clenched as Natsuki's head still adored by a white bandage but it is now smaller than before. She averts her gaze and looked back at the two grinning brothers.
"What's going on?" She asked, as they jiggle the car key in front of her.
"It might be wrong for us to ask this of you but .. you should be the one to take her in that house and help her remember" Tate explained. "You might think that we're dumping the responsibility on you but we're not. We saw how you really care for Natsuki and believe it or not, she needs you. For the past days, she's having dreams about a girl, which of course we believe is you. She's slowly remembering some things through her dreams because her memory of you, Shizuru-san."
When the girl is about to protest, Takeda interjected "No worries, we already asked your parents and they agree as long as you're fine with the idea"
Shizuru thinks for a moment. Is this a good idea? To be with Natsuki that she fell in love with even though the girl can't remember her anymore. But what if the memory would not come back? But what if it did? Would she willing to place gamble on what ifs?
She smiled widely as her heart shouts the answer repeatedly. "Yes!"
She quickly snatched the keys from Tate and jogged her way to the driver seat. She opens the door and closed it quietly to avoid waking the raven-haired girl. She looks at the back seat and saw her purple suit case that's probably packed by her mother and another large black bag that possibly pack for Natsuki. She brings the engine to life and secure their seatbelts on before driving away from their mansion.
-Few hours later-
When Natsuki opens her eyes, her brows immediately knitted when she noticed that she's in unknown place. She slowly sat up and get out of the bed. She looked around, finding that the room is somewhat familiar to her. She already been here, but when? She mused for a moment before hearing a voice behind the door. She know that voice, she heard it before.
She opens the door and stare once more at every corner of the place.
"Ah, Natsuki! Good to see you awake. Come, let's eat dinner!" the brunette said as she place two plates on the table.
"You?" the raven-haired look quizzically at the girl, pointing her finger at the brunette.
"Me?" Shizuru repeats the action and points at her face while tilting her head to the side. She then laughs as Natsuki's face turns from being shock, then to confusion then back to being shock. She walks towards the baffled girl and usher her to sit down. They shared the prepared meal with Shizuru do the talking and Natsuki do the eating. Just like before.
Shizuru laughs heartedly as Natsuki blushed when she mention that she had to carry the 'healthy' girl on piggy back inside the room since she can't carry her in bridal style. She also explained why there's only the two of them in the house, earning another confused look from the raven-haired.
When they were done, they had a small argument who would take the bed, very much like the last time they argue about it. Shizuru smiles as Natsuki utter the exact same words she said on that day and did the exact thing afterwards. She holds the brunette's hand. It was their second contact, not counting the piggy back ride, since the accident happens and Shizuru couldn't ask for more. At least not for now.
She changed into her night gown before settling down near the edge of the bed. Few minutes later Nastuki joined in and lay at the opposite side, beside the wall, to prevent her for falling down and injure herself more if she turns on her sleep.
"H-hey" the raven-haired suddenly spoke "Do you think my memory would come back?" the raven-haired asked in cracked voice. For Natsuki, not remembering the events of what happened for the past three months frustrate her to no end. She can still remember her brothers, thankfully, that she is a graduating college student and can became a doctor if she manage to pass the exam and get her master's degree. Some lessons are also forgotten but she can easily re-learn all of those but all of these thing are not what's making her irritable. It feel like she's forgetting something, something really important, but her mind is not giving her the answer she needs.
Shizuru almost laugh at the question. It was like she's having a Deja-vu with the only difference of Natsuki asking the instead of her. She scoots a little a closer to the now blushing raven-haired and pats the girl on the head. "It will be hard to recover the forgotten memories …it might frustrate you and make you think that you are alone but you're not .. You're brother are there for you.. I am too. Please remember that I am here for you. Always. And don't you ever forget that" Shizuru smile again and she touched a pale cheek of the other girl.
Natsuki blushed in an instant but surprisingly didn't swatted away the hand. Instead, she places her hand on top of the brunette's own and lean in to the touch, surprising the brunette in the process. She too smiled when the brunette's face covered with a blush.
She don't know what or why she's doing it but seconds later, Natsuki found herself leaning in and captured the brunette's soft lips on her own. Pleasuring it with tenderness and love that she didn't know exist within her.
Shizuru gasped at the contact but didn't pull back and soon responds with the same emotions in her kiss. Their real second kiss. She carefully moved her body and continue to kiss the girl as her hands supports her body high so her weight doesn't fall on Natsuki. She tried to move her feet when she accidentally stepped on a slippery blanket. She tries to regain her footing as she falls back while Natsuki tried to hold on to her hands. She hits the floor with a loud thud but the pain on her back are far from her concern at that moment. She sat up and lifts the girl who falls across on top of her.
"Natsuki!" the brunette cry in horror as she examines the bandage on the raven-haired's forehead that's starting to become darker with blood by the second. "Oh my..you're bleeding! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to pull you with me!" the brunette started to panic. It was indeed her fault why they fell on the bed but she didn't mean to pull Natsuki with her and have the raven-haired's forehead hit the ground in full force. She was about to stand up and grab the first aid kit that Takeda packed when she heard the raven-haired laugh. "Natsuki?"
"..seriously.." the girl asked in wonders and continues to laugh.
"N-Natsuki? Are you okay?"
"If only I've known, I should have let my brother.. Ha ha" she said in between laughs.
"Wha-" Whatever the brunette was about to say was cut off when she felt a pair of soft lips next to her for the second time that night. It was just a simple kiss, a peck if you may call it but it was enough for the brunette to fall speechless.
"I remember ..." Natsuki said as she parts their lips and touch both side of the brunette's face. She ignores the stinging pain on her forehead as well as the blood that's flowing from her open wound and continues to hold the brunette. She saw Shizuru's eyes started to shed a tears but she quickly swipe it away.
"Natsuki!" Shizuru cried and engulfed the raven-haired in a tight embrace, momentarily forgetting the gushing blood. She pulls back when Natsuki flinched before claiming the other girl's lips this time. They then shared few moments of serenity as their body lean on each other.
Minutes later, Natsuki and Shizuru found themselves lying on the bed with only a little distant between them. They had just finished cleaning and re-bandaging the raven-haired wounds since it was smearing with blood. Natsuki did most of the work since the brunette can't bear to see the other girl's stitch as well as the sight of the flowing blood.
When the silence is no longer bearable, Shizuru was the one who broke it, asking question on how the raven-haired feel at the moment now that her memory have returned.
"Happy, of course" Natsuki answered with a small smile before it vanished. "I … was really scared, you know" the raven-haired said when the brunette lean her body sideways so they can face each other. "I actually thought that if my memory never returns, I'll just have to forget the idea of recovering it and continues to live on but then my heart .. it aches every time I thought something like that. It feels like it's telling me to not give up and try to remember again." The girl pause as she continues to stare at the brunette's burgundy eyes. She slowly reached for the girl's hand and place it on top of her chest, unintentionally making the girl blush "Though my mind keeps forgetting it, I guess my heart would always remembers".
"Nat..suki" Shizuru whispered.
"Do you remember, before the day that we left for the city .. before the day of the accident?" Shizuru nods at the question. "I wanted to say something to you and kiss you so much .. but I was scared back then. Scared that if I say it, I wouldn't be able to let you go and just run away with you. A thing that I should never do considering that my brother's life is in danger …" Natsuki eyes started to glistened with tears. She tried to speak some more but her shaky mouth wouldn't let her. She was never good in dealing with these things. She was never good in expressing her feelings especially with words and for that, she hates herself because at times like this, she should be able to at least tell how she feels but she can't. "I'm sorry for all the trouble we cause, for being selfish, Shizuru. I'm so sorry.."
"There was nothing to forgive, Natsuki. You and your brother didn't do anything wrong if you ask me. I'm even grateful that it was you people who found me. So please, cry no more." Shizuru cooed and embrace the girl. She ran her hand to Natsuki's dark mane until the raven-haired part their body so she can gaze at the brunette's face.
Shizuru cupped Natsuki's face and lean in so their forehead could touch lightly. They shared another moment of silence until the raven-haired spoke.
"You know what ...I suddenly remember something that I always wanted to say to you .." Natsuki starts.
"Really, what is it?" the brunette inquired as she looks at the other girl.
"I love you, Shizuru" Natsuki said with a little blush on her face. She didn't look away from the brunette but instead she scoots a little closer until she can almost feel Shizuru's hot breath next to her lips. " .You" the way she spoke it made the brunette heavily blushed. It was her first time seeing Shizuru's face lit up like that, and she was sure to print the memory to her heart.
Usually, the brunette is always the talkative one. She never had lost a word battle with the raven-haired. Unfortunately for her, this time is not included.
Shizuru was left speechless when Natsuki proclaimed her love. She never expected it to happen now, not that she's complaining.
When the brunette didn't answer, Natsuki quickly a steal a kiss from the brunette's inviting lips, making the girl blush even more. She laughs as red-faced Shizuru opens her mouth then close it again as words failed to flow out before stuttering and mouthing incoherent words.
"I will make sure not to forget that face, Shizuru!" Natsuki managed to say in between her laughs.
"Mou, Natsuki!" The brunette complained before giggling and joining the raven-haired in fit of laughter. When they both calmed down, they just stared at the ceiling of the room. Shizuru felt Natsuki's hand inched closer to her until she felt those cold fingers gracing her own. They intertwined their hand as pleasant smile etched on their faces. "I love Natsuki too" Shizuru declared this time, squeezing the other hand place on top of hers. "Don't forget that, okay!"
Natsuki laughs at the brunette's childish tone but she had to admit that she loves hearing it. "I wouldn't dare this time." She speak gently, moving their connected hands towards her lips and kissing the back of the brunette's palm. She then tug their hands lower until it was placed on top of her chest "Even if my mind do forgets.. I don't think my heart wouldn't. This would always remember you Shizuru and that's a fact.."
They looked at each other and smiles as another comfortable silence engulfs the two of them. And with midnight slowly approaching, they lay closer and embrace one another. Both silently promised that they will treasure all the times they spent together from now on and always remember what their heart would always remember.
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Sorry for the delay guys. This was supposed to be updated two weeks ago since it's already finished but I've been too busy lately. Re-watching Agents of SHIELD season 1&2 and SnK anime as well the manga. Ha ha ;D
Thanks for reading and following the story! Hope the ending is fine. Reviews/Comments?
On to the next one! Difficult Decision Chapter 11!
PS: The song that Natsuki hummed to Shizuru is titled "You are my love" (Tsubasa Chronicle Theme)