A/N: Oohhh getting close to the word limit on this one!Not that it really matters...

Anyway, ENJOY!

Shizuru's Sloth

"I haven't seen your mob of fiends around you lately." My girlfriend mentioned as she glanced left and right for that aforementioned mob but only to see the near-empty walkway, with only a few students too busy with their own affairs to realise our presence.

"I've been avoiding them." I started to reply as we walked out the back entrance of Fuuka Academy. "Ever since your little stunt Natsuki, they've been a little hard to handle. Some of them are even getting courageous with what they're asking."

My increasingly affectionate girlfriend stepped closer in our stroll and subtly slipped her hand into mine and chuckled.

"Oh that explains why you're here picking me up then."

A smile broke upon my face and I squeezed her hand as a form of light-hearted reprimand for her daring... But then she suddenly became sombre.

"I'm sorry, Shizuru, I guess I shouldn't have..."

"No, don't be silly, Natsuki." I reassured my lover. "I'm just glad you're proud enough about us to want to tell others. It's just that a group of crying girls is a hassle I want to avoid. I'm hoping some time will ease most of them into acceptance."

I drew our bodies close - arm in arm - to shield our intertwined hands.

"Liar! You're just too lazy to confront the problem! You're hoping it'll all blow over by itself." Natsuki joked light-heartedly - returning to her previous self - a wide smile appearing upon her features.

"Ara, Natsuki knows me too well. I'm also hoping Natsuki will take care of everything for me." I said with a playful grin.

"Shizuru!" My love exclaimed in mock-scold, to which I responded with a chuckle.

"Is it true?" Someone asked in a strangled voice – darkening my lover's expressions immediately. "Is it true that Fujino-sempai and Kuga-san are together?"

We faced our enquirer - it was a girl who was in the brink of tears but her eyes still sparkled with a glint that reminded me of Natsuki. She looked at my girlfriend with the absence of hate or envy, instead her gaze held determination and courage.

"And what if it is?" Natsuki countered with a growl - her temper flaring.

"No." The young girl gasped in utter despair. "No, tell me it's not true. Ku-Kuga-san, you-"

Before the girl could even finish, my girlfriend had already jumped to her own conclusions and responded in kind.

"Look. Whether we're together or not; it's nobody's busy, but ours. I don't need anyone to tell me I'm not good enough because I am and I'll be damned before I let some little fangirl tell me otherwise."

Natsuki's words were as sharp as blades and I felt pity for the girl before us as she stared in agony at the one she admired and loved.

"Come on Shizuru, let's go." Natuski murmured and grabbed my hand to tug me away and back in the direction we were headed. "Oh, and tell your friends: Shizuru is mine and that isn't going to change anytime soon!" She called back.

My heart warmed at my girlfriend's declaration, but as we walked away I turned to look at the pitiful girl we left behind. I knew there was a misunderstanding that I could have resolved - one that may have saved the poor child from her gut-wrenching pain and let her down a bit more gently. But it wasn't my place...

No, in truth I was just too lazy.

A/N: I'm starting to think that I depict Shizuru... a little TOO ruthless... lol well at least Shizuru in my mind wouldn't be a problem as long as you're not a threat to her (or Natsuki) and don't provoke her hahaha

I hope you all enjoyed that update! And I'll hopefully be seeing all of you next weekend! Until then!