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Hello, I didn't realize I had this written and saved up in my laptop since...err...April o_O *hides* Idk why I didn't post it before, maybe I wasn't too happy with it? Anyway, I merely tweaked a bit and pretended I did it all today haha
It's the Holidays and luckily I got some free time but since I'm having this inconvenient writer's block I could only stare at MS Word for minutes (even hours) and only to come up with...well, nothing.
Just letting you know that I'm not intentionally delaying my stories. *sigh* I've been having a hard time coming up with words lately. Normally my hands will fly away and in a jiffy I'll have a chapter done. *sigh* Oh, how I miss those days...
Do me a favor? Send me a joke. Maybe a good laugh will cure this idiotic state I'm in.
Many awkward hugs
xx
WhenAnxietyKicksIn
Bite Me
Once out of her mansion, the countess thought her mode of transportation. She considered flying as the sun has began to slumber. She knew that Natsuki would be displeased upon learning that she flew in public even with only visible light for her to be exposed. She then thought of the carriage earlier and she remembered she commanded Taka to take Anh wherever she wants to go. She could request for another carriage and driver, but she cannot risk the chance of having some random patriot vampire of a driver to deliver her to Natsuki's doorstep. For all she knows, it might be a trap set by the elders.
"Pathetic fools," she mumbled to herself.
Other than the two options, she had no idea what to do. She regrettably allowed all her loyal servants to have a month off since her revival, except for Taka, knowing full well she'll spend most of her days and nights with her beloved Natsuki.
"Who am I with now?" She asked bitterly to no one with particular.
Feeling the sudden gush of cold air, she tightens the coat she's currently wearing.
"Ah…" she revelled as another soft wind touched her face. "It's been so long since I've got to feel this…nonsense." She chuckled at her own joke.
The truth is, vampires become more insensitive as they get older. Sure it heightens their sense of smell, sight, hearing and smelling. But it leaves them completely numb to their surroundings. A bludgeoning of a normal human head would equate to a prick of a needle for them. Some, mostly those who are closing their hundredth year, would pretend to feel something just so they could relieve their humanity…or what's left of it. Some would even try to hurt themselves, especially those who are 'accidentally turned', in hopes that they could somehow feel or to somehow become human again.
Shizuru would usually laugh at these 'fools' especially when she discovered some ridiculous measures they've constructed to feel something. Before meeting Natsuki she doesn't have a care in the world. She doesn't need to feel anything because she was alone. She came from one of the noblest blood without a tinge of impurity. Then she met Natsuki and everything she originally envisioned seem so out of place. In a snap, she wanted the world to be different. For something to be different. Because the moment she saw Natsuki, she felt different. Shizuru Fujino, a noble at birth who had believed that she had no need for feelings as it's only for the weak, for humans. She ignored every notions of it being relevant to her. Yes, she had ignored it all along.
Until she came along…
"Silly that Natsuki enjoys this..." Shizuru paused. She could ignore the feeling, but that would mean ignoring a part of Natsuki. Her Natsuki is a part of nature. Her kind loves nature and anything that has to do with it. Her little werewolf seems happy whenever this nature is at peace. She can easily imagine the face of her Natsuki, so she decided against 'un-feeling' and instead savored it.
Another pause.
"…this stupid, cold weather." She smiled despite the irony of it all.
Once she got a look around outside her mansion she began her tentative steps, letting her feet to feel and bring her to her Natsuki.
"So what should we do now? Should we like evacuate the whole neighborhood?" Mai suggested as she ate her home-baked treats because Natsuki suddenly refused to eat anything sweet.
"Don't be ridiculous, Mai. She's not a terrorist."
"Yeah, she's a vampire." A familiar voice interrupted Natsuki and Mai's conversation in the living room. Natsuki hasn't left her spot by the window as she's ogling outside for any signs of her Shizuru.
"Damn you, Nao!" Natsuki stood up and threw a cupcake that Mai was about to take a bite towards Nao who readily evaded without a sweat.
"You're being a child, Natsuki. Stop that now!"
"You stop, you jerk! If it weren't for you..."
Natsuki was about to grab another cupcake from a plate when Mai shouted.
"Oi! You two! Stop playing!"
She took her cupcakes protectively and said, "Natsuki, you know how much time and effort I spent on these and you just carelessly throw them away at this…" She looked skeptically at Nao. "…this…"
Nao seriously took offence at the implication. "Oi! What the hell do you mean by that?"
Mai remained silent as she ponders the correct word for Nao while Natsuki was now back at her seat, suppressing a smile.
Seeing all this, the annoyed Nao snatched the tray of cupcakes and shoved a couple in her mouth without permission. "Fucking cupcakes huh...Am…I…huh Mai…"
As Nai process her mastication, Natsuki and Mai exchanged an amused look.
After her fifth cupcake, she released a big burp. "Mai! You're a genius! These are fucking delicious!"
Nai was about to take her sixth sweet treat when the two suddenly burst into laughter after Nao's admission.
"Who would have thought the bad ass Nao has a weakness for...cupcakes?" Natsuki exclaimed, trying to breathe normally though with only little success.
Realizing she was fooled by the two, "Fuck off! I am leaving."
"Wait, Nao."
"What?" Nao faced the two with deathly glare which they obviously dismissed.
"You forgot something."
"What?"
"These."
Mai brought upon another dozen of cupcakes and she and Natsuki laughed their head off.
"Fuck you two!" Nao exasperatedly said.
"We're just joking."
Natsuki agreed, "Yes, we are Nao."
Mai cajoled some more seeing that Nao's annoyance is slowly dissipating. "That's what normal friends do. So sit your ass there and shove some cupcakes in your mouth."
Nao reluctantly sat back and eyed the most delicious treats she ever tasted. She was about to smile and say 'thanks' when Natsuki innocently asked, "Wait. We're friends with Nao?"
"Fuck you!"
This time the two stood up to stop their friend from leaving.
"You're not a bundle of joy, aren't you Nao?" Natsuki inquired jokingly.
Still pissed Nao retorted back, "You're the one to talk. You schizophrenic bitch! You were so depressed when your beloved vampire was asleep and then now she's awake you're—"
"I was not!" Natsuki snapped and bit her lips in frustration. "You don't even know what you're talking about so just shut up!"
"Come on then. Tell us what is poking your ass all week!"
"Shut up! It's none of your business!"
Nao didn't like the implication and tone of Natsuki's voice so she snarled in disgust, "None of my business? Some friend you are! Then again I shouldn't be surprise because we are talking about your bitch of a vampire, am I right?"
"Don't talk to her like that." Was Natsuki's cold reply. There's a blatant threat in her voice and no one missed it. Luckily Mai jumped in hysterically before the two have a go with each other.
"Hey! Cupcakes...anyone?"
"Are you two okay now?"
No reply.
"Seriously, you two act like toddlers."
No reply.
"Natsuki, talk with her will you?"
"I'm not talking with someone whose mouth can only produce stench."
"Natsuki…" Then she eyed her other friend. "Nao, can you retract what you said and let's be over with this?"
Nao gave her a glare and said indirectly to Natsuki, "Oh? So am I allowed to talk now? I thought it was none of my business."
Mai sighed. She threw her hands up and shouted, "Fine! I give up. I'll clean this up."
When Mai was no longer in sight, the two werewolves finally gave in and laughed maddeningly.
"Shit! I didn't know Mai would fall that easily." Nao said in between snigger.
"I know! Her face!" There are tears forming in Natsuki's eyes.
When they heard the distinct footsteps of Mai, they immediately shut up and resumed their so called pissed off faces.
"Did some children came by? I swear I heard someone giggling." Mai asked while juggling her way through her previous seat with a pitcher of juice and several glasses.
No one bothered to answer so Mai looked at her two friends and tiredly ask, "Are you two still not done with your fighting?"
The two shrugged off, feigning irritation with each other. Mai was busy pouring her own concoction into the cups when she took a glimpse of Nao's twitching lips. She raised her eyebrow at this and her eyes landed upon Natsuki's eyes and saw there was a minuscule hint of humor in it. She pieced the two together and stood up abruptly, knocking off everything on top of the table.
"You two..." Mai can't help but to shake her head in annoyance, "...are playing me!"
There was no other choice but to admit defeat seeing as they've been busted. Nonetheless, their extremely loud guffaw would have been forced to be known in public unwillingly if Mai waited for one more minute.
"What are you going to do with her now?" Mai voiced out her concern.
"What would I do to…her?" Nao replied, obviously confused.
"I'm not talking to you, Nao."
"Well, you're looking right at me!"
"Fine! I'm not going to look at you." Mai and Nao both turned their backs at each other like children and the former continued with her question aimed directly at Natsuki, "What now?"
Nao turned around and exasperatedly shouted, "I didn't do anything!"
"I'm not talking to you, Nao."
Natsuki rolled her eyes in half-amusement and half-annoyance.
Realizing she's misheard 'now' for her name again she mockingly replied, "You're talking to me now!"
Natsuki butted in feebly, "Not now, Nao."
"Fuck! This is ridiculous."
"Well, your name is," Natsuki mockingly pointed out and then she added, "It was the main reason why I'm expecting Shizuru to arrive in the first place."
"Why is it my fault again?"
Natsuki sighed.
"You were playing around when Shizuru and I were talking…"
"Talking about what?"
"Talking about talking."
"Well, that sounds redundant, Natsuki." Mai interrupted.
Nao rolled her eyes and asked, "So where do I come in then?"
"She was asking when she could come and then you threw that meat at me and I shouted your name."
Natsuki's friends imagined the scenario and they burst out laughing.
"It's not funny!"
"It is very funny," Mai stated as she tried to fight off the tears from pouring out whilst laughing.
"Nao…Now…If it weren't funny I would have been insulted," said the owner of the name.
"Fuck you two," Natsuki said exasperatingly.
"Now...Nao...now...don't be such a kill joy, it's quite funny. Right, Nao?"
Pretending to be serious, Nao answered, "Yes, Mai."
"Guys," Natsuki feebly said, "Please not now. Any minute Shizuru—"
The two looked at each other, seemingly reading each others' minds, they both said, "Nat...nao? Hahahaha!"
"Shut up!" Natsuki yelled in defeat. Knowing she won't win, she stood up and was on her way out when she was heard a, "Aw...come on. Don't leave us...Nat—" The orange haired wolf wiggled her eyebrows at her new best wolf pal.
"—Nao?" The other gestured to herself innocently, making Natsuki even madder.
"Fucks sake!"
And with that an extremely fed up Natsuki left her own house while the duo started singing Deck the Halls but with different lyrics in mind.
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly!" Mai sang out loud knowing that Natsuki will still be able to hear despite the close doors.
Followed by Nao's cheerful, "Nanana...nana...Nat—"
"—Nao! Shut up!"
I'm not sure if this chapter is funny but I had fun learning that 'this is the time to be jolly falalala' is really entitled 'Deck the Halls' HAHAHAHA... I was searching on youtube and found JB's song Falalala (seriously?) and another song entitled Holly Jolly. This just proves that I'm terrible with titles XD
Like it? Tell me.
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Either way I hope you are jolly...nananananananatnao? ;)