Disclaimer: Nope I don't own Shiznat or the other characters of MH. I only own Ben and Kate and these crazy dialogues.
Hi! Another update already? Yeah, I know astonishing. I wrote this zombie mode, meaning I haven't slept a wink yet. Anyway, someone said that this is like noblesse and that Shizuru is very, very OOC. First, I'm afraid I don't know noblesse so I cannot comment on that. Two, all of my stories are OOC and AU. I've always written in such way and to be honest, I enjoy it very much so I don't see myself writing otherwise.
A massive bite...er...thank you for everyone who said that the last chapter was funny. Like I said I didn't think it was funny so it's a relief to know that. I'm in a 'meh' mood these days hence the uncertainty. Same goes with this chapter.
Hm...that's about it I guess. Once again, thank you for reading, reviewing, and adding me and the story to your favorite/follow alerts. I enjoy writing this story. It's fun, light, and without any hassle [unless when I have a massive writer's block], but it becomes more enjoyable when I know that there are human beings—thinking human beings, breathing human beings, crazy human beings—that are smiling and/or laughing because of this :]
Warning: A lot of cursing below. I apologize. Please don't curse in real life.
Bite Me
Three days later
Where is she? Why hasn't she contacted me? What if something has happened? What if…
"Natsuki, what's with the frown?" Ben asked when he dropped by at Natsuki's request.
"Shizuru isn't here yet."
"And that's a problem because?"
"She said she'd come."
"I thought you don't want her to come?"
"I don't. But she said she would so…"
"So you think something bad happened to her?" Ben smirked. "I knew it! You're a softie when it comes to her! You're worried."
Natsuki denied.
"It's so obvious that you are. Why would you be staying inside your house for three days, obviously waiting for your girlfriend, if you're not worried about her?"
"I'm not worried about her."
"What are you worried about then?"
"I'm worried what diabolical thing she's up to…"
"Shizuru, I'm telling you to put more 'omph' to it. We've been here for three days and no one stopped yet because you kept glaring at them."
"I do not know what this 'omph' means and also the reason why we're still here is because you are asking them to drive by McDonalds…that's another thing I'm not aware of."
"First, McDonalds is my lifeline. Because of him I've survived for 20 years. I told you I'm on a strict budget, having no currency and all." Kate flicked her blond hair to the side as she stooped low to cater to their bonfire by the road. "And the 'omph' I'm talking about is you giving your shoulder a sudden twist to the right after which you wink seductively like this." The girl then demonstrated her 'omph'.
The vampire looked at her strangely and commented. "Are you having seizure?"
"No!"
"Itch?"
"No!"
"Involuntary spasm?"
"Hell no!" Kate eyed Shizuru to see if she was teasing her but it appears that the latter was serious. She sighed. "I'll never get you."
"I could say the same thing to you."
"Never mind. You'll learn it eventually. I'll teach you again tomorrow."
Shizuru shrugged, not minding that she's under tutelage of a mortal. She was surprised when she found herself enjoying the presence of the young woman. Refreshing was what she thought and felt three days prior. All thoughts of rushing towards her beloved Natsuki were now gone as she focused on learning how to live in this era. Besides she said to herself Natsuki wasn't entirely pleased with my presence the last time we saw each other. It would be wise of me to first learn the ways of today and surprise her. She smiled at this notion, of her surprising the ever-cool Natsuki. Also what is a few days wait when she already waited for my awakening for a century? She smiled ruefully. The couple had a fight when it was announced that Shizuru was due to slumber for a century. Lycans, particularly Natsuki, are not known for their patience. They were called savages back in the days after all. They would hunt and kill for fun with no restraint while the vampires are more sophisticated and patient with their prey. Despite the guilt, Shizuru was happy that Natsuki waited for her as promised.
"What are you thinking?" Kate said whilst sticking some marshmallow on a stick.
"Nothing."
"If you say so…"
"So your father?"
A frown. "My father?"
"McDonalds? Is he your father? Or perhaps your mentor? You said he was your lifeline?"
The young woman burst out laughing. "You really are funny you know that Shizuru?"
Shizuru pondered about this and replied, "Actually I have been told that I have a twisted sense of humor."
"Well they're wrong!" Another laugh. "Anyway, McDonalds is not my father nor my mentor. It's a name of this fastfood chain that I frequent to. They sell cheap shit!"
"I was not aware that mortals eat shit nowadays."
Kate laughed again. "No! Shit is like an expression."
"For?"
"Everything."
"Explain."
Kate sighed. She put her marshmallow stick aside and looked for another one for her guest. "You can use the word shit to replace anything. For names of people, things, places…everything."
"Even for the ones you're related to?"
"Yep. My dad used to call me a 'piss of shit'."
"I see." Shizuru took note of this.
"Yep. So one day I wrote him a letter saying, 'Goodbye you shithead!'"
"Did he reply?"
"Nah," shrugging she added, "I left."
"Is it safe to assume that this 'shit' is a form of endearment?"
"Endearment? Haha, that's funny. But, hm…when I think about it, it could be. Although my boyfriend would switch between shit and bitch. I left him too by the way."
"Shit and bitch?" the countess enunciating the words.
"Yep. Like, if he's angry he calls me shit and when he's sort of happy he calls me bitch."
"Bitch…huh." Shizuru nodded as if she understood the words. After a few seconds of silence she took note of the branch Kate was holding. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to roast some marshmallows."
"Marshmallows?"
"These," a giggle, "are the softest and most gooey thing ever. You'll love it! Hold on let me stick one for you."
Kate handed the stick with marshmallow and Shizuru received it with much hesitance. "What do I do with this?" she asked.
"You'll have to put it on fire like so," Kate demonstrated and then she quickly warned the vampire, "but you have to remove it immediately when it starts to change color."
"How will you know?"
"You'll feel it."
"Feel? What nonsense are you speaking of?"
"Just try!"
It got burned.
"Oh okay, here's mine. Try it again."
Burnt into crisp once again.
"This is proving to be difficult for me."
"Nah, it's alright. It's not for everybody. I have mastered this because I've been camping since I was young."
This statement was unnerving for the proud vampire. "Are you belittling my capabilities?"
"What? No! I'm just saying we all have our own talents."
Still feeling like she was useless, Shizuru said demandingly, "Hand me another one!"
Kate sighed and muttered, "Here we go again…"
"You know what to do here Natsuki. All you have to do is call your girlfriend."
"It's not that easy," Natsuki scowled.
"Yes, it is." Ben coughed and cleared his voice. "Here ye, here ye. I'm your voice of reason, listen to me!"
The irritated Lycan flicked the mortal's forehead resulting to a resounding 'ouch' in the Kuga's residence. "Stop being funny."
While tending to his swollen forehead he said, "I'm not being funny, I'm being rational. I specialize in having common sense you know? So I'm telling you now, if you're worried about Shizuru's plan then either call her or go to her place."
"You know I can't go to their lair…" she saw that Ben was about to correct her. "Alright fine, their 'castle'."
Ben approved of this and went on. "So then call her! Stop stressing yourself out."
"But I can't—"
"—you won't. There's a difference."
"Fine. I won't."
"You're like a vampire sometimes you know that?"
An eyeroll from the Lycan. "Alright. Let me hear you all-knowing-Ben. Why am I like a vampire sometimes?"
"You're ridiculously proud."
"I am not!"
"You are!"
"Shut up!"
"Then prove it to me. Call her now." Ben smiled, knowing Natsuki won't.
The Lycan was getting angry, all she wanted to do was wipe that grin off her friend's face. Without thinking she blurted, "Fine I will!"
"Wait." Gobsmacked. "You will?"
"Yes, I will."
And then she dialled Shizuru's number.
"I'm out of marshmallows!"
"Give me more."
"I told you, Shizuru, I'm out of them."
"Where are they gone?"
"You burned them all!"
Shizuru tossed her stick and dusted her dress. "Don't exaggerate. I didn't burn that many."
"I bought a packet full of marshmallows that I intended to consume for a month."
"Exaggeration as I said."
Kate threw the package towards Shizuru's lap. "There it says 100 pieces!"
Shizuru stood up. "Alright. I may have wasted your ration." She extended her hand.
The young woman, still frustrated over the situation stared at the extended hand and asked. "What is this for?"
"I am formally accepting your presence. I've realized that your kind is not that bad at all…" She took a quick look at the empty packet of marshmallows. "…and I admit that I did burn the contents of your bag of treats. I assure you that you will be compensated once my slaves arrive or once I return to my castle."
"Accepting my what? My kind? Your slaves? Whose castle?" Kate rattled off. After three days with this 'Shizuru' person, she thought that she already had a grasp on her personality but time after time she's proven wrong.
A howl of a wolf was boomed out of nowhere. Startled, the young woman ran and took cover behind Shizuru whose reaction was blasé as ever.
"Don't worry that's just my phone."
"You got a fucking howling ringtone? What the hell dude? That scared me!"
"Shush."
"Shu-sh? What the…"
Kate was ignored as the countess accepted the call and greeted her beloved excitedly with: "Hello bitch."
A/N:
Yes, I intend for ShizNat to meet at some point again. I also have a plot in mind with this story. It's just that I'm still enjoying with Shizuru exploring the world. I mean, we've all seen countless of films and shows about their kind, but none actually focused on the lil bits. Yeah, yeah it is fictional but imagine that they're real. Just imagine how they'd react to these changes after sleeping that long. Ofc in Underworld no one would react this way. But because I'm me, all written here are silly :P
What else...hm, ah. I recently watched 'The Vamps' by accident on the telly. Ridiculous will not suffice as an adjective for that movie. To summarize: the movie is ridiculously bad and ridiculously funny. Do I recommend it? Uhm...It's alright I suppose? Let's just say that it's not something I'll willingly watch again.
Anyways, as always let me know what you think. And if you have any suggestions [e.g. names (you can vote for your name or your cat), topics, events] you'd like to appear in the future chapters let me know. I won't promise I'll include it but I do promise I'll consider it. If they make me laugh somehow then there's a high chance I'll add it. Then again I'm a bit shallow so almost anything gets to me.
Like it? Tell me.
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Either way I'm off to bed!