Hi guys, here's the next chapter of Gargoyle Hime. It's a little bit shorter than the other two, but hopefully you'll like it too :)
It was written in a very short time, so there might be a lot of mistakes ^^
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING!!
Chapter 3:
Natsuki was the first one to open her eyes and greet the new day. Luckily she felt no pain this time, because her transformation was complete before she woke up. She was glad, that this didn't wake her up though.
Another thing she was thankful for, was the fact, that she was still alive and the woman obviously wasn't as dangerous as she thought. Or this was because of her injury. She was weak and not in the condition to walk around and fight gargoyles.
This brought a small smile on Natsuki's face. This woman was very strong and capable of fighting, even if her wounds must hurt like hell. She had to be careful around her. One wrong step and she could be at gunpoint.
Ignoring this thought, she walked into the kitchen to grab a small snack. The owner hopefully didn't mind. She was very hungry and her patient would hopefully sleep a little bit longer. But she wasn't very sure, that she had enough time to sit in the kitchen and relax. Yesterday proofed, that the brunette was full of surprises.
With Shizuru:
My shoulder hurts like hell. . .
Shizuru slowly opened her eyes, but closed them immediately as the bright light shone into her still sleepy eyes.
A few seconds later she opened her eyes again, blinking rapidly, because of the sun shining through the window. Then she scanned the room for any signs of the creature she met yesterday. Not finding any, she got the impression that it was all her imagination.
Maybe because of the blood loss, I thought that. . .
Her trace of thought was interrupted as a figure stepped through the kitchen door. A beautiful raven-haired woman with breathtaking viridian orbs, which were staring back at her.
Who is this? Shizuru was confused. Shouldn't here not stand a gargoyle? Why is this woman here in the house? Maybe this was her home and she was the intruder?
Deciding to make the first step, she opened her mouth to say something, but the other woman cut her off.
"Morning sleepyhead. How's your shoulder?"
Natsuki smiled and walked up to the woman, sitting next to her on the bed.
Shizuru reacted immediately and grabbed her gun, pointing it at the woman next to her. The blunette watched her every move calmly.
"Who are you?" Shizuru held her weapon tight and aimed it at the woman, ready to fire at any moment.
Sigh. . . This woman is really a hand full.
Natsuki knew that she was stronger as this woman right now, but she didn't want to hurt her. She needed her trust.
So, within seconds she pinned her down onto the mattress, careful not to press on her wounded shoulder. In her surprise the woman let go of the gun. Natsuki immediately grabbed the gun and threw her a few meters away.
She saw the fright in the woman's eyes and wanted to slap herself for this stupid move. But that was her personality. Act and think later. Natsuki, you idiot. Now she's afraid all over again.
Shizuru couldn't believe her luck. Yesterday she was threatened by a gargoyle and now by this woman. It couldn't get any worse.
Then she heard a small whisper coming from above. She looked up and saw sad green eyes looking down at her.
"I'm sorry."
Natsuki blushed as she saw the woman under her gaze so captivated at her. The blush intensified as her senses returned and she recognized the position they were in.
She was on top of this human and pressing her into the mattress. Both her hands pressed the woman's shoulders down to give her no space to fight back. But one hand was very careful not to hurt the injured shoulder.
When she was sure, that the woman wouldn't try to attack her again, she left her position and sat next to the lying woman, unable to face her, because of the blush adorning her face.
Ara, she's not so scary with the cute blush.Shizuru slowly lifted herself up. She didn't want to risk a repeat of this "attack".
"Ano, would you be so kind and tell me your name stranger-san?" Shizuru asked as politely as possible.
Natsuki looked at her for a moment and then sighed deeply.
"I told you my name yesterday."
Shizuru couldn't remember ever meeting this stunningly beautiful woman.
"You must be mistaken, miss. We've never met before, I. . . "
"Ok, let me explain this to you. My names Natsuki and you met me yesterday. I was the gargoyle." Natsuki was getting annoyed.
"You can't . . ."
"Believe me, I can."
"But how is this possible? You look like a . . ."
"Human? Yeah, I know and I'm not happy about looking like this." Natsuki looked away. She had to control her anger, otherwise she would scare this woman and then she wouldn't help her.
Why is she so angry? She is really beautiful. Ara? I should control myself a little bit better.
"Sorry, I didn't want to offend you. . ." Shizuru bowed her head in shame.
Natsuki seeing this started to panic. Gah. . .I didn't want her to get sad. Do something you idiot!
"Uhm. . .. y-y-you don't h-have to apologize. You did n- n-nothing wrong. It has nothing to do with you.. ."
The last part was a lie, but it seemed that Natsuki's little speech cheered Shizuru up a little bit.
"That's a relief." Shizuru smiled. "So, what are we going to do now?"
Natsuki was confused. What should they do? She hadn't thought so far. She didn't even know how to get the woman to cooperate. Her plan was only to find a relative. Now she sat here with one and didn't have the slightest idea how to proceed.
So she used one of her rare talents: improvisation
"I think first we should get you to a hospital and then. . .I don't know." Natsuki scratched her head sheepishly.
"Why didn't you bring me to a hospital yesterday?" As soon as she asked this question, she knew the answer.
"Ah, sorry, I forgot that you are a gargoyle. . ."
Natsuki only nodded in understanding, not really in the mood to yell at the woman, because she forgot that Natsuki was a gargoyle and not one of those disgusting humans. She was merciful, because the woman was still in pain.
"Ok, I think we should get going. Can you stand?"
Shizuru tried to stand up, but her legs gave out. If Natsuki hadn't reacted this fast, she would have hit the hard floor definitely. Now she was securely held in the arms of her savior.
"Thank you."
"No problem." Natsuki smiled, but was at the same time thinking how to get the woman to the next hospital. As gargoyle it would have been a piece of cake, but as human you had to use other transportations.
"Even if this is a little bit embarrassing, bear with it until we can catch a cab, ok?"
"What do you mean with. . .aaahhh. . ."
Shizuru was scooped up bridal-style in Natsuki's arms. Her face turned slightly red, because she didn't expect the woman to carry her all the way.
"Ready?"
Shizuru only nodded and avoided eye contact with the blunette. She was right. It was definitely embarrassing, but she didn't have another choice.
The two woman walked back through the harbor. It was a good thing, that there weren't many people around to see this picture.
Shizuru was so exhausted, that her head laid against Natsuki's neck and her arms were loosely draped around her neck. She wanted to stay awake, but her eyes didn't follow her order. So they slowly closed, her breathing slowed down and she was once again fast asleep.
Natsuki noted, that the woman in her arms was very silent. She looked down, to confirm that everything was alright and saw her peacefully sleeping in her arms.
Tch. . .and a few hours ago she wanted to run away from me. What a strange woman.
Not in the slightest bothered, that she had to carry the woman around, she made her way to one of the many streets. Hoping that a cab would stop and take them to the nearest hospital. The woman in her arms lost a lot of blood and because of that she was so sleepy. She needed help as fast as possible.
Luckily the first cab stopped and Natsuki placed Shizuru gently onto the back seat. Then she told the driver to speed up a bit. His answer was a quick nod, because the look in the blunette's eyes frightened him to death.
10 minutes later they were at a hospital. Natsuki paid the driver with money she found in Shizuru's purse. She hoped that the brunette wouldn't mind that. It was an emergency and she hadn't had another choice.
The process after she went through the front door was very quick. She grabbed the first man who looked like a doctor and told him, that this woman in her arms was badly wounded. After that Shizuru was brought into the operation room.
Natsuki wanted to know desperately how good or bad Shizuru's condition was, but to evade uncomfortable questions, she left the hospital without anyone noticing. She knew where the woman was, so she could come back anytime she wanted. Even if Shizuru would get out of the hospital, she knew where her apartment was. This one information did she get, as she searched for money and found Shizuru's ID card.
With a last glance at the huge white building, Natsuki left the place through one of the many streets. She would come back tomorrow. She doubted, that the staff would let a gargoyle visit a patient.
With Shizuru:
Where am I? And why's my head hurting?
Opening her eyes slowly, she recognized the place she was in immediately.
A hospital? How did I get here?
Just then the door opened and a woman in a white "uniform" stepped inside.
"Ah, hello little girl, you're finally awake." The woman approached Shizuru and stopped next to the bed.
"Hello. Who are you? And why. . .?"
The doctor held a hand up to stop Shizuru's endless flood of questions.
"I am doctor Sagisawa, but just call me Yohko. You were brought her four hours ago. A young woman carried you through the front door, but she disappeared shortly after, so we couldn't get anymore details about your injury."
"Four hours?"
"Yes, you are lucky, because your blood type is very rare and we just got a new delivery. How did you get this wound?"
"I was shot. I'm a police officer and you could say I dealt with the wrong people."
"Yeah, but you're save now. We gave you some medication to ease the pain and you'll be fine after a few days of rest."
"Thanks doctor."
"That reminds me. . .. I didn't get your full name as you were brought here."
"Oh, sorry. My name's Fujino Shizuru."
"Ok, thank you Fujino-san. Do you want to contact anyone? Family, friends?"
"Yes, I'd like to speak to my superior. To let them know, that everything's fine."
"You can use the telephone over there. Just type in one and then the number you want to reach."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'll come back in a few hours to check on you. If you need something in the meantime just push the red button over there and a nurse will help you.
"I try to remember that." Shizuru smiled and sighed as the doctor left the room.
Natsuki, where are you?
This was chapter 3. Hated it liked it??
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