Author's Note: I deserve to probably be smited to hell and back for leaving you guys out for so long. But I lost internet a while ago... then my mind went scatter brained... Meh. Anyhow. Should you ever think I am being to slow. You can see my profile for my msn. Then you can beat me up over msn and force me to write another chapter. Anyhow! Ohmyguh! Another chapter - unbeta'd for now!

Together Again: Chapter Four
Her Reasons

Antoinette was depressed. There were no more words to describe how she felt. All of her female companions were gone. Away from her and tucked away at Astraea's Hill. She knew she was probably being a bit immature, yet she could not help it. Astraea had become her home for the past two years. A home where she could be her flirtatious self and score some brownie points with her parents for good grades and being a proper young lady - ha.

Then again, what depressed her the most was the absence of her beloved Nagisa. For three days since leaving Astraea, she had not heard from her crush. For three days, the young filly was trapped away with the silver-haired fox. But who was this fox? This fox who swept away her Nagisa? Antoinette had to know her competition. She had to know this rival who could so easily take away Nagisa.

A nearby chime suddenly came to her ears, drawing a slow grin across her face. Her cellphone had just reached full charge, which meant she could finally be able to call someone without having to fight her little sister over the house phone. 'Bitch!' Antoinette inwardly insulted the other offspring of her parents. It wasn't that Antoinette disliked her sister, she just disliked her sister's annoying habits which turned the sweet-looking golden haired girl into a ferocious monster.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

'Come on. Pick up...' Antoinette mentally spoke, as if expecting the receiving party the other line to actually do that. Suddenly, though the ringing had stopped, making Antoinette smile and think that someone had answered the phone. However what she got stained her cheeks with a tinge of pink.

"Yaya here - well not here," replayed Yaya's answering machine. "Either way, call back later. Probably eating Tsubomi right now anyhow, so my tongue can't be used for talking."

"YAYA!" came Tsubomi's scandalized scream from the background, followed by snickers from the dark-haired girl. Though nothing was heard afterwards, as a loud beep could be heard, making Antoinette give a sigh of relief. 'Thank God.'

"Yaya-san! Pick up! It's about Hikari!" Antoinette lied, while mixing her tone with a hint of urgency. She knew she had to lie in order to get Yaya to the phone. She knew that Yaya wouldn't answer for anything else if she was with her beloved Tsubomi. 'Oui, predictable indeed.'

Suddenly there was a click from the other side of the line, alerting Antoinette that someone had picked up the phone.

"What about Hikari?" Yaya's voice suddenly demanded in a straight no-nonsense tone.

Antoinette sighed, pondering how she would answer this and manage to keep Yaya from slamming the phone in her ear.

Something was brushing against her cheek. Something soft. Something pleasurable, which made Nagisa give out a contented sigh. However, another soft assault came at her, waking her further. The smell of something oh-so-delicious... 'What is that?' The newly graduated woman thought to herself, as she then felt something moist press against her cheek. Something equally soft as the brushing she had felt previously.

Scarlet eyes slowly fluttered open and quickly locked onto those of olive. Nagisa's heart fluttered as soon as she saw the adoration which was reflected within the dark eyes of the former-Etoile. Heat slowly stained it's way across the redhead's cheeks while a warm sensation filled her heart. Despite this, however, Nagisa's stomach did not feel so warm - it felt empty. A loud growl filled the bedroom in which they were in, gaining two completely different looks. One look was that of amusement, and the other was slightly annoyed.

"I was wondering when that beast would awake," Shizuma commented, while leaning forward to kiss the top of Nagisa's head. "No matter, I'm sure we can please it with the food I've brought you."

The blush on Nagisa's cheeks darkened, while a soft grunt was given in return. She honestly did not know how to respond to the teasing.

"Thank you," murmured the redhead as she gave a soft sigh. "Can I have my cellphone back today?"

"What did I tell you yesterday?" Shizuma asked as she proceeded to brush away strands of auburn hair away from her beloved's scowling face.

"Come on!" Nagisa said in whiney tone, looking annoyed. "It's not my fault!"

"Want some cheese with that wine, my little Nagisa?" teased an amused Shizuma. She had no intentions of giving the cellphone back without a bit more of a fight from her little spitfire. She could not help it. She was curious as to the limits Nagisa now possessed. She was curious as to how riled she could get her little vixen.

"Yes it is," Shizuma returned gazing back into the scarlet eyes of her Nagisa. "You should not have acted so brashly with it."

"And you're punishing me?" an irate Nagisa asked.

"Yes."

"What righ-mm!" Nagisa's next words were cut off by a pair of succulent lips placed against hers. Lips which were both forceful and soft. Enough to make her forget whatever it was she intended to say. A pleased sound came from her throat, as she felt Shizuma's tongue flicker against her lower lip, requesting entry into her mouth. So caught off guard, was Nagisa, that she had no thought as to why she should deny the silver-haired beauty and so, Nagisa parted her lips slightly, granting Shizuma access to her mouth.

It delighted Shizuma to no end how well Nagisa responded to her. It delighted more than just her heart, though. She felt her body heat increase, as she drove her tongue into Nagisa's attempt to lure an sensual dance out of the other woman's tongue and to which she was quickly rewarded, not by just the dance by low deep sound that came from her Nagisa's throat. Shizuma herself moaned, as soon as she heard her little Nagisa. She was alerted to two things. Nagisa wanted her as badly as she wanted Nagisa and Nagisa's restraint wouldn't last much longer. 'The poor girl...' Shizuma commented to herself, wondering it was that her Nagisa was able to withstand against it. 'Perhaps that is what turned her into a spitfire?' The thought was engulfed though, by a moan that came from herself. 'Oh, where did she learn that?!' Shizuma wondered in amazement. She had been cleverly and pleasurably tricked into drawing her tongue back into her mouth. Allowing for Nagisa to turn the tables and take dominance over Shizuma. Needless to say, Shizuma was colored impressed.

The kiss didn't last long much after that, as Nagisa's stomach decided to bellow out another cry of displeasure from not being fed. The bellow was also followed by a growl of frustration which surprisingly did not come from Shizuma but from Nagisa -- much to Shizuma's amusement. Though Shizuma agreed with the sentiment full-heartily. After three days of being under the same roof, the two were very frustrated. In fact, it was because of the tension that lead to Nagisa losing her cellphone.

Upon the night of their arrival at Shizuma's home, Nagisa grown frustrated within the limousine - not that Shizuma was innocent herself with her discreet touches - but it was more so frustrating on Nagisa. However, the straw that broke the camel's back was when Shizuma had informed Nagisa that they would be sharing a room and also sharing the same bed.

Nagisa bulked, to Shizuma's amusement.

Although when Nagisa pulled out her cellphone and decided to call Tamao to come and get her, Shizuma's amusement dropped, leading Shizuma to take away the cellphone as 'punishment' to the redhead. She could not allow Nagisa to leave. She needed to show Nagisa the truth. She needed to show Nagisa that she was loved.

Of course neither of them got much sleep that night. Her little spitfire had quite the mouth.

"That was mean of you," Nagisa murmured with a pout.

"It was the only way." Shizuma responded bluntly. "Besides, I enjoyed it and so did you."

A soft sound between a grunt and a sigh came from Nagisa. A sound which demonstrated two things - one being that Nagisa was now acknowledging her feelings and two she was no longer getting angry about it.

"Hurry up and eat, ne?" The silver-haired beauty requested with a small smile. "We need to talk after this... I need to explain myself to you. I need you to know you've been put in the dark for so long."

Nagisa blinked in response and then grabbed the chopsticks in front of her. Yes, they did need to speak.

Author's Footnote: Next chapter -- You get answers! Promise! You get to know why the two separated and why Shizuma left Nagisa for those amounts of time. Anyhow, yes this is short, but there's a reason for it. And there is another reason for Antoinette. No she's not going to become a main character. Na-ah. Please enjoy, and will have a follow-up chapter explaining it all soon.

Omake:

Rhythia: -typing story out-
Antoinette: -shimmers and fades-
Shizuma: Nice.
Antoinette: -profanities which makes sailors turn scarlet-
Antoinette: -turns into a goose-
Shizuma: let me try that.
Antoinette: -turns in to a man-
Rhythia: Bwahaha.