Hi guys! Sorry, i know its been a while but here's the next chap! And much thanks to all those who PM'd me, it helped a lot and i'm sorry it took so long!
The papers rustled together as Shizuru placed them neatly into one of the file cabinets. She wasn't as organized as she usually is due to the tremendous amount of excitement and anticipation overtaking her body. My Natsuki and I are going on our first date! A genuine small graced her elegant features, she had been waiting for this ever since she had met the younger girl. Natsuki is my girlfriend and we are going out! The grin widened as she reflected on her blue haired beauty. What did I do to deserve some as adorable as Natsuki? A mental picture of the green eyed girl's fierce blush and scowl caused the brunette to chuckle. Tonight's definitely going to be entertaining! The memory of the kiss they shared on the soccer field pushed its way to the forefront of her mind causing a pink hue to creep up her cheeks. Ara, and more of that would definitely be welcome! Finally finishing with the documents Shizuru locked up the student council room before briskly walking through the dim hallways of Fuuka Academy. Evening was settling in on the campus and the glow of twilight filtering through the windows gave just enough light so that the Kaichou could successfully navigate the poorly lit corridors.
BOOM! A thunderous roar suddenly reverberated through the school shattering the serene atmosphere. Ara, what was that? Shizuru tried to shake the ringing from her ears as she peered out of one of the windows to find the source of such a noise. She scanned the schoolyard finding nothing amiss, but when she turned towards the student parking lot she was greeted with an orange and red blaze burning brightly. Shizuru's breath caught in her throat as she recalled Natsuki's earlier words.
"Okay, I'll change and go get my wallet from my bike and meet you by the front gate."
Natsuki! Shizuru broke into a sprint with only her most precious person in mind. Please don't be hurt, please don't be hurt, please don't be hurt. She mentally chanted like a mantra as she rushed out of the school and dashed towards the flames. A large crowd of students and faculty had gathered around the fiery display obstructing Shizuru's view as she came upon the scene. Shizuru moved through the throngs of people frantically, fear constricting her vocal chords. Her ear's picked up the voices before she could actually see anything through the mass of bodies.
"Stay still mutt!" She heard Nao Yuuki yell.
"Like hell I will!" The husky voice of her beloved washed over Shizuru. She's okay. "Let me go! I don't want to hurt you guys!" Natsuki voice sounded once more. Just hearing Natsuki's voice caused relief to encompass Shizuru.
"Nat, you're injured! Stop struggling!" Mai's voice ordered sternly.
Injured?! The panic again welled up. Shizuru finally pushed past the last row of people to see a burning pile of metallic wreckage. Her Natsuki was still some distance away from the heap of smoldering metal fighting against her two red headed friends. For the most part she looked healthy other than a few cuts and her clothes were covered in ashes.
"Stop struggling?! That's my Ducati!" Natsuki shouted venomously. "That bastard did this!" What is my Natsuki talking about? Who would do this to her? Shizuru mentally questioned as the made her way towards the angry girl.
"Natsuki, you need to calm down!" Mai commanded, trying to keep her extremely upset friend from doing anything stupid.
"You don't understand!" Natsuki yelled, glaring ferociously at the two holding her back. "If I had actually gotten on my bike I woulda died!" The bluenette seethed. "What if I had been with somebody? What if I was taking you, Nao, or Chie somewhere huh? Or worse what if I was taking Shiz…" The rebel's eyes widened and she quieted down as her own words reached her. She stopped struggling against her friends and looked at them miserably. "If she was with me she could have… something might have…" Natsuki couldn't finish the statement, the two red heads released her as she started trembling uncontrollably. Her emerald gaze shifted to the dense forest on the other side of the lot. Shizuru wanted nothing more than to call out to the suffering girl but she could get her voice to comply.
"But Nat, that didn't happen." Mai tried to sound soothing though her own violet eye's shimmered with unshed tears. She rubbed Natsuki's shoulder affectionately, trying to break the bluenette from her trance-like state. "It did not happen."
Natsuki turned towards her friend, finally giving Shizuru a good look at her face. But the expression she wore caused Shizuru to gasp. Those once bright emeralds were dull and seemed hazed over. The gorgeous face that she had often admired was stoic and unnervingly stony. "But it could have." Came the hoarse reply. My Natsuki! The pain radiating from her most precious person almost caused Shizuru's heart to break for her right then and there. Hold on Natsuki, I'm almost there. Shizuru wanted nothing more than to envelop the devastated girl in a loving embrace and whisper comforting words into her ear. Just before she reached her love Natsuki whipped her head in the direction of the forest. Jade eye's narrow and searching, scanning over each piece of hardly visible foliage. Then abruptly those orbs widened as the rebel yelled "You son of a bitch!" and then took off sprinting towards the woods.
"Natsuki!" Shizuru finally found her voice she watched Natsuki disappear into the darkness. "Natsuki!" She called out once more. "Come back! Please!" Tears started to well up and obscure her vision. The brunette went to dash after the younger girl before she was caught by Mai and Nao.
"Don't Shizuru, it's almost dark and we don't need both of you lost in the woods." Mai choked, trying to control her emotions.
"Why?" Shizuru managed to ask. "What's going on?" She wiped the tears from her face and looked Natsuki's two friends expectantly. "What is Natsuki doing?"
"She must have seen something." Nao muttered under her breath but Shizuru still caught it.
"What does that mean?" She asked sternly. Worry for Natsuki motivating her usually curt tone.
The two friends looked at each other trying to figure out how to handle the situation. "That's the mutt's story to tell, Kaichou." Nao finally answered after a minute of silence. "She's been through a lot, and it's not really our place to say." Nao even looked saddened by the situation.
"Nat's been through hell. This is just a small part of it, but she does care for you and I'm sure she was planning on telling you sometime." Mai added tearfully while trying to give Shizuru a kind smile. "She's just not really the best at expressing herself and I don't think she wanted you to get too involved with something like this."
Shizuru wished she could say she was surprised by the information she was given but in all honestly she wasn't. I always knew there was more to you Natsuki. The few flashbacks of Natsuki's red hot anger and icy demeanor started to make more sense along with the bluenettes prior experience with the convicts at the gas statoin. What have you had to bare Natsuki? And why didn't you tell me?
Natsuki ignored the fatigue that surged through her limbs and she sprinting through the ominous branches of Fuuka forest. They whipped past her as she increased her pace, her eye's never leaving the target who was just ahead of her. Oh you better run! Idiot, who stays at the scene of a crime just to watch? Good thing I caught a glimpse before that bastard could make his getaway. Her labored breath echoed through the still as she pursued the person who had damaged her beloved bike and was quite possibly trying to murder her. The night was setting in, and it was getting harder to keep the perpetrator in sight. Better kick it up a notch… With a burst of nearly superhuman speed the bluenette closed in on her prey.
"Damn!" She heard a gruff voice curse as she moved in closer.
She couldn't help the dangerous smirk that covered her features. This wasn't like the other thugs she had to deal with. Just a middle man with a talent for blowing things up. Hopefully, she could interrogate him quickly and without too much of a struggle. Once she was in range, her arm reached out and snatched the collar of the dark hoodie the culprit was wearing. Using her skills acquired from years of training she yanked the man backwards and flung him into a nearby tree.
"You Bitch!" He screeched upon impact.
Natsuki's smirk turned to a deadly glare. She sized up the man, determining that he wasn't much of a threat she crept towards him menacingly. "What did you do to my bike?" She growled once she could look into his murky dark brown eyes.
The small man shivered as he met her gaze. "I d-don't know what you are t-talking about." He stammered unconvincingly, trying to avoid her stare.
Emerald eyes flashed as Natsuki grabbed his tufts of black hair and slammed his head back into the trunk of the tree. "You sure bout that?" Her husky voice echoed through the trees.
"Argh!" The man called out from the pain radiating through his skull. There was a small trail of blood dripped from the back of his head and into the hoodie.
"Excuse me?" Natsuki snarled as she pressed her forearm across the criminal's throat, applying just enough pressure to make breathing difficult.
"Ok,ok! I'll talk" He caved as he gasped for much needed air.
"Get started then." She ordered as she released some of the pressure from the man's trachea.
"Alright, well I was hired to kill Kuga Natsuki but make it look like a tragic accident or something like that." The man muttered, directing his gaze away from the accusing jade.
"Who hired you and how did you try to make it look like an accident?" Natsuki questioned, re-applying her weight to the man's windpipe.
"I attached a general-purpose motion activated bomb to the fuel tank. I designed it so that once it had been detonated it would have looked like there was a leak in the tank that somehow was ignited." The assassin practically squeaked. "And I was hired by a John Smith. I was supposed to be paid upon completion of the job."
Natsuki paused as she processed the information she was just given. Her uncle had contracted out her murder to local thugs, but this attempt was much more thought out than the previous one. He's getting desperate. She shuddered as she realized the implications that would have. If Wang comes to Japan I'm in deep shit. That would be bad for everyone. Images of her newly found girlfriend and her best friends raced through her mind. They could be hurt or worse… Her jaw tighened and her fist clenched with anger. Before she knew what was happening her fists where flying at the culprit, fueled by her fury and frustration.
"Gah-Stop! Please!" The guy pleaded through her merciless assault. The punches connecting furiously with his face.
Natsuki's heart pounded in her ears. The rush of just letting all thoughts go and allowing her body do what came naturally was exhilarating. Suddenly, flashbacks to her childhood with Wang flooded her mind.
She had just walked in the the large oak door to find Wang sitting in his giant red chair in the parlor waiting for her.
"And just where have you been Natsuki-chan?" His snide voice asked with barely concealed anger. His beady little eyes looking at her with nothing but hate and contempt.
"I just walked to the store to get some more mayo." Her younger self answered, shyly holding up the plastic bag filled with her favorite condiment.
"Oh Natsuki-chan, you know you're not supposed to leave the house." Wang hissed turning to face her fully.
"I'm s-sorry!" She apologized. "It's just we were out and-" she tried to explain as Wang stood and approached her frighteningly.
"I don't need your excuses and sorry doesn't cut it in my house. Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson." He growled.
"Please don't kill me!" Finally, one of man's cries reached though her memories and pulled her back to reality. Shit! What am I doing? The offender was now spitting up blood and convulsing slightly. His weasely face was already starting to swell and bruise tremendously. What have I done? She looked at the victim of her wrath taking in the damage she had done. I coulda killed him! Natsuki shook her head trying to clear the remnants of her memory from her head. I can't believe I did that! What monster does that? She quickly released the bloke from her grasp and jumped back. Holy shit I just- what the hell have I done? Natsuki turned away and took off through the forest trying to run away from the disgusting feeling that had settled into the pit of her stomach. Waves of nausea hit her over and over and she sprinted through the cool night air. I've beat other people up before but it was always in self defense. He wasn't a threat to me. Her gut wrenched as a new thought hit her full force. That's the kinda shit Wang does.
Sorry its kinda short! Thanks for reading:)