-Twenty-five-

AN: I'm still kicking. So is this story. Ten or so chapters left. Make sure to leave a review with your thoughts if you enjoyed.

"Who the hell do you think you are, Saeko?"

I rolled my eyes at the familiar sound of Yuuki's voice and the sound of her footsteps. I glanced behind me. The ginger girl was marching towards me, very purposeful in her movements. Her eyes were flashing with a rage I had grown used to seeing in women. I had to make an effort not to sigh.

"I'm on the way to see Souichiro. I don't have time to play with you, not right now. Later maybe." I turned away again, putting my hands in pockets. Her hand caught my arm, and she spun me.

She was stiff, visibly trembling with rage. Her face was uncharacteristically red. It was strange to see the legendary "Yuuki Miku" so flustered and pissed. "Oh cause that's what this is, right? Playing? Meanwhile, if I was Saya or Rei it'd be a completely different story." I gazed at the other girl, frowning.

"I don't have time to deal with your jealousy- "

"Jealous! Me, jealous?" Yuuki made a disgusted noise, shaking her head in shock. "I'm hotter than any of the sluts you spend your time with," she snapped, grabbing me by the throat of my turtle neck. "I make you hard with just a few words, Saeko so why would I be jealous? That's not what this is about." Her golden eyes

narrowed, and her fingers loosened their grip. Her face softened, and she leaned into me. "But you don't even really care…do you?"

I was frozen in place. "Y-Yuuki," I murmured, eyes wide. I wasn't going to lie. I didn't know Yuuki that well. I didn't really have an interest in getting to know her. She was hard to take seriously; she didn't care about anything or anyone. But…maybe I was wrong about that? Her body was warm, gentle. Comforting, in fact. Soothing the anxiety that had been consuming me at the thought of having to speak to Saya's terrifying father. I cleared my throat, "Tell me what's wrong."

"Why would you tell that Rika woman that she could have sex with me, Saeko," she murmured. "I'm not envious of Saya or Shizuka or anyone. But I'm yours Saeko. Yours alone. I may belong to you, but am I so worthless that you would give me to someone else...?"

Guilt poured into me. I wet my lips anxiously. "I…I don't know she just looked so upset that Shizuka was with me. And…you seemed to be attracted to her. Did she hurt you?" My fist clenched at the thought. "Or…say something rude?"

"Well she was pissed that Yuriko and Rei wanted nothing to do with her. She seemed upset so I sucked her off, but that's not the point, Saeko!" Yuuki's hand raised. I expected a slap. A punch. Instead, she caressed my cheek, voice ever so soft. "I want you. Not anyone else. I won't be having sex with Rika. And I don't know why you thought any of the others would."

I looked away. "I just-"

"No. Saeko. You don't own us. You don't get to just "share us" with some other person."

I looked her in the eyes. She was being very serious right now. "You're right. I don't know what I was thinking…" Yuuki nodded.

"As long as you know. I'll let you go now, cutie." She tugged me closer. I kissed her before she kissed me. As always, she tasted sweet. So delicious. Despite knowing I had things to do, I wanted to keep kissing her. Her mouth was plump, parting for me, until our tongues rolled together gently. She curled her arms around my neck, holding her body tight against me. Her ample curves were so tempting, I wanted to touch her…I remembered when I'd first taken her. In the bathroom, trying to hurt her.

God, I was awful.

My eyes opened when I heard footsteps, I was worried it might be a worker for the Takagi household. It was far worse. Shizuka was walking by, Alice and her father close behind. She froze at the sight of us. The blonde nurse frowned, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I want to speak with you before you speak to Saya's father."

"I don't have time-"

"Apparently you do," Shizuka snapped, gesturing at my arms around Yuuki. I let the girl go, face flushed.

"Make him wait," Yuuki shrugged, "Why not?"

I sighed, rubbing my temples. "I guess I can talk for a few minutes. I'll see you later, Yuuki. Don't forget, keep your eyes on Misuzu…" I leaned down, and gave her a kiss on the corner of her mouth. Once she was gone, Shizuka gave me an expectant look. I gave Mr. Maresato a nod. I followed Shizuka, rubbing the back of my neck, impatient. A small hand tugged on the back of my sweater.

"Scuse me," Alice's sweet little voice murmured, "Um…how come you kiss so many girls. Aren't you only supposed to kiss one?"

Under her gentle, innocent scrutiny I became incredibly embarrassed. "Um," I coughed, and her dad gave me an apologetic look. However, he said nothing else. Clearly, he agreed with his young daughter on this matter. And Shizuka apparently did too. I felt attacked…I scratched my head. "I love all of them. So I like to give them all kisses. I have so much love in my heart, I want to give it to all of them."

Alice stared at me in wonder, cheeks red. "One day are you going to kiss me?"

I sputtered, eyes wide, completely shocked. Mr. Maresato stopped her now, taking her hand. "We're going to go do something else now," he exclaimed, and hurriedly pulled her away. I couldn't help it, I burst into laughter.

"You're so charming," Shizuka smiled bitterly. I was silenced. The rest of the way Shizuka was very quiet. I gazed at her as we walked, watching her expression and body movements. She was stiff and angry. My eyes shifted to her breasts, where they bounced loosely. I knew without a doubt she was wearing something lacy on them. My mouth watered. My attention was grabbed when Shizuka brought me into a bedroom. I assumed it was hers.

"Sit," she ordered, awfully bossy. I didn't argue though. She had her back turned to me, still facing the door which she had just slid shut.

"What's so important," I asked curiously.

"I…" She cleared her throat. "I've decided to stay with Mr. Takagi's group."

It felt like she'd just stabbed me. My mouth dropped. "What?" I whispered harshly.

She turned around, expression blank. "I've thought about it a lot." I stood up quickly, fists tightening. Anger, anger I tried to suppress was starting to pump through me. The idea of having to leave her behind, of not being able to protect her forced its way through my mind. I buried my head in my hands.

"You can't," I muttered, "You can't just leave."

Shizuka sighed, "I can. Alice needs a mother."

I heard what she said. It was true. Alice did need a mother, but that didn't have to be Shizuka! "I need you more," I blurted suddenly, angrily. "You can't just abandon me."

"Me! Abandon you!?" Shizuka's voice raised. Then she went silent, and stiff once more. "Saeko. I can't watch you have sex and kiss all these young girls." She rubbed her temples. "I don't want to do this. But I don't belong with the rest of you…" Her gentle, sweet voice did nothing to calm me. I could tell she was trying to calm me down.

"I don't care," I snarled, standing and stepping close. "I won't let you leave." Along her body, there was a shudder. Just a small one, a slight lick of her lips. I swallowed heavily, meeting her eyes. It's at that moment, I realized what I was saying. How selfish I was being. How I'd been trying to change lately…I closed my eyes tight. "I won't…I won't stop you. As much as I love you. I understand. You have Rika. R-Rika can protect you…" I bit my bottom lip. "Rika will keep you safe, you and Alice."

Shizuka nodded, smiling gently. "We're just safer, without you wild kids." She was using the word kid to hurt me. I could tell. I knew she was angry at me for not resisting more, for not denying her this right. That's what this was, right? But I wasn't going to be that nasty person anymore...

"Yeah." I murmured, "Us kids. You're right." I stood, "is that all?" I turned away from her.

"Yes, that's it. More important than making out with Yuuki, right?"

"Whatever," I snapped. I slammed the door shut behind me.

Saya knew something was wrong. She smiled, brushing my hair from my face. Her eyes met mine, soft and questioning. "What happened."

I shook my head. "I don't want to talk about it."

"You don't have to," she curled her fingers with mine, leaning against me. "You know…I …I have an idea to calm you down…maybe make you feel a little better?"

She had a devious smile and her fingers inched towards the zipper of my pants. I glanced around. We were waiting for her mother in her office, no one was here. It was nothing the older woman hadn't seen, even so...with her, I felt self conscious. I had already fucked her in front of others, and I didn't want to do it again. I ran my fingers through Saya's pink locks, brushing them lightly, before I shook my head. I leaned close and kissed her softly. "What I do with you, I want to keep private, princess," I whispered, brushing our lips together. She whimpered. "Specially after this morning," I laughed.

"Saeko…seriously, you're way too much sometimes! Why'd you have to bring that up!" Her pale face was red as roses, eyes sparking with annoyance and embarrassment. "Asshole!"

I grinned, mood lifting. But, despite how happy she made me, I couldn't stop thinking about it. About her. Shizuka was leaving me. I crushed my mouth against Saya's, trying to find comfort that just wouldn't come. It wasn't enough.

I kept on pushing that anger back. Anger at the fact that Shizuka was abandoning me, that she didn't want me anymore or perhaps didn't want me enough. I just...couldn't allow it. I thought about it so much, that my head felt like it would the time Yuriko arrived, the idea of facing Saya's dad was almost a relief. The older woman gave me a cold, stern look. "Come, my husband's ready for you, Saeko."

I noticed the tremble of her knees, the sex sweat on her skin, and smirked. "I'm ready."Before I left, I'd have to show Shizuka what she would be missing. I wrapped an arm around Saya, kissing the top of her head and tugging her against me. "Let's go."

She didn't question the erection I had. Good girl.