Story: The Girl Meets The Loon (chapter 5)

Authors: Inyunaruto365

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Chapter 5

Title: Almost At the Deep End

At the cafeteria, Natsuki, Shizuru, and Haruka were sitting at a single table talking up a storm. Well, mostly Haruka.

“Man, I cannot wait to get out of here! That way, I can go back to my house and sleep all day without anyone to bug me!” Haruka said taking a bite out of her garlic bread.

“Ara, demo (but) Haruka, what about the games that are coming up? We need you for a strong defense after all the work you did to keep from Garderobe from winning the silver metal last year,” Shizuru said sipping her tea.

“Oh, yeah. I never really thought about the games. But don't worry! I'll be there to help my team this year before I leave! Then afterwards, I can go back home and sleep like I was before I came here.”

“Or do you really want to go back because of Yukino.”

Haruka's face turned red hearing Shizuru say that to her. “N-Nani? (what) I don't know what you're talking about.”

“I think you know what I mean, Ha-ru-ka,” Shizuru sung.

“Grr, urusai, Baka (Shut-up, idiot). You don't know anything!” Haruka objected as Shizuru and Natsuki laughed at the purple-eyed teen trying to hide her feelings towards Yukino Kikikawa. Haruka and Shizuru have been friends since Shizuru came to the Fuka Asylum and the red-eyed teen can tell if Haruka's hiding something from her by how the blonde teenager reacts to the question along with the situation.

And as the three ate, Shizuru sensed something heading towards Natsuki's way as Shizuru moved Natsuki out of the way from the object that was now hitting the wall a few feet from Haruka's head.

It was a fork.

“What the hell?!” Was all Haruka exclaimed seeing Shizuru pick Natsuki up from being pushed on the ground.

“Are you okay, Natsuki?” Shizuru asked.

“Yeah. I'm fine. But.....”

“Heh, not bad for a first try.” Shizuru knew who that voice belonged to as she turned around and saw Shiho a few of her followers walking beside her.

Shizuru's eyes narrowed. “ Munakata Shiho.”

“Fujino Shizuru. I'm surprised the people here let you roam around like this with these losers,” Shiho remarked looking at Natsuki, “It's too bad the little psycho puppy pushed you out of the way, Natsuki. I would've made a perfect hole you call a head of yours.”

“Whatever Maki-Maki Girl. At least I'm not in a nut house with other insane people no offense, Haruka , Shizuru, and everyone,” Natsuki said.

“None taken,” Haruka said along with the others in the cafeteria watching Natsuki and Shiho as Shizuru didn't say anything when Natsuki said. Shizuru was concentrating on trying to physically and mentally calm herself down from hearing Shiho say that stuff to Natsuki.

'Calm down, Shizuru. Calm down. Everything will be fine as long as Shiho doesn't hurt Natsuki.'

Haruka sees Shizuru calming herself down and thinks it's a good idea to take Shizuru out of the cafeteria in order for the girl to calm down a bit as she gently puts her hand on Shizuru's shoulder.

“Come on, Shizuru. We're gonna go outside and calm you down before you suddenly have a breakdown,” Haruka said walking Shizuru away from Natsuki and Shiho who wasn't fighting against Haruka's grip. The blonde thought nothing else could go wrong until she heard Natsuki make another rude remark to Shiho which made the girl in pigtails angrily yell something and punch Natsuki in the face sending her down to the ground hard.

Shizuru heard the punch being landed as she and Haruka ran to Natsuki's aid.

“Natsuki, are you alright? Natsuki!” Shizuru said seeing the blue-haired girl sit up a bit from the punch that was received.

“Yeah. I think so.” Natsuki felt blood run down her nose and mouth which made Shizuru's red eyes narrow in anger as Natsuki saw Shizuru's hands visibly shake in anger.

“You hurt Natsuki,” Shizuru muttered standing up from kneeling by Natsuki's side.

“Oh, no. Not again,” Haruka said.

“What?” Natsuki wondered what Haruka meant by her reply.

“Shizuru was like this before.”

“You mean when she insulted me before?”

“Yes. Only this time, I think she'll do more damage to her than before.”

“What do you mean more than before?”

“....You hurt Natsuki,” Natsuki heard Shizuru coldly say with her head lowered still walking towards Shiho's direction.

“Heh, of course I hurt her. She called me names and I punched her in the face,” Shiho remarked.

“You made Natsuki bleed.” Natsuki sees Shizuru pick something sharp up. “I won't forgive you for that.” Shizuru was about to attack Shiho until Natsuki came and grabbed her from behind. Shizuru tried to struggle out of Natsuki's grip, but it was no use. She couldn't get loose.

“Let me go! Let go! Shiho has to pay! SHE has to pay!!” Shizuru yelled slashing back and fourth a sharp rusted knife that is in Shizuru's right hand trying to hit Shiho, but nothing.

“Shizuru, snap out of it! Natsuki's fine! Their's no need to attack Shiho with a knife,” Haruka said grabbing Shizuru's right hand and prying the knife out of the red eyes hands, 'Man, she has a strong grip!'

Natsuki was able to turn Shizuru around to face the brunette's eyes as the struggling stopped along with Shizuru's hands not shaking in anger anymore. “See? I'm fine, Shizuru. Don't worry about it, okay?” Shizuru didn't say anything as tears were filling up her eyes who gave Natsuki a hug saying she's sorry for what she did. “Hey, don't worry about me. I've suffered worst things that happened to me growing up.”

“But Natsuki was-”

“I know, Shizuru. I know. But I'm fine. See? So, don't worry about it. Do you want to eat the rest of your food in your cell with Haruka and I, hm?” Natsuki gently said as Shizuru nodded with her head buried in the brunette's chest, “Okay. Come on. Haruka, bring the food also.”

“............Uh, right. Okay,” Haruka said getting the three plates of food and following behind Natsuki and Shizuru. Leaving a dumbfounded Shiho behind who heard Haruka say, “We'll be back! Just you wait. Shiho. Just you-”

“Haruka!” Natsuki called out.

“I'm coming, I'm coming!”

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Back in Shizuru's cell, her, Natsuki, and Haruka were comforting Shizuru making sure she was calming down after what almost happened. And after an hour of staying by Shizuru's side, both Haruka and Natsuki saw Shizuru finally coming out of the episode she was in.

“Are you okay, Shizuru?” Natsuki asked gently as Shizuru nodded and wiped her eyes from crying.

“Yes, I'm fine now. Sorry for snapping like that, Natsuki,” Shizuru said lowering her head.

“Hey, it's okay. Don't worry about it. Okay?”

“Taku (Honestly), you are one hell of a handful when you're like this, Shizuru,” Haruka said leaning her back against the wall.

“Sorry. But Shiho punched Natsuki and made her bleed. I tried to calm down, I really did, but when Shiho punched Natsuki, I had to get Shiho back for punching my lovely Natsuki,” Shizuru said holding Natsuki by the arm, “But thanks to Natsuki, I was able to come back to reality.”

“Uh, yeah....” Natsuki said with a hand behind her head, “Just try not to attack someone like that again unless they're trying to attack you, okay, Shizuru?”

“I'll try. I'll try for my beloved Natsuki,” Shizuru said rubbing her head against Natsuki's shoulder, “Does this mean you won't kiss me after what happened today?”

“Dammit, Shizuru! I'm not going to kiss you! Ever!”

“Aww, Ikezu! Natsuki's being mean to me again!!” Shizuru whined covering her face with her hands as Natsuki's eye visibly twitched.

“Sometimes, I just don't understand you, Shizuru.”

Later That Afternoon

Natsuki walked out of Shizuru's cell after numerous attempts to get away from Shizuru hugging her. Natsuki felt bad leaving Shizuru the way she did. Like a little puppy pinning for her master to come home, but the honey brunette couldn't stop hugging Natsuki when it was time for her to leave. It almost took Natsuki about a half an hour to get Shizuru off of her before she left.

As Natsuki was walking in the parking lot, she couldn't help but think about what Shizuru said to her in her cell before Haruka came and banged on the door like her life depended on it. She sighed. Natsuki wondered what Shizuru meant when she said all that stuff to her. Was it true? Or was it stuff she said unconsciously when Shizuru was having another episode?

Natsuki didn't think about it too hard as she got on her motorcycle and rode back to her apartment.

----------The Next Day At School----------

Natsuki was looking out of the window of her last period class. She had a bandage over her nose from what Shiho did yesterday.

'Really. That Shizuru is strong. I thought I was gonna lose my grip,' She thought not noticing other people talking about her, 'But what I don't get is why? Why would she attack someone like that for me?'

“Hey, did you hear? Kuga's doing community service at the Fuka Asylum.”

“Yeah. A friend of mine told me two days ago.”

“That's not all I heard that Natsuki's looking over Shizuru Fujino.”

“Shizuru Fujino?!”

“The woman who attacked everyone at this school?”

“Yeah. She's the one.”

“You gotta be kidding me!”

“Nope. I heard Natsuki telling her friends the other day when she was leaving after school.”

“Boy, I feel sorry for Natsuki.”

“Yeah. Being stuck with a psychopath to take care of must suck.”

Natsuki was able to hear what some other people were saying as she turned her head from the window and saw them still staring.

“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS STARING AT?!” She yelled making the people staring at her look somewhere else as the bell rang, 'Honestly. Underclassmen.'

[End notes:

Okami

Inyunaruto365, Natsuki, Shizuru, Haruka, and Pricat sitting at the table eating food.

Shizuru: Ara, I love how this story is going.

Pricat: Yeah.

Natsuki: For once, I agree with Shizuru, but why does Shizuru always tease me?

Inyunaruto365: It's funny. All the fics do it. Even in the rated M stories.

Natsuki: True. But still it's kinda annoying.

Inyunaruto365: You think everything's annoying!

Haruka: exactly! The author's right for once in her year.

Pricat: It's 'once in her life' Haruka.

Haruka: Whatever! By the way, is Yukino gonna be in this story?

Inyunaruto365: Judging by how I am on the stories I make, then yes. I just don't know where I can put her for right now.

Haruka: You better put Yukino in this story! Or else. (Grabs her chained mace)

Inyunaruto365: O_O; (hides behind Pricat) Don't worry. Just don't hurt me!

Pricat: Why are you hiding behind me?

Shizuru: Ara, ara, Haruka. Don't hurt Inyunaruto365-kun.

Inyunaruto365: Y-Yeah. Listen to the psycho woman. N-No offense.

Shizuru: (smiles) None taken. Just please don't say that to me again.

Haruka: Take my advice, author. Control your tongue.

Inyunaruto365: Good idea.

]

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