Nao is currently slumping on her desk after last night’s hunt. She swears that someone has followed on her activity and they keep disappearing every time she turnaround and look behind herself. “This is crazy I’m being stalked by somebody it one of my past victims?” It was getting dangerous for her how they have wise up on her.
Shiho can’t stop thinking about Nao since she slapped her last week. At first she was offended when Nao insulted Yuuichi until her mother, Hinata explained their situation and how affected Nao when they were rob. “It so silly of me falling for another girl because of society thinks it immoral but my heart can’t stop racing when she kept entering my thoughts,” She blushed “Maybe I attracted to her simply replacing him in my heart? Shiho was silently pondering the question.
During lunch break everybody was gathering among their clique at the tables talking about morning classes. “Why I have taking math to order to graduate?” Aoi ranted. “Chie you’re having it easy because you don’t have math until second to last class,” She sighed. “How everybody’s classes like?” She switched moods quickly.
“Kazu-kun is sharing his notes with me for our assignment today and helping my homework,” Akane was smiling. “Also we having a study date tonight to help each other with our work,”
“I bet you using as an excuse to making out without anyone knowing you two can’t keep each other hands off,” Yuuichi interjected.
“Tate-kun I sense some jealousy from you since I getting some more than you,” Kazuya comment.
“Geez you have to rubbing in,” Yuuichi was slightly mad at Kazuya.
“Mai how is your classes? Honestly I feel lonely without Aoi sharing any gossip with,” Chie sounded despair.
“Chie-chan I struggled with some of my classes and juggling two jobs since I have pay off Takumi’s heart transplant.” Mai was preoccupied with something.
Nao was with Mikoto after school walking toward the rebuilt church. “Mikoto your club is here stalking as usual.” Nao dryly comment.” What with them they’re freaking annoying and bothersome blinded by stupidity.”
“Nao they are well particular in their methods but they are innocent.” Mikoto was defending her club.
“I heard from Kuga they’re viciously taking out your opponents and anybody getting close to you I don’t believe I’m agreeing with her,” Nao was shaking her head.
There a middle school female student ran to them and held something in her hands. “Please Minagi-sama take this it took me about three nights to make for you,” She was blushing.
“Oh your adorable little fan is waiting for the queen’s commend.” Nao was disgusted with Mikoto’s fan stalking behavior.
“Nao! Thanks for the gift I appreciated your hard work for making this with your heart.” Mikoto smile and Nao found it creepy since making her the female version of Reito.
“I glad Minagi-sama accepted my gift now I’ll be happy and treasure this moment,” The girl beaming with excitement.
“I swear Mikoto that you’re drawing in slightly off-kilter people. I afraid she’ll pissed some members of your fan club, Mikoto.”
“What you mean, Nao?” Mikoto naively asked. “She just handle me a gift what the worst could happen?” Mikoto was questioning.
“Mikoto they’re more militant and fantic than Fujino’s group of fan girls.” Nao wanted to tell Mikoto but decided to hold her tongue. “Catgirl I don’t understand your fan club of yours they’d undressing you with their eyes and making people disappear as they never exist.”
“Nao that far-fetched even for you besides not everyone is crazy.” Nao just shook her head and hoping Mikoto won’t this stupid not recognizing group of rabid fan girls.
Shiho was sweeping the steps in front of the torii gate wiping her brow off of sweat. “Shiho-chan how is the work?” Her grandfather Jin appears behind her.
“Grandfather you shouldn’t snuck behind me like that,” Shiho was peeved
“Tate-kun is still busy with kendo?” He asked. “You still wanted to marry him? Since you not talking about him as usual you two have a fight?” Jin was concern for his granddaughter.
“No, no grandfather we’re still talking I just feel that I being selfish and never thought about how he felt,” Shiho edit the part she that she wanting someone replacing Tate in her heart. “I could have the chance when they broke up last year but I’ll look like the bad guy they probably reconcile later on.”
“Yuuichi-kun is a nice guy maybe a little awkward but he was there for you when you first moved here and felt lonely without your parents living in the boondocks. You said you going to make him your husband you grow up I’m right?” Jin impishly smiled.
“Except grandfather I sort in love with another girl,” Shiho don’t want to tell him how she not in love with Tate anymore. “Yuuichi needed another woman for him well I explain it I kind a little sister for him and Mai-san is right for him.” Jin was in deep thought before reply his answer.
“Umm I see Shiho-chan I guess you had change you starting to grow into a beautiful woman had many of men catching your eye in the future I wished your grandmother would see this she would be proud of you,” Jin briefly thinking about his dead wife. “Shiho please find your own happiness and held on it even life will be painful.” Jin gave Shiho some sage advice. “Grandfather I will remember that advice,” Shiho was appreciative to Jin.
“Oh Shiho when you see Tate tell him that I needing some help moving some stuffs from the attic this Saturday,”
“Okay grandfather I tell him what you said,” Shiho resuming her sweeping.
Natsuki was waiting for Shizuru’s phone call. “Her classes should be over,” She is pacing nervously in their apartment they have share since Natsuki’s second year of high school. At this point their relationship is hard to pin they stuck between not quite friends, not quite lovers the issues lingering over them spout from the carnival. “She probably has to talk one of her professors about her homework,” Her musings was interrupt when her phone was vibrating in her school jacket. Natsuki is frantically searching the phone before answering her call.
“Shizuru I was worry that you won’t call today.” Natsuki is glad for once that she did care. “Shizuru I glad to hear your voice in spite you only have couple of classes today,” (Natsuki don’t wanted Nao relentlessly taunting her about growing soft for Shizuru.)
“I surprise that you, Natsuki afraid I won’t call today. I’m not going disappointed you.” Shizuru was trying to repress giggling. “Anyway how is your day like, Natsuki? We haven’t chance to talk about our days lately with us being busy. Also I afraid Natsuki avoiding the situation surround us,” Natsuki took a sharp intake of breath and contemplating about her answer.
“Shizuru what happened during the carnival I forgiven you and you’re my most important person. We still dancing around the problems between me and you,” Natsuki sighed and withheld her frustration.
“Isn’t easy for us Natsuki how you really feel? Please give your honestly answer about yourself.” Shizuru is waiting for Natsuki.
“I don’t know how I truly felt but I told you my love for you different from your love for me. Our relationship is complicated at the best and undecided at the worst our trust issues hanging over us like vine entangled and binding us. Shizuru we need some time to sorting out complex feelings between us,” Natsuki was pleading.
Shizuru is struggling on the other line to answer. “Natsuki maybe I don’t believe you love me as you said. I’m getting you some space to think about our future, bye Natsuki.” She hung up.
“Shizuru wait, please wait.” Natsuki felt so stupid, so small once in her life.
Shiho was middle of lunch break outside of the schoolyard staring at the clouds thinking on her thoughts lately consume by Nao. “Yuuki-san I can’t put a word on it mysterious since I don’t truly knowing her that well,” Shiho was preoccupied, Nao ditch her class to escape the guys in her classroom from bugging her. “Those same four guys hanging around my desk isn’t funny but having them as my slaves is a good trade off since they bend to my will,”
Nao saw Shiho lying on the ground watching the passing sky recalled her mother wanting her to apologize to Shiho. “Why that Munakata is here? I got scold on by mama because her brocon is annoying and she’d called me a bitch three weeks ago,” Nao was still angry at Shiho. Nao approached Shiho quietly wanting to get this apology over with.
Shiho continued her silent musings Nao was over her. “Y-Yuuki-san what the hell you’re doing here of this time of day!” Nao have Shiho startled.
“I liked to apologize for insulting Tate because you care for him. You thinking I’m doing for simple kindness think again mama forced me to tell you in person and bury the hatchet before things turn ugly,”
“Yuuki-san I have met your mother on the other day at Linden Baum and mistaken her as you,” Shiho rubbed the back of her head for remembering her earlier embarrassment.
This time Nao’s turn to be shock. “You actually saw mama at the restaurant after school!” Nao done her best Natsuki impersonate of turning several shades of red. The best course for Nao is finding some hidden place while trying not being seen by anyone including Natsuki. Nao grabbed Shiho by her left arm and ran out like demon from hell hoping no one spotted her.
“Yuuki-san why you’re running like someone chasing after us,” Shiho is questioning Nao (And probably her sanity.)
After ran past the gazebo and wishing that Fumi didn’t saw them Nao stopped behind the school building and release Shiho. “Munakata please tell me what mama has said. I’m sort of embarrass that mama teach here,” Nao is worried.
“Yuuki-san she explained your situation to me and how that affecting you. She struggled to pay your tuition and her medicinal bills too you know. I think you genuinely a nice person under beneath that cold, cynic that you are maybe we could be friends.” “I really like you,” Shiho omitted the last part out. Nao started to laugh.
“Munakata you wanting me be your friend? Don’t make laugh that so sickening I don’t want any friends I trust the one person is me. You never ever giving up the thought being your precious big brother due the fact he and Tokiha are broken up you couldn’t let go the idea of being in love and that love causing people to make asses out of themselves.” Nao was cruelly insulting Shiho.
Shiho can’t decide to punch Nao or kissing her to shutting her up. She took the third option being nice to the enemy. “Oh thank you for the compliment and I hope we still can be friends at the near future. Yuuki-san you’re such a sweet, sweet girl delusion yourself thinking the world owns you anything.” Shiho is subtly mocking Nao.
“Munakata you tried pull the same thing twice but wouldn’t work on me this time,” Nao won’t give into anger. Shiho turned her heels and left Nao.
After walked a few feet away from her Shiho was starting breaking down. “Why is painful for me to love you, Yuuki-san. I offer token of friendship hoped that we can be friends you just slap my face and denied that part of you won’t admitted to yourself,” Shiho is wanting to crawl back her bed and crying her eyes don’t needing everyone seeing her pain especially Tate.
Akira was with couple of girls while they were chatting among themselves. “They could shut up about mindless trivial things,” She’s stuck with classmates of her and wished be with Takumi.
“Okuzaki-san you’re coming the concert this weekend? You need a little more social, enjoying life. This is our final year of junior high I don’t want worrying about the high school entrance exam yet and all the studying we have do beforehand,”
“Sorry um Kajiki-san I have to pass I have a study date with Takumi this Friday to catching on some material I’m having trouble with,” Akira really hoped that they will stop bothering her.
“You are with Tokiha-kun? I kind surprise that he’s with anybody consider that he one of the hottest guys in our junior class among third years. Added he also sweet and caring and very popular with the girls including the first years,” Akira suddenly felt mildly jealous.
“He is popular with girls? I don’t care one bit he isn’t tied down with me or anyone. He almost fifteen and he don’t need a babysitter to hold his hands.” Akira won’t admit Takumi may pay attention to other girls and not her. (She didn’t dare mention to them that she Takumi’s girlfriend.)
“Okuzaki-san you sound defensive as if Tokiha-san not getting you any attention you two are dating?” The other girl asked Akira.
Before Akira could answer Takumi came before them. “Akira-kun there you are I have been looking for you. Your club told me you had an errand to run for them,”
Akira was relief of Takumi’s appearance and grabbed his arm. “Takumi I’m very thankful for looking out for me.” She dragged him away from the other girls. They walked about twenty yards away before Akira release him.
“Tell me why you’re very popular with the female student body?” Akira is irritated.
“Akira-kun what wrong? You’re acting strange when I found you with two of your classmates,” Takumi was perplexed by Akira’s behavior.
“I’m pretty to you? Takumi please be honest,” Akira feared that Takumi won’t like her anymore.
“Akira you very beautiful to me but usually you not interested this type of things,” Takumi is wondering. “There is something bugging you, Akira-kun?”
“Those two girls talked about your popularity with the girls and I got jealous a bit since I’m not quite feminine. I’m afraid you would stop loving me if another girl catching your eye.”
“Don’t be silly Akira I still love even you were cross-dressed as a boy and besides I don’t care all that stuff since you are Akira in spite you can be a little grumpy sometime.”
“What do you mean a little grumpy? Tokiha Takumi taking back all the sweet things you said about me,” Akira playfully punched Takumi on the arm.
“Akira I’m hurt you should take that as a compliment,” Both of them start laughing.
Nao is currently waiting for her mother at Linden Baum. “Why we’ve to meet at all places in the world,” Nao nervously checking on her watch as Hinata steps in the place. She waves at her daughter and Nao wanting the ground opening up
“Why mama you decided choosing this for us to meet? We can still talk over the phone as usual,” Nao was hoping she would avoid meeting her mother in public place with the former HiMEs still hanging around.
“I wanting to talk my little girl face-to-face after school and knowing more about her school life.” Hinata calmly explains.
“I don’t mind talking about anything (Except the part being a HiME and the carnival Nao carefully excluding that part and the circumstance of her mother’s resurrection and waking up from years-long coma.)
“Well I got friend name Kuga and she’s pain in the ass sometime but she can be nice even she is socially awkward twit can’t admitted her feelings of the person she love. (Nao is deciding not telling Hinata about Shizuru since she indirectly killed her after Kiyohime destroyed her child Julia.) “Mikoto also my friend well I can’t explain easily she used to be wild and childish before recently she matured a little bit. Oh I forget about my roommate Aoi she’s plushie freak but she liked an older sister figure to me I don’t like acknowledging it.”
“Nao there any boys in your class catch your fancy with?” Hinata asked. Nao was choking the juice that she ordered briefly.
“Mama you shouldn’t ask that question in the opening.” Nao was astonished. “I’m not interested in any relationship at this moment. Boys doesn’t interest me one bit. (Her general hatred for the male species plus her nightly hunts for pedophiles Nao don’t like dating anyone now.)
“I see in case you do seeing someone, you needed some protection for preventing unwanted pregnancy I like have some grandchildren to play with when I get older but I don’t wanting you becoming a teenage mother and drop out of high school. I brought some condoms for you, Nao you’ll sixteen this year so you can be careful,”
Nao’s jaws drop and her face turn scarlet matching her hair color. “Mama you’re trying to embarrassing me to death,” Nao was entraining the idea repeatedly banging her head against the table
Author’s Note: Hello readers I hope that you enjoy this chapter since it took me awhile to finish. I have a blast writing Nao’s mother since the anime she doesn’t have that much background besides Nao’s motivation to rob pedophiles on her fake dates to order pay her medicinal bills. I will see the next chapter my dear readers.
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