Satsuki's Savior Chapter 5

Feb 11, 2006 17:02

Title: Satsuki's Savior
Anime: Uta-kata, which I don't own.
Characters: Satsuki, Keiko, Ichika, Manatsu, Michiru
Genre: Angst, Shoujoai Romance
Warnings: Well, umm... Angst.
Rated: 13 and above... I guess.
Author: Vexed Fusion


But just as quickly as those dark thoughts presented themselves, they dissolved into thin air, leaving me with only the thoughts of my friends, and most importantly, those of Keiko.

“Yeah,” I mumbled in reply.

All the sudden, I was hit in the face with a cool blast of water, much of it going up my noise. I coughed angrily, ready to pummel the perpetrator responsible for this heinous act.

“Nyah nyah! What are you guys doing?!” That annoying, harsh voice could only belong to one person. From beside me Keiko cried out in annoyance while I admonished the turquoise haired girl.

Manatsu continued to shoot water at my angel and me until I slipped off the raft and began to swim towards her menacingly. She aimed both her guns at me, focusing all the water in my direction. Unfortunately for the aqua eyed girl, she didn’t know Keiko that well, and predictably, my angel snuck behind the other girl, dunking her under the water.

I laughed and gave a high five to the auburn haired girl, grabbing up the guns that were floating in the place Manatsu once was. A second later, I was swimming away towards the edge of the pool and threw the guns over the side onto the cement and most importantly out of reach. An old lady, sitting near the spot where I’d tossed them at, gave me an admonishing look in response to my overt rudeness and I smiled sheepishly, bowing my head slightly towards her.

That look reminded me a bit of Oba-chan, which brought about a smile to my face.

With that thought, I turned around to find Manatsu and Keiko whispering together excitedly, and my smile turned to a frown. What were they talking about? The turquoise haired girl kept shooting me curious glances and my angel’s cheeks were tinged with pink every time the other girl whispered something into her ear. I twisted my lips around and proceeded to swim back over to them.

At the moment I moved, the two girls broke apart, trying to look as innocent as possible. “Mwoo, what were you two just discussing?” I was never known for tact; besides it’s easier to get right to the point most times.

Keiko blinked several times and looked towards the sky, shrugging her shoulders and blushing heavily. I narrowed my eyes at her as I was definitely not buying that act, but I figured I could tickle her into telling me later. Turning to Manatsu, I saw the girl blinking and poking her cheek with her finger. I shook my head and looked around the pool to find Michiru and Ichika sitting on the side of the pool; an idea suddenly hit me like the water from the squirt gun earlier.

“Manatsu, come here…” I whispered feverishly. She was obviously hesitant and looked towards Keiko who gave her a nod, which seemed to encourage her and so the pig-tailed girl swam to me. Pulling her close, I began to murmur my plan into her ear, watching with amusement as her face turned from feared confusion to a happy glee.

We pulled apart and I winked at the girl, “Go get ‘em.”

She nodded and swiftly cut through the water towards the two girls at the edge of the pool. I laughed softly and turned towards the auburn haired girl only to find she wasn’t there. In confusion, I blinked several times, looking around the pool for the missing girl, only to be yanked down into the water moments later. Once under the water, I opened my eyes to find my smiling angel floating serenely. With a smile, I pulled her to me and kissed her once again; I hoped I never got tired of this.

Seconds later, we both emerged into the air, swimming to the edge of the pool with pink tinged cheeks and climbed out. I nudged the olive eyed girl and pointed towards where Ichika and Michiru were sitting. Keiko gave me a confused glance, but nimbly followed me towards the two girls.

Moments later, both were pulled into the water by a sly little turquoise haired girl and I ran up behind them laughing my head off, Keiko quickly in my wake laughing just as hard. We gave Manatsu victory signs.

“Manatsu-chan huge success!” Both Keiko and I yelled out. The jokester yelled back, just as happy with her finished product. I looked over her head to see Ichika slightly annoyed, but there was tint of laughter in her eyes. That tint was enough to make me feel a lot better about the girl and before I could stop myself, I jumped in, doing a cannon ball next to the dark haired girl and successfully splashing everyone.

We continued to play in the water for another half hour until everyone felt too tired to go on. Manatsu began to float around aimlessly while Ichika and Michiru climbed out of the pool to enjoy some time in the sun. My angel and I found the raft we were using earlier and began to float around on that, making sure to not make eye contact, but relieving the tension by tickling each other’s fingers under the water where no one could see.

It was nice; this day was wonderful and I wished it could go on forever. Having all my friends together, having everyone be so happy and playful, it really warmed my heart. But somehow, I knew it couldn’t last forever. Oba-chan’s words about growing up, facing reality, and all that stuff… it all seemed so distant and yet so close, but as long as I had Keiko by my side, I think I could get through it.

My eyes sought out the auburn haired girl and I gazed at her unabashedly, content in knowing she returned my feelings and thrilled in the new sensations of kissing her soft, feathery lips and being able to hold her curvy, warm body. Finding her fingers under the water, I gripped them between my own, causing olive eyes to look towards me, and we became lost in each other.

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The sky suddenly turned dark, blocking out most of the sun’s rays and casting a deep shadow over the pool. It was enough concern to take me out of my trance and look upwards to find the dark storm clouds thrusting through the sky as though they were waves in a river. Keiko’s hand squeezed tightly around mine and I looked back down into her frightened eyes. We quickly exited the pool, noting the grave looks and people running back into the building.

Immediately I looked towards the ocean, wishing I hadn’t done so. It was a tsunami, probably more than 10 stories in height and moving towards the coast fast. I swallowed deeply, feeling all the warmth drain from my body save for the warm hand in my own. A dark haired girl appeared next to Keiko and me, it was Michiru; we both shared a look, the same grave look I’d seen just moments before on those people’s faces as I exited the pool.

“Where’s Ichika and Manatsu?” I asked the Miko. She merely shrugged in response, showing she hadn’t a clue.

I turned back towards the tsunami, feeling my stomach do flip flops, “I’ve never seen one that big.”

Keiko let go of my hand and grasped onto my arm, leaning into me, “You’re not going to run.” My face fell at the suggestion and it was Michiru who answered the reason why.

“We won’t make it on time, right?” I nodded, feeling completely defeated.

They say that before you die, your life flashes before your eyes, but I don’t think that’s entirely true. All I could see was Oba-chan, onii-chan, Ichika-chan, Michiru-chan, and my beloved angel as they showed up in my mind over and over again. I’d never see them again; this would all get swept away.

The grip on my arm tightened and I was reminded that two of those people were right here with me; most importantly, my Keiko was right next to me. I reached up, covering her hand with my own and leaned my forehead against hers. If this was how it was going to end, I’d make sure to end it right. Without a word, I moved my hand to the auburn haired girl’s chin and tilted her head back, seeking out those beautiful olive eyes under a swash curl of auburn eyelashes.

Even nearing death such as this, she was adorable. As I leaned towards her, I was met halfway with full, feathery lips and we kissed fiercely, much like we did back at my house, but with more emotion and need. I let go of her arm and wrapped my own around her, pulling her against me with a desperate urge I didn’t even know I had. At the moment I had her in my arms, I felt her tongue pushing against my lips, beckoning me to let it enter.

I could never refuse my Keiko-chan, especially not now. And having that tongue inside my mouth, I completely forgot about my surroundings and impending doom and focused on the gentle, warm, wetness as it massaged my own tongue. She tasted of citrus fruits, much like how her hair smelled, only it was a hundred times better and the feel of her tongue, it was like nothing I’d ever experienced. The best I could relate it to was that it was like sucking on a fleshy piece of plum fruit, but again, so much better because that piece responded back to my own desire.

My angel brought her hands up and around my neck, pulling me closer to her, as if it were possible and all I knew was that there was no place better to be on my last day than right here, right now, right with this wonderful girl. Much to my dismay, I began to feel my Keiko’s lips pulling away and I chased after them with fervor, only to be stopped by several soft fingers pushing me back.

Not to be defeated, I began to kiss those fingers, refusing to stop knowing what was going to happen.

“Sa-chan…” I opened my eyes to see olive eyes brimming with tears. “Sa-chan… I’m so sorry… I’m so sorry.”

My heart wrenched, but this time it wasn’t the normal happy pain, but a much deeper pain as I began to wonder what the girl was saying this for. My lips began to quiver against her fingertips, which Keiko felt and she must have seen the pain in my eyes, because she quickly pulled her hand away and kissed me again. Though I was confused, I was not immune to the kiss and I pushed into it, trying to deepen it, only to have it broken again.

“Sa-chan,” Keiko breathed my name out with a small sob and I rubbed at her back, wishing I’d had more time to revel in the smoothness of her skin. She closed her eyes and rested her forehead against mine.

“What is it, Keiko-chan?” I didn’t want to know, I didn’t want to know… but I couldn’t go out of this world not having any regrets.

The auburn haired beauty pulled back and opened her eyes, showing a determination I’d never seen before, and when she spoke, it was fast and hurried, “I’m sorry that I went with him, I’m sorry because it obviously hurt you and I’m sorry because I didn’t realize it was you that I wanted until just recently. It’s always been you, always, but I was just… just…” The last words slipped away as she began to sob against my shoulder.

A faint smile crossed my face and I held her firmly against me, whispering softly into my angel’s ear, “You have me, I’m yours… for now until the end of eternity.”

Keiko pulled back, tears still dripping down her cheeks and we gazed at one another, losing ourselves in each other and finally finding whatever it was we’d been looking for. What was it? I didn’t need to know, because I had Keiko and I was happy.

From behind I heard a cough followed by a tap on my shoulder, breaking me out of the reverie. Out of annoyance, I shot a look at Michiru who nodded towards the ocean. Following her eyes, I saw the tsunami was gone. It was gone. It was as though it was never there to begin with. I blinked several times, wondering if maybe I was just in heaven; it’d be hard to discern with the angel in my arms.

Around us there were some cheers, some laughter, and some crying and I looked back towards the girl in my arms. Keiko had the biggest smile on her face and without warning, she buried her head into the crook of my neck, laughing and crying. I grinned, realizing I was just given a second chance at things and that my auburn haired beauty was with me to experience that.

“We should go look for Manatsu and Ichika-chan…” The dark haired girl murmured. I looked over at her, still not letting go of olive eyed girl in my arms. Michiru looked us over a moment, before smiling and congratulating us.

I couldn’t help it; I let out a throaty laugh and felt some tears push themselves out of the corner of my eyes. My voice sounded tired and drained as I spoke, “Arigatou, Michiru-chan… Arigatou.” Turning back to the girl in my arms, I saw she too was smiling and nodding at the dark haired Miko.

“Let’s go find the other two!”

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We’d found Manatsu half unconscious lying on top of Ichika. It was all the brown haired girl could do to convince us that Manatsu had just fainted at the prospect of the tsunami and that she had tried to carry her away, but was so tired from earlier she ended up passing out with the turquoise haired girl in her arms. I was skeptical, but Ichika never lies, so I had to believe her.

Keiko had offered them a ride home, but Michiru stepped up and volunteered to help Ichika carry the weakened girl home. We parted our ways not bothering Ichika with Keiko’s and mine new relationship, as she looked like she’d had her hands full enough, quite literally.

“I hope Manatsu-chan will be okay,” the sweet voice of my angel lulled me out of my thoughts causing me to look up from where I was sitting at the edge of her bed. The auburn haired girl was on her stomach, hanging slight over the side with her head inches from mine. She had invited me to spend the night at her place and I quickly accepted, knowing that after a day like today, I wouldn’t want to be alone.

I turned my head and hesitated a moment, before leaning in and nuzzling Keiko’s cheek. She rewarded me with a giggle and a slight turn of her own head giving me a kiss. It was short and chaste, but still just as good as earlier.

“She’ll be okay; Ichika’s too responsible to let anything happen to her.”

Keiko nodded, appeased with this explanation and looked back towards the TV. I studied her profile, marveling in her beauty for several moments before reluctantly turning back towards whatever program was on; I wasn’t really watching it. All I could think about was how I wanted her in my arms again, kissing her and getting lost in her warmth and softness. But we couldn’t, because at any moment her parents were due to come in and say goodnight.

I frowned at that thought. We had pretty much made our relationship clear to well, at least Michiru, but we couldn’t yet tell our parents. Just like Keiko, I wasn’t too trigger happy about telling my mother-though strangely I had a feeling that I could tell Oba-chan about it, she said she’d always support me after all.

“Neh, Keiko-chan, do you still mean everything you said before? Are you going to be with me?” Whatever possessed me to ask something like that? My brain and I needed a serious chit chat about speaking out of turn.

The olive eyed girl reached over and began playing with my hair, softly massaging my scalp at the same time. As I tilted my head up to feel more of her hand, I bet that if I were a cat I’d be purring at this moment. “I meant it all, Sa-chan.” My heart jumped again at the nickname and I grinned.

“That makes me so happy…” My voice came out quiet and contented making me blush slightly.

At feeling a soft pair of lips on the skin next to my eye, I turned and was captured in another brief kiss; it was brief until I grabbed hold of Keiko’s bottom lip with my teeth, tugging gently at it. My angel breathed in sharply and I felt her tongue dragging itself across my lips, only to be pulled back along with the warmth at the sound of footsteps coming down the hall.

We turned quickly back towards the TV and I was hoping that the flush on my face wasn’t too bad.

“Goodnight, Keiko-chan, Satsuki-chan, don’t stay up too much later.” I turned towards the open door, nodding at Keiko’s mother and father.

“Goodnight Oka-san, Odo-san!” Beside me, the auburn haired girl jumped up and hugged her parents, standing at the door watching them as they continued down the hall. After several moments, my angel inched back into the room, shutting and locking the door behind her. Her olive eyes surveyed me with a feral and lustful look that made my heartbeat stop.

Not a moment later this curvaceous beauty had jumped on top of me knocking me to my back and was kissing me all over my face causing me to laugh and giggle. I reveled in the warmth and soft feathery touches and thought I could never be happier than when I am with my Keiko-chan.

Little did I know the things to come…
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