It's Destiny

Chapter 18: Not Broken, Just Bent

15 years ago....

Yuri grinned from ear to ear as she looked at mangas for Natsuki. Natsuki wanted her to meet her at the old bridge tonight. She seemed really excited too. Yuri couldn't help but feel excited too. So she was looking for a gift to surprise her girlfriend with. Gah she was just so excited for tonight.

Like really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really excited!!! Like so excited she could just burst.

She knelt down looking at the parfait girls section, which was on the bottom of the bookshelf for some reason.

"Hey Yuri." Natsuki whispered in her ear, making the purple hair girl jump from her crouch in front of a display. She knocked over a couple books she had been looking at and blushed heavily.

"Natsuki you startled me." She chiasted her, trying to sound stern but it was uneffective due to her wide smile, she just could not contain. Natsuki laughed helping her flustered girlfriend to her feet.

"Kind of the idea dummy." She smirked wryly sounding so amused by her own antics that Yuri couldn't help but laugh too and nudge her lightly. Then she pressed a quick kiss to her head. Smiling bright but shy as she went back to browsing.
"Whatever am I going to do with you?" She teased and Natsuki chuckled softly as she wrapped her arms around Yuri and smiled up at her fondly.

"I have a few suggestions..." She whispered wiggling her eyebrows and Yuri giggled in amusement pecking her on the lips as she shook her head in bemusement.
"I'm sure you do Suki." She whispered lowly and then smiled running her fingers over the books. Tauntingly slowly and finally Natsuki remembered what her first intentions were when she saw her girlfriend in her favorite manga store.

"Hey ri-ri what are you doing here?" She asked resting her head against Yuri's shoulder as she nuzzled into her.
"Oh um...I'm just...well I was...the books...I .... literature...mangas...I just..." She was flustered as she spluttered out incoherent words as she didn't make eye contact with Natsuki who giggled at her obvious discomfort.

"Yuri were you buying me something?" Natsuki whispered and Yuri looked down at Natsuki, her face bright red with embarrassment as she nodded sheepishly.

"I- I just wanted to let you know how much....you mean to me..." She murmured softly, and Natsuki leaned up on her tippy toes, kissing her lips slowly and firmly.
"Yuri you being my girlfriend shows me that every day." Natsuki whispered wrapping her girlfriend up in a tight hug. Upon hearing this Yuri's eyes filled with tears.

   "Oh Natsuki, that was the sweetest thing you've ever said to me!" She sobbed, pulling her arms out from Natsuki's hug to wrap her in an even tighter embrace than the one Natsuki had been giving her previously.
   "Hey, hey... Don't cry, it wasn't supposed to be sad...it was supposed to make you happy." She chuckled and Yuri sniffed loudly as she swiped at her eyes.

  "It did make me... happy, so very happy Suki, and you're the best girlfriend ever and my best friend and I love you so much...I can't think of any words to fully describe accurately how much I love you and appreciate you...I just...my heart is beating so fast... I just ..." She sniffed rubbing her eyes her voice getting higher pitched with every sentence. Natsuki gently shushed her as she rubbed away her tears.

  "Yuri, calm down dummy, don't go into a panic attack over me. The fact that you willingly walked into a manga shop for me is proof enough okay?" She whispered firmly and Yuri nodded smiling kindly.

   "Yo Yuri how goes it?" MC grinned stepping out from behind a bookshelf, smiling smugly and Yuri stiffened and Natsuki hardened. Her expression was overprotective and cautious as she stepped slightly in front of her girlfriend. Yuri shook off her fear, last time she had seen MC she hadn't exactly been nice... Maybe he was willing to turn over a new leaf. She smiled at him kindly.