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[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

[Shizuru wanders around the Gardens, sighing heavily.]

Happy Birthday... to me.

Then again... How on earth, or wherever this actually is, is this supposed to be considered a 'happy' birthday?

Spending a birthday without Natsuki? Unheard of.

[Sighing again, she sits down gracefully, pathetically drawing circles on the ground.]

My birthday wish this year... is for Natsuki to be safe and sound... and here with me.

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[nomorefeathers.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, no matter how unhappy the circumstances.

How old are you today?

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I suppose.

19. Not too young, not too old. Yet, I feel pretty old.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

That girl still didn't get kidnapped, huh? Guess you may want to kick the queen girl around some.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

[Shizuru raises an eyebrow]

Of course... provided that I knew where the Queen is.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, that little detail that has been such a pain for a couple of people.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

So even you don't have the whereabouts of the Queen?

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

...

No, I don't. I didn't bother to try and find her.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Really now...

Is it that you didn't bother to try? Or was it you don't have the ability to find her?

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

I, of course, didn't bother to try. She seems boring, after all, and Flandre and Utsuho seemed to be more fun than her. Really!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

I see... You know, Hinanai-san, admitting that you cannot find her isn't shameful. In this case, many people would just nod and say that they couldn't either.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

I stand by my point despite contrary evidence. I bet I'd have found one of them if I'd just tried more!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Prove it.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

I don't have to prove anything to a human!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Of course! I mean, I apologize for even suggesting it. I should have known not to suggest things that are beyond one's abilities.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

It's not beyond my capabilities, I'm just not doing the work for you!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

I see... that's what they all say.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

Only when it's actually true!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

So you admit it that it's beyond your capabilities?

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

No, I just admitted the opposite.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

No. You see, the logic is: That is what they all say when it is true that it is beyond their capabilities.

this. is a great idea.

[thesetits.livejournal.com]

[Odd, what a familiar sensation the other woman seems to be giving off.

Ah- Was Chikane not the same: her being simply obsessed with Himeko?]

Perhaps it will be granted some day. [She shrugs, having stopped her casual stroll to peer at the circles being created.]

Perhaps not.

Natsuki being here or the birthday post?

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Some day... is not good enough.

As each second ticks by, it is another second that Natsuki could be in danger.

I don't suppose you would understand the panic and frustration welling up within me.

booooth?

[thesetits.livejournal.com]

[At that, she stiffens, frowning slightly. This is all too familiar.]

...I do. I understand, but-

I am blessed to have my precious someone, my sole reason for existence, here.

Oi. Late. XD Yes, we need a Natsuki.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

And so your precious someone is here. Then how can you say you understand my panic and frustration?

it's fine bb and YES YES WE DO

[thesetits.livejournal.com]

That is because there are always those who want to take her away from me. Do you not also want to strike down those who hinder your affection?

:D I'm glad you agree. Now, onward march and search to kidnap one!

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

[The memories of the Carnival resurrect themselves in Shizuru's mind. Her eyes glaze over and she closes her eyes.]

Yes... But... that is all in the past now. I've... learned from my mistakes.

[Shizuru opens them again, this time with a hint of curiousity in them.]

Who could possibly want to take her away from you here?

just make a trap with some mayo as bait idk

[thesetits.livejournal.com]

[A deep frown.] Protecting who you love is not a mistake.

[Ah, but if only Himeko could see her now -- a total opposite from her normal childish demeanor around the younger girl.]

Oh, not here. Not now. Yet... I can't be too careless, can I?

limited edition lingerie would work too.

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

[A small helpless smile.]

Protecting who you love is not a mistake, but the way I went about protecting her was a mistake.

I see... Isn't that tiring for you though? Has she noticed?

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[thesetits.livejournal.com]

So long as she is safe, I do not care about the means. [Chikane's mood suddenly shifts, her lips quirking into a rather cold smile.]

She knows of the enemy, but there are things that are kept hidden. [This: she is referring to her loss of memory and faded past.]

...It doesn't matter, though. I will always greet my Himeko with a smile.

Re: ljdfdfjddlkfff

[crazyfornatsuki.livejournal.com]

Even if the means push her away? Even if because of those means, she hates you? Is scared of you?