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Yuri checked the house one more time before leaving , she'd already left natsuki waiting at the door 10 minutes paranoid she'd left anything on , it was a suprise natsuki was patient out there at all , she locked the door and they made their way to the bookstore
the bell at the top of the door rang as they entered the shop , last time they stuck to their respective genres though this time in an attempt to bond Yuri was going to pick out something of her taste for Natsuki with a bit of simplicity to it and Natsuki was going to pick out a complex manga for Yuri , well as complex as they can possibly get that is
the girls roamed around the isles together though once they reached the fantasies Yuri realized they werent in their usual placement
"oh it seems the psychological horror has been moved elsewhere , ill ask one of the clerks" Yuri turns around the isle , "okay ill be by the manga !" Natsuki chimed back leaving the isle too though when Yuri finally found someone to ask she slowly walked up to them but 5 paces between them and she hesitated swiftly turning around and walking away to find Natsuki
Yuri was mature she knew that everyone knew that she also knew her way with words and had a remarkable vocabulary , what she didnt have though was enough confidence to ask a stranger for directions or to ask a stranger anything really and she'd get to building up confidence someday she still had time as for now Natsuki could deal with that
Yuri walked absent mindedly towards the manga isle only to be met with no Natsuki "i couldve sworn she told me she'd be here" Yuri went back to the isle they were first in but still no Natsuki , had Natsuki left ? was she pranking Yuri ? Yuri kept sayoris words in mind , to not immediatley jump to the worst conclusions but as the saying goes "easier said than done"
Yuri had initially been looking for her pink haired friend for help asking the clerk abt the books now here she was gathering up the courage to ask the clerk abt Natsuki
"u-uhm e-excuse me sir" the weary clerk behind the counter turned around revealing dark eye bags and unamused expression , compared to the other worker there he was much more disheveled clearly he didnt want to be there and he didnt try to hide it , Yuri wasnt even sure he'd seen them enter let alone pinpoint Natsukis whereabouts , she took a deep breath and asked anyway "Have you seen a short , pink haired girl around the store anywhere ? she came in with me a-and now i cant seem to find her anywhere-if not i totally understand sorry for wast-"
"oh yeh i saw her walking out with a group of girls like a minute ago" he muttered dryly , a group of girls ? what group... a thought came to Yuris mind no it wasnt a thought she knew it was them who else could it be
"i see" she remarked dryly and she walked out of the shop
no Natsuki yet , but not so far away the sound of a struggle could be heard , Yuri walked towards the noise inside an alleyway between the bookstore and the neighbouring cafe , now Natsukis short sure but her voice isnt as small as she is what she lacks in size she makes up in volume , thats how Yuri knew Natsuki was amidst this group of girls standing in the corner of the empty alleyway, and the fact their faces were familiar so she'd probably seen them around school ans therefore this was probably Natsukis old friends group
Natsukis old friend group whom she cutoff respectfully through text and the same friendgroup that caused the panic attack she had under the staircase with Yuri , the same friends group Natsuki confessed she was afraid they might hurt her after this and what got Yuri to admit she'd make anyone who hurt natsuki go through hell
Yuri was about to fulfill that promise