Silver Rose

( This is For Kanae! sighs Don't ask...Kanae's mother's first name is going to be Saho, and she's not sleeping with Akio… HA! ;)

There's no me without you,

There's no meaning to life without you,

Kanae sat in her room barricading the door with a chair under the nob. She had locked herself inside saying she'd never leave. Her mother, who had once stood outside pleading, was now sitting down stares in the kitchen. She was contemplating what to do, she didn't understand her daughter's sudden distress.

The blonde woman sat curled up in the corner, she had walked in on her fiancée Akio. But instead of seeing just him, she had been caught him in the middle of a sexual act. With his own sister, Kanae's mind had shut down. Her heart felt such terrible pain, she gripped tightly at her chest as tears fell from her gray eyes.

Mrs. Ohtori sighed this wasn't going according to plan, her daughter had called off the wedding. Three days prier, gritting her teeth she could think of only one person to call.

Utena pushed off the covers of her bed, it was almost noon. She picked up the phone from the receiver "Moshi, moshi?" she answered in a tired voice, she heard a unfamiliar voice on the other end. "Is Anthy there?" the woman asked, Utena picked her head up off the pillow.

Who in their right mind would call her about Anthy? Since the end of high school she had broken their relationship off. It was due to Anthy's dislike of people, "She doesn't live here anymore…" she said in a gruff voice. She was about to hang up the phone when the woman's voice chocked in despair.

"Do you know where I can find her? I need to speak with her. It's about Kanae." at the name Utena shot straight up in bed, Anthy's sister-in-law was in trouble. What in the world had happened? "I don't know where she is, but she's probably with her brother, in any case if I can help, please tell me!" the woman on the phone paused for a moment "Who is this?"

Utena nearly fell head first out of her bed "Tenjou, Utena I'm a high school friend of Kanae's and Anthy's." she said the last name with a tinny bit of hate. "Oh! Utena-san, yes I would appreciated if you came over." said the woman, Utena asked a question before preceding "And you are?" the woman held in a laugh "Her mother… Saho." Utena slapped her forehead "I'm so sorry!" she said quickly, Saho answered softly "It's quite alright Utena-san."

Utena rolled out of bed "I'll come as soon as I can… Oh ACK!" she fell hitting the floor, "Utena are you alright?" came Saho's frightened voice from the phone, Utena puffed some hair out of her eyes "Yes… I just fell that's all…" she didn't sound too reassuring; when she managed to get up off the floor she grabbed a pad of paper and pen.

After jotting the address down, without further complications, she hanging up the phone then dashed down the stairs of the dorm room. She lived in the college dorm, her room mates Wakaba and Juri stayed with her since her brake up with Anthy. She hopped that Juri didn't leave for work, she picked up her cell which lay on a stand when she hit the bottom step.

Entering the kitchen Wakaba turned around showing off a pink apron, she had just finished making lunch. "Oh, Utena my love, are you hungry?" she asked in a happy tone, the young girl shook her head "Is Juri still here?" Wakaba pointed a spatula towards the ceiling "She's still in her room getting ready." she was going to ask why but Utena shot off like a rocket dashing back up stairs.

She almost kicked down the door, Juri sat on her bed reading a book she lied it down on her lap. "Tenjou if it's broken… you are paying for it…" she said arching an eye brow at the young pink haired girl. Utena blinked Juri was in a normal dress of cloths jeans with a gray shirt, her apricot hair still long with curls.

Utena cleared her thoughts and yelled "We need to leave now!" Juri closed her book she then scooted her legs so that her feet touched the floor. "Where exactly is the fire?" she asked calmly. With this Utena showed Juri the pad of paper with the directions on it. "Can you take me there now?" Utena asked as if Juri was a genie and could simply snap her fingers.

Juri sighed "Alright but can't I at least know why?" Utena nodded "On the way there." She was becoming more frantic, Juri rolled her eyes but gave in "You're lucky that I have no work today Utena or I wouldn't take you." she then got up off the bed, she exited her room with Utena only an inch behind her. They walked down the stairs into the kitchen "Must you be so close?" Juri asked as she picked up the keys from the counter.

Utena shook her head making Juri let out a low exasperated sigh, the two bid there farewells to Wakaba who. Still stood silently in her pink apron she let her head fall "Aww man…" she sighed no one was going to eat lunch except her.

During the car ride to the unknown destination Utena blabbed the entire story, "And why are you going to see her?" Juri asked bewildered Utena sighed "Because she doesn't know that Anthy and I are… well…" "Not together." said the older girl finished the thought, they were pulling in to the driveway.

"Yes…" Said Utena as she exited the car, Juri locked the door shaking her head Utena was still a prince. Even after leaving high school and that cold hearted girl, Utena knocked on the door smiling apologetically "Thanks for the ride…" Juri shrugged "No problem." Just then the door opened, a tall woman with long blue hair stood. She smiled brightly at Utena, "Oh thank you, so much for coming over…" she said letting them in.

The two younger women removed their shoes and were led to the living room, they took a set on the couch. Utena's voice came out small "Mrs. Ohtori…" The older woman held up her hand as if to ask for silence "I will show you where her room is in a moment." She walked away leaving them be Juri gave a questioning gaze to Utena, who could only shrug.

Saho came back in to the room with some tea addressing the taller of the girls "Please drink some tea while you wait." Looking towards Utena "Now fallow me…"

Song from Tony Braxton's (there's no me without you)