Disclaimer: I don't own Utena, except for this story.
Hey everyone. This is my new fanfic. It's based on the Utena manga, which is a bit different from the anime, so there will be some characters found only in the manga. Anyway, this is the full summary:
After Utena's sacrifice to save her, Anthy and Touga (along with Chu-Chu!) decided to leave Ohtori Academy for a short time to search for her. But, just before they could leave, they get a surprise visit from Kaido (Utena's friend from her old school), Yurika (Utena's aunt), and Aoi (Yurika's boyfriend, who used to attend Ohtori). It turns out that they came to visit Utena, unaware that she is no longer among Ohtori. What will happen when they do find her?
The Choice
Anthy was lying on the top bunk in her old dorm in the East Hall. She had moved out about a month ago into a different dorm in the same hall, but she still came to visit it and even spent nights in it, even though no one was there anymore. This was the dorm that she and Utena used to live in, when they were engaged, and the top bunk was where Utena slept. Not anymore.
They had been good friends. No, they were closer than that. Anthy knew that Utena meant it when she said she'd do whatever she could to save her, and she appreciated it. But still, she didn't know that Utena was willing to risk her life in order to do it, until too late.
Anthy looked at the rose crest ring on her left ring finger. It had belonged to Utena. During those few moments after her sacrifice, Anthy had sworn she heard her voice, and the next moment, the ring had fallen into the palm of her hand.
Anthy closed her eyes and was just starting to drift off when, quite plainly, she heard Utena's voice.
"Himemiya...Himemiya!"
Anthy opened her eyes. The voice sounded so close, as if Utena were whispering into her ear. She sat up and looked around the apparently empty room.
"Himemiya!"
There it was again.
"Lady Utena? Is that you?" she said.
"Himemiya...don't feel so sad. I'm right here."
Tears began to sting at her eyes.
"Where are you, Lady Utena?" she asked
"We'll meet again very soon...look and you'll find me..."
As suddenly as the voice had come, it disappeared. Anthy wiped her eyes. She whispered the last words.
"'Look and you'll find me.'"
Of course, Anthy was more than willing to look for her, but where would she go? Then again, Utena had said that they would meet again very soon. In a split second, Anthy made up her mind. She would leave Ohtori to look for her, just as Utena would have done.
She left the room and walked down the corridor to her own room. She threw some things hastily into her bag and slung it over her right shoulder. She scooped up Chu-Chu and placed him on her left shoulder.
"Chu?" squeaked the pint-sized monkey.
"We're going on a trip, Chu-Chu. We're going to look for Lady Utena," she told him.
"Chu!"
Anthy left the East Hall. The school grounds were as busy as usual, which was good. She didn't want anyone to notice her leaving. But just as she caught sight of the front gate, she heard a shout.
"Himemiya!"
She turned to see Touga approaching her.
"May I ask where you're going?" he said.
"To search for Lady Utena," she said simply. "I know she is still alive."
"How do you know that?" asked Touga.
"Because I just heard her voice. She told me to look for her and we'll meet again," she said.
Touga looked at her.
"I wasn't dreaming, Touga. I heard her voice," said Anthy.
"Then...I will accompany you, Himemiya," said Touga. "I have found it hard to live these days without her."
Anthy studied his face. It was true, Touga did look like he was stressed, and she knew he had loved her.
"Alright, you can come," she said.
She followed Touga to his dorm, nicknamed "The White House," when Touga accidentally bumped into someone.
"Oh, excuse me, I'm so sorry," said the young man.
This young man was plainly not a student at Ohtori; he wasn't wearing a uniform. He was accompanied by a woman and another man.
"No, it's not your fault, I wasn't looking," said Touga.
Anthy stared at the woman with wide eyes. She had pink hair, the same pink as...Her insides began to clench.
"Sir, can you please help us? My niece attends this school. Would you happen to know her by any chance?" asked the woman.
"Perhaps. What's her name?" said Touga, who didn't notice her pink hair, his mind still preoccupied.
"Utena. Her name is Utena Tenjou."
Hey everyone. This is my new fanfic. It's based on the Utena manga, which is a bit different from the anime, so there will be some characters found only in the manga. Anyway, this is the full summary:
After Utena's sacrifice to save her, Anthy and Touga (along with Chu-Chu!) decided to leave Ohtori Academy for a short time to search for her. But, just before they could leave, they get a surprise visit from Kaido (Utena's friend from her old school), Yurika (Utena's aunt), and Aoi (Yurika's boyfriend, who used to attend Ohtori). It turns out that they came to visit Utena, unaware that she is no longer among Ohtori. What will happen when they do find her?
The Choice
Anthy was lying on the top bunk in her old dorm in the East Hall. She had moved out about a month ago into a different dorm in the same hall, but she still came to visit it and even spent nights in it, even though no one was there anymore. This was the dorm that she and Utena used to live in, when they were engaged, and the top bunk was where Utena slept. Not anymore.
They had been good friends. No, they were closer than that. Anthy knew that Utena meant it when she said she'd do whatever she could to save her, and she appreciated it. But still, she didn't know that Utena was willing to risk her life in order to do it, until too late.
Anthy looked at the rose crest ring on her left ring finger. It had belonged to Utena. During those few moments after her sacrifice, Anthy had sworn she heard her voice, and the next moment, the ring had fallen into the palm of her hand.
Anthy closed her eyes and was just starting to drift off when, quite plainly, she heard Utena's voice.
"Himemiya...Himemiya!"
Anthy opened her eyes. The voice sounded so close, as if Utena were whispering into her ear. She sat up and looked around the apparently empty room.
"Himemiya!"
There it was again.
"Lady Utena? Is that you?" she said.
"Himemiya...don't feel so sad. I'm right here."
Tears began to sting at her eyes.
"Where are you, Lady Utena?" she asked
"We'll meet again very soon...look and you'll find me..."
As suddenly as the voice had come, it disappeared. Anthy wiped her eyes. She whispered the last words.
"'Look and you'll find me.'"
Of course, Anthy was more than willing to look for her, but where would she go? Then again, Utena had said that they would meet again very soon. In a split second, Anthy made up her mind. She would leave Ohtori to look for her, just as Utena would have done.
She left the room and walked down the corridor to her own room. She threw some things hastily into her bag and slung it over her right shoulder. She scooped up Chu-Chu and placed him on her left shoulder.
"Chu?" squeaked the pint-sized monkey.
"We're going on a trip, Chu-Chu. We're going to look for Lady Utena," she told him.
"Chu!"
Anthy left the East Hall. The school grounds were as busy as usual, which was good. She didn't want anyone to notice her leaving. But just as she caught sight of the front gate, she heard a shout.
"Himemiya!"
She turned to see Touga approaching her.
"May I ask where you're going?" he said.
"To search for Lady Utena," she said simply. "I know she is still alive."
"How do you know that?" asked Touga.
"Because I just heard her voice. She told me to look for her and we'll meet again," she said.
Touga looked at her.
"I wasn't dreaming, Touga. I heard her voice," said Anthy.
"Then...I will accompany you, Himemiya," said Touga. "I have found it hard to live these days without her."
Anthy studied his face. It was true, Touga did look like he was stressed, and she knew he had loved her.
"Alright, you can come," she said.
She followed Touga to his dorm, nicknamed "The White House," when Touga accidentally bumped into someone.
"Oh, excuse me, I'm so sorry," said the young man.
This young man was plainly not a student at Ohtori; he wasn't wearing a uniform. He was accompanied by a woman and another man.
"No, it's not your fault, I wasn't looking," said Touga.
Anthy stared at the woman with wide eyes. She had pink hair, the same pink as...Her insides began to clench.
"Sir, can you please help us? My niece attends this school. Would you happen to know her by any chance?" asked the woman.
"Perhaps. What's her name?" said Touga, who didn't notice her pink hair, his mind still preoccupied.
"Utena. Her name is Utena Tenjou."