Disclaimer: I own none of the characters from Mai Hime, they all belong to the creators and Sunrise. This will be a yuri fic, so if that sort of content is not your thing, I suggest hitting the back button.
Nao Hime
Prelude: Who are you?
I hate doing these essay questions, y'know. The topic 'who are you?' isn't gonna be answered in a few paragraphs and I dare you to show me anyone's life that can be summed up that easily. It's stupid, pointless and a waste of my time and yours. Not to mention the twenty odd classmates.
But yeah, I guess I have to, huh?
My name is Nao Yuuki, I'm a student here at Fuka Academy and have been for several months now. I am a ward of Mashiro Kazahana and am attending under a scholarship she oversees. My mother was hospitalized due to a attack by street toughs, and much of our money has gone to her medical care. If not for Mashiro's scholarship I couldn't afford to go to school, so I suppose I should feel greatful to her. And I do.
(And don't give me any crap about 'That poor girl' and any helpings of pity. I'm not a helpless waif and I can take care of myself, thank you very much. The only times I've accepted pity from anyone have turned out badly, especially from people in authority. Let's just say looking older than my age did not pay off well. Of course a sharp kick to the nuts cooled his interest pretty fast.)
How do I afford my mother's medical care? I scrape by, as well as relying on the... kindness of strangers. As long as there is some hope I'll keep her on life support, no matter the cost. I know she would do the same for me, after all. My mother is the only person I've truly loved....
Anyway, I'm a junior and I attend classes as much as I can. I'm sorta friends with Mai Tokhia, though her 'Pollyanna' attitude kinda grates on me after awhile. I hang with her, my roommate Aoi Senou and Mikoto Minagi most often, but that's about all the classmates I deal with.
From what I can tell, it looks like I've hit the required length for this waste of time. You wanna know anything else, go look at my record.
Nao Yuuki.
To be continued...
Notes: Yes, I'm implying that Nao robs people not for her own benefit, but to help cover her mother's medical bills. It's never established in canon how it's paid for, so I thought it made sense. Plus, it makes her a bit more sympathetic.