The Princess and Her Knight
Pairing: Anju x Erena
Genre: Romance/Drama
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Live or any of its characters.
Author's Note: Hello, everyone~! My name is Yuri! This is my second Anju x Erena story! I felt that there's just not enough Anju x Erena stories in the world, even if people have included them in other stories, but not as the main, MAIN pair. Anyways, hope you all enjoy this piece.
"This is it," an auburn haired girl says, looking up at a huge building in front of her. "UTX Academy."
She holds the handle of her schoolbag tightly as she breaths in the fresh air outside of the entrance of the school. A smile appears on her face as she looks around her. The school uniform she is wearing consists of a white long sleeved polo shirt with a white blazer on top, a white plaid skirt with a vertical black stripe, and a red necktie with diagonal green stripes and black knee high sock. She learned that it's difficult to get accepted to UTX Academy when she discovered it during middle school. However, she wanted to go there because many students at her old school applied there. Not that she knew any of them, but all she knows is that they applied there. She worked her hardest on her exams throughout the summer and fortunately got accepted because of her great effort.
Now for her, she also knows that many girls come from rich families or such that attend UTX Academy. The auburn haired girl, who's name is Anju Yuuki, comes from just a normal family. Nothing special. But to the other girls, Anju is like a princess. Her appearance and behavior is like a princess, so they always assume Anju comes from a rich family, even though she's not. Still, she appreciates the compliments the other girls are giving her. But it still annoys her that she's often called "The Princess".
She starts walking towards the entrance after waiting another minute and pulls out her schedule. Her classroom is up on the 2nd floor in the 200 wing. She nods and puts it away as she trots in the halls to get to class on time. She took a tour of the school a few weeks earlier to know where she is the same time she got her schedule. It was pretty easy to remember from her first class, but the other classes are pretty all over the place. She groans softly as she tries to think of a way to get to these classes without getting caught in the crowd so much.
She arrives in the classroom and sits down at her desk in the third row with a sigh of relief. She made it to class with about 5 minutes to spare.
"Looks like you made it in time!" a voice says coming from her left.
"Hm?" Anju looks over at another girl with short brown hair and emerald eyes. "Oh, yes!"
"Wow!" the girl leans a bit closer to the auburn haired girl, in which she backs away a little. "You're really cute~!"
"Oh, um, thank you," Anju can only reply.
"Hehe~! I haven't seen someone this cute before coming to UTX Academy. You are a very lucky girl, you know?"
Anju chuckles as she twirls some of her hair. "Yes, well, I was just lucky."
The short haired girl smiles and puts out her hand. "I'm Tsubasa Kira. Let's get along."
"And my name is Anju Yuuki," the auburn haired girl says as she gently grips it. "And same here!" As the two let go, Anju turns around towards the board and more girls come in the classroom. I've made my first friend already, she thinks to herself. And she's a nice person, too! I'm so glad to be in this school!
The bell rings, which means class begins. The teacher walks in, introduces herself and explains a few things, like about UTX and goes over the rules. Anju just sits there and listens while twirling her hair. It's always a habit of hers to twirl her hair at certain occasions. Sometimes, she just does it for no reason.
"And now," the teacher says. "Let's get onto introductions."
Anju watches the first student to the far left stand up and introduce herself. She's about 2 rows away, so she has enough time to think about what she's going to say for her introduction, which isn't difficult for her. Introductions continue to go around the classroom, plus some applauding each time a girl introduces herself until it reaches Tsubasa.
She stands up and bows. "Hello! My name is Tsubasa Kira. It's a pleasure to meet all of you."
An applause is heard from the class as the teacher turns towards Anju. The auburn haired girl nods as she stands up.
"Hello, everyone," she says in a loud, clear voice. "My name is Anju Yuuki. It's very nice to meet all of you and I hope we can get along."
After bowing, there is no applause. Just silence. She quickly looks up and finds the other girls staring at her. She blushes in embarrassment. Oh, no! she thinks to herself. Did I screw up my introduction? Or did I really look weird twirling my hair during it? They must think I'm a weirdo by now!
However, the classmates proved her negative thoughts wrong.
"She's so adorable!" one girl squeals.
"She really is!" another says. "And the way she twirls her hair is even more adorable!"
"And her appearance is cute, too!" a third girl says. "Much like a princess type!"
"Yes~!" the first girl squeals. "She's so like a princess! I mean, just look at her!"
Anju sighs at the word she's so tired of hearing. There we go again, she thinks to herself. Calling me their "Princess". It's not that she dislikes them calling her that. She just wishes that they would stop assuming that she's all rich and full of royalty because of how she looks. She sits back down with Tsubasa giving her a pat on the back.
"You've gotten really popular already, Anju!" she says. "Great job!"
Anju sighs again. "Thanks, but…I'm sort of used to it."
"Huh?" Tsubasa raises an eyebrow.
"Let's talk about it later."
"Ah. Okay."
For the rest of the period, after the classroom got quiet, Anju just sits there, listening to the teacher's lectures while Tsubasa looks at her in worry. She wonders what Anju means by her getting used to being popular. She decides to ask her friend later, maybe between periods. Or after school might be best.
The school day passes by and Anju lets out a soft sigh as she gathers her things. She got through the school day pretty well. And many of the girls took a liking of her already each time she entered the classroom. They had asked her many overwhelming questions between periods. Anju tried her best to keep them simple and honest, but thanks to Tsubasa, she's able to get through the crowds. The short-haired girl always found a way to end the endless amount of questions the girls throw at Anju and that makes the auburn haired girl a bit happy to have a friend who can do that for her.
As Anju starts to walk out of the school, Tsubasa trots over towards her.
"Say, why don't we walk together?"
"Oh, sure."
Anju and Tsubasa start to walk in the hallway when some other girls stop to take a gander at the auburn haired girl.
"Hey, she's that girl from my class!" one girl says.
"She's so cute!" another girl says. "I can't stop looking at her!"
"So princess-like!" the third one comments. "I bet she comes from a very rich family!"
"She sure does, right?"
Anju sighs with Tsubasa taking notice.
"Hey, Anju," she says. "Earlier this morning, you told me that you were used to being this popular. What do you mean by that?"
Anju stops right when they exit the school. They step to the side to let the other girls walk out and the auburn haired girl looks up at the sky.
"Well, it all started during elementary school," Anju explains. "I'm always being called cute and princess-like because of my appearance. I don't know why that started, but it just…happened. People believed that I'm like that, but I actually come from a normal family. My mom is very special to me and my father loves both of us very much. Though, he tends to be a little…'realistic' towards some people. We all get along very well, but we're nothing like a rich family like everyone says I come from."
"Oh, Anju…" Tsubasa says.
"And even today, people still treat me like I'm royalty," Anju continues. "I wish they would just stop assuming for once and realize that I'm not who they think I am."
"Did you try to tell them the truth?" Tsubasa questions. "I'm sure they are nice enough to understand."
"I tried that," Anju replies. "But most of them told me that I'm too princess-like to be in a normal family. So…I just went what everyone said, even today. I feel like in school, I can never be myself."
Tsubasa gives her a sympathetic look. "Oh, Anju. I'm so sorry."
"It's alright," Anju says as she gives her a sad smile. "It happens a lot, so like I said before, I'm used to it."
"Oh…" The short haired girl isn't too convinced by how Anju is looking at her, but decides to not ask any further.
The auburn haired girl lets out a sigh and trots ahead of her friend. "Well, I'm off! You comi-WAH!"
"ANJU!" Tsubasa cries.
Anju had suddenly tripped on an uneven surface when she turned around and is about to fall on the hard pavement. She embraces for the hard fall and shuts her eyes tightly, but feels a pair of arms catch her.
"Oh, thanks Tsuba-" She looks up and realizes that the person who caught her is not Tsubasa. Instead, it's beautiful girl with long violet hair that reaches down to her waist as it sways gracefully in the wind. Anju's violet eyes widen at the sight of this lovely girl looking down at her with her beautiful light blue ones.
"O-oh…" she's so mesmerized by the violet haired girl's appearance that she's unable to say anything.
"Are you okay?" The girl asks her.
Her voice is music to Anju's ears as well. "So…beautiful…"
"Eh?" The violet haired girl tilts her head in confusion.
"Ah! Y-yes! I'm fine! Thank you! That was very clumsy of me!" She laughs nervously.
The violet haired girl giggles and winks at her. "No worries. Be careful next time, cutie~"
Anju blushes at the word "cutie". "U-um, yes, miss!"
The violet haired girl turns and walks away, with her hair swaying gracefully at the turn. Oh, my goodness! Anju thinks to herself. This girl is…so pretty! I've never seen any girl like that before! She puts her fist on her chest. Wait a minute! Why is my heart beating so fast!? She just called me "cute" like the rest of the girls did! And she even saved me! So, why…!?
"Wow!" Tsubasa says, making Anju jump back in shock and snaps back into reality. "That girl is HOT! I mean, seriously! She can be one of those magazine models that you seen on covers everyday!"
"Huh!?" Anju questions as she looks back at where the violet haired girl went. "Her!? No way! She's probably just a normal girl like me!"
"And how would you know that, Anju?" Tsubasa questions. "Don't be like the other girls who were judging you for who you are not."
Anju groans as she nods in understanding. "You're right, Tsubasa. Can we just go now?"
Tsubasa giggles as the two head toward the train station. However, Tsubasa's home is just a few blocks, so the walk toward the station is short lived. Anju waves good-bye to her friend and waits for the train to arrive. She sighs for what it seems like the 4th or 5th time today. She's gotten a lot of love from her classmates and even other students, which is good, but kind of annoying in a way.
The train arrives a few minutes later and everyone, including Anju gets on. However, it's a lot more crowded than it was when she got on this morning. Maybe they needed to get home from work early or something. But Anju is kind of being squished from the huge crowd. She moves herself towards a window. Once everyone is on board, the train starts to move. Anju looks out the window to see the view outside to distract herself from the crowd. However, it doesn't last long when she suddenly feels someone get close to her. In fact, a little too close. She turns her head to notice a middle aged woman smiling an evil smile as she silently has her hungry hands reach over to touch her breasts. She tries to keep quiet to not attract any attention, but the feel of that woman's hands is starting to become unbearable. Why here? Anju thinks to herself. Why is this woman doing this at a place like this!? Is she really going to..?
A small chuckle comes from the older woman as a soft moan is heard from Anju. Just as soon as the woman lowers her hand towards the bottom of Anju's skirt, a hand shoots over and immediately grabs the woman's wrist and squeezes it so tightly that you can hear bones cracking a little. Anju gasps as she turns toward the person who saved her. It is yet again that violet haired girl she saw earlier. And she looks very angry right now. She is glaring at the woman who almost molested her and shoves her away. The taller girl then wraps her arms around Anju and pulls her close, letting the woman know who's boss and not to go near her ever again.
Anju blushes from the girl's touch and looks up at her. She's…rescuing me! she thinks to herself. Just like she saved me earlier. But…this time, she's saving me from that ugly woman! Oh, my gosh! My hearts pounding again! What is this!? Why is it happening!?
"Come," the violet haired girl says. "Let's sit somewhere safe."
"Y-yes," Anju could only reply.
The two walk over to an open seat and sit together. The violet haired girl keeps an arm around the auburn haired girl to keep her calm. All Anju could do is sit close to her, not saying a word. W-we just met, right? she thinks to herself as she glances up at the taller girl. The violet haired girl just looks down and winks at her. I mean, why did she save me when she doesn't even know me? Millions of other questions form in her mind, but didn't want to ask at the moment.
After they get to Anju's stop, the auburn haired girl stands up and turns towards the violet haired girl.
"Thanks for saving me," she says as she turns to leave when she feels the girl's hand on her shoulder.
The violet haired girl smiles her beautiful smile and winks at her. "Hey," she says. "This is my stop, too."
"O-oh, really?" Anju says. "Okay."
They walk out of the station until they stop at the neighborhood. Anju could feel arms wraps around her. But those arms are gentle and not threatening unlike that woman earlier.
"You know," she says. "You're really cute for a girl that's being easily molested by this woman."
Anju blushes. "And what's that supposed to mean!?"
The violet haired girl giggles. "It's nothing, really. I'm just joking with you." She clears her throat. "But seriously, you're such a cutie." She cups both of her hands up to Anju's cheeks. "You're cuter even up close~!"
"H-huh!?" Anju is so confused right now. "Wh-what are you saying!? Who are you anyways!?"
The violet haired girl pulls away and winks. "My name is Erena. Erena Toudou. And can you tell me your name, cutie~?"
"U-um, Anju Yuuki."
"Anju," Erena repeats. "What a cute name for a cute girl like you~"
"U-um, thanks," the auburn haired girl says as she blushes. Oh, great! My heart's beating again! Is this girl for real, though!? I mean, what kind of person is she!? "Y-you know what? I better get going or my parents are going to get worried."
Erena chuckles. "Alright. I'll see you tomorrow, cutie~!" She blows her a kiss with a wink, which makes Anju flush super red, and walks away.
W-w-w-w-w-what's with her!? Anju thinks to herself.
"I'm home," Anju calls as she walks in the door.
"Oh, Anju-chan!" the mother, Rita, says as she trots toward the front door. She has longer hair that reaches down to her waist, like Erena's and has the same hair color as Anju's. "Hi! We were starting to get worried about you!"
"Now, now," the father, Yuta, says as he reads a newspaper. He has short brown hair and glasses. "Anju is probably late because the train is late."
"R-right," Anju agrees. "The train ran a bit later than usual."
"Well, it's alright!" Rita says as she gives her daughter a hug. "I'm glad you're home, though! How was your first day of school?"
Anju stops mid-way at the stairs towards her room. "I…met this beautiful girl…"
"What's that!?" Rita excitedly runs toward her daughter with a big smile on her face. "You met a beautiful girl!? Who is she!? What did she look like!? Oh, does she even have a boyfriend?"
"Rita, dear," Yuta says as he puts his hand on her shoulder. "There's no need to get overexcited there."
"Oh, sorry! Sorry!" Rita exhales heavily and backs away to join her husband.
He kisses her on the cheek as he looks up at his daughter. "If it's a beautiful girl she met, then she just met her. Besides, Anju hasn't even talk with her yet, it sounds like."
"Y-yes," Anju says. "You're right about that, too, Father. We only just met."
Yuta smiles. "But I'm sure you'll meet her again tomorrow."
"Tell us all about it when you get a chance~!" Rita says.
"I will," Anju replies as she comes down the stairs to give both of her parents a hug and a kiss with a "I love you." And then, she heads upstairs towards her room, shuts her door, sets down her school bag and plops down face up on the bed.
"What a day!" she says while sighing for the 6th time today. A lot of things happened lately. Anju making friends with Tsubasa, the other girls calling her a "Princess" over and over and then…her meeting with Erena. Erena Toudou, the gorgeous girl who had saved her twice in one day. However, it's Erena's personality is what seemed to throw Anju off. Erena being flirty all of a sudden and then her blowing Anju a kiss before she leaves. The image of her doing that appears in Anju's mind, making her blush.
"Why would she do something like that?" she asks herself. "We just met. That's it. And her blowing that kiss…What's with that, huh? What the heck was that!?" She can feel her face getting hotter than a stove and touches her cheeks with her hands. The image of Erena appears on her mind again. "All I can think about is her. Erena. But…why? Why is it only her that I think about now? It's almost as if…" She blushes hard at what she's about to say, but couldn't finish it herself. "No, that's impossible, right? There's no way that I li…like…Aaaahhhh! Curses! Why is this happening!?"
Anju Yuuki. The Princess who has met her Knight in Shining Armor. It's only the beginning for the auburn haired girl and has yet to meet the gorgeous, violet haired girl again.
A/N: I hope this is satisfying. I just decided to make up A-Rise's pasts just for the heck of it and forgive me for not giving some detail on UTX Academy. Yes, I looked it up, but it kind of was harder for me to write it out. So, if there's any errors, please let me know. I'm kind of paranoid right now.
And also, I decided to have it be a woman be the molester instead of a man. Because why not? I mean, I had enough of writing about dangerous men. So, there.
Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to reivew~ ;)