A/N: Well this is my first story in the Mai HiME category and I hope this goes well .
I'm using Person 3 concepts and combining it with Mai HiME so its not exactly a crossover. And of course this will be a Shiznat story. But their romance will develop over time so don't expect anything immediately.
Full Summary: Natsuki Kuga is living a normal life in Tokyo. She's the star athlete of the track team, top ranking student, and the most popular rebel at school. Despite getting in trouble on a daily basis, she manages to be in the top ten ranking of school. However, she throws this all away when dark things plague her dreams and leaves to the island city of Fuuka. There she finds herself embroiled in a struggle of the shadows where companions are essential if she wants to survive.
This is a teaser for what is to come since the prologue deals with Natsuki's life before the actual storyline. Hope you enjoy this story :]
Disclaimer: I own nothing, Mai HiME and Persona 3 do not belong to me. The only thing I claim is mine is this fanfiction. Any similarities to other stories are pure coincidence.
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Prologue: Left Behind
The train continued to chug along as the passengers were talking amongst themselves or staring blankly outside the window. In one particular compartment, a navy haired girl was one of those few staring listlessly at the passing landscape. There was not much to see though besides a few barren trees. She continued this action as she recalled the reasons as to why she was on this train to begin with.
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"Natsuki, are you sure about this?" asked a man around his forties. He was starting to go bald and over the years he had packed on a few pounds. Despite his growing belly, he was still in shape.
"Yeah old man I'm sure. I-I, just have to do this. I used to live there you know. And besides, I'll be living in a dorm with other students." responded the same navy haired girl. "I'm seventeen now, I can handle myself."
"I know that, but I just don't get why you want to go there now. You've already started high school here and its the best one in Tokyo. And, well I'm worried. Cause...well, you know."
The girl was silent for a few moments before replying: "Yeah. Thanks old m-, I mean thanks Yamada. You've been the best. Taking care of me for all these years when you didn't have to. I really appreciate it." By the end she was mumbling.
The old man, or Yamada was quiet for a bit, he didn't expect such an emotional response from his usually stoic 'daughter'. "It was nothing, best years of my life." He gave her a gentle smile which she returned with a light blush.
"Well, I guess this is good bye now." He blinked back a few tears, he didn't want her last image of him to be one of weakness.
"Not good bye, its see you later." She gave him a small grin. "Unless you don't wanna see me again."
He choked back the tears as he happily said: "Of course, see you later Natsuki."
Natsuki smiled broadly as she pulled him into a tight bear hug. "Yeah, I'll see you around old man. Don't get too lazy without me around now, 'kay?" She left it at that and walked out of her house of thirteen years. She climbed into the taxi that had been waiting and headed off towards the station.
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"Excuse me miss." asked a polite young man. He appeared to be a waiter aboard the train.
Natsuki was pulled out of her thoughts as she looked towards the waiter. She nodded for him to go on.
The waiter blushed slightly, the passenger was simply beautiful. She had silky blue hair that grew just a bit past her waist. Even from her seated position he could tell that she had a thin frame and her body was nicely shaped. Natsuki coughed a bit to regain the attention of the young man causing him to flush a darker shade of red.
He'd been caught staring. Mentally smacking himself he gave her a sheepish smile and introduced himself. God! I'm acting like a total pervert. "I'm Hiroshi Tendou, I'll be your attendant for this day long trip to Fuuka. Please do not hesitate to call me for anything by pressing this button." Hiroshi pointed to the small red button on the side of the sliding door frame. Yep, call me for anything. Argh! I need to get my mind out the gutter.
"Thank you Tendou-san. Now if I may rest..." Natsuki quirked an eyebrow at her attendant.
"Ah, yes of course. Excuse me." Hiroshi hurried out of the compartment flustered at the beauty of his passenger. God was she pretty.
After the young man left Natsuki released a sigh she had been holding in. It had taken all of her restraint to not pummel the attendant for ogling her when he was supposed to be working. Now, now Natsuki. No beating up the workers when you're gonna be stuck here for the night. She sighed again as she looked around her compartment. She was tired earlier and did not bother to examine her surroundings.
The place was nice. It was fairly large with soft cushioned seats on both sides of the area. Natsuki knew that the seat opposite her pulled out into a makeshift bed. The entrance to the compartment was a wooden sliding door that could be locked with the flip of a switch. Beside the door were two windows on either side which had curtains that could be closed when one wanted privacy. Opposite the door was a larger window, one that could be opened. She'd been staring outside through this one previously. It had curtains as well. Above the large window was a metal luggage rack. It was built securely so no chance of anything falling off it and onto her head when she decided to sleep. It wouldn't have hurt much anyways. There was only a medium sized duffel bag stuffed with clothes and some hygienic necessities. Next to it was a small navy backpack with handheld video games, batteries, a cellphone, and some snacks in it. Finally there was a pile of blankets and two pillows next to it.
Natsuki glanced at her backpack but decided against playing with her video games. She opted to instead pull out the hideaway bed and grabbed the pillows and blankets off the rack.
She took a few minutes to arrange the bed with her pillows. Afterwards she closed all the curtains, locked the door, and settled on the bed. It took a few minutes to find a comfortable position.
When she did she closed her eyes. But as fate would have it, she was not sleepy at all. So she stared at the ceiling for a few minutes and after tiring of this rolled onto her side. She began thinking of how her life had been these past years.
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Well that's all you guys get for now since I'm sleepy and I still have homework to do. The next chapter is being written though so no worries.
Teaser:
The last thing she saw was her mother smiling at her as blood dripped down her forehead and telling her everything would be alright despite all of the shards of glass puncturing her mother's body.
Hope you enjoyed this story so far. Hehe I hope the teaser entices you to read and review this :D
Future chapters will be longer.