Mai HiME
Another Song, A Second Chance
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Warning: The contents within this story will be from foul language to violence to nudity to morbid things and probably some male-bashing. You have been warned, so if you disagree with any of the warnings stop reading and leave. Thank you.
For twenty years, Tohkiha Mai performed to the live audience all around the world in a comedy production filled with singing and dancing. Earning herself adoring fans, but lack of time to be with her husband of four years, Tate Yuuichi; the man of men. The divorce was a bitter one for the star of the show, taking half of her fortune after he had been cheating on her since the day of their marriage until the day she come home catching him in their bed naked with another woman.
Throughout her years with the company, the year they performed in Kyoto was the start of a special fan mail written by a teen to her. A secret admirer, professing his endless adoration to her for the last eight years, and with each letter she replied the same answer telling him to save his feelings for someone else as she's already married. But even though they have never met face-to-face before, Mai couldn't help but confided her feelings and problems to her special fan like they had known each other since childhood. Now with the divorce over, Mai once more confided with her fan about a career move and was recommended to look up the Hime Music Production Company in Kyoto.
Kyoto, a decent size studio was set up with the proper tools and cameras for a photo shoot, if they could find the person's that's supposed to be there for the shoot that is. "Where the hell is the person I'm asking for?" Yuuki Nao shouted throwing a bottle of water at a light stand knocking it over completely. The twenty-six years old singer/songwriter was famous around the studio for being very hard to please, as she's very specific with whom she wanted to work with, end of story.
"Yuuki-chan, there's no need to throw a tantrum. Mikoto just got out of her class, so she'll be here soon if you're willing to wait for her." Minagi Mikichi (a.k.a. Miki) the company's VP said. "What is wrong with you people setting time that clashed with her schedule when you know she's the only one I want as my photographer?" Nao glared at the man in his forties with an ever charming smile on his face. "Why indeed, manager-san?" Miki said looking over at Nao's manager: Park Jung (pronounced like June). "W-well, your schedule is booked, and this is the only time we can put this in. There's a rehearsal you have to do in twenty minutes for tonight's show." Nao's manager answered nervously as he too feared the wrath of the singer. "Whatever, there will be no rehearsal or anything until she's here and do the photo shoot. Next time, ask me on the photo shoot, got it?" Nao grated her words while glaring dangerously at the manager. "Y-yes ma'am…" he choked.
"Throwing a diva tantrum again are we?" a rather familiar voice echoed down the hall causing everyone to turn around to look at a teen heading toward them holding a slick silver helmet in one hand. "Yo, hope you ain't causing trouble in class." Nao said with a smirk on her face. The girl with short red hair and forest eyes had always been very down with the street talk with the feral girl, Yuuki Nao was from the street working hard making her way into the world of music and fame to support her sickly mother and now that her mother was well and currently living with the Minagi's family. "No," the teen shook her head smiling still.
"Good, cuz you know I ain't down for that, dig?" Nao was either trying to be funny or very gangster-like with her words but no one questioned. "Yeah, let's start the session so you can go rehearse your dance moves and songs," the teen nodded her head and went to set the light stand back to a certain angle and took a camera from a helper. "Thank you," she was polite, the opposite of Yuuki Nao. She looked around for something, but the props here aren't something she wanted. "What?" Nao raised her brow at the teen. "Come with me," the teen motioned heading back outside and Nao followed taking the helmet with her for no reason.
Pointing at her white Suzuki GSX-R600, she took her jacket off and tossed it over to Nao. "Put it on, lean against the bike and hold the helmet with one hand. Just like that," the teen said and Nao put the jacket on striking a pose for the camera. "Mount it, and put the helmet on the gas tank. Good, rest your elbow on it," the teen continued to give directions and Nao followed without so much a word. "Now hang the jacket on the handle, sit on the ground, and bend one knee so you can look like you're taking a break from a long ride. Good," the teen said and kept taking snaps continuously. "Please get these develop immediately," the teen said turning around and handed the camera to one of the staffs before walking up to Nao.
"I'm so looking Rock Solid like the name of my album," Nao said gleefully. "You know, even though I take the pictures, they still going to charge you right?" the teen said putting on her jacket and took the helmet from Nao's hands. "I don't care, you give good results. Been giving good results for my album covers for three years now, and ain't anybody done it like you." Nao shrugged pointing out the reason she preferred to work with the teen. "I remember seeing a picture of that girl, Kikukawa Yukino a few years back in an ad. Look t her now, an actress of a daily show and the big screen star all thanks to the perfect pictures you took. Minagi Mikoto, photography genius…" Nao said with a satisfying smile on her face. "Speaking of that shy chick, you seriously still talk to her? I thought she be so rich and famous, she wouldn't remember you, ya know?" Nao said as she's interested in meeting the young and beautiful actress.
Their conversation was cut short when Nao was ushered away by her manager to rehearsal for a show she's going to be on tonight. Mikoto drove home to work on her homework; she technically only comes to the studio when called as she wasn't getting paid for working there. Minagi Mikoto, nine-teen year olds college student attending Kyoto University of Arts and Designs in Film Making working toward her master degree as she was the youngest student to attend there three years back and will be the youngest to graduate this coming Spring. Though she did take a few courses in oil painting, most of those were auctioned off and donated back to the school.
A/N: characters will have to be ooc, why? because these aren't still in high schools, so they matured and so their personalities changed along with it. though there are traits that I will try my best to maintain. hopefully this one won't be running as long as some of my other works, but I hope you guys enjoy this less violence piece as well (can't be sure though). Ja ne~