Revolutionary Girl Utena: A New Threat
Author: For many years I did not like the ending of the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena. I thought it ended to abruptly with too many unanswered questions, I finally have decided to write a fic as a continuation of the series. WARNING: This fic DOES involve some original characters, due to the nature of the series, AND contains yuri and yaoi of all sorts. Anyhow, I hope you all enjoy the fic! Please R&R.
Chapter 1: A New Engagement
Utena stepped out of the white gates of Ohtori Academy. The wind was strong, it blowing her long hair wildly. She put her hand to her forehead, trying to prevent any hair from getting into her eyes. Other than the sound of wind blowing past her ears, the world was quiet around her. She looked up to the blue sky with a smile on her face and had taken her first breath of fresh air.
"I'm going to find you." She thought to herself. She was going to look for Anthy, her companion that she held so dear. She was going to leave this old world of Akio's behind and venture into reality--the way she had set it. She had called a taxi to come pick her up and bring her out of the country that surrounded the academy. After staring into the clear sky for a while she looked down at her hand at the engagement ring Dios had given her long ago. It was something that was a part of the old world that didn't bother her. The ring shined in the gentle sunlight. She smiled again. "Maybe I really was engaged to a princess..." She whispered as she thought of the times they had spent in the garden when Anthy would smile as she watered the roses. Just then a horn honked. Utena jumped, waking out of her dazed state. A heavy, tanned man had pulled up in a white taxi. He rolled down his window and in a deep, burly voice he called out to her.
"Hey, are you that Tenjou kid?!" the taxi driver called out. Utena, a little flushed from the excitement, nodded her head and quietly let out a meek yes. "Well, get in then!" He impatiently rolled up his window and sat back in his seat. Utena then opened the door and stepped inside, sitting down on the plush, beige leather seats. The driver turned around to face her. "Where do ya wanna go, kid?" he asked. Utena then realized something--she had nowhere to go! This was a problem. She thought to herself for a moment and then screamed out the first thing that came to her mind.
"To the closest hotel in the nearest by city!" Utena said. It was all that she could think of. The taxi driver made a little huff and then turned around. He then took the taxi out of park and put his foot heavily on the gas. Utena almost lose her balance. She scrambled and quickly buckled her seat belt. She sat back and let out a sigh, a little more relieved that she was now strapped in. She then looked out the window and smiled--she was on her way!
The road to Ohtori Academy was a curvy, dilapidated road, surrounded by woods. The taxi driver began talking aloud in his booming voice, which of course got Utena's attention.
"The trip here wasn't an easy one, kid! I should make ya pay extra!" he chuckled, his anger melting away with the moment. Utena remained quiet and smiled, a bit delighted by the taxi driver's humor.
An hour passed. The taxi driver had spent the entire time talking about his wife and how she never liked it when he went out drinking with his friends on Saturday nights. Utena giggled quietly, amused by the man's stories, but what really consumed her thoughts was how to Anthy.
"I wonder what she is up to right now... Maybe she is in some garden somewhere, watering the flowers, happily..." Utena thought to herself. Once again the driver had interrupted her daydreams.
"Hey kid, how old are ya anyway?" he asked in a quieter tone than before.
"Well I was in the middle of junior high school..." Utena mumbled.
"What?!" the driver sounded shocked. He then cleared his throat and calmed down. "Sorry about that--I just had thought you were much older." Utena blushed and thanked him--she decided to take that as a complement. "So I assume you are transferring to another school then?" he asked. Utena had also just realized that she must continue her schooling, but where? And how would she find Anthy that way? Utena decided to stay quiet on the matter. The taxi driver continued. "Well, we are about to enter Hiruno city, home to the famous Miharu Academy. I hear it is a wonderful school... It houses junior high school to college grade level students, so a lot of people live there!"
"Ohtori was like that except it even had elementary school students..." Utena added.
"Amazing... Ohtori is quite elite, I must add. Anyhow, are you thinking of attending Miharu Academy?" The driver asked. Utena thought for a moment.
"I have nowhere to go. I mean, if I went to Miharu Academy it would be really convenient. I would have somewhere to live and be able to continue my education, but what about finding Himemiya?..." her head lowered. The taxi driver curiously awaited her answer. "Maybe if I just settle down a bit at this new academy I can then set out to find her..." Utena then threw her head up, not only full of hope but now feeling more secure. She had a plan. Her ambitious blue eyes met in the rear-view mirror. "Yes!" she answered. The taxi driver smiled.
"I guess I'll just drop you off there then!" he said. He pushed his foot on the gas pedal and not much later they had arrived to Hiruno City.
It seemed like a nice place, the outskirts of the area covered in suburbs. Another good 15 minutes passed when the taxi driver stopped in front of a tall, brick building in the center of the city. A large golden gate was open, students crowding the sidewalk. They entered and exited with books in their arms. There is a giant black sign above the main entrance of the building, "Miharu Academy for the Chosen" written in golden letters. "Here it is, kid." the driver said. He put the taxi in park. Utena opened the door and stepped outside onto the sidewalk, looking at it. There was a main path that lead from the sidewalk, through the gate, to the entrance of the school. The front yard was green with lush grass, decorated with tall, matured cherry trees where some students sat and ate lunch from their bento boxes. At the top of the school was a tower with a clock set into the brick. Above it was where the bell had been put. The clock read 10 and just then the bell began tolling for its students. Utena then turned around and leaned into the passenger window and handed the taxi driver his fee. He grinned and in a quiet voice he said "good luck." Utena thanked him and with her bags in her hands she looked forward and took her first steps into Miharu Academy. Groups of students suddenly rushed past her, not noticing that a new face had entered their campus--they were too busy trying to still make it on time to their classes. The taxi driver then took off and made an immediate right, turning around the corner, driving into an underground parking lot under the school.
He parked the taxi into an empty spot, next to another white taxi. The entire lot was filled with taxis like his. The man then got out of the taxi and locked the car. He then reached in his pocket and took out some kind of walkie-talkie. He clicked a button labeled "talk" and grinned slyly.
"Got her."