Disclaimer: I do not own Mai-Hime…. In an alternate universe maybe but not this one.
A/N: this is my first attempt at a fan fiction story it is OOC if you like it I may continue and if that is the case you can pretty much rest assured that there will be some serious lemon moments.
Sitting alone in the student council room, eyelids slip over ruby eyes as a small content sigh escapes the young woman's lips. And, of course, the mandatory cup of tea is slowly making its way to her lips. Shizuru is enjoying some quiet time before the student council meeting begins. Suddenly, she is interrupted by the sound of the door slamming into a wall. Fairly used to this, she puts down her tea, expecting to see Haruka in a fit of rage. Instead, she opens her eyes to see a busty red head standing there, her violet eyes wide and her face flush from running.
"Shizuru, you have to come with me now! There has been an accident," Mai says, panic lacing her breathless voice.
The chestnut haired girl's heart stops and without a thought, she flies out from behind her desk, the forgotten tea cup crashing to the floor as she rushes towards Mai.
"What happened?" she says, gripping the red head's shoulders with apparent terror in her voice.
"Natsuki was riding her bike up on the cliffs and was hit by a delivery truck from behind, just come with me!"
They ran down the halls of the school and out towards a waiting car with Chie behind the wheel and Aoi in the passenger seat, urgency and worry on their faces. Shizuru and Mai hastily climb in the back seat before Chie steps on it. Her only focus is getting to the hospital. And fast.
"We don't know how bad it is yet," Aoi says, turning to face the back seat.
Tears start to form in the corners of Shizuru's eyes as she covers her face with her hands. The only sound in the car is her heart wrenching sobs. Mai wraps a supportive arm around her as they make a mad dash to the hospital. When they arrive, Mai leaves Shizuru with Chie and Aoi to talk to the emergency room nurse.
She comes back with a grim look on her face and delivered some bad news. "She is about to go into emergency surgery. There is massive internal damage and they don't know if she will make it."
"NOOOOOOOOO," Shizuru wails as she falls to her knees. "I have to see her!"
Mai bends down, pulls Shizuru up, and takes the brunette with her to the desk as she asks where Natsuki is. The nurse walks them back to the curtained walls of the emergency room and pulls back a curtain. Blue hair is sprawled across the pillow. Eyes are closed with tubes and wires coming out of her body like parasitic worms. The monitor's beep sporadically causing the tears that began in the car continue to overflow crimson eyes, blurring her vision. Mai started crying as well, somehow still holding Shizuru up, walks with her to the gurney, and perhaps for the last time, Shizuru looks at her love.
The nurse states that they will be taking Natsuki in for surgery in about five minutes before turning to leave. Shizuru reaches over to the prone body and gently touches the soft blue hair. Then, she leans down and places a gentle kiss on her lips and whispers into her ear, "l love you, my Natsuki. Please don't leave me. You are strong and brave. And I know we can make it through this."
Slowly emerald eyes are revealed, a look of love evident as they meet rubies. The tubes in her throat prevents her from speaking but Shizuru knows what she wants to say.
They are interrupted by a team of medical staff who wheels Natsuki off to surgery. The only thing Shizuru can do is stand there and watch as they take her lover away. Mai's strong hands are still on her arms and they slowly walk out to the waiting Chie and Aoi.
The devastation is so evident on her face that when they see her, they think the biker may already be dead. Hours pass as they wait for word of Natsuki's condition. Shizuru barely moves or utters a word. The tea that Mai brought for her is left untouched and cold the entire time.
Finally the surgeon comes into the waiting room, his face set in stone. "We have her stabilized for the moment but we are not sure if she will make it through the night."
Mai asks where Natsuki is and they are directed to the third floor ICU. Just as they are about to enter the room, a nurse stops them and asks how they are related to the patient. The red head, with an incredulous look, tells her that she is her friend and that Shizuru is her lover. The look on the nurse's face at that last part turns to disgust then turns to one of sick pleasure as she tells them only family and spouses are allowed to see the patients in ICU.
At this, Mai's eyes narrow, face turning red as she goes ballistic on the nurse. "SHIZURU IS NATSUKI'S SPOUSE, YOU FUCKING COW. HOW DARE YOU TRY AND IMPLY THAT JUST BECAUSE OF SOME STUPID ANTIQUATED IDEAS OF WHAT LOVE IS MEANS THAT SHIZURU IS ANYTHING LESS!"
The nurse kowtows down at this as Mai leads Shizuru into the room, throwing a backwards glance at the nurse that can make even the bravest faint.
Mai closes the door behind them. In a gentle tone, Mai tells Shizuru to just focus on Natsuki. The redhead pulls a chair closer to the bed so that the chestnut haired girl can sit next to her love. Gently placing her hand on Natsuki's, Shizuru weeps.
Taking her cue the redhead quietly exits the room leaving the two to have what could be their last moments together.
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