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Summary: A fic about how Natsuki learned Shizuru was her important person. Oocness, AU and a little bit out of chronological order. Nothing big I like it this way.
Taisetsu No Hito
I was alone since early childhood. My father was the first of the family to die. He died in a car accident his vehicle was hit by some distracted amateur teenager dancing in his seat rather than paying attention to the road. A few months later my little sister was killed also in a vehicle. A trusted family friend took my eighteen month sister out giving my mom some bonding time with me. Mom was a scientist working on the supernatural HIME star. Her work and new baby took up all of her time.
My sister, Alyssa, died in that 'trusted family friend's' car. Apparently the woman was reported by a good civilian arrested for leaving a baby in a car while she was out shopping. But it was already too late. Mother went into a state of self depression, she quit her job and we moved. Moved to a place to where the memories wouldn't hurt us. That of course was untrue.
Not even a year later my mother, my dog and I found ourselves in a car accident. Mother was forced off the road, a cliff, by people from First District. Our car crashed into the ice cold waves of the ocean. Mother and Duran, the dog, died while I lived. I'm not sure how that happened but it did. I was the only one to survive an accident.
Personally, I like to think that mother unstrapped me and opened the car door safely allowing me to float up towards the surface. Then a good citizen noticed me in the water and brought me to a hospital where I remained in a coma for months. With no one to take care of me I was on my own. And for the most part it was easy too. You can only trust yourself after all.
I wanted revenge for the death of my family members. The death of my father and my baby sister were already fulfilled by the justice system. They were jailed for years with no chance of parole. The police however can't help me with the death of my mother. Not many people know about First District or the HIMEs. So it was up to me.
The first thing I did with my inheritance money was buy a Ducati, a blue motorcycle. As you can probably guess I have justified amaxophobia(fear of riding in a car). I won't get in cars, busses or trucks-even if they are parked- anything with a roof or doors. I refused to be boxed in again; suffocating slowly unable to get out. Since I don't have a fear of speed a bike was my best bet for transportation. My motorcycle calms me for I know if something goes wrong I can easily get away.
I enrolled myself in Fuuka Academy's middle school and began my search for revenge. I once overheard men from First District talking when I was there with my mother. He said that all HIMEs were drawn to Fuuka. Other than that I had no idea where to begin. On my first day of school something interesting happened to me. I was running in the forest with some monster, a mutated horse creature with a unicorn horn and six limbs, chasing after to me. All I could see through my tears was a large black body and large red eyes. In fact I don't even think it was covered in fur just dark matter.
As I ran my body began to feel hot; well actually it was more a little spot on my back. It hurt. It hurt to awaken as a HIME. Before I knew it I held onto two guns that appeared at out nowhere. With another growl the beast bent down and pounced. Closing my eyes I aimed the guns in the general direction of the monster and shot. I'm pretty sure I missed a few times before finally hitting it.
"You're not bad for a beginner." My eyes shot opened and I looked for the one who spoke. "But if you called for your child you would win hands down."
"What? Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Nagi it's nice to meet you Princess Natsuki. You're the first to awaken." I frowned tempted to point my guns at him. "You're going to die if you don't pay attention to the orphan in front of you."
Orphan?
My head shot to the beast in front of me. The monster leaped for me once more and I braced myself for impact with a scream. It never came. With my heart beating in my ears my child first appeared to me. Ice pillars formed in front of me braking to little shards as soon as they formed. With a wolf howl my child leaped for the beast sending it flying backwards. It returned back to my side eyes flashing white as the two large guns on its back were loaded. The guns fired one at a time the bullets flying through the orphan's body. The monstrous animal exploded leaving only me, Nagi and my child.
"You did it, Princess Natsuki. This child has accepted you. No matter what your goal is your child is a strong ally. In return, you must wager the thing most important to you."
"I don't care; I don't have anything that's important to me." Nagi smiled and walked away leaving me and my child. Taking a deep breath I looked my child over. A mechanical wolf. The wolf sat down in front of me and watched me look it over.
"Duran…?" Feeling tears in my eyes I threw myself at him wrapping my arms around his cold body. "Duran!" My child allowed me to cling to him. He saved me. "Duran you've come back to me! I knew you wouldn't leave me and together we will get revenge for my mother." Duran opened his mouth and howled acknowledging his task.
I had no leads but fate soon smiled on me after my guardian came to me. On my second day of school a student council member approached me. Standing in the garden with my hands out about to crush a pink lily. A beautiful Kyoto accented voice told me to stop. What surprised me is that I did stop I even turned around to look at her instead of taking out my anger then walking away completely ignoring her.
We exchanged names and then I left leaving her to her beloved flowers. For the reason she came up to me did kind of make sense. What confused me after was that every day she would find me and talk to me; if I was in school that day. We quickly became acquaintances. As I mentioned before she is a part of the student council as a council member she got special privileges such as internet access.
"Only the president can do that I'm just a class representative. Does Natsuki wish to change her grade and attendance record? You know I can't allow that." She teased with a smile.
"I wouldn't do that!" Well, actually I would but that wasn't the reason I wanted it. "What I want are the personal records of the staff members and students."
"I'm sorry, Natsuki." I looked down at my lunch. I didn't really want to eat anymore. Biting into my lower lip I put the rest of my mayo sandwich away. Just like that I was back at the beginning without any clues to where First District was and who where the other eleven HIMEs.
The next thing I knew was that it was time for the election for school president. I was shocked to find that Shizuru had signed up as a candidate and was crushing her opponent. I mean she completely obliterate Haruka for the position. Shizuru, the victor, now had the highest internet access and her own laptop.
"Congratulations, Shizuru." I said honestly happy for her.
"Thanks Natsuki." The chestnut haired girl placed a hand on my shoulder and leaned down her face near my ear. Her lips brushed against me ear sending a chill down my spine. "My laptop is in the school council room; use it whenever you want to." Slipping a piece of paper into my hand she trotted away a crowd of students following after her. I blinked surprised I mention it once and she remembered? I begin to wonder what Shizuru's motivation for running was. It couldn't possible because I wanted internet access, could it? Impossible who would want to do that for me?
Either way I was happy because now I had a better chance of getting my revenge. I walked into the empty student council room and on the desk was a white laptop. I clicked on the school icon and entered the username and password written on the slip of paper. I looked myself up first.
Everything about me was on this computer. My statics such as birthday, blood type and weight, three sizes. My education level and my scholarship. All believe that all HIMEs came to this school with the same Kazahana scholarship. After all I got the scholarship and I didn't do a thing to deserve it. I didn't write an essay or anything. Sadly, I couldn't just look up students by their scholarship.
I left the student council room not at all disappointed. I went to class were a surprise was waiting for me. My teacher Sakomizu knew about First District probably worked for them too and acted as my informant.
Eventually I graduated middle school and was in my first year of high school. We were outside on the side of the school. Sakomizu- no longer my teacher- was on the ground gardening, his favorite past time. I was leaning against a tree facing outwards in case anyone walked by.
"There will be a HIME coming to Fuuka from a ferry." That was all that was needed. With my hair blowing in the wind I walked away knowing I was going to miss a few days of school.
Pulling out my cell I dialed the number to my information broker. He would be able to get me a speed boat like he did my -beloved- Ducati. Well it wasn't like I, an underage female could walk into a dealership and buy one!
"Yamada, I need a speed boat, now."
"It will cost you."
"Surely you know me by now."
"It will be at the docks tomorrow." Yamada hung up and I had a smirk on my face.
While walking towards the area I had hidden my bike. Motorcycles weren't allowed on school property; personally I think who ever made that rule should be shot. I ran into Shizuru.
Shizuru was still the president and will be till she graduated next year. I can honestly say now that she was my friend. The tea addict was always there for me and never once denied me the use of her computer.
I smiled a little Shizuru was my friend. And as my friend I refused to get her involved. The probability of her getting attacked by an orphan or kidnapped by First Distract to get to me was high. Not only that but every time I asked to use her computer she never once asked me why. She let me take advantage of her kindness and never asked for anything in return.
"Shizuru I know for a fact I'm going to miss school tomorrow."
"Don't work yourself to hard I don't want anything to happen to you." It's been a long time since someone had cared for me. I nodded in response making the tawny haired student smile.
The next morning I walked to the docks dressed in my leather biker suit. As promised, Yamada was there with a speed boat. "I'll drive." He stated untying the rope. I had no problem with that since as I didn't know how to drive one. The boat started to move getting faster as it left shallow waters. I sat at the side looking over watching the dark ripples in the water.
"Kuga." My head gazed up as he called my name I was so deeply in thought I missed the sight of the large yacht we were approaching.
"Duran!" My child materialized in front of me and I hoped on his back. Yamada drove close to the ferry allowing Duran to easily leap from our small vessel to the bigger one. Safely aboard Duran disappeared and I went to work.
I knocked out anyone who was in my way without mercy. "You! Did you see a weird girl with a sword?" The female didn't say a thing so I broke into all the rooms I could. The first door I kicked down was the infirmary.
With my element in both hands I kicked opened the door and pointed my guns. This girl, Mikoto, was younger than me but also a HIME. I pointed a gun at her and tried to talk. "Don't you see what they are doing? You can't go to Fuuka Academy!"
With her element, the sword, she swung at me with the intent to kill. "Stop it!" I scream clearly not getting through to her. She attacked once more. "Not worth negotiating? Fine! Duran, go!" My partner materialized in front of me once more. He jumped for the girl who swung her sword. Stopping the attack by biting into her sword he threw her and loaded his guns when she was down.
It's not like I wanted to kill her or anything. I'm not like First District and how the kill off anyone that doesn't prove useful. But I couldn't fail. Either way I can't allow this girl to go to Fuuka. If First District is gathering us up I can't allow it to happen.
"Stop being a trouble maker! Duran! Load silver cartridge, fire!" Unlike before Duran fired both his weaponry at the same time. I'm not sure what happened next but she swung her element on the steel creating sparks and the very large yacht was just sliced in half like a stick of butter.
This power sent us both flying in opposite directions. My child recovered faster than I did and rushed to the other HIME. I heard him howl once more then make a sound the sounded like pain. It got me to my feet quickly. "Duran?"
I saw my child on the ground and that woman! That woman that didn't know anything! She's a HIME too! Fire surrounded her body which she must have created some sort of barrier used to block my partner. To test me theory I aimed my weapon at her. "Hey!" She looked up at me as I shot one ice bullet at her.
The bullet was destroyed against her fire shield. "That liar he said there was only one. Hey you! Don't go to Fuuka Academy if you do you will die." If this was planed there was no reason for me to be here anymore. Duran shook off any 'pain' and returned to my side perfectly fine. I mounted him and we rushed back to the speed boat before this one sank.
I returned to school the next day. To my shock both of the new HIMEs were at school. I was a bit happy they didn't drown but hated the fact they were here. First District got their way again. Frowning I trotted into the student council room. Shizuru was happy to see me as always.
"Can you look up a student for me?"
"Sure."
"Let's see I think her name is Mai Tokiha."
"Is this her?" Shizuru turned the laptop towards me.
"Yes." Ginger hair and a bust to die for. I looked over her statics and noticed what I thought. "She came here on the same scholarship I did. Thank you, I'll be going now.
Months past and I got nowhere in my revenge. I met HIME after HIME most of them were not friends but not bad either. I just killed orphan after orphan. I even teamed up with the two girls I tried to kill-given that they didn't get in my way.
It was lunch time and I sat outside with Mai and Mikoto. I was eating my normal mayo sandwich and Mikoto was eating everything else including Mai's food. Both of them turned to look at me when my cell went off. Glimpsing at the flashing name I stood. "I have to take this." I walked away out of hearing distance.
"Kuga." I greeted.
"I have info for you. Meet me at our normal place at eight." Yamada hung up without waiting for a reply. I flipped the cell closed feeling my heart picked up speed. I thought of all the things he might tell me and nothing excited me more than learning were First District headquarters was. Would I finally get the revenge I desired? Would my mother finally rest in peace?
The whole school day I was restless waiting for my meeting with my information broker. I kept glancing at the clock on the wall waiting for school to end. Then I would leave and wait at my apartment till it was time to leave.
"Are you alright Natsuki? You seem anxious." Shizuru said trying to get me to drink tea. She put the cup in front of me and kept her cup close to her.
"As always you can see right through me." It was almost bad how she could read me like a book. It was like she could read my mind or something. "Don't worry Shizuru it's nothing for you two worry about."
"I will always worry about you Natsuki." She replied with a straight voice looking me right in my eyes. The intensity of her affection for me actually made me wince slightly and avert my gaze.
"Thank you."
We sat in silence the only sound was her sipping her tea. I wanted to break this atmosphere. "So, what are you doing after school?"
"A few small boring errands then home."
"I see."
"Would Natsuki like to come with me? I'm positive she would keep my boredom away."
"Sorry Shizuru, another time maybe."
"Alright." She sighed ever hiding her disappointment around me.
I mounted my bike it was time to leave and met Yamada at the bar called Roschach. Amazing that I, still an underage girl, could go into shopping district's bars were questionable people go and not get stopped. Then again I never tried to order anything. I always left immediately after our business the cigarette smoke always got to me.
I was halfway to the bar when my cell rang. I pulled over and answered. "Kuga."
"This is Fuuka hospital are you an acquaintance of Shizuru Fujino?"
What the hell?
"Yes, we're friends."
"The reason I have called is because I couldn't get in touch with her family but Ms. Fujino was in a terrible car accident-"
I heard nothing after that.
A/N: Guess what? Shizuru famous word from episode four was also in episode three. xD Anyone else notice that? When Reito and Tate walk into the council room and Shizuru said "You're so mean. We were having a good moment."
This will be a fast paced four or five chapter story something I came up with. The need to write was unbearable for some reason. I think I got Natsuki down well at least I did well in this chapter. Review.