Disclaimer: I don't own jack squat!… Only his brother…

A/N: Konichi wa, mina! I'm going to be taking a quick brake from my other story (Mai HiME - The Angel Chronicles) and start a new one. Honestly though, I can't take all the credit for this story. This story was inspired by another story called "Shades of Gray" that was written by 'Tremalkinger'. It's a very great story and you should look it up sometime. I also am making this story so there is something else to read besides endless ShizNat and their homosexual ups and downs (No sexual pun intended). Anyway, onto the story! :D

Note: A word of warning. Well, more of a piece of useful information actually. I should say that this is not your normal love story. There will be parts that will shock/leave you in question. Don't worry, I promise not to make it suck. There will be the right amount of love and drama that you all love. So please, give it a chance. Now, enjoy!

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Endless Blackness

Chapter 1 - Why do you hate me?

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The wind howled which caused rain to continuously pelt the window which was the only noise that could be heard throughout the dark dorm room. Lighting flashed across the sky, causing it to illuminate the room. A redheaded girl sat at the table in the small kitchenette.

There were tissues scattered over the table and tilled floor where the girl sat. "why…?" She slowly asks herself with. "Why does the world hate me?"

She slowly sat up, watching as her hand claw into the table. "Why do I have to suffer like this?" These words asked and received no answer. "It's not enough that she was asleep for such a long time, but now this…" The girl slowly pulled herself up out of the chair.

She made her way into her bathroom and looked into the mirror. Staring deep into green, bloodshot eyes. She ran her hand over her face, try to hold bad tears of sadness and fury. "Everyone got what they wanted…" She though and twisted the "cold" knob of the sinks faucet. As the water went from a slow trickle to a fast stream, the girl cupped her hands in it.

"Mai got Tate and that mutt got that psychotic bitch…" She splashed the water on her face and looked back into the mirror. "But why… I did my fair share of suffering, didn't I?" The girl sluggishly walked out of the bathroom and shifted her sight over to the table. There was a news paper covered in used tissues.

The girl picked the paper up, causing the tissues to fall to the ground. The paper read 'Women killed in car accident, Yuuki Akemi'. She cringed her teeth and crumpled the paper as tears began to slide down her cheeks. "Why does this world hate me…? Why…? Why do you hate me, mama?" She asks, curling onto the floor and begins to cry.

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Natsuki leaped up from her slumber on her couch as a flash of lighting and a clap of thunder awoke her. Sweat draping her face, she slowly made her way into a sitting position. "Damn,I did it again." She thought as she wiped the sweat off of her face with the sleeve of her shirt. She was wearing a black T-shirt followed by old worn out blue jeans.

"I need to quit dozing off like that…" Natsuki got off the couch and yawned, scratching her stomach. Turning her head, Natsuki looked at a clock that was fastened onto the walk. It read '7:03 P.M.'. "Come to think of it, I am kind of hungry." She commented and let out another yawn.

Natuski dragged her feet across the ground as she made her way to the small kitchen of her apartment. She opened the fridge door and poked gazed into the vast emptiness of her refrigerator shelves.

"That's what I forgot to do today…" Natsuki said and she let out an irritated chuckle. "Takeout it is."

Once she picked up the cordless phone off of her small table that was at the end of her kitchen, she punched in a series of numbers. Once she was done with ordering her pizza, she wobbled back the her couch and grabed her T.V. remote and turn it on.

The clock ticked away as she mindlessly clicked the remote, changing the channels. Each click began to become synchronized with the clocks ticks. This quickly irritated Natsuki which caused her to bring her head up and glared at the clock.

Just then, her cell phone rang. It was sitting on her coffee table that was in front of her couch. Natuski leaned over and flipped the cell phone open to see who it was. "Shizuru?" Natuski questioned as she gazed at the name on her caller ID. "I though she said she wouldn't be able to call because of her classes."

A month has passed since the HiME festival ended, Natsuki somehow managed to change Shizuru's mind about staying behind and helping her with her studies. So Shizuru went off to Tokyo University. Natsuki didn't really like the idea of long distance relationships, but she felt even more uncomfortable with Shizuru pestering her ever hour on the hour.

She clicked the talk button and put the phone to her ear. "Hello, Shizuru?" Natsuki asked. "Ara, Natsuki-han." After hearing the Kyoto girls voice, Natsuki let a smile creep onto her face. "What's wrong, you don't sound very good." Shizuru said which made Natsuki's nervously chuckle.

"Oh… I'm fine. It's just I forgot to go shopping today and I'm waiting on dinner to arrive." She said and turned the T.V. off. "Besides, I thought you said that you would be able to call because of your classes."

"Lucky for me, they got cut short." Shizuru said over the phone. "By the way, have you heard anything about Nao-chan's mother?" Shizuru asked, her voice turning from cheery to concerned. "Her mother? No, why?"

Shizuru was in her apartment sitting in one of her dinner chairs at her table. She held a newspaper up and in one of the sections, it read 'Women killed in car accident, Yuuki Akemi, in Fuuka.'. Apparently Nao-chan's mother was killed in a car accident a few days ago." Hearing this, Natsuki felt a shock run up her spine.

There was an uncomfortable stillness in the air. "Natsuki-han, are you there?" The Kyoto women asked over the phone, causing Natsuki to jump. "Oh, yeah. I'm still here." Natsuki looked down at her lightly shaded carpet.

"No, I haven't heard anything about that?" She said, scratching her head.

"Well, I hope Nao-chan is okay." Shizuru said and set the paper down onto the table. The doorbell of Natsuki's apartment rang, indicating the pizza guy was her with her food. "Oh, I'm sorry Shizuru. I'll have to call you back, my dinner's here." Natsuki said. "Okay, Natsuki-han. Make sure you take care of yourself and don't forget to go shopping tomorrow."

Natsuki just ignored the last sentence. She really didn't like being reminded of things that she knew full well of. She set down her phone onto the coffee table and walked over to the door.

Once she opened it and looked, there was no pizza guy, only Mai, Aoi and Chie standing outside of her apartment door. "What are you guy's doing here?"

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A/N: Well, that's it for this chapter. Yes, I know it's short, but don't worry. The future chapters with be longer. Please remember to Read and review. I look forward to it. :P