-I don't own Utena. I wanted to write a fanfic about 10 years after Utena had her last duel. This is my first Utena fanfic; I hope you like it!-
10 Years Later
Chapter 1- Awaken
10 years has passed at the Ohtori Academy. All the students there have changed, but one thing has stayed the same. The secret of Utena still remanded. The students have turned her into a ghost story.
The children say that there is a woman in the building behind the school that screams in eternal pain for her lost love. But is that really true?
Three students of the school want to see if this is true. All of them are young, and naïve.
A girl of 9 with platinum blonde hair leads the group. She is the daughter of the Chairman of the school. Her name is Utena. Her father named her so to remember a lost love.
The next in the group is her 6 year old brother Junior. He has the same platinum blonde hair as her older sister. He holds on to her hand with tears of fear in his eyes.
The last one is a boy of 10 with raven hair. His name is Hiro. He isn't related to the other too. He is in Utena's class and follows her everywhere she leads.
"Junior!!! Stop crying!" Utena shouts as she parts the branches in front of her face, "There's not going to be anything scary there!"
Junior still crying says, "But there's a ghost! I hate ghosts!"
Hiro laughs at the young boy, "Utena is going to protect us." He looks at the beautiful girl, "Right?"
Utena nods her head. The building is right in front of them. The young boy holds tighter to his sister. She looks at it and says, "There it is."
Hiro nods. Junior cries louder, "Don't make me go in there!!!"
Utena looks at her younger brother and says, "Just shut up! Everything will be fine!"
The three stand at the door of the building. Junior holds on even tighter to his sister.
Hiro looks at Utena. "Being here isn't just to find out there is a ghost or not is it?"
Utena keeps on looking at the door. "I need to know what is in there." she says with an intense face.
Hiro looks at the girl and blushes. He loves the way she is brave like that. "How do we get in there?" he asks her.
"I have no idea." Utena says touching the huge door.
It opens on its own. A long and loud cry of anguish is heard by the three.
Junior lets go of his sister's hand and grabs her arm. He whines louder. Hiro holds Utena's hand tightly and looks into her eyes. Utena has the same intense look as before.
She starts to lead the other two up the dark spiraling staircase. Another scream is heard from the top. Utena walks faster.
Finally the children reach the top of the staircase. Junior is still clinging to his sister. Hiro's hand is still in Utena's. Utena takes a deep breath and steps inside the arch.
Utena sees a shadow moving. She moves closer to it.
A woman with long pink hair comes out with her clothes torn from the swords that have been stabbing her for the past ten years. Her eyes seem dead.
The children see her. Junior is screaming, "It's a ghost! It's a ghost!" The three run back down the stairs. The pink haired woman follows them down the familiar stairs.
The children run into the forest. Junior trips on a branch and falls on the ground. The other two keep on running holding hands.
The chairman finds the kids screaming and running in the forest. He stops them.
"What's going on?" he asks his son, picking him up off the ground.
"Ghost…" Junior says with tears on his eyes.
His father laughs, "What ghost?"
"The crying ghost." Junior says wiping his tears away.
The father smiles and examines his son's leg. "You scraped your knee. We need to get a band aid for that."
The other two watch as the chairman lifts his son onto his back. Then they realize behind the chairman is the ghost.
-This is an odd beginning, but I hope you liked the first chapter! More are to come soon!-