Mai HiME
Lost & Found
I own nothing but my insane mind…
Warning:Foul language, minor/major nudity, violence, and slight/mild male-bashing. Continues at your own risk, which means you have no right to FLAME me.
To force one's mind to stay completely logical no matter what might be a bit much, but how much would be too much before one would break down and lost all thinking completely is another matter. But this isn't another frilly question or debating about which would come out at the end. No, it was another muggy, cloudy morning with the sky so grey it looked like the midwinter day instead of early spring.
Whether it was her day off or not, the young pilot would always do a five miles jog down the empty and familiar road. This is the first day of her two months long vacation, yet the sky was not being kind and very hostile against the young jogger. Her spiky jet-black hair swayed slightly because of her jogging speed, her braided sideburns flail lightly from her arms movement. She was tall and lean, no longer the skinny child she was years ago. Shipping directly from military school into the Air force, Minagi Mikoto was at the top of her class and the number one candidate in being a pilot upon her arrival at the base.
The sound of teenagers shouting and laughing dripping with mockery diverted the jogger from her morning focus; she knew that this street almost always emptied of people when she went on her jog. She doesn't like it when her focus was interrupted, and what make it worse was rueful children. A figure hunched over in the alley, kicking and laughing by a group of teenagers and one would even proceed on unzipping his pants in an attempt to either rape or pee on the person on the ground. Driven by discipline and much anger, the young jogger stopped and crossed the empty street.
"Hey! What do you kids think you're doing?" the jogger shouted in a very commanding tone. "What we doing is none of your business jogger," a young boy around seventeen with multi-hair color said before turning around to face the young jogger. He was pointing a knife at her; with a flick of her wrist she already disarmed the boy and dislocated his arm in the process. Before anyone else could react, she already kicked a kid in the guts and kneed another one in the face while bashing two other heads together in just a split of a second. "Never threaten an officer with a knife," she said while holding the tip of the knife so close to the boy's throat that it draws blood.
"Next time boy, I won't be dislocating your arm just simply but I will break it. You kids don't belong on this street, so beat it!" the jogger said as she pulled the knife back just enough to give the group a chance to scrambled like shattering glass. Once the street was cleared of any sign of kids, the jogger knelt down for a closer inspection of the figure lying on the ground.
Dirtied strawberry orange hair covering the bruised face; the clothes were torn and ragged with all kind of stains upon it. The figure coughed once, and then twice before blood escaped those bruised lips and onto the pavement. The jogger reached out and gently moved a few strands of hair away from the face to have a better look at the stranger, and she was shocked to see that it was the girl who had stolen her heart five years ago.
Five years and some days ago…
The weather was perfect, breezy and the cherry trees were blossoming beautifully under the morning sky of a nice day of spring. A graduation ceremony was held, and many students had their parents come for their graduation. Fifteen years old Minagi Mikoto attended the graduation, not because her brother was graduating since she doesn't have one. Her cousin: Kanzaki Reito, however, had graduated two years prior to this day. Of course, he too was also present at the courtesy of his best friend and ex-kaichou: Fujino Shizuru, who was attending her girlfriend of a little more than two years' graduation. Standing next to her was a perfectly bored Yuuki Nao, the red haired green eyed girl didn't know what to do with her day off and decided to tag along with Mikoto instead.
"Man, this is so damn boring." Yuuki Nao yawned as the Principle drum along with the list of graduating student. "I told you that you needn't to come," Mikoto murmured as her attention focused on the stage. "I don't know why you promised that stupid Kikukawa that you come to her graduation anyway," Nao said with a hint of jealousy in her voice. "Because I known her since I was still wearing diaper?" Mikoto said with a raised brow as she turned to face her slightly taller friend. "Ew, and damn you spoiled her." Nao make a disgusted expression at her friend before returning her eyes back on the stage.
"Tohkiha Mai," the principle called out and a strawberry orange top with a busty chest crossed the stage and accepted her diploma with a radiant smile on her face. "Kuga Natsuki," at the name being called, a girl with long flowing navy blue hair stride across the stage like a lone wolf and accepted her diploma. "Finally, our Valedictorian and Student Council President: Kikukawa Yukino," the principle said as a shy looking girl with short brown hair, square glasses accepted the diploma before starting her closing speech to end the graduation ceremony.
Once it was over, everyone parted their way and many gathered under the blossoming cherry trees for a small picnic to celebrate their last day of school. Mikoto's eyes seemed to be glued to the strawberry orange top with a busty chest as she strolled arm-in-arm with a handsome young man with a blonde do with the sixties sideburns style. Mikoto knew that she's in love, but seemingly with the wrong person because the young man had leaned over and kissed the busty girl on the lips causing both of them to blush.
"Shit, I think I saw a hottie. I'll see you later," Nao said and bolted. Mikoto averted her golden eyes and followed the red head, who had quicken her pace and now flirting with a girl with pink hair that tied back into many tentacles almost like an octopus being put on her head. Mikoto find it odd to how does Nao managed to pick up girls with her creepy pickup lines like: Damn you so fine, I wanna make you mine or Hey sexy, wanna be my girlfriend? That doesn't sound even remotely plausible to get any girl to say yes, let alone going out on a date with you. But Yuuki Nao somehow pull it off, Mikoto admired the girl for that trait only.
"Koto-chan," a soft voice made its way to Mikoto's ears. Mikoto turned around to see a shy smile played upon the lips of her friend and she can't help but smile at the girl in front of her. "You did come after all," the girl said with a warm smile as she wrapped her arms around Mikoto. "I did promise you that I would come," Mikoto replied hugging her friend back. "Are you going to stay here a while or should we get going?" Mikoto asked as soon as she let go of her best friend. "What about Yuuki-san and Reito-san?" Yukino asked curiously as she did get a glimpse of the rebellious red head just seconds before she disappeared into the crowd. "I'm sure Nao will have to ride home with ani-ue," Mikoto shrugged as she did come here on her own transportation.
"Please take care of me," Yukino said softly as she gives Mikoto's arm a light squeeze. She's a bit frantic when it comes to riding with Mikoto, not that she doesn't trust her friend's driving skill but being on two wheels always seemed less safe than four. "You make it sound like we're newlywed," Mikoto let out a light chuckle as she held out her arm. Yukino shyly wrapped her arm around the other girl's arm and they walked out of the school's gate despite the amount of attention they drawn by walking together in such notion as that.
Extra Credits:
Nao: … I'm a player?!
Author: You don't want to be a player then? 'about to scratch that idea'
Nao: Hell no!! I'm awesome in this one! 'happy'
Author: … wonder if I should start plotting her demise
Nao: You better not plotting something to shrink my role or you know what will happen to your beloved new pc 'evil eyes'
Author: oh gawd… anything but that!! 'started to rock back and forth in fear'
Nao: Good, anyway… why is there always those two women in there?
Author: who?
Nao: Kuga and Fujino!! 'kicking the chair at author'
Author: 'dodged the chair' they're good setting to start the story off with, how else would you get to meet Shiho
Nao: … True.
Author: …
Author's Notes: Woot! Anyway, I think krugern or one of the other commentator dared me to do the fluffiest fluff and make a poll and whatnot, but... I'm too lazy for that, besides... I don't have a competitive streak, so challenges like that is totally a waste on me. Though I'm thankful for all the nice comments/reviews because it's interesting to read how the readers' react to the story. Besides, it usually amused me when I read them, and when I'm amused... I usually start to think of something else to write about this couple. Lately, as you can notice... I've been throwing a lot of Yukino and Nao in it. I like them because they lack in love just like Mikoto. Hope y'all enjoy this!
