A/N This is my first story uploaded here. Got the idea from a comment made on youtube, and I couldn't resist. I don't have any Beta so if you spot any mistakes please say :)
Disclaimer: While in my dreams it is not so, I do not own Shiznat, that honour goes to Sunrise.
"W-wha-"
"Huh?"
Two identical looking blunettes with emerald eyes stared at each other in shock. The only apparent difference was an age gap of maybe five years. One was slightly taller with a more mature figure that was accentuated by her clothes; three quarter length trousers, a corset-like top that showed her stomach, and an opened blue trench coat. Her younger twin was wearing tight black and red biker leathers.
"Ara?" Both blunettes turned to see two identical crimson-eyed beauties staring at them. Fear coursed through their veins as they recognised those identical hungry gazes.
"S-Shizuru!" the two Natsuki's stammered while both backed away with hands raised in a feeble attempt at defence, knowing far too well what that gaze meant.
"This is certainly an interesting change." The elder Shizuru murmured, her violet, for lack of a better word, dress shifting in the wind.
The younger Shizuru nodded in agreement, folding her hands away in the sleeves of her purple kimono. "Almost like a fantasy come true."
The Natsuki's blushed and yelled. "Baka!"
The two Shizuru's turned to each other, curiosity sparkling within those crimson orbs.
"Where are my manners. I'm Viola Shizuru."
"Fujino Shizuru. A pleasure."
"This is Kruger Natsuki."
"And this is Kuga Natsuki."
"I wonder how we ended up here?" Viola chirped, looking around her with interest. Her surroundings were of a park. Grassy knolls rolled in every direction, spotted with the odd cluster of trees. Behind them was a mass of hedges, towering high above.
Fujino smiled. "I don't know. You don't by any chance know where here is, do you?"
The two Shizuru's continued to talk to each, exchanging small talk, it was all said politely and calmly, the only thing that was missing were the two cups of tea. Having escaped the two hungry gazes for the moment the two Natsuki's looked at each other.
Kuga raised an eyebrow as she took in her elder's attire. "Really what is with that outfit?"
Kruger's virtual feathers ruffled. She rather liked what she was wearing, especially as it made Shizuru's lusty mood swings easier to…deal with. "I could say the say to you, why are you going around in biker leathers?"
"Because I just went for a ride, that's why. Seriously though, you're showing so much skin!" Kuga pointed with horror at Kruger's exposed stomach.
"Oh shut up." Kruger snapped. Her brain seemed to have just processed the information that Kuga stated. "Wait. Did you say ride? As in motorbike?"
Eyes narrowing in suspicion she answered. "Ye, what about it?"
"What do you have?" excitement had crept into Kruger's voice.
"A Ducati. Why?"
Kruger grinned. "Is it here?"
Kuga nodded glumly then glanced around. Not seeing her treasured Ducati nearby she started to panic, half running half jogging around in circles she continued to search for her bike. "Argh! Where is it?" she was nearing hysterical by this point.
"Ara where is what, Nat-su-ki?"
Kuga froze, turning back to be greeted by two deadly eyes. "A-ah my bike. It's not here." She answered lamely.
"I so hope my Natsuki isn't worried about a bike when we've just met our future selves." Fujino said with a cold smile. The air temperature dropped a few degrees.
"N-no!" she shook her head furiously in denial. "Hang on. What do you mean future?" Kuga stared at her elder. Then at the older Shizuru. Then to her own Shizuru. "Ah crap."
"Precisely. I swear I'm going to rip whoever is responsible apart for this." Kruger cracked her fingers for emphasis. Her Shizuru grimaced slightly at the harsh treatment of said fingers, thinking of much better uses those fingers could be put to.
"Ara that's not very nice, Natsuki. But that aside, I don't believe we are you future selves."
Kuga frowned at this. "Why do you say that? You two are identical. Oh god you're identical." She gulped upon the realisation. One Shizuru was too much as it was, but two?
"Two Shizuru's, we're not going to survive!" Kruger agreed, face pale.
"Ara and why wouldn't you survive?" Fujino asked.
The two Natsuki's looked at each other with the exact same thought, both blushed.
"Kawaii!" the two Shizuru's squealed before enveloping their Natsuki.
The two Natsuki's continued to blush before the elder decided to take charge, pushing her Shizuru away to prevent those oh so devilish hands from exploring further.
"Will you two calm down and get those thoughts out of your heads for now!"
"Ara my Natsuki is so demanding." Viola whispered seductively.
Kruger put on her best diplomatic expression and voice. "Viola, now is not the time. We need to find out what happened. And how it happened. We cannot be the future selves, for one thing we bear different family names, for another I doubt you two are Otome. I certainly don't recall you walking around in that kimono Shizuru, trust me, I'd remember." Fujino blushed.
"Otome? What are they?" Kuga asked, completely ignoring her girlfriend's flushed state, though whether that was on purpose, or simple lack of attentiveness remains to be seen.
"Young girls that are physically enhanced by nano machines."
"Phy-physically enhanced? You mean those are fake?" Kuga gasped, pointing at Kruger's chest.
"Baka! If these were fake don't you think I'd-" She broke off, seeing the evil glint in the Shizuru's eyes. She coughed, trying to cover up her mistake. "No, not enhanced like that. Otome are warriors and protectors of their country. With the nano machines we are able to create Robes, which greatly increase our strength and give us certain powers."
Kuga just looked blank while Fujino nodded sagely, as if she had understood everything. Then again this was a Shizuru, so who knew.
"What about you two?" Kruger asked.
Excited at the chance to show off, Kuga materialised two bizarre looking guns. "This." She said, grinning like and idiot. "We're HiME. I don't really understand all that science stuff behind it, but we can summon something called Childs. This Child is linked to our most important person." She looked over to her Shizuru with love filled eyes.
The two older Otome smiled across to one another as they saw the raw emotions on their younger counterparts.
"So, what is your Child, Kuga?" Kruger asked.
Natsuki glanced at Shizuru who nodded. "Duran!" she called.
Almost instantly a large mechanical wolf appeared. It trotted over to Kuga, then to Kruger, curious to see two versions of its parent. Duran whined softly before vanishing in a cascade of emerald sparks.
The Otome were silent with awe. Kuga blushed at their reactions. "Duran is nothing compared to Kiyohime."
"Kiyohime?" Viola asked, turning to Fujino.
"No!" Kuga shouted before Fujino could open her mouth. "Trust me, you don't want Kiyohime to come out."
Fujino turned to her Natsuki and pouted. "But Natsuki got to bring Duran out, why can't I bring Kiyohime out to play?"
Natsuki was struck dumb by that pout.
"Er…er…because! Kiyohime is huge and Duran is little!" Kuga retorted pathetically.
Viola and Fujino giggled behind their hands at the flabbergasted blunette.
"So you two are HiME. I think there was something about HiME in the database." Kruger said, pacing as she thought. "We were brought together, but why?"
The two Shizuru's made identical thinking poses, finger on chin, elbow on hand.
"Well, before we came here…what were we doing Natsuki?" Fujino asked.
Kuga frowned. "I had just gone for a ride. I went back to Fuuka to see you standing there with all those stupid little fan girls fluttering about, ogling you in that kimono."
Kruger glowered at Viola, muttering under her breath. "Even in another existence you have fan girls. Is there no escape?" Viola swiftly hid a smile behind her hand again. It was best not to irritate her little puppy, at least not yet.
"We were in your office, Natsuki. I remember that you were terrified that Miss Maria would walk in at an inappropriate moment."
Kruger blushed. Kuga remained ignorant. And Fujino gained a newfound respect for her Otome version.
Kruger coughed again. "So it was ordinary things that we last remember doing. Was there anything else? Maybe a flash of light? A strange feeling? Anything at all?"
"Now that you mention it, Natsuki, I did feel a little light out of place, almost like I didn't belong in that office. Which of course, is absurd." Viola voiced.
"How I wish it was at times." Kruger muttered to herself.
"What did Natsuki say?" Viola asked, leaning in closer. "I hope it wasn't anything bad. I'll have to punish my Natsuki if it was."
Kruger turned beetroot. "N-nothing at all, Shizuru."
Viola grinned evilly, and Kruger was convinced that she was a goner. Fortunately her attention was caught by something else.
"Isn't this the garden where we met, Shizuru?" Kuga called, looking through a gap in the hedge. Fujino glided over.
"Ara so it is. I remember my cute Natsuki looking so mean. That poor flower."
"Baka." Kuga growled, blushing.
The Otome exchanged glances and moved to see the garden. In their opinion it was nothing spectacular. Flowers lay on either side of the path, their fragrance permeating the air. While it may have been a pretty display, the lack of anything within the garden made it seem off limits.
The four of them stood there, simply looking out at the flowers, wondering why they were there. What had brought them together. And just how were they meant to get home.
A/N Not sure where this is going yet, I rarely pay attention to where I'm going and just write (or type). Hope you're enjoying it so far :)