Author Notes:

Sorry for the delay, I was going over how I wanted this fic to work out/end.

So about this chapter: It's in Natsuki's POV.

We see a bit about her and where she's from. She's obviously not from the same world as Shizuru if she's considered to be an anime character.

Without further adu, here's chapter 2 of Fictional Romance.

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I felt my eyebrows rise at the sight before me: it was defidently a sight I wasn't used to seeing. "Hey Nao." I called, wanting her to verify what was on the screen before me.

After a few grumbles she appeared by my side, leaning lazily against the sofa I was seated on. "What do you want, mutt?" My teeth clenched in anger at her remark; what a rude ass nickname. Self control was somehow found as I decided to ignore her comment. "We've got another viewer."

Viewers were very important to us. The more we got from the human realm, the more money and natural resources our realm obtained. We thrived on their support; even if they thought we weren't real.

"So? It's probably another snot nose brat using a Duran action figure to remove the arms off of mine." Now of course we didn't only rely on TV success for money. We offer merchandise; that sells really quickly in the human realm. Here they were rendered useless.

"No no, it's some chick." I looked at her closely from my TV screen. She was defidently in her twenties. She didn't have any kids, so why would she bother watching? The brunette didn't look like an otaku either, so that brought up more questions. Well, besides the adoration twinkling in her crimson eyes.

Wait.

Crimson?

I pressed zoom on the remote, trying to make sure I got that right. "A human with red eyes?" Nao was just as interested, her body turning towards the screen. "That's…weird." I finally commented, blinking at the odd sight before me. Only anime characters had different colored eyes and hair. I mean look at me: I have blue hair. Humans wish they could achieve my hair color with dyes. At the thought, I tossed my hair to the side, my fingers going through the silky threads.

"They're probably contacts." My "enemy" concluded, averting her attention elsewhere. Her eyes scanned her nails for any faults as she spoke. "We don't have time to watch the Human Realm, Kuga. We have a show to film."

"I know that, already!" I growled at her, much like my sidekick Duran would do. "Well get moving then!" Ugh, sometimes I feel like we really are enemies off-air. I took one last look at the almost dirty blonde haired girl before stomping off the find Duran and my costume of choice.

Arriving at the dressing room, our lackey, Tate, was already preparing my makeup. He didn't have the talent to appear on TV; he was utterly useless. 'A whiner and a crybaby too.' "Kuga, there you are!" I rolled my eyes at his comment, finding him particularly annoying this morning. "Were you watching the Human Realm again?"

I didn't bother to answer him, he didn't deserver a reply from me. I lived up to my nickname 'The Ice Princess' as glared at him, as cold as I could manage. Thankfully the Kuga death glare never failed me. He cringed as though he was freezing and stopped speaking. Before I could yell at the pathetic creature, one of equal status appeared behind him. It was Takeda; Tate's lover, I presumed, even though I saw the passionate glances he gave me.

"Natsuki, your costume is ready." He informed, placing a protective hand on Tate's shoulder. My gaze fell on him now, making him flinch. "That's Kuga to you." Without another word, I walked out the back door, not wanting to stick around anymore.

My costume was a simple blue, black, and red leather biking suit. It came with a matching helmet, the visor red. I always felt some kind of attachment to the costume; I would usually borrow it after work. It just fit me, ya know?

Once dressed in the tightly fitting clothing, I made my way to the set to be greeted by a happy mechanical wolf. "Hey Duran." I smiled warmly at him, petting his cold metal head. He howled playfully before following me to the director's chair. I needed to talk to that smug bastard.

"Hey Nagi." I growled, shaking his flimsy chair. A bush of white hair moved with the chair as he directed his pink eyes towards me, a cocky smile on his face. "Why hello Natsuki-chan."

"That's Kuga to you, you little shi-" Before I could finish my insult, Mai's hand clamped down on my mouth, forcing my words to be blocked. I murmured a "What the hell, Mai!?", but to no avail. Amusement shown in the director's eyes as he realized what I was going to call him. "You shouldn't insult me, Natsuki-chan. I could fire you, you know."

I put my hand on Mai's and forcefully removed it, having to give Nagi a piece of my mind. "You can't fire me! I'm the main character!"

"Actually no, Duran is." He smiled, pointing at the wolf like creature. Damnit, I was so pissed I almost shoved the barrel of the gun into his mouth and pulled the trigger. He defidently deserved it.

"Just start the show." I hissed, moving away from him and up in front of the camera. Mai quickly approached me, wanting to calm my angry nerves.

"Natsuki, it's not that big of a deal." "Whatever, Mai." I waved her off, seeing carrot locks depart from my peripheral vision.

Duran appeared by my side, ready to start just like I was. Nao was on the opposite side of the stage, talking to her partner, Julia. In today's episode she was to stop being a bad guy and join our team. Not like I gave a damn. This was just a job. I wanted to get over with it and go home. I had better things to do. My Ducati needs to be fixed; there's another oil leak. Plus there's a half empty, or half full whichever floats your boat, jar of mayo in the fridge that's demanding to be eaten.

Hearing the click of the camera start, I glared at Nao, as my character would do. "Alright Nao, I wont kill you if you join us." By us, I meant Mai, Mikoto, and Midori. They were my little 'troop' or something like that. I think Midori called it a 'HiME Force'.

She held her 'damaged eye' from behind the protective bandage; her breathing heavy and ragged. She was a great actress. She looked the same as from the last episode, hurt and pissed. Lime green eyes looked at the ground, contemplating what Natsuki had told her. The redhead looked up slowly and cautiously at her old enemy. "…Alright." Julia made a gasp from behind her, surprised that she would agree.

Midori suddenly landed, she jumped from the fake ledge that was set up behind them. "We have successfully found another member of the HiME Force!" She rejoiced, making a victory arm pump movement that looked both ridiculous and fitting.

"Nao's not bad anymore?" Mikoto asked, one finger in her mouth as she looked up at the redhead curiously. "Yeah sure." Nao replied, not liking so much attention.

"CUT!" Nagi shouted, looking at Natsuki and Nao. They looked at each other questionably, then at the boy. "What'd we do wrong?"

"I need more emotion." He told them, though he knew the first shot was perfect.

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Finally back at home, Natsuki made herself comfortable on the sofa before the TV, one hand in a jar of mayo, the other on the remote. While licking the white substance off of her fingers, she stared at the screen, wondering why nothing good every happened in the Human Realm.

"That's why I don't bother to visit."

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Author Notes:

Short, I know.

Hope you like it nonetheless, make sure to review!