Fake? I don't want…
By Adreams
Disclaimer: Do not own Mai-Hime rights nor any other anime.
Summary : Shizuru is secretly in love with her best friend but her family gets her engaged to a mysterious man.
Chap 14
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The night before.
It was a dark room with only two candles as the sole source of light. The red haired girl was smiling proudly at herself. It was the perfect place and the perfect atmosphere for their meeting. She called the gang and set the place up in only an hour but everything was like she planned it. She chose a round table like in the legend of Camelot, and soon, the mighty knights will come to her and together they will face the demon of Fuuka!
"What the…!" A loud cry came from her right.
She turned around just in time to see her black short hair comrade tripping and falling face right on the floor. Instantly, she busted out of laughing.
"Grrr… what are you doing Nao!"
"That was so hilarious! If only you could see your face Harada!"
"Who, the hell, turned off the light?" A grumpy voice asked from the doorway.
"If I didn't know better I would think everyone here is as grumpy as the mutt!"
Nao said to the new comers with a smirk.
"It's almost midnight Nao!"
"Okay, okay. Guess I'm the only one who is worry about the princess." She pouted, sitting at the table.
With a sigh the now seven figures sat down and listened to her. Natsuki was their friend and her problems will be their problems.
Harada Chie was already in the confidences so she helped Nao recalling the entire story between Natsuki and her new enemy Marguerite Tomoe. At the name, almost all of them grimaced. The girl was a well-known arrogant brat who thought she could have all she wanted.
"And she really threatened Na-chan?" A busty girl asked.
"Yeah! With a letter! It was so lame and the mutt wouldn't have thought twice about it if this stupid girl didn't slide it in the mail box and aunt Saeko found it."
"Ouch!" They all exclaimed together.
"So we're going to found her and burst her alive and…" A young white haired boy proposed excitedly.
But soon a hard knock on his head stopped his psycho mind. He turned teary eyes to his left where an older girl was sitting.
"Mou Nee-chan! It's hurt!"
"So stop your stupid idea!" the light blue haired girl said dryly while the boy muttered to himself. However, she did catch him calling her meanie and so she pinched his cheek as a punishment.
"No, no, no…What are you thinking Nagi. We're the brilliant and mighty knights of Fuuka, protectors of our princesses and our Land; we'll fight with sophisticated weapons and strategies."
"Here she's in her weird fantasies again!" A dark haired teen girl grunts heavily leaning against a brown haired boy who embraced her gently.
"Shiho! How many times did we tell you to not let her read stories about the Knights of the Round Table before eaten banana? That has a weird effect on her already creepy mind"
"Hey not fair Mai-san! That's not because I went out with her one day in preschool that I'm responsible for her forever!"
"Oh someone stop her ramblings! I'm having a headache." Chie growled while Nao talked proudly and animatedly about her duties as a knight.
"Nao! Sit down and shut up." The order was short and stern.
"Hai Miyu!"
And here the peace was back again. No more rambling, nor fantasies. And six grins appeared. It was so rare to see Nao so obedient and shy around someone. She even blushed. Oh some good materials for future teasing. No, not future!
"Oooohhhh… so Na-O-Chan! Why are you so red? Is it too hot here?" Mai was grinning broadly.
"Or is someone having a huge, huge crush on someone else?" Chie added mischievously.
"Ne, Nao-chan. How come you are so shy now?" Shiho didn't miss the chance to tease her former one day girlfriend.
"My Nee-chan is so popular." Nagi sighs in defeat, concealing his smirk. "Ouch! It's hurt Miyu-Nee-chan!"
The older girl was looking everywhere but at her friends, trying to hide her slight blush.
"Hey! Are we talking about the mutt or not?"
Nao was now shouting while blushing furiously. And the meeting returned to Natsuki's mess. In the end, it was decided that Nao and Chie will meet the stupid girl the next day and frightened her just a little.
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Present day after breackfast
Alyssa was happy! It was so rare for her sister to walk her to school. Usually Natsuki go to class too early for the little girl to leave with her. So now, she was the happier girl in the world. Her left hand was in her Nee-chan's right one and her right hand was in her Shi-chan's. Bouncing happily, she was oblivious of the stares they received from the students.
After breakfast this morning, Shizuru offered to take her to school and naturally she accepted with joy. But when they realised that her Nee-chan had forgotten to take her books, she went back to the door and suddenly, she was crying out in pain and was pushed back to Shi-chan. With her friend by her side, her pain disappeared.
'She must like her a lot! I didn't feel pain when daddy, mommy or Nee-chan is with me."
On the way back to the high school section of the Academy, Natsuki was thinking about their new bracelets. There was something weird. She recalled perfectly that in the morning, while Shizuru and then, she, was making breakfast, she did put more than one meter between her and Shizuru's bracelet but nothing happened. However, as soon as she was going back to the room for her books, a wave of electricity was going through her.
"Ne, Shizuru, did you notice that this morning, the bracelets didn't work?"
"Ara, yes. I was going to ask you if you knew why."
"Nope! I guess we need to find Suzushiro. Maybe, she'll be able to free us!"
"I hope so. With the festival coming so soon, we'll have our hand full."
"Hey when did I need to meet your parents?"
"Just after the festival"
"Ah kami, I only have one more week to prepare myself."
To Be Continued...
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AN : Just a little chapter because I want to introduice Natsuki's gang. All the previous chapters were about Shizuru's friends, now you'll have a glimpse of Natsuki's.
One more time, i want to thank all of you who leave reviews to support this story. i'm really happy.
And I want to apologize, to the readers who wait for my other story ; "Princesse de mon Coeur.", for not updating more often. I'm working on it actually and will update as soon as possible.