This is my first Mai HiME fic... After all the Mako/Ami and the little Mina/Rei that I've got going, I decided that I wanted to try my hand at a new favorite anime. The story, like all of my other stories, contains yuri.

Of course, I'm not sure what's going on in this, but there's primary ShizNat definitely... The other pairings will just depend on my moods as I write.

For those of you who know how I write, things will be very spontaneous as usual.

And as for those worried about Her Other Self... I'm working on it. I have part of chapter 3 done, but it's not enough to suit me yet and I'm trying to figure out if I should just post the half a chapter I've already got done. You may see it sometime next week if I get motivated. It's not like I'm actually trying to do homework or anything... Though, I should probably study for the midterm exam that I've got this next weekend...

*thinks*

I'll do that later this week.

Disclaimer: And this goes for all the chapters, because I'm too lazy to do this anymore... I'm too poor to own Mai HiME, so nothing in this story beyond the presently nonexistant plot belongs to me.

Enjoy!

The repair shop was having a dead day. It was two in the afternoon, and almost ninety degrees outside and inside the shop. The three workers that were wearing the blue jumpsuit overalls had then unzipped down to their belly buttons, two of them being male and shirtless at this point and the other being a young woman with a sports bra on that could be seen. The only other worker was in jeans and a tank top. All four of them were sitting around trying to figure out what to do. They hadn't had anything to do since they walked in that morning, so they cleaned and organized the place, even going so far as to touch up on the paint in a couple places around the building, inside and out. The tools were cleaned an polished, and the floors swept. And that left them with nothing to do by two.

"Oi, Kuga, let's just call it a day," the oddly dressed woman said from her perch on the floor. The woman in the overalls just glared her. "You stay then. It's too damn hot to just sit around here doing nothing. I'd rather be in my air conditioned apartment doing nothing."

"She's got a point," one of the guys pointed out. Natsuki turned her glare on him, making him gulp and go pale all of a sudden.

Kuga sighed and looked around. "Fine, get out of here if you wanna go. I'm gonna go check on the paperwork so that Midori doesn't have a cow when she gets back from her honeymoon."

Natsuki Kuga was the senior mechanic, despite being the second youngest person in the room. Her title was because she was the most skilled and knowledgeable when it came to mechanics and even with some of the bookkeeping and paperwork.

The boy that spoke, Hiroshi Funtsuko, was the newest mechanic and therefore the least experienced in the field. He was fresh out of college with a major in some form of computers, not auto mechanics. The other man, Moro Netiku, went to school for auto mechanics, and had learned long ago not to cross Natsuki.

The other woman was Nao Yuuki, who had gone to high school with Kuga and therefore had grown immune to Natsuki's glare and attitude. In fact, it humored her to tease Natsuki and push her into action by playing around with Natsuki's attitude.

"Thank you, Kuga," Hiroshi said softly, gathering his things. He and Moro left together, while Nao held back for a moment.

"Why aren't you leaving? Wasn't this your idea?"

"Yeah, but it's all right. I just wanted that annoying noob out of here, really. He keeps staring at my ass and quote-unquote accidentally touching me. It was starting to piss me off," Nao said, scowling.

"File sexual harassment next time. I'll talk to Midori. Hiroshi's not bad with some of the stuff we've been doing, but I've been correcting his mistakes more than is necessary," Natsuki agreed. She wasn't pleased with Hiroshi's performance either.

The phone rang, and Natsuki let Nao answer it. She was the one better equipped for phone etiquette in case it was some strange person trying to get her or Natsuki to on a date with them. They got calls of those nature quite often.

When Nao returned, she handed Natsuki keys to the tow truck.

"It's right off the Interstate, just south of here going in south, red Corvette. It's your turn to go out in the truck," Nao said, taking Natsuki's seat as soon as she stood up and left.

None of the workers enjoyed driving the tow truck, but Natsuki didn't mind it more than others. It was different than a car, and for some reason that claustrophic feeling that usually came when she was in cars never happened in the truck, which meant she was allowed to drive it and that made her happy sometimes.

Natsuki drove down the Interstate and found the Corvette, which was more maroon than red. That alone struck her odd; she was certain that maroon wasn't a standard factory paint color. Unless they've just come out with it on the more recent models, but this Corvette was at least three years old if Natsuki was guessing right, and she usually did.

A light, chestnut brunette stepped out of the Corvette when Natsuki stepped out of the tow truck. She was wearing a light tan skirt and a white blouse, and also had matching heels.

"Good afternoon, Ma'am," Natsuki said, trying to sound polite in her gruff, husky voice. She knew she needed to be semi-sociable and polite in order to keep from scaring away customers, especially potential ones.

"Good afternoon, Miss-?" the brunette said, anxiously waiting for the mechanic's name.

"Kuga." The brunette smiled warmly at the name and waited for what Natsuki would say next. "I'd normally look the car over and make sure there's not a simple problem, but being on the Interstate I'd like to get the car moved as soon as possible. Would you be okay if I towed it up to the next exit before I look it over? I won't charge for the towing, since it's not a service that you have asked for but that I prefer."

"Ara, are you worried for my safety?" Natsuki blushed a little from the tease, and straightened up.

"Well, yes. I am worried for both our safety," she admitted before she got to work. "You can come around and I'll help you get into the truck. I just need to hook up the car, and then we'll be on our way."

Natsuki walked the brunette around and helped her get into the truck, and went to work on rigging the car safely onto the back of the tow before getting into the cab as well. She drove up to the next exit and into a parking lot before getting out and dropping the car gently to look at it.

"Are the keys still in it, er…"

"Shizuru Fujino," the brunette said.

"Right. Miss Fujino, are the keys still in the ignition?"

"Yes, they are. But please, call me Shizuru." Natsuki sighed inwardly before going to the driver's seat and getting in, trying the ignition but not being able to start it. She shook her head at the clicking, and got back out.

"It sounds like it's the alternator, but you could have a battery problem, or it could be both. They are two connected systems. If one shuts down, they both do. I can try to jump it, but I would still suggest having someone look at it. If you need to get to work, then that's the best option. Otherwise, I'd say let me take this in to the garage and I'll get on it right away."

"You would personally be working on it?"

"Yeah. My other coworkers decided to take the day off, so the one that had been there when I left probably ditched also."

"Ara, you're such a diligent worker!"

"No, I'm just the responsible one," Natsuki chuckled. Shizuru smiled.

"I suppose I might as well let you just take it in then. I was just heading home, myself, and have nothing else to do," she said.

Natsuki agreed and raised the car back up onto the tow truck before helping Shizuru back into the cab and running around to get in.

"Did Kuga know she's been running around with her uniform unzipped, showing off her nice, tone body?" Shizuru teased as they drove off. Natsuki tensed and glanced down real quick before groaning and smacking herself in the forehead. "It is such a nice body, though, so I suppose I could understand wanting to show it off."

"Still, I apologize for my indecent apparel," Natsuki grumbled. "It's very unprofessional of me."

"It's a hot day, and you certainly did not offend me. Though, if you feel like making it up to me, you can join me for dinner tonight."

Natsuki blushed and chose to ignore that last comment, much to Shizuru's amusement. They stayed quiet the rest of the short trip to the garage. Natsuki was not pleased to find Nao still there, despite being partially pleased that she had someone else to assist her in the job.

"Hey, Natsuki!" Nao yelled from her seat by the office.

"Go put your uniform on!" Natsuki snapped. "We've got to do a radiator check, and possible get a new battery."

Nao groaned and slowly walked toward the back.

"And check our parts to see if we've got the parts that would work for this car!"

"Why don't you check, mutt?" Nao asked as she disappeared in the locker room. Natsuki scowled and started moving the car into the garage with the truck before unloading and moving it.

"Ara, Natsuki?"

"Kuga, please," Natsuki told her, though she couldn't deny that she liked hearing this woman say her name. "If you want to wait someplace that's semi-cool, you can go sit in the office. Otherwise, you can sit over there and wait."

"I think I'll sit here," Shizuru said, sitting down on a chair close to where Natsuki was going to be working. Natsuki just sighed and popped the hood to start working.

Well... That's chapter 1...

I have chapter 2 done, maybe. It depends on if I decide to go back through it and change some things or add some more things, or just redo it after getting some reviews.

So, yes - Review and make me want to post another chapter. Otherwise, this will become a one-hit wonder on fanfiction (dot) net that dies before it's been born...

Thank you to those who did read!

And shame on you if you're not going to click that little review button... I don't care if it's a one-word review, just review...

*puppy pout*

Natsuki: That only works when I do it, dimwit.

Thank you for reading! Please review!