Disclaimer: I don't own Utena, nor do i own tenchi, as you know. I *do* however own myself...... And my brother and sister and my two friends! AHAHAHAHA! Okay what i meant is the characters that are modeled after them, i own. ^-^ Enjoy
Eps. 2: The Wilting Rose
Ryoko finished explaining the whole duel to Tenchi and the rest.
"They were surprised to see you there?" Kiyone wondered.
"What about what Miss Kathryn said? About us being 'marked as duellists'? I take it not everyone wears this ring, and that arena must have limited access." Ayeka stated.
"Who knows. But, now that we wear this ring, and know partially about what's going on, we're caught up in this." Sasami mentions. The others turned to her, knowing she was right, but not having anything to say about it.
~*~*~
Dean,
Of all the ridiculous things to do, you gave the weird newcomers a rose signet. I strongly believe they are not worthy. Contact me if you wish to discuss this in further detail.
~Always~
Kathryn
The freshman set her pen down and placed the note in the Dean's box. Retreating back to her room for some silence, Kathryn sat at her desk and stared at the picture in front of herself longingly. Her hazel eyes wandered up to the vanity mirror.
"RING! RING!"
Kathryn jumped up in surprise as her lavender cell phone rang. She unfolded it and held it to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Quite a duel yesterday."
Kathryn's eyes went wide. "Y-you were watching, Touga?"
"Of course, Kathryn."
"Uhmmmmmmmm. . . . . OH! That's the other line, bye." Kathryn clicked off her phone and folded it back up. She sat on the edge of her bed and stared out her window. A single lavender rose sat in the vase on her desk. A petal fell down from it softly. She allowed herself to stretch out on the bed. The bed had a light blue comforter and matching pillows. The head board was decorated with fake vines and the foot of the bed was decorated with artificial lavender roses. Around the bed was a drapery of beads, of which were currently drawn back.
Kathryn was restless. She sat up, indian style, in the middle of her bed, hugging an extremely large, soft, brown teddy bear to herself. A gift from Touga, before he developed a crush on Utena. She was still attached to him and cursed herself quiet frequently for not being more like Utena, so he'd like her more. A knock was now heard at her door.
"Come in. . . . . ." Kathryn called quietly.
The door opened slowly and in walked Akio. His face seemed to be set in sympathy. He tossed the note she had written him in front of her.
"Mind if I talk to you?" He asked softly.
Kathryn looked up at him and gestured toward her desk chair. "Why'd you give them a rose signet."
"They do not understand what is going on, therefore they won't get involved. But, just in case something should happen, where they would get involved, they would make good duellists." Akio responded. Ignoring her gesture for him to sit at the desk chair he took a seat behind Kathryn and gently pressed his cheek against hers. His hands now rested on her shoulders. "What's wrong? Why the long face?"
Kathryn blushed slightly at his touch. "N-nothing."
Akio turned the girl to face him, his nose at least an inch away from hers now. His eyes twinkled as he looked into her hazel eyes. "You can tell me, you know."
Kathryn looked a bit frightened. She gave a small nod of her head. "H-hai I know. My boyfriend has developed too big of an interest in another girl, and now I think he thinks I'm just in the way." Her voice was softer than a whisper.
Akio smiled. Softly he rubbed away her tears. He leaned towards her and pressed his lips against hers softly.
~*~*~
"Miss Nanami, Miss Kathryn wishes to speak to you at lunch today." Yuuko stated.
Nanami frowned softly. "What does she want?"
"Revenge on Utena and Anthy, Miss Nanami, and she requests your help." Aiko responded.
~*~Lunch~*~
"And what is your plan, exactly?" Nanami asked.
"Miss Nanami, I do not have much of a plan, yet. Demo, there is a ball this weekend, correct?" Kathryn responded.
"Right. . . . ."
"Well. . . . ."
The two discussed a plan, Aiko, Keiko and Yuuko adding in from time to time. When lunch ended, both girls walked off looking smug.
~*~After School~*~
Kathryn sat in the shade of a tree, reading a book, of which her friend had recommended.
"Sis?" two voices chided. A fifth grade, chocolate skinned boy and a third grade chocolate skinned girl stood in front of Kathryn.
Kathryn looked up from her book and smiled. "Michael, Brittany." Her smile spread across her face as the boy sat on one side of her, and the girl on the other side.
The boy, Michael, had short black hair, that would be curly if he let it grow out. His eyes were dark brown and he almost always smiled when around Kathryn. The girl, Brittany, hadlong straight black hair down to the middle of her back. She had whispy bangs and chocolate eyes the same as her brothers. A very lively young girl. Her half siblings, but they had always seemed full siblings to her.
"What's wrong?" Kathryn asked softly, setting her book down.
Both frowned. "You're sad, aren't you?" Brittany responded.
"We can tell. Touga's been bothering you, hasn't he sis?" Michael added.
Kathryn laughed lightly and rubbed Michael's head, both of them leaning onto her. "First love. Make sure yours lasts longer than mine." She gave both of them a kiss on the forehead. "Now, go home, I'll be there soon."
The two children picked themselves up, a sly smile appeared on Michael's face. "Can Mitsuru come. . . ."
Kathryn didn't let him finish his question. "Yes. Now go home." The two ran off in the direction towards their house. Kathryn picked her book back up and began reading it again.
~*~*~*~
A girl with extremely long hair, down to the small of her back, continued talking with her friend. Her dark sandy brown hair was pulled into a loose braid, not out of the usual. The person she was talking to had dark brown, almost black, hair with bright gold streaks.
"Have you seen Kathryn lately, Eva?" the girl with the gold streaked hair asked.
The other girl shook her head. "No, I haven't. Think she's allright? Haven't seen much of her since Touga started liking that Utena girl." Her voice was soft and quiet, barely audible to the other girl she was talking to.
The girl laughed. "She deserves it. I'll get Touga, she can have anyone but him." A small smile showed on her face, one that was rarely seen.
"Charlotte. . . ." Eva scolded. "We're her friends."
"Yes, we are. But we're also only human." Charlotte laughed.
"Someone should slap Touga. He's too flirtatious for his own good. Besides, he's broken too many hearts." Eva replied. (AN: she said some of that to me when we were watching utena. . . ^_^ lol)
~*~*~*~
"Miss Utena, do you want something to eat?" Anthy called out.
"Sure, Himemiya, just as long as it isn't shaved ice or curry." Utena responded. Her head was filled with thoughts from the previous duel, and it did her no good as she tried to work on her homework.
"Here, Miss Utena, try some of this." Anthy said as she placed a bowl of some type of soup in front of Utena.
"What is it?" Utena asked before taking a bite.
"Potato soup, Miss Utena." Anthy smiled.
Utena took a bite of the soup cautiously. "Hey, Himemiya, this is good."
"Arigatou, Miss Utena. Miss Utena, are you going to the ball this weekend?"
"Against my will, I am. Wakaba's making me go. You can come too, Himemiya."
"Arigatou, Miss Utena."
ChuChu nibbled one one of the potatoes Utena had placed in front of him, after he gave her a helpless begging look. "Chuuuuu. . . . Chu."
~*~*~
"Dinner's ready, Michael, Brittany!" Kathryn called out. Eva was busy setting the table and Charlotte was busy helping her prepare the food.
Michael and Brittany scurried to the table.
"How come they get to eat here, and none of our friends can?" Michael whined.
Kathryn let out a sigh. "Maybe because none of your friends live here? Eva and Charlotte live here, as requested. I met up with the Dean earlier."
Eva laughed quietly. "I sure do hope you don't get in trouble for persuading him to let us live here."
"I'm on the student council. We make the dorm assignments anyways." Kathryn smiled and set out the potato salad and burgers. Charlotte brought out a platter of french fries.
"An american dinner, for american students." Charlotte laughed.
"All these platters and stuff makes this simple finger food dinner look like an expensive one." Brittany giggled.
Kathryn and Charlotte took a seat. "Enough. Let's eat, I'm starved." Kathryn tells them.
~*~On the Night of the Ball~*~
Charlotte walked out of her room in a long, form fitting blue dress. A large black bow was set one the front and a large navy blue bow was in the back, causing her dress to be identical to that of Nanami's, with the exception of different colors.
Eva walked out of her room, her long wavy hair let down with a few braids at the top. She wore a long purple ballgown, pretty much simple. "Where's Kat?"
"She already left. Michael, Brittany, don't wreck the place while we're gone." Charlotte lead Eva out the door and they made their way to the ball.
~*~Ballroom~*~
Kathryn and Nanami were standing with Touga on one of the balconies.
"So, Kathryn, are you going to duel Tenjou Utena again sometime in the near future?" Touga asked.
Kathryn frowned, as did Nanami. "Of course. And if I lose again, I shall find another to fight for me."
"I'd gladly fight in her place." Nanami stated suddenly.
"As would my brother, sister, and two friends. Nanami-san, I appreciate your kindness." Kathryn sighed. The three walked off the balcony together, Nanami on one side of Touga, Kathryn on the other.
Ryoko was wearing a somewhat revealing dress and was tugging on one of Tenchi's arms, while Ayeka had hold of his other arm.
"Ryoko, Miss Ayeka, stop please." Tenchi begged.
Ryoko tugged on him. "I won't let her dance with you Tenchi!"
"Such a monster needs someone more lowly to dance with her. I'm not letting Miss Ryoko dance with you." Ayeka hissed.
Mihoshi looked worried. "Please you guys, act more proper, come on you two, stop fighting."
Utena and Anthy appeared at the top of the stairs along with Wakaba. A smile lit Touga's face. Kathryn and Nanami frowned. Eva and Charlotte walked up to them.
"Kathryn, you look great." Eva complimented immediately. "Miss Nanami, you look quite nice too."
Charlotte nodded in agreement, being the one who was more shy around boys.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks Ev." She then walked over to Nanami and pulled her aside as Eva and Charlotte talked to Touga.
"What is it?" Nanami hissed.
"Is everything ready?" Kathryn asked quietly.
Nanami nodded. "Hai, everything's ready. Keiko is going to make sure they're in the right place, at the right time. Aiko is going to make the water is dumped on them. And Yuuko is making sure no one finds out who did it."
Kathryn smiled. "Arigatou gozaimesu, Nanami-san." The two walked back over to Touga, Eva and Charlotte. Kathryn took Touga's hand as another song bgan to play, and Nanami continued to talk to Eva and Charlotte.
Touga and Kathryn waltzed around majestically. "Touga-kun, what is it about Utena that gives you such an interest in her?" Kathryn asked quiety.
Touga laughed slightly. "She's almost exactly like you. But, she has much more nobility, and could possibly be the one to revolutionize the world as we know it."
"You're just sweet talking me, Touga-kun." Kathryn responded hotly.
Touga placed a hand on her cheek. "Kathryn-chan, why is it I started to go out with you in the first place?"
"Because, well. . . I don't know. Maybe 'cause I'm better than Saionji at kendo and I'm almost as good as Juri at fencing? Or perhaps because I insisted you fight Utena the first time?"
"It's because, when I looked at you, I saw a sweet girl, of whom likes me very much. Getting to know you, I figured out you're much more intelligent than you look, and you take care of your siblings."
Kathryn rested her head on Touga's shoulder, causing jealousy to spark in Charlotte.
Utena wasn't wearing a dress, she was wearing her normal uniform. Anthy was wearing the same dress Utena had been wearing at the previous ball. The two were talking, in the exact spot Keiko wanted them to be in. Wakaba was talking with them as well. Nanami glanced up at Aiko, who nodded and looked around for Yuuko. When she spotted Yuuko, Yuuko gave a small thumbs up. Keiko moved towards Wakaba, pulled her away and began talking to her. Aiko smiled and dumped the water on Utena and Anthy, causing the two to scream and shiver. Boith were completely embarrassed and Wakaba rushed over to them worriedly.
Nanami smirked. Kathryn's head had jolted up at the scream and she smirked at the scene, but, she kept her smile hidden from Touga. Eva gasped and covered her mouth with one of her hands. Charlotte was laughing slightly. Wakaba was now leading the two out of the ballroom.
Nanami walked up to Touga and Kathryn. "Why don't we go check and see how they are?" she offered. Kathryn nodded in agreement. The three followed Utena, Anthy, and Wakaba.
"Utena-san, are you alright?" Kathryn asked quietly. Keiko, Aiko and Yuuko rushed out and stood silently behind Nanami.
"H-hai, I'm fine. It just scared me." Utena smiled at Kathryn, unsuspecting it was her fault. "Come on, Himemiya, Wakaba. Let's go. Senpei, I guess I'll see you later." Utena lead Anthy and Wakaba back to the dorms.
Kiyone ran out of the ballroom. "Are those two girls allright?"
"They said they'll be fine, just shocked a bit." Kathryn responded and lead Touga back into the ballroom.
A single petal falls from the lavender rose in Kathryn's room.
Preview of the next episode:
Utena: Tenchi Masaki, he's a new kid here, and from the sounds of it, is very good with a sword.
Anthy: How nice
Utena: Yeah, but somehow he got tricked into challenging me to a duel.
Anthy: Oh my
Utena: Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena, A New Challenger
Eps. 2: The Wilting Rose
Ryoko finished explaining the whole duel to Tenchi and the rest.
"They were surprised to see you there?" Kiyone wondered.
"What about what Miss Kathryn said? About us being 'marked as duellists'? I take it not everyone wears this ring, and that arena must have limited access." Ayeka stated.
"Who knows. But, now that we wear this ring, and know partially about what's going on, we're caught up in this." Sasami mentions. The others turned to her, knowing she was right, but not having anything to say about it.
~*~*~
Dean,
Of all the ridiculous things to do, you gave the weird newcomers a rose signet. I strongly believe they are not worthy. Contact me if you wish to discuss this in further detail.
~Always~
Kathryn
The freshman set her pen down and placed the note in the Dean's box. Retreating back to her room for some silence, Kathryn sat at her desk and stared at the picture in front of herself longingly. Her hazel eyes wandered up to the vanity mirror.
"RING! RING!"
Kathryn jumped up in surprise as her lavender cell phone rang. She unfolded it and held it to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Quite a duel yesterday."
Kathryn's eyes went wide. "Y-you were watching, Touga?"
"Of course, Kathryn."
"Uhmmmmmmmm. . . . . OH! That's the other line, bye." Kathryn clicked off her phone and folded it back up. She sat on the edge of her bed and stared out her window. A single lavender rose sat in the vase on her desk. A petal fell down from it softly. She allowed herself to stretch out on the bed. The bed had a light blue comforter and matching pillows. The head board was decorated with fake vines and the foot of the bed was decorated with artificial lavender roses. Around the bed was a drapery of beads, of which were currently drawn back.
Kathryn was restless. She sat up, indian style, in the middle of her bed, hugging an extremely large, soft, brown teddy bear to herself. A gift from Touga, before he developed a crush on Utena. She was still attached to him and cursed herself quiet frequently for not being more like Utena, so he'd like her more. A knock was now heard at her door.
"Come in. . . . . ." Kathryn called quietly.
The door opened slowly and in walked Akio. His face seemed to be set in sympathy. He tossed the note she had written him in front of her.
"Mind if I talk to you?" He asked softly.
Kathryn looked up at him and gestured toward her desk chair. "Why'd you give them a rose signet."
"They do not understand what is going on, therefore they won't get involved. But, just in case something should happen, where they would get involved, they would make good duellists." Akio responded. Ignoring her gesture for him to sit at the desk chair he took a seat behind Kathryn and gently pressed his cheek against hers. His hands now rested on her shoulders. "What's wrong? Why the long face?"
Kathryn blushed slightly at his touch. "N-nothing."
Akio turned the girl to face him, his nose at least an inch away from hers now. His eyes twinkled as he looked into her hazel eyes. "You can tell me, you know."
Kathryn looked a bit frightened. She gave a small nod of her head. "H-hai I know. My boyfriend has developed too big of an interest in another girl, and now I think he thinks I'm just in the way." Her voice was softer than a whisper.
Akio smiled. Softly he rubbed away her tears. He leaned towards her and pressed his lips against hers softly.
~*~*~
"Miss Nanami, Miss Kathryn wishes to speak to you at lunch today." Yuuko stated.
Nanami frowned softly. "What does she want?"
"Revenge on Utena and Anthy, Miss Nanami, and she requests your help." Aiko responded.
~*~Lunch~*~
"And what is your plan, exactly?" Nanami asked.
"Miss Nanami, I do not have much of a plan, yet. Demo, there is a ball this weekend, correct?" Kathryn responded.
"Right. . . . ."
"Well. . . . ."
The two discussed a plan, Aiko, Keiko and Yuuko adding in from time to time. When lunch ended, both girls walked off looking smug.
~*~After School~*~
Kathryn sat in the shade of a tree, reading a book, of which her friend had recommended.
"Sis?" two voices chided. A fifth grade, chocolate skinned boy and a third grade chocolate skinned girl stood in front of Kathryn.
Kathryn looked up from her book and smiled. "Michael, Brittany." Her smile spread across her face as the boy sat on one side of her, and the girl on the other side.
The boy, Michael, had short black hair, that would be curly if he let it grow out. His eyes were dark brown and he almost always smiled when around Kathryn. The girl, Brittany, hadlong straight black hair down to the middle of her back. She had whispy bangs and chocolate eyes the same as her brothers. A very lively young girl. Her half siblings, but they had always seemed full siblings to her.
"What's wrong?" Kathryn asked softly, setting her book down.
Both frowned. "You're sad, aren't you?" Brittany responded.
"We can tell. Touga's been bothering you, hasn't he sis?" Michael added.
Kathryn laughed lightly and rubbed Michael's head, both of them leaning onto her. "First love. Make sure yours lasts longer than mine." She gave both of them a kiss on the forehead. "Now, go home, I'll be there soon."
The two children picked themselves up, a sly smile appeared on Michael's face. "Can Mitsuru come. . . ."
Kathryn didn't let him finish his question. "Yes. Now go home." The two ran off in the direction towards their house. Kathryn picked her book back up and began reading it again.
~*~*~*~
A girl with extremely long hair, down to the small of her back, continued talking with her friend. Her dark sandy brown hair was pulled into a loose braid, not out of the usual. The person she was talking to had dark brown, almost black, hair with bright gold streaks.
"Have you seen Kathryn lately, Eva?" the girl with the gold streaked hair asked.
The other girl shook her head. "No, I haven't. Think she's allright? Haven't seen much of her since Touga started liking that Utena girl." Her voice was soft and quiet, barely audible to the other girl she was talking to.
The girl laughed. "She deserves it. I'll get Touga, she can have anyone but him." A small smile showed on her face, one that was rarely seen.
"Charlotte. . . ." Eva scolded. "We're her friends."
"Yes, we are. But we're also only human." Charlotte laughed.
"Someone should slap Touga. He's too flirtatious for his own good. Besides, he's broken too many hearts." Eva replied. (AN: she said some of that to me when we were watching utena. . . ^_^ lol)
~*~*~*~
"Miss Utena, do you want something to eat?" Anthy called out.
"Sure, Himemiya, just as long as it isn't shaved ice or curry." Utena responded. Her head was filled with thoughts from the previous duel, and it did her no good as she tried to work on her homework.
"Here, Miss Utena, try some of this." Anthy said as she placed a bowl of some type of soup in front of Utena.
"What is it?" Utena asked before taking a bite.
"Potato soup, Miss Utena." Anthy smiled.
Utena took a bite of the soup cautiously. "Hey, Himemiya, this is good."
"Arigatou, Miss Utena. Miss Utena, are you going to the ball this weekend?"
"Against my will, I am. Wakaba's making me go. You can come too, Himemiya."
"Arigatou, Miss Utena."
ChuChu nibbled one one of the potatoes Utena had placed in front of him, after he gave her a helpless begging look. "Chuuuuu. . . . Chu."
~*~*~
"Dinner's ready, Michael, Brittany!" Kathryn called out. Eva was busy setting the table and Charlotte was busy helping her prepare the food.
Michael and Brittany scurried to the table.
"How come they get to eat here, and none of our friends can?" Michael whined.
Kathryn let out a sigh. "Maybe because none of your friends live here? Eva and Charlotte live here, as requested. I met up with the Dean earlier."
Eva laughed quietly. "I sure do hope you don't get in trouble for persuading him to let us live here."
"I'm on the student council. We make the dorm assignments anyways." Kathryn smiled and set out the potato salad and burgers. Charlotte brought out a platter of french fries.
"An american dinner, for american students." Charlotte laughed.
"All these platters and stuff makes this simple finger food dinner look like an expensive one." Brittany giggled.
Kathryn and Charlotte took a seat. "Enough. Let's eat, I'm starved." Kathryn tells them.
~*~On the Night of the Ball~*~
Charlotte walked out of her room in a long, form fitting blue dress. A large black bow was set one the front and a large navy blue bow was in the back, causing her dress to be identical to that of Nanami's, with the exception of different colors.
Eva walked out of her room, her long wavy hair let down with a few braids at the top. She wore a long purple ballgown, pretty much simple. "Where's Kat?"
"She already left. Michael, Brittany, don't wreck the place while we're gone." Charlotte lead Eva out the door and they made their way to the ball.
~*~Ballroom~*~
Kathryn and Nanami were standing with Touga on one of the balconies.
"So, Kathryn, are you going to duel Tenjou Utena again sometime in the near future?" Touga asked.
Kathryn frowned, as did Nanami. "Of course. And if I lose again, I shall find another to fight for me."
"I'd gladly fight in her place." Nanami stated suddenly.
"As would my brother, sister, and two friends. Nanami-san, I appreciate your kindness." Kathryn sighed. The three walked off the balcony together, Nanami on one side of Touga, Kathryn on the other.
Ryoko was wearing a somewhat revealing dress and was tugging on one of Tenchi's arms, while Ayeka had hold of his other arm.
"Ryoko, Miss Ayeka, stop please." Tenchi begged.
Ryoko tugged on him. "I won't let her dance with you Tenchi!"
"Such a monster needs someone more lowly to dance with her. I'm not letting Miss Ryoko dance with you." Ayeka hissed.
Mihoshi looked worried. "Please you guys, act more proper, come on you two, stop fighting."
Utena and Anthy appeared at the top of the stairs along with Wakaba. A smile lit Touga's face. Kathryn and Nanami frowned. Eva and Charlotte walked up to them.
"Kathryn, you look great." Eva complimented immediately. "Miss Nanami, you look quite nice too."
Charlotte nodded in agreement, being the one who was more shy around boys.
Kathryn smiled. "Thanks Ev." She then walked over to Nanami and pulled her aside as Eva and Charlotte talked to Touga.
"What is it?" Nanami hissed.
"Is everything ready?" Kathryn asked quietly.
Nanami nodded. "Hai, everything's ready. Keiko is going to make sure they're in the right place, at the right time. Aiko is going to make the water is dumped on them. And Yuuko is making sure no one finds out who did it."
Kathryn smiled. "Arigatou gozaimesu, Nanami-san." The two walked back over to Touga, Eva and Charlotte. Kathryn took Touga's hand as another song bgan to play, and Nanami continued to talk to Eva and Charlotte.
Touga and Kathryn waltzed around majestically. "Touga-kun, what is it about Utena that gives you such an interest in her?" Kathryn asked quiety.
Touga laughed slightly. "She's almost exactly like you. But, she has much more nobility, and could possibly be the one to revolutionize the world as we know it."
"You're just sweet talking me, Touga-kun." Kathryn responded hotly.
Touga placed a hand on her cheek. "Kathryn-chan, why is it I started to go out with you in the first place?"
"Because, well. . . I don't know. Maybe 'cause I'm better than Saionji at kendo and I'm almost as good as Juri at fencing? Or perhaps because I insisted you fight Utena the first time?"
"It's because, when I looked at you, I saw a sweet girl, of whom likes me very much. Getting to know you, I figured out you're much more intelligent than you look, and you take care of your siblings."
Kathryn rested her head on Touga's shoulder, causing jealousy to spark in Charlotte.
Utena wasn't wearing a dress, she was wearing her normal uniform. Anthy was wearing the same dress Utena had been wearing at the previous ball. The two were talking, in the exact spot Keiko wanted them to be in. Wakaba was talking with them as well. Nanami glanced up at Aiko, who nodded and looked around for Yuuko. When she spotted Yuuko, Yuuko gave a small thumbs up. Keiko moved towards Wakaba, pulled her away and began talking to her. Aiko smiled and dumped the water on Utena and Anthy, causing the two to scream and shiver. Boith were completely embarrassed and Wakaba rushed over to them worriedly.
Nanami smirked. Kathryn's head had jolted up at the scream and she smirked at the scene, but, she kept her smile hidden from Touga. Eva gasped and covered her mouth with one of her hands. Charlotte was laughing slightly. Wakaba was now leading the two out of the ballroom.
Nanami walked up to Touga and Kathryn. "Why don't we go check and see how they are?" she offered. Kathryn nodded in agreement. The three followed Utena, Anthy, and Wakaba.
"Utena-san, are you alright?" Kathryn asked quietly. Keiko, Aiko and Yuuko rushed out and stood silently behind Nanami.
"H-hai, I'm fine. It just scared me." Utena smiled at Kathryn, unsuspecting it was her fault. "Come on, Himemiya, Wakaba. Let's go. Senpei, I guess I'll see you later." Utena lead Anthy and Wakaba back to the dorms.
Kiyone ran out of the ballroom. "Are those two girls allright?"
"They said they'll be fine, just shocked a bit." Kathryn responded and lead Touga back into the ballroom.
A single petal falls from the lavender rose in Kathryn's room.
Preview of the next episode:
Utena: Tenchi Masaki, he's a new kid here, and from the sounds of it, is very good with a sword.
Anthy: How nice
Utena: Yeah, but somehow he got tricked into challenging me to a duel.
Anthy: Oh my
Utena: Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena, A New Challenger