AN: This may be a short chapter..... but i'm moving so it'll be a while before the next one's up. ^_^ I'll write the next one as soon as possible. I promise. I have big things planned for the next few chapters.
A New Challenger
His hand ran through his soft, dark, short hair once more. "Miss Kathryn, tell me again what my motivation would be."
"Tenchi-san, believe me, you will earn miraculous power if you beat Utena." Kathryn laughed. "You would fight the duel named Honesty. Because, honestly, the only way for you to return to your world is take possesion of the Rose Bride. My duel was named Sorrow."
"How'd you know I came from a different dimension?!" Tenchi exclaimed.
Kathryn laughed once more. "Well, it's quite obvious. Besides, that's why you received the rose signets, is because you, and those women who you spend time with, are marked as duellists, but, all the duellists from this dimension have been marked, or so I was told. And so, it's quite obvious. Besides, if I wasn't sure when I said that statement, you just proved me right when you exclaimed that question."
Tenchi blushed. "Well, you see, I. . . ."
"No need to explain, I would've done the same thing in the position you were in. So, what do you say? Are you going to fight Utena Tenjou?"
"Well. . . . I guess."
"Great!" Kathryn clapped her hands together happily. ~Ohtori-sama will be glad to know I talked Tenchi-san into the duel, everything's going as planned.~
~*~Meanwhile~*~
Magenta hair fell down close to the end of her ear lobes. She wore a smug smile on her face. With a deep inhale she welcomed the school back to her life. Next to her were three bags of luggage. She didn't even know why she had so much.
A few girls that were walking through the hall gasped excitedly. "Shiori-san!" one of them squeeled.
The girl turned around. A morekindly smile appeared on her face. "Hello."
"It's been so long! Do you want us to help you with your stuff?"
"Uhm, sure." Shiori picked up on her her bags, whie two of the other girls picked up the other two and they headed towards the dorm quickly. "It's great to see you guys again."
"Likewise, Shiori-san. What made you decide to come back here?"
"Felt like it." Shiori shrugged and began unpacking her stuff.
"Juri-senpei is going to be so glad to see you again!"
"She may." Shiori wasn't counting on it though. After what she had done, Juri had the right to never smile at her again. Although, the look Juri gave her, was a look she got to herself. She didn't understand that, though, why had Juri set aside a special look for herself, when she had stolen the boy Juri had possibly loved? "She must hate me for what I've done." She muttered softly.
One of the girls looked up. "Hm?"
"Nothing." Shiori laughed it off. "I'm just going to wander around the school, see if I can find anyone I know."
Her friends nodded and they scurried out of her room and off to class, as one of the bells just rang. Once she finished packing, Shiori walked out of her doom, she had luckily gotten a single, and onto campus.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Juri leaned against the wall, listening very carefully to Kathryn.
"And, since Tenchi is now going to duel Utena, we won't have to worry about her possessing the rose bride anoymore."
"That's what we thought when Touga won Anthy from Utena, and now look where we are." Juri sighed.
"Well, this is different, Ends of the World made sure that I personally get all the new students to duel Utena. One of them has to win."
"Give it up. I know you're jealous of Utena and Anthy, but this isn't going to work."
"Oh please, senpei, it'll work. If I'm forced to fight Utena again, may I borrow your sword?"
"Fine. But I doubt that'll ever happen."
Kathryn smiled happily. "Arigatou senpei! Please excuse me now, I have to make sure everything's alright with my brother and sister." She bowed respectively and ran off.
Juri let out another sigh and stared out the large window.
"Juri-san." A kind voice called from down the hall. Juri's eyes widened. It couldn't be. . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Utena smiled at Wakaba and Anthy, both were having a great time as the three ate their lunch outside, sharing it. Just like they had done only a few times before.
ChuChu took one of the fried shrimp and popped it in his mouth. Then he began showing off, causing all three girls to giggle and laugh.
Two children ran by quickly.
"Michael! Michael, hold on!" The girl called out. The boy turned to her. His eye caught the sight of Utena and Anthy. Both kids walked up to the three girls.
"Our sister hates you, Utena-san." The girl stated.
"Who's your sister?" Utena asked quietly.
"Our sister is Kathryn, and she doesn't like you one bit. And since she doesn't like you, we don't like you either." The boy stated.
"Who are you?" Wakaba asked.
"I'm Michael. That's Brittany. Our sister is on the student council. I heard she challenged you to a duel, Utena-san, and you won. She doesn't like the attention Touga-san gives you." His chocolate brown eyes full of anger.
"Come on guys! We can't play without you!" a little girl calls from where the two had been running. Michael and Brittany glared at Utena once more and followed the girl.
"Miss Utena, did you see what they wore?" Anthy asked softly.
"Iie, but I think it can wait, Himemiya."
"Well, anyways, that sure was weird. You have a lot of people hating you, Utena-chan." Wakaba sighed.
"More than I want." Utena muttered.
Tenchi then walked up to the three girls. "Erm, Miss Utena, may I speak with you?"
Utena glanced at the other two as she got up and followed Tenchi a few paces. "Yeah?"
"I challenge you to a duel." He stated softly. "After classes." With that he walked off.
Utena stood there in shock. Well, how unexpected.
~*~After Classes~*~
Once Utena reached the top of the stairs she saw Kathryn standing off to the side. Tenchi was on the other side of the arena and Anthy was standing, waiting for her.
"Remember the rules, Utena-san? You lose the rose, you lose the duel." Kathryn smirked. She glanced at Tenchi and nodded. Tenchi drew his sword and readied for the duel to start.
The Rose Bride set a rose in Utena's breast pocket and placed a purple rose with the ends of the petals tinged white in Tenchi's breast pocket.
"Rose of the noble castle." A small ball of energy appeared in front of the rose bride's chest. Her hands fell down like a wave. "Power of Dios that sleeps within me. Heed your master and come forth." She leaned back, Utena keeping her from falling, and the hilt of a sword appeared in her chest. Utena began to draw the sword.
"Grant me the power, to bring the world revolution!" she called out once the sword was in her hands. She got into a fighting stance and waited for Kathryn to back away.
Slowly Kathryn backed away from Tenchi, she had whispered something to him.
Utena took the first move and lunged towards Tenchi. Tenchi brought his sword up to meet hers quickly and pushed her back. Utena stumbled back somewhat, but then charged towards Tenchi once more. Tenchi stepped out of the way, just as Kathryn had instructed him to. Even though it was only a practice sword, like ones he had used at home, he had the advantage in the duel. The sword came inches from swiping off Utena's rose, but she suddenly stepped back, causing him to fall over onto his face. Kathryn let out a deep sigh as Tenchi rose to his face and swung his sword at Utena numerous times.
Utena leaned away from his sword each of those times, barely escaping getting her rose cut off. Tenchi jumped back, catching his breath quickly. While Tenchi was backing up, he accidentally tripped on a pebble and fell. (dang you akio! Stupid good for nothing planetarium thingamabopper. Making tenchi lose) Utena took the chance to sweep low and cut off his rose. Although, he didn't seem too upset that he lost the duel.
"Good duel." He complimented.
Utena smiled. "Same."
Preview of the Next Episode:
Utena: Tenchi says he didn't decide to duel me on his own
Anthy: Really?
Utena: Yeah, I don't know why, but I think Kathryn-senpei has something to do with this.
Anthy: How come?
Utena: Just a hunch. Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena, For Better or Worse
Anthy: The absolute destiny apocalypse.
A New Challenger
His hand ran through his soft, dark, short hair once more. "Miss Kathryn, tell me again what my motivation would be."
"Tenchi-san, believe me, you will earn miraculous power if you beat Utena." Kathryn laughed. "You would fight the duel named Honesty. Because, honestly, the only way for you to return to your world is take possesion of the Rose Bride. My duel was named Sorrow."
"How'd you know I came from a different dimension?!" Tenchi exclaimed.
Kathryn laughed once more. "Well, it's quite obvious. Besides, that's why you received the rose signets, is because you, and those women who you spend time with, are marked as duellists, but, all the duellists from this dimension have been marked, or so I was told. And so, it's quite obvious. Besides, if I wasn't sure when I said that statement, you just proved me right when you exclaimed that question."
Tenchi blushed. "Well, you see, I. . . ."
"No need to explain, I would've done the same thing in the position you were in. So, what do you say? Are you going to fight Utena Tenjou?"
"Well. . . . I guess."
"Great!" Kathryn clapped her hands together happily. ~Ohtori-sama will be glad to know I talked Tenchi-san into the duel, everything's going as planned.~
~*~Meanwhile~*~
Magenta hair fell down close to the end of her ear lobes. She wore a smug smile on her face. With a deep inhale she welcomed the school back to her life. Next to her were three bags of luggage. She didn't even know why she had so much.
A few girls that were walking through the hall gasped excitedly. "Shiori-san!" one of them squeeled.
The girl turned around. A morekindly smile appeared on her face. "Hello."
"It's been so long! Do you want us to help you with your stuff?"
"Uhm, sure." Shiori picked up on her her bags, whie two of the other girls picked up the other two and they headed towards the dorm quickly. "It's great to see you guys again."
"Likewise, Shiori-san. What made you decide to come back here?"
"Felt like it." Shiori shrugged and began unpacking her stuff.
"Juri-senpei is going to be so glad to see you again!"
"She may." Shiori wasn't counting on it though. After what she had done, Juri had the right to never smile at her again. Although, the look Juri gave her, was a look she got to herself. She didn't understand that, though, why had Juri set aside a special look for herself, when she had stolen the boy Juri had possibly loved? "She must hate me for what I've done." She muttered softly.
One of the girls looked up. "Hm?"
"Nothing." Shiori laughed it off. "I'm just going to wander around the school, see if I can find anyone I know."
Her friends nodded and they scurried out of her room and off to class, as one of the bells just rang. Once she finished packing, Shiori walked out of her doom, she had luckily gotten a single, and onto campus.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Juri leaned against the wall, listening very carefully to Kathryn.
"And, since Tenchi is now going to duel Utena, we won't have to worry about her possessing the rose bride anoymore."
"That's what we thought when Touga won Anthy from Utena, and now look where we are." Juri sighed.
"Well, this is different, Ends of the World made sure that I personally get all the new students to duel Utena. One of them has to win."
"Give it up. I know you're jealous of Utena and Anthy, but this isn't going to work."
"Oh please, senpei, it'll work. If I'm forced to fight Utena again, may I borrow your sword?"
"Fine. But I doubt that'll ever happen."
Kathryn smiled happily. "Arigatou senpei! Please excuse me now, I have to make sure everything's alright with my brother and sister." She bowed respectively and ran off.
Juri let out another sigh and stared out the large window.
"Juri-san." A kind voice called from down the hall. Juri's eyes widened. It couldn't be. . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Utena smiled at Wakaba and Anthy, both were having a great time as the three ate their lunch outside, sharing it. Just like they had done only a few times before.
ChuChu took one of the fried shrimp and popped it in his mouth. Then he began showing off, causing all three girls to giggle and laugh.
Two children ran by quickly.
"Michael! Michael, hold on!" The girl called out. The boy turned to her. His eye caught the sight of Utena and Anthy. Both kids walked up to the three girls.
"Our sister hates you, Utena-san." The girl stated.
"Who's your sister?" Utena asked quietly.
"Our sister is Kathryn, and she doesn't like you one bit. And since she doesn't like you, we don't like you either." The boy stated.
"Who are you?" Wakaba asked.
"I'm Michael. That's Brittany. Our sister is on the student council. I heard she challenged you to a duel, Utena-san, and you won. She doesn't like the attention Touga-san gives you." His chocolate brown eyes full of anger.
"Come on guys! We can't play without you!" a little girl calls from where the two had been running. Michael and Brittany glared at Utena once more and followed the girl.
"Miss Utena, did you see what they wore?" Anthy asked softly.
"Iie, but I think it can wait, Himemiya."
"Well, anyways, that sure was weird. You have a lot of people hating you, Utena-chan." Wakaba sighed.
"More than I want." Utena muttered.
Tenchi then walked up to the three girls. "Erm, Miss Utena, may I speak with you?"
Utena glanced at the other two as she got up and followed Tenchi a few paces. "Yeah?"
"I challenge you to a duel." He stated softly. "After classes." With that he walked off.
Utena stood there in shock. Well, how unexpected.
~*~After Classes~*~
Once Utena reached the top of the stairs she saw Kathryn standing off to the side. Tenchi was on the other side of the arena and Anthy was standing, waiting for her.
"Remember the rules, Utena-san? You lose the rose, you lose the duel." Kathryn smirked. She glanced at Tenchi and nodded. Tenchi drew his sword and readied for the duel to start.
The Rose Bride set a rose in Utena's breast pocket and placed a purple rose with the ends of the petals tinged white in Tenchi's breast pocket.
"Rose of the noble castle." A small ball of energy appeared in front of the rose bride's chest. Her hands fell down like a wave. "Power of Dios that sleeps within me. Heed your master and come forth." She leaned back, Utena keeping her from falling, and the hilt of a sword appeared in her chest. Utena began to draw the sword.
"Grant me the power, to bring the world revolution!" she called out once the sword was in her hands. She got into a fighting stance and waited for Kathryn to back away.
Slowly Kathryn backed away from Tenchi, she had whispered something to him.
Utena took the first move and lunged towards Tenchi. Tenchi brought his sword up to meet hers quickly and pushed her back. Utena stumbled back somewhat, but then charged towards Tenchi once more. Tenchi stepped out of the way, just as Kathryn had instructed him to. Even though it was only a practice sword, like ones he had used at home, he had the advantage in the duel. The sword came inches from swiping off Utena's rose, but she suddenly stepped back, causing him to fall over onto his face. Kathryn let out a deep sigh as Tenchi rose to his face and swung his sword at Utena numerous times.
Utena leaned away from his sword each of those times, barely escaping getting her rose cut off. Tenchi jumped back, catching his breath quickly. While Tenchi was backing up, he accidentally tripped on a pebble and fell. (dang you akio! Stupid good for nothing planetarium thingamabopper. Making tenchi lose) Utena took the chance to sweep low and cut off his rose. Although, he didn't seem too upset that he lost the duel.
"Good duel." He complimented.
Utena smiled. "Same."
Preview of the Next Episode:
Utena: Tenchi says he didn't decide to duel me on his own
Anthy: Really?
Utena: Yeah, I don't know why, but I think Kathryn-senpei has something to do with this.
Anthy: How come?
Utena: Just a hunch. Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena, For Better or Worse
Anthy: The absolute destiny apocalypse.