Title: Revolution
Author: Aika Himemiya
Part: 1/8
Fandom: Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Pairings: none
Warnings: Profanity
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Utena but I do own Aika Himemiya and everything that has to do with her (past, family members etc.).
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Revolution
By: Aika Himemiya
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It was just a normal day at Ohtori Academy. Students rushing to class, groups of girls standing around chatting about who's dating who and other such meaningless matters. But something was different. Some of the groups of girls turned to watch a young woman pass by that looked strikingly like one of their classmates. They whispered and wondered "Could that be her? No way it couldn't be Anthy, could it?" Then as the mystery girl continued to walk tword her classes a curious girl ventured forward and tapped her on the shoulder, questioning, "Anthy?"
The girl turned around to face the curious girl and smiled kindly. "Sorry, you must have me confused with someone else." She replied and smiled dazzlingly before she continued on her way. "Well, at least I know I'm in the right place," she thought. She walked to the end of the block of classrooms and turned into an alley between it and the next block.
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Utena Tenjou was walking to class, hoping that science wouldn't be too hard today when she noticed all the groups of girls in a frenzy of whispers and frantic looks. "Hm," She thought, "I wonder what's got them all worked up? What did Saionji dye his hair a shade darker of green?" Utena grinned at this thought because she could almost imagine it. She looked up in time to see a semi formelyer swish of purple hair go around a corner. "Anthy?" Utena thought, "What's she doing down here? She supposed to be way back the way I came in Math." Utena quickened her pace to catch up with the alleged Anthy and when came to the corner called out, "Anthy?"
"Yes Miss Utena?" Came the lilting voice of Anthy Himemiya from behind Utena.
Utena spun around to see Anthy standing there then turned to look at the Anthy look-alike.
The girl turned around to face Utena and needless to say, Anthy and Utena were shocked. She looked almost like a replica of Anthy. Besides the fact that her hair was straighter and was wore down, she and Anthy looked so alike they could've been twins.
"Who are you?" Utena asked, still in shock
"I was about to ask you the same question." The mystery girl replied. She looked from Utena to Anthy and her eyes grew large. "Anthy Himemiya?" She inquired with awe.
"Yes," Anthy replied, stunned, " How did you know my name? Do I know you? Who are you?" Anthy bubbled over with questions.
"Well, I know your name because I have heard about you all my life, Rose Bride, No, you don't know me, and you shall know who I am in due time." She replied systematically to Anthy's questions. She then turned her attention to Utena, "Are you the owner of the Rose Bride?" She asked in a very frank tone.
"I am," Utena replied, still confused, "Why?"
"Then I challenge you to a duel, after school." She said with frank dignity.
"Wait a minute! You are a new student obviously, do you even have a Rose Signet?" Anthy demanded.
She gave no answer but held up her left hand to show the gleaming Rose Signet on her ring finger. She then turned and walked off with these words, "Being the owner I expect you to be there!"
"I don't even know your name!" Utena called after her.
"All in due time, all in due time." Was the only reply she got as the girl exited the other end of the alley and was gone.
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As Utena entered the duelist stadium she first though that she had gotten there first.
"Finally, the duelist arrives," came the voice of the girl from before, disproving Utena's theory.
Utena turned in time to see the girl emerge from the shadows, still wearing the standard girls uniform she had been wearing earlier in the day.
The girl looked over Utena's duelist uniform and smirked, "It seem that style is in.," she said. Before Utena could ask what she meant, the girl looked around and asked, "Where's Anthy?"
"Right here," came Anthy's lilting reply as she entered the stadium from seemingly out of no-where.
"Good," she said, "now that the opponents and the rose Bride are here I believe it's about time we got this match underway. I'll let you call your sword first."
That's when Utena noticed, the other girl had no sword. Could she have a sword that has to be called forth as well? But I thought that only the Sword of Dios was like that. Utena thought, perplexed.
"Today," the girl said with a hint of irritation in her voice.
"Oh, right." Utena stuttered. Anthy walked over to her and began her chant
" Oh Rose of the Noble Castle,
Power of Dios that sleeps within me,
Heed your master and come FOARTH!"
"For the Revolution on the World!" Utena cried as the calling forth was completed."
The girl looked on in a slight awe, but looked as though she had seen such before. "Not bad," she said when Utena had readied herself, "But you ain't seen Nothin' yet."
With those words she began to call forth her sword.
" Strength beyond the Power of Dios,"
She began as she outstretched her hand and the arena darkened.
" Lying dormant in the black of night,"
An aura seemed to surround her and a transparent had appeared in hers, following in suit the transparent body of a girl. The body of the purple hared girl that now called forth a sword. Yet this version of her was clad in an emerald green Rose Bride gown, moss green due to her transparency. The girl pulled the Rose Bride tword her and bent her over backwards.
"I call upon your fury to come to my hand,"
As the Rose Bride was bent over in her back bend the hilt of a sword appeared in her chest.
" So that we may defeat this enemy with your great might."
The girl closed her hand around the hilt and drew the sword from the Rose Brides chest.
"For the Apocalypse shall come from the Darkness beyond the Twilight!"
She held the sword pointed tword the sky. The Transparent Rose Bride being held in her arms rolled her eyes back and as her eyes closed she went limp. She began to disappear and in her place were many shinning, brilliant little stars of light. When the Rose bride disappeared completely and just the points of light were left they shifted tword one another and then swirled up around the sword in a flurry of light.
"Release!" She yelled at the ending of her chant and there was a blinding flash of light and when the light subsided she stood there, with her sword held at her side. Her uniform looked like a combination between Utena's and Anthy's. She had a sleeveless, emerald green Rose Bride top, including the solitary cuffs and ball and tassel shoulder pads. The ruffle under her top was a burgundy, but where a long skirt should've been she had on emerald green shorts much like Utena's and shoes just like hers as well. And upon her head she wore a Rose Bride Crown.
Utena and Anthy were baffled. Who was this mystery girl? But they didn't have long to ponder it.
"Now that our Swords are here I believe it is time for the Finishing touches. Anthy?" The girl said knowingly.
"Oh yes," Anthy stepped forward to issue the roses but stopped short, realizing she had only one rose. "Excuse me but what color is your rose?" She asked the girl embarrassed.
The girl switched her sword to her left hand and raised her right to eye level. "Purple," she said as she snapped her hand quickly and a purple rose appeared in her hand. She tossed it to Anthy who caught it, slightly surprised. She then commenced the process of adorning each duelist with their rose: Utena white, the girl purple.
"Time to begin," The girl said with a smirk before she lunged at Utena.
And thus their battle ensued, and what an exciting battle it was to watch. For both duelists seemed to be at an impasse of swordmanship. Not one better than the other. They matched each's blow with their own and nether could gain an opening.
As the duel approached it's one-hour mark Utena saw an opening and lunged for the girls rose with a cry. But the girl did the same and in one earth- shattering second both girls passed each other with swords aimed at the other's rose. When they landed, facing opposite directions, there was a look of horrified surprise on the purple hared duelist's face. Utena turned around with a look of delight on her face until the girl turned around with a smirk on her face.
"Why are you so happy?" Utena asked perplexed her ego angered and hurt.
The girl said nothing but pointed at Utena's chest.
Where Utena's rose had been there was nothing but a stem and a single solitary petal.
"But how?" Utena asked with horror. But then she looked at the girl's chest and saw that her rose was in the same state.
"A tie," Anthy breathed. "But that's not possible."
"Oh it's very possible," the girl responded very matter of factly, "For you see it yourself right here."
"But, how do we determine a winner?" Utena asked.
"Easy, you can't. You just act as if nothing happened. As though the duel never took place." The girl said with a smile. The sword she held in her hand dissipated away as did her uniform. The Ohtori girls uniform in its place. "You are a remarkable swordsman, and I am glad Anthy is in good hands such as yours." She said with reverence. "I believe you have earned the knowledge of my name." She stated.
Utena and Anthy braced, almost failing to contain themselves wondering who she was.
"My name is Aika, Aika Himemiya." She said with a smile.
"Himemiya?!" both Utena and Anthy stated with surprise.
"Yes Himemiya."
"But." Anthy stuttered.
"The way I got this name is the same way you did Anthy, My sister." Aika said.
"Sister?" Anthy said baffled. "But, I have no sisters, my Onii-sama said so himself."
Aika's eyes narrowed. But then went back to an emotionless state. "I was born the same year, day, and hour as you, but two seconds before you." Aika stated.
"My twin?" Anthy asked surprised.
"Your twin." Aika replied.
"Wow Anthy! You have a sister!" Utena said with glee.
"Well, sense you were born two seconds before me I guess I should call you my Onji-sama." Anthy deducted.
"You may call me that of Aika, I'm not picky about such matters." Aika replied. Aika then headed for the Stadium's exit and begun going down the stairs.
"Wait!" Utena cried as she raced after Aika. "I've got so many questions!" She said when she caught up with her.
"Ask away then," Aika replied but don't expect them all to be answered.
"Okay, Your sword calling forth, that was awesome! What's the name of your sword?" Utena asked, her mouth going a mile a minuet.
" The Sword of Eternity."
" Why did you're uniform look like a combination of Anthy's and mine?"
"Well, that'll take some explaining. You are a duelist, Anthy is a Rose Bride, correct?"
"Yea"
"Well, I'm a Rose Duelist. I am like a Rose Bride but I have one advantage she doesn't. I can duel for my freedom. That's why I have a Rose Bride top, to signify that I am also a Rose Bride." Aika Replied.
"You're also a Rose bride?" Anthy questioned.
"Yes, If I'm not in possession of you and I am defeated by my opponent I must become their Rose Bride for a month, and the month is restarted if someone defeats my master before I do. But no one has yet beat me." Aika finished with a smirk.
"Well, I don't know whether to be wary or not, considering the way you dueled." Utena said, "I'll have to introduce you to the other duelists tomorrow. Meet me at the balcony in the library during recess after lunch okay?"
"I'll be there." Aika said with a grin. By now they had reached main school Ohtori. "Well, I better get to my dorm, I'll see you tomorrow!" She called after Utena as she walked away from them.
"See ya!" Utena called back, knowing that tomorrow could not come quick enough.
Author: Aika Himemiya
Part: 1/8
Fandom: Shoujo Kakumei Utena
Pairings: none
Warnings: Profanity
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Utena but I do own Aika Himemiya and everything that has to do with her (past, family members etc.).
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Revolution
By: Aika Himemiya
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It was just a normal day at Ohtori Academy. Students rushing to class, groups of girls standing around chatting about who's dating who and other such meaningless matters. But something was different. Some of the groups of girls turned to watch a young woman pass by that looked strikingly like one of their classmates. They whispered and wondered "Could that be her? No way it couldn't be Anthy, could it?" Then as the mystery girl continued to walk tword her classes a curious girl ventured forward and tapped her on the shoulder, questioning, "Anthy?"
The girl turned around to face the curious girl and smiled kindly. "Sorry, you must have me confused with someone else." She replied and smiled dazzlingly before she continued on her way. "Well, at least I know I'm in the right place," she thought. She walked to the end of the block of classrooms and turned into an alley between it and the next block.
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Utena Tenjou was walking to class, hoping that science wouldn't be too hard today when she noticed all the groups of girls in a frenzy of whispers and frantic looks. "Hm," She thought, "I wonder what's got them all worked up? What did Saionji dye his hair a shade darker of green?" Utena grinned at this thought because she could almost imagine it. She looked up in time to see a semi formelyer swish of purple hair go around a corner. "Anthy?" Utena thought, "What's she doing down here? She supposed to be way back the way I came in Math." Utena quickened her pace to catch up with the alleged Anthy and when came to the corner called out, "Anthy?"
"Yes Miss Utena?" Came the lilting voice of Anthy Himemiya from behind Utena.
Utena spun around to see Anthy standing there then turned to look at the Anthy look-alike.
The girl turned around to face Utena and needless to say, Anthy and Utena were shocked. She looked almost like a replica of Anthy. Besides the fact that her hair was straighter and was wore down, she and Anthy looked so alike they could've been twins.
"Who are you?" Utena asked, still in shock
"I was about to ask you the same question." The mystery girl replied. She looked from Utena to Anthy and her eyes grew large. "Anthy Himemiya?" She inquired with awe.
"Yes," Anthy replied, stunned, " How did you know my name? Do I know you? Who are you?" Anthy bubbled over with questions.
"Well, I know your name because I have heard about you all my life, Rose Bride, No, you don't know me, and you shall know who I am in due time." She replied systematically to Anthy's questions. She then turned her attention to Utena, "Are you the owner of the Rose Bride?" She asked in a very frank tone.
"I am," Utena replied, still confused, "Why?"
"Then I challenge you to a duel, after school." She said with frank dignity.
"Wait a minute! You are a new student obviously, do you even have a Rose Signet?" Anthy demanded.
She gave no answer but held up her left hand to show the gleaming Rose Signet on her ring finger. She then turned and walked off with these words, "Being the owner I expect you to be there!"
"I don't even know your name!" Utena called after her.
"All in due time, all in due time." Was the only reply she got as the girl exited the other end of the alley and was gone.
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As Utena entered the duelist stadium she first though that she had gotten there first.
"Finally, the duelist arrives," came the voice of the girl from before, disproving Utena's theory.
Utena turned in time to see the girl emerge from the shadows, still wearing the standard girls uniform she had been wearing earlier in the day.
The girl looked over Utena's duelist uniform and smirked, "It seem that style is in.," she said. Before Utena could ask what she meant, the girl looked around and asked, "Where's Anthy?"
"Right here," came Anthy's lilting reply as she entered the stadium from seemingly out of no-where.
"Good," she said, "now that the opponents and the rose Bride are here I believe it's about time we got this match underway. I'll let you call your sword first."
That's when Utena noticed, the other girl had no sword. Could she have a sword that has to be called forth as well? But I thought that only the Sword of Dios was like that. Utena thought, perplexed.
"Today," the girl said with a hint of irritation in her voice.
"Oh, right." Utena stuttered. Anthy walked over to her and began her chant
" Oh Rose of the Noble Castle,
Power of Dios that sleeps within me,
Heed your master and come FOARTH!"
"For the Revolution on the World!" Utena cried as the calling forth was completed."
The girl looked on in a slight awe, but looked as though she had seen such before. "Not bad," she said when Utena had readied herself, "But you ain't seen Nothin' yet."
With those words she began to call forth her sword.
" Strength beyond the Power of Dios,"
She began as she outstretched her hand and the arena darkened.
" Lying dormant in the black of night,"
An aura seemed to surround her and a transparent had appeared in hers, following in suit the transparent body of a girl. The body of the purple hared girl that now called forth a sword. Yet this version of her was clad in an emerald green Rose Bride gown, moss green due to her transparency. The girl pulled the Rose Bride tword her and bent her over backwards.
"I call upon your fury to come to my hand,"
As the Rose Bride was bent over in her back bend the hilt of a sword appeared in her chest.
" So that we may defeat this enemy with your great might."
The girl closed her hand around the hilt and drew the sword from the Rose Brides chest.
"For the Apocalypse shall come from the Darkness beyond the Twilight!"
She held the sword pointed tword the sky. The Transparent Rose Bride being held in her arms rolled her eyes back and as her eyes closed she went limp. She began to disappear and in her place were many shinning, brilliant little stars of light. When the Rose bride disappeared completely and just the points of light were left they shifted tword one another and then swirled up around the sword in a flurry of light.
"Release!" She yelled at the ending of her chant and there was a blinding flash of light and when the light subsided she stood there, with her sword held at her side. Her uniform looked like a combination between Utena's and Anthy's. She had a sleeveless, emerald green Rose Bride top, including the solitary cuffs and ball and tassel shoulder pads. The ruffle under her top was a burgundy, but where a long skirt should've been she had on emerald green shorts much like Utena's and shoes just like hers as well. And upon her head she wore a Rose Bride Crown.
Utena and Anthy were baffled. Who was this mystery girl? But they didn't have long to ponder it.
"Now that our Swords are here I believe it is time for the Finishing touches. Anthy?" The girl said knowingly.
"Oh yes," Anthy stepped forward to issue the roses but stopped short, realizing she had only one rose. "Excuse me but what color is your rose?" She asked the girl embarrassed.
The girl switched her sword to her left hand and raised her right to eye level. "Purple," she said as she snapped her hand quickly and a purple rose appeared in her hand. She tossed it to Anthy who caught it, slightly surprised. She then commenced the process of adorning each duelist with their rose: Utena white, the girl purple.
"Time to begin," The girl said with a smirk before she lunged at Utena.
And thus their battle ensued, and what an exciting battle it was to watch. For both duelists seemed to be at an impasse of swordmanship. Not one better than the other. They matched each's blow with their own and nether could gain an opening.
As the duel approached it's one-hour mark Utena saw an opening and lunged for the girls rose with a cry. But the girl did the same and in one earth- shattering second both girls passed each other with swords aimed at the other's rose. When they landed, facing opposite directions, there was a look of horrified surprise on the purple hared duelist's face. Utena turned around with a look of delight on her face until the girl turned around with a smirk on her face.
"Why are you so happy?" Utena asked perplexed her ego angered and hurt.
The girl said nothing but pointed at Utena's chest.
Where Utena's rose had been there was nothing but a stem and a single solitary petal.
"But how?" Utena asked with horror. But then she looked at the girl's chest and saw that her rose was in the same state.
"A tie," Anthy breathed. "But that's not possible."
"Oh it's very possible," the girl responded very matter of factly, "For you see it yourself right here."
"But, how do we determine a winner?" Utena asked.
"Easy, you can't. You just act as if nothing happened. As though the duel never took place." The girl said with a smile. The sword she held in her hand dissipated away as did her uniform. The Ohtori girls uniform in its place. "You are a remarkable swordsman, and I am glad Anthy is in good hands such as yours." She said with reverence. "I believe you have earned the knowledge of my name." She stated.
Utena and Anthy braced, almost failing to contain themselves wondering who she was.
"My name is Aika, Aika Himemiya." She said with a smile.
"Himemiya?!" both Utena and Anthy stated with surprise.
"Yes Himemiya."
"But." Anthy stuttered.
"The way I got this name is the same way you did Anthy, My sister." Aika said.
"Sister?" Anthy said baffled. "But, I have no sisters, my Onii-sama said so himself."
Aika's eyes narrowed. But then went back to an emotionless state. "I was born the same year, day, and hour as you, but two seconds before you." Aika stated.
"My twin?" Anthy asked surprised.
"Your twin." Aika replied.
"Wow Anthy! You have a sister!" Utena said with glee.
"Well, sense you were born two seconds before me I guess I should call you my Onji-sama." Anthy deducted.
"You may call me that of Aika, I'm not picky about such matters." Aika replied. Aika then headed for the Stadium's exit and begun going down the stairs.
"Wait!" Utena cried as she raced after Aika. "I've got so many questions!" She said when she caught up with her.
"Ask away then," Aika replied but don't expect them all to be answered.
"Okay, Your sword calling forth, that was awesome! What's the name of your sword?" Utena asked, her mouth going a mile a minuet.
" The Sword of Eternity."
" Why did you're uniform look like a combination of Anthy's and mine?"
"Well, that'll take some explaining. You are a duelist, Anthy is a Rose Bride, correct?"
"Yea"
"Well, I'm a Rose Duelist. I am like a Rose Bride but I have one advantage she doesn't. I can duel for my freedom. That's why I have a Rose Bride top, to signify that I am also a Rose Bride." Aika Replied.
"You're also a Rose bride?" Anthy questioned.
"Yes, If I'm not in possession of you and I am defeated by my opponent I must become their Rose Bride for a month, and the month is restarted if someone defeats my master before I do. But no one has yet beat me." Aika finished with a smirk.
"Well, I don't know whether to be wary or not, considering the way you dueled." Utena said, "I'll have to introduce you to the other duelists tomorrow. Meet me at the balcony in the library during recess after lunch okay?"
"I'll be there." Aika said with a grin. By now they had reached main school Ohtori. "Well, I better get to my dorm, I'll see you tomorrow!" She called after Utena as she walked away from them.
"See ya!" Utena called back, knowing that tomorrow could not come quick enough.