"Oh Utena… I must show you a secret…" She teased, and waved a hand for Utena to come closer. She did, laughing at Anthy. Anthy's eyes were slited a little, and she gave a halfway grin as Utena drew near.
"Show me? Can you see secrets?" She asked, taking Anthy's offered hand.
"Yes… this kind you can…" She said echoing softly. Utena vaguely wondered how she could echo, when they were outside, and far from any buildings for sound to resonate from. She gently touched Anthy's hand, and she smiled, her fingers on the bow of her shirt.
"This secret… my prince…. The secret… all for you." She began to whisper, as she moved the cloth. At first Utena's eyes were slightly moist, both from the cold night air(and its effect on Anthy) and from a sudden rush of warmth in her chest. Anthy's fingers pulled at the cloth, and at first all that was seen was brown skin, but then deep red. Anthy was bleeding.
"Himamiya!" She gasped, pulling off Anthy's shirt and blotting at the blood, which was running. How it had not stained the shirt, Utena dimly wondered, in her frenzy to help Anthy. The ribs beneath her fingers shook in a mirthless laugh.
"Don't worry my prince… I'm already dead, no pain!"
Utena started to shake softly, and Anthy walked towards her, eyes shinning in the moonlight. She was still dripping red onto the dirt, and Utena was about to scream and run when she bumped into something. Damp crept out along her back. She turned around, and there stood the student council, looking strangely pale in the stark moonlight.
She had backed into Touga, whose uniform was dripping, he opened his mouth to talk, and greenish water poured out for a moment. "You need to learn the secret"
The four stood strangely, Saionji turned at a strange angle, Juri's arms crossed across her chest, and Miki's hands were behind his back, his smile was something vaguely threatening.
"I... I..." Utena started, and Saionji started to speak.
"Did you think you could have the rose bride and not pay the same price we did? " He said mockingly. He turned towards her, and she started to scream. He only had half a face.