This is my first Mai Hime fanfic, so I hope it's good. Please, enjoy and R&R.
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai Hime or any of their characters. I only own the characters I made for this story.
Summery: Shizuru goes on a business trip to America, where she meets a girl strangely like Natsuki. Who is this new friend and what role will she play in the former Hime's life? Shiznat
Shizuru's New Friend
Chapter One: An Accident
Shizuru let out a sigh as she was currently sitting in a modest black car on the side of the road. To make matters worse said car was all the way in America, away from Natsuki, and her favorite tea. She could not think of any other place she would hate to be more than the one she was currently in. She glanced out the side of the window to stare at the many pine trees that littered the side of the roads of north Louisiana. The purple kimono clad woman tried to force her thoughts away from her Natsuki long enough to think about the meeting she was most likely going to be late for at the best and miss at the worse.
The chestnut haired woman needed a distraction. Her driver was on his cell phone trying to get a tow truck to come pick up this car and another one to pick up Shizuru. The crimson eyed woman was about to sigh once more, but before she could do so there was a thud and a shake of the sleek looking car. The driver, an average man with average hair and eyes, looked at the brunette, "Please stay here, Ms. Fujino, while I see what's the problem."
"Of course." the young woman smiled politely. With a nod the driver got out of the car to find the source of the problem. However, despite her notion of 'of course' she only wasted a couple of moments before exiting the vehicle. Upon getting out she heard a crude, yet childishly small, voice, "Look, Dude, I said I was sorry for running into your car."
Apparently someone liked her enough to answer her request for a distraction cause once out of the car she saw a girl sprawled out on the back of the car. Her legs were resting against the back glass, her feet staying stationary on the roof, her arms were spread out, her long bangs falling over her thick eyebrows and into her eyes, and her long dirty blonde hair was hanging off of the trunk. Behind the car was resting a blue and silver bike turned over on its' side. The girl sat up slowly, rubbing her head, "Dude, who parks on a hill? Seriously, worse place in the world to park."
She flung her legs to the side about to slide off the trunk when the driver opened his mouth to yell at her some more; however, Shizuru stopped him by holding up her hand to let him know she'd deal with it.
"Ara, and who might you be?" she asked in her usually calm tone. The girl turned her dark, yet somehow bright, brown eyes to Shizuru. Something about her eyes seemed familiar though Shizuru couldn't place it at the time. When she answered Shizuru took notice of her accent, it was different from the other people she had talked to from the northern part of the state.
"Macey Cypress." the teen answered shortly as she picked up her bike to inspect it for damages. Shizuru took this chance to inspect the girl. Macey's red polo shirt, khaki pants, black belt, black backpack, and black shoes with red stripes on their sides let Shizuru to the conclusion of the girl being a high school student, or maybe middle school because of her height of five feet. The crimson eyed beauty looked at the girl's face once more to find it held a curious expression, "And may I ask your name now that you know mine?"
"Fujino, Shizuru." the older female answered with her ever present smile. Macey then did something unexpected, she bowed respectfully, "Gomen nasai for running into your car, Fujino-sama."
It would seem the girl had also done some observing of her own.
"Cypress-san is very observant." she continued to smile. Macey also smiled a small smile, "The purple kimono kind of gives it away."
Another strange thing, well it was strange to Shizuru, Macey didn't gawk or stare in awe at the woman before her. Quite the opposite actually since her curious eyes strayed from the woman to the man lifting the hood of the car quite easily, "Car trouble?"
"Unfortunately so." Shizuru answered just as she thought, She seems different than most. The teen walked over to the man to take a look, "Maybe I can fix it. It's the least I can do for nearly putting a dent in the trunk with my head."
"Is Cypress-san's head really that hard?" she asked in a light teasing tone.
"Harder." was the smirked reply. The driver grumbled something along the lines of 'teenagers these days...' but Macey was too busy to pay any attention to him. Shizuru glided over to stand beside the girl. Once she was within range she heard the brown eyed girl mumbling to herself, "The fan belt looks fine. Yeah so maybe... the... no." she shook her head, absentmindedly pushing loose strands of dirty blonde hair behind her ears, "So, how long you been sittin' here?"
"I believe we're going on two hours now." Shizuru answered without taking her eyes off the other's hands.
"Wow, you have a sucky driver." Macey snorted.
"I'm right here, you know?" the man burst in annoyance. She waved her hand about in the air, only irking him more, "Yes, yes I see you over there being useless."
"Ara, Macey can be a bit mean." Shizuru teased to which Macey shrugged, "I guess I can be a little blunt at times, but sugar coating things is a waste of time and energy." Her eyes suddenly brightened, finding the problem, "You're battery cable is loose."
The young woman peered into the car to see her tightening it with her hand, "It should stay tight enough for you to get where you need to get and tighten it up good."
Macey closed the hood, signaling for the driver to start the car. He reluctantly obliged after a glance from Shizuru, and it started without a problem. The teen smiled fondly at the car as she patted the hood, "As sweet as a kitten."
"Do you fix everyone's car you run into?" the fair haired woman quizzed as she followed Macey to her bike. The shorter girl shook her head, "You'd be the first."
"I see." Shizuru nodded. Macey picked up her bike as she answered the unasked question, "My three uncles started teaching me about cars when I was four." Glancing at her watch her brown eyes bugged out, "I'd love to stay and chat, Fujino-sama-"
"Shizuru, please." she smiled pleasantly.
"Okay, Shizuru then. I have to go or I'm gonna be late for first period." she said quickly swinging her leg over the seat.
"Ara, allow me to give you a ride." Shizuru gestured to the car, effectively stopping the young looking teen in her tracks. Macey averted her gaze to her bike then the car and back again, "But..." Her expression changed to one of concentration for a moment of thought before she sighed, "Fine. Un momento, por favor."
She then quickly brought her bike behind some trees to hide it. To deter anyone from taking it she wrote a note and taped it to the handlebars that read as follows:
'Warning property of Macey, you know who I am cause there's only one Macey in this whole town. If you touch I will know who you are. How? I'm a werewolf and will be able to track you down by your scent. I will hunt you down and when you least expect it get you in your sleep. Thank you and have a nice day. :) P.S. I like the taste of blood. insert evil laugh here'
Shizuru was in the car wondering what was taking her so long when Macey slid into the backseat next to Shizuru. She informed the driver of where she needed to be and could have sworn he hissed at her while doing so. She just shrugged it off before giving Shizuru a sheepish smile, "I suppose I should stop closing my eyes when I ride my bike down hills. And thanks for the ride."
"I do suppose that would save some trouble in the future." Shizuru smiled in amusement. Macey turned to look out the window; every few seconds she would glance at the woman sitting beside her until Shizuru commented on it.
Maybe I was wrong about her being different. the chestnut-haired young woman found herself thinking. Being caught Macey blushed a deep red, "S-sorry, Shizuru. I just... never mind it's stupid. Besides I'm sure you've heard it before."
"What was Cypress-"
"Macey." came the correction.
"Macey," she nodded, "going to say?"
"I think your eyes are cool." she stated with a broad smile, "But like I said you've probable heard that before."
Unknown to Macey Shizuru had never been told her eyes were cool. Alluring, sexy, beautiful, even demonic, but never cool. Of course the girl in question didn't let the surprise show on her face.
"I'm glad you think so." that made her blush grow even more. Just like teasing Natsuki. That thought made Shizuru's smile slightly widen. Macey shifted in her seat as she explained, "I've always wanted red eyes and silver hair. Mommy says I watch too much anime."
"May I ask where you are from?" Shizuru ventured, inwardly amused at the girl's use of Mommy, "You have an accent I've never heard before."
"I'm from south Louisiana. Same state yet it's completely different from up here." she let out a homesick sigh.
All too soon they arrived at the school making Macey sigh before getting out. She turned to bow to Shizuru, "Thank you again for the ride."
The Kyoto woman opened her mouth to say something, but before any words could come out a male's voice could be heard, "Hey, Macey!"
The two turned to see a boy a head taller than Macey with dark skin running towards them. His blue shirt was tucked into a pair of pants similar to Macey's.
"Hey, LaKedrick." she greeted with a smile as he stopped next to her. His dark eyes glanced from his friend to Shizuru and back to Macey before smiling devilishly, "So, how much did you get paid?"
There was a moment of confusion before her face turned red in anger, "I didn't get paid because nothing happened. Shizuru gave me a ride after I fixed her car."
"Riiiiiight. That's why you're blushing." he elbowed her in the side playfully moving his eyebrows up and down. The brown eyed girl huffed crossing her arms over her chest to show her annoyance, "It's true. I ran into her car by accident."
"I told you to stop going down that hill with your eyes closed." he pointed his finger at her in a scolding manner. She just scoffed at him. Then without warning he slapped her back causing her arms to shoot out, waving frantically to regain her balance, "Girl guess what!"
"What?" she asked, falling onto her hands. Her backpack slid forward to hit her in the back of the head. Just as she pushed herself back up to her feet LaKedrick leaned in to whisper in her ear, "I almost got caught last night."
"Ha ha." she laughed lightly. He gave her his best hard look as he hit her arm, "It's not funny."
"To me it is." This time it was his turn to roll his eyes. All the while Shizuru just observed the conversation silently. Macey turned away from her friend to face Shizuru, "Until next time."
Shizuru nodded with a smile before a devious idea popped into her head and beckoned Macey to lean in closer with her hand. Macey blinked once before moving closer. Shizuru chuckled mentally, Such an obedient child.
"Thank you for making my stay interesting." Then before Macey knew what was going on Shizuru kissed her cheek. In surprise the girl reeled from the contact, hitting her head on the ceiling of the car.
"Dammit!" her hands flew to her hurt head. Shizuru offered a light wave for her actions and as she closed the door she heard LaKedrick's voice float into the vehicle, "So what's going to happen next time?"
"Shut up!" was the exasperated response. Fading footsteps could be heard, followed by the annoying sound of the school bell.
"Next time." She echoed once the door was shut. Shizuru had no idea how true those words were or what truth they held of the future as her driver continued to the meeting place. All throughout the meeting her mind kept drifting to the girl that reminded her so much of her loved one. Natsuki was still trying to come to terms with her feelings for Shizuru though the carnival had ended nearly a year ago. It was becoming increasingly hard to keep those feelings in check. That being the reason she agreed to take this trip.
The meeting ended at around four and just as the ruby eyed woman was thinking about a brown eyed teen she saw the girl in question riding her bike on the side of the road. Her backpack had expanded greatly since that morning.
Macey was happily going on with her life; that was until a certain black car started creeping next to her. It took her a moment to realize the car was there, and in that moment Shizuru saw a very content smile playing across the girl's features. She pressed on her brakes hard enough to make the back tire come up off the ground. Her left foot touched the ground just as the tire did. The window rolled down to reveal a smiling Shizuru, "Ara, hello, Macey."
"Hi, Shizuru. Where are you off to?" she asked curiously before quickly adding, "If you don't mind me asking that is."
"I'm headed back to my hotel." the chestnut haired woman answered, "You?"
"The store. Mom called to tell me to buy some stuff on my way home. I had to tell her I was going to be a little late because my bike wasn't exactly on hand at the moment." Macey then sighed over dramatically, "She then told me to stop going down that hill with my eyes closed."
Shizuru brought her hand to her mouth to keep any sort of amused sounds coming out, "It would seem everyone knows about your habit."
"Yeah, well, what can I say?" she smiled sheepishly with a light shrug. Something in her smile seemed to change, or was it Shizuru's imagination? She concluded it was her imagination as Macey spoke once more, "Guess I should let you go then."
The brown eyed girl started walking away before she paused as if something had just dawned on her. When the teenager turned her head to glance at Shizuru over her shoulder a picture of Natsuki flashed in her mind's eye. She was brought out of her thoughts by the somewhat childish voice of the other girl, "Tell your driver to be careful. Most people from Louisiana tend to drive like bats flying out of Hell."
"Is Macey speaking from experience?" the older woman quipped. Macey shrugged her reply, "Just some friendly advice."
And just like that she rode off into the horizon as fast as she could. An hour later and Shizuru was pondering her words. She finally concluded that she needed to get back to her hotel room to have some green tea so she could think clearly. Unbeknownst to the tea lover that would be the last thought she would think for a while thanks to the speeding car that ran them off the road. Her head made contact with the window, effectively drawing blood, just as the car came into contact with the water of the lake at the bottom of the elevated road.
There was a muffled splash as things started to blur together thanks to the water and hit to the head. She blinked once, twice; the second time she opened her eyes she saw a pair of brown orbs staring back at her. That was the last thing she saw before her eyes closed, trying to fight off the darkness threatening to engulf her. She could feel her body being pulled close to another. Moments later she felt herself being placed onto her back gently.
"Get the... driver. Okay." the words barely made it to her brain. They sounded so close, yet so far. Funny wasn't everything in her life that way. A cold feeling surrounded her like a pack of starving wolves after the person next to her waded out into the water to get the last victim. A minute or so passed by before the warmth came back. The person was panting ever so slightly. Something warm was placed against her chest, and then it was gone.
"Still alive." came a breathed sigh, "I wish people would listen."
Sirens could be heard and a, "Finally." Shizuru then let the welcoming darkness completely consume her.
Omake:
Natsuki was sitting on her couch, a throw pillow in her arms, watching Jaws completely oblivious to the creature lurking towards her until a familiar theme could be heard throughout the living room from the TV. Just as the shark attacked so did Shizuru.
"Natsuki!" Shizuru glomped her lover from behind. Natsuki's screams were the next thing to fill the room.
As I was typing the part about the car creeping up on Macey the theme from Jaws popped into my head. LOL. Anyone else? Hence the Omake. Chapter 1 revised