Love Stalks In

Scheme

Disclaimer: I do not own Mai Hime, just this twisted plot bunny.

Doctor Von Gier had once been a happy child. But happy children fade fast once the world is brought upon their shoulders by cruel acts of nature and fate. Forced to grow up twice as fast than the children around her, Gabrielle Von Gier no longer smiled.

Such a serious student, she excelled at her studies and became a doctor at a young age. It was at the age of twenty-three when she had made a cruel decision, to erase the memories of Natsuki's beloved from the girl's mind.

Now, six years later, Gabrielle resented her decision, and unhappy eyes watched a carrot haired woman enter her office.

Natsuki was writing furiously, ink splatters on her previously white crisp shirt. Broken pens lay beneath and before her, as her fury consumed her. A creamy hand was placed upon a porcelain one, and Natsuki looked up.

Crimson eyes smiled back at her as Natsuki leaned back, taking in the smell of lilacs. "Shizuru." Natsuki stated, warm emerald eyes scanning the figure.

Shizuru pouted, and took Natsuki's bigger hand in hers. "You never believed them, did you?" Chestnut hair blew in from the open window as birds chirped happily, dancing in the azure sky.

"About what?" Natsuki asked, brows forming together in confusion, head tilted ever so slightly. "That I was dead." Shizuru bluntly offered, giving a tinkling laugh at Natsuki's expense.

"Of course not, never." Natsuki looked down with guilt. A finger lifted her head up to gaze lovingly into crimson eyes. "Don't feel bad, my Natsuki. We're together now."

Nao groaned tiredly, hefting a heavy box all the way up the elevator will do that for you. Stopping by Natsuki's office door, Nao thought she heard voices. Knocking, she was called to come in.

The room was devoid of souls, save herself and Natsuki. Shrugging it off, Nao placed the box on the floor, then gestured to it when Natsuki seemed confused.

"These are some of the photos from over the years, I thought you'd like them." From the look of the box, they both knew more than photos were in there.

"Oh, I thought I heard you talking to someone." Nao stated, playing it off as though it wasn't a big deal, but inside she was worried.

Natsuki, praising Shizuru's quick wit to hide under the desk, shook her head, cobalt hair flowing. "No, just thinking loudly." Natsuki smirked, a pen in hand, and Nao chuckled, waved, and departed.

Emerald eyes took on a suspiciously hateful glint as another pen was snapped in half.

"Good afternoon, Gabrielle." Mai spoke, sitting in one of the chairs in front of the doctors mahogany desk, fiddling with the nameplate to keep it straight. Gabrielle nodded, and cocked her head to the side, looking at Mai with light brown eyes.

"To what do I owe this pleasant visitation?" A mildly accented voice captured the lavender eyed woman's attention from the nameplate. "Always so serious." Mai stated, before putting on her business front.

"Natsuki has run out of her medication, she's been having these strange…dreams I guess you could call them. Maybe her memories are fighting the medicine." Worried lavender eyes caught lowered brown ones.

Gabrielle sighed, leaning fully back in her chair and rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Mai-san-" she was interrupted. "Just Mai I told you! How long have we been doing this?"

Caught off-guard, Gabrielle cleared her throat with a slight blush, and carried on. "Mai, I find now the fate I should have foreseen from the beginning."

Mai, confused, leaned closer. "What do you mean?" Gabrielle, looking out the window to avoid the daring lavender gaze, glared at her reflection in the window pane.

"I have resented my decision in giving Natsuki the medication. No one should have to live without the memories of their love. If they were to find out about the truth, they would surely go insane."

Doctor Von Gier, in her twenty-nine years, felt double her age. Tired brown eyes noticed the far-away look in lavender orbs, and gave Mai time to think.

Mai shook her head, and spoke. "We did what we had to do…didn't we?" Lavender pools filled with tears and Mai hung her head down low, trembling in her seat.

Gabrielle stood, grasping a handkerchief from her pocket, and knelt by Mai's side, cleaning the tears away with a somber face.

Nao stood outside the spa, looking up towards Natsuki's office where the black curtains were pulled shut. Lime green eyes studied the few people on the street, most were probably enjoying their time in the spa, or at a shopping district.

Leaning her head against the stone building, Nao silently prayed for the first time in years.

"Please Natsuki, don't hate them so much." Guilty welled up in Nao, as she thought of the precious information the box had contained.

Maybe Natsuki wouldn't decide to use it after all…

"Oh, I'm so using this." Natsuki smirked wide as she peered into the box, Shizuru at her side. "Ara, this box is full of pictures!" Shizuru exclaimed, peeking beside the older woman. Natsuki smiled, and picked up the first of the batch.

Doctor Gabrielle Von Gier, in all her solemn glory and dark silk suit, standing by Mai's side in what looked like a garden paradise.

Flowers of all kinds flanked the couple, and an exquisite bouquet was held in Mai's hands, the lavender eyed woman dressed in a gorgeous white gown.

While not smiling, Gabrielle still gave off the feeling of happiness, while Mai had the biggest smile on her face and tears in her eyes.

"Huh…I never knew they were married…" Natsuki's brows knit together, looking to Shizuru for confirmation.

"Ara, it seems that instead of Mikoto, she chose that doctor." Shizuru spat out the sentence with hatred, and Natsuki warily grabbed another photo.

Gabrielle, alone this time, kneeling in front of a grave with solemn lilacs in hand.

Ripping the photo up, Natsuki closed the box up for now, and turned to the younger girl, emerald eyes determined. "Don't worry love, we'll have our revenge soon enough."

Omake~

Natsuki: "Oh, I'm so using this." *pulls out a joke book from the massive box to try to make Doctor Von Gier smile or even laugh.*

D.V.G/Author: Well, uh, there's that.

Mai: I married you? Does that even make sense?

D.V.G/Author: It did at the time, hmm.

Natsuki: Well, you two do even each other out, I suppose.

D.V.G/Author: Anyway, review please!