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BIG NOTE: Shizuru does not know Natsuki is th one last time XD cuz her dad lied to her about Natsuki going to Tokyo instead of America…in this story Shizuru's dad is smart ;)
Oh and don't worry, the new char I'll be introducing here is gonna help them be together not cr8 angst ;) I cudent help but add this….I am an FF reader too and I hate to put shiznat thru too much angst XD
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To fyee: yea…kinda…but it was ONE day aftr I came back frm camp, tho I DID fall asleep for an hour half way thru writing th story cuz my bed was soo comfy XD the camp bed was hard as rock.
to setchan-1995: see my big note XD
kikyo4ever: ;) thanks fr the idea
shiznat fan (): I cant rply to ur review since u have no account but anyway…thanks for the comments! ^^ I used the poem that I wrote for my literature project 2 months ago XD. It was about a girl who commited suicide due to results. I took out 2 stanzas that were talking bout her results cuz it was getting long XD
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Mai-hime or Mai-otome...can anyone tell me if u need ths in every chapt.? cuz i'm getting lazy to kerep writing this and legends.
Now for the legends in the story:
**=thoughts of the character because I am using Microsoft word2007 and I don't know if my italic words will be saved in the same format (Now i know it DOES save in the same format BUT i still wanna keep it ^^)
the line that is grayish = after a period of time
---------- = something that is happening at the SAME time the next scene happens
CHAPTER 12-FIRST MEETING
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Natsuki's dream
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A blue-haired girl around the age of five wandered around the garden beside a large house, her dad had taken her to her first function and allowed her to venture the entire area while he was busy attending to some of his old friends he had met at the function.
She found a grassy patch beside a small pond and decided to sit down.
Emerald eyes stared back at her as she stared into the clear waters of the small pond.
She reached out a hand to touch the water, as her once clear reflection shivered under the bright moon light.
She heard small footsteps behind her.
Lifting her hand off the surface of the water, she saw crimson come into view from the waters.
"Ara..."Was the sound that came from behind her.
The smaller girl turned back to see pools of crimson staring back at her.
The chestnut haired girl continued with a small smile when Natsuki did not reply, "Something that is so close yet so far…yes?"
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End of dream
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Natsuki sat straight up, she was feeling uncharacteristically calm.
"Was that…" he whispered as she placed her hand on her chest.
It was the first time she could remember her dream so vividly, she could even remember the looks of the girl and the feelings she had felt…in her dream?
It had felt so magical and serene…as though it had happened before. Natsuki kept thinking of the dream, not wanting it to vanish…ever. It was as though somebody she had always loved and yearned for had come and gave her a hug. It made her feel warm, both inside and out.
*This thing probably happened before…but why can't I remember anything?!* She felt frustrated at herself for not being able to remember much but she was sure, that the crimson eyed girl in her dream was… *Shizuru?*
Shizuru jerked up from her bed, holding her hand to her mouth.
She let out a soft scream so no one could hear. *Natsuki…*
She tried to calm herself down as she turned to the clock beside her: 4:50
*Natsuki…* Her mind was a blur, she was going through too many feelings to comprehend.
*Which one did I think off? They seem too alike…* She said as lay back down on her bed and tried to calm down.
*Why do I feel this way? Is it guilt?* The feeling tugged at her and she felt as though she was going to drown…in… *Pain?*
Nao came out of the bathroom to see an already awake Natsuki.
"Hey, pup…you wake up so early these days. Its only 6:30 now and you're already ready to go", Nao said as she waved to Natsuki who was wearing her shoes at the door.
"Yea…couldn't sleep... hey we're finally starting classes again…" Was Natsuki's distracted reply.
"So that's why you couldn't sleep in?...that's understandable…don't worry it's Friday today we can be back in our dorms at a later time….by one hour I think".
"mhn" Natsuki said as she opened the door and walked out, not caring about the good news.
"She seems weird today…"Nao said as she got herself ready.
"That's all for today, you may leave the class for your lessons now" Ms Farer said as she walked out of the classroom.
Natsuki sat there, not moving from her seat. She was too into her thoughts to notice.
Chie and Aoi came over to her and gave her a small tap on her shoulder, causing the other girl to jump.
"W-what the hell?!"
"Class is over, don't tell me you want to skip again" Chie said.
Natsuki looked around to see an almost empty classroom. "O-oh yea…I just felt like sitting here longer".
"Really?…ok, we'll be off then, take care". Aoi said as she walked out of the classroom with Chie.
"Ye-" Natsuki was cut off when Chie turned back to say "You sure there's nothing between you and that Kaicho?"
Natsuki felt a funny feeling in her stomach as she momentarily lost herself in her thoughts again. *Shizuru…*
"I was just kidin' no need for the stare" Chie waved her hand in dismissal and followed Aoi out.
"I have…nothing to do with her…" Natsuki whispered when everyone had left the classroom.
"A heterogeneousmixture is a mixture of two or more compounds. Examples being mixtures of sand and water or sand and iron filings, a conglomerate rock, water and oil, a salad, trail mix, and concrete, not cement. During the sampling of heterogeneous mixtures of particles, the variance of the sampling error is generally non-zero". Ms Jane said as she continued writing a few formulas on the board.
*Heck, I already know this stuff* Natsuki said as she mentally groaned at the fact that her dad had made her study half the syllabus she was going to learn.
She turned her head to the window beside her and stared out, the view here was different. It was the back of the garden, the place where the gazebo was located.
She squinted to see a figure sitting by the gazebo, it was a girl with crimson eyes the same colour as Shizuru's and white hair that was up to her waist. *Oooh, somebody skipping classes…hope she gets caught*
She watched as the girl walked toward the river beside the gazebo and touch the newly bloomed flowers. *She seems so care free…*
Ms Jane caught her student staring out of the window and gave a deep frown. "Natsuki Kruger!"
Natsuki turned around as she heard her name being called. "Yea?"
"What does Gy's sampling theory quantitatively define the heterogeneity of a particle as? Write it on the board and explain it to me" She asked to test if Natsuki was listening.
Natsuki picked up the marker and wrote out the formula of the theory.
"Gy's sampling theory quantitatively defines the heterogeneity of a particle as this…where hi, ci, cbatch, mi, and maver are respectively the heterogeneity of the ith particle of the population, the mass concentration of the property of interest in the ith particle of the population, the mass concentration of the property of interest in the population, the mass of the ith particle in the population, and the average mass of a particle in the population" Natsuki rolled her eyes and sat back down glaring at those who gave her shocked looks.
Ms Jane continued her lesson when she was satisfied with Natsuki's answer.
Nao nudged Natsuki from where her position beside Natsuki, "Hey smarty pants, who knew you were so good at this".
Natsuki glared at Nao's comment, "I'm not good at this, you're just plain stupid".
Nao scowled and went back to her phone which she hid under the table.
Natsuki turned back to her window and saw the white-haired girl from before, talk to a shorter girl with chestnut hair.*S-shizuru? Skipping classes?*
Shizuru walked into the garden as she saw a familiar figure standing at the gazebo and approached the white-haired girl.
"Shizuru?", the girl said with curiosity as she saw the crimson eyed girl walk toward her.
"Ara, is Hidaru skipping classes again?"
"Speak for yourself, whatcha doing out here? It's been so long since you last skipped" The girl said with a chuckle.
"Just didn't feel like going to class today…" Shizuru trailed of as she sat down to enjoy the whole view of the garden.
"Shizuru having not high enough EQ to stay in class equals to she being troubled by something…and very troubled" Hidaru said with her signature thinking nod.
"Ara, you know me too well for me to hide anything, yes?" Shizuru said with a small smile as she locked eyes with the other girl.
"Ofcourse…so? What is it?"
"Nothing much…just school" Shizuru lied as she gave out a tired sigh.
"Seriously…you just said you can't lie to me and now you're doing it…"
Shizuru did not reply to Hidaru's comment as she leaned her head back on one of the gazebo's pillars.
"Fine, I won't dig…" Hidaru said, she didn't need Shizuru to tell her what was going on, she already had a vague idea when Shizuru had taken the front gate instead of the back, the rumour did help a lot too.*Now this is a first...I'll try to help as much as I can I guess*
"Hidaru?"
"Yea?"
"I've wanted to ask you this question since we met in grade one…"
"What?"
"Why do you have a boy's name?"
Hidaru gave Shizuru a light smile as she looked up at the roof of the gazebo, "Well, my dad was expecting a boy so much that he thought it suited me even when he knew I was a girl".
"Oh…" Shizuru said as she turned to inspect Hidaru's lonely gaze. *She always seems so carefree and flirts with both genders all the time...so many people seem to admire her for her care free personality, but it seems like she's just does it to hide the pain she feels deep inside her all the time*
Shizuru pondered as she wondered about how much similarity the girl beside her held.*Just that i'm not that sad…*
"Hey", Hidaru suddenly said as she turned to look at Shizuru.
"Yes?"
"If you feel like doing something…go do it, you are only alive for a rough 80 years anyway…you'll have nothing to lose" Hidaru said as she turned her gaze to her hands.
Shizuru was shocked at how much the piece of advice Hidaru had given seemed to be pointing at the problem she was troubled about, "Ara, thinking that way might make you lose everything…including your friendship, yes?" Shizuru whispered.
Hidaru looked pass Shizuru to see a blue-haired girl staring from the classroom blocks. She turned away and gave Shizuru a light smile, "yea…or get something better before you regret it".
Both girls sat in silence, too engrossed with they're own thoughts.
Natsuki stood up and greeted her teacher. *Finally, hell's up*
She walked out of her classroom and headed for her Ducati which was parked just outside school.
She walked down the hallway when she saw the white-haired girl she had seen at the gazebo walk out from one of the classrooms.
"H-hidaru-sama…" a student called out in a dreamy voice when she saw the student councilor
"Ah, what an honour to have a year one knowing who I am…your name please?", Hidaru said with a charming smile.
The girl fainted before she could even manage a reply and had to be carried away by her friends-who were also in a similar state of mind.
"Hey, pretty lady? Your name please?" Hidaru said as she walked over to Natsuki.
"What?" Natsuki spat as she stared back at the older girl. "Do you expect me to squeal or faint?"
"Ah, no, you just caught my eye" Hidaru said with her smile still on *Shizuru…you have such nice taste*
"Well, you want me to punch your eye too?" Natsuki said as she shoved Hidaru aside and continued to walk to her destination.
Hidaru's smile widened as she followed Natsuki out of the campus.
"Quit following me idiot" Natsuki said as she took out her helmet and wore it on.
"Wow, biker babe…bet you'll look…hot in the suit"
"Shut the hell up" Natsuki said as she started up her engine and gave the white-haired woman one last glare before speeding off.
"Awwww, I could sponsor the suit" Hidaru said with a small laugh as she walked to the school car park when Natsuki turned a corner.
Shizuru rubbed her temples as she sat in the council room doing her work.
*Natsuki…what are you doing now?* Shizuru thought as she felt her heart sink.
*I haven't seen you for a day now…and I'm already missing you so much…but I guess this is the only way to end this illicit love of mine, yes?*
Shizuru said as she tried to kill her thoughts by drowning herself in work.
The sound of Natsuki's engine echoed through the race/jogging track of the stadium her father had designed.
She slowed down her engine when she heard the sound of another engine enter the stadium. She spun around to see the white-haired girl from before.
"Oye, nena(hey, babe)" The intruder said over the roaring of both engines.
Natsuki took awhile to process her words. *Spanish? This girl speaks spanish?*
Natsuki had learnt more than five languages since her dad had made her learn them, he had always thought language was one of the most important aspects of communicating with your clients and building a good partnership, though Natsuki saw it as useless, she did it since she had too much free time to spare.
"¿Qué diablos te pasa!?!(what the hell is wrong with you)" Natsuki shouted from across the stadium.
*She's good* Hidaru thought with a smile.
*She probably knows French since her dad's company majors in Japan and france…lets try*…"just hanging out avec une jolie dame ( just hanging out with a pretty lady)".
"Cut the Crap ... que voulez-vous ... au sérieux?( cut the crap...what do you want...seriously?)" Natsuki inwardly smirked, out of all the less used languages, her French was the best since she had went on several holidays there when her dad had short business trips during the holidays.
"Mou, I just wanted to seriously just hang out with you, is there something wrong?" Hidaru said with a pout.
"I don't hang out council ner-…Wait, how did you get in?" Natsuki said. *Did I forget to lock the bloody door again?*
"My dad was also a designer and sponsor of this project like yours, so I have the keys too"
"God damnit" Natsuki cursed.
Hidaru gave Natsuki a small smile, "Hey, you saw me speaking to Shizuru today did you?"
*She saw me?*Natsuki thought as she took off her helmet to get a clearer look of the other girl.
"Aren't ya jealous?" Hidaru said with a smirk.
"Jealous? Why would I be?" Natsuki lied, she had felt a bit of jealousy when she saw Shizuru talk to the girl in such an 'off-guard' way.
Hidaru saw Natsuki's expression change a little. *She was, wasn't she?…she looks so cute when she tries to lie…no wonder Shizuru seems to be trying to avoid the year one classes…she'll probably just pounce on this girl if she gives another of this innocent-cute look*
"Don't worry, we've no special relationship".
"Why would I even be interested if u were even her friend or not?" Natsuki spat, again lying about what she had felt.
"Mhmmmm……wanna race?" Hidaru said as she revved up her engine.
Natsuki put her helmet back on "You're finally talking sense".
"We'll start from here, 5 laps, ready?"Natsuki smirked.
"Toujours(always)"Hidaru said in French.
"Go!" Natsuki said as they both sped off.
Hidaru was a veteran biker and had no problem catching up with Natsuki and so decided to take her time with her bike till the last lap where she had revved her engine to it's maximum and sped pass the finish line just before Natsuki.
Natsuki took of her helmet with a grunt.
"You're good" Hidaru said as she gave Natsuki's shoulder a small pat.
"Not as good as you" Natsuki said as she got off her bike and sat on the floor with her back leaning on one of the railings.
"Awww, don't be so pessimistic. I just probably have more experience, that's all"
"Whatever" Natsuki said as she closed her eyes, feeling both mentally and physically exhausted.
Hidaru looked up at the crimson sky. *It's sunset already huh?*
She felt a small weight press onto her left shoulder as she turned her head to see a sleeping Natsuki.
"Did Shizuru see her sleep before? Cuz she's really cute when she sleeps" Hidaru said in a whisper as she swept some of Natsuki's lose hair behind her ear.
Natsuki stirred a little when Hidaru took her hand away from her forehead. "Shizuru…"
Hidaru chuckled softly at Natsuki's reaction as she slowly stood up and carried Natsuki out of the stadium where she had parked her car which she had used to bring her bike here since she did not want to be caught on a bike by anybody who had the tendency of telling her dad.
She softly laid Natsuki down on the back seat and got into the front seat of her car.
*I hate sunset, it's when everything ends… * She thought as she started her engine and drove off.*and ended*
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