Disclaimer- I do not own Mai-HiME/Otome or any of its related characters.
Mai-HiME/Otome belongs to the people of Sunrise.
Rating - T
Chapter 3
Yukino's POV
When the front door was swung open, I rushed to the door with worry. Shizuru and Natsuki had already went out grocery shopping while Erstin, Nina, Arika and Mashiro were all huddled up in one room, having their own lively conversation. Mai and the others were in their own rooms as well, leaving me to wait for the person that had disappeared for thirty minutes.
"Haruka-chan!" I breathed in relief as I saw my best friend entering. She appeared to be cold, as she was shivering.
"Argh...So...So...cold..." Haruka stuttered as she made her way to the bathroom, all whilst hugging her own body to trap heat. She didn't notice my presence and dropped an object on the bed. Along the way, she grabbed her towel and dry clothing then proceeded to the bathroom.
Sighing, I flopped down on her bed. Leaning closer, I looked at the object that Haruka dropped. Eh? A book?
Gulping, I glanced at the door, hoping that Haruka wouldn't come out too soon. I unwrapped the slightly wet plastic that was covering the book, knowing what I did was wrong; I mentally slapped myself before reading the book title.
The Seven Deadly Sins
It's the Seven Deadly Sins! It was a very popular book when I was a child, not that I had the guts to read the book back then, because the title sounded scary to me. Typical of kids, right?
Gingerly, I flipped open the book to the first page. Lying on my stomach and hugging Haruka's pillow affectionately, I read the prologue. I-I definitely wasn't sniffing her pillow!
"Since when did Haruka-chan read these kind of books? She couldn't even finish reading her study notes without dozing off at the third page and I had to wake her up!" I mused as my eyes trailed along the wordings embedded on the light brown paper.
What you are reading now is a book that could determine your future, your life and probably your friends' lives as well. Do you wish to proceed?
Oookay, weird introduction...
If you're still reading this, I'll take it as a yes.
Ah… okay…?
You still have the chance to close this book and throw it out of the window, you know?
I stifled a laugh. Who in the right mind would want to throw a new book out of the window?
If you're laughing, I'll take it as you do not care for your life or your friends' lives. This is not a joke.
My mouth drops open. Then, I stifled a laugh at the book. Boy, it is so funny and entertaining!
Alright then... Once you made up your mind, proceed to the next page. Once you've made up your mind, there is no turning back. I repeat, there is no turning back. So please choose the right decision.
"Come on...it's just a book." I rolled my eyes as I flipped to the next page without hesitation. I hummed to the tune of 'Otome wa DO MY BEST Deshou?!' as I scanned the page. Okay...weird page. From top to bottom, all seven sins, Gluttony, Laziness, Pride, Greed, Wrath, Lust and Jealousy, were listed with a blank line beside the sins. Right below the page was a red star with the instructions.
# Fill in the blanks with the name of the friends that you think will best suite the role of the sins. Choose well.
Oooh! Fun...! Is this some sort of a fill-in-the-blank game?
I grabbed the nearest pen off the study desk, but just before I could tilt my head down to fill in the blanks, a deafening voice boomed across the room.
"What are you doing, Yukino?!"
I dropped the book almost immediately and yelped, scooting to the corner of Haruka's bed. Oh god... This time I'm so going to get it!
"YUKINO!" An angry looking Haruka marched towards me, her hands on her hip. Her towel hung sloppily around her neck and she was dressed in her old PE shorts and an 'I hate violet' T-shirt which was, ironically, violet in colour. It was a Christmas gift from Natsuki, who gave it to Haruka since she hated violet.
"Sorry, Haruka-chan... I didn't mean to look at it! I was just... the book was just too interesting! I couldn't stop myself!" I whined as I snatched the book from the bed where I've dropped it earlier and held it like a shield.
"I haven't even read it yet!" Haruka snapped, she then calmed down and sighed, plopping on her bed.
Wait... it's over?
"Haruka-chan..."
"What?"
"... Nothing."
Haruka turned to face me, smiling as she gestured for her book.
"Skip the first page. It's rubbish. Look at the second page instead, they're asking us to fill in the blank for the sins! Cool right? Like some sort of a game!" I turned to the second page of the book and shove it into Haruka's hands.
"Wow..." Haruka's eyes widened as she scanned the page.
"Hmm... Fun." Haruka smirks as she snatched the pen from my hand. I huddled closer to her, curious to see who she was going to put in which sin.
Gluttony: Minagi Mikoto
Both of us laughed sinisterly. No doubt, that was the easiest match-making sin/name!
"Who's next?" Haruka asked, sinking into deep thoughts as she poked the pen against her cheeks.
"I know~!" A certain cheekiness had awoken within me. Grabbing the pen, I quickly scribbled the name on the sin.
Laziness: Mai Tokiha
Haruka stared at me in disbelief.
"What? Out of the all people in the world, you gave that 'I-AM-SO-VERY-HARDWORKING' Tokiha Laziness? When clearly she's not?" Haruka scoffed as I pouted my lips.
"Listen, Haruka! I heard her grumbling all the time! When the dorm goes haywire, it's always up to her to solve it! Give her a break, alright? Let her be lazy for once." I retorted and Haruka sighed.
"Fine, fine...it's just a stupid game anyway."
For fifteen minutes, we argued on whom to put for which sin.
"What? Nina-chan? As Pride? Are you joking?" I asked skeptically. Haruka just shrugged. I had an idea. I grabbed the pen from her and stroked off Nina's name.
Pride: Mashiro Blan de Windbloom
Envy: Arika Yumemiya
"There. Much better, don't you think? I mean, Mashiro-chan has been parading around with her new Ipad 2 she bought a few days ago, not to mention she IS one of the main characters of Mai-Otome and she brags about it. So it fits her perfectly." I said in a satisfied voice and Haruka laughed.
"What about Greed? Ohhh! I think that Erstin will be fine. Since she didn't offer me any of her choco balls that day and did not tell us how much gold she has in her bank. Gah! One advantage of being the niece of the director..." Haruka grumbled and quickly scribbled Erstin's name on the book.
"No! No! I think Natsuki should be Greed! Natsuki! NATSUKI!" I argued as I tugged on Haruka's sleeve.
"No way Natsuki is Greed. She's nothing like that at all." Haruka defended said friend.
"She's not greedy to you, but to me she is! PUT NATSUKI AS GREED!" I pouted my lips again and tugged roughly on Haruka's sleeve.
"Yukino Chrysant. You better shut up or I'll put your name under Lust."
Okay. Haruka won for now.
"Oh My God. I can't believe we spend thirty minutes trying to think of the people that fits the sins." Haruka grumbled as she threw the book and pen onto the bed. I giggled. "We're still lacking names for Wrath, Lust and Jealousy." I said as I rechecked the list. Oh wow, only Me, Haruka-chan, Shizuru-san, Lena-san, Elliot-san, Aoi-san, Chie-san, Erstin-chan, Nina-chan, Takumi-san, Akira-san, Nao-chan, Shiho-san, Akane-san, Sergay-san, Irina-chan, Midori-sensei, Youko-sensei, Yukariko-sensei, Miyu-san and Alyssa-chan aren't in the list... yet… There were three more sins and 20 of us. There is no way am I taking Lust.
"Arikaaaa-chaaan!" I called for her at the top of my lungs. Haruka smacked me as footsteps came running.
"What? WHAT?" A breathless Arika, followed by Mikoto came running into Haruka's room. I stifled another laugh.
"I need your help." I gestured for the both of them to come, and pointed at the empty spaces.
"HEY! Why is my name there under Gluttony?" Mikoto asked the minute she saw her name. It didn't occur to me that Mikoto learned the word. But how the hell is Gluttony a word that she understood? Oh, maybe she decided to learn only the phrases related to food.
"Arika! Here, can you randomly put the names of anyone that stays in this dorm into any of this three blanks?" Haruka handed the pen to the Arika, who looked as though her mind is still (unsuccessfully) trying to process the situation.
"What's this?" Arika asked as Mikoto started jumping on Haruka's bed. Well, I guess she wasn't interested.
"Just write a name, Arika." Haruka instructed with a smile. Arika nodded and wrote the two names into the sins, without much consideration. When she was done, Haruka and I glanced to see what she had filled in.
Wrath: Haruka Armitage
Envy: Shiho Huit
Lust: Shizuru Fujino
"WHAT?! You gave me Wrath?!" Haruka's sudden outburst startled Arika into dropping the book. Fearing for her life, Arika zipped out of the room, Mikoto following closely behind her.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS?!" Haruka bounced from her bed to the entrance of her room, still shouting as Mai, Lena and Elliot came out of their own rooms.
"Haruka, stop shouting!" Mai groaned irritably and headed towards the living room with Lena and Elliot.
"Haruka, calm down! Wrath does suit you well, if you hadn't notice yet."
Haruka glared at me for a few seconds, softened gradually as the cogs in her mind turned, then she gasped and her hand flew to her mouth.
"... I guess you're right! God…!"
"Yay! I'm free from the sins!" I clapped my hands and smiled as Haruka rolled her eyes.
"If you annoy me again, I won't hesitate to change it and put your name under Lust. Understand?"
I gulped.
"Yes... madam! I mean, I understand, Haruka-chan!"
"Okay... I'm getting sleepy. Let's go to bed, Yukino. We'll continue this tomorrow!"
==END==
A/N - I apologize for not updating .! Recently my school just started and I am doing my assignments. Therefore, I do not have the time to write out chapter 4. Most likely i will continue writing this fic starting from next week :D anyone would like to suggest how the story can continue I don't mind changing the plot that I have xD!
-Omake-
Me: "Finally.. I finally have the time to update this fic ."
Elliot: "What happened to you? you looked like a zombie.."
Me: "School started and I have to do my assignment T.T I can only continue writing this starting from next week, so don't worry about it :D"
Lena: "Kagu-Chan, what time did you slept and woke up..?"
Me: "Er... I slept at around 3:30am and woke up at 6:10am.. Am I in trouble?" -Starts running away-
Elliot: "Oh Kagu-Chan, you don't learnt.. Don't you? I had told you before that Lena is..."
Lena: "Elliot, try finishing that sentence and you will be sleeping on the COMFORTABLE sofa in the LIVING ROOM and Kagura! Get back here! NOW!"
Me: "No! I need to be alive to do my macroeconomics assignment that is due this Thursday!" -Continues to run away-
-Lena starts chasing-
Elliot: -.-" "Well everyone, it seems that Kagura-Chan is busy at the moment.. Please
review and give us suggestions so that the fic can improve!"
Alright! here's the following people with sins:
1) Gluttony: Minagi Mikoto
2)Laziness: Mai Tokiha
3)Pride: Mashiro Blan de Windbloom
4)Wrath: Haruka Armitage
5)Lust: Shizuru Fujino
6)Greed: Estin Ho
7)Envy: Shiho Huit
(Spotted a few mistakes while updating the fic xD! Sorry about that .! and I should be able to update by Thursday SG time :D)