Hello everybody! I'm new here! This is my first fiction ever, so please be kind!

As expected, I don't own Mai HiME or Shizuru & Natsuki, so please don't sue me!

The story describes all these scenes that Sunrize never showed in the anime. It was something that I always wanted to write. A lot of stories about Mai HiMe and especially about Shizuru and Natsuki were written, so I thought I should give it a try!

Please read and review!

Chapter 1

The first day she left her home to go to Fuuka Gakuen she felt empty. She didn't really miss her family, but the idea of a place where she knew noone and the unknown future gave her a feeling of uncertainty.
"My name is Fujino Shizuru. Nice to meet you all.", and she bowed in front of a class full of strange faces.

She didn't really like school, although she was always a perfect student. She had to be perfect, she needed to be perfect. That's all she knew and what she always managed. Her teachers always said she had a bright mind and a promising future. But she didn't care. Her life was boring and without meaning and interest.

She soon became well known in the school and a lot of people started looking for her company, following her everywhere she went and trying to please her. She could see an admiration on their faces – she was no stupid – and the truth is she didn't bother. They offered to do every little task of hers that could require physical exercise and this was very convenient for her. The oddest thing was that this little fanclub of hers included mostly female students. She had this capability to draw the attention of both women and men, but she caught herself most of the times to enjoy more the attention coming from girls. She didn't feel that any of the male students interested her, boys that were struggling for one of her glances, one of her smile. Yes, she was an attractive person, she knew it. The truth was that she hadn't realize that she was one of the prettiest girls in school and that only her smile could make you feel like in heaven, her crimson eyes full of passion could break your heart in countless tiny pieces. Her voice with her soft kyoto ben could charm your ears, her soft chestnut hair made you want to touch them. It was natural everyone to look at her like that, yet she still wondered why.

She was kind to everyone but she didn't like someone particularly. She thought that love wasn't meant for her and she didn't mind. Who knows? Maybe she would one day meet a man who would make her love him, but she often thought otherwise.

Until she saw her. She was taking a break from the student council, where Haruka would make such a fuss over the most unimportant issues giving her a headache, and her really noisy fanclub. Her first thought was to spend some time in her favourite spot, at the school garden. She would be alone there, resting among the beautiful flowers. And then Shizuru noticed a person in the garden. A girl. She was standing between the flowers and at first she thought she was dreaming. Or that a goddess had come to earth. She couldn't see her face, only long dark blue hair, nearly black, flowing in the wind and a perfect body clad in the school's uniform. Then she saw her hand hanging over a beautiful red flower, ready to smash it, a delicate little hand with long slim fingers. She went silently behind her and tried to prevent her.

"You shouldn't do this. Beautiful flowers are to be loved, don't you think?"
She panicked feeling someone so close to her when she thought she was alone and turned around quickly. Shizuru's heart stopped beating as she met the most beautiful green eyes she had ever seen on a porcelain face that was so perfect that overcame all her expectations. And then her heart started beating again, but furiously and her only thought was that she had to speak to her, afraid that the illusion would stop before she had the opportunity to hear the other girl's voice.

"Are you alone here? What is your name? My name is Fujino Shizuru"
"My name is none of your business", said a deep almost male voice.
That was it. It was real, not an illusion. Shizuru was looking into her eyes steadily and make a promise to herself. She would make her her friend and learn everything about her.

"But how should I call you then? Maybe blue haired witch?"
She saw the younger girl's cheek reddish and she thought that she was even cuter like that. Yes, she was a witch after all… Embarrassment made the 'witch' look down and say in a low tone "I … my name … is… Kuga. Kuga Natsuki."

'Natsuki, Natsuki, Natsuki … This was the only name she could have', Shizuru thought. Before she could even think this, the other girl spun around and left, leaving her standing there, between the flowers, watching her walk away. It was the first time in her whole life that she felt that the school was interesting after all, that life was so beautiful, just like all these flowers around her.

From this day all she did was looking for her in the crowd of the students, learning every possible thing for her. Natsuki didn't come to school often, but when she was there Shizuru stopped everything she was doing to go to her, to speak to her. Natsuki in the beginning seemed disturbed and tried to avoid her but after seeing her insist like that for her company she just let her be with her. As the time passed they had become friends, as Natsuki started looking for Shizuru too every time she was in school, waiting for her in the student council room, going out with her for shopping. Shizuru soon discovered that even though Natsuki tried to make people think she was heartless and cruel, she had a well hidden kind heart and an interesting sense of humour. And that she was so easy to tease that it needed only a small touch of Shizuru, or a simple word that could made the other girl's face dark red and adorable.

Shizuru felt guilt for only two reasons. The first reason was that she had never talked to her friend about her being a HiME. Since she was a little girl she practiced and was getting ready for the battle that everyone said would come. She started thinking that nothing would ever happen as everything seemed peaceful in her life and therefore there was no reason for her to reveal her true nature to the other girl. Besides, in the back of her mind was a fear of what would Natsuki say, how she would react when she sees her Kiyohime. It was impossible to make her come out before, but now she had found her precious person. She was pretty sure that Natsuki would be terrified – she herself was when she saw for the first time her Child. But soon enough she felt secure with Kiyohime and affection towards her. She could obey her and she was the key towards Natsuki's safety, because she had sworn that as long she could summon her, she would use her to protect Natsuki.

And the second reason was that she felt something every time she was beside Natsuki. Something disturbing. She wanted all the time to be near Natsuki, to tease her, to touch her. She wanted to run her fingers over that blue tresses, to hug her, to make her hers. It was wrong, to feel like that about her friend. Yes, they were friends there was no doubt about that. The realization that men wouldn't interest her in any way and the need to be beside Natsuki really frightened her, mostly because the other girl didn't seem to care about Shizuru in this way. She felt happy only in Natsuki's company and when she was beside her she felt a mixed felling of sadness and pleasure. Pleasure because she was Natsuki's only friend, that she had to share her with noone and sadness because she was something Shizuru would never have hers. Her dreams were the only place that she had what she needed, a Natsuki all hers. Her love was returned back and she could touch her without the other girl moving away in her touch. But the sleep lasted only a few hours and she woke up with a heart full of love, yet empty. The only thing on her mind then was to prepare as quickly as possible and hurry up to school where Natsuki would be. To fill up that emptiness.

This was chapter 1. I hope you like it!

Thanks for reading!