Disclaimer: I do not own Mai Hime or My Hime whichever way you want to spell it.
Chapter. 1
Only a few students could be seen leaving Fuuka Middle School since the students had been let out an hour ago. A dark haired figure could be seen running in the direction towards the school. As the figure ran towards the front entrance, a smaller blonde blurred intercepted and tackled the figure to the ground.
"One-chan! You're late! You can't leave an eight year old by herself. "
"Ah I'm sorry, I lost track of time at work. Don't pout Alyssa, I said I was sorry."
"But you made me wait an hour, One-chan!"
"Here, I'll make it up to you okay? How bout some ice cream?"
The little blue-eyed blonde nodded happily in response before getting off her older sister, Natsuki. Once Natsuki was able to stand, Alyssa quickly held her sister's hand and started dragging her to one of the ice cream stalls at the park. Natsuki merely sighed, happy that her little sister wasn't mad at her for being late.
Ever since their mom left on an archaeology project overseas a few days ago, Alyssa and Natsuki have been living on their own. Her father had died in an accident just as her mother was pregnant with Alyssa. Being 10 years older, Natsuki took it upon herself to support and protect her little sister.
As they neared the park, Alyssa let go of Natsuki's hands before running to the ice cream stall to look at the different flavours. Laughing at her sister childish display, Natsuki walked over to the blonde placing a hand on her head before asking her what she wanted.
As Natsuki paid for the ice cream, Alyssa left her sister's side to find a free bench.
Finished with paying Natsuki left in search of her sister. Scanning the park Natsuki spotted a blonde mass crouched near the bushes. Approaching her sister she could only question the blonde.
"What are you doing, Alyssa?"
"One-chan, there's a kitty stuck in the bushes."
Crouching down next to Alyssa she spotted the little red fur ball that had captured sister's attention. It seemed that the little kitty somehow got itself trapped in between some branches. Due to its small size, it wasn't able to jump out of the cage like branches.
Finishing her ice cream, Natsuki reached out to the kitten, she had barely moved a branch when the little kitten sank its claws into Natsuki's hands.
"Ow!"
"Are you okay, One-chan?"
"Yea I'm fine. Its probably just scared."
Bearing the pain Natsuki stayed still waiting for the kitten to calm down, before moving the other branches out of the way as she lifted the kitten out of the bushes, cradling it in her arms. Sensing its chance it hopped out of Natsuki's arms into to Alyssa's arms.
"Looks like it doesn't like you very much, One-chan."
"Stupid cat, no gratitude even though I just saved it. Ow!"
"That's what you get for calling it stupid, One-chan."
"It didn't have attack me. Again. And why are you on its side?"
Ignoring her sister's question, Alyssa looked at the cute kitten that was giving her a "don't abandon me' look.
"Can we keep it, One-chan?"
"NO! That cat's evil, just look at its beady little green eyes. Evil I say. Plus I wanted to get a puppy since mom took Duran with her."
"But One-chan we already have a puppy, why can't we keep this kitty?"
"Cause that cat's vicious and evil."
"But One-chan, look at it."
Alyssa lifted the kitten up towards Natsuki as far as she could before mouthing the word 'please.' Looking at the little red kitten before her, Natsuki saw it giving her the cutest look it could muster with its lime green eyes. Averting her gaze to her sister, she was greeted with the same expression. Turning back to the kitten, Natsuki could tell that it had been stuck in the bushes for a while considering how skinny it was.
"Fine, we'll let it stay with us for a while but after its back to full health it's out of here."
"Okay! Thank you One-chan"
Sighing Natsuki started walking back home with Alyssa trailing behind her. Following her sister Alyssa whispered to the kitten making sure that her sister didn't hear her.
"Don't worry, even if One-chan says that, she's not going to throw you out. She's not that mean.
The walk home was fairly quiet with a detour to the grocery store for some cat food. Alyssa could be seen feeding the kitten some of her ice cream, while Natsuki walked slightly ahead carrying the additional items they had just bought.
Reaching their three-bedroom apartment, Alyssa placed the red bundle onto the kitchen floor before getting a bowl of water for it. All the while Natsuki grabbed another bowl and filled it with the new cat food they just got. Placing both bowls before the kitten, the sisters could only watch with amusement as the kitten attacked its meal.
"One-chan what are we going to name it?"
"Why would you want to name it? It's gonna be out of here soon anyways."
"Since you don't have a name for it One-chan, I'm going to name it then."
"Hey weren't you listening to me? That thing doesn't need a name."
"Is it a boy or girl, One-chan?"
Curiosity getting the better of her, Natsuki forgot her argument with the blonde to stare at the kitten that had just finished its meal.
"I don't know. Let me check."
Picking up the kitten quite roughly, Natsuki lifted the kitten till its tummy was leveled with her face. Turning to Alyssa to answer her question, Natsuki felt a shock of pain on the back of both hands before she could say anything.
"OWW!"
Dropping the kitten, Natsuki rubbed the two additional new scratches on the back of her hands while glaring at the red kitten that glared right back at her.
"One-chan you shouldn't drop a kitten like that!"
Alyssa bent down towards the feline with her back towards Natsuki.
"That thing attacked me again. What did you expect me to do? And that stupid cat's a girl."
"Oh, I'll name you Juliet then."
"Why are you giving it such a white washed name?"
"Are you saying that my name is white washed too?"
Natsuki could only gulp at the cold tone her sister had just given, glad that the little blonde's back was faced towards so that she did not have to see the glare that her sister probably had on her face.
"U-Uh no, of course you're name's not white washed. It's a beautiful American name!"
"Then do you think that Juliet is a white washed name also?"
" NO, Juliet's a wonderful name for our new cat!"
"So that means Juliet will be your name and you're gonna live with us from now on since she just agreed that you're our cat!"
All traces of Alyssa's cold tone was gone replaced with a satisfied one as she spoke that last statement to their new cat. Natsuki felt relieved as her sister's tone sometimes she could be scary just like their mom. But then Natsuki slapped her forehead as she realized that she had given Alyssa permission to keep the red feline. Sighing Natsuki grabbed their new cat, which it hissed in protest as she walked towards the bathroom.
"Since this fur ball is gonna live with us, we can't let it walk around the apartment all dirty. So I'm gonna give it a bath. Alyssa you stay here, just in case it goes ballistic with it claws.
Just as Natsuki predicted Juliet did go wild once she tried to get it near the bathtub. After the long battle, Natsuki came out of bathroom panting and sporting some new battle wounds.
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As the weeks went by Natsuki and Alyssa got accustomed to living with Juliet as she did with them. There had been some disagreements in the beginning but Juliet won all of them as she was more stubborn than Natsuki. Like one case where there was a war between the blunette and the red fur ball over the couch.
Juliet had taken over couch where Natsuki usually took her nap while waiting for Alyssa to come back from her friend's place. Juliet kept hissing and swiping her claws at Natsuki each time she tried to get close. Giving up on trying to pick up the red kitten with her bare hands, Natsuki resorted to using the oven mitts to lift the feline off the couch before claiming it as her own.
Not wanting to lose her newly acclaim position, Juliet kept pouncing on Natsuki all the while giving the biggest fit she could muster. Like most wars the battle waged on for a while before a victor was proclaimed or a truce was reached. Both had agreed to work out a truce where Natsuki got the couch while Juliet was allowed to lay on top of her.
Though the two had come to an agreement upon the couch, that didn't mean that they were able to get a solution for every disagreement. They quarreled so much that Alyssa had stated that they bickered like a couple, both Natsuki stopped her yelling at the cat to loudly disagree with Alyssa, while Juliet hissed out loudly in protest.
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As Natsuki stirred from her usual nap on the couch, feeling a slightly heavier weight than she was used to on top of her. Cracking one emerald eye open, she was greeted with the sight of red fur or she assumed it was. Bringing one hand up Natsuki tried to push the offending red lump off her, only to be met with a protesting purr followed by a mumble of 'Stop it' before she felt it nuzzle her chest.
'When did Juliet get heavier and when did she learn to talk? Wait, talk?!'
Natsuki instantly snapped both eyes opens to find a naked redhead lying on top of her with her head buried in between Natsuki's chest. Just as she was about to yell and push her naked offender off, the girl woke up and pushed herself off Natsuki's chest a little so that they were both leveled face to face. The girl raised her right to rub it against her face almost cat like before giving Natsuki a seductive look.
"What wrong Natsuki? Not happy to find a sexy naked girl sleeping with you?" The naked girl purred as she seductively placed her hand in between the blunette's breast as she raised herself to tower over Natsuki, giving her a charming smirk and a view of her bare chest. The smirk on the underdressed offender's face widened as the girl beneath her was not only speechless but profusely blushing too.
Natsuki's mind was on overdrive trying to comprehend what was happening. As Natsuki looked up into the other girls's lime-green eyes that looked just like Juliet's. Opening her mouth to question the girl on top of her, a jingling sound of keys near the front door caused her to snap her head towards the direction. Panicking, Natsuki immediately flipped the redhead over causing her to be on top.
"Oh my, looks like someone's frisky. I didn't know that you wanted to be the dominant one. I'm gonna enj-"
Before the girl could finish her sentence Natsuki clamped her hand against the girl's mouth to keep her quiet. Just as the blunette's hand was in place, Alyssa walked through the front door.
"One-chan?"
"A-Ah h-hey Alyssa!"
"Is something wrong One-chan?"
Since the back of the couch was faced towards the entrance, Alyssa wasn't able to see her sister. Just as Alyssa was about to take a step towards the couch, Natsuki stopped her.
"NO! A-Ah I-I mean uh…I-I just n-need a d-drink of water. D-Do you think y-you can go to the k-kitchen and pour me a g-glass of water?"
"Okay…Are you sure you're all right?"
"Yea! I ju-just woke up, t-that's all!"
Shrugging off her sister's weird behaviour, Alyssa ventured into the kitchen to fulfill her task. When Natsuki deemed that Alyssa was out of view she quickly scooped up the nude figure before running to her room. As quickly as she could, Natsuki opened the door to her room and practically threw the figure onto her bed. Just as she slammed the door shut a thump and a grunt was heard near her bed, but Natsuki paid it no mind made a run to the kitchen.
Darting to the kitchen Natsuki grabbed the glass of water that was presented to her and gulped the whole thing down. Alyssa merely stared at her sister's weird antics before she was ushered to her room to finish her homework and was told not to enter he sister's room at all cost. Alyssa stared dumbfounded as the door was practically slammed in her face. Sighing she complied to her sister's wish as she started her homework, all the while wondering what could cause her sibling to be so jumpy and nervous.
'Maybe she got a girlfriend.' Alyssa thought.
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After Natsuki had scooped the redhead up, she thought that the blunettee was going to lecture her about the indecency of going around nude or to frantically question her identity. What she did not expect was for the dark haired girl to practically throw her like a sack of potatoes onto the bed. With the amount of force Natsuki put into throwing the girl, it had caused the redhead to bounce off the bed and onto the floor with a grunt. And that was how Natsuki found her, on the floor.
She kept her glare on Natsuki as she got up off the floor and onto the bed. Inwardly amused that Natsuki was fidgeting, blushing and averting her gaze to the side. She was pulled out of her amusement by Natsuki's voice.
"Mind telling me who you are and what you're doing here, NAKED?!"
"Ah but I thought you'd be happy to see me naked."
"WHAT?! Why would I want to see you naked?! And put some clothes on!"
"You were so passionate the last time you wanted to see my most… private area."
Natsuki was beet red as she heard the girl purr out that last statement seductively. She had been at the closet trying to find some clothes for the unknown girl before she froze completely flabbergasted by the other girl's bold claim. Throwing a white dress shirt at the redhead she yelled the only word she could get out.
"W-W-W-WHAT?!"
"Aren't you a passionate screamer."
The redhead purred once again before slipping on the dress shirt leaving the front unbuttoned.
"As I recall, you weren't all that gentle either." The redhead sighed recalling the event.
"When did I do that?! Who are you anyways?"
"Forgetting me already Natsuki? Even though you let me sleep with you so many times too."
"When have you I ever let you sleep with me? I don't even know you!"
"How can you forget me when I've been living with you two for a while now?"
"I don't recall anyone living with me except Alyssa and that stupid cat!"
"You calling me stupid?"
"What? I didn't call you stupid I called the cat stupid! It's not like you're that cat. Even if your hair is red like hers and your eyes are the same colour…"
Seeing Natsuki almost on the right track, the other girl thought that it was time that she introduced herself.
"Allow me to reintroduce myself my name is Nao also known as your cat Juliet."
Nao watched with amusement as Natsuki's face froze with shock trying to comprehend the situation.
'This was gonna be fun'
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AN: Please read and review! I'd really like to know what you think of it. A friend of mine has been telling me for a while now to write my own fan fic since I'm always reading it, so here's my first try at one. I'm not much of a writer since art is more my forte, so please bear with me folks.