Story: Cheers...To Them who are Dense! (chapter 1)

Authors: Handj

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Chapter 1

Disclaimer: If I own Mai HiME, would I still be writing a Fan fic about its characters?

Summary: Birds of the same feather flocks together…I mean birds with the same problem flocks together…errrr…well whatever!

A/N: I just want to write this down and be done with it. This is girlxgirl pairing of course and is rated T. If you are averse to reading same sex romantic stories, then get out of here. (Sigh) I think it has been too long since I wrote any Mai HiME fics…

Cheers…To Them who are Dense!

The once spikey, raven haired cat-girl walked along the isle of Fuuka Gakuen's Public Library. As a senior in high school, they were tasked to submit a minimum of 10 pages of book report on Fuuka Gakuen's history. Mikoto at first wanted to write about Fuuka's Carnival Period and went to her teacher to go by it, unfortunately, Midori was her history teacher, so the proposed topic was turned down immediately and without batting an eyelash. She was also told in a not so subtle manner that the carnival issue is and will be forever off limits to anyone…and then her teacher's green eyes met that of Akira and Nao who frowned and turned away from the red headed teacher.

So now that it was turned down, she needs to see what's the library in Fuuka has to offer. Since Mai is not with her anymore she wants something easy to write a book report on.

Mai…

Mai decided to take a business administration course at Fuuka University, a good one hour drive from their previous apartment so the busty red head decided to get a dormitory at the campus with Natsuki who was taking mechanical engineering. Mai was generous to ask her to come with her but Mikoto declined.

Mai was already with Tate, they were dating and she knew that Mai was just being her "kind" self that's why she asked. She doesn't want to be the third wheel forever she thought, so now Mikoto lives by herself in their old apartment since she can't live with her brother who decided to go to America to study.

Mai and her did see each other a lot, before Mikoto decided that seeing the red head won't help her at all. She wasn't sure if Mai being with Natsuki everyday caused her to be as dense as the blue haired woman…but well, there's nothing she could do about it anymore.

Mikoto finally got to the book shelf containing the books regarding the history of Fuuka. She was amazed at how high the book shelf was and was more amazed to the amount of books in the shelf that she didn't noticed the woman who bumped unto her, "Ah go…"

"Iye…Ka…"

Crimson met Golden

"Mikoto…han?"

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Business administration was supposed to be a breeze to someone like Fujino Shizuru. She was born to manipulate numbers, papers and people…well looking back at her past, she have done the manipulation thing as if she was just preparing tea. The course itself was easy what was not was the environment she was at.

Shizuru Fujino decided to study in Kyoto, she thought there was really no reason for her to keep on studying at Fuuka since the woman who had captured and will forever own her heart said it plain and simple…Natsuki love her as a friend and that was it. She doesn't want to look like she was a poor sport; leaving Fuuka because of some petty reason but her heart wasn't really made of stone. After a few months of putting on her usual mask, her heart gave out and pleaded for rest, so what other course to take but to flee and find restitution somewhere far yet familiar, hence, Kyoto prefecture.

And if she thought that her heart would stop aching when she settles there…she was so wrong. The hurt never stopped, it just got covered by work and more hurt from different sources.

So it was a respite to finally see someone as refreshing as Mikoto.

The chestnut haired woman gave her sweetest yet deadly smile at the younger woman, "It's nice to see you here Mikoto-han!" then she looked at the woman's back, "Mai is not with you?"

Mikoto smiled, "I haven't been with Mai for a long time kaichou!" Mikoto said in her usual energetic self.

Shizuru looked the woman up and down, Mikoto's once spiky hair was comb down, the length of her jet black hair reaching her waist. She got bangs that were combed to the side of her face and the usually thin twisted hair could be seen on each of her temple. She was as tall as Shizuru, though she still lucked out on the 'bust' department, she made up with her tiny waist and a bit wide hips.

Mikoto grinned, "You still check out young students kaichou?" her grin widened at the blush that form on Shizuru's face.

"Hmmm, so Mikoto-han has grown up and you got bite in you? So this is the result of you being away with your trainor huh?"

Mikoto laughed. Looking at the ex-kaichou, she doesn't seem to change. If she thought she was beautiful before, she's probably a goddess now. "You grow up too!" Mikoto said a bit loudly and made a "convex" like action in front of her chest.

Shizuru laughed, "I see you were always keen when it comes to bust size."

Mikoto nodded smiling, "Got to appreciate the things I don't have." She responded.

Both women laughed. Shizuru decided that indeed, this was a respite from her normal daily life. "So what brought Mikoto-han here?"

"I would have asked the same of you since the last I heard you were in Kyoto, but to humor you Kaichou, I am here for a book report on history of Fuuka."

Shizuru made a thinking pose where her thumb and pointing finger were brought to her chin, "Why don't you write on the Carnival? It was an important part of Fuuka's history." She said trying to be helpful.

"I told Midori-chan I'd write about it, I think Nao and Akira were intending to write on it too, but she said it was off limits to anyone. Midori also said something about how a lot of fan fiction writers already do "book reports" on it." Mikoto explained shrugging her shoulders.

"I see…so Midori-han is giving you a hard time?"

"To sum it up yeah," Mikoto sighed, "So I'm here to find an easy book I can write a book report on." She finished.

"I see," Shizuru started looking at the shelf while Mikoto just watched the elegant, voluptuous woman pick one book to another. Mikoto was startled by a yellow book handed to her. "Ara…this is not always here so you better get a hold of this." Shizuru said then she realized the younger woman was looking at her instead of the book, "Something on my face or are you fantasizing about my breast?"

Mikoto shook her head and then looked down at the book this time blushing, "Sorry…"

"Don't be, I'm not, besides it's always nice to be appreciated." Shizuru smiled, "About the book, you could just copy the review at the back if you are so lazy reading the text. The text here is also simplified."

Mikoto grinned again, "Are you saying I'm a lazy student?" she waited for an answer but Shizuru just looked at her with a knowing eyes, "Well I won't correct you of course…"

"Be sure Nao doesn't see this with you, she'll probably con you to giving this to her." Shizuru added with mischief, "Anyway, I think I better go…"

"You haven't answered my question,"

"You had a question?"

"Yes, I said and I quote "I should have asked the same of you" right?"

Shizuru laughed, "Talking to you is so refreshing Mikoto-han, and to quote you: To humor you, I am here for a job."

Mikoto smiled excitedly, "Here at Fuuka? Does that mean you're staying here for good?"

Shizuru shrugged her shoulders, "I haven't accepted the offer yet but I'll see what headmistress Fumi say about my demands."

"At Fuuka Gakuen?"

"Yes,"

"That is so cool!"

Shizuru shook her head, "You might have grown to be a lovely woman Mikoto-han, but you never change, you're still the happy go lucky girl I knew who loves everything…especially ramen and…"

Mikoto's smile dropped, "Yeah." The sad expression was then replaced by a happy one at once, "But I would make a wild guess that you are as smitten with Natsuki as I am with Mai!"

Shizuru smiled and put a finger across her lips, "That's our little secret!"

"Ooohhh I like secret!"

"Good, I better go then and leave you to your writing…"

"Well if I'm just copying this then there's no need for me to put so much time reading it so say have a ramen with me? My treat!"

"You're paying?" Shizuru watched Mikoto nod her head then looked at her watch, "Well Fumi-san said she'll be at school until 5 and it's seldom I get to be treated by a beautiful woman like you so why not?"

"Then let's call this a date okay? I really haven't had a date yet."

"Oh," Shizuru smiled, "…and being your first date? Aren't I the lucky woman?"

Unbeknown to the two, two sets of ears were not far away from where they were,

"Lucky indeed…"

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Shizuru and Mikoto went out of the Ramen house one and a half hour after they went in. The taller chestnut haired woman was laughing gaily and Mikoto could be seen talking to the ex kaichou animatedly. The scene was ended by the two women hugging each other then the two went on their separate ways with genuine smiles on their faces.

The smaller of the two eavesdroppers hurriedly took out her mobile phone and used its camera mode to take pictures, when done she hurriedly dialed a number. "Hello Mai? We should have that cook-in in your apartment tonight…you wouldn't believe what Chie and I got!" Aoi listened on the other line and said "okay" before flipping the mobile close.

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"This got to be something important Aoi. I got my upcoming finals and I need all the study time to ace this one." Natsuki said pouting as she went out of her room and walked in the apartment's kitchen/dining area which she shares with Mai.

"Come on Kuga, it's not as if you need to study more…you know more than your professor when it comes to engines!" Chie said grinning, "But I'm sure you would want to hear what Aoi and I have."

Mai shook her head, "I thought you went to go to the library and check out some journals for your dissertation paper?" she asked the taller woman

"Oh we were!" Aoi answered for her girlfriend, "And that's the reason why we have the biggest scoop right now."

Natsuki's eyebrows rose up high, "You actually gathered a scoop from the public library? Wow…you had actually done an impossible feat!"

The two shrugged their shoulders and then their necks elongated to see the big bowl of whatever it was Mai concocted placed at the center of the square, foldable table, "This smells so good Mai…is this your original dish?"

Mai nodded her head, "This one is the soup, I'm still thinking of what I could come up with just potato, carrots, onions and slice of beef." She sighed then looked at the two journalist student, "So what was this about?"

"Oh," Chie started while scooping some of the soup in a bowl, "Actually we were at the library when we over heard two women talking…" Chie said before sipping a spoon of soup, "Hmmm, taste good,"

Mai and Natsuki just watched the two do their thing while their mouth do their reporting, "We really don't think it was important…I mean the flirting wasn't something new to us but…" Aoi looked at the two women in front of her,

"But what?" Natsuki asked irritated.

"Well we thought the voices sound familiar, but we weren't sure since we haven't seen the faces but we got a hunch…"

Natsuki growled, "Who? You two are doing this suspense thing again! This isn't fan fiction damn it!"

Aoi giggled, "Cool it Natsuki. Anyway, we thought we heard the voices of Kaichou and Mikoto…"

"Mikoto? As in my Mikoto?" Mai asked in quite high pitched voice, not usual for the busty red head.

"Your Mikoto?" Chie asked, "Since when did she become yours? I thought Tate was yours?"

Mai harrumphed and Natsuki frowned, "Kaichou you mean Yukino?"

Aoi shook her head, "Kaichou as in Fujino Kaichou." At this Natsuki's eyes widened.

"How sure were you that it was her?" The blue haired woman asked, "The last I checked she was in Kyoto and working as the assistant director of one of the most prestigious business center there." Darn…if Shizuru was really here, why didn't she come to see me? It's not as if she didn't know where I live! The thought made her frown deeper.

"Oh…so you are spying on her!" Mai said, elbowing Natsuki.

"I am not!" Natsuki countered with a frown

Aoi and Chie eyed each other then made a coughing sound, "Anyway," the taller woman continued, "As I've said, we weren't sure so we followed them when they went out of the library, and we confirmed that it was them entering Ichiraku Ramen House."

This time Mai and Natsuki eyed each other, "What the hell are they doing in Ichiraku? Mikoto I'll understand but Shizuru doesn't eat ramen…or if she does not in Ichiraku!" Natsuki argued.

"Hey Ichiraku serves the best Ramen!" Mai defended the establishment. Either due to her love for cooking or due to the fact that it was Mikoto's favorite hangout.

"Well to answer your question Natsuki-sama," Chie said grinning, "From what we heard, Fujino-kaichou and Mikoto chan decided to have a date there!"

"WHAT?!"

-End 1-

I thought of making this a one shot but after re-reading, I liked how the way I wrote Shizuru-Mikoto interaction so I decided to do some more…besides they need to make the two other women stew for a bit right? LOL. Don't worry this won't be a long story…probably 3 chapters. Ehehehe.

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