Fic: [Mai Hime] Nao Hime

Oct 23, 2012 11:22


Nao Hime

Nine


"God damn it!" Nao yelped as the redhead ducked under a wild swing. The man who was attacking her was clearly drunk, in fact booze rolled off him in waves, but he was also a lot bigger than she was and apparently quite pissed off.

"You bitch!" he slurred, black hair messy and falling into his eyes as he lunged and tried to clumsily grab at her.

Nao guessed he was one of the pedos she had baited into a meeting and robbed, but that didn't really matter right then. He had followed her into a alley, probably intent on revenge, and if he got a grip on her she would be in trouble. He tried to punch her again and Nao agilely danced away, even as she kept an eye on her surroundings.

He lurched forward as he growled, "Get back here!"

Nao kicked out hard, her heel hammering into his inner thigh... not what she had actually been aiming for but enough to stagger him as he yelped in pain. "You really don't wanna do this," she said as he staggered backwards, "it's a very bad idea."

"Damn witch!" he hissed in pain as he stood up straight once again, "You'll pay for this!"

As he grabbed for her again Nao reached behind her, grabbing the big garbage bin that she had seen earlier. Swinging it with all her might right into his path they came together with a loud crash. He reeled back, stunned, then collapsed on the ground.

"Uhh," he groaned, laying in the filth of the alley.

Right where he belonged, Nao decided. She was tempted to clobber him again, but decided to get away while the chance was there. She hurried off down the alley then back out onto the street. She still had to get back to following that creep Natsuki hired her to tail... ugh. She hoped someone else was having a crappy day like she was.

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Haruka Suzushiro was in her 'office' on a weekend again. Not that it was unusual, the busty blond often found herself there working. Managing the campus security took time and dedictation, things she had in great quantities. Normally she had company, Yukino, but lately the other girl had found other things to do.

While Haruka had many sterling qualities, she had a few flaws. For instance, she deeply hated admitting that she was wrong about something or someone. Maybe it was her innate stubbornness, maybe it was from being raised poor and gaining wealth, but she hated not being right. But as she and Yukino dug deeper into the background of Nao Yuuki, she began to realize she might actually have been wrong about her.

YES, Nao was a delinquent, more or less. While Haruka hadn't actually caught her, she knew Nao was sneaking off campus. She had witnesses placing Nao in Fuka city in after hours, but nothing solid enough to charge her with.

And yes, Nao appeared to be a bit of a pervert. Haruka had done some checking, and while most of the stories about Nao were exaggerations, there WAS some truth to them. Following a rumor Haruka interrogated Akane over at the Linden Baum, and ended up hearing a confession about a romp in the restaurant bathroom. She'd never look at that innocent sink the same way again.

But except for the sneaking off campus, it didn't look like Nao was doing anything that Haruka needed to act on. And if the hints she was getting were true, it might even be true that Haruka owed her a favor or two.

Digging into Nao had lead to threads involving a notorious ladies man, Sergei. He had a taste for younger women, and worse had targeted a Fuka academy student. Haruka, when she found out, was ready to go pound the man into the floor but he fled town.

RIGHT after meeting what a witnesses swore was Nao. Haruka DEEPLY wished she knew what she did, but as far as she could tell she had scared Sergei right out of town. He had even abandoned his job, just leaving a letter to his boss and fleeing. Haruka strongly suspected Nao had either caught him at something or otherwise blackmailed him, but she didn't know for sure. All she did know was that the creep was gone.

'I would have rather caught him,' Haruka mused at her office desk, the busty blonde studying her file on Nao, 'but at least he's gone.'

Of course the bigger problem was what to do about Nao now. The girl may have been helpful, but she was still a delinquent. Part of the problem was that Haruka still owed her for the rescue a while back, too... it would look terrible if she slapped down Nao now.

And to make things even more complicated, her friend Yukino was hanging around Nao lately. THAT had been a unpleasant shock. Yes, Yukino was her own person, but... she felt a certain degree of responsibility for her. And, in complete honesty, she had been a bit jealous.

Haruka wasn't, despite some people's opinion, blind or stupid. She had been well aware of Yukino' crush on her, and honestly found it flattering. But despite various rumors about her and Shizuru, Haruka wasn't that way inclined. So she did the best she could, treating Yukino kindly while trying to make it clear she wasn't interested.

Despite that when Haruka had told Yukino her parents were planning a arranged marriage for her, Yukino was devastated. Haruka's heart nearly broke as Yukino congratulated her, putting on a brave face while clearly broken up. And of course there was nothing Haruka could do for her.

Later on through her various sources (actually just Nao's gossipy roommate) Haruka found out that was when Nao and Yukino really started becoming friends. Did Haruka push them together, somehow? Or was Nao taking advantage of the emotionally vulnerable Yukino?

THAT mental thought made Haruka snort with amusement. If Yukino was anything it was NOT emotionally vulnerable. If she was becoming friends with Nao, it was by her own choice. And who knows? Maybe Yukino could be a good influence on Nao...

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Nao climbed up the tree, once again wishing she had chosen to wear trousers. She had already gotten some scum on her from the alley, and following this bastard had taken her through a pretty nasty district. And now here she was trying to reach a branch to get a look inside a love hotel.

"Kuga," Nao muttered to herself, "you are gonna owe me BIG for this."

So Nao wiggled along a branch, then winced as some bark went someplace bark was not meant to go. Kuga would pay dearly for this. With a groan she got into a spot where she could get a good view into the room, then snapped off a few shots.

Natsuki Kuga had built up a whole mental image of her father as a massive villain. Why, Nao didn't know, though she suspected it was to explain to herself why the ass abandoned her and her mother. Only a real villain could abandon her, and so on. Nao would have just told her people were shits, but that was her.

In this case, it appeared Mr. Kuga was in fact just a shit. And, peering into the bedroom, as far as Nao could tell he was banging his secretary. His MARRIED secretary, at that. Which would explain the sneaking around, of course.

Feeling faintly guilty Nao took a shot with her phone camera, then a few more in case the first one didn't work out. With that she started wiggling down the branch, then climbed down as quickly as possible. Didn't want any neighbors seeing her.

'Though they're beside a love hotel. Can't get much worse than THAT,' Nao mused as she slid down the trunk.

"Hey, you!" a man's voice called.

'Oh you have got to be kidding,' Nao thought. She considered waiting for oh, maybe a second, then took off running.

The man bolted after her as he called, "Come back here!"

'Kuga, you are gonna pay dearly for this,' Nao thought as she hurried towards the shopping areas not far away, hoping she could lose the security guy in a crowd.

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Natsuki Kuga sneezed suddenly without intending to. As she blinked in confusion Shizuru looked at her in concern, "Are you all right?"

"Something just came over me, I guess," Natsuki said sheepishly.

Teasingly Shizuru said, "Someone must be thinking about you."

"Yeah, yeah," Natsuki waved that off.

"So," Shizuru asked archly, "what has you seeking me out on a weekend, Natsuki? Are you so desperate for my presence...?"

"Shizuru," Natsuki scolded, blushing.

Shizuru chuckled softly. The two of them were outside on the grounds of Fuka Academy, as the sun shone and a gentle breeze blew by. They were walking through the gardens that the school maintained for god knew what reason. Most often it appeared so that horny teenagers could tryst in the hedge maze, but Natsuki was pretty sure that was NOT the plan.

"Is there some trouble?" Shizuru asked a bit more tentatively.

Natsuki felt a stab of guilt. She had really relied on Shizuru to help her, both in dodging school and in her investigation of her father. Did Shizuru only expect her to see her if she needed something? And what did that say about Natsuki.

"No, no," she said quickly. Natsuki took a breath, "I want to do something for you,to make up for all the trouble I put you to."

"Anything?" Shizuru raised a eyebrow.

Natsuki blushed. "Don't push your luck," she said.

Shizuru laughed softly. "How about we just go out to dinner or something?" she offered, clearly knowing it was something that wouldn't make Natsuki too uncomfortable.

"We could do that," Natsuki sighed in relief.

Shizuru suggested a resturant and Natsuki quickly agreed. She hid a smile, since Natsuki clearly didn't know it was a popular date location, with romantic decorations and private tables. Well, the other girl would soon find out...

To be continued...

Note: Sorry for the shorter chapter. I'm really struggling with updating this fic, for some reason.

I established in earlier chapters that Nao's been doing some private eye work for Natsuki, so I thought it'd be interesting to show it. The Haruka scene is basically her realizing Nao isn't as bad as she thinks. I figure Haruka can't chase Nao forever, so...

fanfic, mai hime

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