Utena, Revolutionary Girl Fan Fiction ❯ Rebirth My Heart ❯ Reveal Yourself To Me ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Rebirth My hEart
A Shojou Kakumei Utena story
By: Echan2
Chapter Two: Reveal Yourself To Me
Warnings: ... I'm not saying... *blushes*
Disclaimer: All characters belong to their proper owners. All rights reserved. "Shoujo Kakumei Utena - La Fillette Revolutionnaire" (C) created by Be-PaPas, Chiho Saito / Shogakukan, Shokaku Iinkai, TV Tokyo (or (C) their respective copyright holders). The US version of "Revolutionary Girl Utena" belongs to (C) Central Park Media.





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It WAS him!!!

Touga- Mighty President of the Student Council and playboy of the whole academy-

in her own bath...

Tina swallowed deeply and blushed a dark, red-scarlet, hands immediately covering her chest and knees drawing up to hide as much as possible. Her hair hung limply around her face, eyes wide, giving her an appereance like that of a soaked water nymph. "W-what are you DOING in here?!!," she shrieked, now twisting her body towards her left, showing her bare backside. The red-haired young man simply smiled charmingly but also slyly, leaning back on his legs, holding the washcloth in the tub. "I saw you earlier tonight. I wanted to get a chance to meet you, but you left after your... excellent dance with Annei. You intrique me," answered Touga, flipping back his hair. Tina glared at him, upper lip curled slightly. "That doesn't give you permission to barge into my bathroom with me... 'nude' and have the right to BATHE ME!" Tina was very mad right now and uncomfortable and also her skin was shriveling slightly from the water and cool air.

"I am allowed to do all sorts of things and sneaking into ladies baths are one of them, mind you. But, I'll leave if you want me too...," he drawled, standing. "Please do so I can get out!," implied Tina, shivering now. Touga smirked a bit and left, closing the door softly behind him. Growling out loud in rage and fury, the blonde jumped out of the porcleain bathtub and started to dry off in a huff, her blood pounding in her head. "He is so going to get it!," she mumbled under her breath, now brushing out her tangled hair. She scanned the bathroom for any articles of clothing that she might have left in there. Ah! Tina saw a pair of black pajama pants and matching shirt. She put those on and looked at herself in the mirror. Nodding in approval, she placed her hand on the doorknob.

She opened the door to go out into her bedroom-

but only to see him sitting in her desk chair, casually leaning in it, feet reclined on her desk, as he flipped through her sketch pad. "HEY! That's mine!" Touga looked back at her lazily with a fluid movment like that of a sly cat. He smiled and flipped to one page particular. "I am rather attracted to this one," he said with an air of amusement. Tina felt her knees go weak. 'Oh no...' She knew which picture it was. It was of a girl, drawn Manga style, with waist-length strawberry-blonde hair and large blue eyes wearing a medival princess gown, strewn around her in a flurry of pale pink and white rose petals hovering in the air. It was coloured in water-colour and Tina's little signature shown barely visible at the left-hand corner. "I love it. Ever thought of entering contests for art?," suggested Touga. Tina, numbly, rubbed her left arm, bitting the bottom of her lip. "I... do sometimes..." She walked over to her bed and sat down on the edge of it, feeling shy and vunerable. 'Why am I acting this way?! This is a guy, for God's sake, and I don't like stuck-up dudes!'

She kept her eyes on the polished wood floor before her then saw the tips of two, black shinny shoes. "Yes?," Tina inquired, frowning slightly and glancing up at the red-haired god before her, wearing a playful, but almost sullen smile. His blue eyes darkened to the color of deep sapphire and somehow, Tina shuddered a bit by his gaze. "What's wrong?," Tina asked timidly, almost whimpering by the look. She scooted further on the bed as if she was being cornered. "Why are you disliking me? We barely met." Tina pursed her lips in a thought, staring at Touga through her eyelashes. "I... hear things... you, know..." Sighing, Tina turned around, her back to Touga. "Please leave. I want to wake up early for school tomorrow," she said softly, resting her head on her knees. She heard his footsteps leave, then a presence stood before her. Lifting her face, Tina saw a blur of red and white, colliding her into the plush bed of pale pink.

"What the-?!"

Lips of acute softness crashed brusingly onto hers, tilting her head back a bit harshly, hands cupped underneath her head, massaging the scalp tenderly. Tina opened her mouth in surprise as her captor's tonuge wrapped teasingly around her own. Then, a sudden thought struck her like lightning.

'But, doesn't he do that to all of the other girls?'

'What are you saying?'

'Kiryuu his a playboy, if you have forgotten, and probably does this with all the other girls in this academy.'

Tina then went a bit rigid, battling with her emotions and also the voice in her head. Touga's lips traveled down to her throat, nipping and bitting lightly, making Tina writhe. Her eyes flew open, a vision scattered in front of her.

"Himemiya..."

The girl was standing in a field of deep, red wine roses, her purple hair flying hapzardly in the wind, petals dancing over her bare, naked flesh. Tina started to walk towards her, her strides becoming longer and faster. "I'm coming... Please wait!," she called, her right hand outstretched to the angelic being. The girl turned around, green eyes sorrowed-filled and unhappy. "Are you really here?," she whispered, turning fully at Tina. The blonde stopped, smacking into an invisible wall. Standing back, the blonde pushed against once more. Nothing. Continuously, Tina rammed her shoulder into the glass. Panting, she touched the wall, her heart crushing. "Himemiya! HIMEMIYA!," Tina bellowed, banging her fists against the clear glass. The dark-skinned girl pressed her body at Tina, the glass melting and the warm body falling into Tina's arms. "Himemiya...," Tina murmured, embracing her. "Don't let me go! Let me stay with you...!," moaned Himemiya, clutching at the girl before her.

Tina shook her head, surprise that tears suddenly fell from her face. "I don't want to part from you..." Himemiya smiled through her own tears as she reached up and brushed back Tina's wind-blown hair sweetly. Tina sighed deeply, relaxed and calm, but...

Someone yanked Himemiya from her. "HIMEMIYA!!! Stop it, please?!," begged Tina loudly, tumbling backwards, rose petals flying upward from compact. The man who now held the naked Himemiya in his arms leered down at the fallen girl with hatred, amythest eyes. "Let her go NOW," yelled Tina, anger tightening in her chest. "She's my Rose Bride... you could fight me for her... but I see that you can't. Too weak," chuckled the man, wickedly happy. Himemiya did nothing but curl up against the man, eyes now a solid, blank green and a faint smile playing on her lips. Tina pounded the ground with balled-up fists, shouting out in anguish and hatred, tears coursing more freely down her face.

Drip...

drip...

drip...

went her tears. Then-

Tina blinked, the vision vanishing slowly, tears soaked on her cold face as she realized that Touga was gone and all was a dream. The room was in pitch darkness. Her hair was still wet from her bath, tucked underneath her covers like a little girl. The French windows were opened, the silk draperies floating lazily in the slight late-summer cool breeze, stars twinkling in the distant horizon. Tina sat up, dazed, sweaty, and flushed. Where did Touga go? She looked around the room, noticing a small, slip of paper on her dresser near her sktechpad. Tina padded over to the desk, lifting the paper, and began reading:

'Dearest Tina,

Upon my intrusion in your bath, I apologize dearly. You fell fainted on me, so I did the right thing of tucking you in like a parent would. I hope you don't mind about that. And- nothing happened, if you wish to know.

I see that you are a passionate, yet upholding young woman who respects everyone and everything. I like that. No, yet again, 'I' respect that. You are firey, yes, that I can tell and want to be known as someone with a caring personality but protects those you love. Intriging.

I must close out this letter. I hope to see you tomorrow. Goodnight,

-Kiyruu'


Tina bit her bottom lip. "I don't want it to be like this."

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Morning had creeped unto the academy's tall walls, slivers of golden-red beams showering in Tina's room, warming it up with a cool delight. The blonde stirred, clutching her pillow close to her face, smelling Touga still on it. Birds began to sing merrily and the sound of the academy pool being turned on awoke Tina fully, whose blonde hair was now toussled and messy, eyes bleary and glazed with sleep. Yawning, Tina let her legs dangle from the bedside and she stretched, feeling her muscles loosen and wrap around herself securely. " Time to go," sighed the girl, walking to her closet.

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Tina was now walking inside the main academy, briefcase slung over her left shoulder, her right hand in her pocket. Yes, she was wearing the outfit from last night, but the coverlets were gone and so was the braid. Tina was whistling to herself softly and glancing at some of the Ohtori students. Mostly all the girls looked stuck up and snotty. Tina rolled her eyes. She detested preps. She glanced at her schedual to see which room was her homeroom. B-4, up level. Tina looked around her, seeing the sign above a mahagony door. "There!," she breathed, opening it up. Some students were already in there, talking, laughing, some playing cards, and a huddle of girls surrounded by one, tiny petite-looking one.

She had shoulder-length, dusty blonde hair with a braid wrapped around her head, the rest falling to her shoulders in soft waves. She had piercing violet eyes that bore right into Tina as she entered the room and sat down. Tina took out a sheet of paper, a charcol pencil and a tattered kneaded eraser. She sighed deeply and began to draw. A dark curve here, some swish marks there... shading, definately. The sketch soon materialized into a horse standing on its back legs, rearing with its mane and tail blowing beautifully in the wind. The hind-quarters and chest muscles were shadowed and toned in a thick black, and then smuged a bit to a smoky gray.

"Impressive. You must be new here," rang a new voice in her ear. Turning her head, she saw the blonde smirking down at her, a trio of girls behind her. "I'm Kiryuu Nanami, Touga's sister. And you are?"

"Tina. Tina Tillings. Nice to meet you," said the other blonde friendly, turning back to her work. Nanami narrowed her eyes into slits, her smirk growing. "New meat. I thought so. Well, just a fair warning- stay away from my brother. Ta-ta!," crooned Nanami, waving and going back to her seat. Tina rolled her eyes again and slipped the artwork back in her briefcase. 'Whatever.' The teacher entered the classroom and everyone stood and said, "Good morning, teacher," in perfect unision. The brown-haired woman smiled and called roll, then snapped her green notebook shut. The precious minutes swept by, first period starting in five minutes. Tina hurried to her class and bumped into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said hurriedly, exasperated. A cheerful-looking young girl with wide, doe brown eyes and curly hazel hair tied up in a twist smiled at Tina. "That's all right!... um, you're new here, huh?," she questioned, walking into the same classroom. "Yeah... My name's Tina," flustered the blonde, sitting down.

"That's neat! My name is Wakaba, by the way! Pleased to meet you Tina!," giggled the girl. Tina couldn't help but smile back. She was a lot friendlier in real life than she appeared in the show.

Outside the room, was Touga, talking to Miki about something.

"Is she in there?"

"Yes... she appears to be a kind person."

"Hn- really?"

"Yes... Touga, hurry," beckoned Miki, gesturing into the classroom. "Thank you," spoke the red-haired young man and he slowly waltzed in. The girls began blushing and cooing out to Touga. Tina saw this and growled lowly in her throat. 'Please spare me,' she thought dimly to herself. Someone else came in- Juri. Tina felt so conspicuous when the orange-haired beauty dazzled everyone, but they also feared her, the dancing lepoard. Tina did fear her a bit, but felt admiration for Juri. The young woman slid into a seat in the back next to Miki, who sat beside Touga. Nanami was in this class as well and sat by her brother, gleaming with devilish delight and smugness. "What a bugger!," whispered Tina to herself, breaking her pencil point on her sketch book surface. "Shit!," she hissed and went to go sharpen her pencil quickly.

Touga stopped talking with Juri and stared at the blonde on her feet for a brief moment then continued his conversation. Tina could feel those eyes on her for those precious seconds and grudgingly accepted them with shivers. She walked back to her desk, only to find her sketch book gone. "Brother!!! Look at THIS one!," rang out a high, impudent voice. Nanami... "The bitch," growled Tina, clenching her fists tightly. She whirled around and saw the girl laughing and pointing at Tina's hard work. Tina could see it was a picture of Rinoa Heartilly from 'Final Fantasy Eight', standing in the flower field. Nothing was wrong with it... "I could do better than that," Nanami said haughtily. Then, she took out a permanet black marker and scribbled on the paper. "NOOOO!!! Quit it! Leave it alone!," screamed Tina, running to the back room and snatching the book away from the girl.

"Hey- 'I' was looking at that!!!," shouted Nanami, narrowing her violet eyes in virulet slits. Tina gaped at her precious art, seeing scribbled lines and swirls. The classroom soon filled with snickers and soft giggling. Nanami looked proud of herself. Tina felt tears smarted her eyes- Touga just looked on casually while Juri stared at the two blondes, her slate eyes furrowed in slight worriment. Tina lifted her head, eyes in a dangerous hot, aqua inner fire and her cheeks deathly pale. Silence stretched on, everyone staring at the girls until something happened. In a flash, but felt like slow motion, a hand contacted the left side of Nanami's little face, making a crack like a whip echo in the room. Nanami stumbled and grasped her chair, a hand reaching up for her face. The spot grew red fast, leaving a hand imprint. Tina breathed in and out as the classroom around her was silent still. Nanami started making choking noise in her throat, tears swimming in her eyes then falling from her face.

"Never-ever," whispered Tina in a low, hard, scary voice, "touch my things ever again or I will hunt you down, gut you, and display your broken body around this academy. Understand?," hissed Tina, jabbing a finger hard in Nanami's chest. The blonde sobbed loudly and doved into her brother's arms.

Tina made a scoffing noise. "Don't think your brother can help you. You're little, high and mighty princess ass is now mine. I'll be watching you," muttered Tina and she walked out of class, head rigid and body tense. Juri gasped inwardly then turned to look at the president of the Student Council. "Touga, what are you going to do?," she asked, jerking her head to where Tina had left.

He did nothing but stare at the floor, eyes solid while Nanami continued to cry.

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Outside, Tina walked straight to the Rose Gardens. The scent overwhelmed her, baring into her skin like something sharp, making her lungs cry out in merciless pain. Tina let out a dry sob and collasped in a wide, open field of fresh, red roses, letting her tears flow onto the ground. She felt so alone, confused, wounded, and broken. 'Does everyone hate me?' she thought, gulping and hiccuping. A cool breeze tossed her hair around, as if telling her that she wasn't always alone... someone was there... somewhere... in this desolate place...



Was there no comfort for her?













Whew!!! Long chapter! But, I did it. Revising is a bitch, ne? Oh, well. I've been in a Utena mood for five days straight. I guess it's because I watched the movie four times this weekend, bought the 2nd and 3rd manga, and listening to the music on my computer from the show and movie. Sad? *tears up* So what?!! Review nicely!
- Echan ^_~