Of Roses and Sisters - Part 1
A YYH/HG crossover
By
Joy Lyn
Nagisa was waiting outside. She paced in front of her black limousine while two of her black suited lackeys stood next to it.
Most of the residents of the Greenwood dormitory made a point to be elsewhere. It was Friday, school was out, and - most important - it was a beautiful spring day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, school was out for the weekend, and no one wanted to be anywhere near Shinobu's crazy - and dangerous - sister. Even if she was pretty.
Four of them had overcome their reluctance enough to keep an eye on her. They were huddled behind a bush, though their attempt to hide was probably ruined by the bright red hair of one of their member - Hasukawa - and the fact that the bush had just started regrowing its leaves. All of them looked worried.
"Man," said one, his lavender eyes anxious, "did Shinobu really agree to go with her?"
Aoki and Sakagachi nodded. "We're afraid so, Mitsuru. We were there when he saw her during lunch. He told her he had to see the Principal after school, but after that he would go with her."
They all winced as Nagisa let loose with a particularly shrill cackle.
"He told me," Hasukawa said hopefully, "that we had a meeting about The Problem in your room after he was done with the Principal, so he must have a plan to get rid of her."
Mitsuru looked relieved. "I wish he'd told me that. I'm going to do my homework, before our room gets too crowded. See you later."
"OK. I'm staying here to keep an eye on Nagisa." "Me too" "Yeah, so am I"
Five minutes later, Nagisa was still cackling and ranting about her brother Shinobu.
Ten minutes later, Hasukawa got a nosebleed.
Turning around, the other two looked in the direction Hasukawa was staring spellbound in. They were only slightly prepared for the vision of loveliness that graced their eyes. Surrounded in pastel sparkles, she was dressed in a flowing yellow chinese style tunic. Her bright red hair, somewhat darker than Hasukawa's, fell halfway down her back, except for two locks which fell in front of her ears. Her big, vividly green eyes sparkled in the sun. The tall girl was walking so gracefully, it took the three of them a while to realize what direction she was going in.
"Oh, no! She's headed for Nagisa!"
"Quick, do something!"
"WHAT!? I can't think of anything!"
Or maybe only two of them realized. Hasukawa was still drooling over her, and didn't seem to be aware of anything else, including the danger she was in. ::She's perfect:: he thought dreamily. The sound of her voice, low for a woman, sent shivers up Hasukawa's spine. The meaning of her words only penetrated slowly through the sparkles.
She had called out to Nagisa. By name. Her *first* name.
As the three of them tried to figure out what this beautiful vision wanted with Shinobu's psychotic sister, Nagisa turned around to see who had called her. And froze, a look of shock on her face.
"Sh-Shuuichi-san!"
The sparkles abruptly disappeared. Aoki and Sakagachi facevaulted, while Hasukawa looked disgusted. "That's a guy?! He must be related to Shun!"
The other two were still in shock when Shuuichi reached Nagisa. "What a surprise! I haven't seen you in ages, Nagisa-san. Did you come to visit Shinobu-san too?"
Nagisa was still frozen in shock.
Shuuichi produced a red rose from….somewhere, and started to hand it to her.
She gave the rose a look of pure panic and fled.
"It was nice seeing you again, Nagisa-san," Shuuichi called after her as the limousine screeched away. Looking around, he saw the other three boys looking at him from behind a bush and started walking purposefully in their direction. Hasukawa stood up nervously. The other two still seemed to be in shock. *You'd think they'd be used to weird things happening around here by now* he thought in disgust. *He's even prettier and more girly looking close up!* Shuuichi stopped in front of him.
"Hello, my name is Minamino Shuuichi. Do you live here?"
"H-hai."
"Ah." The longhaired teen smiled at him. "Perhaps you could show me where Shinobu's room is? He told me to wait for him there while he talked with the Principal."
Hasukawa blinked. If this 'Shuuichi' was supposed to be in Shinobu and Mitsuru's room right after Shinobu's meeting, and Shinobu had told Hasukawa and Shun they would discuss The Problem in his room after his meeting, then they must be discussing The Problem with Shuuichi. "Hai! Shinobu's room is right next to mine. Follow me!" Stepping past the still unmoving forms of Aoki and Sakagachi, he led the other redhead into Greenwood.
End Part 1