A/N: Yo, dudes and dudettes! This is my newest story called: A Past To Remember. Yeah...I was inspired to make this story after I saw...this one story on FF. I'm not telling who the hell made the story I read to inspire me. Ooooh~ And...this story is about Nadeshiko! And the narrator is one of Nadeshiko's friends! That's all you need to know! If you don't know who it is, I feel VERY sorry for you. Heh. This is Kukade just so ya'll know. And this story will usually have very long chapters. This story is to help me be inspired. And maybe it will help inspire me in my other stories. Soooo...yup! Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara. Peach-Pit does. I only own the plot so far....if I DID own Shugo Chara, then Nadeshiko would be the awesome main character and Nagihiko would be Nadeshiko's older twin and...wellllll....yeaaaa....
The Beginning Of It All
Nadeshiko Fujisaki. Yes; the Nadeshiko Fujisaki. She was the Queen's Chair in the Guardians. Not to mention she was one of the most beautiful girls at Seiyo Academy. (At least that's what the boys thought.) Nadeshiko was always working hard in the Royal Garden. She never was late and she usually would be the first to arrive. She did everything she could to help out her friends.
As kind and beautiful she was, she also had her negative points. Nadeshiko could be extremely dense sometimes. Sometimes she could be so dense, if someone leaned in and tried to kiss her (especially if the person was facing her) she wouldn't notice it one bit. Nadeshiko was a dense and slow girl but had a high IQ. Nadeshiko was even dense enough to not notice that one of her guy friends liked her. Who is this guy friend you may ask? Well that is something that you must find out yourself.
Now listen here, my dear readers. This story may seem like it is about Nadeshiko. Well it about Nadeshiko, but there are many secrets to Nadeshiko's life that she hasn't figured out yet. I was one of Nadeshiko's closest friends. And I was also shocked to hear the story that told this beautiful girl's future. It was so amazing and riveting. Who knew she had a tw-No! I must not spoil the story! If you wish to know what happened to this girl, you must sit still. Listen very quietly. Now here is the story to this young girl's life…
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Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!
The sounds of a basketball being dribbled against the pavement rang through Nadeshiko's ears. She was smiling as she played around with the basketball. Nadeshiko stood at the free throw line. She jumped up as high as she could go and threw the ball into the basket. Time seemed to go by slowly as she waited for the ball to go in. It rode around on the ring of the hoop. Bystanders stopped and watched to see if the ball would make it in.
Nadeshiko was running out of time. She had only five seconds left.
1…
The ball slowly went around the ring of the hoop.
2…
The ball teetered on the rim.
3…
It slowly tilted towards the inside of the hoop.
4…
It fell into the hoop.
5…
Nadeshiko made it. A smile appeared on her face. People were in awe. And they said basketball was a boy's sport! Yeah right. If Nadeshiko could have done it, then any other girl could as well. This unique and special girl loved basketball. It was one of the best sports she ever played.
One of the bystanders that were watching was a boy with messy brown hair. He had tan skin and emerald green eyes. He stared shock at the girl's succeeding attempt at basketball. She was good. But was she good enough to beat him? The boy pushed past the crowd and walked up to Nadeshiko.
"Yo, kid," the boy said, walking up to Nadeshiko.
Nadeshiko turned to look at the boy who came up to her. "Yes?" Nadeshiko asked.
"I want to play a one-on-one with you," he said.
Nadeshiko gave a confused look until she realized who he was. He was Kukai Souma! The most famous player in any sports at Seiyo Academy! And he was challenging her to a basketball match! Nadeshiko's eyes sparked with delight.
"You're on!" Nadeshiko grinned.
Nadeshiko dribbled the ball onto Kukai's side of the court. Kukai was amazed at how fast she ran, but no time to admire the girl's impressive skills. He ran after Nadeshiko and stole the ball from her. He began running towards Nadeshiko's side of the court. Nadeshiko ran after him as fast as her legs could carry her. But it was too late. Kukai was already about to make a shot.
"Oh no way will he make that shot," Nadeshiko thought.
That was when Nadeshiko ran in front of him. She jumped up high in the air and grabbed the ball before it made it into the hoop. Kukai was shocked and amazed. Nadeshiko dribbled the ball to Kukai's side and quickly threw the ball into the hoop. The ball went in perfectly without making a sound.
The crowd was silent. They were shocked. Nobody has ever beaten Kukai in basketball! Nobody! This was a first. After a couple moments of silence, the bystanders roared and cheered. Nadeshiko smiled happily. Kukai was just red in the face, angry that a girl had beaten him at basketball.
Once all the bystanders had left, it was only Kukai and Nadeshiko. They stared at each other for a moment. Neither spoke a word until…
"You did a pretty good job for a girl," Kukai finally admitted.
"Thanks! You did pretty awesome as well!" Nadeshiko giggled.
Kukai ruffled the girl's hair. Maybe he could befriend Nadeshiko. She seemed pretty cool. Maybe she wasn't one of those annoying girlie-girls. Don't get Kukai wrong here. Kukai doesn't hate girls in general. He just hates how some of them act. Some act way too girlie and prissy for him. But this Nadeshiko girl didn't seem like that kind of girl at all. She looked like she would be. But maybe she wasn't.
"We should play more often," Kukai grinned.
"Okay!" Nadeshiko said in a cheery voice. "Does that mean we're also friends?" Nadeshiko asked.
Kukai laughed and nodded.
The next week, the basketball match between Nadeshiko and Kukai was in the newspaper. But of course, this all happened when Nadeshiko was only seven and Kukai was only eight. Now Nadeshiko was thirteen and Kukai was fourteen. Lots of things had changed for the two kids. And that match they promised to do again never happened.
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"Nadeshiko, go to your room immediately!" Headmaster screeched.
Nadeshiko nodded and headed upstairs to her bedroom. She curled into a small ball and began crying. "W-What did I do wrong? I was only helping him!" Nadeshiko cried in her mind. She wiped away her tears with a slim finger.
Life is unfair.
Nadeshiko didn't even know what she did to deserve such treatment. She didn't even remember what happened that caused her to be put through this pain. She knew nothing! The only thing she knew was her first name: Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko knew nothing of her last name. She knew nothing of her past.
Why did this innocent creature have no memory for her past? Let me just give you one word: Amnesia.
Everything of her past was forgotten. So Nadeshiko lived her life, believing this cruel woman was her real mother. Pssh…yeah right! Nadeshiko was told once that her mother was a good woman. But then again, she has been lied to many times before.
Nadeshiko rested her head on her pillow. It didn't even feel like a pillow! It felt more like…a rock! Nadeshiko dared herself to push the pillow off her bed and see if it would fall through the floor. She would, if she had the courage. But she was too scared of getting even more lashes than usual. Nadeshiko tried to wipe her tears away.
It was all unfair. It was as if the world wanted her to die and crumble in Mother Nature's hands and disappear from this world. This world that had taken everything from her wanted her gone too. Never could Nadeshiko trust a soul ever. All it did was lie.
Lie.
That was all it did. All it did was lie! Lie! Lie! Lie! Lie! Lie! It betrayed her! It took her trust away from her! Her family, friends, life, dignity, and most of all, her ability to play basketball! Nadeshiko didn't even know what basketball was anymore!
Nadeshiko hit the wall hard. She kept hitting it until Headmaster came in with a red and puffy face. Oh boy was Headmaster angry. Headmaster grabbed Nadeshiko by her collar and dragged her down the stairs. No seriously! Like, literally being dragged! Bruises covered Nadeshiko's body.
"I've had enough out of you!" Headmaster screamed so the whole orphanage could hear. She got out her whip and began lashing Nadeshiko harder than usual.
Nadeshiko screamed in pain as she was being lashed all over. It stung terrible. Blood was covering her ivory skin. Nobody could help her now. The kids just stared and watched in horror as the innocent soul was lashed repeatedly all over. When Headmaster had finished, she shoved Nadeshiko into the streets.
"NEVER COME BACK YOU LITTLE INGRATE!" Headmaster screamed.
Nadeshiko just laid there in the snow. Her bloody body made the snow turns red. Was this the end of Nadeshiko's life? Was this the end of the story already? And just when it started too?
No.
A boy with tan skin, emerald green eyes, and messy brown hair came past the orphanage. He was dribbling a basketball on the sidewalk.
Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!
Nadeshiko's body stirred as she heard the sound of a basketball bouncing.
Kukai noticed Nadeshiko's bloody body. He stared in horror and dropped the basketball. He rushed to Nadeshiko's side. Who did this to her? It had been years since he's seen Nadeshiko. It was hard to tell it was that same cheerful girl he met years ago.
Kukai got out his razr and punched in the numbers: 911. He waited for the ambulance to come. Hopefully they would come soon because more blood oozed out of Nadeshiko's small body.
A small sound was heard in the distance. It soon grew louder until an ambulance came by. They picked Nadeshiko up and placed her on a stretcher. Kukai watched sadly. How could something so terrible happen to such a poor girl?
"No…not again…it's happening again…" Nadeshiko whispered.
Kukai heard the whispered words Nadeshiko had said. "Again…? What does she mean again?" Kukai asked himself. He watched the ambulance drive off.
For some reason, that girl's looks and voice sounded so familiar. Like a voice he heard a long time ago. If only he knew who she was…
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Nadeshiko opened her eyes warily to find herself in the hospital. A flashback hit her. Was it happening all over again? Nadeshiko frantically looked around the room. No. It was just the lashes. She felt so weak. Nadeshiko remembered a familiar face helping her. He called the ambulance so they could take her to the hospital. Once she was all healed, she vowed to find that kid someday. And hopefully it would be soon.
"You need to rest in here for a couple of days. Then we'll be sending you to a boarding school," the doctor said as he came in to check in on her.
"B-Boarding school…? What is a boarding school?" Nadeshiko asked softly.
"It is a school that has dorms which are rooms. You live at the school," the doctor said slowly so Nadeshiko could understand.
"What grade will I be in?" Nadeshiko asked.
"You will be put in seventh grade," The doctor said as he scribbled something down on his clipboard. "Well, that is all I needed to tell you. If you need any help at all, just press the red button." With that said, he got up and left.
"School…This will be the first time I will be in school. I can't wait," Nadeshiko giggled weakly.
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When Nadeshiko was able to move around on her own again, she was driven to her new school (or her new home). Nadeshiko stared at the school in awe. It was big and so castle-like. Nadeshiko stared at a sign that said: Seiyo Academy.
"What is an academy?" Nadeshiko asked.
"It's usually a private school for higher educated students. Mostly for kids above elementary level, but this school is for grades first through high school," the chauffeur said.
The chauffeur stepped out of the car and opened Nadeshiko's door. Nadeshiko stepped out of the car and went around to the trunk to grab her bags. They walked through the gates. It was such a big and magnificent school.
"Maybe I can finally make some new friends here," Nadeshiko thought to herself. She smiled.
"Let's make our way to the principal's office, shall we?" the chauffeur said and led Nadeshiko to the principal's office.
"So…you will be leaving now?" Nadeshiko asked. She was scared now.
"Yes. Just knock on that door and the principal shall set you up," the chauffeur answered.
"How do you knock again" Nadeshiko asked. She kept forgetting how to knock.
The chauffeur sighed and knocked on the door for Nadeshiko before leaving.
Nadeshiko waited nervously at the door before the principal answered the door. A tall man with ivory skin and light blonde hair appeared at the door. He had a kind smile on his face.
"Oh yes! You must be our new student. Come in and we may get you set up," he said.
The nameplate on the man's desk said Tsukasa Amakawa. That must be the name of the principal of the school. "Tsukasa-san…?" Nadeshiko tried pronouncing his first name.
"Yes?" Tsukasa turned to look at Nadeshiko. That was when he realized she was actually trying to pronounce his name.
"My name is Nadeshiko," Nadeshiko said slowly. She gave a sly smile at Tsukasa.
"It's like you read my mind!" Tsukasa chuckled and ruffled Nadeshiko's hair.
Nadeshiko looked frightened at the touch, but then again, she also felt comfort. Tsukasa chuckled. She looked like a little six year old that had lost her parents. That made got him thinking: where are her parents?
"Where are your parents?" Tsukasa asked.
Nadeshiko frowned. "I don't know. I don't remember anything after the accident. Everyone told me they didn't want me so they put me in the orphanage," Nadeshiko explained. Wow. It seemed pretty tough.
"So how come were you moved here?" Tsukasa asked.
"Headmaster gave me lashes," Nadeshiko sobbed. "Will anyone give me lashes here?" Nadeshiko asked innocently.
"Of course not; all the kids here are good kids," Tsukasa assured her.
A smile appeared on Nadeshiko's flawless face. She was glad. Nobody could hurt her here. She felt safe. Safer than the orphanage now that's for sure! She felt a little confused still, and had a lot to learn. But no way could she give up yet. She had to keep trying. She had to work her hardest.
"You will be staying in dorm 368," Tsukasa said. He handed Nadeshiko a key.
"What's this?" Nadeshiko asked, staring at the unknown object (to Nadeshiko of course) in her hands.
"It's a key. When a door is locked, you insert it into a hole in the doorknob and turn it to the left to open it," Tsukasa explained slowly.
"Oh! Okay! Can you show me?" Nadeshiko asked innocently.
"Why but of course," Tsukasa said.
Tsukasa led Nadeshiko around the school and gave her the grand tour until they reached her room. Tsukasa then demonstrated on how to use the key.
"Thank you, Tsukasa-san," Nadeshiko thanked.
"No problem, Fujisaki-san," Tsukasa said.
That's when he remembered something important. "Could you hurry inside? I need to go get some stuff from my office and bring it back to you. Make yourself feel comfortable!" Tsukasa said and quickly ran back to his office.
Nadeshiko gave Tsukasa a confused look before heading inside. She looked around and found the placed to be a little used. Wait a minute…a little? Scratch that! A lot! It was so messy in there. Were all rooms like this?
The doorknob jiggled around until it opened. Nadeshiko thought it was going to be Tsukasa, but sadly it wasn't. Instead there were four girls standing at the doorway. They were all giggling and laughing happily. That is, until they saw Nadeshiko.
"Hey! Your must be our new roommate!" I said. My strawberry pink hair was tied in a side ponytail with a purple x clip and I wore the middle school uniform. My tie was purple and I wore a white blouse with a black jacket over it. I had a purple plaid miniskirt with pleats. I had at least four black belts hanging around my waist and dark purple leggings. On my feet was a pair or black converse.
Nadeshiko just stared blankly at me. "Um…roommate…?"
"Yeah; I'm Amu Hinamori! Nice to meet you, err…!" I stammered at the end of my sentence. Dammit! I forgot to ask her, her name!
"I'm Nadeshiko. I don't know my last name," Nadeshiko replied.
"How come?" one of my friends asked? She had long blonde hair that was tied up into two neat pigtails. She wore the high school uniform. It was pretty much a simple black dress that flared out a bit with silver linings. She wore a silver cross necklace around her neck. On her feet were knee-length black boots.
"I truly do not know. And you are?" she asked my friend who asked the earlier question.
"I'm Utau Tsukiyomi," Utau said flatly.
"Nice to meet you, Nadeshiko; I'm Rima," Rima said softly. She had long and blond wavy hair with a small black headband with a bow attached. She wore the middle school uniform and her black jacket was fully buttoned. She wore the purple plaid skirt and on her feet were white stockings and black Mary Jane shoes.
"Hey, I'm Yaya! I like candy!" Yaya giggled. Her hair was a ginger color and she had her hair in two short pigtails with big red ribbons to hold them up. She wore the elementary school uniform which was the same as the middle school one except her tie was red and so was the skirt. She wore her jacket all buttoned up as well and wore white stockings that reached up to her knees. On her feet were red Mary Jane shoes.
"It's nice meeting you, Amu, Utau, Rima, Yaya," Nadeshiko said happily.
Utau was kind of pissed off that Nadeshiko didn't call them by their last names or used an honorific. Then again, if Nadeshiko didn't remember her last name, she probably had amnesia. But it'd be best to ask first. But asking Nadeshiko that would be rude! Don't get Utau wrong here, she is rude honestly, but asking about amnesia is extremely rude! And Utau wasn't extremely rude. She decided to let it slide just this once.
"So what are your classes?" I asked, sitting next to Nadeshiko.
"I don't know yet," Nadeshiko replied.
Tsukasa then came bursting through the door. He was panting really hard and was gasping for air. It took him awhile to say what he had to say.
"H-Here is y-your sc-schedule, Na-Na-Nadeshiko," Tsukasa sputtered.
Nadeshiko grabbed it from here and looked at it. I and the other girls also leaned in to see. Cool! I had most of Nadeshiko's classes!
"Y-Your supplies as w-w-w-well," Tsukasa added. He then quickly walked away.
Utau dropped a stack of books next to Nadeshiko. "Those are your text books. Remember to grab the right one," Utau said.
"Okay. So I grab the book I need for the subject I'm going to?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Um…no duh…? Haven't you been to school before?" Utau asked.
Nadeshiko shook her head a no. "I don't remember. I have amnesia. I still don't know many things."
"So she does have amnesia. I knew it!" Utau said to herself.
"Don't worry, Nadeshiko! I'll help you remember everything that you need to know," I said cheerfully.
"Thank you, Amu!" Nadeshiko thanked me.
"No problem! Well, class is over for today. So I guess you can start school tomorrow," I said, getting up.
"Nade-chi has to choose her bed!" Yaya chirped.
"Nade-chi…?" Nadeshiko seemed confused.
"Oh! Yaya is sorry! May Yaya call Nade-chi, Nade-chi?" Yaya asked.
Nadeshiko nodded and smiled at the younger girl.
"Whoopee! Nade-chi is here to stay!" Yaya cheered.
Everyone laughed at Yaya's child-like behavior.
I led Nadeshiko to the bedroom. There were two bunk beds on either side of the room and one big bed in the middle. It would be unfair if Nadeshiko was forced into one of the beds she didn't want. I caught Nadeshiko staring at the middle bed. That bed happened to be Utau's.
"The middle bed is mine!" Utau snapped.
"Don't be so rude, Utau. Nadeshiko is new here. We shouldn't make her be in a bed she doesn't want," I said calmly.
"But I like that bed! No way is the newbie stealing my bed!" Utau huffed.
"It's okay. I'll take the leftover bed," Nadeshiko said softly. She put on a fake smile.
"Okay! That means you can sleep with me! I have the top bunk. But if you wis—" Nadeshiko interrupted me there.
"The bottom…bunk…is okay with me," Nadeshiko assured me.
I smiled. We all watched from the doorway as we watched Nadeshiko set up her bunk. For some reason, she looked so familiar. It was as if I knew her a long time ago. Maybe when I was at least seven…but if she really is a girl I knew from my past, then who the hell is she?
A/N: Okay. I do expect reviews. So pretty please review? Could you tell me if there is anything I should fix? Is the story going good so far? Bad so far? Should I update? And sorry if this idea or plot ever seems similar to someone else's. It's just that...I REALLY liked this idea and it came on by myself. Twists are added into this story. Yes...so don't be too surprised ;P I really dunno how I got this idea. Oh well! I'm not updating until I get at least 3 reviews or whatnot...so yeah! But a lot more than 3 would be EXTREMELY appreciated! ^^