" So tell me, this is your last year, so, what do you plan to do after you graduate" The man sitting in front of her asked, he was sitting behind his desk in a big and comfy black leather chair, eyes glued to the laptop screen and fingers typing fluently while he talked to her.

"Well of course I plan to go to college, and prepare to become…" she answered automatically –but was cut before even finished- being asked that question too many times for her liking already, the answer now seemed to flow immediately without her even realizing it.

"Don't pull that on me" he cut her off with a monotonous tone, eyes still glued to the laptop.

"Pardon?" was her innocent reply; she was now suspecting what he meant.

"Drop it Shizuru, you know what I'm talking about" he finally closed the lap top and gently pushed it aside, he rested his elbows on the desk interlacing his fingers and resting his chin on top, he gazed intently at her.

"I apologize Otou-sama, I didn't mean to offend you" she dropped her gaze for a millisecond, but it was long enough for him to notice, he also knew she had realized what he meant.

"You know I won't force you into anything, however, I would like not to be left out in the blue of your plans." He said eyes still interlocked, Shizuru was about to reply but her father saw that she was still planning to evade forward answers, so he kept talking "You're not a kid anymore, and still you're not completely a woman yet" she was about to say something but was yet again interrupted "I'm not talking about maturity, cause that I know you've plenty…always had" he smiled when Shizuru's face proved he had nailed what she was going to say "My marriage with your mother was arranged as you know. And I must confess at the beginning I wasn't that comfortable with the idea, but I'm more than confident to state that I'm quite happy with the results" she could feel the love in his eyes, but also the meaning in the way his father stressed the word mother, she sighed tiredly but smirked.

"She's started to look for suitors, hasn't she?" he smirked as well and nodded.

"I tried to told her it was too early, you're my only child, and I'm not happy with the thought of you…"he trailed off, narrowing his eyes before continue "you still haven't even graduated and college is ahead, I know we're known for being traditionalist, but I prefer to think we are able to mix the honorable traditions and the wildness of the present times. I know now days young people won't be happily engage while in college."

"Don't worry father, I know you tried" she smiled softly at him

"Now that's why I was asking you. Your mother also loves you, she's just…old school" he said and both laughed heartily "you need to tell us Shizuru" he said turning serious "what is what you wish for your future. An arranged marriage? To wait for the lucky guy?" he smiled again before adding "Get into those contest were all the suitors live under the same roof?" she laughed at the thought, but internally flinched at the word guy, for some reason whenever someone implied her living happily ever after with some guy, well she would rather imagine hanging herself.

"I promise I'll think about it, and have some suggestions next weekend. But I have to go and pack, I'll be going back to school later" her father nodded and smiled at her, she walked to him and gave him a brief hug and a kiss on his cheek

"Not suggestions" he added smiling, before she could leave his home office "it's your life Shizuru, you and you alone must decide" she sighed and nodded. For him it was so apparent that she would rather have them making the final choice, but parents are just for guidance and support, sighing once again at the thought of his little girl with some unworthy, filthy, unfaithful man, he flinched at that and took his laptop once again getting back to work.


"Kaichou-sama?" Shizuru was snapped back from her thoughts "are you ok?" the girl looked at her worriedly

"Ara, sorry for my little slip, although I can not help it, when I'm surrounded by so much cuteness" she said smiling –her oh so famous super effective smile- causing that all the bunch of girls blushed furiously. Shizuru smiled in satisfaction, she loved her fans, they were cute, beautiful, some of them shy and some of them more forwards, sometimes she couldn't help but think what it'd be like to…

'Holy shit! Oh god….oh god…you got to be kidding me!'

Realization hit her, and when realization hit you, it feels like you have been hit by a bucket of bricks in the head, so Shizuru was panicking inside, while trying to remain as calm and cool as she could outside, fortunately for Shizuru the bell rang signaling the start of the next period

"I just remember, I have some things to take care, it was nice to have lunch with you, thanks for keeping me company" she smiled and left. At the back of the group a girl frowned, something was wrong with her beloved Kaichou, and she was going to find out sooner or later.

Shizuru was considering going home; she needed to think, definitely needed to think, about so many things that her head was already throbbing. She finally decided to go to the infirmary, she could ask for a bed and privacy for a while; she still needed to attend a meeting with all the student council and the school administrator.

"Fujino-Kaichou?" a young woman with a white coat called once Shizuru opened de infirmary door

"Good Morning Sagisawa-sensei, I've a bit of a headache, I was wondering if I could take a bed" she asked smiling softly.

"Are you ok?" the nurse asked looking confused, it was not a common thing to have the almighty Kaichou in the infirmary feeling sick.

"Yes thank you, I just have a bit of a headache" she said and bowed slightly in thanks when the nurse signaled to the bed in the corner, as she was walking towards the bed she spotted a young redhead boy sleeping in the bed near the door, she didn't pay too much attention to it and laid on the bed not before closing the curtain. She left her mind drift, and she didn't realized when it was that she felt asleep.


"What are you doing here?" she heard a weak guy's voice – that she supposed belonged to the boy from earlier - coming from the other side of the curtain

"Seriously I take the time to come and visit you and that's how you pay me? How ungrateful" she heard a husky girlish amused voice as well

"Sorry onee-san is just that is weird for you to be in the school grounds at all"

"Yeah well, your sister thought you'd be bored and asked me to come"

"I'm sorry" she heard the guy whispering

"For what?" was the girl response, she started to feel curious to who the other voice was, it was husky yet girlish, it carried confidence and it projected a strong personality, so she moved slightly trying to peek out of the curtain opening.

"I'm always causing troubles for everybody, you, nee-chan, Mikoto and even onee-chan"

"Hey don't talk rubbish, you don't cause troubles, think of it as if…. we were investing"

"Investing?"

"Yeah, we try to get the money for your surgery, and when you grow up, you'll graduate from college and get a good job, so…I expect you to pay for my food, my fuel and clothes…If we ever get to turn Mikoto into anything useful besides a glutton, she'll pay for my mayo, lingering and bike's other things besides fuel" they both laughed

"Well then" he said a little bit more cheerful "I'm just glad Mikoto get's the worst parts, I wish she gets a good job" they laughed again, Shizuru had been moving so very slightly on the bed, by the time the laughs died down, she was already able to see, and she had to cover her mouth to prevent the gasp when she looked to the girl leaning on the nurse's desk, a couple of feet away from the boy: it was by far the most beautiful girl she had ever seen, she was lean and well built, she looked the girl upside down and wanted to go and thank the administrator that the skirts were so short that she could have a good glance on those well defined legs, her skin was white almost pale, but flawless, her hair was long silk and a beautiful midnight blue tone, but what strike her the most was that even though she was not looking at her, Shizuru still could make out a beautiful set of emerald green eyes.

The door from the infirmary opened and Shizuru saw, another redhead a busty girl with purple eyes.

"Hey, how are you?" she asked the boy and placed the back of her hand on his forehead

"I'm feeling better" he said smiling

"Natsuki?" she said when the blunette cleared her throat "I didn't bring lunch for you I'm sorry, I thought you had already left, but there should be enough leftovers in my room – if Mikoto hasn't finished all of it that is – you can go now, I'll stay here. And thanks for keeping Takumi company I'll promise ill cook something for you sometime soon Natsuki" so that was the name of the girl, for some reason it rang a bell in her head but she couldn't remember why.

"oh shit, I should go now if I want to eat" she said and straightened herself "Oh, I just remembered, I've something for you" she said and bent down to pick up her backpack, Shizuru blushed furiously as her eyes traveled all the length of those beautiful legs, she even tilted her head to the side to try and have a better look. There was no doubt now on what she had realized that morning"I know your sister is not the most entertaining girl in the world, but this would help you to die of boredom" she handed the boy a psp and smirked to the other girl "you know is true Mai" she said and laughed heartedly when the redhead stuck her tongue out to her, and that was when Shizuru knew that she had to talk to that girl, to make her know that Shizuru Fujino existed, and possibly become close to her…