Kawakami Akiko looked nervously out the window.
"Mom…," she trailed off.
"Akiko, you'll be fine!" her mother assured her.
There was a knock at the door and Akiko ran over.
"Ready to go to school, Akiko-chan?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Yeah, Nade-chan. Just let me grab my bag," she replied to purple-haired friend.
Akiko grabbed her bag and ran back over to Nadeshiko, putting the strap on her shoulder.
Akiko stared at the girl, knowing her secret. Akiko's mother didn't know about Nadeshiko's secret, and Akiko never planned on telling her. And Nade's mother didn't know about Akiko knowing, and Nadeshiko never planned on telling her. It was like Akiko and Nadeshiko's little secret.
The brunette and purple-haired girls left the house, heading to Seiyo Elementary, to Akiko's first day in public school.
"Nade-chan… I hope we're in the same class," Akiko mumbled.
"I made sure we are," she assured her.
"Nadeshiko!" Temari's little voice rang out. The small chara, dressed in a pink kimono, flew out.
"Hello, Akiko-chan," she greeted.
"Hi, Temari-chan," Akiko giggled.
"I still don't understand how you can see her when you don't even have an egg," Nadeshiko mumbled in her real voice, loosing the falsetto voice.
"Ah, don't worry about that," Akiko told her.
Nadeshiko turned to Akiko and smiled. The girls rounded the corner, and walked in the large Seiyo gates.
"Akiko-chan, I have to go to the Guardians. Go to the principal's office. He'll take care of it from there," Nade assured.
Akiko smiled nervously as Nadeshiko ran off across the yard. The brunette just found her way to the principal's office and tentatively rapped her knuckles against the hard wood.
A smiling, blonde man opened the door.
"Right this way," the principal. He led her down to the 4th grade class rooms. A woman opened her class room door, but Akiko just stood in the hall. The principal gave her a little push, and Akiko strolled into the room with confidence.
"Students, we have a new student. Her name is Kawakami Akiko," the teacher said.
Nadeshiko walked forward.
"I'll show her to her seat and help her around," Nadeshiko said.
"Thank you, Fujisaki-chan," the teacher said.
"Come on, Ak- er… Kawakami-san," Nadeshiko said.
"Okay, Fujisaki-san," Akiko replied, smiling.
I almost called you Akiko Nadeshiko wrote on a note later.
Why can't people know?
It might be suspicious. I'm sort, but I don't want to lost my Guardian position. By the way, we're having an assembly later. Make sure you come.
Okay. Haha. Now pay attention!
Akiko passed the note back to her friend, turning her focus to the teacher at the front of the classroom.
Nadeshiko scanned over what the girl had just written and grinned at her friend.
I Do Not Own Shugo Chara!