Me: This tenth story is dedicated to RockyBlue DanxRuno's birthday! Hope you got a lot of presents sweetie!
These are the Keys to this story
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* = Time skip
*~*~*= Start and end of flash backs
{~X~} = Swap locations
Bold = Emphasis on words
Italics = Speaking their thoughts to themselves
Runo: What the heck is wrong with the summary?
Me: What do you mean?
Runo: Lady? Love? What type of story is this?!
Julie: Probably one that turns you into um, I don't know, a proper lady?
Runo: I'm fine the way I am!
Alice: Oh it's just a story
Me: Yes, one that I hope you guys don't find boring since this was rushed in like a day. So enjoy!
Chapter One: From Rags Back to Riches
No one's POV
Huff… huff… huff…
"I think she went that way. Everyone split up and search the perimeter!" A man in a black suit, matching aviator glasses, and a clear earpiece set in his right ear commanded to several others in the exact same outfit.
Huff… huff… huff…
They all nodded and divided up through the alleys of Wardington City. Each one assigned to search for a specific girl.
Huff… huff… huff…
One of those bodyguards looked behind a grimy old dumpster, but once again found nothing. He was about to report back to his superior when he noticed a flash of blue passing by at light speed at the end of the lane.
His eyes widened as he knew exactly what it was. The guard ran off in that direction while activating his communicator. "I think I found her, off the side towards the main road!"
Huff… huff… huff…
A breathless hooded figure ran though street after street, hiding from the people that were chasing her. How long do they keep this up? She thought aggravatingly while skidding past another corner of an alley, only to end up at a dead end. "Dammit!" She seethed to herself.
A lock of her bright blue hair managed to come loose behind her pale yellow hoodie, but fixing it was the least of her problems. In seconds she zipped back to where she came from, hoping it wasn't too late to escape from them… again…
"There she is!" One of the suit clad men alerted. Soon several others came, blocking the only way out for her to run from.
The girl started to back away while her teeth grinded against one another on annoyance.
She took off back to the brick wall that went nowhere, despite the fact it was inevitable she couldn't win this fight.
Just before the shadowed person could make it to the end, two guards grabbed her arms and spun her around. Their head leader then pulled off her hood, while in the process of releasing her blue head of hair, a mess from the weeks of not bathing and in disarray from the strength at which he pulled her jacket.
Her expression was utter hatred as she glared up at the man that wore a victorious smile on his face.
He pulled out a black cell phone and speed dialled a number. Once to repetitive tone ceased he said, "We found her. Shall we bring her back home?" He asked while stealing a glimpse from the defeated girl hanging her head in shame.
On the other end, she managed to hear a familiar male voice say, "Yes. It's been a while since we've seen our daughter." With that, the called ended.
The bodyguard nodded and put the phone back into a hidden pocket inside his blazer. He motioned his hand upwards and the pair holding on the girl understood as they started to drag her out of the alleyway and into a white limousine.
They pushed her inside and hastily shut the door. Before she could try and get out, the vehicle already started moving.
She groaned and slouched back in the cream leather patented seats. "Not again…" She stared out into the busy city, although everything looked bleak to her. The blue haired girl sighed and examined the same limo she used to time and time again.
It was even bleaker being inside than out.
{~X~}
"Six weeks. That's a new record for you,"
A woman dressed in fancy clothing and pearls stated as she and her husband sat across from the girl covered in filth from living in the streets for so long.
She looked down at the table set that laid the most expensive china and gourmet teacakes.
It was the same place she knew before. Same mansion, same Victorian styled interior, and the same parents she wanted to get away from.
"Runo, when are you going to stop running?" Her father asked in concern for his daughter. She shot a stone cold stare at him with her emerald green eyes. "When you stop trying to find me," The blunette answered as she crossed her arms and slumped down on the beige, gold embroidered couch.
Her parents shared a look with each other and nodded, understanding the agreement they made when Runo disappeared the last time. Her mother started off by saying, "Honey, we've decided that you can't just run off whenever you like to anymore…" But Runo stayed silent and did not flinch at what she said. It's the same speech over and over again. You never do anything about it anyway.
"So we've decided," She continued, "To send you to St Lumina Academy, a school for learning manners and etiquette." This made the blunette shoot up from her seat with her eyes wide in anger. "What!" She screamed to the two of them. Even the servants behind her were shocked for a moment and they hardly ever moved unless told so by their masters.
Her father tried to calm her down by moving his arms in a downwards motion. "Look we know this is harsh, but it's what's best for you," When he had said those words it made the ratty clothed girl blow her gasket. "You want what's best for me? You barely have enough time to sit down and lecture me! So who are you to say to know what's best for me?" Her parents were about to retaliate but Runo wouldn't let them.
She stormed out of the room with the butlers opening up the doors for her as she said grumpily "I'm going to my room…"
Her mother and father watched her leave with worried expressions. They both stared down into their laps in silence. "She's still just a child Saki. Don't let her words bother you." Tatsuo said reassuringly, although it was doing little to help. His wife weakly smiled as she laid a hand on top of his "Right… We know what's best for her… don't we?"
{~X~}
By the time Runo returned to the confinement of her bedroom, she screamed into the pillow on her queen sized bed, kicking her legs as well to let out her frustration.
It was both a mix of what her parents just told her, and to what that had done to her room while she had been gone.
The walls that were once obsidian black were now ebony white. The posters that she stuck up were torn down. They covers of her bed had turned from a faded sunny yellow, her favourite colour, into a sky blue lace, too girly for her liking. And what blew that over the top was her walk in closet, now filled with frilly dresses and heels instead of her hoodies and sneakers.
Once the blunette found the will to stop screaming, she turned her head to the side and just stared at the large window by the end of her room. She seemed so unanimated now even though her family spat that put in all her energy into was not that long ago.
In her head she thought about running away for the… who knows how many times it's been, let's just say a lot. But in her heart, she wanted to stay. Not because of the flashy car, not because of the sweet dessert she can eat, but because…
Because…
There was a blank. What was holding her back from leaving again? The fact she was financial stable? The many things she had in her possession? The countless servant's that waited on her hand and foot?
No, those aren't it either. Runo thought as she sighed into her pillow, one she found highly uncomfortable.
But before she could figure out what made the doubt to stay in her heart, her eyes slowly closed to a shut.
And for the rest of the night, she fell into a dreamless sleep.
Once Runo's eyes slowly opened after twelve straight hours of sleep, she screamed.
She wasn't in the threshold of her bedroom; she was in the one lace she hated to be.
"How many times do I have to tell you, that I hate travelling by helicopter?!" The blunette yelled over the engine to her parents, who seemed very peaceful as they drank their tea. While all Runo could do was hold on the seatbelt crossed over her body, hoping that they'd land safely. She even disregarded the cream dress she was wearing that looked like an upgraded version of a school uniform as she was so scared.
The sleeves were long and so was the neckline. There was a large red bow tied around her neck and a pair of black shoes on her feet. But the most annoying part of her transformation was the white tights and the fact she had yellow ribbons tied to her pigtails, that and the fact it was all lined in some frilly fabric.
In the back of her head she wondered how they did all this when she was asleep, but was still too busy screaming her head off to question her parents.
After what felt like an eternity on the flying death trap, Runo made a beeline for the door once it touched ground. She found herself lying on the grass of a wide open field, but was too preoccupied calming down to see the many buildings sprawled out across the area.
Unlike herself, her parents exited out gracefully and with pride as they greeted someone that Runo was a student as they were quite short.
Their blond hair and blue eyes that hid behind a pair of red rimmed glasses told her that he was foreign, but she couldn't pinpoint his origin.
Not bothering to make a warm welcome, Runo just continued to lay there in the sun. But the warm rays were short lived when three distinct figures shadowed over her, making her more irritated that she already was.
"Runo, this is Marucho," Saki presented motioning to the short boy. Runo simply stared at him. It wasn't a glare, but he could tell it didn't have any friendly intentions. "He's the Headmaster at St Lumina." This made the blunette jump up on her feet in shock. "This shrimp is the principle?!" She yelled incredulously.
Marucho cringed at the volume of her voice, that and the fact he felt somewhat insulted. Nevertheless he put on a winning smile. "Ah miss Misaki. Welcome to our Academy," He held out a hand for her to shake, but Runo only gave a questioning look at it, which made him pull back. "In any case, classes begin in," The blond paused to check the time on his high tech watch. "Fifteen minutes, you'd better hurry."
The blunette's eyes doubled in size when she heard that. "Don't I get to take my stuff to my room or something? Why the hell do I have to go to class on my first day?" Her mother gave her a stern look, which made Runo only dial it down by a fraction.
Marucho let out a small strained laugh. "You have been admitted late within the semester, so you'll have to make it up by attending classes immediately if you want to graduate." Runo groaned aggravatingly. "I didn't even want to come here in the first place!" She screamed so loud that birds in the campus forest got startled and flew from the brush of leaves. "Just expel me know and get it over with." she said in a softer tone.
The red glassed boy sighed before pushing his lens up. The glare from it made Runo suspicious for some reason.
"I apologise for my brashness but," The blond snapped his fingers and out of thin air, two Lumina security guards appeared on both sides of Runo and grabbed her arms. "Not again!" she groaned attempting to squirm out of their grip as she was now lifted off the ground.
With an innocent expression, the Headmaster commanded them to take Runo to her classroom, with her screaming all the way before she got tired and let them carry her.
"Let me assure you that we'll turn your daughter into a fitting heir for the MISAKI Group." Marucho assured turning back to the worrying parents.
They gave each other hesitant looks while Marucho stayed in his calm and happy nature.
The two nodded to each other before looking desperately at the small boy and said, "Please take care of her."
{~X~}
"Let me go! Let me go!" Runo ordered after gaining back the will to fight, mainly when they entered the castle like structure
And just as they halted in front of a set out double oak wood doors did the guards finally heed her words. They dropped her on the stone cold white Italian marble floor, causing the blunette to yelp in pain. "Give me some warning will ya," she said rubbing her bruised knees.
When Runo finally got up she stared at the doorway for a certain amount of time before turning back to the guards who hadn't left the scene. She jerked a thumb in its direction while crossing her arms. "There's no way I'm going in ther-" But before she had the chance to protest, the pair shoved her in and slammed the door shut.
"What the hell!" Runo screeched banging her fists on the doors. It took her several moments to notice the murmuring from behind. She froze and stiffly turned around to see some kids around her age, all dressed up in the clothes that she was wearing, save for the boys who were in a black and lilac themed uniform.
Crap, people. Runo thought, pushing her back so hard on the door that the golden handle practically jabbed the side of her ribs. She didn't like the way they were all side staring at her while at the same time whispering to the person beside them. Runo tried to jimmy the handle but it was sadly stuck. Or the fact that security was still outside and was keeping an eye on the doors.
Giving up on escaping by the entrance, Runo groaned and ripped out the ribbons in her hair, dropping them on the ground before stomping on them like bugs. She knew the other students were watching her, but the green eyed girl didn't care. "What are you looking at?!" she yelled, making the whole class jump back. By now the blunette's voice was beginning to grow weary. She didn't know how much more she could take before the physical violence starts.
"All right class are we ready to go?"
Everyone's eyes looked upwards, as did Runo's. She hadn't noticed the set of staircases on both sides of the doorway leading up to what appeared to be a small library.
A girl with silver hair contrasting her dark tanned skin giggled as she slid down the rail and landed perfectly on the floor. "Today we'll be going over French Cuisine. So get you aprons and let's start cooking!" The midnight blue orbed girl cheered pumping her fist in the air. The others followed in tow.
She's in the same uniform, and looks like my age. Why is she acting like the teacher? Runo wondered with a tilt of her head.
"Julie, it French Literature not Cuisine," The students attention went back up the stairs to see another girl with fiery orange hair hugging a set of hardcover books. She gracefully made her way down the stairs, each step as silent as it is at night.
"Oops, right," The silver said sheepishly, scratching the back of her head. "Well then the macaroons will have to wait! Ready to get your French on Alice?" The chocolate brown eyed girl giggled behind her hand. "Of course,"
The two then got to the front of the room where the whiteboard was and took one of the plush single seats set on the higher platform while the others went to their desks, all except Runo.
When everyone dispersed, it left the blunette in the centre, where the two girls finally noticed her presence.
"You must be our new the student, Runo Misaki right?" The redhead said placing the book she had with her on the small glass table between her and the tanned girl. Whispers began to spread once again among the students, mainly having to do with the potential heir of the MISAKI Corporation being in their class. It was one of the wealthiest groups after all. But they would have never have thought that the successor would be so… rough…
Runo hesitantly nodded. "Yeah I guess… who are you?" The duo smiled and shared a look at each other before standing up.
"I'm Julie Makimoto, heiress to Makimoto Fashions." The one with shiny white hair declared. Runo then turned to the other for her brief profile. "Alice Gehabich, my grandfather is the head of the Russian Mafia." To this the blunette's eyes widened. That was not her first impression of this Alice girl at all.
"Well then," Runo began brushing off the dust from her dress, "Since that's done I'll be on my way." This time she headed for the window, but once again was stopped. "What about the lesson? This is your first class is it not?" Alice asked.
"Well the teachers not here yet so if I'm not here then technically no," Runo proceeded to unlatch the hook of the window but paused when the class started laughing. She turned back to them, mainly Julie and Alice for an answer.
"Um Runo, didn't anybody tell you?" The silver head said with an amused raised brow. When Runo stayed silent the tanned girl took that as a no, so she continued. "Here at Lumina, the students are the one who teach."
She blinked stupidly at them, her head filling up with things wrong with this school that she couldn't bother to sort out.
Dammit, Mom, Dad, what school did you sent me to? Runo let out a bitter laugh. Do you really think this is the best way to change me?
Now hearing this new piece of information, she put on a smile and closed the window before twirling around to face her new classmates. And in the most not believable enthusiastic tone she said, "I can't wait to become a lady here."
Or mess this place up so bad there's no way they'd want to make me their successor.
Me: Don't worry if this was uneventful, I'll make it interesting later on. The other characters will arrive in chapters soon to be written
Runo: Translation: in a couple of months
Me: I'm working on it! Laziness is a horrible disease!
Julie: One that you haven't got cured, probably now and forever
Me: You're supposed to be a lady in this story, so act like it!
Julie: Oh my sincerest apologies. Please disregard my atrocious behaviour
Me: Okay no need to go that far -_-" Anyway please review and adios amigos! Yep, random moment right there XP
XOXO AsianBunny