A/N: Konnichiwa minna-san! This is my first Ronin Warriors fic so please be gentle T T. Although the two new OCs sounds like a mary-sue, she's not (I hate mary-sues) Please R+R! I won't continue if there are not enough reviews!
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Rowen ran down the street, panting heavily. He mentally cursed his low blood sugar. If it weren't for it, he might have woken up on time…for once.
Rowen was so focused on reaching the school doors he didn't notice what else was around him. With a loud "WHUMP!" he was on the ground, his books scattered. He groaned for a moment before he realized who he ran into. A pink-haired girl was sitting on the concrete and shaking her head.
He opened his mouth to apologize, but before he could say a word, she grabbed her books and ran towards the entrance.
"Watch where you're going next time, Jackass!" she yelled over her shoulder, disappearing into the school doors.
Rowen sat with his friends at the lunch table.
"Hey, guys," he said.
"Rowen, you were late again today!" Ryo teased him.
"Oh, shut up," he laughed, "It wasn't my fault this time!"
"Oh?" Sage asked.
"Yeah, I ran into some girl and she just yelled at me. I've never seen her before."
"Does she have pink hair?" Cye asked.
"Uh, yeah," Rowen replied. How did he know?
"That's probably Rhonda."
"You know her?"
Cye laughed, "She's in my history class. They introduced her. She's an exchange student from America."
"Well, she seemed less than friendly." Rowen rolled his eyes at the previous encounter.
"Eh, give her some time," Kento suggested, "It's only her first day."
Rowen tapped his desk with his pen in boredom. Today was going by really slow for some reason.
"Ah, Miss Maxwell," he heard the teacher say, "Please take a seat next to Mr. Hashiba"
Rowen glanced up to see who was coming. He couldn't believe his eyes. It was the same girl from before! He went into a silent panic mode. Should he pretend that nothing happened? Or should he try to hide his face so she would not recognize him.
As she sat down, Rowen remembered Kento's words.
"Eh, give her some time. It's only her first day."
Rowen took a breath and decided he was right. Class had not officially started yet. He might as well speak to her.
"Hey, you're the new girl from America right?" He asked.
She glanced over and silently nodded. Rowen waited, but no response came.
"What's your name?" he decided to ask.
"Rhonda Maxwell," she replied, this time keeping her eyes on him. She seemed to stare at him for a moment, "Have I met you before? You seem familiar."
Rowen hesitated for a moment, "I'm the Jackass from this morning."
After a few seconds, the look of realization came to her face.
"That was you?"
Rowen nodded and smiled.
"Sorry about that," she replied halfway sarcastic, "I was late."
"Okay, everyone, settle down," the teacher announced, ending they're conversation, "If you remembered the test, you probably remembered it wasn't easy. However, I know that most of you could have done better. Therefore, we are taking the test over."
Many loud groans came from numerous students.
"You should be thankful," he said, "You need a re-take considering the scores."
"But, Mr. Kantu!" A whiner groaned.
"No buts about it. The test is scheduled for next Tuesday. Now, for today's lesson, we will be discussing the electron cloud of the atom."
Everyone began to take out their chemistry books. As Mr. Kantu went on with his lesson, Rowen couldn't help but feel a little awkward. This Rhonda seemed very…cold. There was a cold, almost hateful aura around her.
After a while, the bell finally rang.
'Thank goodness,' Rowen thought. He was finally out of the chemistry class. It's not that he didn't like chemistry, he just didn't like sitting next to her.
"Rowen! Wait up!" he heard in the hallway. He turned to see a brunette girl running towards him, her long braid bouncing as she jogged.
"Hi, Maria!" he greeted her.
"What's up? You seemed kinda distracted."
Rowen shrugged, "You know that girl that just transferred?"
Maria thought for a second, "I think so. Why?"
Rowen shrugged again, "She just seemed a little…tense."
"Hmm," she mumbled, "I think I have her next period. I'll see what her problem is. Well, see ya!" She happily ran off.
Rowen laughed as she disappeared into the crowd. He guessed he met her about six months ago; Cye introduced her. Cye had a crush on her, anyone could see that. But she was so wild and restless that she never really showed her true feelings in public. Cye, on the other hand, was so shy that he could never really open up to her. But, who was he to meddle into their business?
Maria finally got into the language class. She sat down and waited for Rhonda to show up.
'So…she's from America too,' she thought.
Before long she saw the pink-pony tailed girl.
"Over here!" She gestured for Rhonda to sit by her. When she did so, Maria asked her, "Haven't seen you before. Where ya from?"
"America," she replied, "I'm an exchange student."
"Cool! Me too."
"Really?" Rhonda asked.
"That's right. What's your name?" Maria asked.
"Rhonda Maxwell."
"Maria Banner," they shook hands.
"What part of America did you live in?" Maria asked.
"Batton Rouge, Louisiana. What about you?"
"Some dinky, little, oil town called Midland, Texas. I've been to Batton Rouge before, though. I loved it there."
"It was quite amazing there," Rhonda laughed.
Maria and Rhonda found themselves visiting and laughing like old friends.
'I wonder what Rowen was talking about? She isn't bad at all. She's actually quite fun."
"Would you like to come over to my house sometime?" Maria asked.
"Sure. What's your phone number?"
After they exchanged numbers, Maria asked, "Is your hair natural?"
Rhonda laughed, "Believe it or not, yes. It was a birth-defect or something."
"I have a friend like that. His hair is naturally blue."
'Blue?' Rhonda thought, 'I wonder…'
Rowen burst through the school doors.
"Finally!" he almost cried, "School's out for the day."
"Rowen! Wait!" he heard once again.
"Maria! Did you find out anything about her?"
That was the question that got her started.
"Are you kidding? I found out a ton! Rhonda's from my part of the U.S. Her hair is natural just like yours, and Rowen, she is smart. I think she's as smart as you!"
"Oh, really?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah. And forget about what you said. I think she's a really awesome person!"
"Well, I have to go now," he said before he turned around and walked away.
"Maria!" Ryo called out, "Have you seen Rowen anywhere?"
"We were looking for him," Cye added.
"Yeah, and I think I just pissed him off."
"Why? What happened?" Kento asked, appearing out of nowhere.
"I'm not sure. I think I said something wrong though."
Ok, folks. I've reposted this after reading a review that I REALLY needed to read.
Note to Isabel Night: Thanks a TON. I'm confused on what you mean by 'Title your story.' and using slang. Please explain. Other than that, I am eternally grateful for the wonderful critique.
Hoorah for chappie 1! I hope this is much better than my previous post. Please R+R! I really need it.
