Watashi Wa Kaichō To Koi Ni Yo (I'm in Love with the President)

by Ella Red

AU. Tachibana Rin is a transfer student in a very prestigious school. She happens to unexpectedly fall in love with the school's Student Council President, the snob and proud Takahashi Sesshomaru. Read along at how she tries (and fails) to ignore her feelings, especially when she keeps on running into him. Read and review. Rated M for future chapters.

1. Prologue

Prologue

Spring signifies the beginning of life after a long winter. For high school freshmen, it also signifies the beginning of their high school life, a time in their lives that is filled with experiences and much enjoyment.

16-year old Rin Tachibana entered the gates of Seibu-ryo Gakuen, home of the best and the brightest of the westernlands. Having just graduated from a less prestigious middle school from the neighboring domain, she spent extra hours studying even outside of cram school to get into the academy with a full scholarship. Only a handful of students are admitted into the academy this late into their education, having to boast holistic high-standard formation as early as Pre-K years, accepting students already going into high school may pose threats on the standards that the school upholds.

For high school admission, a student undergoes 5 written exams on the subjects of Math (Basic Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-calculus), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy), Languages (English, Japanese, Mandarin, French, and Spanish), History (Japanese, European, and world), and Social Knowledge (Literature, Art, Music, Dance, Politics, Logic, and Gastronomy). Apart from the written exam, a practical exam composed of 5 subjects namely, Etiquette (Table and Social), Dance (Social, Traditional, and Ballet), Languages (Conversational), Japanese Traditional Arts (Ikebana, Origami, and Chanoyu), and Mastery of each of a Japanese and western Musical Instrument.

After passing a total of 10 exams, a final admission interview is conducted, presided by the Academy's Council of Admissions, making sure that the future student is not only objectively competent, but also has the subjective competency of having grace under immense pressure.

On top of all of that, in order to be granted full scholarship, the student must pass all examinations with a score of no less than 95% and must be recommended by the council. As if getting admitted wasn't hard enough.

Although Rin's grandmother who raised her is more than capable enough to pay for the school fees, she opted to apply for full scholarship in order to gain some sort of footing in a new and unfriendly environment. Besides the fact that Seibu-ryo gets few transferees, even fewer than that gets to last the whole year, let alone graduate, due to the pressure and the hostility of pre-existing students. Transferees are viewed as outsiders and are therefore often welcomed with inhospitality. Getting in with a full scholarship cements her capability and proves her worthy of being treated as an equal, despite being an outsider.

Despite all this careful planning, and her no-bullshit-don't-mess-with-me-oozing-with-confidence attitude, she still nervously made her way across the main courtyard towards the Academy's main office to check herself in for the semester. She can only imagine all the things in store for her in the new life ahead of her.