A/N: The only thing I could say for this story is please review...

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And so they meet...

It was a sunny morning and a very good start to a new day to school but not for Fukuzawa Yumi a first year student at Lillian Girls High School, who woke up late and now rushing to wear her uniform, after putting on her uniform she faces the mirror and comb her shoulder length brown hair and tied it in pigtails then left her room in a rush when she heard the door bell rings.

When she opened the front door of her house a girl with same height as her with shoulder length black hair and a pair of black eyes with glasses was standing outside, it was Takeshima Tsutako her friend and classmate.

"You woke up late again didn't you?" Tsutako asked teasingly and gives her strawberry milk in can and she took it with enthusiasm.

"Thank you" she said happily and opens the can.

"I thought that you might need one this morning so I bought one on my way here" Tsutako said as they walk together towards the bus stop and luckily for them the bus has just arrive, and before they boarded the bus she drunk all the remaining contents of the can and throw it to the nearest trash can.

It took them thirty minutes before they reach the M station where they have to ride another bus that would go around Lillian Girls High School.

After one more hour of ride they reach the bus stop near the school and from there they have to walk towards the school gate where a girl with short black hair and brown eyes was waiting for them it was Yamaguchi Mami their friend and classmate too.

"Good morning Mami!" Tsutako greeted the girl with a smile and the girl smiled back at them.

"Good morning Tsutako" the girl greeted back and look at her "and Yumi"

"Ah good morning Mami" she said with a yawn and Tsutako nudge her in the arm.

"Your manners Yumi" Tsutako whispered and Mami laughs.

"You didn't have enough sleep again?" Mami asked Yumi.

"You could say that" Yumi answered with a shrug "I'm not used to waking up early yet"

"It's been two weeks already since the class started and you're not used to it yet?" Tsutako asked in disbelief.

"It's hard for me to wake up in the morning you know" Yumi answered and glance behind her curiously when the other students became quiet and there she saw the beautiful and tall girl with sharp blue eyes and long black straight hair that has been slightly move by the wind and her cheeks that has been touch by the morning sun was now a little bit reddish that made her more beautiful.

The girl was Ogasawara Sachiko the Rosa Chinensis en bouton and the most popular and beautiful student in Lillian, and as she walks towards the school building she was greeted by the students while looking at her with admiration.

But Yumi noticed something else in Ogasawara Sachiko as she returns the greetings and the smiles of the students Ogasawara Sachiko's smile doesn't reaches her eyes that confuses Yumi and watch the girl as she passes them by.

"She's really beautiful" Tsutako whispered while pressing her camera capturing the beauty of a goddess but Yumi didn't say anything.

"I heard that she doesn't have a petit soeur yet" Mami added.

Soeur (sister) was the term used by all the students of Lillian Girls High School for the person they chose to be with them at all times and treated each other as a friend and family, this tradition has been passed down since the day that the school was built and all of the students abide it without hesitations.

"Really?" Yumi asked surprised and Mami nodded.

"Come to think of it you don't have an onee-sama yet" Tsutako voice out in wonder and Mami nodded her agreement because the two girls in front of her has onee-samas already Tsutako was taken by the Photography club captain which is a third year student while Mami was chosen by a second year student and one of the members of the Newspaper club.

"And your point?" Yumi asked one eye brow raise.

"It's just weird" Tsutako answered and shook her head.

"Stop thinking about it because it will only make us late for our class" Yumi said and walks ahead her friends.

"Tsutako, Yumi is right stop thinking about it because we will be late" Mami said and followed Yumi leaving Tsutako with a scowl on her face.

Yumi was on her way to the Photography clubroom to meet up with Tsutako but instead of reaching the clubroom she ended up behind the school's gymnasium "I'm lost" she thought with a sigh and look around but to her dismay she didn't saw any sign that would guide her to the photography club nor someone that would show her the way.

"Is something wrong?" a soft voice of a girl asked behind her that made Yumi jump in surprise and turn around to face the person.

"Don't you ever..." but Yumi wasn't able to finish her words when she recognizes the person now standing in front of her, it was none other than Ogasawara Sachiko the Rosa chinensis en buoton.

"I'm sorry if I surprised you like that" Sachiko sama said apologetically.

"It's... umm... it's alright" Yumi said stammering and composes her breathing until it became normal again "just don't surprise me like that" she added and Sachiko sama nodded.

"I may sound redundant but is something wrong you look lost?"

"Yes, I'm lost" Yumi answered without any hesitations "I'm looking for the photography club to meet my friend but I ended up here"

"You're a first year?"

"Yes"

"No wonder you got lost in this school" Sachiko sama said with a soft laugh that made her frown and Sachiko sama interpreted it that she was offended "I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you, it only reminds me when I was a first year like you and got lost here in this place too" Sachiko sama explained that surprises her.

"Did anyone appear to help you around?"Yumi asked curiously but Sachiko sama shook her head.

"I retraced my steps back into the school lobby and from there I look for a school map" Sachiko sama answered that made her smile.

"If it isn't too much could you please show me the way to the photography club?"

"Of course" Sachiko sama answered and lead the way to the photography club, when they reach the club she thank the girl.

"Thank you for the help Rosa Chinensis en bouton!" Yumi said sincerely.

"You know who I am?" Sachiko sama asked surprised.

"Umm... how should I say it... you see most of the students of this school admires you and I've seen you many times before and everyone knows who you are" Yumi explained in a rush.

"I see" Sachiko sama said without smiling that scares Yumi because Sachiko sama's blue eyes became fierce.

"Is she mad?" Yumi thought and avoided Sachiko sama's fierce blue eyes but she look back when Sachiko sama spoke again.

"Are you one of those students?" Sachiko sama asked almost in a whisper and Yumi saw the changes in Sachiko sama's eyes, this time she saw sadness in that beautiful blue eyes.

"What do you mean Rosa Chinensis en bouton?"

"Are you one of those students that admire me?"

Yumi shook her head before she answered.

"I don't think so because I've only started attending this school for two weeks now and I'm still adjusting myself to my new surroundings and I... I really don't know you except for your name and looks and your position in this school" Yumi answered with a smile "and I don't admire people just because of their looks or their standings in life, I admire people for who they are and what they are"

Sachiko sama look at the girl's brown eyes as she listens to her words and she saw honesty and kindness in it that she never saw before to anyone "You're so kind" she said but the girl shook her head.

"I'm just being honest" the girl said.

"What's your name?"

"My name?

"Uhuh"

"It's Fukuzawa Yumi"

"Fukuzawa Yumi" Sachiko sama repeated in a whisper "I'll be sure to remember it" she said with a smile and left Yumi in front of the photography clubroom.

Yumi watches Sachiko sama walks away and when the girl was no longer in sight she entered the clubroom of the photography club and found her friend.

The next day Yumi was walking alone towards the school's lobby since Tsutako has to make a detour to the photography club to meet her onee-sama while Mami wasn't in sight when she and Tsutako reaches the school gate earlier and they decided to go ahead of their friend, but when she's half the way to the school's lobby someone called her name.

"Yumi" a soft voice of a girl called out that froze her for a second and when she glance back she was met by a beautiful blue eyes "good morning Yumi" the girl said with a smile and this time she could see that it reaches the girl's beautiful eyes.

"Ah good morning too Rosa Chinensis en buoton" Yumi answered and turned around quickly to meet the girl, Sachiko sama stops in front of her and leans forward to whisper in her ear.

"You know you could call me by my given name" Sachiko sama whispered that surprises her and step back and when she look around she saw that the other students who are also on their way to their classes stop and watch the two of them curiously.

"But that would be a disrespectful to you" Yumi said and look on to the ground.

"If it's you I don't view it as disrespecting me"

"But still..." Yumi tried to protest and look back at the girl but Sachiko sama silence her by raising one of her hands "alright Sachiko sama" she said shyly.

"See it's not that hard" Sachiko sama said with a smile and offered her hand to Yumi that surprises the girl again.

"Eh?"

"Let's walk together to the school"

"I can't" Yumi answered in a whisper but loud enough for Sachiko sama to hear.

"Why not?" Sachiko sama asked confused but didn't lower her hand.

"Everyone is watching"

"So?" Sachiko sama asked more confused that made Yumi sigh.

"How can she be so dense?" Yumi thought and took Sachiko sama's hand that surprises her because Sachiko sama's hand has a warm feeling that envelops her and felt at ease "how comforting" she thought and hold it tightly that made Sachiko sama glance at her as Sachiko sama lead her to the school "I don't want to let go of this hand" thinking those words Yumi realizes something that made her smile that Sachiko sama saw but didn't say anything.

When they reaches the school lobby Sachiko sama let go of Yumi's hand and face the girl "thank you for walking with me" Sachiko sama said because she doesn't know what to say and it's the first time that it happens to her, Yumi in response let out a soft laugh that made her giggle because the girl's laugh was so cute.

"You don't have to thank me for that Sachiko sama" Yumi said.

"You're right" Sachiko sama said and about to say something but stops when some students pass them.

"I should get going now I still have a cleaning duty" Yumi said and even though she doesn't want the girl to go yet she has no choice but to nod.

"You're right I also have to attend a meeting with the student council members" Sachiko sama said and Yumi excuses herself and left her "that girl is something" Sachiko thought as she walks towards the Rose Mansion where the student council room was located, when she reaches the door to the Yamayurikai she didn't knock and just opened the door and four pairs of eyes glance at her with interest and curiosity as she entered the room but Sachiko ignores the stares and sits next to her onee-sama, a girl with short black hair and a stunning beauty Mizuno Youko the current Rosa Chinensis.

"Did something good happens to you?" Youko sama whispered to her petit soeur.

A/N: Let me clear some things first... in this story the Lillian Middle School doesn't exist and I'm only focusing on their high school life.

I hope you enjoy! ^_^