When did this happen?
The cherry tree's leaves having their colors slowly fade.
When did it happen?
I feel as if the cherry tree has lost it's fragrance

A man of about 17, with long silver hair in a ponytail, and his golden eyes shining beautifully, slowly walks up to a tall tree, gently placing his hand on its bark.

When did it all happen?

"This can't be...Astrea Hill?" A boy of about 16, says in frustration, holding up a picture. Burning pink spikes grew on his head, and rubies glittered in his eyes. he wore his traditional school outfit. Black slacks, a white t-shirt, and a beige vest, with a gray tie. A view of a large, tree hill, with a castle-like buidling on top, was shown in his eyes.

"Is it really that far?" He complained once again to himself. He ran. "Ahhhh!!! I'm going to be late if I don't hurry!" He screamed to himself.

"The bell rang, as Ichiro Nagisa, panted his way to the top. He finally smiled as he saw a schoolyard, surrounded by trees. There were girls and gentleman with black dresses and suits, dressed in lace, with a victorian style to it, and were complete with green ties. There were men in beautiful, white suits, complete with black dress slacks and shoes. There were girls in slim red vests, with plaid red skirts, and white long-sleeved shirts under the vests.

"How beautiful!" Ichiro thought as he ran. "Those uniforms are pretty! Those other red ones are cute, too! Ichiro, unfortunately, was lost in thought, as he saw a hill in front of him. He wasn't watching where he was running, and suddenly was running through trees down a hill screaming "IYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

Thump! Ichiro fell on his bottom, and stood up to find himself on a beach. Across the beach, was the castle-like building, and he was halfway down the hill. "What should I do now?"

"Nevermind! I need to hurry!" He said, determiningly, and sprinted up the hill again. It wasn't long til the sun was hidden between trees, as Ichiro limped through a thick forest. "What kind of a place is this?" Was all Ichiro could think at the time.

For what seemed like hours, Ichiro finally came to a clearing, and before him was a fading sakura tree. He put his backed against it and sighed, almost falling asleep, until he heard footsteps on the other side.

He turned around, to see a gorgeous man of no older than 17. Long, silver hair, tied in a low ponytail, hung from his delicately feminine head. Golden jewels shone in his eyes, and thin lips were on his curious grin. He was around 8 inches taller than him, in the traditional, victorian style, black suit he saw on other people earlier, with white laced around the handcuffs and collar.

The view only made Ichiro stumble backwards, as he fell on his bottom again, and his schoolbag was whacked into his face, and his little Maneki Neko keychain fell to the soft grass. The grin on the man's face turned into a frown of a mixture of concern, and amusement.

Ichiro took the bag off his face, and stared at the sight. "He's so...beautiful..." Ichiro thought.

"Uh...I'm..the n-new...stu...transfer...fer...student." He managed to stammer. "Is that so?" The man grinned. He bent down and picked up the cute keychain in his hands, and reached it out to Ichiro. "Here you go." The man said, in a guiet, and low, but beautiful voice. "Th-thank you..." Ichiro stammered. as Ichiro touched the man's hand, to get his neko, the man frowned in a mixture of amazed and confused state, as if a bond started when Ichiro touched his hand.

"Thank you very much." Ichiro said again. The man just stared for a few seconds, confusing the youth, until his stare, turned into a glare, with his frown...turned into a smirk. at that moment, Ichiro gasped.

"My...body...I...can't...move!" he panicked inside his mind. For some reason, he was paralyzed. The man walked gracefully up to Ichiro, and placed his gentle hands on Ichiro's shoulders. He slightly puckered his lips and bent over to Ichiro's forehead, turning Ichiro's cheeks into a light pink. They turned red when warm lips were pressed on his forehead. At that moment, Ichiro fainted in shock.

Ichiro woke up instantly, and panted. He was on a hospital bed, inside the building!?

"What just happened?" Ichiro thought. "Was it all a dream?! I..." He blushed when he thought back at that one part where he was kissed on the forehead.

He looked around the room, only to be met by a pair of dark purple eyes,... centimeters from his face! He screamed for a second and scooted back. Sitting next to the bed on a stoll, was a boy around his age, about 16. He had Dark blue, spiky hair, with a low, small ponytail tied in a ribbon of white and a big bow. He had the same outfit the mysterious bishounen had on.

"I'm sorry to frighten you, dear." He smiled playfully. "I was completely mesmerized. You looked so cute when you were asleep."

"Where is this place?" Ichiro asked, confused. "This is the St. Miatre Academy. You are in the infirmary right now." The boy answered. "Please to meet you, I am Suzuki Tamao." He smiled.

Ichiro sighed. "Oh...I'm-" "I already know." Suzuki interrupted as he took out a mini notebook from his pocket. "You are Ichiro Nagisa, right?" Suzuki reminded himself. "I'm in the same grade and class as you." He continued. "I'm even in the same dormitory as you!" "I see..." Ichiro said, sheepishly. "Nagisa-san, are you feeling better?" Suzuki asked. Ichiro jumped up.

"I'm totally fine! Can't you tell?" Ichiro said happily, making Suzuki chuckle. "Eh? It's already this late?" Ichiro said, looking at his watch. "I heard you fainted in the courtyard this morning. So you were sent here, and slept until now."

"Oh, I see." Ichiro laughed nervously. "I was too excited the night before, so I couldn't fall asleep."

"Well, since I was your roomate, I waited for you here until you woke up." Suzuki replied. "have you been waiting since your classes ended? Ichiro asked. "Yes, but it wasn't a big deal." Suzuki replied. "The time went by quickly, while I was looking at your cute sleepy face!" Suzuki smiled, making Ichiro laugh nervously again.

"Anyway, it's good to know you're alright. The transfer procedures have already been taken care of. Why don't we explore the school? We can head to our dormitory later together." Suzuki said, walking to the door.

"Ok. Sorry to give you any trouble." Ichiro said, following Suzuki. "But before that..." Suzuki smirked, locking the door. "Huh? What?" Ichiro asked.

"I'll need to take a bit of your time." He chuckled, holding out a tape measurer...

Disclaimer: I do not own strawberry panic. I do own Ichiro and the male Shizuma, and all the other males I created.

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