One
They couldn't believe that they had been chosen as exchange students. They still had a lot to do with the Yumayurikai. They were Rosa Chinensis, Rosa Foetida and Rosa Gigantea after all. Not to mention, their en boutons and petite soeurs would be accompanying them as well, which meant there would be no one left to look after the Rose Mansion. However, the principal did inform them that they needed not to worry about the school affairs, as they would be taking care of that while they would spend six months at the other girl's school, none of them could feel at ease about it.
Satou Sei, a third year that held the title of Rosa Gigantea, didn't seem to mind about the whole student exchange business. In fact, she looked somewhat excited and couldn't wait to embark on this new journey that she was sure none of her friends were looking forward to. Her en bouton, Toudo Shimako, was quite the same as her but her emotions didn't reflect on her reaction such as her Onee-sama did.
Torii Eriko, a third year that held the title of Rosa Foetida, wasn't expecting such a turn of event. Yes, she had heard that the principal would be choosing some of the students from Lilian's Girl's High School up for exchange, but she didn't expect it to be her group from Yumayurikai. She was the first to object to this, placing reasons such as no one would be left to run the Student Council and help with the school activities. Her reasons were set aside and she was defeated, but that didn't mean that she was still worrying about it.
Her en bouton, Hasekura Rei, wasn't too pleased with the fact that she had to leave her Kendo Club behind. She wasn't worrying about the Rose Mansion as much as her Onee-sama was, but she was sure worrying about the Kendo Club. Her petite soeur, Shimazu Yoshino, was all too excited for the White Roses family comprehend. She was looking forward to the trip because that could only meant she would have more time to spend with her Onee-sama/cousin.
Mizuno Youko, a third year that held the title of Rosa Chinensis, was all calm and collected upon hearing this news. She was the second to bring up the matter to the principal, and like her friend, Rosa Foetida, her reasons were set aside. Of course, she was worrying about the six months that they would all be apart from the school's affairs, but she knew that there was nothing she could do when the principal had set his mind on it.
Her en bouton, Ogasawara Sachiko, was unfazed by it. Sure, she would be missing her family but she knew that six months would go by very fast when her petite soeur would be with her. Besides, she had heard a lot of good things about the school that they were to be exchanged to. For the first part, there was no male in the school. For the second part, it was absolutely peaceful. Those weren't the reasons why her petite soeur, Fukuzawa Yumi, was excited. She wanted to have all the time that she could spend with her Onee-sama. It was as if she hadn't spent enough time with her. And for some reason, Sachiko was feeling the same as well.
"This is ridiculous!" Eriko sighed irritatingly. "How did they pick us out of all the students in the school?"
"Perhaps they are just trying to give us some break." Youko suggested.
"Or some fresh air and a new environment to study in!" Sei added enthusiastically.
Eriko eyed the other two Roses for a moment before she turned to her en bouton. "Rei, what do you think about this?"
"I don't like it." Rei replied with a small frown. "I have to part the Kendo Club for six months."
Yoshino's eye twitched as if her Onee-sama had given the wrong answer. "Is that all you care about?"
Rei looked over at Yoshino, confused at the reason behind the younger girl's question. "Yes, is there anything else I should be worried about?"
Yoshino frowned, trying as best as she could to hold in the anger that was boiling up inside her but the attempt was in vain. Soon enough she was standing from her seat, pointing her finger at Rei with a disappointed look. However, words were unable to escape her mouth when she all she wanted to say was 'Me! You should worry about me too!' So instead of saying those words, she gave out an irritated sigh and retracted her hand as she sat back down. "Never mind."
"It is already set, there is no need to sit around complaining and whining about it." Youko said as she brought her cup of tea to her lips.
"What Youko said, it wouldn't do any of you any good anyway." Sei said with a sigh. "You all should be happy, we wouldn't have to do any work except for studying for the whole six months!"
"The only thing that I am wondering about is the three academies there." Shimako said softly.
Sei gave it some thought before agreeing. "Ah, yes! St Miator, St Spica and St Lulim, right?"
"As I've heard and gathered information about those three schools," Youko began. "St Miator's Girl's Academy is the oldest school in the campus that held a history of 100 years. It is also known for its upholding traditions. The second oldest is St Spica's Girl's Institute that specializes in sports. Lastly it's the St Lulim's Girl's School that is known for its carefree and relaxed character."
"Mmm, which do you think each of us will be under?" Eriko asked curiously.
"Should we go for our personality?" Youko asked.
"Alright then!" Sei said before she pointed her finger towards Youko. "You'd definitely in St Miator!"
Youko blinked before she smiled, amused at Sei's guess. "Oh? Why would you think that?"
"For a school that is known for its traditions, I'm certain that it would be quite strict and you wouldn't need to keep up with the rules. Besides, whichever school you get put under, I'm very sure that you'd work hard for it." Sei answered.
Youko chuckled. "Ah, you're right. Well, I guess it's my turn to guess." She paused, observing Sei for a short second before smiling. "You'd do fine in St Spica. I believe that you'd fit perfectly in it."
"Well, if that's what you believe, then I guess I'll settle for that answer." Sei responded.
Both of the two Roses turned to look at Erika before grinning. "You're in St Lulim. There's no doubt about it!"
Eriko sighed, defeated at her friends' guess. She might as well be in St Lulim. She was carefree and quite relaxed, if there was nothing to bother her that much.
"Well then, Shimako would be in St Miator because she is quite a traditional person." Sei said which caused Shimako's cheeks to fluster lightly. "Rei would definitely be in St Spica because of her athletic build. Yoshino would be in St Spica as well since Rei would be in it. Sachiko would definitely be in St Miator and Yumi…" She paused, having trouble to guess which school Yumi would be in. "Umm….Yumi…"
Yumi blinked at Sei, confused why she would be stuck at her own guessing when it came down to her. "Um…Rosa Gigantea?"
Sei held up a hand. "Shh, I got this!"
Yumi chuckled nervously as the rest of the Yumayurikai watched as Sei struggled with trying to picture Yumi in any of the three schools. After a long time of thinking, Sei let out a sigh and shrugged. "Yumi would either be in St Miator or St Lulim."
Youko chuckled and nodded. "Well, Sei, I have the list of where we would be in once we got there."
Everyone let out a gasp of surprise, however, Sei's gasp was more out of shock. "What? You got the list all of this time and you let me guess?"
"It was quite interesting, especially when you came to a stop at Yumi-chan." Youko said in amusement. "You did make some right guesses though."
"Rosa Chinensis, may we see the list?" Shimako asked politely.
Youko smiled and nodded, pulling the list out from her bag and set it on the table. Most of Sei's guesses were correct, but what she didn't know that whichever school the Roses have been placed in, their en boutons and petite soeurs would follow suit as well. Youko's Red Rose family was placed in St Miator, the White Rose family was placed in St Lulim and the Yellow Rose family was placed in St Spica. They already have the uniforms all prepared for them, and it wasn't long until they would have to bid farewell to St Lilian's High School for six months to go to an unknown ground. Nevertheless, the idea of being an exchange student had never crossed their minds.