Chapter 2
Pein's POV
I looked at the clock, willing it to go faster, hoping to make my time in chemistry shorten. If I was going to be a ruler someday, why did I need to know all the stuff I was listening to my sensei blab on and on about stuff that I would never use anyway.
My thought drifted back to the mysterious girl from this morning.
Flashback:
I walked up to my building, coming back from my jog. I was exhausted, running around the whole school. As I walked towards the parking lot, I saw a girl carrying two boxes. Not one to leave a girl in need, I walked towards her and lifted one of the boxes.
"Ah! Thank you that were a really big help."
I looked down, and saw her face covered by her hood, only luscious, plump lips could be seen.
I watched her fidget and signal me to follow her to her room. I saw her press the button for the 7th floor on the elevator, and it surprised me a bit. We walked in silence towards her room, and she turned towards me, she smiled a small smile, which made my heart bit faster for a while,
"Thank you for helping me carry these, most of the stuff in my car is mostly clothes, so I can carry them by myself, though it was really nice of you to help me, thank you."
I replied,
"It was no trouble at all. "
I watched her smile more,
"I'm Sakura, by the way. It seems that I'll be your new housemate."
She said, holding out her hand, I slowly grasped it and it surprised me that her skin was so soft, and her hand was small compared to mine.
"Pein, Pein Nagato, it's nice to meet you as well, Sakura-san."
She chuckled,
"Please, you don't need to use formalities with me, Sakura will be fine, Pein-san."
"Then I request you do the same with mine, as well as with the other students living here, since they're not used to honorifics too."
Sakura laughed lightly and nodded,
"Well, anyway it was nice meeting you Pein; you look like you're tired from your jog, so I don't want to keep you."
I chuckled and watched her step inside her room,
"Bye, Pein, see you later."
I nodded and waved my hand as I walked to my room just two doors down from hers,
"Bye, Sakura."
End of Flash back
I watched the teacher blab on and as the bell rang, I gathered my things and placed them all in my messenger bag,
"Hey Pein, the others are waiting for us, we better hurry up."
I looked up and saw my long time friend from middle school, Itachi Uchiha. Itachi was considered to be one of the handsomest people in the whole University. I nodded and we headed towards our meeting place behind the school at the old tree. As we walked in silence, I spoke up,
"Hey Itachi, was there ever a new girl in the house?"
I looked on ahead,
"No, not really, but the principal did say that someone was going to be our new house mate sometime this week. Did you see her?"
"I did, but I didn't get to see her face since she wore a hood."
"Ah."
Sakura's POV
I woke up to the bright light seeping through my curtains; I stretched and looked at the time which read 10:23. Walking to the bathroom, I stepped into the white tiled bathroom and looked around; white tiles, with a large Jacuzzi styled bath tub, on the right side was a shower separated by a frosted glass door. The sink was against the left side. It was an eco-save sink, with a large mirror, and above it was the lighting. The toilet was beside the sink; it was white, with soft black toilet seat padding. I walked over to the sink to look at my appearance; my hair was messy from being slept on, my eyes had slightly unnoticeable bags under them and my skin was pale from lack of sleep. Sighing, I opened the tap and let the cool water run through my fingers. I splashed it on my face to wake me up, and after that, I walked over to my closet outside my bathroom, and picked a fitted long sleeved black and blue stripped shirt with an oval neckline, a pair of light colored ripped skinny jeans, and my under wear. I put them on and combed my hair, until there were no tangles in them, then put them in a high pony tail. I brushed my teeth and then put on my pair of Chuck Taylor black converse and my black scarf. I took my wallet, keys and phone, and locked the door to my room. I walked towards the elevator, and as I pressed it for the first floor. Stopping at the first floor, I took a right and entered a large hall; it was nice and modern looking, with chairs and tables here and there, a few couches, and the food station was more like small shops lined up along the walls, there were a few for fast foods, and some were entirely for sweets. A few were also cafes, but the main shop was occupying the wall to my right. I browsed through the menu, and greeted the helper with a smile and a good morning. I chose French toast, a cup of coffee, and some strawberries with cream. I thanked her and walked outside to the balcony, choosing a magazine on my way there and sat at a table under the shade of a large oak tree. As I continued reading, I heard somebody cough. I looked up from my magazine and found myself looking at a beautiful girl with short black hair that ended at her shoulders, with a single bang hanging at her forehead; she was small, maybe a few inches shorter than me. She had pale skin, and a petite figure, and her eyes were big, violet colored. She wore a simple blue dress that ended at her knees, with flower prints, on her feet were a pair of simple white slippers. I saw her smile and pointed at the seat across from me,
"May I sit with you?"
Her voice was soft, but had a lower edge to it. I nodded and watched her sit down with her own tray of food, it was filled; with rice and curry, two yakisoba breads, and milk. She caught me looking at her food, and laughed, scratching the back of her neck,
"It's too much right?"
I laughed and shook my head, putting down the magazine,
"No, I'm just a bit surprised you could eat so much, but, I'm not one to judge, so I'll just shut my mouth."
I said, as I gestured zipping close my mouth, she looked at me then laughed, and held out her hand,
"My name's Kuchiki Rukia, by the way."
I took her hand and shook it,
"Sakura Haruno, It's nice to meet you, Kuchiki-san."
"Just Rukia is fine, Sakura."
I laughed and nodded. As Rukia started eating, she asked me,
"Sakura, are you new here?"
I nodded and bit my French toast,
"Yes, I am. I just got to this place a few hours ago."
As we conversed, I got to know a lot about Rukia; she was in my age group which was 16, and on the same year level. She had an older brother that was a year older, so he was a junior. She also had an older sister, who had passed away a few years prior.
Rukia looked at me and stared; I laughed and started to fidget under her gaze,
"Umm… Rukia, is there something on my face?"
She stared for a couple more seconds and sat back and folded her arms over her chest and closed her eyes. She seemed to be in deep thought, nodding her head once in a while. I looked at her confused, but then shrugged it off and continued eating my strawberries. I was about to finish my last one, but jumped when I saw Rukia slam her hands on the table with a mischievous glint in her eyes and a mischievous smile on her face.
"Umm… Rukia, are you alright?"
I asked eating my last strawberry; she smiled and ate the last of her food. She then proceeded to drag me towards the entrance,
"Where are you taking me to Rukia?"
I asked as she dragged me by my wrist,
"Just somewhere, now hop in!"
I sighed and looked at her vehicle; it was violet Prius. I saw her go in and I hesitantly stepped inside her car. I put on the seat belt, and Rukia then turned on the engine. We drove all the way to the club buildings, which three 5 storey buildings were made for the different clubs, one building was for high school, the other for college, and the last building was for the mixed high school and college clubs.
"Hey Rukia, since we're in the same age group, shouldn't you be in class by now?"
I stared at Rukia with playful seriousness, and she just laughed nervously and looked away,
"Umm… I had…a stomach ache!"
"Yeah, sure you did."
As we parked in front of the buildings, I looked at the direction of where we came from and our dorm building was like a dot from where I stood,
"We sure came a long way huh?"
"Yeah, the school's huge, like a quarter of Tokyo, so the school permitted us to use our cars."
Rukia said, signaling me to follow her as she walked inside a building that had the sign saying, 'Mixed section'. As we entered the building, my eyes wandered around, checking the signs to each door that we passed by, there was the Ikebana Club, Tea club, Cooking Club, and a few others. We stopped in front of a wooden framed door that said, 'Judo'. Rukia turned to me and grinned
