Kyoto.

It was a beautiful morning;birds singing, blue sky..what more could she ask for?

Hitting the alarm beside her bed, Chizuru sat up yawning, and peered out the window as light pierced through;she squinted. Smiling, she changed out of her 2-pieced pajama set (which had Hello Kittie designs all over them). Stepping out of her night gear, Chizuru quickly unfolded her new set of clothing: a school uniform-for her new university studies. She had just applied here the first time, and was kind of excited. Except, a nervous stomach growled and reminded her, she was infact nervous.

"Oh...I can't begin the day like this...I'll have cramps" she grumbled worriedly, "Better get myself in a better mood", her face turn to smile.

"Chizuru!"
"Yes father, I'm up!" she shouted back.

Kodou stood downstairs, waiting for Chizuru to head out. "Kaoru says if you do not hurry, he will gladly take your place and run to school himself" Kodou 's serious voiced teased.

. Quickly, she threw on her uniform, brushed her hair, and tied it back-she opened the door, running downstairs, past her father.

In the kitchen, her breakfast was already on the table. "Yeay, eggs and oatmeal, good enough for me" she sat down, clapped her hands together in respect-than ate at her quickest polite speed.

As she finished, her father had been standing to her side, waiting infront of the counter as to quickly take her plate and have it washed.

"Remember, don't worry—it's your first time there, so don't be in a rush to do anything" he lightened.

"Ah, I'll remember that-...it'll be my chore just finding my classroom" she laughed, nervously

"Well, just make it on time, than.." he seemed to darken down again.

"It will be okay, father..." she grumbled.

"Anyway..you best be off now. I'll take your plate off your hands, so it's washed before I to look at them later".

Handing him her empty play only consisting of crumb, she got up, and grabbed her newly-bought pack.

"Bye Kaoro, Bye father, I'll tell you how it went!"

"See ya sis!" Kaoru shouted, laying down in the living room. He was still sick, so he should not be up and about-but he stumbled gracefully enough to see her off from the hallway.

"Make sure you rest, okay? Bye!" she waved, and went out the door.

Donning a great bright smile, Chizuru set off the property to her new commitment-University.

Running the entire way seemed kind of like a good idea, but it got rather tiring by the time she got there.

It had only taken her 15 minutes to reach the campus, at her top casual running speed "That's half an hour walking slowly..," she concluded, nodding inside her mind."In any case..I guess, I should go inside..." she stared up at the building..the large, overly-big building.

It was a nice hue of orange or yellow-a hard color to get nice for a stone building, unless you make the entire building go so well with it, that it just looks good.

The school's letters were in gold-colored lettering, and brown shades closed off the escaping colors of the walls.

There were gold-colored fence, too.

It was not exactly a school for pompous rich people, nor was it the cheapest school available to her...but her father was willing. "You have to at attend a respectable school," He'd say, "Or else, you will not get the respect and dignity you deserve-and our family has enough standards to afford such a school, but we are not rich".

She recited her words in her head, blinking-than stepped forward.

"Here I go..." she walked a casual, normal pace. Her shoes tapped against the brand-new cement.

There were actually many students still filing into the yard. Chizuru must have been pressed to leave earlier than she thought-but it was always worth it, she figured.

Joining, she became just another pupil in a crowd of other young adults.

She was 21 now. Life had flown by so fast-it felt like just yesterday, that she was working during the summer for extra money, and just the day before that she was in high school. Truth is, she had been working full-time for an entire year, but it just seemed so quick to pass by.

"I do admit, I'm quite glad I am back in studies...the average worklife of a citizen is kind of boring, after awhile..."

At least, for someoe who didn't have many friends around.

After high school, many students had left the city. It wasn't that Kyoto was bad, but many wanted to study in Tokyo.

Chizuru's father insisted she do the same, but he also seemed to be strangely paranoid about it. Chizuru felt she had no desire to leave Kyoto. "Tokyo is amazing...but only to visit, father. It is too bustling for me, I don't think I'd enjoy it there everyday".

"...You can go to the Kyoto University down the blocks, than...You can stay home here, and not pay outrageous fees, or live with strangers-and Kaoru won't have a fit about being extremely bored" He'd always comment.

Kaoru, being that they were twins, was close to Chizuru. When he was sick, no one else could come over and play. It wasn't that they couldn't really...his sicknesses were never contagious-but parents were always skeptical. So, than, Chizuru was always his first playmate, and they got along well. Any boy crossing Chizuru's path though, was usually unlucky when he arrived...he didn't truly believe Chizuru liked them, anyway...if anything, he sure didn't.

"I'll kick their butts, I will...if they dare touch you", he would scowl at them. Chizuru couldn't help being flattered, but sometimes wished he wouldn't worry so much.

"School is more important, anyway...I have to at least finish High school before I get involved in that stuff" Chizuru would blush.

Chizuru stared at the doors. They were massive.

Somehow, students managed to move them...well, they didn't seem to big anymore, really.

Inside, was a massive hallway. Massive, as to say, for one who hasn't really attended anything larger than a small college. The floors were waxed, and still like new. The ceilings and walls were bright white.

She couldn't help but be in amazement.

Forgotten her surroundings regarding other people, she than noticed all the other students. There were many, and the ones who were new, stood out as much as she did. The older students were casually walking about, as if they'd seen it all before-and carried on.

"Oh...right" She looked down, and pulled out a campus map. It had her rooms highlighted.

"So, I guess..I go here..."Chizuru frowned, deeper"..." Eh, this going to be tough" she sighed.

As Chizuru looked about, something heavy fell within her chest.

"Why do I feel so burdening?"

The heavy feeling should have gone away as soon as she lifted her own spirit up a little right after-but it felt like it refused to go away naturally.

Not long after a crowd of older individuals gone by, and several other students, had it gone away.

"What was that?...I guess I can't brood on it, I should get going"

On her way to class, after many directions, She had just made it in time to get a good seat. The class was partially full-10 more seats were still empty. She took the middle seat closest to the window. The cheerful breeze lightened her up.

Most of the students were chatting amongst themselves, and the teacher at the front seemed to mingle casually with two of his students as well.

Some minutes had passed-and than the bell rung. The remaining students filed into the room, leaving 2 spots empty. 'It must not be a popular subject', she thought-or they were late.

The students all stood, bowed, and seated themselves.

"Good Morning class. Welcome to your first class in your Biology diploma program...I am Mr. Torazuka, and I'll be your main teacher for the remainder of the course. Let's get started..."

The students, ranging from 19 to 30yrs, sat quietly, waiting.

"I will be taking roll now"

As he called names, the respective student stood up, and sat back down.

"Here"

"Chizuru?"

"Oh, Here!" Chizuru stood, a bit anxious.

"No need to be anxious...we are all mature adults here, right?"
"Right, Torazuka-sensei" a male student answered earnestly.

"Right."

The last name called, everyone pulled out their notebook and started taking down the introduction.

As 2 hours had passed, Chizuru started to feel sleepy. She had not been quite used to this-most students would enroll here right away instead of taking a couple years off.

Her notes, however, were caught up, and she understood the curriculum.

As the heat warmed up the room, it reminded everyone to break.

When the first half of the classes were over, Chizuru contently walked out of the room behind the other pupils.

The atmosphere inside the building at this time of year was fulll of excitement. Everyone was either new, or meeting old friends from last year. She had to admit, she was feeling rather socially-inept at the moment.

"I'll make friends, it's just the first day...it's no big deal" she reassured herself along the way, stopping at her locker. Testing her lock, Chizuru put her binder inside, and headed for the cafeteria.

If anything, her stomach was definitely quite hungry.

And thus, Chizuru starts her year in University...

btw, I totally made up what school it is, I don't even have a name for it :p...Later XD.