Chapter 1
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AN: I would like to thank all those people who reviewed the PROLOGUE
Riko Chiaki: ^^ thanks for reviewing. You are the first person who reviewed this fic. I hope you also update your fics^^
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The sun was shining brightly for the Aprillus City. The streets were filled with many people. The blonde girl, wearing a red shirt, cargo pants with a matching cap, was making her way to the Archangel Academy. As she passed by she watched the different scenes in every corner of the street. She noticed a blue-haired person going out of a grocery store. That person cannot see the way for the groceries were blocking it. The blond girl approached that person and tried to help.
"Excuse me, I think you need some help. If you don't mind, I'll be glad to help you.", the blonde said as she get some of the groceries from the woman (Yes, the blue-haired person is a WOMAN.,I bet you thought it was Athrun ^^).
"Whew, thanks, I am glad there is still someone like you who is willing to help others. I might have stumbled if you didn't help me. Thanks again", the bluenette woman said with a smile plastered on her thin lips.
"You're welcome… errr… uhmmm",
"Lenore", the woman supplied.
"Er, Ms. Lenore, where are you planning to place these stuffs?", she asked.
"Oh, yeah, can you accompany me to the parking lot, if you don't mind", Lenore said.
"I would be glad to help. I don't mind it at all", the blonde replied.
"Great… thanks", Lenore said as she led the way to the parking lot. As they arrived there, Lenore opened the back of the car and placed all the groceries there including the ones which are with the blonde girl.
"There…, uh,… thanks again for your help. As a sign of my gratitude, I would like to give you a ride to where you are going earlier", Lenore offered sincerely.
"It's alright … I'm glad that I was able to help you. There's no need for you to give me a ride. It'll just disturb you", the blonde politely refused.
"Oh… no my dear, I insist", Lenore said with a hint of pleading.
"No it's really alright". The girl continued to decline.
"Please, I want to show you how thankful I am", Lenore begged. The blonde sighed and agreed with the bluenette woman. She opened a door of her car and let the girl enter, then closed it at once. She opened the other door and rode in the car. She started the car and drove out off the parking lot.
"So, where are you going?", Lenore asked.
"To Archangel Academy", the blonde replied.
"Oh, so what's your name?", Lenore asked again.
"Ca… Catherine… Catherine Hibiki", she replied.
"Catherine… what a nice name", Lenore commented.
"Errr… thanks", she replied.
"Are you a third year high school student?", she asked while her eyes were fixed on the road.
"Yeah, how'd you know?", Catherine asked a bit surprised,
"Well, I have a son. He's of the same age as yours", Lenore replied.
"You… you have a son?", Catherine cannot believe that the woman she was speaking with, already has a son, and as old as her because she looked young, but not as young as Catherine. Lenore chuckled as she saw the expression in the young girl's face.
"Yes, I'm already 36 years old.
"But you look younger than your age", she exclaimed.
"I will take that as a compliment", Lenore said.
"So your son is also a junior like me?", she asked, but it was more like a statement.
"Yes, he is also studying in Archangel Academy", she stated.
"Oh, I see", she said.
"You know what? You remind me of someone I know, same age as you if she's still alive", she said as her expression changed from a cheerful to a sad one.
"Oh, I'm sorry", she replied,
"Don't be. It was already a long time ago though I must admit, I miss that girl", Lenore said then the car went to a stop. "We're already here. Thanks for the help earlier. It was fun talking with you".
"Thanks for the ride Ms. Lenore. I also had fun with your company.", she said then went out of the car.
"It's a farewell for now then, I hope to see you soon", Lenore said.
"Me too Ms. Lenore", Catherine said then Lenore drove off. Catherine walked toward the gate and approached the guard to ask for the direction to the principal's office which the guard gladly answered. She continued to walk to the third floor of the main building and started looking for the room with the label "Principal's Office". She was surprised to find "Principal's Office/ Faculty Room". She decided to knock and opened the door to see ten tables arranged in an orderly manner. There were only two people in the room, a brown haired lady with a pair of marigold eyes who was currently sitting on her chair and a blond haired man with a pair of blue who was standing beside the lady who seemed to be showing some papers to her. Catherine caught the attention of the two and the man suddenly spoke.
"You must be Catherine Hibiki, right?", he said.
"Yes, sir", she replied with a blank expression.
"I am Mwu la Flaga, the principal of this school and she is Ms. Murrue Ramius. She will be your homeroom teacher", the man introduced them.
"It's a pleasure meeting you Mr. la Flaga, Ms. Ramius", she said which earned nod from both of them.
"As a new student, you need to know the rules and regulations in this school", Mr. la Flaga said while Ms. Ramius handed her a copy of the handbook of the school. " In that handbook, you will be able to read the things that you should do and the things that you must avoid doing with their respective punishments. First of all, I would like to tell you that Ms. Ramius will also be your homeroom teacher until you reach your senior year." Catherine made a confused face.
"We have a policy here that the homeroom teacher of a section will not be changed until that section graduated. It was made so that we can easily monitor the development of our student. So, if you do not like your homeroom teacher, you can transfer to another section or leave this school. You need to take note that you can only move to other section if there are still slots left there", he explained.
"Second, you need to come to class on time or else the subject teacher will have you on detention unless you have a valid reason for being tardy. Punctuality is highly observed in this academy.", Mr. la Flaga continued to provide her with the basic things that she must know to stay in the school like the grades she needed to maintain, the proper conducts inside the campus and other policies that the school followed.
Ms. Ramius gave her the key to her dorm room, her schedule and the campus map since the academy was really big. Then, Mr. la Flaga offered a tour himself which Catherine gladly accepted.
"You wanna come along, Ms. Ramius", Mr. la Flaga asked.
"I'm afraid not, SIR, I still have to finish some works with the list of enrollees in my section.", she answered.
"Ok, shall we go now, Ms. Hibiki?", he said.
"Uh, yes , Sir", she replied. Then they walked out of the room and left the female teacher.
"Where do you want to go first?", Mr. la Flaga inquired.
"Uhmmm… I would like to go to my classroom", she answered.
"To your classroom, it is", he said as he went to the direction of the said classroom. After a few minutes of walking, they reached the room.
"This will be your classroom. It will be your room 'til fourth year", he spoke while Catherine entered the room to get familiar with it.
Then, they went to the laboratories, library, gymnasium, soccer field, oval and other facilities that the school had. Lastly, they went to the girl's dorm. Mr. la Flaga led her to her room. Catherine opened the door using her key to reveal four beds.
"There will be four of you who will be occupying the room", he explained. "I'll just wait outside for you to take a good look at the room. Just have a conversation with your roommates to determine who will occupy which bed", he added then went outside.
After a couple of minutes, Catherine came out of the room and they both went back to the Faculty Room. As they neared the room, they heard somebody shout.
When they opened the door, they saw no one. They searched the room to find Ms. Ramius sitting on the floor with books scattered around her.
"Ouch, that hurts!", she said not noticing the two people who just entered the room.
"Are you alright, Ms. Ramius?", Catherine asked worriedly. Ms. Ramius looked up to see them with shock on her face.
"Uhmmm… yeah… I'm fine… Hehehe", Ms. Ramius replied as she tried to stand up but failed to do so and landed again on the floor. "Oops…", she said trying her best not to show that she was hurt.
"It's clearly evident that you are hurt. Let me take you to the clinic", Mr. la Flaga volunteered as he carried her bridal style.
"But Sir, I still have something to do. I can go to the clinic later", she protested.
"As far as I can see, you can't even stand up. How can you go to the clinic by yourself with a swollen ankle? Besides, your work can wait, we need to prioritize the health and well-being of every person in this academy.", he said with authority in his voice. Suddenly, the door went open and revealed two people. One is a man with brown hair while the other one is a bluenette lady.
"Look what we have here, the principal with Ms. Ramius, eh", the man spoke which earned a glare from the principal.
"Oh my, Murrue, what happened to your ankle?", the blue haired girl asked upon noticing the bruise on her ankle.
"Ms. Ramius here got her ankle swollen. I need to take her to the clinic. If you will excuse us", Mr. la Flaga said.
"Yeah, sure", the other man said.
"Hey, I already told you that I am FINE", Ms. Ramius continued protesting but Mr. la Flaga pretended to not hear it and went out of the room after telling the two other teachers to take care of the new student.
"Put me down!", Catherine and the other two grown-ups heard Ms. Ramius exclaimed when they were already outside. The lady beside Catherine showed a sad smile which confused her.
"So you are?", the man asked.
"Catherine Hibiki, sir", she replied.
"I see, I am Andrew Waltfeld and this is my wife Aisha. I am teaching PE while she teaches Music", he said.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Waltfeld", she said. The couple told Catherine some history about the school and some of their experiences in teaching which Catherine listened to. After some time, Mr. la Flaga and Ms. Ramius came back. She was still in Mr. la Flaga's arms with her feet covered with bandages. Then, he placed her on her seat.
"Are you feeling better, Murrue?", Aisha asked. Murrue mumbled a soft "Yeah".
"She will go home now", Mwu said.
"But I still have works to do", she retorted.
"Can't you see what happened to your ankle? You better rest!", he said in a higher voice. Murrue was taken aback. The married couple was preventing their laughter while Catherine was confused.
"I promise to rest after my works here are done. Is that enough?", Murrue said.
"No", was Mr. la Flaga's firm reply. The two other grown-ups can no longer hold it, they burst out into fits of laughter.
"What is so FUNNY, Mr. and Mrs. Waltfeld?", the principal asked but the two were laughing uncontrollably.
"Sorry Mr. Principal. We just can't help it", Andrew replied.
"By the way, Ms. Hibiki, do you still need anything?", Mwu asked her.
"No sir, I will take my leave now. Thank you for the tour", she said then left when she received a nod from him.
After leaving the school, Catherine decided to head to the park. It was already noon. She sat on one of the benches and dialed a familiar number.
"Hello", she heard somebody on the other line.
"Hello Mom", she replied.
"Catherine, how is it in Aprillus?", her mother asked.
"It is fine. I already went to the school and it's good so far", she answered.
"That's great!", her mother commented.
"How are you and Dad?", she inquired.
"We're both fine", she replied.
"That's good to hear Mom", Catherine said.
"Just call us if you need anything, ok?... I still need to do something. I love you", her mother said.
"Will do Mom, and I love you too, Bye", she said then hang up. She played with her phone while deciding whether to make another call or not. Suddenly, her vision became black because somebody covered her eyes.
"Guess who?", the guy whispered on her ears which made her surprised and happy at the same time.
AN: I just want to clarify that the first post is just a PROLOGUE and it takes place at the end of the story so basically, THIS IS the CHAPTER 1 but this is not where all started, there will be series of flashbacks in the latter part of this fic.
Sorry again for the errors.
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-cagalli kairi
