CHAPTER 2 – What's going on?

"w-what's going on! I'm confused! Who are you? Is this a dream? What happened to the train, and people?" Rikku asked quickly.

"Hmm" The curious man said as he folded his hands and rested his chin on them.

"You're very persistent. Very well. My name is Igor. And this is my assistant, Onna."

"Pleased to make your acquaintance." Onna said politely as she bowed quickly and smiled sweetly at Rikku.

Rikku felt a little better when she saw Onna smile. She almost felt… sleepy.

"As for the rest of your questions, I will discuss them with you the next time you visit. If you find the door that fits the key I gave you, all the questions you want answered, shall be. Until next time… Farewell, Rikku Ikari." Igor said. He then turned to Onna and nodded.

"I understand, sir" Onna said. And she turned to face Rikku, and smiled brightly.

Rikku could feel herself being pulled in by her eyes. She could feel the warmth of her smile beading down on her. She felt sleepier and sleepier, until she passed out.

Rikku awoke in a strange place. She was most definitely not on the train anymore. She was lying in a single bed with white sheets. She looked around the room to see two girls her age standing above her with concerned looks on their faces. One girl had bright red hair and almost purple eyes, and the other had blonde hair and brown eyes. The girl with red hair was from the train!

"Oh my goodness, I'm so glad you're okay. All of a sudden you just fainted on the train! It's a good thing we were going to the same destination; otherwise I don't know what would've happened." Said the girl.

"By the way, my name is Iru Kitana, but if you want, you can call me Kita-Chan. Oh and this is Chii Seriuma. We'll both be your dorm-mates. "

Rikku felt wide awake now. These girls were wearing a Kenjirro Academy uniform.
She felt a little short of breath, and her voice felt scratchy but she wanted to ask.

"W-w-where am I?" She asked; her voice raspy.

"You're in the Nurse's office in Kenjirro Academy. You've been unconscious for about an hour now." Explained Iru.

"We came to check up on you, and now that you're awake… we can show you the dorm!" Chimed Chii.

Rikku looked awkwardly at the blonde.

"W-what? Don't give me that look." Chii smiled at Rikku.

"You know, you have nice eyes. They're so green!" she said cheerfully.

Rikku had bright green eyes. She got a lot of compliments on them along with her shoulder length brown hair.

"Well, anyways, if you're feeling better we can go to the dorm now. We have a student council meeting today about the preparations for the "Welcome Back" assembly on Monday. We have one at the beginning of every school year. Once we show you to the dorm, you'll be okay there with Drew-Senpai, right?" asked Iru.

"Uhh… Drew-Senpai? Who's that?" Asked Rikku.

"He's our Senpai of course! He lives with us in the dorm, as well as our other senpai: Shikuto."

"Oh…" Rikku said.

'Must be a co-ed dorm' She thought.

"Well, here we are." Said Iru. Pointing at the small dorm.

"It's not very big, but we only have 5 people who live here. We'd show you to your room but we're already late for our meeting. In any case, Drew-Senpai should show you where it is."

The girls then waved goodbye to Rikku, and walked towards the school. Rikku walked inside the building only to see a small, but cozy lounge area. A few red leather couches and chairs all placed in a circle with a glass table in the middle. Behind the lounge area there was a small kitchen equipped with a small fridge, a microwave, a stove, and a small wooden table in the middle. Sitting at the table was a boy who looked to be about a year older than Rikku. He had ear length dark brown hair that flipped out slightly at the sides, and dark blue eyes. He was looking down at a book that was sitting on the table. He looked like he was concentrating; Rikku didn't want to disturb him.

"Uh…" Rikku said quietly.

The boy kept on looking down at the book. He didn't hear her.

"Umm…" She said slightly louder.

He seemed to have noticed this time, but didn't look up from his book.

"H-hello. My name's Ri-" He cut her off.

"I assume you're Rikku Ikari, a Sophomore this year. You're a new resident to this dorm, and your room is second on the third floor. You'll be sharing a floor with Iru and Chii. Now, don't bother me, I'm working on something that your small mind cannot comprehend." The boy said rudely.

"Well then… Thank you. But umm… I didn't catch your name…" She said timidly.

"His name is Megami Shikuto. And I'm Shigure Drew. Nice to meet you." Said a kind voice.

Rikku looked around for the voice until she saw a boy with light brown hair and brown eyes descending from the staircase. He too, was wearing a uniform.

"It's nice to meet you. Now that you're here, I'll show you to your room. Don't mind Megami; He has a bit of a temper." He said nicely.

"HEY SHUT UP, SHIGURE!" Said the boy.

Rikku giggled. He seemed nice, and he was also really cute.

"So, here's your room, Miss Ikari. Please, don't hesitate to ask if you need anything. Actually, I'm going to be out for a while at a student council meeting, but if you need anything at all, please call my cell phone." He said cheerfully handing her a small piece of paper with his number on it.

"Umm… Thank you, Drew-Senpai." Rikku said.

"Please don't call me that." He laughed.

"You can call me Shigure, if you like. The other girls only call me senpai because they refuse to call me my first name, but I prefer it, if you don't mind." He said nicely.

"Of course." Rikku said nicely.

"Well, I must get going. Myself and the other two ladies I believe you met earlier, won't be back until after twelve, so take care, and I'll see you Tomorrow." Shigure said as he walked down the stairs.

He seemed nice, but for some reason… Rikku sensed he was hiding something from her.