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Chapter Two:

Strangers and Enemies


Ten Years Later


Two teenagers stood outside a large iron gate, suitcases at their sides. The girl was petite with long, dark curls cascading down her back. The boy was tall for his age with silvery-blonde hair. Both wore sunglasses. He surveyed their surroundings as the car drove off.

"No reception," he said. The girl nodded looking around for some sign of life.

"Ne, do you thing they forgot we were coming, Seien?" the girl whispered.

"Hn," he shrugged. Stepping forward, he looked for an intercom. There wasn't one. He pushed on the gate, it swung open. When nothing happened he turned back to the girl, and grabbed the handles on the suitcases, leaving nothing for her to carry.

"Seien! I can carry some too!" He didn't listen, so she followed him, muttering about how some people should lighten up. They came to the end of the road in minutes. A giant stone staircase loomed before them. "They want us to climb that!?" she cried. Her companion made no response. So they became climbing.

Half way up, the girl was exhausted. "Seien, I can't go on. Let me rest and I'll follow soon." Seien raised an eyebrow as she collapsed on the stair, but turned around and continued walking up. And she had wanted to carry the suitcases…

She turned her head on the cool stair, enjoying the feel on her hot skin. All of a sudden she was being lifted into the air. "NANI?" Seien was back, and he turned with her in his arms, proceeding to walk up the stairs. "Seien! Seien, put me down!"

"Sakura, we have an appointment to keep and the luggage is already at the top." She wrapped her arms around his neck, and decided not to argue. Most people didn't argue with Seien. It just wasn't done.


The day class president and vice president walked out of the main building. The new students hadn't arrived yet. The school year had only started a week ago. It was weird that they were getting transfers anyway, and scholarship students at that! But the two had promised Chairman Kurosu that they would watch over the new students, and help them get settled. Now it was just a matter of finding them.

They decided to head over to the entrance stair. Before they reached it they saw the suitcases inside the gate, and the gate ajar. Pushing it open further, they were greeted with quite the sight.

A blonde haired man was holding a girl in his arms, like he was about to carry her over the doorstep of their new home. The two simply stared at the oddity before them. The girl twisted in his arms, and he let go of her, allowing her to land gracefully in a curtsy on the top step.

Unabashed at how they had been seen, they took off their sunglasses, and bowed as one. "Gomen nasai, we're the transfer students. I'm Sakura," the dark haired girl said with wink, and a laugh. The president blushed. She was beautiful, as beautiful as his Ruka, perhaps more.

"Seien," the silver haired man replied, his gaze cool. The female vice president almost swooned at his simple answer. The transfers were gorgeous, their looks rivaling those of the night class, and they were going to be in the day class. The president and vice president couldn't believe their luck. They would have the advantage over the rest of their classmates when it came to befriending the stunning pair.

"Welcome to Cross Academy, Sakura, Seien. If you follow us we'll take you to Headmaster Kurosu's office, where your paperwork and uniforms are waiting," the president said, adjusting his glasses. The two nodded, and put on their sunglasses again. Seien grabbed the luggage, and they followed their guides into the school.


"Konnichiwa, Seien-kun, Sakura-chan!" The man behind the desk cried, leaping up at their entrance. All four sweat-dropped. "Welcome to Cross Academy, how do you like it so far, hmm?" he continued.

"It's very scenic, and everyone has been kind to us," Sakura replied bowing. The two pushed their sunglasses unto their heads, so as not to seem rude.

"I'm glad! Now we have your uniforms all ready over here! They should fit." He held out two, black uniforms which Sakura took. "You two will be in the day class. Here are your classes, schedules, and student IDs. All day class students have a curfew at six, when the night class begins. Oh, and what are your last names? They weren't written on you're forms."

It was Seien who replied, "Wakahisa." Forever young.

Sakura simply nodded her head in agreement. "You're siblings?" the chairman asked, surprised.

"Off course! Onii-san and I have been together since the beginning!" Sakura said, laughing at their surprised faces. "Ne, don't we look like siblings?" she pouted. All three sweat-dropped before nodding.


Sakura spun in front of the mirror in her room. The red bow around her neck was tied loosely, in contrast with the black and white that was the rest of the uniform. It fit her perfectly, showing off her delicate waist and curves. She couldn't wait to see Seien in his.

Hers just needed something more. She didn't have a roommate, so her luggage sat on the extra bed. Reaching into the open one she pulled out a thick crimson ribbon. This, she tied in her hair, making a large, perfectly angled bow. Though it didn't hold back her shaggy bangs, it looked great with her spiraling curls.

Grabbing her schedule, notebook, and pencil, she walked put the door. The greeters and Seien were waiting for her. The uniform looked great on him.

"Sakura-san looks beautiful!" Emiri said, smiling. Ryuusei nodded, adjusting his glasses.

"Does it, Onii-san?" she asked coyly, spinning.

He nodded. "Of course, Kura-chan," he murmured in her ear, wrapping his arm around her waist. She smiled; he was more relaxed, now that he'd gotten a good look at where they were. The four headed to class.


"Minna-san, I would like to introduce your newest classmates, Sakura and Seien Wakahisa. Please assist them in any way possible while they get settled in here at Cross Academy," the teacher finished. He nodded to the two students.

Seien stepped forward, "Konnichiwa, I'm Seien. I'm sure we will enjoy studying with you all." Three girls in the back of the classroom swooned, as his lips turned up in a small smile.

"Konnichiwa, minna-san! I'm Sakura and happy to be here. I hope we'll be friends," she said, smiling. Everyone blinked in surprise, before smiling back. The beautiful pair was definitely more approachable than the aloof night class.


By the end of the day the transfer had become the most popular students in the day class. Sakura skipped out of the classroom, Emiri at her side. The two were surrounded by their classmates.

"Ne, Sakura-san, where did you and Seien live before this?"

"Seien and I lived in Tokyo, in one of the orphanages there. But now that Onii-san is old enough we're looking for an apartment in the town near here. So we have a place to stay over summer break." Instantly Emiri hugged her.

"Gomen nasai, Sakura-san, we didn't know," Emiri said.

"Eto, it's alright minna. Me and Onii-san are fine. We have each other, and now we have you!" Sakura replied. They dropped the topic as Seien walked up, wrapping an arm around her. His newly found fan girls sighed at how picturesque it was.

"Look at the time! The night class is about to come out!" one of the girls cried, pointing to her watch. They began to head towards the moon dorm. But Seien and Sakura didn't follow.

"You have to see them, Sakura-san! They're gorgeous!"

"Kura-chan and I have to unpack, gomen," Seien said. The others nodded, heading off to catch a glimpse of the elites.

Sakura turned in her brother's embrace, "Do you think they are what I think they are?"

"Perhaps," he said with a smile. "But we won't be going near them, Kura-chan." His tone was of stone. Not that it mattered; Sakura would never disobey him when it came down to things that mattered. He was always looking out for her.

They were intertwined, and lived as one. Since the beginning they had been together and that was how it was. They never left each other behind. When one had been given the offer of adoption, they refused. Because without the other…they were lonely. She was sister, he was brother and that is how it was. If the night class was a threat to that…than they would fight that danger together.


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