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5 Chapter One; The Exchange Student
"Wow, this is great! Out of hundreds of household applying, we are actually chosen as the host family for Ling-Er-chan from Malaysia," Haruko gushed excitedly as she read the official letter the hundredth time. "Look, brother, she is a role model! A model student! And she's MY age!" she exclaimed, pointing to her elder brother.
Akagi sighed. "I was hoping for a guy MY age," he replied honestly.
Haruko smiled victoriously. "Well, that's rather impossible, cause I ticked 'female' under the preferred gender," she explained, laughing slightly. Akagi groaned and continued his studies. Being a freshman in Kanagawa University and a university basketball player at the same time is everything but easy and relaxing. Challenges in both studies and sports were much tougher than before. With the term exam and University Cups coming in two weeks, he couldn't afford to waste much time. Luckily, there was Mitsui, who also continued his studies in Kanagawa University. They shared nearly every class, and practised basketball together, pulling together their fond of friendship to a closer extent.
Akagi smiled as he remembered the first time Mitsui had beaten him in their physics exam. His confidant really worked hard, and he knew it. Before leaving Shohoku High, Mr. Anzai gave him a piece of advice, which he treasured profoundly. 'Take full use of your youth, so as you will not regret it as you grow older and wiser. Strive for the best future you can grasp with your hands'. Mitsui told him that, many times when he was down. He could see Mitsui really respected Mr. Anzai, a respect much deeper than those of his and other Shohoku High's basketball players. They have been studying together everyday without failing, and somehow group studying did well for both of them.
Kanagawa University's basketball team was really tough, with four talented freshmen; Akagi Takenori, Hisashi Mitsui, Uozumi Jun and Fujima Kenji. Perhaps it could be the best team in Japan, if Maki Shinichi hadn't gone to America and Hanagata Toru hadn't gone to Tokyo. In addition, maybe it would be better for Akagi if his best friend Kogure was at his side, rather than being in Tokyo with Hanagata. It was a surprise that Fujima, a well-off student with straight A's and was offered a scholarship stayed in Kanagawa. Nobody was really sure of the exact reason, but he claimed to love Kanagawa too much to leave it.
"Three weeks! I can't wait!" Haruko exclaimed, breaking the silence. "I will show her every places of interest in Kanagawa, and introduce her to all of my friends! Then we will have outings, slumber parties..."
"Easy, sis! She'll be staying here for a whole semester, and that's half a year. You'll have plenty of time," Akagi cut in wearily. Haruko pouted at her brother's ignorance. "Don't scare her off with your wild crowd. Especially Sakuragi and his gang," he added after a moment of thoughts.
"Brother! You're being so unreasonable!" Haruko wailed impatiently, annoyed. Akagi sighed and glanced at his watch. "Would you mind? Dear sis, Mitsui is coming is a few minutes' time. Please, leave for your own room and do not disturb the peaceful environment where we study," he told her as- a-matter-of-factly. Haruko made an obvious pout, and they both laughed.
"Ling-Er-chan will be here in ten minutes or so!" Haruko squealed, causing Akagi and Mitsui to shivered as they managed the sixth squeal in ten minutes. Passers-by looked over, and they were blushing and squirming uneasily. Mr. and Mrs. Akagi were as excited as their loving daughter. Not that they boys were not excited, though they refused to admit it. Everyone was eager to find out which type of girl was Ling-Er. The girl who will be one of the family for the coming six months. Haruko grew increasingly impatient as she watched the amount of people walking out from the immigration room. She frowned and raised the slip of paper with 'Riyula Ling-Er' written on it higher.
A tall girl with long braided hair approached her and coughed slightly. "Excuse me, miss. Are you, by any chance, Akagi Haruko?" she asked politely, and slowly, as if influent with Japanese. "Yes! Are you…" "I'm Riyula Ling-Er," she introduced with a smile. Suddenly she felt five pairs of eyes focused on her. Though uneasy, she continued to smile politely, at the same time scanning through each of them, and realized there was one person more then expected.
On the way back to Akagi's residence, they each introduced themselves, including their likes and dislikes. Everyone liked Ling-Er instantly, for she was easy-going and friendly with a great humor. However, everyone noticed how she hesitated in answering the boys' question. Noticing everyone's confusion, she confessed, "I hate to admit this, but I've always have this phobia, phobic toward guys." Silence. It was Haruko who broke the silence moments later by confronting and telling her that they're okay with her phobia (as they knew she had a phobia through the agency of student exchange program) and that Akagi and Mitsui were nice guys. Ling-Er smiled faintly, grateful for Haruko's kindness. She then noticed everyone else were smiling encouragingly and understanding, and her little fear for the boys disappeared.
"Ling-Er-chan, are you going to study in Shohoku High with me?" Haruko asked, her eyes glowing with hope. "No," the foreign girl replied slowly, "I was placed at Shoyo High, the school which partake in the program. I think it is the only one in Kanagawa." Haruko felt as her high hope shattered in thousands of pieced but quickly cheered up, and started telling her about life in Kanagawa. Soon, everyone joined in the conversation and laughters were heard in the air. /i*I was right, Akagi Takenori IS a nice guy. Strangely enough, I am at ease with him. And his friend, Mitsui, is equally nice. Maybe, just maybe, after these six months, I will get over the whole thing, the tragedy*i
Author's note: Thanks for the reviews (not to forget your compliments! ^_^). As I'm facing my term exam this week, I won't put up the next chapter so soon. Most probably, next week. By the way, this chapter is more to an introduction of how the SD cast are doing.
Next chapter: Spices and limes… how does the cast take Ling-Er's arrival and hopefully, romance (you know) for our dear Mitsui. Well… IF I can think of what to write… pardon me for this is my first attempt in writing a fanfic (I only write short stories for the school newsletter) :~( Also, anyone mind to teach me the HTML coding for italics, bold, underlined? Thanks ~~ ^_~
1
Usual disclaimers…2
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5 Chapter One; The Exchange Student
"Wow, this is great! Out of hundreds of household applying, we are actually chosen as the host family for Ling-Er-chan from Malaysia," Haruko gushed excitedly as she read the official letter the hundredth time. "Look, brother, she is a role model! A model student! And she's MY age!" she exclaimed, pointing to her elder brother.
Akagi sighed. "I was hoping for a guy MY age," he replied honestly.
Haruko smiled victoriously. "Well, that's rather impossible, cause I ticked 'female' under the preferred gender," she explained, laughing slightly. Akagi groaned and continued his studies. Being a freshman in Kanagawa University and a university basketball player at the same time is everything but easy and relaxing. Challenges in both studies and sports were much tougher than before. With the term exam and University Cups coming in two weeks, he couldn't afford to waste much time. Luckily, there was Mitsui, who also continued his studies in Kanagawa University. They shared nearly every class, and practised basketball together, pulling together their fond of friendship to a closer extent.
Akagi smiled as he remembered the first time Mitsui had beaten him in their physics exam. His confidant really worked hard, and he knew it. Before leaving Shohoku High, Mr. Anzai gave him a piece of advice, which he treasured profoundly. 'Take full use of your youth, so as you will not regret it as you grow older and wiser. Strive for the best future you can grasp with your hands'. Mitsui told him that, many times when he was down. He could see Mitsui really respected Mr. Anzai, a respect much deeper than those of his and other Shohoku High's basketball players. They have been studying together everyday without failing, and somehow group studying did well for both of them.
Kanagawa University's basketball team was really tough, with four talented freshmen; Akagi Takenori, Hisashi Mitsui, Uozumi Jun and Fujima Kenji. Perhaps it could be the best team in Japan, if Maki Shinichi hadn't gone to America and Hanagata Toru hadn't gone to Tokyo. In addition, maybe it would be better for Akagi if his best friend Kogure was at his side, rather than being in Tokyo with Hanagata. It was a surprise that Fujima, a well-off student with straight A's and was offered a scholarship stayed in Kanagawa. Nobody was really sure of the exact reason, but he claimed to love Kanagawa too much to leave it.
"Three weeks! I can't wait!" Haruko exclaimed, breaking the silence. "I will show her every places of interest in Kanagawa, and introduce her to all of my friends! Then we will have outings, slumber parties..."
"Easy, sis! She'll be staying here for a whole semester, and that's half a year. You'll have plenty of time," Akagi cut in wearily. Haruko pouted at her brother's ignorance. "Don't scare her off with your wild crowd. Especially Sakuragi and his gang," he added after a moment of thoughts.
"Brother! You're being so unreasonable!" Haruko wailed impatiently, annoyed. Akagi sighed and glanced at his watch. "Would you mind? Dear sis, Mitsui is coming is a few minutes' time. Please, leave for your own room and do not disturb the peaceful environment where we study," he told her as- a-matter-of-factly. Haruko made an obvious pout, and they both laughed.
"Ling-Er-chan will be here in ten minutes or so!" Haruko squealed, causing Akagi and Mitsui to shivered as they managed the sixth squeal in ten minutes. Passers-by looked over, and they were blushing and squirming uneasily. Mr. and Mrs. Akagi were as excited as their loving daughter. Not that they boys were not excited, though they refused to admit it. Everyone was eager to find out which type of girl was Ling-Er. The girl who will be one of the family for the coming six months. Haruko grew increasingly impatient as she watched the amount of people walking out from the immigration room. She frowned and raised the slip of paper with 'Riyula Ling-Er' written on it higher.
A tall girl with long braided hair approached her and coughed slightly. "Excuse me, miss. Are you, by any chance, Akagi Haruko?" she asked politely, and slowly, as if influent with Japanese. "Yes! Are you…" "I'm Riyula Ling-Er," she introduced with a smile. Suddenly she felt five pairs of eyes focused on her. Though uneasy, she continued to smile politely, at the same time scanning through each of them, and realized there was one person more then expected.
On the way back to Akagi's residence, they each introduced themselves, including their likes and dislikes. Everyone liked Ling-Er instantly, for she was easy-going and friendly with a great humor. However, everyone noticed how she hesitated in answering the boys' question. Noticing everyone's confusion, she confessed, "I hate to admit this, but I've always have this phobia, phobic toward guys." Silence. It was Haruko who broke the silence moments later by confronting and telling her that they're okay with her phobia (as they knew she had a phobia through the agency of student exchange program) and that Akagi and Mitsui were nice guys. Ling-Er smiled faintly, grateful for Haruko's kindness. She then noticed everyone else were smiling encouragingly and understanding, and her little fear for the boys disappeared.
"Ling-Er-chan, are you going to study in Shohoku High with me?" Haruko asked, her eyes glowing with hope. "No," the foreign girl replied slowly, "I was placed at Shoyo High, the school which partake in the program. I think it is the only one in Kanagawa." Haruko felt as her high hope shattered in thousands of pieced but quickly cheered up, and started telling her about life in Kanagawa. Soon, everyone joined in the conversation and laughters were heard in the air. /i*I was right, Akagi Takenori IS a nice guy. Strangely enough, I am at ease with him. And his friend, Mitsui, is equally nice. Maybe, just maybe, after these six months, I will get over the whole thing, the tragedy*i
Author's note: Thanks for the reviews (not to forget your compliments! ^_^). As I'm facing my term exam this week, I won't put up the next chapter so soon. Most probably, next week. By the way, this chapter is more to an introduction of how the SD cast are doing.
Next chapter: Spices and limes… how does the cast take Ling-Er's arrival and hopefully, romance (you know) for our dear Mitsui. Well… IF I can think of what to write… pardon me for this is my first attempt in writing a fanfic (I only write short stories for the school newsletter) :~( Also, anyone mind to teach me the HTML coding for italics, bold, underlined? Thanks ~~ ^_~