Konnichi wa minna-sama! It's the author formerly known as HitomiFanel. Yes minna, I changed my name because I got into a new romance between Inuyasha and Kagome from Takahashi Rumiko-sama's new manga called Inuyasha (Rumiko-sama is the author of Ranma ½ for those who know that anime but didn't know the creator).

Anyways, my new name is "Inuyasha-loves-Kagome".

Arigatou gozaimasu all who reviewed! They encouraged me to write this! I'm sorry to say that this fic won't be continued as fast as "The New Kid" was because unlike "The New Kid", I don't have this one written out. I have to write each chapter before I can post the next one. And I'm working on other fics so please be patient with me.

Alright, now that that's been taken care of, on with the fic! Enjoy!

The New Kid: The Sequel

By Inuyasha-loves-Kagome (^_^)

Disclaimer: The Escaflowne playground doesn't belong to me. Shoji Kawamori-sama owns it. I just play on the swings. I just play on the swings. Please don't feed the trolls. They can get grumpy ^^

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The next day Tiffany awoke early because her alarm clock had disturbed her sleep. She was tired from last night, all that moving and lifting. She should have asked her mom to let her stay home today. Either way, she groggily got out of bed and headed over to take a shower…only to discover that her brother was already in there. He was more of an early person than she was and she envied that.

She knocked on the door lightly, the sound of the shower loud. "Hurry up in there Vanyel. I need to get ready for school." She hated fighting over the bathroom and wished she could just have her own private one. It would make everything so much easier.

"Sorry sis," he called loudly so she could hear him. How he heard her puzzled her, but she was glad he did. "I just got in."

"Ugh," she wined as she crossed her arms across her chest. Then an evil smile played on her face. She knew how to get him back. With the smile lingering, she headed over to her parent's bedroom and sneaked her head in. Finding them asleep, though wrapped in each other's arms, she sneaked into their bathroom and headed over to the faucet. She grabbed the cold handle and turned it. There was silence for a while before she heard a loud yell. So loud in fact that it even woke up her parent's.

"What?!" they both yelled in union as they sat upright in bed. They looked all around and saw Tiffany get out of their bathroom. Hitomi eyed her suspiciously. "Tiffany, did you turn on the cold water on your brother again?"

Tiffany smiled and shrugged her shoulders innocently. "I haven't done anything mother."

Hitomi knew she was lying because whenever she called her 'mother', that meant she HAD been up to something. She really wished Tiffany wouldn't do such things, but then again she always lightened the mood and made people happy.

Vanyel walked into the room angrily right after that. He held a towel around his thin waist, the water sliding down his slightly muscular chest and his hair clinging to his head. His face was contorted into one of pure fury as he looked at Tiffany. "Tiffany! I can't believe you did that again!"

Tiffany shrugged her shoulders again and smiled wider. She liked playing around with her brother and making him angry. It was something she hadn't grown out of since she was little. "I do it all the time when you take forever in the shower."

"I already told you that I just got in!" he yelled back as he took a step towards her. To her, he looked ready to kill her. He always overreacted though.

"Tiffany, Vanyel," Van called from the bed softly. "That's enough. Vanyel just go back and finish taking your shower. And Tiffany, just wait your turn."

Tiffany frowned. "Fine," she huffed before she went out and back into her room, slamming it.

Vanyel left without saying anything and went back to taking his shower.

Van sighed and leaned back into the bed. Hitomi curled into him and laid her head on his chest. "What are we going to do with them?" Van asked his wife.

"We just need to be patient," she responded, loving the feel of being close to him. All these years together and their love was still strong, if not stronger. "I know they love each other. They just have a hard time expressing it. Sibling love is always complicated."

Van bent down slightly to kiss Hitomi on her head. "We need to get out of bed anyway."

Hitomi didn't really want to leave his warmth but she knew he was right. She nodded against his chest and proceeded to get ready for her first day in her new work.

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Once everyone was ready for school or work (though Van didn't need to go anywhere since he got to stay home), they all said their good-bye's and headed to where they needed to go. What was strange was that standing in front of Tiffany was Yari, the girl from across the street who had helped with the move. She was dressed in the required uniform: a knee-length red skirt and a white top with a red bow in the middle and little blue lines on the edges. And standing next to her was someone Tiffany didn't know. It was boy, with auburn hair which fell into his face. His eyes were blue instead of green like Yari's and he was tall, taller than her brother. He was standing with his grey uniform, the outline black, and looking as happy as Yari.

Yari walked up to her. "Hi Tiffany," she said in her cheery voice. "I hope you don't mind it if we walk with you. We both go to the same school as you." Before Tiffany could say anymore, her eye's widened and she stepped back towards the young man who seemed a little nervous as he smiled at her. "This is my older brother Kenjiro. We call him Kenji and he probably won't mind if you call him that."

Tiffany smiled at Kenji. "Pleased to meet you. My name is Tiffany Fanel."

Kenji blushed. So this was the new girl his sister had met. He had to admit she was pretty, with her silky dark hair that had streaks of gold. Her eyes were mud-red and full of warmth. He hoped she was as nice as she was pretty. "Pleased to meet you too," he responded, surprised that he had been able to do with without messing up on his speech.

They began to walk to school and Yari yabbed (A/N: A word I made up. It means to talk non stop) on and on about school. "You'll like the teachers there. There are really nice." She paused, a miracle for her. "Actually, there is one teacher who you should be afraid of."

Tiffany looked at her with curiosity. "Who?"

"Mr. Higurashi, the Chemistry teacher. He doesn't like anyone but he won't fail you if you do the work. He never holds a grudge and he doesn't really care much about anything else. If you pass, he'll leave you alone," she responded.

"Great," Tiffany fumed. "And I'm not good at Chemistry. I'm can tell I'm not going to have a good year with him. Or at least what's left of the year."

Yari squealed and clapped her hands. Both Tiffany and Kenji looked at her in confusion. "We can help you!" she responded. "Kenji and me are great at Chemistry!"

Kenji blushed slightly but Tiffany just smiled. "Thanks. I know I could use the help."

They walked the rest of the way with Yari yabbing on again.

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When Vanyel first got to the school, his first impression was one of shock. This school was larger than his old one and the students condensed the whole thing up. Many were in their own groups of course but there was barely any place to hang out without being mistaken for being in the group your near. How was one supposed to go waking around in this school?

"Need some help?" a soft voice to his right asked.

Vanyel turned his head and saw a girl who reached up to his shoulder. She had REALLY curly blond hair that reached her shoulders and deep pools of green eyes. They were like a light emerald color, cool and nice. Her nose was sprinkled with a few freckles and she had a warm smile upon soft pink lips. She was wearing the required uniform and holding a stack of papers.

"How did you know?" he asked, trying to act calm, though he felt his heart beating a mile a minute.

The girl turned her head to look at the school. "Well, I know I've never seen you here before. I know everyone." She turned to look at him again and smiled tenderly. "You're new aren't you?"

He nodded, the lump in his throat thick. He couldn't seem to speak to this girl. What was wrong with him? He still liked Setsuna, even though she was in his old school. That didn't mean he couldn't just bump into her in the mall or something. But still, there was something about this girl…

"I could show you around if you want," she commented as she tucked some hair behind her ear.

Before he could answer, someone yelled "WATCH OUT!" In the blink of an eye, the girl rose up and caught whatever was coming their way. She landed on the ground softly and showed to everyone that she had caught the football. Everyone clapped while Vanyel looked at her with wide eyes. That was something he didn't see everyday.

The guy who had thrown it came over and smiled at the girl. He was muscular, more than Vanyel, and taller as well, by an inch or so. He had shoulder length blue hair and brown eyes. "Sorry about that Sora. I didn't see where I was throwing it."

To Vanyel's annoyance (though he didn't get why), "Sora" smiled and blushed slightly. "No problem Jeff. You know I could catch it anyway."

Jeff just laughed and ran off with the ball to join his friends.

Sora turned to look at Vanyel and was surprised to find a frown on his face. "What's wrong?"

He blinked a few times and shook his head. WHAT was his problem?! "Nothing. Forget it." He walked off and decided that he would much rather find his classrooms by himself.

Sora just stood there, rooted to the spot in confusion.

~**~

Hitomi breathed deep as she looked at the building in front of her. Her first day. She hoped she lived up to everyone's expectations. She wasn't too confident. She had dreamt the other night that she had messed up and had lost her job. Not only that but they stamped her a failure and she wasn't accepted anywhere else.

"New here?" a deep voice asked.

Hitomi turned her head and saw a short, balding man in a gray suit (A/N: Fooled ya, huh? You thought I was already introducing the guy who would make Van jealous ^^). He smiled at her as he held the door open.

"Yes," she responded, holding her bag in both hands. "It's my first day and I'm a little nervous."

"There's nothing to be nervous about. All you have to do is go in there and type up papers."

Hitomi blinked before she registered what he had meant. Was her suit wrong or something? Did she give the impression she was a secretary? "Oh no. I'm sorry. I'm not a secretary. I'm the head of the Board of International Affairs."

The man blinked at her. "You're Fanel?"

Hitomi would have giggled at his look, had she not been mad. "Yes sir. Hitomi Fanel (^_~)"

He looked at her up and down before he nodded. "I'm sorry. I was expecting a male by the last name. It sounded male."

"They never gave you my full name?" she asked in confusion.

The man shook his head. "They just said I was to be expecting a Fanel from the other company. Supposed to be really good at what 'he' did. They did sort of say 'he'."

Hitomi pouted. She couldn't believe that the old company she had worked at would say she was man when she was right there working for them, and doing an excellent job of it too! "Well, sorry to disappoint you sir!"

The old man laughed. "I'm not disappointed. I'm actually glad. You can help out my son. He does terrible at that job." (*wink*, *wink*)

Hitomi rolled her eyes. She should have guessed that there was someone in there who didn't know what they were doing, or else she wouldn't have been called over. Either way she nodded and smiled.

"Follow me then. I'll show you around and introduce you to some people."

They both walked into the building, unaware that someone was watching them from a window on top. The tiny part of the shade that had been lifted dropped…

To be continued…

Sorry to end it there but I need to go do my Chemistry homework.

I hope you're liking it so far. I'm sorry I took so long but SCHOOL (DANG IT ALL!) held me back. Three English projects, 3 tests, lots of homework…AGH!! HELP!! And I don't even get what I'm learning in Algebra 2!!!!

Anyways, I'm sorry for taking so long but perhaps I'll get part 3 out sooner than this one. I finally calmed down on the homework. There isn't a lot this time.

If you want part 3, please review!!!!!!!!!!!!