The New Students

By: Sailorjj07

2. Getting to know you

A/n: Yup! Another happy chapter of romance!! Yay!! Let's go!!

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"MAI!! MAI!! GET UP! GET UP!!" Mai was driven out of her dream, by a happy loud feminine voice. And whoever that voice belong to was gonna get something thrown at her.

"Sagumi, calm down!!" Mai threw a pillow at her and her hazel eyes opened groggily. Looking around the room, Mai realized she was on target. She had hit Sagumi and she was laying on the floor acting like she had been knocked out.

Then she shot up with a grin, "My match is today!! I think I'm gonna win too!!"

"If you win it'll be a good thing. Then you can rub it in his face."

"I wouldn't do that. Akira is too cute for that."

"What? OH MY GOSH!! NY?! DID YOU HEAR WHAT SAGI JUST SAID?!"

"I heard, Mai. I'm right here." Nyoko came around the corner, from the bathroom, with her hair up in a bun. She had on a knee-length pleated white skirt and a white and black tank top on. She had on a velvet black chocker and bracelet on.

"Why are you so dressed up?" Mai asked, with a sly look.

"No reason."

"I think you have one."

"I do, I'm just not telling you."

"Ny....."

"Don't even, Mai." Nyoko said, blushing.

"I know what it's for!!!" Sagumi said, with a grin.

 Nyoko glared at her, "Remember, we train today."

"And?"

"I'm gonna beat you down, if you say one more word."

"One more word."

"I'm gonna kill you!" Nyoko ran at Sagumi, who grinned and ran out the door.

"Only if you catch me!" Nyoko and Sagumi ran down the hall.

"I'll catch you."

"No you won't!!" Sagumi ran around the corner and collided with something, falling to the floor. She smiled sheepishly,"H-hi Akira. What brings you to this area of the school?"

"Are you alright?! I hadn't meant to run into you! You're not hurt are you?!"

"No, I'm fine." Akira offered her a hand up and she took it.

"Are you sure?"

"Yep!" Sagumi gave a huge smile and Akira blushed in response.

"So are you ready for today?" Sagumi smile disappeared and a smirk appeared in its place.

"Of course. Are you ready to lose?" Akira replied, smirking as well. Usually this was unlike Akira, but when he was around Sagumi he wanted to join in the play too.

"Are you?"

"In all honesty, I hope we have a tie. I don't want you to lose to me."

"I do too. You're too nice to lose."

"Whatever you say, Akira." Sagumi smiled, and Akira returned it with one of his own.

"Good luck." Akira bowed, like he had done the night before, and kissed her hand once again.

Sagumi blushed, her ice blue eyes meeting Akira's eyes. She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, "For luck. May the best chef win."

Akira nodded, blushing as well.

"Sagumi! Where are you?! You are so dead!!" Nyoko cried, coming around the corner. She stopped when she saw the two standing there together, blushing.

"Akira." Nyoko nodded, her brown eyes darting between the two.

"Hi Nyoko. I was just wishing Sagumi luck in our match today. I'll be going now. I have to prepare."

"Of course. Sagumi come on." Nyoko grabbed her hand and drug her away, with Sagumi still blushing.

Later

"Are you ready?" Mai asked her cousin, smiling as Sagumi put on blue capris and a white shirt with silver writing. She had a blue apron with silver writing on the pockets in her hand. She tied it around her neck and grabbed her blue chopsticks, putting her hair in a bun and sticking them in.

"Of course."

"Beat him, 'kay?" Nyoko said from the doorway, waiting on the other two.

"I'll try my best. That's all I can give you."

"And that's always been enough for us." Mai replied, walking out the door.

In the High School Division Student Council Office

"Akira, do you think you'll win?" Nokoru asked, sitting in his big office chair in front of his desk.

"I might and I might not. It just depends on how good Sagumi is."

"Oh really? Is that why you were gone this morning? Because of Sagumi?"

"N-no Chairman, of course not!" Akira replied, blushing in embarrassment.

"Yes, it was! Suoh! Did you hear that? Akira's got a new girlfriend! It's about time; ever since Utako got transferred you haven't even looked at anyone. Until yesterday when Sagumi got here."

"If I looked at anyone, I was afraid I'd like them too much, and then I'd have to break up with them as soon as Utako comes back." Akira replied, buttoning the jacket of his chef's uniform.

'He doesn't know she's not coming back.' Suoh thought, feeling bad for his friend. Utako was never coming back; everyone knew it, except Akira. He had to come to that realization when Nagisa left with her friend.

"Well don't be. Maybe if you try, you might find someone better for you then Utako." Nokoru said, smiling at his friend.

"Chairman, it's time to go." Suoh said, looking at his watch.

"Akira! Let's go!"

In the kitchen stadium

The kitchen stadium was built mainly for Akira's lessons, but occasionally a college student or professor would challenge him and they would have a cooking match there. It was recently built last year, when Akira was in 8th grade and needed something to do. Home Economics was for every grade was taught there as well.

The kitchen stadium was filled with the entire student body, all the teachers and even some of the people who live on the CLAMP Campus. Akira's mother was sitting on the front row, smiling at everyone. When Suoh and Nokoru sat down beside her, on her right and she smiled at both.

"Hello you two. Have you come to see my Akira cook today?"

"Yes, ma'am. We came to support our friend."

"I'm glad."

Nokoru looked towards the door and saw a red head walking in the door. It was Mai and he knew it.

"I'm sorry, but I have to excuse myself from you wonderful presence. It was very nice talking to you."

"Of course dear. Have a nice day!"

Nokoru and Suoh got up and Nokoru made his way to Mai.

"I see you've found me already." Mai said, smiling.

"Allow me to take you to your seat." Nokoru said, offering Mai his arm. She took it and tossed her hair over her shoulder still smiling. Suoh extended his arm to Nyoko and was surprised when she took it. She smirked, seeing his surprise. Suoh straightened his face immediately and walked behind Nokoru, who was talking to Mai with a smile on his face.

"So you're surprised? Why?" Nyoko whispered quietly, her brown eyes sparkling mischievously.

"Because..." Suoh replied, not really wanting to talk at the moment.

"I don't seem like the type to take help from a guy, right?"

Suoh said nothing.

"Well I do, when it's required, but don't get too happy about it, Suoh." Suoh shivered on the inside when Nyoko said his name. The way she said it...it just made him feel something he never felt with Nagisa. He didn't know what it was yet, but as soon as he figured it out, he would try to get rid of this feeling Nyoko gave him. Suoh could already tell it wasn't a good thing.

'I must not think that way about this girl! She's just someone who I must associate with all the time...because the Chairman is starting to like her cousin. I can already tell. This can't be good.'

"Suoh? Where are we going?" Nyoko said, realizing they were leaving the regular seating area.

'Down a dark hallway so I can....AHHHHHHH!! Stop that!! What is wrong with me?! Why am I having these bad thoughts of her?'

"Suoh?" Nyoko turned to him, stopping.

"Yes?"

"Are you ok?"

"Fine." Suoh said, starting to walk again. Nyoko knew he was lying, but since he had made her mad earlier, she stopped caring.

"We're going to the student council board seats. We can take you up there as guests." Suoh told her, catching up to Nokoru and Mai.

'And show you off to the rest of the student body. She's so beautiful, she'll draw lots of attention...There I go again. What is this feeling I'm getting for Nyoko?'

"Oh ok." They went up some stairs and the walked down a dark hallway with a lot of light at the end.

"Welcome to the student council seats." Nokoru said, walking into the entrance and leading them to four red velvet seats in a corner. The other student council members had gotten really quiet when the group walked in, but by the time they were seated, Nokoru and Mai were swarmed with questions and people. Nyoko sat next to Mai, eyeing them suspiciously; making sure no one touched her in a way that was improper. Suoh watched the group as well, making sure Nokoru was alright before staring at Nyoko.

'Her eyes are the prettiest brown I've ever seen in my life. How come I never noticed all this stuff before? If they were always this beautiful, how come I didn't notice it 'till today? When I saw Nagisa, I noticed every beautiful thing about her, but then again she was willing to let me see it. Nyoko hasn't been until now. Even with her looking so watchful, she's beautiful.' Suoh's eyes scanned her face and then fell on her lips. That brought a whole new array of thoughts.

'She has Nagisa beat with the way her lips look. Nyoko's lips look so kissable....I want them now...' Suoh shook his head; he had to get those thoughts out of his head.

Nyoko, on the other hand, realized he was staring at her, but refused to meet his gaze. 'I wonder what he's looking at? I know he's staring at me, but what about me? Wait...I'm not supposed to be thinking stuff like that! Only weaklings think like that and I am not one of them! I'm a fighter! A bodyguard! I'm not supposed to feel anything! But why did my heart beat so loudly when he offered his arm? Why did my hands shake and my heart skip a beat when I took it? What's going on with me?!'

"Ny? Nyoko, look! They're about to start! There's Sagumi and Akira!!" Mai cried, getting out of her chair and pointing down to the kitchen stadium behind the glass. Nokoru got up and stood beside her, looking at Sagumi and Akira as well.

Nyoko got up also, trying to get the thoughts out of her head. She went to the window and watched as Sagumi walked out of a door with Akira behind her. Nyoko watched as Sagumi smiled at everyone and then waved at Mai and Nokoru.

"Is she always like that?" Suoh asked, coming up behind Nyoko and going to the glass to stand beside her.

Nyoko blushed, but tried to hide it, "Is she always like what?" Her voice shook slightly and she took a deep breath to steady it.

"Happy, when she should be worried."

"We all do that. Put up fronts. Sagumi replaces all her feelings with happiness and softness. Mai replaces hers with charming smiles and comments. I replace my feelings," Nyoko turned and looked at him, "With a mask of no emotion."

"I do the same."

"I know." Nyoko replied, her hand gripping the rail in front of the glass. "I've seen you do it since I got here and I realized..."

Suoh nodded and finished her sentence, "We're just alike."

"Almost. I fight because I have to. You fight because it's your family occupation."

"You have to?"

"Yes, I have to. If I don't...my family will be in danger. Mai has enemies. Deadly ones. If I leave her alone, even for one second, she'll die. I can't let my cousin die!" Nyoko slammed her fist against the railing, putting her head down. Her shoulders started to shake.

Suoh placed his hand over Nyoko's fist and her trembling stopped,"Nyoko, I'll help you. I'll help you protect Mai."

"You will?"

"Yes. Nokoru's in danger a lot, but at the rate those two are going, they'll be together all the time anyway." Nyoko unclenched her fist, intertwining her fingers with his.

"I think I like you, Suoh." Nyoko smiled softly at him and blushed when she got a smirk back.

"I know I like you Nyoko. But don't think I'm going to be all open around everyone else." Suoh said, rubbing his thumb against Nyoko's. He decided right then that he liked the feel of her skin.

"I won't because you know I won't be open." Nyoko replied, turning away from him to look out the window. Suoh smiled at her and then turned to watch his best friend cook against Nyoko's cousin.

End Chapter 2