Meet The New Girl
DISCLAIMER! I do not own anything here in MSN (except for Misaki) but they all belong to Ken Akamatsu.
WOW. I've been gone for a preeeeeetty long time (1 month).:D Sorry to keep the readers waiting. The past few weeks have been really busy! Thanks to those who reviewed.:) Another reason why I didn't update was because...well, I was pretty much on writer's block.:p But I guess it's okay already.;) Please continue to read & review, and give suggestions.XD Thanks!
Well, I'm not really sure how this chapter turned out, though.:p I hope it's better than last time!
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Chapter 2: Too Good For Them
Misaki slowed down with her running and finally caught up with the rest. She tapped Negi on the shoulder and he turned around.
"Yes, Misaki-chan?"
She took some breaths and asked, "Um, Negi-sensei, what would happen if we were late for class?"
Negi, Asuna and Konoka looked at each other, then Negi nodded for Misaki to come closer.
Misaki had a wondering look on her face. Why would they need to whisper? "You'll whisper it to me?" she asked, her voice feeling uncertain.
Negi nodded.
"But why?" Misaki just couldn't get the reason why they couldn't tell her with a normal voice. Maybe because the punishment was awful enough that if birds heard it, it would send them to migrate to the North Pole in a hurry??? Wait...the NORTH POLE?
Negi just beckoned for her to come closer.
Oh, well. I don't have a choice but to listen.
She finally gave in and Negi whispered it in her ear. Misaki's eyes grew wide with fear and after Negi explained it to her, she trembled a bit.
That's too harsh! No wonder Negi didn't want anyone else to hear it...
Asuna went forward, looking down at her feet. "See? It's a nightmare if we're late, Misaki-san!" she exclaimed, fear tingling in her voice.
"I-I see. Well, we ARE going to be late if we don't get going now!" Misaki said, then started to brisk-walk to the classroom. The latter followed closely behind.
Misaki and the other 3 then stopped at a door in the far end of the hallway. She looked up and saw the sign on the door: "Class 3-A". Yup, this was her new class!
Negi then put that smile back on his face. "Here we are, Misa-chan! If you don't mind, may we go in first?" he asked politely.
Misaki smiled back and nodded, showing that she was quite eager to meet her new classmates.
Negi then opened the door a bit, Asuna and Konoka getting ready to go inside with him, but turned back to Misaki.
"Misaki-chan, I'll gesture my hand when it's time to come in, okay?" he said, waving at her for no reason whatsoever. He then leaned in to whisper, "Oh, and sorry about the noise! They're always like that." Misaki just giggled.
"I'll be waiting!" she said.
Konoka encouraged Misaki to be confident. "Well, good luck! Just give the introduction your best." She said with a wink.
"We'll be cheering you on from our seats, Misaki." Asuna encouraged, too, to make Misaki less nervous.
Misaki scratched her head. "Thanks, guys. Well, I'll see you all inside." she replied, waving at them.
Negi, Asuna and Konoka finally entered, with Negi taking his place in front and the other 2 in their seats. His class was abuzz with the news of a new girl.
"Oh, I heard that she's really cute!" A voice came from the corner of the room.
"They said that she came from a rich family." Another voice said.
"She's a 'perfect' girl, looks and everything!" A recognizable voice was heard. Haruna's voice, the gossip girl! She's probably the one who started all this.
Negi cleared his throat, and the class kept silent. They were becoming just a tad bit more disciplined everyday, making it easier for Negi to control them.
"Sorry, Negi-sensei. They were just abuzz with the news of our new classmate." Ayaka, more known as Lincho, the class president apologized with utmost sincerity.
Negi waved at her. "That's okay, Lincho-san! I've got it under control."
"Okay, class! So today, I met the new student, and--" but before Negi could continue, the class was in an uproar again. How eager this class 3-A could always be! Yes, it's very soothing and relaxing. Not.
Negi heard the class chitchat about the new student again, and he couldn't help but sigh. Negi cleared his throat again.
He put his hands in the air. "Class, please listen!" Negi said, waving his arms above his head. It took some time for them to stop, but they calmed down anyway.
Negi took a deep breath again. "As I was saying, I've met the new student, together with Asuna-san and Konoka-san. She is a very nice girl; she's polite, funny and we really enjoyed her company!" Negi beamed at Misaki at the door's window. "Well, I think it's finally time to call her in." Negi gestured to Misaki to come in.
Misaki nodded, then breathed in deeply.
I can do this, I can do this!
She then opened the door slowly, then walked in beside Negi. The class looked at her, then whispered among themselves (excluding Asuna and Konoka).
Misaki looked at the class then back at Negi, looking a bit worried and unconfident. Negi nodded at her, then waved at the class.
"Class, please be quiet! Let us hear the introduction of our new student." he said, raising his voice so that everyone could hear. The class looked in front and kept quiet, though some could still be seen whispering at the back.
Negi went forward and then patted Misaki on the shoulder. "Go ahead, Misaki-chan. Introduce yourself now." he whispered to her.
Misaki smiled, then breathed deeply again. The class was now enveloped in silence and stared at Misaki with utmost curiousity. It made her shiver, but she kept her cool.
"Well, konnichiwa! I'm Misaki Kamichu, and I used to live in Washington, USA. I'm 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 American, which is why my name is Japanese." she explained, feeling a bit more confident now. "I'm also 15 years old, and when I was in the USA, I lived with my cousin and uncle. I guess that's about it." Misaki sighed and blinked slowly, relieved that her class no longer stared at her with those scary and overly curious looks of theirs.
Ayaka, being the class president, had to welcome new students and she took the initiative, anyway. She stood up and paused for while, but later on put on a smile and greeted, "Welcome to class 3-A, Misaki-san! It's an honor to have you." Ayaka then bowed and sat back down.
Misaki actually felt her spirits go higher, but tried her hardest to keep it down.
"Thank you, Lincho-san!" she greeted back (A/N: Remember, Misaki memorized all her classmates' names and faces). A few of her classmates also smiled and waved at her, but the others just kept silent and were trying to focus their attention on something else. Misaki didn't mind it, though.
Negi felt good that so far, no one thought badly about Misaki. But that's not really how it ended up...
Negi gave out a sigh of relief. "Okay, now that's over!" Negi said with that cheerful voice, then clasped his hands together. "Thank you, Misaki-chan, for such a wonderful introduction." he added.
Misaki looked at Negi funnily, but changed her expression to a happy one.
"Thank you, sensei." she said with a bow.
"Now Misaki-chan, there's an available seat in between Konoka-san and Setsuna-san. Please take your seat there." Negi told Misaki as he was gesturing to the empty seat in-between the 2 friends.
Misaki nodded and smiled, then whispered a "thank you" to him. She then fixed her bag and walked calmly to her new seat, then she dropped her bag under the table.
Konoka waved at Misaki. "Misa-chan! I never thought you'd be with us." she giggled. Misaki laughed with her, then looked at Setsuna who remained silent.
"Oh, Misaki-san, this is my friend Setsuna-san, but I call her Secchan." Konoka put her hand on Setsuna's shoulders which made her blush a bit.
Misaki faced Setsuna, resting her chin on her hand. "Hello, Setsuna-san!"
"Good morning, Misaki-chan." Setsuna said back with a bow.
Since Misaki wanted to meet other friends, she spent the first few minutes of class talking to Konoka and Setsuna. Besides, the class became quite noisy too. It wasn't until Lincho called out, though, that they all fell silent. It was the 3rd time that happened and Negi hadn't even started discussing the lesson.
Being a teacher is so easy. DEFINITELY not!
Negi sighed again. I have to be a bit stricter with them now.
As soon as the class calmed down, Negi started the lesson. The lesson was on Old English literature. Negi made them recite sentences from the masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
Negi told them to turn to Act 2, Scene 5 (the book was of course, in play form) and called on...ooh, guess who...Asuna, to read!
This made Asuna very steamy, since she was ALWAYS called by Negi, and it usually ended up with her getting humiliated and her classmates trying to stiffle their laughter inside of them, and so she stood up very slowly.
"Now, Asuna-chan," Negi continued, not noticing her extremely red-with-anger face. "Please read Juliet's 7th line in that scene." Asuna's eyes scanned the page, and when they finally found what she's supposed to read, she glared at Negi.
Asuna slammed her hands hard on her table, making some of her classmates cover themselves in protection.
"ARE YOU SERIOUS, NEGI!? I HAVE TO READ THIS HARD CRAP OF A LINE!?" she yelled out, making Misaki stunned at her short-temperedness. "AND WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ALWAYS CALLING ON ME!?"
Negi was also trying to protect himself from Asuna's wrath. "C-calm down pl-please, Asuna-chan!" he said while his voice was trembling with fear. Asuna breathed in, then calmed down a bit, but she was still raging with anger.
"I-it's okay, I'll j-ju-just get Misaki-chan to d-do it." Negi said, already gesturing to Asuna that she could sit down.
Asuna had a triumphant look on her face, but it slowly disappeared as she looked at Misaki and her other classmates.
She started to fidget. "Uh, sorry about that. I...I just lose my temper easily." she said apologetically. Some just nodded at her.
"That's okay, Asuna. We all know what an ape you really are, anyway!" Ayaka teased, a smirk forming on her face. Asuna turned to stare at her, then started to lost her temper. Here we go again! Oh yeah, this is going to be a great day.
BUT, before a fight could break out, Misaki stood in between them and yelled, "STOP!" Her classmates were a bit stunned, and she found that quite odd.
"This is supposed to be a CLASS, not a BATTLE." Misaki had hit both Asuna's and Ayaka's heads (figuratively speaking:D) with her point.
"Sorry." Asuna and Ayaka said together, looking down at their feet, then walking back to their seats.
"Thank you. May I start now, Negi-bouzu?" Misaki asked, now going back to her place and picking up the book.
Negi nodded.
"Where is my mother! Why, she is within;
Where should she be? How oddly thou repliest!
'Your love says, like an honest gentleman,
Where is your mother?'"
(-7th line of Juliet Capulet, Act 2, Scene 5 of "Romeo and Juliet")
Misaki said the lines with such grace, expression and ease that it made a lot of her classmates even more jealous. They were beginning to gossip about her again, most of them talking bad.
Negi, on the other hand, didn't seem to hear them, as he was very happy with Misaki. "That was wonderful, Misaki-chan!" he chimed, giving Misaki a thumbs up.
"Thank you!" Misaki bowed and then sat back down. This time, more voices could be heard talking about Misaki, thinking and saying a lot of cruel and untrue things about her. Misaki noticed this, and shot a worried look to Negi. Negi just shook his head, meaning to say 'don't mind them, Misaki-chan'. It didn't make Misaki feel any better, though.
Negi continued the lesson on Old English literature, and Misaki answered most of his questions. Well, she gave others chances too, anyway. Some of her classmates were already glaring at her, thinking that she's such an attention stealer. Negi didn't tell that to Misaki, though.
RING! Ah, yes, the bell. Classes were finally over, and Negi dismissed them all. Asuna, Konoka and Misaki walked together with Negi, especially since Misaki still had to talk to Principal Konoe for her dorm room. The other 3 decided to accompany her to make her feel less nervous.
Misaki looked at the floor and stared at it for a while. It was not when she heard Negi call out her name, "Misaki-chan?" that she looked back up and forced a smile on her face.
"Uh, Negi-sensei?" she started. "Does most of the class hate me? I mean, I heard murmurs of me a while ago after I sat down, and when I looked around, only some of my classmates smiled back..." Misaki heaved a little sigh.
Negi didn't really know how to respond, but Asuna and Konoka got the message. "Well, Misaki-chan..." but before he could continue, Asuna and Konoka were already comforting her.
"Misaki, just because they're saying those stuff, doesn't necessarily mean it's true. I think those who gossiped don't really hate you." Asuna said softly. Asuna does have a soft side, after all!
Konoka went forward and placed a hand on Misaki's shoulder gently, making Misaki face her. "After all, you've got us, right?" she beamed.
Misaki put on a smile too, this time, more genuine and realistic. "Thank you, Asuna-san and Konoka-san." Negi looked at Misaki. "Oh, you too, Negi-kun." she laughed.
While all four of them walked, Misaki pondered on what they had said.
'Misaki, just because they're saying those stuff, doesn't necessarily mean it's true. I think those who gossiped don't really hate you..'
'After all, you've got us, right?'
Misaki couldn't hide the small smile that creeped up on her face. Maybe they're right...I'll forget about it for now.
They were right about the part of them being there for Misaki, but wrong about the part of those murmuring classmates not hating Misaki.
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Sorry about the ending.:p I couldn't think of anything better. Well, please review and suggest more stuff. That'll help me improve the story.:) But please, no flames. Just constructive criticism.:D
Thanks again! I'll work on the next chapter now.;)