FANAsumaru
Chapter 003
"Soyez le Bienvenu"
Welcome
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12:30 PM * an hour after the ritual in the forest *
Everyone is sleeping. A phone conversation was heard...
"So you're the new Caretaker, eh?"
"Arrangements? Is that necessary?"
"You aren't saying that our daughter would be separated from us. When I was a Guardian, I didn't need to go away."
"But I'm gonna miss my cute sister!"
"But if it's for their own good, then so be it."
"Yeah. I suppose she'd still be able to visit us?"
"Thanks Caretaker. Because if you take her away indefinitely, me and my bothers would die (no joke)."
"Maybe this will help to straighten that girl's attitude."
"So, how's the documents, Miss Akane?"
"It's all done and will take effect starting tomorrow."
"I'm just worried that my kitten would not be able to cope, see, she'd been dependent of us ever since."
"No matter what. Their fates are beginning to unfold, so we could do nothing but to watch and support them."
"Then it's decided."
"They are going to be delivered after school."
"Caretaker, you are now obliged to help them."
"We are asking you."
"Please guide them. I only hope for their safety."
"Thank you."
Click.
"Now, the final preparations..." Caretaker said facing the moon from the tall window in the office. "All is as planned..."
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"Yaaaah...", Fumiko is still sleepy as her scooter lumbered on. "I don't understand why the landlady suddenly transferred me to a private school. Anyway, I'm fine with that. At least, I'll meet new boys today. Fu! Fu! Fu!" she halted when she heard someone talking. She looked ahead to see Akira kneeling on the sidewalk. "What are you doing?"
"Huh? Oh, yay! It's you Fuu-chan. Me? Oh! I'm feeding Kuroneko and Kuronessa."
Fumiko scrutinized the eating cats. "Is that a foot-long tuna sausage, Akira? You don't feed cats with that. You just throw them leftovers, you know?"
Akira nodded. "It's okay. It's from the fridge. It's fine as long as my brothers don't notice."
Akira stood up an skated on the road as Fumiko rode on.
"So seems like we're going to the same school."
"Yeah. Nice scooter, Fumiko-chan."
"Oh? This? I bought it last semester. It saves my effort so I don't grow too much muscles on the legs."
"Ooh... I always skate to school since third grade. In middle school, they teased me, they said skating to school is childish."
"Aren't you?"
"Nani?"
"Oh. Nothing."
"Ohayo gozimasu!!!" The girls stopped and looked behind them. A light blue sports car halted beside them.
"It's you, Nikki-chan! I didn't know you drive cars. Yeah. What am I saying? We just met last night. Haha." Fumiko smiled.
"Is that turbo accelerator in that, that I hear?" Akira asked pointing at her engine.
"Yes. How did you know?"
"Oh. My brother Akabane has that in his car too. It saves gas to accelaerate."
"You two going to school?"
"Hai."
"Well I'll be going. Meet you guys there! I don't wanna be late for the entrance ceremony for the freshmen. I'm gonna do a speech with Ayame. Bye. See you later!"
After she's gone, the two looked at each other. Fumiko asked, "What time is it?" Akira's sweat dropped, "7:34" the two hurried on (leaving a visible imprint behind...ZOOM).
"WE'RE LATE!!!"
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They were out of breath when they reached the entrance of the school.
"Sugoii!" Akira stood in awe. "Is this finally it? If I wasn't with you, Aki, I would've given up into getting lost in this road. It's too long and complicated for me." Fumiko said.
When she parked her scooter, the two climbed the stairs. Two students who wore guard uniforms are on the way. "Welcome." "This is the Tokyo Palace Academy."
Fumiko jeered, "They're cute..."
"Ohayo... Are you two students too?" Akira asked.
The boy with glasses smiled at her. "Yes. Everyday two varsity players take duty as guards."
Fumiko's eyes gleamed. "Yah mean I'll meet two new hunks everyday? Are they all like you?", she's hugging the other guy's arm. "So handsome and cute and..."
"Stop flirting, Fumiko!"
Ayame Blaunche and Nikki stood a few feet away.
"Good Morning, Miss Vice President!" the two 'guards' perked up in attention.
"What Aya-chan, you are the vice president of the school?" Fumiko said.
"No she's the vice president of the Student Council." Nikki explained.
"You two come with us. Nikki said you're on the way so we went to pick you up." Ayame said as she walked ahead of the group. They were passing a very glamorous passage. "You're late for the entrance ceremony. We just finished our speech."
They emerged in a compound of beautiful Gothic buildings. When they entered the one with a wide doorway, they were surprised. The buildings looked weird outside, but it's modern and well... looks like a school from the inside. The ceremony lasted for a while.
"That's boring except that the teachers are gorgeous, both the men and the women." Fumiko said. "Yeah. They don't look like teachers at all." Ayame agreed with that.
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"Ohayo, mina-san!"
"Ohayo, Kamikura-sensei!"
"Okay! Now I want you to introduce yourselves (for the sake of the newcomers)."
"I'm Misa Hayase, 15 years old.."
"I'm Kaduki Poreu, I'm 15 years old..."
Now it's Fumiko's turn.
"I'm Fumiko Matsumoto. 15 years old. My favorite color is red and pink. My favorite subject is P.E.. My favorite sport is badminton and judo... I like to go shopping and meet cute guys." Everybody went silent, "Huh?"
"Well now you know each other...Welcome to class 1-D..."
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Meanwhile, in class 1-C...
"Ohayo gozaimasu! I'm Kinimoto Akira. I'm fifteen years old. I like all colors but my favorites are black and white. My favorite subject is art. I practice kendo. My hobbies are painting and playing the flute and the piano. It's nice to meet you all!"
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"Thank you for welcoming me in your class, 1-B. I'm Tezuka Nikki, 15 years old. My favorite colors are light blue and virgin yellow. My favorite subject is Home Economics. My sport is tennis. My hobby is cooking and... oh. Cleaning the house."
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"As the president of class 1-A, I will make sure that everything is in order. I'm Ayame Blaunche. I'm 15 years old, but don't compare me with those childish brats. My fave color is moss green, but neon green is nice. My favorit subject is English and my sport is basketball."
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"So... They have started their classes..." Out of the window, the four girls can be seen walking in the Square, a park in the middle of the school grounds.
"Oh my God..." Fumiko started her talking act. "I'm so bored..."
"Well? Don't you like your class?" Nikki asked.
"It's schoolwork that I don't like."
"Me... I like the way my new classmates treat me. They weren't pushy and I think they're fun-loving like me." Akira said cheerfully.
"Well if you want to think of it that way then let it be so. But don't let it interfere with your studies." Ayame said, looking stern.
"What do you mean?"
"Nikki. It's like this. This morning, my elder sister Akane told me to meet up with Sisters Kinimoto, Matsumoto and Tezuka. She wanted me to over-see your training from now on. It means I will make sure you get good education around here and some extras too."
"How about you? Who's gonna train you, Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes?" Fumiko teased.
Ayame grinned, "I can learn all by myself..."
"But you could always learn some from us. Things you could not learn from books and tutorials..." Nikki said with a smile. Ayame's voice softened.
"Yeah, I know that. That's why I'll stick around you even if that means that I have to babysit your immaturity." Nikki's sweat dropped. "Why you!!!" Akira held back a pissed Fumiko. "Aieee... Let's change the topic." "Oh, yeah. Have you decided what clubs you would join?"
"Uhm... Well, as for me, I'd take badminton, band music and Math plus maybe cheering. That ought to charm the boys outta there.." Fumiko answered with a strange glitter of stars in her eyes. Akira giggled, " I think Bushido (I don't know how else to combine clubs...ehehehe.), well that's Archery and Kendo in one. Gymnastics, choir and oh...maybe arts...Visual Arts!!!" Nikki told hers next. "Theater, tennis, cooking and I could be interested in joining the Medical Team."
"What's that for?" Akira's eyes were wide. Nikki explained. "Well, everyday, a member of the team will be assigned to take the role of nurse in the clinic. You could not join without proper knowledge of first aid and caretaking."
"That's right. As for me, I'll join the girls basketball, journalism club, choir, and of course, English club." Ayame declared her choice.
"Well... Let's go to our respective try-outs." "Okay." "So?" "We'd just see you guys later." "I hope we'd get accepted." "We'll see..."
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Nikki:"That's quite a tiring day."
Fumiko:"Maybe boring is a more appropriate word for that."
Akira:"But we met new people...Isn't that nice?"
Ayame:"But why do we have to walk home? I'm not used to it."
Nikki:"It's okay. I remember the days before mother and father gave me my Jaguar."
Fumiko:"I'm gonna grow calluses because of this. Oh, no!"
Ayame:"What I don't understand is why Akira's skates weren't taken..."
Nikki:"They said they'd register any vehicle in use by students. And Akira's skates weren't exactly considered in that category."
Akira:"Thanks Nikki-chan!"
Ayame:"What the -- ?"
They were surrounded by a group of strangers. They wore black and had dark sunglasses. Thay stood rigid. Thay had this strange superior air. "Ladies... Please come with us..." Ayame's fumed. "You don't have the right to..." They fell in the stranger's arms. They were sprayed by sleeping aroma. "You don't have any right to do this..." Ayame murmured before she totally blacked out.
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Thank you very much....
"Aishiteru to all my Diamonds..."
n_ n~Dark Petal Emo Lolita~
=( o _o)==Black Sakura: Dark Princess of the Forgotten Petal=
( o )oOo Akira Kinimoto oOo
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