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Chapter 4

Back to School!

Part A

Loup Academy Introduction

Loup Academy: a school for the Elite. Located in America, the very rich and/or smart of the world attend this school. Scholarships are available, but are very elusive. The most influential people in the world have attended this school. Loup academy is truly a school for the intellects of the world. The school's grades reach from preschool to graduate school, with some students being there for the entirety of their schooling.

Loup Academy is broken up into different classes, each allotted a color. The most elite is Blue. The Blues can specialize their uniforms, have very large private suites, will not get as harsh of punishments as those of lower ranks, and other countless privileges.

The next down are the Greens. The Greens have medium size suites (medium bedroom, medium bathroom), but they have to share them with one or two people of their choice. They are allowed to wear accessories with their uniforms. The Yellows (next down) have the same privileges. Punishments are medium for both.

The final two are the Reds and the Oranges. They both have similar privileges, but Oranges are generally treated better by teachers and peers. They have very harsh punishments. They must share very small rooms with at least one person. They must wear their uniforms perfectly or they will be very harshly punished.

It is every person of a lower rank's dream to get up to Green or Blue Rank. They have to work very hard in order to get so high up. Sometimes a person who has just been admitted to the Academy can be given a very high rank. This usually causes unrest in the school, even among the teachers. This is because many of the teachers once attended the school themselves and are not willing to give up their old ways.

This school has three schools on campus. Loup Academy has four pools, two indoor and one outdoor. There are six libraries, and high tech labs. There are many school trips a year to foreign countries and elsewhere. Some are for fun or to further knowledge. Many at this school are either bi or multi lingual. According to many students, "This school is the coolest!"

Part B

Back to School

It was the day of the end of winter break. Cars of all kinds drove up to the front gates of Loup Academy. An English red head stepped out of a cab, slinging a duffle bag over her shoulder. She waited at the gate, waiting for someone. Then a limo drove up. Out of the limo jumped a girl who had dyed her hair blue. She screeched, glomping the red head as they waited. The bubbly blue haired girl said, "So, Jenny, how was your break?"

"Hn," the red head said, "I thought I told you not to call me that, Lily."

The blue haired girl, identified as Lily, pouted, "That's not the point, Jennifer."

"On second thought, just call me Jenny," Jenny said, "Jennifer's awful. It wasn't bad. I hung out in my flat for a week. Watching anime on You Tube."

"Cool. I read Manga," Lily said, "I wonder if Kira will ever get a fast computer."

"No idea, did you hear from her yet?"

"No."

"I'm starting to get worried."

"Hn."

"You could show a little emotion."

Then a blue minivan drove up to the gate. Jumping out of the car Ayu and everyone else, including Elle and her little sisters, Rachel and Ren (age 5, looks exactly like her older sisters) approached the two girls.

"Who are they Elle?" said Lily.

"Kira's friends and family."

"Is the red head Ayu?" questioned Jenny.

"Yes."

"The happy looking blonde, is he that boy that Kira likes?" Lily asked.

"Yeah. Kira has good taste, although he's too cute for me. He looks too much like a little kid. I would feel like a cradle snatcher," Elle said.

"He does not have long hair. And he is too cute," Lily pouted.

"What are you guys doing critiquing Kira's taste in guys? You have no lives," Jenny said.

"We know!" Lily and Elle said.

"Are you guys talking about us?" Kyo said, slight tic mark growing substantially on his forehead.

"Yep!" Lily said, turning, giving Kyo a thumbs up. The tick mark continues to grow. "Who are you anyways?"

"That's Kyo-kun. You know the guy Tohru has a crush on and Kyo returns the feelings, but neither one knows," Elle said.

"Oh yeah!"

The tick grows until Kyo is about to throw a fit, when Ayu deftly stood in front of him.

"You must be Lily and Jenny. I have heard a lot about you, from Kira's letters. My name is Ayu Honda."

"We have heard quite a bit about you too," Jenny said, blocking Lily from Kyo's glares.

"Where's Tohru? And Kira?" Lily said.

Explanation of Entire Story Here

"WHAT?!!!" Lily screamed, while Jenny looked slightly shocked.

As Lily freaked out, Jenny suddenly realized something. "Hey, Ayu, can I speak to you for a moment?" Jenny said, pulling Ayu to the side.

Part C

Letters from a Certain Dragon

I had always been overjoyed whenever I would get a letter from my elusive cousin Kira who had been going to Loup Academy for a year. I read them over many times, enough to memorize them. The first letter…

May 4th

Hey Ayu!

I'm finally in my dorm at Loup Academy, and it's really huge! I got into the Blue Class in the academy. Which you could not get into even if you tried, so ha!

It took so long to get to the US. I'm exhausted. Jet-Lag sucks. Anyway, I made a few friends already. I'll explain about them later. But first, I have a favor to ask.

Take care Tohru for me. I know she's a big girl, she's older than me, and she can take care of herself, in the physical sense at least. But I'm worried about her mentality. As much as I didn't like it, she loved Mom, may be more than me, her baby sister. But losing us both within a week… It mist be tough on her. Just try to make sure that she is alright, even if it means you have to have Haya or Sada tail her, do it.

I'm sorry; I have no right to be asking you to do this for me. Just please do it. I'm not allowed to have any contact with Tohru, so please. You can even say no, and I won't bug you about it, ever again. Hell, if you don't ever want me to talk to you ever again, I'll do that too.

Consider it though. Also, tell me how everyone else is doing,

-Kira

That's when I began to tell Kira what was going on with Tohru. Her moving in with Grandpa, the renovations in the woods, her having to live in a tent, then with the Sohmas, many times I had to stop her from running from the Academy back to Japan to "save" Tohru. I remember when I was told by Kira by letter that she was returning. I picked her up from the airport. When I asked her if she had told Tohru, she answered, "No, she probably does not want to see me. She probably blames me for leaving her and for Mom's death."

When I tried to tell her that Tohru did not feel that way, she smiled sadly, and didn't say a thing.

Jenny's words really hit me today; she asked me "What if Kira doesn't want to come back?"

This hit my worst fear on the head. I answered, truthfully, knowing this girl would see right through me if I lied, "I don't care. She needs to take responsibility. She's always run away. I won't let her do that anymore."

Then Jenny smiled at me and said, "That's what I thought. You are better than I thought. Then we went back and joined the others.

End of Chapter 4

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed chapter 4. The Bonus Chapter will once again be moved back to a "whenever I'm really stumped" basis. Thanks for the reviews from last time, and please review!