Chapter 3
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Roommates
It was the day before the official opening of classes; it was also the day where the students were going back to Archangel Academy to transfer their things to their respective rooms in the school's dormitory.
In one of the rooms in the apartment near the park, a pair of amber eyes opened slowly adjusting to the sunlight entering the room through the glass windowpane. The owner of those eyes sat up her bed and stretched her arms while yawning. She got her phone to check if she had unread message to find one and opened it.
Sender: Auel
do u wnt me 2 fetch u later 2 go 2 d academy?
After reading it, she started typing on her phone and sent it.
Meanwhile, Auel was in his apartment cooking his breakfast when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He got it and opened the message.
Sender: Catherine
no, it's fyn. i can go by myself… tnx.
After replying the message, he continued cooking.
The blonde girl grabbed her towel and went to the bathroom after reading his best friend's reply. A few minutes later, she went out from the bathroom then dressed up and combed her hair. She went out of her room to go to the canteen and grabbed a bite. After eating, she returned to her room and brushed her teeth. Then, she got her things and went to the owner of the apartment to pay for the rent and left. She decided to take a cab since her things were too heavy for her to carry while walking. Upon reaching the school, she paid her fare and went out of the cab. She entered the gate and headed straight to the dorm. Upon passing through the parking lot, she noticed a door of a Lamborghini opening, then, a pink haired girl went out of it. She was wearing a blue dress reaching an inch below her knees. She noticed two men in formal clothes carrying baggages. The girl seemed to notice her and walked towards her.
"Hi, my name is Lacus Clyne", she said while giving her a warm smile. "Are you a new student here?", she added.
Catherine nodded and said " I am Catherine Hibiki".
"Oh, our new roommate, it's a pleasure to meet you Ms. Hibiki", she said then extended her hand to her.
"So you are one of my roommates, nice to meet you too.", she replied returning the smile and took her hand.
"Let's walk together, neh?", she suggested.
"Okay", Catherine replied. They walked together and Lacus let her bodyguards carry Catherine's things. She refused at first but gave up upon Lacus' persistence. When they arrive at their room, they found the door open. They looked inside to find a brunette girl with her hair not reaching her shoulder. She noticed the two newcomers and greeted them. Lacus ordered the bodyguards to just place their things on the floor and told them that they could already leave.
"Miriallia, this is Catherine Hibiki, our new roommate. Ms. Hibiki, this is Miriallia Haw", Lacus introduced them to each other.
"Nice to meet you! I Hope we can be friends", Miriallia said,
"Same here", she replied.
"Ms. Hibiki, is it alright if that one is your bed?", Lacus asked politely while pointing at the bed in the right corner of the room.
"Yeah, sure", she replied. " by the way, just call me Catherine", she added.
"Then, it's Lacus for you", she replied.
"You should also call me Mir", Miriallia said.
"Okay then", Catherine replied and walked towards her bed and began arranging her things in the closet near her bed.
"Where is Shiho?", Lacus suddenly asked when she noticed that there were already things in the bed in the left corner of the room.
"Right behind you!", Catherine heard an unfamiliar voice. She turned to look at the owner of the voice to find a girl with long brown hair with a darker shade than Miriallia. She was wearing a white polo with matching jeans.
"Hmmm… where have you been?", Lacus asked with the same smile she gave Catherine. The newcomer let out a sigh.
"The usual", she replied then she noticed the blonde girl. "You must be our new roommate", she said.
"Yes. My name is Catherine Hibiki", she replied.
"The name's Shiho… Shiho Hahnenfuss", she told her. "What's your section?", she asked.
"Freedom", she answered.
"Yay… we're classmates, Catherine", Miriallia exclaimed.
"That's good to hear, Mir", she said with a sincere smile.
"I and Lacus are in another section, Justice", Shiho said.
"I see", Catherine replied.
"Anyway, we will always see each other since we're roommates, right?", Lacus said and the other three nodded in agreement. Suddenly, Catherine's phone rang. She excused herself and turned to her back to answer the call.
"Hello", she said.
"Hi, Cath… are you in your dorm already?", said the person on the other line.
"Yeah, how 'bout you?", she replied.
"Yes, let's have lunch together later. I will fetch you at twelve", Auel said.
"Sure", she agreed.
"Good. Have you met your roommates yet?", he asked.
"Yes, they seem good to me", she replied.
"That's nice. My roommates are also good. I think we will get along well", he said.
"I guess they are handsome, neh?", Catherine commented while giggling.
"You're more good looking than them, don't worry", Auel said while laughing.
"Okay, see you later then. Bye!", she said also laughing.
"Yeah, Bye", Auel said then hang up.
"Who's that?", Miriallia asked curiously.
"Auel", she replied.
"Your boyfriend?", Shiho inquired.
"No, he's my best friend since we were little", Catherine answered.
"If you say so", Miriallia said with a knowing smile.
"What's with that look, Mir?", Catherine asked raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing", she replied with the same smile on her face. Catherine just shrugged and continued what she was doing earlier.
It was already noon when the four girls finished settling their things. Then, they heard knocks on the door. Lacus opened the door since she was the closest at that moment. A bluenette boy stood in front of her.
"Hi, Is Catherine there?", he asked with a boyish grin which made Lacus blushed slightly.
"Yes, she's here", she answered while opening the door wider for the other girls to see the visitor.
"Auel", Catherine called.
"I told you I fetch you, right", he said.
"Yeah", Catherine said then turned to the other three people in the room. She introduced her best friend to her roommates and vice versa.
"Uhmmm you wanna come with us?", she asked.
"Is it okay with him?", Lacus asked.
"Of course", Auel answered.
"It's a good idea, eh, Shiho?", Miriallia said.
"Yeah", Shiho replied.
"Let's go", Auel said.
The five of them walked towards the school's cafeteria. Once they entered the place, somebody called Auel's name. They looked at the direction of the voice and found group of boys in a rectangular table.
"Hey, Kira, Sai, Tolle", Auel replied then they walked towards them. "Guys, this is Catherine… Catherine Hibiki, my best friend and her roommates.
"Yeah, we already know her roommates", the blond haired boy with glasses said and the girls nodded their heads in agreement. "By the way, my name is Sai Argyle. Nice meeting you"
"I am Tolle Koenig", the boy with curly brown hair spoke. "And this guy is Kira Yamato", he continued as he placed his hand on the brunette boy beside me.
"Torii… Torii", a green mechanical bird came flying then perched on Catherine's right shoulder. She let the bird hop to her left index finger and stared at it.
"It's cute", she remarked.
"Its name is Torii. Somebody gave it to me when I was 5", Kira said.
"Cool. I also want to have something like this", Catherine said as she played with Torii.
"I think we should buy our food first", Lacus announced. Catherine returned Torii to Kira and followed the others as they fell in line in the counter. Then, they ordered their food and returned afterwards. Catherine seated next to Auel. Kira's gaze seemed to be glued at a certain blonde introduced to him a while ago who was sitting opposite him. Catherine felt his stares that made her uneasy.
"Is there… something wrong with… my face?", she asked him which sent him back to reality. Kira blushed and shook his head.
"No, there's nothing wrong with you", Kira said as he looked down his food. "It's just that… never mind".
"Is there a problem, Kira?", Sai asked.
"I'm fine", he replied without looking at his friend as he continued eating. Sai and Tolle did not believe with him but they decided to drop the topic.
"So, where did you and Auel came from, Catherine?", Shiho asked to break the silence.
"We are from a small village in Orb", she replied.
"I see", Shiho said.
"Kira is also from Orb, right?", Lacus said as he looked at the brown haired boy. Kira smiled weakly before answering "Yes".
"In Onogoro", he added.
"Oh, in the capital. It's a shame that I haven't gone there", Catherine said.
"You haven't been there?", Kira asked surprised.
"Yes, her parents won't allow her to go there", Auel was the one who answered.
"Why is that? There are so many interesting places in Onogoro", Kira said.
"Well…, I really don't have any idea. They just won't let me", Catherine replied.
"Too bad. You want to go to the capital when we return to Orb?", Kira offered.
"I don't think I can go. My parents will go here to get me", she reasoned.
"Your parents are pretty strict", Tolle commented.
"Not really. It is his father who's really strict. Aunt Via is so kind", Auel said while Catherine agreed.
"I see. How about you Auel, have you been to Onogoro?", Kira asked.
"Yes. My parents work there. The place is really nice though I like our village. It is more peaceful there", he replied.
"By the way, what section are you Catherine?", Sai asked.
"Freedom", she replied shortly.
"We're classmates, Cath", Auel said.
"That's great!", Catherine said flashing a cute smile.
"Yehey! The four boys are all in Freedom", Miriallia exclaimed in delight.
"I think we should now transfer to that section", Shiho said with a playful pout.
"I agree", Lacus said and everybody laughed.
"What is it that I heard that my Shiho is transferring to Freedom?", said a masculine voice behind Shiho that made her looked at her back.
"Heine! Have you eaten yet?", Shiho asked.
"Yeah, with the guys", he answered.
"Uhmmm… Catherine, this is Heine Westenfluss, my boyfriend", Shiho said with a smile.
"And who is this pretty blonde girl?", Heine asked.
"Er… my name is Catherine Hibiki", she replied.
"It's pleasure to meet a beautiful lady like you", he said as he got her hand and kissed it which brought a light shade of pink on Catherine's cheeks. Heine received a whack on the head from Shiho.
"She's taken", Shiho said that made the blush on Catherine's face in a darker shade.
"Too bad", Heine said while chuckling.
"Cath, how come you did not tell me that you already have a boyfriend?", a surprised Auel asked.
"So you two are not really together?", Miriallia asked.
"You mean, me and Auel? I told you we're best friends", Catherine said after recovering from her blush. Auel just laughed.
After finishing their lunch, they decided to head back to their own rooms and do some preparations for the opening of classes with the exception of Kira, he went to the hill inside the campus. It was where he always went whenever he wanted to be alone. When he reached the place, he climbed a tree and sat on its branch. His mind was clouded with thoughts about the new girl and a familiar girl that shows great resemblance to the former.
'No…, it can't be. She's already dead! But there's no body found...can it be?.. who am I kidding?... she haven't gone to Onogoro and if she's really her… why is it that she doesn't recognizes me?', these were his thoughts that he wanted to erase from his head.
AN: Please review^^.. and sorry for the errors...