Will You Let Me Be Your Princess, My Darling Prince?
by Artemis
Part Eight
I was scared again. I was never this weak. Or so I thought.
I was scared of those girls who had taken Janice away from me.
I was also afraid of walking into a classroom full of courteous
ladies and polite gentlemen. I was not going to fit in. But I
still had my guts, along with all the butterflies in my stomach
and my heart. I wasn't sure where they all fitted in my small
body, but they did. I stepped into the classroom for fifth period.
I didn't even know what subject it was.
"Nice to have you with us Miss Tsukino," a warm voice greeted me.
I looked up to see Mamoru. I was surprised, but I had to act normal.
I just smiled and sat down. My knees were shaking again. I could hear
whispers in the room.
"Right, everyone is here," Mamoru said, half to himself while checking
the class roll. "As you all know, I'm Chiba Mamoru, your new teacher
for this class. Can someone tell me what the subject is?"
"It's Ancient Literature, sir," a familiar voice spoke clearly.
"Great," Mamoru smiled. "Thank you....."
"Rei, Hino Rei."
"Yes, thank you Miss Hino."
I turned around and saw Rei. She smiled at me and waved to me. I waved back.
"Miss Tsukino, would you kindly like to face the front?" I heard Mamoru in
front of me. I turned to face the front.
"Good."
Mamoru was explaining things, but I couldn't hear them. All I could hear
were the whispers in the classroom.
"Did you know that Mr Chiba visited her after she fainted this morning?"
"I bet you she fainted to get attention."
"Shh, she'll hear you!"
"Everyone knows the truth anyway."
"Yeah, I heard she went to Crossroads Junior High. What a commoner."
"Why do the likes of her, get mixed with the likes of us?"
"Must be a fluke."
"A commoner can't be a famous skater."
"She probably fluked her skating too."
Laughter followed. Elegant, yet sneering laughter.
"You," Mamoru shouted. "Name?"
"Anna Buckley."
"And you?" Mamoru pointed to the girl sitting next to her.
"Laura Williams."
"Well then, Miss Buckley and Miss Williams, would you like to share your
little 'joke' in front of everyone?"
They shook their heads.
"Well then I suggest that next time, you keep quiet. If it's all to
boring for you, let others enjoy it and don't disturb the class!"
The two girls nodded. Whispers started up again.
"Did he know they were talking about Miss Tsukino?"
"I heard that Mr Chiba likes her."
"No way!"
"He's twenty isn't he?"
"Why should he like her?"
"The only good thing about her is her skating."
That last comment hurt me. I didn't mind the 'he likes her, he likes
her not' comments, but that last one criticised me. Was that what everyone
thought of me? Was that why I couldn't be accepted? I didn't want to go here
any more. I had lost Janice. And I wasn't about to lose Mamoru either. I was
going to return to my house. With my family. I couldn't stand it any longer.
I didn't mind being weak. As long as no one saw me being weak.
"Miss Tsukino? Would you like to answer my question within this class time?"
I heard Mamoru. He was looking at me with a book in his hand with some writing
on the board.
"Um......" I mumbled. I stared at my feet. The I saw a small note on my
desk. "The answer is......." I read the note. Rei had passed me the answer.
Maybe I had one friend after all.
"Very good Miss Tsukino," Mamoru smiled. "But I'd like you to act like you
are paying attention, rather than staring out the window."
"Sorry."
The class dragged on. I had to tell Rei I was leaving this school. I didn't
know what to say to Mamoru.
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by Artemis
Part Eight
I was scared again. I was never this weak. Or so I thought.
I was scared of those girls who had taken Janice away from me.
I was also afraid of walking into a classroom full of courteous
ladies and polite gentlemen. I was not going to fit in. But I
still had my guts, along with all the butterflies in my stomach
and my heart. I wasn't sure where they all fitted in my small
body, but they did. I stepped into the classroom for fifth period.
I didn't even know what subject it was.
"Nice to have you with us Miss Tsukino," a warm voice greeted me.
I looked up to see Mamoru. I was surprised, but I had to act normal.
I just smiled and sat down. My knees were shaking again. I could hear
whispers in the room.
"Right, everyone is here," Mamoru said, half to himself while checking
the class roll. "As you all know, I'm Chiba Mamoru, your new teacher
for this class. Can someone tell me what the subject is?"
"It's Ancient Literature, sir," a familiar voice spoke clearly.
"Great," Mamoru smiled. "Thank you....."
"Rei, Hino Rei."
"Yes, thank you Miss Hino."
I turned around and saw Rei. She smiled at me and waved to me. I waved back.
"Miss Tsukino, would you kindly like to face the front?" I heard Mamoru in
front of me. I turned to face the front.
"Good."
Mamoru was explaining things, but I couldn't hear them. All I could hear
were the whispers in the classroom.
"Did you know that Mr Chiba visited her after she fainted this morning?"
"I bet you she fainted to get attention."
"Shh, she'll hear you!"
"Everyone knows the truth anyway."
"Yeah, I heard she went to Crossroads Junior High. What a commoner."
"Why do the likes of her, get mixed with the likes of us?"
"Must be a fluke."
"A commoner can't be a famous skater."
"She probably fluked her skating too."
Laughter followed. Elegant, yet sneering laughter.
"You," Mamoru shouted. "Name?"
"Anna Buckley."
"And you?" Mamoru pointed to the girl sitting next to her.
"Laura Williams."
"Well then, Miss Buckley and Miss Williams, would you like to share your
little 'joke' in front of everyone?"
They shook their heads.
"Well then I suggest that next time, you keep quiet. If it's all to
boring for you, let others enjoy it and don't disturb the class!"
The two girls nodded. Whispers started up again.
"Did he know they were talking about Miss Tsukino?"
"I heard that Mr Chiba likes her."
"No way!"
"He's twenty isn't he?"
"Why should he like her?"
"The only good thing about her is her skating."
That last comment hurt me. I didn't mind the 'he likes her, he likes
her not' comments, but that last one criticised me. Was that what everyone
thought of me? Was that why I couldn't be accepted? I didn't want to go here
any more. I had lost Janice. And I wasn't about to lose Mamoru either. I was
going to return to my house. With my family. I couldn't stand it any longer.
I didn't mind being weak. As long as no one saw me being weak.
"Miss Tsukino? Would you like to answer my question within this class time?"
I heard Mamoru. He was looking at me with a book in his hand with some writing
on the board.
"Um......" I mumbled. I stared at my feet. The I saw a small note on my
desk. "The answer is......." I read the note. Rei had passed me the answer.
Maybe I had one friend after all.
"Very good Miss Tsukino," Mamoru smiled. "But I'd like you to act like you
are paying attention, rather than staring out the window."
"Sorry."
The class dragged on. I had to tell Rei I was leaving this school. I didn't
know what to say to Mamoru.
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