Fushigi Gakkou

Chapter Three

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"What do we have now?" Miaka asked after second period.

            "Well," Yui replied, "We have lunch block before…"

            "FOOD!"  Miaka squealed, and with that she rushed down the hall.

            "Wait!" Yui called after her, but alas it was too late.  For when there is food to be eaten, Miaka will wait for no one.  Yui looked down the hallway now void of Miaka, "But she doesn't even know where the cafeteria is."

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Miaka rushed down the hallway in her eagerness to reach food.  Alas with moving at such high speeds in such crowded places as high school hallways, it was only a matter of time before odds caught up with Miaka and she ran into something larger, stronger, and unyielding.

            "Oww," Miaka rubbed her head while the world stopped spinning.

            "Oww?" a disbelieving voice asked from above her, "you're the one who ran into me.  I'm the one who should be complaining."  Miaka realized with a start that the voice was right and that she owed him-no matter how rude he was-an apology.

            "Gomen nasai," she bowed, "I got so excited when I heard we were going to eat I guess I got carried away and started running…" Miaka stopped when she heard laughter.  Looking up in shock she realized the boy was laughing at her.  No matter how handsome he might be with short blue hair and gray eyes, Yuuki Miaka lets no one get away with laughing at her.  "Is something funny?" she demanded.  Standing up, Miaka put her hands on her hips and leveled her best glare at the laughing boy.  The boy just shook his head and kept laughing.  Miaka scowled, "Yui, let's…" Miaka trailed off her eyes going wide in panic.  Yui was not to her left; Yui was not to her right.  In fact, Yui was nowhere to be seen.  "Oh no," Miaka cried out in dismay, "I must have lost Yui when I started to run.  Now I won't be able to find the cafeteria and I won't be able to eat."  The thought of missing a chance to eat food brought tears to Miaka's eyes.

            "No, don't cry," Miaka turned around startled.  She had forgotten about the boy and was surprised to see him still standing there looking very uncomfortable at the sight of her tears.  "I'm sorry I laughed.  It's your first day right?  I have lunch right now, I'll take you to the cafeteria."  The boy looked like tears always made him uncomfortable and he wanted them to stop as soon as possible.

            "Really?"  Miaka asked hopefully.

            "Hai," the boy gave a heart-melting smile, "By the way, my name's Sou Kishuku."

            Miaka smiled, she felt safe with this boy.  "Yuuki Miaka."  Miaka unconsciously touched the feather necklace below her shirt.  She felt a very strong chi from this boy.  Could he be a Suzaku seishi?  Or a Seiryuu seishi?  She hoped that the later wasn't true.  And with that they headed to the lunchroom.