Chapter 3: Going Home

            The small girl with long blonde hair pressed her face to the tiny window in pure awe. "This is so great! I've never seen Japan before! Is it pretty there Lissy-chan?" No reply came, so she turned about to find her brunette friend. To her surprise, Solis was still seated beside her with her chin rested on her hand and her hat tipped down over her eyes. Sighing she lifted the hat gently to see that Solis was still awake. "Honestly Lissy… You are so strange sometimes."

                Finally blinking, Solis turned her green eyes toward Sadira in slight surprise. "Ano? Did you say something to me?"

                Sadira slapped a hand to her forehead in frustration before collapsing into her seat. "Gah! You're impossible! I can't even ask you a simple question!"

                Naisumi turned to look at her friends smiling brightly. "Dira-chan, if it's anything like Hong Kong, I'm sure it's beautiful."

                "Oh yeah! That's right! You're from Hong Kong aren't you Nai-chan?" The dark haired girl smiled and gave a small nod.

                "Yes, I am." Lightly she touched Solis' shoulder and waited for her friend to meet her dark brown eyes. "Are you worried about this trip Lissy?"

                The girl with short brown hair nodded slowly while dropping her head. The black hat once more slid forward into her eyes as she took in a deep breath. "Japan is very beautiful. I used to favor the cherry trees… Demo…" Her eyes slowly began to water at the thought. They remind me too much of Hokuto-san and that man…

                "But?" Naisumi smiled as Sadira looked a little lost from her chair next to the window.

                "I don't know… if I can take all of the memories. Seeing him again…" With slow graceful movements she grabbed the brim of the hat and lifted it from her head.

                "So… that's one of the man's beloved hats…" Sadira smiled softly and took it gently from Solis' grasp. "Perhaps…" Twirling the object in her hands while staring at it, she allowed her voice to be soft and reassuring. "You can one day tell us about what happened before we met. I sense that there is more to you than you let on."

                Naisumi giggled softly as Sadira plopped the hat back onto Solis' head. "I'm afraid that if your fans knew how much of an act you put on for them… they wouldn't be very happy. I believe, that they want us to be happy as well, not just them."

                Solis smiled softly at the thought of someone out there wanting her to be happy. "When we get there, I want to make sure you meet all of my friends there. You'll love them."

                "Sounds great! So when do I meet Kamui-kun?" The excitement danced in her soft blue eyes as the other two girls laughed.

                "From what I understand, Kamui-kun said he HAD to be there when I arrived." The brunette smiled lightly. "So you will meet him I promise." As the petite girl celebrated, Solis just leaned back in her chair to stare at the ceiling of the plane. I hate planes… With that she felt a wave of illness overtake her as she pulled the hat back down over her eyes.

~*~

                Without a sound, Solis dropped into a seat in the airport lobby heavily looking rather drunk. Moaning softly she dropped her head into her hands and refused to move. "I hate planes…"

                Sadira laughed at the soft whimper her friend made and ran to grab the remainder of their luggage on the conveyor belt. It wasn't easy hiding from the public, which at this point was extremely necessary. The last thing they needed was a flock of fans hounding their sick and depressed lead singer. A laugh escaped her at the thought. "Solis… if people do notice you… at least TRY to be nice."

                Naisumi instantly broke into a fit of giggles. "Dira-chan! That's not nice! It's not Lissy-chan's fault that she gets plane sick!"

                Solis only moaned in reply, while dipping her head lower in response. The other two present sighed softly. "How are we going to find our welcoming party with the only person who knows who they are in this state?" Sadira waved a hand at Solis in distress.

                Suddenly a deeper voice broke their thoughts with a matter-of-fact tone. "Then they'll just have to find you. Which isn't hard considering we all know Lis-chan so well." All eyes snapped up to the man standing directly behind Sadira. The somewhat spiky black hair was hidden under a backward baseball cap as a jester's grin was painted across his young face. "How are you lovely ladies today?"

                All in the same moment, Sadira fell to the floor and another girl with long straight black hair pinched his arm extremely hard causing him to double over in pain. Sneering at him slightly she looked down at the surprised blonde on the floor. "Gomen nesai…"

                Solis blinked a few times then giggled at the two black haired youths. "Konnichiwa Arashi-san… Sora-kun…" Sorata smiled painfully back at her while Arashi bowed in respect.

                Sadira rose to her feet looking about wildly. "English please! English!"

                The three laughed softly as Solis looked at Sadira warmly. "This is Arashi-san, and the young man that scared you is Sorata-kun."

                The man scratched the back of his neck with a nervous grin on his face. "Sorry I scared you Sadira. But you two can call me Sora. It's easier I'd think." Arashi rolled her eyes slightly and looked to her side.

                Solis just smiled at them pleasantly enjoying their presence immensely and for once, she started to feel at home again. "Where are Kamui-kun and the rest?"

                Arashi smiled lightly and sat beside Solis on the bench trying to figure out why the brown haired girl was curled up on the bench in the first place. "Give them a minute, they'll be here soon. Daijoubu?"

                "Mm…" Solis nodded slowly in reply only to have a finger waved disapprovingly in her face by Naisumi.

                "Uso… You shouldn't tell lies. She got really sick on the plane. But she always does that." Solis gave her friend a mean look then sighed in defeat knowing it was true.

                By this time Sadira had given up and looked at Sorata calmly. "Sora-kun… if they get too deep into Japanese, you'd translate for me… right?"

                The boy laughed and nodded emphatically. "Not a problem sister." Flashing her the peace sign his eyes fell on Arashi as she gave him a cautionary glance. "Eh heh…"

                Arashi sighed and then turned back to Solis. "Solis-san… Maybe you shouldn't travel so much if it makes you sick. I'm sure Sumeragi-san could take care of you if…"

                No more words made it past her lips as a crowd of five more people flooded toward them. The tallest among them with one extremely deep green eye nodded at her words, while staring at her through black jagged bangs. "You know I would Lis-chan…"

                Sadira and Naisumi looked up at the one who spoke then back at Solis trying to absorb the new information. Instantly Naisumi turned a dark red, while an evil grin crossed over Sadira's lips. "So this is Sumeragi Subaru-san."

                Subaru jumped slightly at being identified then looked at the blonde calmly with an almost stoic face. "Hai. Anata wa?"

                Sadira began to sweat profusely as she dug through her small Japanese vocabulary. "Um… um…"

                Sorata nearly fell over laughing as he tried to tell her what Subaru had asked. "He just wants to know…" There was a short pause as he laughed a bit harder. "Who you are…"

                Sadira blushed deeply trying to shrink away from the embarrassing scene that she'd caused. And by the looks on all of their faces, they all wanted to hit Sorata. "Ah… My name is Sadira Chantry…"

                Shaking his head, Subaru tried to ignore the laughing monk next to Sadira. "Gomen… I didn't remember that you weren't fluent in Japanese. Not that I would know… being that Lis-chan never calls me…"

                Solis froze in her seat and desperately attempted to change the subject. "Kamui-kun! How are you?" The shortest boy among them looked shocked at being addressed then slowly began to smile as he ran over to her and hugged her. Hugging him back gently she played with his soft raven colored hair. "Missed you Kamui-kun!"

                The boy pulled back blushing softly as his shadowed violet eyes began to light up. "Honto ni? I missed you too!" The two smiled at each other and began to chatter with one another softly not seeing the deep red blush that crossed Sadira's normally pale countenance.

                Suddenly Naisumi found her voice and smiled at Subaru who seemed to be brooding over the sight before him. "Ano… Sumeragi-san…" Jolting back to the present he turned to look at her quietly. "Ore wa Nguyen Naisumi." Bowing in respect she was rewarded with a small smile.

                "You speak Japanese rather well. It is nice to meet you. Since… Lis-chan is so busy talking to Shirou-san, shall I introduce you to everyone else?" Naisumi nodded at him happily while looking at the smiling girl beside him. "This is Nekoi Yuzuriha."

                Yuzuriha beamed politely and offered a hand to Naisumi. "You can call me Yuzu-chan."

                The two shook hands and just smiled before Subaru pointed to the girl beside Yuzuriha. "This lovely lady is Kasumi Karen. And next to her is Aoki Seiichirou." The two oldest among them smiled and nodded to Naisumi politely.

                "You can just call me Karen if you like." The woman smiled softly and offered her a hand as well.

                "It's a pleasure to meet you Naisumi-san. Any friend of Solis-chan is a friend of ours." Naisumi smiled happily and nodded to Seiichirou as she shook Karen's hand.

                "You people are so wonderful. I can't believe that Solis could ever leave you guys." Naisumi looked puzzled even in her honesty.

                Subaru moved uneasily at her words and slowly began to wonder the same thing as he watched the brunette talk to the dark haired boy that had one time carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. Studying the two more closely he couldn't help but notice the small blush on Kamui's cheeks as he spoke. It would seem… he still likes her… Sighing softly he turned to Seiichirou quietly. "Will you help me get their bags so we can get them settled in, Aoki-san?"

                The older man nodded and walked with Subaru over to their luggage. Soon Sorata followed and chimed into Subaru's ear. "So do all of them really get to stay with you? Listening to her and Kamui, it seems she wants them to have a place of their own."

                Rolling his eyes slightly he chose to ignore the hyper monk's words as he grabbed some of the luggage. "I don't care what they do…"

                Sorata grinned and grabbed a bag before loudly whispering to Seiichirou. "You can tell that Subaru-san is jealous! He can't stand it when she pays attention to anyone else but him! He's always been like that!"

                Clenching his teeth he turned away with his eyes closed. Did he really act that way? Seiichirou could be heard behind him choking back the laughter as Subaru turned to Kamui and chunked a suitcase at him. In surprise he caught it and blinked at Subaru. "Make yourself useful and help us."

                Kamui turned and smiled at Solis one last time before running after the other guys as they walked out of the airport to Subaru's car. Solis looked at the others in confusion and Karen began to laugh. "You're so naïve Lis-chan… It's so cute!"

                "Nani? What do you mean?" Solis looked around at the three female seals desperately.

                Yuzuriha laughed softly and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry about it Lissy-chan! You'll figure it out sooner or later. But anyways! Let's get out there before Sumeragi-san gets impatient!" With that, her and Karen bounded out of the door chatting aimlessly with Naisumi about anything in general.

                Giving a low sigh, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Looking up she met the dark eyes of Arashi. "Cheer up Solis-chan… You look lovely when you smile. I hope… that whatever is hurting between you and Sumeragi-san will be solved soon. You two need each other." Solis smiled lightly and hugged a very surprised looking Arashi. "Iku?"

                "Hai… Iku. Coming Sadira?" The blonde jumped slightly then ran after them.

                "Wait! Don't leave me! And STOP WITH THE JAPANESE ALREADY!" Solis laughed softly as she looked up at Subaru as he loaded their things into his car. He's so gorgeous… Sighing she finally took a look at his attire that consisted of faded black jeans and a worn white t-shirt that was covered with his favorite beige trench coat. "SUMERAGI SUBARU!" All eyes rose to meet her angry expression. "JUST WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?" Instantly the others began to laugh as Subaru took on the look of a scolded child.

                "Ah… Mother Solis strikes again." Sorata laughed then howled as Arashi pinched him again.

                Kamui smiled nervously and patted her shoulder in an attempt to calm her down. "It's ok Lissy-chan…" Leaning closer he whispered into her ear. "Lissy-chan… wait till you get home to lecture him… you know he doesn't like it when you do it in public."

                Grumbling she slowly nodded her head and plopped into the back seat of his car causing Kamui to look shocked. Looking up at him questioningly she finally realized why he looked so shocked. "I'm NOT sitting by him."

                Sighing softly he went to sit in the front when Naisumi jumped in before him to his surprise. "Nani?" Blinking, he felt someone grab his arm and drag him to the back seat. Looking at the person he was met by long strands of blonde hair being blown into his face by the wind. "Ano…?"

                "Sit back here with us Kamui-san! Onegai!" Sadira tried her best to speak to him in his language as she offered him the seat beside Solis.

                Nodding slowly he sat in between the two girls and sighed. This was going to be a long day. "Meet you at the park then?" Kamui looked up to see Sorata talking to Subaru who just nodded mutely. "You didn't forget the food did you?"

                Karen walked up and laughed. "Sumeragi-san left it with Aoki-san and I so you wouldn't eat it. We're going to pick up his wife and daughter and we'll meet you all there soon." With a charming smile she waved at them and ran to Seiichirou's car.

                Kamui just smiled as Sorata winked at the girls in the car then ungracefully got dragged back to his car by the ever-solemn Arashi with Yuzuriha close at their heels. "Ja ne Lissy-chan! See you soon!" Solis responded with a soft smile and a wave before closing her eyes tiredly.

                The boy beside her carefully brushed her hair behind her ear then removed the ever-present black hat from her head. Still feeling slightly ill, Solis didn't fight back and some how ended up with her head on his shoulder fast asleep, much to the dismay of Subaru as he gazed at them in the rear view mirror.

~*~

                "Wow! That was great!" Sadira leaned back against a blossoming Sakura tree as she rubbed her stomach. "I never thought I'd like foreign food! It was great!"

                "Hai, oishii… Who deserves the compliments?" Solis looked up smiling placidly at her closest friends.

                Naisumi smiled as well. "It was indeed fantastic."

                Sorata grinned and clapped his hands together. "See Sumeragi-san! You should be proud of your cooking! You ladies would never believe the trouble we had talking him into making the food!"

                Subaru glared at the monk steadily but didn't speak. "Honto ni? Subaru-kun… you made lunch? Kakkoii! And here I thought you couldn't take care of yourself!" Solis suddenly seemed to be beaming at the dark haired man beside her.

                A very faint blush touched his cheeks as she looked away from them. "Mou taku… It's better than buying it… that's the only reason I agreed… Plus I'd be afraid that Arisugawa-san would only poison you all."

                Sorata nearly choked on the food he was swallowing. "And what is that suppose to mean Sumeragi?" Soon Arashi pinched him again and shook her head at his ill manners.

                "Besides, I received help from Kamui-kun…" Instantly Kamui blushed as Solis grinned at him.

                "Ne! Kamui-kun! Since you got him to cook, could you work on his wardrobe next?" This caused Subaru to choke this time.

                "Nani? Lis-chan! What's wrong with my attire?" Suddenly he went quiet as she glared at him with a look he knew all too well. It was the look that said 'Hokuto-san would never approve.'

                Suddenly a ball slammed into the side of her head that sent her hat flying to the ground. "Itai! Kuso!" Looking about, her green eyes saw her hat rolling away across the ground along with the offending soccer ball.

                "Daijoubu?" A voice called as it approached their rather large picnic for twelve. Solis looked at the boy that seemed to be her age dressed in a soccer uniform. Frowning coldly she rose and didn't answer him as she chased after the hat Subaru had give her.

                Subaru eyed the black haired boy as he scratched his head in shock over her coldness. "Aa… Gomen nesai…"

                "Daijoubu…" The boy looked to the girl with short black hair and instantly turned red. "Ore wa Nekoi Yuzuriha, demo you can call me Yuzu-chan. Anata wa?"

                Still blushing he barely saw the ball being thrown at him as Solis walked back. "Ore wa Kinomoto Touya. A pleasure to meet you Yuzu-chan. Gomen nesai… I didn't mean to interrupt you guys."

                Sadira smiled up at him and shook her head. "Just ignore our friend. She's still sick from our plane ride and it causes her to be grumpy." Naisumi giggled along with many others in the group.

                Solis grumbled and pulled her knees to her chest as she crammed the hat onto her head. "Am not."

                Kamui sighed and looked up at Touya calmly. "That's a Seijou uniform isn't it?" Touya nodded slowly as he returned the look Kamui was giving him. "Lissy-chan! You should be nicer to him cause he'll be one of your classmates."

                Her green eyes widened immensely as she looked up at Touya and blinked. "Gomen… Atashi wa Genki Solis…"

                Suddenly his brown eyes grew wide and he dropped onto the ground next to her. "You're from that group Estrella aren't you? My sister loves your music!"

                Blinking a few times, Solis finally nodded to him. "Yes I am. These are my back up singers Nguyen Naisumi and Sadira Chantry. Also my best friends. I'm sorry I was rude to you before, perhaps we can give you our autographs for you sister…"

                Naisumi blinked and looked at Solis quietly. "That's a nice idea Lis-chan. Even nicer than I'd expect for you to mention."

                Why am I being so nice? Solis smiled slightly and poked Subaru lightly. "Do you have any paper?" Subaru blinked and dug through his trench coat and finally pulled out a note pad he didn't even know he had. Taking the pad gently she smiled brightly at him. "A pen Subaru-kun?"

                Suddenly he couldn't move as he stared at her intently. Finally she sighed and reached into his pocket and pulled out a pen, putting him further into shock. Bending over to write she paused and then looked up at Touya. The boy smiled down at her kindly. "Her name is Sakura." This made Subaru and Solis nearly faint.

                "S-sakura?" Touya nodded swiftly and looked over at Yuzuriha, which caused him to blush again. "W-what a pretty name…"

                Subaru moved uncomfortably as she passed the pad over to Naisumi and Sadira. "Very unusual as well…"

                Solis nodded slowly as she closed her eyes. Something was going to happen again. This time she would finish the second half of her purpose. Looking up at the Sakura tree she watched the petals fall like snow to the ground. Will I still think this tree is beautiful after this? Taking a deep breath she could feel the unease in Subaru. Can he feel my unease? No… it's just because he's the Sakurazukamori and not cause he cares about me… It's not like he ever will…

~*~

                Solis sighed as she looked into the mirror at her reflection. Some how things hadn't gone as she had hoped. The three were supposed to stay together in a place of their own; instead, each one went with someone else. Naisumi had left with Yuzuriha where Sadira had insisted that she stay with Kamui. This made her laugh. Sadira had liked poor Kamui from the moment she saw his picture. In a way it had made her insanely jealous, and he didn't look too sure of himself, but when the excuse of 'we don't want to weight down Mr. Sumeragi' popped up, he had felt obligated to invite her to stay with him. All of them knew that Subaru would have objected to Solis going to stay with anyone else. Everyone that is, except Solis her self. Taking her hat off slowly she sat it upon the counter before attempting to brush her hair. I'm surprised he hasn't moved… Especially since Seishirou left everything to him…

                A soft smile crossed her pale face as she let out an elongated sigh. "Subaru-kun…"

                "Doushitano?" Subaru looked in quietly and stared into her eyes that were reflected in the mirror.

                Slightly surprised she just shook her head sending her soft hair flying. "Nani mo. I just feel good being home and all. I didn't think I would…"

                Smiling back at her a moment he started to leave. "Okaeri… Lis-chan."

                "Arigauto… Subaru-kun." Suddenly she felt extremely light and she couldn't stop her self as she pursued him and wrapped her arms about his waist from behind. "Subaru-kun!"

                Closing his eyes he just stopped and enjoyed the fact that she was back where she was suppose to be. "Did you miss me that much Lis-chan? You always seemed scared of the idea of touching me."

                Slowly she let go and backed away. "Gomen ne…"

                Turning around he shook his head at her sudden look repentance for doing something she thought was completely wrong. Gentle fingers went under her chin as he raised her eyes to his. "There's nothing to be sorry about Lis-chan. Why is it… that you act as thought you have done something to hurt me? I can think of nothing you have ever done wrong…"

                Suddenly tears filled her eyes and she turned away from him. "I can still see it in your eyes. Even though you won't say it, I know you think it."

                Taking a step toward her, his face showed the confusion he felt. "What do you mean?"

                "You think I killed her! Demo… I didn't stop her… and even though I know it's my fault… I tried to fool myself into believing that I could take care of you for her in restitution… I'm so stupid… I should never have come home…"

                With that she ripped past him and ran into her old room locking it behind her. "Nani?" In shock he stared at her closed door silently. "How could you think that?" Suddenly it hit him. That time when he had angrily yelled at her because of the loss he felt. The loss that took away all of the light that had been in his eyes. His sweet beloved sister. "Did I blame you for that Lis-chan? I didn't know what I was doing…" Closing his eyes he knocked on her door softly. "Lis-chan… Please… let me explain…"

                "Don't sugar coat it Sumeragi-san!" The biting title made him wince. "I don't know why you are even bothering." He could hear the sobbing in her voice and he instantly felt worse.

                "It wasn't your fault Lis-chan! I never thought it was! I was out of my mind that night! Is this why you are so cold to me? Why you won't even hug me? Please talk to me Solis!" Subaru shifted his weight against the doorframe slowly trying his best to keep all of his emotions in check.

                Suddenly her footsteps lighted the floor and her hand rested upon the knob then hesitated. "Subaru-kun… do you really care?"

                "Mochiron… I always have… I'm sorry I didn't show it…" Slowly the mismatched eyes opened to see the door barely cracked open and a tear filled green eye staring at him carefully.

                "Did you really die that day?" The door opened completely to show her in only her black jeans and matching black turtleneck. "You totally shut me off Subaru-kun… I thought you hated me…"

                "I know… I'm sorry. Demo… You're wrong. I've never hated you and I never could. Gomen ne… I should have noticed sooner…" Gently he wiped away her tears with his hands before pulling her into a hug. "Mou nakanai de boku ga iru kara."

                Choking on a sob, she tried her best to nod to him. "Hai… I'll try… Subaru-kun?" Shining jade eyes rose to meet his single eye of shadowed emerald.

                "Nani desu ka?" Softening his gaze he just smiled down at her gently.

                "Will you always be here with me?"

                "Hai… zutto. Daijoubu." She nodded slowly allowing a smile to touch her lips before dropping her head on to his chest lightly.

                "Arigauto Subaru-kun. Maybe… it was a good idea to come home after all…"

                Laughing slightly, he ruffled her hair gently. "Mochiron. It's the best thing you've done since you left." With that she poked him in the side and laughed. It was a great idea Lis-chan…

~*~

                An immense yawn tore from her throat as she dropped her head onto her folded arms on the desk. To her great dismay, Subaru was still an early riser and bent on getting her to school way before the bell. Groaning slightly she yanked her black circular shaped hat downwards over her eyes trying to block out the sights and sounds in the room. The worst part was that Kamui some how set her up with math first period. Gritting her teeth she made a mental not to make sure she thanked him personally. I hate math…

                One black-gloved hand pushed the hand even further onto her head as she heard the faint sound of Sadira's voice as she bolted into the room at full speed. "Iya! I'm gonna be late! Where is Solis?" Smiling to her self she ignored the blonde's pleas and droned out again, but found this to be a difficult task.

                "Yo! Tsukishiro-san…" She perked up slightly at the title and smiled. How cute… white moon… "How is the flaming…" She didn't need to hear anymore as she stood up quickly and raised her eyes to the offending person with a look of sheer ice and anger.

                The sound of her chair screeching backward and the look in her eyes froze the boy in his name-calling and eventually sent him a few steps backward. Slowly she looked over at the silver haired boy with deep hazel eyes that seemed to be thanking her over and over again silently. "Nani? Kara na? Want to run that by me again?" The boy shook his head at her sharp alto voice and began to bow to her in apology.

                "Sumimasen… I'll be going now!" The boy scampered off quickly leaving only her and the silver haired boy at her side. Quickly she gazed at him then lowered back into her chair and pushed her hat back into her eyes.

                "Mataku…" Grumbling softly she re-crossed her arms and was about to close her eyes when a soft voice interrupted her.

                "Ano… Sumimasen, demo… Arigauto!" Tilting her head upwards, warm hazel bore into her cold pine green eyes. "Ore wa Tsukishiro Yukito. Anata wa?"

                At first she only wanted to ignore him, but something in the warmth of his eyes pushed her into being kinder to the fragile smiling teen. "Atashi wa Genki Solis." The shortness in her voice didn't even seem to faze him as he kindly offered her a hand.

                "Ah! You're the other person I was supposed to escort about the school. I hope you enjoy your time at Seijou high. I already met your friends. I must say I'm very honored to get to meet my best friend's little sister's favorite singing group." Blinking a few times she finally took his hand softly.

                Suddenly her eyes went wide with the contact and she merely just stared into his smiling face. There was a steady throb of energy in him that wasn't human in the least. It was cold and yet sovereign like the pale full moon. Moon… like his name… A small smile etched its way over her solemn features as the warmth finally reached her eyes. "The pleasure is mine. Who is your best friend?"

                Yukito had no time to answer as Sadira threw herself at the unsuspecting brunette. "SOLIS! Where have you been! You didn't meet us at the front of the school like you were supposed to! Kamui-kun was very upset! And poor Tsukishiro-san here was a mess!"

                Rolling her green eyes she managed to pry her self out of the blonde's hold. "I'm sure you made out just fine with Kamui-kun. And it seems I've had the pleasure of meeting Tsukishiro-san."

                Yukito smiled softly and leaned close to her ear in order to be heard over Sadira's angry ranting. "You can call me Yukito if you like. You don't have to be so formal."

                Solis smiled back at him softly, which seemed to make his cheeks turn a pale red color. Taking a deep breath she just sighed and attempted to feel relaxed in the hard chair. "Lis-chan!" Blinking she looked up in time to see Yuzuriha and Naisumi running in smiling happily at her. They were all wearing the sky blue blazer for the school and Solis thought it looked ridiculous. The main difference was that all of the girls were wearing the black pleated skirt where she wore the black slacks. "I can't believe you wanted the boy's uniform again." Naisumi shook her head and sighed. "It's so like you."

                Yuzuriha laughed softly and then looked at Solis. "I transferred to this school so I could spend some time with you. Kamui-kun on the other hand, turned red at the idea and just said he'd stay at his old school."

                Shaking her head she couldn't understand why Kamui always turned red when they mentioned her. Had she done something wrong? "Hey Yuki!" All eyes rose to see a black haired boy running up to Yukito beside Solis' desk. "Did you get to greet the new students?"

                "Touya-kun! It's nice to see you!" Touya looked up in time to see Yuzuriha beaming happily at him. Instantly he began to blush, while she merely giggled.

                "Nice to see you again Yuzu-chan." His soft nervous voice even brought up a giggle out of Yukito this time.

                "Ah, Kinomoto-san, did your little sister like the autograph?" Naisumi smiled pleasantly at the taller boy whom just nodded to her mutely. "I'm glad to hear that."

                Sadira sighed and decided to liven up the moment as she snatched away the black hat from Solis' head. Waves of chestnut spilled down her shoulders as she spun about to try and snatch the hat back, but Sadira moved too fast for her. "Another hat? Aw! Look! It even has a band on it that's the same color as the uniform jacket! Did Subby-chan get it for you?"

                This time Solis was the one to turn red as she took off after the laughing blonde. "Sadira you're going to pay for that remark! Come back here and take it like an adult!"

                "Are you kidding? I don't want to die young!" Sadira gave off a light hearted laugh then hid behind Yukito after dropping the hat onto his head.

                Solis blindly followed her only trying to get the hat back when she ran into the ever amused, yet befuddled Yukito. Catching her as she stumbled, her cheeks grew to an even darker shade of red. "Ah! Gomen ne!"

                Blushing as well, he merely helped her get steady once more. "Daijoubu, demo genki da na?"

                "Mm… hai… Daijoubu. Arigauto." Gently he took the hat off and placed it on her head slowly giving him self enough time to memorize her soft chestnut hair that seemed to wisp forward in an attempt to frame her china doll like countenance.

                "Kirie na…" Whispering where only she could hear, she began to blush even further before slowly pulling away.

                "Arigauto…" Touya looked at Yukito for a moment then arched an eyebrow. He'd never seen Yukito act this way toward anyone. Had he looked about he would have noticed the shocked expressions on the girls' faces as well as they gawked at the brunette. The cold demeanor they had always known her to have was gone and she seemed almost… vulnerable.

                "Ohayo! Please take your seats! Class will now begin!" Soon the group dispersed and ran recklessly to their seats surrounding the suddenly distant brunette. "We have some new students! Could you ladies please stand and site your names for the class?"

                Yuzuriha stood first and smiled at all of the kids genuinely. "Atashi wa Nekoi Yuzuriha, demo… please call me Yuzu-chan!"

                Naisumi stood as she sat and followed suit, as she looked unusually formal before her friends. "Atashi wa Nguyen Naisumi. I'm from Hong Kong, demo I'd like it if you called me Nai-chan." With a slight bow she sat down cuing the bubbly blonde to instantly stand up.

                "Hi! I'm from America so I don't speak Japanese very well, but I'm willing to try! I'm Sadira Chantry, but my friends call me Dira." With a bright smile she sat down, while waving to Solis emphatically.

                Slowly standing she found it hard to smile at the other kids present even though she was used to putting on the fake smile in concert. "Watashi wa Genki Solis." With a curt bow she sat back into her seat and laid her hat on the desk gently in respect before lacing her gloved fingers together. All eyes seemed to be on her, but she chose to ignore them. She was trying too hard to avoid the soft hazel eyes of the boy sitting beside her.

                With wide eyes, he couldn't understand the sudden change in her demeanor. "Well, there you are class. Please make them feel welcomed." As the class acknowledged the teacher, Yukito merely kept thinking about the quiet girl's mood changes and wondered if they were his fault.

TBC..

Well… I mainly posted all the finished chapters so that no one could say "hey! I thought this was a Sakura fic!" I hope you still like it.. O.o;;