Carlton High Ch.2

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-The Party-

After reading the note, Zoe went online. Just when she was about to close the computer her nana barged in holding the expensive long spaghetti strap dress, which was in a beautiful shade of purple.

"Here's your dress, start getting ready."

"Nana, it's only 5:45pm, the party is at 7:00pm." Complained Zoe.

"By the time you finish getting ready, there will not be enough time for the 20 minutes drive there." Said nana.

"Okay fine." Said Zoe. At 6:15pm she finished applying her makeup and her hair was in a ponytail. It took her 5 minutes to find the perfect purse to go along the dress and 10 more minutes were lost due to her putting on the sophisticated high heels. She walked down the stairs and out the doors, there was her limo waiting for her, she got in and her drive began.

-20 minutes later-

Zoe looked at her watch and it was 6:53pm. For once I'm actually early Zoe thought. She walked into the party and almost all the college boys there stared at her. She felt uncomfortable so she waked quickly to her parents; coincidently she bumped into a tall hunk.

"I'm sorry." They both said at the same time. Zoe looked up and surprising saw Kouji. "What are you doing here?"

"Zoe? I'm here with my dad and mom, you?" Asked the confused Kouji.

"I'm here also because of my parents," Zoe replied looking at the direction of her parents. "There they are."

"You mean Mr. and Mrs. Orimoto are your parents?"

"Yea who else... where are your parents." "I see them; they're the ones coming right now." Said Kouji showing Zoe who his parents are.

"Hello Kouji, is that your friend?" Asked Mrs. Minamoto hoping that he'll say no, that's my girlfriend. Mrs. Minamoto could tell that Zoe is beautiful and wealthy, the only thing she didn't know was whether or not she has manners.

"Oh...her, she's a classmate from school."

"Hello, nice to meet you Mr. Minamoto and Mrs. Minamoto." Said the awfully polite Zoe.

"Nice to meet you too... uhh." Said Mr. Minamoto.

"I'm Izumi Orimoto."

"Oh you are," Said Mrs. Minamoto happily. "Mr. and Mrs. Orimoto's daughter?"

"Yes, they are over there." Said Zoe waving to her parents.

"Your parents are wonderful!," Said Mrs. Minamoto. "We help each other out, event though it is two separate Companies."

"I never knew that," Zoe replied. "Well, excuse me but I'm going head over there now."

"Kouji walk her over." Whispered Mrs. Minamoto.

"Give her a compliment." Added Mr. Minamoto.

"Okay," Said an annoyed Kouji. "Zoe wait up!" Zoe turned around and saw Kouji running towards her. "My mom wants me to walk you over and did I mention that you look nice tonight because you do." Said Kouji with a smile.

"Thanks... are you okay? because your all nice now." Teased Zoe.

"I have to be nice, my parents as well as yours are here," Said Kouji. "I'm just joking, I'm always nice."

"Oh really?"

"Zoe?" Said a blond guy walking towards her and Kouji. "Hey, it is you... and Kouji... who would had thought you'd be here." Said the blond

"Hi Zack. I'm only here for my parents. I'd love to stay and chat but I have to talk to my parents. Bye." Said Zoe heading off already.

"I'll walk you over."

"Too bad, I'm walking her already," Said Kouji who now walked right next to her and put his arms around her shoulder. "Sorry bud but I got here first." Kouji said and smiled at Zoe, who smiled back. Zack glared at Kouji "I'll see you around Zoe." And he left.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Said Kouji putting his arms back by his sides. They had now reached MR. and Mrs. Orimoto.

"Hi Sugar pie, I see you hade already met Kouji." Said Zoe's father.

"He goes to Carlton High, he's in my class."

"Hello Mr. Oriomoto, hello Mrs. Orimoto."

"He's a good handsome boy." Said Zoe's mother hinting at Zoe who realized what her mother was trying to do and made a "family glare".

"Thanks." Said Kouji blushing.

"Oh my," Said Mr. Orimoto looking at his diamonded watch. "It's 8:30, Zoe you got to go home, school tomorrow."

"Okay dad." Zoe Said and waved goodbye to her parents. Zoe started to walk to the door and Kouji decided to walk with her since he was going to leave anyway. They walked together and left into two separate limos.

-Kouichi and Kouji's house- (Since their parents aren't together anymore, the dad bought a house for Kouji and Kouichi to live in together, with maids and butlers every weekend. On the weekdays they rotate, one week Kouji will be with his mother while Kouichi will be with his father and vice versa)

The limo that Kouji was in stopped at a humongous mansion. He walked in and saw his brother sitting on the couch watching a show.

"Was it boring?" Asked Kouichi who hardly attend his father's parties.

"Kind of, but guess who I saw there."

"Who? Who can you see there?" Asked Kouichi thinking hard.

"I saw Zoe and the jerk Zack."

"What?! What were they doing there?" Said Kouichi surprised.

"Parents too." Said Kouji. They laughed and Kouji joined Kouichi on the couch watching till 11:30pm. They were going to watch longer but their nana made them both go to sleep.

-Tomorrow (Friday)-

Beep Beep Beep. Zoe grunted and closed her alarm clock. She stood up and opened the television to check the degrees. It was 72 degrees Fahrenheit. She walked to her closet and took out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. When she finished everything necessary for getting ready, she walked down stairs to eat breakfast. She ate an egg and bacon mcmuffin with a glass of milk, when she finished eating she wore her shoes and started walking to school. Halfway there she unluckily saw Zack walking towards her.

"Hey Zoe," Said Zack. "Heading to school?"

"Hi Zack." Said Zoe.

"Can I walk with you?"

"Yes sure why not." Answered Zoe.

"I can not believe that I saw you there yesterday night."

"There? Oh you mean at the party... I only went because my parents wanted me to."

"Zoe...do you know how perfect you are?" Zack said while looking straight at her.

"Perfect? Not me." She said and started to feel uneasy at the way he was looking at her.

"Very, I mean you are beautiful, nice, smart, and you are also rich. My parents would really approve of you if you were my girlfriend," HE said hinting to her. "You know that if you were my girlfriend, you will be the only one they'd actually approve of." He said

"Well, you only know me for two days, you can not actually tell if I'm the one you would want." Said Zoe hoping for the school to appear. Fortunately, what she was hoping for did appeared and she left him to greet her friends.

"What was that about?" Asked Sarah worried since she heard rumors of how dangerous Zack can be.

"It was nothing, he just walked me to school."

"Okay then." And they walked to homeroom.

The day passed by extremely slow and when the bell rang almost everyone zoomed out. Zoe walked with Serena and Sarah discussing about the time they should meet at staples tomorrow when Victoria and Nicole came up to Zoe.

"Hi Zoe, I want to congratulate you for making the cheerleader team and we made it too." Said Nicole with a big plastic smile.

"Thanks and congratulations to you too."

"Now that you are 'in', you can not hang around poor people," Said Victoria looking at Sarah with disgust. "You know why? Because it makes you look poorer than you already are and that will ruin your reputation which will ruin all the members' reputation in the team." ( Serena, Sarah, Zoe are richer than them)

"Poor? Us? Well if you say so." Said Serena.

"And what are you? Tremendously rich? Asked Zoe exaggerating the word tremendously.

"Yea and I'm proud of it too." Said Nicole.

"Good for you snobby bitch." Said the very annoyed Sarah.

"Snob! Che called you a snob!" Said Victoria. "Snobby Bitch?! That doesn't mean anything to me because words won't break me into pieces." Nicole said and they walked away. She stopped suddenly, turned around and said to Zoe "Tomorrow's Cheerleading practice at the school at 5:45pm. The captain wants to observe you, even though I don't understand that. You're so ugly and poor, I bet no one would want you cheering them."

"You mean you are not the captain!" Said Zoe pretending to be surprised. "With all that money you have, I thought you would pay the school to make you captain." Nicole was surprised at the remark and added in "I like your t-shirt, where did you get it? At the dumpster?" And they continued walking away.

"OH MY GOD! They are such bitches! I just want to strangle her neck and sew her mouth so she can not talk about people who are not in her 'stats'"

"Strangle who?" Asked Kouji behind her with his friends.

"Hi guys." The girls all said at the same time.

"Are you girls okay?" Asked Takuya.

"Yes, why?" Asked Sarah.

"Because you guys look so mad." Takuya said.

"Don't ask." Said Serena.

"Hey you girls want to come with us to staples tomorrow?" Asked Kouichi. The girls exchanged looks and finally agreed to go.

-Staples (11:00pm)-

Sarah's limo stopped a block away from Staples. She got out and walked (Only Serena and Zoe know that she's rich, she does not want people to know that she is rich). Once she reached there, she only saw Takuya.

"Hello, no one came yet?"

"Nope. Fortunately for me you came," Said Takuya smiling one of his cute smiles which made Sarah head over heels. "I have company now." Sarah smiled and they engaged into a long conversation until Kouichi and Kouji came.

"What are you two talking about?" Asked the curious Kouichi. "Nothing much... the past." Replied Takuya. Sarsh soon noticed that she was surrounded by boys. It gave her a flash back of how boys would surround her and ask her out. Then on the dates she would lie about being poor (to find a guy who doesn't care if she's rich) and they would suddenly lose interest in her even though she is still pretty (She also lied to them that she is poor, but they still hang out with her which proves to her that they are not arrogant and rapacious). Soon Serena and Zoe came and they started to shop. After two hours of browsing the aisles with six carts, (each had an individual cart) they waited in line to pay. When it was Sarah's turn, Takuya offered to pay for her (everyone was outside waiting for them) but she denied it, thinking how sweet he actually is. She gave the clerk her Credit Card.

"You have a Credit Card?" Asked Takuya surprised.

"I know I'm poor but I have at least one." She said.

"On I'm sorry if you misunderstood me before." Apologized Takuya.

"No it's alright." She said and smiled sweetly. Man she's gorgeous Takuya thought. They walked through the automatic doors and saw everyone just standing there and waiting.

"It's only 1:00pm," Zoe said looking at her watch. "Do you guys want to catch a movie?"

"Yea, but what about our stuff?" Asked Sarah.

"We'll go home first, then meet up at the theater at 2:00pm," Zoe said. "Fine with everyone?"

"Yea." They all said.

-At the Theater-

"What are we going to watch?" Asked Kouji looking at the list of all the movies that is showing at 2:08.

"Hmmm... how about an action/adventure movie?" Suggested Zoe. "Everyone agree?" Everyone except Kouichi and Serena agreed, therefore they went to watch a romance/horror movie.

"AAHHH!!!!!" Yelled Serena gripping hard on Kouichi's hand. "Oh lord, that was so scary."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yea sure go ahead." Said Serena.

"If you are so afraid of horror movies then how come you wanted to watch this?"

"I hate scary movies but I love the romance in them." Replied Serena. Out of nowhere an ugly monster appeared on the big screen causing Serena to put her face into Kouichi's arms and gripped his hands harder.

"Is it over yet?"

"Yea it is." Said Kouichi blushing. When Serena turned back to the direction of the screen, she realized that her hands were gripping onto his and she released it.

"Sorry." She said blushing

"It's okay." Said Kouichi who was still hot and red from blushing. Thank god it's dark in here thought Kouichi. Then the movies finished they all met up again and walked to get lunch at a fancy cafe nearby. The boys -being a gentlemen- went to order and pay for their food. Sitting at a table set for six, the girls stopped talking when they realized that Zack, David, and Stephen came closer and sat on the three unoccupied seats.

"Hello girls." Said the perverted Stephen eyeing Serena.

"Who might these three young beautiful ladies be waiting for on a Saturday afternoon?" Asked Zack thinking of all the possibilities.

"Oh where are waiting for the guys, they are ordering for us right now." Said Zoe. When Zack heard guys, three boys appeared in his head and they are Kouji, Kouichi, and Takuya. He felt a jealous rage growing in him but told himself to control it.

"Hello Sarah, still as beautiful as ever, do you want to go out with me sometime?" Asked David. (He also thinks she is poor but he still likes her because he has money and she is beautiful, all he cares about are the looks.)

"Hello no!" Said Sarah who was pretty use to saying that to him.

"David, she just turned you down badly and did you know that that wasn't the first time either?" Said Stephen obviously making fun of David and Stephen burst into laughter. "Shut up!" Said David a little embarrassed and he smacked Stephen on the head.

"Do not mind those morons there," Said Zack making the girls giggle a little. "Tell me, who are you specifically waiting for?" Zack said hoping it is not the three boys.

"Here they come." Said Serena looking at the direction of the three boys coming towards them with trays of food. Zack turned around and glared at the approaching three boys, they too glared back. When they reached the table, they placed the trays on the table and waited for the boys to leave.

"Well boys it's time to leave." Said Zack. "I will see you around." Said Zack smiling at Zoe who forced a smile back.

"Bye Sarah." Said David.

"Bye Serena." Stephen said smiling. The girls ignored them and looked at the other three boys who had already by now sat down.

"That was weird." Said Sarah.

"Why were they here?" Asked the boys in unison.

"I have no clue." Said Zoe and they ate their lunch talking about celebrities. After a while, Zoe looked at her watch and was surprised that it was 5:15pm already.

"I got to go to cheerleading practice at the school, it starts at 5:45."

"I also have soccer practice at the school. Don't you have football practice and don't you have basketball practice?" Asked Takuya.

"Yea and it starts at 5:45 also." Said Kouji.

"Do you guys ever pay attention to the school?" Asked Sarah in a joking way. "Everyone in a team has practice every Saturday at 5:45pm."

"Well that makes it better, we can all go together." Said the awfully cheery Zoe. They walked to the yard and saw lots of people there already. The basketball and volleyball practice took place inside of the gym, therefore Kouichi and Serena went in together. The four of them just stood there and looked for their location. Then suddenly Nicole pooped in front of Kouji and said "Hi Kouji! What sport do you play?" Hoping that it was a sport she would be cheering on so she can personalize a cheer for him.

"Uhh... Hello Nicole I didn't see you." Said Kouji looking at Nicole who had a big smile on. "I play football." What a weird girl thought Kouji.

"Great!." Said Nicole already thinking of a cheer to put on. "Oh HI Zoe I didn't see you. Cheerleading practice is over this way and the Captain is waiting." Nicole said bringing Zoe to the location.

-Cheerleading Practice-

"So you are new in this school?" Asked the Captain.

"Yes."

" Hmm." Said the Captain observing Zoe. "You have the looks and the body. The only thing I do not know is if you have the moves, show me something." Said the Captain who just finished circling her. "Okay." Replied Zoe obediently. Zoe walked to another side. There she did a lot of front and back flips, cartwheels, and she finally ended it in a banana split. Everyone except Nicole and Victoria, who were so surprised, clapped and whistled. Whoa she's good thought Kouji and looked at her then turned away because he heard the whistle which meant the football team coach had arrived.

"That was pure talent." The Captain said with a huge smile on.

"Thanks." Said Zoe. Nicole and Victoria felt so jealous because no one hardly gets good compliments from the Captain.. They continued their cheers as the football, soccer, and tennis teams practiced. Everyone had fun and didn't realize that it was getting late. After the practices where over, the six of them met up again.

"I'm sweating so much!" Said Sarah with a sense of humor in her voice.

"You are hardly sweating compared to me!" Replied Takuya flipping his shirt up and down which caused a lot of girls stare.

"I'm going to walk to the stand and buy water." Said Sarah. "Does anyone want me to help them buy one?"

"Don't waste all the energy you have left to walk there." Said Takuya pointing at the faraway stand. "Here." Takuya said handing her his water bottle.

"It's okay, I can walk." Said Sarah who didn't really want to drink from the bottle that Takuya just drank from.

"Come on, we are friends and I don't have germs." Said Takuya. "I'm very clean." Takuya said with a nice handsome Smile on.

Sarah looked at the stand and decided not to walk since it is far. She took Takuya's bottle and smiled at him. She looked at the water bottle once more and drank the water. Victoria saw everything and jealously filled up her body. She walked to Takuya and made a thirsty look.

"Takuya can I drink some water from your bottle?" Asked Victoria. "I'm dehydrated!." Asked Victoria with a pleading look. Sarah handed Takuya back his water bottle. Takuya took it and gulped down the remaining water. "Sorry no more left." Said Takuya smiling. "But I see a stand over there that sells water bottles." Sarah liked how he turned Victoria down.

"Okay. then." She said sweetly at Takuya and glared at Sarah.

"What's wrong with her?" Said Sarah.

"She just does not like the fact that you are receiving more attention from me than her." Said Takuya smiling his 'to-die-for' smile which made Sarah really red. Ring Ring Ring "Hello." Said Zoe talking on her cell phone.

"Zoe! it's 7:15pm! You said practice ends at 7:00! Where are you?" Yelled the worried and mad Mr. Orimoto. Zoe listened with the cell phone about an inch away from her ear which made the whole group laugh.

"Sorry dad! I was having fun and lost track of time, I'm coming right now."

"You need me to send a limo over?"

"Yea sure." Zoe said. "Thanks dad, Bye."

"You have a very strict father." Said Kouji surprised.

"Yea, I am his only daughter." Zoe said with a laugh. Ring Ring Ring

"Oh lord. It's my dad now." Said Sarah and the whole group laughed. Sarah picked up the cell phone and when she hanged up she said. "I got to go. Bye guys, see you on Monday."

"Do you need someone to drive you home?" Asked Takuya.

"No I will be alright." Said Sarah and she left. Seconds after she left everyone departed. Sarah looked behind her to see if anyone of them were walking her way. She saw no one and then heard a beep. She looked at the direction where the noise was coming from and saw her limo there waiting for her. She got in and opened the radio. When she arrived home, she walked straight to her massive orange room. She flopped down on her bed and flipped through the channels of her flat screen t. v. Knock Knock Knock and in came her nana who is like her second mother.

"Hey nana."

"Well hello young lady. You mom and dad wants you to join them for dinner tonight."

"Okay."

"Oh and they brought friends."

"Friends?" Sarah asked and quietly left her room with nana trailing behind her. She walked to the bridge (the bridge is in her house. One side brings you to a staircase going down to the living room. The other side brings you to a staircase going to the dining room.) and looked down. Surprisingly she saw Takuya and his family. He must not know that I'm rich thought Sarah.

"Ummm Nana. Can you tell my mom that I'm not hungry. I just ate with my friends before."

"Are you sure?"

"Yea."

"Okay then." And nana left to deliver the message to Mr. and Mrs. Ishisi. Sarah walked back to her room and watched t. v until she dozed off to sleep.

-Sunday-

Serena woke up at 10:00am and took a shower. By the time it was 10:30am she finished and got dressed in a long jean dress with a sweater. She walked downstairs and looked for her mother but could not find her.

"Where is my mom?" Serena asked one of her butlers.

"Oh, Mrs. Tamshi went to do something. She said that she will be back right away." Then they heard the door opened and in came Mrs. Tamshi. "Here she comes." Said the butler.

"Oh sweetie you woke up already." Said Mrs. Tamshi.

"Mom are we still going to buy my dress for Uncle Yang's wedding?"

"Of course. A promise is a promise, lets get going." And they left for the mall in a limo.

-The Mall-

"Mom there's so many dresses to pick. I just cant seem to pick the right one." Said Serena looking at all the dresses there.

"How about this one?" Said Mrs. Tamshi holding a long, spaghetti strap, silky, dark blue dress.

"That one is nice." Said Serena touching the soft fabric of the dress.

"Go try it on." Said Mrs. Tamshi handing her the dress. "I'll be there in a sec, I want to look around." So Serena went to the fitting room and into one of the stalls. She put on the dress which fitted perfectly. She came out of the stall and looked at herself in the big mirror.

"Mom! Are you done?" Asked a guy who was waiting outside of the fitting room.

"No, but come in anyway, it's not only for women." Said one of the ladies in the stall. The guy walked in and stopped when he saw Serena in the dress. She is so beautiful and gorgeous he thought.

"That dress really fits you." He said. Serena looked for the guy who just gave her the compliment.

"Thanks Kouichi. What are you doing here...in the dress section?" "My mom needs a dress for her party." Kouichi replied still staring at her slim body. Then the stall door opened and out came a lady in a red dress,

"How does this look, son?"

"Looks great mom." Kouichi said. Serena looked at her and smiled. Then she noticed her mom walking in. "Hello, nice to meet you Mrs. Minamoto." Said Serena and looked at her mom "Hello mom."

"Actually it's Mrs. Kinbura." Said Kouichi's mom nicely. She then turned around to see who Serena's mom was.

"Hello Serenity." Said Kouichi's mom.

"Oh my god it's you, Katie!" Said Serena's mom. They hugged leaving Kouichi and Serena completely clueless.

"Serena, meet my best friend from high school till now." Said Mrs. Tamshi.

"Hello Mrs. Kinbura."

"Hello Serena." Said Kouichi's mom. "Meet my son, Kouichi."

"Hello Kouichi, you look just like your mom."

"Thanks." The parents talked on and on until it was time for them to leave. They said their good-byes and entered two different limos. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------

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