"." - Talking (NO Duh!)
^.^ - Language
(.) - My daft self
. - Singing/Battle Chants
CAPS - Shouting or emphasis on that word
*Note: '-' will be replacing those dot dot dot thingies since dot dot dots
show as only one dot on ff.net.
Disclaimer: I don't own CC/CCS.
Oh and btw, I changed the dates a bit. See, I made my own Aoi Youkai alternate universe calendar, where Jan 1 2014 is a Mon, so school actually started on Sept 3, k?
Aoi Youkai
*Chapter 6: Exchange Programme *
~*~ Flashback ~*~
The adults got her ten metres of the best black silk they could find.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
On Monday, they headed straight for the notice board. The adults have been hinting all weekend that something major had happened. When they got there, they found a large crowd already there. They craned their necks, jumped up and down, failing miserably to get the slightest glimpse of whatever everyone else was so interested in. Aya lost it, "ARGH!" She opened her little pouch and the little marbles floated up into the air again. She snatched one out of the air and threw it against the ground, making time stop. She then pointed at the crowd and moved them enough to the left so that they could read the notice. Apparently, they were having an ALMOST all- year round exchange programme to Singapore and England. They'll be spending four days in Singapore before moving on to England to spend the rest of the school year there in a school of magic (Hahaz. Told you it'll be a mega crossover. The rest will be coming soon). The three school heads (Sakura, Syaoran and Eriol) will be accompanying them and the Lings would be taking over as the deputies. There was a sign-up form that would've been full despite the fact that everything was to be paid for by the students, except for fifty percent of the airfare that would be subsidised by the school, and there was exactly thirteen slots left, out of twenty. Aki peered at the form, "Sugimori Hideki, Sugimori Hideko, Maita Rei? What the..."
"What? Who's Maita Rei?" Aya poked her brother in the ribs.
"The cashier at the chocolate shop. She says to keep your aura hidden outside Seishiro. I dunno why though."
Yuki answered that, "That's because the heads put a spell on the place that no one outside Seishiro can sense any auras inside Seishiro. And only people we trust are allowed on the island."
They all put their names on the form, except for Sen, who couldn't go because she didn't have magic. There was also another form, for a four-day event that was called Fight to the Last. This happened every year, sixteen students were put into a virtual reality stadium in pairs and every round, the number was slashed in half. On the first day, there was a trial run where all sixteen were put together and they fought until one was left standing (this is virtual reality. Once someone was 'killed', he/she would be disconnected, so they're not really dead), and the first round where they were put together and they fought until eight were left. On the second day, the numbers were slashed by half again. Then on the third day, only two were left. On the last day, those two would go against each other. There was only one stop left and Aya was already scribbling her name on. The rest gaped at her, and Tsuki spoke up, "What the hell do you think you're doing? Freshmen don't sign up for the Fight!"
"Why?"
"They're not strong enough, that's why. Don't you realize that out of the fifteen there, only three are juniors? The rest are seniors! Even the sophomores are too scared! What makes YOU think you'll make it through the first round?"
"You'll never know if you don't go, mon cherie." Aya shrugged it off, "Are we late for assembly?"
Tsuki snapped, "Don't 'mon cherie' me. I HATE that name." as Aoi sighed in exasperation, "Use your brain, dearest best pal o' mine. You stopped time, remember?"
"Oh, yeah."
They stared at each other blankly for a while and Aoi asked, "Well, aren't you gonna move them back?"
Aya looked to the still crowd and back at her friends. Then she grinned, shutting her eyes tight and shaking her head, "Nah."
They walked on to the auditorium and as they were rounding the corner, Aya snapped her fingers, removing the spell and starting time again, leaving a confused crowd behind them.
At assembly, they took their usual places in the back of the auditorium as Sakura, Syaoran and Eriol took centre stage. Their poor confused victims then rushed through the vast doors and went to their seats, making them laugh. Sakura opened her mouth to speak as the students quietened, "Ohayou, minna-san. Today, we have some announcements to make, that I'm sure everyone already knows about."
Eriol picked up where she left off, "I see that the forms are already filled up. For the exchange programme to Singapore, the first ten who signed up will go. Then, out of these ten, five will be randomly selected to go to England. After the Singapore trip, we'll come back for a day and then go to England. During both these trips, the three of us will be with you at all times. Those who are going are Sugimori Hideki, Sugimori Hideko, Lee Aya, Lee Aki, Li Aoi, Maita Rei, Matsuki Ichiro, Watabe Taro, Fujita Eri and Saeki Aiko."
Syaoran started, "About this year's fight, will Lee Aya, Ishida Nanami, Daishi Koji, Eda Sadao, Sakurai Natsuko, Sakurai Natsumi, Mizuno Toyoaki, Murasaki Keisuke, Sakamoto Naomi, Shiraishi Keiko, Sato Kenji, Tsujimoto Toki, Ochira Yu, Maita Rei, Maeda Yoshi and Hiro Shun stay back after this, the rest are dismissed."
Whispers filled the air as everyone stared at the freshman walking down the aisle up to the stage while filing out of the auditorium.
Soon, Eriol, Syaoran, Sakura and the students were the only ones left. Syaoran cleared his throat, "I'm sure most of you should know the rules by now, but for those who don't, here they are. You'll each be given a white flag and if you want to forfeit the round, you can do so by sticking it in the ground and you'll be immune, though immobile until we get you disconnected. You can use any weapon you can carry into the stadium, and it is advised not to bring too many, as if you drop anything, others can pick it up and use it. Only weapons and spells of mass destruction are not allowed. Um," Syaoran smiled sheepishly, "That's about as much as I can remember right now, and if anymore rules surface, we'll notify you. Any questions?"
A redheaded boy raised his hand. Syaoran gestured towards him, "Yes, Tsujimoto-san?"
His eyes flared angrily as he pointed accusingly at Aya, "Yeah, why is SHE allowed to take part?"
"Is there any problem with Aya-san taking part?"
"Of course. She's only a freshman, she's not strong enough!"
"And you would know that how? I'm not taking sides here, but in most places, this would be called age discrimination. You're not exactly at the top of your sorcery class, and there are still full-grown sorcerers out there who are not as strong as you."
"Yeah? I don't care. I still think she's not strong enough. Anyone who runs out of the lunchroom crying on the slightest hint of home wouldn't be."
The final vein popped, to join the other hundreds as Aya grabbed his collar, throwing him across the stage, crashing him into some props from the previous year's school play. Eriol put his hand on Aya's shoulder and gave her as stern a look as he could manage with the mischievous glint in his eye. He never really DID like Tsujimoto Toki, you see. "Aya-san, lift him out of that mess please."
She scowled, her eyes betraying her want to laugh as loud as she can, and raised a hand to levitate him out of the mess.
As they walked out, Sakura approached Aya, "Are you sure you want to do this? He was right you know. The average freshman isn't strong enough for the Fight."
"Ah, but you said AVERAGE. I could be above average, for anyone could know. But then again, you'll never know if don't go."
"I hope you're right. I have a feeling you don't know when all these things you signed up for are."
Aya grinned, "You're right."
"Well, the Fight is from the 19th to the 22nd of September, next week Wednesday to Saturday. We leave for Singapore on the next Wednesday night. Then, we'll come back on Saturday, stay here for Sunday and leave the next morning."
"Ok. And after that, we'll be in England for the rest of the year?"
"Yah."
"Ok."
Aya got to class and when she got to her seat, the first thing said to her was, "You tossed our star wrestler across the stage?"
Yayz. My friend's starting to get impatient, so I'll just leave off here and get on with it, k?
Disclaimer: I don't own CC/CCS.
Oh and btw, I changed the dates a bit. See, I made my own Aoi Youkai alternate universe calendar, where Jan 1 2014 is a Mon, so school actually started on Sept 3, k?
Aoi Youkai
*Chapter 6: Exchange Programme *
~*~ Flashback ~*~
The adults got her ten metres of the best black silk they could find.
~*~ End Flashback ~*~
On Monday, they headed straight for the notice board. The adults have been hinting all weekend that something major had happened. When they got there, they found a large crowd already there. They craned their necks, jumped up and down, failing miserably to get the slightest glimpse of whatever everyone else was so interested in. Aya lost it, "ARGH!" She opened her little pouch and the little marbles floated up into the air again. She snatched one out of the air and threw it against the ground, making time stop. She then pointed at the crowd and moved them enough to the left so that they could read the notice. Apparently, they were having an ALMOST all- year round exchange programme to Singapore and England. They'll be spending four days in Singapore before moving on to England to spend the rest of the school year there in a school of magic (Hahaz. Told you it'll be a mega crossover. The rest will be coming soon). The three school heads (Sakura, Syaoran and Eriol) will be accompanying them and the Lings would be taking over as the deputies. There was a sign-up form that would've been full despite the fact that everything was to be paid for by the students, except for fifty percent of the airfare that would be subsidised by the school, and there was exactly thirteen slots left, out of twenty. Aki peered at the form, "Sugimori Hideki, Sugimori Hideko, Maita Rei? What the..."
"What? Who's Maita Rei?" Aya poked her brother in the ribs.
"The cashier at the chocolate shop. She says to keep your aura hidden outside Seishiro. I dunno why though."
Yuki answered that, "That's because the heads put a spell on the place that no one outside Seishiro can sense any auras inside Seishiro. And only people we trust are allowed on the island."
They all put their names on the form, except for Sen, who couldn't go because she didn't have magic. There was also another form, for a four-day event that was called Fight to the Last. This happened every year, sixteen students were put into a virtual reality stadium in pairs and every round, the number was slashed in half. On the first day, there was a trial run where all sixteen were put together and they fought until one was left standing (this is virtual reality. Once someone was 'killed', he/she would be disconnected, so they're not really dead), and the first round where they were put together and they fought until eight were left. On the second day, the numbers were slashed by half again. Then on the third day, only two were left. On the last day, those two would go against each other. There was only one stop left and Aya was already scribbling her name on. The rest gaped at her, and Tsuki spoke up, "What the hell do you think you're doing? Freshmen don't sign up for the Fight!"
"Why?"
"They're not strong enough, that's why. Don't you realize that out of the fifteen there, only three are juniors? The rest are seniors! Even the sophomores are too scared! What makes YOU think you'll make it through the first round?"
"You'll never know if you don't go, mon cherie." Aya shrugged it off, "Are we late for assembly?"
Tsuki snapped, "Don't 'mon cherie' me. I HATE that name." as Aoi sighed in exasperation, "Use your brain, dearest best pal o' mine. You stopped time, remember?"
"Oh, yeah."
They stared at each other blankly for a while and Aoi asked, "Well, aren't you gonna move them back?"
Aya looked to the still crowd and back at her friends. Then she grinned, shutting her eyes tight and shaking her head, "Nah."
They walked on to the auditorium and as they were rounding the corner, Aya snapped her fingers, removing the spell and starting time again, leaving a confused crowd behind them.
At assembly, they took their usual places in the back of the auditorium as Sakura, Syaoran and Eriol took centre stage. Their poor confused victims then rushed through the vast doors and went to their seats, making them laugh. Sakura opened her mouth to speak as the students quietened, "Ohayou, minna-san. Today, we have some announcements to make, that I'm sure everyone already knows about."
Eriol picked up where she left off, "I see that the forms are already filled up. For the exchange programme to Singapore, the first ten who signed up will go. Then, out of these ten, five will be randomly selected to go to England. After the Singapore trip, we'll come back for a day and then go to England. During both these trips, the three of us will be with you at all times. Those who are going are Sugimori Hideki, Sugimori Hideko, Lee Aya, Lee Aki, Li Aoi, Maita Rei, Matsuki Ichiro, Watabe Taro, Fujita Eri and Saeki Aiko."
Syaoran started, "About this year's fight, will Lee Aya, Ishida Nanami, Daishi Koji, Eda Sadao, Sakurai Natsuko, Sakurai Natsumi, Mizuno Toyoaki, Murasaki Keisuke, Sakamoto Naomi, Shiraishi Keiko, Sato Kenji, Tsujimoto Toki, Ochira Yu, Maita Rei, Maeda Yoshi and Hiro Shun stay back after this, the rest are dismissed."
Whispers filled the air as everyone stared at the freshman walking down the aisle up to the stage while filing out of the auditorium.
Soon, Eriol, Syaoran, Sakura and the students were the only ones left. Syaoran cleared his throat, "I'm sure most of you should know the rules by now, but for those who don't, here they are. You'll each be given a white flag and if you want to forfeit the round, you can do so by sticking it in the ground and you'll be immune, though immobile until we get you disconnected. You can use any weapon you can carry into the stadium, and it is advised not to bring too many, as if you drop anything, others can pick it up and use it. Only weapons and spells of mass destruction are not allowed. Um," Syaoran smiled sheepishly, "That's about as much as I can remember right now, and if anymore rules surface, we'll notify you. Any questions?"
A redheaded boy raised his hand. Syaoran gestured towards him, "Yes, Tsujimoto-san?"
His eyes flared angrily as he pointed accusingly at Aya, "Yeah, why is SHE allowed to take part?"
"Is there any problem with Aya-san taking part?"
"Of course. She's only a freshman, she's not strong enough!"
"And you would know that how? I'm not taking sides here, but in most places, this would be called age discrimination. You're not exactly at the top of your sorcery class, and there are still full-grown sorcerers out there who are not as strong as you."
"Yeah? I don't care. I still think she's not strong enough. Anyone who runs out of the lunchroom crying on the slightest hint of home wouldn't be."
The final vein popped, to join the other hundreds as Aya grabbed his collar, throwing him across the stage, crashing him into some props from the previous year's school play. Eriol put his hand on Aya's shoulder and gave her as stern a look as he could manage with the mischievous glint in his eye. He never really DID like Tsujimoto Toki, you see. "Aya-san, lift him out of that mess please."
She scowled, her eyes betraying her want to laugh as loud as she can, and raised a hand to levitate him out of the mess.
As they walked out, Sakura approached Aya, "Are you sure you want to do this? He was right you know. The average freshman isn't strong enough for the Fight."
"Ah, but you said AVERAGE. I could be above average, for anyone could know. But then again, you'll never know if don't go."
"I hope you're right. I have a feeling you don't know when all these things you signed up for are."
Aya grinned, "You're right."
"Well, the Fight is from the 19th to the 22nd of September, next week Wednesday to Saturday. We leave for Singapore on the next Wednesday night. Then, we'll come back on Saturday, stay here for Sunday and leave the next morning."
"Ok. And after that, we'll be in England for the rest of the year?"
"Yah."
"Ok."
Aya got to class and when she got to her seat, the first thing said to her was, "You tossed our star wrestler across the stage?"
Yayz. My friend's starting to get impatient, so I'll just leave off here and get on with it, k?
