Chapter 1: The New Transfer Student
As Yuki and Kyo stepped into their class, they spotted a seat at the right corner being crowded.
"What's the big fuss?" Kyo grumbled as he shoved away two boys among the crowd to get a closer look.
"It's a new girl. She transferred from one of the top girls' school in Tokyo. She was invited here because of her excellent results in acedemic work." explained Uo as she stared at the transfer student with her arms akimbo.
"So that was what all this reckess was about? Sheesh! I thought an actor was here..." Kyo walked towards his seat in disappointment.
"Back to your seats class." The voice of their form teacher boomed as he entered the classroom. "I'm sure you have already known that there is a new girl who has just transferred from Kawaii Girls' High School and will be permanently joining our school for her years of high school. Tohru Honda, would you mind stepping out in front and give us all an introduction about yourself?"
"I would be glad to." Tohru answered politely as she gently got out from her seat.
After her self-introduction session, the chaos in the class died down and they continued with their lessons like normal. During recess, Yuki walked towards Tohru's desk while she was packing her books.
"Welcome to Kaibara High School, Honda-san. As the vice president of the prefect counselor of this school, I have the responsibility to make sure you are comfortable with the environment and I would like to run through the school rules with you. Firstly, I am Yuki Sohma and it is a great pleasure to have you in our school." Yuki said as he bowed to her.
"Thank you for offering to help me Sohma-san. You are the first person who I have a good impression of ever since I stepped in this morning." Tohru said, revealing her heart warming smile.
"First of all Honda-san, your attire is improper. You are required to wear your tie at all times instead of once a week like your previous school does. Even though there are no restrictions to hair accessories, you are not allowed to have your hair dyed. For the rest of the rules, would you mind staying back for half an hour while I brief them to you?" Yuki spoke in a serious tone.
Tohru nodded her head enthusiastically as she did not want to break any of the school rules so that she could graduate from high school and do her late mother proud.
Finally the bell rang and school was over. The class dashed out within a minute's time. Tohru stared at the rowdy behaviour of her new classmates with her mouth agape. Then, she caught Yuki walking towards her at the corner of her eye.
"Are you ready, Honda-san?"
"Yes, Sohma-san. I'm ready."
An hour passed very quickly and within this period of time, Tohru had already used up a quarter stack of her paper for copying the school rules.
"Bye, and thanks for the help again Sohma-san." Tohru waved as she greeted Yuki goodbye.
"I'm so beat..." Tohru thought, as she dragged her feet back to her home. "There is no night shift today so I guess I am going straight home."
"A shortcut through the forest?" Tohru said to herself, astonished. "I've never been in there before...I wonder if it would be faster to reach my home from here."
After ten minutes in the forest, Tohru suddenly realise that she was lost.
"Oh no...Everywhere looks the same. It's all trees. How am I to know where I came in from? I should'nt have came in in the first place...How am I to return home at this rate?" these thoughts invaded Tohru's mind as she started walking in circles with her eyes fixed to the grass below her.
"You need any help, miss?" A familiar voice alerted Tohru.
As she turned around, she saw her classmate, Yuki.
"Thank goodness you are here. I'm lost...I wandered into this forest thinking that it was a shortcut to my home. Would you please tell me the way out?" Tohru begged with doleful eyes.
"How cute." Yuki thought as he blushed.
He nodded his head after a moment but then realised that this whole vicinity was the Sohma's property and there was no possibility that someone was living here other than him and his cousin. Shigure.
"You mean you live around here?" Yuki asked with curiousity.
Tohru nodded immediately as she had no doubt about it.
"But this whole area is in the Sohma's property. I reckon that there is no one else living here other than a few of the Sohmas..." Yuki said as his voice faded.
"I'm so sorry...but I'm living alone...in a tent. Please let me continue living here. I did not want to depend on my other side of the family after my mother died so I..."
"You can continue living there if you want."
Before Tohru even finish speaking, Yuki added abruptly as he saw that Tohru was on the verge of crying.
"Here, follow me and you will be out in no time. I've been in here many times as this is a shortcut to my house at least..."
As Yuki and Kyo stepped into their class, they spotted a seat at the right corner being crowded.
"What's the big fuss?" Kyo grumbled as he shoved away two boys among the crowd to get a closer look.
"It's a new girl. She transferred from one of the top girls' school in Tokyo. She was invited here because of her excellent results in acedemic work." explained Uo as she stared at the transfer student with her arms akimbo.
"So that was what all this reckess was about? Sheesh! I thought an actor was here..." Kyo walked towards his seat in disappointment.
"Back to your seats class." The voice of their form teacher boomed as he entered the classroom. "I'm sure you have already known that there is a new girl who has just transferred from Kawaii Girls' High School and will be permanently joining our school for her years of high school. Tohru Honda, would you mind stepping out in front and give us all an introduction about yourself?"
"I would be glad to." Tohru answered politely as she gently got out from her seat.
After her self-introduction session, the chaos in the class died down and they continued with their lessons like normal. During recess, Yuki walked towards Tohru's desk while she was packing her books.
"Welcome to Kaibara High School, Honda-san. As the vice president of the prefect counselor of this school, I have the responsibility to make sure you are comfortable with the environment and I would like to run through the school rules with you. Firstly, I am Yuki Sohma and it is a great pleasure to have you in our school." Yuki said as he bowed to her.
"Thank you for offering to help me Sohma-san. You are the first person who I have a good impression of ever since I stepped in this morning." Tohru said, revealing her heart warming smile.
"First of all Honda-san, your attire is improper. You are required to wear your tie at all times instead of once a week like your previous school does. Even though there are no restrictions to hair accessories, you are not allowed to have your hair dyed. For the rest of the rules, would you mind staying back for half an hour while I brief them to you?" Yuki spoke in a serious tone.
Tohru nodded her head enthusiastically as she did not want to break any of the school rules so that she could graduate from high school and do her late mother proud.
Finally the bell rang and school was over. The class dashed out within a minute's time. Tohru stared at the rowdy behaviour of her new classmates with her mouth agape. Then, she caught Yuki walking towards her at the corner of her eye.
"Are you ready, Honda-san?"
"Yes, Sohma-san. I'm ready."
An hour passed very quickly and within this period of time, Tohru had already used up a quarter stack of her paper for copying the school rules.
"Bye, and thanks for the help again Sohma-san." Tohru waved as she greeted Yuki goodbye.
"I'm so beat..." Tohru thought, as she dragged her feet back to her home. "There is no night shift today so I guess I am going straight home."
"A shortcut through the forest?" Tohru said to herself, astonished. "I've never been in there before...I wonder if it would be faster to reach my home from here."
After ten minutes in the forest, Tohru suddenly realise that she was lost.
"Oh no...Everywhere looks the same. It's all trees. How am I to know where I came in from? I should'nt have came in in the first place...How am I to return home at this rate?" these thoughts invaded Tohru's mind as she started walking in circles with her eyes fixed to the grass below her.
"You need any help, miss?" A familiar voice alerted Tohru.
As she turned around, she saw her classmate, Yuki.
"Thank goodness you are here. I'm lost...I wandered into this forest thinking that it was a shortcut to my home. Would you please tell me the way out?" Tohru begged with doleful eyes.
"How cute." Yuki thought as he blushed.
He nodded his head after a moment but then realised that this whole vicinity was the Sohma's property and there was no possibility that someone was living here other than him and his cousin. Shigure.
"You mean you live around here?" Yuki asked with curiousity.
Tohru nodded immediately as she had no doubt about it.
"But this whole area is in the Sohma's property. I reckon that there is no one else living here other than a few of the Sohmas..." Yuki said as his voice faded.
"I'm so sorry...but I'm living alone...in a tent. Please let me continue living here. I did not want to depend on my other side of the family after my mother died so I..."
"You can continue living there if you want."
Before Tohru even finish speaking, Yuki added abruptly as he saw that Tohru was on the verge of crying.
"Here, follow me and you will be out in no time. I've been in here many times as this is a shortcut to my house at least..."