Chapter 3: The President
Utena looked around the beautifully furnished room, which was much more expensive looking than her own dormitory, and saw a tall young man with shoulder length orange hair sitting at a desk on the raised, carpeted platform. He appeared to be busy writing something on a piece of calligraphy paper with a fashionable calligraphy ink pen. Julius cleared his throat softly and the young man stopped writing. He looked up to reveal a handsome and mysterious face. He folded the paper as he stood and put the paper in an envelope, which he put in a side drawer in the desk. The guy then walked around the desk and stood before the three younger teens. "Miki, Julius, what do you need?" He asked in his deep voice, looking not at the two young men but at the young serene woman who stood between them.
"Mr. President. This is my younger sister, Utena. She has just transferred to Ohtori Private Academy today. She has a complaint to bring before the Council. Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten were given my permission to have leave from this meeting, considering that they have never been absent at any meetings in the past." Julius took on a respective and formal tone of voice, one that Utena had never imagined her goofy brother could take on. She felt the steady gaze of the man on her so she turned her eyes to meet his dark blue eyes.
"Miss Utena Tenjou, I am the Student Council President. What is your complaint?" Student Council President Touga asked. Utena stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "I would like a change of uniform. This uniform, which I am wearing, will not be suitable for the activities I plan to pursue."
"And what, may I ask, activities do you plan to take part in?" Touga questioned, his right eyebrow raised.
"I plan to join the softball team, basketball team, kick boxing club, martial arts club, and archery team. I understand that the archery team, martial arts club, and the kick boxing club have certain uniforms, which the members change into before matches and practice sessions. But it would be extremely easier for me, and much more comfortable if I were able to wear shorts or pants and a shirt, like the boys' uniforms instead of this one," Utena gestured again to her outfit. She looked back up at the President of the Student Council who was studying her. 'Most likely judging my character and argument,' she thought.
The Student Council President finally nodded and Utena smiled. He said, "Very well. I will have someone bring you a new uniform tomorrow."
"Thank you," Utena bowed her head slightly in respect.
"Now, why don't we lose the formalism? I'm Touga Kiryuu. And it is a pleasure to meet you." Touga took Utena's hand and kissed it in the old- fashioned custom. Utena hid her frown as he touched his lips to her hand gently and looked at her in the eyes. Unknown to the three other people, Miki was silently gritting his teeth with jealousy at Touga's show of mild affection for the beautiful girl.
"I'm glad to have met you too," Utena replied uncomfortably and quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp. "I should be getting back to the girls. They must be wondering what is taking so long."
"Maybe we should get together sometime and get to know each other." Julius's eyebrows rose as Touga suggested this. Then he frowned and said, "Utena's right. We should be getting back. I left Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten with them and Yaten will be angry with me for taking so long."
"Oh I'm sure Yaten is enjoying Minako's attention, he just isn't showing it," Touga commented and looked at Utena, who moved back to stand next to her brother and Miki. "But I'm sure Utena is anxious to receive her new uniform so I will get on it right now." Touga moved back to his desk. "You are dismissed."
Utena quickly led the other two people out of the room and down the hall. Julius waited until they had passed around the third corner before blurting out, "Utena, do not go out with him. If I hear that you so much as went somewhere with him, I'll-"
"Don't worry Julius," Utena cut in. "I don't even like him. He's too forward." Julius opened his mouth to comment more but Utena knew what he was about to say, "Julius, I can take care of myself. I've been in the martial arts club back in Crossroads for over 4 and half years. So don't worry about him forcing himself on me or something like that."
"What? I didn't know that," Julius said surprised. "Well, just watch out. Touga's considered the biggest playboy at Ohtori," he warned.
"Yeah, yeah. Hey Miki, so you're on the student council too huh? Maybe you could give me that tour now?" Utena turned to Miki a smile brightening her face.
Julius looked at Miki suspiciously and Miki stuttered, "Uh, y-yeah, let's do that."
"Okay, let me just go and grab my bag from the girls." Utena jogged up to the girls who were having a good time with the Three Lights.
Julius turned Miki. "Are you trying to ask her out? Did you ask her out?"
"No way man. I just didn't know she was your little sister when I offered to show her around the school this morning," Miki quickly answered, raising his hands to defend himself. "Honest."
Julius looked towards Utena for a few moments. She was laughing about something with her new friends. He looked back at Miki and said with a smile, "Just don't hurt her okay? Or else you'll be dealing with me."
Miki stared at the over-protective older brother of Utena with a startled expression. He understood that Julius was giving him permission to date Utena and that surprised him. He quickly replaced his expression with a grin and said to Julius, "Thanks Jul. I would never hurt her. I-I think I like her too much. It's like I know her from somewhere, or something like that."
Julius frowned. "How can you know her if you only met her today?" He asked confused.
"That's just it. I don't know." Miki quickly stopped talking when he saw Utena approaching them with an eager smile. "So you ready to go Utena?" Miki asked, glancing at Utena.
"Yeah, let's go. Sorry Julius, but you're not invited on this tour," Utena told him.
"That's okay. Have fun guys." Julius waved to them and went over to the group of friends under the tree.
"So where are we going first?" Utena asked.
"Why don't I show you around the main building first, and then the East and West Halls?" he suggested.
"Sure." The two set off while Miki told her about the school and the best things there were to do at Ohtori Private Academy as they walked.
To Be Continued.
Utena looked around the beautifully furnished room, which was much more expensive looking than her own dormitory, and saw a tall young man with shoulder length orange hair sitting at a desk on the raised, carpeted platform. He appeared to be busy writing something on a piece of calligraphy paper with a fashionable calligraphy ink pen. Julius cleared his throat softly and the young man stopped writing. He looked up to reveal a handsome and mysterious face. He folded the paper as he stood and put the paper in an envelope, which he put in a side drawer in the desk. The guy then walked around the desk and stood before the three younger teens. "Miki, Julius, what do you need?" He asked in his deep voice, looking not at the two young men but at the young serene woman who stood between them.
"Mr. President. This is my younger sister, Utena. She has just transferred to Ohtori Private Academy today. She has a complaint to bring before the Council. Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten were given my permission to have leave from this meeting, considering that they have never been absent at any meetings in the past." Julius took on a respective and formal tone of voice, one that Utena had never imagined her goofy brother could take on. She felt the steady gaze of the man on her so she turned her eyes to meet his dark blue eyes.
"Miss Utena Tenjou, I am the Student Council President. What is your complaint?" Student Council President Touga asked. Utena stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "I would like a change of uniform. This uniform, which I am wearing, will not be suitable for the activities I plan to pursue."
"And what, may I ask, activities do you plan to take part in?" Touga questioned, his right eyebrow raised.
"I plan to join the softball team, basketball team, kick boxing club, martial arts club, and archery team. I understand that the archery team, martial arts club, and the kick boxing club have certain uniforms, which the members change into before matches and practice sessions. But it would be extremely easier for me, and much more comfortable if I were able to wear shorts or pants and a shirt, like the boys' uniforms instead of this one," Utena gestured again to her outfit. She looked back up at the President of the Student Council who was studying her. 'Most likely judging my character and argument,' she thought.
The Student Council President finally nodded and Utena smiled. He said, "Very well. I will have someone bring you a new uniform tomorrow."
"Thank you," Utena bowed her head slightly in respect.
"Now, why don't we lose the formalism? I'm Touga Kiryuu. And it is a pleasure to meet you." Touga took Utena's hand and kissed it in the old- fashioned custom. Utena hid her frown as he touched his lips to her hand gently and looked at her in the eyes. Unknown to the three other people, Miki was silently gritting his teeth with jealousy at Touga's show of mild affection for the beautiful girl.
"I'm glad to have met you too," Utena replied uncomfortably and quickly pulled her hand out of his grasp. "I should be getting back to the girls. They must be wondering what is taking so long."
"Maybe we should get together sometime and get to know each other." Julius's eyebrows rose as Touga suggested this. Then he frowned and said, "Utena's right. We should be getting back. I left Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten with them and Yaten will be angry with me for taking so long."
"Oh I'm sure Yaten is enjoying Minako's attention, he just isn't showing it," Touga commented and looked at Utena, who moved back to stand next to her brother and Miki. "But I'm sure Utena is anxious to receive her new uniform so I will get on it right now." Touga moved back to his desk. "You are dismissed."
Utena quickly led the other two people out of the room and down the hall. Julius waited until they had passed around the third corner before blurting out, "Utena, do not go out with him. If I hear that you so much as went somewhere with him, I'll-"
"Don't worry Julius," Utena cut in. "I don't even like him. He's too forward." Julius opened his mouth to comment more but Utena knew what he was about to say, "Julius, I can take care of myself. I've been in the martial arts club back in Crossroads for over 4 and half years. So don't worry about him forcing himself on me or something like that."
"What? I didn't know that," Julius said surprised. "Well, just watch out. Touga's considered the biggest playboy at Ohtori," he warned.
"Yeah, yeah. Hey Miki, so you're on the student council too huh? Maybe you could give me that tour now?" Utena turned to Miki a smile brightening her face.
Julius looked at Miki suspiciously and Miki stuttered, "Uh, y-yeah, let's do that."
"Okay, let me just go and grab my bag from the girls." Utena jogged up to the girls who were having a good time with the Three Lights.
Julius turned Miki. "Are you trying to ask her out? Did you ask her out?"
"No way man. I just didn't know she was your little sister when I offered to show her around the school this morning," Miki quickly answered, raising his hands to defend himself. "Honest."
Julius looked towards Utena for a few moments. She was laughing about something with her new friends. He looked back at Miki and said with a smile, "Just don't hurt her okay? Or else you'll be dealing with me."
Miki stared at the over-protective older brother of Utena with a startled expression. He understood that Julius was giving him permission to date Utena and that surprised him. He quickly replaced his expression with a grin and said to Julius, "Thanks Jul. I would never hurt her. I-I think I like her too much. It's like I know her from somewhere, or something like that."
Julius frowned. "How can you know her if you only met her today?" He asked confused.
"That's just it. I don't know." Miki quickly stopped talking when he saw Utena approaching them with an eager smile. "So you ready to go Utena?" Miki asked, glancing at Utena.
"Yeah, let's go. Sorry Julius, but you're not invited on this tour," Utena told him.
"That's okay. Have fun guys." Julius waved to them and went over to the group of friends under the tree.
"So where are we going first?" Utena asked.
"Why don't I show you around the main building first, and then the East and West Halls?" he suggested.
"Sure." The two set off while Miki told her about the school and the best things there were to do at Ohtori Private Academy as they walked.
To Be Continued.