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Chapter 2: From Thief to Heiress

Syusuke Fuji, a fourth year student, had never expected to get himself locked inside the janitor's closet with a plain psycho. He felt her stiffen when he heard footsteps coming in their way.

'Maybe this girl is an escaped patient from the asylum?' Fuji thought to himself.

Without warning the girl put her slender hand on Syusuke's mouth and motioned to keep quiet. When the footsteps got closer, she unconsciously pressed herself closer to him.

He could smell her sweet smell at that time. Cinnamon mint with a hint of something he couldn't identify. He expected for a girl to smell something flowery but this girl is different.

'So insane persons could smell nice too.'

Outside he could hear some men talking to their radio about the missing person.

'I knew it.'

Once the sound of footsteps disappears she pulled her hand away and opened the door slowly. She checked if someone is still outside and saw none. She laughed and opened the door fully.

"Ha! You think you can spoil my fun! Think again!" She shouted in a fluent English accent to an empty hallway. She looked so childish and funny at that time, too bad he couldn't see her face because of the cap she wore.

She stiffened when she had just noticed she had company. "So…this is your jacket huh? How can you prove this is your jacket?" She crossed her arms as if challenging him to answer that.

"Look at the tag." She craned her neck to look at the tag and there it is in Japanese letters, his name.

She sighed in a defeated way and took off the jacket. Leaving only her blue top and her black slacks.

"By the way who are you?" Syusuke asked curiously. "And you have a perfect Japanese, too bad for the accent though."

"First of all sorry about the jacket. Second, thanks for the compliment…I think. Third…." He could see her smirk beneath the cap she wore. "I am a hired killer and those guys that are after me were the police." She said with a bright smile. His eyebrow rose at what she said.

'Psycho I tell you.' Syusuke was starting to get scared of this escaped psycho. He heard psychos are dangerous.

Suddenly she started to stagger and was about to fall on the ground if he wasn't there to catch her.

"Drat…at this rate I won't Aunt Sumire." Her cap fell off releasing a mass of long shag red hair on Syusuke's arm. She pushed herself off him and bowed. "Sorry for the trouble but I have to get going." Slowly she picked her cap and went away in a slow pace. She didn't get that far she fell again.

"Are you okay?" Psycho or not this girl needs help. She looked at him with her stunning emerald eyes and smiled.

"Just jet lag and if you're a tennis player who knows Sumire or Sakuno Ryuuzaki it would be much better."

"I know those two." Syusuke's smile became even brighter at the mention of those two. Her eyes widen in delight.

"Really? This is great! I've been walking in this building for hours. Could you take me to them?" Syusuke eyebrow furrowed in worry thinking what would a psycho wanted with them. As if reading his mind she smiled sheepishly. "Don't worry I just wanted to see them, that's all." Sighing, he agreed to her. "But can we rest for a while? Some place where those guys can't find me?"

Tezuka and others might be looking for him right now but he can't leave this girl alone. Well he can't but she won't let him leave. She said she doesn't know the way around and since he's free he could show around while keeping her company.

He looked at her leaning over the railway looking at the vast school grounds. He was amazed at how different she was at the other girls he knew. She didn't blush or stutter around him. It was a refreshing feeling.

"Do you always smile like that?" the girl asked all of a sudden. Syusuke sweat dropped at her question. "Never mind. So you're name is Fuji, like the Mountain Fuji and those apples, right?"

'She's frank.'

"That's my last name."

"Oh I see…cool surname." She returned her gaze from the school grounds. He nearly fell when he heard her squeal. "Hey it's Aunt Sumire!" she was about to leave when she faced him and smiled sheepishly. "Ummm…I don't know which way to go…. so lead the way!"

Her back was turned on her so she sneak in and put both of her hands in her eyes. "Guess who?"

The members of Seigaku team stiffened when they saw a girl sneak in behind Ryuuzaki-sensei and played "Guess Who" with her. This girl with a cap on sure is brave.

"You are in big trouble, young lady." Sumire reprimanded the girl. She was laughing when she pulled her hand away. Sumire glared at the girl and shook her head. "Same as always…" Suddenly Sumire's face broke into a smile and hugged the girl.

"Everyone!" Sumire shouted to everyone as they assembled in front of her. The girl pulled out her cap and everyone was amazed at her beauty. The girl's eyes widen when she saw Inui.

"Ah! The guy with the weird glasses and the bugs!" After she said that, everyone paled and looked at the jug Inui had brought.

"And you…" She faced Ryoma this time. "You look like someone I knew back then…yeah Uncle Nanjiroh's grumpy but cute kid." Ryoma hung his head lower because this girl was starting to remind him of something…scary. Sumire coughed to get their attention.

"Everyone I would like you to meet…" the girl cut Sumire off afraid of something.

"Meg, just Meg." Suddenly a shout came from a distance.

"Miss Frey!" Meg stiffened when the man in black called her followed by another group of men in black. "We've been looking for you. Your grandfather wants to see you right now."

She sighed sadly and faced Sumire, "I am glad I saw you today Aunt Sumire." Her voice has lost its perk and faced Syusuke. "Thanks for everything."

She left sadly with the men surrounded her like a fragile piece.

Everyone's eyes widen at what they saw.

"Nyah! Her last name sounds like the same with the heir of that rich family in America." Eiji said. Inui pulled out his notebook and began to scribble something on it.

"Actually she is the heiress of some of the large company in America and soon to be the head of our school."

Sumire looked at the place where Meg last appeared and sighed sadly. "Same as before…"

She straightened before entering the office of her grandfather. She walked in gracefully inside the carpeted room of her grandfather. Wood, tobacco, and leather assaulted her senses once she entered the room. She looked around expecting her parents to reprimand her on her un-lady like behavior and as usual they weren't there.

"You're parents left an hour ago to Canada." Her grandfather said once the door closed behind her. She smiled sarcastically at that.

"What do you expect from them, they're socialites?"

"Aren't you going to greet your grandfather?" He said in a stern voice. Her frown melted into a smile and went over to give him a hug. "You're much beautiful in person." His grandfather fondly said.

Even though to a lot of people thinks her grandfather is a scary man to cross with, she would brush that statement aside and tell them how great and wonderful her grandfather is…a well grandparent.

The only thing she inherited from her grandfather is his emerald eye; the other features are from his American father.

"So tell me how is your adventure at Seigaku?"

She went over to the window and looked at the garden outside. "I only met few people in there. I haven't even seen Sakuno yet. But you know what, people at Seigaku sure are…interesting. There is weird guy named Inui who wore a smoked eyeglass. He reminds me of an evil scientist…maybe I could share to him my new formula." His grandfather sweat dropped at what she said. "Remember Uncle Nanjiroh's kid? Ummm…Ryoma I think, I saw someone there who looks a lot like him. To bad he didn't say that "Mada mada dane" line so cute. Then there is this guy who smiles a lot. He helped me find Aunt Sumire." She faced her grandfather with a smile on her face. "He's weird but he's nice. I haven't met someone like him before."

His grandfather was now intrigued at this. Meg rarely got interest in men…in fact she thinks they are just nice to be friends but a lousy boyfriend. Hmmm…maybe he should call Sumire after this.

"I know your parents said that you are going to stay here for a few days but after I talked with them I managed to make your stay longer. In fact you're going to study here as a normal student in Seigaku." Her eyes widen in delight and leaned in the mahogany desk.

"How did you manage to do it?"

"Well I told them this is the best way to train you to take my position as the head of the board members when I retire."

"Thank you."

She knew her visit in this country wouldn't be so boring. It just had gotten better.

AN:

Wow that was fast! I would like to thank my reviewers and I promise to make it much interesting the next chapter. Now I'm just thinking who will be Tezuka, Eiji, and Momoshiro's girlfriends.

TNX 14th Shrine Maiden, Emiho, AznAnimelover91.