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Chapter 3: First Day…First Juice!

"Does the uniform have to be like this? It looks like it came out from the anime where that girl have to twirl around just to transform." Meg was frowning thoughtfully while checking her uniform. Standing behind her is her maid, Whitney, who held her royal blue bathing robe delicately in her arms. Whitney wore black and white maids clothes at that time. Even though she is older than Meg by three years, Whitney loves her mistress dearly like a small sister.

"The uniforms here in Japan really do look like that." Whitney calmly said. Meg sighed and turned to stare at Whitney with fear in her face.

You may be wondering what in the world is happening in here. It has been her third day in Japan and she still hasn't seen Sakuno yet…not that she had tried but her schedule has been hectic ever since her grandfather told her that she is going to study at Seigaku. First she has to cancel some of the events she would have for the next four months. Some boring meetings, exclusive parties…which she gladly canceled, and some troublesome activities for socialites. Second, welcome party held by prestigious people, invited by her parents. BORING! Third, she has to add some finishing touches at her application at Seigaku…well her grandmother finished the rest of it.

All in all she is one busy bee but this thing is normal for her.

"This is my first time in going to school ever that is not…prestigious and I don't want to mess this up. What do you think school life is?" Curiosity filled her face as Whitey struggled to find the right words without scaring Meg off.

"Well Miss…" When she saw Meg's glare she smiled. "Meg, high school life is colorful in here because of club activities, festivals, White Day." Meg's eyes widen in delight at that.

"Sounds cool. I hope this time I get to see Sakuno. Did you know that she's been busy because of some sport? I wonder what sport that is?" Whitney just smiled at her mistress. She had never met this Sakuno girl but Meg had been telling her stories about her times with Sakuno and she could tell Sakuno was…is Meg's first and only friend.

Meg sighed in defeat about the uniform and went inside to her private bathroom. "This uniform really looked like a sailor outfit. It hikes up in my leg."

"But Meg, you've worn a lot of mini skirt before."

"Oh yeah I forgot. Guess this will do." A sound of water splashing behind the bathroom door could be heard. "Oh yeah, have you already found Uncle Nanjiroh's address?"

"Not yet…maybe this lunch."

"Thanks."

7:15 am

Syusuke Fuji opened the blinds of his room to let the sunlight in. "Looks like it will be a great day today." He smiled when he saw how healthy his cacti are today. Yes, today is a great day. Dressed in his uniform and his things are packed neatly, he was ready to go.

"Syusuke?" A soft voice called from behind him. He turned around with a smile on his face.

"Saa…onee-chan, good morning!"

"You're early today?" Syusuke looked at her curiously. Usually his sister would greet him and leave for work…but not this.

"I usually leave at this time? To practice remember?"

"Oh, it's just that it would be nice if you leave later because a big surprise might come your way." Syusuke was confused at his sister today.

Just then, Syusuke's alarm went on and off he went to school.

At 7:55, Meg's car could be seen around the corner of Seigaku.

"Could you drop me off right here, Eddie? I mean I don't want to attract some attention when I come."

"But Ms. Frey, we still haven't arrived your school yet?" Eddie, Meg's personal driver was a man in his mid-forties and has a receding hairline on his head, said with worry in his voice.

"I know…but I want to…blend in. I want to feel what is like to be normal." Meg pleaded and gave her best puppy stare. Eddie gave in but he felt worried about his young mistress, you see she has this habit of getting herself lost, due to constant riding in the car.

"Don't worry I'll be fine…and oh don't wait for me later I'll be coming home with Sakuno-chan." Before Eddie could protest Meg was nowhere to be seen.

"Uh oh." Was all he could say. He pulled out his cell phone and called her grandfather. Minutes later he was looking at the road where Meg ran off to with worry etched in his face.

Nobody had seen Meg leave a car at that time, but she sure does attract some attention because of her unique American appearance.

She just ignored the stares given her way and just went inside the gates of Seigaku. Nobody even bothered to greet her because the bell had just rang and everyone went scampering away for his or her class.

Meg just approached the shoe cabinet with ease and started to look for her locker. It took her some time but she managed it in the end.

"Now, where is the third year class?" She took her schedule and mused out loud as she roamed around the empty hallways until she bumped into someone. She started to noticed how different this school is from her previous one.

The floors aren't carpeted and the walls aren't covered in varnished mahogany wood. The air in Seigaku isn't suffocating as her previous school does because you have to check the every move you make. You must be flawless, graceful, and be plastic. Her musings was cut short when she bumped into someone.

"Ouch!"

"I'm sorry…" She blinked dazedly at the man in front of her.

"Don't you know I'm a member of the tennis club and I have a two years experience? Hey you're familiar." Ha you thought it was he, don't you?

"HORIO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW!" An angry face of the teacher bellowed behind him. Horio paled and ran of to the principal's office. Meg sweat-dropped and tapped the teacher.

"Excuse me…I'm new here…and could you tell me where is Class 3-3?" The teacher scrutinized her for a moment and paled for a moment when she noticed Meg is a foreigner.

"Hehehe…how do you do? I'm fine!" The teacher stammered while blushing. Meg wanted to laugh at his sad attempt in speaking English.

"I am fine thank you." Meg really wants to laugh but when she saw how the teacher fidgeted she decided not to. "Ummm…can you help me find this room?" She handed the teacher her schedule.

The teacher had been a big help for her and now she can see her room in the distance. Her soft footsteps echoed in the empty hallway and her heart thumped loudly as she neared her destination. The moment she stood face-to-face with the door she wanted to retreat and ran back home.

She could hear the soft voice of the teacher behind the door and thought of the life she would have with these people.

She swallowed hard and knocked on the door. Her heart went with the beat of the footstep of the teacher as her head swirled around. She bit her lip and massaged her head when the teacher opened the door.

"I'm glad you've arrived. I'm starting to get worried." The lady has a nice face and Meg already liked her.

"I'm sorry…I got lost." Meg said with a smile. The teacher faced the class and introduced her. When she entered the class the first thing that her eyes had landed were two shocked faces of men she had met before. Her nervousness slowly disappeared knowing she could survive this day after all.

"Would you write your name on the board and introduce yourself to us?" the lady asked. At first she wrote her name in a flourish script but erased it when she remembered she's at Japan and not in America. When she turned around surprised gazes greeted her.

"I am Megara Elizabeth Frey, but please call me Meg. I just came here two days ago from California." The faculty members were briefed before she arrived to keep her identity a secret. If anybody asked they would tell it was just a coincidence. As for the California thing…it was the truth because Meg was there for business and she thought that if she said she came from New York…well her cover would be blown.

"Class do you have any questions about Frey-san?" Several hands shoot up mostly from men. The teacher laughed amusedly and picked one.

"Do you have any boyfriend?" One guy asked. Meg laughed at that and shook her head. Every man in class except for the two let out a sigh of relief.

"Who is your favorite singer?"

"What is your favorite color?"

"What is your brand of shampoo?"

Questions like that started to come out one-by-one. Meg smiled at them but her gaze landed on two men whom she had met before. The teacher stopped everyone from asking and started to look for an empty seat.

"You can sit in front of Kikumaru-san…. raise your hand Eiji." Eiji waved at her instead of raising his hand.

"Good to see you both again…Fuji and Kikumaru-san." Meg greeted them with a smile.

They were waiting for the next class to begin Meg was unusually quiet at that time. She was looking dazedly at the window outside. Nobody had even bothered to talk to her at that time because mostly everyone was caught up in his or her own world. Few girls had introduced themselves to her but nobody stayed long enough to have a chat. The men…well they just only want to ask for a date, well mostly some of them.

A single bead of sweat dropped on her face as she stares quietly outside, never noticing the curious gaze Fuji and Eiji had sent her. She snapped out of her daze when she felt someone tapped her shoulder.

"Hoi hoi, are you okay?" Eiji's worried face greeted her. She laughed at that question and told him she never felt better. LIAR! Eiji seemed to believe her but Fuji…well that's another story.

"Saa…you didn't told me you're going to study in here." Meg smiled at that and stared at the sunny scene outside.

"That's because I just learned about it when I came in here." When she stared back at them, the way her hair flipped gracefully, was eerily familiar. She noticed their silent scrutiny and it was starting to make her uncomfortable. "Is there something on my face?"

"You look like that famous pop idol, Flame." Eiji said with excitement on his voice.

"Who?" When they saw the blank look Meg gave them, they were surprised she didn't know who Flame is.

"Flame is the mysterious international pop idol. Nobody knows who she really is because she always wore a mask and…" Meg cut Eiji off his long speech.

"What has she got to do with me?" Meg asked curiously.

"Well, the way your hair moves and your expression really looks like her." Fuji said. Meg's eyebrow rose at what he said.

"Really? Wow this girl must be cute. Don't tell me both of you guys are a fan of this fire girl?" Fuji just smiled while Eiji was about to start another lecture about this pop idol. Meg smiled at these two men but her smile turned into a frown when she noticed the heated stares sent her way.

"Is it me or did I do something wrong like trample on their sacred ground." Meg asked. Eiji snickered at that statement while Fuji…well nothing changed about him. "What? Don't tell me I just violated their sacred law like never get too close to our sacred god." Eiji couldn't hide his amusement anymore so he laughed very hard so as Fuji. "Students in Seigaku are weird." Meg said with a shake of her head.

"Kikumaru-san, could you show me around and maybe show me where is the first year class?"

"I could show you around since Momoshiro wants to talk with Eiji today." Fuji brightly said. Eiji and Meg's eyebrow rose at that. It was sure weird because Fuji rarely did that. Meg looked at him before returning his smile.

"Okay." She stood up and was about to leave when she faced Fuji once again. "Oh by the way…bring it on." Fuji was surprised she knew what he was thinking at that time. Nobody had ever predicted…well except for Tezuka, onee-chan, and Ryuuzaki-sensei, that he was planning something bad. This girl really is different.

So far nothing weird has happened and Meg enjoyed the tour Fuji gave, even the sound of his voice.

When they turned another corner, Meg felt her head spin. Good thing he didn't saw it or else…

"This is the laboratory." Fuji opened the door and they saw Inui mixing something on a beaker. He really looks like an evil genius with the weird concoction he is making. Fuji sweat dropped at the sight of Inui laughing like a maniac. "Good afternoon Inui-san!" Inui's glasses glistened when he saw Fuji with Meg.

"You're the guy from yesterday right?" When she saw Inui nodded her curiosity got better of her. "What are you making?"

"It is an energy drink. I call it Super duper Penal Inui's Juice Deluxe." Inui said with pride in his voice. Meg tilted her head in confusion while Fuji just smiled too innocently.

"Inui makes the best juice in the world. Why don't you try it?" Inui got a glass and poured the maroon liquid on it and gave it to Meg.

"Well, bottoms up!" She gulped the juice in one drink and both men waited for her funny reaction. Their jaw dropped…well Inui only, when they saw Meg smiled. "You're right this is the best…however there is something missing in here."

She went to the laboratory table and put something in it. The color of the juice changed from maroon to indigo and gave it to Inui. Inui inspected the glass then drank all of it. His hand shook and took out his notebook and started scribbling on it.

"What is that ingredient you used? You just improved my drink." Inui pulled his gaze out from the notebook.

"I'll tell you later…" She massaged her head and smiled weakly at him. "By the way my name is Meg." She shook hands with Inui and left the room with a disappointed Fuji.

Fuji's plan didn't work. Oh well, there is still plan B. When he turned to look at Meg she was staggering and fell on the floor. His eyes widen in worry and looked at her. When he touched her she was too warm for a normal person. Her eyes opened for a second and smiled slightly.

"Blue…my favorite color…" after that she fainted in his arm. He hasn't had time to think what does she meant by that. Right now he has to bring her to the clinic.

Good thing Inui went out to check what was happening and helped Fuji by informing their teacher where they are. Once Fuji was gone with Meg in his arms, Inui saw a suspicious looking man on the corner but he suddenly disappeared.

The nurse had said she was stressed out and her body just gave away but he couldn't help but worry about her.

She was still sleeping when he left the clinic for practice.

"Nyah, is she okay?" the perky voice of Eiji greeted Fuji when he entered the locker room. Fuji schooled his face into a soft smile and answered him. He took his stuff out and changed his clothes.

"They said she was just tired and needed some rest…oh I forgot I have to tell Ryuuzaki-sensei about this. The nurse said I should call for her when something bad like this happened." He hurriedly dressed and took his racket out and left the room.

He found Sumire shouting orders at the members of Seigaku. He tapped her shoulder and she faced him with a scary scowl on her face. When Sumire realized it was Fuji, her face changed into a smile.

"The nurse said to tell you Frey-san is in the clinic." Her smiling face changed from worried to astonish.

"Did you bring her there?" Fuji nodded not knowing where this leads. "She let you did that without taking up a fight?" Fuji gave her a blank look. "Wow, she did."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Meg is a child full of pride and knowing someone seen her in her weakened state irritates her but you…what do you have that others don't?"

AN:

Okay that's it for now. Tnx!

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