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"Ryota senpai, you're leaving after May?"
"I got to go back, I got some very important matters to take care of."
"Like what?"
"I have stuff to do, not to mention submitting an overall evaluation over something to the elders."
"Evaluation? What evaluation?"
"Evaluation of your sensei's progress."
"Negi-kun? What does that have to do with you? I know he's a magician and all that...but what business you have to do with him?"
"I guess you have forgotten about what I told you after you and all of your classmates have discovered about his secret."
"That you work for some magic association?"
"Obviously, and I'm here for evaluation of Negi-sensei's progress here. After I'm done with it, I'm going back."
"But..."
"No buts, all I do here is part of my duty."
"What about your friends, like Shun and the rest? And your that thing..."
"Shun? We have never been in speaking terms after the Festival. He still refuses to let people like Negi-sensei off his radar. And looks like I gonna have to sell the Skyline off if I can't bring it back there."
"OK, I see about that...you're coming back right after you're done?"
"Probably. You forgot we got the Internets?"
"No. Daddy's is getting me transferred to another school, so I don't think we can get in touch with each other that much."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Said that I need some sort of change of environment. Wonder why."
"I guess you can survive at your new school."
"Yeah right. I'm looking at a 'a Garden of Maidens'."
"Why?"
"It was said that males are never allowed into the school."
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Chapter 02: Arrival
Yuuna was still in a state of disbelief as she saw the woman coming out of the car that she knows well.
She was a slender woman, with height seemingly similar to that of Yuuna's. Her long black hair, reaching the waist at most, is not tied in any manner, and the front part of her hair does not obstruct her dark green eyes. One can sense that the women have an aura of elegance surrounding her, complemented by her rather conservative way of dressing, consisting of a white-collared long-sleeved blouse that is not tugged in, and a brown A-shaped skirt slung from the waist, stopping just right above the knee, and wearing a pair of high heels on her legs. From afar, one can make out that she is pretty in appearance, with her fair complexion of her face seems to be top-notch, if not perfect. Her smooth legs give the impression that she have a smooth skin. She does not wear any make-up of sort on her face. The women seems to be nearing 20, but she seems to be more mature for her age.
"Whoa...that person sure do look pretty!" Chikaru exclaimed in excitement, seeing the women appearing from the car, parked near the main building of St. Le Rim. Finding Yuuna was still in quite a daze, the Student Council leader turned to her classmate, looking at her blankly.
"You're okay?"
"Sure...but..." the girl answered in a stuttering manner. "I never believe I would saw a car that once belonged to a senpai of mine."
"Hmmm...maybe she could be the girlfriend of his?" Chikaru questioned, obviously being curious about the person Yuuna mentioned. Since Yuuna moved in here, she seldom mention her old friends, unless asked to.
"No way, as far as I know, he has never been interested in relationships with girls," Yuuna stressed in a serious tone, emphasizing the 'never' in the statement. "Not to mention, it's weird seeing girls like her driving such an insanely powerful car. He last quoted that car at about 740 horsepower."
"I take it as you have feelings over him," Chikaru grinned. "Wait...wait...740 horsepower! Are you sure that it's the correct car?" the girl continued in shock over Yuuna's statement.
"Number plate, check. 6-spoke bronze rims, check. Large exhaust can, check. Metallic black paint, check," she said, conforming what she saw on the car, while rubbing her chin. "No, obviously I'm more interested in my homeroom teacher back then, and that guy knows about it. Speaking of my senpai, he does dabble in his 'journey for more horsepower' as his hobby."
"Gah...you're confusing me..." Chikaru grumbled, telling the other girl that she knows nothing about these modified road machines. "Anyway, let us just put it down and see what she's here for."
After closing the door and pressing the alarm of the car, the engine is still running for a moment before it shuts down completely. The woman took out a piece of paper from a bag she was carrying, and looks at it. She seems to be confused by the instructions written in the paper. Chikaru and Yuuna, seeing this, decided to help the woman.
"Miss, how can we help you?" Chikaru greets the woman with a smile. Yuuna just followed suit. "You seemed to be finding something right?"
"Oh yes, I'm finding the principal's office right now," the woman bowed and said in a seemingly soft tone, sounding more like a older teenaged girl. "Can you girls help me with directions?"
"OK, we're glad to help you. On to this way miss," Chikaru said, showing her hand to the direction of the office.
Her eyes...Yuuna thinks herself as she managed take a glance at the woman's dark-green eyes. They seem very familiar...
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The 3 females walked in the rather quiet hallway, with most of the students leaving for either club activities, the library, or just simply returning to the dormitory. The woman was looking left and right at the walls, admiring the interior architecture of the building. They seemed oblivious to the students going in and out of the rooms in the building.
But the women have been looking intensely at Yuuna too.
"I can see that this school has been around for many years," the woman said to the students guiding her.
"No miss, we are not considered the oldest school around here," Chikaru proceeds to make a disclaimer. "The oldest one is Miatre, around a stone's throw away fom here."
"Not to mention, we got a large church on top of Astraea Hill," Chikaru continued on the buildings and locations of the school.
"I see..." the women said, smiling to herself as she hears that. The girls here seemed well-behaved...I wonder is that really her?
"Er...miss..." Yuuna groaned in a seemingly meek tone. "I got something to ask about that car of yours...you know Nakano Ryota right? Also known as..."
"Oh him?" the women's face light up, interrupting Yuuna's question before she finishes. "He was a cousin of mine...so when he went back, he decided to lend that car of his to me..." she continued her answer in a very gentle tone, and smiled.
"I never heard him mentioning that he have any cousins residing in Japan," Yuuna said, not believing what the woman said. "And I don't see how a girl like you can drive such a beast."
"Hmmm...guess he never told you about it," the woman proceeds to make a claim. "Since you asked about it, you must be Yuuna right? He told me a lot of things about you."
"Eh...really?" the girl answered, obviously surprised that the woman mentioned that she knows about her. "Did he say all the strange things that goes?"
"Strange things? I don't think so..." she replied, flashing a friendly grin at the girl.
Yuuna was completely caught off by the way the woman grinned. That grin...I knew it...it is his.
"Oh yeah, by the way, my name's Nakano Sayaka," the woman said, stopping at her tracks and bowing to her. "Nice to see you around here."
She has really changed a lot since the last time I see her.
"Nice to meet you too, Sayaka-san," Yuuna stopped after she sees that, and bowed back at the woman. Chikaru was at a loss, but followed suit. "By the way Sayaka-san, this is Minamoto Chikaru, my classmate and the Student Council President of this school."
"Oh, nice to meet you too Minamoto-san," the woman, now known as Sayaka, bowed.
"Nice to meet you Miss Sayaka," Chikaru replied, and then all of them got back straight up. "Anyway, I'm curious as about what are you being here for?" she then asks, being her curious self.
"Me? I was assigned for a temporary teaching session here by the university I'm in," Sayaka then said, as they all began continuing their way to the office. "I'm looking at about 3 months...still don't know which class I'll be placed in."
"Oh...so you could be the temporary homeroom teacher sent here?" Chikaru then continues to ask questions. "Since we heard that someone will be looking after us for a moment."
"Oh, that's great!" the woman said in excitement. "Guess I'll be seeing you girls every day," she said, smiling at the girls. "And Yuuna, maybe I can..."
"OK, here we are at the Principal's office," Yuuna suddenly interrupt Sayaka, who have not finished her sentence, reminding Chikaru what they are here for. In front of them, is a door stating that it is the Principal's office, written in English.
"Well, you girls may leave now," Sayaka said, looking at the girls with her dark green eyes and a smile. "Thanks for showing me the way."
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"Yuuna, what's wrong?" Chikaru asks her friend in a rather curious manner. "You have been quiet since we guide Miss Sayaka to the Principal's office."
"Oh no, nothing," Yuuna said, snapping back from the quiet mode she has been in the whole time. "Just some unnecessary worries, nothing much."
"Well, you don't worry much about yourself; it's bad for your health!" Chikaru then said, advising the girl.
"Chikaru-sama!" voice a girl screamed is heard around the rather empty school grounds. It comes a girl with brown hair, and a green-haired girl wearing glasses.
"Hey Kizuna, Remon, not going back yet?" the Student Council leader asks the 2 girls.
"We're wondering where you have been the whole time, Chikaru-sama," the other girl said. "It was boring when you're not around. Kizuna was sleeping most of the time," she continued, pointing to the first girl.
"Yes, we got more secrets to find out!" the first girl, known as Kizuna, said.
"Guess we'll go back to the dorms together, it's getting late," Chikaru said, looking at the time in her watch. "We don't want to be 'killed' by Sister if we happened to be late."
"OK!" Kizuna replied in excitement, as she begins leading the way to the Strawberry Dormitory.
The rest followed suit behind, but Yuuna was still being in a daze over something else as she followed the group. Something that greatly disturbed her.
She doesn't seem to be who she is...the car...her eyes...and especially that grin of hers...
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Things are certainly getting interesting, as there is now a new teacher in charge of their class. What does she have to do with Ryota?