by deina-kun
This is the story of a Prince and Princess with a Lovely Complex.
Disclaimer: Characters are the creation of Akiyoshi Hongo. The fanfiction is an based on Nakahara Aya's Lovely Complex.
Step 01.
"With the end of the first term, you are all expected to keep up with your studies and remain studious students in preparation for the second term. Don't get too lazy out in the summer heat or you will have trouble catching up.."
It was the end of the first term of school and the cicadas were chirping brightly outside. Odaiba Academy's High School Division students were lined up into their ranks and files to receive the Principal's "short" speech, but the students were growing restless and impatient after he turned over his first page of notes. The room was also growing uncomfortably warm and order was beginning to lose itself by the minute with thoughts of the beach where volleyball, afternoon walks, fireworks at night, and celebrations were awaiting them.
"Hey. You, in Year 1," the students, drowsy from the summer heat, drew their wandering minds back as the droning speech seemed to come to its end. The man on the podium barked out with a hint of aggravation in his voice. "Tachikawa!"
Some Year 1 students were wide-eyed and began murmuring as a chestnut brown-haired girl became the center of their attention, "Hey, Mimi, he's talking about you."
"Hey! Tachikawa!" the voice boomed with growing frustration.
"Yes?" a soft note sang from a petite girl standing on the edge of First Years. The students around her seemed to hush as they anticipated what her response would be. Many of the male students were drooling over the cute girl, greatly attracted to her looks.
"Would you mind telling me why you're spacing out while I'm giving the speech?" he asked through the microphone.
"Heh," a voice scoffed, breaking the tension-filled silence. A tall and slender blonde-haired boy with striking blue eyes stood a short distance to the girl's right. Students had switched their attention to him with many of the girls swooning at the sound of his soft, low voice. "You can't even keep your attention to the ceremony and have to call attention to yourself instead."
She turned to the voice with anger written all over her face. "What did you say!"
"It's the ADD Princess," he continued with a smirk across his face, "and a Princess with bad manners, too."
"Why you!..." she scowled as she turned to face him. "At least my head's not so high up in the clouds trying to think of ways to pull moves on another girl like the sick pervert that you are, Yamato!"
"Are you saying that I molest girls?"
"I doubt that you'd be able to do anything other than that."
"Or would you like me to show you what you mean about 'molesting'?"
Mimi paused, disgusted at his remark. Students nearby had begun to step back and circle around as the two exceptionally attractive students continued to verbally assault one another. Their classmates began to giggle and chuckle between murmuring at the sight of the debate with remarks of:
"Look, it's the school idols battling it out! How cute!"
"Yamato-kun is so gorgeous and Mimi-chan is beautiful as ever!"
"I hear they're always fighting because they like each other so much."
"They're calling each other by their first names. They must be really close." (A/N: In Japan, calling someone by their first names shows familiarity with the person.)
"ENOUGH!" the loudspeakers boomed and feedback screeched throughout the whole auditorium. "You two! Meet me in my office NOW. Everyone's dismissed."
"I'm sorry!" the chestnut brown-haired girl apologized with a low bow before the Principal's desk. The air conditioning hummed amid the silence that lingered while a slight ruffle of papers and a pen writing out letters and memos were added to the absence of sounds.
"It's vexing to see a student like you daydreaming during the ceremony, Tachikawa." he let out a sigh and continued to sign forms. Mimi stood up and regained her composure. "I would've expected a better attitude from you, especially since you're only a First Year. You don't want to get on my wrong side."
"I understand, I'm really sorry." she repeated, biting her lip.
"Were you tired or something? Or was I boring you?" his attention never strayed from his work.
"No. It was kind of getting stuffy, though."
"Was the daydreaming so good that you had to daze out there?" the questioned piqued her curiosity and brought her attention back to the diligent working man. He gave a short laugh.
Her face lit up, growing a little red as she put a finger to her chin to think and giggled weakly, "Well, I was thinking about drinking root beer on the beach.."
He gave out a light-hearted laugh. "All right! You will be punished by attending the supplementary classes."
She stared in disbelief. "What! But it's summer break tomorrow! The root beer..!"
"That'll have to wait." he cut her off, "And it's Compulsory Summer Class."
"Ehhh?.." her spirit sank as she tried to accept the loss of two weeks from her summer vacation.
"Go on, meet up with your classmates since they're already gone for the day." the Principal stifled a laugh as he waved her good-bye, "I'll see you tomorrow, Tachikawa-san."
Finding his change in attitude depressing, Mimi turned to leave his office and bumped into someone on the way out. She looked up to see the last face she probably wanted to see standing right before her.
"Are you trying to be cute?" a voice stated coldly.
She paused and looked confused for a second, but broke out in a sweet smile. "Yeah!"
"Move it, First Year! You're in my way!" he pushed his way through and brought a large box to the Principal, placing it on the desk. "Is this it?"
"Put it over there." the Principal pointed where a set of boxes just like the one Yamato held in his arms were.
Mimi frowned and took in a deep breath. "No matter how I treat you, you still treat me like a little kid!"
As he walked by her, he shot her a mischievous glint in his eyes and smirked, "I wouldn't even waste my time treating you like a kid 'cause you're not cute enough."
"Shut up! Who would want to be cute for someone like you!"
"What did you say! Do you really want me to answer that!"
"Yeah, go ahead, I'd like to see how pathetic you really are!"
"Hey! Kouhai!" the Principal called out.
"Stop calling me that!" Mimi and Yamato yelled.
(A/N: Although kouhai is usually referred to as the "junior" to the senpai (senior), kouhai also means married couple. In the Principal's term, he's apt in naming the two that because they are his juniors at the school and his work. For future reference, Kouhai will be 'married couple' and kouhai will be 'underclassmen' to tell them apart easier.)
"Argh, don't say the same thing I'm saying!" Yamato groaned, running his hand through his blonde hair in frustration.
The Principal put down his pen and sighed. "Would you two just stop your love fights already?"
"What love fights!" Mimi shrieked.
The Principal looked blankly at the two. "Aren't the two of you going out?"
"WE'RE NOT!"
People call them the Prince and Princess of Odaiba Academy's High School Division.
Two popular and attractive students one year apart, sharing the same admiration from their peers. When other people look at it, they seem like the perfect couple.
At least, that's what everyone says.
"We're going back." they left the Principal to humor himself at his creation. He was the one who started it all. Not only did they attract so much attention to themselves, their charisma managed to land themselves the titles of Prince and Princess. The Principal pointed out through all of their arguing that they were the Kouhai couple since they always got aggravated when people mention of the other part in the coupling.
"How is this possible!" Mimi cried as they walked through the hallways. She tugged at the bottom of her skirt in frustration.
"Who would want to befriend a self-centered, conceited girl like you by their own free will, anyways?" Yamato asked.
Mimi's brow furrowed. "That's exactly what I was about to ask you!"
"Back at you."
"Back at you again!"
Yamato stopped and scoffed. "And above all, you were swooning and giggling like an idiot while standing in line. How could I possibly be with a girl like that?"
Mimi paused and turned to face the mischievous glint in his eyes. "You liar! I never do things like that!"
"I could hear you from where I was standing. I wasn't that far away."
Mimi groaned as he walked away laughing at her, "How ungraceful of a Princess!" he turned back for a short moment with a touch of evil lingering in his eyes and smile, "No wonder you don't have a boyfriend."
"SHUT UP!"
"The loser is getting angry.." Yamato sang as he left her in the hallway. He left with a quick wave to her before he slid behind a hallway door.
Deciding to brush the Prince's rude remarks away, she filled her mind with thoughts of summer as she went to get her shoes from her locker. She sighed at the depressing thought of having to wait two more weeks to actually get away from school. While she was closing her locker, her voice was called out. She turned to see her friends walking toward her. Miyako, her purple-haired kouhai from the junior high division beamed happily, followed by an orange-haired Sora, sporting her tennis gear with her.
"Sorry to make you wait!" Mimi apologized. She waved in between adjusting her shoes.
"No problem! So what happened, what did the Principal say?" Sora asked.
"I have to take Compulsory Summer Class.." Mimi sighed. This punishment was too disgraceful for her kind of character.
"Really? I have to take a math class." Miyako added, a little too enthusiastic. "My grades were too low!"
"I have to even though my grades are fine!" Mimi groaned. Her grades happened to be one of the highest in her own class. "I don't understand why the Principal always has to pick on me.."
Mimi and Miyako turned to Sora, who hadn't said anything in a while. Sora blushed and grew embarrassed under their staring. "Ah! I'm here too.. but for tennis!"
"Hehe, we're just playing with you, Sora. We know!" Mimi giggled and wrapped an arm around both girls and walked between the two of them.
"The teacher got mad at Miyako, from what I heard," Sora said, "He said that she was supposed to wear her school uniform at the closing ceremony."
"But I don't want to! Why do I have to wear the school uniform even during closing ceremony? Geez..."
As they walked off campus, a few students stopped to whisper among their friends, pointing out "Oh! That's the Princess!" while they walked by.
Mimi took a deep breath and let out a sigh. 'Summer classes start tomorrow. It'll be okay as long as I won't have to see that jerk Yamato's face!'
"I heard they'll be combining the classes for summer school." Miyako said happily, "Do you think there'll be any other guys? I might be able to meet some cute high schoolers!"
"Miyako, you already have a boyfriend!" Mimi said with a worried look across her face. She sighed and look up as they walked, "I've never had a boyfriend. I wish I had someone I liked at least."
"What about Yamato?"
"How can you say that, Sora-chan!" Mimi cried, stopping in her tracks. Her hair seemed to stand on end.
"But I think you really suit each other!" Sora replied, giving a weak laugh.
"Impossible!" Mimi exclaimed. 'This can't keep up. I need to find a boyfriend soon. Otherwise, I'll always be compared with that guy!'
'It's decided! This year, I'll definitely find him!'
Summer School is Now in Session
Yamato paused and grew wide-eyed as he entered the classroom. A petite chestnut haired girl looked up at him with her large amber brown eyes that grew angry as she stared. She quickly sat up from her chair making a loud noise equalled by her shouting, "What are you doing here!"
"I'd like to ask the same thing!" Yamato shot back.
"Oh, right! I forgot that Yamato is an idiot! How sad!" Mimi's voice sang. She turned around to feign sympathy for him.
Yamato's face darkened. "You idiot! My grades are perfect!"
"I'm only here because the Principal put me here!" her finger shot out and pointed madly at him.
"You're the reason why he made me come here too!" he followed her with pointing a finger at her as well.
"Well, you started it with your rude remarks!"
"Yeah, because you were probably thinking of perverted things giggling like a crazed fangirl over the Principal!"
They paused in mid-arguement, realizing that their classmates were whispering things.
"Could they be?" a girl asked.
"Ah! They're the school's Prince and Princess from the ceremony!"
"How lucky! It's the first time I see them together!"
"Aren't they cute?"
"They seem so perfect together!"
Mimi narrowed her eyes and flashed a dirty look at Yamato as she pointed to a seat near the window. "Would you please pick a seat further away from me?"
"No way! I'm sitting beside my band member!" Yamato refused, standing next to his band members' desk which was one desk over to the one on Mimi's right. Yamato groaned, "You move instead!"
"I sat here first!" she cried.
The classroom door slid open, making the usual 'Click!' sound that cut through all of the noise in the class.
"Hey, Kouhai! I can see that you're getting along even better during the summer." the Principal called out giving a light laugh.
"We're not sitting by each other because we wanted it!" Mimi and Yamato groaned as they were stuck sitting right next to each other.
The classroom door clicked open again. A tall, brown-haired guy walked in. He had an athletic build and a wide grin that caught Mimi's attention. "Sorry I'm late."
"Oh, Taichi?" the teacher asked. The boy nodded. "I haven't called up the names yet, so hurry up and take your seat."
"I'll start with the First Years," the Principal began to call out names as the late comer walked to his desk. Clattering could be heard behind Mimi, which caused her to jump in surprise as she had been dazing out while she watched him walked past her.
"Is it okay if I sit behind you?"
She turned slowly to see that the guy who had disappeared was towering behind her, looking deeply into her eyes as he waited for an answer. Mimi blushed, "Ah... Well, no one sits there so..."
"If you sit behind Tachikawa, you won't be able to see the blackboard because of her large hair." Yamato joked as he leaned back from his desk.
Mimi furrowed her brow, "Don't be so noisy, Yamato!"
She turned to face Taichi and giggled weakly as she apologized for her disturbance. Taichi said it was okay, with his silly smile, saying that she wasn't bothering her in any way.
Mimi felt herself being stabbed by an arrow from the response. 'I'll ask Taichi-kun! Senpai's perfect!'
While Mimi was lost in her thoughts, Yamato's eyes creeped toward her direction while he rest his chin on his hand with his arm propped up on the desk. A mischievous smile spread across his face.
"What's wrong with Mimi?" Miyako asked Sora as they were getting their shoes from their lockers. Mimi hadn't been hanging out with them much that day and seemed to be dazed more than usual.
"I don't know." they left Mimi at the lockers. She had been watching her senpai through the window as he was out practicing with the soccer team.
"Hey there, kouhai," a tall figure blocked Mimi's view from her senpai. Her heart sank as her eyes trailed up to meet the eyes of the person standing before her.
"I have something to talk to you about." her rival said with an odd smile. "Let's walk home together!"
A/N: This is for information on the age differences between all of the characters. This does not contain spoilers of upcoming characters.
I was confused with the actual ages of the characters since translating the Japanese school system to the American school system changes things. I got results like the following (ages from Season 01):
(i) Joe is 12; Taichi, Yamato, Sora are 11; Mimi, Koushirou are 10 (what this fanfiction is following, plus 6 years)
(ii) Joe is 12; Taichi, Yamato, Sora, Mimi are 11; Koushirou is 10
(iii) Joe is 12; Taichi, Yamato are 11; Sora, Mimi, Koushirou are 10
In Season 02, their ages are even more mixed up since the Japanese school system (1-6 elementary, 7-9 junior high, 10-12 high school) and American school system (1-6 elementary, 7-8 junior high, 9-12 high school) differ with high school and junior high, so it gets kind of confusing, which is why there's confusion with their ages.
If anyone can clear this up, it would help me greatly and I can apply necessary revision. I might go with scenario (ii) later on if need be to have Mimi in the same grade as Taichi, Yamato, and Sora. We'll see.
Odaiba Academy Students
High School Division
Yagami Taichi (17) - 2nd Year, Soccer Ace
Ishida Yamato (17) - 2nd Year, Prince and Male Idol
Takenouchi Sora (17) - 2nd Year, Tennis Ace
Tachikawa Mimi (16) - 1st Year, Princess and Female Idol
Junior High School Division
Inoue Miyako (15) - 3rd Year
Note: All characters are 1 year older than the age most people start school (16 years old beginning 11th grade US/2nd year high school JPN) assuming their birthday has already passed.