Sylvia Sanchez (Suzume) - Tuesday, April 5th
I sat down and rubbed my eyes tiredly. I sipped on my water bottle which had some beer and glanced at the other students. Many of them had already formed groups and were talking amongst themselves. Being in class 2-D, I didn't really know many of the 2-A students especially since it was barely the second day of school. I missed my old school because while I didn't talk to anyone outside of Kalyuga, I at least knew everyone by name.
"Excuse me Sanchez-san," a boy said. There were four other guys surrounding him. They seemed to be egging him on.
I looked at him warily but responded with, "Yes?"
"You never answered my question from yesterday… Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked.
"It's none of your fucking business," I grumbled in annoyance. His face turned white as stone.
"Sorry," he mumbled out and scurried away. The four boys in his entourage followed him back to their seats. 'The fuck was that about anyway?' I thought to myself. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
"Sanchez-hime?" another voice said while my eyes were still closed.
"What do you want?" I snapped, opening my eyes.
"I'm sorry that I didn't give you a tour of the school yesterday. I got to class late and didn't see you get introduced and you're in the back so I didn't notice that you were here," Suoh-san explained.
"Don't worry about it," I sighed dismissively. "I wasn't really expecting you to give me a tour."
"But princess," he interrupted me. He grabbed my hand and said, "I abandoned you and that is unpardonable." I clutched onto his hand with my full strength and pulled him towards me.
"If your dumb ass ever thinks to touch me again, I'll fuck you over so bad that your own god damn mama won't recognize who the fuck you are," I hissed.
He jumped away from me and rubbed his wrist. "How can a woman be so unfeminine!?" This attracted the looks of other females in the class.
"I think that is beside the point Tamaki," Otori-san intervened. "The next time you think to touch Tamaki or any of the student body here at Ouran in such a manner I will have you expelled for assault."
"I'm entitled to personal space you son of a bitch," I growled.
"Sanchez-hime," Suoh-san spoke up. "Your mother sacrificed a lot to get you into this school. It would be a shame to let that go to waste by getting into trouble with me or other students."
"Don't lecture me Suoh, I'm not a five year old. I don't need your help so fuck off and leave me the hell alone."
"As you wish," Otori responded dragging Suoh away. I rolled my eyes and watched them go back to their seats. The bell rang signaling the start of class. Kagame-sensei entered and started the lesson, much to my relief.
Marianna Lorena - Ouran Academy Tuesday, April 5th
My morning lessons were spent with kindergartners and first graders. There was lots of coloring, cutting and gluing as I decided to have them make puppets of animals as a way to ease them into learning new vocabulary.
It was lunchtime now and I decided to go to the teacher's lounge. My bento was simple, having rice and beans mixed together followed by scrambled eggs on the side. "Lorena-san," a cheerful voice greeted. I jumped in surprise, recognizing the voice as none other than Kagame-san.
"Hello Kagame-san," I greeted. "How was your day? You work with the high schoolers right?"
"Yes, I teach math. It went fairly well today. I think I'm going to recruit the new girl from Shinoto to join the International Math and Science Competition," he told me.
"Oh wow I see," I nodded in interest. "So she's talented in math then?"
"She got a perfect score on the pretest I handed out for the upcoming unit. And her previous work from Shinoto is also quite stellar which surprised me considering what the Chairman told us," he elaborated.
"Chairman Suoh talked with you about her?"
"He had a meeting with all the teachers who will teach her this year. He explained that she might need extra help with catching up on her studies but in math at least she should have no trouble. I've only seen the Otori family get scores as she does," he said.
"Hello Lorena-san, Kagame-san," a female voice greeted us both. A smile slipped onto my face as I saw Mishi-san. Aki-san and Seno-san followed behind her.
"Good afternoon Mishi-san, Aki-san, and Seno-san," I chimed. Seno-san and Aki-san waved and sat themselves down.
"So what are we discussing?" Seno-san questioned immediately.
"The new student from Shinoto," Kagame answered her. "She's been fantastic in my humble opinion."
"Did you guys see the latest news article on Facebook?"
"No, what's that got to do with the new student?"
"You guys haven't heard yet? There was a gang-related stabbing yesterday and apparently, there was a student from Ouran involved. The police haven't found any solid evidence but the two survivors of the stabbing say that it was a young boy and girl who attacked them and that the girl was wearing the Ouran uniform," Seno-san explained.
"I refuse to believe any student from Ouran had anything to do with it," Kagame-san said immediately. "It's probably just another news reporter trying to land their career on tabloid gossip."
"Well, I suspect that it was the girl from Shinoto," Aki-san declared with a slight amount of sass in her voice.
"I agree with Kagame-san on this one," Mishi-san commented. "It seems a little far fetched to believe that any student from Ouran would be capable of such a thing. The amount of scandal that would cause is too much for any student, especially the girl from Shinoto. Just imagine how much work her parents put in to get her here. I'd say she's the most dedicated student on campus probably."
"What do you think Lorena-san?" Aki-san asked me.
"I think that Kagame-san is likely the best judge. He is her teacher after all. All of us mostly work with elementary students," I reasoned. Everyone seemed satisfied with that answer.
"What are you doing here by the way Kagame-san?" Mishi-san laughed in realization.
"Me and the math teachers are having lunch together. We agreed to eat on the elementary campus because there is more space in the lounge," he grinned.
"Kagame! We've been looking for you," a female shouted for his attention. Kagame-san waved at them and bid us goodbye.
"Kagame-san is really outgoing and popular isn't he," I remarked once he was out of earshot.
"He gets around because Chairman Suoh likes to have him be in charge of managing the teachers when isn't around," Aki-san explained.
"Speaking of which, we never had a meeting with you right Lorena-san?" Seno-san inquired.
"The one with the third and fourth-grade teachers?"
"Yeah, Chairman Suoh wanted us to meet so that we could collaborate on making the lessons related to what the students are learning."
"I think Kagame had mentioned it but it had completely slipped my mind."
"I'll text Hamoto-san and Uyeda-san. Would today after school work for you? We don't have a meeting scheduled."
"That sounds perfect."
I glanced down at my phone and saw that it was 12:40 pm. I shot out of my seat and quickly put the lid on my bento box. "What's the rush Lorena-san?" Aki-san asked.
"I have to go to the library at the high school campus before my next class starts," I explained. I immediately hurried away from the lounge.
The librarian wasn't too pleased when I had arrived ten minutes before the next period would start. "You need to bring the cart back," she told me. "I need it before the bell rings. A class will be coming in here."
"Of course," I bowed. She turned her back on me and I quickly moved the cart down the hall. Upon reaching the classroom I opened the door and rapidly began to take out the books and put them on my desk.
With only five more minutes before the bell would ring, I raced down the halls back to the library. "Leave the cart there, I'll collect it in a moment."
"Thank you." She didn't respond as I speed-walked back to the classroom. By the time the bell rang all of my students in class 3-A were seated quietly. I tried my best not to blush in embarrassment at the fact that I was running late.
"Good afternoon everyone," I greeted them all.
"Good afternoon sensei," they chimed in return.
"Give me a few moments to set up and then we'll start class. You can chat quietly with your neighbor." The students began to chatter excitedly. I let out a sigh of relief and moved towards the pile of books on my desk. I grabbed a pile of five books and moved towards the shelves at the back of the class. I began to put the books inside the shelves.
"Sensei?" a voice asked.
"Yes?"
"Would you like some help putting the books away?" I looked up and saw that it was Haninozuka or Honey. His accent in English was adorable.
A smile graced my lips at his cute aura. "I would love some help." He moved towards my desk and grabbed a stack of books. I followed after him and grabbed another stack.
"How has your day been sensei?"
"It's gone well so far, how about you Honey?"
"It's gone great! I had lots of cake at lunch."
I laughed, "Did your parents bring you a special lunch today?"
"No, I always have it brought to the school for lunch." My eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh I see…"
We continued to put the books away in silence. After a few minutes we were all done and I was ready to begin class.
"Good afternoon everyone," I smiled at them all. They returned my greeting. "Today I took the liberty of ordering books in English from the library. I'm going to be designating twenty minutes of class time for you all to read books."
When the bell rang, I was surprised to see the Chairman standing by the door. He ducked and dodged students walking past him in a dramatic fashion. I bit back a laugh as he received odd looks every time he jumped into a new pose.
"Hello Chairman Suoh," I bowed once everyone in the class had left.
"Lorena-san," he smiled. "You're just the woman I wanted to see."
"What can I help you with?"
"It's related to the new student from Shinoto."
"Oh?"
"I'd like for you to be her mentor."
"Me? A m-mentor?" I stuttered out in shock.
"I know you have a lot on your plate already but Nakmura-san and I decided it would be best for Sanchez Suzume to have an adult role model in her life. Sanchez has been through a lot in her life, her mother disclosed the details to me in private. I have the information here in this file." He paused and handed me a manila folder. "Read through it and tell me your decision by next Monday."
"What would you want me to do as her mentor? In the United States mentors sometimes would do things like take a student out for ice cream or hiking and stuff. Sometimes it meant acting like a tutor to that student."
"Do whatever it takes to get that girl involved more at Ouran Academy. I trust you can do that. You both have a lot in common already." He left me with those words and a large smile on his face. I glanced down at the file and opened it.
