Chapter 2
Beauty and Elegance Times Two
"Ageha!" Yosihmitsu calls from down stairs. "Hurry up! We're going to be late!"
"I'll be right there!" The Spaniard calls back. "Give me ten seconds!"
The American blonde chuckles. "Ten…nine…eight…"
"You're so mean, Yoshimitsu-sama!" Meimei says, pouting.
Yoshimitsu just smiles while closing her eyes. They hear some footsteps a minute later and all eyes stare at the dark haired beauty.
"Ageha-sama, you're so beautiful!" Matsuri squeals.
"Thank you," the Spaniard says. "Sorry I kept you all waiting."
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go~!" Yoshimitsu ushers the girls to exit the dorms and Ageha and Matsuri were the first ones to walk out.
"Hey, don't pull me so hard, Matsuri-chan," Ageha chuckles.
"Sorry!"
The four girls head towards the path towards the school where the other girls are. They stop and stare at Ageha's appearance as she walks by them, leaving them swooning. This is the second time this happened, yet Ageha is happy that every girl is giving her a warm welcome.
"Good morning, Ageha-sama!" one girl greets.
"Good morning!" Ageha greets back with a small bow.
Yoshimitsu, Matsuri and Meimei walk behind her, smiling at their Spanish friend greeting girls left and right. It goes on all the way until they get to the entrance and the girls have to get to their homeroom class. While parting ways from her friends, Ageha walks into her own homeroom class and sits down at her desk, sighing in exhaustion.
Whew! she thinks. Is it me, or am I getting more attention than yesterday? Gosh, my face hurts from smiling so much. She lets out another sigh.
"My, that's a very deep sigh," a soft, gentle voice says.
Ageha gasps and turns toward a familiar beautiful blonde girl next to her. Wasn't she from yesterday…? She thinks back on the day the girl walked by her and whispering, "Have a nice day" in her ear.
The blonde beauty takes notice of Ageha staring at her. "Oh, did I startle you? I'm sorry."
The Spaniard waves her hand. "N-no, not at all."
"My name is Leo. Nice to meet you." The girl puts out her hand.
Ageha gently grips it. "And my name is Ageha. It's a pleasure to meet you, too, Leo-san."
"So, how are you liking Maisen University?" Leo asks. "Are you getting used to it yet?"
Ageha gives a nervous smile. "To be honest…I'm still not used to the whole environment since I moved from another country. Japan can be a real challenge."
The beautiful blonde giggles. "Don't worry about it. Please let me know if I can help you with anything."
"Ah, thank you very much."
"Well then…" Leo takes a seat and adjusts her hair.
Ageha sits down as well while her golden eyes still stare at the blonde beauty. She's a very nice person, she thinks. Also very elegant, too. She digs into her pencil case and opens it when she sees something that surprises her. A medium sized flower eraser with a smiley face. Oh, great! Yoshimitsu just LOVES to mess with me, doesn't she!? She wanted to die from embarrassment. It's not the first time she's done this to her, but Yoshimitsu's childish personality always makes Ageha want to crawl in a hole. Like, Yoshimitsu would give Ageha things that are too cute or childish for her. Still, despite all that, Ageha keeps some of the stuff that the blonde American gives her.
"Is something the matter?" Leo asks.
"Ah, no! It's nothing!" Ageha says as she waves her hands back and forth.
The blonde takes notice of Ageha's eraser. "My, that's a cute eraser."
"O-oh, yeah!" The Spaniard laughs nervously. "I, um, I really don't know what to do with it, so…"
"Then, can we trade?" Leo holds up her rectangular white eraser.
"Huh? Aren't you going to use that, though? I don't want it to be too much trouble."
"The eraser I have will last me for today. So, if you won't mind…"
Ageha smiles as she hands her the flower eraser. "Certainly. Here you go."
"Thanks."
Both girls exchange erasers.
"I will treasure this as a token of our friendship," Leo says with a smile.
Ageha giggles softly to herself. She believes that she and Leo will be great friends. Just then, she hears a voice coming from her right.
"Ageha-san?" a girl with glasses with long dark hair tied in two braids comes toward her.
"Yes?"
"A first year named Matsuri-san wants to see you."
"Okay," Ageha stands up. "Thank you. Um…"
"Kaede." The girl says. "My name is Kaede. It's nice to meet you."
**Hallway**
"I forgot to give this to you, Ageha-sama," Matsuri says as she holds out a lunch box. "It's your lunch that the lady at the dorms made."
The Spaniard takes the lunch box. "You came all the way here for this? Thank you very much."
"No problem!" Matsuri says. "I'm always glad to help you!" She turns to leave. "Well then, see you later!" The Native American dashes off.
Once Ageha gets back to her desk, Leo speaks up.
"She bought your lunch?" she asks.
"I forgot that the lady from the dorms made lunch for me," Ageha replies, nervously.
Leo giggles. "Oh, Ageha-san. You're quite scatterbrained."
The Spaniard sighs. "That's most likely true…"
The blonde's smile fades into a sad look. "Oh, I didn't mean it like that. I'm sorry if I offended you."
"No, it's fine. I'm used to it."
Both of the girls laugh.
"Say, you're different than you were yesterday."
"Eh?" Hearing Leo mention this grabs Ageha's attention.
"You are the person I ran into on the tree-lined street," Leo explains.
"You remembered?" Ageha asks.
"I'm not so sure. Is it because you're still getting used to this new environment?" Leo then smiles. "That must be so, isn't it?"
The tanned girl tilts her head in confusion. She wants to ask the blonde something, but her thoughts get interrupted when the homeroom teacher comes into the room.
"Good morning, class!" she says as she walks up to the podium. "Let's begin right away! Stand! Bow!"
The school day goes by without any trouble. Ageha and the others get through class just fine, such as gym class, cooking class and science. Leo just relaxes while playing with the flower eraser that Ageha gave her earlier with her finger. The Spaniard observes her while having a confused expression on her face. Leo-san…is a bit strange… she thinks.
Once classes are over, Ageha exits the stall in the bathroom with a long sigh. What a long day, she thinks. But at least I got through it without any trouble. And I've been doing better at learning about Japanese culture, too. She walks out of the bathroom when she notices Leo walking by.
"Oh, Leo-san," she says.
"Hey, Ageha-san," the blonde greets. "Do you mind if we take a walk outside of the school for a bit?"
The tanned girl nods. "Sure thing."
The two girls begin their walk and talk while going to the front courtyard. Ageha can't help but stare at the blonde beauty, making her blush. Honestly, she admires Leo a lot more than the other girls admire her. But her thoughts are interrupted when she hears Yoshimitsu calling her.
"Ageha!" the American blonde runs and jumps on Ageha's arms.
"Oof!" the Spaniard takes a few steps back from the impact of the embrace. "I almost fell, you idiot!"
"Sorry about that!" Yoshimitsu takes notice of the blonde girl. "Ohhhhh~! Who are you?"
"My name is Leo," the blonde beauty says. "Nice to meet you. And you are?"
"I'm Yoshimitsu!" the American replies, winking while gesturing towards herself. "I'm Ageha's childhood friend!"
Leo gives a nod of satisfaction. "Wow! I'm so happy that you made such a wonderful friend."
"You made friends with Leo-sama?" Yoshimitsu asks Ageha.
The Spaniard nods.
"Ageha-san is a very nice person," Leo says. "It's wonderful to meet someone this beautiful."
"But you're beautiful, too," Ageha says.
The blonde beauty giggles. "Oh, don't be so modest, Ageha-san." She turns toward Yoshimitsu. "Anyways, Yoshimitsu-san, it seems that you two get along well."
"Yes…" The American then puts on a fake act. "But more importantly, Ageha treats me like her servant!"
"HUH!?" Ageha gapes at her comment.
"I've been forced to do naughty things every night!" Yoshimitsu continues her sob story. "I didn't want to, but she kept on insisting!"
"EH!? W-wait, Yoshimitsu! Where are you going with this!?" Ageha has no idea what's going on and why her friend is putting on this weird story.
"Oh, I understand how you feel," Leo says. "Ageha-san and I just met and she's already treating me like a 'love thing'!"
"Oh, my gosh!" Yoshimitsu says as she turns toward the tanned girl. "Ageha, you're doing naughty things to Leo-sama, too?"
"I would NEVER do such things!" the Spaniard protests. She is totally flustered on Leo joining in the fake act.
Yoshimitsu continues her fake crying. "She even took some embarrassing photos of me! She wouldn't let me get away! She was so awful!"
"Oh, Yoshimitsu-san…"
"Leo-sama…"
Both of them stare at each other like they are in love. Then, they take each other's hand as they face Ageha.
"A person in front of us with a pure heart," they say in unison. "But…she's actually a scoundrel~!"
What's with these two? Ageha thinks.
Yoshimitsu giggles. "Just kidding~!"
"I'm sorry," Leo apologizes. "I guess we took that joke a bit too far."
"A-a joke?" Ageha sweat drops.
"Anyways, I'm sure both of us will be great friends," Leo says. "I mean, look at you. You're very beautiful and mature in appearance. And you're a very nice person, too."
"Hehe~! Isn't she?" Yoshimitsu says.
Ageha just stares at the two with a nervous smile. What am I going to do?
As the days went by, Ageha and Leo's friendship is growing more and more. They walk to and from school together, study together and spend time chatting with one another whenever they have free time. For Ageha, she's very happy that she made a beautiful friend like her. And Leo feels the same way.
Then, at lunch the next day, Meimei chomps on her food happily. She, along with Matsuri, Yoshimitsu and Ageha sit together at the lunch table.
"This is delicious!" The Chinese girl exclaims.
"You sure love to eat, Meimei-chan," Ageha says.
Meimei blushes from embarrassment. "Oh, I'm so sorry."
"Why are you apologizing?" the tanned girl asks.
"It was rude of me. I got too carried away."
"Meimei loves the pork buns here," Matsuri points out.
"Oh, really?" Yoshimitsu says. "Come to think of it, I see you eat some pork buns every now and then."
"Pork buns sounds yummy," Ageha says. "It makes me happy watching you enjoy your food anyways."
This makes Meimei smile. "Oh, Ageha-sama…!"
"Maybe I'll try some of the pork buns sometime, too."
"Oh, yes! They're really good!" the Chinese girl says.
Just then, they hear a soft voice coming from their right.
"Oh, here you are, Ageha-san," Leo says as she carries her tray of food.
"Ah, Leo-san," Ageha says.
Matsuri and Meimei stare at the blonde beauty with sparkling eyes.
"LEO-SAMAAAA!" both of them squeal in unison.
"May I join you?" Leo asks.
"Oh, yes!" Matsuri pulls out the chair next to Ageha while Meimei puts Leo's tray down. "Yes, you can join us! It would be a pleasure!"
"Thank you very much," Leo says with a smile.
"No problem!" Meimei says.
"You're very welcome!" Matsuri adds.
The other girls from different tables stare at Ageha and Leo in awe. Their smiles never leave their faces as comments spread like fire.
"Wooooow~! One girl says.
"Leo-sama….Ageha-sama…" another says.
"The two of them together…!"
"How elegant they are~!"
"They are SO beautiful together!"
The girls don't notice Chihaya walking by. She eyes the two and then walks away.
**P.E Class**
Ageha puts on her gym uniform and adjusts her shirt. Yoshimitsu and Leo are getting dressed as well when they turn toward the tanned girl. The American notices Ageha staring at the other girls taking off their clothes, revealing bikinis and such. She jumps in front of her childhood friend, pouting.
"Mou~!" she says. "Ageha!"
"Ah! I-I'm sorry!" the Spaniard backs away a little with her hands up.
Yoshimitsu turns toward Leo. "Hey, Leo-sama. I think we should teach this girl a lesson."
"Oh, a punishment is so appropriate in this situation~" Leo teases.
Ageha shakes in fear. "P-punishment?"
Yoshimitsu jumps behind her friend and gropes her breasts.
"Hyaaaahhhh!" Ageha screams. "Wh-what are you doing, Yoshimitsu?"
The American continues to rub her breasts and squeeze them at the same time. "You have such beautiful breasts, Ageha and you go on staring at others' breasts? How unfair are you?"
Leo puts her hand on one of Ageha's breasts with a smile. "Oh, wow~! They're big and soft~! I feel really jealous."
"Ah…y-you, too, Leo-san…ahhhh~!"
"Ah, you're enjoying this, huh~?" Yoshimitsu says as she squeezes her breasts more. "You're bustier than either of us anyways, so let us have the fun groping those melons~!"
"St-stop it, you two…ah! I-I don't know if…ah…I can…stand this…any longer…nnn~!" Ageha wiggles around, but is unable to get free from the two groping her. It's too much of her already.
"You're right, Yoshimitsu-san," Leo says. "She has…I-Cups, right? No wonder she's bustier than us. This is really fun."
Yoshimitsu laughs. "Hehe~! Ahhh, I can do this all day if I wanted to. Ageha's breasts are SO worth playing with from time to time!"
Ageha moans more and more from each grope as she shuts her eyes tightly. "N-no…you two…I can literally…feel something coming…"
"Squeezy, squeezy~!" Yoshimitsu chants.
Then, Agega couldn't take it any longer. "St…STOOOOOOP~!"
**Later**
The girls are playing some basketball and Ageha gets into position to catch the ball when she's passed to. Geez! She thinks. I can't believe Yoshimitsu, especially Leo! But…now that I think about it…it did feel good somehow. She thinks back on when the two were groping her earlier. But she shakes her head roughly while shutting her eyes tightly. Ahhh…now I'm just being a pervert!
"Ageha-san!" one girl calls.
This snaps the Spaniard to reality as she immediately catches the ball. As if by instinct, she passes by the three girls trying to interfere. Left and right she goes as she runs towards the basket. She jumps higher than any of the girls that are trying to jump with her. And then, she successfully makes a shot.
"Yes!" she cheers as she lands on the floor.
There is dead silence after that. Ageha looks at the girls staring at her with no expression at all, making her a bit nervous. But then…
"KYAAAAAAAA~!" all the girls happily gather around her and shout some compliments to her.
"That was awesome!" one says.
"Wonderful!" another says.
"What a move!" the third one says.
Yoshimitsu and Leo were even surprised by their reaction.
"Oh, wow~!" Leo giggles.
All Ageha could do is just laugh while looking at her two friends, standing by the bleachers. And so, the rumors about Ageha's awesome athletic ability spread quickly. Many, many compliments were being made by the girls.
"Did you hear about Ageha-sama?"
"I do! She's a great athlete!"
"Not only is she beautiful, but she excels in sports, too~!"
"She's got good grades as well~!"
"Ahhh, Ageha-sama's so elegant!"
"She will definitely go for the Elder this year!"
"I totally agree! Her as Elder? That would be awesmome~!"
Yoshimitsu, Ageha and Leo hear about this.
"Wow!" The American says. "I have no idea things would get heated up around here."
"You're so popular, Ageha-san," Leo says.
"AGEHA IS SO AWESOME!" Yoshimitsu cheers.
"Ageha-sama!" Meimei and Matsuri call from down the hallway.
"Oh, hello, girls," Ageha greets. "What brings you here in such a hurry?"
"Um, I heard the girls talking about electing you as…the Elder," Matsuri says.
Ageha tilts her head in confusion. "Huh? What's the Elder?"
Yoshimitsu snaps her fingers. "Ahhhhh~! I've heard about this a lot! Matsuri, perfect timing~!"
"Will you be nominating Ageha-sama?" Matsuri asks.
"Of course! I'm her friend after all, so I'm going to support her all the way!" Yoshimitsu replies.
"I'm with you on that one!" Meimei says while raising her hand. "Ageha-sama will definitely become Elder!"
"Girls, can you please tell me what this 'Elder' thing is?" Ageha asks.
Yoshimitsu clears her throat. "As I have heard, Elder, as in 'Elder Sister', is the top Onee-sama. It's a custom to Maisen Univeristy to select an Elder every June to be an example for all the other girls. Therefore, the selected Elder becomes the Onee-sama of all the other students and is loved and respected as such until the day she graduates."
"By all of the other students?" Ageha says. "Wow!" But then, she backs away and waves her arms back and forth. "B-but wait a minute! There's no way I can be this person!"
"But Ageha-sama!" Meimei says. "You're so beautiful and elegant!"
"It's already been decided that you've been nominated as Elder," Matsuri adds.
The Chinese girl turns toward the Native American. "Come on, Matsuri-chan! Let's get working!"
"Right!"
The two run off with Ageha trying to reach out to them, but no avail. As the two are out of sight, the Spaniard turns toward Leo.
"Th-there's no way that can happen, right?" she says. "I mean, um, you're much more fitting of an Elder."
"Eh?" The blonde looks up at the Spaniard.
"Would it be alright if I nominated you, Leo-san?" Ageha offers.
But Leo's only response is a sad look on her face. Yoshimitsu puts a hand on her shoulder, sharing the same look on her face. Ageha then stares at the blonde with a worried look in her eyes.
"Leo-san?"
Leo beckons them to follow her up on the roof of the school to have a talk.
"I'm sorry, Ageha-san," she says, softly. "I don't have the right."
"What do you mean?" Ageha asks.
"There was no way you could have known, but…I'm repeating a year," Leo explains.
"You're…repeating a year?" the Spaniard says.
"Yes," the blonde says. "I was very sick last year and been in the hospital for a long time." She turns toward where the sun is setting.
"Ageha," Yoshimitsu says, getting her friends attention. "I've also heard that Leo-sama…was last year's Elder."
Ageha gasps as she turns towards Leo.
"Yes…" Leo whispers. "I let everyone down. I got sick soon after being elected. I left the Elder seat vacant."
No way… she thinks. Ageha takes a step forward with a fist on her chest.
"Lo siento (I'm sorry)! I'm very sorry!" she says. "I didn't know!"
Leo turns toward the Spaniard with a smile. "It's alright. I'm glad you understand. Thank you."
"Leo-san…"
"The reason why you're being considered isn't because you're new here," Yoshimitsu explains. "It might be because Leo-sama has given her approval."
"I see…"
**Later**
As Ageha and Yoshimitsu walk down the stairs together, the American puts a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry about anything," she assures her. "Leo-sama's got your back~!"
"But…"
"Now then," Yoshimitsu says as she gives her friend a little push. "Let's go home!"
"Hold it right there!" A voice booms.
The two look up to see two girls standing at the top of the stairs. One girl has long brown curls while the other has long dark hair tied in a pony-tail.
"Well, hi~!" Yoshimitsu greets with a smile. "What's your name?"
"I'm Kochou, the student council president," the light brown haired girl replies. "And this is my assistant, Chihaya."
"Nice to meet you," Chihaya says, softly.
Ageha looks at the two. "The student council president?"
"Chihaya filled me in," Kochou says. "Earlier, I was wondering what all the fuss was about. And then come to find out…" She points her finger at Ageha. "Nominating this Spanish girl as Elder…just what are you planning?"
"Aw, what are you saying, Kochou~?" Yoshimitsu says. "I thought it would be really awesome to elect her."
"Think about this!" Kochou shouts. "This girl has just transferred here and doesn't know things left and right!"
"That may be so," Yoshimitsu says. "But does it give the student council president the right to deprive said student of her rights?" She winks. "Or would it be a problem if Ageha ran?"
"Huh?"
"I suppose you're running to become Elder, too, right?" the American says.
"I did NOT say that!" Kochou shouts. She sighs heavily. "Fine. Do what you wish." She starts to walk down the stairs. "But I still don't approve of a transfer student becoming Elder."
"Ah, ah, ah~!" Yoshimitsu wiggles her finger while winking. "It's the students' decision, remember~?"
"Whatever," Kochou scoffs. She takes a look at Ageha and then turns away in discust.
She and Chihaya then walk away, leaving Ageha dumbfounded.
What's going on? She thinks. What's going to happen to me?
A/N: How did you like how I added Leo in there? Yes, it was sad near the end, but don't worry. It's not that bad. Oh, tell me what you think of me adding Kochou in there, too!
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