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EisWulf-thanks for the help and some notes..
Chapter 3: Dormitory
Being the president of the Student Council has an advantage. You can choose your own rooms in the dormitory. And you can ask not to take a roommate.
Shizuru ask the administration to have a room for her but at this moment, she will have a roommate in the name of Natsuki Kuga. She already prepared the other bed for her. Still, she doesn't know if it is good for her to share a room with a total stranger and with an attitude problem. It's like removing her privacy. This is the only privacy she had in the academy. But now, even her room will strip off it.
"I see your things are already here. Your bed is that one near in the window. Is that ok with you, Natsuki?" she asked the girl who is currently eyeing their room.
Natsuki don't like the room. It's like a small room for her not to mention share it to another person. "Can I have my own room here?"
"I don't think you can. I think you should start unpacking your things. I'll just prepare us our dinner."
Natsuki just watched her go to the corner side of the room. She sighed. She was glad that the room have kitchen, couch and bathroom. She started unpacking her things and pull out all her clothes.
"You can also place your clothes in that cabinet. Sorry for that. There is only one cabinet so we have to share it. I already arranged it. Can you manage?" Shizuru pointed out while making some dinner.
"Yeah." Natsuki was distracted. Maybe this is the life in the dormitory. She placed her things beside Shizuru's. And another problem occurs to her. Where she's going to put all her undies?
She looks inside the drawers and found lingerie there. She is thinking if she can also put her things there. But thinking about it, there might be a problem with that.
"Is there a problem?" Shizuru asked. She sensed the discomfort when she did not heard anything from the other girl. She saw Natsuki eyeing the drawer where her lingerie placed. She smiled to herself guessing what might Natsuki fuming to herself. "Why don't you also place your things there? Just put some divider there so that we will know what's yours and what's mine?"
Natsuki just nodded with the suggestion not glancing to Shizuru. She is blushing madly because she is not comfortable with this kind of topic. She thinks that it is to intimate to talk about it with the strangers. Yes, Shizuru is still stranger to her but will start sharing everything right now.
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"I think, we need to lay out our rules. What do you think, Natsuki?" Shizuru asked her roommate after they finished eating. They are not quietly sipping their tea in the kitchen table.
Natsuki just nodded indicating she agree with her idea.
"Then, what do you suggest?" She asked. She wants to know Natsuki ideas. She can't learn anything from this girl without hearing her opinion.
"Be human. That's all." Natsuki said quickly.
Shizuru raised her eyebrow. Talking to this person seems like talking to some five years old. She smiled at herself. Interesting.
"Aside of being human, what else?"
"Uhm..be normal?"
"Define normal for you." She can see clearly that Natsuki is debating to herself what she is going to say. And she finds it so cute.
"Normal is being normal. That's it. And why are we talking like this?" Natsuki yell.
Can't control you temper, ne? Shizuru smiled. "We are talking about our rules in here, Natsuki. And I'm asking if you have any suggestions."
"Argh. Don't ask questions. That's it." Natsuki said.
"Is that all?" When Natsuki did not answer, Shizuru continued. "Well I guess, I better lay my rules. You see, I don't want noises in the middle of night. No sneaking out also. And about our visitors, they are welcome here but of course we need to inform each other about that. And of course, maintain our neatness in the room. That's all"
Life will change really for this year in their life.
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Shizuru sleeping peacefully and dreaming wonderfully when she was startled by a loud thud. Because she is light sleeper, she awakens by it. She drew her attention to the other side of the bed remembering that she has a roommate. But she was shocked that she saw nothing in the bed. Before she can react, she heard groaning that seems come from in the floor between hers and natsuki's bed.
What she saw was Natsuki sprawled in the floor. Natsuki was clutching her head with an annoying look in her face, and making some grumping noise. She forced herself in sitting position and waiting if Natsuki need help.
"Natsuki? Do you need help?"
"Hn..no..argh.."
"Are you ok?"
"Im fine. I'm not bleeding so I'm fine." Natsuki replied while climbing back to her bed. The only thing bleeding is my pride. So much of first impression.
Shizuru just shrugged her shoulder and went back to sleep.
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Shizuru wake up when her alarm started ringing. She climbed out in her bed and went to the kitchen to prepare her breakfast. No, their breakfast. She remembered that she have a kohai in her room. She looks at Natsuki who is now curled like a baby in the bed. Her blanket is now lying in the floor. She sighed. She concluded earlier that Natsuki sleep like a tornado. She nodded to herself thinking of it.
After she finished preparing their breakfast, she went to Natsuki's bed to wake her. "Natsuki, wake up. " When she did not get any response from the girl, she stepped closer and shaked Natsuki lightly. "Natsuki wake up"
Still no response, she shaker her more aggressively. And to her surprise, Natsuki jerk upward which cause her head to bump on Shizuru's chin.
Natsuki was bewildered in what happened. She was dreaming eating her favorite food when she felt someone tugged her to back in reality. She did not have a time to control her reflex which causes the other woman in pain.
"What are you doing woman?" Natsuki yelled. She rubbed her injured head and turned to the aggressor. She saw Shizuru standing there rubbing her chin.
"So loud in the morning and full of action," Shizuru shrugged. Her roommate is definitely different specie in her eyes. "I'm trying to wake you up because you will be late in your first class if you remain sleeping. Ok? I've prepared our breakfast, go ahead and eat have some. I'll use first the bathroom."
Sp much for this morning.
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The two women silently walked towards the school. Natsuki don't want to talk right now because at this moment Shizuru is also quite. She doesn't want to put an effort to start a conversation with the other girl.
As they walked side by side, she saw students going to school. As they passed them, some give them greetings and some paused in their walking and wait for them to pass by. She was curious with this action. She turned to Shizuru who is now smiling like yesterday's smile. What's happening?
Before she voice out her question, someone interrupted her.
"Kuga-san? Is that you?" someone asked her and turned her head towards the voice.
She saw two girls with one is a busty girl and the another with a nasty smile. She just nodded.
"I did not know that you will also be here." The busty girl said.
"Father ordered me. Did not Suzushiro told you? I saw her yesterday." She said.
They stop in the middle of the pathway even Shizuru stopped her walking hearing someone called Natsuki.
"Good Morning", Shizuru interrupted with the upcoming chitchat of the students gathered with Natsuki.
"Shizuru, this is Tokiha Mai and Yuuki Nao. This is Fujino Shizuru, my roommate." Natsuki started. She sensed that she needed to introduce Shizuru to these people even though she doesn't like it. "Ei, before I forgot, in what year level you are in?" She turned to Shizuru.
"Ara, I'm in my third year." Shizuru replied to Natsuki then turned her attention to the others. " It's nice to meet you, Tokiha-san and Yuuki-san"
"Same here, Fujino-san. I'm in my second year this year. So you our sempai, right Nao-san?" said the orange read hair to her companion.
"Yes. Nice to meet you Fujino-san. I'm in my first year right now." Nao said in a serious tone.
"I believe you are the students transferred here with Haruka-san. I did not have the privilege meeting you last month. Well. It's nice seeing you are both ok, I presumed." Shizuru said. "And just like yesterday, I did not know that you know Natsuki. Small world for all of you."
"Ah, we met occasionally in Europe, Fujino-san. " Mai said and turned to Natsuki who are now watching the sky that look like more interesting than to their conversation. "Natsuki, I was really shocked seeing you here. The last time I heard about you-"
"You were kicking some ass in the US." Nao said cunningly smile to Natsuki.
Natsuki did not miss the action, she turned towards her but before she may does some damage Shizuru butt in, "Well Natsuki, it's nice to learn that you have some friends here. But we must now hurry before the start class. See you again some time, Tokiha-san, Yuuki-san."
Shizuru touched Natsuki's arm indicating her to follow her. They resumed their walking and said good bye.
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Natsuki thought that she will have a peaceful day for today was broken early in the morning. First, she accidentally fell in her beds and to her embarrassment. Then, she bumped to Shizuru's head, another embarrassment. Then she has to face Nao early in that day. She did not expect her to be here in this academy. But she was relief is some other way that she found some old faces.
And then, even before the class start the students were gossiping loudly and she heard every bits of it. She really can't ignore all of this if they really want everyone to hear it.
"Have you heard? A first year said that she heard kaichou-san talking with the underclassmen."
"She said that she heard that this kohai is her roommate. How accurate is this?"
"Maybe we should ask Chie-san to confirm this one."
"Who is this kohai?"
"Kaichou-san turned down all who asked to be her roommate. Why the sudden change?"
Natsuki looked up in the crowd why the sudden silence hung in the room. She saw the green hair girl talking to Shizuru yesterday.
"Tomoe-san, have you ask kaichou-san if she have a roommate?" someone dare to ask the new arrival.
Tomoe just stare to the person who asked her and searched someone in the room. Tomoe's attention find the new student of Fuuka. She is now staring intently to Natsuki who did not back down from the staring match. Prepare for the Kuga Death Glare.
Natsuki smirk seeing her opponent lost to her glaring. She can't let her reputation ruin in Japan.
Natsuki was looking for a vacant table in the cafeteria carrying her tray. But she feels uneasy because many students were looking at her with a killing intent. She shivers instantly feeling like she will die any moment from now. But she can't let her guard down.
Prepare to receive her version of death glare.
People hashed down when she walked in the cafeteria. Students feared that any moment from now ice berg will appear in the cafeteria. Every time Natsuki glance at them students were running away. Some were backing away from her.
"Natsuki joined us." Shouted Mai in the nearby.
Natsuki glanced at her and she walked towards with them.
"Natsuki stop threatening their lives. They are innocent, you know. By the way, this is-" Mai was cut by Chie who is with her and Aoi.
"Don't bother Mai-san. We've met her yesterday with Fujino-san."
Natsuki settled herself in the vacant seat and watched Chie and Aoi. She did not have a time to observe the girls yesterday.
"Natuki-san, can I ask questions?" Chie started.
She just gave her a quizzical look.
"You see, we worked in the newspaper club. So we gather news and write it on papers. You know, ordinary things to do." Aoi said seeing the questioning glare of Natsuki.
"Ah, ok. Depends on the questions." She said shortly.
"Ok, is it true that your roommate is Fujino-san?" Chie said giddily. She seems waiting an answer that cost a million dollar for her.
"Shizuru? Yeah."
Chie's expression was priceless. Natsuki thought that Chie will run anytime now and shout to the world what she said.
"Is there a problem with that?"
"Ah, Natsuki-san. Uhm, so how do Fujino-san as a roommate?"
Natsuki stopped and think of it. She thought that this people are nuts. "Maybe the same as yours. Look, ask me after a month or so and I will tell you. I only arrive yesterday and I don't have any time to think who Shizuru as a roommate." She said with finality in her voice because she don't want to know how embarrass she is thinking what happen to her yesterday.
Shizuru was walking alone in the corridors toward the student council room when she was stopped by one of her fan girls, Tomoe. She stopped and turned to look at Tomoe. She think that this girl is one of those fan girls who have guts to talk to her and always drop by in her room.
"Yes, Tomoe-san. What can I do for you?" she asked politely.
"Is it true that you have now a roommate?" Tomoe asked shyly. Even though she exudes toughness she crumbles when she faced their kaichou.
"Yes, it is true. And it is fine with me. Is that all?"
"But kaichou-sama, you don't know her that much. She is a new student. She can harm you in some way and-"
Shizuru interrupted Tomoe. She doesn't want people intruding her private life and she feel like Tomoe own her in some way. Better stop the fantasy of her, "Tomoe-san, it is alright with me. Natsuki is not harmful. I think I like her as a roommate. If you fear my safety, you can ask Natsuki if she is harmful."
Shizuru finished her conversation with Tomoe and continue her way to the student council room. Her headache is building immensely because of the day's event. People were asking her many things about Natsuki. Why she chose her as her roommate and such things.
She settled herself in her table as the president of the student council. She tries to calm herself and ignore her headache.
"Good afternoon, kaichou-san" greet by Erstin, the first year representative.
She just nodded and then Reito entered the room with Tate in his side. Reito, as usual prepare tea for all of them waiting for Haruka and Yukino arrived.
"So, Shizuru-san, you broke many hearts today." Reito started the conversation with Shizuru. Shizuru just shrugged her shoulder and continue sipping her tea.
"There are many students hoped that you will ask one of them to be your roommate since they've learned that you will live this year in the dormitory." Reito chuckled. He just remembered many girls asked him to confirm the news before the school year end last term.
"You know very well that I intend to live alone."
"Kaichou-san is it really ok with you to have a roommate now? You know, having a roommate means sharing everything and I think eventually you become buddies with them." Commented Erstin.
When Shizuru looked at her, Erstin blushed slightly. Shizuru just smiled. "I think I'm in the process of embracing that I have a roommate now. Thank you Erstin-chan. Are you speaking with experience? I believe that you become close with your roommates. Despite of different in character, is that so?"
Erstin nodded. "Arika and Nina are fun to be with. They are the opposite poles and we are now having peace in our room after months of learning our likes and dislikes."
"I agree with you, Erstin-chan. Takeda and I are at first in real mess but we manage." Reito agree.
"Fujino! Did you know what's happening right now?" Haruka said while entering the room. "Your fan girls are weeping everywhere. It's like someone died. Geesh. You have to be more considerate with them"
"Don't worry Haruka-san. They will live. Give them days and they will be back to normal."
Thanks for the review…got inspired with it.
Another chapter in the making. I think this will be a high school drama with action…im lost for words and description. I did not know that its really hard to create a story with lots of character.ahahaha..anyways..
If I have some mistakes, please correct my writings..thanks..and excuse my grammar again.
thanks for reading.