Chapter Two New Things
"Naozumi!" Sana squealed to her close friend. "WE ARE IN AMERICA!" Sana shouted when both teens got out of the taxi car and into the new campus.
"Wow, look around, Naozumi-kun, this campus is amazing!" Sana looked in awe around the huge campus filled with many cherry trees, fields, and big buildings.
"I know, Sana-chan, this is amazing!" Naozumi agreed in his not as excited as Sana voice.
"What should we do first, Nao?" Sana said using his cute nickname.
"Don't call me Nao!" Naozumi snapped at Sana. "I hate that."
"Sorry Nao-Nao-kun," Sana teased.
"I think we should go to the administrations building to sign in first," Naozumi gave a curt, polite answer.
"DUH! That's a smart idea!" Sana smiled and then she and Naozumi went off the center building, which they figured was the Administrations Building. Sana and Naozumi entered the glass French doors.
"They look foreign. Should we get one of the Japanese American instructors to come to talk to them?" Someone at the front desk asked the other person, who was sitting next to them, in English.
"Yes, yes, that's very good," The person sitting next to the one who spoke first said, also in English.
"What do you think they're saying?" Sana whispered in Naozumi's ear.
"Well, I don't know English too well…" Naozumi whispered back very unsure.
"Hello!" A new voice said in clear fluent Japanese.
"Uhh...Hello! My name is Sana Kurata! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Sana greeted the adult with much kindness.
"And, I'm Naozumi Kamura! Kurata-san and I are popular Japanese actors," Naozumi clarified to the woman who greeted the teens.
"It is a pleasure to be in your presence," The woman bowed at the two. "My name is Julie Kuroki-san."
"Nice to meet you Kuroki-san," Naozumi shook his hand with Ms. Kuroki.
"I am terribly sorry that our American teachers did not greet you. Not everyone here is fluent in Japanese. Although I teach you English in some of your new classes. By the time you graduate from this school, you will be able to speak in clear fluent English!" Ms. Kuroki had told them.
"Wow! How amazing!" Sana chirped looking excited.
"Yes, it is. Now let's get on with the tour of our school's campus, alright with you Kamura-san? Kurata-san?"
"Yes, that would be great!" Naozumi and Sana had said in unison.
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"Akito-kun, how are you doing without Sana-chan here?" Fuka asked leaning against the glass pain of the window in their homeroom.
"What! Why do you ask Fuka? I'm doing fine with out Kurata," Akito brushed her off with that answer.
"Alright, Aki. Say what you want," Fuka sighed shaking her head.
"What do you know?" Akito sneered looking away from Fuka.
"Where just do you think you're going!" Fuka snapped as she saw Akito start to leave the classroom.
"That's really, none of your business," Akito said slamming the door to their classroom shut, having that old, cold look in his eyes.
"He sure has gotten cold since Sana-chan has left," Fuka said to Hisae and Mami.
"Agreed," Hisae and Mami said shaking their heads.
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"Akito-kun?" Tsuyoshi saw Akito pass in the hallway.
"Is something wrong?" Tsuyoshi asked as Akito totally ignored Tsuyoshi's greeting.
"No," Akito said turning around and then storming outside.
"Wonder what's got him pissed today," Tsuyoshi shrugged trying not to worry too much.
"'Morning Tsuyoshi-kun!" Aya walked up to her boy friend.
"Hi Aya-chan, is something bothering Akito-kun today?" Tsuyoshi asked hoping Aya would know the answer.
"Not that I know of," Aya shrugged to Tsuyoshi.
"Oh, I see. Thanks anyways," Tsuyoshi said.
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"Excuse me? I'm Rebecca Souji; I'm a transfer from New York City. Can you help me find my way?" A girl with long brown hair tied into to pig tails asked in this soft voice. Akito looked at the girl standing before him.
"Sure," Akito shrugged.
"Thank you, and what is your name?" Rebecca asked kindly gripping her backpack by her two hands.
"Akito Hayama," Akito mumbled.
"Nice to meet you, Hayama-san!" Rebecca gleamed at Akito, reminding Akito of Sana's sweet smile.
"Don't call me Hayama-san, just Akito-kun or Hayama-kun is fine," Akito said, he hated being called 'san', to him; it was annoying and a bother. Akito showed Rebecca to the Principle's office.
"Excuse, Principle, this is a new student. I was helping her find her way," Akito gestured to Rebecca as they were standing in the door way of his office.
"Ah-Akito-kun, thank you for showing her here. I will take it from there," The Principle gave a chuckle.
"You're welcome," Akito bowed his head.
"Good boy," The Principle patted Akito's head and then, Akito left the room.
"Ah-so you are Rebecca Souji. It is very nice to meet you," The Principle said taking his seat in this chair that was behind his desk.
"Yes, you too, sir," Rebecca bowed her head. The Principle read her transcripts. "I see you will shine brightly here." Rebecca smiled.
"Yes, I wish to do that. I have been an A+ student at my old schools too and I am fluent in three languages, Japanese, English, and French," Rebecca smiled when she finished speaking of her accomplishments.
"That's very much for a thirteen year old," The Principle stated. "Please take a seat and have a bean cake!"
"Thank you sir," Rebecca sat down and gladly accepted a bean cake from the Principle.
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"There's a new girl here?" Fuka asked when Akito returned to their homeroom with the news.
"Yeah, what's her name…oh, umm…Re-Rebecca, I think?" Akito stammered forgetting the girl's name.
"I see, so she's a transfer student?" Tsuyoshi said tapping his slipper against the chair, it had dirt on it.
"Yeah, from America, probably, Tsuyoshi-kun," Fuka glanced at the doorway and saw Karachi-sensei walk through the doors. (That is their new homeroom teacher.) Everyone took their seats.
"Good Morning, class, we have a new student today. I'm sure some of you might have met her, this is Rebecca Souji. She will be joining our school as of today," Mr. Karachi said and made a gesture to the girl standing beside him.
"She's really pretty," Fuka heard some of the boys whisper. Fuka looked at Rebecca, foreign born looking but, pretty.
She had her brown hair tied into two pig tails and she looked kind of pretty in the school's basic uniform.
"Hello, I'm Rebecca, it's very nice to meet you all," Rebecca said in that same soft voice she talked to with Akito.
"Oh, is that you Akito-chan!" Rebecca ran back to the classroom where Fuka, Aya, Tsuyoshi, Mami, Hisae, Gomi, and Akito were sitting.
"It is you!" Rebecca said gently. "Hi again!"
"Ah-I'm happy to see you already have met someone," Mr. Karachi told Rebecca.
"Mhmm!" Rebecca smiled in such a cute way, Akito was flashed on how much she looked and acted like Sana. That is, when Sana was quieter.
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"Akito-chan," Rebecca cooed. "Will you show me around?" Rebecca asked when everyone was heading out the door.
"Sure but, will you stop acting so…umm…like that around me!" Akito said trying to explain what Rebecca was doing.
"Oh, forgive me, I'm just so drawn to you because you're so cute," Rebecca poked Akito's cheek and innocently said. Fuka looked to Akito from the back where she was chatting and walking with Mami and Hisae, 'Oh, Hayama. I have my eyes on you,' Fuka made a mental note to herself. 'Sana-chan will not get hurt!'
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"How do you like the school so far?" Ms. Kuroki asked Naozumi and Sana when the finished the tour.
"It was amazing!" Sana flashed a bright smile and said with much excitement.
"Oh wow Sana-chan, I am so happy you enjoyed it! Now, you will both have dorms here too! And, since you happen to both be coming from Japan we but your rooms together! We had no conclusion you two were friends! So, everything works out alright!" Ms. Kuroki smiled.
"Your bags are in your dorm lobbies and your dorm is this way!" Ms. Kuroki ended up showing Sana and Naozumi to their rooms which was in a hall called Berkley Hall.
"Here you are!" Ms. Kuroki opened the door for Sana and Naozumi. The building was very spacious and the lobby was wonderful, with a front desk and tall glass windows, couches and televisions and phones.
"This is great!" Sana smiled.
"Yes, and everyone in this dorm is a transfer from Japan!" Ms. Kuroki informed.
"Oh wow, that's so great," Naozumi smiled agreeing with the great dorm.
"We hope you both enjoy your stay here! Oh and before I forget, SCHEDULES! Here you are," Ms. Kuroki gave Naozumi and Sana their papers.
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There you have it. The next installment to my story!
Yes, I have decided to briefly write about the school experience.
Hints for next time:
Rebecca grows close to Akito and helps him through the missing of Sana, his love.
Naozumi and Sana grow close once again because they have each other to depend on now. Meeting new people never seemed so hard and relying on others always changes things.
See ya next time in Kodocha: A Perfect Moment Chapter Three Relying on Each Other!