The airport in London was a lot busier than Sakura had expected it to be at this time in the morning. Even on her flight leaving from Tokyo there were many people packed into the cramped airplane.

After the plane landed and the fasten seatbelts sign turned off, all the people on the plane began to move around in a mad rush to collect their bags and get off of the aircraft. Sakura, however, stayed put in her window seat, patiently waiting until she could have some room to move about comfortably. She hated the idea of these strangers invading her personal bubble as they shuffled around in the small area. Finally, it seemed as if most of the passengers had exited the plane and Sakura saw this as her chance to move.

Being rather short, she could rise from her seat and stand beneath the overhead compartment with ease. She slipped out into the aisle and went to reach for her single bag which had been stored in the overhead. Now, however, being short was not to her advantage. Standing on her tiptoes she just managed to grab the edge of her bag enough to pull it down, almost knocking herself over in the process. "I hate flying…" She mumbled to herself in Japanese.

Quickly regaining her composure, Sakura took her bag and walked gracefully off of the plane, giving a quick bow of gratitude to the pilot as she did so. As she entered the busy terminal she took a look around to try and figure out where it was she had to go next. There were people rushing around in every which way, and it was a bit overwhelming. Sakura made her way to the nearest chair and took a seat. "Okay, now where did I put that paper?" She said, reaching into one of the small compartments of her bag. "Ah, right where I left it!" She smiled.

She unfolded the paper she had received from Penway some time ago and scanned through its contents, all written in English. Finally, she found the part she was looking for:

When you arrive at the airport, follow the signs that lead to baggage claim. There youwill find one of our local students to pick you up…

Sakura stood up and looked at all the various signs that surrounded her until she spotted the one she was looking for, 'Baggage Claim – Keep Right.' She tucked the letter back into her bag and set off on her way.

After walking down a set of stairs she found herself in what appeared to be the baggage claim area. There were also several people waiting around holding signs with names written on them. She glanced at them all, but couldn't find one with her name on it. Sakura furrowed her brows in confusion. Had she misread the letter? Just as she was about to take out the piece of paper again, she heard an angry shout coming from nearby.

There was a boy with blonde hair standing near the others, who had his back to her and was shouting into a cellphone.

"I already told you! I'm at the airport!...Why? You know damn well why! Because I have the privilege of being one of the few students at this dreadful institution who is actually British! So, I always get stuck having to pick up the arriving students. I've told you this countless times!...What?...Yes! I'll be at your bloody meeting!" It was at this point that he finally turned around and noticed Sakura looking at him curiously. His thick eyebrows went up in surprise. "Look, I have a job to do, so I don't have time for any more of your brainless drabble right now." He said shutting the phone, his frustration with the other party clearly showing.

Clearing his throat the boy approached her. "Uh, excuse me, but you wouldn't happen to be Sakura Honda would you?" He asked her. Sakura nodded. "Yes, that is me." The boy smiled, looking relieved. "Oh, excellent! My name is Arthur, and I've been sent by Penway to come pick you up and bring you to the university." Sakura remained silent, and just continued to look at him.

Arthur's smile disappeared. "Er, well, come now! There is already a cab waiting for us outside. We've arranged to give you a quick tour of the city and then we will head straight to Penway. If you have any questions along the way, I will be happy to answer them." He took her bag and began to head towards the door leading out to the road where there was, in fact, a cab waiting. Sakura watched him go. 'What a strange person.' She thought to herself. Would everyone here be as peculiar as him?

The "quick tour" ended up being much quicker than expected and, in Sakura's opinion, not really worth the trouble. She gazed out the window at the passing scenery and wondered if they would ever make it to Penway. Now that the tour had ended, Arthur did not seem to have much else to say and things were beginning to get a bit awkward. Perhaps sensing this, Arthur decided to speak up. "So, Sakura," He said glancing at a notecard he pulled out of his pocket. "It says here that you're from Japan, correct?" She nodded. "Hai."

"I hear it's rather nice there, especially when the cherry blossoms are in bloom."

"Yes, that is true. My name, Sakura, actually means cherry blossom you know."

"Oh, well fancy that! It's a very splendid name." Arthur smiled at her.

Sakura returned his smile. "You are very kind. You should really behave this way towards your friend with whom you spoke on the phone earlier, and perhaps you would get along better."

"Heh, um, right…" He said rather dryly.

There was once again an awkward silence between them in the cab. However, they luckily soon arrived at Penway's main campus. "Ah! Well here we are!" Said Arthur as the cab came to a stop. "I'll just show you to your dorm and then I'll be on my way." The two stepped out of the car and Arthur went and got Sakura's bag out of the trunk. He proceeded to walk off, motioning for the girl to follow him.

"You said you are going to a meeting?" She asked him as they walked.

"Ha!" Arthur laughed. "If you could even call it that! I'm a member of the Student Activities club, but if you ask me, we haven't planned a single activity since the formation of the group!" He continued to rant on about the uselessness of his group and their idiot president and how they could improve upon themselves, but after a short while Sakura just tuned him out and enjoyed looking at the scenery around campus.

"And that's why I should be the president of Student Activities!" Arthur finished.

"I think we are here." Sakura told him.

"Huh?" He looked at the building in front of them. "Redding Hall. Oh, I guess you're right. Well in that case, here is your bag. Just head on in and your room should be…" He took out his notecard again. "On the third floor! Room 322."

Sakura took her bag from the thick-browed boy and bowed. "Arigato." She said in an even tone, and walked into the building.