Chapter 3

The next day, the entire school was called to an assembly in the main ballroom.

Mori saw Shima roll herself in and go to the front since she was handicapped for the time being and couldn't really sit on the chairs like the rest of them. The host club sat at the very front, opposite of Shma, wondering why they had a assembly.

"Welcome Students!" Tamaki's father stepped onto the stage, along with a few american businessmen and a young girl. The girl stood with her head down, not looking at anything but her shoes. Her long hair was simply pulled back in a headband, so that it reached down to the small of her back almost.

The students murmured to each other at the sight of the new girl except Shima who stayed quiet in her wheelchair. The twins watched the girl with interest wondering what her face looked like. Tamaki was cooing over the fact they might have another princess at their school, Kyoya was prepared to write down anything regarding the new girl. Honey was eating cake and Mori just sat there.

Mr. Suo cleared his throat. "These men are representatives from the American business Xanko, which we call here. This is miss Kaitlyn Matthews, the daughter of the CEO. is the current world's leader in education practices, and they are responsible for the class A test scores across America. has aggreed that in exchange for allowing miss Kaitlyn to attend our school here in Japan, they will trade with us the ideas and skills nessisary for the tremendous success in teaching that they have acheived in America, giving us a 82% chance of becoming Japan's best high-class schooling facility!" As he finished his speech cheers rose in the room.

Shima looked at Kaitlyn and thought "In school with an american… I wonder how this will work out" she thought as she began to wheel herself out so she could get to class before the others left. The twins grinned devilishly as they looked at her. Kyoya wrote down her name so he could research about her later.

Mr. Suo took a bow and left the stage, along with the businessmen. Kaitlyn started to follow them, but as soon as she was off the stage she was swarmed with people. The crowd only seemed to grow, and no matter how many times she said she didn't wish to talk to anybody right then everyone still kept asking her questions. She kept her head down, and backed up towards the stage.

They continued to ask her questions hoping she would answer, in the corner of her eyes she saw Shima trying to get the door open her hands short of the door handle.

Kaitlyn went back up onto the stage, crossed to the other side, and got around the crowd before it could gather around her again. She went up to Shima and opened the door for her, rushing out into the hallway to avoid as much of the crowd as possible before she could say anything to her.

Shima blinked and wheeled herself out going down the hall slowly knowing she would tire herself out if she tried to go fast on something she wasn't used to.

The host club eventually made it out of the crowd and into the hallway, where they caught up with Shima. "Darn it! Where'd she go?" The twins said at the same time as Mori asked if Shima would like for him to push her.

Shima nodded at Mori with a smile on her face "I don't know, she ran as soon as she opened the door for me." she said to the twins.

"Well then. We'll just have to talk to her some other time." The twins said before starting to bug Haruhi. "I wonder which class she's in." Kyoya said. "Assuming from her background that she's a straight-A student, she'd most likely be in one of our classes."

"It depends on her grade Ootori-senpai" Shima said

"She's the daughter of the CEO of a company that revolutionized teaching. I'd think that if she had anything less than perfect grades, it would reflect poorly on the company and her father would never have let her attend a foreign school." Kyoya replied, pushing up his glasses. The twins took Shima from Mori as they got to their classroom door.

"Well, I guess we'll find out." They said in unison before opening the door, Hikaru wheeling Shima in in front of him, and Kaoru dragging Haruhi behind him. They all went to their desks and scanned the room for the girl, finding nothing for the whole day.

At the end of the day Shima was alone sitting in her wheelchair in front of the many hallway windows looking out at the beautiful courtyard that was raining with beautiful cherry blossoms which made her smile a little feeling a little bit at peace.

She heard a voice behind her, and if she turned to look she would see Kaitlyn there, offering her a small decorated box. I'm sorry I ran off without saying anything to you before, I just, can't stand crowds like that." Kaitlyn smiled timidly at Shima and opened the box, showing her the contents.

"I won't be in any classes until the day after tomorrow, I'm getting tours of the area and taking a few tests so they can place me in the correct classes until then. This school is amazing, and so much more formal than my school back in the U.S. At lunch my guide took me into the town and we went to a few shops, where I saw this and thought It would suit you well." Inside the box was a necklace with a simple silver chain and a crescent moon charm, which Kaitlyn then took out of the box and put on Shima, ignoring any protests.

"I suppose you could take this as my way of saying that I want to be your friend. You were the only person NOT trying to crowd and talk to me earlier… I hope that doesn't mean you don't like me?" While Kaitlyn's way of speaking had been very formal when she spoke to everyone earlier, now she seemed like a child, constantly pausing and thinking how to phrase what she meant to say. It was obvious that she was adept at Japanese, but it was not her first language.

Shima smiled gently and gently took the gift. "Thank you so much. I would love to be your friend, and if you wish I can help you get used to the area. I've been here since last year, during my last year of middle school." she said and she put on the necklace, she shifted in her wheelchair revealing her wrapped up ankle.

"Thank you, but you don't need to do that. I'm very quick to learn things like maps and how places are organized. Who knows? I could know this city better than the locals by the end of the year." Or the end of the week, most likely. Kaitlyn added the silent thought as she gave her new friend a smile. Painting a look of slight worry on her face, she motioned to Shima's cast, "Do you mind if I ask what happened?"

"I was pushed down the stairs by a once friend of mine who was jealous of me and was trying to stop me from competing in the upcoming fashion show my mom is hosting here in Japan. Well she managed to do that because it is next week and I have a broken ankle..." She said sadly.

"Why wouldn't you be able to compete in a wheelchair? I thought japan encouraged people to think differently and to accept the challenges others face. I'd think you'd win just because you tried."

"I'm not fully Japanese, I am half Japanese and half British" she said looking at her.

"Oh. So you speak english and Japanese then? or just Japanese?"

"I speak in perfect English and Japanese. I can even speak Spanish, French, Dutch, and Russian" she said with a smile.

'Wow, that's almost as many languages as I know' Kaitlyn thought to herself before smiling back at Shima. "How did you learn so many? A private tutor?"

"Actually I took them all in one school year, my sixth year or my first year in middle school. If I ever wanted to be a model I had to learn languages other than the ones I already knew, so I took interest in these languages and I flourished in them. I was at the top of my class in each language. People would call me a prodigy in the arts if foreign language." she said with a blush.

"Amazing. I've always wanted to learn Russian, do you think you could tutor me?" Kaitlyn frowned as two voices shouted in unison down the hallway.

"Oh, look! Shima found the new girl!" The twins each took one of Kaitlyn's arms and started asking her rapid-fire questions, too quickly for her to answer any. After a few seconds Kaoru seemed to remember why they were there and both the twins turned their attention to Shima.

"You weren't in the clubroom yet so Tamaki sent us to find you and drag you over there." Kaoru started.

While in true twin manner, Hikaru picked up the slack. "We're doing a theme today, an orchard party. there are flowers everywhere and delicious herbal tea-"

"And Haruhi refuses to wear the dress the boss got her so now you've got to wear it." Kaoru smiled at Shima while Kaitlyn finally decided she'd had enough.

"I would appreciate if you two fine gentleman would release me, please." Her voice was not unkind, although the two boys felt as if she had just pricked them with a needle as they let her go, taking a few steps away from her as well.

"Sorry," They said in unison, looking at each other before Hikaru continued. "Didn't mean to offend you at all, we were just excited to get a chance to speak to you and didn't want you to run away from us like you did from the group earlier. We've heard a lot about you."

Kailyn smiled at them. "No harm done, but if you want to talk to somebody, I'd suggest a more civil approach. For instance, we could go to this club of yours and talk over tea. The idea of an indoor garden party is very intriguing." She looked over at Shima, "Of course only if my new friend will come as well..." The words were simple, but the way she said them made her seem coy. The twins had trouble keeping themselves from jumping on Shima at Kaitlyn saying that they were friends. The shock on their faces was adorable.

Shima nodded and smiled. "I would love to wear the dress Haruhi-chan refuses to wear if that will make Tamaki-senpai happy" she said with a smile as she prepared to wheel herself to wheel herself. "What does the dress look like" she asked looking at the twins and gulped when they gave their usual evil grin like they weren't up to no good.

"Don't worry, you'll love it." Kaoru said as he began to push Shima to the clubroom. "It's a western-style ball gown." Hikaru added.

Kaitlyn quietly followed the group, preparing to be assaulted by questions once they got to the clubroom.

AN: Sorry for the long wait but here is chapter three. Hope you enjoy