A/N: Yay! Another chapter! Finally. I was practically killing myself to keep on writing. Stupid, stupid Writers Block. Oh, and I blame Ouran too. If the anime wasn't so darn funny I would have finished faster! This chapter is kind of a filler before chapter three so don't except something very funny. Until Fai comes along.. Hint! Hint! Anyways, I decided that I would, from now on, reply reviews. So, yeah. Here they are:
arirido: What exactly will you have after me? Haha! I have learned to control your man-eating jellyfishies!! Oh, and I have your CLAMP manga hostage. Bwahaha!!
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CHAPTER TWO
KUROGANE-SEMPAI?!
Kurogane was feeling bored. The boy he was sitting next to on the plane had gone off to the bathroom for the fifth time. Trying to ignore the giggling girls in the aisle beside his, Kurogane stared out of the plane window, watching the clouds.
The giggling got louder. "Go and ask him, Mokona!" Kurogane heard a girl say. "You might never get the chance again!"
Kurogane heard shuffles and muffled squealing. He closed his eyes in annoyance. Giggling girls were one of the things he couldn't stand. Ever since he started high school, girls couldn't stop giggling when he passed them. Some of them even started a 'Kurogane Fan Club', going to the extremes of stealing his gym shorts from his locker and using it the club flag.
College wasn't going to be much different.
The young man heard a squeak in the seat beside his. He turned around to find the nervous-looking boy back in his seat. His eyes flashed towards the giggling girls. All of them, especially the small, pig-tailed girl in particular, were giving 'The Look'.
Kurogane pretended to ignore them, taking a book from the bag he had brought into the plane and opening it to read.
All was quiet for a while, with Kurogane too absorbed in his 'Ninja Skills for Dummies' book to notice what was happening around him.
"Interesting book," said a quiet voice.
Kurogane grunted back, not bothering to look up.
"I read too. But I mostly read magazines," the voice said. "Girl magazines," it added. "Do you read magazines… sir?"
The word 'sir' made Kurogane's head snap up. The voice belonged to the nervous-looking boy beside him. The boy's face was red, as if the confession earlier had seemed wrong somehow.
The boy noticed the look on Kurogane's face and he began to stutter. "I-I'm sorry, s-sir," he said, his brown eyes downcast. "I-I didn't m-mean to d-d-disturb you. I-I-"
"Stop." Kurogane held out a hand to stop the stuttering boy. "You weren't disturbing me," he said in a gruff voice. "Well, until now that is."
The boy's eyes were fearful. Kurogane sighed at his tendency to scare away people. He wasn't scary. Well, not really anyway.
"I'm scared of flying," the boy explained. "It always helps if I talk to someone. I've always traveled with my father, but today's the first time I'm traveling alone."
Kurogane grunted. He actually felt kind of… sorry for the boy. "Fine," he said. "We'll talk. But you ask the questions. I have no time to create questions for you."
The boy nodded, his eyes bright. "I'm Syaoran," he said. "And you, sir?"
Kurogane sighed heavily. "Kurogane," he replied shortly.
"Why are you flying to Tsubasa?" Syaoran asked. "Is it work, Kurogane-sempai?"
The black-haired teenager widened his eyes. The boy thought he was working.
"College," Kurogane replied, half-annoyed. "I'm only eighteen."
This time, it was Syaoran's turn to look surprised. "I thought you were older than eighteen!" he exclaimed. "I'm so sorry, Kurogane-sempai!"
"Yeah, yeah," Kurogane said, looking away. "Just don't repeat the same mistake again, bozu."
"I'm eighteen too," Syaoran said quietly.
"Good for you." Kurogane peered at the boy out of the corners of his eyes. "You don't look eighteen."
Syaoran turned red. "Yeah, well…"
"To all passengers, the plane will reach it's destination in five minutes." A deep voice rang through the plane, making Kurogane jump in his seat. "Please put on your seatbelts for landing."
There was a murmur and the shuffle of seatbelts. Clicks could be heard. Kurogane fastened his seatbelt, looking out of the window. Indeed, they were lower than before, as the clouds seemed less.
The plane bumped onto something, making Syaoran gasp in fear. "Ladies and gentlemen, we have landed in Tsubasa. Please collect your belongings and leave the plane at the exit," the pilot announced. "Please enjoy your stay here. Thank you for flying with the Feather Airlines."
Grumbling to himself, Kurogane stuffed his book back into his bag and made his way towards the front of the plane, with Syaoran following closely behind.
The sudden bright light outside blinded Kurogane's eyes, causing him to step back and bump into Syaoran. "Sorry," he grunted, rubbing his eyes. He made his way down the steps, blinking.
Kurogane followed the rest of the Feather Airlines passengers into the crowded airport. Suddenly, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. The black-haired boy turned around to see one of the giggling girls from the plane beaming up at him.
"Whadya want?" he muttered. His voice was filled with annoyance .
The girl continued to beam up at him, her platinum-blonde pigtails swaying slightly.
"Can I take a picture of you?" the girl said quickly. She had a high squeaky voice, matching her tiny form completely.
Kurogane widened his eyes. "What?" he exclaimed. "What the hell for?"
"For… fun," she squeaked, her eyes shining.
Kurogane was just about to yell no, when his conscience took over him. It's not like he was ever going to meet her again. There would be no harm done. So, what the hell.
"Fine," he growled at last. "But you'd better make it quick."
The girl grinned up at him. She whipped a small camera out of nowhere and immediately pushed a button. A click could be heard, and before Kurogane could see the picture, the girl quickly stashed the camera into the pocket of her jeans.
"Arigatou gozaimasu…" she sang, looking at Kurogane up and down. "…Mr. Black!" she added, bouncing of happily before the young man could react.
Kurogane growled. "Don't you dare call me that!" he yelled after her. A few people turned to look at him.
The young man stomped off to get his luggage, and –after managing to find a luggage cart- wheeled them to the waiting area.
Syaoran was there, carrying a bag bigger than himself. He waved happily at Kurogane. "Kurogane-sempai!" he called out. "You're going to Tsubasa College too?"
A few kids milling about turned to look at Kurogane, who was muttering under his breath. A pair of dark-haired twins passed him, one of them muttering, "That guy's in college?"
They were indeed, referring to Kurogane.
"Tsubasa College students! Over here!" a booming voice erupted. The source of the voice was standing a few feet away from the excited teenagers, holding up a huge sign that read 'Tsubasa College' in wobbly-looking letters.
Everyone turned towards the weird-looking man. His hair had points on either side of his head, making them look like horns. His smile was forced, showing rows of surprisingly white teeth.
"My name is Fei Wang Reed," the man said sourly. "I'm the counselor of Tsubasa College. If you step this way, we can board the buses to your college."
There was an excited murmur as the teenagers followed the man outside the airport. Four blue buses were lined up at the front of the airport entrance, with the words 'Tsubasa College' painted at the sides.
Kurogane lifted his luggage out of the cart and dumped them into the boot of a bus. He hastily made his way into the bus and sunk into a seat, ignoring the giggles that were erupting from the back of the bus.
More kids filed in, turning the bus into a noisy, marketplace. The giggling got louder and louder. Kurogane whipped his head around to scream at the giggling girls when he got the shock of his life.
The giggling girls were the same giggling girls from the plane. "Hello, Mr. Black!" the familiar pig-tailed girl called out. "Fancy meeting you here!"
Kurogane whipped his head back to the front, his cheeks red. This was not happening! Those darn girls have his picture and-
"Ugh!" the young man shuddered at a revolting thought. "Damn it!"
"Kurogane-sempai?" a familiar voice asked. "Can I sit here?"
"Yeah, yeah," Kurogane grunted, not in the mood to look up.
Syaoran sunk himself into the seat beside Kurogane's looking happy about something. "Hello again!" he greeted happily.
Kurogane glared at the boy through his short lashes. He grunted again.
The seat in front of his squeaked and a face poked out from above the seat, grinning from ear to ear.
"Hello!" the boy said pleasantly. "I'm Ryou!"
"I'm Syaoran," Syaoran said. "And this is Kurogane-sempai."
"Hello Kurogane-sempai!" Ryou said, turning to Kurogane.
Kurogane growled in response.
"Boy, your friend here sure is scary!" Ryou said, nodding his head towards Kurogane.
"Yeah," Syaoran said, "but he's nice."
Kurogane shuddered. He hated being known as 'nice.'
Suddenly, the bus lurched, making Ryou fall back into his seat. "Ouch! That hurt!" he whined.
Kurogane rolled his eyes and began to stare out of the window. The bus was already moving.
Trees whizzed by, followed by numerous houses. The bus was moving rather fast, and Syaoran was looking nervous again. "It's too fast," he gulped.
"Deal with it," Kurogane said, looking bored.
The giggling started again, much to Kurogane's annoyance. Syaoran glanced behind.
"There are girls laughing at you, Kurogane-sempai."
"I know that!" snapped Kurogane.
Syaoran shrunk back into his seat and began to play with his fingers.
A few minutes later, the bus stopped. Everyone scrambled out of their seats, led by a relieved-looking Syaoran.
The man called Fei Wang Reed was already by the pavement when Kurogane stepped out of the bus. Huge white buildings towered over them, casting shadows onto the open grassy fields stretched out in front of them. Sakura trees were blossoming all over the courtyard and a rather large pond could be seen nearby.
All in all, it was a very magnificent college.
"Welcome to Tsubasa College!" the counselor called out half-heartedly. "Now if you all would please step into the courtyard…"
The awed teenagers followed Fei Wang Reed into the courtyard. A Sakura flower landed on Kurogane's shoulder. He immediately brushed it off, cursing the trees.
"I'm trying to make this short," the counselor said bitterly. "The only person who hates long lecturing besides you children, is me."
"Assembly is at three o' clock, so please arrive at the hall by that time," Fei Wang Reed said. "You may get settled before then. Dorm-room charts are posted on the notice board at the hall corridor. The boys' dorms are on the right-" he gestured towards the tall building on his right, "-and the girls' dorms are on the left-" he nodded towards the buildings in his left, "-and please make sure you behave yourselves, or the consequences may turn out… harsh. Enjoy your stay here."
Fei Wang Reed walked off swiftly, disappearing into the largest building. There was a shuffle of feet as the teenagers hurried to get their luggage at the buses.
With his luggage in hand, Kurogane proceeded towards the largest white building. Based on the map that had come with his acceptance letter, that was where the hall corridor was.
He stepped into the large white building which was already crowded with new students. There was not a senior in sight.
After pushing and shoving through the mass of teenagers, Kurogane managed to get to the notice board.
He found his name in the long list posted on the board. "Room 24," he muttered.
Kurogane picked up his luggage which he had left on the floor and proceeded towards the boys' dorms.
After huffing and puffing through six flights of stairs (the room was on the third floor), Kurogane stumbled towards the end of the hallway, where the room was situated.
A few boys who were milling about stopped to stare at him.
Kurogane glared at them.
At last, he found a white door with the sign 'Room 24' and pushed it open.
The room was rather small, only managing to hold two beds, two dressers, a sink and a small stove. Kurogane dumped his bags onto the bed closest to him. There was an adjoining bathroom and the teenager managed to peek inside.
It was small. Very small.
The bed on the other side of the room was still empty. Kurogane sighed at the thought of having a roommate.
There was a sudden knock at the door, snapping Kurogane out of his thoughts. "What?" he grumbled, pulling the door open.
A familiar-looking boy was standing in front of him, holding a very large paper bag.
"You?!" Kurogane exclaimed.
Watanuki smiled flatly. "I've come to deliver your uniform," he said, without a hint of recognization in his voice.
"Uniform?!" Kurogane repeated.
"Measurements are already taken care of." Watanuki held out the paper bag. "Please sew on the badge and your name tag. Wear it at assembly."
"I have to wear a uniform?!" Kurogane exclaimed.
"College rule," Watanuki said flatly. "Uniforms are to be worn when students are within campus grounds. No exceptions."
Watanuki shoved the paper bag into Kurogane's arms and walked off. The black-haired teenager stared after Watanuki in shock and surprise.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
"Hey, you! Wait!" Kurogane called after Watanuki's back. The boys hanging out in the hallway turned to look at him.
Watanuki did not respond.
With a growl, Kurogane started to chase after him. He pushed others aside, ignoring the shouts of anger being thrown at him.
Suddenly, he crashed into someone, causing both of them to fall to the ground.
"No running in dorm hallways. College rule." Kurogane looked up to see Fei Wang Reed, the counselor, sprawled on the ground.
The man got up and brushed himself down. "I'll be keeping an eye on you, boy," he said in a sneering voice, and with that, he stalked off, leaving Kurogane in stunned silence.
Stupid college rules, he thought, fuming.
He had just arrived at college and he had already made an enemy.
A/N: Yay! Chapter Two's finally done! I spent a very long time in typing this. I'm a slow typist. Heehee! Syaoran was originally supposed to be Hideki from Chobits, but I changed my mind. That explains the 'Girl magazines'. I had to keep it in there for some reasons. I got surprised when Kurogane became quite 'talkative' in the plane. It has something to do with Syaoran, which will be revealed later. And sorry for making Syaoran a scaredy-cat. He'll overcome his fears soon. I promise! Just to keep your interest in this story, I'm revealing a few things that would be happening soon. (No spoilers! Don't worry!) Three words: a school play, a trip and a masquerade ball(I have a thing with masks!). Hope you liked this chapter! Please review, yeah?
P.S. Hem hem! I do believe some people actually read but don't review. I really love reviews! It gives me the inspiration to write. I would have not finished this chapter if not for the reviews! Even a smiley face would be acceptable. Hehe. But thanks for reading anyway! Please, please, please review. Or I'll send my Mokona clones on you. Hehe.