Dedications: Many thanks to SoulXHunter, who reviewed both of the chapters, and also iciclefangAJ. Your reviews inspired me to write more chapters! So again, THANK YOU! :)

Disclaimer: See chapter 1.

A/N: …


Chapter 3- School

"...Rikkaidai." (See previous chapter if you have no clue what I'm talking about.)

"…..Sure…I guess we could arrange that. But you do know that you have to take an entrance exam right?"

"Yeah."

"Besides, why don't you want to go to the school that I went? You could get a whole lot better there!"

*Sigh* " Why should I go if I can already beat you every single time we play?"

"…. Then at least tell me why you want to go!" Nanjiro was now whining.

Ryoko twitched with annoyance but told him anyways.


"NANI? Chibisuke is going to Rikkaidai?" Ryoga exclaimed over the dinner table.

"Yeah, and just how many times do I have to repeat myself?"

"When I start believing in what you say."

Ryoko grinned at the memory of when Ryoga lost his trust for his younger sister.

-Flashback—

"I can't wait for dinner tonight! Okaa-san said that she's going to make everything with oranges!"

"No, okaa-san said that she's going to make them with apples instead because A) you eat too many oranges, B) nobody is going to get to eat any oranges with you around, and C) Okaa-san told me that you're going to die early since you eat too much vitamin C."

"WHAT? THAT CAN'T HAPPEN! I WILL NEVER GIVE UP MY PRECIOUS ORANGES, EVEN IF I WILL DIE!" Animated tears were falling down his cheeks. The same moment he wiped them away, he also ran away. "Tell okaa-san that she can do what she wants, but I will never eat an apple because APPLES ARE THE MORTAL ENEMIES OF ORANGES AND I WILL NEVER LEAVE THE SIDE OF AN ORANGE!"

Once he was out of hearing range, Ryoko giggled hysterically and muttered under her breath, "Boys these days are sooo gullible."

Oh yeah, that day was also marked as the worst birthday Ryoga ever had.

-Flashback End—

Ryoko snickered which caused Ryoga to glare at her. Nanako giggled at the sight of them being so childish while Ryoma sighed, already knowing what was going to happen.

"It was entirely your fault!"

"Now, if you had asked okaa-san if that was true, then-"

"That was like the worst day-"

"Oh stop blaming-"

The two of them continued their argument, cutting each other off before they even got halfway through. Everyone else just continued eating and ignored them. Karupin stared at them until he decided that it was too noisy.

"LET'S SETTLE THIS THEN!"

"WHY NOT?"

"LET'S PLAY A MATCH AND THE WINNER WINS THIS ARGUMENT!"

Evil grin. "Deal."


"Game and match to Echizen Ryoko, 6-0," Ryoma said, acting as the referee.

"HA! I win!"

Ryoga was panting harshly on the ground. "Not to self: NEVER, EVER challenge Ryoko to a tennis match if you want to win an argument," he said.

"Aniki, you got your butt kicked hard today," Ryoma said with a smirk.

"Urusai! Besides, it's not like she doesn't do that to everyone. She can even pound baka oyaji to the ground whereas you rarely even get a point against him."

Ryoma scowled irritably.


Next Day~

Ryoko was seen walking around Kanagawa looking for a certain place.

"Man, this place is so big! Now, where is that place…?"

"Hello miss, are you lost?"

Ryoko looked up to see a smiling boy ('or was it girl?' she thought) with blue hair.

"Yeah, something like that."

"So where do you need to go?" he/she asked, still smiling.

Ryoko hesitated. "I have to go to a school named Rikkaidai."

The boy looked slightly surprised at her answer. "Well, that's fortunate; I'm going there as well. Oh yeah! I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Yukimura Seiichi, and you are..?"

"Echizen Ryoko, yoroshiku," she said distractively. 'Yukimura Seiichi…where did I hear that name again?'

"Well then Ryoko-chan, just follow me then."

She nodded but kept a distance.

'She's interesting. She's not like the other girls who would automatically be clinging on me or stutter when they talk. Looks like this is going to be an interesting year after all. Besides, where did I hear that name before?' he mused to himself.


Ryoma, however, was a different story. He had reached Seigaku, but had no idea where the office was. He saw a brunette girl with two long braids walking around so he decided to approach her.

"Oh hello. Do you need something?"

"Yeah, can you tell me where the office is?"

"Um…I think it's that way." She pointed behind her. "Just make a turn and go through the door. Then, when you're inside, make a right, then a left, and then another left ."

"Domo." He left in the direction she pointed to.

'Or was it the path in front of me?' she wondered after he left. Her sense of direction was terrible so now she didn't know why she just told the boy what she thought was right.


Ryoma's eye twitched after he made another left turn.

He had ended up in the middle of a student council meeting.


A/N: Well, that was random…

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