Chapter 2-Emiko's One Desire

As the dawn began, all the one stars were doing their best to round themselves onto the public transports. Mako and Ryouko had done well to rise to this level. They had regretted their past trespasses in becoming a slave to wealth. Mako knew that friendship was more important than affluence, and she would never forget this difficult lesson ever again.

Poor Emiko Suzuki, though, she would admire Ryouko at a distance. What she wouldn't do for a friendship like her's and Mako's ! She was a nerdy young lady with fushia hair in pigtails and glasses she only needed to use in order to read. She walked by in the crowd, virtually unnoticed.

She had made an extra lunch for Ryouko in hopes that it would be enough to get her sempai's attention, but they were already setting in their usual spot, savoring a typical lunch. Emiko sighed, lowering her head.

'There's no way I can compete with Mako.', she thought, sadly.

Star willowed herself right next to her and grinned.

'Why such a downer ?', she inquired.

'I just want sempai to notice me. Ever since I came to Kiriuin, I've tried everything to get her to be my friend but nothing's been successful.', Emiko pouted.

'That lunch you have looks absolutely incredible. Come on, I'll see if I can get it to her. We'll do this together.', Star said. Marco encouraged Emiko as well, since she seemed like such a nice young lady.

As they were approaching, Emiko was attacked suddenly by one of the Elite 4. Satsuke's 'living sheild', Yamagori, had been defeated only days earlier. Emiko didn't even sustain a scratch, because Ryuoko had shielded her after her transformation. Marco nearly had a nosebleed looking at her lack of clothes. Star wasn't known for being jealous but she had become a little envious of Marco's wandering eyes. It wasn't difficult to see why either. Ryouko had one hot rockin' body.

'I wanted to give you this lunch. We can all share it.', Emiko said, gathering her wits about her and sitting down with Ryouko and Mako. Strangely, she had enough food for all involved.

'Why is it that everyone wants to kill you ?', Marco asked, a bit on edge after that last battle. His thoughts had still raced about the sexy transformation that had occurred in front of his eyes and he turned crimson momentarily. Star rolled her eyes. She didn't get the appeal of why showing so much skin was desirable. She had always heard the axiom 'less is more' back on Munie and as prudish as it was, she stuck by it.

'They're all part of an elite force, kowtowing to Ms. Kiriyuin's ways. The heirarchy is multi-layered, but they'll stop at nothing to make certain I'm not successful in my quest to fight Satsuke. All I want to know is if she was the one that ran that one fateful night my father died in front of me.' Ryouko said.

'Aw, come on ! You'll get 'im. You've bested the Disciplinary Council President ! You always kick butt !', Mako replied, encouraging her.

'Your life sounds waaaaaay too complex for me. I think it's time Star and I headed on back home. It's been real and everything, but spring break's almost over.', Marco said. Just then, Emiko did something uncommon and forward; she kissed Marco's cheek. Star felt rage bubbling up inside her, but keeping her cool, she had been pleased she was able to make that much difference in a student's life that needed some sunshine, rainbows and a little excitement.

'I've seen enough blood and skin to last me a lifetime.', Star said, after gingerly pulling Marco away from the bevy of cute ladies that surrounded him. Marco geekily waved his farewells and they said their goodbyes as she cut into the fabric of space time once more, leading them all back home.