It was the end of the day and Sapphire couldn't wait to see her big brother again. She hoped she wouldn't get lost trying to find Binan.
"Sapphire," Inori said coming to her side.
"What is it, Inori?" She asked.
"There's a student council meeting if you want to come see what it's like."
"Thanks for the offer, but I still haven't decided if I want to join the student council yet. Besides, don't you need to bring something up about me joining."
"You need to be interviewed silly." Inori giggled. "Of course you need to come and see what a meeting is like when I interview you. I have to find some new members since three of them moved up on to the college level."
"But, I promised my brother that I'd stop by Binan after school," Sapphire whined slightly. "Can you interview me possibly some other time?"
"Binan?" Inori asked. She went for her bag and pulled something out. She handed me some papers. "Since you're going to Binan, can you give these papers to the student council president. His name is Kinshiro Kusatsu. We're, well I am at least, trying to get an exchange program in place so that students can see how each school is run. Whether there are differences and similarities, or more of one than the other."
Sapphire nodded. "Sure thing. My brother is going to introduce me to the other members when I show up. I'll ask why he hasn't agreed to this, or convinced the headmaster, of the idea. I really like the sound of this idea. I'll see you later, Inori." Sapphire put the papers in her bag and headed out to Binan.
"Oh, Sapphire one more thing," Inori said making Sapphire turn around. "Welcome to the council. See you tomorrow morning for the meeting. I'll let you know what position you have tomorrow."
Sapphire sighed as she turned back around and started walking towards Binan.
Sapphire tried to remember the way to Binan. The only reason she ever went to Binan was to give her brother something that he forgot at home, and someone usually had to drive her there whenever he did. It was rare that she went, but she loved every moment of it. He usually waited outside for her to show up.
She sighed knowing that she should have asked her brother for directions, but being the forgetful girl she could be, she didn't think about asking. Sapphire pulled out her cell and hoped that her brother wasn't too busy at the moment.
Sapphire dialed her brother's number, but it went straight to voice mail. Slightly annoyed that her brother turned his phone off, she left a message, "Baka(idiot)! You knew I was coming to your school today. I was hoping I could ask you for directions, but no you decided to turn your stupid phone off. What if something happened to me, and someone had to get in contact with you?" Sapphire took a few deep breathes as she continued walking. "If you get this before I get there, let the president that I have something to give him. I love you, big brother. I'll see you soon." Sapphire hung up and put her phone back in her bag. She made sure to have her volume before she did.
Sapphire had walked into a park area. She saw a cute building. It looked like a cafe of sorts. "Cute!" Sapphire exclaimed. "Maybe I can convince my brother to come here one of these days. Maybe as an apology for turning his stupid phone off." Sapphire walked away from the cafe. She would definitely have to drag her brother here at some point.
As she walked away the earth beneath her began to quake.
"An earthquake!" Sapphire exclaimed. She fell back on her butt. Sapphire felt a bit dizzy. In her haziness, she saw a cat coming towards her. Sapphire held out her hands, letting it know that she could be trusted.
After she regained her vision, Sapphire stood up and started towards Binan again.
Sapphire finally made it to Binan. It wasn't too far from the cafe that she saw. She smiled. Now Sapphire had to find the student council room.
Why didn't I ask my brother where the room was when I left the message for him? I'm not that bright at all, Sapphire thought. I guess I should go and try to find the student council, or anyone that can help me find it.
Sapphire started walking towards the front steps. She noticed that various sport clubs were out and practicing. She smiled. She stopped and watched the baseball team practice for a little bit.
"What are you doing here, miss?" A voice asked coming up behind me. "You do realize that this is an all boys school, don't you."
Sapphire looked behind and saw what looked like the coach of the baseball team. "I'm heading for the Student Council room. I just stopped for moment is all. I do realize that Binan is an all boys school. I have a brother that goes here. He's the main reason why I'm heading towards the Student Council room," Sapphire answered.
The coach looked a bit surprised. "Now that you mention it, you do look like Akoya Gero. I don't think anyone expected him to have a sister."
Sapphire giggled. "My brother's slightly overprotective of me if you can imagine. It was nice talking to you. I'll be off."
"Nice talking to you, miss." The baseball coach waved good-bye.
Sapphire was walking down one of the many hallways of the school. Completely lost.
"Where is the stupid council room?" Sapphire muttered to herself. "Where's my big brother when I need him?" Sapphire blew a stray strand of hair out of the way.
A hand came down on Sapphire's shoulder making her jump and turn around. She noticed someone with a uniform similar to her brother's.
A smile came across the man's face. "I didn't mean to startle you," he said. "Are you Sapphire?" he asked her.
Sapphire nodded. "I am." Sapphire's heartbeat slowed down somewhat. "Who might you be?" Sapphire asked. Sapphire had to admit that the guy was cute. He had brown eyes and dark green eyes.
"I'm Ibushi Arima," he answered. "Your brother asked for help to come find you."
Sapphire sighed. "That doesn't explain why he didn't call me." She pulled her phone out to double check that he didn't get in contact and sure enough there wasn't anything from him.
Arima-senpai's hand came back down on her shoulder and started guiding her towards the student council room.
Sapphire looked up at him as she was being guided. She clutched her phone in her hand.
Sapphire let Arima-senpai lead the way to the student council room. "How much has my brother told you about me? Let me rephrase that, how much was he willing to say about me?"
Arima-senpai looked at her and smiled. "Akoya really hasn't said much about having a sister. He's mentioned you here and there whenever there was a need for it. He said that you were stopping by today after you got out of school. Is Akoya protective of you, Sapphire"
Sapphire nodded. "He's been really overprotective of me ever since we were kids. I never really understood some of the reasons why he was. He has always been protective of me. I guess being his little sister is reason enough for him." Sapphire left out what her brother had told her before school started for either of them.
While they were walking towards the council room someone bumped into Sapphire.
"Watch where you're going next time," Sapphire told the random guy.
Arima-senpai chuckled at Sapphire. She was definitely different than her brother in certain ways.
"I could say the same to you, Gero," the other pinkette commented.
A light bulb seemed to go off in Sapphire's head. "So you're the infamous* Ryuu Zao that my brother keeps going on about whenever the Pretty Boy Contest comes around," Sapphire said choosing her words carefully. She smirked when Ryuu jumped out of his skin.
Ryuu regained his composure again. "Who exactly are you?"
"It's impolite to ask a lady her name first without introducing yourself first," Sapphire told him
"We have to go, Sapphire," Arima-senpai butted in. "Your brother and Kinshiro are probably back in the council room."
Sapphire nodded. "See you around, Ryuu." Sapphire bowed a little towards him before she followed Arima-senpai towards the council room.
The rest of the way to the council room was fairly quiet. Sapphire's phone was still in her hands and hadn't gone off since Arima-senpai had found her roaming the halls. It made her worry that her brother hadn't gotten in touch with her yet.
"You don't have to worry, Sapphire. Akoya and Kinshiro are out looking for you as well."
"Right." Sapphire put her phone back in her bag and smiled knowing that her brother was out looking for her and asked his friends to help him look for her.
They made it to the council room and neither Kusatsu-senpai or Akoya were there.
Sapphire hung her head as she walked to one of the couches and slumped down. "I thought he'd be here," she whispered. She noticed her brother's bag not that far away from her. She got up and went over and grabbed it before going through it.
Arima-senpai noticed what she was doing and smiled. "Would you like some tea while we wait for them to return?"
Sapphire nodded eagerly. "That would be great. Thanks, Arima-senpai." She went back to digging through her brother's bag. She smiled when she didn't find her brother's phone and the fact that he had his phone with him. Sapphire grabbed her phone and texted him.
Where are you? She sent. I'm in the student council room with Arima-senpai.
Arima-senpai had set down some tea for the two of them.
"Thank you, Arima-senpai." Sapphire checked her phone. It hadn't even been a whole minute since she sent him the text. Sapphire grabbed the cup of tea and sipped some. She smiled.
"Is it a good idea to go through Akoya's bag?"
Sapphire rolled her eyes. "I do it all the time. Well, mainly when I'm looking for something. Where did you get the tea, Arima-senpai? I think I might have some at home."
Before he could answer the door opened revealing Sapphire's brother and the student body president.
"Big brother," Sapphire said jumping up and hugging him. "What took you so long? I was getting worried."
Akoya sighed. "I could say the same about you. Did you get lost, baby sister?"
Sapphire let go and went back to the couch. Kustasu-senpai and Akoya followed suit.
"What if I did? I called you and you didn't answer. I even texted you an didn't get a response." She pouted. Sapphire picked up the cup tea again.
Arima-senpai chuckled at the sight of two siblings arguing. Kusatsu-senpai was at his desk doing paperwork ignoring both siblings. "Aren't you going to introduce yourself, Kinshiro?" He asked.
He looked up for a second before looking back down at the paperwork.
Akoya shot a look towards him before going through his bag. In a few seconds he popped something into his sister's mouth. "That should keep you happy for awhile." He grabbed the paperwork he left behind while his sister chewed on her macaron. Macarons were his sister's favorite kind of treat. Especially when that time came every month.
Sapphire glared at him. "What's that supposed to mean? If this is how you're going to be, then I'm finding out where Zao's clubroom is and spend time with him and his friends. It's not my fault I didn't know where this place was." Sapphire didn't understand why he was a little annoyed with her. She tried to get in contact with him to find out how she could get to Binan. Sapphire grabbed her bag. "I'll see you when you get home, brother." She stormed out leaving no room for arguments from any of the boys. The door slammed after her.
Ryuu Zao POV
Ryuu scratched his head as he entered the clubroom.
"What's the matter, Ryuu-senpai?" The short blonde asked.
"I think I just ran into Gero's younger sister," he answered.
Sapphire walked around the halls trying to find the entrance of the school. Being in a foul mood wasn't helping much. Her brother's skull was so thick that nothing she said could get through.
She blew a stray hair out of her face. Now, where is the stupid entrance?
"Wombat, come back," a voice called out.
Sapphire looked behind her and moved in time to let a blonde pass her by.
He stopped in his tracks when he noticed her. "Do I know you?" He asked.
She sighed. "You might know stupid head brother, Akoya," Sapphire answered. "I'm Sapphire Gero. Who might you be and what exactly were you chasing?"
"I'm Yumoto Hakone," Yumoto told her. "I'm chasing a pink wombat. I'll see you later, Sapphire." Yumoto waved good-bye as he continued his search for a pink wombat.
Animals aren't allowed here are they? Sapphire thought as she continued walking.
Sapphire was in her room finishing up her homework when there was a knock on her door. "What is it?" She called.
"May I come in?" A voice asked.
"Not sure. You're not going to be annoyed at me for anything, are you?"
"Let that go and let me come in."
"Only if you want to lose your head, and not going to happen any time soon." Sapphire continued her work when her door opened. "Get out. I need my me time."
Akoya didn't listen. He walked over to his sister and hugged her. "I was worried about you this afternoon."
"Really? You being annoyed really did the right job," she retorted.
Her brother grabbed the pen out of her hand and pulled her over to the bed. "Arima told me you ran into Zao and what went on between you."
Sapphire rolled her eyes. "So? What is your point exactly? He seems like a good guy. I don't get why you can't simply get along with him. Out of everyone there he was able to recognize who I was." Sapphire got up, tried anyway, but Akoya stopped her. "That didn't know I was your sister," she added under her breath.
"Don't be mad there's no need to be mad at me."
Sapphire hid her face since you think that there is no need for me to mad then get out of my room and leave me alone until you apologize about this afternoon." She broke her arm free and went back to her nearly finished homework.
Her brother looked at her hurt and left. He wasn't sure what she meant by apologize. Apologize for what exactly?