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The gate, the front of the school. This is your way in in the morning and out in the afternoon. Oak trees line the path. In the fall, they look quite pretty.

":I made it....I can't believe I made it..." Kotone was out of breath, having run from her apartment. She stopped at the gate. "Holy crap! It's huge!" She stared at her new school. It was an old, Western-style building with a big clock on the main entrance. "Jeez...I've gotta get to homeroom..."

(Continued in Class 2A)

♥ Emiko was gone by the time her siblings even realized she was. She was headed for the courtyard because she was attracted to all of the pretty flowers that decorated the lush garden there. [EXITS TO COURTYARD]

★ "That girl...well there's no use in finding her. I trust her enough to meet us back home later." Shin said to his slightly younger brother. Sora was only two months apart from him so there really wasn't much of a difference concerning their ages.

He walked on over to the entrance and spotted two girls there. "Hey, you two lovely ladies attend here, too?"

✗ Sora nodded at his brother and shook his head at what Emiko could've gotten herself into this time. That girl was always on the move and getting into different, troublesome situations. But that was good. It was better than if her falling down the stairs in the past could have caused her to be a vegetable and just stare out into space, and not talk, at all. That was what she was known for anyway, her loud mouth.

Sora followed close behind his older brother while gazing up at the large, impressive building in front of them, but he stopped when he realized that he just bumped into the male in front of him. When he saw the two girls there, he now stood beside Shin and waved to them. "Morning, cuties." He greeted with a friendly smile.

♥ [AT THE COURTYARD]

★ Shin scanned the girl up and down as well, noticing how small in height she was for a high school-er. "Yeah, I'm Shin, second year, and that's my younger brother, Sora. He's also a second year." Shin introduced, softly hitting his sibling in the chest. "We're the Takedas. We also have a little sister, but only God knows where she's gone."

✗ Sora said a quick "what's up" before shaking the girl's hand. "Yeah, our baby sister, Emiko. She's a first year. There's no doubt she's around here, but we're sure she's found her way to homeroom already. Hopefully."

Seiji got out of a car at the front of the school gates. It was his first day of school since last year. He wasn't at all nervous about finding his way around the campus, since he had attended Sakura last year, but he was a bit nervous about the new faces and people he would meet. He stood there for a second, thinking deeply.


Seiji's older brother, Manato, got out of the driver's seat of the car, leaving it on so their sister, who was in the passenger's seat, could drive to work herself. He was ready to get to work and meat the students he would be teaching. He rested his hand on top of Seiji's head, saying cheerfully "What's wrong Seiji? Nervous?"
When Manato said that, Seiji snapped back to attention, "N-no, not really. After all, I attended here last year, so I'll be fine Manato-nii." "Still, you'll be having some new students to meet right? Will you be fine?" "Don't worry about me, I'll be alright." Seiji responded very maturely.
Manato then noticed the four students at the gate, "Seiji, their's some new students now. Why don't you go introduce yourself?" "Huh?" Seiji said distractedly, "Oh, right." he walked up to the four talking at the gate. "Hello, and welcome to Sakura Private Academy. My name is Seiji Orihara, and I'm pleased to meet you" he said a little shyly, bowing all the while.

♥ [IN THE HALLWAYS]

★ Shin nodded and smiled in turn to Yoitie's response. He then looked to the other boy that had welcomed them, and Shin gave him a smile as well, bowing. "How's it goin', Seiji. I'm Shin." He rather informally greeted back. It seemed that every student here addressed themselves properly with a first and last name. But, then again, this was Sakura Private Academy, the most prestigious school in Haruka City.

✗ "So I guess we're all in the same classes then. That's good." Sora replied, content that the first friendly person that he and his brother encountered was in the same grade and exact homeroom as them. "Oh, really? I assumed that since this is a very grandeur school that it would be greatly large in size and confusing, too." He explained, and turned his attention to the boy who'd walked up to the trio. "It's nice to meet you, too, Orihara. My name's Sora Takeda, but you can just call me Sora if you want." It was proper for most students to address one another by their last names only, unless they were close friends. But most times the Takeda brothers thought that almost about everyone they met were pretty close to them. Others might simply think them rude to believe this, but they weren't the most formal of people in the first place, especially considering their slightly troublesome past.

Yoitie turned back to the boys and then looked at the round clock on the tower of the school. She smiled at all four of the students towering over her. "We have lots of time," Yoitie said with a big smile on her face, "Maybe be we could have a tour of the school? It seems to bring much entertainment." Yoitie was happy to have found many friends, and on her first day! But the thing she forgot, was that Kouru didn't call to tell her where he is. But oh well, Yoitie didn't pay mind to that at the moment. The breeze blew by around all of them, and it seemed to have such a welcoming effect on this bright day.

"I thought so," Yoitie thought to herself, "If I wasn't right, I guess I'd have to tour them myself." She gave a little smile at Seiji and turned to Sora and Shin. "Would you all like to come?" She asked happily-like, "it would be great to have someone show us around. It'll be good to know."