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Post by squirrel on Dec 4, 2011 0:48:08 GMT -5
"Please sit Zeru" The president offered and Zeru stared at him for a moment debating about not sitting but he knew that would be rude. "I will be leaving for America at the end of next week, I know that this is short notice but I had no other choice. as for your why you, you are already well liked by the other students, you're an honor student and you don't buckle under pressure. I see no better choice then you" Zeru sat there listening and couldn't find any objections to Satonaka-san's words. Zeru still couldn't bring himself to be ok with it but he also wouldn't let a fellow student down. "I..." he was trying to find a polite way of letting him down about taking student council president. Zeru got to his feet "I am going to have to politely decline your offer" he knew that it was probably a bad decision but he just couldn't take on the responsibility right now, not with his father getting close to his books deadline and all the testing that he would be doing for college.
Zeru turned and started toward the door hoping that Satonaka-san wouldn't be too upset with him. "Not so fast Zeru Keiichirou" Zeru heard Satonka's chair scrap the floor and he stopped just a few feet from the door. It only meant one thing when someone was that informal with ones name, also not to mention it was just disrespectful. He turned around to face the president who was now making his way around his desk to lean against it "You wouldn't want your little secret to get out now would you?" Zeru was a little confused by his words and wondered what he was talking about though he knew that the question was rhetorical. "Elaborate" Zeru crossed his arms over his chest staring him down "Your little secret that involves you talking to yourself when you think that no one is watching...or listening"
Zeru had to stop himself from displaying shock, the guy had no proof so he shouldn't get too worked up. "And if you are thinking that you need proof don't worry I have that as well" he held up a tape in view but then tossed it at Zeru "You can keep that one, it's just a copy. Why don't you listen to that and let me know your actual answer tomorrow" Satonaka walked back behind his desk and he turned leaving the room without saying another word. Walking down the hallways he was trying to figure out what he was going to do if what was on this tape turned out to be his secret and he wouldn't doubt that the president would air it to the whole school if he didn't get his way. 'Well now if you had just given in to my requests when you were younger, this would have never happened' "This would never have happened if you could just keep your trap shut unless we are at home" Zeru hissed under his breath while also trying not to move his lips but at the moment didn't have any other choice but to return to his homeroom classroom and deal with this when he got home.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 4, 2011 23:25:48 GMT -5
Yukina noticed when the class suddenly got quiet that the teacher had given them time free to work on the assignment. She hadn't quite been paying attention enough to even know what it was, but that didn't mean that Maka or Sayuri didn't have it. "Maka, do you have any of the problems written down?" She asked as her friend turned to her. "Yeah Yuki...Hey you don't look so good. You okay?" Yukina nodded though the movement made her head cloud slightly. "Y-yeah, I'm just a little bored.." She said and took her friend's offered notebook. She got to copying the problems down but the weird head thing was bothering her. It was just her lack of sleep and the hard exercise right? Nothing big, she'd be fine. She tried to put a smile on but it was failing at being her usually cheerful one. Perhaps at lunch she could go find a place to rest. Wouldn't that be nice...She handed Maka her notebook back but ignored the problems. She had enough problems of her own to worry about the numbers at the moment. After all, she had dance and she had to speak with Mr.Takano to discuss the final arrangements for her stay there in Tokyo. She'd only been there a month or two and still hadn't even quite settled in. If she did meet with her father's assistant there was a good chance her father might happen to be there somewhere too...not that she was the type to spread hope to hopeless causes but she would at least like to meet the man once. Just a simple hello would suffice, but she wasn't so sure she would even get that.. 'Wait why do I care....?' She thought as a small yawn escaped her lips. She felt so damn tired but if she fell asleep she knew she would be in trouble. She would just have to wait patiently for break after all.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 5, 2011 22:03:28 GMT -5
Zeru stood at the classroom door thinking bout not going in, he was still razzled about his talk with the president. But being the good student he walked into the classroom, the teacher looked up at him but didn't say anything. Zeru let it go as well and just walked to his seat, Takado didn't even look up when he sat down but Kenji looked like he had something to say, Zeru ignored him though and turned around in his seat to look at Kojima "you look like shit" was the first thing out of Kojima's mouth and Zeru nodded.
Zeru hit Takado's elbow and he joined the conversation and Kenji was already waiting to see what would be said. Zeru was glad that it ws free time right now, he took a breath to settle his nerves "So what happened?" Kenji finally asked "my house after school I'll tell all of you then. What did I miss?" "Math that's it" Takado shrugged his shoulders and Kojima already was handing him the notes and problems. Zeru thanked him and turned around to complete the assignment and get his mind of the recent events.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 6, 2011 22:33:32 GMT -5
Yukina was struggling to keep her eyes open by the time Math ended and English began. She felt so tired and not to mention she really didn’t feel like pretending she felt well. Sayuri and Maka tried to talk to her but she really didn’t respond well. She rubbed her forehead and gave a small sigh. She put her head down, closing her eyes for seemed like seconds before she had a book land heavily on her desk. She let out a surprised yip of fear as she sat up and looked up to see it was the teacher. “Ms. Takeda, what is the meaning of you falling asleep-?” The teacher paused at Yukina who looked purely apologetic. “Go splash some water on your face and come back.” The teacher sighed and Yukina nodded, getting to her feet quickly and left the room. When she was in the hall, her truly exhausted feelings hit her. She wobbled a bit on her feet but caught herself on the wall. She sunk down to a sitting position, rubbing her eyes. She should have just gotten some good sleep, maybe drank some coffee this morning, something to help her stay awake. All she had to do was make it through the rest of the day..just a little more time and then she could get sleep. She gave a huff, knowing that she probably looked ridiculous sitting in the hall but she knew until she at least woke up a little she wouldn’t be able to pay attention to class anyways.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 6, 2011 22:48:38 GMT -5
Zeru was in his world at the moment trying to get the problems done before English started but when the teacher decided to be a jerk at scare the crap out of most the students he looked up to see what the commotion was about. That's when Zeru almost got to his feet to yell at the teacher for doing that to a student who looked almost sick but he stayed where he was and finished his work 'you might want to check on her, I've got a bad feeling that she isn't doing too well' Jett pipped up finally but he wasn't rude about the matter...his voice even sounded a bit concerned which was an odd thing coming from Jett. Zeru just shook his head, he couldn't worry about her right now, he had to figure out what he was going to do about the president right now. So he just finished up the problems and waited for the teacher to start the English, Yuki should be fine on her own with out him he figured. She looked like a tough girl and didn't need some guy who she just met being overly concerned about her with out being able to give her a reason.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 6, 2011 23:30:04 GMT -5
Yukina blinked as her phone began ringing again in her pocket. She was not in the mood for this right now. She pulled out her phone and realized it was the same number from before. She was hesitant at first but then answered it. "Moshi moshi?" She said a little uneasily, but the answer she got made her smile. "Ah Yukina?" Her dance instructors voice made her want to leap up and dance happily as well as her stomach turn. Was this a good call or bad? "Sensei, hello sorry I didn't answer. I slept through the call." "It's alright. I just wanted to tell you that you've been considered for a role in Swan Lake. The real auditions start tomorrow, do you think you can make it?" Yukina nodded to herself, though her aching feet reminded her she shouldn't. "Yeah, of course..." "Great. See you then." He hung up first, making Yukina give a heavy sigh. She wouldn't be able to keep up with all this. Tonight she'd have to get plenty of sleep if she wanted to function tomorrow. She got to her feet, splashing a bit of water on her face before her phone vibrated again. It was Sayuri texting to see if she was okay. Yukina smiled at the message and sent back a simple yes. Before stretching unsucessfully. "Now, before I fail..." She said, a new bit of a spring in her step as she headed back, now that she got good news. Considered was not exactly in but it was close. She had high hopes for this after all and didn't wish to be viewed badly by thinking negatively. It was a good ten minutes before she actually made it back to the room and by then a bit of the lesson had started. She kept quiet as she went to catch up with Maka on what she had missed. "I was just nervous about dance is all..I get to audition for a part tomorrow." She whispered to Maka who frowned. "I thought you already auditioned." "No you do two, one is for background and the other is for characters." Yuki was beaming though she still looked tired. Maka gave a small shake of her head. "Just pay attention to the lesson Miss Sunshine." She joked before turning back. Yuki sat back in her chair and looked at the board, it was all old material anyways.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 7, 2011 3:29:31 GMT -5
Zeru looked up when Yuki entered the classroom again, she did look a little better but he could just feel that there was still something wrong. He had gotten these feelings before but they were never this strong nor did they last this long. That was another thing that confused him, what was special about this girl that even Jett would sound concerned. He couldn’t take it anymore for today so Zeru started packing up his things and was about to get up and leave but the teacher walked over to him and leaned down. “You have been requested to the principal’s office.” And then he just went on about his lecture to the class. Well this was just great, he thought that he was just going to go home and relax till school got out and the guys came over. He sighed a little and Takado just gave him a weird look, Zeru shrugged his shoulders and slid his backpack over his shoulder.
Before he walked out of the classroom he slid a note onto Yuki’s desk and then walked out with minimal whispers starting up and headed to the principal’s office. ‘It probably has something to do with that blackmail president’ “probably” he whispered a response to Jett and hoped that he would just keep his mouth shut till he was able to get home.
((The note he gave her asks if she is doing ok and if there was anything that he could help her with))
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Post by kimcora on Dec 7, 2011 19:01:42 GMT -5
Yukina blinked when Zeru passed by her desk and placed a note there. She noticed Maka and Sayuri leaned over to look at it but she gave them a shake of the head. She looked over the note and gave a small smile. So he was wondering if she was alright. It was a nice gesture, but she worried that she had made him worry. So why then did he have to go to the principals office? Was it over the whole becoming student council president thing? Maybe it was to congragulate him. She folded the note and placed it in her pocket it. She'd speak to him later, when she could. Everyone was whispering and talking, a low murmur floating to her ears. They were talking about everything that was going on, kind of annoying her. She didn't like it when people talked about each other. It was wrong to just asume, and spread rumors. She was hardly in the mood at the moment to put up with it. A girl gave her a look at the sight of the note and Yukina returned it with a raise of her eyebrows and a smile. It was perfectly pleasant, making the girl sneer at her before turning around.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 8, 2011 4:23:38 GMT -5
Zeru slowly made his way down the hallway just thinking to himself 'I don't know why you are thinking so much. You know as well as I do that you are going to take over student council. You wouldn't want your precious secret to get out. Besides if it did what do you think your pretty little American admirer would think if your secret got out' Zeru gritted his teeth together, he knew he was going to do it but he just hated being forced into it. Plus he was wondering why the president would go this far to make him student council president. 'Why?! That's all you care about is why? This jerk is blackmailing you and all you care about is why?! You don't even want to get even!' "It's not who I am Jett! I don't take revenge, I just want to be given a choice and have the ability to say no and it be respected" he hissed out and then looked around the hallway. He wasn't planning on having an outburst like that and hoped that no one heard him.
"Well today isn't your lucky day Zeru-san" The words rang out loud and clear, making a chill run up his spine. He looked over his shoulder and saw Satonaka walking out from one of the senior boy's bathrooms. "I though that with our little chat today that you would have been a little more cautious" Zeru kept his face expressionless as the president got a huge grin on his face. "I believe I've given you enough time to think it over" Zeru turned back around and stood facing the door to the principals office, his brows knitted together. He wasn't sure how he had ended up here which begged another question "Why are you here?" "Well I thought I would give you one last chance to take my offer before I play the tape over the intercom" Zeru ground his teeth together all the while Jett was mocking him.
"Mr. Keiichirou, that's enough loitering in the halls and don't make the principal wait any longer" the secretary popped her head out of the office and Zeru looked up at her and then to Satonaka who was waving the tape in his sights. 'Any bright idea's genius' Zeru thought 'Yea give me your body' 'should have figured I wouldn't get any help from you'
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Post by kimcora on Dec 8, 2011 18:58:45 GMT -5
Yukina was a bit worried about Zeru-san but she didn't want to make him uncomfortable with worrying about him too much. However those gossiping girls around her were making her annoyed. Since it was already the break in class to compare notes, the conversations had instantly started. Yukina gave a sigh trying to ignore the girl behind her. "I hear Zeru-san wasn't too happy about the presidential position." "Really? But how could you tell? He always looks so happy." "You know that could all be fake, right? I think he's just acting like a nice guy." Yukina turned, her lips set in a frown. "Look it's not nice to talk about others," She said in perfect English, trying not to appear as annoyed as she really felt, "And if you are, please try to keep it to yourselves." She turned around, getting a few snippy remarks from the girls. She felt too good about what she did to care. Maka and Yuki on the other hand looked confused. "Since when did you start defending Keiichirou-san?" "I'm not defending, I'm just tired of others saying things they don't know about. It's his business not theirs." Yukina said matter of factly and Sayuri shook her head. "I think that sickness has gone to your head Yuki. He doesn't want you defending him." Yukina gave a shrug and looked over her homework with a small smile.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 9, 2011 4:41:18 GMT -5
Zeru wasn’t ready for his secret to be let out and he didn’t know if he would ever be ready but he especially wasn’t ready today. “You’re office after school” Satonaka got a pleasant grin on his face “Then you’ll take my offer?” Zeru hated this and was still curious as to what the president was planning; maybe he wanted someone that he could keep under his thumb, for as long as Zeru wanted this to be kept secret “I will” “Good. Then I will see you after school and I will have everything ready for you” Satonaka then turned and walked away from the office.
Zeru was surprised about what the principal wanted and felt kind of tricked at the moment but he knew he couldn’t do a thing about it. He quickly walked back to his class though he knew he was only going to be able to catch the tail end of school and then he would have to go to the president’s office. But with that little bit of time he would be able to tell his friends that they didn’t need to come to his house anymore. He walked straight into the classroom giving a quiet apology to the teacher and walked over to his seat. He slipped his bag off his shoulder and just sat it next to his desk; it would be a waste to pull out his books right now. He did pull out a notebook and quickly wrote three notes and passed them to his friends letting them know that he didn’t need their help anymore. After that Zeru sat there staring at the front of the class listening to the teacher ramble on and trying to keep a smile on his face no matter how much he felt like crap ‘hey, you could have turned him down and dealt with things like you should have years ago’ ‘No way. Not right now’ Zeru thought letting Jett know that he wasn’t in the mood to talk about it right now.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 9, 2011 23:53:52 GMT -5
Yukina noticed when Zeru came back that something in the air around him had changed. She didn't want to say anything but...did he seem almost mad? Or maybe it was stressed? She couldn't really tell. She just knew that he didn't seem to be as calm and collected as he normally did, though that smile was pretty spot on to make him look like someone perfectly at ease. She pulled the note he'd given her out, looking it over for a moment before she decided her idea was worth a shot. She scribbled down a sentance or two, passing it to the guy infront of her and told him to pass it to Zeru. It was simply something similar to what he'd given her, a small 'I'm okay, thanks for asking.' Then ending with 'but what about you?' She knew it was pretty odd for her to respond back like this but she really was a bit concerned. Not to mention she most likely couldn't just outright ask him and get a straight answer, not with his friends and the hormonal girls around.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 10, 2011 23:59:49 GMT -5
Zeru was a bit surprised to receive a note from someone other than his friends but none the less he opened it up and read the note. His smile brightened a little more and he wrote a reply on it ‘you are sweet on her just admit it’ Jett told him but Zeru ignored him as he passed the note back to her, he hoped she didn’t take his response the wrong way. He ran it over in his head ‘I’m glad you are ok, as for myself everything is just fine. No need to worry about me’ that wasn’t too mean, it was a simple rely he figured to himself but hoped that she would still talk to him. He enjoyed hearing her voice and being near her. Things just seemed calmer to him or maybe it was cause he could focus on someone else other then himself.
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Post by kimcora on Dec 12, 2011 21:27:41 GMT -5
Yukina didn’t expect to have felt the small bit of glee when she got a note back. She wasn’t surprised by his reply however, a little let down but not totally put off. ‘It can’t be helped…he doesn’t seem like the kinda person to complain anyways.’ She thought, slipping the note into her binder as not to make him speak more about it. Sayuri and Maka looked at one another and then Yukina who seemed to still be in thought. “So who was the note from?” Maka whispered and Yukina gave her a small smile, making Maka huff at her silence. She just hope he meant it the way she thought he did. She doubted he would be one to tell someone not to bother him...but then again what did she really know about his culture? After all she'd only live here when she was very little then only a few months this year.
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Post by squirrel on Dec 14, 2011 15:42:44 GMT -5
Class was nearing the end and Zeru picked up his backpack and was about to head out of the classroom but without realizing it the bell rang. Zeru tried to bolt out of the classroom but he didn't have the luck. Several students from his class began to swarm him, mainly the girls but his friends did step up and push their way through. Zeru laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck, they were asking so many questions of him and he didn't know how to answer any of them "Everything will be explained at a later date" he told them but it seemed like they weren't going to just take that and leave. Zeru sighed a little bit and tried to push his way through the crowd. "Come on girls, Keiichirou-san will let all of you know his decision as soon as possibly" Takado told them and some of them pouted when he stepped in their way of Zeru.
While Takado was dealing with the crowd Kenji and Kojima got Zeru out of the classroom "Thanks guys" "No problem" Kenji told him and Zeru began walking off to go to his meeting with the president "You just owe us one...yet again" Kojima called after him and he gave him a thumbs up as he disappeared upstairs.
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