january 9 ~ monday ~ before school

[cunning_wolf]

A few students walked past the gates that had the characters forming Gakuin High inscribed on it. Shuichi stood just off campus, dreading the day ahead of him. It was his first day back to school since the end of second term. It was his first day out of the house since leaving the hospital after the accident. Shuichi had been attacked when

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[amanda_evers]

Amanda spotted Shuichi and Wakashi as she walked toward the school. Her own pace was not hesitant, so she didn't have any difficulty catching up to them. "Good morning, Shuichi-kun, Wakashi-san." She said when she came up alongside the two. Since Shuichi was the one who told her to call him by his first name, he could hardly complain about it.

She didn't comment on the eye patch. In fact, she didn't seem to even notice it. She looked like she was still half asleep, with eyes that were still a little red from Friday night. It now looked like she'd spent the last day or two crying or that she hadn't slept for awhile rather than like she'd been drugged.

[elegant_play]

"Evers." Wakashi acknowledged her and bowed slightly. He looked to Shuichi for further orders.

[amanda_evers]

"I didn't know you attended our school." Amanda commented, giving Wakashi a sweetly angelic smile. "Call me Amanda. I dislike being called by my last name." Rather, she was simply annoyed by how confusing the whole situation was. Technically, her last name was now Sawada, but she wasn't used to it and it was only a temporary name until she got married, so it didn't matter anyways. Her first name was the one that was not changing.

[elegant_play]

"I am new to this school, this is my first term." Wakashi explained deadpanned. "I must apologize but I was raised to refer to a lady by her last name only unless the lady and I were intimate with each other. However if you must insist I could try calling you Amanda-sama."

[amanda_evers]

Amanda nodded once at his comment about it being his first term. It was a little bothersome for her plans with Kanako though. She'd told the other girl that she liked Wakashi because she thought he attended another school and it was unlikely that the other girl would meet him. Well, it wouldn't matter anyways. She'd told him that she liked him the first day they met, so it wasn't likely that he'd take it seriously if rumors started around school.

A light blush sprang up when he said the word "intimate" and she gave him a bemused sideways glance. "Do you consider all girls to be ladies?" she asked, an amused smile lighting up her face. From the way she tilted her head and the obvious amusement, it was clear that she could think of several girls who were not ladies.

[elegant_play]

No Wakashi did not thing all girls were ladies, of course there was scum out of there but he would not address it in front of the girl so he nodded. "All girls regardless of their background or personality are ladies in the eyes of a Yanagi."

[amanda_evers]

Amanda lifted an eyebrow. "I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on that topic." she stated after a moment. "I know many girls who are far from being ladies."

[cunning_wolf]

Shuichi looked between the two intrigued. He felt he had missed something. "How do you two know each other?"

[amanda_evers]

Amanda gave Shuichi her full attention and gave him a grin. "We met at a coffee shop. Apparently he works at the same coffee shop that you do." She paused, and then just simply continued talking. Clearly, she was starting to wake up.

"I handed your Christmas gift to Wakashi-san at the coffee shop. Did you get it? What do you think?" she asked, now a little bouncy. The gift had contained a dark blue Prada muffler that she thought would suit him. She'd decided that blue was Shuichi's color the second she'd seen the muffler at the Prada store.

[cunning_wolf]

"Yes he does work at the same coffee shop as me and he did supply me with your gift. Thank you, Amanda. It was thoughtful of you." He didn't think much of it being an expensive gift as he was usually showered with those kinds of gifts. It wasn't unusual. He had come to expect so much now. "Even though you have given quite enough as it is, teaching me how to cook."

[amanda_evers]

Amanda was much like Shuichi when it came to gifts and expectations. She didn't think anything of the expense. For her, it was normal. She didn't buy cheap things and only bought brand-named items, primarily from Italian designers. Prada was one of her favorites, but she was known to buy from other big-named designers as well.

She shook her head at his comment. "Teaching you to cook is different. It's a useful skill. A gift is a gift. Besides, that shade of blue is a great color for you."

For Amanda, it was as simple as that. She saw it in the store and decided to buy it because she wanted Shuichi to wear it.

[elegant_play]

Wakashi had been meaning to research this Amanda girl after she came to the shop to give Shuichi a present. He was making a list of all the people associated with his young master to determine if the friendship was legit, he didn't need another incident like what happened with the Sawada boy. He had let is slip his mind but after hearing the girl saying she gave Shuichi cooking lessons reminded Wakashi he really needed to check up on her. 'After school for sure.' he thought to himself as he studied her quietly letting his master do the talking.

[cunning_wolf]

"Thank you again, Amanda. I will see in class, then?" He gave a parting bow before heading towards the school.

[amanda_evers]

Amanda automatically returned the bow with a polite one of her own, heading automatically toward her own shoe cubby to exchange her outdoor shoes for indoor school shoes.

She wasn't worried about what Wakashi might find on her. She'd already told him she was adopted into the Sawada family when they'd first met. Beyond that, mostly he'd only find rumors and speculation about potential candidates for her marriage, which was currently the biggest news related to the blonde. She was the only heir to her grandfather's legitimate and underground businesses, so there was plenty of speculation about the topic.

If he wanted to know real facts, he'd have to ask her directly. Her grandfather had eliminated most of the data associated with her history before she'd come to Japan, having spent a small fortune on hackers to remove all traces of her medical and criminal records. If he was lucky, he might learn about her parent's deaths or the time she was kidnapped, but that would take pouring over old newspapers from Boston and New York.