Well...
I decided I was going to write a fic for my girlfriend... And, this is what it started out with...
So, um... Review? :)
She would like that, because the more reviews there are the more likely I'll write the second one. Like, 20 reviews or something...
There was a website on the board when the class started that day. THe teacher, who preferred to be called by her first name, was just sitting behind her desk on the computer, that wesite behind her. The students were quietly sitting in their seats waiting for Midori to explain the site to them, their laptops open in front of them.
Natsuki was in one corner at the back, and she had occupied herself on a few sites to keep entertained until class started. Five minutes after the scheduled start time, she looked aroundto find no one doing anything. She scanned the class before the site on the board caught her attention and she typed it in curiously.
A site popped up telling her to pick her class and create a user name, so she did. After he name was registered, she found a message in her inbox a few seconds later. She opened it and read: 'Stay quiet for another half an hour. I want to see how many of the other students will sit there. - Midori'
Natsuki smirked and closed the message. She came back to the mainpage and opened the 'Greetings' folder.
'This site has been created to connect students from different schools and different majors. We feel this will help students create a network of colleagues after they graduate so that they can help each other in the work place and perhaps even socially become friends.'
The blunette glanced at her teacher. Of course she would have them get involved in something like this. She left the folder and found another message, this one wasn't from Midori though.
'My name is Shizuru from Kyoto U. I am interested in making your acquaintance. Your usuername caught my eyes. I hope you will reply. - Shizuru.' The username, Natsuki noteced afterwards, was KUFujino. She sighed; it was probably a very studious person trying to feel rebelious by talking to her. Natsuki's eyes shifted to her username. TokyoSilverWolf. She supposed it could seem intriguing, though she didn't think so. Still, it never hurt to reply.
'Hey. I'm Natsuki Kuga, bioengineering. I have to say, I don't think I'm too interesting, but I guess I'll leave that to you. - N'
"Class, I'm dismissing you early. Visit this site. if You were all as curious as Kuga you wouldn't eve have this as homework. YOu all better be registered and have sent at least one message to a student at another school by tomorrow. Later," Midori told everyone. Natsuki looked at the clok and grinned happily. THey were being dismissed an hour early. She looked at her screen to shut it down, but saw another message.
'I am a business major, so you are already more interesitng than myself. I think we are supposed to correspond once a day. I'm not in class tomorrow, and I'll be visiting my parents most of the day. Will you be online tomorrow evening? - S'
"Yes I will, after five. I'll look forward to talking to you then. - N'
*****
Shizuru smiled softly and shut her laptop.
"Is everything okay, Shizuru?" asked her friend Reito. They had grown up together - childhood friends since birth. They tried dating in high school but it was to strange, more like brother and sister than boyfriend and girlfriend so they agreed to never try again. That didn't keep them from being inseparable though, and when the time came they signed up for the same college.
"More than okay, Reito. I think I finally found a student on thisthat doesn't know me and immediately becomes a fangirl in each vonversation."
"Good, you need a real conversation."
"I do, you are right."
"Even if I could give you one, and without having to wait for an electronic response," he teased. They laughed lightly. "What's her name and school?"
"Tokyo, Natsuki Kuga."
"I've heard of her from my Tokyo student contact. She's the most sought after Ice Princess Bachellorette. Her attitude is cold and distant toward everyone but a couple teachers a a few students. If that's who you're talking to, it ought to be fun conversing with her."
"Yes, well, now I'm even more intrigued," Shizuru said with a rare pleased grin. "Thank you, Reito."
*****
Natsuki met up with Mai after class to walk to the cafeteria together. It was pasta lunch and teriyaki dinner day - Natsuki wasn't going to miss those, not even for Mai's cooking. Well, maybe dinner but pasta was special, even if she wasn't sure why.
"Did you class have that buddy site?" Mai asked as soon as they met up.
"Yeah, I had a contact immediately after I signed in."
"I was given the site a few hours ago and just had a contact from Osaka University about ten minutes after my last class, and then another contact from Kyoto right after."
"You had a contact from Kyoto too?"
"Yeah. Is that where your contact is from?"
"Yep. I'll tell you if you tell me."
"All right," Mai laughed. "Mikoto Minagi and Reito Kanzaki, respectively. I told them both about you, so don't be surprised if you hear from them later."
"Of course you would."
Mai flinched. "I'm sorry, Natsuki, I forgot you don't like anyone else talking about you!"
"It's okay, Mai. Don't worry about it."
"Still-"
"Don't. It's not like we'll ever see them, right?"