Fan Fiction ❯ The Four Emeralds ❯ The Power Within ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: Please don't forget that Ellie will now be referred to as Takara.

 

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“Eliz—I mean, Takara, did you get PE clothes yet?” asked Kioko as the two friends walked towards the girls' locker room to change. “Because third period is PE. Our PE teacher, Ms. Wahara, is really nice.”

 

Takara opened her new locker and showed Kioko her PE clothes. “My parents made sure I had everything I needed so I wouldn't be so nervous joining a new school.”

 

Kioko nodded. “That was nice of them. Well, let's go change. I'm warning you right now, though, our school's PE uniforms don't look good on anyone.”

 

Takara just smiled. The girls went into separate rooms to change. Kioko finished first and waited for Takara. When Takara finally did come out, Kioko was amazed.

 

Takara had wrapped her long brown braid around itself to form a bun on the top of her head, and then pulled out two thin locks of hair in the front that hung down and carressed her cheeks. Her parents had had the PE uniform made specially for her, so the white shirt and navy blue skort* fit her perfectly, showing off her great figure. All in all, Takara could have been a visiting supermodel.

 

“Come on, Kioko. We don't want to be late.” Kioko followed Takara with her mouth still hanging open. Takara laughed and said, “Stop looking at me like that Kioko! My parents had my PE uniform made to fit me.”

 

“Ok, now I'm jealous. Let me guess. You're an only child, right?”

 

Takara looked at Kioko. “Yes, how did you know?”

 

“Well, it's obvious. Your parents totally spoil you.”

 

Takara rolled her eyes, but didn't respond as they had almost reached the field. The grass was green and soft, and the field itself was huge. Over in the corner, Takara could see the boy's PE class standing around talking.

 

“Ms. Wahara! We have a new student,” Kioko yelled, bringing Takara's attention back to the girl's PE class. There were about 29 students in the class, as the 8th grade was broken up into two classes that had one PE class together. Her face lost some of it's color when she saw Leiko talking with her `followers.'

 

“Well hello there. May I ask your name?” the PE teacher said.

 

Takara thought for a second. “Which one?”

 

Ms. Wahara laughed. “Both if you want.”

 

“Well, my real name is Elizabeth and my new name is Seiko Takara.”

 

The teacher quickly became serious, and she looked at the new student with admiration and amazement. “Precious child the world depends on. Interesting. I can't wait to see what TT class you get.”

 

Takara was about to ask what a `TT class' was, when Kioko called to her.

 

“Takara! Come meet some of my other friends!”

 

Takara walked over to where Kioko was standing with three other girls. All three of the girls had short black hair and dark brown eyes.

 

“Takara, these are the triplets, Hana, Cho, and Ami. Girls, this is the new student Takara.”

 

Takara and the triplets said hello and the girls explained to Takara how PE at their school worked.

 

“For ten minutes before class starts, we stretch,” said Hana.

 

“And then we run 3 laps around the field,” said Cho.

 

“Then we do whatever Ms. Wahara has planned for the day,” finished Ami.

 

With that, the triplets and Kioko started stretching.

 

“Come on, Takara. We have already wasted the first five minutes,” Kioko scolded.

 

“Um, would you mind if I went somewhere where I can stretch alone?”

 

Kioko looked confused and a little hurt, but she nodded her head and Takara walked off and sat on the ground in the shade of a tree near the edge of the field. She stuck her legs straight out in front of her and reached down to touch her toes. Then, she began to spread her legs until she was doing a split. She leaned over and touched her right foot with both hands, then did the same with her left foot.

 

When she was done stretching, Takara sat Indian style and closed her eyes. She reached out with her mind and felt the world around her. While she meditated, Takara searched her soul for the presence she knew was in her. When she found it, she felt the all-too-familiar power fill her body.

 

“You know you're wasting precious stretching time.”

 

Takara almost screamed when she felt the power slip away from her. Irritated, she opened her eyes and saw a boy with sandy blonde eyes and hazel eyes staring at her.

 

“And?” she retorted.

 

“Well, you're going to hurt yourself if you don't stretch before PE.”

 

Takara glared at him. “I already stretched. Now tell me, who are you?”

 

The boy smiled brightly. “I thought you'd never ask. My name is Ryo. Now it's your turn. What's your name?”

 

“Seiko Takara. Are you related to Kyo?”

 

The boy's eye darkened at the name, and he quickly answered, “Unfortunately, yes. He is my brother.”

 

Takara cocked an eyebrow and asked, “Why unfortunately?”

 

Ryo didn't get a chance to answer though, because the boy's PE teacher was starting class. He smiled at her, and ran off, yelling, “See you later!”

 

Takara was a bit confused with the hasty conversation, but she pushed it to the back of her mind. She closed her eyes again and tried to locate the power again. She found it, and grabbed onto it with her mind. Once again she felt the power surge through her body. When it filled her, she opened her eyes and stood up.

 

“Hey, Ell—oops, Takara! Come on, class is starting!” Kioko called to her, waving her hands around in the air. Takara sighed and walked over.

 

“What were you doing, anyways? Why were you just sitting there when you could've been stretching?”

 

Takara smiled at Kioko and said, “I was meditating. After meditating, I don't need to stretch. But I did anyways, so don't worry.”

 

Kioko nodded and Ms. Wahara started class. “Ok girls, you know the drill! Three laps around the field. First one run, second one walk, and third one run again. When you get back, we are going to play baseball!”

 

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Ryo watched as the girls' PE class started their laps. He looked for the new girl, Takara, and watched as she ran. Her long legs stretched out and she gained speed. She passed more and more girls and was soon at the front of the group. Still, she kept on gaining ground, and by the time she had finished three laps, the other girls were only half-way through their second. Ms. Wahara watched with an open mouth and Ryo smirked.

 

I knew she was special. No one looks that good in a PE uniform.

 

“Ryo!” the PE teacher called. “Pay attention!”

 

He blinked as he was brought back to earth and continued running his laps.

 

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“Takara, meet me after class.”

 

Takara nodded at the PE teacher and waited for the other girls to finish their laps. She had felt that boy, Ryo, staring at her while she ran her laps.

 

Takara had known the second she saw him that he was Kyo's brother. Ryo's sandy blonde hair and green eyes were almost identical to Kyo's, but their attitudes were completely different. Kyo looked stuck-up and Ryo looked nice. Ryo looked smart and intelligent, but Kyo looked like he didn't care at all for school.

 

How can two so different in personality be so identical in looks?

 

The rest of the class had finished their laps, and Kioko came running over.

 

“How did you get done so fast? I mean, you didn't even break a sweat!”

 

Takara just shrugged and took a sip of her water.

 

“Ok girls, time to pick teams! I'd like Takara and Leiko to be team captains.”

 

Both girls walked over to stand next to the PE teacher. “Leiko, you pick first. We are going to pick by twos. And please try to hurry. I don't want to waste any more time then we have to.”

 

The girls picked, and the game began. Takara had, of course, chosen Kioko and the triplets first, and from then on she picked randomly.

 

Leiko's team was on the field first, and Takara's team was up to bat. The class batted in the order they were picked, so Takara went first. Leiko was pitcher, and she threw a perfect pitch for Takara. Takara swung the bat and the ball went flying.

 

The class stared with wide eyes as the ball soared out of the field.Takara ran the bases in record time and smiled at her team. Leiko just fumed.

 

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After Class:

 

Takara waited after class for Ms. Wahara. “You wanted to talk to me?”

 

“Yes. Has anyone explained TT classes to you yet?”

 

“No, not yet. What are they?”

 

“TT stands for `Talent Training'. Every student has a talent, some more then one. TT classes help you learn to control your talent and use it to the best of your abilities. If a student has more than one main talent, they will take two TT classes. Sixth hour is for TT classes, and seventh hour is a study hall, but if you take two TT classes, you will miss study hall. I wanted to talk to you about taking an athletic TT class instead of study hall.”

 

Takara thought about it for a moment. “So I can take a different TT class during sixth hour?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“All right, then. It sounds fun.”

 

Ms. Wahara smiled. “Ok, then. Meet me back on the field in your PE clothes for seventh hour. But right now you need to go change and get to 4th period.”

 

Takara told the PE teacher good-bye and ran off to get changed.

 

This sure is an interesting school, she thought as she changed. No jewelry allowed, TT classes, teachers with special abilities… what kind of school is this?

 

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A/N: Well, I did it again! Step by step I'm going to write my own story! ^_^ Please review and tell me what you think! By the way, Ms. Wahara's name means `peaceful field.'

 

*For those of you who don't know what a skort is, it's a cross between shorts and a skirt. Basically, it's a skirt with shorts attached. So you still look like you're wearing a cute skirt, but you can do more athletic stuff without worrying about people seeing up your skirt.