Back to Where it all Began

[Niri Zolaro]

She stood there, in the shade of a tree, looking at the Academy. There she was once a student, where she had met so many friends, so many rivals, had so many good times, but now, all of that was gone.

Smiling to herself, Niri leaned against the tree. "This is were it all started," she said, looking back up at the sky. "I wonder now where my road might take me."

Never really one to go out and do something big, she was content on staying in the back, in where no one could really be bothered by her but at the same time, where she could watch from a distance, in case she needed to go out and be helpful.

[Haruna Shizuoka]

There was a distinct feeling in the air as the blondie ran around the academy, her hair following behind her as a wave of gold. The ex-model was taking taking a run in her jogging outfit to ensure that she was to stay in shape for her new job. If she was going to teach the students, she couldn't be flabby, after all! On top of that, she needed this sweet body of hers to lure the fishes in~ And by fishies, she of course meant buddies. And by buddies, she of course meant... well, we can get to that later.

Of course, now she was hot, sweaty, and somewhat pooped. For some people, this was attractive. For other, less crazy people... well, Haruna was still hot regardless. Maybe the sweat glistening would make her look better? The ex-model couldn't figure how well that would work out, but it was always best to take things as far as she could with less effort. Sometimes, being shiny did things like that. She needed a place to rest now, though...

To finish her jog, she a visit to the courtyard was in order. It seemed empty and the school year hadn't started yet, so there would be less people (men) to ogle her body and she could relax. Of course, she couldn't help but notice that the courtyard was, in fact, VERY empty. Save for one lone lovely who stood next to the tree. She seemed to have said something, but Haruna was too far away to make any words out of what her lips were forming. She decided that a talk with a lovely lady would be a great end to her jog~

"Hello there~! What's a lovely lady like yourself doing out here alone~? On this beautiful day~?"

[Niri Zolaro]

Hearing a sweet voice, Niri turned her attention to what made the sound. "Oh...um, hello," she said, blushing a little bit when noticed. "I didn't hear you run up, I'm sorry."

She couldn't stop staring at the other woman, seeing that she was quite beautiful and certainly in great shape. Blushing a little darker, she looked away briefly. "I've only just arrived at Duel Academy. I figured that I might as well relearn the school's grounds."

Tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, Niri smiled. "I'm sorry, we haven't met yet," she said, holding out her hand. "I'm Niri Zolaro, a former student, the new librarian."

[Haruna Shizuoka]

"Oh, you're an alumni too! I graduated 6 years ago, and decided to pick up a job here as the P.E. teacher, since there's been an opening for that department recently."

Haruna noted this woman's body language and took note of the fact that she was staring, then blushing, then avoiding eye-contact. Oh, dear, she was a shy one~ The blondie always loved playing with these, since they were always so amusing~ Crossing her arms under her chest and pushing her breasts up prominently, though pretending to not notice, she smiled at the now-introduced Niri Zolaro.

"Don't know if you've heard my name before, but I'm Haruna Shizuoka~ Might've known me as "The Virus," back in the day. I've long discarded that nickname now, though~"

As she finished her introduction, she'd smiled widely and swayed her body from side to side playfully, thinking about how things were going to go from here on out~ With such a lovely looking coworker, it would be hard to keep her hands off of another person's body~

"Do... you mind if I get reacquainted with the school with you?"

[Niri Zolaro]

"I graduated four years ago, but I have heard of you. You were an idol to many of my class mates," she said, blushing brighter when she had noticed. Clearing her throat, Niri tried not to look. "You were my idol as well," she said shyly before looking away. "I was a weaker duelist in school but my grades were what got me through the houses. I was known to use spell cards over monster cards."

When Haruna started to sway, Niri looked away before shrugging. "I suppose it would be alright." Giggling, she put her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to laugh but this is a great. I can't believe I'm talking to someone I admired in school."

Biting her lower lip, Niri turned to walk towards the school, tucking her hair behind her ear again. If some of her former classmates could see her now, they would certainly have a fit about it and would be in a rage of jealousy. "I don't suppose you remember a gaggle of girls following around you in school. I wasn't one of them but I'd see them follow you a lot."

[Haruna Shizuoka]

"Good~! I haven't been here in the longest time, so you might have to show me around, too~"

Haruna couldn't help but notice that the giggling continued cutely, along with all of the shy turning away and all of the shy body language. This really did intrigue Haruna more than if she were to simply look at the students of the school and she was unable to stifle a giggle of her own. After all, she was completely unaware of her fangirls. She always figured that she had more fanboys. Not that having fangirls was a problem. After all, she preferred them as the fairer sex~ And she was even more intrigued by the fact that the woman standing in front of her now was one of them.

"I actually wasn't aware of this and am terribly flattered that you mention this now. And it's quite alright to giggle! I think it's cute. Along with the fact that you have grades to back up the cuteness, you're just adorable~"

She said this flirtingly, but it was also very true. Haruna took her steps with Niri, making sure to follow behind the other girl closely. This woman was a previous fan, and this would make things somewhat easier~ Of course, Haruna slightly hoped that Niri wasn't a fan of her modeling. That would make things a bit awkward and certainly artificial. Or maybe not. She was certainly honest, but Haruna was never completely sure. If Niri was a fan, though, Haruna wondered how far this would take either of them~

[Niri Zolaro]

Niri looked over at the other, very surprised by the piece of information she was just told. "I'm surprised, they were very loud whenever you dueled." Looking ahead of her, she wondered if she was remembered in school. Probably not but it wasn't too surprising really, she was just the class nerd.

Looking at her feet, Niri let out a breath before turning to Haruna. "I have seen your model shots in some magazines as well. I didn't know that you had pursued that career." Not that it was too surprising. Haruna was always the prettiest girls in school and that many of the female students wanted to be just like her, if not wanted to be in some naughty relationship with her. "I thought your shot with the Blue Eyes in the background was quite powerful." Of course, this made her sound as if she was only making small conversation, which wasn't what she wanted at all, but it just slipped out. Being nervous, Niri was quite the little blabbermouth. She just hoped she wouldn't say something that would make her sound incredibly stupid.

Passing by a statue of WingWeaver, Niri looked up before putting her hand on it. "This was always my favorite in school. When I received the card myself, I believed it was fate that something was telling me that things were going to get better in school for me." Turning, she smiled over at Haruna. "Then I saw you for the first time and I knew that things did get better." In fact, what she didn't tell Haruna was that the other was very inspirational and had given Niri the courage to go out and do many of the things she did in her years of school.

Realizing that her now coworker was quite hot, she made her way over to a vending machine, putting some money before entering a code for a water bottle to pop out. Handing it over, she let out a bright smile.

[Haruna Shizuoka]

Haruna wasn't terribly surprised that she didn't notice the gaggle of girls now. She was awfully focused on her dueling at school and tended to block out her surroundings. Some people would say that this is probably a bad habit, but it was one that she acquired over her many years of dueling. And then Niri mentioned the modeling. Haruna couldn't help but blush at the fact that Niri mentioned the Blue-Eyes shoot, one she enjoyed thoroughly.

"Well, it wasn't anything major. Just small dueling magazines that needed a little more publicity."

It wasn't like Haruna to take a humble approach to a fan, but when it was a coworker, she didn't want word to spread out that she was a model. After all, it was particularly hush-hush on her end, and she didn't want all of the attention that came with the fame. A quieter, much more peaceful fan base was always a lot better than the raging masses. It was around the end of this thought process that Haruna heard Niri mention the WingWeaver statue. How it inspired her. And then the topic of Haruna came up again.

"Is that so? I didn't know that I had such a cute little admirer. Why didn't you approach me during school?"

Of course, Haruna could think of a few reasons off the top of her head, but she wanted to hear from Niri. It would make things more interesting to her. And it would let her hear more of the lovely lady's voice...~

[Niri Zolaro]

Now a very bright red, Niri looked away. "I uh...well, you were... you were always busy with other things...I didn't want to be a bother to you." she said, looking down at her feet, her hands holding onto the bottom of her skirt tightly. "Besides, I don't think you would have noticed me."

There were so many others who were prettier, who were better duelists, some who had more confidence than she did. "I wasn't anyone in school, no one really important or popular, not like you. I was just a little shadow in the corner, over looked by all."

[Haruna Shizuoka]

Haruna watched as Niri looked away, almost as if she was ashamed. Now feeling bad that she'd asked Niri such a question, Haruna took several steps towards the other woman quietly, making light movements so that she could get behind Niri without being noticed. Haruna's arms reached around her and she'd grasped the water bottle that the other woman was holding lightly and slowly pulled it out of her hand, a smile forming on her lip. She whispered into Niri's ear gently.

"Oh, you definitely weren't no one. Even if you were just a quiet little girl who was in the shadows, you were still someone. Someone who watched me and admired me. I appreciate that wholeheartedly, you see."

Haruna proceeded to gently grasp the blue-haired maiden's hands in her own and she'd given a light, playful giggle, moving her head to nuzzle Niri's cheek with her own. Haruna couldn't resist someone as cute as Niri when they were so adorably shy and when they had offered her a bottle of water, after all.

"Popularity and importance in high school mean very little in the real world. I'm sure you're aware of this, since we both graduated, right? We're both older now. And you're certainly more than any nobody I've met."

The blondie then placed her hook-n'-sinker tactic next in line to ensure that there would be positive steps in their friendship together. She'd pressed her lips lightly on Niri's cheek and pulled away, opening the water bottle and taking a small sip of the water inside, a warm, welcoming smile being directed at the shy one in front of her now.

"So, how about we continue that tour~?"

[Niri Zolaro]

Blushing a bright red color, Niri didn't even noticed that Haruna had taken the water bottle from her, her mind got stuck on the warm breath in her ear, the softness of the others cheek against her own. Wanting to melt in a puddle of herself, Niri stood absolutely still until she felt lips on her cheek.

Gasping, she turned her head to look at Haruna as she began to walk away, drinking some water. Looking down at her own hands, she soon wondered when she had taken the water from her and when she had snuck away with it.

Speechless, Niri nodded, looking back down at her feet, a small smile on her face. She was shaking, she noticed, but she also felt like her heart was racing. "Um...we could see our old dorms," she suggested. "I had started off as a Ra yellow."

[Haruna Shizuoka]

"That sounds delightful~! I'm sure we'll know our way around as long as they haven't renovated the dorms, right~?"

Haruna found it absolutely adorable that Niri was as shy as she was. The way her body reacted when Haruna touched her was just so... cute~ It made Haruna giggle once more and weigh options of what she could do with Niri once they get to the dorms. Of course, they could always continue the tour. But that just wasn't Haruna's style at all~ Perhaps she could experiment, even~ The shy ones were always the most fun to play with, after all.

"I actually started as an Obelisk myself. Though you may have heard that down the grapevine~ At the very least, I can show you around the Obelisk dorms if you show me around the Ra dorms~ Deal~?"

[Niri Zolaro]

Smiling, Niri shook her head. "I know what the Obelisk dorm look like, I got to be an Obelisk Blue due to my grade, though my dueling ability wasn't the best." But maybe it would a good thing to see her old dorm. "I don't mind though, I miss it."

Pulling her ponytail to look at the color, she smiled. "My hair and the yellow jackets of Ra didn't mesh well. But at least I fit in with the other Obelisk."

Of course, she had noticed that Haruna was an Obelisk Blue, the jacket and skirt was apparent but now that they were both out of school, colors didn't matter anymore. "Which would you like to revisit first?"

[Haruna Shizuoka]

"Mmmm~ I suppose it'd be nice to take a visit to my old dorm first~ i could bring you in and show you a little bit of the things that happened there from time to time~"

Of course, this included a multitude of things, from dueling to... well, indescribable things, really. And of course Niri went to Obelisk dorms when she graduated. It just hadn't occurred to Haruna at that point in time, since she was always an Obelisk from the beginning. This gave her some leeway with her grades, since she didn't need to get better, but only needed to maintain.

"As for being a Ra, I'm sure that my hair would've fit perfectly there, but I think I pulled off the Obelisk look quite nicely, wouldn't you say~?"

It then occurred to her that she probably sounded pretty narcissistic to Niri, and she knew that if she wanted to get the girl she needed to tone it down. Talk about someone that wasn't herself. Of course, this was to be applied to all people on all dates, but Haruna really wanted to give Niri the right impression. After all, as coworkers, they would be seeing a lot of each other. Right?

"And I'm sure your hair went great with the Obelisk uniform. In fact, I bet your hair would look great in most anything you put on~" Or off~

[Niri Zolaro]

She shook her head. "Not yellows or greens, everything else seems to work just fine." She began to play with her hair again, wondering if she should dye it to a more natural color. It didn't matter to her now, they were no longer required to wear uniforms so it wouldn't really make a difference what she wore. Smiling, she made a note to stay in formal clothes now, just in case.

Looking up ahead, she remembered the dorms, how her room was large, how the Obelisk pool was always a welcomed relief. "What did you do on your time off, whenever you weren't dueling that is? Did you spend your days wandering around the campus?"