Mirrored Heart Chapter 1

''Whaa! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!'' a girl with dark blonde hair. She wore a school uniform; was around 15 years and had two different eye colors, her left one was yellow while the right was green and a small red crystal pendant around her neck.

She ran through the streets and the reason for that was because of the old classic 'I have overslept situation'.

As she was running she didn't look where she went in her panic and bumped into somebody, causing her to fall on her butt while the other person seemed to have felt the impact but wasn't much affected.

"Watch where you running!" told the person, who had a female voice. As the girl looked up, she spotted a girl around her age, wearing a sleeveless shirt and short pants in black with black shoes. The hair were blue with black stripes and above her green eyes were sky goggles and a pair of fingerless gloves covered the hands with two leather bands around the left arm.

'' Sorry! Last night I watch a DVD of Jack Chan. And I went to bed very late and I overslept!''

The other girl rolled her eyes and then asked, "Where can I find the Lydian Music Academy?"

''Huh? Are you a new student?'' asked the blonde girl. '' Then we have no time to lose!'' she grabbed the hand of the student and raced to Lydian Music Academy.

''Ouch! What are you doing it? I asked where the school was!'' protested the blue haired girl. "You don't have to pull me the way over if you are late anyway!"

"But I am also a student of Lydian Music Academy! And it is my job as your senpai to help you,'' said the blond girl. "My name is Youta, by the way. I'm 15 years old and I practice karate and budo. My favorite food is chicken ramen. and ..''

"Okay, okay, you do not need to tell your interests,'' the blue-haired girl sighs. "And we still have to see if you get to be my senpai," she then mumbled lowly to herself. "Better not… who knows what kind of trouble she brings to me," and then she saw the red crystal around Youta's neck. "Hey Youta was it? Where did you get that crystal from?''

Youta looked confused and saw the crystal around her neck, "AAAAH! I accidently picked up mom's Gungnir!''

"Gungnir?" asked the girl. "It doesn't look like the spear of Odin."

"N-no! Of course not! I-I c-confused it with my homework about Odin! Hahaha...'' Youta laughed nervously as if she was hiding something.

The blue-haired girl didn't buy it but decided to let it be… instead she asked, "Is it still far? My arm hurts from your pulling."

"Yes, we're almost there,'' replied Youta and the other girl told.

"Then let go before I forget myself!" but then a cart with vegetables suddenly came directly towards a child with a ball.

Youta let the hand of the student go and sprint for the child. For a moment it didn't look like Youta would make it in time, but suddenly she was faster and was able to get the child out of the way, milliseconds before the cart hit the spot where the child was.

''Huh? How did I become so fast?'' Youta wondered. She shook her head and asked the child. "Are you okay? Do you have any pain?'' the child started crying and Youta began comforting the child.

The people around them stared at what just happened and asked if the two are were ok. When the parents of the child came, the child ran to them. They thank Youta while she blushed and scratched behind her head.

''It was nothing. Glad I could help,'' she turned around and saw that the blue-haired girl was gone.''Where is she?''

She was nowhere to be seen but then Youta remembered, she was still late, "AAH! I still have half hour to go to school!'' and then she started running to the Lydian Music Academy.

Youta got in her class just in time for the bell. She sat on her place while her head laid on the table, ''Thank God. I do not have to stay after class for today.'' She sighed.

"Then you shouldn't watch that movie last night dummy." Said a girl with short spiky hair with blue eyes, besides her was another girl with light brown hair with a light yellow ribbon tied to the back of her head. Those are her childhood friends: Kanade Kazanari and Harmonia Kohinata.

"But Kanade!" Youta raise her head off the table. "It was getting to the best part where..!" But suddenly Harmonia put her hand on to Youta's mouth and said. "Okay that's enough Youta."

Then their teacher called for the attention of the class. Once it was sure the attention was there, the teacher told, "Attention students! Today we will greet an exchange student from Germany. Please welcome her and make her feel at home."

Then the exchange student came in, and to Youta's surprise it was the girl from earlier, just then, she wearing the school's uniform. She made a bow and told, "I am Serena Schwarzmagier. A pleasure to meet you."

Some students of the class were whispering to each other to the newcomer and Harmonia wondered, "I wonder why we didn't hear about a transfer student before. I thought something like that would be announced earlier to prepare everybody."

"Perhaps they have forgotten it? The Song Festival is over a week. Because of it the teachers do not have time to say that we have a exchange student from Germany,'' proposed Kanade.

"You know…" began Harmonia. "Schwarzmagier sounds like a meaningful name."

"What do you mean by 'meaningful' Harmonia?'' asked Youta and her friend answered.

"Just a feeling! Perhaps we should look up what it means."

Later after school Serena was about to leave the place as she was suddenly called by her name. She turned around and spotted Youta and two of her classmates rushing to her.

Not really wanting to be bothered, Serena just asked, "What do you want?" but then Youta grabbed her hand and said. "I was so worried about you! Why did you leave at the last moment?''

"What do you mean?" asked Serena, freeing her hand.

"She means that while she saved the kid you disappeared. Not a good start to the making friends," Kanade said.

"I don't plan on making friends during my stay," told Serena. "And now excuse me! I have to change out and do some shopping."

"How can you be so cold?" asked Harmonia, shocked of her behavior.

"You know where the stores are Serena-chan? You just came into Japan don't you?'' asked Youta. "We can give you a tour of our city.''

She sighed loudly and told, "Fine! Do what you think you have to do. Just to make yourself happy!"

The ladies led Serena around their city. They were in a clothing store looking for... well, clothes!

Serena sighed loudly since she wanted to get food for the evening, not new clothes. In fact, she wanted to be back into her usual ones.

"Boring, don't you think? Searching for clothes? Kanade said while her hands were behind her head.

"Was never a girl for clothes shopping… my usual ones are more than enough," told Serena .

"I agree with you. A few clothes and you're done. I do not understand why some of the clothes are expensive. If you buy one of these, you kiss your wallet goodbye.''

"Easy for you to say Kanade,'' said Harmonia. "Your mother is one of the best singers around the world! You can almost buy your own mansion if you want.''

"Says the daughter of one of the best blacksmithing there is! You can also buy a mansion whenever you want,'' countered Kanade.

"Next you tell me you know a king," joked Serena.

The girls laughed while Youta looked through some clothes until she saw a woman in her twenties. She had short cream colored hair, dark orange eyes and was wearing a blue vest with a red skirt.

"Mom! What are you doing here?''

Serena looked at Youta and wondered, "Mom? She looks quite too young for being your mother. Older sister is something I would believe."

"Oh! Youta I did not know you went shopping," said her mother and saw Kanade and Harmonia. "Kanade-chan! Harmonia-chan! Nice to see the two of you again.''

"Hello Hibiki-san," said Harmonia while Kanade said. '' Yo, Hibiki-san, are you shopping for clothes for the kids?''

Hibiki nodded, "There are new kids coming into the orphanage and we do not have so too many clothes for them, so that's why I'm here.''

"Ma! Why didn't you say you went shopping for the orphanage?'' asked Youta.

Hibiki giggled and said, "Because you are a sweet girl and you want to help your mother. But you should also make time with your friends. That is also important Youta.''

"How come you look so young?" asked Serena.

"If you want to know. I have a lot of exercises and eat lots of vegetables and rice!'' Serena did not buy it. She felt that Hibiki was hiding something, like her daughter.

"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Hibiki Yuma. Nice to meet you.''

"Serena… Serena Schwarzmagier," replied Serena, raising an eye at her family name, but also not quite believing her story about staying that young "You work in an orphanage Ms. Yuma?''

"Yes, that's right. It was an idea of my husband. And please call me Hibiki.''

"Then why isn't he helping you on this job? So far I know it means a lot of work and low payment," countered Serena, looking for an opening to excuse herself and leave. She wasn't really interested in bonding with any of the present woman/girls…

"Because one of our friends had an emergency and my husband went with the fathers of Kanade-chan and Harmonia-chan and went towards them,'' told Hibiki. "And I'm not alone. Youta and our other friends help a lot with the orphanage Sarena-chan.'' and then Youta's stomach began to rattle.

"I think it's almost time for dinner,'' said Youta. "Serena-chan, why don't you come with us? Mom makes the best food there is!''

"Thanks for the invitation," told Serena. "But I have to attend to my own business! It's already overdone."

With that she turned around and began to leave. Harmonia looked after her and told, "She is isolating herself a lot… I wonder why.

"Who knows. But she kinda acting a bit strange just now.'' said Kanade.

''What do you mean Kanade?'' asked Youta and Kanade answered. "When Hibiki-san introduced herself she looked a bit surprised.''

"And that she just have trouble to see how Hibiki-san looks younger than she is actually?" asked Harmonia. "She is not from Japan after all," but Kanade shook her head.

"No. That's not it. I think it was Hibiki-san's last name,'' the three ladies blinked a few times. Hibiki pointed to herself and said. "She was surprised about my last name?''

"I don't see anything wrong with the name that could surprise anybody," told Harmonia. "Or did I miss something?"

"I do not know. I feel like the name Yuma is important to her,'' Kanade said but then Youta started screaming.

"We'll be late for dinner!'' She point at the clock and Hibiki began to panic.

"Oh! I still have to cook for the kids! Youta! We need to go home fast!'' Hibiki and Youta started running to their home.

"They are almost the same person. Don't you think so Harmonia?'' Kanade giggled.

"Almost like they are clones," joked Harmonia. "Better we go because they might forget to leave some food for us."

"Then what are we waiting for?'' Kanade questioned and began running with Harmonia.