One Punk Man

5.

"Don't they look adorable together?" Emily asked her sister, observing her brother and the new Japanese girl from afar.

"She made him a gift, this is just so cute," the American grinned from ear to ear, "I can already hear the wedding bells."

Marguerite shook her head with a smile. "Don't exaggerate Emily. Both have just laid the misunderstandings by side. Let them be friends for now."

"Aww man..."

The American groaned; she had made some plans concerning Arthur and Sakura. She wanted to speed up the process of them becoming a couple.

Before the school bell could signal the next lesson, the president of the student council wandered through the halls. The Luxembourgish boy was looking for someone.

Upon seeing the punk, he rushed towards him with a gentle face.

"Arthur," he said.

The Brit turned around. "Noah."

"I am looking for your sister but I can't find her. Would you ask her if she wants to join the council?"

Arthur nodded. His sister has always been interested in joining the council. With her experience in sports and her popularity, she would be a good member. Arthur was certain of it.

Noah wanted to leave, but his eyes fell on the unfamiliar girl in front of him. "Oh excuse me, you must be new. I am Noah, the president of the student council."

The Japanese shot him a friendly smile, "Sakura, nice to meet you. Yes, I am new here."

"That is a pretty name," he concluded, "Where are you from?"

"Japan."

The Luxembourger was always pleased to meet new people, especially from new continents. Never before had he met anyone from the Asian country. "Would you too be interested in joining us too? We could meet afterwards and discuss."

"I-er."
"No," Arthur answered strictly. He did not hate the Luxembourgish student, but he did not like the fact that he was pressing her. In addition to that, he wanted to meet her after school which annoyed the Englishman greatly. Arthur was starting to act overprotective over the Japanese (which was very recognisable if one read his body language). As if he could read Sakura's mind, she was glad for him to have intervened. Noah seemed nice to her but she felt uncomfortable to be asked to join an organisation she was not familiar with.

"Okay, well I will go now. Tell Emily about my suggestion," the Luxembourgish said calmly, and disappeared behind the wall were Arthur's sisters were watching them. "Good job, Luxi," Emily commented, calling him by his nickname. "'T ass gärgeschitt, now will you join?" He asked. She hugged him quickly. Yes, I will join your council."

Marguerite was flabbergasted; her sister had planned this. She wanted to see if their brother was already showing signs of jealousy, which was indeed the case. "Now we know how to annoy him to the point where he would confess to her." Even though Marguerite wanted to facepalm, she was still grinning happily. Her sister really was one of a kind.

"The next class is Art," Sakura said softly. She was walking side by side with the Brit who she now considered as a friend. "I am glad this misunderstanding is cleared up."

"Me too," Arthur mentioned happily, his once negative emotions turning into light happiness. "Ehm, can I sit next to you?" He asked timidly with red cheeks. The Japanese directed her eyes towards him and smiled, "Of course you can, we are friends now, right."

At first he was overly flattered and could not stop his racing heart to calm down. Although he was happy that she had accepted him, he could not prevent his body from cringing lightly at the word 'friends'. He smiled back "Thank you."

Both sat next to each other as the class began. During the lesson he asked Sakura for help due to her great art skill. She taught him several things which he took to heart. Despite the theoretical side of the course, they also had Art history in the second part of the lesson. After that, they would have a little break and the students were standing up and grabbing their bags. The teacher made a quick announcement, before they exited the room. "Students, in a few weeks we are going to make a one day trip to Paris. We will visit the Musée d'Orsay. Please fill out these sheets of attendance."

Sakura, who never visited Paris before, was excited to make such a new experience. Arthur observed her happy countenance. "Are you excited?" He asked curiously.

"Yes, I've never been to Paris before," she confessed.

As if she had loudly exclaimed that information, Francis rushed to her. "Oh, mais mademoiselle, si vous voulez, je peux -"

"Shut up Frenchie," Arthur intervened spitefully. Sakura looked at both males. While Francis was smirking, Arthur had an angry look on his face. "Well Arthur, I have a good taste in arts and can show her around in the museum," the French suggested. "Privately," he said, winking at Sakura. The Brit positioned himself before her and glared at Francis. "You should be happy that we have witnesses, otherwise I would have punched you for making such a bold move towards her," he threatened darkly. Sakura, analysing the situation, moved her head to properly watch Francis. "I am sorry, Francis, but I think I have to decline," she said apologetically.

"Okay," the French answered smiling innocently before he left the classroom (giving Emily a high five on his way outside). The tenseness was decreasing as he went to the hall. "A-Are you alright?" She asked the Brit who in return nodded. "I apologise for his manners," he mumbled. She was still a little surprise by his protective behaviour but shrugged it off.

Both then decided to eat together with Arthur's sisters. Sakura had agreed to get to know them, after the first meeting had been a little awkward.

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Translation:

't ass gärgeschitt – You're welcome

Oh, mais mademoiselle, si vous voulez, je peux – Oh, but Miss, if you want, I can –

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[A/N: Emily is already sabotaging and planning to get those two together (and I approve ~ xD) ]