<hr/><br/><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: monotype corsiva;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mari's first day at Furinkan High</strong></span></span></div><br/><hr/><br/>Thankfully it was a nice sunny day out when Mari left for school. Her parents had sent her to Nerima from Tokyo because of the Tendo School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. Mari's mother was born in Nerima and she knew the Tendo family was renown for their martial arts skill especially since Akane had her betrothed move in.<div class="floatleft">(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5615/marigd.jpg)</div>Mari had heard tales of the Tendo girls and had looked forward to meeting them ever since. Akane sounded like a sweet girl who was just about the same age as she was. The night before she had made it into the city long enough to find her room at a local boarding house and settle in.<br/><br/>Walking along the streets she had little trouble finding the high school and had passed by as she saw a female fighting a group of males one at a time. Stopping to watch a moment she rose a brow and smirked as the girl had skill and easily beat them one after another. Finally she slipped past and made her way to the office to put in her final papers of registration in order to receive her class list. Being a new upperclassmen at Furinkan it did give her somewhat of an advantage but also left her with a strong desire to prove herself. Mari smoothed down her skirt and made sure her tie was in place on her uniform. Everything in order and everything in its place. She smiled and tucked back a chocolate lock behind one ear as she stepped up to the receptionist at the front.<br/><br/><strong>"Hello. I'm Mariko Kakuto. I am here to complete my registration for classes."</strong><br/><br/>Her voice was soft and almost quiet but held a tone of confidence and strength. She placed her paperwork on the desk before the office worker and gave a slight bow of greeting to her before bestowing a sweet smile soon after.