Rina sighed as she leaned against the stone wall by the front doors of the high school she attended, waiting impatiently for her boyfriend to show up so they could go around to the garden and through it to their new class. Her petite figure was practically hidden by the numerous students milling about although she was all but ignored. Every student who passed her would bow in respect, slowly making the slender teenager grow even more irritable as each one did this.

Sure, the attention was rather nice but it was annoying too. Everyone could pick apart the SA class from the average students by the clothing they wore; black, white and grey plaid pleated skirts, or black or grey dress pants for the boys, with a white dress shirt which was usually paired with a grey or black jacket. Ties were a must, red in colour, for female and male students alike. As for the rest of the school, they were stuck with uniforms that consisted of plain grey pleated skirts, or slacks in a guy's case, with black jackets over a starched white dress shirt. And, of course, the red tie for, once again, male's and females. Fascinating.

The dark brown haired student, who was currently waiting, was actually one of the most highly ranked student's in the entire school. She held the rank of 2nd and was damn proud of it.

" Kyoya, where are you..?" Rina muttered as she flipped open her cellphone and glanced to the screen with chocolate brown eyes that were currently hiding her frustration. If he didn't show up in the next thirty seconds she would go on ahead to the class. She wanted to see everyone including the newest object of her attention.

And sooner rather than later.

Kyoya stepped out of the car taking him to school, straightening the jacket to his uniform. He ruffled his dark hair, trying to keep it out of his eyes. Kyoya yawned as he searched over the tops of heads for his girlfriend. He spotted her, looking at her phone, annoyed. Kyoya scratched the back of his head as he approched her, she seemed to become more and more annoyed with him lately.

As he neared her he smiled. He leaned down and kissed her cheek, "Good morining Rina." Kyoya wrapped an arm around her waist, "Common, class is almost starting." He semi-led her to the SA class.

Makimi straightened her tie, adjusting her hair. "Today is going to be different, today is the day." She whispered to herself, nodding and continued on her way. She walked to the SA class through the garden, smiling brightly. She picked a flower, skipping slightly the rest of the way to the classroom. Makimi sat in her desk, placing her book bag on her desk, she put her earphones on, playing her music. Maki hummed the tune, giggling to herself and playing with the flower she had picked.

Shino:

Shino lingered by the entrance of the school building, eyeing Rina and her boyfriend curiously. He clumsily recovered as his bag began to slide off his narrow shoulders, and tossed his bangs out of his face with a flourish. Today was a new day. He was going to completely banish his clumsy, silly aura and replace it with a new attitude. He was going to straighten things up a bit. He didn't want Rina thinking he was a totally unorganized mess of a person. That wasn't the kind of guy anyone wanted. And he needed to be perfect, at all costs. He needed to be perfect for her.

Shino tossed his scarf around his neck farther, standing up straight. No more slouching, he told himself. He waved politely to Makimi as she passed by on her way to class, but she didn't seem to notice. He walked by a bed of flowers in full bloom. They were beautiful, elegant and graceful. They seemed to be taunting him. Telling him that no matter what he did to change himself, nothing would do the trick. He was beyond help. He would never raise himself up to Rina's level.

Kenji:

Kenji threw his cigarette off the curb, rounding the corner back onto school grounds. He often wandered away for a while, not long enough for anyone to miss him. Usually. He'd been caught occasionally, but they wouldn't dare expel him. His family was too rich. His grades were barely passing, so his dad was pretty much buying his son's way into higher level classes. Kenji knew he'd never make it in the academic world. His brain just didn't work that way.

The garden breeze was strong, and the sky was full of clouds. Kenji hurried into the school building just as raindrops began to fall. He cursed silently, remembering he had again forgotten his homework. Oh well. He probably wouldn't have finished it anyway. He threw the door to his next class open, just as the bell rang, and took the last available seat, next to a girl named Makimi whom he'd heard of but never spoken to. She was supposed to be smart. Sweet. A real goody-goody. He sighed and prewpared himself for a long, boring day of classes that he was bound to fail all of by the end of the year. Great. His parents would be thrilled.

Masato stood looking in his large bedroom mirror while talking on the phone. He wore his school uniform which was clean and pressed. He looked down at his watch, he should be leaving home for school soon. Masato began trying to wrap up his phone conversation with, Abe Hiroshi one of his clients.
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Hiroshi was a middle aged Japanese business man who often frequented the host club that Masato works at. Masato didn’t usually like to give his cell phone number to his clients, however Hiroshi was pretty kind and made a very good impression on Masato when they first met. Hiroshi enjoyed Masato’s company and paid much money to make visiting him frequently more possible.

“I miss you Masato. When will and we see each other again hm?” Hiroshi asked in a cool yet innocent manner.

“Soon Hiro-chan, soon. No worries okay? How about you stop by the club tonight? We can have drinks.” Masato replied with a smile.

“Sounds wonderful Masato-kun. I look forward to it.” Hiro replied with a quiet giggle.

“Sorry, but I have to let you go Hiro-chan. I’ve school to go to now.” Masato smoothly said to Hiroshi who was always lulled by Masato’s speaking voice.

“Alright Masato-kun, have a good day and learn lots! Hehe” Hiroshi said while snickering. He was totally happy to talk to Masato in this manner. To him, it was like actually dating Masato, whom he grew to care much about.

“See you later then ,Hiro-chan.” Masato said milotically as he ended the phone call. He took a second to stare at his phone with a fading smile. His phone charms dangled as he stood in reflection. Masato gathered his things and hurried out of the door.

Masato liked to take the train to school rather than get a ride. It gave his artistic eye a chance to spot things, critique the world around him, and his mind a chance to reflect without anyone’s interference. He stood on the crowded Tokyo train staring out of the window in a melancholy fashion. As the train passed the tall buildings and the many people bustling about the busy Tokyo streets, he couldn’t help but think, do I really belong where I’m placed now?

Masato arrived at Tokyo private academy. He walked quietly toward the building as his peers bowed respectfully to him. He would bow slightly as well in response to them and never without a smile. Some of the girls gossiped about his handsome elegance and ethnic background while the boys tried to figure out if he was competition for them in dating girls. Masato didn’t mind all of the fuss so much he was used to being singled out, in both praise and persecution. He was an elite student compare to most students and they dare not mess with him for being half Korean like in the past.

Masato proceeded to his first class. On the way saw Kyoya and Rina from afar. They always looked so cute together. Everyone envied their relationship. Masato couldn’t help but think of his host club job, the many men he entertains and acts couple-like with. It’s an act though in most cases, so it’s never the same as having someone who really cares about you. He was a little envious of them too. He wanted someone to love and to love him in return. He averted his eyes and carried on to class.

Upon reaching and entering the classroom Masato gave everyone a polite bow and then proceeded to his seat. Masato took a seat in class closest to the window. He neatly organized his belongings and began waiting for class to start. Kenji’s abrupt entrance to the classroom made Masato cringe a little. He believed there was a place for everyone and everything in life, and to Masato, kenji was in the wrong place considering his attitude toward school and his failing grades. Masato had little respect for those who don’t work for what they have, so naturally kenji’s number one rank upset Masato greatly.

Yuki smiled as she read the text her boyfriend sent her, 'Good Morning! Love you & have a gr8 day @ school!!!' she really was falling head over heels for this guy. She walked briskly to the SA class waving to her sisters when she passed them on the way to class. She saw Kyoya holding Rina, mentally cringing, she couldn't have liked that at all. Yuki almost felt sorry for him though, she knew about the games Rina always played, but honestly, Yuki just didn't have the heart to tell him. As she passed Maki, she let out a silent 'aww' at her cute, childlike behavior. Yuki arrived well before the bell rang, taking out her phone and texting her boyfriend. She dully noted that others were beginning to show up, too absorbed in texting.

Hana smiled dimly as she clutched a pile of messily stacked papers, she walked through the crowded hallways , kids gossiping and laughing and awaiting for school to start. Hana sighed remembering her teenage years. Hana opened the door to her classroom and saw already some kids sitting down and waiting for class to start. "Hi.." she said smiling as she dumped a bunch of papers on her desk, she turned towards the board and wrote her name in a rather neat handwriting 'Ms.Toyama'. She turned to the children in the room smiling and said. "Um welcome to my class, I had some due now's for you guys.. umm.. where did I put it?" she said searching through her papers.

Ishida watched as his peers hurried about to their classrooms, keeping his slow casual stroll to class. He winked at the collective group of girls gawking at him, hearing sequels of delight as he passed them. He walked into the classroom, the bell barely ringing as he sat down. He looked around the room to the other people, no one seemed to really catch his interest. The teacher walked in and immedietly caught his eye. She had seemed nervous, Ishida smiled reassuringly at her from his desk, his bright teeth flashing at her.

" Morning," Rina responded, lifting her head to receive the kiss she knew Kyoya would place upon her smooth skin. It was a rather regular routine by now and, if she did say so, this made it both boring and somewhat frustrating for their relationship. The girl thrived on a feeling of recklessness, adventure and, hell, some routine but too much was kind of annoying. And she wasn't afraid to show it as she rolled her eyes at the male, his arm winding around her waist as they started off toward their classroom. " I know it is, you're late," she sighed, turning her head to look around them as she lightly shrugged out of Kyoya's grasp and continued to walk as though nothing had happened.

A boy stood a few feet away, catching Rina's dark brown orbs' attention for an instant as she raised an eyebrow before glancing back over at her boyfriend. That was Akihira Shino, Kyoya's best friend since elementary school and Rina's most recent source of amusement. So to speak. He wasn't bad to look at though, she thought as she flashed a small 'apologetic' smile upward toward the much taller Kyoya and nearly ran into a boy she'd had a 'thing' with a mere few weeks ago.

Luckily, she avoided that collision before it could have got nasty and picked up the pace through the gardens holding Kyoya's hand tightly until they reached the class and she found a seat. Of course, Rina assumed Kyoya would sit next to her for now but.. she'd change that eventually. After all, he did practically anything she ever asked.

Kohei woke up very early in the morning. The sun had not yet fully arisen in the sky. He hit his alarm clock, eyes drowsy. Kohei slowly slid out of bed and went into his bathroom to shower. He made himself a nice breakfast full of protein after the shower. It was time for his morning jog. His morning routine made him feel refreshed after its completion. He loved to follow up with yoga and then getting dressed for school.

Kohei had just started attending Tokyo Private Academy. He liked the curriculum of the school and loved the athletics program. He headed out for school, grabbed his bike and sped off. He liked the morning time, it was pleasant to see and feel the sunshine. The neighbors that kohei cycled past all bowed and waved at him, old and young people alike. They all knew of his success in the Olympics and could tell by his school uniform which prestigious school he attended so he was to be respected. Kohei was humbled by such attention and respect however it also made him nervous. He hoped that at the very least he truly earned such respect from others rather than being elitist. He hated that sort of thing.

As Kohei reached the school he began to park his bike at the school bike racks, however an attendant swiftly stopped him saying, “Allow me please! You shouldn’t have to do such a thing. Please sir, allow me to take care of your vehicle as you proceed to class.” Kohei hadn’t gotten used to such special treatment and frankly he didn’t like it. He gave a deep bow, which startled the attendant, and continued inside the building past the garden. The other students ogled and awed at him as he walked the halls. He didn’t care for the separation of the “elite” students from the others. He smiled and greeted those who spoke and bowed to him.

Kohei walked the halls to class trailing behind Rina and Kyoya. He was still new to the school and he remembered the two from his class a day ago. “If I follow them I’ll find the class.” Kohei said to himself quietly at he trailed the couple. “Gosh, he’s quite clingy isn’t he? Perhaps that’s love for you.” Kohei giggled to himself. However Rina seemed a bit detached in Kohei’s eyes. He shook his head quickly to snap out of that train of thought. He didn’t like to pry into the business of others unless he considered himself close to them, and he had barely meet Rina and Kyoya outside of his initial class introduction.

Kohei entered the class room and gave a slight bow to his peers. He quickly scanned the room for an empty seat to sit in. There was one by Masato, who sat alone by the window. The sun shined in the classroom and landed on Masato illuminating his pale skin and highlighted hair. Kohei stood gazing at Masato for a brief moment with a smile. Masato paid him no attention as he was busy looking out of the window, his cheek resting in the palm of his hand. Kohei heard the teacher approaching the classroom and realized he had better clear the doorway. He shifted through the class and took his seat next to Masato.

“Good morning, Shi Hoon-san!” Kohei said in slightly nervous manner.

Masato turned to Kohei and said in a very polite manner of speech, “You are Tanihara-san right? Good morning.” Masato smiled slightly at Kohei, he hadn’t yet figured Kohei out.

“Right, I’m Tanihara.” Kohei replied with a chuckle. Masato smiled a little more brightly at Kohei, Kohei’s energy seemed to be a tad infectious.

Miss Tomoya walked into the classroom, placed papers on her desk and addressed the students. "Um welcome to my class, I had some due now's for you guys.. umm.. where did I put it?" she said searching through her papers. Kohei turned his attention to the teacher. He felt that Miss Tomoya seemed to be a bit disorganized which was somewhat strange to him. However he got focused and prepped himself for the beginning of the lecture.

Makimi quickly pulled her earphones out of her ears, biting her lip as she looked over to Kenji as he sat in the seat beside her. Makimi turned to him, smiling at her long time crush, "Good Morning Kenji." she nervously played with the hem of her skirt, she wanted to turn away and just slam her head on her desk, but she made a promise to herself that she'd at least try to get over her shyness. Instead of turning away, she just bit her lip, struggling to think of something to say to him, "Um, how are you?" She pushed her hair back, out of her face. Miss Tomoya came into the classroom, causing Maki to turn towards the front of the room, flashing another kind smile to Kenji.
Maki quickly took a notebook and a pen out of her book bag, prepared to take notes. She slightly wiggled around in her seat trying to get comfortable as the teacher fumbled through her papers.

Kyoya could always feel the looks that were sent his and Rina's way. It seemed everyone looked to them as a perfect couple. He lead Rina towards the SA class, but he could feel her shrug out of his grip, making him grind his teeth together, but kept a smile on his face, moving his hand to his side. He smiled down to her as she smiled apologetically up at him. As he looked back up they nearly crashed into Shino, Kyoya's best friend, "Hey Shino, What's up buddy?" he asked, smiling brightly at his friend. As they reached the classroom, Kyoya sat between his girlfriend and his best friend, Shino. He leaned back against his chair until the teacher came in, searching for papers.

Kenji:

Kenji glared stupidly at Makimi as she greeted him, not used to such a fond "good morning" from one of his peers. He noticed her red cheeks and excessive blinking. She had nice eyelashes. Kenji yawned, still not fully awake, and turned his attention to the other side of the room. He didn't have many close friends, but everyone knew him. He had quite a reputation, in fact. Apart from the attention he got from being so highly ranked in the SA classes, he was also known for his rude outburst, angry explosions, and all-around bad attitude. He noticed Rina and her boyfriend, Kyoya, chatting and Shino staring on enviously. The teacher stumbled forward, mumbling something, but Kenji didn't snap to attention. His eyelids were heavy. His stomach rumbled hungrily.

He remembered his unfinished homework questions, and huffed impatiently. He wished he could only remember these things, even if he had to resort to copying somebody else's work. He noticed Makimi pulling her papers out of her book bag, and he had an idea.

"Hey, uh, Makimi," He whispered, leaning over in her direction, "I, well . . . I didn't get my homework done. Can I copy yours real quick? I heard you're pretty smart." He shot her a convincing smile. "Please?"

Rina heard her boyfriend's teeth grind together behind her, the sound rather grating and annoying to her, as they entered the classroom. Kyoya was chatting with Shino rather animatedly, the smile on his lips only partially forced now as he did so. This nearly caused Rina to laugh bitterly but, of course, she held the bubbling negative emotions within her from tumbling from her lips and burning Kyoya cruelly.

She felt a tad put off as Kyoya placed himself between her and Shino, causing her to be nearest to the wall and making her annoyance level rise all that much more. Yes, the girl would be finding a new seat sometime soon as her dark eyes swept over the classroom and took in the teacher who had just entered and was scrambling to organize her thoughts... Let alone the many papers littering her large desk.

The name on the blackboard read "Ms. Toyama", clearly indicating their new teacher's name as she searched among her desk.

Rina couldn't help but think of how long this year would be; sitting next to the ever-clingy Kyoya and away from any other guys and girls, including good friends, and what appeared to be a scatterbrained teacher? How boring.

She pulled out one of her textbooks, not necessarily for this school's curriculum, and began to page through it. Her eyes scanned the words as she soaked up bits of information on most of the systems of the body. Since she was still deciding on her job choice for the future, she was rather happy to have it narrowed down to three possible choices; neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, and oncologist. She found it amusing how different each was and had faith she'd manage to achieve at least one of the three, with little to no issues. Of this she was quite confident.

" So," Rina finally said softly, her tone off-handed as she raised her eyes from the pages to look over at Kyoya and Shino, " By this time next year, I think I'm aiming to finally beat Kenji." Her eyes darted to the male for an instant as a slow smile spread over her lips, displaying her self-confidence and radiating warmth. Which, to be honest, was completely different to how she'd been acting toward Kyoya, especially him, earlier. Then she turned and glanced over at another who had entered the room, beaming at the male as she waved over at him.

" Ishida!" She called, not bothering to raise her voice due to the room's size and the small amount of people within it. " How was your vacation in China?" Though, of course, she ignored her two sister for the time being.

Makimi looked back to Kenji, and as much as she really liked Kenji, she so hated cheaters, "Well if I let you do that, you'd be a cheater and I'd be a cheater and I really hate cheaters." She widened her eyes as she realized what she had said, she quickly turned towards the front looking at her desk, "Why does it matter anyways, if you drop a rank, there's your dad who will just 'donate' more money to the school, so why even worry about it?" Maki said quickly, looking to Kenji sheepishly, "Um, sorry, just forget I said anything." she tossed him her homework looking to the front of the class room, blushing madly.

Kenji:

Kenji was utterly surprised by Makimi's harsh reaction. Usually people just did what he wanted. He looked at the ground for a moment, almost ashamed of the notion of cheating, but quickly recovered. He watched her blush and throw her homework in the bin. Kenji hadn't guessed a girl so sweet and shy could be so saucy. "Fine, I'll leave you to be a good girl and do your own work," He whispered harshly in her direction, "I know plenty of other girls who are always willing to lend he a hand. Next time I'll know better not to count on you!" He huffed around, facing the front of the room. His bad mood was expanding, overwhelming him, and he was still very hungry and tired. The day was definitely not off to a good start.

Shino:

Shino vaguely tuned out on the conversation between Rina and Kyoya, and glanced up as Ishida walked in, happy as ever, on return from his vacation. "Ishida! How was your vacation in China?" Rina asked. Kyoya looked somewhat annoyed at Rina's friendliness to Ishida, but Shino thought nothing of it. Everybody loved Ishida. He was just a great guy, super nice and really smart. Not to mention, rank three in the SA class. Shino smiled as Ishida took a seat near the group, smiling and greeting his friends.

Ishida smiled as he turned in his seat to face his friends, smiling brightly, "China? Oh It was great! Plenty of pretty girls, and lots of fine attractions!" He looked to everyone in the room, seeing the other Kobayashi girls, he turned back to Rina, "Rina? I had no clue your sisters were in this class as well!" He smiled and shook Rina's hand, "Oh and, congratulations on your number 2 spot! Your parents must be so proud!" Ishida toned his smile down slightly as he looked to Kyoya, who looked back to him almost annoyed. He let go of Rina's hand, smiling wider, "Oh what a dedicated boyfriend you have Rina," Ishida smiled sincerly, "But it seems I still haven't said hello to your sisters."

He moved over a few desks sitting besides Makimi, Kenji on the other end, who seemed to be in a bad mood, Ishida touched Makimi's arm, smiling, "Maki! How are you! It seems I haven't seen you in a while." Maki turned to him, blushing, causing Ishida to laugh, "Aw, Is mean old Kenji bothering you? That's alright, It's not just you, he acts that horrid way with everyone." He grinned hoping for a reaction, he even went to the extent of wrapping an arm around her and patting her knee. He looked over to Kenji grinning, "Tsk Tsk, see this is how you should treat a lady. Your way is sure to repel them." He grinned before letting Makimi out of his grasp, "Well, Maki, I'll probaly stop by your house later just to, you know, hang out."

He turned, looking to other student he hadn't recognized, he walked up to Kohei smiling, he sat in the seat beside him smiling, "Hello, I'm Tsukimori Ishida, are you new to this school? I feel I've seen your face somewhere..."

" That's awesome," the girl replied with a smile, actually happy to see the smile drop from Kyoya's face and the annoyance to show upon his expression. Although that was probably bad in a relationship, to purposely hurt and anger your partner. Oops, oh well. Rina was guilty of it a hundred times over anyway. " Oh, and congratulations on rank three!" She added at the exact moment the male had said the same for her own rank, forcing her lips to peel back and reveal her straight white teeth in an excited grin. " Hardly," Rina muttered softly, easily covering her words with a light laugh before thanking him cheerfully. Her small hand was engulfed by Ishida's in a handshake, comforting and nice in its own way.

He released her hand saying, "Oh what a dedicated boyfriend you have Rina," to which she nodded. " Yes, and I'm glad to have him with me." Her hand easily found Kyoya's as she smiled, feeling her stomach boil in anger at her lie. Not that anyone could tell the difference. She felt a whoosh of air leave her as Ishida walked off to greet her sisters, both of whom had made it into the class.

Kohei looked up slightly surprised as Ishida approached him smiling. He glanced over at Masato for a second before completely engaging Ishida in order to spark a three way conversation but Masato seemed to quickly avert his eyes and disengage. Kohei was a little confused with Masato’s reaction but swiftly averted his attention back to Ishida.

"Hello, I'm Tsukimori Ishida, are you new to this school? I feel I've seen your face somewhere..." Ishida said greeted Kohei.

Kohei smiled, “Ah… yes I’m new here. I’m Tanihara Kohei. It’s nice to meet you Tsukimori-san! I’m a gymnast so you might have seen me on TV. I represented Japan in the last Olympic games.”Kohei chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head. “I feel so cocky saying that! I don’t mean to be. Please forgive how that how sounded. I don’t have many friends outside of the gymnastics team at this school. Are you involved in any sports Tsukimori-san?” Kohei asked with a bright smile.

Masato averted his eyes from Kohei as Ishida approached. He wasn’t very close with some of his peers. Masato didn’t have an issue with Ishida in particular. Ishida was generally friendly. However, the other students were less social with him. Masato was still treated like an outsider on occasion by some of the other high ranking students. He was honestly surprised that Kohei spoke to him. He thought Kohei was cute in an innocent minded guy kind of way. However he was sure that Kohei was straight and was most likely just being friendly.

He listened in as Kohei and Ishida spoke. Kohei was really humble. “I didn’t know he was a gymnast. No wonder he looks so fit and muscular. Ishida and Kohei looked somewhat cute together.” Masato thought quietly to himself. He checked his vibrating cell phone and it was a text from Abe Hiroshi. It read, “See you tonight Masato-kun. Oh and I have a surprise for you to look forward to.” Masato was a little surprised. He sat in anticipation wondering what Hiroshi was planning.

Ishida smiled brightly, "Yes, of course! I remember watching you with my father! No need to be sorry, you were really very good, it was quite impressive!" Now he scratched the back of his head, "I've played a few sports, but I've never really been any good at them." He grinned, "My true assets are in the classroom, hence my being here." he finished by gesturing to the classroom.
He looked back to Kohei, "Well, since your new here, I could show you around, and tell you about a few of your classmates." He said looking around the classroom, pointing to and listing off the names of their classmates, as well as their ranking and small facts about them. "Ryota Kenji, Rank 1, really his father pays for his rank, not to mention he has bad temper. Then sitting next to him is Kobayashi Makimi, Rank 6, she's really nice, if you ever need anything you could always go to her, or me of course. She and her two sisters are in this class too, smart family... See that girl texting? She's Kobayashi Yuki, Rank 4, also nice, kinda distracted by her boyfriend, some college guy. Then over there is Kobayashi Rina, Rank 2, she is pretty... confident. She's dating Akami Kyoya, Rank 7, he's usually level headed and such. And sitting next to Kyoya is his best friend, Akihira Shino, Rank 5, nice enough guy." He smiled again to Kohei, pointing to Masato, "And finally, he is Shi Hoon Masato, Rank 8, nice and sunny personality. Though you might already know that, you two were talking earlier, right? Or was that my imagination?"

((hope you guys don't mind me 'introducing' everyone, if you don't like it i will edit it))

Kohei

“Wow, thank you for the compliment! I try my best.” Kohei blushed. “So have you tried your hand at gymnastics? You never know you might be good at it.” Kohei continued on with a light chuckle. “I would love a tour. This school is way bigger than my last high school!” Kohei said in reply to Ishida’s offer. After Ishida’s introduction of their peers and the mention of Shi Hoon Masato, Kohei began to blush faintly. He replied almost in a stutter, “Ah… y-yes! Oh wait a sec, I should say no, no you weren’t imagining things earlier. We were talking. Shi Hoon-san seemed pretty nice so I introduced myself to him. He is a pretty warm personality.” Kohei said as he glanced over at Masato.

Kohei turned to Masato, who was looking at his cell phone, and then looked back at Ishida with a bright smile. “Hey Tsukimori-san, Shi Hoon-san, we should exchange numbers and hang out sometime. What do you say guys?”

Masato

Masato was surprised to hear him mentioned in their conversation. He looked up for a split second and quickly turned his eyes to his phone. After Kohei addressed the two, Masato looked up as if he was suddenly snapped out of a trance. “Did you say something Tanihara-san?” Masato smiled innocently. He looked up at Ishida and spoke, “Ah, good morning Tsukimori san!”

As Maki watched Ishida leave she turned back to her desk, mortified. Her blush had only gotten worse, it felt like her face was just radiating red, which it probably was. She gulped as she realized that Kenji was most likely even more annoyed. Maki turned slightly towards him, head still bowed, tooking to the floor. "I- um... I'm sorry if I insulted you earlier... it was probably wrong of me to assume that you were cheating, err you were trying to cheat but..." she shook her head trying to clear her thoughts, a mumbled curse slipping out. She finally looked up to him, locking her eyes on his, "Look, can we just kinda start over? Please?" It was a lame apology, followed by a lame plead but she hoped he would accept it either way. She copied his convincing smile from earlier, remembering something he had said earlier, ::: "Fine, I'll leave you to be a good girl and do your own work," He whispered harshly in her direction, "I know plenty of other girls who are always willing to lend he a hand. Next time I'll know better not to count on you!"::: Makimi grinned, giggling slightly, "And to be honest, you really shouldn't be so cocky, your not that much of a 'chick magnet'." She laughed slightly into her hand, when she looked back to him, her smile faded, "Err, sorry..." she grinned sheepishly upto him.