I was talking to Toshiie's mom when Toshiie came inside the house too. I was telling her about how there was a worm and it really scared me. His mom turned to Toshiie and he handed my bag to me. I totally forgot about my bag!

"Oh I forgot about this. Thank a lot, Toshiie!" I said cheerfully. Hopefully he doesn't mention me having to delete the picture because I set a random code on it so it can't be deleted unless the pass code is typed in. Toshiie's mom nudged me a little and smiled, eyeing Toshiie. She must really want me talking to him. His mom left into the kitchen and we were the only ones in the living room.

"Naotora, pick up after yourself. Stop leaving your stuff so we can pick up after you." Toshiie said coldly. I nodded my head and apologized to him. His right eye was still a bit pink from when I poked him with the picture. I wanted to laugh so much but he must be annoyed by me. He's so cold and evil. He's such a flip flop. One moment he's nice and then the next, he's all mean and everything again. I'm about to buy him a pair of rubber flip flops to represent how much of a flip flop he is. The thought of that made me laugh.

"Sorry I'm laughing, Toshiie." I said to him. I began laughing some more.

"Shut up, Naotora. It's not even funny." Toshiie said meanly and began walking up the stairs. I shook my head. He's so mean. I wasn't laughing at him or anything. Oh well, at least he forgot about the picture. That's good. I went up the stairs too. I got in my room and locked it. I switched into a black jean short and a pink v neck shirt. After I switched, I came out of the room and went to the bathroom. I opened the door and hit somebody…

Toshiie was in the bathroom and he bent down to pick up his phone because he dropped it. As he grabbed his phone, someone swung the door open and made the door hit his head. It really hurt and he got so angry. He heard Naotora gasp.

"Ow, what the hell Naotora?" he yelled out meanly to her. He opened the door and there she was. She was so shocked. He wondered why bad luck was always happening to him when she's around. "Why is it that every time you're around, something bad always happens to me? God you're so annoying!"

"Sorry Toshiie. It was an accident only." She replied to him. He knows she doesn't do it on purpose but still it gets him very mad. He began going out of the bathroom and she sneezed on him. It got in his mouth too. He got so disgusted of her.

"Ew! What's your problem? Don't you know how to freaken cover your mouth while sneezing?" he said to her, as she was smiling. He could tell she was trying hard not to smile. He then gave her a knucklehead. "Don't be freaken smiling like you accomplished something great." She began laughing.

"I'm really sorry." She replied. Toshiie hated how she always apologized to him and then something bad happens to him.

"Stop apologizing to me! Every time you do, something bad happens to me. You are such bad luck in my life, you know that? I was doing fine when you were gone but now that you're back, my life is having bad luck again." Toshiie said, and she looked down.

"Okay, I get it. Sorry for always being sorry and making bad stuff happen to you. But you really should know I'm not doing it on purpose or anything." She replied to him. She began walking off and began walking down the stairs. As she was on her third step, she tripped and almost fell. He quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her to him, making her fall on him…

I was on top of Toshiie once again. Why does this always happen? Every time he yells at me, I always almost fall but he pulls me back and I fall on him. The door opened and Tommy saw me on top of Toshiie. Tommy then made a mad face to me. I quickly got off him. It was so embarrassing that Tommy would see. First, he saw Toshiie on top of me in my room and now this? I'm gonna die of embarrassment!

"Hey, don't be going on top of my big brother like that! You are such a disgusting girl! My brother would never like someone stupid like you!" Tommy yelled. Ouch, I can see the brotherly resemblance. I know Toshiie hates me so there really is nothing to worry Tommy about. "Don't get too comfortable being around my brother. It's not gonna make him fall in love with you or anything. He is too smart and talented for you."

"Tommy, that's enough. Go back and finish your homework." Toshiie said, as Tommy began going back inside his own room. I guess since Toshiie hates me, his brother hates me as well. It is kinda cute though. Tommy must really look up to Toshiie. It got all awkward now so we were just quiet. Toshiie then turned to me. "Hey, don't mind my brother." I just smiled and shook my head.

"It's okay. Your brother is right. He is really cute," I replied to him and laughed, "I'm gonna go help your mom cook." I began walking down the stairs carefully so I don't fall down like before.

Toshiie's mom and I made some boiled chicken, yummy orange chicken and bulgogi with rice. She asked me to go tell Toshiie to eat. I walked up the stairs and to his room. It's so quiet in there. I wonder what he's doing in there. Could he be sleeping? I then got ready to knock on his door…

Toshiie decided to go out of his room because he had nothing to do. Honestly, he was hoping that he would get some entertainment from Naotora. He opened the door as someone gave him a knucklehead. It was Naotora. Was she waiting to give him that knucklehead? He hates getting knuckleheads so he got very mad.

"Ow!" he yelled, scaring her. She flinched and dropped her phone on the corner of his toe as it really hurt. "Ow, Naotora!"

"Oh my goodness! Are you okay? I'm so sorry!" she said, as he knew something was gonna happen to him because she apologized. She bent down to pick up her phone and she scratched his feet on accident. He quickly pulled his feet away.

"What is wrong with you, Naotora? Just stop!" Toshiie said to her and she stood back up with such a cute smile on her face. He knew she wanted to laugh so much but she was forcing herself not to laugh. He then gave her a knucklehead. "You need to stop giving me knuckleheads. Only I can give them to you. You got that?" She just stood quiet. He really did get some entertainment out of her. It then got all awkward again.

"Well come eat some food, okay?" Naotora told him, going off back downstairs. He went into the bathroom and could not stop thinking about her. She was so annoying, yet if she doesn't do something to make him mad, he would be so bored and kinda miss her. He washed his hands and then went downstairs. He saw Naotora and his mom talking. He then approached them and his mom turned to him.

"Oh good, you're here. Let's eat." She said, making Naotora sit down and taking him to sit next to her. The food looked really good. They all began getting some food. He noticed that Tommy wasn't there. His mom got some food and headed over to the living room. He peeked and saw Tommy sitting down with his arms crossed. He guessed his mom wanted Naotora and him to eat on the table together.

He and Naotora were eating down in awkwardness and the vibe was so strong. He then decided to get back at her for scratching his feet with her nails. He picked up a piece of rice and flicked it to her. She also turned to him too and the rice strucked the center of her forehead. Her mouth opened in shock.

"Hey! What did you that for?" she said, taking it off her forehead. She looked so cute with it and he snickered. She turned back and scooped up the chicken feet. He thought she was gonna eat it when she picked it up. To his surprise, she scratched him with the chicken feet where the nails were supposed to be at. "Haha, you just got scratched." It didn't even hurt and the thought of her picking up the feet just to scratch him with it was such a Naotora thing for her to do and it was really funny. He was so ready to laugh out loud. Once again, it got all awkward for them both. She set the chicken feet aside and turned to him. She looked like she really wanted to laugh too and when they eyed each other, they began laughing. He saw the chicken's head and scooped it up when she wasn't looking. He held it in his hand and made the beak scratch her too on the arm. She turned and saw the head. Her eyes widened and she screamed, flinching so hard that she tipped the chair over and fell down. The sound of the chair startled them. He didn't think she would freak out that much. He put the head aside and his mom came running over.

"Oh my gosh, what happened here? Naotora, are you okay?" his mom said, helping Naotora up. She was just laughing it off…

"I'm okay," I replied to her. I fixed the chair and sat back down. "I'm sorry for worrying you." Toshiie's mom went back to go eat and Toshiie and I eyed each other and began laughing again. We continued eating in peace. I have so many butterflies in my tummy and they won't go away! What should I do? I shouldn't even like him this way but I can't help it. I like him too much to stop liking him.

Toshiie was forced to help me wash the dishes. We were done with it and I had soap on my hands. I then began to blow a bubble with it and Toshiie watched me.

"Why are you even blowing bubbles? You're so immature," Toshiie said to me, as the bubble popped and the soap flew in his left eye. He shut it tightly. "Ow stupid Naotora!" it was a total accident and I felt bad for him. I tried to hard not to laugh.

"I'm so sorry Toshiie. Let me help you wipe it away." I said, trying to wipe it but he moved my soaped up hand away instead of the one without soap and rubbed his other eye and it burned too. He shut his eyes tight. He yelled out in pain again. "Oh no! I'll take you to the bathroom." I began leading him to the bathroom but he pulled me away and began walking off. "No, Toshiie, you're gonna…" He bumped into the wall and I quickly pulled him back and took him to the bathroom. I turned the sink on and moved his hands to the water…

Naotora put his hands on such hot water and he pulled away. His eyes were burning from the soap and he was so mad at her.

"Ow stupid! The water is hella hot!" he yelled to her.

"Oh my goodness. I am so sorry! I didn't know it was hot!" she said and grabbed his hand and he felt cold water now. He began washing his face but mainly his eyes. It took literally 5 minutes for his eyes to feel better. When he was able to open his eyes again, Naotora wasn't there with him anymore. No wonder he didn't hear her anymore. He was still pissed off at her. He went back into the kitchen and saw her sweeping the floor. She looked very cute sweeping. It's funny because he gets so mad at her but he can never stay mad at her for a long time. Toshiie went to her and snatched the broom away from her and put it aside. He then backed her up to the wall.

"What are you doing, Toshiie?" she asked innocently. He put his hands on the wall so she wouldn't be able to escape him. He leaned in closer to her and he can hear her heart beating really loud. He knew she still liked him after two years. Every time he does this, she gets so vulnerable.

"You got a lot of nerves to continuously make me mad. You have made me mad one too many times today. You need a punishment. I'll give you three options. You can lick the floor, eat soap, or kiss me." She made such a surprised face and her heart raced even faster and louder than ever before.

"I don't want to do any of the three." She said, trying to escape but he pulled her back. He decided to mess around with her because she was so funny and cute. Toshiie leaned in to her ear and whispered to her.

"Why not do option 3 where you kiss me? I kissed you before. It should be your turn to do the same to me." He whispered, half smiling and looked at her with his penetrating eyes. She was so pink and he knew she was blushing so much.

"Toshiie, please stop." She said, looking down, her voice being shaky.

"Why? This is what you've always wanted, isn't it?" Toshiie said, smiling in such a hot way. He knew Naotora couldn't take it anymore and she escaped his grip and ran upstairs into her room. He then laughed it off. He headed upstairs and into his room. For the rest of the night, she didn't bother him at all…

I was in my room, so embarrassed of Toshiie. Why does he keep confusing my heart? He is lying about the punishment options. He is lying about option three. He just wants me to be dumbfounded if I do it and he stops me. I know it in my heart. He's playing around with me because he knows I still have lots of feelings for him. I don't know why but this was more embarrassing than when I confessed my feelings for him in front of everyone. I felt tears forming in my eyes. It hasn't been a long time since I came back here and began talking to him again so why do I feel this way?

The next day it was so awkward for me because we had to still go to school together and he was driving. I was wearing a green v neck mini t shirt and a high waist yellow short. I wore a yellow and green converse shoe. I decided to split my hair and wave and curl it. The new Nike bag I was using was light purple. When I came down, Toshiie was waiting for me.

"You take forever, Naotora." Toshiie told me. We went out of the house and into his car. How can he just pretend that nothing happened? I knew he was fooling around with me. It's so awkward for me but since he's acting like nothing's wrong, I should do the same as well. He began driving off to school. It was 7:25 a.m. and we still have some time. Toshiie took me to the same place we would meet up. He then turned to me. "Don't act like you don't know us. You got that?"I nodded my head.

"Okay, if you want." I replied. I got out of the car and walked across the street to the Starbucks in front of the school. When I entered inside, I saw Ina and Okuni in line for their orders to be taken. I wonder if they're buying some for their friends too. I went to get in line as well. I was behind them and it was kinda awkward for me…

Ina and Okuni were getting some Starbucks for themselves when they were looking around and saw Naotora behind them. It shocked them because they didn't notice she was there too. It was kind of awkward and they can't say anything about her because she's behind them and she was Japanese too. Ina then decided that she would be the one to start a conversation. She turned to Naotora.

"Hey Naotora. Do you remember us? Ina and Okuni?" Ina asked and Naotora turned to them and smiled.

"How could I not remember you guys? We grew up together." She replied and Ina and Okuni got so happy that she remembered them. Ina got so happy that she leapt onto Naotora and hugged her. Okuni gave her a hug as well.

"I'm so glad! Yesterday, you seemed to not remember Keiji and it really scared us that you may have forgot about us as well. That's why we didn't approach you yesterday." Ina explained and Naotora seemed surprised.

"I do remember him. It's just that Toshiie…" she began but then trailed off. Ina and Okuni got very curious. Did Toshiie tell her to act like she doesn't know them? "Well, it's kind of a long story."

"It's been too long, Naotora. We need to catch up on everything. You can tell us after we get our drinks, yeah?" Okuni suggested and Naotora smiled and nodded her head…

The three of us were walking with our caramel coated vanilla frappuccino. We were catching up on everything that's happened in the last two years. I had so much to tell them. We went to go sit down on the bench that happened to be close to Keiji them. They were five benches away from us.

"I don't even know where to start telling you what happened so I'll start after I moved. The school was really odd. There were like so many Asians getting bullied and everything. There was this black guy named Jeirome who was the first to talk to me and I hung out with him. A week later he tried asking me out but I didn't think of him that way. He also said he wasn't a bully too and the following day I met this Chinese guy named Yue Jin in P.E. class. We were gonna be partners. It was weird because guys were telling me that Jeirome wouldn't like me talking to him. I thought nothing of it and then at lunch time I freaken saw Jeirome bullying Yue Jin, saying Asians were so dumb and for them to go back where they came from. It really offended me because I was Asian as well. I stopped being Jeirome's friend and became Yue Jin's friend. He and his cousins gave me these pierces and tattoos. But anyway, like I don't know why but there was a rumor saying that he and I did it but we really didn't. It was so stupid because Jeirome probably told people to bully us," I said and they were shocked.

"Oh my god what a freaken jerk!" Ina said and Okuni agreed.

"The bullying got really bad up to the point where I was getting threats and Yue Jin's cousin took Yue Jin to live with him so he wouldn't be bullied anymore. I was all alone then and had no one. I was so sad and lonely too. I didn't want my parents knowing so I kept my mouth shut so they didn't suspect anything. So one day my mom and I were spending some time together and these freaken guys stalked us and crashed in our car for fun but the car went out of control and then a truck slammed into our car," I continued, feeling like crying again. I paused for a bit. "My mom didn't make it." Ina and Okuni gasped in shock.

"I'm sorry for your loss." They both said to me, giving me hugs. I hugged them back.

"My dad found out I was being bullied and he became depressed and became alcoholic for a while. I felt so hopeless that time too. So then I had a dream that my mom came to visit me and she made me feel better. Since then, I didn't tolerate the bullying and I got the bullying to stop and my dad stopped drinking too so everything was all good. I also met a guy named Xun Yu too and he was really handsome. I actually liked him too but we couldn't be together because Jeirome was gonna continuously beat him up and I didn't want that for him. After everything that happened, we talked again but he already had a girlfriend. He didn't tell me but his girlfriend told me. It turned out he dumped her the month we first began talking and got back with her the following day I told him that I would stop talking to him. When everything was good again, he even asked if we would be able to be together. I never got to reply to him though. After his girlfriend told me, he came back to me and I got him to stay with his girlfriend. Soon, the homeowner of the house we rented from told us that he sold the house and my dad was gonna buy it already but the guy already got money for it. We became homeless and then my dad met his old friend who took us in and he happened to live here too. So here we are." I ended.

"Wow, seems like you went through a lot. Well at least you're here again. So, earlier you mentioned Toshiie?" Okuni asked, as I dropped my phone and it turned on. The display picture was of Toshiie when he was still small. Before I picked it up, Ina got it first and saw the picture.

"Aww, he's so cute! Wait, is this Toshiie?" Ina asked, beginning to smile. I gasped. I totally forgot to change the display picture! Okuni looked at the picture and began laughing. "Ooh, Naotora. What are we missing out on?" I shook my head. Oh no, what will I do if Toshiie finds out? He'll be so mad at me.

"No… Nothing!" I said, trying to get the phone but she moved it away. I began running after her to get it back. We were laughing too…

Toshiie saw that the three of them reunited again. They had her phone and were running away from her and she was chasing them to get it back. All of them were laughing too.

"Come on, Ina. Give it!" Naotora said, smiling and running. Ina ran past them, holding the phone and he saw a picture that looked really familiar on her display. He then recognized that picture. It was the picture that he and Naotora were fighting for yesterday! It made him mad that he forgot to tell her to delete it and that she set it as her display. Naotora was about to run past them too but he got up and grabbed her arm. She stopped running and turned to him. He dragged her off by a tree.

"Ow Toshiie, you're hurting my arm," She told him as he let go. He turned to her, pissed off. "What's wrong?" Toshiie then gave her a knucklehead. "Ow, what did I do?"

"Stupid. Why did you set the picture as your display on the phone?" he asked as she managed to smile and laugh, "Stop laughing, Naotora! You're gonna be in big trouble. You better delete it now!"

"Um, well you see, I can't delete it. I kinda set a pass code for it and I made it random so I don't know the pass code." She confessed and he got so mad at her.

"You piss me off so much! Why the hell would you set a random pass code for it, stupid?" Toshiie said, and she looked down. Naotora looked so cute doing that too. Her eyelashes were so long and pretty.

"Sorry, Toshiie. I'll try and see what the pass code is so don't be mad and be glad, okay?" Naotora said, looking at him. She was so irresistible that he stopped being mad at her.

"You better." He said, walking off back to Keiji and Ina them. Naotora followed along too…

I walked back to Ina them. I turned and Keiji was looking at me. Toshiie did say to seem like I know them, which I do so I guess I can wave at him. I smiled out to him and waved hi to him. He did the same too.

"Good morning, Keiji." I said cheerfully. He told me good morning too and I smiled out to his other friends Kiyomasa and Sakon. They were so mature looking now. I reached Ina and Okuni and she gave me back my phone.

"So, Naotora, is there something we should know about the two of you?" Okuni said, smiling. I smiled too and we began walking off. I still trust them a lot even though we lost contact for two years. I'm positive they won't say anything out to anyone.

"Well I'm not supposed to say but I trust you two enough to tell you guys. My dad and his dad are friends and they took us in." I revealed and Ina and Okuni gasped out of shock. They began laughing a lot.

"Seriously? Wow, you're living with Toshiie and his family then?" Ina asked and I nodded my head. They couldn't believe it that I was living with Toshiie and his family. "I would love to see his house once. Can you show us afterschool?"

"I'm not sure because he drives us to school and back. Maybe we can walk if you guys want." I told them and they nodded their heads. I smiled and then the Nobuyuki and Yukimura brothers were walking by and Ina blushed and smiled. It seemed like she was into the Nobuyuki guy. I think they would make a great couple. He turned to us and smiled.

"Hello ladies." Nobuyuki said cheerfully. We smiled at him and he continued off. Ina watched him go off and I laughed. Wow, she must really like him. He seems really nice and everything. Hopefully everything goes well for Ina.

"Seems like you're in love yourself, Ina." I said and she blushed. Okuni and I just laughed at her. It was then time for first period class. The math teacher was Sun Jian and I remembered him from the interview. He turned and saw me too.

"Well if it isn't the talented Naotora. Glad you could make it." Sun Jian said to me and I smiled. Everyone sat down on a seat and we began our lesson for today.

When it was time for dancing class, I wore a black teen top with a grey sweat pant made to be like a skinny jean. I had on Air Jordans too and I tied my hair up in a bun and used a long band to hold my hair in place.

Ina, Okuni, and I went inside the classroom and went to the back where everyone was at. Shuten was waiting for everyone to arrive. Once they did, he cleared his throat and everyone shifted their attention to him.

"Today is a free day. You guys can go rest, dance, sing, play musical instruments, or whatever." Shuten said, and everyone began leaving. I turned to Ina and Okuni.

"Okay, so where do you guys wanna go?" I asked. We all thought about where we wanted to go. Keiji and the other guys came over to us.

"Hey, let's hang out together this period, yeah?" suggested Keiji. We agreed on it. I turned to Toshiie, who was standing next to Kiyomasa and looking around. He then eyed me and I turned away quickly and looked down. Keiji wanted to go to the instrument room so we headed over there.

"Ey, Toshiie, play us some music with your guitar." Kiyomasa said and then Ina smiled and turned to me. I was touching the violin. I haven't played the violin for a while now. I wonder if I'll still be able to play it.

"Yeah, Naotora, let's hear you and Toshiie do a duet! That's a great idea, right?" Ina said and they all agreed. I turned to Toshiie and he picked up a guitar. Of course it would be a guitar. He really matches the guitar though.

"I don't know," I said, even though I was so tempted to play an instrument. "I haven't been playing for a while.

"Don't even embarrass yourself." Toshiie said and my mouth dropped open. He doesn't know that I can play musical instruments too. He really shouldn't judge someone by their looks. I turned to him.

"Hey, I haven't played musical instruments for a while now. You don't even know much about me. You can't just judge me like that. At least I can play a few musical instruments unlike you, who can only play the guitar." I replied and the guys began laughing a lot. Even Ina and Okuni were laughing.

"Sounds to me like a challenge. What do you say, Toshiie?" Keiji said, smiling. Toshiie then got up and walked to me, making me back up to the wall.

"I say that if she can play at least three instruments, then I'll carry her to class for today and tomorrow. If not, then she does the same to me." Toshiie said, backing up from me. I then smiled. He doesn't know what he's in for. Little does he know he's gonna lose this challenge. Oh well, it's not like I'm doing it for the challenge. I'll just play it because I want to play it.

"Alright then. Naotora, if you can play at least three instruments, then Toshiie has to carry you around for today and tomorrow. If you can't, you have to do the same. Do you accept?" Sakon said professionally. I nodded my head.

"I accept." I replied, taking the violin instrument.

"Whoo! Go Naotora!" Ina and Okuni shouted to me. I smiled. I played the instrumental beat "Why did I fall in love with you" by the guy group DBSK and started playing it when the time was right…

Toshiie was so surprised she knew how to play the violin! Even he can't play it. He only knows how to play the guitar. He could have learned to play the other ones but he chose not to, since guitar was his favorite. She was really good at playing it too.

"Damn Toshiie, you about to carry her around school now." Joked Kiyomasa and they laughed. He knew Naotora probably did know how to play at least three instruments because she accepted the challenge. He knew it the moment he told her not to embarrass herself. It was kind of an excuse to be able to carry her around for fun because he secretly liked her. Okuni then turned to him.

"See how much you missed out on, Toshiie? Naotora's not your average girl." Okuni told him, smiling. He knows she was right. He really did misjudge her a lot. He always thought she was stupid and normal like everyone else but it seems she even surpassed him. She's smart and knows how to play musical instruments.

He watched her play the violin very passionately. Boy was it breathtaking for him. Naotora's beauty combined with the music makes the song better to listen to. After she was done playing the violin, she went to the piano and began playing the song "Kiss the Rain" by Yiruma and she was so good at it and afterwards, she grabbed the guitar and played "Safe and Sound" by Taylor Swift.

"Ooh Toshiie. Looks like you're carrying her now." Sakon said, laughing. Toshiie pretended to roll his eyes as if he is annoyed but really he was kinda happy that he gets to carry her. She was so light anyways…

I finished playing it and they clapped their hands. They told me that I was really good and I thanked them. I didn't play the instruments so Toshiie could carry me around though. I just did it because I loved playing it.

"So Toshiie, you lost fair and square so you have to carry Naotora around now." Ina said and Toshiie went to me. I laughed and shook my head.

"No it's okay. I just wanted to play it. I wasn't doing it for the challenge so you don't have to worry about carrying me around," I told him but he turned around and went down, "You really don't have to carry me. I'm gonna be too heavy for you to last the whole day. I'm gonna end up breaking your back." Toshiie then grabbed my legs, forcing me to hold his neck. I uttered a tiny scream too.

"I know you secretly want me to carry you so just shut up." Toshiie said to me, as we went out of the room. Our classmates were staring at Toshiie carry me around on his back. Oh man, I can feel the butterflies in my tummy again. I wonder if I'm heavy for him to carry. I don't want to break his back.

"Hey, Toshiie, I don't wanna break your back. You can put me down." I told him.

"No, you better not, Toshiie! You lost fair and square so you're gonna be carrying her around. You also better not think about dropping her either. I will beat you up if you do." Ina said, walking next to me.

"Shut up, Ina. I know you want Nobuyuki to carry you around like this." Toshiie said, and Ina began blushing. Okuni and I began laughing. Toshiie's back was really muscled up and I can feel his muscles. Toshiie is so freaken hot! I feel like my heart is gonna explode just being on his back! I smiled to myself and sucked in my bottom lip. Toshiie stopped walking suddenly and turned to Keiji them. "I'm gonna have a talk with Naotora. You guys go on ahead. I'm going this way."

"Alright then. See you around at Lunch." His friends said to him and they began walking ahead and Toshiie began walking the other direction. I wonder where we're going. Will he be mean or will he be nice? Toshiie continued walking off towards the back.

"Did you tell Ina and Okuni that you were living in my house?" Toshiie asked. I nodded my head even though he couldn't see me do that.

"Yeah, I ended up telling them but only they know. They actually wanted to see your house today." I confessed. Toshiie shook his head. He must be mad at me. Anyways, I know he told his friends so why can't I tell my friends? It's not like they were gonna tell everyone.

"Stupid. Don't you ever know how to listen? I told you not to tell anyone. You want everyone to know we're living under the same roof and we're not even siblings?" Toshiie said. I shrugged my shoulders.

"We might as well be siblings for now." I replied and I felt his heart beat fast.

"No, we can't be siblings. Not ever. Don't ever say anything stupid like that again, you hear me?" Toshiie said madly. Sheesh, what's got him all upset? Maybe he hates me so much that he doesn't even want us to be siblings.

"Okay, I get it. You hate my guts so much you don't want to think of me as a sibling," I said and he pinched the back of my right thigh hard. I moved my leg and he accidentally let go of my thigh and I held him harder so the both of us fell down. He nearly squashed me to death. Boy he must be really muscular.

"Stupid, why did you move you leg?" Toshiie said, getting off me. I got up too and dusted the dirt off my sweat pant. Why would he ask me that? He should already know why I moved my leg. How could he not know?

"You pinched my leg. It's not my fault." I replied to him and he gave me a knucklehead.

"Don't ever do that again, stupid. Get on my back." he said, turning around and lowering himself down. He really shouldn't carry me.

"No, it's okay. I'll walk by myself. I'm sure you're tired of carrying me." I replied, but he grabbed my legs so I had to hold his neck again…

Toshiie liked Naotora a lot and when she said they should just be siblings, it made him mad because he doesn't want to be siblings. He wanted to be with her. He began walking again and they were just quiet for a bit. He guessed she was right that Ina and Okuni wouldn't tell anyone about them living under the same roof and they could come over some time, since they just reunited again and he's sure Naotora would want to spend time with her two best friends.

"You better not tell anyone else about us. They coming over afterschool?" Toshiie asked and she nodded her head. He didn't see but he saw her shadow nodding. Naotora was really light and he could carry her all day if he wanted to. For some reason, it makes him kinda happy carrying her around.

He began walking back to go find his friends and hers too. Toshiie was able to find Keiji them easily so he went to them, still carrying her. When they reached, Toshiie let Naotora down so she could sit down with Ina and Okuni while he sits by Keiji, Sakon, and Kiyomasa. He watched Naotora sit down with Ina and Okuni.

"So, Toshiie, what did you guys go do? Did you guys go make out?" Sakon joked and Toshiie shook his head.

"I just had a talk with her. Nothing important." Toshiie said, turning to her and he saw Nobuyuki approach Naotora. He thought that was all bad because Ina likes him a lot and he goes and talks to Ina's friend. He saw the look on Ina's face. She seemed really sad and jealous. Toshiie felt pretty jealous too. He felt bad for Ina.

Ina was pretty sad that Nobuyuki would come talk to Naotora instead. It also made her feel pretty jealous of Naotora. She's gotten really pretty and Ina knows Naotora's beauty can't be compared with hers because Naotora was much better looking than her. Ina looked down and tried not to show any emotions but she couldn't help it. How could Naotora do that to her, even when she knows Ina likes Nobuyuki? The thought of that made her kind of dislike Naotora and that Naotora did change after all. Maybe she likes the attention.

Okuni thought it was messed up that Naotora would just talk to Nobuyuki like that. She knows Ina must have felt really sad that Naotora would do that to Ina. Did Naotora feel the need to receive all the attention? After all, she isn't shy anymore and she definitely shows skin.

"So, are you Asianese?" Nobuyuki asked Naotora and she laughed. She shook her head and told him she was Japanese. "Do you wanna go walking with me?"

"Sure. I have a few stuff to say to you anyways," Naotora replied and got up. She then turned to Ina and Okuni. Hey, I'll be back in a bit, okay?" Ina and Okuni nodded their heads and Naotora left with Nobuyuki. After they left, tears dropped down from Ina's eyes. She was really mad and hurt that Naotora would just do that to her.

"I can't believe her! She is not the Naotora we know anymore. I should have figured that out sooner. Why would she still do that when she knows I liked him? I don't even wanna see her anymore." Ina said, crying. Okuni felt so bad for Ina and gave her a hug.

"You're right, Ina. Maybe hanging out with Gracia them is better." Okuni said.

Toshiie thought Naotora was so messed up. He was so jealous deep inside and mad that she would do that to her own best friend. Ina was there for Naotora when she liked him but why isn't she doing the same with Ina? It just didn't make sense. He was gonna have to confront her about it.

"Dang. I feel bad for Ina. Who knew Naotora would turn out to be this way?" Keiji said and they agreed. She seems so nice and innocent. Now they're not so sure. After all, everyone does have a good and bad side to them. Maybe that's the bad she has in her.

"That's pretty sad." Kiyomasa said, feeling sorry for Ina.

"Naotora's so messed up. Ina is her best friend. Maybe she thinks that since they aren't as close anymore, she could still talk to him and be okay with Ina." Sakon concluded and they agreed. Either way, it was messed up…

I was walking with Nobuyuki and Yukimura. We were talking as friends only. We didn't ask any personal questions or whatever. I thought he should have talked to Ina but he came to me, surprisingly but I guess I can tell him that Ina was into him.

"Hey, you know my friend Ina? Well anyways, you should talk to her. She is my best friend and she is really nice and cool. She really likes you." I confessed to him and he seemed surprised. He turned to me.

"Really? I didn't think she would like someone like me. I thought she was more into Sakon or something. But yeah sure. I'll talk to her. I like her too. What does she like to talk about?" he asked. I began telling him everything he needed to know about Ina and how much of a great person she was. I was really happy that we were hanging out again. Nobuyuki seemed really interested in her too so that was even better. Ina is so in for a surprise! She's never gonna expect something like this! The whole time, we were just talking about Ina.

"Well anyway, I should get back to them. I'll be looking forward to seeing you come talk to her some time," I said to him and he nodded. We said our goodbyes and I went off back to Ina and Okuni. "Hey, you guys." Ina turned to me meanly. Dang, I wonder what happened.

"Don't 'hey' us. We're not friends anymore." Ina said. What? What did I do? I was confused.

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked and Ina seemed more upset. I turned to Okuni and she seemed to be upset with me as well. "What's up? Why are you upset with me?"

"You freaken talked to the guy I like, even when you knew I liked him." Ina said. Oh, she probably thought that I liked him too and that it's the reason why I went walking with him. I began laughing.

"Chill out, Ina. I know you like him. I don't even like him that way." I told her.

"Then why'd you go walking with him? To get me fucken jealous or something? You're so messed up! Best friends don't talk to their best friend's crush!" Ina scolded. She must have been so angry. I thought I was doing her a favor so she'll get to be with the guy she likes.

"Look, I wasn't even talking to him like that. Just let me explain what I told him. You'll feel better." I said but she paid no attention.

"I don't give a shit about what you guys talked about. The point is you talked to my crush when you were supposed to help me talk to him." Ina said madly. It was getting me mad because I did help her out, not to mention that I really hate when people cuss at me. It makes me really angry.

"You know what? It's not my fault he decided to come talk to me and I already told you that you're misunderstanding me. I would never talk to my friend's crush on purpose to make them jealous or anything." I replied to her.

"You just fucken did! We're not friends anymore so you can go be the bullied loner like the loner you were during your seventh and eighth grade year! Just because you got better looking doesn't mean you can hoe around and talk to the all guys at our school, you conceited ass bitch!" Ina said and that really hurt me and also angered me. Tears formed in my eyes.

"Oh, is that what you really think of me? Okay, I see how it is. When the fuck did you see me hoe around with all the guys at our school? When the fuck did you see me being conceited? Were you fucken there to witness when I was bullied? No you fucken damn shit weren't. You wanna fucken misunderstand me? Fine! Go fucken right ahead then! When you find out the truth, you're gonna feel so motherfucken stupid like how fucken stupid you are right now, getting so butt hurt and shit when I just tried to fucken help you out and this is what I get in return? Fuck it all, shit. From now on, I'm not gonna help anyone out anymore! Fuck!" I yelled out angrily to her and began walking off…

Just now, Toshiie almost didn't recognize her anymore. He can't believe he just witness her angry side. He thought that she didn't need to get all mad because it was her fault that Ina was yelling at her. Naotora was just so mean and seemed like a bitch. That was also the first time he heard her cussing. He got up and went after Naotora.

Keiji, Kiyomasa, and Sakon were shocked at the scene. Never could they have imagined their friendship would get so bad over a guy. Not to mention that Ina said she was bullied too? Who would want to bully her?

"Wow, who knew Naotora was capable of cussing?" Kiyomasa said. They turned to Ina, who was crying even more and Okuni was trying to calm her down.

"I don't think it's necessary for Naotora to get angry. She did leave with the guy. How is talking to him helping Ina out?" Sakon said and their shrugged their shoulders. They decided to help Ina feel better.

Toshiie walked after Naotora. He grabbed her arm and she shoved him away. He got mad because she pushed him.

"Get away from me!" she yelled, walking faster. He grabbed her wrist really hard and dragged her all the way to the back. "Stop! I fucken mean it!" He was so mad that she was cussing at him. She tried so hard to make him let go of her. "Let me fucken go, Toshiie!" He then pushed her against the wall and held on to her shoulders super tight.

"Stop fucken yelling at me, Naotora!" he told her hella mean, his face close to hers. She tried hard to move him but he held her too tight. "Why the hell are you getting mad for? You went to talk to her crush. Of course she'd be fucken pissed off. You were the fucken wrong one so stop being so fucken stupid and immature! You wouldn't have fucken liked it either if she came to talk to me to make you mad." She couldn't escape his grip so she finally gave up and he let go of her shoulders. He then noticed that she was shedding so many tears. She sat against the wall and covered his face with her arms. He was just standing up, trying to calm his anger down. He then thought that she really wouldn't do that to Ina on purpose. Naotora then got up and wiped her tears away. She took out her phone and the put it to her ear and began walking off. He can hear her dad on the other line. She was still crying.

"Appa, jeoleul delileo osigi balabnida su issseubnikka? Jigeumeun haggyo eisseul sipji ahn ayo (Dad, can you come pick me up please? I don't want to be in school right now)." she said. She was speaking Korean to her dad so he didn't know what she was saying…

I went to the bathroom and washed my face. I can't believe that I just argued with Ina. It was even on the same day as when we began hanging out too. What she said to me really hurt my feelings. She should have listened to me. If only she knew that I told him to come talk to her. I don't even know how we'll face each other again. I tried to stop myself from crying but I was just so hurt and sad. Toshiie was also really scary too. It's gonna be so weird now to see him again.

My dad texted me that he was at the school parking lot so I went out of the bathroom and began walking down the hallway. I saw Ina and Toshiie them up ahead. I continued walking anyways. When I was close, the guys turned to me but I wasn't looking at them. I walked past Ina and Okuni and then past Kiyomasa and Sakon. Toshiie and I eyed each other but I turned away from him and continued walking. I got out of the school gate and went inside the car where my dad was.

"Is Toshiie coming too?" asked my dad, seeing that Toshiie was close by. I shook my head and turned away. I still really needed to cry but I was forcing myself not to. Tears were flowing and my dad began driving off. He saw that I was crying.

"What's the matter?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I'm just really sad and hurt." I replied to him. He took me to Toshiie's house and got out too. Nobody was home so it was just the both of us. He wanted me to tell him what was wrong. "My friends crush came to talk to me. He asked me to go walking with him so I thought it would be great. That way I can tell him that my friend liked him and he should talk to her. I wanted it to be a surprise for my friend but when I came back to her, they misunderstood me and they didn't let me explain myself. She called me really mean things so I'm just really sad and hurt. Is it so wrong to do that? I tried to help her out but she was too angry at the fact that I was talking to him. She thinks I like him like a boyfriend which I don't."

"It's not wrong. You were just trying to help her out. Your friend will see that she was wrong and she will regret. I know you are a great person, Naotora. Your friend is missing out on a great friendship opportunity," my dad said, giving me a hug. I hugged him back. He made me feel much better after a while. "Do you wanna help me out at the restaurant?" I smiled and nodded my head. I quickly switched into a denim blue style ripped skinny jean with a see through black chiffon buttoned shirt with the folded top. My shoes were a pair of brown Zorrba boots. Once I came back down, my dad drove us to the restaurant, which is called "Lunar Grace" and it's the name my mom wanted it to be…

Toshiie concluded that Ina was just probably misunderstanding Naotora because why would she fake out her cry and leave the school? He also knows for a fact that she isn't a liar either. And what was up with Ina saying that Naotora can be the bullied loner? When she moved away, was she bullied? He feels pretty bad for yelling at her now. Maybe he could just apologize to her when he goes home.

Naotora didn't come back for acting class or singing class. It was a good thing it was a free day for both classes. They were all just sitting down on the couches in singing class.

"Do you guys think Naotora really did that to piss Ina off?" Sakon asked, wondering himself. They shrugged their shoulders.

"I don't think she did it on purpose," Toshiie confessed to them and they turned to him surprised, "Seeing the way how she is, I don't think she would pretend to cry and lie to Ina. Doesn't seem like something she would do." They all thought he was right about that.

"But didn't that guy know Ina likes him?" Keiji asked then and they traced back to the first week of school and they all remember Nobuyuki telling Yukimura that he knows Ina likes him a lot and that it was obvious.

"Oh wow so it wasn't Naotora's fault then. It's that guys fault. He knows Ina likes him but he still tried talking to Naotora. Toshiie, did you ask if she really did it on purpose?" Kiyomasa asked and Toshiie shook his head. He didn't even get to ask her anything. He just yelled at her because he was mad.

"No I just bitched at her," he replied to them and they laughed, "She kept cussing at me so I yelled at her really mean."

"You must have scared her I bet." Keiji said and Kiyomasa and Sakon agreed. Toshiie thought that he must have scared her too since she became quiet after he yelled at her really mean. He shrugged his shoulders.

It was afterschool and he went home. The first thing he did was go up to Naotora's room but she wasn't in there. He wondered where she was because he wanted to apologize to her. He looked everywhere but she wasn't home. She was probably with her dad or something. He decided to wait for her to come home. While waiting, he decided to take a nap.

When he woke up, he smelled really good food. He got out of his room and opened Naotora's room. She was in there. It looks like she was dancing. She stopped and turned to him. Once their eyes met, she quickly turned away and sat down on her bed. It was really awkward because the last time he was with her, he yelled at her really mean.

"Sorry for bitching at you earlier." he managed to say.

"Don't be. Thanks for bitching at me. I really needed it to calm down." she replied to him. Even though he said his apologies, he can still feel the tension between them. He knew it wasn't enough to make her feel better. He went to go sit on the comfy chair by her bed.

"I believe you when you said you didn't talk to Nobuyuki on purpose. It's not like you to do that to Ina. He knows Ina likes him but he still came to talk to you. It's not you or Ina's fault. It's Nobuyuki's fault. Can I ask you something?" Toshiie asked, and she nodded her head, "Is it really true that you used to be bullied like what Ina said?"

"Yeah, used to and because I was bullied, I got my mom killed. Why do I always put people's lives in danger? I got my parents beat for talking you and I got my mom killed for being bullied. Why does a girl like me even exist? You know, maybe I am meant to be a loner. That way, I won't be risking people's lives." Naotora said, lying down on her bed. Toshiie felt bad for her because she was feeling that way.

"Hey, don't say such ridiculous stuff like that. I'm sure your mom doesn't blame you for her death. Why were you even getting bullied?" Toshiie asked. She told him about how she stopped being friends with a guy and most likely he told people to bully her. He thought it was so messed up.

"Maybe I'm not fit to be here. Maybe I should just go back out of state. I mean, my friends hate me, you hate me, your brother hates me, and I don't know who else hates me. No one's even glad to see me or whatever." she said. He doesn't even hate her. He turned to her.

"I don't think Ina and Okuni hate you. They're just misunderstanding you. You really didn't talk to him on purpose, right?" Toshiie replied to her. Naotora nodded her head.

"I really didn't talk to him on purpose. I only went walking with him so I could tell him that Ina liked him and that she is a really great person and a great friend. I told him that he should talk to her and he seemed really interested in her too. The whole time we were just talking about Ina. Well, I was telling him what he needed to know about Ina. We didn't even get personal or anything. I just tried to help her out. I thought she'd be happy but I guess she was too upset to give me a chance to tell her." she replied so honestly that he believed her. She was making eye contact with him too and he could tell she wasn't lying. Toshiie then felt really bad for yelling at her. Now that he knows the truth, it wasn't necessary to yell at her. Naotora then looked down. "I didn't mean to yell at Ina. I didn't mean it when I called her stupid."

"I'm sure she didn't mean anything she said either. Just talk it out with her. You guys are best friends. You guys will forgive each other. Don't stress over it. I'm starting to see wrinkles on your head." Toshiie said, and she covered her forehead and laughed. Hearing her cute laugh made him smile.

"Okay. Thanks, Toshiie." she said, looking at him and sitting up. The tension between them was no longer there and he nodded his head. He then got up from the chair.

"Well, I'm gonna go to my room," Toshiie and she nodded her head. He began walking to the door. He opened it and got halfway out. He turned back to her. "I don't hate you. I'm actually kinda glad you're here." Right then, he saw her blush and seeming really shocked. He then went out of the door and into his room…

Toshiie just confessed that he's kinda glad I was here? Am I just imagining it or is it real? Goodness, I feel so shy right now. My heart is pounding so much. Wait a minute. Is he just playing with my heart again? He has to! There's no way he would ever say something like that and mean it!

I lay back down on my bed, thinking about our conversation. He seemed to really care about me that moment. It's so confusing. He's really mean to me, yet he's nice at times. It makes me really wonder if he does hate me or not. Anyway, he said I should talk it out with Ina. It is easier said than done. I don't even know how to approach her.

It was already Friday and we haven't talked to each other yet. It was too awkward and it's too hard to approach her. Also, Toshiie was back to his old cold self too. He probably does hate me but he was just saying so I would feel better.

We were in the mirror room sitting down while Shuten was telling us a few things.

"As you know, today is the day where you show us your thirty second or longer dance you have practicing. Since we did girls first, it will be the boy's turn to go first in alphabetical order starting with Azai, Nagamasa. Come on up and show us your moves," Shuten said, and Nagamasa got up. He began dancing for thirty seconds. Next up was Cao, Pi, Chosokabe, Motochika, Date, Masamune, Fukushima, Masanori, Gan, Ning, Guan, Ping, Guo, Jia, Jiang, Wei, Kato, Kiyomasa, Ling, Tong, Lu, Bu, and Maeda, Keiji. "Maeda, Toshiie," I turned to Toshiie and he got up. He began dancing using the song "Superhero" by Dante Rowley. He was really good at dancing! Dang, he looks so hot dancing. He finished the whole song and went to go sit down. "Miyamoto, Musashi. You're up next." Musashi got up and he played the song "Moves like jagger" and he finished the whole song too. Next was Mori, Motonari, Mori, Ranmaru, Saika, Magoichi, Sanada, Nobuyuki, Sanada, Yukimura, Shima, Sakon, Sima, Shi, Sima, Zhao, Sun, Quan, Takenaka, Hanbei, Xiahou Ba, Zhao, Yun, Zhong, Hui, and Zhou, Yu. That concluded all the guys. For some reason, after all the guys went, I felt like I needed to throw up.

"Um, Mr. Shuten? May I use the restroom please? I really feel like I'm gonna throw up." I said, feeling a rush of nauseous inside me. Shuten turned to me. My head was starting to spin and I was feeling a light headache.

"You look kind of pale. Go ahead." he said and I went out of the mirror room while everyone stared…

Toshiie wondered what happened to her. She did look like of pale. Was she sick or something? Or maybe she was so nervous that she felt like she needed to puke. Regardless, Shuten began saying the dance for the girls.

"Alright, Akechi Gracia," Shuten continued, and she got up to dance. Next was Bao, Sanniang, Cai, Wenji, Diao, Chan, Fukisuki, Kunoichi, Guan, Yinping, and Hojo, Hayakawa. "Honda, Ina. Come on up."

Ina got so nervous to dance. She got up and played the song "Turn up the love" and danced for thirty seconds. She saw Nobuyuki watching her and smiling. It did make her kind of shy, since she still did like him. She finished and went to go sit down. Ina felt bad for yelling at Naotora and not giving her a chance to explain herself. Surely Naotora would never do anything to get Ina mad or whatever. Maybe she was being too harsh on Naotora and wanted to apologize. It was hard for her to approach Naotora too so she hasn't been able to apologize to her.

She looked around and saw that Naotora wasn't back yet. She couldn't help but worry when Naotora said she needed to throw up. Ina wondered what happened. Okuni thought the same too. It was supposed to be her turn, since she's after Ina.

"Is Naotora back yet?" Shuten asked and everyone looked around.

"She's not back yet." Musashi said, after everyone didn't see her around. Shuten shook his head. "I guess she'll just have to be the last person to go up. Alright, Kayomi, Okuni. You're up." Okuni got up and danced to the song "Die Young" for thirty seconds. The person after Okuni was Kishimada, Nene, Lian, Shi, Narita Hojo, Kaihime, Oda, Oichi, Qiao, Da, Qiao, Xiao, Sun, Shang Xiang, Takeru, Koshosho, Wang, Yi, Wang, Yuanji, Zhang, Xing Cai, and Zhen, Ji. The door opened and in came Naotora, looking much better. "Alright. Now that you're back, it's time for your dance."

"Okay." she replied and played the song "Disturbia" and she began dancing. Toshiie had no idea she was so good at dancing! It really shocked him and his friends. She danced the whole song and she was making face expressions while dancing. It was quite cute.

After she was finished dancing, it was lunch time. Naotora was one of the first to go out. Ina decided to go apologize to her before she doesn't get the chance to. She began walking after Naotora, who turned to corner. When she turned, she saw Nobuyuki approach Naotora, which made her sad and jealous all over again. She quickly went back to the corner she turned from but Ina decided to listen to their conversation to see if Naotora would really talk to him that way.

"Hey Naotora, are you feeling better?" Nobuyuki said to her.

"I'm fine. So have you been talking to Ina lately?" Naotora asked him. Did Naotora go with him that one day to tell him to talk to Ina?

"I tried talking to her but she told me she wasn't interested so I was thinking maybe we can talk, you know, since you guys aren't friends anymore?" Nobuyuki said. Ina's mouth dropped open. What a freaken liar! He never came to talk to her! It broke her heart that he would turn out to be that way. She so doesn't like him anymore.

"Are you really sure she said that? I know how much she really likes you. She'd never say something like that. She's too much of a good person to say that. I'm sorry but I don't think I believe you at all." Naotora replied. Ina thought to herself that she knew Naotora would never hurt her on purpose. It must have been a misunderstanding only.

"I think we should talk. Besides, I like you more than her too, and you are much prettier than her. She's not all that." Nobuyuki said and it really hurt Ina.

"Hey, I don't appreciate the fact that you're comparing us. It doesn't matter who's prettier. She's my best friend and she liked you. It's wrong for you to like me. You met Ina first. Why would you even talk to me when you know Ina likes you and we're friends? You're being really selfish. I thought you were a good person but I was wrong. Now that I know how you are, you don't even deserve her love. I'm sorry but we can't talk. It doesn't matter if you like me more. I will never do that to Ina. She's my friend. She doesn't deserve it. Goodbye, Nobuyuki." Naotora said. Ina guesses that Naotora is still the same and she still cherishes their friendship like her and Okuni.

"You guys aren't even friends. She hates you now." Nobuyuki said, and it got Ina mad. She turned the corner and went to Naotora. They both turned to her, surprised.

"You know, you're right. Naotora's not my friend. She is my best friend and we almost lost our friendship because of you. You're not worth the end of our friendship. You're just a selfish liar and I can't even believe I liked you. And I don't hate her. I love her like a sister. If there's someone I hate, it's you Nobuyuki. Come on, Naotora, important people await us." Ina said, taking Naotora's arm and they walked off…

I was really surprised that Ina came. It was kinda good that she was there listening because now she knows his true colors and it's not what she expected. We were both walking in silence. It was a bit awkward.

"Naotora, I'm so sorry I yelled at you. I finally know why you went with him. And I'm so sorry for calling you a bullied loner and a conceited bitch. I'm also sorry for misunderstanding you. Will you forgive me?" Ina said and I hugged her. I will always forgive you, Ina. I'm really glad we're making up now. I really missed her and Okuni.

"I forgive you, Ina. I'm sorry for calling you stupid. Let's never let guys get in the way of our friendship again. Chicks over dicks." I replied to her and she smiled and nodded her head. We laughed. The both of us hugged each other with one hand and continued walking over to where Okuni was waiting for Ina. It was funny because Toshiie they were always close by. Everything will be better. I have a good feeling in my gut.

Once we reached Ina, Okuni turned to us and smiled, seeing me and Ina together again. She got up and the three of us hugged each other.

"So I'm guessing you two are all good now?" Okuni asked. Ina and I nodded our heads. We literally hugged for such a long time. It's been too long since we group hugged each other like this…

Toshiie and his friends saw that Ina and Naotora made up. They overheard Naotora and Ina talking about what just happened. They all thought that it was so messed up but at least they were friends again. Toshiie was happy for them. Naotora turned to him while still hugging her two best friends. She seemed so happy and he smiled out to him.

"Aww, that's sweet. The three sistersis finally made up." Keiji said, and they laughed because he called them "Sistersis" and they never thought of that before.

"You know what I realized? We're always by each other. Might as well hang out together, right?" Kiyomasa suggested and they nodded their heads except for Toshiie. He thought it would be a great idea but he wasn't about to show it. He was just quiet about it, acting like he was bored.

"What do you think, Toshiie? Should we ask them if they wanna hang out?" Sakon asked him. Toshiie shrugged his shoulders.

"Do what you want." he replied and they began laughing.

"Ooh, he actually doesn't say that it's a bad idea. That's definitely a sign that something's about to happen." Keiji said and they laughed some more. He shook his head at them. He took his guitar and began playing it for fun.

"What's wrong? You like her now? You've never been this quiet." Kiyomasa said, smiling, and Toshiie turned to them. He was always usually quiet. How could they have forgotten already? He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"You guys are dumb. I'm usually always quiet. Did you airheads already forget? I don't even like her. It doesn't matter if you ask if it's a good idea or not because even if I say no, you guys are still gonna do it anyways." he replied to them. They began cracking up. They did forget that he was usually quiet. Keiji then turned to Naotora them.

"Hey, sistersis," Keiji called out to them and they turned to Keiji, and he began laughing so much. He couldn't believe they turned to him. "Come hang out with us. Yeah? We're always by each other anyways so we figured that we should hang together. And plus, Toshiie and Naotora can get close." Toshiie turned to Keiji. Why on Earth would Keiji say that?

"Seriously Keiji? Why are you even gonna say that? I don't want her stupidity germs spreading." Toshiie said, and the guys began laughing.

"Oh, but we're not in regular schools anymore. We're in an entertainment school. We hardly do any real school work. If anything, she's gonna spread her talented germs on to you. It wouldn't matter if you get dumb or whatever because singing, dancing, and acting isn't based on being dumb." Kiyomasa said and they began laughing so much. Sometimes, he thinks his friends are so weird but he's used to it.

"Kiyomasa, you would say something like that." Sakon said, chuckling. Toshiie couldn't agree more with Sakon…

"Okay, we can hang out. But we're still gonna stay a few benches away, just because we need girl time too." Ina replied. Keiji and his friends agreed with it, except for Toshiie. He just remained quiet. I then saw a car that looked like my dad's car. Is that my dad or is it someone else?

My phone beeped once. It was a text from my dad saying that he was here with food, which excited me. I was feeling really hungry too because I haven't eaten anything since yesterday. I smiled and turned to Ina and Okuni.

"My dad's here. He's dropping off some food. Do you guys wanna come with me?" I said to them and they nodded their heads. We all got up and began walking off. We were by the front anyways so it wasn't a far walk. Keiji asked where we were going and I told him that we were getting food from my dad. We went out of the gate and to my dad's car. I opened the passenger side.

"Hi dad." I said to him. I gave him a hug and he hugged me back. He then handed me three takeout plates with plenty of forks and spoon. It smelled really good. Ina and Okuni looked inside. "Dad, you remember Ina and Okuni right?" Ina and Okuni smiled at my dad and he smiled back.

"Hello, I didn't know you two go here too. That's really great. Now the three of you can hang out again." my dad said. They just smiled. I gave my dad another hug. "Be good in school, alright?" I nodded my head.

"I will. Thanks for the food, dad. I love you," I said to him. He told me that he loved me too. Ina and Okuni said goodbye to them too. He said the same thing. I closed the passenger door and he began driving off. I then turned to Ina and Okuni. "So, ready for some food?" They smiled and nodded.

"Still generous as ever, Naotora." Ina said and I smiled. Food wouldn't be all that good unless it's shared with friends. This reminds me of the old times. We walked back to the benches and sat down. I took the three takeout plates and opened them. One of them was overstuffed with pot stickers, the other one had tons of spicy popcorn chicken drizzled with sweet and sour sauce, and the other one had a lot of egg rolls. Well, we are "hanging" with Keiji them so might as well share it with them. Anyways, we wouldn't be able to finish it either. I turned over to Toshiie and his friends.

"Hey, Toshiie, you guys, come have some food with us. There are pot stickers, popcorn chicken, and egg rolls." I said to them. They turned to us and we showed them the food. Keiji's eye smiled in happiness and they came over. Surprisingly, Toshiie came too. We all scooted over and put the food on the table connected with the bench. Keiji, Sakon, and Kiyomasa sat across from us and there wasn't gonna be any room for Toshiie so he sat down next to me, which sent butterflies in my tummy. I took the forks and gave one to them. When I handed a fork to Toshiie, the other ones in my hand poked his arm.

"Ow, what the hell, Naotora?" he said meanly, flinching one time. His voice and flinch caused me to flinch as well and I dropped the rest of the forks. Aw man, I didn't even get a fork. Toshiie seemed really angry with me. "Stupid."

"Sorry, Toshiie. It was an accident." I said to him, picking up the forks. The last fork had a bug or something on it. I screamed and threw the fork. Instead of flying away, it hit Toshiie's cheek and I accidentally laughed out loud. He turned angrily to me. "Sorry."

"Stupid Naotora! You are such bad luck in my life!" Toshiie yelled at me. I tried so hard to not laugh. I looked into the bag and saw an orange. I then smiled.

"Ooh, orange." I said, taking it out of the bag. I then peeled it and the liquid squirt in Toshiie's eye.

"Ow! Stupid!" he said meanly and I quickly got up.

"Toshiie, I'm so sorry! Here, let me help you." I offered, taking his hand but he moved it aside meanly and I accidentally let go of the orange and it hit the tree and bounced back. The orange hit Toshiie's forehead. Everyone was laughing so much, especially Keiji.

"Naotora, you are so dead!" he said, storming off. As he was walking off, I saw a spider on his back. I then screamed and went after him.

"Toshiie, wait! You have a spider on you!" I shouted, running after him. I grabbed the back of his shirt and then the spider jumped on my arm. I began screaming and shaking my hand while jumping. I forgot to let go of Toshiie's shirt so pulling on it up and down stretched his shirt.

"Naotora, stop! You're stretching my shirt!" Toshiie yelled, moving my hand away as the spider jumped down to the cement. I moved away from the spider and it ran off into the grass. He is so mad at me. It's not like I do it on purpose though.

"Sorry, Toshiie." I said, looking down. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me off. "Where are we going?" He told me to shut up and led me into the boy's bathroom. Why the heck did he bring me here? I'm not even a boy! He closed the door and locked it, which scared me. I began to feel shy. Why did he lock the door? He washed his face."What are you doing? I'm not supposed to be in here." I began to walk to the door but he pulled me back and put me against the wall. "What are you doing, Toshiie?"

"You piss me off so much, you know that? You poked my arm, threw a fork at me, made the orange juice hit my eye, made the orange hit my head, and stretched my shirt. Why are you so troublesome? You better stretch your shirt to be fair." he said, and I shook my head. I am not gonna stretch my shirt on purpose! Is he crazy? I am not about to wear an overstretched teen top.

"No way! I'm not gonna stretch my shirt," I said, as he grabbed the bottom of my teen top and pulled on it. I began pulling it back. "Stop it, Toshiie! I didn't even stretch your shirt on purpose! Why are you stretching mines?"

"Shut up, Naotora. Consider this payback." he said, letting go and the bottom of my teen top was all stretched out and I didn't like it. He turned around and took his shirt off, causing me to widen my eyes in shock. Oh my goodness! His back is so muscular and flexed! He is so hot! I feel butterflies again! Toshiie put on a new shirt. He then unlocked the door. "I'm leaving." That is so not fair! He gets to put on a new shirt and I have to walk out with an overstretched teen top? He is so mean!

"Hey, how come I have to walk out with the overstretched teen top? Can you get my bag for me? I'm not trying to walk out with this teen top. It's embarrassing," I said and he turned to me and laughed. He's making fun of me! "Hey, it's not funny."

"Get your bag yourself. What am I? Your freaken slave or something? You wanna stay in here?" he asked. I quickly shook my head. It's already bad enough that I'm in here. I don't wanna stay in here but yet I can't go out there. I looked down in disappointment and wondered if I should make a run for it to my bag and run back into the girl's bathroom. Before I knew it, Toshiie threw something at me and it covered my head.

"Hey, what'd you do that for?" I said, taking off what he threw to me. It had his smell and I liked the smell of it. To my surprise, it was the shirt he was just wearing. I turned back to him, confused.

"You can wear that or you can embarrass yourself with that overstretched teen top of yours." Toshiie told me. Wow, me wear Toshiie's shirt? We're not even dating or whatever and I'm already getting to wear his clothing? It makes me feel kinda happy and fuzzy inside. I turned back to him.

"Is it really okay to wear your shirt?" I asked, and he nodded his head. I then wore it and it was big on me. Toshiie began laughing at me. I then realized something. "Hey, but this shirt is overstretched on the back!" Once I pointed it out, he began laughing some more. Oh well, good thing I have an extra hair tie in my pocket. I reached into my pocket and took out a green hair tie. I then tied the back of the shirt so it wouldn't be so big on me. "Okay, there we go!" I smiled in happiness.

We got out of the bathroom and walked back to our friends. They weren't eating the food anymore. I guess we took a while so they saved us some food. They turned to us. Toshiie's friends saw me wearing his shirt.

"Ooh, Toshiie, what are we missing out on?" Kiyomasa said, smiling. Toshiie shook his head and rolled his eyes.

"She wanted to wear it. It was already stretched anyways and it's trash to me now. I'm just giving her my trash." Toshiie said, and I gasped. No wonder he gave it to me! Toshiie is so mean! How could I have not though about that?

"Just admit you like Naotora, Toshiie." Sakon said smiling.

"Why don't you admit you like Ina?" Toshiie replied and I saw Ina blush right there and then. Aww, that's cute. Ina still has Sakon to talk to. She can forget about that Nobuyuki guy. I then smiled. Sakon just laughed it off. He probably does like Ina. That's sweet. They would make a great couple. "Anyway, I don't like Naotora. She's bad luck. I can't have that in my life." Keiji then laughed.

"Oh, but you already do." Keiji said as he, Sakon, and Kiyomasa began laughing. They're really embarrassing me. Toshiie doesn't like me at all. He really hates me and he is constantly reminding me how much I piss him off.

"Naotora, we saved some food for you and Toshiie. It's starting to get cold. You guys should hurry and eat it." Ina said, smiling. I sat down next to her and Toshiie said across from me. We began eating the food and it was so yummy. I was swinging my leg and accidentally hit Toshiie's knee. He then turned to me with a mad face.

"Ow, stupid! Stop freaken swinging your leg. Stupid Naotora." Toshiie said madly. He uses that word a lot. It's actually kinda funny. I began laughing. "Shut up Naotora. It's not even funny." I laughed some more.

"Sorry, Toshiie." I said to him. I put a pot sticker in my mouth and it was so good. I smiled and turned to Toshiie. He was eating some of the popcorn chicken.

"Hey Naotora, we're gonna go practice our song for singing class. When you guys are done, just come find us in the singing room." Ina said, as they all got up. Toshiie and I were the only ones sitting down. What? They're all leaving me and Toshiie alone to eat? Oh my goodness, I totally forgot all about singing a song!

Before I even got to answer Ina, they all already began walking off. It became kinda awkward again, since it was just the both of us sitting down across from each other. I can feel the butterflies forming again. It's making me feel so shy of him. I can't believe that I would ever be this close to him, even though he really hates me. I wonder what he's thinking in his head. I bet he's thinking about how much he hates me.

"Why do you keep staring off into space like some kind of idiot, stupid? You haven't blinked for a minute. You're creeping me out." Toshiie said, and I blinked two times and turned to him. I then began laughing a lot. Who knew Toshiie was capable of feeling creeped out? It's so funny and hilarious! He was just watching me laugh, making me laugh some more, because I was feeling so shy of him too. My cheeks felt hot deep inside. "It wasn't even all that funny, stupid. Why do you keep laughing?"

"Sorry, Toshiie. It's just that I never thought you would know how to be creeped out." I said, and he shook his head.

"You're so stupid, Naotora," he told me. I took a popcorn chicken and popped it into my mouth. It was so yummy! I was still smiling. "Are you smiling because you're thinking about that homeless guy you liked from Monday?" Right when he said that, I bursted out laughing. Since I still had the popcorn chicken in my mouth, it flew out of my mouth and struck Toshiie's face. He turned his face away. "What the hell, Naotora?"

"Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry! Here's some napkin." I said, taking his hand and giving him napkins. He wiped the chewed up popcorn chicken away from his face. He turned back to me really mad and I sucked in the bottom of my lip so I wouldn't laugh. He then flicked something at me. It hit my forehead. "Hey, what was that for?" I took it off and it was a piece of chewed up pot stickers. "Ew, Toshiie!" I laughed and flicked it back to him. It hit his cheek and I began laughing.

"Would you just stop, Naotora?" he said, flicking it back to me. I moved to the side and he missed. I then laughed at him. He missed me! That was so funny!

"Ha, you missed!" I said and he shook his head.

"No I didn't. It's on your hair, stupid." he replied to me. I felt my hair and I felt the pot sticker. I took it off my hair and put it on the end of the pot sticker takeout plate. I feel so dumb now. I began to blush a lot. I then turned to him. We both eyed each other and began laughing. I wish every moment would be like this. Seems like we're getting along right now. My feelings for him are so strong that my heart is about to burst into fireworks.

I ate a few more pieces and two eggrolls. There were still food left over but I was full now. I was just sitting down, waiting for him to finish so we would go find our friends. I was just looking down, being quiet.

"You're not eating anymore?" Toshiie asked me. I shook my head and told him that I was full now. "You can go find your friends first." I then smiled.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you to finish. Besides, our friends are together. I don't want you to be alone." I replied to him and he turned to me. I was just smiling. He told me that he was okay being alone. "Hey, nobody likes to be alone. I've been there before. It's not a fun feeling. I don't mind waiting for you."

"Suit yourself then." he replied to me. I just smiled and he continued eating. I didn't watch him eat though, otherwise he would have felt uncomfortable. I was just looking down, thinking about what song I was gonna be singing. What song should I sing? I don't really think it would matter which song I sung. I don't mind singing any song. I wonder what Toshiie's singing? I looked up and turned to him.

"Hey, Toshiie, what song are you singing?" I asked. He just barely finished eating. He closed up the boxes and put them in the bag.

"It's called Superman. What song are you singing?" he asked, as we began walking to the trash. He tossed it in the trash and we began walking to the singing room where our friends were waiting for us. I still don't know what song to sing. There are so many songs to choose from. I wasn't sure which one to pick.

"Well, I'm not sure yet. Honestly, I forgot about it." I said.

"You're so stupid. How can you forget about it?" he replied and I shrugged my shoulders. There was a lot on my mind so I forgot about it. Besides, it's not like singing class is next after lunch. While we were walking, Toshiie pulled me and began walking a different direction. I asked him why we were going off a different direction. "It's time for acting class." Wow, did we really take that long? I nodded my head and we went into the acting class. It was a large theatre room with a lot of seats. People were beginning to arrive inside and we saw our friends. Ina and Okuni were sitting a few seats away from Keiji them. Toshiie went off to sit with his friends while I went to Ina and Okuni.

"What were you and Toshiie doing? You guys didn't come to the singing room. Did you guys go walking?" Ina asked and I shook my head. Okuni then began laughing and we turned to her.

"Or maybe you guys went to go kiss? Like on the last day of our sixth grade year?" Okuni said and Ina gasped. She began laughing a lot and I shook my head.

"No, not at all! We were just sitting down eating the food. We were about to go into the singing room but then it was time for acting class." I replied to them, as Nobuyuki came and sat down by us. Goodness, he has a lot of nerves sitting down next to us. Ina and I turned to each other. Why does he even have to sit by us, even though there are plenty of seats available? I bet he wants to ruin our friendship and with him being the cause of it makes him feel great. Too bad, because Ina and I are not making the same mistakes again. He can try but he'll fail…

Toshiie and his friends saw Nobuyuki sitting next to Ina and Naotora them. Toshiie thought that Nobuyuki had a lot of nerves doing that. Was he trying to ruin their friendship or something? He began to dislike Nobuyuki because of that.

"Damn, I can't believe he's sitting next to them. He almost got them to stop being friends." Sakon said, looking at Nobuyuki.

"I know. Why would he do that? It's just cruel to ruin their friendship. He's got a lot to know about before he even tries to make them not friends anymore. He most like doesn't know that they grew up together." Keiji said.

"Yeah, and it's only been two years since they've seen each other. It didn't change their relationship at all anyway," Kiyomasa said, "I can never imagine them not being friends. It's too weird."

"They're not gonna end their friendship. They've been friends for too long to not be friends." Toshiie said and they agreed. Kiyomasa turned to them and saw Nobuyuki saying some stuff to them. They didn't know what they were saying though.

"Hey, sistersis, come sit by us. We're in a group now. You guys are so far away." Kiyomasa said, as the three girls turned to him. They grabbed their belongings and began walking to them. They scooted over one seat down so each of them could sit in between them. Ina was in between Kiyomasa and Sakon, Okuni was by Sakon and Keiji, and Naotora was by Keiji and Toshiie.

"God, I can't believe he's such a jerk!" Ina said madly.

"He tried to talk to Okuni too." explained Naotora. They couldn't believe what they just heard! What the hell is wrong with Nobuyuki? Why is he even trying to ruin the three of them? They don't even deserve it.

"Oh hell no!" Keiji said, with a singing voice as they began laughing. Keiji laughed too. "It's okay. There's no need to fear, for we are here to stand up for benevolence and for our righteousness!"

"Very good, Keiji! That is exactly how he said that line." their acting teacher Zhuge Liang said, smiling. Everyone began laughing so much, especially Naotora. Toshiie thought she was laughing so cute. He was laughing too because Keiji just said it for fun but it's what Zhuge Liang was talking about…

When acting class was over, we began walking to the singing room but there was a sign on the door that says to go to the stage. I still wasn't sure what song to sing because there were so many to choose from.

"So what songs are you guys singing?" Sakon asked, as we were walking. Ina was singing "Burns" by Elie Goulding, Okuni was singing "Umbrella" by Rihanna, Keiji was singing "Here without you" by 3 doors down, Sakon was singing "Wake me up" by Avicii, Kiyomasa was singing "Don't you worry child" by Swedish House Mafia and Toshiie was singing "Superman" by Nicholas McDonald. Everyone turned to me when I didn't answer.

"I don't know yet," I replied to them and they were shocked "It's okay though. I'll figure it out. I'm just not sure if the song I choose to sing is taken or not. That's why I haven't chosen a song yet." They all agreed with me. They didn't know if the song they were choosing was gonna be sung or not either.

We got to the stage and everyone sat down on the seats. There were a lot of couches instead of seats. They were nailed tight to the ground so it doesn't move. Wow, this is so beautiful! We all sat down together on a couch that was enough for all of us. Once again, I was sitting down next to Toshiie.

"There's been a switch of plans. You guys aren't choosing the songs. I figured that most of you will choose easy songs. I'm choosing a song for you, based on your performance auditions. I need to see where your vocals lie so I will know what to teach." Lu Meng said, and everyone freaked out. Wow, I can't believe that we're gonna be given a song. I wonder what mines will be.

"Wow, so we practiced for nothing?" Keiji said to us and we laughed, "At least I'm prepared for singing now." They agreed. I didn't get to practice yet, so I really hope I'll still be able to sing whatever song Lu Meng chose for me. He began calling everyone up one by one and giving them their song to sing. So far, everyone was really good.

"Keiji Maeda, your song is Hero by Enrique Iglesias. Come on up." Lu Meng said. Keiji smiled and went up to the stage where there was a microphone stand on it. He cleared his throat and the instrumental song began playing. Keiji began singing and he was very good at it!

"Wow, he's really good at singing." I said to Toshiie and he agreed. When Keiji finished, we all cheered for him. He came back down and sat with us again.

"Kiyomasa Kato. You're singing Burns by Jason Chen," Lu Meng said, and Kiyomasa went to go sing. He was also very good at it too. We cheered for him when he was coming back down. "Okay, Sakon Shima, you are singing Stay with You by J Rice." Sakon went to sing and he was really good as well. We cheered for him.

"Dang, they're good." I said, smiling. Toshiie agreed with me too.

"Alright, Toshiie Maeda. Your song will be Goodbye by Secondhand Serenade." Lu Meng said and he got up and went to the stage. The instrumental began playing and he began singing.

"It's a shame that it had to be this way. It's not enough to say I'm sorry. It's not enough to say I'm sorry. Maybe I'm to blame or maybe we're the same but either way I can't breathe. Either way I can't breathe. All I had to say is goodbye. We're better off this way. We're better off this way. I'm alive but I'm loosening all my drive cuz everything we've been through and everything about you seemed to be a lie. A gantlet twisted lie. It made me learn to hate you or hate myself for letting it pass by. All I had to say is goodbye. We're better off this way. We're better off this way." Toshiie sang. Pretty soon he was finished. Wow, I am so in love with his voice! He's so good at singing! We cheered for Toshiie as well. He came and sat back down next to me.

"Okay, Ina Honda. You're singing I wanted you by Inna." Lu Meng said, and everyone began laughing. Their name sounded exactly the same and spelled the same except the singer has two "N" in her name. Ina got up and went to the stage. The song began playing and she began singing. She was really good too.

"Lately I've been thinking about what I can do. I've been stressing to fall back in love with you. I'm so sorry that I couldn't follow through but I can't go on this way. I've got to stop it babe. You've been wonderful in all that you could be, but it hurts when you say that you understand me so believe me, I, I'm am sorry, I, I'm am sorry I, I, I wanted you to be there when I fall. I wanted you to see me through it all. I wanted you to be the one I love. I wanted you. I wanted you. I wanted you to hold me in my sleep. I wanted you to show me what I need. I wanted you to know just how down deep. I wanted you." sang Ina. She finished the song and she was so good. We cheered for her and she came back down. Ina was blushing when Sakon told her she was very good at singing. They're so cute together!

"Okay, Okuni Kayomi. You're singing when you're gone by Avril Lavigne." Lu Meng said. Okuni is a really good singer so I'm pretty sure she'll do fine. Okuni got up and went to the stage.

"When you're gone, the pieces of my heart are missing you. When you're gone, the face I came to know is missing too. When you're gone, the words I need to hear will always get me through the day and make it okay. I miss you." sang Okuni. We cheered for her and she came back down.

"You're really good, Okuni." Keiji said, smiling. I wonder if Keiji likes Okuni. It'll be so cute if he does. I wonder if Okuni likes Keiji too. The thought of that made me smile. Toshiie saw me smiling.

"You're so stupid, Naotora. Why do you keep smiling? You're creeping me out again." Toshiie said and I began laughing.

"I'm just smiling because… Well, do you think by chance Keiji has a crush on Okuni and if Okuni has a crush on Keiji? I mean, with Sakon and Ina, it's quite cute, you know?" I replied to him, smiling and making eye contact with Toshiie…

Whenever Naotora smiles at him, it makes him feel butterflies and he hates the feeling. It makes him feel pretty shy of her. Toshiie tried hard not to feel that way but it was still there.

"Most likely they do. You're so stupid. There's really no need to point it out." he replied to her and she just laughed. He loves when she laughs because it brightens up his mood. He's never met a girl who makes him feel this way. Why is it her, out of any other girls? When they were talking, Lu Meng continued announcing the songs to students to sing.

"Okay, Naotora Ii. You're singing I will always love you by Whitney Houston. Come on up." Lu Meng said, as she smiled and got up. Everyone turned to her.

"Ohp, looks like it's my turn." she said, sounding so cute. She walked over to the stage. He wondered why Lu Meng would give her such a high song. She has a soft and cute voice and that song is very powerful. There's no way she could sing it!

"Wow, that's a high song she has to sing. Hopefully she'll be able to pull it off." Sakon said and they agreed, except for Ina and Okuni.

"She will, believe me. Naotora's a really talented girl." Ina said.

"You really are missing out on what she has to offer, Toshiie. It's never too late to talk to her but don't wait too long. Seeing all the guys here who seem to really like her, you may have to compete for her if you don't hurry it up." Okuni said. Toshiie turned to Okuni, confused.

"Why don't you just focus on being with Keiji, Okuni? You may have to compete for him." he replied to Okuni and she began to blush. The instrumental version began playing as Naotora began singing.

"If I should stay, I would only be in your way so I'll go but I know I will think of you every step of the way and I will always love you. I will always love you. You, my darling you. Bittersweet memories, that is all I'm taking with me so goodbye. Please don't cry. We both know I'm not what you, you need and I will always love you. I will always love you. I hope life treats you kind and I hope you have all you dreamed of and I wish you joy and happiness but above all this, I wish you love and I will always love you. I will always love you. I will always love you. I will always love you. I will always love you. I, I will always love you. " she sang, as Toshiie so fell in love with her. Boy her voice sent Goosebumps on his arm. He couldn't believe how good and passionate she was with singing. Naotora actually turned out to be the dream girl he's always wanted! Everything he's said about her was actually the opposite way around.

"Damn, she is hella freaken good!" Kiyomasa said, amazed. Naotora smiled and walked back down to sit next to Toshiie again.

Toshiie turned to Naotora, being speechless. She didn't notice that he was looking at her. She was talking with Ina and Okuni, even though they weren't next to each other. Who knew it would be Naotora, the first girl to impress him so much? She was good at dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments. She's even good at cooking and she is school smart as well. He couldn't stop thinking about her.

"Damn, she got you by surprise, huh?" Sakon said to him and he turned to Sakon. He was smiling and Toshiie couldn't show his true feeling about Naotora to anyone until the time is right.

"Whatever." Toshiie replied.

Everyone was chilling until it was afterschool. They all got out of the classroom and began walking down the hall to the front.

"Ey, let's chill somewhere, yeah?" Kiyomasa suggested and they thought it would be a good idea.

"We can chill at my place." Toshiie offered and they agreed. He remembers how Ina and Okuni wanted to see his house too so hanging out there seems like a good idea. They went to their cars and Naotora turned to Ina and Okuni.

"You guys are coming, right?" she asked and they nodded their heads. She then smiled out in happiness and gave them a group hug. They did the same. The three of them sat in the back of Toshiie's car while Kiyomasa sat in the passenger seat. Keiji drove his family car and it was just him and Toshiie together. Toshiie began driving to his house, while Keiji followed behind.