INTRO
A warm afternoon in the Noba Prefecture prickles the inner child in the students as they go about their first morning in summer school. A gentle breeze pulls at the long blond hair of the new student hesitating at the gates.
I can do this. A feminine looking student in a male uniform stands just outside the school gates. The sleek modern school building gleams before him.
The breeze kicks up several leaves and scatters them as the new student boldly walks to the entrance.
LUNCHTIME – DAY 1
Theo, the new student, brushes past another student as he enters the busy cafeteria. He steps aside as another pushy student bumps her on the way out. The milk tea bottle slips from under his arm and catches it in time.
"Hey" Theo mutters under her breath. The student glances back and he glares at him slightly. The student shrugs it off.
The cafeteria is bustling with an assortment of male and female students. Theo moves around them carefully. Coming upon the first available seat he flops down into it with a sigh. Looking up his breath catches in his throat.
Glaring over at her are three other male students.
"Who is this?" The short blond haired one gestures over to him with his chopsticks.
"That's nobody, Net." The short brown haired one rolls his eyes at the blond haired one.
"Hey, Nobody, go get your own table." Net flicks his chopsticks at Theo in annoyance.
"Be nice Net" The white haired one sighs and glances over at Net. "You know no one sits there, it won't kill you, you know."
"You never know, Gill, it just might." Net glares between the other two boys, who seem to be holding hands under the table.
Theo fidgets uncomfortably for a moment as they argue. He glances around helplessly but all the other seats seem taken.
"Hey, you can stay." Theo looks back to see the brown haired one smiling at him.
"Who made you Seme of the table, huh, Aja!" Net stabs his croquette viciously with his chopsticks.
"Lay off Net and eat your lunch." Aja and Net glare at each other briefly before Net looks away and stuffs the broken croquette into his mouth.
"Bite me" Net mutters as he chews angrily. Aja smirks at him and licks his lips at the idea.
"So, are you new here…uh…" Gill smiles at Theo.
"Yes, ah…Theo, I'm just here for the summer term." He smiled slightly before poking at the contents in his bento.
"Really? Where are you from?"
"America." The three of them jump and look at Theo eagerly.
"What? Really? What part?" Theo shifts uneasily at the look in their eyes.
"California." The boys smile at each other greedily.
"Hey, Nobody, where are you staying?" Net laughs as Gill glares at him for not using Theo's name.
AFTERSCHOOL – DAY 1
Theo pushes together his books and shoves them into his case as Gill walks up to him.
"Hey, Theo."
"Oh, hey." Theo smiles up at Gill as he snaps his case closed.
"So, you're in dorm D right? I'll take you there if you want."
"Really? Thanks." They smile at each other.
Gill and Theo walk side by side as they travel down the path towards the dorms. They are passed by several students in a rush to get to their clubs.
As they walk up to the gate of the dorm a pair of green spotted boxers flies at them and lands at their feet.
"What are they doing now?" Gill sighs and picks it up.
"Hey, those are mine!" Theo grabs the boxers and shoves them quickly away.
"Oh shit… they must be going through your stuff!"
Gill and Theo run inside the dorm and freeze at the doorway in horror.
Inside the once tidy and clean dormitory entry way, now was covered in dangling toilet paper and various clothing that seemed to be brand new. Heavy metal music pound though the walls. Laughter could be heard coming from somewhere inside the mess.
"You better stay here." Gripping his hands into fists Gill disappeared into the mess.
Theo, confused and flustered from seeing his clothing strewed about that he started gathering them together. The music stopped suddenly and he looked up to see Gill dragging in the half dressed Aja and Net by the ears.
"This is the reason why we don't get any respect around here! Now I want you both to apologize and hope he doesn't want to change dorms." Gill pushes them forward and they fall to their knees. Theo steps back uncertainly, his arms full of clothing and his case.
"Oh why do we even care! We have plenty of fun on our own, we don't need another roommate!" Net groans and shrugs uncaringly.
"If we don't get another roommate we won't be able to stay together." Gill hisses in Net's ear. Aja and net groan as they remember what had happened.
"I'm sorry Theo. Here." Gill holds out Theo's IPod. Theo takes it and groans to see the battery almost dead.
"Which…"
"Up the stairs and the last one at the end of the hall." Theo nods and grabs more clothing as he moves as fast as he dared upstairs to his room.
EVENING – DAY 1
Theo sat on his bed, holding his legs as there was a knock at the door. Looking up he saw Aja peeking around the doorway.
"Hey, ah… can I come in?" Aja takes a step in as Theo moves to sit at the edge of the bed.
Aja steps into Theo's room. Looking around he sighs as the mess that he and net had left in Theo's room was still evident. A smile pulled at the corner of his mouth as he remembered what it was that they were doing. Glancing over his shoulder the sight of Theo sulking erased the smile from his face.
"Hey, look, I'm sorry about the mess. If you want…" Aja gestures to a pile of clothing.
"No no… I got it." Theo leapt up and started to shove his clothing harshly into the dresser.
"Hey" Aja touches Theo's arm gently. Theo freezes instantly.
"I'm sorry, ok." Theo watches from the corner of his eye as Aja steps close and runs his hand up his arm.
"Please don't go to another dorm. This is the last term the three of us will be together and if you leave, they are going to separate us to other dorms." A blush creeps across Theo's face as Aja's fingers curl around his upper arm.
"I know what it's like to be far from home. So far from the ones you love." A chill runs up Theo's spine as Aja leans in towards his neck, his breath brushing against his skin.
"Your girlfriend is very lucky." Theo shuttered as Aja whispered hotly into his ear.
"Shut up! You don't know anything about him!... HER, you don't know about HER!" Blushing furiously Theo spun around and shoved Aja harshly away with such force that he fell backwards onto the floor. Looking up in shock Aja watched as Theo stormed out the door.
"Him?" Aja stared after Theo curiously.
