"Come on Apollo, it'll be fun!"

"Yes, fun like moving to a new town and knowing no one."

"Honey, I know that you aren't too happy about the move, but now Zak and I will be able to give you the best education possible."

"It doesn't matter! I would rather be with my friends!"

"Apollo..."

"Whatever! I'll be in my room." Apollo stormed off to his room while Thalassa sighed and rested her chin in her palm.

A few hours later, Zak came home from a conference.

"Hello Honey," he greeted his fiancé with a peck on the cheek.

"Hi Dear," Thalassa greeted back. She gave him a hug, and turned back to her cooking.

"What's for dinner tonight?"

"Baked potato soup with all the loadings," she replied, a hint of sorrow in her voice.

"Something wrong?"

"I talked to the kids about school today..."

"And?"

"Trucy was excited, but Apollo wasn't."

"I see..."

"I knew that I never should have forced him to move! I am such an idiot!"

"No you aren't. The same thing happened to me when I was younger. My parents moved around a lot. And guess what? I made new friends and eventually I became closer to them than I was to my old friends. And that was because I attended GSA."

"You attended GSA?"

"For my sophomore and junior years."

"...hmm...maybe you could convince him to go to GSA?"

"Of course."

"Thank you so much Zak! You have no idea of how much that will help!"

"Anything for my future wife."

"Hey kiddo. How goes it?" Zak asked Apollo a few moments later.

"Fine," Apollo bluntly answered while looking at his computer screen.

"I hear that you aren't very excited about going to GSA."

"And what about it?"

"Well, I was hoping that I could maybe convince you to change your mind."

"Doubt it."

"Listen Apollo," Zak started as he closed the door and sat on Apollo's bed. Apollo turned away from his computer to look (more like glare) at Zak. "I know that moving is tough. I used to do it every few years when I was younger. When I was a sophomore, I moved here to LA and attended GSA. I had the same attitude as you. However, I made a lot of friends. I was closer to them than any of my other friends. Even though I moved after junior year, we were close, and now we are still friends today."

"And the point is...?"

"The point is, that even though you may not have any friends here in LA, attending GSA will fix that problem."

"...alright, I'll go."

"What?"

"Mom wanted me to tour GSA sometime this week. If it really is all that you say that it is and it can give me new friends, then I'll go."

"That's my...almost son!" Zak proudly exclaimed. Apollo laughed for the first time since he had moved to LA. Together, they walked down the stairs to dinner.

A few days later, Apollo and his mother were on their way to GSA. Zak had gone with Trucy to GSJA (Gyakuten Saiban Junior Academy) since Thalassa would be teaching at GSA soon. Thalassa had parked the car in a visitor spot and the two had made their way up to the front entrance of the school. All the way, Apollo was gaping at the size of the school. It was four stories high, had at least twenty classrooms across, a wing with at least ten more rooms, a football stadium, and a basketball arena. Apollo was told that there was a practice football field, a softball field, two more gyms, and a lively arts center behind the school. Apollo's mouth dropped at the mention of the additions of the school. Now he was starting to fear getting lost. Thalassa gave him an encouraging smile and together they entered the school.

"You must be Ms. Gramarye and you must be Apollo. Am I correct?" asked a man with greying hair shaped like a lightning bolt on his forehead. Apollo just stared at the man. Thalassa replied for Apollo and Gant laughed.

Just like Santa Claus, Apollo thought. Gant and Thalassa talked for a little bit longer while Apollo played with his visitor sticker. After a little while Gant motioned to Thalassa and Apollo to follow him. They did as he pointed out the various classrooms.

"This is our foreign language area of the school," Gant said as they passed some of the first floor rooms. "This is our Spanish room, Latin room, French room, and here is the German room," Gant said. He led Thalassa and Apollo into the German room. The teacher looked up and recognized Thalassa immediately. The two conversed for a moment or two, and then the teacher introduced Thalassa to the class. Apollo noticed that most of the kids in the class were younger, but older than freshmen. He guessed that they were sophomores. After talking to some of the students for a moment, Gant ushered Apollo and his mother along. They took a look at the english department, the history department, the math department, and finally the science department.

"This is one of our chemistry classes. When you are a junior, you will take chemistry Apollo." Gant led the two into the chemistry lab where a group of juniors were gathered around one of the flames. The three peeked over and saw that they students were roasting marshmallows over the flame. One of the students, a girl with brown hair, smiled at Apollo and invited him to roast a marshmallow. Apollo wandered over to the table, but before he could grab a stick to roast the marshmallow on, the brown haired girl and a caramel haired pulled him back and put safety goggles and a lab coat on him.

"See Mr. Gant, we did learn something from Mr. de Killer; always wear your goggles and lab coat," the caramel haired girl explained, proving that they did indeed learn something in that class. Apollo, Thalassa, and Gant all laughed.

Apollo spent the rest of the second period with the junior chemistry class. He learned a lot about GSA in that time and its many programs from academics to sports to clubs. For once, Apollo was excited about going to school. By the end of their visit, Apollo was sure that he wanted to go to GSA. No doubt about it. He thanked Mr. Gant over and over, who just replied by saying that he was happy that Apollo was happy to go to GSA. Once Apollo and his mother got into the car, he gave her a hug and thanked her for moving him across the country. All Thalassa could do was hug Apollo back and be glad.

As we all know, I am incapable of keeping and idea going for a certain amount of time unless I have a good beginning. The last idea was good, but I added some extra details that I hated, so I deleted the story...again (what the heck is wrong with me????). I restarted...again, and hopefully I can roll with this version. I apologize for the delays and the restarting, but honestly, Writer's Block enjoys hating me, and I just wanted a fresh start. Thanks to all of you who reviewed me before, and please review again (there is that magic word!!!!). So please review and I once again apologize for all the crap and stuff that has been going on with this story...or idea I guess you could say.

P.S. Happy Holidays to you all and have a Happy New Year!!!!!!