Hey, guys! Sorry it took so long to come out with a new story. I've been rather busy, and have been having some trouble coming up with new ideas. This story will come in two parts. I hope you enjoy it. Please review!

The day was finally over, and Luka, Lily and Meiko were in the shoe locker chatting. None of them knew where the heck Gakupo was. In previous years, he would walk home with them, since his house was on the way to theirs. Today, however, he was nowhere to be found.

"Geeeez," Meiko groaned, "Where the heck is Gakun?"

Luka shrugged, then bent down to put on her shoes. "I'm not sure," she said, "Probably had some work to do or something."

"On the first day?" Lily interjected, "I highly doubt it. Something fishy is going on here."

Luka chuckled lightly. By now, Lily and Meiko's imaginations were probably running wild with possible scenarios as to where he might be. Luka, however, knew that Gakupo wouldn't be up to anything fishy. He was a very sophisticated person, and never got into any sort of trouble. But then...where was he?

The girls all walked out of the locker room together. Lily seemed to be deep in thought. Meiko glanced at her.

"What's wrong, Lily?" she asked.

Lily closed her eyes for a second and nodded. "I see what's going on here," she said. Luka and Meiko exchanged looks of confusion, then looked back at Lily to see what she had to say. "Gakupo is a superhero!" Lily proclaimed, "He was probably called into action, and had to slip out of class so that he could transform into Eggplant Man and rush to the rescue!"

Meiko's eyes widened. "Aah! That must be it! That's why he always says he's busy when we invite him to karaoke, but doesn't tell us what he's doing!"

Lily and Meiko continued to talk excitedly about their new theory. Luka couldn't beleive they actually thought Gakupo was a superhero. She turned her head, and soon, she caught a glimpse of long, purple hair.

"Hey," she said to the girls, "I found him. He's over there."

She began walking in his direction, but then stopped. He was with a girl. She had long, red hair, and was wearing the same uniform Luka, Lily and Meiko were. Gakupo was laughing. It took a lot to make Gakupo laugh. Suddenly, Luka felt...inadequate.

Meiko came up behind Luka and followed her glance. She tilted her head. "Hm...never seen her before," she commented, "Who do you suppose he is?"

"His sidekick?" Lily suggested.

Luka shook her head. "No," she said, "looks like she's just a girl." She watched as the two smiled and began to walk together, side by side. She began to feel envious.

"Where are they going?" Meiko asked.

Lily folded her arms. "I still say he's a superhero," she asserted, "I say we follow him and find out!" Lily grabbed the wrists of both girls and began to drag them along as she walked in Gakupo's direction.

Meiko didn't resist, but Luka tried to break free. "W-wait a minute!" she snapped as she attempted to free her wrist from Lily's grasp. The more she struggled, however, the tighter Lily grasped her wrist. Eventually, Luka decided it was no use.

The trio followed Gakupo and the mysterious girl for a while, and eventually, they arrived at the park. Lily pulled the girls behind a bush. The three girls peeked between the leaves, and watched Gakupo and the girl as they sat down on a bench. They were too far away to hear what they were saying, but Gakupo had a charming grin on his face, and the girl was smiling sweetly.

"Wow," Meiko said, "Gakun is on a date!"

Luka felt a pain in her chest when Meiko said that word. Was this really a date? There had to be some other explanation. Any explanation. Anything but that.

But the more Luka watched the two, the more she felt that there was no other explanation.

To Be Continued