I hope you enjoy this story cuz I enjoyed writing it. :)

I was happy to be in Japan again after all this time. I missed my friends that I came to find had either now disliked me or moved away. They weren't numerous either, but I missed them. One of the things I didn't miss during my time in the States was the uniforms, and boy were they as scratchy as ever. This was my first time back since elementary. We had to leave because my Mom wanted to live in the America. There were doctors there to help with her cancer. We thought she would pull through since she was as stubborn as any Irish woman, but no such luck. I was left to be raised while my father, a Japanese business man, went on with his life as if nothing happened. But something did happen, he got distant. And it scared me.

First we had gym. Oh goody.

We were jogging around the track when a teacher came up to us and presented an exchange student.

"Hello I'm Kenta Usui." He said. He looked ok except for the weird way he looked like he was glaring. I was lost in thought when a girl fainted and then was brought to the infirmary by her friend. Then things got kind of weird because she later walked into class looking fine until she just spazzed out and ran out the door saying she was going home early.

I wish I could go home early. But the feeling in my gut wasn't sickness, it was excitement. I was finally getting to sit down and have a decent dinner with my dad.

"Hey, Eden." '

I looked up to see a boy.

"Want me to walk you home?"

"Sorry Tenji, I have plans after school but it was sweet of you to offer, maybe next time."

"Ok great." He smiled and turned back to his seat.

At least some were still nice to me but I could hear their whispers. I guess everyone thought I viewed them as inferior to me since I have money and have no reason for a job and I had to keep my grades up or I'd be in was quite stressful. But I actually envy them. I have all that I want, but not what I need; a father.

That's the reason I'm so excited about our dinner tonight. He just got back from a trip to L.A. I tapped my foot as I watched the clock. Only two minutes remained and I would be able to leave.

"Alright class." The teacher said." You can now attend your extra activities."

Yes!

I grabbed my bag and flew out the door, making sure I was the first one out so I wouldn't get stopped by a crowed. I knew father didn't like to be kept waiting so I hurried as fast as I could. When I got out the front doors I didn't see his car anywhere.

"Maybe he's just late," I said reassuring myself.

I checked my phone and didn't have any notifications or even an email. Ten minutes passed and almost everyone had left. I sat down on the bench next to the school's gate walls and waited longer.

"Any minute now." I said sighing. I rechecked my phone and still found nothing. Another five minutes went by.

"Of course." I said standing up.

Then suddenly my phone buzzed and I checked it to see a text message.

Had to leave tonight. See you next Friday. We'll have dinner then.

Love, dad.

"Love?" I scoffed at the phone." You call this love?"

I pulled out my ear buds and plugged them into my phone and started walking while picking a song on my playlist.

"Not gonna get us." I started singing silently with the music.

"They're not gonna get us.

"Not gonna get us.

"Not gonna get us.

"Not gonna get us.

"They're not gonna get us." I smirked remembering my dad asked if this was all the song said the first time he heard it.

"They're not gonna get us.

"Not gonna get us." I started really getting into it.

"They're not gonna get us

"Not gonna get us!

"Starting from here, let's make a promise

"You and me, let's just be honest.

"We're gonna run, nothing can stop us.

"Even the night that falls all around us.

"Soon there will be laughter and voices beyond the clouds.

"Over the mountains we'll run away on roads that are empty

"Lights from the airfield shining upon you."

I looked to see if anyone was around and started dancing and skipping to the music.

…..

Ren had just gotten done with yet another woman. They were getting to taste the same these days. They all had the same stress causes and it was getting old. He growled at his frustration. Until his ears picked up on a voice singing an upbeat song.

He took a short cut through the pass and found himself drawn to a part of the park where he came upon a girl that looked around Karen's age dancing around and singing to a song he thought, if he was correct, was called "Not Gonna Get Us" by T.a.T.u.

He could smell the stress pouring out of her. Perfect he thought as he grinned.

"Hey there." He said in his most seductive tone.

And she just went right past him. Shocked he caught up with her and tapped her causing her to scream and slap at him.

"What the hell?" she yelled" what are you some kind of creeper?"

"No, I just said "hey." he said being nice.

"Oh. Hi then." she put her ear buds back in.

"can I walk you home?" he asked.

"what?" she said pullingother out again.

"I said can I walk you home." He repeated.

"oh. " she said." no."

"why not?"

"cuz you look like a creeper."

He didn't want it to come down to this.

"you sure?" he asked trying to use his controling powers.

"damn sure." she said giving him a weird mocking look and started walking away." Later creeper."

He was shocked that was the first time a girl had turned him down.

"wait." he said But she ignored him and listened to her music.

"Damn!" he said."I'll have to find someone else."

I know this isn't the greatest story so just bare with me. Please review if you like whereethos is going and if it isn't already obvious, when you see this "..." it's switching from first person pov to a narrating for Ren.:)

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