Well, here it is. The sequel to New Project, New Love. It took me a while to come up with the plot. Anyways, I hope you all give this a chance as you did my previous story. Again, this is going to be an AsouxTenma story with mention of HarixEr and MikoxImo.

Disclaimer: I do not own School Rumble blah, blah, blah …

It was a sunny April day. The sky was blue, the grass was green, the trees were in full bloom, and the air was fresh. It was a wonderful day to start the new school year. Spring brought so many new beginnings. Especially, one person in particular.

"Ah! My senior year! This is the day I've been waiting for! Now, I'm closer to adulthood," said Tenma as she walked up to school with Yakumo behind her.

"I'm happy for you, Nee-san," she said.

"Just think: I take my college exams, my final exams, graduate, and then I'll be a college girl! Or should I say woman?" said a giggling Tenma. Yakumo smiled at her.

"I'm glad your happy, Nee-san," she said.

"And happy for you too, Yakumo. This year, I'm sure both of us will have boyfriends!" exclaimed Tenma. Yakumo just grinned unsurely at her sister. Up ahead on their walk, they were able to see the school. "Come on, Yakumo!" called out Tenma as she began to run to the school.

She jogged her way up the block and stopped to catch her breath when she reached the entrance. When she looked up at the school, Tenma broke out into a smile. The school was the same as always with many students grouped in front of it. Within seconds, Yakumo was right next to her.

"Nee-san, there's no need to hurry," said Yakumo. Tenma barely heard since she was so full of glee.

"This is going to be the best year ever," squealed Tenma. When she didn't hear a response, she turned her head and found Yakumo gone. "Yakumo? Where did you go?" Tenma spotted her behind a tree. "What's going on?" Tenma soon got her answer.

Down the street, Tenma saw a large dust cloud heading towards the school. She saw that Hanai was leading it. He quickly skidded towards a stop in front of Tenma.

"Good morning, Tsukamoto. Parton me for asking, but where is you amazing younger sister, Yakumo?" asked Hanai very quickly.

"Uhh …," started Tenma as she pointed towards the school building. "She went inside to use the bathroom." Hanai quickly thanked her and ran into the building calling out for Yakumo. Soon after, Yakumo came out from behind the tree.

"Thanks, Nee-san," she said. Tenma just smiled at her sister.

I wonder how she knew Hanai was coming? thought Tenma. She just brushed the thought away and took hold of her sister's hand. "Come on, Yakumo. Let's go see what classes we got into." They both walked up to the boards that displayed the names of the students. Yakumo went off towards the second years' while Tenma went off to the seniors' board. Once there, Tenma began to look up and down the board searching for her name. She later found hers and saw it under class 3-B. For reasons unknown to her, she released a sigh of relief. Then she began to wonder if her best friends were in the same class as her. And also anyone else from last year, like Harima, Hanai, Karen, Asou …

"Asou-kun! I wonder if we're in the same class?" she thought out loud. Tenma looked up at the chart and looked for Asou's name. She scanned up and down the row of names and blinked. Asou was not listed in her class. Tenma began to feel disappointment engulf her. Now how could she spend time with him? Tenma brought her bag up to her and held the rainbow keychain Asou had given her. She let out a sigh.

"Tenma?" said a voice startling her. She quickly turned around and saw the person that was occupying her thoughts: Asou. She couldn't help but blush when she saw him.

Did he get taller? she thought.

"Good morning, Tenma. How have you been?" he asked.

"Oh, I've been fine. How about you, Asou-kun?" she asked in return.

"About the same," he answered coolly. "It's so good to see you again. Hope you enjoyed your vacation. So, what class are you in?"

"Oh, um … I'm in 3-B," she said softly. Asou looked up over her to the board. There was a disappointing look on his face as he scanned the row of names.

"I'm in 3-A," he said with a gruff voice. "Too bad. I was hoping we could be in the same class again this year." Tenma looked up at him and blinked. He wanted to be in the same class as her too? What could he mean by that? She suddenly felt a spark in her heart. Tenma was about to say something when she heard her name being called. She turned around and saw her three friends. Tenma squealed with delight.

"Hey girls!" she shouted.

"Hey Tenma!" greeted Mikoto. She looked behind Tenma. "Morning, Asou." He nodded at her and the other girls.

"I'll see you later, Tenma," he said. He waved good-bye and walked to where Ryuuhei was waiting for him. Tenma waved him off and turned back to her friends who were eyeing her with interest.

"So, you and Asou, huh? When did this happen?" asked Eri while she and the other two girls leaned forward to hear her answer.

"What?! Oh no, no, no, no! It's not like that! We're just friends!" said Tenma desperately trying to explain. Her friends wouldn't believe her.

"Yeah, and so are Mikoto and Imodori," said Akira. Both Mikoto and Tenma had blushes on their faces.

A few yards away, Asou was also receiving the same grilling from Ryuuhei.

"So, are you finally gonna ask her out?" asked Ryuuhei. Asou just sighed and looked away.

"I don't know yet," he said. "I don't even know how she really feels about me. What if I just end up making a fool of myself?" Ryuuhei looked over at his friend with annoyance.

"Come on, man! That doesn't sound like you. You have a lot of girls thinking you're some cool dude and the one girl you actually want is making act like a chicken. That is so lame!" he said. Asou elbowed him in the ribs. "Owe!"

"Shut up. She's different, okay. I mean, she's really special. And you can't forget that she got dumped just a while ago." Asou scowled at the last comment remembering how Tenma had a huge crush on Karasuma. Ryuuhei slug his arm around his best friend.

"So what? Didn't I tell you to make her fall for you? What's the hold up? She's an ordinary girl so it should be easy, right?" asked Ryuuhei. Asou sighed at his friend's question. Tenma did seem like a normal girl to others, but to him, she was special.

"I don't know, man. It's gonna be hard to get close to her when we aren't in the same class this year. What if I'm not her type?" Ryuuhei groaned at his friend's words.

"Look, if you don't do something, eventually someone else will come in and take her away. Then what will you do?" Asou straightened up.

"I guess you're right. I'll wait for the right time, and then ask her out," decided Asou.

"That's the spirit. Just make sure you do it soon, okay?" encouraged Ryuuhei. Asou smiled.

"Yeah, don't worry. I'll find the right time to do it," he said and walked into the building with his friend.

:: In Class ::

Tenma was seated at her new desk in her new class. She began to look around to see if she could see any familiar faces from 2-C. She found out Mikoto was in her class but she left to go talk to Imodori in the hall. She noticed that Karen was in her class along with Yuki. She also saw Mihara and Tanaka talking in the corner. The rest of the students she saw were from the other previous classes. Eri was in class C and Akira was in class A with Asou. Tenma felt envious of her.

I wish I could have been in class A with him, thought Tenma. Before she could get settled in, she heard her name being called. She looked up and saw Nara at the door. "Nara! It's so good to see you again!" she said as she walked up to him.

"Same here," said Nara. "So, how was your break?"

"It was fine. So, what class are you in?" asked Tenma.

"Oh, I'm in class A," he answered. Tenma was surprised.

"What?! You mean you're also in class A? Oh, man." Nara looked at her with confusion.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. So, what brings you here to class B?" she asked. Nara smiled sheepishly at her.

"Oh, … uh, I wanted to … see you, Tsukamoto," said a blushing Nara. Tenma, as clueless as ever, just smiled at him.

"Aww, that's so nice of you, Nara-kun. It was nice to see you, too," she said. Nara just sighed and noticed the clock.

"The bell is going to ring any minute now. I got to head to my class. I hope to see you around, Tsukamoto," he said.

"Uh-huh! I'll see you later," replied Tenma as she watched Nara leave. She then returned to her seat and began her train of thought. I hope this year will be fun. I also hope to make new friends and get to go on a date. Hopefully with Asou-kun. Tenma hid her face so that no one will she her blushing face. Inside, she felt that this year, nothing will go wrong.

So, what did you guys think? Please send your reviews. I'll try to post the second chapter as soon as possible. I'm going to be going on vacation (against my will) so I'll be working on it. Thanks for reading!!