Louise: 'lo. I'm Louise, and no, not Louise from Fire Emblem, and no, Louise is not my real name. But it's catchy. Myesss...ahem this story is going to feature five main couples- Nino and Jaffar, Lyn and Hector, Erk and Serra, Rebecca and Wil, and Eliwood and Priscilla. If you don't like those couples, stop reading. Mwahahaha! ...yeah. This takes place in modern times in school...but I'm not copying Twelfth Night or On My Honor, On My Heart, I swear.

"Mmmm...Jaffar..."

Nino was sitting next to Jaffar in a lovely park, feeding breadcrumbs to the ducks. Jaffar was actually smiling...

"Good morning! Good morning! Good morning!" Her Super Sailor Moon alarm clock squawked, obviously broken.

"Drats! It was just another dream..." Nino sighed sadly. Nino trudged to her bathroom mirror and tried to straighten out her tangled green hair. After a few broken brushes later, she resolved to go with her regular hairstyle- a blue headband. At least I could have dressed up a bit nicer for Jaffar...Nino thought. She slipped on a pair of blue cargo pants and a blue t- shirt and was ready to go. Nino never ate breakfast- all she had in the mornings was a drink of orange juice. She headed out the door and onto the paved pathway that led to her middle school.

"AAHHHH!" Nino tripped over a warm, furry object. Her knee scraped the pavement, causing her eyes to tear up. The raccoon hissed, bit Nino on the arm, and left. Then he got hit by a truck. Just kidding. (I don't believe in animal cruelty. Heheh.)

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!RABIES! AHHHH!!" Nino wailed, cradling her arm.

"Jaffar, you weirdo!" a melodic voice rang out. Nino looked up, hearing the word "Jaffar". What Nino saw was a pretty high school freshman with long, black hair and a full figure, walking besides a young man with crimson hair and eyes- Jaffar. Jaffar actually looked...happy. Not something you would see everyday. Nino has seen enough. She started to run, her eyes smarting.

"Nino! Wait!" Jaffar called out. "Damn..." Jaffar planted himself on a curb, cradling his head in his hands. Karla sat herself down on the curb also.

"If you really like her, go after her." Karla said softly, smiling.

"What?!" Jaffar exclaimed, looking up into Karla's deep eyes.

"It's painfully obvious, Jaffar, by the way you look at her and the way you act around her, you know?" Karla smiled mischievously, sipping her Coke.

Jaffar turned away. "I can't...the guys at school will laugh at me if I even...she's a freshman, for Pete's sake!" Jaffar stammered, turning red beneath his black hoodie.

"And you're in eleventh grade. It's not that big of a difference, Jaffar. Age is just a number. Now stop making excuses and get out there!" Karla said suddenly, striking a victory pose and spilling her Coke everywhere. Including on a stack of papers.

"ACCKKK! NOOOOO!! MY SCIENCE REPORT! RUINED!! WAAAHHH!" Karla wailed, cradling the soggy remains of her report in her arms. Jaffar shook his head and left her.

"JAFFAR? JAFFAR! HELP ME! OR SOMETHING!" Karla shouted angrily.

"Get Bartre to help you," Jaffar said unemotionally, waving her off.

Nino walked into language arts with her heart bleeding. Not to mention her knee and her arm also.

"Hm? Oh, hi Nino!" Rebecca said cheerfully. Then she noticed her glum expression. "What's up?"

"Jaffar doesn't like meee!!" Nino wailed.

Rebecca raised her eyebrows. "Oh please. Then why is he always hanging around you? Hmmm?"

"He likes that Karla girl." Nino said dismally.

"Karla? I don't think so. They're just friends." Rebecca said in a matter- of- fact way.

"Really?" Rebecca could see a glimmer of hope in Nino's big blue eyes.

"YES! NOW GO OUT THERE AND GO GET 'EM!" Rebecca shouted, attracting the attention of Serra and Mrs. Louise (the archer, not me).

"Girls! Settle down!" Mrs. Louise said lazily, flipping through a Neiman Marcus magazine (Louise and Pent are loaded!)

"Hm? Whatcha talking about?" Serra leaned over their desks, her long pink hair draping all over it.

"Um...Nino is...having...er...problems." Rebecca said quickly.

"I can tell you're lying. Is it that time of the month?" Serra asked.

"Huh? Uh...no! No!" Nino stammered.

"I KNEW IT! IT'S NINO'S TIME OF THE MONTH!" Serra said loudly. Wil, Erk, Lowen, and Sain looked up at them from the movie they were creating on the computer.

"Uhh.....look at the time! I gotta go to the bathroom! Yeah! Bye!" Nino said quickly, and rushed out of the room.

"What's up with her?" Wil popped up. Rebecca whacked him in the face.

Jaffar sped down the hallway. He had to---WHAM! Something green crashed into him. As soon as he caught his breath, he realized it was Nino that had bumped into him and that it was Nino who was staring at him now.

"Hi..."Nino said breathlessly.

"Hi." Jaffar replied. "Nino, about earlier...

"Hm?"

"Remember when I promised I would always be your friend? I cannot keep my promise..."

"What...? No...NO! YOU PROMISED!" Nino started to cry, her big, baby blue eyes filling with tears.

"Listen, please..."

"Leave me alone! I hate you!" Nino cried, starting to take off. Jaffar's heart felt like it was being stabbed.

"I...love you, Nino."

Nino stopped in her tracks.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"It's hard to..."

"Love me?"

"No, it's just...I love you too, Jaffar."

Nino didn't wait for a response. She pulled Jaffar in and kissed him, despite the several people who had been watching the conversation from the class doorways.

"I love happy endings!" Serra sniffed, dabbing her eyes with a Kleenex.

"Yeah..." Sain put his arm around Serra, who in turn kicked him in the place where the sun don't shine(...if you know what I mean.)

Louise: Yes, I'm sorry. I did use some of the support conversation with Nino and Jaffar...eep! (dodges tomatoes and bullets) Watch for the next chapter- featuring Rebecca and Wil! R&R!