Karo was stirred awake by his older sister who was yelling his name from downstairs. Karo got out of bed and headed downstairs.

When he got downstairs he saw his mother,father, and sister at the kitchen table eating breakfast. Karo sat down and grabbed a plate.

"So Karo" a man in his earlier fourities spoke. "Your mother and I will be working late tonight so you and Serena will be in charge

of the house until we get home". Karo nodded his head slowly. He never really cared if his parents were leaving since he always

goes up to his room and does nothing after school. "Keep a good eye on him serena". "No problem dad" Serena replied stuffing a piece

of pancake in her mouth."Leave it to me". Karo finished his breakfast and headed upstairs and got dressed. He wore his regular school uniform which

consisted of a gray dress shirt with his sleeves rolled up to about his elbows. A green tie and black pants. Karo relized he forgot something

as he walked out of his room. He went back to his dresser and picked up a ring. It was a solid gold ring with a date engraved on it. It marked

the day of his brothers death. Karo Picked up his backpack and walked out the door. It was a very sunny day in magnolia. The smell

of fresh grass and flowers filled the air. Karo however didnt care for all the scenery as he just wanted to get to school.

Karo got to school just a few minutes before his first period which was Math. Karo walked into his class to see a big piece

of chart paper taped to the blackboard. Karo walked closer and started to read it. "NEW SEATING ARRAGEMENTS" the title said.

"I guess we are getting new seats" Karo said to himself. Karo looked at the paper trying to find his name. He managed to find his name in the middle.

"Karo Barrick,Lucy Heartfilia Row 3 Left". "I guess she is my new seat partner". Karo went over to the desk to see a girl already sitting there.

Karo quietly took the seat next to her. Karo thought he should probably say something to her. He turned his head so he was facing the girl.

"You must be Lucy Hearfilia right?" Karo asked the blonde haired girl. The girl turned so she was facing Karo. "Thats me" She replied happily.

"So that means you must be Karo Barrick right?". "Yes" Karo replied blandly. "Well I hope we can become good friends" Lucy said

with a smile. Karo just nodded his head. "Alright class" A voice said from the front of the class. "welcome to another day of math".

"Today will be contiuning our studies of rates and ratios. Karo just laid his head on the desk. He knew this was a period he was going

to dread. Lucy was watching Karo just sigh and frown. She let out a small giggle.

Time went by as finally math was over. Next was Physical Education one of Karo's favourites. the gym was fairly close to karo's

math class so it was a very short walk for him. Once Karo got to the gym he went and got changed into his gym clothes. Grey shirt and navy blue basketball shorts for guys

the girls wore the same shirt but black track shorts instead. "Class today we will be playing football. I have two teams assigned on the clipboard and positions you will be playing". the gym teacher explained.

"Alright for team 1 Wide reciever-Gray Fullbuster." A man taller than Karo stood up. He had jet black hair. "Runningback-Natsu Dragneel". A boy with pink hair stood up and walked over towards gray. A few complaints could be heard

from the crowd of students saying that the teams are already unfair. "Alright now QuarterBack-Karo Barrick". Karo stood up suprised that he was picked as the quarterback. he knew

he has a decent throw but he didnt expect to play QB. Karo walked over to meet his team.

After about 10 minutes the teams were picked and all the players headed out to the field. "alright newbie" Natsu said. "Hear is you wristband with all the plays, dont mess up".

Karo suddenly felt his stomach tighten. Karo stood with the ball and started to shout.