Chapter 1- First Day

Angela put her hand to the cold glass on the door to her new school. She gulped as all of the unfamiliar faces surrounded her and pushed her through to the inside. Her short dark hair waved in the breeze of the air conditioner in the low ceiling. Today was the first day of her senior year at Tranquility High. In years past, she had attended a school in a faraway country, but had to get off to a new start due to some past family issues.

A popular girl purposely rammed into Angela, sending her crashing into a locker. The impact sent her falling onto the floor, knocking her out cold. A teacher in the hallway, leaned over with silvery hair, rushed up to the girl.

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"Where.... where am I?" The young girl asked. She quickly sat up and took in her surroundings. There were many cabinets around her in the room, along with a desk. A bit farther behind the desk, she saw a door that led to another room similar to the one she was in.

A man came out from behind the door. His dark hair fell to his mid back in a ponytail, his glasses fixed on his face just below his violet eyes. He carried a clip board along with a thermometer. "Open." He ordered.

She obeyed and opened her mouth. She cringed as she felt tremendous pain in her head.

"Does your head hurt? From I heard you took a bad fall," he said, handing the thermometer to her to hold.

"A...little, yes.... Someone pushed me into a locker I think... and then all I remember is seeing blackness...."

"Okay, stay still, I'll be right back."

Angela held the thermometer firmly in place as she stared at the Doctor. He walked to the room on the other side of the door to grab an ice pack from the fridge. Angela looked around for a way to get home. She didn't want to stay at this alien school any longer than necessary. She saw a cup of steaming herbal tea on the desk nearest her. Without hesitation, she pulled the thermometer out of her mouth and stuck it in the tea for a few seconds to allow the heat to rise.

When she saw him turn around, she quickly forced it back into her mouth and laid down as if she was seriously ill.

"Put this on your head, it should help ease the pain. Now let's take a look at that temperature of yours...."

She handed it to him. "Oh my. You're running a high fever. You need to go home to get a lot of rest. Do you want to call your parents?" He asked, worried.

"I....live with myself.... I have a bike, I could ride home, but only if I have to go...." She said, guiltily looking at her fingers.

"Oh dear.... I'll be right back." He said and approached the gray-haired woman in the other room.

Angela looked up with a puzzled expression. She was more than willing to ride her bike home, but he apparently had different thoughts.

He came back. "You live nearby?"

"Yeah, in the Caramel River district. I run the ranch up there."

"My, you're awfully young to be running such a business by yourself. You take good care of yourself. If you need any medicine or anything, please feel free to come by. In the meantime, I have been ordered by my grandmother to drive you home, with your permission."

Angela looked into his gorgeous eyes and nodded. She never thought she would be feeling butterflies in her stomach over a school doctor.

In the car, Angela gave all of the directions to her house to him. "Okay now I know where. By the way, I'm Dr. Jin, the woman who brought you to my office was my grandmother, Nurse Irene," He said, not taking his eyes off of the road.

"Hi Dr. Jin. I'm Angela... Today was my first day here, but I'm starting to regret coming...." She muttered.

Dr. Jin looked over at her for a second. Her beautiful hair covered part of her forehead. Her large brown eyes showed her innocence. He looked away, inwardly slapping himself for thinking of a young girl's features despite the fact that he already had a girlfriend. But she was so beautiful, so infallible; there wasn't a single thing wrong with her appearance.

"I'm sorry you feel that way dear. If you need any one to talk to, you can come to my office during lunch. No one ever comes in at that time...." He trailed off, hoping she would accept.

Angela lightly blushed at the thought. "I wouldn't want to take up your break time...."

"It's no big deal, it get's kind of lonely in there sometimes."

"Okay then... I'll come tomorrow only if it's definitely okay."

Jin nodded. "Okay. Well here is your house." The care came to a slow stop at a large plot of land with a house and a barn. Angela gathered her backpack and exited the vehicle. "By the way...." He quickly added before she slammed the door closed. "Do you like herbal tea?" He asked, a slight grin appearing on his face.

Angela blushed again. "Um... only if it has a bit of sweetener... it's usually very bitter." She said, trying not to act nervous to give herself up for her previous actions.

"Interesting," He said.

They waved each other goodbye, and Jin drove off as Angela walked to her house.

At The Office After School...

Jin collected his important papers and neatly packed them into a small briefcase. He couldn't shake his mind off of the girl. She was very beautiful.

"What's on your mind, boy?" Asked Irene as she turned off the lights to her office. She was like any parent and knew right away if something was wrong with her grandson.

Jin just shook his head and didn't say a thing, hoping not to dwell on the subject. Irene placed her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow. "I know you, Jin. I've taken care of you since you were a young boy. I think I know when something is wrong."

Jin hesitated. "I... Well... Hypothetically speaking, what if an older man found a drastically younger girl attractive?" He asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Well... just think for a minute. What if I had a crush on a student here? I don't, I'm just saying. What would the school board do?"

"Ha!! Does this have anything to do with that girl I brought in this morning?" She asked, curiously. "You have a girlfriend already Jin. And besides, you would be fired instantly and possibly prosecuted!"

Jin looked back at his briefcase. "Yeah... heheh silly thoughts I'm having. I mean I am after all, I am turning twenty-nine in a few weeks." He said. "I think I need to go home and relax. I'll see you tomorrow grandmother."

A/N: Short chapter.

I've been playing Harvest Moon, Tree of Tranquility for the past few weeks and have been getting an obsession over Jin. XD Hope you guys like, I will be working on the next chapter and I plan to make it longer.