(Melissa's POV)Going to school, living alone, and working is hard. Some days I just want to give up. But then I remember the promise I made to myself. That I can't give up. That one day I will be able to make a difference in at least one person's life and be able to think for once that I do have a purpose for being alive. I just hope that I actually have one.SchoolFor once I wish the school would just be empty. I don't have any friends. Nobody's ever cared what has happened to me or not. I don't really care either. I don't ask for friends because I don't want to be somewhere just because someone felt sorry for me. I would never wish for anyone to be as unhappy as me. It actually makes me happy at times just seeing how happy other people can be. As long as they're happy, I don't mind how small of a blip I am on the map.What's that commotion centered into a spot in the hallway? What does it have to do with me? I would just be in the way."Oh Prince Yuki. Why are you so distant from everyone? The only person you're ever seen with is that Tohru girl and her friends," someone pouted.I clenched my fists in anger. The one person I did care about, above all others, what people said about her was Tohru Honda. She had been kind to me at my old school. Before my parents deserted me. But since I had been here we hadn't spoke. I know she didn't recognize me. But I don't blame her. I had changed in many ways. Especially in the way I looked. Living on the streets could do that to you."Can someone please tell me who said that?" I questioned."I did. You got a problem with it. Well to bad. I'm the Prince Yuki fan club president. I can say whatever I want," Senior Minotaka breathed."One, back off the poor guy you are smothering in the corner. Can't you see that he doesn't want you hanging all over him? Two, you have no right whatsoever to talk about Tohru or anyone else like that. I don't care if you're the president of entire country or if you're the most popular girl in school."Who was the boy in the corner? I could only assume this was Yuki Sohma. The one Tohru hung out with all of the time along with his cousin. But where was Tohru?All of the girls in the crowd gave me horrified and stunned looks. They all started walking away slowly, still glaring at me.
I turned on my heel as soon as I knew that the boy would be left alone. It would probably be best if I just walked away now."Hey! Wait a second," Yuki called. "Thanks for helping me out with those fan-girls. Do you happen to know Tohru? It's just the way you talked, I thought you might know her.""Yeah, I know her. We used to be really good friends. But I got sent... somewhere else." Why did I feel something abnormal about this guy?"Would you please come with me? I was just going to see her. I'm sure she'd love to see you again." He seemed so sweet. No wonder the girls were after him. But he had a sadness about him too. As if something was bothering him?(Yuki's POV)This girl, if she is a friend of Tohru's, maybe she can cheer her up. Tohru's been really depressed lately. Even though she tries to hide it.And why would this girl stick her neck out for me and not want anything? With all of those girls around something inconvenient could have happened. This girl makes me feel the way I do when I'm with Tohru. Why? There's Tohru now.(Tohru's POV)"Tohru! Hey Tohru. I've got a guest that says she knows you," Yuki grinned. He pulled the girl around in between me and him. I couldn't remember where I had seen her before. But her presence was familiar, and so were her looks. It was like looking at a rice ball that had gotten a new fruit put in it. I was starting to get embarrassed.I was taking too long to remember her! Oh no.Wait! The eyes were so familiar. They looked like... but it couldn't be. I could feel the apprehension dawn on my face."MELLISSA?!"Mellissa's back! What a miracle!