The girl who was the ex-member of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi was sitting alone as she held her keytar. She had dark lime green hair in a high ponytail, a lighter black jacket, a white shirt that showed her belly with a red NO symbol, blue-green jeans, and black boots. She swore revenge on Ami and Yumi, she never got around to it though.

"I said I would be back," Julie murmured to herself, determined, she had tried to rid the band of Ami, but then also Yumi since they made her leave the band just for wanting different songs than pop rock. She had grown more into destructive rock and roll music like Meat Loaf concerts, plus she had grown out her friendship with both of them, calling Ami other names such as 'Arthur'. "I was gonna show them... Julie, you fool, they probably think you're dead now and they wouldn't care..." she then sniffled as her emerald eyes filled with tears and she clamped her hands onto her eyes, about to cry. "No one will know or care about the one called Julie Jenkins..."

"Julie Jenkins?" a voice called.

Julie removed her hands as she heard the other voice. She could have sworn it was one of those voices in her head, but this sounded not too far from reality to be a figment of her demented and crazed imagination. She looked ahead to see a boy in the shadows.

"Well, show yourself!" Julie challenged, getting defensive. "I got my weapon of mass destruction! Ami has her drums, Yumi has her guitar, I have my keytar!"

"Relax, I won't hurt you," a boy with orangish skin with darker orange red hair with a yellow headband, green goggles, a yellow short-sleeved shirt, red shorts, and white sneakers. "I won't hurt you..."

Julie snorted as though she didn't believe him. "Yeah, right... That's what they all say, and what do people end up doing? Hurting me! I was a somebody, you know, I could've had friends, but no!"

"You're by yourself, why don't you come to the hotel with me to meet my family?"

"Sure," Julie clutched her keytar like it was her only friend, in fact, that was almost true. "Then you'll just dessert me right after, right?"

"I promise, I won't abandon you," the boy said. "I can be kind of a jerk at first, but I promise, no tricks or anything... I lost someone too."

Julie snorted again in instant disbelief.

"Really," the boy said. "I liked this girl, but this other boy liked her too. We used to fight over her, but..."

"What happened?" Julie came closer to the boy in interest. "Did she abandon you for her 'best friend forever'?"

"No," the boy shook his head. "Something happened to her, but... She told us that she didn't like boys anymore... She realized that she liked girls herself and started to become more like a boy so girls wouldn't feel weird about being seen with her. Some people who don't know her well think she really is a boy."

"Girl on girl, huh?" Julie chuckled. "Some people thought I was that way with Yumi..."

"I used to think Yumi was a boy when my sister first got into the band and had posters of you guys over her walls... I'm not into that J-Pop Stuff much, but I remember you."

Julie was surprised. "You remember me?"

"Yeah, I do," the boy stated. "I thought you had great taste, other than those songs of friendship and love, stuff like that."

Julie smirked. "You got good taste, kid... I think I will take that offer to meet your family... I dunno about your sister."

"I don't know about my sister anymore..."

Julie laughed a little.

"You got a wonderful laugh, Julie Jenkins."

"Thanks... Um, what is your name anyway?"

"Otto," the boy introduced himself. "Otto Rocket."

"Wicked name," Julie smirked at his last name. "Your parents astronauts?"

Otto laughed a little. "Nah, nothing like that... Come on, it's getting really dark. You look cold and hungry, come with me."

Julie looked around her surroundings, then decided to follow the boy. It was the first time in a while she actually had someone pay attention to her and care about her wants and needs. "Darn Arthur... Almost ruined my plans..."

"Isn't her name Amy?" Otto asked.

Julie sighed. "It's Ami," she actually corrected. "Yumi was MY best friend first, then that Ami Onuki showed up..."

"We'll talk about it at dinner," Otto looked back to her as they made way for the hotel and he held the door open for her. "After you."

Julie smiled. "Why, thank you, Ophelia."

"Otto..."

"Right, Otto... Sorry, I tend to get names mixed up."

Otto chuckled. "Makes me think of Twister..."

Julie went into the hotel with him. "So, you have a sister into the band?"

"Yeah, Reg's always into stuff like that," Otto shrugged, he went with her to the elevator to get to his room. "Luckily Dad said I didn't HAVE to go. I just wish I could've stayed home though. Then again... I probably wouldn't have met you..." he looked back to her with a smile.

"Oh, I'd probably go on a runaway train by the time the show was over," Julie shrugged. "To be honest, I wasn't sure where to go exactly. I kinda lost my mind when I didn't get my way."

"Aren't we all like that?" Otto shrugged as he came into the elevator with Julie, the doors shutting before them and taking them up a floor or two.

"Where you from, kid?" Julie asked.

"Ocean Shores, it's in North California."

"What's it like?"

"Feels like an endless summer break, only I still have to go to school. We do a lot of cool stuff though, surfing, street hockey, skateboarding, biking..."

Julie chuckled. "I haven't surfed before..."

"WHAT!?"

"I haven't surfed before..."

Otto put a hand on her shoulder. "You haven't lived! If you come back home with me, Dad, and Reggie, I could teach you if you wanted... That is, if you don't have anyone expecting you... Like a family..."

"I don't have a family." Julie explained.

Otto pulled a face. "What do you mean you don't have a family?"

"I don't have a family," Julie repeated, not sure what part of that he didn't understand. It's a long story, Otto..."

Otto hummed, wondering what she could mean by that. The elevator then stopped to drop them off at the floor. The boy took out his room key, then opened the door, turning on the light for them to show two beds.

"This is where me and Reg sleep for now," Otto explained to Julie. "Why don't you get some sleep? You look like you haven't in months."

Julie rubbed the back of her neck. "You must be a psychic, Otto..." she went to the bed, unlatching her keytar, then helped herself out of her boots, then pulled back the blankets and sheets to the bed closest to the window as she tucked herself in, removing her jacket.

"You want anything?" Otto offered. "Burgers, fries, soda?"

Julie yawned instantly. "If it's not too much trouble, could I just get some sleep? I really haven't slept in months..."

"Sure, Julie, get some rest." Otto soothed.

Julie smiled, then turned over as she started to quickly fall asleep. She lightly snored as soon as her eyes dropped and her head hit the pillow. Otto smiled, then decided to let her get some sleep, he went on the other bed and took out his laptop after hooking it up, deciding to keep himself busy without the television since Julie was sleeping.