"Kie!" someone yelled.
Kie Atsuko turned at the sound of her name being called. She saw none other than her best friend: Amane.
"A-Amane!" she yelled. She ran as fast as she could to her long-lost friend. They huggrd tightly. "Amane! What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I go to school here Kie. What are you doing here?" Amane chuckled.
"Oh, so do I! I'm transferring to Spica! I'm...a fifth grader I think." she said happily.
"Thats wonderfull Kie! So am I. You look great!" Amane said. It was true. Kie had raven hair that reached her shoulders, was just as tall as Amane, and had breathtaking ocean blue eyes.
She smiled. "Thank you! So do you! I can't believe its been four years!" she said excitedly. She hugged her friend again.
Amane laughed at her long time friend and smiled. "Well you came just in time. You wouldn't be the new transfer student who shipped her horse in, would you?" Amane knew all to well that this was true, she just wanted to tease Kie.
Kie laughed. "Of course! Is Kaiyo here?" she said.
Amane nodded. "I'll take you to the stalls." she said taking her friends hand. She had to admit, as before, Kie still made shivers run through her.
Kie felt the same way, and blushed lightly. But she kept smiling. The only time she realy had ever blushed, was when she was with Amane or when she was angry. And oh, did she have a temper.
"Here. This is StarBright. And Kaiyo is over there. May I ask..." Amane said, pointing to a majestic black horse.
"I named her Kaiyo because of her eyes. Look." she said walking over to her beloved horse. She pet Kaiyo, who in response turned her head. Her eyes were the same ocean blue as Kie's.
"Wow...I understand now." Amane stated. In a way, she knew the two's eyes weren't the same. Kie's were...deeper...less revealing...and playfull. As always.
"So Amane...Ready?" Kie said getting on her unsaddled horse.
"Ready?" Amane raised an eyebrow.
"You don't think I'd come to my horse, not expecting to race you, now would you?" Kie asked. She noticed Amane trun a light shade of pink. Kie smirked but began to pout. "Please?"
Amane sighed. "I could never, can never, and probabbly will never say no to that, now will I?"
Kie smiled brightly and shook her head. She watched as Amane got onto her white horse, StarBright. "Ready." Kie started.
Amane smirked as she remembered this game. "Set."
"Go!" they shouted at each other, both taking off. StarBright was very fast, but Kaiyo was a little faster. Kie shot ahead after giving a wink to her competetor, watching the blush spread across her face, and laughing. She continued laughing as she turned the corner. She jumped over the fence that kept them and kept going. Somehow, she knew where she was going. She knew everyone was staring at her, chasing her, or gossiping about her, which would normally anger her, but at this moment, she was having to much fun to care. She came to a stop in front of the doors of her new school. Amane stopped half a second after her.
"Ha! I won!" Kie said, jumping off of her horse.
"Barely!" Amane said smiling, and lightly blushing as she also jumped off of her companion.
"Oh really?" Kie asked, stepping up to Amane.
"Yes. Thats what I said. If Kaiyo had a saddle on, you deffinatly would have lost." Amane said, also stepping closer to her friend.
"Oh, well we'll just have to straighten that out with another race, won't we?" Kie asked, smiling evily as she did so.
"Of course. But we should eat first. Its Dinner." Amane said. Sure enough, everyone was walking to a building in sequence.
Kie laughed as her stomach growled lightly. "I suppose so! I haven't eaten in ages!"
"Oh? I bet you ate this morning." Amane said.
"Like I said, its been ages!" Kie said.
"Well lets get you some food, huh? Shall we?" Amane said. Kie nodded intently as they began to walk side by side to the building.
Kie couldn't help but smile. She was with her best friend again. But...something in her heart told her there would be...complications.
"Whats the matter Kie?" Amane asked, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Nothing. I'm happy, Amane. I really am." she smiled. Amane smiled back, but you could see she didn't believe Kie.
"Be sure to say Hello to the Etoile." Amane said.
"Etoile? Thats French for...Star...Who is Etoile?" Kie asked confused as they walked up to the doors.
Amane stopped, causing Kie to almost walk into her. "The Etoile is the most...'loved' within the three schools you see here. Miatre, Spica, and Lilum. She attends Miatre." Amane said.
"So she's a student?" Kie asked.
Amane nodded. "And a huge flirt. So watch out. And...I believe another student is transferring today, but to Miatre..."
"Ah. I see. I'll be carefull and hope she goes after the other girl." Kie laughed.
Amane laughed. "Not exactly. Just...steer clear, but if you can't, don't let your temper take ahold of you like the last time someone-"
"Oh Amane you weren't there the last time somone flirted with me! That I didn't like at least." Kie said smiling.
"Oh really what happened?" Amane said as she pushed the door open. Of course everyone shut up and started staring.
"Look its the Prince of Spica! But...who's that girl?" people gossiped.
"The...Prince. Of Spica. Really Amane?" Kie began to laugh.
"Ugh. Don't remind me! Let's sit and wait for everyone else." Amane said.
Kie nodded and began to sit down next to Amane, but she rised again.
"Hello. I am a new transfer student. I will be attending Spica. My name is Kie. You can stop gossiping now." Kie said. She then sat down to a surprised Amane.
"What was that? I thought you hated the spotlight!" Amane said.
"I do! But I hate being the center of all attention for more than two minutes more." Kie laughed.
"Is that so, Kie?" a voice asked behind her.
Kie knew that voice. She slowly turned around to see...
"Shizuma!"