Chapter 1- The Beginning

My name is Aqua Rainfell, a star student in my school. Principal Eraqus, the principal of the school, is a very close friend of my parents. He has done so many things to help my family that we swore we'd do anything he asks us for. But, he didn't ask anything from us. Nothing. So as for me, a student in his school, I can't let him down. I must try my best to keep my grades high so I didn't have much time for my social life. But that was okay. Even though my routine was boring like going to school, studying, going home, and sometimes when I have extra time, I hang out with my friends. Even if my life isn't that interesting, I was satisfied…. I was happy with this kind of peaceful life. It was all fine until…. "He" showed up….

Flashback

I was on my way to meet Principal Eraqus. Principal Eraqus suddenly asked me to go to class 2-B when classes were over. This made me a little nervous. Why was he calling me? Did I do something wrong? Did I make a mistake or something? These questions keep popping out of my head until I didn't notice at all that I had already arrived at the door already. I was conscious. After all, this was my first time being called by him without knowing why at all. I stared at the door for a while. I didn't want to go but I knew I had to. So I took in a big breathe before knocking unto his door.

"Come in." I heard Principal Eraqus say as I opened the door.

When I came into his room, I noticed he wasn't alone. There was someone sitting way at the back of the room. He had black hair and has probably asleep because his eyes were closed. There were earphones plugged in to his ears. He wore a black shirt inside and our uniform unbuttoned. He had his hands at the back of his head and his feet on the table. What was he thinking? As a student of the school, how can he act so improper? Especially in front of the principal!? I didn't notice I was staring at him until Principal Eraqus told me to take a seat. I went back to my senses and took a seat at the front row.

"Aqua, can I ask you a favor?" the principal asks me.

"Oh, anything!" I say eagerly because this was his first time to ask us a favor. Really! The first time!

"Could you tutor Vanitas?" he asks me.

"Va-vanitas?" why does that name sounds so familiar?

"Yes. You see, he's been failing all his test lately and if he doesn't pass the test this month... He would definitely repeat this year." he says pointing his finger at the young boy sitting at the back.

I looked at the way he was pointing and that was when I realized...

Gold eyes...

How could I forget? Vanitas Osment. The only boy in school with golden eyes. The boy who has no manners at all and does whatever he wants and also the head gangster in school... Vanitas Osment... How could I forget?

"But if you're busy that's oka-"

"No!" I cut him off immediately. I couldn't refuse his favor. Especially his first ever favor!

"I... I can tutor him for you." I say with a reassuring smile.

"That's a really big help Aqua, thank you." he says with a smile and turns to Vanitas.

"Did you hear that Vanitas? Aqua's going to tutor you." he says at Vanitas.

"Whatever." Vanitas says as he stood up from his chair, pocketed his hands in his pockets, and started leaving the room. But before left the room, he faced to his shoulder and said to Aqua,

"It's no use." with a smirk on his face as he left. Leaving the principal and Aqua staring blankly at the door.

End of Flashback

"Are you feeling regret now?" Vanitas asked as Aqua snapped back to reality.

"No! I was just... Anyways! Did you finish answering the problems I gave you?" Aqua asks she took the paper with the problems from Vanitas. But as soon as she looked at the paper, her face wasn't too happy.

"Didn't I tell you to solve these problems?! Well, you haven't even answered a single problem here!" Aqua says furiously at Vanitas.

"Didn't I tell you before? It's no use. No matter how many times you teach it to me, it just won't go to my brain." Vanitas says as he put both he's arms behind his head and watched the stars in the sky.

"I'm sleepy... Let's go home already." he says as he yawn and gets comfortable on the bench they were sitting on.

"And who was it who suggested that we meet here at the park by 5:00 pm?" Aqua says irritated.

"Well, I can't let people see us together. I don't want people to see me with the teacher's pet, it will ruin my reputation." Vanitas says as he leans to the left.

"Te-teacher's pet?! How could... You should be grateful to me for tutoring you even though you're being a jerk!" Aqua says standing up from the bench.

"If you knew I was a jerk, why didn't you refuse the favor then?" Vanitas asks.

"Well... I just couldn't." Aqua says hesisitantly.

"Heh. You're really the teacher's pet, aren't you." Vanitas says.

She wasn't sure what was bugging her, that ungrateful, self-centered attitude of his or his smirk. Because of this, she wanted to hit him on the head but stopped herself because she knew it wouldn't lead her to anything. She might even get in trouble. So she started her breathing exercises and finally cooled off. Even though Aqua can't see his face, she's sure that Vanitas is enjoying himself for the torture his bringing to her but she just ignored him and said,

"I don't think you can learn all this tomorrow. Do you have any other methods that can help you learn faster?" Aqua asks as she tries to suppress her urge to kill him.

"Well…. I do have one." Vanitas says.

"Really?" Aqua says as she was quite shocked to hear that. And a little mad for not telling her sooner and wasting her time arguing.

Vanitas suddenly stood up from the bench and faced Aqua and said,

"Help me cheat the test." he says with a smirk that tells me that my peaceful days are now over…..