Taiki Kou had always been the perfect child. She always came home with perfect grades, her teachers loved her and she was the top student in every single one of her classes. But she was never enough for her mother.

Her dad had left years ago and so her mother took over all the responsibility of raising and caring for her teenage daughter. Over time Taiki slowly began to lose her value in her mom's eyes. She was never good enough, she constantly had to do better and it was killing her. So she eventually started purging as a way of coping.

It had first started around a year previous after an awful fight broke out between them and suddenly her supper felt like poison in her stomach. She ran upstairs and locked herself in the bathroom, dropping on her knees in front of the toilet. She shoved two fingers down her throat, tears filling her eyes as she began to gag. Everything came up rather quickly and she felt like a weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. The nasty words her mother had shouted at her and the feeling of self hatred had momentarily been replaced.

She told herself she'd never do it again but she broke that promise less then two days later after she came home with a 97% on her math test and her mom freaked. So dinner came up and into the toilet. She made several promises to herself that she'd quit but reality hit her when less then six months her dentist found several cavities in her mouth.

She pretended she didn't know where they came from and although her mother was furious, she believed her. So the girl resorted to restricting her eating as much as possible but she still wound up purging at least three times a week. It had started out as a way of coping and it slowly started to affect her self esteem.

She'd started out at 155 lbs, which for a 5ft10 girl which was a fairly healthy weight but as the weight slowly began to fall off so did her self esteem. Her body looked like that of an obese woman in her eyes even though she was fairly slim. She found herself spiraling downwards and didn't know how to pull herself out of it.

It was now a year after everything had began and she'd dropped down to 139 lbs. She had begged her school to let her wear the guy's uniform and they had reluctantly agreed. The uniform was completely black with blue pockets and a blue collar with a bright yellow star on it. It fit loosely on her, hiding her shrinking body from the world. Her mother had thrown a fit when she saw her wearing it for the first time as she thought it made her look more masculine but she didn't care.

Because of her excellent grades her school had transferred her to a private school with more advanced classes, as well as she'd be put in a class one grade above her. She was incredibly stressed since this was her first day at the new school and she didn't know what to expect.

She'd woken up extra early and had eaten an apple quickly before writing it down in her journal, then rushing over to her closet to put on her old uniform. She brushed her long auburn hair for a few minutes before pulling it back into it's usual ponytail.

Her mom wasn't home which was a huge relief for her. She grabbed her schedule and read it over as she walked downstairs. "Math, then chemistry..." she read out loud as she put on her black runners.

She raced out the door and started walking. She'd seen the school once before so she wasn't totally clueless as to where she was headed. The wind blowing through her hair calmed her slightly as she kept her footing on the ground. It was rather nerve wracking starting over at a new school, but if it would make her mom proud then she was happy.

Groups of chatty teens rushed by her, giggling and yelling as they ran frantically. She sighed, casting her gaze down towards the ground. She'd never had too many friends, let alone a large group of them that all hung out together. The only friends she had were at her old school.

Forcing a smile onto her face, she kept walking until the school appeared in sight. It was a rather large building that might be considered as intimidating to some people but it filled with her with excitement as it grew closer. The sign was now close enough that she could read the large letters that read Maple's Private High School.

She felt lucky that she was arriving at the start of a new semester so she wouldn't feel too awkward walking in to a new class and being introduced as the new girl to everyone. She hoped that nobody would notice her so she could just be left alone.

She entered the school and began wandering down the halls, trying to scout out her classrooms. She still had 20 minutes before her first class began for the day. "Let's see," she muttered, pulling out her schedule again. "I have math in room 134.."

She eventually found the room she was looking for and she walked in, only about 5 minutes early. Several people were already sitting down and there was an empty table towards the back of the room. She walked towards it and claimed the left chair, silently praying that nobody would sit beside her.

After a few minutes passed, a tall lady with short brown hair and aqua blue eyes walked in and silently observed the class before writing her name down on the board. Mrs. Aki

Taiki pulled out her binder and opened it to the section she'd designated for math. Grabbing a blue pen from the binder's outer pocket she began quietly writing down notes as the teacher spoke.

Halfway through the lesson Mrs. Aki was interrupted by a loud knocking at the door. Scowling, she walked over to the door and pulled it open. Standing at the door was a person that Taiki couldn't tell if they were a boy or girl based on how they were dressed. They had short messy blonde hair and bright blue eyes that sparkled with mischief and a cocky smirk. They wore the male's uniform which consisted of a white undershirt with a red jacket, along with a plaid tie and matching pants. "Tenoh, you're late. Go take a seat beside Kou at the back." she demanded, pointing at the seat beside the brunette.

Taiki shrunk a little in her seat and focused her attention on her notes as the blonde walked over to her table, taking a seat beside her. She felt a tap on her shoulder and she lifted her gaze up to meet the blue eye's of her classmate. "Can I borrow your notes?" the person asked, Taiki now being able to tell that the blonde was a girl from her voice.

She sighed and passed her sheet of notes over to her. The blonde smiled and mumbled a thanks to her.

The remainder of class passed by quickly and once the bell rang, Taiki eagerly gathered her stuff up, wanting to get out of the incredibly awkward social environment.

She began walking away before she felt a hand on her shoulder. Spinning around, she found herself face to face with the blonde from earlier. "You might want this back." she said, offering her notes back.

Taiki eyed her cautiously as she grabbed her paper, stuffing it in her binder. "Arigatou." she muttered, trying to run off before she could get corned with more talking.

But the blonde stopped her once again. "Wait! I didn't catch your name."

"Kou Taiki."

"Taiki. That's a pretty name. I'm Tenoh Haruka. See you tomorrow Kou!"

Taiki breathed a sigh of relief at the moment of silence she finally had. She dug her schedule back out as she exited the class. "Next is chemistry in room 156." she mumbled, as she began wandering down the halls.