These are MY characters. I love romance!

I got some of these from an Asian manga… not Tokyopop… not really known… the school's name… the library's name…

"Amiku, I'm home!.." I heard my father say.

"Daddy?" I called out to him... although a junior high schooler... I still
respect my elders.

"Amiku..." he took in a deep breath as if he was about to talk about something big... "Amiku... don't freak out or anything but... I'm getting married..." he said calmly.

"That's great, daddy... to who?" I asked politely.

"Do you know a boy in your grade with the name..? Haruko Aizawa?" he asked.

Haruko Aizawa... yeah, I know him... everyone does... especially the after school detention aids... he has set a new record in Kazoku Monomuto High... a record in which he should not be proud of... on the first week of school... he received at least 5 detentions from EACH teacher... but... his good qualities are that he is good at soccer (I personally like soccer) and they don't kick him out because he is their top player... one other quality? He's hot! Every girl likes a bad boy in their life once in a while... but Haruko... is dangerous!

"Umm..." I don't lie... I'm wayyyy opposite from Haruko! "Yes..." I whispered...

"I heard from his mother that... he's a bit of a troublemaker..." Daddy said.

''A BIT? Daddy... on the second day of school... he got 5 detentions for sexually harassing a teacher..." I said truthfully.

"He must have a reason..." Daddy said.

"So... tell me what you think might have happened..." I asked with a bit of anger in my voice...

"Amiku... they're gonna be living here..." Daddy said.

"What?..." I half-yelled.

"Maybe it'll give you a chance to get to know him better... and vice versa..." he said.

"When?" I asked, trying to force the information out of him...

"Well... they're already here... I told them that I'd talk to you first... and knowing you, you'd have accepted this..." he said.

"O... O-okay... I'll try to understand him..." I said quietly.

He opened the front door and let the Aizawas in...

"Amiku... can you show Haruko to the empty room next to yours?" Daddy asked.

This is bad... first he lets them move in... now... I have HIM sleeping in the room RIGHT next to mine!

"Okay..." I said quietly to hide my anger.

I showed him to his room. He looked around. I opened a window...

"It's kinda stuffy in here because it wasn't used... ever..." I said.

"Whatever... I think I'm perfectly capable of opening a window and all that other crap..." Haruko said, almost silent.

A simple thank you would help!

A small breeze blew in and his light brown hair was pushed farther back his head. He is so... good-looking... too bad he's such a prick…

"Umm... so are you leaving or what?.. This is MY room now... isn't it?" he asked annoyed.

"Sorry..." I said.

I walked over to my room and took out a picture from under my pillow. A beautiful woman with silky amber hair and shining brown eyes was holding a small child.

"How could he replace you, Mom?.." I asked looking at the small picture. My eyes swelled up.

"I would do anything to bring you back... I would even give myself up..." I whispered.

I put the picture back under my pillow and looked out the door.

"My God! This is MY room!" I screamed at Haruko... who was watching me.

"When'd you lose her?" he asked in an inaudible voice...

"Is it your business? Get out!" I yelled.

"The parents told us to learn about each other, didn't they?" he asked almost TOO calmly.

"I... I guess..." I sighed... I hate it when everyone's right... "When I was 1, she was about to give birth to a new baby..."I said.

"And she died WITH the baby didn't she..?" he asked.

A tear slid down my cheek... "Yes..." I managed to choke out.

"Well, I don't care..." he said.

"Well, I do! It's my mother!" I screamed, throwing a pillow at him.

He caught the pillow. "No... I meant that you really shouldn't live in the past... if you do... then you really can't see all the good things that will happen in the future... like... what if the parents marrying each other was actually a good thing..?" he asked.

Well, I do believe in a little thing called destiny... but being related to cute and dangerous? I think it's more of a punishment than a good thing.

He started walking away... "Haruko-san..." I said... I didn't know... but I wanted him to stay. I wanted to share my problems with him... I want to be near him.

"Please... just 'Haruko'... I'm still just a junior... like you." he said.

I looked at him. I know that it would be kind of wrong to ask him… about his father… but we were told to learn about each other.

"Haruko… what happened to your father..?" I asked.

"My father… no one… has ever talked about him… ever since he abandoned my mother and me…and I just can't live like that… when I know that he's still out there…" he said quietly.

"So... what happened to you and your mother?" I asked.

"Quit prying!.." he screamed at me.

"But you said so yourself, our parents want us to learn more about each other, right?" I asked.

"I seriously hate you…" he said

I looked at him… although on the outside he looked as if perfect in every way… in the inside… I bet he's just like me… a rotten kid who misses one parent… I bet it's because of his past that made him want to change his future… I still think that there is hope that I'll be happy… I can't rely on my father for everything…

"So… do you wanna listen or not?" he asked…

"S-sorry…" I said apologetically

"My mother always told me to stay strong… maybe that is why I grew up to be like this…" he said. He looked away and kinda looked sad for a bit… but I guess I would too if I was abandoned…he sighed… "He's just a stupid motherfuckin' little son of a b-"he said until I stopped him.

"You shouldn't talk about him in that way… He IS your father… abandoned or not…" I said.

"Who are you to tell me what I should do with my damn life?" he asked strongly.

"I… I'm sorry… of course I wouldn't understand… no one ever… abandoned me before…" I said sadly.

He walked away… I was disappointed… I don't know why…

"Hey…" I heard his voice just a few feet from me… "I… I'm sorry if… I hurt your… feelings…" he whispered inaudibly.

Why worry about me, when I am the one who has hurt your feelings..? Especially when I talked about your father… that hurt you… I saw the pain in your face…

The pillow was thrown back in my room. I felt as if I was the mean one…

I sighed… I walked downstairs.

I ate a small dinner and went back upstairs. I thought to myself while climbing up the stairs… I should make it my mission to find out more about my mother and about Haruko's father… only then… maybe… I could open a few closed doors in his heart… I just hope that ON LY this will happen…

I walked into my room. I t was really dark by now. I turned on my lamp and I found that someone was sitting on my bed…

"Haruko! I'll respect your privacy if you respect mine!" I yelled.

"It's not my fault… you know my sliding closet? I found a hidden door there when I was putting my electric guitar away… and it led to your sliding closet… I just got here…" he said.

"I don't believe you! Unless you have proof!" I said.

He nodded. I opened my closet. In the very back… just like he said was a door that led to his room.

"I never noticed that…" I said.

The door was slightly ajar. It showed a way to his room.

"I…" I guess I DO owe him an apology… but… if he really did it by accident… then he should have left immediately…

"Yeah…. What do you want?" he asked.

"Never mind." I said…

"Whatever… we have school tomorrow… you better not tell anyone that I suddenly turned into Haruko Fujiwara…" he said.

"Are you threatening me?" I asked him.

"Hell no…but if you want… I can threaten you… if you know what I mean." Haruko said to me with a small look of lust.

"Eeew!.. That's it! Get the hell out of my room!" I said pushing him back through the door he came from.

THE NEXT DAY……

"So… anything happen over your weekend, Amiku?" my friend Tetra asked.

Tetra's long black hair flowed when a small breeze blew. Her little brother, Flame joined us when we were walking to school.

"Hi, Tetra… Amiku… I like your hair… who fixed it?" 1st year high schooler Flame Shirogane said.

I can't say 'My new mother fixed my hair!' My dark amber hair didn't match my father's or my new mother's and brother's. My father's hair is black… my real mother's hair is amber.

"I fixed it myself…" I lied. I don't lie much… but when I do… I am really desperate… And since I don't lie much… people trust me.

"It's nice…" Flame said.

"So… anything interesting happen during your weekend?" Tetra asked.

"You already asked that…" I told her.

Haruko passed by quickly… as if running on purpose. He dropped a piece of paper into my hands. He made sure not to let Tetra and Flame see.

Flame's eyes met with mine. His left eyebrow rose. He tipped his nose to the piece of paper on top of my books.

"What was that? Mr. Cute and Dangerous was coming from the direction of your house… his house is a few streets that way…" Tetra said pointing to the left of the street we're on now.

"I think that Amiku… might have a clue." Flame said.

"I… uhh… don't know…" I said.

I opened up the piece of paper. "I swear, don't tell anyone about that!" it said.

FEW MINUTES LATER……

I was walking in an empty hallway. I felt someone tap me on the shoulder.

"Hey! I got a rep here at school… as a tough guy..." Haruko said.

"Why'd you have to give me that piece of paper instead of just talking to me? Tetra and Flame are okay to talk to… they'd understand… plus… I've got the reputation of an innocent school girl." I said.

"No one's innocent… and I couldn't talk to you because that loudmouth Tetra would tell everyone…" he said.

I turned back around to walk back to class. Flame was standing at the end of the hallway.

I started walking to class. I met up with Tetra at 5th period. (One period before lunch!)

"What happened? Flame said that you were talking to cute and dangerous… just tell me about the dirty details…" she said.

"Oh…nothing happened, really!" I said.

AT LUNCH…

I was sitting with Tetra, Flame and a few other friends.

"Hey… Look! Amiku… cute and dangerous…is looking over here!" Tetra said.

Sure enough, I turned around and there was Haruko and some of the other 'cute' boys were looking at us… I mean me. Its not that we aren't cool… it's just that Flame is 'female'phobic… he says he only feels safe with me and Tetra… a lot of boys like me and Tetra… and since we're always close, boys call us the-

"Hey! You guys are the curve twins… right?" One of Haruko's friends asked.

"We're not really twins… but I have a question… who is hotter?" Tetra asked while waving her waist-long black hair in front of the boy.

"Of course Amiku is… especially after she fixed her hair like that." the boy said pointing to my amber hair tied up into a beautiful bow. I blushed.

"But, that's not the point… Haruko wants to talk to you…Amiku." the boy said.

I stood up. I started walking to Haruko's table where all the boys were staring at me… Haruko was sitting comfortably in the booth of his table. His feet were even up on his other friend's chair.

"Sit…" he said.

I sat down on one of the empty seats across from him.

"I need to know! Are you really a triple C?" an anonymous boy asked.

Haruko looked at him. He hit him on the back.

"So… you didn't tell your talkative curve twin anything?" Haruko asked.

"About?" I asked.

"Well… I didn't tell my friends anything… did I, you guys?" he asked.

I heard a few no's and a few shaking heads.

"No… I didn't…" I said truthfully.

"Good… keep it that way…" he said.