"Hey Koji! Koichi!" Takuya yelled, running over to the twins, Darcy, and Stormy. "Guess what I just found out!"

"What?" asked Koji and Koichi. It was still early in the morning, and both boys were too tired to play Takuya's guessing game.

"There's a new girl," said Takuya happily. "I guess she just moved to Shibuya this weekend."

"A new girl?" said Darcy.

"Cool!" said Stormy. "I wonder if she'll be in any of our classes."

Takuya shrugged. "Maybe," he said. "But if she's not, I'm sure we'll see her around."

"Hey, Stormy," said Darcy. "Remember when we came here last year?"

Stormy nodded. "Yeah," she said. "It was kinda scary at first, but then we net these guys."

Darcy sighed happily. "Yeah. I'm so glad we met the perfect boyfriends." She sighed again, the added, "If only we could find a girl for Koji."

Stormy nodded, smiling. "Yeah, then we could go on triple-dates together!" She was hugging Koichi, who was blushing.

"You don't have to do that," said Koji. "I'm fine just the way I am."

"Oh come on Koji," said Takuya. One of his arms was around Darcy's waist. "Don't you ever wonder what it's like to have a girlfriend?"

"Well, sure I do," Koji replied. "But whenever I fall for a girl, she never feels the same way."

The bell rang. "Well, time for class," said Takuya. The others nodded and followed him to their first class. They sat down in their regular seats: Koichi and Stormy in the front row, Takuya and Darcy in the middle row, and Koji in the last row.

A few minutes later, a girl walked in. She had black hair that reached just past her shoulder blades and long bangs. She wore a purple t-shirt, jeans, and black sneakers. She said something to the teacher and handed him a piece of paper. He nodded and turned to address the class. "Class," he said, "I'd like you all to meet Miato-chan. She's new here, so I expect you all will make her feel welcome." He paused and looked at Koji. "Minamoto-kun, could you show Miato-chan around the school? I'm sure I can trust you."

Koji nodded. "Yeah, okay," he said.

The teacher smiled. "Good," he said. He looked around the classroom for an empty seat. The only one was next to Koji. "Why don't you go sit down next to Minamoto-kun."

The girl nodded and took her seat next to Koji, keeping her eyes on the ground the whole time, so no one could get a good look at her. After she sat down, she opened a notebook and started taking notes.

Koji looked at her and smiled slightly. "Um...hi," he said. "I'm Koji."

She looked at him through her clear, dark blue eyes. She smiled, but it was a smile used by people who were hiding things, things they wanted to forget. "It's nice to meet you," she said quietly. "I'm Ami." He voice sounded kind of distant, it was as if she wasn't fully aware of anything around her. A puzzled look soon crossed her face. "Hey, you look a lot like a boy in the front row, but your hair is longer."

"Oh, you mean Koichi?" Koji asked. "Yeah, he's my older twin brother."

Ami nodded. "That makes sense," she said thoughtfully.

"I think you'll like it here," Koji told her. "This is a pretty cool town."

"Yeah, it's a lot better than where I used to live," was Ami's reply.

"Where'd you live before?"

"Sachito," she said. "It's not a very good place to be, but I think it's better than one of those places where all the snobby rich people live."

"Well, they're not all like that," Koji said defensively. When his dad kept moving him and his stepmother around, they lived in a town like that. "I mean, some of them can be really nice."

Realizing she must have said something wrong, Ami covered her mouth. "Oh, I...I'm so sorry," she said. "I-I didn't mean it like that."

Surprised, Koji said, "It's okay." He looked at her and smiled. Hey, she's kinda cute, he thought.

A couple of hours later, the last bell rang. Ami and Koji were in music. "Remember," said the music teacher, "Auditions for 'Romeo and Juliet' will be held after school today in the auditorium. I hope to see a lot of you there."

"That sounds like fun," Ami said.

"Are you gonna try out?" Takuya asked.

Ami shrugged. "Yeah, why not?" she said. "I doubt I'll get in, but it's worth a shot."

"Hey, why don't we try out, too?" Darcy suggested.

"Yeah," said Stormy. "It would be something for us all to do together!"

"Sure," said Koichi, "I'll do it."

"Hey, why not?" said Takuya. "I'm in."

"What about you, Koji?" Ami asked. "I was listening to you read some of the script earlier. I'm sure you'll get Romeo's part."

Only if you get Juliet's part, Koji thought. He sighed. "Yeah, I'll give it a try."

"Cool! Let's go!" Ami said. The others followed her to the auditorium.