Today started off just like any other day. I got to school earlier than Amaya, as usual. When she got to school she was dressed in her normal short uniform skirt with her blonde and blue streaked hair in braids. The second she saw me, of course she had to glomp me. Lots of hugging and snuggling. We had been best friends for a long time now. I can't quite remember how many years but it's been awhile.

"Rei! I missed you!" Amaya screamed enthusiastically squeezing me tighter and tighter.

" I missed you too Amaya. Now can you please stop squeezing, you're making me dizzy."

"Oh, sorry."

"Well, we'd better head off to class. We're going to be late again if we don't hurry."

"It's okay, Rei, they can't stay mad at me. I'll just give them my puppy dog eyes and we'll get away with it like we usually do."

"Of course we'll get away with it. We always do with that act that you pull. For once I would like to be on time to class. I hate it when the boys stare when I walk in."

"Don't worry about them. I'll take care of it all!"

Amaya and I started walking to class. Of course we were late, as usual, and we got away with it like we always do. Amaya and her innocent eyes can get away with just about anything and I am always dragged along for the ride. It can be a little hard for me at times being the complete opposite of her but I wouldn't have it any other way. It's amazing that we are friends really, being so opposite. She has blond hair, I have brown. She is loud and rambunctious, I'm quiet and shy. She is just barely passing in school, I'm an honor student. She's thin and almost flat chested, I'm well proportioned, and volumptuous. But even with all of our differences we still managed to be best friends.

"Amaya, would you walk with me? I have to go to my locker before lunch."

"Sure. You should know by now that you don't even have to ask. So Rei, do you have any secret crushes recently?"

"Uh, no one in particular. All of the guys stare at me and it makes me feel weird. What about you?"

"I don't know. There are so many cute guys here at this school and with us just starting freshman year we shave four years of this." At that exact moment Tohru Honda, who wasn't paying attention to where she was walking, turned the corner and slammed into us and her books went flying.

"Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry. I can't believe how clumsy I am. Did I hurt either of you? You must be so upset with me. I truely am sorry," Tohru rambled on as she tried to scramble up her books.

"We're alright,"said Amaya while helping gather Tohru's things," But you really should pay more attention to where you are going."

"I know, I know, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me for being so thoughtless." said Thoru.

"It really is alright Tohru. That is your name isn't it? Thoru Honda? Are you sure that you are alright?" I said as I finished helping her gather her things from the hallway floor.

"Oh yes, it's Thoru and I'm fine. Really I am. I guess I just wasn't watching where I was going again. It happens sometimes. I feel so horrible for running into you both. Please join me for supper at my house tonight. It's the least I can do to apologize.""

Amaya and I looked at each other and nodded. A good home cooked meal sounded great. This Tohru really wasn't a bad person, just a bit clumsy and scatterbrained. Just as we accepted the invitation the Sohma's came up behind Thoru. We had seen them around school so we knew who they were. We just never officially talked to them or anything.

"Oh," said Thoru," These are my friends, Kyo, Yuki, Momiji, and Hatusharu Sohma. Guys these are... Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't even think to ask your names."

"I'm Amaya Ryu and this is my best friend in the whole world Rei Akita. We already know who the guys are, we've just never really talked to them before. We are in the same class as Momiji and Hatsuharu.

"Yeah, we've seen them around." said Haru in his usual sullen tone.

"Well, I've just invited them over for supper tonight. It's the least I can do for them after I just ran into them. I really do feel bad about it."

"Miss Honda, you really should be more careful of your surrounding." said Yuki Sohma, the prince of the high school.

"God Tohru, can't you watch where you're going for once! You're always doing this kind of stuff and it's really bugging me." said Kyo, obviously annoyed with Thoru for being so thoughless.

"Thoru! Are you alright?! Kyo, stop being mean to Thoru. It's not her fault that her head is in the clouds." said the cute little Momiji,

"Who asked you, you stupid kid!" said Kyo while he hit Momiji in the head.

"Waahhhh, Kyo's hurting me!"

We agreed to meet Tohru later after our classes were over so that we could walk with her to her home. I wondered how she knew the Sohma's. That Haru guy was really cute. I loved his don't give a damned attitude. He didn't even stare at me like the other boys always seemed to do.

"What's wrong Rei. You've been a bit more quiet than usual since we bumped into Thoru."

" Well, I really think that Hatsuharu is cute. But please don't say anything!"

"Ah, so that's what's going on. You're in L-O-V-E!" teased Amaya mercilessly.

"Keep your voice down!" I said blushing.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I think Momiji is pretty cute. He just has that adorableness to him. You know? He looks like me and him would get along really great."

"You guys do look like you would get along. You think we'll ever get the chance to talk to them again."

"Who knows. Oh well, I just can't wait for this day to end so that we can get that home cooked meal!"