Author's Note: This is my first attempt at an Azumanga Daioh fanfiction. Now, I'll get the obvious out of the way: this is not a yuri fic between two of the many girls in this story. I have nothing against yuri, or yaoi, for that matter; I just don't believe I'm capable of writing it in a tasteful manner. Instead this will be a romance between a male OC and Sakaki. And I know how much you all hate Stu's and I can promise you right now, this is OC will be far from a Stu.

Now, I haven't watched the show in a while; I never even finished it. I can't guarantee that this will be as humorous as the show was since my stories stem more towards dramas and action, but I'll try my best to make you laugh.

DISCLAIMER~ I DO NOT OWN AZUMNAGA DAIOH IN ANYWAY AND IF I DID THE SHOW WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LONGER. ONLY MY OC, JASON MIDWOOD, BELONGS TO ME.


"This place is beautiful! What do you think, Jason?" Mrs. Midwood asked her son.

Jason only scowled through the window at the passing scenery from his spot in the back seat of the car.

"Jason… you haven't said a word since we got off the plane," Mrs. Midwood asked as she looked at her son through the rearview mirror. "Isn't there anything you have to say about Japan at all?"

"Let him be, Jenna," Mr. Midwood said as he drove the car. "When he wants to talk, he'll talk."

Jenna let out a sigh of defeat. It didn't help that her son was usually quiet to begin with, now he was just being dead silent. She had hoped he would be at least somewhat thrilled at the prospect of living in a new place, but it seemed he wasn't the least bit interested.

Jason wasn't sure if he could be anymore irate. Here he was in a strange place, thousands of miles away from home, forced to attend a new school and adapt to a strange culture. All he could feel was anger, but he wasn't sure whether to direct it at his parents, his father, James', job in the Navy, or Japan itself.

From his side he heard a "meow". He looked away from the window and down at the kennel that sat beside him. Inside was a golden brown domestic shorthaired cat with a white fur on his underside and dull green eyes. His features softened as he reached a finger through the bars on the kennel door and gently scratched the cat's head. It gave a content purr in response. At least there was one thing he knew not to be angry at.

Jason had owned his cat, Binx, for a little over three years after he had followed him home from school one day. The two were inseparable ever since. Jason was thankful that Binx was with him in this troubling time. The cat's feline antics had always been a mood lifter and now that he was several thousand miles from all his friends, Binx was, without a doubt, the only solace Jason had regarding his move to Japan.

After another half hour of driving, they finally pulled up to a house.

"Here we are," James said as he parked the car.

"Oh my, it's even lovelier than what we saw in the picture back home," Jenna exclaimed in awe.

Jason looked out the window at the house. He didn't share his mother's enthusiasm. The house looked strange to him. The style of the house was much different from his old one back in America. He got out of the car and grabbed Binx's kennel before closing the door. The moving van came to stop behind the car and the process of moving the Midwood family's possessions into the house began.

"What do you think, Jason?" Jenna asked, bringing her son out of his thoughts.

Jason looked at his mother and then back at the house. With a shrug of his shoulders he muttered, "It's fine, I guess."

His mother sighed and made her way to the house with Jason slowly following behind. Inside the house was empty, but it was certainly spacious, more than enough room for a family of three and a cat. After Jason passed through the door frame, he was about to walk up the only step that led to the hallway when his mother stopped him.

"Jason, over here you have to leave your shoes by the door," she reminded him.

Jason looked at with a raised brow and then looked down at the floor where both his parents' shoes lay at the base of the step. Jason rolled his eyes and kicked off his shoes. Oh yes, Japanese customs were going to take a lot of time to get used to.

It took about two hours to unload the contents of the moving van into the house and a few hours more to get the furniture set up. By the end of the day, there were still several unpacked boxes left, but Jason's parents informed him that they would take care of the rest while he was at school tomorrow.

That thought hung over Jason's head as he retired to his room for the rest of the day.

The idea of attending a Japanese school was definitely unnerving. All he knew about it was what he gathered from movies or the anime he watched once or twice. He knew that students had to wear uniforms, which was something he would definitely he would not enjoy in the least. There was also the idea of communicating with the students. He knew enough Japanese to be sure, at his mother's insistence, but he was still learning. He used the wrong kind of words it could end badly for him, but that was if he even decided to talk to the students at all. No, he did not look forward to any of it at all.

With a sigh he sat down on his new Japanese made bed and released Binx from his kennel. The cat eagerly walked out of the confining box and began observing his new environment. He didn't recognize the bed he was sitting on and didn't see the comfy computer chair or windowsill he used to lay on. He looked up at his master with confused gaze as if saying "this isn't home".

"I know," Jason said has pet Binx's head. "I don't like here either."

Binx leaned into Jason's hand and purred.

"Maybe we could run back to the airport and go back home. Of course, you'd have to go back in the kennel," he joked.

Binx stopped purring and glared at him.

"Geez, no sense of humor, huh?" Jason said with a dry laugh.

Jason stopped petting Binx for a second and looked around his bare room some more. He sighed and stared at the floor in silent gloom.

"I don't know, Binx…" he said dejectedly. "I don't know what to do now. I wanna go back home."

He looked down at his pet for some kind of answer that the animal most likely didn't have only to find that he had already fallen asleep, having found a comfortable spot on the bed.

"Good talk, Binx. You're a big help," Jason said wry smile as he fell back on the bed.

Life as he knew it was definitely over.


Short, I know, but I was never very good with introductions. Next chapter should be longer since Jason will be going to is first day of school and will be meeting some of the Azumanga girls.

R&R, if you'd be so kind.