I. Made. It!

I have never worried so much about my grade so much in my life. I barely made it, though. I was the third worst. I'll accept it!

Today, I'm getting ready for the ceremony that makes it official. What am I going to wear?! I have to look professional, but I also want to look cute. But I don't want to look like a little girl. I need people to see me as a grown woman. But I don't want to be intimidating and unapproachable. What am I kidding? I'm 5'2. How could I be intimidating?

I decided on a black romper with pants that flowed and the straps crossed right below my neck on my chest and tied behind my neck. I wore black heels to give me a little height with a cute black hat. I wore light makeup to have a more natural appearance. My toes and finger nails were painted a matte sleek grey to give a mature look.

My hair loosely braided over my shoulder, and still fell to my hip. I'm ready!

Ahh! I need to hurry. I will be late. It started at 8:00 a.m. and it's 7:40 a.m. right now. I started to walk fast to the subway, since I couldn't run, but I was stopped by my neighbor, Mrs. Tatsui. She was a lonely woman who aged at 47 years old. She had a blue and white gown on and her graying hair pinned to the back with a beautiful rose gold pin shaped as a rose in full bloom.

"Do you need a ride, honey?" she asked with her soft, kind voice. "You can take my car. It needs to be used, and I never go anywhere, anyways." She sounded so lonely when she stated those words. Maybe I should find somebody for her. She used to have a husband years ago, she said, but he had died doing his duties as a police.

She never told me the full story. Too painful, I guess. I decided that it would be quicker using her car, so I ran up to her and grabbed the keys from her cold hands with a gleeful 'thank you.'

I took the little red car over to To-Oh University right away, speeding just a little bit. Okay, maybe a lot of bit. But I made it on time so no harm no foul.

When I walked inside, I noticed I was probably the last person there and it was dead silent. A lot of people stared as I walked down the pathway to my seat, making me feel self-conscious. I thought dressing like this would boost my self-esteem, but it made me feel like I was trying too hard to fit in.

The stares I was getting from the guys were making me want to hide under a rock. Were they judging me? Were they planning to bully me for how I look? Maybe I don't look mature enough.

I zoned out through a lot of the ceremony and actually started to fall asleep. I don't know how long I was asleep when I felt a nudge on my side. I woke up and looked over to the person who was waking me from my blissful nap that I never get anymore.

It was a girl with brown hair that fell to her shoulders. "Pay attention, will you? Your snoring is bothering everybody." she scorned me. I WAS SNORING?! That's so embarrassing.

"And now freshmen representatives, Light Yagami and...Hideki Ryuga." a male voice announced to the state. Light's name brought me out of my thoughts that were scorning myself at the moment. I knew he gave off an intelligent vibe, but I didn't think he was that smart.

And Hideki Ryuga? Wasn't he a pop artist? Or so I thought before I realized that the man following Light up the stair that led to the stage was the same guy who got in trouble for sitting in a strange way at his desk.

I heard murmurs among the crowd about how the second guy looked nothing like the other Hideki Ryuga and also started comparing Light to 'Hideki.'

Light definitely looked like the guy most girls would fall for, but to me, he looked scary. Well, you couldn't really ask me because I think all guys look scary. Except for Hideki. He looked like a panda and I think pandas are adorable. Maybe I could become friends with him. My first male friend.

Nah. Why would he want to be friend's with me? I heard that the freshmen representatives this year made a perfect score on all the exams. Someone that smart would get bored with talking to a normal kid like me.

Well I wouldn't say I'm exactly 'normal', though. I do have my quirks. I'm pretty OCD when it comes to symmetry and I'm too clumsy. And I'm afraid of men, which I have made very clear. But compared to those guys, I'm pretty basic and boring.

They both gave their speeches, Light's sounding like a true business man, and Hideki's sounding like a bored guy who had his written for him. Though, I think those speeches were written for them, since they practically said the same thing.

The ceremony went on for what it seemed like forever. Finally when it ended, I hurried out to beat the crowd, but ended up getting trampled. Somebody grabbed my arm and I looked up at them. It was a guy who was very tall and very muscular, and scary.

"Woah, there. Don't want you to get hurt, now do we?" he gave me a polite smile and even though he was probably a nice guy, I couldn't look him in the eyes.

"Uh, thanks!" I said too loudly then ran off to avoid anymore contact from any guys. I heard him calling for me as a ran away, or walked fast away because of the heels, and when I turned around to see if he was still behind me I bumped into another person.

I got to stop doing this. "Huh? Oh, hey, Grace. Are you okay?" I looked up to see Light looking down at me with that polite smile of his. Something was off, though. He seemed a little aggravated. Maybe it's because I just ran into him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Light." I said nervously, looking down at my feet like they were the most interesting at this moment.

"I guess I will see you around, then?" I heard a male voice that didn't sound like Light's. I looked up to see Hideki standing there looking at both Light and me with those big eyes of his.

"Oh, yeah, see you around." Light said his goodbyes. Hideki got into a black short limousine while everybody stared in envy, including me. That guy must come froma seriously wealthy family. Light looked back at me as I stared after the car that just left in awe. "I got to go. I'll see you later, Grace." This brought me out of my trance.

"Oh, okay. See you later." I said before he disappeared to leave campus. Something was really off with him. I may not know him, but he looked so agitated. Something was bothering him. Not my business.

I just need to go home. As I walked back to the car, the same guy from earlier caught up with me. I got really nervous. Too many guys for today. I don't think I can handle more.

"Hey, wait up! I didn't catch your name." Why would he want to know my name?

"Uh, my name is, uh, uh, G-Grace," I said it! I didn't think it would ever come out.

"That's a beautiful name. My name is Hiroshi. People call me Hiro, though." He said this with a big grin. Was he...flirting with me? Should I be scared? Is this a good thing?

"Oh, uh, thanks. I'm going to go no-" I was cut off by another question that seemed really odd.

"Are you and Light a couple? I need to warn you. I went to high school with him and he practically dated all of the girls there. Not the type of guy you would want to date." he warned me. Light dating?

He always seemed to ignored the girls that was mooning over him. He used to play all of them? Guys are strange creatures. Why was this guy warning me, though? It really wasn't his business.

"I think I can handle myself," I said sternly. Yes! I was able to be a real woman! "Uh, bye."

I got in the car and raced off before he could get in a simple goodbye. I felt the need to be on my couch with some coffee, cuddled up in a blanket and talking to Aiko on the phone.

And that is exactly what I did.

"Hey, Grace. How was the entrance ceremony? Did you meet any guys?" Aiko said from the other line.

"Oh, yeah, I met one. He warned me about the guy I told you about before." I responded.

"Really? You have to watch out for those guys. I'm not saying to base a person's personality off of rumors, but don't let your guard down, either." Her words always gave me answers.

"I don't know how long I can be around these guys."

"Don't worry. You will come to like some of them. Maybe even fall in love with one." I could practically feel her grin on the other side of the phone. Me? Fall in love? Never. Guys are way too intimidating for that. Can guys even love? From what I've heard, they only want one thing...

"Hello?" I guess I forgot to answer.

"Uh, Aiko, I got to go. I'm worn out from today and I need some sleep." I responded. I didn't lie. I was on the verge of passing out.

"Oh, okay. I'll talk to you tomorrow then. Good night, Grace."

"Good night, Aiko."

I would never allow myself to fall in love with such evil creatures. Never.