"Hey Miku!" Gumi ran over to the teal haired girl and hugged her from behind. Miku let out a small gasp, surprised at this action.

"Someone's friendly today!" She smiled, glad to see her usually quiet friend being more social. Normally, Gumi would've waved and softly called Miku's name to get her attention. Gumi grinned.

"What are you talking about? I'm always like this!"

"Yeah, suuuuure..." Rin rolled her eyes, walking up to the two girls. Miku let out a slight snort. Gumi playfully shoved the blonde girl.

"Whatever you say, meanie!" Teasingly, she stuck out her tongue, then turned to greet Oliver, who had just walked into class. Miku frowned.

"That's strange. Oliver-kun isn't her friend and Gumi would never start conversation with someone who isn't her friend." Rin shrugged at this comment.

"Hey, it's good for her to be social." Miku nodded, but something was still off.

"Hey Oliver-kun!" Gumi chirped, smiling as she greeted the younger boy. He blinked his one eye in response, clearly confused.

"Um, hey?" Oliver responded uncertainly. Gumi had never talked to him once. At that moment, Len walked into the room. Gumi could feel a hard jab at her heart upon seeing the blonde boy. Why does he look so attractive today? The sinking feeling wouldn't leave her chest.

"Hey Gumi. Um... Hi Oliver." He blushed upon saying the name of his crush, and Gumi noticed a red tint on Oliver's face. Great, he likes him back... Even though Len confessed to being gay, Gumi hoped that Oliver would be straight and reject Len, breaking his heart and causing the boy to go in to a state of depression, then she could comfort him and then he would realize that he loved Gumi. Gumi also realized she was a horrible person to hope that. Despite the dead feeling in her chest, she kept smiling.

"Hi Len! I was just talking to Oliver-kun! I'll leave you two so you can... socialize..." She winked, leaving Len red faced and Oliver with a confused expression. Gumi walked back to her friends, to see Rin laughing and Miku lost in thought.

"Oh my god Gumi, that was brilliant!" Rin wiped a tear from her eye, her grin stretching across her face. "That was the kind of move I would do! You get the Rin Seal of Approval on that one!" She continued to laugh. Gumi smiled in response, even though it still felt like she had been punched in the gut.

"Hey Rin, did Len tell you he was gay?" She asked in a polite voice. Despite how she constantly teased him, Gumi had seen herself how violent Rin could lash out if someone made fun of her brother. Rin once sent Rinto to the hospital for making fun of her brother, he ended with both his wrists broken along with his foot before Gumi and Miku restrained her. Rin coughed to hide a giggle.
"He only confessed last week, but I've suspected for the last three years." All that time she had known and didn't warn me? The broken feeling in Gumi's chest wouldn't fix.

"Miku, what's the matter?" Rin poked the teal-haired girl. Her eyes widened, as if she had been in a trance and just snapped out.

"H-huh? Oh, I-I was just thinking… it's nothing." She smiled to show she was okay, but frowned at Gumi's outgoing attitude.

"Alright everyone, take your seats!" Called Kiyoteru as he walked in. Everyone separated and sat at their desks. No one sat next to Gumi, as there was an odd number of students.

"Today we have a new student. Make sure he feels welcome! This is Camui Gakupo." Kiyoteru motioned to the most handsome man Gumi had ever seen. He had long purple hair in a ponytail, and matching violet eyes. The expression on his face was confident, Gumi could tell he was proud of who he was.

"Hello." Even his voice was attractive, deep and strong. Kiyoteru pushed up his glasses.

"Yes, Camui, you can sit next to Megpoid, the green haired one." He pointed to the smiling girl. Gakupo nodded.

"Thank you, Kiyoteru-sensei." He bowed before sitting next to Gumi. Once he sat down, he turned to her. "Hello, Megpoid-san, I am pleased to make your acquaintance." He bowed to her. Jeez, this guy is formal… She smiled at him.

"No need to bow and call me san! Chan is good enough for me! And if we're going to be sitting next to each other, you might as well call me Gumi!" Her friendly smile never left her face. Gakupo simply nodded.

"May I call you… Gumi-chan then?"

"Of course!" Gumi's voice was as kind and friendly as could be. Gakupo's neutral expression never changed, however,

"All right, Gumi-chan." He turned to face the front of the class. A slight irritated sigh escaped Gumi, not loud enough to be noticed. Why is he so stiff? She wondered.

"Alright, today in class we will…" Kiyoteru started, and Gumi got lost in thought. She was curious about this new boy. Why is he so formal? And so serious? It made her wonder…

***~~~*** Le Time Skip ***~~~***

"Hey Gumi, want to come over to my house today?" Miku called, running up to her friend. When she finally caught up, she allowed herself a moment of rest to catch her breath before continuing to walk.

"Sure!" Gumi replied, smiling that friendly grin of hers. Miku frowned again, but masked it with a smile. The two girls began to walk to their destination.

"Gumi-chan!" A low voice called from behind. Gumi turned to see Gakupo running towards her.

"Camui- Er, Gakupo… kun?" The girl was lost at what to call him.

"Gakupo-kun is fine. You dropped this." He held out the drawing Gumi had made of her in a wedding dress. Her face red in embarrassment, she lowered her head so she was staring at the ground.

"O-oh… it must have slipped out of my folder…" She could feel the burning on her cheeks.

"You're a very good artist, Gumi-chan. The best I've seen so far." Gakupo commented, looking at the picture.

"Oh? Thanks…?" Gumi blinked, surprised at this compliment. Then she took the paper from him. "Thank you, Gakupo-kun. Sorry for bothering you." He shook his head.

"It's my pleasure to help you, Gumi-chan. See you tomorrow." And with that, he turned and left. Gumi turned back to her friend to see she was frowning.

"Hey Miku, what's the matter?" She asked in a perky voice. Miku shook her head.

"Nothing… it's nothing…" Then the two continued to the teal-haired girl's home.

***~~~*** Le Time Skip ***~~~***

"Gumi? You still on Earth?"

"Huh- what?"

Miku sighed.

"Gumi, that's the fifth time you've gone into your own world. We're trying to study."

"Hehe… sorry…" Gumi stared down at her paper. She couldn't stop thinking about Gakupo, replaying the school day over and over in her head. Something about the way he looked and talked… she felt a small smile form on her face and a slight warmth in her chest.

"Gumi did you hear what I just asked you?" Miku's voice was impatient.

"Uhm, you just… uhm…" Gumi gave an apologetic grin. Miku face palmed.