A/N: The first chapter! Enjoy

Chapter one

Rika walked through the crowded hallway, trying to ignore the girls' spiteful comments about her. Life was tough at school already, and now it was even worse, mainly due to the fact that her friend had 'accidentally' told everyone in her class that Rika was Ryoma Echizen's personal translator in primary.

"See that ugly girl there? I heard she was Ryoma Echizen's girlfriend!"

"What?! That nerd? Oh my gosh, really? Man, I thought he had better taste than that!"

"Stupid girl, bet she she's just pretending to be all goody-goody…"

Whispers floated around her as she forced back tears. It really wasn't what they had thought. She really was just his translator, well, maybe a bit more than that. Other people thought they were "friendly strangers" or even "friends". She and Ryoma were more than strangers, but they weren't friends… they were people who coincidently were in the same class and went to the same club. Yes, that's what they were: more-than-strangers-less-than-friends-that-happen-to-be-in-the-same-club-people. (That's one long name)

Rika reached her classroom just in time, wincing from the loud bell that unfortunately was right above her and had caused her to be momentarily deaf. She grabbed the doorknob and twisted it, opening the door.

"GOOD MORNING MISS YAKUL!" Mr. Hines, Rika's science teacher, boomed into her view. As always, his annoying smiling face popped up at the worst of times.

Rika brushed past him, "it's Yuuki," she corrected him.

The teacher waved a hand, "I won't penalize you this time for being late, Miss Yakul, because guess what?" Mr. Hines paused dramatically for effect. When no one answered him, he closed the door with a bang and strode to the front of the class.

"RIGHT! GET OUT YOUR PENCILS! WE ARE HAVING A POP QUIZ!" He shouted. At once, the noisy class stopped their talking and sat in a silence.

The teacher extended his smile and leaned forward. "I was just jokin', jokes, jokes, yolk, geddit?" But everybody had already stopped paying attention to him, Mr. Hines's jokes were always lame and never made any sense.

"Guys, girl, dudes, whatever, listen to me…. THERE'S A NEW PERSON COMING INTO OUR CLASS TODAY! ISN'T THAT JUST…." But no matter how energetic he sounded, or how loud he called, no one seemed to respond.

Rika made her way to the back row, Science was the only subject she never tried in, mainly because the teacher was a real airhead.

The door to the room slid open, and in stepped a person. Rika, with her nose in her English book, noticed the sudden sharp intake of breath from the girl beside her.

Rika twirled her pen clockwise. Right, it's either the person who just came in is either:

a) A total hottie,

b) A very weird person like Mr. Hines

Or

c) Just a random teacher.

Her pen dropped onto the desk with a clatter, facing towards the window. I'm guessing it's b) She thought with a grin. She picked up her pen and looked up.

Her brown eyes widened at shock at the new student.

That green hair… that arrogant way of walking… it couldn't be…

Ryoma Echizen?