So here we go! The First chapter. This will be a flashback of what happened three years before the prologue. I will do about two or three chapters of the flashback to explain what happened in the prologue. Hehehe. This story, by the way, is inspired by Midori Ito and Sasha Cohen. My two favorite skaters.

Everyone enjoy! Standard disclaimers apply.

Chapter I: Three Years Ago

A group of three girls sat in the corner of the Wushu studio of their university, just taking their break. All the while, they looked at the boys that were performing their katas in the other side of the studio.

"Pirika, tell me why we're stuck in the Wushu studio with these guys again?" the girl with red hair asked for the umpteenth time.

"The other studio is closed remember?" Usui Pirika reminded her, taking a sip from her water bottle.

"But they're so noisy with all those 'Hiya's and 'Whoo's !" Arakawa Aiko complained, making sarcastic gestures in an attempt to copy the Wushu movements. "I mean, hello?! How are we supposed to concentrate, let alone maintain our stretches with all these guys shouting everywhere?!"

"It can't be helped, Aiko." The girl with black hair, Sendoh Ayane, said, tying up her hair and leaning on the wall behind her when she finished. "We'll have to share while the spare studio is being repaired."

"Drat." But then Aiko leaned towards Pirika, just when a certain Chinese boy gracefully did a full twisting layout. "Hey, Piri-chan, that's Tao Ren right?"

"Yeah," Pirika looked at her teammate curiously.

"He's your brother's friend, right?" A nod. "Your friend, too, right?" Another nod. "You've known him since he started school here, right?"

"What's the point, Aiko!?" Ayane blurted, annoyed.

"Haven't you noticed, guys?" Aiko pulled Pirika and Ayane closer and whispered.

"Noticed what?" Pirika asked. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, Tao Ren never had any girlfriends since he came here." Aiko pointed out. "Haven't you guys ever wondered if he's, you know?"

"If he's what?" Ayane pressed.

"You know?" and then Aiko lowered her voice still. "If he's gay?"

"What?!" Pirika and Ayane exclaimed.

"SHHHHH!" their friend hissed. "I mean, he's never really showed interest in any girl before."

"I'm sure he's not, Aiko." Pirika raised an eyebrow. "Probably he just isn't interested to anyone or that he has someone back in China."

"Really?" Aiko crossed her arms. "Prove it."

"How?" Pirika's eyebrow raised a notch higher.

"You can try to ask him out." Ayane suggested. "I also wondered why he never had any girlfriends before."

"Oh c'mon, guys." Pirika stood up, making her way toward the door. "If you want to find something out, go do it yourself. I'm headed to the rink."

"Hey," Tao Ren fell in step with Pirika as she was walking down the hallway on her way out of the gym.

"Hey, Ren-niisan," She greeted, flashing him a smile. She was one of the four girls Ren would ever talk to. The others were his brother's girlfriend, Tamamura Tamao, Yoh Asakura's girlfriend, Kuyouyama Anna, and His own sister, Tao Jun.

"I heard my name when you and your friends were talking," he started.

"You did?" Pirika's eyes widened, afraid that he might've heard her friends' accusation of his gender preference.

"Yeah," he laughed, seeing her surprised. "They think I'm gay?"

"Well, you never did have any girlfriends, 'niisan." She snickered, glad he wasn't angry. "Wait. You were at the other side of the studio and you still heard us?"

"Please," Ren snorted. "Do you really believe your friends can be discreet?"

"Gotcha there," she laughed, knowing how loud Aiko can get. "But really, 'niisan, are you really?

"I'm not gay, Pirika." Ren stated firmly.

"Then why haven't you had any girlfriends?" Pirika stopped at the front entrance of their school and sat on the top step of the stairs. "You're attractive, you know, I know some girls that would kill to have a date with you."

"I don't like any of them," he said as he sat beside her. "They just want to be my girlfriend because I'm rich."

"You can't really say that," she laughed, knowing what he said was true. "You forgot about your rockin' abs."

"That too." He gave a sarcastic snort.

"So, you don't really plan of having a girlfriend yet?" A shrug. "But don't you get tired of the rumors?"

"They can say all they want about me. They're not important."

"Maybe you really are gay! Most gays don't really care what other people think!" with that being said, Pirika laughed aloud, holding her sides and tears starting to form in the pools of her eyes.

But then was cut short when Ren grabbed her and kissed her right there on the front steps of their school for everyone who were heading home to see.

Now that shut up the people who are saying he's gay.

Okay! That wraps up this chapter! I was beginning to think no one was reading this! So, sOrbetes and r0gue lebeau, thank you so much for reviewing! It inspired me to continue this! I gave up on this actually. But here you go! This chapter is for you!

And for the "gay" dialogue, I don't mean to offend anyone. I have a lot of gay friends. I just had to think of someway Ren and Pirika to get a conversation. Lol. By the way, Pirika and her friends are figure skaters. I know for a fact that most skaters do ballet or Pilates or Yoga. Sasha Cohen did.