"Can you tell me...what the city...is like?" Megumi asked nervously.
"I take it, you don't like it here either..."
She was silent for a moment. Not only did Megumi hate it in the village, but also never fit in.
"It's big...and there are lights everywhere..." Natsuno paused for a moment, and saw a glum look on her face. "Is there anything here you do like...Besides me?"
"The new house on the hill..."
Just looking at that house caused major concerns for everyone else, and Natsuno was no exception.

"The one with the blue roof?...It's kinda creepy." Natsuno said, looking in its direction. Megumi looked disappointed for a brief moment.

"At least it's new, I hate living in a village where nothing ever changes." She lowered her head.

"Yeah…I understand that much at least…."

As soon as he finished, the bus arrived.

In between classes, many guys tried asking Megumi for the time of day. One in particular she disliked more than others...Masao Murasako. Whereas Megumi only peeped on Natsuno for the past year, and—now that he spoke to her—was now a dropped habit, Masao has been pervertedly stalking her since they were children, and it only got worse.
Natsuno was quite a bit different—almost every girl in school hated him because of how cold he seemed. Megumi, however, was able to see underneath the cold exterior.
Masao noticed this since the first time Megumi tried to speak to him—he already disliked Natsuno for being from the city, but the fact that Megumi liked him instead caused Masao's hatred towards Natsuno to grow.

At the end of the day:
"Wow, you seem to be in a good mood Megumi!"
It was true, Megumi was very cheery that moment, and Kaori noticed.
"Yuuki talked to me!"
"He did?"
"He did!"