A/N Finally Chapter 1! Took me long enough. Anyways, I hope you all like this first chapter!

Hiroki Masahiro let out a frustrated breath, leaning back in his chair. He couldn't bring himself to listen to anymore pointless lectures; at least to him they seemed pointless. It wasn't as if the material they were covering was difficult; it was too easy in they boy's eyes. Hiroki had taken every class possible to further his so called "education", but so far every class he took provided little to no challenge for him.

He had contemplated going to college early, hopefully he could be provided with at least some challenge. Yet, he stayed here. Even he was clueless as to why he wanted to but he never once questioned his own decisions. Not knowing ones self was a road paved with self destruction. Hiroki's crimson eyes stared outside, hoping to distract him from this sham of a lesson.

It was a nice day; the cherry blossom tree outside the school's parking lot was finally in bloom. Some of the light pink petals escaped to the ground, gently falling onto the concrete ground. Clouds obscured the sun's intense rays, keeping a cool temperature throughout the day. Hiroki sighed, pushing his green hair out of the way of his thick rimmed glasses, only for the strands to fall back into place a moment later. Deciding it was better to at least pay attention than do nothing, Hiroki turned his head back to the teacher, whom was recounting the Revolution during the Edo era, one of Hiroki's favorite subjects. With a reluctant sigh, Hiroki returned his chair to the floor, hoping that this would at least pass by the time.

The clock just above the board read ten minutes before the bell would ring, much to Hiroki's thankful thoughts. As the class began packing up, the teacher; stopped them. "Before we go class", he began, making sure everyone was listening, "I would like all of you to welcome a new student to our class, Karu Tashimata. Karu, you may come in now." The door adjacent to opened, as the whole class looked up, genuinely curious about the newcomer.

Everyone except for Hiroki

Hiroki rolled his eyes in annoyance. Another new kid ? How many new students do we get a week? I didn't know there were that many people in Japan.

Hiroki detested new students, because they would always try to make friends with him (though he was surprised any wanted to) and annoy him with constant pestering until he would deteriorate them by being rude enough. He'd hope this would be easy, though he doubted it.

A boy of sixteen stood in front of the class. He had light blue hair, which contrasted with his blue hoddie. The boy's grey orbs looked happy as he smiled and said to the class, "Hello! My name is Karu Tashimata and I'm pleased to meet you all!"

All too sudden, the class turned into an uproar.

"I hope he sits next to me!"

"Oh wow! Look at his eyes! So cute!"

"Aww! He's so short!"

Hiroki rolled his red orbs. "Just like the others, smiles and gets the classes approval", he muttered to himself. He couldn't stand kindness for no reason or boundless trust. No one deserved such feelings if they would betray you in the end. The last time Hiroki trusted shattered his entire world, and not just his. Images of a young woman with long green hair, much like his own, and kind blue eyes flashed through his mind. Hiroki shook his head, willing the images away.

Now was no time to become sentimental.

He would mourn later, within his own confines. Now, however, he had this new student to deal with. Karu Tashimata was now seated next to him on Hiroki's left. Hiroki growled low, this was under 's direction no doubt. Hiroki composed himself, ready to tell this boy of his boundaries, if he so needed to.

"Hello?" Hiroki turned his gaze to the blue boy sitting next to him. "What?" Hiroki hoped he sounded in no mood to talk.

If he did or did not, Karu didn't seem to notice or care. "You're Hiroki Masahiro, right?" No duh. "What of it?" Karu didn't seem put off one bit. "I'm Karu Tashimata; I was wondering if you would maybe show me around school sometime?"

Hiroki drew in a breath, preparing for an oral onslaught. "No, may I suggest you ask someone more inclined to help a less…academic person than someone who has a better use of their time than playing chauffer."

Karu sat there, stunned by the elder's words. Hiroki chuckled a bit, happy to finally get that through his thick skull. As the bell rang, Hiroki grabbed his bag. "I apologize if this inconveniences you, but I have no need of becoming your friend. Now if you will excuse me." He had hoped Karu could tell that was an empty apology. But dammit! He could still see determination in those grey orbs.

He gripped his ruby, which hung by a string from his neck. Somehow, he felt that a battle was to begin on the horizon, a battle he didn't want to be apart of, but knew he had no choice in. He was a Spell caster, this was his curse. As he quickly fled the room, an unsure felling gripped his mind.

Karu was awestruck; he'd been rejected by others before, but never that harshly. A deep frown obscured the boy's face, why was he being so difficult? One conversation and he already hated the bluenette. Karu sighed, picking up his bag, why was life so difficult?

"Karu-kun?"

Karu turned, seeing he gave a false smile. "Hello, sensei."

"I saw what happened with Hiroki-kun," he said.

Karu turned red; a shy smile came to his face as he scratched the back of his head. "That was pretty embarrassing, sensei."

sighed, placing his glasses on his desk. "The thing about Hiroki is that he doesn't trust anyone very well. He's always been very reserved and distrustful, and has trouble with people and making friends."

Karu tilted his head, "Why?"

shrugged, 'Beats me, just don't give up on him that easily, he needs someone to talk to and show him that he can trust. He needs a friend."

Karu nodded, saluting as if he were in the army. "Don't worry sensei! I won't give up on Hiroki-san!" chuckled, ruffling the boy's blue hair. "Good, good, now go or you'll miss your next class."

With that, Karu sped off, a luminescent ruby glowed on his wrist as he ran.

A/N Isn't Hiroki just a gem? Don't hate him, he has a good reason for being an ass. Well, end of chap 1! Hopefully I'll get chap 2 done in a bit, I'm a procrastinator so we will see. R/R!