Hello there and welcome back to Connected! Big thanks are owed to Indigo Jupiter and Saiyan Phoenix for reviewing! As for everyone else, I hope you all enjoyed this story so far. A quick update on Beyblade New Generation (If you don't care skip the rest of the authors note), I am currently working on Chapter 36 but I keep getting writers block.

DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I don't own Beyblade, uh… What a drag. (Can anyone place the reference?)

Hilary POV

First day of college and I already saw tons of people I knew. Julia, a Spanish girl I met when I travelled to Spain in high school was present. Mariah, the pinkette that I helped move in to her apartment. Ray, Mariah's boyfriend, A nice guy whom I'm surprised I've never met before due to me and Mariah's closeness. And that was just in my classes so far. Tyson and Kenny, two childhood friends that it feels like I haven't seen in forever.

My last class of the day was one I chose to take in my free time due to it looking interesting, Cause and Effect of the World Wars. As I walked around a corner to my class, I bumped into something. Before I could fall back, that something grabbed my shoulder and steadied me. By then, realizing that this something was actually a someone. I stood shocked for a moment.

"Hn. You should probably look where you're going… Unless you want to kiss the ground of course." The stranger said, walking away. I blinked in realization. My face immediately heated up, not just because of his comment, but because despite the fact he was a total ass, he was really good looking.

The stranger was pretty tall and had the most peculiar dual grey and black hair. He wore a simple black t-shirt and baggy jeans, topped off with a dark purple colored coat. Surprisingly, this guy had one thing that was more interesting than his hair. What could be more interesting than dual grey and black hair? His eyes. He had eyes with a bright amethyst color, as if you were staring into the beautiful gemstone yourself. All that included he was handsome in general.

Why are the handsome ones always jerks? I thought sourly as I walked inside my class. I spotted Mariah, who wasn't that hard to find because she was waving and calling out to me. I walked over and realized that the guy behind us, was the guy who I bumped into earlier. I ignored the angry feeling in the pit of my stomach and sat down next to Mariah.

When class started the teacher quickly introduced himself, before beginning the lesson. One thing I noticed about the guy behind me was that he didn't seem to pay attention much. Great, just what the world needs another slacker. I thought to myself, mentally sighing.

"Mr. Hiwatari! Are you paying attention to the points I am making?!" The teacher asked, seemingly annoyed and glaring at the guy behind me. Looks like I'm not the only one who noticed. "Yes, I am paying attention." Hiwatari said, bored. A vein appeared on the teacher's forehead. "Well Hiwatari, how about you explain to us the cause of Russia's casualties in World War 2." The teacher asked, seeming confident that Hiwatari didn't know it.

Hiwatari stood up. "Most of Russia's casualties were caused by the Germans, who despite a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, decided to attack them anyways and further their control." He said, before sitting down and going back to whatever he was doing before.

The teacher just stared, seemingly surprised that Hiwatari knew it. After a minute or so, the teacher went back to teaching, not bothering to call out Hiwatari again.

After class, I decided to interrogate Hiwatari. "I'll meet you outside Mariah, I have a couple questions." I assured my pink-haired friend, not mentioning that the questions weren't for the teacher. "Okay Hils, I'll wait for you in the quad." Mariah said, before walking out the door.

I walked up to Hiwatari, who was finishing packing up his stuff. "Hiwatari! How did you know that without paying any attention whatsoever?" I asked him. He looked up from his bag and snorted. "I was paying attention. It's just, unlike some pathetic people, I don't need to stare at a textbook to learn something this simple." Hiwatari said, before adding, "And since you sit in front of me, I suppose we should be acquainted. You know my last name, but not my first it seems. My name's Kai."

I stood stunned for a moment before regaining my composure. "My names Hilary Tachibana." I reluctantly introduced.

"Good, now do you have any more questions?" Kai asked, seemingly impatient to leave. "Nope. See you tomorrow." I told him, before walking away.

Maybe he wasn't as much as a jerk as he first seemed. I thought to myself.

Tala POV

I'm an atheist, but after this good fortune I might convert. Not only did I find the girl I was looking for, but I sat right next to her! And Kai thought the idea of my moving to Tokyo just to find one girl was stupid. I inwardly giggled at his reaction to my plan actually working. As the bell rang and she went out to leave, I called her over. "Hey! Can you come over here for a second?"
The dual orange and brown haired beauty walked over. "I realized that we sit next to each other and yet don't know each other's names so… My name's Tala Valkov, nice to meet you." I introduced.

She smiled, before introducing herself. "Hi Tala, my name's Julia Fernandez. Nice to meet you too."

Great, now that introductions are done, time to move on to stage two. "Hey, we should chat on the phone sometime. Sorry to bother you, but I can't help to ask such a beautiful lady yourself for her number." I asked, smiling brilliantly.

She shrugged. "Why not? I suppose you're not the worst there is out there."

"I assure you I am closer to the best than I am to the worst." I told her.

"Whatever Tala, here." She handed me a slip of paper with a phone number on here.

"What? No address?" I asked, causing her to laugh.

I too was laughing, though inwardly. I can't wait to see the look on Kai's face.

Yes! Chapter Two was longer! Hallelujah! Anyways, thanks are owed to everyone who has followed this story so far. You're all awesome! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and will continue to enjoy the rest of the story. See you all later!