Beep beep. Beep beep.

Kahoko yawned, and groggily crept out of bed. As she brushed her teeth in the mirror, she patted down her hair.

"Guys love girls who try their best to look cute for them!" She reminisced Mio's words.

She brushed her red locks thoroughly, tying it in a side ponytail, and braiding her bangs out of her face in a stylish fashion. She folded her skirt in a shorter manner than usual, in a way she had observed other girls doing. Finally, Kahoko applied a bit of the new lipgloss she purchased, and examined herself in the mirror. I wonder if Tsukimori-kun will like this..

"I'm leaving, okaa-san!" She blurted hurriedly.

"Wait a second, Kahoko! Come take the trash out!" She called from the kitchen.

Kahoko attempted to grab the trash bag quickly without her mother noticing her changed appearance, but suddenly she was caught. "Not so fast!"

She looked up cautiously, fearing her mother's words.

"Do you have a boy you like, Kahoko?"

Kahoko blurted,"I'm off!" She snatched the bag, and ran out the door.

".. That girl..! She's growing up.." She stated, as she continued to wash the dishes.

"That was close! Do I look weird, perhaps..?" She shook the negative thought off, and continued to school.

"Kaho-chan!"

"Kahoko!"

Mio and Nao greeted her at the gate.

"Waaah, you look so pretty! What's the occasion?"

She blushed," Thanks you guys.. Eh, I just wanted to try something different. It's not weird right?"

"Not at all!" Nao reassured.

"Hehehehehe... Do you have a boyfriend or something, Ka-ho-chaaaaan?~" Mio pounced on the unsuspecting girl, attempting to tickle information out of her.

"S-stop, s-stop! Haha," Kahoko stumbled backwards, bumping into a tall figure. "Oof! S-sorry!" She bowed immediately.

"Hm, not bad. Not bad at all," a sly smirk spread over his face, as he clutched Kahoko's chin, inching dangerously close to her lips. He sneered, and whispered seductively," How cute, Hino-chan.."

"Y-Yunoki-senpai.." She bit her lip, trying to further her face from his.

"Yunokiiiiiii!" A green haired boy called from a distance, waving energetically.

Azuma released Kahoko's chin, and she fell backwards into the arms of her friends, as he smiled falsely at her.

"Mornin' Yunoki, Hino-cha–" his mouth dropped. "HINO-CHAN IS SO CUTE!" He blushed deeply, but before he could attack the girl, Azuma grabbed his arm.

"We'll be going now. If you'll excuse us, Hino-san, Mio and Nao-san." He bowed slightly, and dragged the whining boy.

"Wait! Yunoki! Noooo!"

Nao smirked again, and looked deviously at Kahoko,"Tell meeeeee!"

The bell rang, and Kahoko began walking to the music room.

Hino-san, you look pretty cute today."

"You busy after school? You can hang with us."

Kahoko shook her head politely, trying to brush them off. "I'm sorry, but I have to–"

Len walked into the room, and it seemed as though everything froze. "This is the music hall, for MUSIC. If you have time to frivolously pick up girls, go improve your test scores," Len coldly stated.

"Tch, Tsukimori is such a drag.." They dispersed to different practice rooms.

As Len began assembling his materials, Kahoko abruptly stated," G-Good morning Tsukimori-kun!"

He turned to face her," Hello, Hino–" he looked partially surprised, and became silent.

She anxiously awaited his comment about her appearance.

A yawning boy entered the room, and paused at Kahoko, as he examined her a bit more closely. "Woah, you changed your style, Hino? You look really nice."

She smiled, slightly hoping that Len would agree with his comment.

Len rolled his eyes in annoyance,"You think so? It just looks excessive to me." He turned back around, gathering his supplies.

Excessive...? She felt her heart pang, as she looked down.

Tsuchiura clicked his tongue. Why can't he ever be honest with himself? Heh, I guess I have no choice.

"Don't worry about him, you look beautiful today," he embraced her tightly, lightly pecking the exposed part of her neck.

"T-Tsuchiura-kun!" She squealed, her cheeks brightening intensely.

Len shot him a cold glare, and grabbed his things roughly, " Disgusting," he spat, and exited.

Tsuchiura released her, and sighed. "This is gonna take him a while.."

"What do you mean?" Kahoko questioned, rubbing her neck, still in shock over his actions.

"Nothing, nothing at all. Catch you later, Hino" he whistled nonchalantly, leaving.

Len entered a practice room, and opened his case, noticing Hino's broken bow. He ran his finger across it, remembering all the guys fawning over her. Damn! Why am I so annoyed? It's none of my business what she does. "I need to practice."

He strung his bow more roughly than usual, and a harsh tone rang out. Len sighed, dissatisfied with his lack of progress.

"Tsukimori-kun... What's the matter?" A groggy voice sounded from outside, followed by the appearance of blonde shaggy locks.

"Shimizu-san? What are you doing there?

He blinked slowly," Eto.. I was napping.. But then your playing woke me up."

"That bad huh?" Len chuckled at his pathetic state.

Shimizu shook his head in disagreement," It just sounded like something was wrong.. It reminded me of what my cello sounded like when I was upset about losing my book."

Len looked puzzled. His issues are so odd... "I can assure you nothing is wrong."

Shimizu walked closer to the window, and stared at Len's face. "You have to solve your problems Tsukimori-kun. I found my book and I felt better. You have to find your book, and... *yaaaaawn*" he knelt back down onto the greats and drifted asleep.

"... Solve my problem?" Len shook his head in confusion, and decided to rap up his playing for the day. He opened the door, bumping into Kahoko.

Her lips were pressed on his school jacket, the lip gloss leaving a sparkling indentation.

"Ah! I'm sorry Tsukimori-kun!" She bowed repeatedly.

He looked at his jacket, and sighed, too tired to make a rude remark. "It's fine." He began to walk down the hall, but paused for a moment without turning around. "Hino, it's a nice lip gloss."

"Eh? I mean, t-thank you!" It was worth buying it, she gleefully smiled.

He never stopped, and continued walking, his cheeks a light pink. What am I doing..?