Previously:

Finally, they were at her class. The teacher knocked on the door, and opened it, telling her to wait out in the hall while he informed her new teacher of her arrival. She nodded. She hoped that the other students would at least tolerate her, but even more so she hoped she wouldn't do anything she'd regret later.

"Please, come in." The teachers looked at her. She took a deep breath and walked in.

December's POV

I could hear the whispers and murmurs from the student as I walked in. Not wanting to make eye contact, I looked straight ahead. The teacher that had led me to my class had left and the homeroom teacher placed her hand on my right shoulder.

"Why don't you introduce yourself to the class?"

I felt all eyes on me. My self-consciousness reached levels only these kinds of situations could bring it to. My face was so red, and I was sweating like crazy, there was no doubt everyone knew I was nervous- I mean, um, oh forget it.

A couple of them snickered, while some of them smiled. I began to panic, I felt like I was going to faint. But then, I noticed a boy with glasses was standing at the front of the class as well. He gave me a small nod and smiled, which I'll admit helped me calm down a bit. I looked up to the class and took a deep breath.

"…My name is December May. I am 16. …I just moved here from Canada. I, um, I like… the colour blue?" I cringed. I sounded like a 5-year-old! But I got a few laughs, and the air in the room felt less tense. I felt my shoulders begin to relax a little. "And, I play Cardfight! Vanguard, Oracle Think Tank…And I hope we get along," I added at the end. The class gave me a small round of applause. I sighed, thankful it was over.

"Thank you, Ms. May. Now, Mr. Sukio, please show her where she'll be seated." The teacher looked over to the boy.

"Of course." He looked at me again. "Follow me."

He led me to an empty desk next to the windows. I placed my bag beside the desk and sat down. The boy sat at the next desk over. "Alright, now who would like to read the third chapter?"

The bell rang for lunch, and everyone began packing up and heading out to meet their friends from other classes. I got out of class and was heading to where Taishi said we would meet.

"Hey!" I heard a voice calling to me. I turned to see the boy from my class.

"Oh, it's you from before," I stated.

He began walking with me. "So, how so you like it here so far?"

"It's fine. I just need to get adjusted."

"That's alright, take all the time you need. As class representative, it's my job to make sure you feel welcome. Oh, by the way," he stuck out his hand," I'm Sukio, Daiki Sukio. But you can call me Daiki."

"I took it and gave him a light handshake.

"So, listen, I was wondering if you don't have any lunch plans, that you might join me?"

"Can't, I'm meeting up with someone."

He nodded. "That's alright."

We got to a flight of stairs. "Well, I'll see you around?"

I looked back at him and nodded. Before I reached the door leading out, Sukio called out to me.

"Hey!"

"I looked up at him.

"I like blue as well."

I looked at him for a bit longer before leaving, sighing and shaking my head. Then I smirked. He wasn't that bad. Certainly nicer than Kai. Maybe I would get used to this place.

Third Person

When she got outside, she looked for the big tree, which wasn't too hard, considering she could see it from where she was. When she reached the tree, she was surprised to see Kai. Not just because he was there, but also because he was there alone. From the way he was lying on the tree he looked like he was taking a nap. He looked so peaceful. It wouldn't be nice to wake him.

She, however, was not in the mood to be nice to him.

"Hey. Where's Miwa?" She asked, raising her voice. He woke up, revealing his emerald green eyes, and sat up.

"He got held up."

"Do you know why?"

"No."

Well, he gets to the point; I'll give him that.

She sat down, leaving a bit of space between her and Kai and pulled out her lunch, a special bento. Miwa had stayed up late making it for today, and boy, did it look good. Usually, they were eaten with chopsticks, but she sucked at using them, so she used a fork instead. She'd practice at some point, but for now, she would have to work with this. She scooped a piece of sushi on her fork and brought it to her mouth. It tasted delicious. She was about to have another bite when she noticed Kai. He was just sitting there, staring off into space. He almost looked lonely. She wanted to say something but remembered how he walked out of the store the day before. He probably wouldn't want to hear anything she had to say.

But, if what Taishi told me is true, he probably has some kind of past he doesn't like to remember. At least that's one thing we can both relate to. Maybe...

She sighed. "Not that you'd care, but I kinda know how you feel," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. Kai looked over at her.

"I know how it feels, not wanting to think about things in the past. Regrets and all that. That's pretty much why I moved out here all by myself."

That last part wasn't meant to be heard, but Kai picked up on it.

"You came alone?"

December felt surprised. Not because he heard her, but of his taking interest in her. She assumed that he'd just ignore her. But he genuinely sounded interested.

"Uh, yeah. But because of Miwa, I'm not living alone. He asked if I wanted to stay with him temporarily. A-and my aunt will be coming down soon, so I'll be living with her when she arrives."

He closed his eyes. "That guy's too nice for his own good."

She recalled what Miwa had said about Kai before, and let a smirk slip onto her face.

He was right. You still are the same softy from when we were kids. Or at least, he's in there somewhere.

And so, they sat quietly together for the next couple minutes until Kai broke the silence.

"You're not bad."

She coughed, being caught in the middle of taking a sip of water. "I'm sorry, what?"

He didn't say anything back. She looked over to the brooding boy beside her.

"Hey, guys!" Miwa's cheerful voice interrupted the silence. "Sorry, I'm late! The teacher made me sort out books for him. Bor-ing!" He rolled his eyes and sat in-between them.

"So, what'd I miss?"

"Kai and I were talking- well kinda," December said.

"You got him to talk? Nice Deca!" Miwa patted her on the back.

"It's that much of an accomplishment?"

"Pretty much. I can barely get a few words out of this guy, let alone have an actual conversation," Miwa teased, causing Kai to smack him upside the head.

"Knock it off," he said, clearly agitated.

"I could see that."

He responded by nudging Miwa into her, causing her to tip over and almost lose her balance, and the rest of her lunch.

"Butt out," he spoke sharply.

But from the school building, someone was watching them from afar.

"Oh Miss May, you look so happy. I look forward to becoming commrads. "

"Hon~ What's taking you so long?"

The person turned away from the window.

"Coming dear."

(Disclaimer: I do not own Cardfight! Vanguard or its characters. All I own are my OCs. Credit goes to Bushiroad/em/strong)