One could say this day was a typical Monday at Middleton high, with teenager's problems and class dramas. However, on this day, three events occurred that would greatly shake the life of the peaceful high school.

The first period had started as usual, Ron was trying to focus on the class Mr Barkin was teaching, he was doing pretty well since he had started to take his studies seriously and his average was around B+. Tara and Monique were, unknowingly to each other, eying the same blonde boy with messy hairs, thinking about how to ask him out. The first period ended and Mister Barkin asked the students to gather in the gym.

-"Alright, listen up" he started. "Due to how great the exchange student program we established last year went, the school board decided to expand the existing program. In order to do that we decided to establish a program with another school in England while keeping our existing program with the Yamanouchi School in Japan"

"I guess this means Sensei wants me to come back for a while," Ron thought "not a bad thing, it will keep my mind off KP for a bit."

-"However, due to last years' experience, we decided to extend the duration of these exchanges. They won't last a week, they will last for the rest of the year."

A shocked gasp came from the student's body in the gym. "I have two others information to give you, first due to the duration of these exchanges the students won't be selected, only volunteers from the senior year will be accepted. Second, due to some problem they have with their school grounds, the Yamanouchi School won't be able to welcome any of our students."

Ron frowned when he heard that, "there is no way they would have such problems, I guess it means they intended to train me here and didn't want any other students coming to the School" he thought. "I wonder who is going to come all the way here for the rest of the year."

-"We will let you the time to decide if you want to apply to the exchange program for England, we expect your answer at the end of the week, then we will select the student over the week-end. You will have a week to prepare yourself, the School taking care of the administrative problems, and in two weeks, the chosen one will be attending class in London, while the exchange students will arrive here."

Ron couldn't help but smile at the way Barkin called the one who would finish his year in England, it would have been great if one of his fellow Yamanouchi student had been here to joke about it with him.

-"I will be expecting your candidacy in my office," Barkin concluded "Dismissed!"

The students left the gym wondering what would the new students look like and it wasn't short before rumors and questions started to stir the entire student's body.

The second period went by in a flash and the students.

At lunch, Ron went ahead of Josh and Felix to find a table. Tara saw it, it was her chance, now that he was alone.

Tara's POV

"Here he is. Felix and Josh aren't here, should I go? What if I look stupid? What if he says no?" All those thought raced through Tara's head while she saw Ron, sitting alone at a table. Then she decided if she didn't do it now, she would never have the guts to do it. She didn't care if it was at lunch, where everybody could see it, it was now or never. She went forward and stopped in front of Ron.

-"Hi Ron' she started.

-"Hi Tara" Ron happily answered, he was pleased to see her, he felt like he owed her since she made him realize how wrong he was about Josh.

-"Seems like you and Josh really connected right?"

-"Thanks to you, mostly." He answered

-"No, no, no, in the end it's you who turned this advice into the real thing." She said smiling

-"So, you want eat with us?"

-"No I'm ok, I just wanted to ask you…" she started, Ron raised his eyebrows waiting for her to finish. "There is this new movie that is out right now, I was wondering if you wanted to come and see it with me."

-"Sure, it will be cool to see it with you." He answered cheerfully before leaving his table to find Felix and Josh.

There wasn't a lot of people in the lunch room at the beginning of lunch period, but there was one that couldn't stay silent when she heard that conversation. The moment Tara headed back to her table she was grabbed by her best friend, Bonnie Rockwaller.

-"What do you think you are doing? Inviting him out of every other guy at school. Did you really become that stupid? Under those new clothes it's still the same useless blonde." The brunette started.

-"So what, I don't have to do as you want, if I want to see a movie with him you won't stop me?" the platinum blonde answered her friend.

-"You're a cheerleader, you can have any boy at school, why would you settle for that loser?" Bonnie snarled.

-"He's not a loser," Tara growled "He's a nice guy and I want to know more about him. And if you aren't able to support me when I'm asking a guy out then maybe I should really be concerned about the fact you are my best friend."

Bonnie stood there, looking like she was slapped in the face.

-"Let's be honest Bonnie", Tara continued, "you are protecting this "food chain" bullshit because you stand at the top and it allows you not to feel insecure toward Kim, but it won't prevent me from dating the guy I want to date." The face of the blonde was filled with fury as she went back to sit at her table. Bonnie just came back too, defeated, if it was anyone else she have never let this offense unpunished but Tara was different, Tara was her best friend. It was because she had her that she could honestly say herself "I'm not like my sisters." Sol she let it slide, hopefully Tara would come to her sense after her date with the loser.

-"Hey", Ron said coming back, not knowing what had happened "We didn't set up a date for it, how about Saturday night? I'll pick you up."

-"Fine by me" answered Tara, "I didn't say it was a date," she thought watching him leaving "It's ok I'll show him Saturday, how serious I am about this."

Bonnie saw the other student starting to gossip about it and took this matter in her hands "The first I hear talking about that won't ever be able to have a social life at Middleton High. Understood?" she roared to the students.

Unknowingly to Tara, there was a student that was really interested in the event that just occurred.

Monique now knew she had a very serious rival when it came to Ron, that meaning she would have to deal with her. Nothing too difficult, just showing Ron which girl really was the best. Love is, indeed, a battlefield and she was not going to give up.

She grabbed Ron's arm when he was at his locker before the end of lunch

-"Hey, you know I heard about this new dinner that opened in town. Maybe we could go over there and hang out? I mean, it's not because Kim is too occupied with her new BF that we shouldn't have fun too." She started.

-"Cool for me," answered Ron with a smile "when?"

-"Let's say," she pretended thinking "Friday evening?"

-"Great, I'll pick you up." The blonde answered.

-"Don't make me wait too much," Monique answered with a wink.

The rest of the day went on, uneventful, until the last period. Last period was P.E, Mr Barkin was as strict as usual and then came the end of class and the students had to clear the gym. Ron looked around but couldn't find either Kim or Eric? Unfortunately for them, Barkin was looking for them too, Ron then decided to warn them. He finally saw them, in a dark corner of the large P.E room. He stepped forward to warn them but interrupted himself when he heard them.

He never heard that sound of his life but he wasn't so stupid not to recognize the sound of two people making out. He started slowly getting away when Kim started speaking.

-"Look at what you make me do," she started "breaking the rules of PDA at school"

-"You regret it?" Eric answered.

-"No, not at all," she said giving him a quick kiss on the lips "unfortunately I belive our time is up, we better get back to Barkin if we don't want to get detention."

-"You believe," Eric said "I have another surprise for you." His hand lowered, gently caressing Kim's thights.

-"Eric, I said no," she interrupted him.

-"But why?" he pleaded, "It's been almost 6 months since we're dating, I just want to show you how much I love you."

"I told you I'm not ready" Kim said

Ron felt his chest swell up while he approached the exit of the room, thank god it wasn't what he thought. Now he just had to get out… He froze, it was like his heart stopped beating in his chest.

"Tonight," started Kim, "neither my parents nor the tweebs will be at home, then we will have all the time we need to do this in a perfect way."

Even Eric seemed lost, he looked Kim in the eyes "Tonight?" he said.

-"Tonight" she answered before kissing him full on the lips.

Ron ran away, he didn't care of the noise, they were too absorbed in each other to notice him. He found a place with no one around, fell on his knee and started crying.

When Kim and Eric had shown up, Ron had regained his composure and Barkin let them leave school, even for him it was difficult to punish both the head cheerleader and the star quarterback.

Ron spent his way home in his thoughts, Felix and Josh saw something was up but both of them knew Ron would only tell them when he would have decided to do so. So they waited, they waited for him to keep going.

Ron couldn't sleep that night, every time he closed his eyes his dreams were full of both KP and Eric. In the middle of the night he couldn't hold it anymore, he went downstairs and took a pill which made him fall into a new sleep, free of dreams and nightmares.