AN: Please forgive my Japanese in this chapter, I actually haven't taken a Japanese class for about a year and a half so only remember a few pieces.

Chapter Thirteen :: New Friends

I had always thought that it was a significantly painful process having to erase one's old self. I always thought about myself, about those that I was losing and giving up on. To be honest, Kazuki thought as he stared at the front of the classroom not paying attention to the English lesson, after all he was fluent in English. To be honest, when the memories started to come back I was relieved. I thought that even though the girl I loved loved me I could remove myself from the world and rely just on these memories of this boy's former life. Things didn't seem like they could get harder or easier than that...but it's the hard parts that trouble me. I can't express in words how I feel but to move on would be-

"Anderson-san," the teacher said as Kazuki blinked and pulled himself out of his memories. He nodded and then heard the teacher's voice turn harder, "Were you paying attention?" he asked as Kazuki looked from side to side at all the students staring at him. This was still his first week in the class and he felt like an animal showcased at the zoo. Sure people had spoken to him but at the same time he felt a gap that came from them having known each other.

"I'm sorry sensei," he bowed his head in defeat.

"Then you can translate this sentence" the teacher began before saying "Kyou watashi wa kasa ga wasureta. Dakara Ame ga futeirareru toki ni soshite watashi wo mereta."

Kazuki smiled humbly and nodded. "Today I forgot my umbrella. Therefore when it unfortunately began to rain I got wet."

The teacher smiled, "Good Anderson-san what we'd expect from someone with your background."

Kazuki forced a well mannered teenage boy smile to his face and nodded his head with a smile, after that the hour struck and the class was let out for lunch. Kazuki sighed as he pulled out the bento his new mother had prepared for him, it was Kyoto style lunch, the kind of lunch that he'd love to share with Kyoko were it not for the fear of going up and interacting with her.

He sat quietly, putting the books away before eating glad that homeroom was the classroom he used before lunch, it made it easier to eat. Of course he wouldn't admit to anyone that Yuna had forcefully made him a bento.

As he was eating one of the other boys in the class came up to him, "Anderson-san," he said as Kazuki's eyebrows creased in trying to recall the name.

"Hashigawa-san," he nodded, "Is there something that I..."

"I was just wondering if I could talk to you, you seem to eat by yourself a lot," he smiled as Kazuki nodded and gestured to the desk, moving his bento from the center of it.

"Sure," Kazuki nodded not knowing what this guy might want from him but he was willing to entertain a new friendship, it was his old friendships anyway that were plaguing his mind. "So you're starting acting?"

"Singing," Hashigawa Jirou smiled, "I'm at the same place as Shou Fuwa, you know who Fuwa Shou is right?"

"Yes," Kazuki nodded before sighing, If that guy ever found out it was me in this younger body he would feel like he won...arrogant prick. "I'm not a fan of his music myself though my mother likes him."

"Ah," Jirou chuckled as he started to eat the onigiri he had purchased, "Do you make your own lunch?"

"I wish," Kazuki grinned, "This was given to me by a woman."

Jirou laughed again before looking at him. Kazuki was actually younger than everyone else in the class and was supposed to be in middle school but because of his advanced intellect he had been placed in the high school as an underclassman to Kyoko. It was far better than having to repeat everything again Kazuki thought.

"Do you hang out with anyone at home?" Jirou asked as Kazuki lifted an eyebrow

"Like a girl you mean?" he asked, "I have friends though," he nodded, "I have friends here too, there's this guy, Atsushi who I'm close to."

Jirou nodded he looked at Kazuki and held out a hand, "My actual name is Jirou but my stage name is or Jay for short. Kazuki's a pretty cool name, much better than Jirou," the sixteen year old rolled his eyes and Kazuki sighed.

"Which agency are you at?" Kazuki asked, "It's not LME right?"

"No," Jirou replied, "I wish...it's a much smaller company, Iron Hand. I've heard that the president at LME is crazy though."

"I only have seen him a couple of times," Kazuki smiled, "I work there now...well I'm in one of the smaller sections."

"Really?" Jirou asked amazed, "You know Mogami-sempai," he said as Ren felt his eyes flicker open but there wasn't any noticeable change on Kazuki's face. "She's a year above us and she was Mio in Dark Moon and Natsu in Box R, I'm her number one fan."

"Ah," Kazuki said feeling jealousy inside, "Yeah she's in the Love Me section with me."

"Really?" Jirou asked excited, "Maybe if you got to know me better you could put in a good word for me. I mean that is if you don't want her yourself once you see her."

"I don't think I will," Kazuki laughed in a friendly manner but he was forcing himself to remain calm, after all although the jealousy couldn't be silenced he shouldn't throw away a new friendship. "Listen," he said looking nervous, "I need to get going somewhere so excuse me, I'll be right back," he bowed closing the bento and slipping it into his desk as Jirou, who Kazuki could now see was quite tall and skinny stood up next to him.

"I'll come with you," Jirou said quickly.

"Alright," Kazuki nodded before they left the classroom. On their way out however they caught sight of Kyoko walking by herself down the hallway and Kazuki caught sight of Jirou staring at her in awe. Raising a hand he waved at her in a discrete manner as she waved back.

"Kazuki-san" she said as she got to him, "How are you enjoying class? I haven't seen you much this week...I wanted to ask you if we could eat together...if you don't mind that is."

Jirou stared at Kazuki and caught the way he was staring at Kyoko knowing he had a rival.

"No," Kazuki replied with a bow, "I am done eating, perhaps the two of you..." he gestured before Kyoko spoke up.

"We have a new Love Me task," she said quickly, "The president wants you at LME this afternoon, Julie Hizuri's coming."

"I'm sorry, please give my apologies to her," Kazuki said before leaving as Jirou smiled towards Kyoko who seemed extremely worried about the boy she was in love with.

Yes, Kazuki thought as he walked away, It gets harder and harder every day.

End Chapter Thirteen

AN: Sorry it has taken me so long to write so little but I've been having writers block on Skip Beat stories, maybe it's because it'll soon be three years straight I've been writing/roleplaying them and for me that is a long time. Hope you enjoyed this chapter

Also my new avi is a picture of Kazuki so yay XD

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~Myst