It was Monday. Time to go back to school….Bleh! The weekend was over, and Ichigo wasn't the least bit happy about how weekends always go by in a flash. 'At least Aoyama is going here now. Along with him, Miwa, Moe, and…..K-Kisshu, everything should be better than it ever was. Too bad school won't cut back on classes. Then I would LOVE school.' She thought in her head.

When she was walking through the hallway, she spotted Masaya coming out of the principals' office. "Aoyama!" she called running up to him. "So what classes are you taking?"

He looked at his sheet that was given to him. "Let's see. Well, it says here I'm taking Algebra, Earth science, History 101, English, and study hall."

She had sparkles in her eyes. If she could, she'd do a triple back flip, she was so happy. "Those are all the classes I have too!" She slipped her arm through his, still being overly excited. "Let's get going."

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Half of the day went by pretty nicely. Surprisingly, today seemed to just for some reason, go a little faster than normal. Now it was lunchtime. Ichigo had one of her favorite bentos with her name on it, and she couldn't wait to dig in.

After she got her lunch out of her locker, she saw Masaya at staring at something on the bulletin board.

Imagine in anime style, Ichigo was leaned forward, with her hand stuck out in the air, and only took a second to be next to Aoyama. Not to mention she had that big, anime smile on her face, wide open. "Hey there! So, like our school so far?"

He didn't answer. He was still staring at a poster on the wall, trying to make a decision.

Ichigo then looked at what he was looking at and was a little surprised. It was a poster telling that auditions are being held for the school play Romeo and Juliet.

She then looked back at Aoyama. "Do you like acting Masaya?"

This time he answered her. "I guess you could say that. I've always sort fo been interested in doing it. Pretending to be someone else, especially if it's a big role, could be fun. It looks like it anyway."

She started wiggling around, sparkles in her eyes again. "Are you going to audition for the male lead?"

He scratched his head. "To tell the truth, I'm not really sure. I mean, I just transferred here, I've got the usual homework, kendo practice, doing what I can for the environment…I just don't know if I can find the time."

"Aw, come on!" she tried encouraging him. "I bet you would do a decent job, and I think there's a good chance you might get the lead. I mean, it won't hurt to try, right? And anyways, why not just do all of your homework and look out for the environment after the rehearsals if you get the part."

He smiled a bit at her. "Maybe." He then got an idea. A crazy one. "Hey, if I do try out, then why don't you?"

She stopped dead in her tracks. She had never acted in her life. Never even had a minor role in a play.

She waved her hands in front of her face frantically., "Oh no! Uh-uh! What if I mess up if I do get the part? What if I make a total fool of myself for the auditions? What if I forget the lines, because of stage fright?"

He tried reassuring her to calm her down. "But if we're both in the play, then we could help each other out if we needed to. I'll have your back, and you have mine. It could be fun for the both of us. Give it a shot. I am."

He wasn't going to let up on this until she did. She sighed in defeat since she couldn't counter-respond. "Ok, I guess if you're there with me."

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After school, the auditions were held. Masaya was the best out of every male, and got the aprt of Romeo. Yay for him!

And ichigo…SHE GOT TO BE JULIET! Yay for her! If it wasn't for Masaya giving her confidence, she would have seriously screwed up BIG time. But she got herself through, and the judges seemed to like her well enough.

They both started heading home. "I can't believe it. I actually got the female lead! Did I get sucked into another world or something?"

He laughed. "No. You're still on planet earth. And you were right." She looked up at him. "If it wasn't for you pushing me into it, I would have given up the part. Thanks for telling me to go for it, Ichigo."

She blushed just a tiny bit, embarrassed. "It was nothing. Just a friend being a friend. Anyways, let's practice hard and give the best performance we can!" she said full of energy.