I wake up next morning with an awful hangover. A soon as I opened my eyes, dad entered with a bowl of soup. Smiling, he said that he is very proud and happy that we became somehow closer. Mom left earlier. May be she was angry double because of my behavior, or may be she didn't want to face me, because of our argument. Monica said that she is fed up, that I don't take her out, that's why she will come to my school by herself. After all these time, that I bailed her on, she needs comfort, which she is going to seek at my school.

When I came to school, everyone was already in the class. When I entered the class nobody paid attention to me. Actually, why to make big fuzz out of it. By the way, Sawada isn't the person who will shoot the breeze. When I approach my sit, I lifted my head, and saw that Sawada returned to his place.

"You came back?" I asked.

"As you see." He said.

"Actually…" I started.

"Don't say things like I'm sorry." He said.

I shushed.

"Hey, what's the matter? You have secrets from me?" Noda meddled in the conversation.

"No, what are you…" I stuttered.

"I see you have, were you both picking up girls, without telling me? Minami, did you hear? They picked up girls and didn't told us?"

"Are you serious?" Minami gave the reaction right away.

Sawada turned his head, leaving me to deal with Noda, Minami and their mistaken conclusions.

"What's wrong with Uchi?" Sawada asked Kuma, who was standing beside him.

"I don't know, and don't really care either!" He was correcting something in his scenario.

'Hey, why didn't you wait until we go to 3days trip?" Noda screamed suddenly.

He forced me to tell him the truth. Sawada looked at me hopeless.

"Ok, today we have rehearsal. I bet you didn't forget and everybody studied his, her roles. Especially Romeo and… where is Uchi?" Kuma asked.

Really, Uchi disappeared, and nobody even noticed. It was strange enough, since whenever he went somewhere, it was accompanied by rather loud actions.

"I should disappoint you guys, Yankumi said entering, while entering the class, but today we write a math test."

"Oh c'mon Yankumi, sweetie, Minami started."

"Minami, Yankumi said, don't call me sweetie, whatever you're not sure if you choose me to be your wife!"

I started to laugh. And it seems, I was the only one laughing, because the rest of 3D looked at me. They didn't like Yankumi's humor at all.

To cut the long story, Kuma managed to persuade her, to postpone the math test, telling that the performance in the utmost priority for this moment. This performance will show our honest and professionalism as actors. On top of that, Yankumi herself, will contribute to it. Kuma aid have to take over an important role, the key moment of the play.

"I will be Juliette!' She exclaimed.

"Not really!" Someone tried to explain.

"No?" She said in disappointment.

"But, but your role is way more important." Kuma tried to keep her enthusiasm.

So the rehearsal began. Uchi came back. No conversations were held and nobody deepened in Uchi's problems.

"Are you sure? Yankumi's voice was heard, thus we turned our head toward her. Are you sure, that nany is such an important role?" She asked with distrust.

"Of course, Kuma continued with an air or impresario, who tries to convince his ward in her geniality.

The process was in full swing. Everybody thoroughly prepared themselves for it. Kuma took up on the role of director. He poured forth call-down, giving the actors advises on how to master their skills.

"Analyze your characters, find their traits in your inner self and resurrect them, like they are alive." Kuma told. Yankumi, he said severely, you're nanny, you're our teacher, you care for us like nanny cares for Juliette, show this emotions."

Well, this one wasn't good either, because from this moment Yankumi started to act like she usually does. That means –she was overdoing it, as a result she was overacting.

"C'mon, it just the first rehearsal. Why are you so damn demanding?" There were people who were loosing their temper.

"You ask me, why am I being so demanding? Because I don't want us, to be nervous in last minute, a s it always happens to some mediocre acting troop."

"Are you thinking you're Akira Kurosawa?" Someone snapped.

"Hey, punk, Akira Kurosawa is a film director!"Kuma fought back.

"Oh, sugoi, such a deep acknowledge." Yankumi admired.

"Thanks, said Kuma with pretended humble. My dad like Akira Kurosawa's movies much."

"Hey, Kuma may be we shall introduce some yakuza elements? Yankumi suggested.

"Yankumi, we're not putting a low quality play. We're performing Shakespeare." Said Kuma with an air of a connoisseur of art.

"I think you re overacting!" Yankumi whispered.

Kuma return to his "work".

"Oh look, a real Johnny Kitagawa with his Johnny's, Said Kurosaki who has just entered the class,

"Kurosaki, you're late again! The hell? Haven't I told you, not to be late?" Kuma started to scold.

"Wow, man I'm sorry!"

"Don't give me that, come here immediately and show me what you can."

"Ok? Did you see that? You have too take example, he told to Sawada.

"Shin, Kuma addressed to him, even as an actor you're fabulous."

"It's because his character is closed to his personality!" Someone said offended.

"No jealousy to your co-actors!" Kuma made them to shut up.

In the left side of the class, more and more people gathered.

"May be we should beat him up until he leave the post of self- named director?"

Here came the time to hearse the scene, where Tybalt and Romeo are having a rather unfriendly conversation. I got prepared. I looked Uchi into eyes. He was drilling mine, while Kuma was screaming something behind.

"Hey Romeo, put more anger, you're detesting this Tybalt and you want to kill him!" Kuma said.

We were just staying looking at each other. Uchi seemed to be on the edge.

"Oh, I hate it!" He screamed.

"What's wrong?" Kuma asked.

"Uchiyama…" Yankumi whispered.

I, too couldn't understand what happens.

"He is driving me mad." Uchi pointed at me and walked away,

"What the hell?" I thought to myself.

No one said anything. The rehearsal was interrupted. I walked out and slammed the door. May be because of the emotion during the rehearsal or I really got fed up with his behavior. I mean what was that? I felt tears beaming in my eyes. I drive him mad? That's not even normal? Is he adequate? How can a person drive you mad, when it doesn't even stand near you, doesn't talk to you? How?

Yankumi entered the bathroom.

"Is everything all right?"

"It's all right?" I didn't want to unravel this case.

"Yuki, I know how difficult and unpleasant it is. But I believe he has his own reasons, like I believed you without further questions, that you're a girl."

"Ok, I said. Thanks a lot Yankumi." Actually I wanted to be left alone as soon as possible. I could feel my heart beating and the blood boiling in my veins. For me, even if Yankumi is an yakuza member, I don't care. For your kindness and care, thank you!'

"How did you know, the expression on her face changed, who told you? Could it be? Her mood changed abruptly and she left.

I wasn't in the mood to think about it, so I just limited with the question "What was that?". But with Uchiyama, situation was different, that why when I saw him in the hall, I exploded.

"I, he started…"

But I was too angry to listen, and he wasn't in the position to be listened to.

"You know what, you scumbag, I wasn't choosing words, you're the one who drives me mad since the day I step the threshold of this school!"

I felt something like electricity inside myself. I didn't bother to look how Uchi reacted to what I've just said. Kuma will surely get angry, because I left the rehearsal, but I won't be able to come back.

Monica was waiting near the gate. I wouldn't have observed her, if she didn't call me.

"Hey, I came earlier, because I was too bored home, so." She walked behind me." Where are you hurrying so?" She stopped.

"Monica, don't ask questions! I am very angry! If you want you can meet up with the guys, two of them you already now. Bye!

"Hey, hey!" She called me, but I didn't listen.