Prologue
Mac knocked on the door to room 343. "Hey," He said, when the door opened, "Is this room 343, or did I get the wrong room again?" "Nope," A short, weak-English Asian girl with pigtails said, "This is the right room." "Good," Mac said, "Are you my roommate?" She nodded. "Cause the paper said I was with Moby..." Mac trailed off, "Are you Moby Jones?" She giggled, "No, I'm Kaori. Moby switched to be with Zoe." "I'm Mackenzie," He said, "My friends call me Mac. Are you my friend?" "I guess..." She said with a smile, "I don't have any friends on the tour."
**Time Skip**
"Hey!" Allegra yelled, "I'm wide open!" Mac bounce passed the ball to her, but Griff snatched it. He went for a three-pointer and missed. Viggo got the rebound and made the shot. "Go Viggo!" Kaori clapped her hands. "Girl," Allegra said nasty, "If you're gonna be like that, quit acting like everyone's sweetheart. Quit going for attention." "Hey!" Mac yelled, "She's just trying to be nice!" "Define nice." Allegra glared at him. She leaned back on the heels of her Converse, and turned toward Griff and Viggo, "Look's like I'm a lone wolf."
Mac sighed and sat down beside Kaori. "You did good, Macie," She said, "Just ignore them." Mac sighed, "I try, I really try." "Wanna get smoothies?" Kaori asked. "Sure," He said. Kaori saw a tear leave his eye, and roll down his cheek.
**Small Time Skip**
"Here," Kaori slid him a lemonade, "My treat." "Thanks," He said, "Your pretty- ahh pretty nice... uh..." He blushed. "Your welcome," She sat down on the barstool beside him, "Your nice, too." This seemed to fade his blush, "T-thanks..."
"I still need a riding partner." She took a sip of her strawberry smoothie through her pink straw. "Are you saying," Mac asked, "I'll be your partner? No one ever wants to be partners with me!" "Yay!" She hugged him.