"…and even with we change the variables of the equation, the axiom itself changes never." The mathematics teacher babbled. Haruka tried to follow the lesson, but since she always had hated Algebra – almost as much as modern Japanese – it was hard to listen and not to let her mind wander. The teacher just started to write one of the difficult equations on the blackboard when suddenly a soft knock on the door interrupted the lesson. "Yes please?" the teacher called out, and the door opened. Harukas eyebrows went up when the girl from before walked in – Michiru Kaioh, the blonde remembered. The aqua haired girl walked over to the teacher and talked to him for a while, until he smiled and turned back to the class. "Class, we have a new student from now on. This is Michiru Kaioh." "Hello." Michiru spoke softly, earning a lot of smiles from the students – the brightest of them coming from Haruka. "Did you already get your books and stuff?" The teacher now asked, and Michiru nodded while she pointed to her rucksack. "Good. Well, why don't you sit down next to…" His eyes trailed over the class, and Haruka prayed that he would make Michiru sit next to her. "…next to Haruka, over there." "Yes!" Haruka cheered inwardly while Michiru slowly walked over to her desk and sat down next to her. "Hi." The blonde whispered. "Remember me?" Michiru eyed her carefully until realization dawned in her eyes, and she nodded. "Yes. Thanks for showing me the headmasters office, I would've never found it alone." Haruka smiled and answered: "You're welcome", before both of them focused their attention on the lesson again.
Finally, it was lunchtime. Haruka wanted to ask Michiru if they could have their lunch together, but before she even had the chance to open her mouth, the aqua haired girl had left the classroom. Haruka frowned, but she was distracted anyway when her buddy Joe, a female exchange student from the USA, showed up next to her. "Haruka, my dear!" the brown haired girl cried out, falling down to her knees in front of the chuckling blonde. "Let me guess, you just had your drama class." Haruka grinned, and Joe nodded while she got to her feet again, running one hand through her spiky shortcut hair. "Anyway", the American now continued, "I'm starving. C'mon, let's get something to eat." Haruka nodded, and the two friends walked off. As soon as they reached the cantina, Haruka started to look out for Michiru, but couldn't find her anywhere. "Where is she?" the blonde mumbled, earning an odd look from Joe. "Who? Me? I'm here, hello!" the brown haired grinned while she waved one hand around in front of Harukas face. "Not you." Haruka replied, grinning. "The new student." "We have a new student?" Joe beamed, inserting one of her all-time-favorite American words: "Ohmigosh!" Haruka frowned and shook her head. "Joe, stop talking with that weird American words of yours. You know I don't like that." Since the two of them were busy with their joking around, neither Haruka nor Joe watched out where they were walking. So it came that suddenly, Haruka bumped into someone, stumbling back afterwards while the person she had ran into fell to the ground. When Haruka saw into whom she had ran, she quickly jumped to the girls aid. "Oh, Michiru, I'm so sorry!" Joe just stood there, laughing her behind off, while Haruka helped Michiru to her feet again. "I'm sorry." The blonde apologized once more before she shot Joe an angry look. "Stop laughing, you moron! Maybe she's hurt!" "I'm not." Michiru answered softly, giving Haruka a shy look. "Don't worry." With that, she wanted to walk away again, but Harukas voice stopped her: "Hey, Michiru! Wait! Why don't you have lunch with me and that dumbhead here?" "Thank you very much, but…no." Michiru answered, looking down on the floor. "I have something to eat with me." "But you can sit with us." Joe butted in, grinning at the aqua haired girl in a charming way. "Yeah, you can sit with us!" Haruka repeated, also grinning. That was when a group of female students walked by, all of them dressed very expensive. Haruka groaned when she saw them approach, and Joe covered her eyes. "Hello, Michiru." One of the girls, obviously the leader of the group, now spoke, completely ignoring Haruka and Joe. "You better not sit with Haruka and Joe, they could…spoil you." Michiru gave her a weird look while Joe growled at the girl and replied: "Spoil her? You're the one who spoils people here, Noriko." Noriko gave the American a snobby look. "At least I don't sleep with women." She answered, causing Joe to turn red with anger. The American opened her mouth to shoot an insult at Noriko, but Haruka stopped her by putting one hand on her shoulder. "Nevermind them, Joe. C'mon, let's go." Joe clenched her teeth together, and the two of them walked off. Michiru stood uncertain for a moment before Noriko took her arm and smiled: "Come, sit with us. We're the right company for you, not these two dykes." Michiru just shrugged and walked off with Noriko and her group.
Meanwhile, Haruka was brooding over her lunch, and Joe had started a tirade against evil Noriko and her group of stupid girls. "At least I don't sleep with women!" Joe imitated Noriko with a ridiculously high voice. "That stupid bitch!" Haruka just sighed. "Don't care about her, Joe. I'm more worried about Michiru." "The new one?" Joe asked, grinning. "Man, she's cute!" Haruka just rolled her eyes and continued: "Something is wrong with her. I don't know what, not yet." "Maybe she's gay too." Joe suggested. "Or maybe she thinks she is, and now she's unsure of what to do." Haruka shrugged and took a sip of her coke. "Aw, come on, Haruka. Don't act as if you wouldn't care about her being gay or not." Joe grinned, and Haruka growled at her. "Stop that, moron!" she commanded, and Joe laughed. "No need to be offended." She then said, raising her hands to show her innocence while a gloriole appeared over her head. Haruka laughed and shook her head, and the two of them continued their lunch – although Haruka still wondered what bothered Michiru so much that she never smiled.