"Grrr…darn it all! I didn't know that their rooftop was so high!" she said while looking down the stairs that she just passed through. "Thank God I'm now here!" she stopped and opened the door infront of her. As she entered the door, the wind gently passed by touching her body, as if it was welcoming her.

She smiled, "Not bad…the view here is so nice, unlike in Shizuoka!"

"Who the hell are you?" a familiar voice asked.

She looked around and saw Rukawa silently standing at the center of three knocked out men on the floor. He was silently staring at her with his eyebrows crossed as the blood from his forehead ran down his cheek.

Natsumi slowly walked towards him. She held his head up high and got the handkerchief from her pocket. "Be still…"

"Hn, lay off!"

"Why? Are you scared?" she said while looking straightly at his eye. "Look, I'll tell you this. If you don't want what I'm doing, you can punch me when I'm through. But for now, let me just finish cleaning that wound of yours." She then continued wiping his cheek upwards, without giving him any moment to reply.

Knowing that she was serious as he was, he said nothing and stood still, letting her do what she wants. He then understood, he finally found someone who could match his aloofness. He continued to look at her gentle but cold face and for the first time, he found peace within himself.

After she finished taking of the blood from his face, she pulled away from him and stood still, "So, you can punch me now if you want."

Rukawa just looked at her straight in the eye.

She smiled at him for the first time. "Daijobu, I won't move until you've punched me really hard."

He looked away from her smile and closed his eyes, "do'aho"

She didn't let her smile fade, instead her tone sounded happier. "Matta ne!" and with that she went out of the door. She wasn't even surprise when Rukawa didn't even flick an inch when she stepped out, "It's just normal for guys like him to do that." She whispered.

She leaned behind the door and looked at the ceiling, thinking whether she did the right thing or not. Her attitude was also a big question, never in her life did she came across a stranger and care for it so much.

She held her hand infront of her chest to feel her heartbeat. "Why is it beating fast? I don't understand it! Baka…" she cursed herself.

It was after a long time of silence when she felt that her left hand was in pain. She pulled her sleeves upwards and held her hand. It was all red and was swelling again. "Darn it! It is swelling even more than ever. I was lucky enough not to push through that dunk." She thought.

"Natsumi-chan!" a voice called. It was Sakuragi with his four goofy friends. Natsumi pulled her sleeves down so that they won't see her injured hand.

"Oi, Sakuragi!" she greeted off.

Just then, three of his friends, the fat one, the mustache guy and the blond guy encircled themselves around her.

"Hey, you're the model, they were talking about! Can I have your autograph?" Takamiya, the fat guy, asked.

Out of nowhere, the three of them suddenly had a paper and a pen in their hands, asking her for their autograph.

She just smiled at them and focused her eyes on Sakuragi who was now very surprised at everything. Sakuragi pointed his finger at her with a very scared expression on his face. "She's a model?!?" he roared.

Natsumi, who was equally shocked at Sakuragi's expression, just smiled and nodded humbly.

"Gomen Natsumi! Sakuragi's just not familiar with shows and commercials!" Yohei, Sakuragi's good-looking friend apologized.

The three guntai members suddenly burst into an incredible laughter. "Yeah, a rural child!" they teased.

Sakuragi's eyes suddenly fired up. "Nani???" he shouted as he chased all four of them around Natsumi. She laughed gently and quickly, and then she faced then with a smile.

"Daijobu!" she started. "Actually, I was hoping to find someone who didn't know me at all and I'm glad now that I found one."

All five of them stopped their silly chasing game and looked at her with surprised faces. Yohei then closed his eyes and smiled. "That's the spirit girl!" he extended his arm towards her, "By the way, I'm Mito Yohei!"

She got a grip of his hand and shook it. "Nice to meet you!" then several hands followed it while blocking her sight.

"Takamiya"

"Okusu"

"Noma.." the other three introduced. "Sakuragi sure do have good friends ne?" she smiled back at them and bowed a little to have a glimpse on her watch. "Darn it! Id better go now…gomen, gomen!" she turned around and waved her hand in the air.

"I'm going to love this school!" she thought as she made her way to the school's clinic.