Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Harvest Moon and are all property of Natsume

Karen gets dressed for school in her usual outfit—jean shorts, white shirt, purple vest—and proceeds to all other hygiene issues—brush teeth, comb hair, etc. She then grabs her books and runs down the stairs towards the kitchen. She was about to leave home without breakfast, but she thought she should at least have some grapes before going to school; she was going to need that energy for the game.
She hops on the newly polished, blue bike that she owned and pedaled her heart out to school. Being in very good shape, biking two miles was no big deal.
"Phew, I made it just in the knick of time. I'm only 5 minutes late." Karen runs up the stairs to the third floor, grabs a few books out of her locker, and then sneaks into first period Chemistry. "Electron configuration, it's a breeze, I haven't missed anything" She whispered under her breathe as her teacher continued to teach, not knowing that Karen showed up late.
Sitting next to her is her best friend Ann. An average height girl, with curly red hair, and a lot of energy. She was an extremely nice girl, but her enthusiasm often drove the guys away. Karen didn't have to worry about guys walking away though. She was a gorgeous young lady with long blonde hair. All the guys were head over heals for her.
"Psst...where were you this morning? I thought you were going to miss the game." Ann whispered as she leaned closer towards Karen.
"I accidentally slept in. But don't worry. I'm all pumped for the game."
"Good. You better be. Those Forgets are going down."
"You've got that right."
"Is there a problem Miss Karen?" The teacher had demanded. "Since you seemed to be paying SO much attention to my lecture, you wouldn't mind answering my question, now would you?"
"N-No Ma'am." Karen had stuttered back.
"Good. Now how many electrons does Carbon have in its outermost energy level?"
This was a breeze for Karen. She could easily picture Carbon on the Period Table and knew that Carbon had four electrons in its outermost level. "That would be four."
"That's right. I let you off easy this time, just remember that for next time."
"I will." Karen had had enough of school. Her mind was just focused on the game. She couldn't wait. Her friends were all going to be there and so was her mom and dad. She was totally excited for it.
(Bell Rings)
"Finally. It's seemed like that class dragged on forever!" Karen had exclaimed.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Chemistry is just so boring. Plus, I'm too pumped for the game."
As the two girls are walking to their locker, something else grabs their attention. Someone new...It seemed as if a new student has arrived.
"I wonder who that is, he doesn't look familiar. But boy, is he cute!" Ann was always a dreamboat, so it's not shocker that that was the first thing that came to her mind. "Let's go introduce ourselves!"
"Uh...why don't we go—"But before Karen could finish her sentence, Ann was dragging her arm over to meet the new boy. With Karen's luck, Ann would drive the boy away and he'd never speak to her. It wouldn't be the first time it has happened, or the last.
The two approached the boy and Ann tapped on his shoulders. A little bit shocked at first, the boy actually was happy to see the two girls.
"Hey, my name is Ann. Nice to meet you! Oh, and welcome to Mineral High."
"Well nice to meet you Ann. My name is Jack. And who would be this lovely lady standing next to you?"
Ann shoved Karen in the stomach because Karen was dozing off. She couldn't stay focused today; her mind was set on the game. "Oh! I'm Karen." And then her green eyes dozed off into her dream world again.
"What classes do you have?" Ann rudely asked. She barely knew the guy and there she was, asking for his schedule so she could stalk him. Jack showed her his schedule and she looked over it, studying it like it was her Chemistry book.
"Wow! We all have the same classes! Do you want to walk to class with us?" Ann didn't know when to quit, but Jack politely accepted her offer; mainly because he seemed attractive to the mysterious blonde, he wasn't sure why, there was just something about her.