The next day Amy sat in study hall when she was suddenly surprised by a tap on her shoulder. Curious, she turned around to see who it was.

"Sorry to startle you, Amy," said Professor Miaka, noticing that she had surprised one of her favorite students.

Amy smiled. "No problem, Professor," she said. Then, wondering why Professor Miaka was in study hall when she wasn't the teacher who was assigned that day, Amy asked, "What's up?'

"Apparently," Professor Miaka began, "You and Freddy have study hall during the same block. I was able to talk to him before he came to class, but I never seemed to be able to catch you."

"Freddy?" Amy asked, not having any idea who this Freddy person was.

Professor Miaka nodded, then looked at Amy sheepishly. "That's right. I never told you his name yesterday. The student I asked you to tutor. His name is Freddy Suashi. You and him have study hall this period, so I thought that it would be a good idea to introduce him to you now instead of waiting until after school."

"Oh, okay," Amy said, then, "Is it okay with Professor Hasuki?"

"When I asked him earlier, he said yes," Professor Miaka said.

Amy nodded and after gathering her things, she and the professor quickly left study hall and headed to Professor Miaka's room, where Freddy was already waiting for the two of them.

"Hello, Freddy," Professor Miaka greeted the boy who was leaning against a desk.

"Hello, Professor," the boy said with a nod.

"Freddy, this is Amy Mizuno," Professor Miaka introduced Ami. "Amy, this is Freddy Suashi. Amy's the student I was telling you about, Freddy."

"So you're going to be my tutor, huh?" Freddy asked, sounding bored at the idea.

Amy nodded, noticing that Freddy was quite handsome with his shaggy black hair and dark brown eyes, his dark eyes made even darker by the dark blue school uniform he wore. "That's right. Until you get caught up with everything."

Professor Miaka smiled. "Great. Now, the two of you can stay in here for the rest of study hall if you like, to get better acquainted, or you can head back down to study hall."

With those words, Professor Miaka left, shutting the door behind her.

"So," Freddy began.

"So," Amy said, slightly uncomfortable, "What school did you transfer from, Freddy?"

"Brighton Academy," Freddy replied. Then, "Why did you leave it?"

Taken slightly aback by his question, Amy asked, "Excuse me?"

"Brighton. I mean, I know that I wasn't there when you went but everyone still speaks of you there. No one has been able to beat, or even match, those scores you set on any of the exams there. So if you were doing so well there, why'd you leave?"

"My mother moved here," Amy replied simply. "With the move, came a different school." Then, "Why did you transfer?"

"Got kicked out," Freddy replied simply, with no further explanation.

"Why?" Amy asked curious. To her, Freddy didn't seem at all the type that got booted out of schools. Then again, she thought, Neither does Lita, and she was kicked out of quite a few schools before she went to Juuban.

"Stupid reasons," Freddy replied.

Amy nodded. If Freddy wasn't going to be giving her any more answers that was just fine with her. "So, how are you liking it here?" Amy asked him.

Freddy shrugged. "It's boring. You're the first person other than a professor who's talked to me all day."

Amy frowned. She was surprised to hear that. She had thought that a guy as handsome as Freddy would have had all the girls swarming him. Especially Mina and Lita, she thought with a smile.

"What are you smiling about?" he asked her.

"It's nothing," she said, then, "Freddy, do you have any plans for lunch?"

Freddy shook his head. "Not really."

"Good. Then I have a few friends that I can introduce you to. Meet me outside of Professor Miaka's classroom right after the lunch bell, okay?"

Freddy nodded. "Sure."

Amy smiled, then she was gone, leaving Freddy to himself.

She's not bad, he thought to himself as he watched her close the door, A bit uptight maybe, but I can fix that. Grinning, he left Professor Miaka's classroom.

The rest of study hall and physics passed quickly for Amy and it wasn't long before the lunch bell rang. Quickly, she gathered her books up and left for Professor Miaka's class. By the time she arrived there ten minutes later, Freddy was already standing outside waiting for her.

"Hey, Freddy," Amy greeted him as she approached.

Hearing his name and recognizing the voice, Freddy Suashi turned and smiled at her. "Hey, Amy."

"You ready to go?"

"Yeah. Where to?"

"Serena and the others should be waiting for us outside," Amy told him, motioning to the doors that led to the campus surrounding the school.

"Cool," he said, wondering what kind of name was Serena.

Outside Serena, Mina, and Lita sat underneath the shade of a large oak tree. Serena was complaining about the latest math test, while Mina and Lita were politely listening when Serena's complaining was suddenly broken in by Mina's wide-eyed exclamation of, "Who's the hunk?"

Quickly, Serena and Lita turned to see what Mina was looking at. Walking towards them was Amy Mizuno, who had the most gorgeous boy they had ever seen walking beside her.

Serena's jaw dropped open in shock. Was that the new boy!

Lita, meanwhile, stared at the guy, puzzled. She knew him from somewhere but she couldn't remember from where. "That looks like my old boyfri-" Lita began, when Lita's eyes widened in even more shock than Mina's. Shit, that is my old boyfriend! she said to herself as she suddenly remembered where she knew the boy from. "Uh, guys, I forgot that I had something else to do," the taller of the three girls said, "I have to get going."

"But don't you want to stay to know who that guy is?" Mina asked, practically drooling as Amy and Freddy neared them.

Lita shook her head. "I'll find out later. I really have to get going." With those final words, Lita quickly walked away from them, leaving Serena and Mina slightly puzzled by their friend's behaviour. Normally, Lita would never miss the chance to meet such a gorgeous guy.

"Where'd Lita go guys?" Amy asked a few minutes later as she and the new guy approached Serena and Mina.

"We don't know," Serena replied, "She just said that she had something to do."

"Lita?" the new guy asked, thinking that it couldn't possibly be.

All three girls looked up at him.

"What's the matter, Freddy?" Amy asked.

"Uh, it's nothing," he said with a shake of his head, thinking: It can't possibly be who I think it is.

"So," Mina said, with a coy smile, "Amy, do you want to introduce us?"

"Oh, sorry," Amy said, feeling slightly embarrassed that she had forgotten to introduce Freddy. "Mina, Serena, this is Freddy Suashi. Freddy, this is Serena Tsukino and Mina Aino."

"Nice to meet you," Freddy said, extending his hand out to Mina and Serena, both quickly accepting it.

"So how you liking your first day?" Mina asked.

Freddy shrugged. "It's boring," he replied simply.

"Where did you transfer from?" Serena asked.

"Brighton Academy." Hearing the name of Amy's old junior high school surprised Serena.

"I thought that was a junior high," she said.

"It is, Serena," Amy informed her friend. "Brighton has a junior high school, as well as a high school and elementary school. This way, students who are taught at Brighton from the beginning can continue with that level of studies, instead of being brought down by the difference of levels from other schools."

"So the brains stay brainy," Mina said with a smile, "I get it."

Freddy had to stop himself from rolling his eyes. These girls sounded like complete idiots. If Amy Mizuno really was as brilliant as they say, why in the world was she hanging around with them?

"So how come we haven't see you around today?" Serena asked him.

"Not in the same classes, I guess," Freddy replied, "I think I have a few classes with Amy, though."

"Maybe," Amy agreed, "That would make sense, since Professor Miaka asked me to tutor you."

"So, do you have a girlfriend, Freddy?" Mina asked, with a smile.

Freddy shook his head. "No," he replied, then looking over at Amy, he said with a smile, "But maybe soon."

Amy blushed and moved her gaze to her open biology textbook.

Mina and Serena noticed this scene with interest. It was obvious that Freddy was interested in having Amy for more than just a tutor.

Suddenly, he stood up and shifted his bag to his left shoulder. "Amy, I just forgot that I have something to do," Freddy said, looking at the blue-haired teen, "Is it still okay with you that we meet today after school by Professor Miaka's room?"

The blush having faded from her cheeks, Amy looked up at him and nodded.

"I'll see you then, Freddy," she said. Freddy smiled back and quickly walked away from the group, Serena and Mina watching his retreating back. As soon as he was out of hearing range, they turned to Amy.

"So, Ames," Serena said with a smile, "You gonna go out with him?"

Amy glanced up from her textbook, the surprise she felt showing on her features. "Excuse me?"

"You gonna go out with him?" Serena repeated.

"It's obvious that he's into you, Amy," Mina told her oblivious friend.

Amy shook her head. "He's only paying attention to me because he needs me as a tutor," she told them.

"Puh-lease, Amy!" Serena exclaimed. "Even I can see that he's into you. I mean, he only talked to Mina and me because we were your friends. Even then, he never really looked at us; at least, not directly in the eyes like he did you, Ames."

"You guys are really reading way too much into it," their blue-haired friend argued.

"You can deny it all you want," Mina said, "But the truth's the truth."

"So you two have no idea where Lita went to?" Amy asked, quickly changing the subject.

"You're not getting off that easy," Mina said.

"Yeah," Serena agreed, "Stop visiting De Nile."

At this, Mina's eyebrows rose in surprise and she stared at Serena.

"I think I'm going to go look for Lita," Amy said and quickly, stuffing her textbook into her bag, walked away from her friends.

"What?" Serena asked her blonde friend in exasperation. She had only noticed Mina looking at her with raised eyesbrows, surprise still on her face.

"What you said actually made sense," she said, still shocked.

Serena only closed her eyes and stuck out her tongue. "Blllllllllllhhhhhhhhhh!"