Okay, the song this chapter is 'Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks' by Panic! at the Disco.

Sakura: If Renrin owned Xenosaga, Allen would be a playable character.

Sasuke: Read and Review! Because you still haven't seen in me in Naruto Part 2.

Sakura: gasp!

Chapter 1: Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks

Momo watched my step as she walked down the stairs. As she got lower, she could peer into the kitchen. There, her mother, Juli, gave her a smile.

"Momo, here, I tried my best." Juli smiled again. "I know it doesn't really compare to Sakura's cooking..."

Momo grinned back. "As long as you tried your best, I'm sure it'll be fine."

Momo sat down at the table, she stared at the food in front of her. Fried fish and rice. Except...the fish was...a little burnt. The rice was...dry.
She slowly picked up her chopsticks, and tried to pick up a bit of the rice.

Unfortunately, the rice was stuck to the plate. She decided to eat the fish...

"You know, you don't have to eat it." Juli sighed. "I still don't know why you left the boarding school...you had Sakura, and she could cook and care for you.
I'm not even here half the time."

"Mom...I left because you keep working and working to keep us in that school. With me here, you can pay 339,503¥ less each month." Momo grinned again.
"Besides, I wouldn't want you to be lonely."

"Won't Sakura be lonely too, without her sister? Or won't you be lonely at your new school?" Juli asked.

Momo thought of her sister at the boarding school. Popluar, smart and pretty. Always glowing, smiling, surrounded with friends. Momo was always invited to stay with them, but she always said no. She didn't want to have friends that liked her, just because she was the sister of Sakura Mizrahi, the school princess.

She wanted more than that. To be more than Sakura's sister. To be Momo. To be a person.

"Sakura'll be fine. And I...I'm strong. It's okay." Momo gave the victory sign and looked at the clock. "Ah! I'll be late if I don't hurry...thanks for breakfast mom."

Momo got up and ran to the door, and quickly slipped on her shoes. She opened the door halfway.

"Hey, mom? The breakfast...was better than Sakura's cooking...well, bye." Momo closed the door.

"Ara? Where'd I put my bike?" She looked around...in the back, near the garden, by the fence...

"O-Oh...here it is. Mou, who put it by the garage..?" Momo looked at her watch. "A--Ack! I'm gonna be latee! On my first day!"

Momo got on her bike and pedelled as hard as she could. The school was only 3 blocks away, and if she continued at this speed, she could make it...

Stop!

STOP!

She got off her bike, and held her stomach... "Ugh...it hurts..." She held her stomach harder. "I feel like...like...I'M GONNA THROW UP."

It seems like Sakura's cooking really was better.

9:30.

The bell had already rung.

9:31

The late bell had already rung.

9:32

The gates had already closed.

9:33..

Momo sighed. She had ran to the nearest cafe and asked to use the washroom.
...
...
...
However, as she was asking, she threw up on the waiter.

She was now wiping her face with a wet towel. "I'm really, REALLY sorry. I just..."

"It's okay." The waiter smiled. "You didn't mean to...just what did you eat anyway?"

Momo blushed. "My mom's cooking."

"My mom had bad cooking too. We had to hire a maid!" The waiter examined Momo's uniform"Oh? You go to St. Rose?"

"Starting today...or I was going to start today. I'm already late. Maybe I should just start tommorow..."

"Hm...well, you'll only be an hour and ten mintues late. And they'll probably be expecting you, right? You should go." The waiter gave a worried look. "I could give you a ride if you want..."

Momo smiled. "Oh, it's okay. I have my bike just outside...thanks for everything."

"Come back whenever you need anything!"

"I will!"

Momo ran to where she had left her bike...except it wasn't there anymore. She looked around the corner, and it just wasn't there...

Momo sighed, and went back to the cafe. "Ummmm...I think I'll need that ride."

Momo opened the door. "This is St. Rose? Where's the gate?"

The waiter shaked her head. "There isn't a gate? Don't you know? They call St. Rose one of the most ghetto schools in all of Japan."

"Ex--Excuse me? What does that mean?" Momo asked, confused.

"Welllll, it's means that...St. Rose is one of the poorest schools in all of Japan. That's why it's so cheap to go here."

"..." Momo sighed. "No wonder it was so cheap..."

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'llbe fine, just head to the main office." The waiter pointed a large door. "It should be unlocked. Hell, all the doors are unlocked. Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, thanks, you've done enough for me." Momo smiled. "Ummmm...what do I say?"

"Just say...what class you're in, you're late because...you had an appointment, and...that you're new."

"Oh...thanks. By the way...I didn't get your name."

"My name? It's Keiko. Yours?"

"Momo."

"Okay. Well Momo, have a good day." Keiko smiled.

"Thanks, you too!" Momo replied.

10:00 am, an hour and a half late.

Hm...that was okay...I guess. And for anyone wondering, this is set in our time, not Xeno time. If you have any questions, just review with the questions.
Hm...what else...oh right. The school system. The school is like this:

Prep -> Elementary (1-7) -> High School (9-12)

So that should clear up a few things later.

Okay, thanks for reading!

R&R