chapter 2

The next day the sun was shining high and it was very bright outside. Ayaka had made herself breakfast and then went to her new school, Seishun Gakuen. She was a very pretty girl that today tied her hair into a single, long braid down her back. She may have been pretty on the outside, but she held many terrible secrets deep within.

The teacher introduced her to the class, and then she sat down next to Fuji. As class progressed, she noticed that Fuji continued to glance at her. Later, she would have to confront him about it.

After the bell had rung, Ayaka confronted Fuji outside the stairwell. "Fuji-kun," she asked, "were you by chance... staring at me?" She spoke in a calm voice, her eyes like green ice, unemotional.

Fuji was taken off guard. "I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude."

Ayaka shook her head. "No, it's okay, Fuji-kun... I'm used to being stared at." With that, she walked away. Fuji stared at her back.

She went home that night and sat with her pillow on her bed and cried. Secretly, she had a crush on Fuji. She had admired him when she saw him play tennis when she was in Hyoutei. After... the accident, she soon decided to transfer to his school.

It was hard to tell her feelings though since she was a secretive girl. Having emotions and expressing them were hard for her with her secrets.

She hoped that maybe tomorrow she would be able to finally tell him.

A/N: Thank you for the comments! Though, I kind of wish there were more, that's okay! whitelillies: I'm trying to make Ayaka very envious by her looks, but maybe this helped to show she isn't all perfect! Moonlight Star Phoenix: Sorry, I try to stay as in-character as possible! Maybe I will update that last time sometime then! For now, look forward to chapter 3! And sorry for taking this long for chapter 2! (had a lot of real life problems with almost failing my Science class!)