Yay! n.n I'm finally updating:3 Just in case you've forgotten, this chappy starts the New World (a.k.a. the "real" – or Miaka's – world. But Miaka isn't in this story. 'Cos I dun' like her :o ) Ark with Chiya Yamigawa and Tosuke Tobiya. :3 And now, without further adieu, I give you… chapter six (which is actually chapter one of the Chiya/Tosuke plot)!

Volume One: Part Two: Chapter One

Chiya walked up the stairs to her school for yet another dull, regular day. Her shoulder-length auburn hair was kept in untidy braids in front of her ears and she had the dreary look of someone who had just awakened. She rubbed at her sleep-filled eyes which were, curiously, a shade of amethyst. That couldn't be natural. Brown… but maybe the light made them look purple?

She entered homeroom and took a seat, folding her arms up and laying her head on them. A boy walked up to her from behind, unnoticed by the girl. His hair was longer than hers by several inches and blond, with green eyes. He tapped her lightly on the shoulder and she started.

"Ohayoo, Zozu," she yawned.

"Ohayoo. Did you do the math homework?"

"Uh-huh…" She yawned again. "But you're not copying."

"But…! Ah, c'mon, please? I'll pay you back with something else… okay?"

"Fine…" She took out the assignment and handed to him. He thanked her happily and went over to his desk to copy. The homeroom teacher walked in and the class, which had been buzzing with conversation moments before, went quiet.

"Ohayoo, gozaimasu," he said.

"Ohayoo gozaimasu," the students replied routinely.

"Well, now. Before we take roll, I have an announcement. We have a transfer student all the way from China. His mother took him and moved here after a sudden divorce from her husband, so be kind to him. He's had to deal with a lot lately." The teacher walked over to the door and slid it open. "Come in, then. This is Tobiya, Tosuke. Now, there's an empty seat next to Hito-kun – Zozu, could you raise your hand please? – why don't you take that one?"

He had long green hair tied back in a pony-tail and piercing red eyes. This couldn't be natural… right? He sat on Zozu's right, making him directly behind Chiya. She had sat up when the teacher had made the announcement and was now fighting the temptation to look back at the new boy.

Finally, she turned around to face Tosuke, who was looking at the wall with a bored expression. "Hi… I'm Yamigawa, Chiya." She smiled at him.

He looked at her and then said slowly, "Tobiya, Tosuke." She held out her hand and they shook. Then he looked back at the wall as if she had been mildly interesting, but nothing really worth his attention. He was cute, but he seemed rather snobbish and detached.

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After school that day, a large crowd of girls formed around Tosuke. They kept on saying how sorry for him they were and that they hoped they could be friends and all this other meaningless fluff to cover the fierce female battle of who would be the girlfriend of this cute new find.

Chiya sighed and shook her head. Looks were one thing, but Tosuke was completely ignoring all the girls around him. He obviously didn't care.

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Yay! End chapter six/one:3 I know it's short but… it's still something… And anyway, Shi-chan was almost the only person to review. Suuu… yah. :o Hopefully a new chappy will come soon, but school is veeeeery difficult.