Author's Note: Yay! I'm so happy! This is my first story, so yay! I had the story up earlier but I saw some mistakes and couldn't figure out how to fix them, so I deleted it... T.T. But now that I went back in and became more thorough in my writing, I believe I weeded out all the mistakes. Or at least I hope so... I don't own any of the original Juvenile Orion characters (but would love to XD). I hope you enjoy my story! R&R Please! (But don't destroy my self-esteem).

Chapter I:

Omens

And there she was, watching the waves gently caress the shores in their never-ending search for the higher plane. She remembered. She was here before. She had loved this place... It had been like a second home to her as a child. She could remember how each evening she would come by here and watch the gentle sunrise and sunsets, and would use the vibrant colors to paint florescent pictures in her mind of all the old times. And then--

"Kirihara? Are you paying attention?"

Suddenly she snapped to attention, all her senses fully awakened. Standing up in a quick rush, she lost all her cool.

"Uh...Uhh..Yes Nakaura-sensei! It won't happen again! I'm sorry and--"

Tomonori pushed up his glasses and then said with a calm smile, "You need not apologize. But I do want to see you after class. We need to talk."

Mana looked around her. Everyone was staring at her. She felt a quick flush come to her cheeks as she sat down. 'How could I be so stupid? I shouldn't have burst out like that! Now everyone thinks I'm a freak!'

Tomonori turned back to the blackboard to examine the problem that he had set out. Then turning back around, he found just the student he wanted to ask.

" Tsukasa? Could you tell me the answer?"

Amou, who had been sitting there, fumbling about with his pencil, looked up and smiled shyly.

" Uh... is it... x equals 56?"

"That is correct! Excellent job, Tsukasa!" Tomonori praised.

As Tomonori turned back to the chalkboard, you could hear a few whispers of 'teacher's pet' float around the room from some of the bad kids. It made Mana almost sick. It was horrible to make fun of such a kind person as Amou.

The bell rung and everyone gathered their books.

"Alright class, I want you to do page 413, numbers 12 through 34. Due tomorrow."

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"Hey, what're you doing here?"

Kaname turned to the person asking the question.

"As if it's any of your business Itsuki?"

"Hey, that's no way to treat your future lover!"

As Itsuki sat down, he felt an elbow come to his gut in one swift motion.

"Fine, geez, I never said anything!"

Kaname enjoyed the slight breeze on this roof. It always brought an unusual sense of peace. He liked it. It reminded him of times before he knew pain, suffering, or anguish. The simpler times.

Itsuki lay down beside him and looked up at the sky with him. He gazed at the lazy clouds rolling in the sky, like small cars and broad trains making their way down a blue path to nothing...

"Hey Kaname?"

"What?"

"If Kirihara ever broke up with you--"

"Hell no! You can't have her!"

"No, I mean... " Itsuki allowed his whole body to slide near Kaname's, so that there was not a single inch parting them," Would you be with me?"

After a moment of silence, Kaname sat up, his face a deep shade of crimson.

"Well...---Hey! Someone's coming!"

Kaname ducked down and making his way across the roof, peaked over the side. There were two small figures down below. One was dressed in black and one in a bright pink school girl uniform.

"Thank God, It's just Sensei and Mana..."

"Hey, what's goin'--"

"SHHH! I want to hear this!"

Itsuki got immediately down beside Kaname to hear the conversation. They both knew it was eavesdropping, but curiosity was the stronger part of themselves. Leaning down for a better hear, this was all they could gather:

"So... you sense something?"

"Yes.." Mana glanced down, trying to come up with the words to describe this feeling, "A very...uneasy change in the winds. Someone--something--is headed our way. A true threat... perhaps even more powerful than Kaoru and her group... I...It frightens me.. this power..."

Tomonori placed his hands on her small shoulders to try to ease her.

"It's okay to be scared... It'll be alright, as long as we stay together."

Mana looked up, the hope slowly returning to her eyes, "Alright! We can do this!"

Tomonori smiled. "Now that we know the trouble, let's go inside until the danger can be dealt with."

He lead her back into the building, and after the door had shut, there came a long silence.

"You hear that, Kaname? We can finally do some more good for this world! You, me, Isshin, Amou, Tomonori, and of course Kirihara! We can do this!"

"Don't be so sure."

Itsuki paused for a moment, taking in what had been said. "What d'ya mean 'don't be so sure'?"

Kaname stopped. His heart felt weak for a moment. What did he mean. Had he even said it himself? Or was it...

An Omen?