A/N-I decided to try and go for a little humor, which for me involves mostly really bad crap happening to Zach. Don't worry this chapter will advance the very secret plot I have. So secret in fact even I forget what is supposed to happen in it. Anyways here you go a really late chapter on account of school and laziness. Also pretty short because there's only really one good place to stop and I think the school day will be a pretty long chapter at least for me.

(…) Will be what the character is really thinking like in a conversation. It's just so I don't have to type I thought a lot. Yeah I'm lazy so what.

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Chapter 3: Why You Don't do Favors

I got up; I didn't need my mom to hit the wall today to do it. It's weird sometimes it takes half an hour to get me up, other times, like now, it takes nothing at all. I had had a rather uneventful first week at school after all it had only been three days. The only major thing was because I was too good at English, and Ninamori's very thoughtful mention of it to the principal, I had to pick out a new elective that I'd start today. I had chosen music because of how easy it was since you pretty much listened to music and maybe had to play hot-cross buns on an instrument. Also maybe if I were lucky I'd meet someone that wasn't surprised to find music other than J-pop existed, but so far people who know that here seem few and far between. Even after I gave the cd I burned to Ninamori she said she only liked one song on it "Stairway to Heaven" what a surprise, the song almost everyone likes.

I started to get out of bed when I noticed the school uniform sitting on my desk with a note on top. Just great, I really, really love conformity. I still had a couple of days until I had to wear it but I decided that I'd just bite the bullet today. Better just get used to it. I walked to my desk, which was pretty, much the cheapest money could buy. After I broke the last one my parents decided to "limit" valuable items allowed in my room. All I needed was something to set my computer monitor and my parents weren't too keen on having another broken desk. The computer itself was a 'we're sorry' gift from my parents for the move, it was a piece of crap, but heh it has low emission standards. Then I decided to read the piece of paper most likely to drown me in chores.

Hey Buddy your dad and I are going to out of town for a few days so we left you some cash, it's on the table. If need us just call our cells, also I got this uniform for you I heard you need them for school here.

This was weird, we'd just moved about week ago and they decide to vacation. What the hell is wrong with them? I mean I'm just supposed to fend for myself for a few days. And what about the tutoring that Ninamori and me have planned I doubt she'll believe my reason for canceling because of parents stupid rule" no girls in the house unless we're home". Whatever I just need to get to school. I'd already taken a shower the night before so I didn't need another. I decided to just head to school.

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Walking down the street I saw Naota dangling out of a window, and a very angry looking Ninamori above him trying to pull him back in. Ninamori was yelling something at but I couldn't hear her so I ran closer.

"Naota you need to go to school, you can't just ditch when you don't want to go."

"Really? Look at Mamimi she's doing just fine!" Naota yelled back.

"How would you know she hasn't spoken to you for four years, just sent pictures she took. That was three years ago anyways." This seemed to bother Naota because at that moment he just dropped from the window.

"Whatever like I care" and with that he turned and walked away.

" Naota you're…. you're a delinquent!" Ninamori yelled at the retreating figure.

I just stood there shocked at what had happened; well not really they did have that kind of arguments a lot it seemed. I saw the look in Ninamori's eyes and decided to leave as soon as possible. I turned the other way and she yelled my name. (Crap) A/N-see what I mean about the quotes now

"Hey Zac I need your help" She was looking pretty angry at the moment and I didn't want to

"Zac I need you to help me look for Naota"

(Great another way to make myself late for school.)

"He usually goes under the stupid bridge when he ditches school so could you please convince him to come today? Thanks, see you at school."

"Well thanks for asking me if I'd help," I muttered as she left. "Now should I actually look or just pretend I did?" I thought, "Why not maybe Naota will let me ditch with him."

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I got to the bridge and suddenly I saw my savior. There sitting there was a soda machine. I ran up, seriously I ran, and popped in a few yen and pressed a button at random. I didn't care what it was as long as I got my caffeine rush. What I got didn't help. I mean seriously who the hell wants a spicy drink that worst of all didn't seem to have any caffeine at all. "Stupid drink" I muttered as I threw it into the trashcan that was conveniently close to the machine." Must happen a lot" I thought.

I started my descent to the bottom of the bridge still thinking who would actually buy that crap, and decided that whoever it was they must not be human. I got to the bottom and saw the Naota leaning over the water looking seriously depressed; I even thought I heard him crying. I wasn't really good at making people feel better and felt that moment like just leaving and saying I didn't see him but somehow my conscience got the better of me and I started to try to make him feel better.

"Look I don't know her that well but she was just angry and she didn't mean it" He suddenly stopped crying and could tell he was going Oh crap someone found me. I just decided to keep going though and moved a few steps closer.

"I mean look you two were in an argument and we all say things we regret sometimes, she's not any different. Look if you want I'll hang with you at school today so you don't have to talk to her yet." Then he stood up and I noticed something. He was wearing a skirt had long hair. Suddenly the girl turned around and just stared at me. Honestly I'd stare too if some random person just walked up and started to talk about my problems. I immediately started thinking of a quick save and was building one when she spoke.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Umm…"

"You think you can just go and spout your crap to people when you have no idea what's wrong?"

"Well you see…" She cut me off and started to raise her voice.

"Were you just walking by and decided to see what would happen if you said that to someone?"

"No, see really I…"

"I don't want to hear it just leave you alone." And with that she shoved past me and ran up the bank." Well that went well." I thought "here less than a week and already making friends."

With that I decided I better just head to school and would no longer talk to anyone until I was sure I knew who I was actually talking to. The walk there I spent hoping that she didn't go to school. If she did I would pretend it wasn't me, after all lots of teenage foreigners must live in Mabase. But essentially I was screwed, and not in the good way.

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