The next day,Akasei let Ami,Yushi and Gojei see their new school like she had promised.

There were four doors in the hallway they walked down;one read ''Kindergarten Room 1;'' the second one read ''Kindergarten Room 2;'' the third; ''First Grade Room 1;'' the fourth; ''First Grade Room 2.'' Thus there were two rooms per grade. The girls would be in Kindergarten Room 2 with Mrs. Tanka.

After Akasei introduced them to her,she let them look around the classroom while she talked with Mrs. Tanka. How delightful! The three of them immediately began fooling around with the many toys,games and books. Akasei and Mrs. Tanka didn't notice this until after quite some time.

''Ami! Yushi Gojei!'' Akasei called out to them, ''Put all those things back where you found them.'' They began to do just that. ''You'll have plently of time to play with them again next week.''

Not long afterwards,they all left for home. Maybe school won't be as bad as I thought,Ami thought. Yushi and Gojei felt the same way.

But when the big day came,Ami's doubts returned. ''Mommy...'' She asked shyly as Akasei combed her hair, ''what if I don't like school?''

''You will,'' Akasei said to her.

''Are you sure?''

''Yes.''

And before long it was time to go. Akasei drove the girls to the school,led them to Kindergarten Room 2,and hugged and kissed them goodbye. Yushi and Gojei were eager to begin,but Ami was somewhat fearful. After Akasei was out of sight,she reluctantly began joining in Yushi and Gojei's fun.

Warming up to this new place didn't take very long. Ami saw that there were lots of other kids just her age there,and she was eager to meet some new friends.

She got her chance. Mrs. Tanka called out to the students,and they all sat on the little beanbag chairs on the floor.

''All right,'' She said to them, ''I want you all to tell me your name,your favorite color,and the things you like to do.''

Ami was first. ''I'm Ami,'' She said. ''My favorite color is rainbow,and I like going places,and singing,and drawing,and candy,and---''

''That will do,'' Mrs. Tanka said. Yushi was next.

''I'm Yushi. I'm Ami's sister. My favorite color is red,and I like reading,writing and...ummm...that's about it.''

''I'm Gojei. I'm Ami's other sister. My favorite color is blue,and I like watching TV,and playing games,and wearing these sunglasses everywhere!''

''I'm Kiki.'' Said a perky little black-haired girl in a red and white striped shirt. ''My favorite color is green,and I like playing with my stuffed animals and dolls,and listening to music.''

''I'm Hideyuki.'' Said a sopisicated-looking boy in a a blue shirt with yellow shorts. ''My favorite color is white,and I like it when my dad takes me to work with him.''

''I'm Yoko.'' Said a chubby little boy in a blue shirt with bright green shorts. ''My favorite color is orange,and I like watching sumo wrestling on TV.''

''I'm Akito.'' Said a tough-looking boy with a dark blue shirt,red shorts,and band-aids on his cheek and left arm. ''My favorite color is yellow,and I like playing with my little sister.''

Now everyone had introduced themselves,and things weren't quite as unfamilar and frightful.

Later in the day they were all sitting in the beanbag chairs once again as Mrs. Tanka read nursery rhymes to them.

''Here's one,'' She said. ''Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.''

''That's just the way it goes...'' Hideyuki said.

''Here's another one. Georgie Porgie pudding and pie,kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play Georgie Porgie ran away.''

''What a neruotic he musta been...'' Yoko said.

''Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!'' Gojei shouted,raising her hand. ''I know one! I know one!''

''All right then,'' Mrs. Tanka said, ''let's hear it.''

''It goes like this: Beans,beans,the musical fruit,the more you eat,the more you---''

''Moving on,'' Mrs. Tanka said,and started reading again.

Later it was the time for playing outside. When Ami saw the playground,it seemed just like the green meadow at the park that she loved.

So,she did what came naturally: run and leapt about. She paid no attention to the monkey bars,swings and the like that were in her path. She almost bumped into the swingset at one point. She stared about her,confused,then began to run and jump again. Then she nearly bumped into the monkey bars. Again,she was confused for a moment,then began to play again. Yushi saw all the near accidents as she watched Ami from the top of the monkey bars. She saw that Ami wasn't used to having all these things in her way since she was used to green fields that were open.

So she got down from the monkey bars and started to play Ami's little chase game she had invented. She ran past Ami and Ami followed her. One thing was different,though: Yushi led her back to the monkey bars and told her to climb up. Gojei,who had been wandering off on her own,joined them. All of the other kids watched them. They were delighted by their ability to climb so well. When the three of them got off of the monkey bars and headed for the tire swing,Hideyuki called out, ''Hey,Oh-gals!''

They stopped. Oh-gals? They thought.

''Tell us how you're so good at climbing!'' Hideyuki shouted again. Ami,Yushi and Gojei headed back to the monkey bars and told them. They had played on the monkey bars at the park so much,they did just fine with the bars at the school.

When they had told him,they invited him to climb with them again,and he did,nearly as good as the ''Oh-gals'' did.

That is how Ami,Yushi and Gojei got their nickname.

A/N: Sorry this took so long...I hope it was worth the wait.

Until next time,review me;flamers get their butts kicked by Mugen from Samurai Champloo...Mugen? Muuuuuuugen! Where'd you go? Grr! Mugen,get back here!

----Shaddie-chan