"OMG, stay away from him, he's mine!"

-Mary Sue (on romance)

Chapter 3: The Legendary Kaiser Ryo

Marufuji Ryo was in a bad mood today. He wasn't quite sure why. Maybe it was the fact that he hadn't gotten to sleep until two in the morning, on account of Fubuki playing loud music until then. Maybe it was because he had missed the latest episode of House. Or maybe it was the incessant knocking on his door, interrupting his sleep.

It was Saturday, so there was no class. Ryo took advantage of this to get some well-deserved rest. However, somebody didn't want this to happen.

Knock knock knock.
Knock knock knock.

"Yes?" Ryo answered sleepily.
There was no response.
Ryo closed his eyes and attempted to get back to sleep.

Knock knock knock.

"Yes?" Ryo answered, a bit angrier this time.
There was still no answer, only the sound of someone giggling. He sighed, got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened it. He looked at the source of the knocking. It was a girl. Oh, but she was no ordinary girl, she was absolutely gorgeous. She had shimmering golden-blond locks of beautiful hair with pink streaks, sparkling violet eyes that shined even in the dark, and her breasts...Anyway, she was pretty; you get the idea.

She flipped her hair and smiled. "Hello." She said.

"What do you want?" Ryo asked sleepily.
She flipped her hair again. This time, it brushed against Ryo's face ever so softly. It smelled like lilacs. Her hair, that is. Not Ryo's face.

"Look, if you don't have anything important to say, then I suggest you leave." He told her.

The girl's jaw dropped. "Excuse me?!" She said in disbelief. "Did you just...I can't believe it!"

"Did I just what?" Ryo asked, very confused about his current situation.

"Never mind." The girl told him. She smiled cheerfully, as if nothing had happened. "Listen, is your name Za...I mean, Ryo?"

"Yes." He replied. "You may have noticed my name on the plaque outside my room." He motioned to his door, which had a small blue plastic tag in a gold frame on it. His name was etched into the plastic: 丸藤亮

The girl laughed nervously. "Oh, I can't read Japanese." She said.

Ryo looked at her strangely. "Then why are you attending a Japanese school?" He asked.

"Because this school belongs to my fa...I mean, I enjoy the challenge!" She laughed nervously once again.

Ryo shook his head. This was one weird girl. What did she want with him, anyway?
"What do you want with me, anyway?" He asked.

"I'm just introducing myself to everyone in the Obelisk dorm." She said. "My name is Angel Stardust Diamond."

"That's nice." Ryo said nonchalantly, narrowing his eyes. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get back to sleep." He started to walk back into his room, when Angel stopped him.
"Wait!" She said. "Do you want to...I mean, if it's not too much trouble...Go out with me tonight?"

"Yeah. Whatever." Ryo said without looking back. He closed the door and crawled back into bed, wondering if the lack of sleep had affected his thinking, considering the fact that he just agreed to go on a date with a random girl.

Angel smiled evilly to herself. "Yes! This is working out perfectly!" She thought. "If I can influence the most popular student in the academy, this whole place will be eating out of the palm of my hand!" She rubbed her hands together maliciously, laughing quietly. She stopped when she heard footsteps coming down the hall. Panicking, Angel pressed her back against the wall and closed her eyes, as if to hide from whoever was approaching.

"Hey! What're you doing in the boys' dorm?" A voice asked. Angel recognized it, but wasn't quite sure who it belonged to. She opened her eyes to see the boy she met the other day. The one who had asked her to do algebra. This time, he wasn't wearing a Hawaiian shirt, but a plain white t-shirt, along pajama pants that were decorated with small red hearts. For some reason, he was carrying a can of aerosol cheese.

"You!" Angel said, shocked. This boy was strange, and was even a bit scary to her.

"Me?" He asked, pointing to himself.

"...I gotta go..." Angel said, running down the hall as fast as she could in her school uniform--a miniskirt and high-heeled boots.

Fubuki shook his head. "She's got issues." He said, then sprayed the cheese directly into his mouth.