The next day, Mizuki was at the foot of her brand new school, complete with blue winter uniform. She personally had no problem with the colour blue; she just hated saying it in Japanese.

"Hmm, I wonder who I'll meet in this school. Obviously not romantic options, unless I turn lesbian."

She looked around to see if there was anybody remotely interesting in the premises. She was hoping to meet people who were like her friends back home.

"{Lemme see, there was Ota-kun, the guy who always had some awesome idea involving ninja monkeys and Gundams, Madrid, my ridiculously snarky straight lady, Nick, the person everybody hates, my British buddy Miso Soup, guardian of squirrel-unicorn hybrids everywhere, and my bestest buddy of all, Person Whose Name I Can't Pronounce Because It Is In Mandarin Chinese.}" Mizuki sighed, knowing she would never meet anybody else quite like them. It was then she felt a hard pat on her back.

"Hey, why the long face? We're all new here, you know."

She turned her back to see a slightly taller girl with a huge ponytail and loose socks. She also wore a bit more makeup and had a shorter skirt than the norm, begging Mizuki to ask her a question.

"Are you one of those kogals?"

The girl's eyes narrowed when she said that. "Not really, I just like to look like this. You don't have to be so blunt about it. You really are from out of here, aren't you?"

"You heard me in English, didn't you?"

"Well, I was right behind you for the last minute or so, so yeah. The name's Amada Mio. Call me Mio, or Mio-chan if you like."

"What about Micchi? I personally think it's a lot cuter."

"Eh… No. I don't like it at all. So what's your name, mysterious American?"

"Arisato Mizuki. And I'm not actually—"

Mio proceeded to give an even harder pat on Mizuki's back. "Cool name! So, what are you doing around here?"

"I-I had to live back here with my cousin after my aunt fell ill."

"What about your parents? Unless…"

The two girls could feel the air around them thicken as awkward silence followed. Mio looked down at the ground. "…Sorry. If you don't want to talk about it, then…"

Mizuki looked up to her face and smiled. "It's okay. It happened a long time ago, so I barely remember it anyways."

Just then, the school bell rang, prompting the two girls to get inside the building. They checked the bulletin board for which class they were going to. Both girls found they were in class 2-E, so they went together. Luckily, there were two vacant seats right next to each other, so they sat there.

A few minutes later, a lady in her 20s rushed in, panting as if she just ran a long distance. "I'm so sorry I'm late! Ah, it's good to see you're all seated nice and quietly. I'll be your homeroom teacher for this year." The young teacher stopped to catch her breath before continuing. "My name is Manabi Mikan, and I'm also the classic literature teacher. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Mio whispered into Mizuki's ear. "She seems a little… scrambled, don'tcha think?"

"You can say that again," she replied giggling.

"P-Please be quiet!" Manabi-sensei yelled. "Now, I'll be handing you these books…"

During lunch, Mizuki saw another girl come to her desk. She appeared to be wearing the PE uniform, and her hair was in fluffy twintails. Judging by her more mature physique, she could only guess that the other girl was a senior.

"Heey, you two look pretty promising for first-years." she said. "Yamada Maya, third year, captain of the Swim Team and Student Council member."

"Sounds pretty hard," Mizuki replied.

"I was really just roped in Student Council for an emotional boost. I just wanted to ask if any of you would like to join the Swim Team. We're open next week, so meet us by the pool!" The girl ran off as quickly as she came, looking like a marathon runner in her first stretch.

"We're pretty lucky," Mio said confidently.

"Why's that?" Mizuki asked.

"Basically, we've gotten the favour of one of the most popular girls in school. The other one is Tanaka Mari, the Student Council president. If we join both the Swim Team and Student Council, we'll probably gain that same popularity in no time!"

"And how are you so sure about that?"

Mio wrapped her arm around Mizuki, taking her by surprise. "Those two don't greet just anyone, you know. So long as we don't get into any trouble, this year will be a blast!"

"And how do you know all this stuff anyways?"

Mio smirked. "My big sis used to go to this school. Those two were popular right from the first year there. Maybe because Mari-san…"

"What about Mari-san?"

"Eeh, you'll figure it out eventually."

"Whatever you say…" Mizuki said, slurping the last bit of her milk.

After school, the two girls found themselves being approached by a girl with short hair and bangs. She seemed to be a bit older than them.

"Hey there, Micchi. I see you've made a new friend." Her smile seemed pretty sincere, but Mizuki could feel some tension between the two.

"Keiko-san… So how have you been doing? I never thought I'd…"

"Father said I should go to school here." She turned to Mizuki. "Have you told her yet? I'm sure it would make for a rather interesting story."

Mio clenched her fist, looking as if she was about to cry. "No. Especially not after I told you. Didn't you say that you were going to cut off all ties with me?"

Keiko clasped her hands together. "But it's been such a long time since then. If you still feel that way, then I suppose I'll leave you alone for now." She walked away, small bag in hand.

"Who was that?" Mizuki asked.

"Not a friend, at least not now." She looked down again. "Mizuki, I have one thing to ask of you."

"What is it?"

"No matter what, please, just please… don't betray me."

You know, I would never have expected Green Road's original name to be Megu Road in the Pinky:st games (I played the localized versions, sue me.). Considering how my headcanon also dictates that Yuuhi and Asahi are Meguro, I never would have expected it. Asahi maybe, but Yuuhi? Hell no. Now these rants may contain info about things I may shout out to in the future. I'm just like that. No other full crossovers, though, except maybe one. You may not guess what it is, though!

This chapter is a bit shorter than the others, I have to admit. I suppose this cliffhanger will do, though.

(Also, I just shouted out to a few people I know. They hopefully aren't reading this, though. Or hopefully not, I'm fickle like that.)

I may just be returning to the Jun arc. Hope I actually become productive in the future! Give me motivation! Please review!