The beginning of September is always refreshing, because you'll see lots of new faces and trying to climb up the food chain through different methods. Some joins the Cheerios and some join the football team. But majority were got thrown down by the minority. And for those who didn't make it on the top, they will be welcome by either tossing into the dumpsters or slush to their face.

It's been three days since school started. Kay doesn't even remember how many times she saw the football team throwing slush to the freshmen. Considering she has the "Sue's authority" to give detention, she never really do it, because she is always a bystander, and not really interested in this kind of teenage drama. Through she remember this kid named Puck, always wandering around with a slush and has been sent to detention more than twice.

As she walks towards her janitor closet, she hears someone singing from an empty class room. Out of curiosity, she peek through the door window and sees this tiny girl, who wear an old style sweater, recording herself. She's … right, Rachel. Rachel…Berries? No. Berry, since there's only one person is here.

…. In the rain
The pavement shines like silver
All the lights
Are misty in the river
In the darkness
The trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever
And forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself
And not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known

I love him
I love him
And I love him
But only on my own

Rachel take a break then walk towards the camcorder and press the stop bottom. But suddenly she heard applauses behind her.

"That was awesome, and amazing! You should be a singer or something." Kay keeps clapping with an impressed expression.

Isn't she's the student from the Freshmen Orientation? "Thank you, but how long have you been watching?" Rachel got little panic moment.

"When you sings 'in the rain'. Sorry I didn't mean to intrude." She explains, and walk towards her.

"Oh. No. It's just … you caught me off guard. I do this every day and post them on MySpace."

Kay started to walk towards her camcorder and examine it "Wow, this is an expensive camcorder you have here. It's the Canon Vixia HV30, it generally cost eight hundred dollars."

With a confused look, she explains, "How did you know? My dad brought it for me, but all I know the brand is Canon and it cost more than eight hundred. I only use it to keep my skill sharp."

"Huh. I'm kind of a tech junky. Wait. Don't you have class right now?" she turns around from the camcorder.

"I don't, actually, this is my lunch period." She sits down.

"Well, you know you are not supposed to get out of the café without a hallway pass, right?"

"… Well. What about you? You just walk around the hallway and I don't see you holding a hallway pass either." Rachel starts to complain.

Let out of a sigh, she said "THAT'S because I don't need one. I work in this school. Ms. Berry."

"Wait. What?" said with her little mouth opens.

"Yea. I. Work. Here. Surprise." She repeated with a sarcastic tone.

"But… but you don't look like 30 or 40s?"

"Of course I'm NOT 30 or 40s, but that doesn't mean that I can't work here."

"How old are you exactly? Because I always thought you're a sophomore."

"I am almost 20." The room is filled with silent….

Kay can see her confused look all over her face. "What?… Then why are you here? don't you go to school? Like college? Why are you working here?"

Wow. She is one curious teen. "Well. I enjoy travelling. Going to different places and meet different kinds of people." She explained with a little hesitation. "Anyway, I think the period is about to be over, so why don't you start cleaning up?"

Rachel take a look at her watch, "Yeh, I should start packing and MUST be fast. Yesterday, when I finished recording, there was a brunette Cheerio walks in with a horrifying attitude."

"Yeh, basically all the Cheerios doesn't like new comers, especially the ones in the bottom." She goes along.

"… and the worse thing is, this is my third day in school and people are already throwing slushies." Rachel begins her serious complains.

"Did you get slush, coz it kind of like a tradition in McKinley." She carefully ask.

"… I did. Two times." Kay can barely hear her whispers.

"I am sorr-"

"That's why I came up with a plan last night!" Fire just lit up in her eyes. "Besides classes, I will try to stay out of the hallway. I also brought a few sweaters and T-shirts if I got slush…." As Rachel pack her camcorder inside her bag, Kay begins to blank out. This girl can talk. "… and if I need anything from the locker, I just have to be swift."

Kay straighten her back and said, "Well, good luck with your plan. Ms. Berry. I still have work to do."

When she walks half way towards the door, Rachel speak up. "Wait, I didn't know you name yet."

She gently smile "Kay. K-A-Y."

"Well. Kay just call me Rachel." I think I just made my first friend in high school.

"Okay, Rachel. I'll see you later." She then left and went to prepare for her job as the "official cheerios' Janitor."