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"UGH! Chinese, English, recess, Chinese, lunch, this day get any more boring?" groaned Keiko as she glanced at her schedule. Peeking over her friend's shoulder she asked, "What do you have?"

"The same stuff as you do except I'm in a different class for Chinese," Kimiko replied as she closed her locker and started walking down the crowded hallways to get to their classrooms.

"Aww…I was hoping you'd be in my class Kim…oh well I'll see you later ok?"said Keiko and waved goodbye to Kimiko as they both went into their classrooms. Kimiko seated herself at the table at the back of the classroom next to her two good friends Tiffany and Erika and started chatting while waiting for the teacher to arrive. Suddenly the door swung open. Kimiko glanced over uninterestedly to see who it was and when she did felt a nervous lump form in her throat. It's that cute boy that I saw on the bus! She thought silently as stared at him. He realized her staring at him and She looked away hurriedly, looking slightly embarrassed. She suddenly realized he was coming over and started to panic. Ohmygosh what am I going to do?? She thought. Stay calm Kim...Just stay calm… She assured herself, and then realized he was talking to her. She was lost for words.

Rai's POV

I glanced around the classroom nervously searching for a seat. I spotted one next to a pretty Japanese girl who had smooth dark hair and soft blue eyes. I gazed at her and realized she was staring at me. She blushed slightly then looked away, pushing a strand of starless hair behind her ear. I walked up to her and asked politely, "Hey...is this seat taken?" For a moment she looked speechless and lost. Then she shook her head quickly and said,

"Oh...No, no it isn't."

"Okay...Well do you mind if I sit here?" I asked.

She hastily replied, "Of course not."

"Thanks." I said, swinging my school bag over the chair and seated myself comfortably.

She fiddled about with her pen then said, "So…. you're the new foreign exchange student from Brazil...right?"

" That's me," I answered, giving her a friendly smile.

Kim's POV

"That's me," he answered, giving me a charming smile. I nearly melted on the spot. His smile was perfect in every way. I returned a sweet smile and introduced myself.

"I'm Kimiko but you can call me Kim."

"I'm Raimundo but everyone back in Brazil calls me Rai," he said.

Rai's POV

The pretty Japanese girl smiled back at me. She looks really cute when she smiles I thought secretly. She told me her name.

"I'm Kimiko but you can call me Kim." I told her my name.

"I'm Raimundo but everyone back in Brazil calls me Rai."

Before we could talk anymore, the Chinese teacher strolled into the classroom. I glanced at the clock. It was going to be a looong lesson. Hey, but at least with that Kimiko around…school might not be that boring! I thought as we started to read our textbooks and answer questions.

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