A/N: Here's the third chapter! It's a bit longer than the previous updates.

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Ultimate Black Ace: Thank you very much for your review! The games didn't really go in depth about Geo's troubled social life, and so I'd thought to put my opinions on how he would think under such circumstances. I'm really glad that I had met your expectations. There's nothing else that makes me happier than to know that at least someone likes my writing!

BuraiRazor: Anything that seems somewhat repetitive from other MMSF fics in this story is completely a coincidence. I admit: it is kind of early to be introducing a new character with so much significance so early. However, in terms of the plot of this story, there is no important event to fill up the time gap between Geo first goings to school to his meeting with the new character, if that makes any sense.

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Book I: It's Been Four Years

Chapter 3: Kind of My Thing

Everyone gasped when they saw the new girl. A bunch of students began whispering excitedly to each other, "Is that who I think it is?"

The mystery girl giggled at the class' reaction. She had reddish purple hair that reached down to her lower neck. The girl wore a pick hoodie with a small black musical note. She had lime green shorts and blue boots, with a yellow guitar strapped on her back.

Geo was only confused by everyone's excitement. He tapped on Zack's shoulder and silently asked, "Zack, who exactly is this girl? And how does everyone know her?"

Zack stared back at Geo in absolute shock, which only puzzled Geo even further. "You don't know who she is?" asked Zack. "Y-you're kidding, right?"

Geo only blinked.

Zack sighed. "Huh, I guess you really did hide in your house for the last couple of years," he said. "She, Geo, is none other than the Sonia Strumm!"

Geo was about to reply when Mr. Shepar began to speak, "Now, now, everyone. Settle down, and let's allow Ms. Strumm to introduce herself."

Everyone slowly calmed down, besides the occasional cheering and whooping.

"Well, hi! I'm Sonia Strumm," said Sonia. "In case you didn't know, I'm a singer, songwriter, and even the occasional actress. Since I'm completely new to this school, I'm pretty excited to get to know you all!"

"Sonia will be staying with us for the remainder of the school year," said Mr. Shepar. "After that, she will be going on a world tour!"

Sonia nodded. "Yep, that's right!" she said.

Geo's eyes widened. World tour? Is she really that famous?

After a minute of the students chattering with each other, Mr. Shepar quieted them down and assigned Sonia to sit in the empty desk behind Luna.

"Anyway, back to the class!" said Mr. Shepar. "As I was saying, we usually have our usual math class this block. However, today I've gotten a friend of mine who works with the AMAKEN Space Agency to come here today. He is planning to do a special presentation on constellations! And so if you will all excuse me, I'm going to try and find him. He's terribly late!" said Mr. Shepar as he exited the classroom.

The very second that Mr. Shepar left, all the students began swarming around Sonia, screaming for an autograph and how much they love her. Geo just sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Let me introduce myself," Luna said to Sonia. "My name is Luna Platz, and I'm Grade Representative. You can call me Prez."

"Name's Bud Bison!" said Bud.

"I am Zack Temple," said Zack. "And I must say that I am a huge fan of your work!"

And all the other students introduced themselves, each who are very eager to meet Sonia.

A bit overwhelmed by it all, Sonia smiled and said, "It's so cool to meet you all! I don't really get to talk to too many people on the road, or even in studio!"

"Really?" said Zack. "As a celebrity, you'd think that you'd usually have a lot of people around you."

"Well, yeah. But it's usually my manager, producer, or some other guy," said Sonia, who had just noticed Geo sitting all by himself. She turned to a student and whispered, "Hey, who's that guy over there?"

The student shrugged. "His name is Geo. He's kind of the quiet one in this class," he said softly, so that Geo wouldn't hear him. "He's kind of a loner. Hell, some kids say he's emo."

Sonia frowned. "Well that's –"

Then the door opened, revealing Mr. Shepar with a man in a dark blue jacket. He was tall and lanky, with long brown hair covering his right eye. Immediately, the students took their seats without a word.

"Thank you, class. This is Mr. Tom Dubius. As I had said before, he works with AMAKEN," said Mr. Shepar. "Before we start, does anyone have any questions for Mr. Dubius?"

Immediately, Luna's hand shot up.

"Yes?" asked Tom, who shakily pointed at Luna.

"What exactly does AMAKEN do, Mr. Dubius?" asked Luna.

"Well," began Tom, speaking in a somewhat nervous voice, "to p-put it simply, our agency aides WAZA with their technological advances, which helps WAZA to, say, help them learn about other planets. I'm doing this presentation because, well, we at AMAKEN want kids to know more about all the cool stuff that is outside Earth!"

Luna slowly nodded. Some people understood exactly what he was saying, while others didn't, mostly due to his tense voice.

"A-anyways, should we get started?" asked Tom, taking out a small projector and connecting it to his computer.

"Certainly, be my guest!" said Mr. Shepar. "Er, would you like to use our class projector instead?"

"It's fine," said Tom. "I made this small projector myself. It was made for times like this." With the click on a few buttons on his Green Dragon Transer, the small projector made a small buzzing noise, emitting bright colours that filled up the entire classroom. The small colours collected, forming a large image of Earth.

"Whoa!" gasped Geo, slightly smiling. With the other students, he slowly got out of his desk and began walking around the classroom, staring at the fine projection of Earth in bewilderment.

"This is so cool!" exclaimed Bud eagerly, making Tom laugh a little.

"Now let's zoom out a little, s-shall we?" said Tom as he swiped fingers on the screen of his Transer. As if on cue, the image of Earth slowly began to shrink, revealing a large collection of stars surrounding it.

Though all of the students were very excited, none were more fascinated than Geo.

"It's so beautiful," said Sonia. "I never knew that Earth was so… breathtaking, not to mention all the shiny stars!"

"Y-yes," said Luna, trying to sound somewhat unimpressed. "I suppose this is quite the scene. Still, it's nothing my family can't afford."

Geo didn't even bother to roll his eyes. It was all too… amazing. He wasn't sure if "amazing" defined it enough. Magnificent? Astounding? Spectacular? Geo smiled. The adjectives still didn't define it enough. Nothing could define the way his heart leapt in such excitement and awe.

"Now, let's continue with the presentation," said Tom. With his Transer, he created a long white line, connecting a group of stars. "Does anyone know this constellation?"

To no surprise, the students remained silent. Nobody in the class knew any constellation of any sort. Tom was about to say what it was when someone cut him off.

"Taurus," said Geo. Everyone in the room – from Mr. Shepar to Zack Temple – stared at the usually quiet boy in surprise. "Taurus, one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin, meaning 'bull'. I could tell because it's in between the constellations Aries, which is on its left, and Gemini, which is on its right. Its large shape also stands out more than the others."

"I-I…" stammered Tom. He obviously wasn't expecting an answer from anyone. "Yes, t-that's right!" He immediately connected another group of stars with his Transer. "Could you tell me what this one is?"

Geo shrugged as if the answer was obvious. "Lupus, which is Latin for 'wolf'," he said. "Lupas was greatly connected with 'Centaurus', a constellation that is really close to Lupas." Geo dragged his finger along another collection of stars, showing where Centaurus was.

"According to Greek Mythology, Lupas was killed saving Centaurus' life," continued Geo. "The constellation Lupas itself was inspired by a Babylonian form called Mad Dog, which was a mixture of a human and a lion."

"I-I, well, yes that is correct!" said Tom.

"How do you know all this?" asked Zack. "Even I don't know much about constellations!"

Geo chuckled lightly, shrugging. "Astrology is kind of my thing, I guess," he said.

"Alright," said Tom, connecting another group of stars, "could you tell me what this is?"

"You seem to know a lot about constellations."

Geo, who was getting his bag from his locker, jumped in shock to the voice beside him. He turned to see Sonia, who was giggling slightly.

"Uh, yeah. I suppose I do," said Geo. "It's Sonia, right?"

Sonia smiled. "Yep! And you're Geo?" she asked.

"Yeah," replied Geo. "I'm kind of in a hurry, so I gotta go."

"Oh, okay! See ya' tomorrow!" said Sonia, waving.

Geo nodded as he walked his way out of the school building. He was indeed in a hurry, only to get out of school and avoid any sort of conversation, of course. Still, Sonia's parting words resonated within him.

"See ya tomorrow!"

Geo groaned. He is going to see her tomorrow, meaning he has to go to school tomorrow. He is going to see her along with all the other students.

The boy sighed. He, unfortunately, will just have to get used to it. When he had finally reached his house, he dug in his pocket for his key. Geo unlocked the door and entered.

"Mom, I'm home!" he called out. He could hear a faint sound of sniffling in the living room. "Mom?" Geo went inside the living room. There he saw his mother crying, with her face buried in her hands.

Hope lifted her face and turned to Geo. "G-Geo! You're home!" she said, quickly wiping the tears off her face. "How w-was school, dear?"

"Fine," answered Geo. Why his mother was crying still bothered him, but he didn't want to ask why.

"So Mr. Higgy called. He said that you are sticking with school. That's fantastic!"

"Yeah, I suppose so," replied Geo, sighing a little bit.

"Are you hungry? Do you want me to fix you a snack?" asked Hope as she got up and went to the kitchen. Geo spotted a few photos next to where his mother had sat. Without her looking, he picked them up and examined them.

They were pictures of his dad: Kelvin Stelar.

"No, I'm fine," he said as he ran out of the door.

"Geo?" said Hope as she spun around, only to find that Geo had already left.