The three stand at the train station with their suitcases next to them. They wait for the train that will eventually arrive and take them to their new school of Korntal. The trio was excited to be leaving the military like Rottweil and couldn't wait for the train to come into the station.

"this is so exciting!" Erica said to the others as they nod in approval. "We are finally moving on in this crazy up tight world. We can finally relax and have some fun!" She said spinning around with her suitcase.

"We can't lay off all of our responsibilities Erica." Ursula said "There is such thing as too much fun"

"Yeah. But I would rather have too much fun than too much work" Erica said as the train began to approach. The three get on board and walk into the cabin. They place their bags over the seats and sit down at one of the tables. The train blows its whistle as it slowly begins to lurk away from the station and towards Stuttgart.

"this is very peaceful"Jonathan said listening to the rattle of the train tracks and watches the trees go by through the window.

"yeah..." Ursula said leaning on his shoulder as she read a book.

"You know what. This reminds me of the time we took the train back from China." Erica said to Jonathan. "That was a really crazy trip."

"Really? What happened?" Jonathan asked.

"Oh nothing... you don't want to hear this old story" Ursula said putting down her book.

"Oh come on. It must be interesting. Tell me Erica" Jonathan said

"Alright. So our father had just started his practice in China for a few months. At the time Ursula and I were only about four years old. We had all moved to China to be together but then there were riots after a couple years against the Britannians and our mother found it best that we not stay there. It was really bad. Dad and I were walking home one day and we stumbled upon the heads of some of his friends mounted on a fence" Erica said.

"That's awful" Jonathan said.

"So Ursula, our mother and I had gotten on a train headed back for Karlsland. it was a pretty long trip so at one of the stations she had gotten off to get us some water. While she was waiting on line the train began to depart. She couldn't catch up to our car and then she was out of sight." Erica explained as Ursula's face begins to turn red.

"this is the part I don't like' Ursula said as Erica continued.

"So when we see that mom is gone Ursula begins to cry her head off. I tried all I could to comfort her while everyone on the train just kept asking where our mother was. at the time we had spent more time in China then in Karlsland so obviously we spoke more Chinese then we did Karlslandian. After all that time I tried my hardest not to cry because I knew Ursula needed me to keep a level head and try to calm her."

"that's so nice." Jonathan said as Ursula's face became more read.

"Finally after about an hour of Ursula's crying our mother walks in from the back of the car. She had probably just nearly gotten on before the train got away and was working her way back up through the other carts. When I saw her I broke into tears and ran over to her yelling 'I tried to get her to stop crying' over and over again. She picked us up and gave us a big hug and we all got home safely." Erica said with a big smile.

"Well at least it all worked out for the best" Jonathan said looking over at Ursula who was still very red.

"I don't cry that much anymore... I was scared." Ursula said pouting

Jonathan chuckled. "I bet your as cute when you cry as you are when you smile" he said.

"awww... You two were made for each other..." Hartmann said as she watched Jonathan give her a kiss on the forehead.

Many hours pass as the train thunders past the county side. its black smoke pours above it as it passes the long fields and dark tunnels. It finnaly arrives at a station in Stuttgart as the three reclaim their belongings and head down to the streets. Erica attempts to hail a cab in her usual manner.

"Haaaaaayyyyyy~" She says extending her butt out and pushing out her chest along with throwing in a wink in attempts to get a mans attention. the truck just passes by leaving a cloud of dust in its wake.

"YOU IDIOT! YOU WOULDN'T KNOW SEXY IF IT BIT YOU!" She shouted waving her fist at the man. she turns around to see Ursula and Jonathan had easily found a ride just by holding out their thumb.

"Wha- buh- I... Whatever!" She said picking up her suitcase and getting into the car. They head off with the intentions of getting to the schools dorms before it becomes too late.

Korntal was about a stones through away from Stuttgart and the driver didn't mind making the extra trip out of his usual day. As they approach the three look out the window in amazement at what they see. although it is becoming dark out they see the huge campus that is Korntal. a few students still sit below some of the trees as some are heading to the dorms after late nights at sports or studying in the library.

"Its amazing" Erica says as they pull up to the dorm wing. "thank you mister." Erica says as they get out of the car and take their bags up to the front door.

"No trouble at all. Good luck little lady." the man says tipping his hat to the group as they wave goodbye.

The trio walk through the large wooden double doors into the huge dorm wing of the school. Girls and boys walk around the halls as they head to their classes. some are just talking with their friends in the hall and others are sitting together as couples shyly. It was a great first sight of the school and how free spirited it was.

"This place looks great" Jonathan said as he pulled a piece of letter out from his pocket.

"Your father gave me this before we left. Its got the room number and key in it" He said as the two follow him to their room. What Jonathan didn't mention was the photo of Ursula that was inside with important instructions. In red on the back he wrote everything red= no touching!. when he turned it over mostly Her entire mid section to her knees were coated in thick red ink along with her chest. It was very embarrassing to Jonathan that Dr. Hartmann had to include this with his letter.

"well here we are. room 352" Jonathan said opening the door. The three walk in and are amazed with what they see. The room is beautifully decorated with the schools colors and is very spacious. there are two large beds along the walls on one side of the room. on the other is a sitting area along with closets and bookshelves. It was a great looking dorm for them to spend their time.

"Wow! Its amazing!" Hartmann said looking around the room.

"Yeah! The room is much more spacious then I imagined." Ursula said putting her suitcase down on the bed. "but there are only two beds... what are we going to do."

"Well i'm not sleeping with anyone." Hartmann said sprawling out onto the other bed and kicking her shoes off. Ursula looked over at Jonathan.

"You don't mind if we... unless you are uncomfortable... knowing my father he must have said something to you past what I heard." Ursula said with rosy red cheeks as she asks Jonathan if he would share a bed with her.

"Not at all. I would love to. I'm sure your father wouldn't mind at all" Jonathan said as he crumpled the picture her father sent behind his back and tossed it in the trash.

A knock came to the door and Erica sprung up from the bed.

"I'll get it" she said rushing over to the door. she opens it to see a man with dark brown hair and a light beard in a suit standing at the door. From the way he dressed Erica could tell he was one of the teachers at the school. He gave her a relaxing grin upon seeing her.

"Hello there little girl. You must be Erica Hartmann. I am your Professor. Kurt Busch. I would like to be the first to welcome you and the others to Korntal." He said as the other two walk over to the door."Ah! You must be the other Hartmann. Ursula was it." He said as he extends his hand and she shyly shakes it.

"Its nice to meet you Profesor Busch." Ursula said.

"And of course you are Jonathan Baker." Busch said shaking his hand next.

"Would you like to come in Professor." Jonathan asked

"Oh I wouldn't want to intrude." Busch said

"It's no problem at all." Erica said as they went inside and took a seat.

"This is such a nice school Professor Busch. Everyone seems so much more happy here then at our old school." Ursula said

"That would be expected. This school is much more relaxed on its rules and allows the student to make their decisions on what is right and wrong without having to enforce it. this allows them to grow in responsibility and makes them know that the right things to do will not always be lied out for you. When a student here makes the wrong decision they feel it on their own and it lets them grow as a person."

"wow... that's great" Erica said.

"Well I believe that is What Korntal is all about. The freedom of the student. I want you three to listen to me though. I realize that you all may not be angels, not all the students here are, but I believe you should know that you will feel very bad if you abuse this freedom."

"We understand" they said and Busch rose from his seat.

"Well I would love to stay and chat all night but I have to get my lesson ready for the morning. I look forward to having you in my class" he said as he exited the room.

"*Yawn* well its been a long day but I think I have to get some shut eye." Erica said as she fell back onto the bed.

"Wait Erica... You still need to unpack." Ursula said.

"and your not even dressed for bed" Jonathan stated noticing she was still wearing her button down shirt and pants. But she was already asleep.

"ha... She must have gotten tired from all the excitement." Usula said as she began to take off her pants and shirt before entering the bed.

"Yeah I guess so." Jonathan said also removing his clothing until he was in his boxers.

"Are you sure your alright with this" He asked lifting up the covers. "I could always go sleep on the couch"

"no! I mean... its... its fine." she said. Her face turning red. Jonathan smiled and slid into the large bed next to her.

"have I told you your cute when you blush" Jonathan asked. Ursula just gives him a shy face and snuggles up against him. She lays her head on his chest.

"Yes. But I like when you say it." She said as the two drifted off to sleep.

The next day The three attended their classes just like all the other students. Other then some moments where they would get lost and have to ask for attention their first day had gone well so far. At the end of the day they reported to their last class that was taught by Professor Busch. So far Erica had been enjoying the freedom Korntal had to offer. She takes a seat next to her sister and begins to take notes during the lesson. As she listens to the teacher she is distracted by something in the corner of her eye. she sees a boy sitting across from her sitting next to Jonathan taking notes as well. He had brown hair and pale skin. His blue eyes struck out from beneath his hair like sapphires. She couldn't take her eyes off of him for most of the class. Afterwards she walked back to the dorms with Ursula and Jonathan.

"Hey Jon. Do you know who that boy was sitting next to you during Busch's class." Erica asked as they walked down the sidewalk.

"Sorry. I don't really remember his name. I think his last name was Paetsch. Yeah it was something with a U Paetsch." Jonathan said.

"oh... Its alright. I guess I can ask him tomorrow after class if i can find him." She said as she sees Jonathan quickly look to the side across the street.

"Or you could just ask him now" He said pointing over to the brown haired boy who was walking with his friend down the other way.

"Oh! Thanks Jonathan. I'll see you guys at the dorms" She said running off.

"Wait! What are we supposed to do until you get back." Ursula said as she turned around.

"I don't know. You can sleep with each other or something" She said and ran in the other direction.

The two were silent and red as they stood there.

Erica tried to close the distance between them but they had gotten very far. She noticed a student passing on his bike and flagged him down.

"hay I know we just met but can I borrow this. I need to catch up to a boy." She said to the girl as she got off the bike.

"I understand. go get him." She said as Erica peddled up the road. She finally managed to catch up with the boy and then road in front of the two. She Jumped from the bike and landed in front of they boy she only knew as Paetsch but was on a mission to introduce herself. Unlike other girls Erica wasn't afraid to reach to meat people. She was very outgoing and open to others. This made her a very likable person to many.

She lands on her feet as the bike rides off and crashes into a bush up the way. She looks up into the boys eyes and said shyly.

"Hi... I'm Erica Hartmann... whats your name..."

well that one took a while for such a short chapter. sorry i haven't updated it lately. i got off track for a while and when i picked it back up i was kind of blocked. ha ha ha. It allot harder to write a story about something that already happened. The great thing is that the way Erich and his future wife Ursula actually meet is this way. He actually jumped from his bike to introduce himself to this girl. That's true love at first sight. Also their professor, Kurt Busch, Is a real person and not a made up character. He was very fond of Erich during his school days. I guess his laid back attitude really clicked with the school and the teachers.

Thanks for reading and please tell me what you think. Much more to come. Next chapter will reveal who this boy is and Erica will put on the strikers for the first time.