Rima walked to her apartment quickly, fumbling with the key, trying to unlock the door, and finally managing to open her door, slamming it shut behind her, and stomping to her bed, on her way throwing her jacket and bag to the side and collapsing on her bed, closing her golden-brown eyes for a moment and sighing, before getting up and pulling off her cap, running a hand through her long blonde hair, and then changing into a light grey off the shoulder top with a white vest underneath and black leggings, staring at herself in the mirror for a second.

"Perfect… I hope," She whispers to herself, before staring at the clock. Another five minutes until I need to leave..

Rima then looks around, and heads out to her small balcony, leaning against the wall and facing her door, shivering lightly because of the cool air.

"You could get a cold if you don't put on a jacket, you know." A silky voice said from the right side of her. Her head snapped in that direction, staring at the one and only, Fujisaki Nagihiko, who, as always, had a huge annoying smile on his face.

"Fujisaki," Rima growled, to which he responded with a "Rima-chan," with a pleasant smile on his face. "You know… You remind me of someone in my new school. But you don't really look like her that much," He stated, staring at the sky, while Rima facepalmed in her mind.

"Oh… Really," She managed to say, before looking back to her door again, as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Note to self, Fujisaki Nagihiko is an idiot.

They both stayed silent for a few seconds, before Nagihiko spoke. "What age are you, Rima-chan?"

"Sixteen," She replied, before glancing at her watch and taking a few steps forward. "Anyway, I need to go. Bye bye," She raised her hand in farewell, and then went back inside, closing the glass door behind her. Her eyes then widened in realization as to what she did. "I spoke to him. Again. Ugh," She groaned, and then slipped on a jacket and black flats, before heading out the door, and locking it.

Fujisaki Nagihiko knew he'd forgotten something as he rummaged around in his cupboards. He'd forgot to shop for food, even though he had gotten plenty of reminders from his mother, to shop. Which is why he was out in the heavy rain, with a heavy bagful of food. At least I brought my umbrella, he thought happily. Nagihiko glanced around, and a small person floated out of the safety of his hair, looking around too, before pointing.

"Hey, hey, Nagi, isn't that your new neighbour? The weird chick?" The small Nagihiko lookalike said, pointing.

"You mean Rima-chan?" Nagihiko said, surprised.

"Yeah, her! She's over there, look!" Nagihiko looked over in the direction his chara pointed to, and his eyes widened. Because, there was Rima curled up in a small ball, without any protection from the rain. "Thanks for telling me, Rhythm," Hurriedly, he jogged over to her, leaning down and covering her with the umbrella. "Are you alright, Rima-chan?" He said with a concerned voice, looking down at the shaking girl worriedly.

"H-Huh?" Rima looked up, with her face a light pink colour, her skin red around her eyes and nose, much to his surprise. "F-Fujisaki? I'm fine.. but why are you here?"

"I was shopping, and I seen you. I'll walk you home, since it's late," and you look miserable, He wanted to add, but didn't. She hesitated for a moment, but then nodded and stood up.

"Thank you… I guess."

"It's just what neighbours do, right, Rima-chan?" Rima just stared at him for a moment, before nodding slowly. "Anyway, let's get home, it's freezing out here," Nagihiko smiled, and the couple began walking slowly to the apartment building, in silence.

Rima stood by the local park's gates, leaning back on the fence and looking around, tapping her foot on the ground as she waited.

"C'mon, they were supposed to be here five minutes ago…" She muttered, checking her orange phone for the third time since she arrived, and then closed it, looking up and finding people staring at her. After giving a signature death glare, she turned and stared down the street, squeezing her phone in her hand in frustration. Suddenly, she felt a drop of rain on her hand, and looked up to the sky, seeing rain fall.

"Great. Just great," She whispered, and then quickly opened her vibrating phone.

"Hello Mother, are you going to come any time today?"

"W-Wait, what do you mean you can't come? You know today is important," She had a scowl on her face as she said this, feeling crushed. Of course she's gonna make an excuse. She always does, A small horrible voice at the back of her mind said.

"Right…Well, good luck with your work. I'm sure you'll enjoy it," Her voice raised in anger and then she shut the phone, hanging up.

"I…hate my parents.." She mumbled, trying not to let tears fall, and walked away, looking for shelter and finally giving up, and curling into a ball.

Rima woke up early in the next morning, glad it was the weekend, but shuddering as her dream basically relived the night before. She dragged herself out of bed, and then heard a beep coming from her phone, checking it quickly.

"I'm in town today to see my grandparents, want to hang out?"

She immediately grinned, as her best friend in the whole world had texted her, and replied quickly, and then tossed her phone to the side

"Sure, I'll meet you at the local park in half an hour."

Rima then got ready as quick as she could after having a shower, and got dressed into a thick orange sweater and blue jeans, slipping on brown knee high boots with a tiny heel on it, and tugging a brush through her curly hair, which went back to normal in the shower, to her relief. Checking her phone for the time, she then slipped it into her pocket with her wallet, and then checking outside to see the weather, which was a little gloomy, but didn't look as cold as the day before. Rima grabbed a light purple scarf, which was an odd choice, but it was her most cherished scarf, and wound it around her neck, before walking out of her apartment, and stopping at the mailboxes, opening hers and staring inside it, just as Nagihiko went and checked his. He noticed how the small blonde had a sad look on her face for a few moments, before it morphed into the emotionless mask it usually is. She then walked past him, and out the front door, turning a corner and walking slowly to the park, where she met her favourite pink haired friend, a small smile on her face as she walked towards her.

"Nice to see you again, Amu," She greeted, hugging the taller female.

"You too, Rima. Oh, it is okay if my other friend joins us, isn't it? I just really want to see you both, and for you two to meet! I'm sure you'll be great friends," Amu beamed, hugging her friend back and looking around. "We'll just need to wait for a bit…"

"…Alright," The small blonde said, not wanting to get upset with her friend.

They stood side by side, waiting on Amu's friend, for about five minutes, before they heard,

"Sorry I'm late!" The person approached them, resting both hands on their knees and panting, clearly looking like they ran most of the way there. Rima looked down at the person, and scowled.

This is gonna be a loooong day.

Hey hey! So this is Chapter Three! Yay! What did you think?

Thank you so much for the reviews, I really appreciated them.

Who do you think the mystery person is?

Also, I'm not too familiar with the American High School System, but I think Rima is a...Junior?

I'll also try and get the next chapter up ASAP! Stay tuned!

- KagaKoko