Bittersweet Love

by Narry95

Naotora's in love with Toshiie,but she causes trouble for him and he hates her. After sixth grade,Naotora moves away,only to become a victim of bullying.When all seem lost after her mom passes away,she gets back up on her feet and doesnt tolerate bullying and gains respect from the community.Her dads friend takes them in after losing their house and guess who's dad it is?

5. Chapter 5

There Toshiie was, standing in front of me once I turned around. What the heck? What is Toshiie doing here? This is bad, this is so bad! What should I do?

"You! What are you doing here?" I asked him, pointing to him.

"This is my house, what do you think? And you are?" Toshiie asked me and I grew really surprised. Did I really change that much to the point where he can't recognize me anymore? Okay, this is just plain awkward. It'll be so awkward for him to know it was me. Aww man, why does it have to be this way? Why his house? "So are you just gonna stand there like a stupid idiot and not answer me?" My mouth dropped open. I can't believe this guy! He is so rude! I don't even know how I liked him in the first place! He is such a bully! Hmph, nonetheless, he has a girlfriend already. I crossed my arms.

"So you really don't know me?" I questioned and he shook his head.

"If I knew who you were, would I even ask who you are?" he replied to me with attitude. I laughed a bit. He's got a point there.

"You'll find out soon enough, so there's no need to tell you now. I'll get a good welcoming so you can wait your rude ass for your dad to reveal who I am," I said to him. He had a surprised look on his face. I bet you weren't expecting that, especially from me. I'm not the same girl I was back in sixth grade. I've changed a lot. I turned around and climbed on the truck. I then grabbed my suitcase and went on ahead but then I stopped. "You asked if I needed help, right? You can help me bring the stuff inside. Thank you so very much." I walked on ahead inside…

Toshiie watched that girl go inside his house. He thought she was one rude girl and he would hate to be living in the same household with her, which he was gonna have to now. He rolled his eyes and took some stuff and walked into the house. In a while, they finished unpacking their stuff and they had to stay in the living room so their dad can introduce the girl and her dad.

"Wow, you are such a beautiful girl!" his mom told the girl and she smiled, seeming so nice. He thought that she was such a fake girl, pretending to be nice and everything when in reality, she is rude. He knew this because she was rude to him, even at his own house!

"Thank you, you are very beautiful too," she replied to his mom. Toshiie wondered who she was and why she looks so skanky. He could tell she was not a good girl but rather one of those girls who like to go out and party to the climax and always going out all day with her friends.

"Everyone, this is my old friend, Naomori. Please welcome him into this household and make him feel welcomed here," his dad said, smiling.

"I thank you guys for taking in me and my daughter. I will make sure I replay your debt," the girl's dad said, smiling. He shook Toshiie's hand and his little brother Tommy's hands as well. Her dad gave his dad a brotherly hug.

"Alright, and this is his beautiful daughter and only child, Naotora," his dad said, and he felt a rush of Déjà vu go up his spine. He thought it was weird because the girl that liked him was also named Naotora. He knew it couldn't be her because that girl was not innocent like the other one. It was then that he noticed her eyes twinkling in the light and she had a brown and blue eye! He thought that it couldn't be her. It just couldn't be…

"Hi, I would like to thank you too for taking us in when times became bad for us. I hope we can all get along together," I said to them and Toshiie's mom gave me a really big hug. I was surprised by her sudden movement.

"You are most welcomed. Come on, let me show you to your room," Toshiie's dad said to my dad, taking his suitcase and they went up the stairs. She then stopped hugging me.

"Naotora, you are so beautiful! I always wanted a daughter but I've always had boys. You and I have to do lots of things together like shopping, eating out, you know, just mother and daughter things," she said, and I remembered the day my mom passed away. We were also spending mother and daughter time too. It made me really sad and I wanted to cry. Mom, I miss you so much.

"Mom, she already has a mom. You can have that moment when you have your own daughter. Naotora, you can't just come into our home and start making my mom spend time with you. Do that with your own mom," Toshiie said, and I looked down. I wanted to burst into tears but I was holding it all in. Damn, the way he said that to me was just plain cold and rude. I guess he would say it that way, since he doesn't know what happened to my mom. At least not yet.

"My mom passed away," I managed to say, feeling a deep pain in my chest. Tears began forming in my eyes but I wiped it away as I sighed.

"Toshiie, that is not how you treat a guest! Naotora, I am so sorry for your loss. If you ever need to talk to me about anything, you can come to me, okay? Let me take you to your room," his mom said and I nodded my head. She took my suitcase and took my arm. She began taking my up the stairs as well…

Toshiie felt really bad for saying that now. He felt like such a jerk and regret saying for her to do it with her own mom. He took out his phone and used the app "Kik" to write to his friends. He wrote "Naotora's back. Or at least I think it's her." and a few seconds later, Keiji wrote "What? How do you know she's back?" and he wrote "She's living in my house now" and then Sakon wrote "See? I told you. If someone leaves and comes back to you, it was meant to be". Then Kiyomasa wrote "Haha Sakon. So Toshiie how is she? Did she get pretty?" and Toshiie wrote "She lost her mom. She is really tall now."

His mom came back down and took Tommy off into the kitchen. She then came back to him.

"Toshiie, go upstairs and see if Naotora needs any help unpacking," his mom demanded and he didn't even want to but he felt like he should so he could apologize to her. Toshiie put his phone away and began walking up the stairs. He went into the room that his mom decorated so pretty and nice for her. He opened the door and she turned to him…

I turned and saw that it was Toshiie. It surprised me because I didn't expect it to be him of all people here. It's just him. I wonder why he came in here. Maybe he left something here on accident.

"Do you need any help unpacking? Of course I wouldn't volunteer at my own will though. My mom told me to come ask you," Toshiie said and I shook my head. He would say that his mom asked him to ask me if I needed help. After 2 years, he is still that mean boy I liked.

"No, I think I got it. Thanks anyways. Actually, I don't know if I should be thanking you or your mom because your mom did tell you to come ask me. Oh well, I thank the both of you," I replied to him, turning to my box of clothes and opening it. There I saw a picture frame of me and my mom together. I took it and looked at the picture. Even this day, I still miss my mom and can't believe she's really gone forever.

"Hey, Naotora, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I didn't know your mom passed away. I'm sorry for your loss," Toshiie said in his caring voice. I hated when he used his calm voice because I can't tell if he really does care or he's just screwing around. I went and put the picture on the desk. He sure knows how to play around with my heart and confuse it.

"It's okay. She's in a better place now. She deserves to live a better life with better children," I began, feeling pain in my heart. I always told myself that I needed to protect them from anything that happens, especially if problems arise because of me. I failed at doing that.

"I'm sure she loved you a lot," he told me and I smiled a little.

"I failed her again. I couldn't protect her from harm's way," I said, a tear dropping down from my cheeks but he didn't see. I quickly wiped it away. Toshiie was just looking at me. I was beginning to feel uncomfortable because he kept looking at me. Okay, it's getting a little awkward. Is he waiting for me to flinch or something? "Why do you keep looking at me? Is there something on my face?" Toshiie shook his head.

"No, there's not. I'm just looking because you are stupid for always blaming yourself on everything when it's not your fault," Toshiie told me, walking out of the room and closing it behind me…

Toshiie left the room and back into his own room. He totally lied to her because he was really looking at her because she changed so much in two years. She looks nothing like how she did back when he was in eighth grade. She was so pretty and cute now, not to mention that she is really tall too. She dresses differently too. He guesses that it's part of going through puberty because it changes a person, but he didn't think it would change her that much. Nevertheless, he went into the bathroom to shower. He looked into the mirror and thought hard.

"Could it have been her the day when we were at the mall?" he asked himself. He wasn't sure and didn't know what to think. Toshiie took off his shirt and turned the water on to shower…

He hasn't changed one bit. He's still mean to me. The least he could have done is say hello to me. Oh well, it doesn't matter. Now to put my clothes in the walk in closet. I grabbed my clothes and clothes hangers. I opened the closet door and walked in. It was super nice and big. I began hanging my clothes up and my clothes barely fit the entire closet, since I had so much. It was kind of hot so I switched into a loose black and red plaid skinny legged pajama and a loose teen top. I was sitting down on the bed when the door opened. It was Toshiie's mom.

"Hi, Naotora, come down and eat some food," she told me, making me stand up. She must sure want a daughter because she clings onto my arm tight, and she also said so too. We both went downstairs and into the kitchen. My dad and Toshiie's family was already sitting down, waiting for us. They turned to us and I had to sit in front Toshiie on the table. It felt kind of awkward because I still can't believe I'm living in Toshiie's house and I liked him back in sixth grade year, but being here again brings back my feelings I had for him. I was definitely not gonna show that I am growing feelings for him. Besides, he already has a girlfriend. I saw them kiss too at the mall that one day. I have to get over him no matter what.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's eat," Toshiie's dad said. They began taking some food and eating it. It was very awkward and it would seem rude if I just began taking food like how I did with my parents.

"Naotora, make sure you eat a lot, okay? Toshiie, can you please give her some food? I'm pretty sure she's still getting used to everything here," his mom said, looking at him and smiling. Toshiie then took my plate and put some rice in there and some of the stir fry. I don't know why but I felt like laughing but I forced myself not to. Once he put some food on my plate, he placed it back on the table where I sat. I turned to him. Wow, Toshiie putting food on my plate. It's so amusing and funny, but also kinda cute.

"Thanks," I said and he continued eating. I began to eat the food slowly so I can get full faster. The food was really good and because I didn't really eat a lot, I was full quick. I only ate about half of the food he gave me. Toshiie gave me kind of a lot too. I definitely was gonna have to work out afterwards…

Toshiie saw how Naotora looked like she was full and she only ate half of the food he gave her. He thought that he really didn't give her that much. Another thing about her is that she didn't look as big as when she was in sixth grade because she was a bit meaty but she was still skinny. He guessed she was growing taller and her skin must have stretched throughout the years. He wondered how a person can change that much in two years.

"So, Naotora, what school do you plan on going to?" his dad asked her. I looked down and thought about it for a bit.

"I'm actually not sure yet," she replied. His mom then gasped and clapped her hands together once. She had a big smile on her lips. He knew that look. When she does that, it means she has an idea.

"Naotora! Why don't you go to the high school Toshiie is going to? It's barely new and Toshiie was one of the lucky ones to get to attend there. It's called the Arts of Entertainment high school. Naomori, you should enroll her in the school!" his mom said. Toshiie thought Naotora wouldn't get past the interview to be enrolled. It is only for students who want a career in the entertainment industry and she definitely isn't into that kind of stuff. She's probably more into cooking or something. Or at least he's sure of it.

"Mom, that school is only for those who want a career in the entertainment industry," Toshiie said, and a spark came through Naomori's eyes.

"For the entertainment industry, you say? Well then, my daughter will be just fine in that school. She may not look like it, but she is very talented and I am proud that she is my daughter," Naomori said, smiling, "So how do I get her enrolled?" Toshiie thought there was no way that Naotora could have any talent related to entertainments.

"No, it's okay dad. I can attend the regular schools," Naotora offered and her dad insisted on her going to his school.

"It'll give the both of you a chance to be friends again. Remember when you guys used to be so close? You guys were so in love! Those times were so cute. I remember as if it was just yesterday," his mom said, and Naotora was drinking water at that time. She then accidentally spit her water out and it struck Toshiie's face. He quickly closed his eyes before it hit him. Naotora gasped. He opened his eyes and looked at her meanly.

"What the hell, Naotora?" he said to her…

"I am so sorry, Toshiie," I began, remembering the days when I would accidentally do something that pisses him off and he would get so mad at me and say those kinds of stuff to me. I actually really missed hearing that and I wanted to laugh so much…

Toshiie remembered the days when she used to make him so mad and then he would yell at her and then something happens to her, making him feel bad for yelling at her. It was already towards the end of the school year when that happened. He can't believe he was missing those days and his slight feelings were coming back again.

Naotora looked like she wanted to laugh, making her cute face, only except it was really cute. She sucked in the bottom of her lip to prevent herself from laughing. Their parents didn't realize it but he did…

"I remember you doing that to him and he got very mad at you too. It was when you two were only one year old. Oh, those times are finally coming back," Toshiie's mom said. I completely forgot that Toshiie's dad said we used to be very close. I don't even remember ever being with Toshiie. Maybe that's why he hates me so much because he still remembers me. Nah, that couldn't be. He would've brought it up, saying that I am still annoying even when we were still small. There's no way he would remember. He even seemed surprised too.

"Why would you spit water at my brother?" his little brother said and his mom covered his mouth. He tried to make her let go of his mouth but she still held on to it tightly. He was saying something else but we couldn't hear him very clearly.

"Shush up, Tommy!" she told him and turned to me and smiled. "That's okay, Naotora. It was just an accident, right Toshiie?" Toshiie turned to me and I turned to him. I quickly turned away but I knew he was still looking at me.

"Yeah, I'm sure it was. I'm done eating. I'll head up to my room first," he said, taking his plate and walking into the kitchen. He then put his plate in the sink and headed upstairs. Their mom let go of Tommy's mouth.

"I'm done eating too," Tommy began and tried to take off but his mom pulled him back and made him sit down on the table.

"No you're not, buster. You better finish up your food," she said as he made a mad face and began eating his food again.

I helped Toshiie's mom wash the dishes and clean up before heading back inside my room. It was around eleven at night. I was tired but I needed to do my late night exercise. I switched into a neon green teen top and a black volleyball short. My hair was tied into a ponytail. I started doing stretches and pushups. I was on my fourty fifth push up when the door swung open and scared the crap out of me. I fell to the floor.

"Oh my god, you scared me!" I said to that person, turning and it was Toshiie…

Toshiie decided to go inside Naotora's room and tell her that she better not do anything like spitting water out again at him. He opened the door and scared Naotora. She even told him that he scared her. He was surprised that she was still awake doing exercise. He quickly noticed how skinny her thighs were now. It was so skinny and long! She stood up and went to get her little towel to wipe her face. Boy she was so curvy and attractive! He could tell she has a bubble butt because of her shape from her side. She had tattoos on herself and he didn't even notice. She was covered up too so he didn't see.

"You have tattoos?" he asked and she turned to him. She nodded her head.

"Yeah, I do. Why do you ask?" she replied to him. He shrugged his shoulders.

"Well you're the last person I'd expect to get tattoos, considering how innocent you were back then," Toshiie replied to her and her mouth dropped open and he thought it was pretty funny.

"Hey, just because I get tattoos doesn't mean I'm a bad person. I mean, look at you. You have tattoos on your arm and I'm pretty sure you're not a bad guy. You can't judge someone by their looks, you know," she told him. He already knew that so she didn't have to tell him…

"I know that, stupid. You don't need to remind me. Anyway, I just came here to tell you that you better not spit water on my face again or else," he said. He's even starting on the blackmails now? It is so like him to start doing that.

"Or else what? Or else you'll do nothing, like how you usually don't do anything but yell at me every time I did something wrong? Yeah, you know me. I'm always gonna end up doing something you don't like but that's just me. Don't worry, I'm gonna stay away from you as much as I can because that's what you want, am I right?" I replied to him.

"Well then, that's good. Wouldn't want me yelling at you again," he replied and I shrugged my shoulders.

"Actually, I don't care if you yell at me. It just goes in one ear and out the other. Simple as that," I told him. I took a stretch and took off my hair tie and moved my hair around to make sure it's not in knots. "Well anyway, I'm gonna go shower. I gotta wake up at five in the morning."

"For what?" Toshiie asked, confused.

"Oh just to do my morning workout, nothing big," I replied. He looked at me for five seconds before leaving the room. I locked the room and went to go shower…

Toshiie thought she was definitely more strong hearted than before. He can't really say much because people do change overtime and she's not the only one who changed. He thought if she goes to his school, her two best friends Ina and Okuni would be so happy and the three of them can finally be reunited once again, but Okuni and Ina have more friends too. It wasn't really his problem so he didn't think anything of it. He went into his room, which is next door to Naotora's room…

On Sunday, Toshiie's mom forced him to drive me to the new school for an interview to enroll in the new school. It is so weird because what kind of school would make students go through an interview? That school has already started for a week now. I was gonna attend the regular school but my dad really wants me to go to that school.

We were in the living room, and Toshiie was putting his shoes on. I was wearing a cute black lace romper with white decorations on it and a pair of high top white converse with. The converse has two of the high top part and one of them was folded down and it says the word "Converse" in black letters. The romper has pockets and I had my cute Hello Kitty wallet in there. My hair was curled and brushed to add more effect on the curls. Toshiie finished putting his shoe on and he stood up.

"You're not gonna pass the interview, since you have no talent in the entertainment industry. You'd be better off going to a regular high school and taking cooking class or something, no offense," he told me and his mom slapped his arm.

"Toshiie, don't say that to her! Naotora, don't listen to him. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Your mom was musically talented. I'm sure it runs in the genes," his mom said and I smiled too. I then turned to Toshiie.

"Hey, you never know what kind of talent I have. What if I do make it? What's gonna happen?" I asked him.

"If you make it, I'll give you a piggyback ride. If you don't make it, you have to do the same," Toshiie said. You are so on, Toshiie. We'll see who is giving who a ride. I then smiled and nodded my head.

"You got yourself a deal," I told him and it was time for him to begin driving me to the school. We walked out together and got in his car. It definitely has his smell to it but it smelled like cologne. He started the car and began driving to the school. I was looking out the window and I still remember everything. Nothing has changed for now. I took out my wallet and out came my dimple piercings.

"What is that?" Toshiie asked and I laughed. Does he really not know what it is? Of course he won't, he just has ear piercings on.

"It's my dimple piercings," I replied, deciding to put it on. I opened the mirror in front of the passenger seat and began putting it on…

Toshiie saw how Naotora put the dimple piercing on and to him, it looked so scary and painful. He doesn't understand how she can even get herself some dimple piercings. He knows his parents wouldn't any of their kids getting that pierce. He thought it must have hurt so much getting it.

"That's disgusting, Naotora. Don't start putting it on when I'm around," he told her and she turned to him. She began laughing and the dimple pierce looked really pretty. It was just scary to see it being put on.

"What, scared of seeing dimple piercings being put on? Don't worry, it's not as bad as the collar and hip pierces," she told him and the light became red so he stopped the car and waited for the light to turn green. He turned to her, disgusted.

"That's sick. There is no such thing as collar and hip piercings. Besides, there's nothing to hold the pierces so it's just gonna slip out as the hole closes up," he said and she began laughing so hard and couldn't stop. She used her hands to cover her mouth from laughing too loud. She was definitely still the same, but also different. It was kind of nice knowing she was still kind of the same too…

The lights turned green and he began driving again. I had a big smile on my face and I bit my bottom lip to prevent myself from laughing.

"It really wasn't that funny, Naotora," Toshiie told me, and I laughed a bit more. He was focused on driving so he was looking straight when he told that to me.

"It was funny," I replied to him.

"No it wasn't," he replied.

"Yeah it was," I said.

"No," he replied.

"Uh huh," I said.

"No," he said.

"Yes," I replied and finally we both kinda laughed. Were Toshiie and I just flirting? I can't believe I'm feeling the butterflies in my tummy again and it's very strong. Toshiie and I stopped talking because it got kinda awkward for us. He drove to a really nice school. "Oh wow, this school is really nice." We both got out of the car and he kind of sat on the front of his car. I turned to him. His hands were crossed and he looked so attractive like that. He was very hot too. "Are you gonna take me to the interview room?"

"No, you gotta figure it out on your own," Toshiie said, taking out his phone. I don't get him at all. He seems nice but then he gets mean. He was right. I should find the places by myself because I'm gonna need to find out everything on my own. I can't be bothersome to him.

"Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna have to find everything on my own. Besides, I shouldn't be bothersome of troublesome or whatever you call it. I'll be back whenever then," I replied to him and began walking inside the school…

Toshiie watched as Naotora was lost and didn't know where to go. It was very entertaining to see and it was cute. He can't believe he's starting to fall for her again. Naotora was still walking around trying to find her way and it's been ten minutes already and she was gonna be late for her interview.

"Still as troublesome as ever," Toshiie said, walking to her. He grabbed her wrist and began taking her in the mirror room where they had to interview. His school originally had fifty one people but they decided to make it fifty two and there were so many people there too. He didn't understand why she just didn't follow them. She probably wanted him to escort her or something.

"I thought you wanted me to find it on my own," she said to him.

"Well you're too dumb and always need my help with everything," he replied to her. He took her to the room. She thanked him for helping her out. "You were gonna be late anyways." She smiled and nodded her head. She then went inside and he waited for her…

I went inside the room and there was a judge table. They turned to me and smiled.

"Hi, are you Naotora Ii?" the man in the middle asked me and I nodded my head, "Great, you're just in time. Have a seat." There was a chair in the middle in front of them. I went to go sit down and smiled at them.

"Thank you for giving me an opportunity to see if I am good enough for your school," I told them and they smiled.

"You are most certainly welcomed. You already have the manners to be in this school. Lets us see if you are the one person we need. I am Yuan Shao. This is Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Zhuge Liang, and Yue Ying. Let me start off by asking about your personal background," Yuan Shao replied to me.

"My name is Naotora Ii and I am fourteen years old. I have been singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments since I was small. I was born and raised here until the end of my sixth grade year but due to some hardships, my dad and I came back here. ," I said to them.

"What's your nationality?" Zhuge Liang asked me.

"I'm Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, ," I replied to him.

"You are so beautiful! I thought you were one of the new language people. You don't look anything like an Asian girl, not that it's a bad thing. It's a good thing," Yue Ying said to me.

"Oh, thank you very much. You are very beautiful too," I replied to her and she thanked me.

"Are you good at singing and dancing?" Liu Bei asked me.

"I'm not sure myself, but as far as I know, people who have heard me say I am really good. About dancing, I don't really know if I'm a good dancer because everyone has different styles of dance they like," I replied.

"What's your definition of singing and dancing?" Cao Cao asked me and I thought about it.

"To me, my definition of dancing is another form of self expression. You're not using words but rather using actions by the way you swing your arms and move your body and legs. It defines who you are. Singing, on the other hand, is freely using your voice without anyone telling you whether you are using your voice correct or not. It's also another way to express yourself," I responded and they seemed satisfied with my answer.

"Who inspired you to sing, dance, and play musical instruments?" Yue Ying asked me.

"My mom inspired me to sing and play musical instruments but I danced at my own will," I replied, feeling a rush of pain through my chest thinking about my mom. I suddenly felt like I wanted to cry but I didn't.

"That is wonderful, is she here with you at this school? Maybe you can sing a song dedicating to her," Yue Ying said, smiling. I know she will always be here with me. She has a place in my heart forever.

"Yeah, she's here with me, not at the school though. She passed away when I was in seventh grade, but she remains in my heart forever," I replied.

"I am sorry for your loss. Show us your singing skills. Let's see how well your performance is," Sun Jian asked and I nodded my head. I got up and walked over to the microphone stand. "Anytime you're ready."

"Okay," I said and thought of a sing to sing to impress the people interviewing me. I usually sing a song by my mood and right now, all I could think about is my mom. I really missed her and I was ready to cry already. I took a deep breath before singing without music. "Say something I'm giving up on you. I'll be the one if you want me to. Anywhere I would've followed you. Say something I'm giving up on you and I am feeling so small. It was over my head. I know nothing at all and I will stumble and fall. I'm still learning to love, just starting to crawl. Say something I'm giving up on you. I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you. Anywhere I would've followed you. Say something I'm giving up on you and I will swallow my pride. You're the one that I love and I'm saying goodbye." After I finished singing, the judges were just quiet. I had tears in my eyes and I really tried to not let it out but I couldn't help it. A tear rolled down my eyes. I made Yue Ying drop some tears.

"Come here, you need a hug," Yue Ying said, getting up and walking over to me. I walked over and she gave me a hug. I hugged her back and tried not to cry. I let out my tears but I wouldn't cry loud. It was only soft. "You were amazing. I'm sure your mother would've been proud of you." I nodded my head and wiped my tears away. Yue Ying stopped hugging me and went back to the table to sit down. I had to go back and sit down.

"Okay, Naotora we have one last question before the interview finishes. What has music done to help you in your life?" Zhuge Liang asked me and I thought hard about it.

"Music helped me get back on track when times became rough for me in middle school. It helped me become a stronger person that I am today. It made me not afraid to be myself no matter what," I replied honestly.

"Alright, thank you for coming to our interview today. Now we will decide whether or not you are worthy of being a student in this school," Yuan Shao said and I nodded my head. They began whispering, talking so low that I didn't know what they were saying. Did I pass the interview? Did I fail? I don't really care if I fail, because I gave my all in this interview and I was very honest. Pretty soon, they turned back to me.

"Naotora, I think you are the student we are looking for. You have shown us great potential and that you have what it takes to be in the entertainment industry," Liu Bei told me, and it was nice to hear those words.

"I really agree with Liu Bei here. You sing with emotion and you are able to give us the direct mood for a song. When you sang the song, it was filled with so much emotion and we could definitely feel the pain and it was just utterly incredible," Cao Cao said to me. It really seems like I'll be able to get in but I don't know. There were a lot of people who came and I'm pretty sure a lot of them are good too.

"I don't think I've ever seen anyone so honest for our interview. You are such an amazing singer and I honestly don't know how you don't even have an agent yet because you are the best singer I have ever heard in my entire life. I am thankful that we made this school here. It's because of great singers like you that this school exists to help you reach your career," Sun Jian said.

"Naotora, I honestly don't know what to say. Words aren't enough to express your talent. I truly believe that you are the person we have been looking for. When you first began singing, I already felt your pain and it was so amazing because no one has ever done that before and I literally cried. To sing and make your audience feel your mood, that's true singing power and I really think that you will make it far in the industry, quite possibly even be the first person to get an agent," Yue Ying said, smiling.

"You were really amazing when you were singing. I could tell that you were very true to yourself and your weren't lying about anything. I think that many agents will fight for you and I look forward to seeing what other talents you posses," Zhuge Liang said. It was finally Yuan Shao's turn to say something to me.

"I think this is the best interview we have ever done. You took it very seriously and I am really glad you came and showed us a part of your talent. You truly are gifted with the ability to sing. When you sang, you sang your heart out to your mother and I know she must be so proud to have such a talented daughter," Yuan Shao said to me. I was so happy they liked my singing.

"Thank you all so much. Hearing those words mean a lot to me," I replied to them and they just smiled.

"Naotora, congratulations, you made it to the Arts of Entertainment high school. Now, don't disappoint us, okay?" Yuan Shao told me and I had a big smile on my face. They were all just smiling. I nodded my head.

"Really? Thank you so much! Thank you," I replied to them, feeling so happy. They nodded their heads and I was able to leave again. I got up and went to the door. I opened it and came out. I was smiling because I was really happy. Toshiie was waiting for me up ahead and I went to him. He turned to me when I approached him…

Toshiie was waiting for Naotora and when she came to him, she was very happy and he knew that she must have made it. She was very pretty and cute smiling like that. He actually was kinda happy that she is gonna get to attend his school.

"You failed, right?" he pretended to ask her. She made a mad face and shook her head. She was so cute doing that! It made his heart skip a beat and it scared him because he didn't want to like her but yet, he was.

"No! I made it," she replied, suddenly smiling again. He gave her a knucklehead. "Ow, what was that for?"

"Stop smiling like an idiot and let's go," he said to her and they began walking back to his car. While walking, he decided to ask her why she didn't ask people to help her. "Why didn't you ask the people around here for help? Instead, you decide to keep going around so I'll have to come escort you. You're such an idiot." She made a mad face again.

"I did ask them but they were telling me the wrong directions and I didn't know so I listened to them. That's why I kept walking around. Some of them even told me that the school is only for Asian people because Asianese people already have an advantage and the school is trying to even it out. And I'm not even Asianese! I'm Asian, not Asianese, and since when did people start mistaking Asian people for Asianese?" Naotora said, and he wanted to laugh at her. It was actually pretty cute when she gets mad. He almost smiled but then she tripped on a sidewalk crack and fell on his back and they both fell down.

"What the hell, Naotora? Why are you being so troublesome again, stupid?" he said, getting mad and using his back shoulders to move her away. She got off him. He heard her laughing one time and it was so cute.

"Sorry, Toshiie. It was an accident," she said to him as he gave her a knucklehead again.

"Stop apologizing. Every time you do, something bad happens again," he told her, as she sneezed on his face. It really sickened him."Ugh, Naotora! Why would you freaking sneeze on me?" Toshiie said to him, as he gave her a third knucklehead. She was about to say something to him until he interrupted her. "Don't even apologize to me before something else happens."

"Actually, I was just gonna tell you that you had a piece of leaf on your head," she told him, reaching over to take the leaf off. After she did so, she laughed a bit and went began heading into his car first. He shook his head and began walking after her…

Toshiie caught up to me and we walked to his car. He unlocked the car and we went inside. His car smelled really good. We got in and buckled our seatbelts. Now that I think about it, I can't believe that he's already a junior and I'm a freshman. He began driving back to his house.

When we went inside the house, his mom rushed over to us happily.

"So how'd it go?" she asked me and I smiled.

"I made it," I replied to her and she was so happy for me. She gave me a big hug and began jumping up and down. She seems like such a great mom.

"Yay! We should definitely make a great meal in honor of you passing the interview!" she suggested to me and I nodded my head. Toshiie took off his shoes and began walking up the stairs. His mom turned to him. "Toshiie, where do you think you're going? Come back here and give Naotora a piggyback ride, like you promised if she passed. Don't think you're gonna get away with it." Oh shoot, I totally forgot about that!

"Oh, no it's okay. He doesn't have to," I told his mom but she insisted that he come and give me a piggyback ride so he came back down the stairs. He went in front of me and turned around. He lowered himself so I can get on him. I started feeling shy so I didn't want to and because it's weird if he holds my thighs, considering how my feelings are coming back for him again…

"Get on my back. I'll take you to your room," Toshiie said. It was kind of awkward to be saying that kind of stuff to her because it made him feel kind of shy and he didn't want to feel that way towards her.

"No, you really don't have to, Toshiie," she said. He wasn't going to anymore since she insisted that he didn't have to but he kind of wanted to see how heavy she was so he just grabbed her legs, forcing her to end up hugging his neck from behind and he felt himself liking it. When he did that, she also uttered a cute tiny scream.

"Toshiie! You scared me," Naotora said to him, as he got up and she actually wasn't heavy. She was pretty light. He gave her a ride up the stairs on his back and into her room. "You really didn't have to give me a piggyback ride, you know."

"Yeah, I bet you wanted me to," Toshiie said and gave her a knucklehead, "Don't make such stupid bets next time."

"But you were the one who made that bet, not me, so you can take back your knucklehead," Naotora said, giving him a knucklehead too. He did not like it at all. He hated receiving knuckleheads!

"Why you!" he said, trying to give her a knucklehead but she moved him and he hit the door and it slammed shut.

"Why are you giving me back the knucklehead? It's not necessary," she told him, as he began walking to her and she was backing up. "What are you trying to do now?" He went too close to her that she sat down on her bed. He grabbed her shoulders and made her lay down. She tried to move him. "Toshiie, what the heck? Get off me." She wasn't talking loud though, as if she didn't want their family members to hear. She moved her shoulders and it slipped from his grasp and he grabbed both of her wrists. He made her lay down and he leaned towards her too.

"Naotora, you got a lot of nerves giving me a knucklehead. Only I can give them to you but you can't give me any," he said to her, as the door swung open and they both turned to see who it was…

Toshiie was holding my wrists, making me lay down on my bed and he is leaning against me. Okay, this is so awkward. How can he just keep doing these kinds of stuff to me and not feel anything towards it? It's confusing my heart. The door swung open and we both turned to see who it was. To our surprise, it was his brother Tommy. His eyes widened and Toshiie quickly let go of me. Tommy then slammed the door shut and we heard him running off. Oh no, he must have thought wrong!

"See what you did? This is all your fault. If you didn't do that to me, he wouldn't be thinking wrong," I said to him and he laughed.

"He knows I would never do such a thing, especially to a stupid girl like you, Naotora," Toshiie said, leaving the room. My mouth dropped open.

"You're such a jerk, Toshiie!" I told him as he just laughed and went out of my room. He always calls people stupid. He's the stupid one for calling other people stupid! Hmph, he's such a rude guy. How could I have even liked him?

I helped Toshiie's mom make some orange chicken and some pot stickers, not to mention spicy fried chicken. She seemed really happy when we were cooking and we had a great time talking. She reminds me of my mom a lot too. His mom began talking about Toshiie.

"You know, Toshiie really liked you when you guys were small. Did you know that he was nice to you but he was also really mean too? You guys were always together everyday nonstop. When you guys stopped coming, he was really devastated. That's why he doesn't really like girls. He's afraid the same thing will happen. I think you have what it takes to change that," his mom told me. Am I the reason why he doesn't really like girls? Were we really close to each other like that? That's a big shocker.

"Am I the reason why he doesn't really like girls?" I asked her and she nodded her head. Does he remember me? Is that why he hates me? It made total sense why he hates me.

"Don't worry about it. At least you guys will be able to be together more. I think it was a really great time for you to come here. Who knows? Maybe you might just become my daughter in law. Oh, how happy it will be! You have to hold on strong to him, even though he is mean to you, okay?" she replied to me. Does she mean if Toshiie and I get married or something? Does she want us to? Thinking about it made me feel shy.

"I don't think I'm ready to talk about marriage yet. I'm still a freshman and I have more stuff to worry about than marriage," I replied to her and she smiled and nodded her head.

"Yeah, that's true, but I'm gonna do my best to make sure you two become close, okay? I would love for you to be the one my son loves. It would be such a blooming love for you guys," she replied and I just smiled, "Promise me you'll consider my son?" I then laughed and thought about how I liked him.

"Okay, I promise I will," I replied and she was very happy. We fixed up the table nicely and everyone came down to eat.

"Naotora and I made this nice dinner in honor of her making it through the interview," his mom said and Toshiie's dad and my dad clapped their hands. Toshiie was just looking down, texting someone. Tommy was sitting down, watching them clapping their hands.

"Well, that's wonderful news, Naotora. That's good, because your dad began a business too so I think this should also be in honor of his new business," his dad said, and I turned to my dad, surprised.

"You began a business, dad? What kind of business are you doing?" I asked, and my dad smiled, "Is it the one mom was planning on doing?"

"Yeah, it is. It's the restaurant business we have been thinking about doing since you were small. We were planning to begin once you become a freshmen so I'm gonna fulfill your mother's dream," he replied and I nodded my head. I hope you can see that even though you're not here physically to celebrate, I'm sure you're happy still mom.

"Alright, that's even better! Let's eat!" his mom said happily. We all began getting some food and Toshiie got his food. He got some of everything and I got a small portion of everything. We all began eating and Toshiie kept on staring at me once in a while. We had to sit in front of each other again, and I think we will be sitting this way until we are able to find our own house. Why is he staring at me? It's making me feel uncomfortable and shy. I can't believe that I am feeling this way. I thought I got over him already. I looked down a lot when I ate…

Toshiie kept looking at Naotora and she was doing the same thing. It was pretty awkward for him, and made him feel kind of shy towards her but he couldn't let her know. Everything he said about not liking her back in eighth grade is becoming the exact opposite. He was also still writing to his friends on the Kik app. They were just talking about how it's hard to imagine that she would be attending the school with them and how they want to see how much she changed on Monday. He told them that they were in for a shock. After he wrote that, he continued eating and stopped looking at her.

When they finished eating, he saw Naotora helping his mom wash the dishes and he saw how much his mom liked her. She was always blabbering about wanting a daughter but she only had sons. They were gonna begin school tomorrow and he thought she might need help knowing what to bring and all that. He waited until she finished helping her mom clean up and went upstairs.

He went out of his room and opened the door. She was already doing squats and she turned to him.

"I figured you would need help knowing what kind of stuff to bring tomorrow," he told her and she stopped doing squats and sat down on her bed.

"Okay, thanks. What do I need to bring?" Naotora asked him.

"You're gonna need a laptop and some exercise clothes, a water bottle, and a binder," he told her and she nodded her head.

"That was lesser than I thought but okay, thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate it Toshiie," she told him and he left the room…

It was finally gonna be my first day of school. I was so excited and happy. I had a Nike workout bag and inside was my laptop, a binder, five water bottles, and my exercise clothes in there. I also brought one of my new Nike exercise shoe too. For today, I wore a black and white Aztec-like designed jegging with a black loose teen top. It had white writing on it that said "My insane swag can't be reached" and on the back it says "Yes that includes you". It went up to the bottom of my butt on the back but the front, it goes up to the bottom of my hip. I curled my hair and flipped more hair to the right and wore a black snapback backwards. My shoes were a pair of Nikes and it was also black and white. I put on all of my pierces before heading down the stairs where Toshiie was waiting for me.

"God, you take forever. We only have thirty minutes left," he said and I didn't realize I took that long, "You dummy."

"Sorry, I'll be faster next time," I replied to him. We were about to leave when his mom stopped us. She had 2 bento boxes with her. There was a purple one and a red one.

"Wait, here's some fresh fruits for you guys," she said, giving me the purple one. I took it and put it in my Nike bag.

"Thank you," I said to her. Toshiie took his too and she gave me a hug. I hugged her back and we went outside. I was walking and our dad's came back home. My dad rushed out to me.

"Oh good, you haven't left yet. Here's your new phone, Naotora. Please take good care of it because it was really expensive, okay?" He handed me a phone box. It was called an iPhone galaxy. I opened it and it was a really nice phone. I loved it so much!

"Thanks, dad. I love you so much!" I told him and he smiled. I gave him a big hug for five seconds before letting go. "I promise I will take good care of it." He nodded his head.

"Okay. Have fun on your first day of school, okay?" he said and I nodded my head. Toshiie and I went inside his car and he drove off to the school. I was a really happy girl. This is the first time I got a really good phone so I need to take very good care of it. I was holding the phone and smiling.

"You got double snakebites?" Toshiie asked me and I laughed. Double snakebites? That isn't what it was called. He is so funny! I shook my head.

"It's called shark bites, silly," I replied to him. He shook his head. When we got kind of close, he parked the car and turned to me. I wonder what's wrong. Did he forget something? Is he gonna say something to me?

"Let me be clear about one thing, Naotora. When we're at school, don't you dare tell anyone that we're living in the same household. You got that? No one should know. And act like you don't know me," he told me. If he says that, does it mean I do the same for his friends? Yeah, most likely that too. Okay, if he wants that, I really will act like it. I didn't really care about that. If he wants that, then I won't say anything about it. Besides, it is his house too and it would be rude for me to blabber out and have people come over all the time. I nodded my head.

"Okay, if you want that, I'll respect what you want," I said, opening the car and getting out. I figured that if we don't want people knowing, then we shouldn't be seen together and getting out of the car together.

"Where are you going, stupid?" he asked.

"Well, if we don't want anyone knowing, we shouldn't come out of the same car together. You can just drop me off here and I will walk. You can meet here afterschool too," I said and he agreed to it. Before I left he stopped me.

"Here, in case you get a switch of plans," he told me, handing me a piece of paper with his number on it. Oh my god! I got his number! I took it and did the same for him. He took the paper and drove off to the school while I was walking there…

Toshiie got to the school in thirty seconds and parked his car. He put her phone number inside his phone and came out. He took his backpack and bag out of the car and locked the car. He began walking inside the school to where his friends hung out.

Keiji and the others saw Toshiie walking to them and they smiled at him.

"Hey, wassup Toshiie? So, where is she? I thought she was supposed to be with you," Keiji asked, looking around to see if he can catch a glimpse of her.

"I dropped her off not too far from here. She's walking to this school. I'm not trying to have anyone find out we're living in the same house. I don't want people thinking wrong about us," Toshiie said to them and they nodded their heads.

"I really wonder how different she looks. You said you didn't even recognize her at first. Maybe it was because it was night time," Sakon said and Toshiie shook his head. He knew that he saw her face but he didn't recognize her.

"No, I really didn't recognize her. Why do you guys keep talking about her?" Toshiie asked, and they began laughing.

"Well, maybe because she liked you back in sixth grade and she moved away at the end of the school year. Dude, she saved your life," Kiyomasa said and they laughed, "But seriously though, it just makes me curious to know. Does she still like you all this time? Maybe you're in for something special, Toshiie."

"Yeah, maybe God decided to give you another chance to take what he's giving you. After all, she did come back and now she's living in your house," Sakon continued. Toshiie shook his head, even though he knew that he did begin to like her.

"I'm not interested in her," he lied, and they were just laughing.

"I wonder how she'll surprise Ina and Okuni. Did you tell her that they go here too?" Keiji asked and Toshiie shook his head. He totally forgot to tell her that but it would have been better to see her surprised face.

"I'll leave it as a surprise for her. Anyway, I'll tell you if I see her around," Toshiie replied to them and they began talking about some other stuff but they also kept a lookout to see if they can spot Naotora…

Ina and Okuni were with their friends Gracia, Oichi, Hanbei, Magoichi, Masamune, Nagamasa and Hayakawa. They were talking about funny stuff and walking around the school campus. Their school begins at eight and it was seven till' eight.

"Yeah, I think Nobuyuki is really handsome," Ina told them and they agreed. Even though it's been two years, she still really misses her friend Naotora and wishes she could come back and attend there with them. "Gosh, I know I say this a lot but I really miss my one of my old best friend."

"I know, I miss her too, Ina," Okuni said.

"It's okay, you still have all of us to be your friends," Hanbei said and they all agreed. Ina just smiled, but she still misses Naotora.

"So today we're gonna be checking our height and weight and comparing it to the celebrity size, right?" Masamune asked them and they nodded their heads. Their singing teacher Lu Meng told them on Friday that they were gonna be doing that on Monday and that's today.

"Isn't Shuten giving us a just dance game to play and we're each individually getting a song and we have to dance?" Nagamasa added in and they remembered. Shuten was their dance teacher and he is nice and funny but he can get very mean. He is mostly mean to them so they will try harder. On the first day of school, he made them all do hard just dance to see where their level of dance fits in and he gives them a song based on it.

"Well I just hope it goes by quick," Hayakawa said and they wanted it to go by fast so they won't be feeling nervous….

I was inside the office and they gave me my schedule. It was pretty simple. For my elective, I chose cooking just because I like cooking too and there was really no need to take like guitar, violin or piano since I already know how to play it. They told me that everyone has the same exact schedule, except for the electives, so basically all I have to do is follow where everyone goes until our elective class, in which I will be going to the cooking class. When I checked the time, it was already eight. In this school, there is no bell or anything and sometimes the teachers aren't there and it is called "self study" for the math, English, history, and science class but for the others, it's called "individual training". They do this because they are preparing students for a celebrity life style. In which there won't be a bell to ring or whatever. We just need to be there and they don't take roll either because it's our responsibility to show up in school.

I came out of the office and began seeing people go into the English room on the third floor. I headed there too and opened the door. I walked in there, and saw Yue Ying. I'm guessing she was the teacher. I was late by two minutes. Everyone turned to me and stared…

Toshiie saw Naotora finally come inside the room. He was beginning to wonder where she was. Everyone was staring at her. He turned to his friends to see if they would recognize her too but it seems like they didn't.

"Ooh, she's hella pretty. I wonder if she's a new language girl," Kiyomasa said to his friends and Toshiie snickered and shook his head. He couldn't believe his friends thought the same as him. It reminded him of when she was telling him that people were mistaking her for an Asianese girl. He then turned to Ina and Okuni and they were just looking at her and they didn't recognize her either.

Their teacher Yue Ying turned and saw Naotora. She then smiled.

"Hi, glad you could make it," Yue Ying said to her and Naotora smiled and nodded her head. Yue Ying went to give her a hug.

"So, Toshiie, where is Naotora? I thought you said she was attending this school?" Keiji asked Toshiie quietly and Sakon wondered the same thing. Toshiie just snickered and shook his head. None of the ones who knew her didn't recognize her.

"She is," he replied to them as Yue Ying began to introduce her to everyone.

Ina and Okuni thought she was a really pretty Asianese girl and the school was meant for Asians only but they guess Yuan Shao made an exception to let her in. Her eyes were just like Naotora's eyes and they missed her all over again.

I had to turn to the front and I panicked when I saw two girls that looked like Ina and Okuni. Not only that but I also saw the girl they were with at the mall that one day. There's no doubt, it has to be them. Do they remember me? It doesn't seem like they do. Do they even miss me? I also saw Toshiie and his friends in the class. Keiji they didn't seem to recognize me either. I suddenly felt like we were back in sixth grade when we were inside Mrs. Nohime's class together. I wanted to see their reactions when they find out who I am. They are probably gonna be so shocked.

"Everyone, this is the fifty second student accepted in this school, and the last person to get in. This is Naotora Ii," Yue Ying said to them and I saw Ina and Okuni turned to each other hella fast. I also saw Keiji and the others make confused faces. That doesn't really surprise me, since Toshiie didn't recognize me either.

"Hi, I'm Naotora Ii. I really look forward to having a great year with all of you," I said and Yue Ying smiled. I got to go sit down next to a guy I didn't know…

Keiji, Kiyomasa, Sakon, Ina, and Okuni were in for a big surprise. They couldn't believe that she was Naotora! Toshiie knew they were gonna be just as surprised as he was. She was really fit and pretty.

Yue Ying gave them the new link for their English homework through the laptop. They got to do self study, only except the teacher was there. Everyone got in their little groups but Naotora was alone, working on her homework with her laptop. They were all listening to music and eating breakfast.

"Dude, is she really Naotora?" Kiyomasa asked, and Toshiie nodded his head, "Damn, I thought she was Asianese. That really doesn't look like her though."

"Wow, she got really tall, just like you said. She's really pretty and cute though, not to mention that she got skinny thighs and that little bubble butt," Keiji said and they agreed.

"Toshiie, you like her now, don't you? Why don't you talk to her again?" Kiyomasa suggested and he shook his head.

"Nah, I don't want to. Hey, you guys better not tell anyone we're living in the same house," Toshiie said and they nodded their heads. Keiji felt like saying hi to her.

"Hey Naotora, how have you been? You really changed in two years," Keiji said to her and she turned to him. She then looked at him all weird.

"Sorry, but I don't think I know you," she replied to him. Their mouths dropped open, even Toshiie's. He wondered why she was acting like that now. Did she think she was too good for them now?

"What? But we went to middle school together," Keiji said.

"I moved away my middle school year so I don't recall anything. Sorry though. Maybe you're just mistaking me for someone else," she said and then she put on headphones and began listening to music. Toshiie thought she was so rude. How can she remember him but not Keiji them? Does she not remember Ina and Okuni too?

"Damn, she is saying she doesn't remember me but I'm your nephew," Keiji said to Toshiie, "Was she like that to you too?" Toshiie thought about it. There was no way she was like that to him because her expression towards him clears it up that she remembers him. Still, he didn't understand why she was being like that.

Ina and Okuni were speechless. They couldn't believe that she was Naotora, but she didn't seem like she knows them at all! They were about to go talk to her, but after seeing how she was towards Keiji, it made them think that she might be like that to them too.

"Do you think she could just be another Naotora and have the same name by chance?" Ina asked Okuni and she shrugged her shoulders, not knowing either.

"I'm not sure. It does seem too weird to have two Naotora Ii's. What if something happened, like she lost her memory of them? Or worse, of us?" Okuni replied to Ina and they got worried. They were sitting down with their other friends.

"What are you guys talking about?" Hayakawa asked them, smiling.

"You know the new girl? She has the same exact name as our old best friend and we're wondering if it's her," Ina explained and Hayakawa laughed.

"Then why don't you just go ask her?" she suggested and they looked at each other. What if she shows no signs of remembering them? After all, she did do that to Keiji. They both shrugged their shoulders.

"I don't know, I mean, she seemed like she doesn't remember Keiji and we went to the same middle school. Well, she moved away after our sixth grade year," Ina replied and Hayakawa nodded her head, understanding. She knows they are just scared if she doesn't remember them.

"I get what you're trying to say," she replied and they nodded their heads. Ina and Okuni decided to watch out for signs in case she does remember them…

I finished my work in thirty minutes. I could have finished faster but I was also a bit distracted with music. I turned to Ina and Okuni and they were in a bigger group. Them both didn't seem to care about me anymore. Dang, not even a single hi from them. I see how it is. They don't seem to remember me anymore. I put my laptop away in my bag and I didn't know who to talk to. I then decided to go talk to Mrs. Yue Ying because she reminds me of Mrs. Nohime. Speaking of Mrs. Nohime, I should go visit her once the middle school starts. I got my bag and got up. I walked past the students, past Keiji and Ina them. I went to the front.

"Hi, Yue Ying, can you help me out with something?" I told her and she smiled. She gave me a chair and I sat down close to her and crossed my leg. I also set my bag down.

"What do you need?" she replied.

"I just wanted to know if we meet here for the basic classes like math and English and stuff," I told her and she nodded her head. She told me that we come inside this class every morning until Friday.

"By the way, did you bring some exercise clothing for dancing class?" she asked and I nodded my head. I told her that I brought everything I needed for school. "Okay, that's great. You are well prepared. Well anyways, after elective class, you need to go switch into the new clothing for dance class."

"Oh, okay thanks for letting me know," I said. I then remembered about the bento box Toshiie's mom gave me. I took it out and opened it. There was sliced apples, strawberries, and grapes. It was very fresh. "Would you like some?"

"Oh, no I'm fine, thank you for asking me," Yue Ying said nicely. I smiled and began eating the fruits. She took out her own fruits and began eating with me. We were really bonding and she was a very nice person.

Once English class was over, I headed out to go to the cooking class. While I was walking, my bag accidentally hit Ina on her arm. I turned back to her and she did the same.

"Sorry," I said to her.

"It's okay," she replied and I turned around and walked off into the cooking class. I opened the door and went inside. In a bit, a few more students came in. They were all Chinese. We just got to make some breakfast. We also had to make it look very pretty and he takes a picture of the one he likes best. I wanted to be simple and original so I cooked some eggs and left it in a perfect circle. Next, I cooked a little bit of sticky rice and added a light brown food color to it. I also made one chocolate chip pancake and a waffle. When I finished, I got a plate and placed the waffle on the bottom and the pancake on top. The pancake looked like it was polka dot. Next, I took the rice and made a cute bear in sleeping position. I got some strawberries and cut them in very tiny pieces. I placed the teddy bear on top of the pancake and used the egg as a blanket for it. Next, I sprinkled the strawberries around the food I created and butter to make two small semicircles for the ear area. I also cut a small circle for the nose area and used little pieces of seaweed and cut two very small rectangles for the eyes to make it look like the bear is sleeping. I also cut a tiny triangle for the nose. I put syrup around the food and I was finished.

We all set our food on out desk and our teacher Benkei went to look at everyone's food and when he came across mines, he smiled.

"That is very cute and creative," he complimented and I thanked him. Once he finished looking at everyone's food, he went back to the front. "Alright, it's time to choose my favorite one and it is Naotora's. Please bring your food up so I can take a picture of it." I smiled and brought my plate up front. The other students were looking at my food and the girls were saying that it was so cute. Benkei took a picture of it and we got to eat our food. Aww, too bad I'm gonna eat you. Everyone ate their food and then it was time for dancing class. I went out to the bathroom and switched into my outfit.

I wore a short black volleyball short and it covers my butt. I also wore a pink workout bra that goes up to an inch under my boobs. I put on the Nike workout shoe and tied my hair into a ponytail. When I came out of the bathroom, I saw most of them go inside a mirror room on the first floor. I went down the stairs and headed inside there too. There was a teacher there that was a really well built muscled guy. He was very tall too. Everyone was at the opposite side of him so I began walking there too…

Everyone was at the opposite side of Shuten and Naotora finally came in, surprising Toshiie and the others who knew her. She had a really nice body with abs showing and she was covered with tattoos and pierces on her stomach. He can't believe she would wear that. It seemed so hoochy but he's seen girls who wear that kind of clothing before.

"Damn, she is hella fine," Kiyomasa said to them and they agreed. Toshiie knew she had tattoos and pierces, but he didn't think she would have that much. She looked like a bad girl who rolls with the gangster guys. At the same time, she was still pretty cute too.

"Yeah, puberty hella changed her," Sakon agreed. Naotora went to the end and examined the room. "You seriously gonna let a girl like that slide away?" Toshiie shook his head. He knows he kinda likes her, but he can't like her because he even told her and if he confesses, he would seem like an idiot and he wasn't trying to have that.

"Why not? Even though she changed, she's still her and that's not gonna change," he replied to them. He turned to see Ina and Okuni's reaction and they seemed really shocked.

Ina and Okuni thought that Naotora changed dramatically and they really can't recognize her anymore, except for her eyes. Besides that, she doesn't look like how she did back in sixth grade. She is more fit and she is taller than them. She used to be shorter than them but she outgrew them.

"Wow, she's so different. She doesn't seem like a shy person anymore, that's for sure," Ina said and Okuni nodded her head.

"Yeah, she seems like a stronger person now and she is very ground centered," Okuni replied and Shuten cleared his throat before speaking. Everyone stopped talking and turned to their dance teacher.

"Alright everyone, listen up. Today is the day where you each get a just dance based on your level of how much you can dance. Let's head on out to the dance gym and I will begin naming out who goes first and their song choice," Shuten said, and they all grabbed their belongings and headed out to the gym.

When they got to the gym, there was a wii plugged into the large TV. Everyone went to go sit down and prepared to have their names called out. Ina and her friends were pretty nervous because everyone will be watching everyone dancing and it was gonna be embarrassing. They were gonna have to use the sensors. They all waited for Shuten to call out who goes first.

"Alright, the ladies will be going first, starting with Oichi Oda. You are getting the song 'Starships' so come down and begin dancing once it starts," Shuten said. Their friend had to go down and to the middle of the TV. The game began and when the song played, she began dancing the just dance game.

"Go Oichi!" they yelled while she was dancing. She only got to do a minute of the song and Shuten stopped the game and got ready to put on the new one. The next person to go was Kunoichi Fukisuki and she got the song "Feels so right" and next up was Nene Kishimada. Her song was "Funhouse". Their friends cheered for them and the person who had to go was their friend Gracia. She got the song "Tik Tok"

"Next up, Hayakawa Hojo," Shuten said and their friend went down and got the song "You make me feel". Everyone only had to do a minute of the song. Koshosho got "Hit the lights" and Kaihime got "She wolf" and she was done in a minute. "Alright, Ina Honda." She gasped and felt a rush of embarrassment because Nobuyuki was gonna be watching her and she really likes him. He turned to her and she felt a rush of shyness too. She went down and the song "On the floor" began playing and she started dancing. She was doing a pretty good job.

"Go Ina!" her friends cheered for her. When she was done, she felt so relieved because it felt like forever. She turned to Naotora and she was just watching her go off. Ina wondered if Naotora was mad at them or something and why she didn't come say hi to them. She had a lot on her mind.

"Next up is Okuni Kayomi," Shuten said and they cheered for Okuni. She went down and the song "Umbrella" began playing and she started dancing. Okuni was hitting that song with perfects. Ina watched Naotora just watching Okuni like she didn't care about them anymore. Maybe Naotora became a bad person or something, since she definitely looks like it. "Next is Da Qiao."

It seemed like such a long time has passed, and it did. A lot of them went up now. Wang Yuanji got "firework", Guan Yinping got "hot n' cold", Xiao Qiao got "girls just wanna have fun", Cai Wenji got "Can't get enough", Sun Shang Xiang got "Man eater", Bao got "call me maybe", Xing Cai got "that's not my name", Wang Yi got "California girls", Diao Chan got "part of me", Zhen Ji got "Applause", and Lian Shi got "Super bass". Every girl but Naotora went. Shuten said the girls were going first but he moved on to the guys.

"Alright, now for the guys, Masamune Date," Shuten said, as their friend went down. The song "What does the fox say" began playing and everyone began laughing a lot because of the song. Masamune shook his head and began dancing to the song. Everyone was just laughing at the song. Even Shuten was laughing. They turned to look at Naotora and she was laughing a bit. "Alright. Nagamasa Azai and Hanbei Takenaka." They both went down and got the song "Turn up the love" and they began dancing. Pretty soon, they finished. "Ranmaru Mori, Xiahou Ba, Jiang Wei, and Sun Quan." The four of them got the song "What makes you beautiful" to dance. "Motonari Mori." He went down and got the song "Who let the dogs out" and everyone especially laughed because he got that song. "Motochika Chosokabe." He went down and got the song "Rock and Roll" by Skrillex.

A lot of them went up. Yukimura Sanada got "the other side" and Nobuyuki got "waka waka". When he was dancing, Ina watched him and she really liked him. Magoichi got "can't hold us", Masanori got "moves like jagger", and Musashi got "That power".

Toshiie they were waiting for their turn to come up. Toshiie was looking at Naotora and she was just watching them dancing and when Ina and Okuni went up, she didn't hesitate or anything. Instead, she just watched as if she didn't know them. What was up with her? Was she mad at them? She looked a bit bored when she was watching them. She looked like she wanted to go next but Shuten doesn't realize she's a new student or at least it seems like it.

"Sakon Shima, you're up next," Shuten said and Sakon went down and smiled. Keiji and Kiyomasa cheered for him and Toshiie did too. He got the song "Good feeling" and he was really good at dancing.

"Whoo, Sakon! You're on fire!" Keiji shouted and they laughed. In a minute, Sakon got to come back and sit down.

"Kiyomasa Kato," Shuten continued and they cheered for him too.

"Go Kato-san!" Keiji yelled and he got the song "Beauty and a beat" and he was super good at it too. He got all the moves perfect.

"Keiji Maeda, you are up next," Shuten said as Keiji got up and went down. He was so excited to get to play that game because he is beast at it. He couldn't wait to hear what song would play for him to dance. He got the song "Gentlemen" and he began dancing the song like there was no tomorrow. He was smiling very big and dancing. When he was done, they cheered for him and Keiji came back up…

I watched Keiji dance and he was good. In fact, they were all pretty good, especially Musashi. I really wanted to dance now but there were still some guys left. I figured I might be the last one to go up, since all the girls finished going up already and he skipped me.

"Toshiie Maeda." Shuten said, and I watched Toshiie go down and get ready to dance. Hm, I wonder if he's good. He probably is, since he's good at almost everything. I wonder what song he is getting. The song "What about love" began playing and he was very good at dancing too. He danced for a minute and then he was finished. He went back to sit down and his friends were cheering him on.

"Zhong Hui," the teacher said, as a skinny guy came down and got the song "I need your love" and when he was finished, a guy named Ling Tong got "Wild" and after him was another guy named Zhou Yu got the song "walk like an Egyptian". "Guo Jia, come on down." He got the song "Can't touch this" and he looked like he had fun dancing. "Cao Pi and Sima Shi." The two of them got the song "Blurred Lines" and next up was a guy named "Sima Zhao". He got the song "One way or another". "Gan Ning, you're up next." A really hot guy came down. Oh, he's pretty hot. The song "pump it" played he rocked that game. "Sun Ce." He got "Jump on it" and everyone laughed at the song he got.

"Whoo, Sun Ce!" his friends cheered for him once he was finished. A guy named Zhao Yun got the song "Fine China" and Guan Ping got the song "Don't you worry child". The last guy named Lu Bu went down and got the song "Sexy and I know it" and he was good at it.

"Alright, and that concludes everyone. Now, there's a new student here, can you please come down, Ms. Naotora Ii?" Shuten asked, as everyone turned to me. I got up and walked down the stairs. "Okay, now you're doing something different. Last week on everyone's first day, they had to dance an extreme just dance song and the whole thing. It's to see where you are in dancing. Are you ready for this?" I smiled and nodded my head. I was excited to dance. I can't wait! It'll be so much fun dancing to an extreme just dance song!

"I was made ready," I replied and he smiled. I faced the TV and he played the song "Where have you been" on for me. I began doing the dance happily…

Toshiie watched, amazed at how well she could dance. He never knew she was so good at dancing! It was probably because he never gave her a chance and he thought back to when Okuni said that he was missing out when he was rejecting Naotora. He really did miss out on her. All this time he thought she was just a normal girl who liked to cook but it seems that he was wrong. She seemed to be having fun dancing.

"She's good," Sakon commented to them and they agreed. Sakon then turned to Toshiie. "You still gonna reject her?" Toshiie turned to Sakon.

"Really, Sakon? I'm still not gonna give her a chance. It's gonna take a lot more than that to impress me," he replied and they just laughed.

Ina and Okuni saw how good Naotora was. They were really impressed. When she still lived in their town, she was really good but she is even better than before.

"Seems like she has been practicing hard. She is like a professional already," Okuni said to Ina and Ina nodded her head. Naotora danced passionately and it seems like their teacher Shuten was very impressed. Everyone was just watching her dance. On her sides, Ina saw that she even had tattoos there too. She barely realized she had piercings on her hips too and it was very pretty. Pretty soon, she was finished dancing…

It was tiring dancing that song, but it felt great dancing. When I was finished, I went back to sit down.

"Fantastic job, Naotora," Shuten complimented and I thanked him, "Alright, now it's time to do individual training. Remember, you need to come up with your own dance for this Friday. You are dismissed." Everyone got up and left the gym. I decided to go to the mirror room on the third floor. I set my bag down and began playing the song "Set it on fire" and began stretching out my legs and arms. I was all alone in the mirror room. I did the split and lowered myself forward.

While I was stretching, the door opened and I turned around, hoping it would be Ina and Okuni. Could they have come talk to me? Or did they forget about me and go to their new friends? Once I turned all the way around, my eyes widen. There stood Musashi and he seemed surprised to see me.

"Oh, hey new girl Naotora. I didn't know you would be in here. I usually dance in here." He told me. I was bummed out that it wasn't Ina and Okuni them. Maybe they really did forget about me. Oh well, people change in time. I guess I'll have to find new friends as well.

"I'm sorry, Musashi. I'll leave immediately." I told him, walking to grab my Nike bag. Musashi shook his head.

"No, you don't have to. I was just saying but you can stay here too. I don't mind you here at all. Besides, you were really good at dancing. I'd like to see your moves." Musashi replied to me. We both ended up laughing. He insisted on me staying so I decided to. I wanted to see his moves as well, seeing how good he was at dancing.

"Okay, thank you," I told him and he just smiled. He seemed like he was a really cool guy. I think we'd be good friends.

"So do you know which song you're gonna choose to dance? We're performing it on Friday for everyone to see. Same thing for singing class. We have to sing a song of our choice." Musashi asked, as we were doing our own stretches. I haven't decided on a song yet, because I just barely found out not too long ago. I shook my head.

"No, I haven't yet. I just barely found out now so I have to see which songs I should use. What about you? What song are you using?" I asked him. He told me the song he was using and we continued talking until the bell rang for lunch.

"You gonna go eat lunch?" Musashi asked, getting his bag. I wasn't feeling hungry so I shook my head and told him that I was skipping lunch. I also told him to go on ahead and get some lunch for himself so he doesn't starve. He began laughing when I said that. "Same thing applies to you too, Naotora. You're really fit and skinny. You should go eat though but I'm not gonna force you to if you don't want to. Anyway, I'm gonna go get some food. I'll see you later on." I smiled and nodded my head. He smiled too and left the mirror room. I headed out and changed into a red style ripped skinny jean and a purple t shirt that was sleeveless down to my waist. I put on a Nikes shoe too. When I came out, I decided to go explore around for fun.

Acting class was pretty fun. We just got to practice some lines for fun on our own. During that class, I swear every time I turned, Toshiie was looking at me and I was feeling uncomfortable but I didn't say anything because I was supposed to act like I didn't know them.

It was time for the last class, which was singing class. The classroom has quite a few couches and everyone was sitting down so I went to go sit down on one too. Musashi then came and sat down next to me. He smiled out to me and I did the same to him.

"Hey Naotora. What's up?" Musashi said to me and I told him that I was happy that it was the last period class and then we can all go home and rest. He laughed it out and I turned and saw Toshiie looking over my way again. There goes the stare again. I wonder why he keeps turning over to me. Is it because he's making sure that I act like I don't know them? Yeah, that has to be it. Why else would he keep looking? Anyways, he doesn't need to keep making sure because I'm doing a good job making it seem like I don't know them. Musashi and I were talking about some funny stuff…

Toshiie was watching Naotora seeming like she doesn't know him anymore. He was definitely gonna confront her about it after school. He hated how he hated that she was pretending not to know him anymore and all talking to Musashi like she was so interested in him or something. Was she trying to make him jealous or something? It definitely was working, which surprised him because he didn't think he would ever be feeling this way before. Also, he is very surprised that she didn't immediately go up to Ina and Okuni and give them hugs. She seemed like she doesn't even know them either!

"Dude, what you keep looking at? You've dozed off a few times already. Oh wait, don't tell me you're looking at Naotora? Hahaha man she sure is charming, isn't she?" Sakon said, chuckling. Toshiie turned to him, hiding his feelings. He was not gonna tell them his true feelings because they would make fun of him and he wasn't trying to have that.

"Maybe you like her. That's why all you guys keep talking about is her. Is she really that important that you guys feel the need to keep mentioning her? I don't even like her like that. She is still annoying as ever. Why the hell would I fall for a stupid girl like her?" Toshiie said, not being honest but he was acting only.

"Well, maybe because she's back and she is goddess status and living in your house. That's gotta mean something, obviously. Like what Sakon said, if she comes back, it was meant to be. Look, Toshiie, we just don't want you to regret later on. You could still fall in love with her." Kiyomasa said, as they began laughing.

"I'm not gonna fall for her." Toshiie said assuringly. They didn't know if he was lying or not but it was pretty funny saying he would fall in love with her. How could he not like her? They think he will eventually fall in love with her one day but until then, they can tease all they want.

Ina and Okuni were sitting down, wondering if Naotora really did forget about them and if she didn't then why didn't she go to them.

"What if she's too shy to come up to us, since we're in a group now? What if she's waiting for us to go to her?" Ina said to Okuni. Okuni thought that maybe Naotora wants them to go to her instead of her going to them. She shrugged her shoulders. Hanbei overheard them talking about the new girl.

"Hey, have you guys tried talking to her yet?" Hanbei asked, and Ina shook her head. They explained to them that Naotora doesn't seem to remember Keiji them and they went to the same middle school together. They were just afraid if she doesn't remember them anymore either.

"Well it doesn't hurt to try asking, right?" Oichi said, smiling, "Maybe you guys are just over thinking it. Try talking to her and see if she can remember you guys. It's okay if she doesn't remember though." Ina and Okuni nodded their heads. They know that their friends were right. They smiled.

"Yeah, we'll talk to her and hope she still remembers us." Ina replied, turning and seeing Nobuyuki sitting down and talking to his brother Yukimura. He then turned to her and smiled. Ina blushed and smiled back shyly. She turned away quickly to Okuni. "Oh my god, Nobuyuki smiled at me." Okuni laughed. She knows that Ina has a really big crush on him and it kinda reminded her of Naotora liking Toshiie but the only difference was that Nobuyuki was a nice guy and Toshiie was mean to Naotora. She turned to Naotora, who was talking to Musashi and laughing. Naotora turned to Okuni and she smiled out to her. Okuni smiled back at Naotora and it made Okuni really think she has to remember them. They've been friends since they were small. There was no way she could forget about them.

"You know, I think she does remember. We've been friends for too long for her to forget about us. Maybe she doesn't know Kiyomasa them well enough for her to remember." Okuni said. Ina then agreed too.

"Seems like you guys were the best of friends. If you two want, you guys can go hang out with her. We wouldn't mind at all. After all, we only began hanging out for a week and you guys have hung out since you guys were small." Magoichi said. The rest of their friends nodded their heads in agreement. They understand that their friendship must have been really important to them and they should hang out with her and talk it through.

"Really? You guys wouldn't mind?" Ina asked and they nodded their heads, "Okay. We'll talk to her tomorrow or if we have time we'll talk later on. Our friendship means a lot to us. That's why we were always bringing it up."

"We just want you guys to be happy. If this makes you happy, so be it. We'll be happy for you guys." Hayakawa said to them and they were glad their friends understood them. Their teacher Lu Meng then cleared his throat.

Alright everyone, sorry for the wait. Today, we're gonna be checking your height and weight and compare it to the celebrity height and weight. It's gonna be in alphabetical order so when I call your name, come," Lu Meng said, looking at the paper, "Akechi, Gracia, come on up."

Everyone was talking to each other until Lu Meng finished everyone. Toshiie was curious to find out how tall Naotora was and how big she was. He turned to her again and she was sitting down touching her new phone. He still can't believe that he was having feelings for her and he really didn't think he'd ever see her again. He even remembers kissing her on the last day before she left. Has he really taken a liking to her? He was really curious to see what other talent she possesses. She was getting more and more interesting to him and he wanted to know more about her.

"Okay, I will now call out your height and weight. The reason for this is because being a celebrity allows people to know your height and weight and be able to handle criticisms. Akechi Gracia, you are 5'3 and weigh 119 pounds. You are fit. Azai, Nagamasa, you are 5'7 and weigh143 pounds. You are fit. Bao, Sanniang, you are 5'6 and weigh 130 pounds. You are fit. Cai, Wenji, you are 5'4 and weigh128 pounds. You are fit. Cao, Pi, you are 5'11 and weigh 173 pounds. You are overweight by 11 pounds," Lu Meng began, and the moment he said Cao Pi was overweight, everyone began laughing because Cao Pi didn't look overweight. The celebrity height and weight was so weird.

"He doesn't even look overweight though!" exclaimed Keiji, laughing. Everyone agreed with him.

"Well according to the celebrity chart, he is. Now moving on. Chosokabe, Motochika, you are 5'10 and weigh 160 pounds. Date, Masamune, you are 5'6 and weigh 140 pounds. You are fit. Diao, Chan, you are 5'6 and weigh135 pounds. You are overweight by 3 pounds." Lu Meng continued and they were laughing. Diao Chan doesn't look overweight either.

"What? I am not overweight! That chart standard is so low." Diao Chan said, being confused. Everyone thought the celebrity scale weight must be small. Keiji already knew that he would be labeled as overweight. Toshiie knew that too.

"Fukisuki, Kunoichi, you are 5'3 ½ and weigh 115 pounds. You are fit. Fukushima, Masanori, you are 5'8 and weigh 173 pounds. You are overweight by 17 pounds," Lu Meng said and everyone laughed again, "Gan, Ning, you are 5'10 and weigh 182 pounds. You are overweight by 22 pounds."

"Whatever! I am not even overweight. I'm just muscled up." Gan Ning said, laughing his butt off.

"Guan, Ping, you are 5'10 and weight 187 pounds. You're overweight by 27 pounds. Guan, Yinping, you are 5'4 and weigh 121 pounds. You are fit. Guo Jia, you are 5'11 and weigh 165 pounds. You're overweight by 3 pounds. Hojo, Hayakawa, you are 5'4 ad weigh 121 pounds. You are fit. Honda, Ina, you are 5'5 and weigh 123 pounds. You are fit."

Ina was glad she was fit. She would have been embarrassed if she was overweight. Nobuyuki would have heard it too.

"Ii, Naotora, you are 5'7 ½ and you are 115 pounds." Lu Meng said, and Toshiie was so surprised that she was that skinny. Maybe that's why she was so light when he carried her. Keiji them all were surprised.

"Dang, you're so skinny." Keiji said to her and she laughed it off.

"To tell you the truth, I don't really think I'm skinny." She replied to him. Toshiie thought she was crazy for thinking that and he was gonna make her eat more because she was skinny for someone that tall.

"Jiang, Wei, you are5'11 and weigh 174. You're overweight by 12 pounds. Kato, Kiyomasa, you are 5'11 and weigh 176 pounds. You are overweight by 14 pounds. Kayomi, Okuni. You are 5'6 ½ and weigh 125 pounds. You are fit. Kishimada, Nene, you are 5'3 and weight 117 pounds. You are fit. Lian, Shi, you are 5'6 and weigh 136 pounds. You are overweight by 4 pounds. Ling, Tong, you are 5'10 and weigh 150 pounds. You are fit. Lu, Bu, you are 6'7 and weigh 220 pounds. You are overweight by 42 pounds. Maeda, Keiji, you are 6'7 and weight 215. You are overweight by 37 pounds, Maeda, Toshiie, you are 6'5 and weight 195. You are overweight by 21 pounds. Miyamoto, Musashi. You are 5'10 and weigh 189 pounds. You are overweight by 29 pounds. Mori, Motonari, you are 5'9 and weigh 170 pounds. You are overweight by 12 pounds. Mori, Ranmaru, you are 5'9 and weigh 155 pounds. You are fit. Narita Hojo, Kaihime, you are 5'5 and weigh 127 pounds. You are fit. Oda, Oichi, you are 5'2 and weigh 112 pounds. You are fit. Qiao, Da, you are 5'2 and weigh 110 pounds. You are fit. Qiao, Xiao, you are 5'2 ½ and weigh 124 pounds. You are fit. Saika, Magoichi, you are 5'10 and weigh 162 pounds. You are overweight by 2 pounds. Sanada, Nobuyuki, you are 6'0 and weigh 175 pounds. You are overweight by 11 pounds. Sanada, Yukimura, you are 5'11 and weigh 169 pounds. You are overweight by 7 pounds. Shima, Sakon, you are 5'10 and weigh 178 pounds. You are overweight by 18 pounds. Sima, Shi, you are 5'9 and weigh 170 pounds. You are overweight by 12 pounds. Sima, Zhao, you are 5'8 and weigh 180 pounds. You are overweight by 24 pounds. Sun Ce, you are 5'10 and weigh 183 pounds. You are overweight by 23 pounds. Sun, Quan, you are 5'11 and weigh 179 pounds. You are overweight by 17 pounds. Sun, Shang Xiang, you are 5'4 and weigh 129 pounds. You are overweight by 1 pound. Takenaka, Hanbei, you are 5'5 and weigh 137 pounds. You are fit. Takeru, Koshosho, you are 5'5 and weigh 125 pounds. You are fit. Wang, Yi, you are 5'7 and weigh 137 pounds. You are overweight by 1 pound. Wang, Yuanji, you are 5'3 and weigh 116 pounds. You are fit. Xiahou, Ba, you are 5'6 and weigh 140 pounds. You are fit. Zhang, Xing Cai, you are 5'5 and weigh 132 pounds. You are overweight by 2 pounds. Zhao, Yun, you are 5'11 and weigh 185 pounds. You are overweight by 23 pounds. Zhen, Ji, you are 5'6 and weigh 138 pounds. You are overweight by 6 pounds. Zhong, Hui, you are 5'9 and weigh 150 pounds. You are fit. Lastly, Zhou, Yu, you are 5'10 and weigh 149 pounds. You are also fit." Lu Meng ended.

"Those celebrity charts are so weird. We're not even overweight. We're just muscled up. That's all." Keiji said and everyone agreed…

"Get practicing on your vocals. Grab a sheet over there and practice the song. To get your points for today, you have to come up to me and sing a part of it." Lu Meng said, as everyone went to go get the paper close by. I went to go get one too and it was the song "With your love" by Cher Lloyd. I really liked this song so I don't mind singing it. I went into the room where we were supposed to go.

"You ready for your points? You're the 52nd student, right?" Lu Meng asked me and I nodded my head, "Okay, let's see what you got."

"Baby you the best cause you work me out. I keep building walls up but you tear them down. I'm fighting. I don't wanna like it but you know I like it. But you know I like it, like it, like. Used to always think I was bulletproof but you got an Ak and you're blowing through explosives. You don't even know it. I want you to know it. I want you to know it, know it, know. All of them other boys can walk away. They ain't even in the game cuz they know that you own it. You got the swag. You got the attitude. Wanna hear you say my name cuz you got me flying with your love, shining with your love riding with your love. I feel like I'm on top of the world with your love. One hit with your love, can't quit with your love, so sick but so what? I feel like I'm on top of the world with your love." I sang and he smiled.

"You are really good at singing. Are you sure you not a celebrity yet?" Lu Meng asked me and I laughed.

"I'm not." I replied and he gave me the full points. I was very happy about it and I left the room and back to where everyone was at. I sat down on the sofa and began listening to music and smiling to myself…

Toshiie saw Naotora go into the room already and the room has been programmed so that no one can hear anything in there but it's made of glass. He saw her singing but he didn't hear her voice. Was she also good at singing too? He saw her smiling and talking to Lu Meng. She then came out and began listening to music. Toshiie found himself looking at her again. Why can't he take his eyes off her? He can't possibly be in love with her. He doesn't wanna look like an idiot because he said he would never fall in love with her but it seems like he is now.

The bell rang and it was now afterschool. He and his friends were the first ones to leave the room. They began walking down the hall to their cars.

"So is Naotora gonna be riding with you back home? Why aren't you guys walking together?" Keiji asked, as Toshiie said that Naotora was meeting up with him at the same place where he dropped her off. "Oh, no wonder. You wanna know something, Toshiie? I think you and Naotora would make a great couple." Sakon and Kiyomasa began laughing and Toshiie shook his head, even though it made him a bit happy but there was no way he would show it.

"I second that," Kiyomasa said, laughing, "But for reals though. I think you guys would look good together. Just go out already before I take over." Toshiie felt a sudden rush of jealousy overwhelm him but he didn't say anything. He told Kiyomasa to go ahead and take over. He can care less. "Nah, I'd rather have you date her." They continued walking and got to their car.

"Well I'll head off first. See you around." Toshiie said. They did their handshake and he got in his car. Naotora was probably waiting for him already.

"Ooh, someone's in a rush to go to their girlfriend. Totally understandable, Toshiie. Go have lots of fun with her and be sure to give her a kiss." Joked Sakon. Keiji and Kiyomasa just laughed it off and Toshiie started the engine and began driving off to the area where she would meet him. He saw her sitting down by herself on the bench. He drove close to her and lowered the window and she turned to him…

"Get in," Toshiie said, and I got up. I went to the passenger side of the car and got in. I really loved the smell of his car and I smiled as he began driving off back to his house. "What are you smiling about? Are you smiling because you like that guy right there?" I looked up ahead and saw a homeless guy looking for bottles in the trash. I began laughing so much and shook my head.

"No I'm not! Why would you ask something like that Toshiie?" I said, and he snickered too. Wow, that's rare to see him smiling or laughing. Usually he just has on a serious face. He is so hot when he has a serious face though. It actually makes me feel kinda shy. The lights turned red and he stopped the car slowly. He turned to me with a serious face. It kinda scared me. It's the face he makes when he's angry at me. Did I do something wrong? I turned to him. "What?"

"What was up with you today? You acted like you didn't know anyone today. Didn't you see Ina and Okuni? Why did you say that you don't remember Keiji? Do you really not remember him?" Toshiie asked. Why would he be asking me that? He's the one who told me to act like I didn't know them. I was just doing what he asked.

"Well you told me to act like I didn't know you guys so I did. I was just doing what you asked me to do." I replied to him and he gave me a knucklehead. I blinked when he did it. "Why are you giving me a knucklehead? You told me to do it. Take back you knucklehead." I gave his head a small knucklehead and he made the "tsk" sound, which made me laugh. I know he doesn't like getting them but there was no reason for him to give me knuckleheads so I gave it back to him. He was about to give me another one but the lights turned green and he had to drive.

"Stupid! Only I can give you knuckleheads," he told me and I laughed some more. I told him that it was pointless so I gave it back to him. "Anyway, I didn't literally mean to act like you don't know them. You really are dumb. Also, why didn't you go talk to Ina and Okuni? I thought you'd be happy to see them." I stopped laughing and thought about how they didn't come to me or anything. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't know. It just feels weird if I go up to them and start talking again. They're in a bigger group so it's disrespectful to do so. I was hoping they'd come to me but I guess they didn't. It's okay though. It's not like we kept in contact and it has been 2 years. That's a long time." I replied to him, feeling a bit sad they didn't approach me. Ina and Okuni really did find replacements for me. They didn't find just one. They found many. I guess they don't care anymore. They have new friends. Not all friends can still be the best of friends. I looked down at my shoe and thought to myself that it would be okay…

Toshiie quickly turned to Naotora because she grew quiet. He saw that she was looking down. She seemed a bit sad and he felt kind of bad for her. He caught a glimpse of her eyes and it was a bit watery. He thought about what to say to make her happy again.

"Hey, don't feel down. I'm sure you're just over thinking it. If it makes you feel any better, I always hear them telling their friends how much they miss you and how they want you to attend the school. You guys have been friends since you guys were small. I don't think they would forget about you friendships." Toshiie said to Naotora calmly, hoping it would cheer her up. She turned to him, surprised. He couldn't help but miss seeing that. It reminded her of when there was the small toad in her locker and she gave him that same reaction when he wasn't scared of it.

"Really?" she asked, her eyes glittering in the sunlight. He nodded his head and she managed to smile happily. A tear rolled down her cheeks as she wiped it away and it was so cute. He began laughing at her. "What?" Toshiie shook her head.

"Nothing." He replied, smiling at the thought of her wiping her tear away and smiling happily. He continued driving and they finally reached home…

As I was getting out of the car, my bag accidentally hit the area where there was an opening on the passenger seat. I turned back and saw a picture. It made me curious to see so I took it and closed the opening. I closed the door behind me and flipped the picture over. To my surprise, it was Toshiie when he was still small! Oh my gosh, Toshiie is so freaken cute! Aww I love the picture so much. I began laughing so much and Toshiie turned to me. I quickly hid the picture behind me.

"What do you have behind your back?" he asked and I shook my head. He began walking to me. I was walking backwards.

"It's nothing. Honest!" I replied, but he continued coming. I was still smiling and trying not to laugh.

"Then show me." He commanded but I shook my head. Toshiie had the same mad face. He tried reaching for it with his hands but I didn't let. He was practically hugging me and it made me feel so shy.

"Okay, okay I'll show you!" I said, laughing. He then stopped and I looked at the picture again. I laughed some more. "You ready to see it?" Toshiie waited for me to show him the picture. I really liked the picture because he was so adorable. I then showed him the picture. "It's you when you were small! You were so cute, Toshiie!"

The moment he saw the picture, he tried to grab it from me. I moved the picture back and ran off. I still wanted to look at the picture some more. I was laughing a lot while looking at the picture. I also used my phone to take a snap shot of it. I then decided to stop running and I turned to Toshiie. He was right beside me, which really surprised me. I didn't think he would run after me. He tried to grab the picture again but I didn't let.

"Naotora, give me the picture right now or you'll be sorry!" Toshiie yelled, trying to get the picture but I moved it away.

"You were so cute!" I said, looking at it again. He looked mad but it was funny to me. "Okay here, you can have it back. I handed him the picture but I accidentally made it poke his eye. He quickly covered his right eye. "Oh sorry Toshiie! It was an accident!"

"Ow stupid!" he yelled at me. He had such a mad face. He snatched the picture away from me and started walking off.

"Sorry." I said to him again. I felt bad for making the picture poke his eye. I then looked at my phone and at his picture. I began laughing again. Who knew that such a mean and hot guy like him would be so cute when he was small? Toshiie turned to me and I tried to hide my phone but he already saw.

"You better delete the picture!" Toshiie said, walking back to me. He began trying to take my phone. I shook my head and held my cell phone. I ran off and he chased after me. "Damn it Naotora! Just delete it!" I started laughing again.

"No, I don't want to! It's so cute!" I replied, still running. Toshiie chased after me all over his front yard. It was so funny and he was so close to me but I always turned the corner so he wouldn't catch me. I wasn't running my fastest though…

Toshiie wanted Naotora to delete the picture but she wouldn't and she was running away from him so he wouldn't get her phone and delete it. He thought that she laughs so cute and all but he wanted her to delete it. He was embarrassed of the picture. Who would put the picture in his car anyways?

"Naotora!" he yelled, as she interrupted him.

"No!" she said, already knowing that he was gonna tell her to delete it. He was running after her until she saw a small worm on the sidewalk and she screamed. She then ran back to him. Since he was close to her, she bumped into him and fell on top of him. "There's a nasty worm on the sidewalk!" she was screaming in his ear. He nearly felt deaf.

"Naotora, get off me! It's just a little worm!" he said, making her get off him. They both stood up and she turned to the worm. "It's already dead! Why are you so scared of it?" She was behind him, holding his shirt tightly. It was kinda cute that she was afraid of worms. As she was looking at the worm, it wriggled a few time and she began screaming so much, which cracked him up. It also hurt his ear hearing her scream.

"You liar, Toshiie! You said it was dead!" she said, freaking out. Toshiie continued laughing. He thought the worm was dead but he guessed it was still alive. The worm began moving more and she continued screaming. She finally ran all the way inside the house first. She left her bag on the sidewalk so he picked it up. He then began walking off inside the house…