Hey Readers! Its Me, Shiro! This is the new chapter one I have been working fot the past few weeks! I added a few more details. I hope you guys enjoy it. Leave a comment and tell me how you like or dislike it. See you next time!

"I can't believe it! You got detention on the last day of school!" Kurosuke cackled, he dodged a book at the last second," You throw like a girl!"

He struck his tongue out taunting her from the ground floor outside. She stared down at him with a grin from the second story window; readied with another book in hand. Echiro chuckled while he dodged books. Fuji stood away laughing.

"And somehow, you guys got off scotch-free?" She smiled, she lean out the window as she threw the book. Her smile grew when she heard a book collided with Kurosuke's head. He let out a string of cuss words and Echiro dying of laughter. She smiled at them. They threw the books back up her completely missing her.

It's the last day of Jr. High school. Amaya gave her favorite teacher a farewell gift, of course. He was so kind to give her detention/suspended her often. She put in a lot of thought into her gift. After soul-searching for months on end; she created the perfect gift. It only costed her ¥5000. Toyama-Sensei didn't take too kindly to the giant banner of him in a school girl uniform (photoshopped). The look on his face after the giant banner came down was priceless! Also, the help of Kurosuke and Echiro whose released the banner at perfect timing when it was his turn for his speech. She knows well enough this will never die. Her ears are still ringing when he yelled her name. She smiled triumphantly as she was dragged away by other teachers. Students were cheering and laughing especially the teachers who didn't like Toyama-sensei.

~And speaking of the devil.

"OBYABA! Decease this Tomfoolery immediately!" Toyama-Sensei yelled marching from the side entrance. His toupee flipped in the wind as he ran. The boys dropped the books and took off running toward the gate.

"Hey!" Echiro called as he run," We'll meet you at the 'spot'!"

"Yeah! I've a punch waiting for you," Kurosuke yelled, he waved his fist in the air.

"You punch like a baby, Kurosuke!" Amaya laughed, she ran away from the window into the hallway. She still heard him grunt. She laughed gleefully. Toyama-sensei yelling as they all run away.

People still don't understand how can all four of them be friends. Echiro is what you consider popular with girls for his looks, but he's laid back and have a good sense of humor. He even gave away all of his buttons on his jacket. Fuji's a big science otaku straight As type of kid. Well as of Kurosuke... He's weird. He would argue you to death about it. Kurosuke comes more off like a delinquent because of his mohawk, but he was force to shave it off. And for Amaya, well, she just the wise cracking troublemaker who always down for a good prank. Somehow they mix well together since the first day of Jr high.

Amaya ran through the halls as other kids cheered her on. Teachers with disapproval look, nevertheless she could careless. She made it to the first floor stairway and stopped when she saw Toyama-sensei run up the steps. She quickly hides behind some other kids. He was clearly out of breath and heading to the classroom. She chuckled to herself. She hops down the stairs toward the opposite of the entrance. A better exit is the back gate.

She passed through the corridor then she slowed when she heard it. An ugly cry of someone who trying to cover it with their hand. She peeked into the classroom. There's a girl stood in the classroom with the lights off. She had her back to her, yet she knew who it was. It was Sato from the student council. The girl could be wish-washy with people. Still, Amaya hate when she sees girls cry. She walked closer to her.

"Sunakawa..."

It was bearably audible, she heard it clearly. Sato's shock to see her and sprint out the room still crying. Amaya balled her fist. She walked out the classroom after ten minutes.

"That damn Sunakawa!" She growled.

Ever since day one, she always heard about the infamous playboy Sunakawa. Girls throw themselves at him is what she heard. She definitely seen girls cried because of his cruel rejection. She vowed she would him punch in the face the day she sees him break another girl's heart. Guys like him are who she hated.

Out the corner of her eye as she walked out of the back gate, she saw Toyama-sensei standing in the window. She waved at him.

"Good riddance!" He yelled with the side of his mouth twitch upwards.

"Goodbye, Toupyama-sensei!" She shouted joyfully, he turned a beet red. She didn't stick around to hear with he had to say.

She made her way toward the 'spot' slowly. There's a strong chance the boys are already horsing around. The countless memories of the pranks she pulled on the various people is unheard-of. She relished in the memories. Those could be her best three years she ever had. She couldn't have done with her gang by her side, of course.

After some time, she came to a dirt road and climbed over a fence into the woods. She made a bird call which echo back. Mocking bird echoes back. She pulled a camouflage cover off a dirt bike that sat under a tree; she rode it into the woods. She could hear laughing as she approached. It was Echiro laughing at Kurosuke covered head to toe in mud. A rope dangles above Kurosuke head. She noticed he is in his underwear.

Echiro stood in the massive tree house in an equally massive tree looking down at him. There were x-mas light decorated the brands. There were weird things scattered around the tree. It have been their spot the longest after they found it the third week of first year. Amaya looked around.

"Where's Fuji?" Amaya asked, she lean the bike against a tree.

"Ha... He..." Echiro breathed, he does poorly trying to stop laughing.

"Fuji got his self a stupid girlfriend," Kurosuke mocked, he shook some mud off," I'm a ladies man. They can't resist me!"

He waved his hand over his self. Amaya and Echiro rolled their eyes.

"More like you're a ladies repellent," Amaya laughed.

Kurosuke let out a grunt.

Amaya climbed the ladder up away from Kurosuke who approached. Echiro hi-fives her when she reached him. Kurosuke tried to climb to the ladder but fall off because of the mud on his hands.

"What happened, Echiro?" Amaya asked, they watched Kurosuke kicked the tree only to regret it soon after.

"Which? Kurosuke being an idiot or Fuji single life is over?" He questioned

"Both."

"Well, I dared Kurosuke to swing over a puddle for a ¥1000 in his underwear. I also have the video of Fuji confession," Echiro chuckled, he scratched his chin absentmindedly.

He showed her the video. The video warmed her heart. Little Fuji brought a single rose for the girl. He stumbled over his words even dropped his button too. The girl is a mousy type girl. She cried but out of happiness. Retro respect, the girl have been waiting to confess to him instead.

"Aw! I hope it works out for them," Amaya smiled, she looked on in the distance," I'm happy he got the confidence."

She stenched her arms over her head. Echiro nodded leaning on rails.

"I thought he would never confess," Echiro commented

"What?! You knew?" She asked surprised, this the first of her hearing about it.

"Well, he asked me advise on girls and it slipped out," he shrugged, he watched Kurosuke run from mosquitoes screaming," He didn't even tell Kurosuke."

"He could have came to me since... well, you know," she pointed at herself," plus, I have never seen you with anyone before."

He rose an eyebrow," I think he -"

"You're more like an ape than a girl!" Kurosuke yelled, he made monkey noises," Echiro, you owe me ¥1000!"

"I said swing over it not into it," Echiro chuckled

Kurosuke frowned and flipped him the bird. Amaya chuckled.

"Are you -"

"I'm fine, Echiro," she cut him off, a large grin on her face," Let's just enjoy the rest of the day."

He could see a distant look in her eyes, however he kept to his self and sighed.

They played into the dark with the tree house lights on. The fun ended with Amaya punching Kurosuke (not hard) in a game of looks away. She won after he screamed in pain. They rode the bikes to the edge of the wood covered them with camouflage cover even added some leaves. When they were good and sure; they went their separate ways.

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Amaya cracked the front door open slowly. She took off her muddy shoes off and set them outside. Her mother would have a cow if she saw her now. She tiptoed quietly into the house.

"Amaya Nubia Obyaba!"

The table light flipped on with appearance of angry woman. She cursed under her breath almost made it to the stairs.

"Yes, mom?" She gulped, she turned to face her.

The honey colored woman frowned," Amaya, it's well past 11 o'clock! Where were you?"

"Well... um... I graduated so..." Amaya stumbled over her words as she rubbed the back of her neck.

"Is that mud?!" Her mother grinds out, she took a better look at her daughter who covered head to toe in mud, she sighed," you were with those curses boys again, weren't you?!"

"But mom, they're my friends!" She defended, she flinched when her mother rose out the chair.

"Those boys are not your friends, Amaya. What about those girls from the other day?" She stood a meter in front of her with her arms crossed," what if your makeup came off and they saw, Hmm?!"

"Mom, it's fine. It's waterproof and those girls are boring. All they want to do is talk about fashion and boys, yuck!" She stuck her tongue out in distaste.

"That's what NORMAL girls do, Amaya!" She sighed, she rested her face into her palm," what are you five?"

"No, but..." she frowned

"You need to start acting like a normal girl and have proper girls as friends not those delinquents you call friends. It's about time for you to grow out this tomboy stage," she turned and headed for the kitchen," no boy in their right mind would like a tomboy. That's unsightly."

"I'm perfectly fine as me," Amaya muttered under her breath.

"What?"

"Nothing, mom! Haha... hn," she bit her tongue.

"Oh that's right!" Amaya could see the gears turning in her head, "I got your uniform today."

"Really?! Where is it?" She said excited.

*So, that's why she didn't come to graduation!*

"Go get clean up then you -" Amaya was already bolted up the steps," no running in the house!"

She heard a faint apology.

**30 minutes later**

Amaya came back down in shorts and tank top which earn her frown from her mother. She dried hair with a towel. Her fresh face without the makeup with her freckles in view.

Her mother brought a neatly wrapped box over to her. They sat down in the kitchen table. She was about to tear into it when she saw her mother glare. She laughed nervously as she slowly unwrapped the box.

"Shuuei! Shuuei!" Amaya chanted as she lifted the box cover, but her mother stopped her.

"Hold on! I want to take a picture when you open the box!" Her mother pull out her phone," Okay, ready!"

Amaya pulled the uniform out of the box with a puzzled look on her face. Her mother took a few pictures.

"Isn't great?" Her mother beamed

"Um... mom? I thought Shuuei's uniform was blue also not a sweater?"

"Oh, it's because it not Shuuei's uniform. I thought Koizumi's uniform would suit you better. Isn't it cute?" Her mother smiled

"Wait? Isn't Koizumi an all girls school?"

"Yup!"

"What? I didn't even apply for Koizumi, Mom!" Amaya rose out of her chair quickly knocking it over in the process.

"Don't rise your voice at me, Amaya. This is for the best!" She yelled, she also got up out her chair," Hush, your father is asleep upstairs!"

"Mom, they don't have martial arts and my friends won't be there! I'll look like a scarecrow with my freakish long limbs in this unifo-"

Her head whipped to the side. A red mark glows on her umber freckled face. She looked back up at her in shock with a deep frown.

"Stop being so disrespectful all the dang time, Amaya! You'll go to that school and not causes trouble. And maybe finally, (I'm praying) you'll become a proper young lady," she ground out before moving away from the table," Have a good night, Amaya dear."

Her mother didn't wait for an answer and turned off the lights. She rubbed her cheek in the calming darkness. Her tears were ready to spill, but she won't let them.

"She never listens to me!" Amaya growled as she was about to slam her fists on the table but halted. She slowly backs away toward the stairs.

"Stupid mom," She struck her tongue out at the bottom of the stairs, she frowned,"Good night..."

No one answered just a cold room in the dark alone.