Okay, so... just want to let you guys know that I'm sorry I haven't updated in millennia. I got lots of homework, some degree of relationshippical (Ok, that must be a word, like, right now) issues, crew races on sundays, and some other stuff. Basically, I'm going to write whenever I can. Whether it's on my computer or my phone or on some paper or carved into a rock, I'm going to advance this story however I can. However, the following chapter is going to take a bit of time, still. I don't want to continue to tease you guys, like I've wound up doing for... how long has it been, like, three weeks now? Maybe four? So, I'm going to post the beginning of the next chapter right here, right now. It's a short little piece of what I've now resumed working on, but it should keep you happy for a little bit while I finish the rest of the chapter. Hopefully future updates will be more speedy than this one.

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"Now what am I supposed to do?!" Kuki wondered, annoyed by the fact that on her first day, she was already facing drama. "I can't just ignore him, that'd be mean... I guess I can ask him about the fighting, and see if Rachel really was right about this." With that idea, sitting next to Wally didn't seem like a bad thing anymore, and for some reason this made Kuki really happy. So she walked across the smooth, tiled floor and plopped down in the seat next to a very attentive Wally.

"Um... hey Kuki!" He greeted with a warm smile, and Kuki couldn't help but feel a bit lighter on the inside. How could Rachel be correct? He had the cutest smile she had ever seen.

"Hi Wally." She said, returning the pleasant gaze. The conversation couldn't go much farther though, because their history teacher promptly told the other students who had been arriving to take their seats, and staggered to get up from his creaky office chair behind his desk. With a shake of his shoulders and a straightening of his tie, he went right into the lesson plan for the day.

"We're going to be doing a partner project to start off the year. I feel it will be a good chance for you all to get to know each other a little better... and I've already assigned the pairings." He added his last statement in as the students began their heated debates with each other, in that silent language of hand waving, finger pointing, and word mouthing, which teenagers think only they are capable of understanding.

Suddenly, Wally looked at Kuki, and Kuki looked at Wally. They were both wondering the same thing.

I know, it's not a lot, and the eloquence is kind of crappy. But there's plot advancement, so that's... something. The rest will come out shortly, so don't fret. I'll be updating more frequently too, as I said. Sorry you had to wait, but I'm back now, and I'm going to try as hard as I can to keep it that way. To be honest, this is more of a note to readers, and the preview was just an excuse to post this.

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