It's been almost two whole years since Tee had been here last: Suzuran Junior High. It felt so long ago, especially considering Tee was a different person back then. Tee shook his head to disperse his thoughts. He didn't like thinking about the past, it brought back uncomfortable feelings and memories.

Tee walked into the school building. There were still lingering students in the hallways, but most were gathered inside the gymnasium for the beginning of the year assembly. There were a couple of free seats here and there, so Tee made his way to the back of the room and sat in an empty chair.

"Hey," he heard a soft voice say next to him. It was a girl with bright red hair and gorgeous green eyes. She smiled a little before she spoke again, "do you mind if I sit here?"

"Oh, um, no of course not, go right ahead." And she did just that, plopping down onto the seat beside him. After the assembly was over, Tee wasn't sure what he watched more, the assembly, or the cute redhead sitting next to him.

While Tee was leaving, however, the girl ran up to him and tried to grab his attention. "Hey wait up!" She smiled brightly at him. He couldn't help but smile back. It was as if her good mood was infectious. "You're new here, aren't ya? I'm Ringo Ando, I believe we're both 3rd years."

"Oh, I'm Tee. Yeah, I'm also a 3rd year. I actually went here 1st year but I didn't go here for 2nd year."
"Oh! I just moved to Suzuran last year so I wasn't here for 1st year." The two continued to idly chat and walk down the hallway. However, they ended splitting up because they had different homerooms due to how different their last names were. It was incredibly hard to believe that he had already made a friend before the year had even started.