• “Good morning class, we have two new transfer students here today. Welcome, Itami Ryo and Itami Riku.” The teacher announced to the class. Everyone stared in amazement. I’m guessing that was because of ahem! My brother Ryo. I bit my lip to stop from laughing.
    “Please take a seat that is available in the back.” Teacher said. We walked to two seats in the back row. On my left by the window, a guy was staring out the window. He had big round glasses, but he looked tall and perfectly structured and built with broad shoulders. He looked like a total nerd, I thought. Suddenly he turned to me and smiled.
    “Well hi there, my name’s Hirioka Ren! But you can just call me Ren.” He snorted. I kept my poker face on and didn’t say a thing. The character I am playing, is too smart and well achieved, to be fraternizing with other people unless I have to…or I feel up to it. I must not get attached to anything here.
    By lunch time, both of our tables were crowded.
    “So you guys are twins?!” The girls began to ask.
    “Yes, we are twins. But I’d rather have you as my twin sister. Then we could make a love that’s so forbidden.” He lifted a random girl’s chin. Gross, you pervert! Think of your age man!
    “Oh Ryo, are you the older twin??” The girl sighed happily. Before he could answer, I intervened.
    “He’s the younger one.” I said before he could finish. If he was going to be happy-go-lucky and I was the serious one, then it wouldn’t really match. Ryo looked at me, secretly he was irritated.
    “But…Ryo looks older than you do.” The girls analyzed.
    “Yes, but at heart he has the mind of a little boy. So please make sure not to make him cry.” I rolled my eyes secretly at him, stood up and walked out of the room. This was actually turning out to be kind of fun. I’ve never had a sibling before, other than in a movie. Even though this was kind of the same thing, I didn’t have a script that I needed to follow.
    I walked down the halls, and out the back doors that led to the back fields. Farther down, people were playing soccer. I could really care less about all of this childish activities. I know I’m only a teenager and all, but I’m doing well in my studies, I don’t complain about not having much friends, since having any friends at all is just too troublesome, and I don’t get myself caught up in any unnecessary scandals. So why was I being punished like this? I sighed, and found somewhere in the shaded area to have a seat.
    Before I could sit down somewhere, I could hear arguing coming from the side of the building. Being someone who is always curious, I went to take a look.
    “What, you didn’t see me walking here? Or is it that you think you’re higher ranked than us, that you can just do as you please?” It was a bunch of guys, bullying another kid. And when I took a closer look, it was that nerd who sat next to me.
    “I’m so sorry! Please don’t hurt me! I wasn’t looking where I was going, because I‘m a nerd so I‘m very clumsy.” He apologized.
    “Yeah, next time you should think before you just bump into somebody!” The guys pushed him against the wall, and walked away. I began laughing hysterically and I didn’t know why.
    “Why are you laughing?” The nerd stood up. He was looking at me now. I looked around, was he talking to me?
    “Oh…” I turned away, hoping to just walk away from it.
    “Hey wait!” He ran up to me and stepped in front of me. He really towered over me, really. Long legs, broad shoulders, and big round rimmed glasses. His black hair was shaped like a mushroom. It looked worse than my up-do bun.
    “If you saw me getting hurt, why didn’t you help me?!” He asked. I lifted an eyebrow.
    “I am a girl, what am I supposed to do? Get dragged in as well? On another note, you are a man. So why not fight like one?” I brushed passed him. Suddenly, I heard him chuckle darkly. I stopped and turned back to him quickly, he was looking at me with a sad expression. Was I just imagining things?! He’s very creepy…
    I rushed back to class once the bell rang.