"Ahh!! holy smokes it's 7:50!!" Shishi jumped out of her bed and ran to the bathroom, only the first day of school in September and she woke up late.

Shishi was the kind of girl that liked to take things easy and do things at her own pace.

She rushed to throw her uniform on and brush her teeth. She looked at the clock and realized she already wasted 5 minutes. "Crap!! why was school invented?! to torture me ??" she raced down the stairs of her apartment, shared by her father and her crippled mother, do own to the convenience store at the bottom, where her friend Jun worked. she unlocked her bicycle and biked to her school.

(Kaede Hills Highschool was a prestigious and elite school, Shishi's family was not necessarily poor but being able to afford this school was part of the reason her family was middle class. the expensive tuition and other fees added to Shishi's discomfort in going there but her parents insisted that she get a good experience there.)

Shishi opened the classroom door quietly and tried to sneak to her desk when she was swatted on the head with a book by the teacher. "Ms. Cross, this is your warning, the first day of class is not the day to be 15 minutes tardy. If you continue this, I will make sure you clean up the classroom for a week and be my assistant."

Sheesh! what a strict teacher. Shishi grinned. "Sorry Mr. Lana, I overslept."

the class was full of smirks and snickers. Another thing, Shishi wasn't necessarily this snobbish group of rich kids' favorite person.

Shishi yawned and took her seat, her friend Mae was in a different class and Jun was on the opposite side of the room.

After the long boring lessons, finally Noon came and all the kids flowed out into the cafeteria. This kind of cafeteria was more like a palace, lunch was served on fine china and everything was always gourmet and fancy for everyone who could afford it, Shishi was the only student who actually couldn't afford the food so she brought her own lunch, today's was a roast beef sandwich which she gladly wolfed down.

She was drinking a juice when Jun strided towards her table. Jun was very attractive and many girls swooned at the very thought of being his girl but he wasn't interested in the fake rich girls that fawned over him.

Shishi and Jun were raised together and they were born of a feather, they played video games and biked together and rolled in the mud when they were younger, then his family struck it rich so he became a rich rascal but they never stopped being friends.

This school wasn't so bad but bullying was big and the snobs always played it cool like they were better than everyone.

Shishi wasn't much into starting fights but she loved finishing them, normally they would end by the teacher having to break them up because Shishi talked things out with her fists.