I was nervous for the first day of school! It had come by so fast! I had my speech gathered in my backpack. I had my uniform on. I was slightly uncomfortable. Maybe I would fail so hard that everyone hated me and threw pineapples at me! My bed started to buzz, it was Tadashi calling me.

"Hey, you ready?" He said confidently. Sometimes I wished I had that confidence.

"Yes. I'll be out in a few. I'm so nervous. What if they throw pineapples at me?" I swear I heard him snort.

"Where did you get an idea like that from?" He asked chuckling.

"Who knows."

"Calm down. No one will throw pineapples at you."

"Glad you took my sanity's job. Else I'll be a mess by now."

"Of course. Your sanity says it will be okay and maybe think about making Tadashi his favorite guy."

"He? My sanity is a female."

"Don't be labeling your sanity with gender labels." He said. I just ended up smiling.

"Okay I'm walking out the door now, where are you at?" I said grabbing my bag and running out the door. I saw Tadashi standing, he looked ready. His outfit fit him perfectly, he just smiled at me. I sighed at how effortless he made it all look.

"Ready?" He asked as he ended our call.

"No. But let's go."

Getting to school, I had to head to the office first and see the principal. I had to get prepared. Inside my nerves were tingling. I had wished I had eaten more. I breathed in and out. In. Out. I tried to find my inner peace. I was told that once my name was called I would have to walk onstage.

"Announcing our top student, Abby Henney." Gulping in more air, I stood up and walked towards the stage. My papers were already on the podium. I was the representative of the student body freshmen. I knew I could do this. Standing in at the podium, I looked down among my peers. I started to feel a little nervous. Maybe a lot of nervous. Okay a lot of nervous. In fact I was shaking, until I saw Tadashi. He caught me eye and gave me a soft smile. I instantly relaxed. Smiling I began to say my speech. It went by fast. I just hoped I conveyed my feelings to my classmates.

We then went to class. I was in the top class, along with my other classmates that I had known for years.

"Just because you spoke as the freshmen representative, doesn't mean you'll always be first." A girl named Macie said as she walked up to me.

"Well you should have studied harder." I said not even caring anymore. She never liked me, and she made the whole class against me.

"At least I'm not a freak like you, your mother doesn't even like you."

"Macie leave her alone." Tadashi said getting into the classroom. He saw what was happening. Tadashi stayed by my side even when after the rest of the class shunned me.

"Oh Tadashi, you're so nice. Even to a freak like her." Macie said twirling her hair. He just rolled his eyes instead. I ignored her. Instead I pulled out a book.

"Hey Tadashi, here's the book I borrowed from your house." I said giving it to him. He raise his eyebrow.

"Why now? Aren't you coming over tonight? Hiro has something he wants to show you." I knew Macie was listening but I did this on purpose. I saw her get frustrated.

"Actually my dad is getting off early tonight, so we're going to have dinner together."

"That's nice." He said as the grabbed the seat in front of me. I had sat on the edge towards the middle.

"Okay class. My name is Mr. Frankie Johnson, and I'm your homeroom teacher. I'll be teaching you everything you need to know to pass the basic tests and more. From what I understand, you lot are some of the best of the best. Cream of the crop type stuff. Well none of that matters. I want you guys to know, you are teenagers and are still developing into the people you will become. I hold no tolerance for disruptive behavior. I will address you guys seriously and I expect the same treatment in return. Alright now that introductions are done, let's get into our studies. We have a bunch of things to learn." Our teacher said as he walked in smiling. He was in his late 40's. His hair was greying. He gave all of us a stern look. I wasn't going to back down. I would show that I had what it took. I wasn't that competitive, but I just wanted to please my mother. Maybe I was a freak.

His class was hard. It pushed us, but he didn't overload us with homework. The other classes weren't anything compared to his. He did insist on us learning formulas. He saw potential in all of us. Even Macie. Mr. Johnson made an effort to know all of us.

Since cross country tryouts didn't start for another week, I was actually free. It was amazing. My kendo classes were only three times a week and today was not one of them. I was celebrating.

"Tadashi! Let's walk together!" I called out as I spotted him in the crowd.

"There you are Abby!" He said. "Where'd you go? You need to grow a few more inches." He said making fun of my height, I was only 5'1.

"Did you just call me a midget? I'm going to grow a few more inches! Just wait! I'm not done growing yet!" I shouted. Sure I was the shortest of my siblings, but my family was tall. I would grow eventually.

"No. It's hard to spot you in the sea of students over 5'2."

"You are making fun of me! I'm going to tell Hiro on you!" I said running off.

"Abby! Wait!" I heard Tadashi call after me.

"You're so slow old man!" I said feeling the wind in my hair.

"I'm not an athlete like you. I don't run." He said wheezing a little. I turned around and stopped. Tadashi tried hard to catch up and not to seem out of breath.

"You need more exercise." I commented looking at him.

"Shut up." He said slumping on me.

"Hey hey hey! I'll fall! I can't lift you! Tadashi we're falling!" I said as I fell to the ground with him on top laughing. "You're so lame."

"You can run but you can't hold me? I need a breather."

"Well sometimes, I'm too busy to focus on upper body strength." I said still on the ground. I figured I would stay like this forever. "Also I'm dying."

"You are not dying." Tadashi said getting off of me. I stuck out my hand. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up. "Thanks! I don't know what I'd do without you." I dusted myself off. Already I would need to wash my uniform. I didn't care. I finger combed my hair. It was already messy.

We walked home like normal. We parted way he went to his aunt's and I went home to my father. I was so excited. I ran home and changed. I dumped all my homework out and finished it quickly. Then I started on dinner. I wanted chicken tortellini with mushroom sauce. So of course I made it. When it was almost done, my dad called. He had another case and he was sorry. He said he would make it home later. I told him it was fine. He was off being a hero. I understood. Other people needed my father as well.

When we hung up I threw a fit. I threw pillows, and screamed into them. Another night being by myself. Great. I turned on the tv and ate my meal in silence. This was not how I imagined tonight to be. I was filled with disappointment, but it was an important job my dad had. He helped people.

I figured since my dad wasn't coming home, I could go see Hiro and Tadashi. Or maybe I should stay in. I called Tadashi instead.

"Abby?" He answered after the second ring.

"Hi!" I said as cheerily as I could.

"He didn't come home?"

Sighing was all I needed to do.

"Want to come over? We're having lasagna tonight."

"Actually I made chicken tortellini. How's Hiro doing?"

"He's upset. He thought you were coming over and now he doesn't want to leave his room."

"Aww. I'll be there then. After all my dad isn't showing up."

"Sounds good. I'll tell Aunt Cass you changed your mind."

"Sweet! I'll be there ASAP! Can't wait til we get our license!"

"I'll meet you halfway! Can't have you being stolen."

"Okay! Bye!" and I hung up with a click. I put on a jacket and some shoes and started to head for the Lucky Cat Café.

Hi! So I noticed there are more stories, and I realized that Abby is too common for my tastes. I'm thinking of another name as I type. I'm thinking of Sora. Or I'll put out a poll for votes if anyone is interested.

Also three stories are going on at once, so iiiiii maaaaaay be struggling just a bit, but I swear I will do it! :D