Among the Hidden [隠しの中]

Chapter 1

        Tasuki~chan!" I call out, trying to grab my best friends attention. "It's not polite to leave your friend walking alone, is it?" I replied back as I finally caught up to her.  She looks back at me, first startled at the fact that I practically screamed her name out loud, but then her expressed became annoyed because I won't leave her alone for the life of her.

        "What do you want now, Misaki~san, I already told you all the details about the new kid that I know about."  She glares at me, frustrated, as I grin at her.

        "Well excuse me for being curious. He just transferred here from America and he is sooo cute and mysterious! American boys are just so kawaii!" I giggle as I  run into the school entrance, dragging Tasuki along with me.  I stop at the classroom door and see the new kid at his desk, looking out towards the window.

        The new kid, whose name we don't know, has short black hair with piercing green eyes. He could pass for a Japanese native if you changed the colors of his eyes, but other than the color of his eyes, he doesn't look American at all.

        My attention is suddenly diverted when Tasuki calls out for me, with Aya following close behind. Aya~chan is Tasuki's childhood friend who follows us around, but normally it's like she's confused about everything even when we explain everything very specifically as to what is going on. She will just stare at us like she gets it, but in all reality, she's confused to no end. She's the only sane one in our group of friends.

       "Psst, Misaki" Tasuki taps my shoulder to grab my attention. "Stop staring at the new kid, he's going to get a bad idea on you already.  Gosh, we can't even have one new student without you killing their brain cells with your green alien-like eyes."  Tasuki snickers at me, then pushes me forward, "If you want to talk to him so badly, go on ahead.  Be my guest."  I look at her daringly, "Oh of course, Tasuki~san, but I call him first."