Keiko was up in plenty of time to get to school, but she wasn't too happy about it. Another boring day stretched ahead of her, without much to look forward to. Still, she had breakfast with her parents, and wished them a dutyful goodbye before leaving the house and joining the pack of girls she shared the short trip to school with. At least on the walk in she was with friends, and they spent the time giggling about Stacey's account of her date with Tom last night. Privately, Keiko wondered what Tom's side of the story sounded like - probably he came out a bit better!<br/><br/>The laughter finished as they parted ways at their lockers, each heading off to their own classed, and Keiko sighed. History first, another dull look at people she didn't care about - why couldn't she just spend the morning outside in the sun? But nope, can't disappoint daddy by skipping, she thought, and sat down to try to pay attention while carefully not noticing the looks Brian was trying to share with her. He was a cute guy, sure, but too full of himself and (like Tom) far too likely to brag;Keiko had no intention of having her name doing the rounds as his latest conquest!<br/><br/>The morning dragged on, but at last it was lunch time, and she could spend time with her friends. Sitting out in the sun, chatting away with the girls, restored some of her spirits, as did the thought of the next class. Miss Bell was a much more interesting teacher than the others, and Keiko was actually looking forward to studying under her. She felt a little nervous about it, in fact, but when the bell rang, she hurried to the class room to be sure to get a good seat. She sat with the other girls, chatting away as they waited for the teacher to arrive.