<div class="floatleft">(http://k35.kn3.net/taringa/7/5/4/9/2/5/5/tostitacho/30F.jpg?5408)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Takahashi Ren<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Home => Sister's car en route to school => Classes => Lunch in the Homeroom<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Takahashi Asuka (NPC; Sister), Erica Weaver, Kanbaru Tsukihi, and Sakurai Yuuji (mentioned);  Open<br/><br/><hr/><br/><br/>SLAM!!<br/><br/><em><strong>"Nii-san!  Get up!  I'm going to be late if you don't!"</strong></em><br/><br/>Ren groaned sat up in his bed, yawning and raising his arms as he stretched.  Ever since his oldest sister, Asuka, got that job at the school nurse at Ichikuji High three weeks ago, she'd been going in early every day in order to make a good impression.  Despite this, she somehow had more energy than a candy-addicted child.  It was rather insane in his eyes.  Really, how could she keep going with such hours and still have the energy to go out with her friends every couple of days?  Ren could barely keep up with her most of the time.  Despite that, he'd come to love his sister's insane energy levels and it had become the norm for him.<br/><br/><div class="floatright"><div align="center">(http://www.gamersbin.com/attachments/localized/27485_Best-top-desktop-anime-girls-wallpapers-hd-anime-girl-wallpaper-picture-image-3.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">Takahashi Asuka; Ren's oldest sister</span></div></div>He looked at the open door that Asuka-san nearly kicked open and yawned, wiping the tears from his eyes that he often got after waking up,<em>'Did she really have to leave the door open?  Baka!'</em>Ren looked over at the table beside his bed and narrowed his eyes when he saw the time.  It was just a little after 5:00 AM!  He could have been sleeping for another hour.  He sighed and threw the covers back, swinging his legs off and over the edge of the bed.  Right by the door stood a tall standing mirror where he usually 'modeled' in his special clothes.  No matter how many times he looked around his room, he could never believe that he was able to sleep in such a large place.  Before he and Asuka-san moved here, his room was barely a third of the size of this new one.  That was because, at least in his mind anyway, because he was the youngest and was the only boy.  But that was the past and he very much enjoyed this larger room.<br/><br/><em><strong>"Nii-san!  Get up!  Breakfast is nearly done!"</strong></em>came Asuka-san's voice from the other side of the house.  Ren rolled his eyes as he got up from the bed and moved to the nearby dresser where he kept his uniform.  He always slept wearing just a pair of underwear....girl's underwear actually.  The pair he was wearing was a dark purple.  It wasn't one of his most favorites, but he liked the way the fabric felt against his skin.  As he pulled his uniform out of the drawers, he picked out one of his more favorite pairs, a cute pink pair.  They were similar in feel to silk, but they weren't as there was no way he'd risk damaging them.  Ren much preferred wearing the lacy silk ones at home.<br/><br/>SMACK!<br/><br/>Ren jumped and nearly dropped the panties he'd just picked up when Asuka-san smacked her palm against the doorframe,<em><strong>"Nii-san, quit admiring how you look and hurry your ass up.  I don't care if you have an ass that other girls would kill for, heck, even one I'd kill for, but that doesn't mean that you can drag your feet.  Bath, get dressed, and eat.  We're leaving in about 45 minutes.  Your breakfast is on the table."</strong></em>Ren looked over at her, noting that she was barely half dressed herself,<strong>"Onee-san!  Neither of us have to be at school this early.  Besides, you're not dressed yourself!"</strong>Asuka-san looked down at her unbuttoned shirt and shrugged,<em><strong>"So?  At least I'm up and getting ready!"</strong></em><br/><br/>Moments later, she was gone again, leaving Ren to finish gathering his clothes and make his way to the shower.  Ten minutes later, he stepped out of the shower and dried his hair, making a note that he needed to get some more of his strawberry scented shampoo.  By the time he'd dressed and made his way to the small dining room, he noticed his sister's 'cooking' and sighed unhappily.  Asuka-san was a pretty awesome person, but she couldn't cook anything to save her life.  Most of the time, he did all the cooking....and the cleaning....and even doing the clothes.  It wasn't that she was a slob, but she just didn't have the right touch when it came to such things.  Ren heard the shower running, so he quickly dumped the breakfast that she made him and made simple toast.<br/><br/><div align="center">~ * * * About Twenty Minutes Later * * * ~</div><br/>Ren and Asuka, after finishing their quick breakfast, left the house and got into Asuka's car.  As usual, Asuka-san played loud music which Ren tried to drown out, but failed.  On average, it took about fifteen minutes to get from the house to the school, during that time, Ren was reading a little novel that was part romance and part mystery.  He was about halfway through it and was very much enjoying it.  Despite the fact that he was reading and that music was playing, Asuka-san continued to talk.  She was like this when she wasn't working, always jabbering on, even if no one was listening.  Strangely, when she was working, she was a lot more serious, but still very open and friendly.  She treated everyone at the school like little siblings.  Ren knew that a couple of people, who Asuka-san wouldn't name, came to her with problems.  Ren suspected that that was the main reason she was chosen over the other candidate for the job.<br/><br/>Soon, they arrived and parked in the staff lot where they went their separate ways:  Ren to his homeroom and Asuka to her office.  Ren was still early for classes and only Yuuji-san was there before him.  Ren wasn't quite sure what to think about him yet, but knew that he liked reading and he also discovered that they liked similar kinds of candies.  Ren waited near the library for more students to arrive before following a couple into the classroom.<br/><br/>The day went by as it usually did with Ren half reading his book and half listening to the teacher and taking notes.  Sure, he wasn't the best student in the class, but he was good enough that he could afford a little leeway and read his book in class.  He estimated that he was about the 7th in his class level, maybe the 10th.   If only maths could come as easily as literature.  But, that was neither here nor there.<br/><br/>When the lunch bell rang, Ren grabbed the little box of food, mostly mixed fruits and nuts with a rice ball and some chocolate cookies, and was looking for a place to sit and eat when he Tsukihi-san and the transfer student, Erica-san close by and sitting together.  They were always friendly to him and Ren felt very comfortable with them, so he walked over and set his box of lunch on a desk nearby,<strong>"Hai....Tsukih-san, Erica-san....do you mind if I eat lunch with you?  I...I have some cookies that I made last night....and I can share if you want?"</strong>It wasn't that he was intimidated by them nor was he shy, but they were both taller and prettier than he ever could be, so he looked up to them in many ways.  He wouldn't admit it aloud, but he really did admire them and even dedicated a couple of entries in his diary to them.  It'd actually be embarrassing for them to ever find out, even if a part of him wanted them to know.  Even as these thoughts ran through his mind, he opened the box and pulled out two cookies out of the five that were in the box and showed them with a little smile on his face.  It was all Ren could do to not rub his fingers over the little, red stud in his ear to distract himself from the nervousness he felt.