<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/cc/Manami.png)</td><td><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Tsukishima Manami</strong></span><br/><hr/><br/>After making sure all the boys had gotten their room assignments and class schedules, Manami took a slight breath of relief. She wasn't... <em>uninterested</em>. Quite the opposite, in fact - it would definitely make things interesting, having some boys in the school. But sometimes, she still wasn't all that used to speaking in front of a large group of other students her own age - and in front of girls, it was infinitely easier than in front of boys, who... stared. She wasn't exotic as Takaeda-san, that was for sure, but...<br/><br/>It was different, when you were speaking to a teacher - at least with adults, there was always a certain code of politeness that you had to keep. You knew exactly how to act so you wouldn't stand out too much.<br/><br/><em>Though, with my kind of height, I naturally stand out anyway... which wasn't in the plan.</em> She'd never really thought about it, back in America, but... Asian girls really were shorter than white girls. While her height was considered average in the States... in Japan, especially in a private girls' boarding school, she was actually considered <em>tall</em>.<br/><br/>As she walked back down the stairs, Manami checked things off in her mental checklist of things to do. She should probably go ask the principal if they would be having afternoon classes today, thanks to the new distractions that the boys would be providing. If the principal hadn't already thought of that, Manami would be sure to propose it - it was too much excitement, this new change, especially when for the rest of the school, the prospected change of Sendai becoming a co-ed school was a mere rumor.<br/><br/>And she might need to go talk to Kagami-san, who had been... shocked. That was one way to put it. <em>Should make sure she's alright...</em><br/><br/>A squeal of tires and a roaring engine interrupted her thoughts as she passed through the front hall, where their shoe lockers were. Quickly changing into her black heeled loafers, Manami shivered as another blast of cold air made her wish she'd brought her gloves. Curious. Another new student? There were just so many strange vehicles arriving at the school today...<br/><br/><strong>"Konnichiwa. Are you a new student?"</strong> Manami asked politely, smiling <em>up</em> at the new student. <em>Uwaah... he's taller than I am.</em> That was definitely not something she found herself thinking often around other students.</td></tr></tbody></table>