You’d always been a loner. Before High School. Before Middle School. Even before Elementary School. So sometimes, it was difficult to accept that you were dating somebody like Kyoko Hori. Straight A’s, sociable, and beautiful to boot. How did you get so lucky, meeting her after saving her brother from a speeding truck?

But dating a popular girl didn’t make you popular. No, you were still the same old emo kid. The glasses, the acne, the shoulder length hair—all of it gave you the appearance of a closed off, edgy nerd. So you decided. It was Spring now, soon to be Summer. So why not?

Over Spring break, you told everyone that you would be away. But in reality, you’d made it an excuse to surprise everyone at school with your new appearance.

As you walked through the halls to your class, people looked at you in surprise. You were the emo kid. So what was this good looking guy doing here? Entering the class, you heard a few soft gasps and gossiping as you walked to Hori. She looked at you for a moment as she was talking to Yuki, her face contorting in shock.

“Wh… WHAAAAAAATT?!”