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A year ago... Her father had always told her that Monte Vista Heralds was one of the most prestigious schools in California, mainly because it's one place where rich and snobby kids from across the world are thrown in by their parents by the time they reach their mature stage. Some say that most of students of Ivy League schools began their journey here, earning Monte Vista another gratified reputation. As also said in their motto, disciplinaire s'anime, it is the school where you need to impress the teachers if you wanted to end up spending your adulthood wearing an expensive designer suit and riding an expensive limousine or sports car. Not only the school is famous for seeding disciplined and independent students around the world; it was also said that they maintain a strict policy of which you are obligated to wear their coded uniforms. But that was the school's main problem for today's generation. Students, especially the girls, refused to wear their uniforms properly, claiming that most of them are having hard time breathing. And that was the first thing that Charlie had noticed when she first entered the large, green campus. Some girls didn't bother to wear their blazers anymore, and their blouses weren't even buttoned completely, leaving their chests exposed. Charlie chuckled. She had come to realize her difference among the rest of the students, seeing that she was probably the only one to wear the appropriate uniform. Looking down, she pulled her skirt above her knees in worry that they might think of her as a certified nerd, which she's clearly not. Dr. Riggs was right; She needed a new environment to fit in, one where people don't portray her as an angry girl. She shoved her heavy books inside her locker and be... ... middle of paper ... ...an hour, and was lucky enough to have a table beside the window, because the nature outside was starting to take an interest at him. When it was finally his turn, he suddenly smiled like he was some evil genius (which he really was). "Charlie De La Fontaine," the gray eyed troublemaker started. "One, my name isn't pronounced as Char-li. It's actually (in a French accent) Zhua-lou..." "...Two, I quit modeling and ballet. Three, I'm pyromania...." Keith cleared his throat to add effect, and then tried to act surprised. "...And four, I've seriously fallen in love with Keith Justice after staring at his beautiful and gorgeous face a while ago?" A burst of laughter erupted in the classroom, even Keith, who was known being an emotionless bastard, tried to hold his own laughter. Charlie was blushing so hard; a tomato would definitely be her food of the day. | e n d |

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