Upon her expectations of Tyler tending to ignore her hand, she was relieved when he took and shook it. But,

[i]"Yeah, um, thanks."[/i] Was his reply along with it.

Negative thoughts were once again flowing inside Maiko's head. 
What was that [b]"Um"[/b] for? Maybe he didn't want to talk? Maybe he wasn't in the mood? 
[i]"Well at least we know each other now."[/i] She thought to herself.
So she then turned back properly to her seat, deciding to leave them both at least a few seconds of peace, another good opportunity to calm herself down.

[i]"So, what clubs did you sign up for"?[/i] Was a question that broke the silence by her seatmate.

Maiko looked up with a bit of surprise, but of course, would be glad to answer his question.
[i]"I'm going for basketball, arts and performing arts.[/i] She smiled. [i]"And you?"[/i]

The sudden entrance of two adults took everyone's attention, saving Tyler's chance to answer the red-head later on.
They both introduced themselves as Dr. Itsuki and nurse Ami and again, made Maiko nod her head as a sign of remembering who they were and their schedules.

Once done, the school bell rang for break.

[i]"Everyone, you have fifteen minutes of break. Please be back in the classroom when the bell rings. Also, the cafeteria is on the first floor. That's it for homeroom. Class dismissed."[/i] Informed their homeroom teacher.

Sound of screeching desks and chairs being push back and forth filled the classroom as everyone started to exit the room.
Maiko pushed herself from her seat and picked up her back pack.
Hanging it on her shoulders, she turned to Tyler. [i]"Let's talk on the way out?"[/i]

Aside from the first time she came to the academy and her first words with other people, Maiko felt more confident than before.