[b]"Now class, before I continue with our lesson for the day,"[/b] The teacher paused during his lecture, looking at the entrance to the classroom momentarily and beckoning before turning back to the entirety of the class. [b]"We have a transfer student from America who will be joining us for the rest of the school year..."[/b]

[b]Daisuke Honda,[/b] who'd been tying his shoe by the doorway, had nearly keeled over as he stumbled into the room rather dramatically. Despite the embarrassing display, he smiled warmly and pranced towards the front of the classroom to present himself, bowing respectfully. [b][i]"Ohayō gozaimasu~!"[/i][/b] he greeted a little loudly, generating some chatter across the classroom from among the students. [b]"My name is Daisuke Honda! I was born in Japan, but moved to America when I was young and stayed there until recently. Now I'm here!"[/b]

Daisuke rubbed the back of his head, and laughed. [b]"I hope we can be friends!"[/b]

[b]"Okay, Daisuke,"[/b] The teacher nodded, almost as if he had seen enough new students already. [b]"You can take that empty seat next to Mister Leggieri right there."[/b]

Nodding and booming with enthusiasm, Daisuke thanked the teacher and casually walked to the vacant seat, settling down and organizing the mess of his books and scanned the classroom, taking in all of its features. He was the only Japanese, let alone, Asian in the classroom, and the faces of the students gave him the impression as if they'd never seen one before. He smiled as the teacher resumed his lesson, turning over to the boy - 'Mister Leggieri' - and extending a hand for a shake. [b]"Nice to meet you!"[/b]