Lost...
The first day of school and Erick Von Berg was already lost. A record timing seeing how this was the 18th school he had transferred to. Maybe if all the schools were built the same way he wouldn't have this problem. Either way, Erick sighed in disappointment. At least he had found the class room, but now the real challenge. Where the hell was the cafeteria? The map gripped firmly in his hand as he held it up to his nose.
He turned the school map side to side, up, down, you name it. No matter what he tired, he still couldn't understand where he was suppose to go.  Plus, he was already under the impression that  he was being watched. Ironic, when he looked up, everyone in the halls were looking right at him.

Dressed in a 80's style white and black pinstriped collared button up, black floral designed vest, jet black slacks with metal clasps and belts. He even wore black and white converses that the white part had been drawn on by colored sharpies. A diamond black and white scarf clinging loosely around his neck, while a blue and black fuzzy rim pimp hat sat comfortably tilted back on his skull. A clasp of yarn and hoop charms bundling a small section of his hair.

A sight to behold he strode down the hall with a beat in his step.

" Heller, um, um... Can you tell me vhere the woom of lunch is? " He asked a female student with a Swedish accent. A big, cheshire smile as he pointed to the map. The girl however just seemed to stand there frozen. Her eyes wide like a deer caught in one's headlight. " Em..Excuse? Heller?" Erick paused, blinking a few times with a puzzled look on his face. Did he not say it right? Ooooh... Erick twitched when the girl began to gape. " ERICK VON BERG?! AHHH!! I have, like, all Chill's newest magazines. Oh my my gosh!! You are actually here!!!!!! I gotta tweet about this! Hold on just one second! Eeee!!!" The girl squalled in joy, which caused a few people to pause and turn around in curiosity. A scene which by the time the girl had looked up, Erick was already turned around and walking.

" Em... Em. I transfer now to new map director, thank you, bia bia." He busted out with a nervous laugh, while walking away and further down the hall.

" Excuse, can you show me vhere woom of lunch ish?"  he asked, waving his hand to the first person he saw next.

Sophia spins around to meet the blue haired boy. Second person with interesting colored hair she met that day. The pimp hat is fairly amusing though, and it takes a bit to suppress a giggle. However, Sophia doesn’t recognize him like the other girl, which was probably because her knowledge of celebrities was limited to pop idols and actors. But for a few seconds her face seems strained as she tries to figure out why the boy seems familiar. Giving up, she nods down the hall, “I’m headed in that direction, so you can follow me.” She walks down a few hallways, “There’s a slight bend and another hallway here that’s easy to miss. I missed it too when in my first days of school.” She smiles back at him. “My name is Sophia by the way. Are you new from Ackademi?”

Valdis yawned as she walked out of the faculty office. Her hair was done up in a messy side bun tied up with a skull pin, strands of deep plum hair cascaded down from the bun stopping just above her waist. She wore her white school uniform with the white blazer and black wool tights. Her shoes were knee high black boots. Her purple school ribbon was tied neatly in a bow, along with her purple arm band marking her in the schools music program. How ever that wouldn't be the case much longer. There was a smug grin on her face as she cracked her knuckles. That was until she heard the girlish shrill of a fan girl...Instinctively she dove behind the nearest object to hide. Her violet eyes scanned the halls cautiously, trying to spot the squealer...only to realize she wasn't the one being targeted. Thank the heavens!

She stood back up, only to spot Sophia being chased down by a ....well that was certainly not the uniform. Though she quickly recognized who the boy was; a wicked grin spread across her lips. Oh how he would share in her misery of the shrill scream of fangirls. She chuckled perhaps she would be able to finish her last day in peace with the new distraction. Valdis strolled passed the girl her cold eyes shifting to her.

"You do realize your harpie like voice is like nails on a chalk board when you do that right? Its a distinct turn off"

She trailed a finger along the girls face and winked as she walked off still heading towards her little mouse. As she approach she slung an arm around Sophias shoulder.

"Little mouse you attract celebrities like honey does to flies yes? I applaud you for not hunting this one down, your skills are getting better"

Once more the wicked grin was on her face.

Surprised, Erick's cheshire smile reappeared. Finally he was in luck! Someone that didn't squeal at the sight of him. Which to be honest was rather refreshing to say the least. His eyes moving from the girl  to the map as she gave verbal directions. Oh what a saint! He thought while managing to pull a blue pin from his pocket and began to mark on the paper. Nothing like drawing a map, on a map, to find your way around things. It was when she said her name and asked if he was from Ackademi did he break his attention away from the map and onto her.

" Sophia? Das vonderful! My name is Erick, Erick Von Berg vhat a pleasure." He paused before shaking his head and taking his hat off. " I come from Sweden, Just moved here vith my mama and papa. So I ish new here to Japan and school." He smiled, before stopping in his tracks. A purple hair girl had made her presence known by approaching them both and slinging one arm around Sophia shoulders.

Another celebrity? But one that he knew from magazines he would read laying around his house and by word of mouth. Of course he had heard some of her songs, but normally he was mixing them to create a more lively upbeat to his DJ mixes. Either way Erick was faced with another star and Sophia. A surprise, but one that Erick just smiled and approached casually. His pink eyes blinking at both of them as he chuckled.

" The gods must be smiling upon me today! Ve must all sit together and enjoy the consuming of lunch! Come, Come I insist!"

Erick smiled, taking hold of both Sophia and Valdis's hand. 

" Ve lunch now?"

“A pleasure to meet you, Erick. Swedish… one of the languages I don’t know. However, my English, Spanish, and French are fairly good if you prefer any of those over Japanese. And I can try conversing in German, but you’d have to bear with me when I get tripped up. My Chinese is pretty good as well, but my Hindi’s about the same as my German,” she replies to Erick before she feels a familiar presence.

Sophia looks up at Valdis as she feels the arm come around her, “He found me this time. But I guess that explains why he looks somewhat familiar.” She studies his face again, but isn’t really able to put a name or place to it though.

She isn't expecting such the excited invitation to lunch, especially not from a boy that tons of girls were fawning over as they spoke. But at least, he has a positive attitude, and that was a nice enough change of pace. “Oh. Ok. Sure. I don’t want to sound rude, but what do you do? I mean, what do you do that’s getting you also this attention?” It does occur to her that she is a little of the odd person out in this group, and that she’s starting to get some looks now by being in company of two celebrities.

Valdis took the moment to look the man up and down, of course she knew him after all how many albino celebrities were there? The birth defect was rare enough for people to take notice, never mind the fact he made himself known to the public on a regular basis.Her eyes slid over to Sophia whom didn't really seem to place him yet. She just chuckles when her hand was grabbed with the forceful invitation to lunch, finally someone with some personality. She looked over at Sophia as they were being dragged off.

"I could like this one"

This was how she liked to make friends, skipping all the social pleasantries and just jumping in. As she allowed her self to get dragged to lunch she looked over at Sophia.

"He's the son of a fashion designer, chill I happen to wear a lot of there clothing. But he models a lot of the lines that come out. If you ever flip through there catalog he's the poster child...That and he's really the only albino celebrity around"

She recited the facts with out an particular interest. Her attention turned back to the bubbly boy.

"Since this is my last day here I will show you my hiding spots, you'll need them"

Erick was lightly pulling the two girls behind him as he went down the hall towards the lunch room. The pimp hat now hanging out of his mouth as he guided the girls to the cafeteria. It was amusing to watch the other students stare and point. However, the young celebrity didn't seem to be phased by the attention he was causing. The other students were easy to drown out by the two females he was lightly dragging behind him. It was amusing to listen to Sophia and Valdis. It even surprised him that Sophia was still clueless on who he was and before he could answer her, Valdis already filled in the blanks on his identity. A bright smile still on his face as he managed to let out a chuckle through the fuzzy rim of the pimp hat.

" Ve've made it. "

Erick nodded, letting go of both the girls hands and twirling around on the heels to face them. He even spit the fuzzy pimp hat out of his mouth so that he could speak. He had successfully guided them to the cafeteria. A feat he was most proud to say the least. " Your friend is right, I am afraid." He chuckled, itching the back of his head before putting the pimp hat back on. By now Erick might as well have been wearing a flashing sign with big bold letters. EVERY, everyone in the lunch room was whispering and staring, but did Erick care? no, not in the least. He was more absorbed into the words that had just left Valdis's lips.

" Vhat? You are leaving???" he says in a confused yet very sad tone. " But we are friends now, vhy you must leave now that I just met you?" He sighed, shaking his head in disbelief. " I don't think I need hiding place... Ish the people here that dangerous?" He asked unsure why Valdis would offer to show him her old hiding places.

His attention then turned back to Sophia, a big grin on his face.

" Let us find food and seat together. Ve are friends now and friends seat together, yah? "

“Oh. Chill. That’s why you look familiar. Every big time actress was wearing those navy blue military inspired jackets. With the gold double breasted buttons and the high collars. Red interior… However, they seemed to all switch to those form fitting belted jackets this year,” Sophia says. Her entire knowledge about fashion was based on what was popular among actors and actresses.

“You didn’t say you were leaving… the school year just started,” Sophia says. She looks sort of upset. School was one of the few normal activities that all of them shared.

However, Valdis’ words seemed to have concerned Erick. “Dangerous? No. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone getting seriously hurt in this school. I think she means to hide so you don’t go deaf due to the screaming.”

Sophia meets Erick’s grin with a wide smile of her own. Cheerful dispositions were catchy, and you rarely meet someone so friendly. “Yeah. Wherever you want to sit.”

"But alas tis true, this will be my last day if I passed the ged test I just took. My schedule was to jammed packed, it was either finish up school in a hurry or go with out sleep. I tried the later it didn't work out."

Valdis patted Sophia on the shoulder.

"I'm just getting high school out of the way, I was only here for the music program anyways. I already have enough credits to graduate. I'll probably start a couple college courses so I will be around here and there."

Valdis turned her attention back to Erick, and amused grin on her face as she tapped her ears.

"Little Mouse is right, I have hiding places from the consistent attacks of fandom. Little Mouse here was one of my first stalkers here, but certainly was not the last....strangest incident so far was when my gym socks went missing and showed up on ebay...So watch your stuff as well"

" Aye, my papa changes designs according to the public demands. It's not getting any varmer out side after all. "
Erick responds to Sophia, adjusting the pimp hat on top of his head. He did notice a teacher out of the corner of his eye. A angry expression on the woman's face as she gestured to 'take the hat off '. It seemed hats were not allowed to be worn in side, but the gesture the teacher gave would be ignored for now. His pink eyes shifting to focus back on to the girls. His attention bounced back and forth between Sophia and Valdis, much similar to a dog watching a ball being tossed around. It was when Sophia questioned Valdis's sudden announcement of leaving, did he actually tilt his head in curiosity. Valdis had said something that caught his attention, which made his eyebrow raise.

Now why would someone of Valdis's public stature join a school for the music program, yet before the year could even start, up and take the GED tests? Was she really involved in so many things that she would 'get over' something essential like school? It was something he couldn't grasp, but it also wasn't his place to argue about it. So instead he just gave a big smile and kept his mouth shut. He nodded his head as if understanding and in agreement before the subject was changed. Ironically it was a subject that seemed to be on everyone's mind that he came in contact with, including his parents. Hiding... Why was that such a big thing? These girls here didn't scare him.

" Oh the banshee's here are not that bad. Ha, they  are nothing like the one's back home. But if you vish to show me hiding places, then okay, I'll follow you's around."  Erick laughed, gesturing the girls to follow as he found a empty table and sat.  " Found a table." Erick smiled, pulling off his back pack - which was a rough black, brown, and white patched up quilt pattern - bag. He then proceeded to pull out his lunch, which came in a metal container that was designed to look like a deranged snow man. With a twist of the head the container opened, allowing steam to escape as Erick poured his soup into the snowman's bowl like head.

" Vell Valdis, at least you found your gym socks again. How much did they sell for?" Erick asked in a curious tone before picking up the snowman head and taking a sip of his soup.

Sophia shrugs, “They quiet down given enough time. I don’t think you need to hide from them. Eventually, you stop being star-struck… I know this first-hand.” She looks back at the fans, “Besides, it always seemed cool to have people admire you like that…” Dreams of stardom seemed somewhat childish now and even more unobtainable. She had so many other things to worry about.

She sits down at Erick’s table, and takes out the standard lunch faire. Sandwich, water, carrots, apple. She looks at the snowman head curiously, and realizes that Erick and Valdis have a lot in common. Perhaps, being a celebrity had a requirement of eccentricity.

She shakes her head at the mention of gym socks. “People buy those? Why? I mean, that’s sort of gross…” It’s not like they were special compared to socks you bought from the store. And gym socks were particularly gross normally.

"I find the babbling and lack of intelligent conversation taxing, if it's not the fans it's the political nerds. So I have my places where I can get away, it's amazing how so many people never look up"

A ghost of a smile spread across her face, it turned to a look of interest when the snow man came out . She took a seat, she hadn't brought a lunch today. After all she had planned on leaving early; she hadn't thought she would need one. But she didn't decline sitting with them. Normally she wouldn't have bothered with such an idle activity, however she found herself actually wanting to socialize......an odd development.

"Does that come in purple"

She pointed at the derange snowman. A chuckle escaped her lips as the topic of her gym socks continued.

[g]"It's the gross people who would buy them Little Mouse, sadly fans include the creepers of this world. As for how much mine sold I rather not know...I had just happened to come across them when shopping for supplies for my dolls"[/b]

Erick looked from one girl to the other as they talked. He sipped at his soup quietly as his focus traveled through out the cafeteria.  When there was no soup left in the snowman head shape cup, he turned it two times in his fingers before setting it down on the table. His eyes shifting back to Sophia and Valdis with a amused grin on his face. He was in the presence of an actress and a regular high school girl. One knew the stress of stardom the other he clearly could tell had never lived in the light of fame before. Which was the soul reason he was grinning. 

" You really think so?" he smirked, pouring another cup full of broth and noodles. When Valdis asked if the snowman came in other colors Erick's eyes lifted to meet hers. Two blinks and then he straitened before looking back down at the snowman. " It comes in seven different colors vith also different designs. If you check out 'chills' online website you can buys it. I like the white one myself, makes it easier for me to customize." He nodded, taking another sip of his soup before tilting his head. 

So her socks really did get sold on ebay? For a second he even wondered how much his stuff would go for online. Then again...Maybe not. That would mean he would loose clothes.. Which was something Erick could not wrap his head around. Erick turned his cup twice before setting it back down. " huh, vell sorry for your loss. " he said in apologetic tone. To loose an article of clothing, would be such a tragedy.

" Vell, off the topic of stolen clothes. Since you two have offered to 'deliever' me from the creepies, I shall reward!" he chuckled, reaching into his shirt pocket and pulling out four small clear plastic business cards. He handed Sophia and Valdis each a card. The front of the transparent card displaying these words. 

 ~VIP~

Exclusive Pass 

To 

CHILL's Fashions

The letters were printed in white frost which gave a very sharp elegant look to the small card. " These are for yous and anyone you vant to bring. This vill allow you to come by Chill and vist during one of the modeling shoots. I'll give you a tour, some time ya?" He smiled, picking his snowman soup cup again and taking another sip. 

Sophia didn’t really know Chill made anything else besides clothing, but she would admit she wasn’t totally in the loop about the brand. She stares at the snowman, attempting to see why the two liked it so much. “I suppose it is cute...” In concept, a snowman theromos was cute. However, it had a little bit of a creepy face as if drinking soup out of decapitated snowman wasn’t freaky enough. But she could get used to it. Perhaps, it would be cuter in another color. “I say sky blue would be nice.”

She finds it a little strange that Erick takes the loss of socks so seriously. Sounds almost like someone died. However, she doesn’t get much time to think about that before Erick resumes his cheer and hands her a card. It seemed celebrities liked to invite her to live a day in their lives. “Thank you. A tour would be fun,” she smiles. “I think I have time at some point later this week.” Who would be fun to bring though? Her social group was pretty much people with magical powers at this point. She has a feeling the knights would be a no, and some of the senshi would probably care less. Well, she did just meet Kaguya. She could go with a normal human being to visit another normal human being and pretend she was a normal human being. And the poor girl looked she was having a hard time making friends. “So what’s a modeling shoot like anyways?”

Valdis eyes the mug with interest, if it was on the online store she would have to pick one up. It was just the sort of item that if it happened to get replaced with a certain politician's lunch container it would cause some annoyance. A small smile crossed her lips as a plan formed in her devious mind......she'd be replacing all lunch containers with the different ones. She always liked to make her father loose it a little. Valdis nodded in acceptance for him being sorry for her loss of socks.

"One can never have enough socks, how else would you have enough ammo for sock fights"

Valdis calmly took the card flipping it around in her fingers to read it properly. Now her face perked up, this was actually something that she could have fun with.

"I will certainly be taking you up on this; I will be looking for a new line of clothes for my upcoming concerts."

Valdis looked over at Sophia and winked.

"I know exactly who to bring, he's sure to pop in with me"