Prologue: 1 - Peace.

She and he were friends.

But more-so, they were book buddies.

But they both knew they could be something more, she desired to be; he wondered what they'd be like if they were even closer than they were now.

But Class rivalry held them apart.

But to them, to him that didn't matter.

All that mattered now was the pursuit of an emotion he was feeling for her.

Curiosity.