Chapter 1 is the first chapter of the Girl Friends manga.
Chapter Information
The chapter begins with Mari being questioned by Akko about where she lives. The next day during the end of class Akko again approaches Mari and asks her the same question and she tells her she lives near Ishigaya so Akko asks her will she go home with her, Mari is also surprised by the fact that Akko calls her Mari-Chan on their first meeting as everyone else refers to her as Kumakura-San. During their walk back Akko asks Mari how she did on her exam only for Mari to tell her she answered all the questions and is sure she got most correct which shocks Akko as she always fails her exams and has to constantly take make up tests. After all the questions Akko tells Mari that she is thirsty and wants something to drink so they go to McDonalds and Akko ends up ordering something to eat instead as she says too much thinking makes her hungry,While there Akko suddenly leans in close to Mari which flusters her a bit asks her did she straighten her hair as it is so long and silky soft, Akko asks her what her secret was to getting such hair and Mari tells her that she does not treat her hair and that it is natrually like that while Akko has to use an iron to make her hair straight as it grows natrually with curls. Akko later suggests they go to a hair salon the next day Mari agrees and asks her mother for money she asks Mari if she is going alone to which Mari tells her it is with a friend. At the salon Mari is stuck on what to do with her hair as she does not do those sorts of things so she has Akko decide the style for her and Mari ends up getting her hair cut short, which at first makes her upset as she thought that Akko had played a prank on her due to earlier saying that she looked nice with long hair. But Akko tells Mari that the new hair style came out great and that Mari looks cute like that and only cute girls look good with short hair which causes Mari to become flustered again and blushes. After Mari is seen getting ready for school and spending much time brushing her hair which causes her mom to tell her that she is going to be late for school.