Why am I writing this when I got others story to work with? Honestly, because I felt rather happy this week, and so I will do my best to work and keep up the spirits high. So, let us go! Hope you enjoy this story! Critique is always welcome as it helps me get better.

Prologue: Ever thought about helping students?

Cid knew life wasn't easy, and it wasn't going to get easy by magical means. The recent graduate of high school was looking to the walls decorated with newspaper clippings and titles.

Young man solves the mystery of the missing students.

The young member of the student body, Cid. Managed to solve the mystery regarding the disappearances of his classmates…

First place on academic progress.
First place on the National Exam.

The list went on. And he sighed while looking at it. His professors often spoke he should pursue a higher level of education, no school would deny him a scholarship. Yet he wasn't one for studies really. He had a thrill on investigating, he had decided he would open a detective agency, he even thought on helping others through therapy.

But his love in life was the supernatural, the biggest mysteries going around. A world that Cid was sure existed. And maybe it was because of that reason, that he ended up going away from people as he saw the newspaper clipping on his hand.

Young prodigy crazy?
The number one student, the first place on the national exams, is Cid crazy? Young man swears he saw a monster killing the girl. Specialist agrees it might be trauma…

Cid sighed. He got his glasses back in place and moved the mess of hair he had to his back. He really had to try to look a bit cleaner.

"Jerks… they didn't see it"

The poor girl was little but a mangled mess, and he swore he had seen a monster killing her. Cid knew what he saw. But he hated how everyone discarded what he saw.

"Everyone thinks you are great until you do something different…"

The office he had hopefully opened a month ago to solve mysteries had proved to be a bad idea. No one came, and those who did were reporters trying to write an article about the failure of a prodigy.

The only one who had call to check on him was the nun who owned the orphanage he had grown in. He sighed at that. He didn't mean to make her worry… not after she always took care of him… even know he was expecting someone to come by her insistence.

"Are you sure you don't want me to visit you? We could even go to eat, you know we could catch up?" Alma spoke with worry in her voice. Cid might have never been adopted, but to her, the young man was her son.

"You don't need to worry Alma… I am okay really" He tried to sound as confident as possible, but he knew Alma wouldn't fall for it.

"Cid… you don't need to lie you know? Is okay to feel frustrated… look I spoke with some friends, and I got to contact someone who will be visiting me in a couple of days, I told him of your talents and he seems curious of getting to know you"

Cid could picture the soft face of Alma smiling at those words. He could only smile from the other side of the phone at the fact she was always looking out for him even when she wasn't responsible for him.

"Thanks, mom…" Cid speech got cut as he noticed what he said. Before he could correct himself, he could hear the high-pitched scream from the other side of the line. It was too late.

"Cid! Did you call me mom?! Do you mean it?!" She was sounding really excited, and Cid could only cough a bit embarrassed as she spoke again.

"You have always been one to be embarrassed when speaking of your feelings! You sweet boy!"

Cid coughed again before saying he had to go. Alma only laughed at the awkwardness of her surrogate son.

"The one visiting is a friend from Japan, he is the director of an academy, his name is Mikogami!"

That had been a couple of days ago. And now he was waiting for the man called Mikogami to visit him. Alma had said he would be looking for him. He could only hope he had a good job for him. Or maybe good news. Whatever it could be it was welcome.

Soft knocking on his door made him walk to the door. When he saw the man, he looked like a member of the church in his opinion. But considering his affiliation with Alma it seemed obvious.

The man wearing robes and a rosary in front of his chest looked rather normal to Cid. But his eyes that were hidden by the robes made him have the aspect of a hawk eyeing prey. He was anything but old it seemed. He showed an amicable smile extending his hand at Cid.

"Cid I will guess, you look just like Alma said, even the long hair and scruffiness" The man laughed even harder when Cid gave him a handshake.

"Ah, I must say I thought she was joking mentioning your grip strength" Cid grip strength was lacking in a lot of senses. If he hadn't got in problems with bullies was because Alma thought him the proper way to defend himself.

"Alma is an honest woman; too honest I am afraid. She wasn't joking of anything when she spoke of me, a pleasure to meet you Mikogami" Cid smiled at the man. He seemed nice enough, and if Alma was in good terms with the man in front of him, he was good too.

Cid motioned for him to sit on the couch or the chair in the small room.

"Small place you got here, as expected of the nest of a detective" The man seemed to see all the decoration of the room, the newspaper clippings, and the sketches. He nodded.

Tenmei Mikogami had been hoping to get a human into the working staff of the school. But it was hard to find a human willing to enter his world. What's more, he had to be trust worthy and have something to offer. When he got a call from the nun of the orphanage he was surprised, more because the nun seemed to know about him owning a school.

She didn't know the finer details, but she was hoping that he could help her surrogate son. He would have denied immediately, but when she spoke of the young man he got curious and thought that just maybe he could get an interview to judge him.

It is the least he could do for the nun dedication and the caring feelings she obviously had for the boy.

"Tell me Cid. How old are you young man?" He would get the main details fast, no need to play around.

Cid noticed he was being interviewed right there, and he thought he could simply answer fast. No need to go around the bush.

Both parties knew what was going on.

"I will be eighteen in a few months"

"Allergies, chronical sickness, fears?"

"None sir, believe it or not, I only look frail, but I am in good health…. Though if I am being honest I fear clowns"

"Good, that is good, how do you feel about teaching?"

"I…I never thought much about it honestly… I always wanted to be a detective and help others"

"I see, tell me, how would you feel about working in a school? Would you feel like teaching students?"

"I…I don't know what I could teach, I mean… I don't know if I could do it"

The director of the school chuckled.

"Nonsense, I am seeing the national exam number one rank am I not?"

Cid could only nod.

"Then what do you fear on your intellect, if you wanted to be a detective surely your mind is sharp, I am sure someone with a sharp mind can teach students. Or if that is not so much your field, how about being a counselor for students?"

Cid was in thought before thinking about it.

He could actually work as a counselor, it didn't sound so hard. What was the worse that could happen? He could make it surely. And any work was better than being losing time in his office.

"I guess I could make it without problems, sir"

The director smiled. Time for the hard question.

"How do you feel about the supernatural phenomena?" That was the most important question for him.

Cid smiled.

"I love all things related to it, they are the biggest mysteries, and I have always feel curious about them"

The director smiled. He had found a human that could work for the school. It would be useful to have him.

"Good, then we are going to the school right now then! Pack your clothes, we go once you are ready since you will be working you need to get familiar with the school before the new period starts, plus I need to present you to your coworkers"

Mikogami decided right there he would need to take Cid to the academy before he could get cold feet.

Cid smiled. It seemed things were going to a good start, and if he could just leave the city and go away when he was more than glad. He would later call Alma about it. He always had a bag of clothes in the office. Just in case he one day would need to escape the country… call him crazy, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

"Well then, seeing as you are ready, you will be working with other professors, so is better if we go soon, presentations are in order, and the trip will not take long"

Cid didn't understand how come the trip wouldn't take long, wasn't his academy in Japan?

When they were out of the office he saw a school bus. He was sure he had never seen a bus in his area. The director got inside the bus without doubting anything, he motioned for Cid to follow. He was greeted by an eerie looking driver.

"Hey there… who is this guy director?"

The director smiled before speaking pointing at Cid.

"We got a new counselor, he will be a good investment for the academy" The director smiled

"Ah, well young man, hope you are ready for Yokai Academy"

Cid only smiled. The creepy and eerie driver didn't seem to show an aura of trying to harm him. If anything Cid felt welcomed as he nodded with his bag still in hand.

"Sounds like the school will be fun, so let us go then" As he took a sit on the bus the director and the driver shared looks before nodding. They had found a human member of the staff. It would be interesting to see how he fared in the environment of the academy.

As they were on the path Cid already guessed what was happening. And the name could only confirm his thoughts. But he was smiling. Surely it would prove to be a fun adventure, and who knows, he could finally see a bit of that other world he often imagined. The world of the supernatural stuff.

It would prove to be fun…

It also proved that no matter where you went. Some people couldn't avoid being asses. He had learned that when he started to meet his coworkers who had come to visit his counseling office.

"A counselor for the students? Plus, what kind of monster is he?"

Okuto Kotsubo was making a bad impression on the new counselor. And the director could only sigh, he guessed he wouldn't accept the new member of the staff. But it seemed Cid was unfazed by his words.

"Just like the body, students need help with their minds too, so I would appreciate you not making any less of my work" Cid tried his best to look uninterested, and it seemed to make Kotsubo angry.

The man sneered at Cid but before he could speak more the blonde teacher got in the middle.

"There there, maybe you should go out Kotsubo? Prepare everything for the students?"

The man sneered once more before leaving. The blonde turned to Cid with her hand stretched at him.

"Shizuka Nekonome, hope we work well this semester" Her happy attitude was contagious as her smile made Cid smile.

"Cid, I will be under your care" He took her hand and she couldn't avoid her question.

"Oh, you look really young now that I take a close look at you, how old are you?" She smiled at the bespectacled young man, she also took notice of his long hair and frail physique. She was glad Kotsubo hadn't hurt him.

"Oh, I will be eighteen soon, for now, I am still seventeen" He smiled at her. So far, he was enjoying the aura of the teacher. He also had to suppress a giggle, thinking her hairstyle seemed to look like cat ears.

She smiled and squealed with happiness before giving him a hug.

"You don't mean it?! We are the same age then!" She giggled as Cid could only get a bit embarrassed at the sudden contact.

The hug was broken after the coughing of the other member of the staff.

"Leave the poor boy Shizuka" she looked at him before presenting herself.

"Ririko Kagome, let us work together this semester" She looked professional while Cid thought she seemed to be trying to suppress something…

"Cid, I will be under your care" He smiled politely, and she smiled back before leaving while taking a pouting Nekonome away.

"Hope you enjoy your stay Cid, who knows, if you do a good job we might have a permanent counselor" She smiled as she left.

Cid could only smile. When he saw the academy on the outside he was like a child in Christmas. When he heard the rule, the monsters had to stay in human form, he only smiled even wider. The supernatural existed. And he was a part of that world.

"I know I will be enjoying my stay!" He shouted at them as they crossed the door. He took to smile looking at the door. The bold letters making him smile even more.

School Counselor. Cid. This door is always open for anyone who wishes to speak their mind.

"This is going to be great!" Cid smiled. He was hoping to have a great time. He made a promise to himself at that moment.

I will help anyone. No matter what I need to do, I will always believe in the students! I won't be like the people I met… any student will have my support!

With conviction in his spirit and his office ready, he could only wait for the semester to start. It promised that things would be fun.

Cut! Well, this shall be a fun thing to try! I will do my best! Hope you guys have a great weekend! Also I invite all of you to get on writing if you feel like it, is always fun if you ask me.

Next time:
Chapter 1: An angel made of ice. Why do you have bite marks on your neck kid?