April 17, Evening
The sky is dark, and the streets only occupy the night strollers. In a hurry, she tries to walk a little quicker. Ignoring the stares, she heads to the location she was told to go.
Upon first entering the front, she sees who she assumes is Mitsuru Kirijo, and walks up to the front steps.
Mitsuru turns to her and gasps. "O-oh, you're the new transfer student, correct? Um, I'm Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm sure you're tired from your ride here, so I scheduled a means of transportation to drive you to your temporary stay."
"Thank you." The girl replied.
"Uh, I would have you stay in the normal dorms, but your room is currently under maintenance. I recall your name is Hiruki Tomoyo, right?" Said person nodded. "Yes…I do hope your stay at Gekkoukan High is comfortable."
Silence fills the air; Hiruki wonders why Mitsuru sounds nervous.
The black car pulls up, and Mitsuru walks down with her and into the back.
"So, I'm staying in an old club dorm, right?" Hiruki asked. Mitsuru nodded.
"Yes, the residents who left are to be returning soon, so you will stay until you are correctly situated."
Hiruki waited for cricket noises to fill the silence. At their arrival, her surroundings were quiet and had dim lighting, bringing a relaxed look.
It felt comfortable, familiar. "You must be exhausted, why don't you rest for the night. You'll have a very busy day tomorrow." Mitsuru suggested. "Your room is on the third floor, last down the hall."
"Thank you. I guess I'll be going to sleep for the night." Hiruki smiled and walked up the stairs until she reached the said door.
Behind it, she saw a plain but nice room, the bed sheets pink and white, blue curtains. There was a desk, a TV, with an area for a sink and mirror adorned with a small fridge.
A few shelves had been placed, but Hiruki noticed her boxes and bags underneath them.
Sighing, she fell onto the bed. Not bothering to change, she went to sleep.
April 18, Early Morning
Looking at the uniform Mitsuru had given her, she inspected herself through the mirror.
Her brown hair was up, which only barely reached to her shoulders while up, bobby pins making the mark XXII on the side, red eyes staring back, and red headphones hanging around her neck. Propped onto her nose were black framed glasses that gave off a fun-loving, intelligent look.
She couldn't help but sigh; it was weird being in an empty dorm alone. Hiruki heard sudden knocks on her door.
"Excuse me, but may I come in?" Mitsuru's muffled voice asked.
"Yes, come in." Hiruki replied, and Mitsuru stepped inside.
"Oh, your ready. I came to take you to school on your first day. That way you wouldn't be lost." Mitsuru explained.
"Okay, that'd be great. I don't really know my way around here." She smiled.
"Good, I guess we'll be off then."
The subway ride was quiet like the car, and Hiruki was left to wonder about Mitsuru again.
The building was surrounded by trees and bustling students. "This is Gekkoukan High. You'll have to go to the faculty office for your schedule. Its to the left from the first entrance."
"I must attend to other matters. I hope your first day goes well. If you need any help, just ask for me. Farewell." Mitsuru waved before leaving.
After wondering around, she entered the faculty office. "Oh, you're here." A teacher spoke up. "I'm Ms. Toirumi, your teacher. Its nice to meet you."
"You too." Hiruki nodded.
"You're a little late into the year, but I'm sure you'll catch up."
"I know, I'm sorry."
"No need for apologies. Now, let's head to the class."
"Good morning everyone. The weekends over, time to learn. Or at least listen." Ms. Toirumi sighed.
"Anyway, we have yet another transfer student. Her name is Hiruki Tomoyo." Hiruki walked inside, to hear three gasps. Ignoring it, she asked herself when she'd stop hearing that.
"Why'd you transfer here?" A girl asked.
"Oh, I came here from an Osaka orphanage." She answered.
"O-oh…" The girl was quiet, but everyone kept whispering.
"Now, you can sit over there."
"But he's not here today, Ms. Toirumi."
"If he's not here, then that's not his seat." Hiruki almost shivered at her sudden change of voice as she sat down.
Lunch arrived and her phone rang, signaling for a text. However, she ignored it with food on her mind.
Waiting outside the classroom was Mitsuru. "Hello, sorry to bother you. I wanted to ask that you meet in the lounge with me after school. Thank you." just as soon as she came, she left.
'She's so serious.' Hiruki thought and ate up on the roof.
~Evening~
Mitsuru greeted her in the lounge, which was slightly brighter. Other pairs of eyes stared at her in the room.
"Good to see you came. I'm aware that you have seen them before, but there will be students from your class staying now as well."
"H-hello, I'm Yukari Takeba." One introduced herself.
"The names Junpei."
"And I'm Fuuka Yamagishi."
"And this is Aigis." Mitsuru told her. Hiruki looked closely at them, feeling like she'd seen them before.
"Hm…" She pondered. "Its nice to meet you."
"Yeah, its definitely nice to meet a new pretty face." Junpei grinned, Yukari rolling her eyes.
"Your such a pig, even now. Its just like last year." She hissed.
"You should probably go to sleep early, you seem tired." Mitsuru said. "Goodnight, I should be going off now."
"Wait, where would she go?" Hiruki asked once Mitsuru closed the door behind her.
"She attends a college nearby with some other students that lived here." Fuuka explained.
"They'll be coming tomorrow night, but they were busy today." Yukari added.
~Somewhere else, Midnight~
"Hm, 1'o'clock…Time to have fun." The teenage guy chuckled. A growl sounded from behind him, but he didn't bother to turn.
A voice called out to him. "Huh? Who the hell's that?"
Suddenly he screamed as a force closed in on him.