This is chapter 1 of my fan fiction A New Game. Enjoy.

This is the story of Takagi Yoshirou, a 15 year old student at Nanoya High School in Tokyo Japan. "Onii-chan! Hurry up! You're going to be late for school!" Yelled my sister Nagisa from outside my door. I grabbed my new iPhone 6 from my dresser and looked at the time. It was 8:00! I only had 10 minutes to get to school! I knew that I wouldn't have time for breakfast so I grabbed my backpack and hurried to the front door. "Bye Nagisa! Have a good day at school!" I yelled. "You too!" She called back. I opened the door and was greeted by a gust of cool air. It was unusually cold for May. My phone vibrated in my hand. I looked at it 'Where are you? You're going to be late, Yoshirou.' It was my friend Shimazaki Tatsuo who texted me. I didn't bother replying. Tatsuo was my only friend at school, or anywhere for that matter. I've always been a loner, and that's what I wanted to be. I didn't think I needed a friend, but when I met Tatsuo, I was happy. Having 1 friend was good enough for me though. I raced down the street to the school. Surprisingly, a lot of students were still entering the school, even though it was 8:07 now. I raced inside and went to class 2-A. I really hated that class. The teacher, Sato-sensei was a complete ass. He always yelled at everyone for no reason at all. I wished he would shut up so I could sleep or something. All I would do in there was write in my diary that I started on my phone two days ago when I got my iPhone 6. I heard the bell ring. I raced to my seat and sat in it. "Hey Takagi. Why were you so late today? Too busy fucking your cute sister?" Asked the worst person possible. Ryuuzaki Eikichi. I just ignored him and took my phone out of my pocket. "You ignoring me? Little bastard!" He grabbed my shirt and pulled me out of my seat. Everyone in the room looked at us. Great. More unwanted attention. It was a good thing that Sato-sensei walked into the room at that time. "Ryuuzaki! Get your butt in your seat!" He yelled. He listened to him and let go of me. No one ever defies Sato. "You sure have some nerve, Takagi. Ignoring me like that." Said Ryuuzaki. I just snorted slightly in response and got back to my phone. Looks like I have something sort of exciting to write in my diary today.

Class dragged on forever. When it was finally lunch period, I went to the cafeteria and looked for Tatsuo. "Yoshirou!" I heard Tatsuo call. I turned around and saw him. "Oh, hi." I said back. "That's all you have to say? Sheesh. You really hate speaking don't you?" He asked. "Yeah. I never really liked speaking to anyone. I only talk to you and Nagisa." I replied. "I already knew that though." Then why ask about my speaking skills? I thought. "Anyway, let's go find somewhere to sit." Said Tatsuo. I followed him over to an open table at the back of the cafeteria. "Have you heard about the serial killer on the loose lately?" Asked Tatsuo. "Yeah, I've heard a bit about him. I think he's been killing people near this area too." I replied. "I hope he doesn't kill anyone from this school." Said Tatsuo. I could care less about most of the student body. I thought. "What do you think?" He asked me as I came out of my thoughts. "Oh! Yeah. I hope no one gets killed either." I lied. I doubt any serial killer would target Nanoya anyway unless they were a serial killer teacher. I thought. "Tatsuo." "What?" He replied. "I have been wondering this for a while, but how come you are my friend even though I'm just a hermit who wants to be alone and do nothing all day?" I asked. He looked surprised for a moment. Makes sense. I just asked out of nowhere. "Because you need a friend for one. And two, you are not as bad of a person as you think you are. You are nice somewhere in there." He said while smiling. I didn't show it on my face, but I was actually pretty happy on the inside. Without a friend, I probably would end up as one of those people who doesn't interact with ANYONE. The bell rang signaling that lunch was over and that it was time to go back to class. "Let's go." I told Tatsuo. "Alrighty!" Said Tatsuo. This day was going a lot better than I expected. I pulled out my phone and began writing more entries in my diary about what happened so far today.

School finally ended and I walked home with Tatsuo. We hardly talked on the way to our houses because of how tired each of us were from Gym class today. We had to run the mile. I just wanted to lie down on the pavement. My body was not built for running like that. Tatsuo turned to walk down the street his house was on. I said bye and walked to my house. When I got home, I just threw my backpack onto the stairs and went to my room to sleep. I 'woTakagoke up' in a very dreamlike place. I'm obviously dreaming. I thought to myself. "You are not dreaming, Takagi Yoshirou." Said a booming godlike voice. I turned around and was met with what looked like a god. He was huge. "I am Deus Ex Machina, the God of time and space." He said. "I always knew that there was a higher power governing the universe. My speculations were correct it seems." I told him. "It seems it was not a mistake to have you participate in my survival game, Takagi Yoshirou. Your intellect will likely get you far in this game." Said Deus. Survival game? "What are you talking about?" I asked. "Takagi Yoshirou. You have been picked as one of the 12 participants in my game. It is a game of survival. The last one standing will become the new God of time and space." He said. "Your phone will be your biggest asset. You already write a diary, correct?" He asked. "Yes, why?" I asked. "Your diary will now write itself based on where you are. If you see a dead end flag, then it means that death awaits you. Don't worry though, you can change the future by avoiding whatever obstacles that will lead to your demise." Said Deus. This came as a big shock to me, even though I kept a stoic face. "Takagi Yoshirou, you are the 1st Diary Owner." Said Deus.

That's all for the first chapter! Please leave reviews! I don't mind constructive criticism, but try not to be rude! Sorry that Deus is a bit OOC. I can't figure out how to portray his character correctly.