-SPLASH!-

"Nyeh... Eh? Was I really such a heavy sleeper?"

I certainly didn't think I was, but if they had to resort to dumping a whole bucket of water on me... Maybe I was wrong.

"Y-you were just a-asleep? I think we made a mistake Yumi.."

Or, they just didn't bother to wake me up without water.
There was a momentary silence, that I used to look at my surroundings. I was lying on a bus stop bench, that I assumed the two girls placed me on. That reminded me,
I fell asleep on the bus to Hope's Peak Academy, as the 'Ultimate Reporter', Takara Shigeko.

"Um... I'm Nene Tange! And this is Yumi Ayaka!"

"Oh! I'm Takara Shigeko! Good morning!"

Nene was dressed in a gold and white cheerleading outfit, and blonde pigtails with golden scrunchies. Yumi was dressed in rather casual clothing, a green and silver striped sweater matched with a silver skirt, Her long brown locks almost touching the ground. Both of them, however, were silent, staring awkwardly at random places.

"Should we get going?"

I asked, wanting to break the silence.
The two nodded, and I got up, and we began walking to Hope's Peak from where we were.

The school loomed above us, and we looked at each other momentarily, then walked into the prestigious school. It looked exactly as it did on the photos, fancy, clean, and even more prestigious than I thought.

In our pamphlets that we had gotten prior to being here, was a map of the school, and an instruction to go to the gym. We did as it said, and were greeted by 13 other students, some of them were wearing clothing that I could easily deduce their talent from, others weren't.

"Hikari Adachi. Ultimate Pilot. Nice to meet you"

It seems while I was lost in thought, a light brunette girl had walked over and outstretched her hand for me to shake. Nene and Yumi had also run off somewhere else during this time.

"I'm Takara, Takara Shigeko. Ultimate Reporter."

She was a lot taller than me, wearing a pilot's uniform, her hair was tied up in a short high ponytail, and she wore a slightly smug half-smile along with it.

"So, Takara. If it's true that there are 16 students as it said on our pamphlets, everyone is here!"

I glanced around the room once again, exactly 16, including me.

"Should we get everyone to introduce themselves then?"

"You have good ideas reporter girl... Let's get to it!"

The two of us had wrangled up everyone into a circle, after some good, and some bad, first impressions. As I expected, Hikari took initiative.

"We'll all introduce ourselves, say a few important things and such. I'll start, then we will proceed in a clockwise direction. Everyone understand?"

She didn't wait for us to nod or acknowledge her question, she just began speaking again.

"I am Hikari Adachi, the Ultimate Pilot, and I have been studying flight all my life! I'd like to say that I'm a generally good person, but I guess that's for you all to judge!"

Next, was a meek-looking boy, wearing a blue sweater, jeans, and glasses that seemingly had to be adjusted every few minutes.
We all stood and looked at him for a minute, as he was either too nervous to speak, or had not realized it was his turn or both.

"Erm, I'm sorry... I'm Arata Hisakawa. I-I'm the Ultimate Composer. I like music and uh- that's all."

He proceeded to take several deep breaths and then stared at the person next to him, who seemed, well, I had no idea. They were wearing neon green headphones around their neck, and a matching hoodie paired with black jeans. Their hair was, messy, black and didn't seem to have ever been brushed, besides that, they seemed like your typical delinquent.

"I'm Katashi Inoue. Apparently, I'm the Ultimate Rap Artist. I prefer spray painting, though. You may move on now."

"Took you long enough! I am the almighty Mekari Shemei! I go by many names 'Ultimate Matchmaker' 'Love Goddess' 'The Girl That Will Make Your Dreams Come True!' You all are lucky to have me here! Heh heh!"

Mekari seemed to punctuate with a swing of her platinum blonde locks, that had light pink bows crudely tied in. She was wearing a tight hot pink dress, matched with heels and heart-shaped earrings of the same color. Hardly school attire in my opinion. Out of all the people that we had met, she seemed to have the biggest ego.

"N! E! N! E! That's me! Nene Tange! The Ultimate Cheerleader! Lovely to meet you all!"

Of course, I already had met her. She was a cheerleader, and cheerful. As I expected. Next to her was Yumi, who seemed to be just as eager to speak.

"I'm Yumi Ayaka! You can all call me the Ultimate Gardener, which is my title! I love flowers and pretty plants, and I hope I can decorate this school with you!"

I had just realized that she was wearing gardening gloves, a detail I had somehow overlooked. Next up was a person who didn't seem like they were listening, who began to introduce themselves.

"Aloha Ua noa! ʻo wau... Sorry! Wrong language! I am Keitaro Ueda, the Ultimate Traveller, or Tourist if you prefer. I really should have been paying attention to the language you were speaking... Sorry."

Keitaro had dark brunette hair and a very obvious fake tan. He sported a brown vest, with a white undershirt, they matched this with brown pants. A simple outfit. I've always wanted to speak multiple languages, maybe he could teach me...

"I forgive you! I am Sumiko Yoshida! The ultimate make-up artist! I absolutely love my brother! But you have to love your family!"

She carried a red purse in her hand, which I could only imagine contained make-up. Sumiko seemed like a childish person, and her pureness was reflected in her completely white attire. Her hair was tied into two pigtails of black hair, and her fringe was held back with a shining butterfly pin. Then someone, who you could tell was her brother began to speak.

"Awwww... Sis! Anyway... I'm Shintaro Yoshida! The Ultimate Dressmaker! I love you too Sis! And hopefully, we both can all be friends with you!"

They also were wearing white, but he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt instead of a pleated skirt like Sumiko was wearing.
I zoned out as I realized I was last, and stopped paying as much attention as I was before, but I got the main point of what people were saying.
This is what I managed to pick up:

-Sei Sakata is the Ultimate Jeweller, she's kind of stuck up and likes light green and fancy things.
-Hiroshi Matsumoto, Ultimate Daredevil. He wears a lot of black, speaks very gruffly.
-Nori Kita is the Ultimate Filmmaker, who spoke very fast, but he seemed quite cheerful.
-Naoko Yamamoso, the Ultimate Baker. She wore an apron and spoke between chomps of a muffin.
-Ayumu Kawaguchi, the Ultimate Spy, He's quite reserved and quiet, kind of neutral between happy and sad...
-Nobuyuki Himura is the Ultimate Comedian, very silly/childish. Wears lots of bright colors.
-Some person that had their head in their hoodie and refused to speak.

Then finally it was my turn.

"I'm Takara Shigeko! My title is the Ultimate Reporter, and there I shall conclude our introductions!"

I swept my brunette locks to the side and looked at my outfit while we stood in yet another awkward silence. A light purple and white gradient t-shirt, a brown satchel that contained my pen and my notepad and a matching light purple skirt. I hadn't accessorized except for a loose satin ribbon bow in white.
And as if it was on cue, our teacher walked in.

"Good morning cla- *cough* *splutter* H-help!"

We all ran over to this man that appeared to be choking, he was holding his throat and spluttering no matter how many people tried to help.
Then he went limp. There were screams and shrieks, then tears, as if it was instinct, I checked his pulse.

"He's dead."

I said it. We all had thought this, but as I said it, everyone started crying louder. Even though none of us even knew his name, the suddenness of it all was enough to make us all tear up. Just a literal minute ago we had all been laughing and having fun introducing ourselves. But now we were faced with a dead body.