As darkness fell in the human world, a young man with icy blue eyes and crimson hair stood at the bus stop next to a great stone bridge. The man sighed and began to pull on the black tips of his hair as he began to think. 'Damn it, when's the bus supposed to be here anyway..?' The wind kicked up then as a car sped by, causing the young man to sigh again. A few moments later, the sound of footsteps began, growing louder each second.
A few moments later, a short pink haired girl plowed into the young man and jumped back quickly, bowing in forgiveness. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I was worried I would miss the bus, you see and…" She trailed off as she peered up at the man, her moon light yellow eyes wide. "W-wow, you're tall!" The man looked back at her and smiled as she asked, "How tall are you?" "I'm six foot five…" She looked him up and down before she looked at herself and sighed. "That's a lot taller than my five foot three… I wish I was taller…"
The young man glanced up and down her body and then turned back around. "Well, you seem to make up for it…" A few moments later the girl began to blush and she covered her chest. "A-are you making fun of me…?" She began to say something else when the man laughed and turned around again. "Relax; I'm just messing with you… You are a bit… bigger than most girls I've seen though… But that's nothing to make fun of right..?" The girl was still blushing, but she nodded.
A few moments later, the silence was broken as a bus pulled up to them, stopping shortly afterwards. The doors opened and a shady figure with a cigar peered down at them. "You two waiting for the bus…?" They nodded and got on as the bus driver began to laugh. "All aboard then… Next stop is the Yokai Academy…" And with that the doors closed as the two took their seats and the bus sped off into the tunnel.
As darkness began to seep its way into the bus and the silence poured on, the girl spoke up. "So… Why are you going to the academy…?" The boy's eyes flashed in the darkness and he shrugged. "I'm fed up with human school… It's not working out for me… You?" She looked down, a bit of embarrassment showing on her face. "I uh…" She lowered her tone to a whisper. "Ate…. A boy in my class…" At this, the boy raised an eyebrow. "What..? How'd that happen..?" She began to blush and looked down at her lap. "He… Scared me, and I… Kind of snapped…" The boy tilted his head. "Well, what kind of creature are you then…?" The girl looked up at him then and shook her head. "We can't tell each other, it's against the rules…" He nodded. "I sent off for my handbook early too, but we're not at the school yet…" She thought about it then and nodded. "I suppose you're right…" She sighed, "I'm a naga… What about you…?" He shook his head. "I'm afraid I'd rather not say… All I'll do is show you this…" He then lifted his left arm up and a small cross hung at his wrist, like a piece of a set of handcuffs.
She gazed at it and tilted her head. "A cross…?" He nodded. "Yes… A rosary, to be exact… That's all I'll say at the moment…" "A rosary huh…?" Shortly after that, silence ruled the bus once more, all except for the hum of the engine. A couple minutes later, the girl spoke up once more. "You know… I just thought… We never introduced ourselves…" The young man chuckled then and nodded. "You're right… Cobalt Kigai…" She looked at him, "Huh?" "My name, Cobalt Kigai…" She nodded. "I'm Ami Shikuri; Nice to meet you, Coby-Kun!" He nodded, "Likewise… What year are you in, if you don't mind…" She shook her head. "I'm a junior this year, you?" He nodded. "Same… Hopefully we'll have class together eh?" She nodded and just then the bus burst from the tunnel into a deeply wooded area. The trees were all dead and black. The sky was a light red color and the moon shone an ivory white. The bus stopped then and the doors opened. "All out, end of the line you two…." The nodded and got off of the bus, waving bye to the driver as he turned around and went back through the tunnel.
Cobalt and Ami looked around their new surroundings and Ami shivered. "It's much different than the human world…" Coby nodded and then began to sniff the air. "I smell… Blood…?" His eyes flashed then and he licked his lips. He looked at Ami and began to run off. "C-Coby-kun! Where are you going?" He looked back and pointed. "This way, follow me!" She nodded and ran off after him.