CHAPTER 1
My name is Connor Trofe. I am your average high schooler. At least, as ordinary as a mercenary in training gets. I go to Butei High School in New York City, New York. We are trained as an elite form of police. We find the toughest of criminals. We disarm bombs. Yknow. The works. Well I'm a third year student here in the Sniper Branch. I ranked second in the placement of class. Second only... to the most beautiful woman in the world. I live my life every day, wishing I had the nerve to go up and talk to her. But she's on a level above my own. No one can talk to her. For one, she's always got those headphones on. Plus she's called "single bullet", which she describes as an emotionless monster that follows a straight path to its prey without feeling anything. She's so hot. Well, you're about to read of my ventures of love, trouble, and a nasty perv. Good luck surviving.
I woke up to the sound of a girl's voice. That's the first thing you need to know. When I opened my eyes, a girl name Jaqlyn Rose was standing over me. We've been best friends since the 1st grade. Of course, you couldn't tell by the way she treated me. If you're thinking there was snuggling and romantic conversation involved in my morning... you're dead wrong. The words I rose from my slumber were "Wake the f*** up. You're late. Dumba**.".
That's not unusual though. She always wakes me like this. Its how i know she cares. Realizing the meaning of her words, I jump out of bed and quickly grab my gear. "Crap. Crap. Craaaaap..." I repeat over and over. I throw my watch on and dash out of the room. Jaqlyn yells behind me "Yo f***tard! You left your rifle!" I rush back to grab my rifle and we both sprint to the bus stop. We get there as the bus arrives. "Whew. Just in time." I whisper. We climb on the bus and take a seat. That's when I saw her for the first time. I looked over the back of our seat to look for my friend Mac, and there in the back, all alone, was an angel. I quickly duck down and calm my breathing. Jaqlyn looks at me with her universal look for "B***h, you got problems". I mumble a sorry as she stares me down. "What were you looking at? That b***h in the back?" She asks. I look out the window to avoid an even more gruesome confrontation with the demon of a friend I have. We stop at the spy academy and Jaqlyn gets off.
Last year I was the only one on the bus as it headed to the Sniper building of the academy, as sniping wasn't very popular among butei. However, as I glance around the bus looking for open windows, I notice the girl from before still sitting in the back. I rack up my nerves and walk down the isle between the seats to get to her. She looks up at me with startlingly golden eyes. "What is it?" She asks. I can do nothing but stare. After an awkward moment, I finally manage to squeak out a few words. "I-i think you missed y-your stop..." I squeeze out. "You're a sniper, yes?" She asks. Stunned for some odd reason, I take a moment to recover. I reply with a weak "y-yes". She looks me in the eye and says "A sniper needs to see everything and anything, all at once, so as not to miss the shot. If you'd look around, you'd see I did not miss my stop." I glance down and notice the tip of a Dragunov rifle pointing out from under her seat. "Y-you're a... you're a sniper!" I exclaim. How lucky is this? I can't believe my eyes. Its unbelievable that a sniper could get lucky, but it happened. The bus lurchs as it come to a stop, throwing me to the ground. The girl picks up her gear and steps over me. As I scramble to get up, she stops and says "See you at the exams". I almost pass out. I had completely forgotten about the exams! It didn't matter though. I'm still a really amazing shot, if not the best. I don't have much to worry about. I look up and see the girl is gone. I scramble off the bus and rush to my first class.