Kuinzu Girls' School , Classroom 1-2
Lunchtime had begun. Most of the girls had already departed for either the roof, courtyard or cafeteria. Only a few students remained, Aiko Sanada being one of them. She had been assigned a new desk, one over by the windows, and now she had to move all her books over.
"Hey, Aiko-chan, do you need some help?" a voice sung. Aiko didn't even have to turn to see who was talking. The cheery voice came from Nana Satanouke , one of her friends from junior high. Behind Nana, another girl followed. Her name was Hanako Ekoda, and she was the 'always scared' one.
"I'm fine." Aiko replied, with a thumbs up attached. Behind her , a girl tapped her on the shoulder.
"Don't put your back out carrying all those books." she said. It was Takako Iori, the class rep for class 2-1. She adjusted her glasses, pushing them back up her nose using her index finger, then continued to speak to the girls,
"If you're interested, I hear that some girls from 3-2 are doing some friendship charm. They're inviting everyone in the school to join in, even the teachers. I'll be going along to... supervise."
"Ooh, that sounds cool!" shrilled Nana, turning to Hanako then to Aiko, "We should totally go!"
"Go to what, Satanouke?"
Everyone turned towards the voice. It came from Ms. Hanamura, Class 1-2's homeroom teacher, who was standing in the doorway.
"Is this about that friendship charm?" she asked when she got no reply.
"Yes, sensei." replied Takako, "Would you like to accompany us?
"...Sure, why not!" she said, after a few seconds of silence, " I hear that it'll be taking place in the hall."
Kuinzu Girls' School , Gym
An older girl, flanked by two 'bodyguards' stood up on the stage. After a few minutes, she took the microphone and spoke into it,
"Okay, everyone split into groups of around... ten, and get around a table."
Aiko, Nana, Hanako, Takako and Ms. Hanamura went towards a table, which had a paper doll on it.
"Ah, Maya, may I join you?" a voice said. Mr. Ito, the headmaster suddenly appeared. Ms. (Maya) Hanamura nodded and he stepped in next to her. Everyone else had split into groups, leaving the four girl's group at six people.
"Now, everyone take hold of the paper doll."
Everyone in the group took hold of the doll. Most of the girls took hold on one side, leaving Ms. Hanamura and Principal Ito on the other side.
"Now, every person in the group say this chant once : Sachiko, we beg of you!"
Sachiko, we beg of you!
Sachiko, we beg of you!
Sachiko, we beg of you!
Sachiko, we beg of you!
Sachiko, we beg of you!
Sachiko, we beg of you!
"And finally, rip the doll!"
Everyone gripped the doll tightly then pulled, ripping it into six pieces. That was it? Aiko looked at her paper piece, then slipped it into her student ID holder. The other girls did the same thing, whilst Ms. Hanamura put it into her purse. Principal Ito just put it in his upper suit pocket.
Suddenly the ground begun to shake. An earthquake!? A lot of the girls in the hall began to scream as the lights above them flickered, went out then fell. The four girls gripped the floor, as the building creaked and groaned. A large crack shot across the floor of the hall, then the whole floor (Now split into two) fell in, sending the school's students and teachers screaming into a black abyss.
As Aiko fell in, she noticed one person not falling. The girl up on the stage was safe. But why only her? She had no time to thing as her thoughts were cut off. She fell unconscious.