Phantom High

Joker: I Hate Attention!

It was a typical day in Phantom High. This is a school where only very gifted people meet. The students that were graduated from here are often the best detectives, celebrities, spies, agents and… phantom thieves. A certain silver haired boy glanced at a file held in his hand. It read "Report Card 2017".

He opened it and looked at the results with no surprise.

Average Points: 100%

Class: PSC6 - Phantom Special Care 6

Ranking In The Class: 1

Ranking In The School: 1

Pointers: Very intelligent, but should have more human or social interaction.

"Always the same every year…" He muttered to himself as he closed the file with one hand in a fluid motion. He proceeded to head back to his dorm, where he could find peace and quiet. Away from the crowds. The corner of his eye caught two certain figures through the crowd. A bluenette and a blonde. Don't look at me… don't look at me… He chanted in his mind.

He got back to the darkest part of the dorm, where hardly any students show themselves. Well, the students that made it into this school have an approximate of twenty to thirty. Not many people have the gift or guts to enter. Rumors say that once you enter, you will never come out the same. That's actually false. Only a few from each country dared to try.

He closed the door behind him. His room seemed a little lonely, only lit up by the light of the sunset itself. The orange and yellow warm light illuminated little parts of his room. His bed where several comics and videogames lay, his table where random gadgets stood there silently, and a photo frame on his drawer gaining dust.

The photo.

The only reminder to him that told him that he had parents and a family once. He didn't dare touch it, afraid to trigger the darkest part of his childhood. That past made him devoid of all affection or interaction. And he had to be the top student of this school which gained awe looks all the time.

He did have friends once, but since they branched out one by one, he felt abandoned. Now he was just a lone wolf in the world. No friends, no trouble.

To be fair that most of the students in this school lost their parents at a young age, only a very few cannot be cheerful again. And he was one of them.

He glanced at the empty top bunk that sat there for five years since he moved into this dorm and school. It hadn't been taken once. No one wanted to be in the darkest part of the dorms. Even if they did, they wanted separate rooms.

A girl stayed next to his room, she hardly comes out at the day. And when she did, she only came out to get her report card or fetch a book or two. Maybe a snack.

Another girl and a boy stayed at the opposite side of him, they were quite close. He was quite familiar with them but he never wanted to talk to them.

"PSC6", AKA "Phantom Special Care 6" was his class, some took a few years just to get up from 1 to 2, he took one year each which was a miracle and an impressive feat that he would never wanted to admit because it will attract unnecessary attention.

He was so lost in thought that he didn't hear his room door creak open.

"Excuse me?" A feared voice asked, more like a squeak. He groaned and looked at the intruder.

"What do you want?" He asked in a hoarse voice. The little boy backed away slightly, like wanting to spread his little legs and flee.

"I-Is this the room 'J2'?" The boy asked.

"Yes, and…"

"U-Uh… well… y-you see… I'm your new roommate." The boy finished the sentence by carrying a luggage wrapped with green cloth and placed it in front of him. His jaw nearly dropped.

"Roommate?" He asked back. "I never requested for a roommate."

The boy shuddered. "W-Well… Mister Silver put me here with you."

"I always hated that guy." He snorted sitting down on his lower bunk and cursed his luck. "Come on in, kid. Whatever you do, don't touch my stuff. Or else."

"Sure! My name's Hachi. Nice to meet you!" He squealed out of joy. He was getting annoyed with this kid's enthusiasm already.

"Jack." He replied simply and started to doze off.

*Line Break*

Well for a school their security is surprisingly high… Hachi thought to himself as he switched to a blue ninja attire, a katana rested on his back. He slipped into his new room with high caution, only to find his new roommate gone at 1am in the morning.

Taking no extra notice, he opened the window and slided out. Going for an unknown thievery at a certain rich brat.

The news say that the infamous Kaitou Joker is also going after the jewel he's stealing. No one knows who he really is or knows what he looks like. But he did tick off a lot of famous phantom thieves like Kaitou Spade, Queen, Shadow Joker and way more. None of their looks are known until now.

If he can steal the treasure from Joker and unmask his appearance, it's a win-win. But he is only a rookie burglar. He's bound to get caught in some trap. First timers, after all.

All he can do is pray that he won't get caught.

*Line Break*

Infiltration a success! A red suited man thought victoriously. A smirked played on his lips. He opened the last door in the house unnoticed and saw the Dragon Gem he was after sitting in a well defined glass case.

A figure zipped through the dark and… activated one of the traps on the ground, revealing hidden swords under the tiles. He groaned and smiled helplessly as he walked over to see the bad lucked sheep. He bended down and saw a small, plump figure hanging on for dear life. He couldn't see his face or clothing in the dark, and neither can the figure see how he looked like from the shadows.

He did a mock digging his ear pose and started to taunt the rookie. "Hey, this placed was rgged with traps you know? And how did you get caught in one so easily? That's like thieving 101 you know that? Geez man, you should take some classes or something." The figure was panting and pleading for him to help him up at this point, but he took no real notice.

The alarms suddenly blared much to his displeasure. He grabbed onto his wrists and pulled the figure hard, making him land on his head. "Ow!" He whined.

"Now, just great. You had to ruin everything." Joker scoffed and proceeded to scan the treasure when the lights were on. A virtual blue screen appeared in front his eyes after he said "Joker Vision."

He sighed as the blue screen faded. "No good removing it." He concluded, his cape flying behind him as he walked off the podium. "It will just trigger the bomb." He turned to Hachi. "Do you know what happens if anyone but Kaneari opens it? BOOM! There's no way of opening it, give it up rookie."

With that he turned away, the alarms stopped and no signs of guards were appearing. Lucky for them.

"What?" Hachi sulked. "There has to be a way! I have to have this!"

Joker shook his head, pulling down his hat so Hachi couldn't see his face. "I told you. There's no way. Give it up."

Hachi's stubbornness got him desperate. "There has to be a way…" He started to pull at the cage activating security. Joker shrieked slightly after noticing the eyes of the portrait of Kaneari started to light up and aiming for the rookie's head.

"Watch out!" He yelled and pushed the little ninja out of the way, his right ankle taking his place and the laser wounded it. After they were pushed by him to safety, the adrenaline of the noble act faded and pain struck his leg. He moaned and clutched his burning wound as the alarms came back to life. This time it was for real.

Hachi was dazed for awhile after his life was saved, he glanced up to his saviour- Joker and saw his face was uncovered by his blue domino hat for once. He gasped whilst recognising the silver hair. "Jack?"

He looked up in pain, his breathing ragged. "H-How did you know… about my name?" He questioned despite the pain.

"I-It's me! H-Hachi!" He blurted out. "Roommates, remember? A-And you- you were J-Joker? All this time?"

"Kid, we met literally a few hours ago." He forced a smile and pulled out a device. He pointed it at the Dragon Gem and clicked the red button. The glass case gave a whizzing sound and it was taken down mechanically. "Get it." He said to Hachi. He nodded and skidded up, snatching it from it's silk cushion and ran back to his Kaitou roommate.

Hachi was about to ask how but he was shut up by Joker when he pulled out another card and aimed it at the wall. The card exploded making a way to the outside. "Road Joker." He called out for his trusty car. It responded and came, Hachi understood and helped him into the driver's seat, since he had no idea how to drive.

"You have a license?" He asks.

"A-class." He replied, the wheels started turning as they were in the highway smoothly. "Take it." He said.

"What?" Hachi asked confused, the Dragon Gem still in his arms.

"Keep it. You're the one who stole it." He put on his retrieved domino hat smirking. Before Hachi could ask anymore, he said, "Real treasure is what you stole with your own hands. Take it before I change my mind Rookie. Class starts next month, and we have a whole month of a holiday. Don't bother me at school or anything. I hate interaction."

"B-But… you were so awesome back there!"

"I have two lives. That's all I can tell you."

With that, they steered back to the school and into their dorm. Before Hachi fell asleep at his top bunk, he found Jack burning the midnight oil messing with gadgets. "So… how old are you?"

He glanced back but not turning his head. "15."

"Your class?"

"PSC6."

"Wow! That's the most… sophisticated class! … How many people are in there? Twenty?"

He stayed silent for awhile before replying. "... six. Not many people make it this far."

"Cool. My class is PR1."

"Phantom Rookie 1? How old are you?"

"Uh… 10?"

"I regret asking. Now I have a brat stuck as my roommate."

A shifting and a pouting noise was heard from his bunk. They changed off their phantom thief and ninja costumes and were ready for bed… well, Hachi was. Anyway. Jack was just wearing a white vest, a brown jacket tied around his waist and red shorts.

"Could you… tell me more of this school? I'm new, after all."

Jack sighed, turning his chair around to face Hachi laying down on his bunk. "What do you want to ask?"

"... Like, what was 'Special Care'?"

Jack sighed again and placed down his screwdriver. "It's a class of people who lost their family at a young age. I don't feel like going into my details. They're either abandoned or their family was killed or murdered."

Hachi gasped. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry won't bring them back to life, Hachi. They're gone and there's no denying it."

"Hm… Then what about the other classes? Like PM1 to PM6, PS1 to PS6, and more…"

"Well…"

PSC1-6: Phantom Special Care [For whoever are orphans or very highly gifted, top class in the school]

PR1-6: Phantom Rookie [Whoever is new and young at combat or the real world]

PS: Phantom Special [-Unknown-]

PRC: Phantom Royal Care [For Royalties or the Rich or any maybe future celebrities]

"There you have it. The only mystery class is PS, no one knows whoever is in there… except for a 'friend' of mine. His sister studies there but she won't talk about it no matter how many times he asks her." He smirked slightly and ruffled his hair, subconsciously brushing his fingers against his unusual purple scar.

"Who else studies in PSC6?" Hachi asked.

Jack groans and massaged the bridge of his nose. "Uh… King, Queen, Cyan, someone named Neo, Heart and Arsene. That's all I know. They all don't care much about each other except for King and Queen. They're quite close."

"Dating?"

"No, King is dating Ai from PRC. They're the most famous couple here. Heart is my cousin, also she's also a phantom thief like me. She thinks I didn't notice or care. Her name's Kaitou Ace, just transferred here last week. Doesn't know I'm here though."

"Then why can't you get a date? You look cute and handsome."

"I told you I hate company. Especially they might get hurt or worse. I don't know about you but you're too naive to know anything. Don't know why Silver set you with me, there are plenty of people who need company but I don't. Sheesh."

"Well, we're going to be the best roommates!"

"Yeah right. As long as you're not dead or insane after you spend a month with me, you are a miracle. No one can last five seconds with me nor do I talk this much before. I don't know why I can talk with you with no problem. Get some sleep rookie. I'm going to find out whatever is happening in PS."

"Eh?! I thought you said no one knew!"

"And I'm going to find out. I heard one of them has some awesome treasure!"

*Line Break*

"Ah! The Dragon Gem is gone?! Gone?! You're telling me that it's gone?!" Kaneari yelled, clutching his beloved teddy bear, Kintaro harder. Oniyama nodded and Kaneari scowled, punching the bear's nose he instantly regretted it.

BOOM!

Trick Behind The "Remote":

"The remote can manipulate any frequency. The scanner scanned it and identified it and transmitted the data to the remote. Once I got it processed, it could act as any opening device. Now stay in bed while I pay a frenemy a visit."

"You don't get to tell me what to do Jack!"

"Really?"

"Wait! No! Sorry just go! Don't hurt me please! Ahh!"