Hi hi hi, long time no post~ This is the pilot to my first ever fanfic, Apeiro's Light: The Beginning! I organized the sections by season and chapters which I call episodes, so this prologue is Episode 0! I may or may not give a separate section for background info if I do not already include that content in the story so we shall see. As for this fanfic, I will be mainly following the anime and possibly some tidbits from the games. The story will mainly follow the heroine's POV unless otherwise notified differently. And of course, I own nothing of Uta no Prince-sama except for my own OC's. I do warn that this prologue is a year old (just stopped touching it for that long), and it is quite bland to start off with he he. Do know that my stories are often based on how the OC would handle the original storyline, so there won't be huge changes or anything new, yet. Now, let's get started! Please enjoy and give me love~
*Some dialogue is taken from the subtitles of the episodes with some modifications to incorporate the actual story. I own nothing except for my story and OC's! Credits to those translators and the Utapri Franchise!
*Italics=thoughts
WARNING: My storylines are based on how I see myself in the story, so if you don't like reading through the eyes of similar characters across my different works, I have warned you now!
Episode 0: Entrance Exams
The winter weather was particularly lovely this morning, and I was lucky enough to still find a spot next to the windows to see the fluffy snowflakes float down from the sky. Even the cold outside felt more bearable than usual, or was that just me? Maybe everything seemed great, as I was in an even more chipper mood than usual! After all, today was the day that I was to take my entrance exams for Saotome Gakuen: a well-known prestigious school of the performing arts where idols and composers would come to hone their skills and hopefully have a chance to debut and achieve their dreams!
I was never quite the morning person, but being here allowed for me to observe the prospective faces that will be my new classmates, so why not? Other than that, there was no other good reason for me to be here. My acceptance into Saotome Gakuen had already been assured without having to take the exams(1), yet Uncle Shining(2) and the other professors were still insistent on me taking the entrance exams like every other student to further evaluate my knowledge and skills. So, here I was, complying to their requests. I didn't mind of course. After all, I had never experienced anything like this before, and coming here was beneficial in scoping out the potential students.
This was indeed, a complete change of pace(3).
The seat that I had chosen was next to a window that faced the front of the academy. Easing in was comfortable; with my writing utensils and sketchbook on my desk and my coat over my chair. Examinees were still rolling in, and I have been sitting here, looking out to the snow, giving small chit chat here and there all the while doodling. My usual self was slowly reappearing, with me smiling and talking to myself. Of course, some of my potential peers began to notice.
Ah~ I'm only making more awkwardness for myself. Excellent, he he.
The scene was certainly amusing, and I ended up laughing to myself. Unintentionally, I caught the interests of others, but I simply smiled and waved it off. "Sorry, I just thought of something." I need to be more aware of my surroundings...
Sighing deeply and propping my face onto my hands, there was still some time before the entrance exam began. And so, I took mental notes of the potential students and western architecture of the classroom, as well as the exterior of the school. I had visited Saotome Gakuen several times before, so I still slightly remembered the time when Ringo-nii and Ryuuya-nii were students here too. Reiji-nii also went here, didn't he (2)? Even after all those years, nothing had really changed here.
Glancing around, I could already tell which examinees had the visual package to be idols, and there was a wide range of personalities in the room. I saw a girl near the classroom door, an already popular and pretty social butterfly with dark pink hair and pink-violet eyes who seemed fun and kind. Then there was what looked like a gigantic Piyo fanatic...Ehhh, he's so tall... I have to crane my neck to just see his face! The tall guy kept on flashing a Piyo plushie around while squeezing the life out of a pitiful but trendy looking and significantly smaller guy with black nails. Ah~ Does he like, what is that anime I've seen on TV called... Black Butler? Does he like that Sebastian Michaelis man? Is that why his nails are-No... Probably not. He must be more of a fashionisto.
Then there was this rather mopey, quiet fellow. Wow... he's beautiful, but he seems so grumpy yet familiar, why? I blinked a couple of times, shaking my head in the process to prevent myself from further gawking at him. Remember that you're in public. It's not the right time to be so creepy, silly! My eyes still peek back at him anyway, and what's this? Ah~ the grumpy guy has a Crying Mole(4)! It makes him look even prettier! Even his hair looks sleek and glossy. But still, he looks... like a lawyer, not your typical idol with that argyle knit sweater and serious face of his.
My eyes hovered around some more and I noticed yet another memorable face... HAYATO? There he was, sitting in a desk with his arms crossed and eyes closed with other onlookers staring too. My eyes widened a bit, feeling somewhat confused from who I was seeing before turning away and glancing back again. What is HAYATO the idol doing here?
That's him isn't it? But he looks so... not like HAYATO too. He looked annoyed in fact. He didn't give off the same presence as HAYATO either. Maybe it's not him... The HAYATO look-a-like must have noticed my attention, as his head flicked towards me as I looked away just in time. "Ah~ when is it going to start?" I sung aloud, ignoring the slight daggers that I felt jabbing in the back of my head. "Anytime now~"
"Hm, what's happening outside?" Getting up from my seat, I peeked out the windows and noticed what looked like a little commotion. A poor girl looked like she was trying to enter the school grounds. Must be for the entrance exams, but, *looks at the clock* it's past the set time to accept students. Feeling worry grow within, I wondered if I should notify a professor about the situation and see if I could do something about it. I'm sure she wouldn't have been late without good reason... And just when I was about to find someone, it turned out that a red-headed boy and a strawberry-blonde man from a limo had come to her rescue. Thank goodness!
But that Strawberry-Blonde, he looks familiar... From where? And his face, it resembles a famous idol (5) from long ago.
It was almost time to take the entrance exams now, and luckily for me, the 3 last examinees from that incident were taking the exams in my classroom!
Now that they were closer, I realized that they were also just as visually attractive as the rest of the examinees. The redhead had this handsome yet boyish look to him, while the strawberry-blonde man was more mature in appearance. Smoldering, and what many would call "sexy" I suppose.
And the girl, she was adorable! Her hair was this lovely red-orange, and she had it styled in a kind of a fluffy bob. And her eyes, they were this mesmerizing gold-green. "Hmm..."
"Is this seat next to you taken, miss?"
"Oh, no it isn't. Feel free to sit here."
"Thank you~"
The Strawberry-Blonde had taken a seat beside me, and just like that, the entrance exams began, and my new life as a student of Saotome Gakuen was to begin.
And oh! I haven't introduced myself properly, haven't I?
Well, "I am Miran Vaishnava. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance!"
"Hm? Well, the pleasure is all mine~"
Oh... I said that aloud, didn't I...?
Side Info/Hints:
1) Our new heroine is in a special situation it seems. Can you guess what?
2) It seems that our heroine is quite familiar with a good number of the original cast already! Why is that? Well, you'll find out later~
3) Just what is our heroine's life like that being in school is a "complete" change of pace for her? Why does she intend to scope out students?
4) The heroine is quite knowledgeable about mole astrology (if you haven't realized quite yet, this miss is quite eccentric and quirky ^^"), and a certain dark-blue haired scion has the infamous mole that symbolizes a tear, expressing a person's emotional nature or the baggage that they carry or will have a tendency of carrying. Take this with a grain of salt though. Go ahead and look this up if you're interested for more info~
5) Do you know/remember said idol? And has our dear heroine met said Strawberry-Blonde somewhere? ^^
This was rather dull and restates what is actually happening in the anime, which is the point and I apologize. Hope you still liked the prologue! Look forward to more in the future~