A/N: I don't know why I'm writing another story and not continuing the other one. But please do wait for the next chapter of my another story here in AB section. Well, I'm sorry if I'm not that fast on updates. I'll surely put another chapter next week or tomorrow if my time has a lot of free space on it.

This will take place on high school, no one had died and no one had got some bad luck. Everyone is just an ordinary student. Enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Angel Beats! Too bad..

She began to stir as the sun shone brightly right down to her room. The window was used as the passage of light; she doesn't know why is she so drowsy so early in the morning. She began to stretch a little but her eyes were still remained closed. She rolled left, then right and back to left. She quickly opened her eyes right after her little workout. She looked to the other side of hers just to see her clock reading 7:30 sharp. She could only let out a huge gasp as she stood up from her bed, her sleepy mood was quickly swept away by the sudden realization that she will going to be late for her first day…

"I'M LATE!"

To A New Path

Chapter 1

Twist of Fate

She could only ran down the stairs just right after she realized that she'll going to be late and slipped out of her sleeping pajamas into her school uniform because of the fact that she is going to be late. Her mother greeted her just right after she saw her daughter running down the stairs. The caring mother could only let out a sigh because of her forgetting about her daughter's school. That would be fine because the girl would easily forgive her loving mother. The girl quickly grabbed a piece of bread that is prepared neatly on their dining table. She didn't have the time to relax and sit down to enjoy breakfast because of her getting late.

Her mother just gave her a loving smile and apologized quickly.

"I'm sorry Yui-chan, for not waking you up this morning. I was just so busy preparing for some other matters." Yui's mother said as she walked closer to the pink haired girl and handled over her lunch box for today's school. Yui could only reply with a grateful smile and a simple 'Thank You', quickly forgetting about her mother's little sin.

Yui is a first year high school, who is going for the first day of her classes. She could only be grateful to herself because of how far she had been through these past years. She's going to a new school so there would be new friends and new challenges that would await her on the way.

Yui, right after giving her mother a goodbye kiss, ran out the house as fast as she could. She didn't want to be late for the first day of her class. She wouldn't have any good friends because of the bad impression that she would make if she'll going to be late for the first day of classes.

With that in mind, she rushed forward through the dusky streets. Her pink hair flowing freely behind her as the wind passed through it in contrast with the fast pace of her running. She could only look up to the sky and thank God that she is going to high school now. She can't believe that time had passed so quickly. She could still remember every memory that had happened to her in her childhood days.

Now, she'll going to step into a new milestone of her life. She could only squirm to herself because of unexplainable excitement. She could only jump mentally because of utter excitement; she really can't wait to see what high school looks like.

She had finally arrived in her school, she walked slowly through the school's open grounds. The school was just like an ordinary high school learning environment where there is just enough space for each person to reside in.

The school had some many sections. The first one is the building for the First and Second year students. It is quite obvious because there are some personnels that are guiding certain students towards the area. Which is obviously first year students. The next one is an exclusive building for the third year students. She hadn't had the time to observe everything but it seems cool. There are also some fields like baseball field, basketball courts and some others. There is also the dorms where students could reside in. And of course, a canteen.

She came inside her classroom just right after getting lost for some time but just in time for her to come before the classes start. She looked around, with her mouth opened widely and her pink hair swaying on the opposite direction against her head as it banged in two different directions when she moves. She could only stare at awe on her newly found classmates. She began to wonder who will she going to be friends to first.

She brushed the first thing that she'll going to do as their teacher, preferably the class adviser entered the room. Right on this moment, her high school life is going to start. She smiled as the teacher looked around the classroom, it seems like that he is inspecting if the whole class is complete. With the teacher concluding that there are no absentees for today, commenced the classes to start.

Time had passed in a fast manner as we can find our main protagonist sitting in her desk, staring at her lunchbox which her mother gave her this morning. She smiled as she opened it slowly and prepared to eat lunch.

It seems like Yui hadn't found her first day of high school difficult because she seems to enjoy every single minute that she spentinside the learning environment. The said girl had completely opened her lunchbox as a certain purple haired girl walked beside her, with an orange haired girl by her side.

"Would you want to eat with us Yui-chan?" Irie asked as she took a seat in the other side of the table of Yui's. Yui had already made some friends today. She had met this purple haired girl just right after their first subject ended. Which was accompanied by her best friend named Sekine. So far, those two are her friends made for the first day of high school.

"Well, of course." Yui said as she offered the seat in the middle for Sekine to settle in for the lunch. They showcased the wonderful works of their parents as they prepared to eat.

"Itadakimasu!"

They dug in the food that their parents had prepared for so long just for them this afternoon. They had already knew each other a little bit because of their chit chat time when classes aren't in. They already where did each family came from, each others likes and dislikes, and many other concepts that girls could only understand. (Unfortunately, I'm a boy.)

Time had passed just like a lightning bolt and the food that was prepared was already gone. They could only laugh because of the speed of their eating could have been. Yui grabbed her water jug and sipped the liquid from the little container. They had sat to their respective places just right after their little picnic with each other. Waiting for the afternoon lunch to end by the signal of the bell.

Yui could felt that she should go to the comfort room for some reasons. She had filled herself way too far. She stood up from her seat and moved slowly out of the classroom. She moved quickly to the girls comfort room and settled in. Just right after her time inside the room, she quickly moved out of the room because of the thought that the bell might ring anytime soon. Her walk became to a jog because of being late was on her mind again.

She hadn't been looking where she is going and this caused an unnatural trouble for a first year high school to experience. She bumped into someone who is seems to be older than her. It seems that he is a senior and a lot taller than our protagonist.

"Oww... That hurts..." The boy said as he scratched the lump on his head, the ones that had made contact with Yui. Yui had a scared look on her face, she bumped into one of the older students here! Her thoughts were flooded by not that good thoughts: One was she being smashed from behind with a whip because she bumped into a senior. Another one is her falling from top of a cliff because she was pushed by the friends of the senior.

"Hey... Hey... HEY!" The boy said in a scream and this made Yui go back to the real world. Yui could only gulp because of the sight she is seeing right now. She doesn't know why is she being scared but there aren't any reasons to be scared. The boy stopped rubbing the sore part of his head and offered her a hand.

"Here, you are floating on your own world there..." The boy said as Yui thought for a second about this offer. What if she is being pranked by this guy? Her mind is having a war right now and it seems that there is a victorious side already. Yui had already gripped his hand. He helped her up and there aren't any indecent things that had happened to her. She could only sigh because of relief, on her mind of course. The boy's expression changed from the kind and caring mode to the irritating mode. This made Yui scared as his blue hair swayed as he moved closer to her.

"You are not looking where are you going, how careless!" The boy screamed on top of his lungs. This made our pink haired girl irritated. Her body moved at its own and smashed the boys head really hard. This made the boy cringe in pain, having two lumps in the head already. The boy became more furious as he smashed the girls head also. The girl also cringed in pain. Now, they have two lumps in the head.

"Why do you smash me on the head?" The boy said as he rubbed his blue hair.

"Well, you don't know how to treat a girl!"

"You don't know how to treat a senior!"

Another mini war had begun between the two, it seems that no one is getting hurt between their little skirmishes. They had already made their respective heads with lots of lumps. Thanks to their short tempered mind. Both of them had calmed down a little after them getting tired at all of those smashing they had done. Good thing that therre aren't any people on that hallway that time.

"What's your name?" The blue haired boy asked Yui while panting.

"Why do you have to know? You're the one who had made me this bad with the smashing that we did!"

"Well, is it that bad to ask a name?" Hinata said as he grinned.

"..." No reply.

"Well... My name is Hinata." The blue haired senior said as he stood up from the sitting position he had when they stopped fighting, he had recovered quite fast from those smashes she received from Yui. He quickly offered a hand for her to stood up again. Before Yui accept the hand that he is offering, she said her name.

"Yui."

Just as the time he was about to help her stand. She accepted his little offer. She held his hand and slowly stood up, too bad that Hinata had a quirky plan. He suddenly released the grip of his hand from Yui's when she went halfway up, making her fall on her butt really hard. There was a big thud that's heard.

"Ouch!"

Hinata started to walk away, he'll talk to her later.

"See ya later... Yui." He said in a teasing voice, making the fallen girl curse in place.

"Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!" She said repeatedly, that's an ability of hers that can't be removed. She can talk in an ultimate fast speed. Too bad that the boy was already gone just right after she finished her heart throbbing sentence full of curses.

She quickly remembered that the school bell might ring anytime now. She had met another friend at school and no one seems to bother. Even if she had a fight with him. He is still counted as a friend right? Thoughts flooded her mind as a new friend was discovered. She thought that there would be lots of trouble for her if they played pranks for each other.

"Well, never mind that. I'll go back to my room."

The afternoon class had commenced and Yui's mind is still clouded with thoughts about that mysterious good for nothing blue haired boy. She could only think that why could be both of them are irritated with each other just because of a simple bump on the corridor. She couldn't believe how could seniors could be so damn short tempered. She let out a big sigh that attracted the attention of her first two friends inside the room. They are not in close seats so there wouldn't be any conversation for them for now. Irie and Sekine agreed that they'll talk about it later.

Yui had it good for the first day of class. She had already some high grades in terms of recitation. She could use that lightning fast speed in talking in terms of those kind of things. She could only praise herself mentally because of the rare attribute she currently possessing right now. She can still benefit from these kind of abilities. Even though things might go out of hand if she can't use it properly. Just like what had happened before with the scene with Hinata.

The class had ended just like a flash of light. This made everyone prepare things for going home. Yui had somehow managed to remove the cloudy vision of that blue haired boy on his mind. He is so familiar to her. She don't know why. She had finished preparing her things and she is now ready to go home. Her two friends will walk with her today because their house are close in terms of proximity.

"Let's go home Yui-chan." Both of them said in unison. Yui just gave them a nod. They had started walking home and no one wants to talk. The atmosphere quickly became a tense one because of utter silence. Yui could only panic inside her mind because she thought that she had done something wrong in the first day of school. She looked beside her just to spot her two friends looking at her with confused faces. She just laughed nervously and swept the thought away.

Hinata is walking alone today, he got separated with some of his friends in the past school year. They said that they have some section matters so they can't come home with our clue haired hero. Hinata just sighed as he quickly remembered that pink haired girl. The one that quickly irritated him. He smacked himself mentally as he remembered that he is also the one who started a fight.

'Are freshmen that annoying?' he asked himself mentally.

Just so you know that the two people who had their faithful encounter are going in parallel directions. Parallel directions will soon meet at an intersection. Yui and company had a quick left turn while Hinata is currently moving that way. They had crossed paths once again.

"YOU AGAIN?" Both of them said in unison as they saw each others' faces.

Another faithful encounter, what'll happen to Yui's life now? With all sorts of friends and everything. She could only wonder if there would be more friends soon. Or will she going to have a good relationship with his blue haired good for nothing boy. Well, stay tuned to find out!

END CH1

A/N: Well, I'm sorry for the delay in terms of other stories but StarCraft II is making me busy all day. There is also school that prevents me to type everything out. I'm planning to update my Unexpected Landing and Lost Soul next weekend. I promise! I'll update this in about next next week. I'm sorry if that'll be long. See you later and thanks for reading!

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