Hiyers!
So lets get down to beeswax. As you all may or may not know, I have been gone for a very, a very, a verrrrrrryyy long time. This has all been due to getting into a VERY hard and competitive school, which I worked my damn BUTT off to get into, and for what?
To get stressed, that's what.
Well, SCREW THEM! Actually, no, not really. I'm sick right now, I mean REALLLY SICK, which is why I have some happy free time. So other then hospital visits, everyone has my full attention.
So what happened to my hitsukarin fic?
It temporarily went to heaven. Lets just leave it at that. It's not deleted, because I always store all my stories in another area. So, previous and current stories?
SAFE.
So lets get on with this new addition to what I'm now calling the School Days R Series. Every "novel" title will begin with R thus the corny name. Plus this isn't exactly PG, although I wouldn't go as far as to rate it R. More like... PG 13 or 16 plus?
MOVING ON! (BTW when they are speaking English, words will be underlined)
Anyways, I want it to be noted some new people are gonna pop up. Also this story is no longer just mystery. It's also romance and supernatural, and psychological. So yeah, you'll see some stuff that might be a little far fetched... but that's just the way it works.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SCHOOL DAYS THE MANGA, THE ANIME, OR THE GAMEPLAY. AND BTW, MY STORIES ON SCHOOL DAYS ARE BASED ON THE ANIME. THANK YAS!
Lets start this thang! (SOOOO HYPE DAMMITERS :P)
C1: The Beginning Of What Should Be Done (Fitting title right?)
Lets... ~START~!
There is nothing here.
Nothing.
It's dark. I stand in this darkness. Does this darkness count as something? Or is it nothing at all since it is all but matter?
I wave my hand around the darkness. It flows around and waves around like fog. Matter. This is what it is. I look down at myself. I am dressed in a dark red dress. No. Blood red. I am wearing a dress of blood.
It's the same as death.
I don't get it. Where am I? What is this place? Where is my dorm? No, I have more common sense then this. I need to think, I need to focus. Because it does not feel entirely real. And yet... it feels like the originality of reality itself. So what is this place?
"Reina.."
My head bounces up. I'm looking from side to side, trying to sharpen my senses... but I can't really see through this fog. I must focus...
"You want to know where you are. But that not possible. You are not entirely here. Because there is no 'here.' Listen and remember. So you can't tell where you are. So listen. There is more at work then it might seem. Leave. Where ever you are, please leave. Get away from the darkest hours. Believe me."
I won't believe this voice. How can I? It's the first time-
No.
I've heard this voice before... Who... and why...
"Please help me."
My eyes widen at these words. Why would I say that? Nothing is making sense...
And in the distance... girl... a girl... petite with pale skin... and who wears a flimsy spaghetti strap dress with a poncho the is is white with gold lining with a cross on the back...
WAKE UP.
**Tokyo University: Dorms: 11:40 pm Night**
"Reina! Wake up already!"
I jump up out of my bed. I can hear my heavy breathing. I feel my hands trembling. The sweat. My hand feels around my bed. It's damp. How long was I acting this way? How long have I been in this state? What was that... dream? No, it wasn't quite. The incidents at Sakakino Academy have made me believe that almost anything was possible. But... revelations through dreams? That kind of thing...
Something I wouldn't even dream of. Or have I already?
"Reina? Reina, what's wrong?"
I come to my senses and realize that Sekai is next to me. Sekai and I now attend college together. We even share a dorm. Nanami shares the dorm with us as well. Sekai is my closest and best friend. To one another, we are more then friends. We are sisters. Because we've been through the scariest thing together. It's only been six months since we all graduated from Sakakino Academy.
It's been two years since everything.
Since Itou Makoto.
I weakly smile at Sekai. "It's okay. I'm okay." Sekai's eyes brighten and her worried face becomes happy. "I guess you had another nightmare? " Sekai assumed, getting up to go to the mini-fridge to get a bottle of water for me.
No. This was not another nightmare. This was different. It was scarier then any nightmare.
It was real.
I nod my head as I get out of my bed. It sits opposite of hers. Between beds we have one window with tan curtains to decorate. There are two closets, and brown drawers. We have a mini-fridge squeezed in. After all, we like things simple. Complicated is too much.
"I'm gonna go shower, okay?" I say. Sekai nods and tosses me the bottle of water. I catch it with one hand and smile at her. "Thank you." I walk out the dorm's bedroom and go right into the bathroom which is right across the bedroom.
The dorms in Tokyo U work as a family unit. There are three bedrooms in one unit and two bathrooms. The dorms themselves are pretty large. There are two showers in each bathroom, one toilet, one sink, and one mirror/cabinet above the sink. Then in the middle of the unit is a family area. Two couches facing each other and a small low table in the middle. The T.V is placed in front of the table on another low table, where it sits in front of a radiator and another window, also covered in tan curtains. On the back side of the unit, Cabinets reside on the top while a kitchen table below stands. On the table is a stove, microwave, and then an area to store cooking materials. This all resides next to the dorm's door. On the right side of the door is a large silver double door fridge. It's a homey place.
I change out my silver nightgown and untie my long green hair. It's up to my knees now. My gold eyes slightly shimmer in the mirror. I turn away and enter the shower. I turn the shower on and I feel the warm water that pours onto my skin. My hair grows damp and I close my eyes.
Everything feels like a nightmare. Two years ago, everything about me changed. Before I was someone who was over-confident and rash. I think now, after everything, I have matured. Being rash has its price.
Katou Otome.
Her death haunts me the most. Even now I can smell it. Her blood freshly cut... the stench which infiltrated my nose as I realized the horror of what I had done.
I didn't directly kill anyone.
But I did kill.
I killed off Kotonoha's memories. It was my fault Setsuna was dead. And Katou Otome would have never died if I hadn't...
I open my eyes and slam the wall with frustration, feeling the tears rise in my eyes.
They say you never forget the faces you kill.
Whoever they are, they're right. I''ll never forget.
Never.
**England: 12:40 am: Saint Marie Girls Academy**
Katsura Kotonoha was strolling through Saint Marie's large and beautiful garden. It was filled with all sorts of roses, sunflowers, daffodils, etc. A garden which overflowed with sweetness. Sister Anabelle always said that a garden was the same as a representation of a young maiden's soul. It must be beautiful, sweet smelling, and most of all, give the aura of purity to all who admire and care for it. A garden, a simple flower, these were the representations of a woman's spirit and purity. Kotonoha could never be happier, for it was the garden that made her feel at peace.
But Kotonoha's internal peace was soon disrupted by noise coming from the St Marie's Cathedral, located in the middle of the flower garden.
"Who could that be?"
Kotonoha walks into the large and beautiful cathedral. In the front, she saw Sister Anabelle talking to a man and a woman. The man had blond hair and blue eyes and wore a green shirt and blue jeans with brown sneakers. The woman had brown hair and blue eyes and wore a flower printed dress with black flats, holding a brown purse. They look so happy...
Sister Anabelle noticed Kotonoha. She motioned Kotonoha over. Sister Anabelle places her hands on Kotonoha's shoulders. "This is Katsura Kotonoha," Sister Anabelle says. "She is a student here. In fact, she is one of the best. So much like you Sarah, wanting to become a nun. But look at you now. Married, and expecting!"
Expecting?
Oh.
This woman was pregnant.
She was married.
In love.
Happily.
Kotonoha feels her breathing become tight. No. She must not feel this way. Why did she react with such towards couples who seemed happy? Why could she not be at peace like a proper nun should? Envy was a deadly sin. Kotonoha knew she had to resist these... these dark feelings which resided inside her.
Kotonoha excused herself and ran out. Her breathing grew hard and rigid. She sits down beside the flower beds.
An aching headache.
A burning pain.
"No..."
**An Unknown Island: An Unknown Facility: Time Unknown**
A boy with dark hair and blue eyes sits on a white bed listening to an i-pod. He's wearing a white shirt and white pants. His room is white. Everything, his bed, his couch, his rug, is white.
For him, color would be nice.
He listens to heavy metal, lost in thoughts. He is 18 now, and it has been two months since what is being described as "The Sakakino incident." He scoffs at this. What can one call it? When you cheat on many girls and they all go insane and start killing each other, well, there are few words for that.
He has learned the results of his actions. Two months of rehab has changed him. It has opens his eyes to the nightmare he caused. Detained in an island for two months has given him the chance to be reborn.
But now he will not go home.
"It's been six months. You have recovered. Why won't you go back Itou-kun?"
Itou Makoto looks up. A man with slick black hair and silver glasses wearing a doctor's uniform looks at him from the door of the facility. Makoto takes off his headphones and shuts off his i-pod. He looks up at his psychiatrist and doctor Issai Mamoru, a man he has grown to trust.
Issai looks at him. "You are not afraid to go back." Itou shakes his head. "You prefer you're life here?" Itou shakes his head no again. Issai sighs in frustration. He sits down on the white couch. "I don't understand." Itou looks at Issai and smiles. "You don't have to," Itou says, laying down on his bed. He stares up at his white ceiling.
Issai stares at him. "You said there was someone you wanted to see again. Someone you wanted to thank. She saved your life. But you won't go?" Itou scoffed. "This is how I'll thank her. Like this." Issai grew a quizzical look. "I don't understand, he replied. Itou looked over at his doctor. "I'll stay here and never return to society. So that she and the people I hurt will always feel safe. That's it."
A silence brewed between the two for a moment.
"You have matured Itou-kun. I'll give you that," Issai murmurs. Makoto smirked. "Why, thank you," he replies. Issai looks at his patient. "However," Issai continues, "You still have yet to realize the full depth of one's soul. Have you not learned? That even the darkest of hearts, there is humanity. And in the purest of hearts, there will be the ache for revenge." Itou sat up. Issai's eyes pieced into Makoto's. "We've had many talks about the minds of humans. And yet, are you to tell me, that an exchange for everything you have caused, you will stay here for an eternity?"
Issai's words reached Itou Makoto's heart to the core. Of course. Reina would want more. She would want to see him suffer. Sekai, Hikari, Nanami, Taisuke, and Kotonoha...
They would quench revenge like a dying vampire thirsts for blood.
Especially Kotonoha. After being kidnapped by her, and tortured... those four fingernails were grown back and the physical scars were healed... but his emotional wounds were there.
Yes.
If he wanted to repay everyone, the only way was to go back.
Itou looked at his mentor. "Thank you, Issai-sensei," Itou says. Itou gets up to start packing.
"Itou."
Itou turns around. Issai stand up and stares at Makoto seriously. "Don't assume that everything is your fault. Do not forget our discussions. Psychology and life... it is not just limited to humans. There is always something at work. Reality is not limited to now."
Issai leaves the room and Itou only ponders what those words mean.
**Sakakino University: Time: 11:40 pm**
Hikari sits in her bed awake with her pink pajamas. Her hair is loose. She doesn't want to sleep tonight. What happened was like a dream.
FLASHBACK
Hikari was walking in the park holding hands with Taisuke. He was so kind and sweet to her... She could have never asked for a better boyfriend. They walked silently on a road nearby a large lake which sparkled in the moonlight. Hikari is wearing a blue sundress with black flats. Her hair is in it normal fashion. Taisuke is wearing a blue shirt with horizontal stripes and tan pants with black sneakers. Hikari wraps her arms around Taisuke as they walk. in silence. Their love was more then enough to fill the night.
"Taisuke?"
Taisuke looked over towards Hikari as they walked. "Yeah?"
Hikari looked down and her bright hazel eyes dimmed. "How... How do you think Reina, Sekai, and Nanami-chan are doing in Tokyo U?" she asked. Taisuke stayed quiet. For a while, there was only silence.
"I..." Taisuke began, unable to really find the words. He stopped walking. Hikari turned to stand in front of him, looking deep into his eyes. Taisuke looked deeply into Hikari's eyes. We haven't seen them in six months," he whispered quietly. Hikari smiled sadly and wrapped her arms around Taisuke. "I know," she whispered back. Taisuke wrapped his arms around Hikari's body, hugging her closer. The separated and looked into each others eyes. Taisuke leaned in, and their lips met. They passionately kissed underneath the moonlight for a few moments until they separated again. Hikari smiled. "I love you Taisuke," Hikari whispered to him. Taisuke smiled.
Then he got down on one knee.
Hikari's eyes widened. "Oh-Oh my god." She practically couldn't breathed. Her mouth was covered by her hands, trying not to scream with delight. She felt her cheeks grow warm, and her eyes fill with tears. She was trembling. Oh god, was she trembling?
Taisuke smiled and pulled a black box from his pocket. "Hikari," he whispered, deeply staring into her watery, surprised, sparkling blue eyes,"We've been through everything. You've been through everything. I know I used to love someone else. And when we first started dating dating I wasn't fully committed to you. But everything is different now. I know we've only dated since high school. But I love you so much, and I'm ready to give you everything you deserve." Taisuke paused as he watched one tear slip out of Hikari's right eye.
"Kuroda Hikari. Will you marry me?"
Tears began to pour out her eyes. Unable to speak she nodded. He smiled and stood up, and then he slowly opened the box. Inside was a sparkling silver ring with several lilies in the middle. The lilies had dots of blue diamonds on them, like lilies that had been drizzled with sparkling rain. She had once told Taisuke that she loved lilies more then any other type of flower. But she loved lilies even more after they were sprayed on by water. Now she had those flowers for eternity.
Hikari's hands fell from her mouth. Her left hand was clutching her chest since she was trying so hard to breathe. Her right hand trembled as it reached out slowly. Taisuke carefully took the ring out the box, and placed the box in his pocket. He took Hikari's hand and slipped the ring onto her middle finger. Tears continued to slip out her eyes as she lifted her hand to observe her ring in the moonlight. "It's beautiful," she whispered, her voice trembling. Taisuke grabbed her by the waist, pulling her in for a deep passionate kiss. They separated breathing heavily. Taisuke placed his forehead against Hikari's. "You're more beautiful then any ring, then anything alive or dead to me," he said to her. Hikari giggled as she leaned in for another passionate kiss under the moonlight.
END FLASHBACK
Hikari lifts her hand to look at the ring again. She smiles as she thinks of how they made love on that road after that passionate kiss. She had finally found her own happiness.
**Katsura Household: 11:40 pm Night: Katsura Kokoro's Bedroom**
Kokoro lays awake in her bed. She is twelve now, in junior high school, and at the top of her class. Her chestnut brown hair reaches above her waistline, and her hazel eyes which were once quite bright, are now more dim. She can't help but think to herself back to when she was ten. Back when she believed everything her older sister said and did.
She wasn't an idiot anymore.
Kokoro didn't know everything. But she still had her old cellphone. She never let anyone see the pictures that were on that phone. Only once had she made that mistake. Only once.
If she had never showed those pictures to Ishida, where would her sister be now? Would her sister still have her underneath that spell? Would onii-chan- no, would Itou Makoto still be alive? Would he still be kidnapped? Where would her sister, her crazy, insane sister, have taken him?
Those questions never ceased to end.
Kokoro sighs and sits up. She picks up her old cellphone, the only proof of what she knew. The only proof of what really happened was inside her phone. But Kokoro never had the heart to delete those pictures.
She flips her phone open and opens up the files with the pictures. She sees them. Itou tied up. Her sister's lunatic smile. Kokoro quickly closes the phone and tosses it angrily across the room. Not even a crack appears.
Kokoro sighs angrily and lays back down. She wished she had nothing to do with it. She wishes her sister, damn Ishida could have left her out. After all, This was never her problem. Kokoro shuts her eyes tightly, trying to forget her sister's bad influence, the way people talked about her behind her back. One day her sister was going to pay for all the crap she had put her. Because of Onee-chan people bullied her, and assumed she was a slut. All because of how her older sister acted. But one day, Katsura Kotonoha, her beloved Onee-chan, would pay dearly.
Hatred brewed inside Kokoro's heart.
Someday.
**A Local Cafe in Tokyo: 12:30 pm Afternoon**
I sit down at a local cafe after ordering my hot chocolate. The cafe is called The Rabbit Hole. It's a really popular cafe in Tokyo, located in the busiest area there. I'm lucky to even find a seat today, since basically every other seat is taken.
I'm wearing my favorite outfit today, a white turtleneck shirt with an open blue cashmere sweater and a black miniskirt with white socks up to my ankles and black flats. My green hair is down all the way today.
I take out my laptop from the briefcase I've been carrying around. I'm here today to write a report for my English class. But I can't help but think about the dream I had last night. What was that dream? Who was that girl? I didn't quite see her face or her head. Why did she tell me to leave? What was happening that I had to leave for?
I catch myself. Am I believing dreams now? I shake my head and laugh to myself. Impossible. I drink some hot chocolate, feeling dumb for believing in a dream. It felt real. But that's just in my head. This is what's real. Now is what's real. Only now.
"Hey. I can sit down here right?"
I look up to see a slightly tan guy standing across from me sliding into the chair. I raise an eyebrow. If he was going to sit, why the hell did he even ask me? I decide to ignore the rude man and get back to researching for my report so i could get started on writing it. But my eyes seem to rise up to stare at the guy who sat down and is now reading a book. He's wearing a male's white tank top with a blue shirt meant to be buttoned up, which is instead, open. I also notice he's wearing blue jeans. My eyes look down quickly and then back up, quick enough to notice he's wearing black sneakers. Not quite dressed for this sort of cafe.
Ugh. I have to focus. I can't focus on some guy who just appears out of nowhere. Even if his body is... well built.
FO. CUS.
I go back to researching. Yes, that's right. I'm researching one of the greatest written English literature's, Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens. A book that shows how the poor laws affected people in England. My essay is to show why these poor laws were unfair using examples from Oliver Twist. Totally on topic. Cool and rational, which is me.
"Ah, Sensui-kun!"
An attractive waitress I've seen before runs over to the man. She is a pretty girl who has black hair in two ponytails wearing the Rabbit Hole's uniform, a maid outfit with white bunny ears as a headpiece. She is relatively flat chested. Her brown eyes remind me of someone I've seen before though...
She smiles as she puts down an ice tea in front of the man apparently known as "Sensui-kun." He slightly smiles at her. "Thanks, Itou-san." My head snaps up. Itou? I start to feel my hands tremble. I haven't heard that name in years. For two years, we never said HIS name. Anyone who was involved with Itou never said his name. Never.
The girl looks over at me. "Do you know this person?" she asks. I look up quickly. "No, he doesn't know me," I respond quickly. I look at the man. "Just sharing a table." I look back down, trying to hide the fear in my eyes. What's wrong with me? It must be a coincidence. It's not the first time two people in Japan share the same last name. Of course. A coincidence. Yet, my heart... it's beating so fast, and I can't breathe. Why won't my body listen to my brain?
The other Itou looks over back at Sensui. That's good. She doesn't notice my reaction. She laughs and blushes as she talks to him. It's obvious she likes this man. If I could just gain control over my body... I continue to research the Poor Laws and Oliver Twist.
"So, how's your older brother?"
My hands cease to type over the keyboard. She has an older brother... Not entirely uncommon. Not at all uncommon...
Other Itou smiles. "Apparently, he's doing well! In fact, Makoto-kun's coming home now!"
Makoto...kun?
No.
This CANNOT be happening this.
This isn't real, This isn't real, this isn't real...
"When Makoto onii-chan comes home, I'm gonna throw him a big party and even show him where I work part-time! It's been two years after all!"
Two years.
She said it's been two years.
No. NO.
I just can't do this again, I just...
I can't.
I jump out my seat. The two people look at me strangely. Of course they would. I'm trembling. I'm scared. I haven't been this scared since my fight with Kotonoha. I close my laptop and shove it in my briefcase. I'm trying to avoid the girl's eyes. I take two dollars out my pocket and drop it on the table, and I'm running out. To think that I was so nearby Itou's little sister... To think I didn't even know he had one...
I can never tell Sekai about this.
Never.
Suddenly, I've been pushed back. I've been in such a daze, I haven't even noticed where I've been walking.
"Hey bitch!"
I look up to see that I've run straight into an alleyway. Two gangsters stare glare at me. More trouble. One of the gangsters smirk at me. "What's a little girl like you doing here?" he asks, walking closer. I'm not moving. Do I even have the strength to fight right now? They continue to move closer. I give them a dark glare. "I'm sorry for bumping into you," I say quickly. I don't want any trouble right now. I'm messed up as it is. I'm turning to leave but then one guy grabs my hand. I sigh and turn again, flashing another deadly glare. The boys smile. "Won't you play with us?" he slurs, tightening his grip on my wrist. I glare at them. "Get off," I spit. I'm trying to pull away, but this guy's grip is tough.
BAM.
The man holding my wrist, in a speed of light, is down. What just happened? A man is in front of me. The gangster throws a punch, but this man ducks and punches the gangster in the gut. The opposition goes down hard. He kicks the gangsters hard, I mean brutal. His fighting skills are obviously good, but I can tell they are not polished. His skills are from the street, down to the core. Then he stops and sighs in annoyance. "That will teach you fuckers," he mutters, scratching his hair. Just who is this guy?
He turns around.
It's the Sensui guy.
He looks at me. My breathing is going hard again. He has an annoyed look on his face. I wished he hadn't followed me. I turn around without a word and get out of that alleyway. I'm pissed too. That fate is throwing this kind of crap at me again.
"Hey!"
I'm forcefully turned around by Sensui. I glare at him. "What?" I ask, my tone filled with annoyance. He glares back. "The fuck do you mean, 'what?' I saved your ass," He spits back. I snatch my hand away from him. We're in a more isolated area now, so at least there's no worries about making a scene. I give him a glare. "I didn't ask for you to save me. I can defend myself," I retort. He scoffs. I raise an eyebrow. "Excuse me?" He smirks at me. "Then why the fuck didn't you?" he snaps, arrogance in his tone.
Jackass.
I cross my arms, giving him a smirk of my own. "Do you know who the hell I am? I'm Ishida Reina! Are you seriously saying that Ishida Reina can't defend herself?" I don't like using my background as a defense for myself, but the man won't go away. He blinks in surprise. "You're the daughter of the famous detective, Ishida Satoshi?" Then he smirks. "Prove it."
Are you fuc-
Stay calm.
"How would you want me to?" I ask in an irritable tone. He takes a card out of his pocket and shoves it in my face. I snatch it out my hand. It reads:
Kashino Training Dojo
I look back up at him, giving him a doubtful look. "I teach at this place every once in a while as a part-time job. Come here and fight me. You win, I'll leave you alone," he says. Is he seriously challenging me? I scoff at him. "Listen, you're a street fighter," I retort, smirking, "And I've learned to fight from some of the best martial artists in the country. And you think you can beat me? It's true what they say, You can take the kid off the street, but not street out of the kid."
Suddenly, he's taken aback, and I can see the hurt in his eyes. Perhaps, someone has said this to him before? "And if I win," he says, his voice rigid, "You tell me what's you're connection to Itou Itaru and her brother. Deal?" I stiffen. Who is this person? Who does he think I am? What is he to both of the Itous? And if I keep my connection with him... does that mean that Sekai and I will have to reface our past?
No. All I have to do is win. It's just that simple.
I hold out my hand for a proper handshake. "Deal," I reply. "So, shouldn't we introduce ourselves properly now?" He smiles and accepts my handshake. "I'm Sensui Kazuya, 18 years old."
I smile back.
"I'm Ishida Reina, 18 years old. Nice to meet you again."
So, how did everyone like the first chapter? As you can see, we've got a lot more characters this time around and we went to visit each of them. After this chapter, I probably will not be switching from different POV'S as much, but it will be more fun. As you can see, I'm prepping Reina for a happy love triangle, and from her dream, it's probably not gonna go well...
So who can guess who the person in her dream was? Whoever guesses right will get a plate of cookies when I reveal it many chapters later!
yeah...
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