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Chapter 1: Key

"Kyaa! It's Shinichi" his fangirls screamed while giggling.

"look here, Shinichi-san!" another girl said while waving her hand.

The teen named Shinichi smiled at them, which made them squeal more, before passing by. He is famous, he really is. He's the most famous student in Teitan high.

Caught up in praises, he didn't notice the wall in front of him.

The impact stopped the squeals

It stopped the praises

He felt like sitting on something

Then a voice called out.

"Shinichi, you're daydreaming again" Mouri Ran, his classmate since kindergarten also his best friend, was the one responsible for waking him up.

"Geez, I was at the best part" he scratched his head, disappointed "I told you not to wake me up if there's nothing to do"

Ran frowned, "but you were sleep talking then you did the 'ku-ku-ku' laugh, our classmates, including me, are frightened.

"Of course I would do that because it's 'that' dream again"

"You still wanted to be popular?" Ran shook her head incredulously "I think you're fine being a normal high school student"

"But that's what I want"

Ran sighed.

"Well, good luck then" Ran went back to her seat when the bell for home room rang.

[Lunch break]

"There are many ways to gain popularity, Shinichi" Ran said before biting her onigiri.

They were having lunch at the rooftop, at the same time she's helping Shinichi find a way to achieve his goal.

"I know, that's why I asked you to help me" Shinichi grabbed a piece of fish with his chopsticks and ate it.

"Why don't you study hard so you'll be known as genius" Ran suggested.

"Not enough and that will surely attract bullies" he continued eating.

"Then how about being a bully, so you'll be known as bad boy"

"Then girls will be scared and I don't like to fight"

Ran stopped for a while, thinking. She looked behind her.

"I know, why don't you join a club" she said, when she saw the volleyball team, and smiled.

Shinichi pondered for a second, then he smiled back.

"Yeah that's nice, that might work" then his smile disappeared "but I don't know what club to join"

"What things are you good at?" Ran asked.

"I don't know, anything, I guess"

"How about sports, you're good at playing soccer"

"Soccer, huh" Shinichi just finished eating his bread, "that's it, players are often popular" Shinichi looked at Ran before smiling.

"Thanks Ran"

Ran blushed.

"It's nothing" she smiled back.

Ran and Shinichi were walking back to their classroom when someone from behind bumped Shinichi on the shoulder.

"Aw!" Shinichi stumbled while the person dropped her things.

"Ah, sorry" Shinichi was about to help her but she already finished picking up her things. The girl ran without looking at him or apologizing.

"Wait!" Shinichi called but she's already gone, he noticed a key on the floor. He picked it up.

"Whose key is that?" Ran asked as she approached Shinichi.

"Maybe hers, she just didn't noticed" Shinichi pocketed the key and they started to walk again.

[After school]

Shinichi is walking alone, because Ran is at karate club, he was examining the key he picked up this afternoon. The key has a circle with 'LA' initials inside.

"The owner must be rich to afford this place" Shinichi whispered.

'LA' stands for Luxury Apartment, a well known apartment building with high rents for the luxurious rooms.

'I should return this' he thought, he passed by the soccer field and stopped.

"Ah I should apply for the team first" he ran back to the field.

[Same day, afternoon]

A girl with black hair was running down the stairs, she bumped into people but didn't stop.

'I forgot my project!' Miyano Shiho, 2-C's well known class nerd, thought as she ran through the halls.

'I won't make it to next class but I need to skip because today's the deadline' she continued to run 'why do I have to be absent minded this days!'

She ran faster closing her eyes, because the air is stinging her already tired eyes.

"Aw!" she heard someone say exactly when she hit someone again.

She opened her eyes when her books fell . She didn't look at the person, as soon as she finished picking up her books she ran again.

"Where is my key?" Shiho said with a frown while rummaging her bag, she looked at her watch "darn, why do I have to lose that damn key"

She continued searching for a few minutes.

"Where is that GODDAMN key?" she literally turned her bag upside down to search for it. After a few more minutes, she gave up searching.

"I hate this day!" she ran back to the front desk for a spare key.

After opening the door and getting her project, she thanked the assistant and Ran back to school.

"I thought you're not gonna pass a project, Miyano-san" her teacher said.

She just flashed a smile and bowed to leave.

She was tired, very tired. She just wanted to sleep but she needed to wait till a few students remain. Yes, she arrived exactly when the bell rung.

She deiced to find her key, if possible, by retracing her steps from the library.

[Meanwhile]

It was 8pm and Shinichi's cleaning his blazer when his hand touched something in his pocket.

"Oh, a key"

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