Chapter 1: My Intro

I stared down at the paper that I held in my hands. It's big A+ stood out in red marker, it was April and I had just finished the historic exams. They weren't that hard, if you just have a big head like me it came naturally. The one thing I wasn't prepared for was the big uproar my family was going to have.
Okay my name is Akira Setsuuki Takai and if you think I'm going to be telling you about my life you got another thing coming. My life is pretty much normal except for the fact that I'm an A+ student who pretty much gets what she wants. But that doesn't mean I'm spoiled, no not at all, far from it to be exact. I still have to work to get money and I can tell you that making minimum wage is not satisfactory.

My steps slowed down to an easy walk as I saw my wonderful suburban house some into view. Suddenly a loud bark echoed through the neighborhood, my damn dog, Milo seemed to be on the fritz again. I quickly ran forward and looked over the light colored fence into our neatly trimmed yard; there stood my cockapoo friend, his tail wagging and tongue lolling out. I chuckled at the face he made and opened the gate slowly, as if on cue he jumped and licked my hands and knees. I had worn a skirt today so it felt really awkward; I picked him up and stroked his fur. He wiggled in my grasp and I let him go before he could rip my hand off. I walked around the side of the house and into the front door when another yell sounded. I looked around and saw my mom squealing over to me, her face was lit up and my dad soon followed.
"Ummm, hi?" I asked.
"Oh honey how the test went?" my overzealous mom countered. I held up the paper to show her and smirked.
"Aced it as always." Dad commented. My dad had a good heart although that heart went towards stuffing his face with my mom's cooking…
"Oh and we have a letter for you, sorry we opened it." My mom laughed. She handed me an opened envelope that seemed to be addressed to me. I didn't bother to look at the actual address; I took out the paper and slowly read it:

Dear Miss Akira Takai,

We are happy to inform you that, after careful consideration, we have accepted you into our exchange program. The whole thing has been set up by a close friends of yours known as Raid Azumi. We humbly thank you and are looking forward to meeting you in person soon.
Sincerely
Soichiro Yagami & Family

Wait, exchange program? I do not like the sound of this…
"Mom what is this?" I asked urgently.
"Oh well we just got the letter today and saw that it was an envelope addressed to you but we opened it…It seems like your going to be heading off very soon to a very nice place." Mom sang. The fire inside me bubbled but then one question nagged at me, "where is it?"

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"Japan!" I screeched into the phone. My best friend and long time devil heard on the line and she whispered calmly back, "come on it'll be fun."
"But Japan? Honestly I have no clue what the hell that place is even about?" I thundered and then I got nervous.
"Hello you're like the queen on anime here, I'm sure you must know at least something about that place." Raid explained and half asked. Shit she got me, it was true I spent my free time watching anime and perfecting my Japanese 'look'. But still this was a full blown thing, if I said yes then there was no turning back.
"But what the hell are we going to be doing there? I mean we can hardly understand each other let alone this…" I retorted.
"Look dumb ass, we're just going to go through with this whether you like it or not. Plus we're going to be going to school just like everyday people." She laughed. Another thing bothered me, I had heard about the killings that were going on there and it wasn't that I was scared. No not at all, I was a Kira supporter, but the fact that my friend was strongly against it unnerved me. But it couldn't all be bad right? I mean it could be fun, hell I might even find someone there!
"Fine Raid but I swear if anything happens to you or me I will kill, if you aren't dead already in which case I will kill you twice!" I finally gasped. I heard a slight breath intake on the other end, "yes you know how long you and I have wanted this! Now we get to live it!"
"Yay…" I deadpanned. I hung up the phone and went into my bathroom; I looked in the mirror and stared at my reflection. No the mirror did not crack but I though I would. Great Akira, you've just agreed to go to a place were you won't fit in and your going to be gone for a year. And why the hell are my parents happy about this? And why the hell am I talking to myself! I shook my head and brought out my stiff comb. My hair was straight and red but if you looked underneath you would find a whole range of black. I loved my hair this way and if you're wondering, yes I am your typical Goth. I wear black and dig rock bands. Although now that I think about it, I suck at the game…but the funny thing is that I go to school, get good grades and still have time to dress in my usual style. I don't know how I do it. I put down the comb and went to my calendar, I checked the week after the next. I placed a single red 'X' and hummed to myself, "only two weeks 'till destruction." And with that I walked out of my room and down stairs.