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
"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.
