Chapter 1: The Beginning
Monday, April 6th 2008
A train comes speeding towards the Iwatodai station guiding a young man to a great turning point in his life.
"I wonder what this dorm will be like…" I thought to myself as the train started to approach the station landing. As the doors slid open and I stepped out, the clock outside
struck midnight. "Huh?" was the first thing to cross my mind as the clocked stopped ticking and my music player stopped working. "The battery dies now? It's going to be a
long walk…" Continuing to walk I noticed all the lights were off and the streets were lined with standing coffins. The moonlight cascaded the city in a green ominous light
making everything more creepy than it normally would be just walking the streets at night. A scream of pain and terror filled the silent air filling me with fear. Looking at the
directions I was given and the street signs I rushed to the dormitory. Reaching the front door I felt a sense of relief and dread, but only to disappear when opening the front
door.
"Ah, you're late." A voice rang in the empty hall as I took off my headphones. The green light from the moon no longer emanated here and I felt at ease. I looked towards
where the voice came from only to see a young boy standing at the counter. "If you wish to proceed, you must sign this contract." The young boy opened a folder with a
single piece of paper inside. "Don't worry." The boy chuckled. "All it says is that you'll accept full responsibilities for your actions… You know the usual stuff." I picked up the
quill by the paper almost by automation and signed my name. The boy picked up the folder and held it close as he said "No one can escape time, it delivers us to the same
end. You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes" He turned the folder around and it disappeared from his hand. The lighting from the room began to fade as the green light
consumed all and the shadows from the room crept up on the boy. "And so it begins" The boy said as the shadow fully enveloped him. "What the hell did I just see…" I
thought to myself. "Who's there?!" I turned to face the voice that echoed in the room. I saw the shadowy figure of a girl. She began to breathe heavily as she reached for
what looked to be a gun strapped to her thigh. "W-wait a second!" is what I wanted to say before another voice rang from behind the girl "Takeba, wait!" The shadowy figure
turned around to face the voice. As she turned all the lights came back on and my music could be heard from the headphones I had taken off. I stood there tapping my MP3
player wondering how it turned itself back on. "Ahem!" The redheaded girl called for my attention "My name is Mitsuru Kirijou." I bowed weakly still confused at what was
going on. The girl in front of her started to whisper loudly "Is it okay for him to be here?" Mitsuru smiled and nodded replying "We will see…" I stood there still confused and
tired as the two carried on a small conversation about me while I was standing there. "Anyways, This is Yukari Takeba. She'll be a junior in the spring just like you." Mitsuru
said looking at the girl in front of her ignoring the fact that I heard everything they said. The girl bowed saying "I'm Takeba." I could feel the piercing gaze from her eyes and
knew then that she didn't like me very much at all. "N-Nice to meet you, my name is Minato. Minato Arisato." The girl immediately lit up like she did something wrong "Sorry!
I didn't mean to be so cold." An awkward silence took place in the air between us. "You must be tired. Yukari, show Minato to his room." Yukari turned quickly to face Mitsuru
who was already leaving "H-hey, why can't you…" She sighed realizing that she couldn't ignore the delegated order. "Come with me then…" I followed a slightly distraught
Yukari up the stairs to the second floor. She was actually pretty cute. "This is your room, second floor at the end." She opened the door and switched on the desk lamp which
dimly lit the room. "So… Do you have any questions?" I set my stuff on the floor besides the bed and sat down. "No, not really" I was really tired at this point, I didn't want to
prolong my being awake any longer. "Then do you mind if I ask you a question?" I looked towards her and nodded, not feeling the will to speak. "On the way from the
station… Was everything normal?" I thought back to the coffins and the eerie green light flowing from the moon "Well… Nothing too unusual." Yukari smiled and turned away
to walk out the door. "I'm sure you have questions, but those can wait for another time." She said as she closed the door. I flopped down on my bed thinking to myself.
"You've got to be joking, of course I have questions." I kept thinking about the gun she had and the young boy with the contract. What was this all about? "What a weird
place." I thought to myself as I started falling asleep