Episode 1: Arrival

'Attention passengers. We have now arrived at Iwatodai Station. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay. The next stop is Iwatodai. I repeat, the next stop is Iwatodai.'

11:01 pm

4/7/09

By that time most of the passengers of this train had already left. Rarely does this train drop off passengers as this is the last stop and it's very late. But tonight is very different…for the last two passengers are brother and sister.

One could easily tell who is the older one and the younger sibling based solely on height. The boy with dark blue hair, eyes as the color of raining clouds, and wearing a black school uniform is holding a little brunette girl wearing a pink sweater, with a cheerful smile, and vivid red eyes.

The older boy, who looks around to be in high school, checks his map to reach Iwatodai Dorm. Unknown to everyone the boy is having a hard time staying awake. He repeatedly shakes off the need to sleep until…

"Aniki, are you all right?" asked the elementary school girl with a concerned expression.

"…Huh... Oh, yeah, I'm fine Hamuko. Come on lets go to the dorms." He gently leads Hamuko through the station although he occasionally missed his footing. Throughout this walk the boy continuously rubs his forehead as if to reduce the pain. He pulls out an mp3 player and starts listening to Velonica by Aquez. He checks the time on his watch that looks like a skull with the hands being scythes.

3…

2…

1…

…Midnight. The moment the two scythes aligned to the twelve all the lights go out, the mp3 becomes mute, there's now a now a green light of some sorts, and coffins are strewn all over the place. Anybody seeing this, especially on their first time, will scream in terror or be frightened. The teenager was no exception…but for a different reason. His hands trembled as he feels his bag for…

(YES! It's still there! Now if any of those shadows come, I'll be ready!) He holds onto Hamuko's hand and starts leading the way to the dorms. Now ANYBODY who had prior knowledge of this hour will still be scared to death for what lurks in the shadows. Yet the boy couldn't care less for his own safety. An hour passes by until they see a semi-rundown building with…lights working! The two of them enter into to their new dorms.

Inside seems to be the living quarters with a couch, chair, and even a TV. To the left is a reception counter with the lamb on.

"You're late." Said the voice of a child. The tired teen looks to the reception counter to see a boy who can't possibly be any older than Hamuko, with the strange blue eyes, and his creepy smile. But the most prominent feature is the clothes he is wearing…for they are the black and white striped ones…the kind prisoners wear. "I've been waiting long time for you." He suddenly appears in front of the siblings and points to a document of sorts. "If you want to proceed…" The document opens itself up with a fountain pen on top "Then all you have to do is sign this contract."

"…A contract? Please tell me I won't sign my life away." He chuckled at the last bit of his statement.

"Don't worry. All it says is that you'll accept full responsibility for your actions. You know, the usual stuff…" said the boy who was oblivious to the last statement. The teen sighs and writes his last and first name.

Last Name: Arisato First Name: Minato

The weird boy picks up the contract and smiles…

"Wait a sec…does my imoto-chan have to sign this? Granted that she isn't even in middle school yet, but does she has to sign one as well?" asked Minato Arisato.

"In time, yes…" He holds up the document and turns it around only to make it disappeared. He then says "No one can escape time. It delivers us all to the same end. You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes." The lights turn off causing the little girl to be startled making her clutch on to Minato more tightly. "And so it begins."

The boy fades away into the shadows. It seems to last forever until the siblings let go of their luggage making a loud noise. They pause for several seconds until somebody shouts "Who's there?" The owner's voice quickly comes down with footsteps getting louder. Minato steps in front of Hamuko, contracts his right arm, and is in a starting position. Finally, the owner's voice comes down.

The figure is a brunette girl around Minato's age, wearing a pink sweater over her school uniform, and a red armband. Strapped on to her thigh is a gun holster which means…aw, crap!

Without even thinking, Minato rushes to the gunner and tries to knock it off from her hands. The girl hesitates and before she knows it, she feels a numbing sensation on her wrist then a clank sound. The girl looks in terror when she realized she lost her gun and tries to grabs it, but Minato grips onto her wrist tightly.

"Takeba, wait!" yelled another female's voice.

The brunette ceased to struggle when the voice spoke. The lights turn on as another student comes down. Her hair is red-violet and flows down to her shoulders, wearing a prim blouse, and heels. By the look of things, she has to be a senior, at least judging by her height and other features. She's also wearing the same armband as the brunette.

"Well, I didn't think you would arrive so late My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students that live here." Said the redhead

"Who are they?" asked the brunette

Minato blankly introduces himself "Name's Minato Arisato, age 16."

"I'm Hamuko and I just turned 10 last week!" chimed Hamuko excitedly

"Is it okay for them to be here?" whispered the brunette to Mitsuru

"We'll just have to see since Minato-san is a transfer student. He will eventually move into the boy's dorm." Said Mitsuru nonchalantly

"Oh so that explains a lot. No wonder it feels like Hamuko and I felt like we didn't belong…it's obviously an all-girl occult equipped with…stuff." He chose the last word carefully as he eyes on his little sister.

The two girls just stare at him strange until Minato says "Hey…I was only kidding…but seriously, do you really need to brandish…" he creates a 'L' with his index and thumb and turns it sideways.

"Well you know how it is these days." Replied Mitsuru "Besides it's not even real."

"Huh? What's not real?" asked Hamuko

"Um…it's nothing…by the way, my name is Yukari Takeba . Um…sorry that I tried…you know…but you really hurt my wrist." She rubs the said wrist with her left hand.

"I apologize for gripping your wrist too hard…but I don't apologize for knocking that out of your hand. Even if it's self-defense you can seriously injure somebody." Said Minato

"I do see your point…anyway you two should get some rest. Though to be honest, I wasn't expecting that you would bring your imoto-chan with you. Regardless I shall personally see that she'll enroll into an excellent school." Said Mitsuru "Takeba, can you escort both of them to their rooms?"

"Sure senpai."

The three of them head toward the end of the hallway on the second floor. "That's your room Arisato-kun. It's pretty easy to remember since it's at the end of the hallway. Also don't lose your room key or you'll never hear the end of it. Do you have any questions?"

Minato stares blankly at the door. Then he starts getting wobbly for a second, but regains his balance. But his eyes say that they are unfocused.

"…Um…hello…?"

Minato snaps back to earth and quickly said "Sorry about that. Just had a long day today; between almost missing our train, having to deal with a ton of people during rush hour, making sure I don't lose Hamuko, dealing with some punks, and signing a contract with some weird kid."

"Oh, I guess that can wear a person out." Acknowledged Yukari until she thinks about it "Wait, did you say contract? But we never had anything of the sort. You must be pretty tired."

"Ha ha, I guess I'm a little bit tired. Um…" Minato rubs his head while trying to stop himself from drifting to sleep. "Wait…Hamuko's…"

"Don't worry. I'm sure senpai won't mind letting Hamuko-chan sleep in her room since I'm pretty sure she feels bad for forgetting her." Yukari reassured Minato as she pats Hamuko's head "You don't mind not staying with your aniki tonight?"

"Ummm…"

"It's okay…you can take care of yourself, right?" asked Minato

"Yes! I'll be a good girl for Mitsuru-san and Yukari-san!" exclaimed Hamuko. She hugs Minato before saying good night and runs off upstairs.

Yukari just watched until she hands Minato the room key and says "Boy, she is so energetic, but she's a really nice girl…must be tough to be her brother."

"Heh, you have…no…clue…" said Minato as he says his good night to Yukari and goes onto his room. Inside is all the necessities…a bed, a desk, and a TV. He drops his luggage and sits down on his bed without even bothering to get dress for bed.

(Boy, talk about a long day…especially with that kid, that freaky contract, and Yukari…was that her name...pointing that gun to me. Even if it IS a fake, the…way she just…brandished that…gun…she had…no self-control…like a…serial…killer…)

Before Minato knew it, he suddenly blacked out.

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