Yuri Nakamura
"Okay. Time for another year at high school."
Yuri Nakamura, age seventeen, is preparing for her final year of high school.
"Mom, I'm heading out to school!" yelled Yuri as she dashed out the front door.
"Wait, what about your-"
Yuri was already gone before her mother can complete her sentence.
"My, my, she's energetic as usual."
Yuri quickly sprinted to school. As a girl full of energy and boldness, she can be an effective leader, but at the same time, someone with some crazy ideas.
"Oh, good morning Yuri!" yelled a girl with long blond hair and blue eyes.
"Hi Kanako-chan!" yelled Yuri.
"Ah…good morning, Yuri. It's already our final year of high school."
"I know! Can't wait to be CEO of a company, or president of a huge corporation, or even leader of Japan!"
"Your ambitions never seem to surprise me…"
"Muahahaha!"
"Heehee. Well, let's find our classes then."
"Yes! Let's go!"
Yuri sprinted up to the class board while Kanako slowly followed her.
"Move it, you idiots!" yelled Yuri as she pushes people out of the way.
"Y-yuri, can you find my class as well?" asked Kanako as she gets shoved around.
"Will do!"
Yuri let off a battle cry as she charged straight for the board. She made it through the crowd and looked at the board.
"Let's see…Yuri Nakamura, Yuri Nakamura…ah! Class A-2. And now for Kanako…Kanako Fern…Kanako Fern…ah!"
Yuri turned around and waved her hand.
"You're in class A-1, Kanako!"
"Thanks, Yuri!" replied Kanako.
Yuri squeezed her way back through the crowd and reached Kanako.
"Man…that sucks. We didn't get the same class this year," said Yuri.
"I wish we did too. Oh well, we could always just eat lunch together," said Kanako.
"Yeah, that's true. Hmm…wanna hang out in the school yard while we wait for the bell?"
"Sure. We still have about eighteen minutes."
Yuri and Kanako walked over to the school lawn. On their way though, Yuri saw another high school girl say goodbye to her younger siblings. Yuri stopped walking and remembered about her siblings: they were so cheerful, fun, energetic, and in her mind, the best siblings in the world.
""Yuri?" asked Kanako with a concerned expression.
"…Hmm? Sorry. I must have dozed off while walking. Hehe…" answered Yuri with an innocent looking smile.
"Oh, ok, but if you're doing it here, won't it be worse in the classroom?"
"Don't worry. I'm aiming for the top, remember?"
Yuri pointed to the sky and said quietly, "And getting my revenge on a certain someone…"
"Hehe. True! Just make sure not to doze off in class then."
"Don't worry! I won't!"
They continued walking.
Yuri took one final look at the little kids waving goodbye to their older sister.
"If only God didn't provide this unjust life…"
The school bell rang, signaling the end of a day.
"Don't forget to read the class outline! There just might be a pop quiz on it!" yelled the homeroom teacher.
All of the students moaned.
"Piece of cake! And after that quiz, there would be only about…three hundred days left!" yelled Yuri as she runs out the classroom door.
She headed for the front gates, where Kanako was waiting. Kanako sees Yuri as she dida full arm wave, and Kanako waved back with only her hand.
"Ready?" asked Yuri.
"Mhm," answered Kanako.
Yuri and Kanako turned right of the gates and started walking.
"How was your first day, Yuri?"
"Uh…well, it was so boring and slow with all of the introductions. You?"
"Hehe. Well, I met some really nice people, so it was fine."
"That's good to hear. At least we only have a year left till we start our life outside of school!"
"Yep, but I am kind of sad about that though."
"Hmm? Why?"
"Everyone will go to faraway places. It will be hard to let go."
"Oh…don't worry, you should be happy if they do go to faraway places; it just means they're working hard to fulfill their dreams."
"You're right. What about you?"
"Hmm? What about me?"
"Where are you going after high school?"
"Oh…uh…I don't know."
"Somewhere faraway?"
"I don't know…faraway places can be scary, right? Hehe."
"Yeah. It could be scary, but think about all the new friends you can make. They can be all types of people: calm, caring, crazy, and possibly even someone that can't speak Japanese."
"Haha! Yeah! Then I can use them all for my own plans! Muahahaha!"
"N-no…that's not what I meant."
"Hehe. Just kidding. I kind of do want to meet those people though."
"I'm sure you'll see them one day."
"Yeah, I hope so."
The girls approached a four way intersection.
"Okay. See you tomorrow?" asked Yuri.
"Yeah, good night, Yuri," answered Kanako.
"Good night, Kanako."
Yuri turned right while Kanako turned left. They started walking in opposite directions of each other.
"I wonder what those people would be like though…" said Yuri quietly.
Yuri continued walking until she saw a small girl crying on the side of the sidewalk. She walked over to her.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Yuri.
"I-t's my first *sniffles* first day of school, b-but I'm lost and *sniffles* I don't know where my house is," answered the small girl.
"Wait, where are your mom and dad then? Aren't they supposed to come pick you up?"
"My m-mommy and d-daddy *sniffles* have work. They said they c-couldn't pick me up and *sniffles* I have to walk home, but I'm l-lost."
The girl started to weep even more.
"O-oh…uh…I can help you get home if you remember what it looked like and other things around it," said Yuri.
"W-well, my house is big and *sniffles* and it's white. All I remember is that I walked by a *sniffles* a store called 'Green Groceries'."
"Green Groceries…oh! I know where that is! C'mon, I can take you home."
Yuri grabbed her hand.
"Y-you sure?" asked the girl.
"Don't worry, I used to shop there all the time for food," answered Yuri.
The girl displayed a huge smile on her face.
"Thanks, onee-chan!"
"Onee-chan?"
"Mhm! You act like one so I'm going to call you onee-chan!"
"Heh. Alright then!"
Yuri and the girl start walking to "Green Groceries."
"Haven't been called onee-chan in a long time…"
They soon get to the store.
"Do you remember what direction you walked past it?" asked Yuri.
"Um…oh, I know I passed those bikes on my way to school," answered the girl as she pointed at the bikes parked outside of the store.
"Okay. That means we just follow that path away from the bikes. Which way did you walk past the bikes?"
"Um…oh, I saw that lamp ahead of me when I walked past them."
The girl pointed at the lamp to the right of the bikes.
"Okay! Let's go left then."
Yuri and the girl started walking left.
"Ah! There it is!" shouted the girl in excitement over seeing her own house.
"Oh, I see," said Yuri.
It was a tall while house with a beautiful green lawn.
"Just like the old house…" whispered Yuri under her breath.
Flashbacks of the burglary at her old house started to cloud Yuri's mind.
"Onee-chan?" asked the girl as she tugs on Yuri's uniform.
"S-sorry. I've been dozing off a lot lately," answered Yuri.
"It's ok. C'mon! I'll show you around the house!"
The girl started running to her house.
"Wait!"
Yuri quickly chased after her.
The girl unlocked the door with a key from her backpack. She opened the door.
"Yay! Come in, onee-chan!"
"Oh…I don't think I should. I think your parents would be kind of worried that you're in the house with a stranger…"
"Don't worry! I'll tell them the whole thing about you saving me from being lost!"
"Uh…you sure they will accept that?"
"Mhm! Mommy and daddy are nice people!"
"Ok then, if you say so."
Yuri and the girl stepped into the house.
"Wow, it's really nice in here!" shouted Yuri.
"Yeah. Mommy and daddy like to travel a lot and bring stuff back for the house!" answered the girl.
"Oh, I see. This is amazing!"
There were vases with colorful carvings, paintings and pictures covered the walls, chandeliers hung high over their heads, many books that littered book shelves, and a great amount of really neat furniture.
"Sit down and watch TV with me!" shouted the girl.
"Alright," said Yuri.
Yuri took off her backpack and sat down on the couch.
"Wow…so comfy…"
"I know! Mommy and daddy say I deserve only the best couches!"
"Oh, what about your brothers and sisters?"
"I don't have any so it can get lonely…"
"Oh…I see."
Yuri looked around.
"Well then, as your onee-chan, I promise to come play with you everyday!" shouted Yuri.
The girl developed a big smile.
"Really?" asked the girl.
"Yes, really! Oh, before I forget, what's your name?"
"Shuko Ibuki. I'll still call you onee-chan, but what's yours?"
"Yuri Nakamura. Pleased to meet you."
"Ple…plea…I'm happy to meet you too!"
Yuri smiles.
"Hehe. So, what do you want to do first? Unless you just want to stay here and watch TV."
"Um…I've always wanted to play hide and go seek. I didn't get a chance to play it today."
"Okay! You hide and I'll find you."
"Yay!"
The girl started running into another room.
"One…two…three!"
Yuri finished counting.
"Where could she be…"
Suddenly, Yuri heard glass shattering. The alarms in the house went off and Yuri tried to find out where that shattering came from. She ran into the room next door.
"Shuko? You in here? Shu-"
Yuri stopped when she saw a man with a burglar mask on, holding a gun to Shuko's forehead. Yuri's eyes widened as her mind is flooded with flashbacks of the horrible incident that happened to her siblings years ago.
"Where's the money?" demanded the burglar.
"Mommy and daddy said not to give money to strangers!" yelled Shuko.
"Shut up, little girl! You, bring me some money!"
Yuri stood there, frozen from the situation.
"You listening? If you don't, I'll kill her!"
Yuri snapped out of her frozen state.
"Okay…just don't hurt her," said Yuri as she ran into another room trying to find money.
"This is…this is…"
The flashbacks of the robbery that happened years appeared in her mind.
"This is just like last time…"
Yuri found a bright clear stone that seemed valuable.
"This might work…"
Yuri ran back to the room with the burglar and Shuko.
"Well? Got my money?" yelled the burglar.
"I got a diamond. I'll give it to you if you let go of her," answered Yuri.
"Fine, come over here then."
Yuri walked over to the burglar.
"Onee-chan, don't do it!" shouts Shuko.
"You, quiet!"
The burglar loaded the trigger and Shuko's eyes widened.
"You bastard…you better not hurt her!" shouted Yuri.
Cop sirens can be heard outside.
"Crap, it's the police! Screw it, I'll just kill you both and take the diamond!"
Yuri's eyes widened and the burglar is just about to shoot Shuko.
"I won't…" whispered Yuri.
The burglar's finger was starting to press onto the trigger.
"I won't…"
Shuko's eyes started developing tears.
"I won't let God take anyone else!"
"What?" shouted the burglar.
Yuri threw the diamond at the burglar's head, forcing him to stumble backwards. Yuri tackled him and knocked him to the ground. Yuri struggled with the burglar as she grabbed his arms.
"Shuko! Get away from here! Find a place to hide and stay there!" yelled Yuri.
"Onee-chan…what about you?" shouted Shuko.
"Just go! The police will be here soon! So go! I'll be fine! Just-"
A shot went off. Yuri felt an intense pain on her stomach. She lost her grip on the burglar. The burglar got up and took off running outside. Yuri putted her hand to her stomach. Then, she looked at her hand, which was covered in blood.
"Is this…my blood?"
"Onee-chan!" yelled Shuko as she ran over to Yuri, who was now in a pool of her own blood.
"Onee-chan, onee-chan!" cried Shuko.
"Dammit…can't I even be an older *coughs* older sister for one day?" said Yuri, weakly.
"Onee-chan…sorry for bringing you here…"
"Hehe…it's alright, Shuko. It's not your fault."
"I'm so sorry, onee-chan!"
Shuko sobbed with all of her might over Yuri.
"It's fine. It's my fault for not being a better onee-chan…"
"Onee-chan…stay with me!"
"Hehe. Sorry, Shuko. I don't think I can last any longer."
"Onee-chan!"
"At least…I can finally…go seek my revenge…on God…for making such an unjust life…"
Yuri blacked out and heard one final "Onee-chan!" from Shuko.
Yuri and Otonashi stand on the rooftop of the afterlife high school. Yuri finishes drinking her can of tea.
"You know…you never did tell me how you died. Are you ever going to tell me?" says Otonashi.
"Well…maybe, maybe not. If I do, it'll be some time later," says Yuri as she throws her can away.
"Wait, why not now? We have time and-"
Yuri starts walking towards the door.
"C'mon, we have to begin Operation Tornado."
Otonashi sighs.
"Fine."
They walk back to principle's room, where the rest of the SSS brigade members were hanging out.
"Welcome back, Yuri!" shouts Matsushita.
"Thanks, Matsushita 5-dan," says Yuri.
"You! You didn't do anything funny with her, right?" asks Noda as he brings his halberd up to Otonashi's neck.
"N-no! We didn't do anything!" answers Otonashi.
"Man, I was getting bored around here," says Fujimaki.
"You're always bored, Fujimaki," says Ōyama.
"Not my fault these operations don't begin sooner."
"How shallow-minded," says Shiina, who was in the corner.
"What did you say?" shouts Fujimaki.
"This body," says Takamatsu as he rips off his shirt, "is ready for anything!"
"Stop taking your clothes off, it's bad for women like me!" shouts Yui with a disgusted expression.
"Takamatsu…and calm down, Yui. He just wants to show off his body…and you're nowhere near a woman!" says Hinata.
"Am too!" shouts Yui.
"Are not!" shouts Hinata.
"Yo, yo! Let's get this party started!" yells TK as he spins around.
"Anyways, what's the plan this time, Yurripe?" asks Hinata.
Yuri sits down in her chair.
"I'm glad you ask," says Yuri.
Monitors and screens come down and displays the SSS symbol.
"We will commence Operation Tornado!"
"Again?" asks Fujimaki.
"Oh well. Guess some food would be nice," says Matsushida.
"Hehe. I'm glad you think so," says Yuri.
The screen behind her changes to a picture of the stadium where Girls Dead Monster holds their concerts.
"Same plan as usual. Yui, make sure Girls Dead Monster get the crowd fired up."
"I will!" answers Yui as she does a little salute and wags her tail.
"Everyone else, keep Angel at bay until we can get our meal tickets."
"Got it!" answers everyone else.
"Well then…"
Yuri looks at the group of people that have joined her, making her fight possible, but at the same time, being able to meet such great people.
"Kanako…I'm glad that I'm able to meet these people. They really are good friends," thinks Yuri.
"Operation…start!"