Chapter 1
"Hey, can you hear me?"
It was a day just like any other. I woke up surprisingly early, early enough to say goodbye to my mom before she went to work. Somebody got murdered, so she had gotten an emergency call. She was probably going to be late coming home, but I was used to it. She was a 000 ranked detective after all. She dealt with murders all the time. When I was younger, she would bring home the files, and I would look them over whenever I thought she wasn't looking. I was proud to call myself a 999 ranked detective.
"Shit. She's not waking up."
I decided to help my dad cook breakfast before I got ready for school. My dad stayed at home to take care of me and my little brother, Len. He was practically the opposite of me, looking like my father while having my mother's cool and composed attitude. I, on the other hand, looked like my mother with my lavender hair, but I definitely was friendlier.
"Please be okay."
I finally finished getting ready and started walking to school. The residential district was right next to the business district, so the walk wasn't too long. It had a dormitory on campus, but I lived close enough to decline. Kibougamine Academy loomed over me, but I had been in attendance too long to be intimidated. I stepped off of the busy sidewalk and through the open front gates, but then everything went black.
The next thing I know, I feel myself lying on tile, with somebody lightly shaking my shoulder. When my eyes finally opened, I saw who was trying to wake me up. I was a guy, who appeared to be about my age. His hair was black, and kind of messy, but his near-white eyes showed definite concern. He looked kind of…familiar.
"Who're you?" It was a bit rude, but I had just woken up and was still groggy. The concern I saw was now gone, replaced by seriousness.
"Hiro Ikusaba. Ultimate Sniper. Who might you be?"
"Nozomi Naegi. I'm the Super Duper High School Level Detective. What's going on?"
The guy-Hiro- sighed and said, "I know just as much as you do. About half an hour ago I woke up. I saw you passed out on the floor. I tried to wake you up, but you just weren't. You had me worried for a second." He looked around the room before continuing, "We appear to be in a kitchen of some sort."
Standing up, I could see that he was right. It looked like the kitchen of a fancy restaurant. The room was large, but many counters took up most of the space. Most of them had what appeared to be a stove and a sink, and there were many pots and pans hanging over them. There weren't any widows, but strangely enough, there were several security cameras and a TV. The troubling part was the two doors. While one was just a normal, albeit large, wooden door, but the other one was the real problem. It was huge, absolutely gigantic, made of gleaming steel, and there was a giant, valve thing on it. It appeared to be sealed in place.
Hiro spoke up, breaking the silence. "You're the detective, correct? We should investigate."
I started to agree, but I was cut off by a voice coming out of the TV. The screen was still black, and the voice was grating. "Well, well, well. Look who finally decided to wake up! Since Sleeping Beauty over here is finally up, all you morons can finally meet. Everybody go to the Deck!"
As soon as the announcement was over, a loud hissing noise came from the steel door as it swung open. Well, there's no point in staying around here. Hiro and I started to leave the kitchen, the atmosphere suddenly oppressive.
"So the guy on the TV said to head to the deck. Do you think that we're on a boat?" I asked.
"It would explain the swaying of the ground." He answered. I hadn't even noticed the swaying. That was impressive, but I guess you would have to notice that kind of thing with a talent like Ultimate Sniper. We passed through another large room surrounded by windows. Past the railings there was nothing but blue. Outside there was a small group of people. This must be the deck.
Characters
Female
1. Nozomi Neagi, SHSL Detective
2. Nero Melanzie, SHSL Track Runner
3. Kagura Hayashi, Ultimate Gardener
4. Chiyaku Takahashi, SHSL Origami Maker
5. Shigeko Togami, SHSL Actress
6. Ryuko Pekoyama, Ultimate Vigilante
7. Nakashima Souda, SHSL Marine Biologist
Male
1. Hiro Ikusaba, Ultimate Sniper
2. Charlie McCrimmon, Ultimate Billiards Pro
3. Naozumi Ishimaru, Ultimate Sketcher
4. Isamu Hashira, Ultimate Arms Dealer
5. Haku Komaeda, SHSL Puppeteer
6. Kuno Oowada, SHSL Espionage
7. Jazz Kuwata, SHSL Rapper
8. Masayosi Amaya, Ultimate Basketball Player
9. Xiang Li, Ultimate Martial Artist
Thanks For all those that applied! If your character didn't make it in, then that means that I probably couldn't fit them into the story.
