Date: September 4, 2016
Name: Tayuchi Aramada
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Event: First Day of School
Beep Beep Beep The alarm started blaring the same, monotone sounds that woke me up for about four years now. At first, I buried my face in my pillow to try to drown the sounds of the continuously beeping clock, but to no avail. After a VERY special realization, I sprang from my bed and threw myself into the shower to get clean as fast as possible. I always tried to make a good first impression at a new school, especially since I had moved and had a completely new change of scenery. I practically bounded out of the shower and started to viciously scrub at my teeth with a toothbrush. I did enough so my mouth reeked of mint. Using so much toothpaste stung inside my mouth. I combed my light black hair and stared at my reflection, eyes so dark that they were practically black. Ok, dark gray, but still pretty close.
I threw on my uniform, tightened my tie, grabbed my bag and hopped out the door, locking it behind me. I had picked a decent sized house that was close enough to the school so I wouldn't have to pay for the train or bus. Adrenaline coursing through my body, I sprinted to school, breaking my record of getting to school in thirteen minutes, to five and a half. I gaped at the size and marveled the fountains in front. The school had to be at least eight stories tall, if not more. I strode through the entrance, trying to make my way to the office on my first try. Gripping my request to come to the school, I wandered about trying to find the office. I turned a corner, only to bump into a small group of three girls. "Ahh, um," I stuttered, " I'm sorry!" and shot to my feet. The girl I bumped into stood up, and gawked at me with her two friends. "Um," I said rubbing my head, "can you help me? I'm a bit lost and I'm trying to get to the office…" The girl looked at me for a second, after she snapped her friends out of their stupor, and motioned me for her to follow her. Giddy, I followed, still a bit excited since the day was going to start in a matter of thirty minutes.
I stepped into the office, noticing some surprised glances from the secretary. The woman clad in a black business suit, I'm guessing the principal, stepped out from her office and eyed me up and down.
"May I ask who you are," a hint of suspicion and expectancy in her tone.
I handed her the letter and just simply responded, "My name is Tayuchi Aramada, are you Principal Koyuga?" She held the letter, and her face lit up with excitement, and that's when I started to feel like I was in for something big.
"Welcome to our school, Tayuchi," she welcomed warmly, "I know you're wondering why I asked you specifically. One, you had the best academic results I had ever seen, and two, well, you'll find that out for yourself."
She had a weird sort of smirk on her face as she said the last part. That, is what kinda set me off. I started fidgeting as I walked with her to my classroom. C-1, B-2, B-1, A-2, and we stopped at room A-1. I heard some talking inside, most likely students. But I noticed something, but I wasn't able to tell what it was. One thing was for sure, something about all the voices told me this wasn't an ordinary school in my case. The principal stepped in for about half a minute, then stepped back out to introduce me to the teacher. The teacher looked at me with a semi-shocked expression, then gave me a small grin.
"So this is him huh," she swiped a look at the principal, "hello Mr. Aramada, I'm going to be your teacher for the year. My name is Ms. Yoichi. I'll be looking forward to having you in my class. The girls will too."
Ok, she's nice. Wait a minute… girls? Why didn't she say students? I started panicking as I let out an audible gulp. The teacher gave me one last look before stepping back into the classroom, shutting the door. I heard all the students go quiet, then heard the teacher start announcing the events coming up. Then I heard her announce something about a new student. "You can come in now," I heard her call out. Heart pounding, I slid open the door, took one step inside, and froze. Girls. All I saw, was girls. The sound of gasping filled the air. What's going on here?! Why are there so many girls?! I started panicking a my body forced itself to walk up to the podium where the teacher stands. With shaky hands, I tried to speak clearly, hoping to accomplish the task with no difficulty. "Um… h-hello. M-my name i-is Tayuchi Aramada. I'll b-be studying with you all for the y-year. I h-hope we can be fr-friends." I bowed in the greeting, feeling the stares on me like icicles. I walked to the back, avoiding any eye contact with anyone. I sat in the back seat on the window side, looking down, and feeling the presence of everyone's eyes on me. I felt a blush rising up to my face. I looked at the girl to my right, at saw her staring at me like I was the most interesting thing in the world. Her blonde hair draped around her shoulders. I tried to grin at her and gave a little wave, and she squealed in excitement. I jumped, and the teacher saw me panicking and announce for everyone to get ready for the period transition. Everyone hurried to get ready while I held a pair of gym clothes in my arms. I silently thanked the principal for pre-ordering me one so I wouldn't have to worry about everything else. I stayed while everyone went, and the teacher told me to the answer to my question.
"Ok, so in the letter, the principal mentioned a project right? Well," she explained, "that "project" was a test for the students. The BOE (Board of Education) wanted to see if this school was capable of becoming co-ed due to all the overflowing income of male students. So, they took the best student, academically and mannerly, you in this case, as a candidate to see if the girls here were capable of handling boys."