Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Story title taken from song 'The Royal We' by the Silversun Pickups; chapter title taken from song 'The Beginning is the End is the Beginning' by Smashing Pumpkins.
Full Summary: When Mayonaka Rei entered the prestigious boarding school of Senju Academy, she never expected to find herself tangled in the school's dangerous and full of predators web. But in order to get through this whole, freaky mess, she has to learn to play by the dominating groups' sick sets of rules; something that, she quickly finds out, is not easy. AU.
The Royal We
Chapter One: The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
The first thought that went through Mayonaka Rei's mind as she stood at the main entrance of the Senju Academy was that what she was looking at couldn't possibly be a school, but more a freaking emperor's castle. She hated to admit that she actually felt quite intimidated by its grand black gates and imposing brick buildings – only the front office seemed bigger than her entire previous school had been. The thick path leading to it was made of perfectly-shaped pebbles, seemingly put haphazardly, with it occasionally leading sideways to probably other buildings, and from what she could see, medium-sized courtyards with benches internally lining them. Freshly-mown grass covered the entire area around the pathways and flowered hedges surrounded the main building, with many types and sizes of trees filling the clean fields. They would surely be able to grant her some very good resting places and it was absolutely beautiful.
Moving to such a preppy school while she was definitely not used to anything like this would have been bad enough, had Rei not moved in the middle of May when the school year had already been active for almost a month and a half. It would only make people wonder, and that would draw unwanted attention to herself. Rei usually didn't care about being the centre of attention, but Ritsuko had made her promise that she would keep to herself as to avoid getting into trouble. Not that she couldn't make friends or anything; just watch out and lay low. Which didn't exactly fit her persona because she sure as hell didn't like taking crap from anyone if someone tried to bother her, but if it made Ritsuko happy… The least she could do was try to hold her tongue.
Deciding she'd spent enough time gaping at the front entrance, Rei shouldered her rather large bag into a better position, took a deep breath and set to walking. While striding on the cobblestoned pathway, she was able to take a better look around the prestigious school than her first vision had granted her. Far behind the main building she was walking towards she could see a couple of other – and much bigger – brick buildings, with some woods located beyond the one on the left; what looked like a trekking field, a beautiful garden, a grand water fountain that seemed larger than her house and benches put into strategically places. Rei had never seen anything like this before, this regal, this glamorous, this royal. At least, not live. She was still trying to decide if she liked it or not, because while it was gorgeous, no denying it, it was a bit too much for her.
After a five-minute trek to which Rei was quickly getting tired of, she finally reached the front office and noticed the huge white windows that adorned the walls of the two-story-high building. She only hesitated for a moment before pushing the grand oak double-doors open and walking in.
Once she was fully inside, Rei almost gasped at the sheer beauty of the room. The big room she'd walked in was amazing: it had an extremely high ceiling with a great crystal chandelier hanging from the middle of it; beige flowered wallpaper adorned the walls with an elaborated design for baseboard and the floor was carpeted a creamy color. There was a waiting area to the right with soft-looking black leather couches and a glass table with a meticulously organized tea set ready to be used. There were doors all over the walls and a long corridor to the right, but her attention was on the reception counter at the far wall. Rei felt strangely nervous by simply looking at the kind-looking lady sitting behind the wooden counter as if she held all the answers to the unfortunate future she now had to live. She hated feeling this way: Mayonaka Rei just didn't get nervous. She almost wanted to punch herself for being such a wimp. This was just a school, not a walk into Hell.
Rolling her eyes at herself, and gaining strength from the act, Rei walked towards the counter. She couldn't help but feel slightly bad for walking all over the clean carpeted floor with her dirty-soled shoes. But oh well. It was not like it was her problem anyway.
Once she reached her destination, the kind brunette gave Rei a cheery smile that looked awfully plastic. Rei couldn't really blame her; only a few minutes into this school, and she already felt overwhelmed with all its wealth-y-ness. Being here for what could possibly be a year probably had its toll on the young secretary.
"Hello there," the brunette greeted, smiling even wider. Rei wondered if her cheeks hurt from smiling so much. "How may I help you?"
"Er – I'm Mayonaka Rei and-"
"Oh, of course!" the secretary interrupted, an unprofessionally excited look in her eyes. "The new student. I already have your things organized right here." She stood up from her leather chair, went over a board filled with keys on the wall, took a silver one and picked up a small, neat pile of papers from under it. She came back and sat down. Rei found it odd to notice she was wearing a black pencil skirt and a short-sleeved white-collared shirt that looked terribly expensive. She hadn't been expecting something so… fancy. This was a school, for Christ's sake; what was the need for such extravagant clothes? "Okay, so this is all you're going to need. I have here your schedule, a map of the whole school grounds, including the dorms, and the key to your room."
She handed them all to Rei, who examined it thoughtfully. Good thing they gave her a map; she had a feeling this place could be like a maze.
"Your uniform and baggage have already been sent to your room," the woman said, handing Rei a few papers to sign, "which is number 326 on the sixth floor."
Rei nodded, finished signing and gave the papers back. Hosting up the bag she'd previously left on the floor, she tried to smile as cheerfully as possible. "Thanks for your help."
The secretary waved her off with another of her weird smiles. "Not at all, dear. And before you go, the principal told me to give you this note." She gave the girl a small slip of paper, then a last smile and promptly looked back down, clearly dismissing the younger girl. Rei took that as her cue to leave.
You don't belong here. Be careful and have a good term, the note said.
Once safely out of hearing distance, the fifteen-year-old girl let out the annoyed growl that had been threatening to escape her throat and set to the ten-minute walk towards the dorms. Really, Ritsuko had already busted enough warnings into her head not even half an hour ago and now the principal had to come and antagonize her too? And yeah, she already knew very well, thank you very much, that she didn't belong here. Okay, maybe she was exaggerating, but she seriously had already heard enough. It was like they thought she was a baby, incapable of understanding it all the first time. Of course she understood where this was all coming from, after that happened, but still! Damn it, it was all so bothersome.
Ritsuko was blowing things out of proportion; nothing was going to happen. And it wasn't like anything exciting could even occur in this stupid school. She was sure she was going to be bored out of her mind with all those irritating classes and snobbish students, and soon her guardian's worries would be proven idiotic. Or at least, that's what Rei tried to tell herself. For whatever reason, she felt like this year would be like nothing else she'd ever experienced. Whether it would be good or bad, Rei had no idea.
Rei rubbed at the back of her head, the hood of her hoodie slipping a little, frustrated for having to face such ridiculous problems. Being nervous for being in this freaky preppy school when she didn't even want to be here in the first place and having to suppress her tongue weren't exactly something she was happy with. Sure, it was her fault for moving, but if she had had any idea this was where she was moving to, she'd have controlled herself better.
Finally reaching the dorms – after being stared at by the walking by students and being once again astonished by the massive size of the school buildings she passed by –, surprisingly tired, Rei used the excuse of studying the twin buildings so she could regain her breath. It was much, much bigger than the front office was and they were connected by a large, ground-floor level area which was, she assumed, a common room between the two dorms.
Everything was just so superior, so high-classed, so expensive-looking, and so… elite. It all made her feel inexplicably uneasy and she almost wanted to yell out a big 'screw this', leave and never come back to this place she felt so alienated to.
With a long-suffering sigh, Rei walked over the wooden double-doors of the brick building on the left with the 'Girls' Dormitory' sign, not really paying attention to her surroundings. She felt incredibly tired and all she could think about was the comfortable bed (of course it'd be comfortable – as if this freaky school would let the students down over beds) awaiting her in her new room. Sleep-deprived as she was, she didn't notice the person coming from her right until she'd crashed soundly into a hard body with enough force to send her sprawling none-too-gracefully on the floor.
Rei saw stars for a moment or two while a decidedly male voice cursed angrily from above her. He's worse than a sailor, she thought amusedly, when the string of swearwords coming from him kept going. Seriously, she'd never heard someone curse so much in such a small span of time and over something so frivolous.
Now that she'd mentioned it, why was he so angry? It wasn't like accidents didn't happen sometimes. The sunlight was coming right from behind him so the girl couldn't discern what he looked like, other than that he was tall. Opening her mouth to tell him to chill out and help her up already when he just stood there yelling swearwords to anyone who would listen, something in particular he said caught her attention.
"-fucking watch where you're going, goddammit, is it really so fucking hard? Seriously, you stupid little bitch-"
Jaw dropping at the clear insult, Rei jumped to her feet, feeling rage bubble up, dangerously close to coming out. How dare he? Going around calling her a bitch like that and blaming the whole little incident on her! It was preposterous! They'd both crashed, not only her. And then freaking calling her a bitch out of nowhere? What in the world, really? She so wanted to kick and punch some sense into the little bastard for being such an asshole. The fact that she might be exaggerating a little too completely escaped her mind.
But instead of doing just what she dearly wished, Rei kept a calm façade, only an eyebrow quirked in annoyance, waiting for the bastard to shut up. Her eyes narrowed when he just continued to offend her like there was no tomorrow, clearly oblivious to her building irritation.
Deciding she'd had enough, Rei cut him off in a clipped tone, "Will you stop bitching already? It's getting very annoying."
That seemed to shock him into silence because for a moment he just stood there, his mouth opened a little from what she could see from his outline in the sun. But then he moved to the side and she had to exert every bit of self-control she had not to widen her eyes when his face finally came into view.
It was just as much as of his beautiful looks as his suffocating-ly threatening demeanor that made her gulp down nervously. There was something… off about him that worried her. Sure, his silky-looking slicked back silver hair was absolutely awesome; his violet eyes the prettiest thing she'd ever seen; his pale skin seemed so smooth she actually wondered what it would feel like under her fingertips and his tall, lean and strong body – she swore she could see a six-pack under his rather tight shirt – was just begging to be touched, but there was something about him that put Rei on edge, as if she wasn't exactly sure where she stood with him.
"Did you just say I was bitching?" he hissed menacingly and Rei hated herself for the soft tingling of fear that started at the base of her stomach. His eyes seemed oddly wild, like he was barely under control and could hurt her at a moment's notice.
Rei stared him calmly in the eye, though, her inner turmoil never showing through with a smile on her face. "Are you deaf as well as blind and stupid?"
He snarled and took a step closer to her, eyes burning fiercely, standing so close Rei would have been able to inhale into his scent had she not stopped breathing the moment he'd started moving. She couldn't understand why she felt so wary of him; it was so weird. He almost seemed like the type of 'bark too much, no bite', but she could tell that wasn't it. He just gave off a vibe that was at the same time frightening and… alluring.
Damn him for being so good-looking.
She resisted the urge to move away from him – she could feel the body heat coming from him –, more out of spite than anything else and was glad she did so when he spoke, "You've got some backbone, bitch, I'll give you that." A crude smirk made its way onto his face and his eyes wandered down her form appreciatively. "And more than backbone, too, I see."
Rei's eyes widened in shock and he laughed cruelly at her badly disguised discomfort. Was this guy bipolar, or something? Seriously, what the hell? Not to be outdone by the arrogant prick in front of her, though, the raven-haired girl took a deep breath and looked him head-set in the eye.
"Are you sure you should be calling me that?" she asked, glad when her voice didn't shake, idly picking at her nails. "After the little show you put up and all."
The boy – young man, really – immediately stopped cackling to glare heatedly at her. Rei let a small triumphant smile appear on her face. Damn, it felt good to shut him up like that; she'd have to think up some new ways because the bastard was already opening his mouth again to reply. God, couldn't he keep quiet for one second?
"It's like you have a fucking death wish or something," he commented, an eyebrow raised. Shit, why did he have to look so good like that? "Don't you know who I am?"
The girl frowned almost imperceptibly. What was that supposed to mean? Was he an important person in this school or something? She mentally groaned at the thought. It would be just her luck to piss off the school's little ice-prince. At least, in her defense, he'd been a jerk first.
Both of her brows went up. "Should I?"
He only stared for a moment, as if he wasn't sure whether she was messing with him or not. Well buddy, Rei really wasn't. She had absolutely no idea who the fuck-face in front of her could be.
"Do you live under a rock or something?" he wondered at last, gazing at her weirdly. Rei wasn't sure she wanted to know why she should know who he was. She doubted it would be for a good reason. He then rolled his eyes. "So, fucking apologize already, so I can leave. I might even forget your little tantrum, bitch."
Indignantly, Rei stepped back, curling her hands into tight fists at her sides. She wasn't a fucking child for him to talk in such a patronizing tone. Fuming, she demanded, "What the hell is that supposed to mean? It wasn't my fault!"
He seemed pleased that she'd gotten too uncomfortable to keep that close to him, but that was quickly taken over by outrage after she was done speaking. He was such a bastard. "You fucking crashed into me!" he nearly yelled, and Rei almost wanted to take another step back, afraid he would swing at her or something. God, she was such a wimp. "It was your entire goddamn fault for not fucking watching where you were going!"
Throwing caution to the wind, Ritsuko's warnings all but faded into the back of her mind. "My fault? It was as much yours as mine! If you had been watching your way, we wouldn't have crashed either," Rei glowered, eyes flashing dangerously. Sure, he made her uncomfortable and his murderous gaze right now looked nothing short of frightening, but as if she'd let him push her around like that.
His violet eyes narrowed. "Look," he started like he was about to do her a huge favor he was not completely comfortable with. Just from that tone, Rei knew nothing good was about to come. "Let's just go for a quick fuck and I'll think about letting you off the damn hook."
Rei didn't react right away, mostly because she wasn't sure whether she'd heard him right. Because seriously, was it possible for this guy to become any more of an asshole? She hadn't thought it was, but then he'd gone and said that. First, they'd collided and he'd acted like it was all her fault and then had had the gall to ask her if she planned on saying sorry anytime soon and treat her like a little kid. And when she'd called him on it, he freaking told her to have sex with him like he was being nice to her so they'd be even?
Oh no. Oh fucking no.
Fully disregarding her heavy bag she'd planned on using as a defense earlier at her feet, Rei brought her right fist back, ready to punch him, but he caught her hand at the last second, almost as if on reflex. Not missing a beat, Rei swung her other hand and punched him across the face with as much force as she could muster. Yes, she punched him because slapping was for pansies. He jerked back, his pretty purple eyes wide, an emotion passing and hands immediately going to the spot she'd hit him. Rei mentally smirked in victory, happy she'd been able to catch him off his guard. Or, she thought wildly, he's just a masochist and what flashed in his eyes when I hit him was pleasure and he is now relishing in the pain. Maybe he wanted me to hit him all along.
…
Nah, that couldn't be it.
But well, if it was shock, it wasn't like she'd been expecting to punch him either.
Regaining his footing after stumbling slightly, the silver-haired guy looked back at her with a glare that promised a lot of pain and a lot of agony. Had he gazed at her moments before like he was doing now, she'd probably have shivered in incontrollable fear, but as it was she so was pissed at him for treating her like a whore, she barely noticed it.
If Rei had considered him threatening before, it was nothing on how dangerous he was right now.
Anger and pride made her stupid so she grinned widely in jubilation at the growing bruise on his face. This only made him even more furious, but Rei didn't care. Then suddenly his icy hands were around her wrists like death's grip, pushing her until her back hit a tree forcefully she hadn't even realized was close. To say she was rather out of breath and wide-eyed would be an understatement. Her back was groaning in protest.
Hands held down by her sides, Rei looked up at him and took a moment to study his enraged face. She frowned at the clear exhilaration in his eyes, not wanting to admit it actually worried her. Really, it wasn't normal for such a masculine guy like him to be happy after he'd just been punched by a girl younger than him. Adrenaline was still going wild inside of her, which was a good thing, so this way she could steer her mind away from the slight fear growing quickly inside of her.
The guy leaned down until his warm, thin lips were right next to her ear. They barely touched, but her breathing hitched slightly all the same and Rei knew he noticed when his lips pulled up in a perverse smile against her goose bumped skin. Thankfully, his body wasn't touching hers. Yet, at least.
"You little whore," he murmured softly, his gentle tone almost contradicting his words. Almost. "Don't you fucking realize how many bitches would die to be on the end of my little offer?"
Rei didn't want to think someone could be so stupid as to accept something as demeaning as that, so she growled. "What a bunch of shit-heads," she scathed, forcing her shoulders forward hard to push him away. He staggered back, his grip on her wrists slackening and she took that as her cue to step away from him. She practically ran towards her bag, ready to actually use it this time if necessary. Maybe she could strangle him with it?
"You've really got backbone, bitch," he admitted, admired. Then, he leered confidently at her, "You're soon gonna be one of those 'shit-heads', my little whore. Just you fucking wait."
"As if I'd ever let a pansy like you screw me," she snorted derisively.
It seemed like Rei knew exactly how to push his buttons because he snarled with a viciousness that shocked her. Damn, he sounded like a starving wolf. Uh oh, and he was probably starving after her blood. Just as he moved as to reach out towards her, a large tanned hand suddenly had a hold on the violet-eyed guy by the scruff of his neck, pulling him back and consequently stopping him. Rei glanced up the dark muscular arm, relief flowing through her, to find an even taller guy than the one with silver hair, his eyes cold and dangerous.
And damn it, what was it with hot guys giving off creepy vibes? Wait a sec, where had that even come from?
The new comer had longish, shaggy dark brown hair, blood-shot eyes of the most vivid green she'd ever seen and flawless skin of a rich and beautiful dark color. He was muscular, that much was obvious even through his clothes and Rei could feel the drool gathering in her mouth. He wasn't really all that good-looking, but like the silver-haired guy, some sort of enticement hung around him. Everything about him seemed to scream 'don't mess with me, or I'll make you suffer' and his dark demeanor was so menacing it was smothering, so it shouldn't make sense for her to feel attracted to him, but it seemed that danger was turn on for her.
... Well, guess you found new things about yourself every day.
However, what really caught her attention about him were the stitches stretching from the corners of his mouth up until below his ears.
Hold on, what the hell?
It took her a moment to realize they were actually tattoos. She was glad because if he'd had to really stitch his face like that something very painful would have had to take place. A 'what-the-fuck' moment happened within her immediately after, while she puzzled over why in the world the thought that the hot Goth kid could have been hurt should have worried her.
Maybe because Rei had a feeling whoever could have gotten that close to harm him that way would have probably suffered a great deal later.
Oh well.
"Hidan," the dark-skinned guy spoke emotionlessly, and his voice was incredibly deep and booming, just like thunder. "What are you still doing here?"
The silver-haired guy – Hidan, she'd just heard – shot the taller guy an annoyed glare, obviously not happy with having been denied his 'meal'.
Well, wasn't that a cheerful thought.
Hidan shrugged the other guy's hand off, his peeved expression becoming slightly confused.
"Oy Kakuzu, what the fuck?" the violet-eyed boy scowled. "I was just about to teach this little whore a lesson!"
Kakuzu, as Hidan had called him, hardly seemed to hear the other's loud words, not even sparing Rei a glance which didn't do much to her ego. Come on, he could have at least peeked from the corner of his awesome eyes; was that too much to ask? She wanted to pout at his clear dismissal of her, even though she probably should be grateful. He was scary as hell and was trying to take Hidan, another crazie, away from her. She just really wished that he would look at her.
Shit, was this the beginning of a Stockholm Syndrome?
"That's hardly important," drawled an unfazed Kakuzu. "We have a place to be right now." He stepped away from Hidan, turned on his heels and started to leave. When Hidan didn't follow him straightaway, he stopped, impatience flicking through his eyes. "Let's go, Hidan."
This time he didn't stop, and if Rei were Hidan she'd have ran after him from the very beginning. This Kakuzu guy looked like he could break her in a half with one of his pinkies and Rei didn't consider herself to be a pushover. She usually could handle herself just fine and even kick some ass while at it, but the stitched guy – well, Hidan too, most likely – was just something out of this world and definitely not in a good way.
"Kakuzu, stop fucking ordering me around as if I'm your little bitch!" Hidan hollered ferociously at his companion's retreating back, who didn't even pause. The silver-haired man then turned back to face her, an impossibly large and wicked grin on his face, his eyes aggressively gleeful. Rei blinked, wondering if he really was bipolar. He didn't say anything, which seemed almost weird for him, but waved cheekily at her and turned tail after Kakuzu.
Just when Rei thought Hidan had decided to ignore her from now on, he called from over his shoulder joyously, "This isn't over, bitch!"
It was a promise; she could feel it in her gut. She didn't leave right then, staring at their backs, feeling sort of numb. She only stood there for almost five minutes, not sure of what to do, her mind trying to make sense of what had happened.
Then, everything seemed to catch up with her.
Eyes narrowed in anger, the raven didn't bother to answer and walked determined towards the double-doors of the Girls' Dormitory, almost smashing said doors off of their hinges in her haste. She wanted to scream in exasperation, frustration and most of all, rage at what had just transpired. Now that they were gone, she was able to think more clearly and she hated herself for having acted like such a weakling. Okay sure, she'd punched Hidan for being such a prick, but had it been anyone else – besides Kakuzu, her mind supplied – she'd have just told him to fuck off in the very beginning.
But no. Something had held her back. Their very presences had held her back and being so helpless like that around someone like Hidan made her want to hit her face in the thick wooden door for letting them walk all over her like that.
The worst of all, however, Rei thought grimly with a grimace, was that in all her meekness she'd still did the very thing Ritsuko had warned her against. She had drawn attention to herself and in such a manner, nonetheless. She groaned softly, resenting herself and knowing that if Ritsuko heard of this she'd be pissed. Rei had never actually seen Ritsuko mad, and wished it would stay that way. She guessed the older woman would be very scary if angry. Rei would just have to try to keep to herself as much as possible from now on.
Deciding to think over the rest later, Rei almost missed the building's interior décor. It looked a lot like a five-star hotel's lobby, of course, with many expensive-looking couches and armchairs around centre tables, study tables and a big notice's board. Noise came from beyond the glass double-doors to her right and looking through it, she saw a bunch of other students scattered around the room.
There was a staircase in the back and two elevators, one open and ready for her. Rei didn't waste her chance and practically ran towards the fancy elevator, not wanting to tire herself even more than she already was – especially after the little encounter. She pushed the 'six' button and leaned back against the wall, admired that even the elevator looked like it was worth millions. Before long, the doors opened again and Rei left the elevator. She soon realized the numbering on this floor started at 301, so quickly found her room which was number 326.
She took out the key from her pocket and unlocked the door. She got inside and resisted the urge to bite her lip once the scenario gave her an annoying reminder. Damn it, it had completely escaped her that she would be sharing a room with another girl. Shit. Life just wasn't fair, was it? Thankfully, there was no one in there at the moment, as she really wasn't in the mood for introductions.
Sighing, Rei walked towards the unoccupied single bed and plopped down on it unceremoniously. A groan of satisfaction pierced the silence, her limbs happy to meet such a comfortable bed after being so tense the whole day. Hmm, it was so soft…
A few minutes later, the black-haired girl forced her eyes to open, knowing she should check her things before even thinking of napping. The girl yawned and sat up, pushing back her hood and trying to tame her unruly short dark locks without much success. She gave up not soon after, her short braid all messed up; stood up and took a look around.
Right next to her bed, there was a pretty black bedside table with a small lamp, and a little farther, a study desk and a rather big wardrobe on the other side of the bed. Looking over the rest of the room, Rei saw there was similar furniture for the other girl. All in all, it was a pretty nice dorm, if not a little plain. The walls were mostly white, except for the one behind the red-covered bed which was a pale blue and the floor was carpeted a creamy color. The bathroom was closest to her bed which made her roll her eyes in resignation. She hated being woken up in the morning by unfit noises which was what was bound to happen. It would probably be foolish to hope for a shy and quiet roommate, who would be too timid to even think of waking the raven up.
Rei entered the bathroom to wash her face and grimaced when she saw her reflection. Damn, she looked absolutely terrible. There were dark rings under her dull and tired grey eyes and her skin was so pale, it seemed translucent, her dark hair all over the place and standing out more than usual, while her normally pink lips were colorless and rather chapped. She made a face at herself, making mental note to get a good night's sleep tonight, or even take a nap soon, and went to check her bags that had arrived earlier in her wardrobe.
Rei did a quick count and made a satisfied sound in the back of her throat when she confirmed everything was there. She sat on the floor with closet's door opened before her and contemplated unpacking. It didn't take her long to decide she was not in the mood for such a boring chore. The grey-eyed girl leaned back and reached out to pick up the papers the creepy lady had given her. She grabbed the map and studied it, wondering what to do. She'd have to explore sometime, so she wouldn't have to walk around with a map constantly under her nose tomorrow. It was lunchtime on a Sunday; tomorrow she already had classes first thing in the morning, and it would probably be good to have a bit of an idea of where some things were, but right now she only wanted to rest.
And after that mentally and physically exhausting meeting, who could blame her?
Rei slithered herself up on the bed, kicked her shoes off her feet and brought the comfy pillow under her head. Her eyes were already dropping tiredly, but her mind was still way too awake.
Rei had known from the moment Ritsuko had said 'you're going to Senju Academy' that her life was in for a change. That period of her life was now over and a new beginning was in the horizon. Not that she liked it, of course, but it wasn't like she could say no. She had also known that things here would be drastically different from everything she was used to, but still… This had not been what she'd had in mind. She hadn't expected to end up in a school that looked like it should house the Queen, nor the fact that some of its students looked – and maybe even were – more dangerous than the students of her previous public and full of yakuza kids school. Really, what the hell?
And now she'd gone and pissed off the sadistic Hidan, who most likely could make her new life in this weirdo place a living hell.
It was with this not-so-happy thought that Rei fell asleep, restlessness and anger her constant companions.
A/N: Ok, I know most people don't really like OCs... But I simply couldn't seem to fit anyone else as a protagonist (and I've tried - Sakura just wasn't doing so well) and Rei has already become a part of my heart. Give her a chance, will you? (: But please, do tell if she's acting like a Mary-Sue. I know how much those are annoying and I'd hate for Rei to be like that.
But, anyway. I would love to hear your thoughts, even the bad ones, so don't hesitate to review! Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated, just no flames please (:
Chapter 2 is already written, so depending on the response to this, it will be put up some time during next week, most likely... Not sure yet.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it!
vicca