Chapter 1 - Five Magics

"Ughh.. My... head..."

I try to slowly open my eyes, trying not to focus in my headache. Wait, wh-

"EH?!"

All of a sudden I hear a high-pitched, feminine voice nearby me. Fast enough, I try to stand still while trying not to fall due to my clearly not-so-normal headache.

Now my eyes are wide open. I don't recognize this place... A normal classroom, with some desks and chairs arranged to make a small group. The weather outside seems normal, a sunny day with no clouds. The walls are white, full of cardboards, windows and some educative posters. The floor is made of plain wooden planks...

I also don't recognize the people in here. I see before me... four girls? Who are they?

"I-" I try to answer, before getting cut off.

"WHO ARE YOU?!"

The high-pitched voice comes out of a short, pink-haired girl. She's standing still in front of me, with a scared expression on her face. She seems pretty young but... the girls around her...

I gaze at a girl with short, coral pink hair. She's short, but taller than the other girl. She's got sky blue eyes..
Next to her I see a tall girl, with long, purple hair, and eyes that resemble two shining amethysts...
And... the other one. She's got an average height, with a long, perfectly cared brown hair... and a couple of piercing, emerald eyes...

But all four of them are so... beautiful... So perfect... it's leaving me spechless...

Some seconds have passed, and I haven't answered yet. I suddenly realize that all four of them have some scared and worried expressions on their faces. I don't know them, but there's a far more important question...

Who am I? I can't remember anything... Where am I? What the fu-

"ANSWER!" The high-pitched girl is trying to act tough, but it doesn't work. She only gets me off and makes it harder for me to think of an appropiate answer.

"I... I don't know who am I. I don't know where am I. Who are you?!" All four of them seem to be caugh off guard by my answer. And I'd be too... what do I do now? Should I trust them?

"I don't want to hurt you, okay? I just want to remember. So mind relaxing and trying to explain me who are you? Or where am I?"

Some seconds pass, and the tall, purple haired girl lets out a sigh.

"I will go prepare some tea..." She has tried to avoid eye contact with me this whole time. Is she shy, or do we know each other?

"Are you being serious? You can't remember anything?" The high-pitched voice asks again. I scratch my head trying to think of anything useful. But I can't remember...

"Yes...I'm being serious. Please, help me and we'll be over quickly."

Some seconds pass, while the other two girls take a seat. The pink haired girl seems to be struggling wether deciding to help me or not. I just now realize not only I've got a headache... but also my heart is pumping so fast, I'm sure they all can hear it.
It hurts, but not as much as my head. What a day..

"Okay...Then it'll be better if you take a seat and we all try to explain." She pust a heavy emphasis on all... which seems quite weird. Hopefully enough we'll be over this soon enough... And I'll go back home.

- Ten minutes later.

"So, you still can't remember anything?" Sayori asks me this, after some minutes of silence. I'm still trying my hardest to remember anything... but nothing works.

"No... I'm afraid I'm not able to remember anything... Maybe I got hit by something real hard..."

"That would explain the headache." Monika says this while I'm trying to think of something that could explain what's going on. Seems like, the headache and the amnesia would come out of a hit in my head. I have my doubts on this, as I don't feel any physical pain, or have detected any bruises on my skin.

"I don't know what I'm going to do... Maybe I-"

The door suddenly opens while I'm talking. An average looking boy comes out of it. He's got brown hair and brown eyes, with an average height. To be honest... he's pretty handsome. It wouldn't be a surprise if he was a boyfriend of one of the girls in here...

Some seconds pass, while he stands still on the door, staring directly at me. Somehow... his gaze is terrifying... I don't know why... this feeling is... something else.

"Who are you?!" He half asks, half shouts this, while entering the classroom, with a challenging expression on his face.

I stand up as well, ignoring my headache. The girls do as me, and eventually all of them stand up. Before I begin to speak,
Sayori breaks the silence.

"Ah! Edward! Look, this is-"

"I don't want you to speak. I want him to speak." He says this so cold, it feels like he just wants to put up a fight with me.

"Look dude. I can't remember anything. I've got amnesia of some sort. So please take it easy... pleased to meet you."

Some seconds pass, while he analyzes me with his gaze. Then, he takes a chair and sits down.

"Okay. Sorry for acting so cold. My name's Edward, as you've already heard." After this, all the girls seat, leaving me the only one standing still. Before I sit down, I raise my hand. He understands and, shakes it afterwards. His skin feels...
cold. Why?

After shaking hands I finally sit down, trying not to pass out due to the headache. Luckily for me, the heart has stopped pumping so fast. Suddenly I think.. what do I even look like? I can't remember my face either...

The others must have noticed my worried face, because they all look at me.

"I can't remember what I look like..." After saying this, Monika reaches down a bag on the ground, and hands me a pocket mirror. I open it... I remember now something...

"Huh?! Wait... what country is this?!"

"Japan."

"What the fuck..." I stand still, still grabbing tight the pocket mirror. I grab my hair... how...? How can I be in Japan?!
That's in the other side of the world! How?!

"I can't believe this... I'm not even in my country!" They all realize now why am I so worried. I don't think they can understand what am I going through right now...

"Calm down, just sit..." Sayori tries to calm me down.

I sit, still not so happy about these news... In the other side of the world... How... Why... What happened for me to be here? This means...

"If I'm not in my country... this means that I have nowhere to go now. I can't go back, I have no money, I don't have my documents... and even if I went back, what if I couldn't remember where I lived? I can't remember my family, or if I even had one... Hell, I can't even remember my name or my age! What is this..."

I try to relax, and eventually silence falls upon us. Minutes pass, and suddenly Monika speaks up.

"I have got an idea... You could sleep in our houses while you remember everything again! We could probably ask for help if needed... As for now, we should try to figure out your name. If you don't remember it, then what do you want us to call you?"

Her idea is not bad... Sleeping in their houses... At least I'd be somewhere safe... I hope. I still don't know if I should trust them. My instinct tells me that I shouldn't... but I can't choose not to trust them. It'd be worse.

"Sure... just call me..." I try to think of a name, but can't come up with anything. Some seconds pass... I think I got the possibly best name I could think of.

"Just call me Henry."

- Some hours later...

These streets are filled with emptiness. I see no one walking by... I saw no one in the school either... Guess this is better than having to deal with strangers with my current state.

"Henry."

"Yes, Edward?" Edward, Sayori and I are walking towards their houses. They told me they are next door neighbours, so I guess everyday they walk together back home. Possibly they've been friends from before, they maybe even have a relationship. I don't think asking this would be a good idea.

"Are you sure you can't remember anything?" Again, this question. They all have asked me this question numerous times. It's making me angry... but if I was in their position, I'd probably ask the same.

"Not yet." I answer while fixing my sight onto the sky. There are no clouds, and the sky is as blue as Sayori's eyes. This feeling... is weird. Not only the headache is making me anxious, but also this feeling... it's weird. It's not sadness, nor anger, nor stress... It's different.

"Make sure to let us know when you do." What? What does he mean? Of course I will. I'm not a freak that comes and then plays and toys with other people just for fun... This is worse for me, far worse. I'm not sure what his intentions are... but really I can't blame him. Probably dealing with a guy with amnesia can be really hard too... Just... What they told me...
That all of a sudden I appeared there, in the floor... Overall this is pretty odd. I don't know how I got there either...

But, what made me appear here? Sure, I haven't teleported, or have been summoned by anyone... right? No, can't be. This is real life. No magic works here... But appearing in the middle of a class... in Japan... too specific to be true. Maybe this all is a nightmare... I don't know.

"We are here!~" Sayori takes me off my mind, as she stops in front of what seems to be her house.

"So, I will go with you two guys in just a minute. Be kind Edward!~" She waves us, while getting inside her house.

This is the first time that I've been alone with Edward. I don't know what to say... I don't feel like speaking anyways. I just want to sleep... and to remember anything. This damn headache is not helping at all.

While I'm thinking, I notice Edward walking towards another door. He opens it and waits for me to go inside. I take a few seconds to get inside his house, and right after he shuts down his door. Once inside, he throws his bag to a sofa nearby.

His house seems clean and organized. The walls are white, like at the school. The furniture seems expensive, and the ceiling is made of brown tiles, with lights on them.

"Okay dude. This is a warning. If you try to do anything to the girls, I will have to beat the fuck out of you." He says this as he directly stares at me, like an old statue, not moving an inch.

"Relax, I got it. I won't do anything to all of-"

"No. Don't do anything to them, or you will have to bear the consequences. Got it?" He says this last part, while someone is knocking at the door. He accepts my silence and goes off to open the door. Sayori walks in.

"Okay!~ Now that you're going to sleep here, I'll be able to look after you too, not only Edward! Hehe!~" She states this as if this was some sort of game... I hope she doesn't take the whole situation as just a game. I've known her for only a couple of hours, but she seems to take everything lightly, and doesn't treat things very seriously... Interesting. She's caring as well, but you never know.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, as long as I don't have to explain this to someone else. But, what will I do while you all are at school?" I ask this while Sayori takes a seat in the sofa, dropping Edward's bag to the floor.

"Hehe!~ You can always come to the literature club!~ You really should! Not only it can be helpful to make you remember...
but it also can be fun! Right, Edward?!~"

"Yeah..." Edward sits next to her, leaving me the only one standing up. I notice there's a big TV In the living room, so I guess Edward's family is wealthy... I hope his parents don't mind me staying here.

"Edward, where are your parents?"

"My parents.. don't worry. They won't come home, so you don't have to worry about explaining them why are you here."

This is a relief... Adults would probably search for better help, but also could get me into a lot of trouble. Saving explanations is good for now. I have to keep myself calm and try to organize my head.

- Some hours pass

"Well, it's getting late, I should get going!~" Sayori stands up, taking a few steps towards the door. Then, he stops and turns around.

"Ah! Edward! Don't forget to write a poem for tomorrow!~" A poem? Well, earlier they mentioned they share their writings but, I thought it was only the girls... so Edward writes poems too? That's pretty interesting... I'd like to read all of their poems... especially his.

"Don't worry, I'll do." He answers back in a cold manner, expecting Sayori to leave already, as if he was being disturbed by her presence.

"Henry! You could write one too! If you're going to come by at the club, then might as well be a member!~" Well, this one came as some surprise... I don't know... But maybe writing poems can help me to remember? I don't know... But hey, any help is welcome... And if I can get to spend time with people that could help me that'd be good. I don't really want to stay in Edward's house... He seems pretty distant, and cold... Maybe he's just trying to act tough around me. I can't jump on conclusions yet.

"So! What do you say?~" Seems like I spaced out... well. What could be so bad about it?

"Sure. I will."

"Yay!~" She seems pretty happy to hear this... Why? A strange guy, with amnesia, from another country, suddenly appearing into your clubroom, and then joining your own club... Sigh. I guess she's just trying to be nice, but who knows?

"I bet you both will write amazing poems! I can't wait to read them! Bye!~" She waves at us and then leaves the house. Now I'm left alone with Edward again. Since we don't really have nothing to talk about, I will try to just relax and rest. The headache is not as painful as before, but it's still there. I hope that by tomorrow it's already gone.

I look outside the window. The sky is already black, with some shining stars defying the darkness. The moon is nowhere to be seen though. This means is dinner time... and I'm not hungry at all. I'll just go and get some sleep. Today's been a weird day. I think I deserve to rest.

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A/N:

Hello! Zhalos, Inc. here! This is my first ever fanfic... and I really don't know how it turned out! Did you guys like it?
Please give me some feedback on it! If you all liked it, then I'll make sure to write chapter 2! I really tried my best writing this, and I certainly had fun with it. I took inspiration from other fanfics, as well as some books and movies, and music. I already tell you, if I keep writing, all the chapter titles are going to be song titles. This one is already a song title... hm. What does it mean? hmhm

Anyways! After this brief note, I conclude chapter 1! If you guys liked/disliked it, let me know. It'll be a great help! And remember, English is not my first language, so naturally I'll have grammar mistakes. Anyways, have a great day/night!

See you all! - Zhalos, Inc.