\\ Chapter One /
Prologue
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Kin. Kon.
The final bell for the day reverberated loudly throughout the old building. Marking it as the end of the first week to a new school year, many students escaped the confines of Karasuno classrooms to join their clubs activities or turn their interests to studying in the library. A few others deemed the day finished and made their way out a set of front gates, their voices diminishing as well as their forms.
Up from the vice principal's window, a pair of envious eyes trailed a group of giggling girls until they rounded a corner from the owners sight. Then breaking her gaze, an exasperated sigh escaped the young teenager's lips, her bored mind drifting back to the rustling papers and monotone voice of the older man seated at the neat desk. She had barely listened to the man, her teal gaze only watching the flimsy wig shifting under his fidgeting fingers. Thanks to the distraction, the female failed to notice right away how he and her mother were both staring back her, awaiting a response to whatever was previously said.
She quickly gave a curt nod in return and added a fake smile, placating her features as she guessed her answer. "Thank you, sir."
A few seconds ticked by and it had the young female doubt her choice of words until the vice principal smiled back and continued his rambling - something about how the school and its pride in whatever. She was just relived he was oblivious to her wandering attention.
However, her mother, a well observant woman, caught her daughter's close fumble. She had sent a narrow gaze with her blue eyes at her daughter, and without the need to look back at her mother, the dirty blonde haired girl could feel the glare boring a hole through her. All she could do was smile sweetly (and nervously) at the principal, although it was directed mostly towards the older woman. The teenager was sure to hear it later.
"Well, I believe your uniform will come in on Sunday, as long you have given the correct address and…" the vice principal drawled out, his lips curving upward. "Welcome to Karasuno, Murata Rei."
Rei went to speak up, but the older Murata beat her to the punch. "Thank you so much, sir. I'm very happy to have my daughter attend your school," she smiled and it had the vice principal blush slightly, confusing the sixteen year old. Whether Rei's mother noticed it or not, she continued her gushing. "It's so nostalgic being back here and I'm glad my daughter can share the same education system I had when I was a teenager."
The vice principal nodded in return. "Of course. It's great to see your daughter attend as well as you did. Maybe she'll have the same class we were assigned to when we were younger."
Rei almost snorted at the mans words, finally catching on why he's been giving his mother certain looks. Oh she couldn't wait to tease her mother later about it. But at the sound of a cell phone ringing in the room, Rei nearly forgot her teasing will be pushed aside. Her mother dug through her purse and excuse herself to answer the device. There between Rei and the vice principal, they exchanged an awkward silence until her mother ended the call.
"I'm sorry for that," the Murata mother apologized. The principal waved it off as nothing and she smiled, her gaze directing at Rei.
The dirty blonde huffed and crossed her arms, her teal glare shifting back to the window. "I guess I'll see you later tonight."
She couldn't see it, but she swore her mother gave an uneasy smile back. "Thanks for understanding, Rei." The older Murata turned to the vice principal once more. "Sorry to leave so suddenly, but there is a small situation that popped up at work. Thank you again for everything, sir," she bowed, then kissed Rei on the top of her head, whispering to her. "Be good and tour the school. I know it's not your old one, but you'll love it if you give it a chance." And without another word or look, she exited the office and left Rei in the foreign environment alone.
"Your mother is a hard worker still, huh?"
Alone with one of her secret admirers.
"Yeah… one of her admiring traits," Rei mumbled with a drip of sarcasm.
Principal must had ignored the last bit or was just deaf since he returned to his desk, re-stacking papers and compiling them into a vanilla folder. He stood up shortly and looked down at Rei, his smile slightly bothering her.
"Let's go take a tour of your new school, shall we?"
It was about an half hour in and Rei was sworing up and down under her breath at the vice principal. He was so boring with his rambling about the history of the school. The only thing that had Rei remaining nearby and following the man was his wig that would occasionally shift around on his head. She made a bet with herself on when it will fly off but every time it got close to it, the vice principal was quick to fix it.
He abruptly stopped her to the front of a classroom and finally turning around from his little speech, he introduced her homeroom.
"Here is your class you'll be attending. Class 2-1." He pointed with his finger to the sign above the door. "You'll no need to travel from class to class like you did in America. Your sensei will be moving around," he informed, Rei nodding in response. "So make sure to treat your classroom with respect. It's where you will most likely be where you study, eat, or hangout. Of course, P.E. will be outside." He paused, tapped his chin then spoke up once more. "I'll show you the gymnasiums."
And so he had.
Both where currently being used, Rei could tell by the noises and squeaking shoes on floorboards, and although it peaked her interest to see what sport was played indoors, the older man avoided going in. He warned her about a rowdy bunch of students who made the most embarrassing event ever happen in the school's history and it was better left unsaid. Shortly after his verbal warning, he immediately patted his head and continued on strolling the school grounds.
The blonde raised a brow at his reaction and then smirked once it clicked. She chuckled at the imaginative sight, her teal eyes giving the gym an interested look before catching back up with the vice principal.
The rest of the tour was uneventful and returning to his office after wishing her good luck, Rei was left alone in the school again. At least she didn't feel lost anymore thanks to the tour, but comparing the Japanese school system to her old American system, everything was still so new; she had to wear an uniform, change her shoes when entering the building, not switch to other classrooms, and so on. It was going to be very different and she was sure adjusting to the school life will be a challenge in itself.
The thoughts about it had her groan in displeasure. Not only will Rei need to adjust to the school, she will also need to do her work and study like everyone else simultaneously. And worst of all, she had no friends. They were all back in America. Sometimes she wished she wasn't born half-Japanese so her mother could have declined the new job offer. Damn her mother for teaching her how to speak and read the language. Yeah at the time, it was cool being bilingual, but recently it's biting Rei in the ass. If she didn't know the language, she was certain her mom would have hesitated at least.
Only able to complain and mumble begrudgingly to herself about her troublesome situation, the sixteen year old deemed her time over spend and sulked her way back home, her mind swirling about how her new school days will be spend at Karasuno High.
Short, sweet, and fun to type!
I've been needing to get this outta my system and finally, I did. I typed up a couple chapters, but updates will be one every other week. Unless the readers get too impatient, I'll continue my regular updates. Maybe better that way anyway since I work two jobs!
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