Author's note:

If you're reading this and, possibly, the note at the bottom of my fanfic that means you're a really considerate person to even read this even though it's unnecessary. If you don't know, this is my first fanfiction and I hope you don't get disappointed.

And if you find it bad, I'm really sorry! _ I'm still 13 so don't go crazy on me now. I accept requests from my readers: request of a character they want in the story, or a pairing ('cuz I don't have any in mind), or even a character death (if I can see any important scene for that, but I doubt anyone request stuff like that… Right?).

Oh, and just because I put Rin and Len there doesn't mean that they are the pairing for this story because, as I already mentioned, it depends on the readers.

Well time to stop rambling and get on with the story. Enjoy!... As much as you can, at least. (Yeah, I'm not that confident in myself, sue me)

Rin's POV

I slowly move towards the place where I completely loathe. A place where you are put to an endless set of challenges to help you get through life. Or so they say. A place commonly known as school. I defiantly sighed as I made way to my destination. It really irks me, being me and all, that I have to go through this for one whole year and the next years to come.

Oh my how rude of me, starting of like that without any introductions as to who I am. For starters, I am Rin Kagene. I go to Yamaha High, is 16 years old and totally hate school. I have short blond hair and always wear my bow. You can say that it's my signature accessory.

Now then as I was saying, I really hate school and yet my parents force me to go. When the school gates came into view I saw two of my best friends standing there, waiting for me.

"Gumi! Lui! I'm here!" I called out, and quickened my pace.

"You never change, do you Rin?" Remarked my green-haired friend.

"What do you expect it's Rin after all." Lui responded.

"I can't believe it's another school year."

"Then expect more to come Rin, 'cause time's not gonna stop for you." Gumi said in an almost unnoticeable hint of sadness. But I brushed it off, it must have been me.

"Guys! Are we going to stand here or are we gonna enter first period?" Lui whined.

"Gumi, we better hurry up and not ruin Mr. Goody-two shoes' record." I chuckled.

"Whatever."

With that remark, we all proceeded into the school hall, where the morning assembly took place. It was boring as usual. It finally ended and we proceeded to our homerooms where we waited for our homeroom advisor. Honestly sitting in a stupid chair is not going to ease boredom but actually make it worse. So I did what normal bored teenagers do, gossip with your friends and copy the summer homework which I failed to do.

"Hey guys!" I called as I approached them.

"Hey there Rin," Lui greeted me, "I know what you're going to say, 'Can I copy your summer homework Lui?'"

"Actually what I was going to say was, 'Can I please copy your homework Lui?' You know I'm a good girl."

"I'll be the judge for that." Lui snorted.

"So, can I?"

"No way. You have to learn how to be responsible Rin" He sighed.

"Come on Lui, you already know what Rin is like. We can't change her. Besides we're her friends, we should help each other." Gumi butted in the conversation for the first time.

"Yeah! I agree with Gumi's statement!"

"No! Gumi is just saying that because she also has to copy from me, yes? And besides, as your friend, I'm helping both of you by doing this."

"Well, that's his final statement. Why don't we help each other Rin?"

"Fine by me."

At that, Lui rolled his eyes muttering something to himself, but right now what I need to do is finish my homework. Who puts letters and numbers together anyway? And who needs to know how weather changes? All you need to know is that when it's raining you bring an umbrella and that when it's hot you wear something that's suitable for the temperature.

A few minutes later I was finally finished with my homework, with Gumi's help of course. I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was already ten minutes past eight. I gave a huff and thought, teachers always scold students for being late even when we have a valid excuse, yet when they're the ones who are late they never give an excuse. They believe that being a teacher is an excuse. How pitiful, yes?

After about a hundred years, a young woman who looks like she was in her late twenties entered the room. I hate to admit it but she actually looks stunning. Even though she's in her twenties, the only thing that is still growing is her chest. I can see all the perverts in class ogling at her hills.

"I apologize for being late class," she started, "there seemed to be a little problem in the office. I am Miss Luka Megurine, your homeroom advisor. I'm the new teacher in the school. I hope that you'll be cooperative through the school year."

She gave a small smile after her introduction and pathetic excuses, I turned my head a little to see all the guys' reactions. As expected, some had a nosebleed, some were blushing, some were taking out cameras and some… let's just say that they have very flexible fingers.

As the chatter in the class increased, I faced to my right and quickly got Gumi's attention, who sits right next to me and Lui's gaze who was in front of Gumi. I gave a signal that meant that we need to meet after school in the usual place. They both gave me a notable nod with their expressions to show how they felt at the moment Gumi with excitement, maybe because of the gossip that will arise because of the new teacher, and Lui with boredom and disgust, and due to my psychic powers, I conclude that his boredom was due to his lack of interest in the homeroom teacher and disgust due to what the reactions of the male population in class were to Ms. Megurine. In return of their nods I faced back to the sight of Ms. Megurine holding a book and figuring out what today's lesson might be. She might seem like a capable person but she's actually clutz, that I can tell.

Only I can tell what people really are. I can tell what's under their facades. Everyone has their own masks and most of the people in this world are so easy to read. Note the key word most. I may be perceptive but there are still some people who I find are so difficult to understand. Before I even came to my current school, I didn't even have friends. I was always alone because I didn't want to get involved in more fake people. But on the 3rd day of school, I bumped into two of my classmates who were always beside me and yet I didn't even notice them. It's not like I wanted to anyway. The first few minutes I spent with them just staring at their faces, completely forgetting about apologizing for bumping into them. I was, how do I put this, attracted to them. Not in the way like I have a crush on them! That would be so weird! And plus, I am not bi! I'm totally straight. Back to my story, I was attracted and baffled at the same time. I could read people like open books even with just one glance and yet these two… They're like locked chests. Not spilling their secrets until a key is found or if you force them to open. I then made two classifications of people, a mask and a chest. A 'mask' is referred to people who are easily read. For example, people who put up a brave front to hide their weak selves. Or maybe a person who plays with other people's feelings because of their own sorrowful past. The marks on a person's mask may be ordinary or rare, but I'll save that for later.I already explained what the people who I refer to as 'chests' are, and the only two I know are Lui and Gumi. That's the only reason we are best friends, because of my fascination. The classification of people was created on the day we became friends. Both of them don't know this side of me though, they only know the things that they need to know and I only know what I need to know about them. You might be thinking now that our friendship is fake or will not last long because of all the secrecy amongst each other. But I think the opposite, I think that our friendship is the only thing that may be close to a real relationship amongst friends. That is because all the 'peers' or 'groupies' around us are all masks. The people within their group don't even realize that the people they refer to as 'friends' are all fake, even they themselves are fake. It's pitiful don't you think?

Well then, this is the point where I end my narration of my thoughts and points of views about the people around me. It's shameful to say that I have two best friends whom I can't openly read. Then again, that's what makes this game fun. What game you might ask? The game which I call, Facade. The rules: slowly strip off everyone's façade and use this knowledge to my advantage. Though it's still not clear as to why I'm playing this game, I think I might enjoy this. And I enjoy the feeling of learning other people's darkest secrets and using it against them, as they did against me… I'll soon find the real reason as to why I'm playing this game of mine, not just my little goal of using the future knowledge I may gain. But until I do, I'm going to build my little empire filled with broken and trampled masks. And I hope that you'll be with me until the end. You will be, won't you? Hehehehe… And just for you, I'll give you a little piece of information about myself. You see I don't just observe people and turn a blind eye to myself, no I would never. It's like saying that others are poor and yet you yourself is the one who can't afford three meals a day. I can see what façade I have on, and I know that I'm one of the few chests. Let me tell you then that… I don't have just one.

Phew! And that there is done! I really appreciate the people who had time to spare on reading this. I hope you leave a review. It will surely make me happy and might give me enough motivation to update a lot faster for my dear readers. If I have any. But I'm sure I do! Please review if you have any advice for me, I'll do my best to improve as a writer so please don't hesitate to give any critisms.

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