So while I was typing up chapter 15, I figured I would start writing some sidestories for the fanfic. Enjoy at your own leisure. This will take the perspectives of different characters from the story, whether they be my original ones or the canon ones.

Ch. 1: Mika

The letter's just sitting at my desk. It's been there for a good few hours. We've been having this stare-down for a while now. And honestly, who wouldn't? It's a letter from Kamii University. I took the entrance exam a couple weeks ago. This envelope here is the results of that testing. How did I do? Did I get in? In that envelope is a message that could either crush my dreams or realize them. I'm actually kind of scared to open it.

"You know, that envelope isn't going to open itself, aneki."

I started. I didn't expect to see Seiichi standing at the door. "Seiichi, I know. It's just… I don't know if I can bear to see what's in that letter."

"What's there to see aneki? If you get in, you get in. If you don't get in, you don't get in. And you didn't spend all those hours studying for the entrance examination to lose hope when you saw the letter. Look, if you're just going to open that letter, I might as well open it for you." Seiichi said, walking towards the desk.

My hand slapped his away. "I'll do it myself, Seiichi."

Seiichi smirked. As much as I hate to admit it, he knows how to get on my nerve in just the right way so as to make me move. Unfortunately for me, it's one of his best skills. But I probably shouldn't be surprised. After all, I've had to live with him for about fifteen years now.

I picked up the letter and opened it, taking out its contents. My eyes honed in on a single sentence.

"YES!" I exclaimed, pumping my fist into the air. I did it! I made it into the biology department at Kamii University.

"See? No harm at all." Seiichi said.

I guess my worries were for nothing after all.

"You'll be fine, right Mika?"

"Okaa-san, I'll be fine. I planned out about everything, after all. And besides, it's not like I need to bring a giant amount of luggage like tons of other girls do." I said.

We were standing at the station waiting for a bullet train to arrive so I could go to Tokyo.

"Just remember, your apartment lease doesn't go all the way until the end of the term, so you're going to have to either renew it or find a different place to stay after it ends. Oh yeah, don't forget about going to Anteiku. I already contacted Yoshimura. He's a good man. Remember, it's not too far from Kamii University."

"Yes, Otou-san. I'll remember that."

They can be a bit worried over small details, but I love my parents nonetheless. Anyway, that's enough about them. The bullet train's coming. I gave my parents a quick hug before getting on the train to Tokyo.

Well, here I go onto my future.

"Mika Shiraishi, will you go out with me?"

"No."

The boy looked downright devastated when he heard those words. I could almost laugh at his face if this hadn't been the… what was the number now? Fifty? Sixty? I lost count of the people who asked me out.

Next to me, Nishiki smirked. "How many is that now?"

"I lost count a while back."

"Ah, heartless as ever, Mika."

"Shut up Nishiki."

There's a reason I've been rejecting guy after guy. Literally the most any of them have known about me is the fact that I used to live in Osaka. And apparently, I'm considered cute to them, which is why they keep asking me out. I really hope that's not the case. I'm trying to major in biology, not be an airhead model that people can take advantage of. That and I could probably just eat them if they tried anything funny.

It had been a couple of months since the term started. So far, I was enjoying the environment. I had found a job at Anteiku, which was nice as well. The only two things that seemed to bother me were what felt like endless numbers of boys trying to ask me out and the presence of a binge eater in the area. Hopefully, things will die down in the area. Binge eaters aren't healthy for the ghoul environment. There was another ghoul a while back but he transferred over to the United States for school. I'll miss Sosei. At least he didn't try to ask me out like a whole bunch of these guys did.

Other than that, we actually got a new worker a couple of days ago at Anteiku. Some guy by the name of Riku. He said he was here to help show his cousin around for a couple of weeks before he went back to Kyoto. I haven't seen his cousin though.

"So, did you hear that we have a new student coming in?" Nishiki asked.

I had heard a bit about it. Originally, I was going to be the person to show him around, but I decided against it. I was studying for an upcoming test, after all.

A few minutes later, the door to our classroom opened up and a person who I assume was the new guy walked in. The first thing that caught my interest was his eyes. They were mismatched. His right eye was red while his left was black. Interesting. It's quite possibly a case of heterochromia. Which is still somewhat weird. I've never heard of people with red eyes before. Maybe I should ask my father about it. He's an optometrist, after all. The other thing I noticed about him was the general air around him. He seemed like a recluse. He was probably uncomfortable with all the attention he was getting.

"Hi, I'm Sora Chao. I'm the foreign exchange student from the United States. I'm from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where I was majoring in biology with a minor in East Asian Languages. Please take good care of me." The guy said.

Oh hey, a biology major. He should fit just right in. Something feels different about him. He's not like any of the other guys here.

As he struck up a conversation with Nishiki, some things caught my attention. Firstly, he seemed more comfortable with talking to Nishiki about things that were more biologically related. Second, he had an organ transplant. That alone caught my attention. I really wanted to hear more about this, so I started asking questions.

Something tells me that this guy is different. And not just in a recluse way.

And there we are, the first of many sidestories that I plan to make. By the way, I've hit a slight writer's block problem for Reaching Out, so expect it to take a couple more days, maybe up to a week before the next chapter is out.