Author's Notes:
And thus starts my first real attempt a fan-fiction.
This first chapter doesn't have much in the way of content, and is kinda pathetically short compared to everything that comes afterward. It really just exists to introduce my OC, as well as how she perceived the strange phenomenon occurring around her. There really isn't much to say beyond that I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it.
Until we meet again, Farewell.
Chapter I:
Hallucinations
Reiya jumped at the sound of an unnervingly calm voice coming from her left after she'd entered the building. Behind the counter sat a young boy with his elbows propped up in the desk. He had black hair, piercing blue eyes and seemed to be wearing what looked like black and white striped pajamas.
"I've been waiting a long time for you."
"Um, okay?"
The boy snapped his fingers, and in an instant vanished only to reappear in front of Reiya causing her to jump back in shock.
"Now if you wish to proceed" he gestured over to a folder on the front desk, which seemed to open on its own accord "please sign your name there. It's a contract."
Reiya looked between the contract and the boy, concern and anxiety obviously written on her face.
"Don't worry. All it says is that you will accept full responsibility for your actions. You know, the usual stuff."
The frightened girl took a moment to compose herself before nervously walking over to examine the contract. Discovering that it was just as the boy claimed, she put down her bat and signed her name in the designated spot. Hakuno Reiya. She then returned the contract to the unusual boy.
"No one can escape time. It delivers us all to the same end. You cannot plug your ears and cover your eyes." As he says this he holds up the contract's folder over one of his eyes. He then passes his hand in front of his face, the contract disappearing into thin air. The room began to grow dark, the boy fading from view as though melting into the shadows. "And so, it begins."
-What the hell?-
"Who's there!?"
Reiya gasped at the sound of another voice directly in front of her. Looking up, she found a girl wearing a pink cardigan and short skirt standing on the stairs heading up. But what really caught Reiya's attention was the gun holstered at her side. The new girl seemed to be panting erratically, as if in a panic, before reaching for her gun. In response, Reiya grab her bat from where she propped it up against the desk and began to lift it.
"Takeba wait!"
Both Reiya and the other girl stopped and turned towards the direction of the new voice. Another girl with red hair wearing a senior uniform stood a little ways behind the cardigan wearing girl as the lights came back on.
The red haired girl approached Reiya. "I didn't think you'd arrive so late. My name is Kirijo Mitsuru. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm"
Reiya seemed to stiffen slightly at that name, although the other two girls didn't seem to notice.
"Who's she?" asked the still nervous cardigan girl.
"A transfer student, it was a last minute decision to assign her here. She'll eventually be moved to a room in the girl's dorm."
"... Is it okay for her to be here?"
"I guess we'll see." Mitsuru then turned to address the now totally lost Reiya "This is Takeba Yukari. She'll be a junior this year like you."
"...hey"
Seeing as the situation seemed to have calmed down, Reiya lowered her bat, but still had a more immediate concern that she felt need to be adressed. Namely...
"Why do you have a gun?"
"Huh? Um, Well It's sort of like a hobby. Well not a hobby but..." Yukari quickly tried to correct herself.
"You know how it is these days... it's for self defense. It's not a real gun of course." Mitsuru cut in.
-She certainly seemed like she was gonna use it like a real gun-
"It's getting late so you should get some rest. You're room is on the third floor at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there."
Mitsuru looked over to Yukari who seemed to take it as a sort of signal.
"Oh... I'll show you the way, follow me."
Reiya POV
"This is it... pretty easy to remember remember, huh? Since it's right at the end of the hall?"
Takeba was obviously trying to lighten the mood, but I was honestly to tired to care at this point.
"Oh yeah, make sure you don't lose your key or you'll never hear the end of it. So any questions?"
(-Yeah, tons of them, but...-)
"Does that kid live here too?"
"What kid? What are you talking about? C'mon, it's not funny."
I just looked at her for a couple seconds before sighing "Never mind." (-Figures he was just another hallucination.-)
"Um, can I ask you something? Was everything okay on your way here?"
"... I guess so. Nothing I'm haven't already dealt with a hundred times before."
It's obvious my response confused her, but I had no intention of elaborating.
"Well... I guess you seem to be alright." (-Takeba I haven't been alright in ten years-) "Well... I'd better get going. I'm sure you have other questions, but let's save them for later, alright? Goodnight."
After Takeba left I entered what was apparently going to be my room for the next year or so. Just as Kirijo said, my stuff was already here, but I was too exhausted to do any unpacking. Instead I more or less took off my boots and collapsed onto my bed in my current outfit.
(-Why can't I just live a normal life. The only reason I'm not seeing a psychiatrist right now is because I lied about not see those hallucinations. Now though, I'm beginning to think that it was a mistake, what with my visions getting worse.-)
