Chapter 2

Into the school

The next day Atsuki wakes up and goes outside. He hears his neighbor saying "Good morning!" It was Ryotaro Dojima, the detective from the police station.

Ryotaro: "Hello there. My name is Ryotaro Dojima, nice to meet you."

Atsuki: "The same to you. The name's Atsuki Saijo."

Ryotaro: "Great! I see that you are going early to school."(Thinks) "You look a lot like my nephew Seta. He went a year ago to the school you're going today. I am going to pick him up again. My sister and his husband are abroad again, so I'm going to take care of him."

Atsuki: "Oh good!" (Smiles) "I want to meet him soon."

Ryotaro: "Of course you will! We're neighbors!"

From inside the house a girl shouts.

Nanako: "Coffee's ready Daddy!"

Ryotaro: "Okay Nanako, I'm going!" (Smiles) "That's my daughter Nanako. She's 11 but works like a full grown woman now. My wife died a couple of years ago." (Thinks) "Seta has livened up our lives."

Atsuki: "I have to go to school. Nice meeting you."

Ryotaro: "Yes, nice meeting you too."

He goes back into the house. He goes walking around town until he feels a crash behind him. Atsuki looks where it was. It looks like a boy crashed into some garbage cans with his bicycle.

Atsuki: "You're alright?"

Yosuke: "Yeah, I think so. Who are you?"

Atsuki: "The name's Atsuki Saijo. What's yours?"

Yosuke: "My name is Yosuke Hanamura. Are you going to school?

Atsuki: "Yeah, want to go with me?"

Yosuke: "I'll think so."

A little later Yosuke spots three girls. The black haired one spots him.

Yukiko: "Hey is that Yosuke-kun?"

Chie: "Yep, it is."

Rise: "And who's that guy?"

Chie: "It isn't Seta-kun alright. Hey Yosuke! Come 'ere you little brainy git!"

At this event, Yosuke hides from them behind the trash cans.

Yosuke: "Please don't spot me!"

The girls come running to where Atsuki and Yosuke was a few seconds ago. Chie was short and had medium brown hair. She had a green and yellow shirt and a short green skirt. Yukiko is tall and had long black hair. She was dressed with a red blouse and black skirt. Rise was skinnier and had big red pig tails. She wore a black blouse and a purple skirt. On the other hand, Yosuke was tall but skinny and by the looks of it, he's scared of Chie.

Rise: "Hello there, my name is Rise. They are my friends Yukiko and Chie."

They said hello in unison.

Chie: "Wasn't a boy with you a minute ago?"

Atsuki: "Err… No!"

At that moment Chie catches a glimpse of Yosuke behind the trash cans hiding from her.

Chie: "Oh, so you were hiding from me, eh?"

Yosuke: "No Chie, I wasn't! I was…uh…changing my clothes!"

Chie: "Can't you be a lousier liar?"

After the last sentence, Chie crashes Yosuke's head with a trash can lid.

Yosuke: "What didja did that for?"

Chie: "To remind you never lie to me!"

The other three were giggling in the back.

Atsuki: "Shall we go to school now?"

Rise: "In a bit!" (Pulls Chie away from Yosuke) "Now we can!"

Yukiko: "Ah yes, let's go, but first what is your name?"

Atsuki: "My name is Atsuki Saijo."

The five of them walked to school. Over there they saw Naoto, Kanji, and …

Yosuke: "Seta Souji, you're back!"

Seta: "Yes, I'm back here!"

Yukiko: "Hello Seta-kun, Naoto-chan, Kanji-kun."

Kanji: "Hello to you, Yuki-senpai."

Chie: "Hey we're late, so let's move!"

They ran into school. Kanji stops and says:

Kanji: "Hello, who are you?"

Seta and Naoto made the same question to themselves.

Atsuki: "I'm Atsuki Saijo, nice to meet you all"

Rise: "Let me introduce you to them. This is Kanji Tatsumi. He's a sophomore. This is Naoto Shirogane and he is Seta Souji.

Atsuki: "Hi, neighbor!"

Seta: "Oh, so you're the one that uncle was talking about."

Atsuki: "Yes, I met him this morning."

Kanji: "The bell's about to ring. I've got to go. See you in lunch!"

They all say bye to Kanji.

Chie: "He's right! Only 3 minutes to ring the bell!"

Yosuke: "In which homeroom you are Atsuki?"

Atsuki: "I heard I'm in 3-1."

Yosuke: "Cool, all of us are too! Rise and Naoto got some exams and skipped 2nd year! Kanji's waiting for the results! Let's go!"

They ran to the third floor and they didn't enter the classroom. Atsuki feels that someone's calling. He looks inside the classroom and sees his friends from Kisaragi.