First official chapter because I got excited. I'm only using the OCS that have been submitted to far.
Here are the OCs that will be used in the chap:
Kyoko Fujihara (ZoeythePinkNinja-san's OC)
Hope Song (The Song of Hope-san's OC)
Angelique (MoonstoneWings-san's OC)
Alice Hara (Destined-Star-Girl-san's OC)
Aurora Heart (KazarinaIceAngel12-san's OC)
Karuna Kotanasu (Karuna Kotanasu's OC)
And, of course, my OC: Aoi Tategami, whom is the main character. It is my story after all.
Don't get me wrong, OC submission is still on. I'll find a way to fit the OCs submitted after this chapter in, promise!
I hope I use your OCs right, just tell me if I didn't.
Anyway, without further ado, let "Masquerade" begin!
The Promise and the Masks
"Ah! Look at that! Those girls are in dresses!" exclaimed Kyoko Fujihara. The Blond and her friends had been sitting on the stairs of Metal Academy, waiting for their parents to pick them up, when a bunch of girls in maybe their high school years wearing dresses walk into the school gym.
"I wonder why?" said Alice Hara. This piqued her interest.
"Those girls are in high school, aren't they?" Aoi Tategami chimed. "They must be going to prom."
"Really?" said Angelique, or Angel as she was fondly called, "I wish we could have a prom too!"
"We will… in three years." Aurora Heart said.
"I want one now."
"Look, let's make a promise," Aoi smiled, "When we get to high school, we'll have a prom anyway— so let's start thinking about what we'll do with our prom night, our dresses, make-up, EVERYTHING!" Her smile grew.
"Aoi, you mean even…" Karina Kotanasu trailed off.
"Yep! Even who will be our dates!"
To which everyone else started to blush and fidget as they dreamed about their prom in three years. "So! It's a promise, right, girls?" Aoi said, her smile growing longer.
The group of friends looked to each other before looking back to Aoi, "It's a promise." They said in unison.
'Three years have passed…' Aoi Tategami sighed as she stared at the poster in her hands. 'Attention all high school students! Prom is coming!' it said. The new high school student had long, black hair that reached her hips, a single green streak on her right shoulder, her skin was pale and her eyes were the deepest of blue. Of course, she wore the Metal Academy high school uniform, which was a white polo with a red pleated skirt, a black necktie around the collar.
"Aoi! Good morning."
Aoi looked over her shoulder, away from her locker and the poster, to one of her friends, Hope Song, approaching her. "Yo, Hope." The blue-eyed girl smiled. Hope had brown hair, held in a ponytail, and hazel eyes, she wore the school's uniform under her baggy, dark green hoody, her TARDIS pendant still fully present on her form.
"Oh?" The hazel-eyed girl took notice of the poster in Aoi's hands, "What is that?"
"It's a poster the Council handed out. They wanted me to circulate it." Aoi replied. She was, after all, the Student Council's vice president, and the most reliable amongst its members and the most popular to boot.
"Prom's coming, I see." said a new voice. The two girls looked to who said it, finding Aurora Heart. "Our promised day is merely a year away." She said. Aurora's form consisted of long, semi-curly violet hair that reached her knees, pale skin and emerald-colored eyes.
"I know." Aoi broke into a smirk. "So, decide on your dates yet? Remember, part of the promise was to write an anonymous letter with our masks drawn in the paper, asking the recipient if he would like to go to the prom."
"We haven't forgotten." said Aurora, smirking. "I've already decided on mine. But how about you, oh mistress of remembering promises?"
"I already have and…" Aoi had deep blush at this, "And it's… R-R-Ryuga…" To which the other two gasped, "EH?"
"T-The person you plan will be your date is… Mr. Golden-eyed-snob?" a new voice remarked. "He's not bad once you get to know him, Kyoko." Aoi sighed.
"And when did you get to know him, Ao?!" Kyoko Fujihara exclaimed. The Blue-eyed girl's features consisted of also blond hair, with blue highlights which for some reason the school allows, and pale skin.
"Well I was walking home and someone stole my wallet, and then out of nowhere Ryuga came, beat the guy up and gave me my wallet back. He's been making sure he walked me home since then."
"Really? I certainly never heard that." Angelique, or rather Angel, said. She had long, straight golden-blonde hair wrapped up in a high ponytail with side bangs partially covering one of her eyes,hazel eyes, and tan-ish skin. Most notably, a tall and slim, hourglass figure.
"He only began last week." Aoi's blush deepened.
"Who's only began last week?" Alice Hara asked, curiosity clear in her eyes. She had dark, midnight blue hair and honey-like golden eyes. She wore red and white hooded jacket over her school uniform.
"AOI'S BEEN DATING RYUGA!" Angel exploded.
"D-DON'T SAY THAT OUTLOUD!" Aoi exclaimed, her face redder than a tomato.
"D-Did I hear that right?!" Karuna Katanasu screeched. Her hair was brown and shoulder-length, her eyes are brown. She is tall and thin. "Did I just hear that Aoi's been dating RYUGA of all people?!"
"SHUSH!" Aoi hissed. For some reason she did like Reiji, that creepy snake guy from the other class. "I have not been dating him! We're just friends… at the moment."
"So, when are you gonna break the big news to your brothers?"
"I was thinking during prom night." Aoi sighed, "If I tell them now, Kyoya will have a heart attack or lunge at Ryuga's neck while Kakeru chokes on whatever the heck he's eating/drinking."
At that, the school bell rang.
"We better get to class." Aurora sighed, "Let's continue this conversation later.
~Time skip; After school~
"Ok, Aoi, you called us here for what?" Angel asked. The blue-eyed Tategami girl had called them to her house for some reason, and as soon as all the girls in the group were present, Aoi locked the door.
"Prom is merely a year away… we need to write the letters now." Aoi said, the importance of the fulfillment of the promise deep in her tone.
"Aoi…" Kyoko muttered.
"Enough talk, let's start making the letters." Aoi said before laying a bunch of papers and drawing supplies on the floor beside her bed. "You guys have already decided on your masks, yes?"
"But how are you so sure that it will be a masquerade, Aoi?" Hope raised an eyebrow at this.
"You're forgetting," Aoi smirked, "I'm part of the Student Council, and I persuaded the others into letting it be a 'Masquerade ball.' Now, let's begin the letter making."
"Kyoya-nii, why were there a lot of girls in here earlier?" asked Kakeru Tategami. The youngest among the Tategami siblings had pine green hair, a few lighter highlights towards the end of his spiky hair, tanned skin and deep blue eyes.
"Aoi invited her friends over." Kyoya Tategami sighed, "I wonder what they're doing in her room…" The oldest Tategami, like Kakeru, had spiky pine green hair, tan skin and deep blue eyes.
"I just hope it's nothing to do with putting make-up on me while I sleep again." Kakeru shivered in fear at that.
"I believe you were only 13 when that happened, Kakeru— and that was just last year."
"S-Shut up!"
Kyoya sighed, "We'll see what they're planning soon enough anyway."
"DONE!" exclaimed all the girls in unison.
"Now that that's done…" Aoi said, wiping the sweat from her forehead, "Let's see the cards."
Kyoko first showed her card. On it was drawn a white mask that should cover the skin around her eyes and on her nose, it was designed with golden squiggles. On the bottom of the mask, written in the most elegant hand-writing, was written: 'Tsubasa Otori, will you be my prom date?'
Next was Hope's card. The paper bore a drawing of a mask that was similar to the Phantom of the Opera's mask, but it left only the right cheek down to the right chin exposed. Next to the mask was written 'Kyoya Tategami, be my prom date, please?'
Angelique's card: A blue mask was drawn, the design was made so it covered half of the wearer's face, but the left forehead, which was the exposed side, until below the left eye was covered by the mask. Above it, 'To Zeo Abyss, the man I hope will be my prom date.'
Alice's card… On it was drawn a white mask that covered the space around wearer's eyes and the wearer's forehead, a handle attached to the right side, next to the handle was written, 'To Masamune Kidoya— my prom date.'
Aurora's card consisted of the drawing of a silver mask that covered basically the entire face, but left the eyes fully exposed. 'Toby, hopefully you will be my prom date?'
On Karuna's card was black mask that covered the space around the eyes, a red rose with a black feather attached to it on either side. 'Hyoma, would you be my prom date?'
Aoi's card, at last was shown. On it was drawn a delicate, golden mask that spiraled around the wearer's eyes but would still keep the identity of the person under the mask secret, it was studded with diamonds, forming eyebrows, a small crown at the head and eyelashes. Below it was written 'For Ryuga, my dear prom date… hopefully.'
"Ok, so the cards are done. What do we do now?" asked Alice.
"We'll sneak them into the recipient's locker. Tomorrow at school while there is hardly anyone there." Aoi smirked, "We'll see how our wishes will be granted."
The next day, Ryuga, Kyoya Tategami, Tsubasa Otori, Masamune Kidoya, Toby, Hyoma and Zeo Abyss opened their lockers to find a card falling out.
The card that came from Ryuga's locker was drawn on with a picture of a delicate, golden mask that spiraled around the wearer's eyes but would still keep the identity of the person under the mask secret, it was studded with diamonds, forming eyebrows, a small crown at the head and eyelashes. Below it was written 'For Ryuga, my dear prom date… hopefully.'
On the card Hyoma received was black mask that covered the space around the wearer's eyes, a red rose with a black feather attached to it on either side. 'Hyoma, would you be my prom date?'
The card from Toby's locker was drawn a picture of a silver mask that covered basically the entire face, but left the eyes fully exposed. 'Toby, hopefully you will be my prom date?'
With Masamune, his card was drawn on with a white mask that covered the space around wearer's eyes and the wearer's forehead, a handle attached to the right side, next to the handle was written, 'To Masamune Kidoya— my prom date.'
Zeo's locker deposited a card, drawn on it a blue mask, the design was made so it covered half of the wearer's face, but the left forehead, the left being the exposed side, until below the left eye was covered by the mask. Above it, 'To Zeo Abyss, the man I hope will be my prom date.'
The paper on Kyoya's card bore a drawing of a mask that was similar to the Phantom of the Opera's mask, but it left only the right cheek down to the right chin exposed. Next to the mask was written 'Kyoya Tategami, be my prom date, please?'
On the card for Tsubasa was drawn a white mask that should cover the skin around the eyes and on the nose, it was designed with golden squiggles. On the bottom of the mask, written in the most elegant hand-writing, was written: 'Tsubasa Otori, will you be my prom date?'
Despite being on fair distances, the seven boys simultaneously exclaimed, "WHERE THE HELL DID THIS COME FROM AND WHO SENT IT?!"
Aoi, Hope, Aurora, Angel, Alice, Karuna and Kyoko high fived each other. "YES!"
The promise has been put into action, all that's left now is to see how fate will grant their heart's desires. Let the Mystery of the Masks begin, boys!
First chapter! So, did I do well? Sorry if I failed you.