Chapter One: Miss Yamazaki

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With advent eyes, the girl gazed forlornly before her to observe the guy sitting before her in the calculus classroom. It was a daily routine this activity. Minamino had such pretty hair and calculus was so dull. The girl understood plenty on her observations of the world and knew Minamino was off limits. But then, she had made many of the male species off limits. Labeled as odd by the rest of her classmates, she often observed the actions of people around her. This is how she knew several things many others did not.

She knew that Takanaka across the room was a top Minamino fan girl as most others did. But she also knew that Takanaka was allergic to pollen, the reason why Takanaka made the rule that no fan girl could derive her attention on Minamino with flowers. Reason to other fan girls was that it showed too much personal interest good for them and that this action was punishable. Minamino himself often smelled of a faint mixture of roses and other herbs and plants. The girl enjoyed the smell during class, which is why she looked at him so. She loved the smell of nature.

She was in many of the higher classes and was the only witness to Kaito and Minamino's lack of competition. They were classified as friends now in her mind. The girl found Kaito's habit-like fingers funny whenever he pushed his glasses up. Uchimura was usually in the higher classes as well but surprisingly held a strong like toward the 'unsightly manga'. He usually hid it well but she had spotted some drawings made by him. The girl thought he would make an excellent manga story teller. But he hid his creative side from mostly everyone.

"Miss Yamazaki? Yamazaki Akito?" Seeing that the teacher held the girl's attention, he asked her to the answer for the problem on the board.

An inaudible sigh fell from the girl, standing up to make quick scratch marks on the board. Placing the white board marker down with the answer up, she returned back to her seat, certain of that being the correct answer.

"Correct once again Miss Yamazaki. Mister Uchimura? How about doing this one here?"

The girl picked up her pencil with boredom. Of course it was right. All math problems held an obvious answer to them.

"Arrogant mute." This muttered comment came from behind her off to the side. She chose to ignore it as usual. Kugyou was often impolite over her problems and was a prone anger addict in her mind. Besides, she was an often ignored person. It would do no good to stand up against it however she could. No one would stand up against it because she was cut off from the people around her, so people often cut her off as well.

Kugyou, however, seemed to be having an abnormal day. He did not stop at just poking fun of her 'mute' problem.

"Arrogant enough to pick out your own name. Did you know you picked a boy's name mute? You may be smart at this crap but you sure are stupid in everything else mute. I bet you believe everything you read. Do you? Believe demons are real? Believe that they would come eat you up? I bet they would torture you until you weren't a mute and screaming was the first and last sound ever uttered by you. Are you deaf too? Are you even listening to me?"

The girl raised her hand so that the sign language 'B' was formed by her fingers. The teacher nodded, allowing her to exit the room to use the bathroom. Why must Kugyou bring up demon of all things? Everyone knew she wasn't normal after all. Why did she come to the Human Realm again? Oh, yes. Keep the other demons away from her.

"Miss Yamazaki?" Ah, kind Minamino. Of course he would check on her, poor mute little girl. She chose to ignore him as well, trying to stay out of the cruel world of humans nearly two years older than herself. Well, one year but dealing with the time frame, some were nearly two years her own elder. "Wait, I only came to check on you. Kugyou's words were cruel."

Obvious or not obvious, the girl pondered. Minamino was another odd one at the high school, but people were fascinated by him in a different way. She hid behind realistic looking glasses, high ponytail of long black hair with the highlighted streaks of blue, and a size too big uniform. The way she dressed to hid…. She'd rather dress much differently but the odder wallflower she looked, no one looking would find much eccentric demon on her.

She turned to blink up at Minamino before simply turning to walk away. Let the stupid humans stay confused. She held no right to tell them anything. They held no right in asking either; much less to give anyone the privilege to get close to her. Her type had been banned and forbidden from the Human Realm after all. But…Minamino was too odd for her standards. Why would he hold up the same privilege with the act of 'niceness'? Odd teenage boy….

Perhaps she would join ranks with Takanaka. She hated Takanaka. Stupid human female. But this teen boy screams oddity and she liked to know pieces of what and who he is. The boy strictly reminded her of a kitsune from the Demon Realm. Sly, mysterious creatures they were. Constantly too smart—and usually too pretty—for any realm they dwelled inside.

And Minamino was a pure pretty boy, long hair—a typical vain factor for the kitsune. Or perhaps he was only human. Then again…observing him had only increased the girl's suspicions over time.

And she had only gone to this private high school for a week now.