First Day at Namimori Middle

I looked at the closed door, waiting to be called in. I took a deep breath to steady myself. The moment I'd arrived at school I was ushered to my classroom and given my schedule. The sign next to the door read 1-A. I'd heard some pretty strange rumors about some people in this class. One of which told of a boy who'd confessed to his crush in nothing but boxers. To say the least I was nervous about being in such a class, but as I was a late arrival this was the only one available to me. I swallowed as the door was opened.

"You can come in now," the teacher said stepping to the side. I inclined my head to him and entered the classroom. My heart was pounding against my chest as I took in the looks of everyone in the room. I wasn't normally shy, but then again my brother wasn't with me. I also had to remember that I couldn't tell anyone about Arashi until he was able to come to school. Taking another deep breath I smiled at my classmates.

"Konnichiwa minna," I began, "my name is Hisoka Yuzuki I hope we can get along."

"Thank you Hisoka-san you can take the seat next to Yamada-san," the teacher said, "Yamada-san please raise your hand."

A girl near the back of the classroom lifted her hand. She smiled, and I returned it with a smaller one. Then I headed to the back of the room and took a seat next to her. After that the teacher dove straight into the lesson. My mind wandered as the man continued to talk. I'd heard this problem before, and wasn't all that keen on listening. Instead I thought of my brother; wondering how he was fairing at home. I let out a small sigh glancing at the board with unfocused eyes. However I was snapped out of my daze when I felt someone's gaze on me. Being as inconspicuous as I could I glanced around for the source, but was unable to locate it. A chill ran up my spine, and I had to wonder who was watching me and why.

~Later~

I smiled tiredly as I looked down at the worksheet I'd been given earlier. It was completed and I'd double checked the answers to make sure they were right. Satisfied that they were I stood and grabbed my lunch. I realized that whoever had been watching me had stopped at some point, but when was something I didn't know. I decided to shrug it off for the time being before I left the room, bento in hand. I made it about halfway to the cafeteria when I felt a hand placed on my shoulder. I stiffened at the contact, and glanced to the side.

"Oh, Yamada-san do you need something?" I asked. The girl smiled with closed eyes.

"Well, I was just wondering if you'd like to have lunch with me," she said, "Well, me and my friends that is."

"Ah, Hiromi-chan there you are," a familiar voice called from behind the dark haired girl. The one talking was another girl from my class. Her unusual orange hair and green eyes marked her as the school's idol, Sasagawa Kyoko.

"Nee, Kyoko-chan do you think Hisoka-chan could eat lunch with us?" Hiromi asked. Kyoko smiled and nodded.

"Of course, I'll go let Hana know," the idol of Namimori Middle said before heading off to find her other friend. As Hiromi and I continued on to the cafeteria my new… well, I suppose she was a friend babbled on and on about some boy she had a crush on. I nodded and threw in an occasional comment, though if I were totally honest I wasn't all that interested in her conversation. Thankfully we reached the cafeteria quickly and found our seats with Kyoko and Hana; the latter also being in my class.

"So Hisoka-san do you have any siblings?" Kyoko asked after a while. I stiffened slightly, but nodded all the same.

"Yeah, I have an older sister in college, and a younger brother," I replied. I felt bad lying… or rather leaving out the whole truth to these girls who I already considered friends.

"So what are they like?" Hiromi asked curiosity dancing in her brown eyes.

"Well, Chisaki is very mature, and pretty. But she's also very smart and kind even if she doesn't seem to be," I said smiling, "And Haruto… well, he's a bit of a pistol I guess you could say. He's always getting into something though he's fairly good at making friends."

"So, why do you keep your hair short?" Hana asked. I mentally smiled as this was a question I was asked quite often.

"I do it because at my old school me and my," I paused for a minute, "friend were bullied. It wasn't like we were the only victims, but I learned to keep my hair fairly short in order to avoid it being grabbed. Besides I've gotten used to it being short and I don't think I could imagine it being longer."

After that we just talked about other things. Kyoko commented on her brother's recklessness, and Hana said that he shouldn't be worrying his little sister like that. Hiromi started up about her crush again, and I learned that she had a new crush about every week but was actually serious about this one. I mostly kept quiet only throwing in my comment when I thought it was necessary. By the end of lunch I was laughing along with my three new friends as Hiromi told a story about how her brother and his friends ended up getting brought in on a misunderstanding. From what I gathered her brother was only a few years older than my sister, and had gone into a restaurant where his girlfriend worked in order to propose to her. Unfortunately the manager didn't understand and had called the cops.

Luckily though everything had been situated, and Hiromi's brother was happily married and expecting his first child. Still the story would provide a good laugh for everyone, and would be a good story to tell the kids.

"I'll have to tell your brother that he provided me with a good laugh should I ever meet him Yamada-san," I snickered. Hiromi grinned.

"Well, maybe you will someday," my dark haired friend said, "He cringes every time someone mentions that day, but he still tells the story himself."

Suddenly I was aware of being watched again, but as I didn't want to worry my new friends I said nothing. Unfortunately the feeling didn't go away until school was released. Kyoko and I walked to the entrance together as Hana was called away by the teacher for a little chat and Hiromi headed for tennis practice. The two of us talked for a little while before parting to head our separate ways. I was almost out the door when I bumped into someone. I muttered a quick apology, and was given a reply along the lines of 'it's fine'. Then I continued on my way home.

"I'm back," I called out as I entered my house and kicked off my shoes. I let out an 'oomph' as Haruto barreled into me; knocking the air out of my lungs. I hugged my younger brother and smiled.

"So how was school?" my mother asked walking into the entry way. I shrugged since it wasn't all that different from Tokyo if just at a slightly slower pace.

"It was okay I suppose," I replied, "I mean it wasn't all that different from back home."

"Hey, Yuzuki did you make any friends?" Haruto asked. I nodded.

"Yeah, I did," I answered, "I think you'd like them Mom, they're really nice."

My mother hummed in thought, but said nothing. Of course even if she did say anything I likely wouldn't have heard her as Haruto was dragging me away to verse him in one of his many video games.

Me: Okay so there's Chapter One. *thoughtful* Hmm, the ending seems a bit rushed but whatever. So who could Yuzuki have bumped into?

Yuzuki: All will be revealed soon… not next chapter soon, but soon or maybe not. So, until then feel free to take a stab at guessing who I bumped into.

Me: And just so you know it might just have been some random OC of mine, or a minor character from the show. But like Yuzuki said it will be revealed eventually.

Yuzuki: *clears throat* Well, with that said I'd like to remind everyone that Brightcloud0915 only owns her OCs of which I am among and nothing of KHR.

Me: Well, nothing but my OCs and the plot when it involves my characters. Ahem, anyways I hope to see you all again for the next chapter and until then sayonara.

Yuzuki: Until next time *waves*.