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.Hack//Our World

Chapter 2: .hack//our world//first day


Kite's POV


Everything was black around me. Realizing I was asleep, I slowly opened my eyes, seeing my dark blurry room. In front of me was the bright computer screen which nearly made me blind. "I must have fallen asleep…" I rubbed my eyes and yawned. My avatar was just sitting there in sleep mode. "Oh now I remember," I paused, thinking of the long hours of training with Orca. I yawned again and stared at the my alarm clock. "What?! 7:25 already?!"

In shock, I hurriedly went to the bathroom and took a fast shower.

"Sweetie! You are going to be late!" my mother yelled at me.

"I know mother! I'm coming down!" I replied aloud, while I changed into my new high school uniform.

My high school uniform looked more like a suit. The blazer and pants were navy blue and underneath was a white polo long sleeves with a maroon tie.

Coming out of the bathroom, I went to my room and quickly glanced into my computer. There was a small envelope e-mail on the top left-corner of my screen. I clicked on it and saw the e-mail was from BlackRose. Right when I was about to read it, my mother stopped me.

"Young man! If you don't come down here this instant, your going to give your homeroom teacher a bad first impression," she called out angrily.

A sweat drop appeared behind my head. "Looks like this has to wait," I turned my computer off and I grabbed my backpack and went downstairs. That's when I saw my impatient mother, tapping her foot with her arms crossed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk… you should know better not to be late for your first day of high school," she raised her eyebrow while I hastily wore my black shoes by the front door.

"Here," she gave me my lunch. "Now go to school," she kissed my forehead and pushed me out the door. "I love you honey!"

I embarrassingly blushed, seeing some students giggling at me while they pass by my front porch. I took out my bike and rode it to my new school.

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While riding my bicycle, my mind wondered. I was anxious. People say that the first day of freshman year is awful, since you always feel lost and you didn't know anyone. As for me, hopefully, I'll see Yasuhiko there and perhaps my other friends.

I made a left turn on the corner and a couple more blocks later, I finally arrive in the school's gate. I stopped and observed the school. "Kanagawa Asahi…" I scratched my head, feeling like I've seen the name before. I went to the bicycle stands and locked my bike.

"Well, why if it isn't my one and only best friend!" a boy wearing the same uniform proudly exclaimed.

"Hey Yasuhiko," I greeted happily. Yasuhiko is my best friend since elementary school. He's the one that introduced me to "The World," so thanks to him I was able to develop many online companions.

"Nice to see you again, buddy!" he grinned and looked at me head-to-toe, "Did you grow?"

I placed my hand on my head and compared my height with his. Amazed, I noticed that I was taller than him, "I guess I did."

"That late growth spurt is coming out, huh?" he nudged me. "By the way, thanks for helping me out last night. We could have leveled up more, if Balmung didn't show up and shared his crowd of fan players with us," he sweat dropped.

"No problem," I scratched my head modestly, remembering last night's crazy experience.

The bell rang.

"Hah! Let's go!" he said excitedly.


BlackRose's POV


A loud beep surrounded my dim room. I stuck my head out from under the blankets and hit the snooze button of my alarm clock. I got up and wrapped my arms, keeping myself warm from the cool morning. I was about to approach the door, when someone knocked.

"Sis! Are you up?" It was my younger brother, Fumikazu.

"Yeah, I'm up," I opened the door and saw him staring at me. "You're already dressed up?" I looked at him weirdly and continued, "I can't believe that you woke up earlier than me!" I said surprisingly.

"Mom forced me out of bed, early. She made me stay and wait for you!" he pouted, crossing his arms stubbornly. "I'm a big kid now, I can go to school by myself."

"She just doesn't want you to get lost, Kazu," I patted his head and messed his properly combed hair, "I'll be really quick, so meet me downstairs." I passed by Kazu, heading to the hallway where the bathroom was.

"Aww! Alright!" I heard him whine, going downstairs.

Minutes later, I was ready to go. I wore my old high school uniform, which was a navy blue blazer with a white blouse inside, a dark red ribbon, and a gray skirt with a white lining. I came downstairs and saw my mom preparing our lunches.

"Morning mom!" I passed her, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Good morning to you too, Akira," she greeted happily. "Ready for school?" she asked, handing me my lunch.

"You bet I am!" I took the bag from her. "I can't wait to see my friends and the tennis team again." I grinned.

"I'm sure they can't wait to see you too, dear," she smiled.

"Heeey! My girl is a junior!" my dad patted my shoulder. "Do me proud with the sports, Akira!" he smudged his nose with his thumb.

"I will," I winked at him.

I waited for Kazu by the door as wore my black shoes. My younger brother, Kouta, tugged my blazer and pulled his arms out. I giggled and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Bye Kouta." I opened the door and went to my bike.

"Bye!" he said cutely, by the door.

Kazu lazily sighed and followed. "I have a feeling I won't like this at all…" I heard him murmur to himself.

"Bye mom! Bye dad! We're going now!" I called out.

"Mom! Can you feed Hana for me while I'm gone?" Kazu pleaded and she nodded.

"Take care, kids! Be careful!" my dad replied, waving at us.

Kazu and I began riding our bikes to school. We encountered some of Kazu's friends from his old middle school and he talked to them. I knew he was going to chat longer, so I told him to follow along when he was done.

While passing by the houses and stores going to school, I saw my best friend Risa, waiting by the corner of Kanagawa Asahi High.

"Hey you!" Risa waved cheerfully.

"Risa!" I stopped my bike and gave her a light hug. "Wow! Your hair grew longer!"

"You like?" she twirled around, flipping her hair. "Look at you. You look like you've been working out lately," she winked. "Are you trying to impress a certain someone this year?" she tilted her head and looked passed me. Hagiya, a senior upperclassman, unexpectedly walked by and waved at us.

"W-wah? N-no!" I blushed and gulped, "I-I've been practicing tennis everyday, t-that's all…" I looked down embarrassedly.

"You know I'm just kidding right?" Risa giggled, "Seriously, come on, are you thinking of going out with you know who?" she nudged my ribs. "Everyone knows he still likes you."

"I already told you," I shrugged as I settled my bike on the bicycle stands, "I refused to go out with him, last year."

"Still, there's a slim chance that he'll ask you again," she wondered. "You know Hagiya, always persistent," she reminded me.

"Yes, yes, I know, Risa," I nodded irritatingly. "Let's just not talk about it right now," I slightly frowned.

"Oh, okay," Risa surrendered. "I don't wanna spoil your day," she stuck out her tongue.

I laughed, "Yeah you better not."

The bell rang.

"Oh! Time to go, Akira! Come on!" she cling her arm with mine.

"Hmm… I feel like I forgot something…" I murmured.


Ktie's POV


The homeroom teacher came in and told us to sit anywhere we wanted. Like always, I took the first seat beside the window and Yasuhiko sat behind me. I looked outside and it had a pretty good view of the track/soccer field and the tennis courts.

"Good morning class! My name is Tanaka-sensei and I'll be your homeroom teacher," our sensei smiled.

"Morning, Tanaka-sensei," we all greeted.

"To begin, please read the classes I am about to write on the board."

As I read it, I heard a loud gulp from Yasuhiko, seeing the long list of school subjects.

"Aw! I'll never be able to play "The World" with those things on the board!" he scowled softly.

I chucked and turned my head towards the view beside me. I eyed the sky, then the courtyards, and the classroom far across mine. While looking around, I suddenly saw a girl on the other building, who looked familiar. I couldn't recognize her since she was afar, but I can't help but stare at her.

Suddenly, I saw her head move and she seem like she was watching me too. I blushed and just looked away.

Our sensei started class by telling us to introduce ourselves to the class. He began the opposite way and after a couple of minutes later, it was finally my turn. I stood up, "Hi, my name is Ka--" Right when I was about to introduce myself a boy unexpectedly slid open the door.

"Ah! I'm sorry for being late! I can explain!" he exclaimed exhaustingly.

Tanaka-sensei just smiled and welcomed him, telling the boy it was okay.

The bell rang for recess.

"Alright, everyone it is recess! You are all excused!" he announced and some of my classmates exited.

While Yasuhiko and I walked to the door, I studied the boy beside me, who grimly looked at the classroom.

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I sat down on the grass just reading my sci-fi book. Yasuhiko grabbed it from me and I sweat dropped.

"Still into this stuff?" he smirked teasingly.

"Yeah and I was getting into the good part," I smiled and snatched it back from him.

"Riiight, I'm going to the cafeteria. Be right back!" he ran.

I was about to continue reading, when I suddenly spotted a lone figure underneath a tree. It was the boy who was late and he looked pretty down. I went a distance from him and just observed him. The boy had light brown hair, brown eyes, tan skin, and seemed two feet shorter than me. He was holding a magazine of "The World," and then he looked up at me and glared.

"Hey you!" he called out and I pointed to myself. "Yeah you! Don't you know it's rude just staring at people like that?"

I scratched my head, feeling a déjà vu coming along. "I'm sorry?" For some reason, he's attitude reminded me of BlackRose. He still glared at me and I sweat dropped. I don't really know what to do in an awkward situation like this, but I got a glimpse of his magazine and started a conversation. "Do you like "The World" too?" I asked interestingly.

"Huh? Oh yeah! It's the best RPG game ever made!" he looked at the magazine with passion in his eyes. "What's it to you?" he still had an angry tone.

"Yeah it is the best game there is," I sat down then continued, "You get to interact with other players who are actually real in "The World," and that's why its fun."

"Yeah! Exactly!" he was now smiling, "I said the same thing to my sister, who hates RPG games. I swear! She hasn't fully played "The World" yet and she's criticizing about it."

I chuckled.

"Hey you're okay! I like you," he grinned at me. "My name is Fumikazu," he took out his hand.

"Nice to meet you," I shook his hand. "I'm--" I was suddenly cut off by a voice from far away who called out to Fumikazu.

He waved back, "Ah! My sister is calling me! I better go! I'll see you later!" He rushed towards the person.

I scratched my head confusingly, "ok… see you later..." I resumed reading my book and head to the cafeteria, where Yasuhiko was.


BlackRose's POV


I sat on my old regular spot, near the window while Risa sat beside me as usual.

"Good morning juniors!" our homeroom teacher welcomed and wrote her name on the board.

"Good morning, Hakira-sensei," we greeted.

"Since you upperclassmen are well experienced of how this school works, I will just start class with the schedules," Hakira-sensei wrote all our classes and I blankly stared at the hardship I am about to face in my junior year.

I can manage this year, I hope.

I stared at the board for a moment wondering if I would still have any free time left.

While thinking, I felt someone watching me. I turned my head and saw a boy who was peering at me across the window, as if he couldn't clearly see me. I glared back at him and he quickly looked away.

Weirdo… I thought.

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Half an hour has passed, and I got through my first class, Adv. Japanese/English, one of my most despised subjects. I find translating between Japanese and English very difficult since the sentences are formatted differently. I watched the clock, keenly waiting for the class to be over.

The recess bell finally rang and I sighed with relief.

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I was walking through the hallways, a sudden thought just came back to me. "Kazu?!" I hit my head feeling stupid for forgetting about him. I quickly ran to Risa and asked her if she saw him.

"Sorry, Akira," she shook her head and I continued searching for him.

When I nearly reached the entrance outside, I bumped unto someone. It was Hagiya.

"H-Hagiya!" I exclaimed nervously.

"Hey Akira! How's your summer?" he asked with an eager tone.

"It was fun," I glanced at him but concentrated into going outside so badly. "Um Hagiya, can I ask you something?"

"Huh? Sure! Anything!" he responded enthusiastically, sounding like I was going to ask him a question in which he has been waiting for a long time.

"When you went outside, did you happen to see my little brother, Kazu?" I avoided eye contact.

"Oh…" his voice lowered, "Nope, I don't think so, how does he look like?" he replied.

"Ah, never mind. Thanks, anyway! Bye!" I escaped.

Phew! I don't want to have to go through the whole dating thing again, I mused worriedly.

I went to the cafeteria and asked a bunch of lower classmen if they've seen my brother, but none of them knew him. I realize Kazu didn't have any friends in my school and that's why he was bummed out about it, this morning.

I'm such an idiot…

I sadly took a stroll and spotted a tree by the track field. There were two people underneath the tree. One was taller while the other was almost the same height as Kazu.

That might be him!

"HEY! KAZU! IS THAT YOU?!" it took a moment for the boy to respond but turned his head and started to ran towards me then he waved goodbye to the person he was talking to.

It's Kazu! Thank God!

"Hey sis!" he smiled happily.

"I'm so sorry! I left you behind!" I hugged him, "I was so worried! Are you alright?" he nodded in response. "I didn't know you didn't have any friends here, I should have been there for you."

"Ah sis! Don't embarrass me!" he quickly hugged me back, but let go and blushed. "I'm fine! I made my first friend already!" he grinned.

"Really? Who?" I looked for Kazu's friend.

"He's over there!" he pointed underneath the tree.

"I don't see anyone, Kazu," I replied, looking where he pointed.

"Oh, he might have left when you called me," he replied.

"Who is he?" I asked curiously.

"I don't know…" he bashfully looked down.

"You finally made your first friend and you don't even know his name?" I said deliberately.

"Don't worry! I'm in the same class as him!" my brother grinned.

The bell rang and recess was over.

"I'm going now, bye sis!" he ran off.

"Hey! Go straight home after school! Don't get into too much trouble!" I shouted and saw him nodding.

I sighed and I returned to my classroom.


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