Back again, seemingly from the dead! Please enjoy the first chapter of this story. Hope it was worth the wait (although not much happens). Translations for the chapter are brought to you by google translate. If anyone speaks German and sees a wrong translation feel free to tell me.

Fair warning: Akashi and Nijimura are quite OOC with each other. They are comfortable in each other's presence so they act differently, more relaxed. AKA I made them nerds with each other

Disclaimer: Own nothing but the plot


Chapter 1

Beep. Beep. Beep. Bee-

A hand shoot out from under the covers and slammed the digital clock ringing before retreating back into its warm coven of blankets and sheets. Movement was evident as the lump shifted into a seemingly more comfortable position before stilling once more. It stayed there for a few seconds, then started moving again. A head slowly popped out from its cover just as a knock sounded at the door.

"Sei," a voice called softly from the other side of the piece of wood, "time to get up."

Two ruby eyes blinked slowly, vision still hazy from just waking up. The hand that previously hit the alarm reached blindly at the stand next to the bed, on a mission from its owner. As soon as it hit a plastic frame, it enclosed and brought it to the head that was still snuggling with the covers. The boy put on his glasses before fully emerging from the bed, drowsiness still very much in effect as he released a yawn. He stretched his arms over his head, back arching as he did so. A few soft pops echoed the room before the arms came back down and the male stood up, shuffling over to the door. He opened it up enough for the one outside to see him.

He gave a tiny frown, "I'm up."

The other just laughed and ruffled his already messy hair, "Hurry up. I'll drive us."

The boy sighed and turned backed into his room, closing the door behind him. He walked over to his dresser in the corner of his room, grabbing his new uniform before heading to the connected bathroom. The full body mirror reflected his bedridden appearance, his nose wrinkling in disgust as he looked over himself.

His body slim and shorter than most his age. Pale skin giving the impression of porcelain, unflawed by any visible scars. His crimson hair wild from sleep as well as the hand that had been entangled in it minutes ago. He sighed again, walking over to the sink that was next to the mirror to wash his face. Turning on the hot water, the boy took off his glasses, setting them down on the counter. He cupped his hands and gathered a generous amount of liquid. The teen splashed his face, feeling the burning sensation as it made contact with his face. He repeated this process a few times before taking the towel from the ring next to the mirror above the sink and dried his face. Once the glasses were back on, he looked up at himself once again.

His hair was an even bigger mess then he originally thought. Picking up the hairbrush from the marble surface, he started to untangle his bright red locks. He made quick work of the back, the comb only catching a couple times. The redhead put it down for a moment, turning his head to the left to inspect the skin around his temple. Ruby eyes widened. It has gotten worse.

From the beginning of his left eyebrow, over and down his temple to about where his cheek began, dark black ink marred. The previously thin, slightly wavy line was now thick with three swirl-like branches coming off of it, the ends also being curled. One small white rose adorned each of the swirls, making it five in total. Maybe his hair could hide it like always?

The boy picked back up the brush and combed the front. The hair fall victim to its molestation as it was pushed down, staying in place when the brush lifted. He put it down, looking at himself again in the mirror. His hair covered most of it, leaving only the ends slightly visible.

"Akashi Seijuro! Hurry your four eyed face up!"

The teen sighed, peeling off his oversized tee and throwing it to the floor. He quickly pulled on the white undershirt and the light blue button up. Thin fingers made fast work of them, ripping his sweatpants and boxers away from his body when he finished hooking the top button. The redhead grabbed the fresh pair of underwear and slipped into them, black slacks followed it right after. Looping his belt took a bit time, going through each loop and tightening it. Akashi took the black tie and white blazer with the school logo over the left breast and exited the bathroom, turning the light off behind him. Rounding the corner, he made his way down the stairs and to the kitchen. His older half-brother, Nijimura Shuzo, was leaning against the wall next to the door, twirling the car keys on his finger. He was already dressed in his uniform, looking as presentable as always. The only thing that stood out was the black collar around his slender neck, clashing greatly with the paleness of his skin.

"About time," he pushed himself off his post, pocketing the keys, "I was beginning to think you went back to bed."

"Like I could with you around," the boy walked over to the other and gave a light push, "metal mouth."

Nijimura put on an immediate scowl, "Hey, leave my teeth out of this, glass ass."

"When you leave my eyes alone, brace face."

"Brat," he went over and grabbed Akashi's tie, putting it around his neck, "you need to learn to respect your elders."

Laugher bubbled in the younger's chest as he tilted his head up to give access to his neck, "When they act older than me I will."

"I do!"

"Says the one who stays up until 2 in the morning playing Persona 3."

"And who stayed up with me watching?"

Akashi's face flushed a faint pink, "That's irrelevant."

The black haired youth smirked, "Everything is relevant little Sei." It was silent for a bit, only the slipping of fabric as it brushed against the collar made sound.

"Hey, Shu?"

"Yeah?"

"Why isn't Dad here?"

Nijimura's movements stopped briefly before resuming, "He's…..busy right now." His voice was hard and full of an emotion that the redhead couldn't decipher.

"He'll be here soon, right?"

"…One day." The tie was pulled tight around his neck.

Akashi stared at his brother as he slipped on the jacket and buttoned it up, "But-"

"Look at the time!" the older cut him off, grabbing both of their backpacks and headed for the door. "If we don't leave now, then we will be late." He took ahold of his hand and pulled him out the door.

Lost ruby eyes watched on.


The ride was anything but quiet, especially when Nijimura is nervous. Whenever that happened, there was never any silence. Currently, he was singing Deja-vu by 30h!3. Don't get him wrong, he doesn't really mind the song itself, but with the older butchering it the way he is, he was ready to throw himself out of the car. He was usually pretty good at singing, but right now he was screeching.

"Mister Bartender you will kick me out. And the blond girl in the back you'll put your tongue down my mouth," the driver sang as they pulled up to a red light, "And the greaser in the jackets gonna pick a fight. And they'll probably kick my ass 'cause I'm drunk every night." Kill him now.

"Oh, lighten up," he reached over and gave the shoulder a punch, "Officer, officer, tell me the truth. How many times can I get in trouble with you? Before they lock me up for all the bad things that I do, but you don't and that's why this feels like deja-va." His voice went higher a few octaves, mouth wide before a snap sounded, "Ouch! Fuck!"

"Shu, green light." anyone would be able to tell there was a smirk on Akashi's face by his tone.

"Nice to know you care." he whined.

The younger reached forward and into the front compartment, grabbing a bag out of it. Nijimura didn't even flinch when the piece of rubber hit his face and fell to his lap.

"You could have handed it to me."

"You could have stopped singing."

The black haired boy stepped on the gas when multiple horns beeped behind him, pushing them into their seats hard as the car sped off.

"I do admit that may not have been my best singing."

The teen snorted, "I think it falls somewhere between a screeching baby and a dying cat."

"Whhattt? No way was it that bad!"

"If you say so."

Akashi turned to look back out at the blurring buildings.

"Sei?"

He didn't move at all, watching the colors fly by. "Yeah?"

"It's gotten bigger."

His head fell against the cool glass of the window. He whispered back, "Yeah. Mine too."


The parking lot had a few students of all ages scattered around as they pulled in through the academy's gate. Most of them were chatting amongst each other, laughing and giggling the entire time. They pulled further in, going around the back of the building where second year students were to park (they only knew that after Nijimura called and asked).

Akashi's eyes widened when they rounded the corner of the school. He swept back and forth, taking in the sight in front of them. Glancing at the oldest in the car, he could tell he was not fairing any better. The rainbow male's pupils were blown and his hands were death gripping the steering wheel as the car moved along slowly.

All around them were more students, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was the….things that were seeming growing from them. The younger looked through his side window and stared as they passed teens with ears and tails. Various ears and tails of many different animals sprouted from multiple student heads and tail bone. A few looked to be normal that was until one of them laughed and the red head saw inhumanly sharpened canines.

The car turned abruptly to the right as the raven haired teen pulled into an open parking spot. After putting it in park, the older picked up the rubber band that the redhead had flicked at his face and proceeded to stick it in his mouth, putting it in place of the one that broke when he was singing. His hands slipped a few times from all the shaking they were doing.

Akashi just stared at him, still wide eyed from what they just saw. His breathing was faster than normal as well as his heartbeat as his brain tried to comprehend. Ruby eyes closed as the boy breathed in and out deeply, calming himself down and think logically. Maybe they were just kids who like to dress as mythical creatures? He shook his head, there were too many for that. Maybe it was like a spirit day and the class that dressed up the most would get a prize? It wouldn't be too farfetched since it's the middle of the school year, so he'll go with that one.

"Okay, so," Nijimura turned to the redhead, "this is a lot different then I imagined."

"Yeah, me too." The boy opened the car door as he said this. Might as well get this over with, right?

The driver opened his side and got out as well, slamming the door behind him and heading to the back to get their book bags. Akashi, on the other hand, took it slower. His eyes and ears were still drinking in the new sights and sounds he wasn't accustom to.

"Sei, sich beeilen."

"Coming." After locking the door, he went over to his brother and grabbed his own bag, slanging it over his shoulder. "You have to calm down." He whispered as they walked through the parking lot of students, some giving them stares.

"I am calm." His face was expressionless, the younger would give him that, and he looked the picture of no worries, but the only time he spoke in German was when he was either nervous or just wanted to communicate with Akashi and have no one listening. "Wie kommst du darauf?"

"You're interchanging."

"That doesn't mean anything. We just got here after how many years in Germany? 8? 9? You can't expect me to not slip up sometimes."

Akashi huffed, but said no more on the matter. He kept his head up and eyes forward as the stares continued, increasing the closer they got to the main doors. Nijimura was the exact same way, a cold distant look as he opened the door and allowed his brother to pass first. Warm air incased them in a tight embrace as they entered the building full of more teenagers.

They went straight to the office to get their schedules as most do in their situation. Inside was much cooler than in the hallway, less bodies around exerting heat.

"You must be Nijimura Shuzo and Akashi Seijuro." At the desk at the front of the room sat a young girl, looking to be a student in the school rather than a receptionist. She looked normal enough with short brown hair framing her face and dark brown eyes. Everything looked fine until Akashi looked at her back as she turned to get their papers. Light pink butterfly-like wings sprouted from her shoulder blades.

"Ist jeder hier so?" he whispered to his brother, keeping his voice as low as possible.

Nijimura huffed, "Nur unser Glück in einem Freak Schule gestellt werden."

The girl turned back, wings fluttering from the wind pushing on them. "Here they are! You guys have the same lunch period at 11:30. Classes end at 2." She looks each of them up and down as if scanning something, "Each student is required to participate in at least 1 club after school," she looked into stormy eyes before settling on ruby, "I think you two would do great in our basketball club. You'd fit right in." She ended the sentence with a smile at didn't seem to reach her eyes.

"Thank you." They both bowed before turning to the exit.

"Wait!" her yell made them pause and look back, "The principle set up a guide for each of you for the first week. They're just getting debriefed right now, they'll be out any second." As if saying the magic words, the door next to her desk opened. Two different figures emerged and-

"Sie haben gotta warden gekackt me!"

The taller had short black hair and oval-shaped glasses covering dark grey eyes. Triangular ears stood erect on the top of his head as he looked between the two, annoyance clearly shown. A long black tail swayed behind him side to side. The other male was a shorter, skittish looking brunette. Large rounded triangle ears were set on his head and flopped forward as he shifted his weight from foot to foot.

"Nijimura-kun, you'll be with Hyuuga Junpei," the black haired teen nodded in acknowledgment, "and Akashi-kun will follow Furihata Koki." The brunette raised his hand with a shaky smile.

"Ihr Führer sieht aus wie er geht, um sich selbst pissen."

Akashi just grunted. He knew he could be intimidating, but to that extent? The kid really needs a backbone.

"Well then, off you go!" The girl smiled again, more genuine this time, and ushered them out. "See you two after school."

The older, Hyuuga, shook his head, "I swear she gets pushier with every new student." Mumbling under his breath, he turned to look back at Nijimura and Akashi. "Second years are up these stairs," he pointed to his right, "and first years are down that hallway." Passed the stairs was a long hallway filled with lockers and students. The teen started heading that way, "Come this way." He was already half way up the stairs.

Nijimura shoot a look at his brother and started following, "Toll. Ich bekomme die charmante ein."

"Sei nicht in zu viel Mühe zu bekommen."

"Fuck off!" was the echoed return.

The red head rolled his eyes. Typical response from a former delinquent. "So," he spun back around to the other teen, "why do you have ears?"

Furihata tilted his head to the side, "To hear with?"

He barely resisted hitting the kid.

"I meant the ones on top of your head."

The brunette froze, looking more and more shocked and confused as the seconds went on. "I-I um," he stumbled, "t-they, ah," The shrill ring of the school bell cut off whatever the boy had been stuttering out, allowing him to give a sigh of relief, "L-look at the t-time. We h-have to get to c-class." He scampered to the hallway, barely waiting up for Akashi.

He sighed, taking off his glasses to clean them as he walked calmly to the other freshman. The boy was already opening the door to a classroom by the time he finally caught up. Fitting his glasses back into place, he followed Furihata in. He scurried quickly over to the teacher to tell her about the redhead then made his way to his desk in the front. Is this boy for real? He's that scared of Akashi? He hasn't even done anything to him. The teen huffed. Whatever.

The teacher got up and walked over to him, holding out her hand for him to shake. "Welcome to our school." She had a grin plastered to her face. He grasped hers with his own, almost cringing with how tight she was holding his hand, almost crushing the bones.

"A-ah, sensei?" Furihata spoke up from his spot, "You're- he's not-"

Her eyes lit up at once. "Oh!" the grip loosened considerably, "I'm so sorry!" A light blush painted her cheeks as she looked at him apologetically.

He kept his voice calm and collected, "It's alright."

She gently nudged him to the front of the room. "Everyone, we have a new addition to the class!" All eyes were trained on him now and all he could do was sigh internally. A majority of the students had something on the top of their head, wings on their back, or deadly looking teeth (some were smiling at him. Weirdos.) He did see a couple of people without anything. So there were some normal students around… "Go ahead. Introduce yourself."

"Akashi Seijuro. My brother and I just transferred here from Germany." The teen bowed. "Please take care of me." He straighten up, pushing up his glasses that had slid down his nose.

"Why're you here?" One of the student asked, one of the ones with razor-sharp teeth.

Ruby eyes glared at him. "Business."

The student leaned forward on his elbows, head resting between his hands. "What kind of business?" his grin never leaving his face.

Akashi quickly glanced over at the teacher, surely the student was stepping out of line with all these questions, but all she was doing was looking at him curiously.

"My father," he spoke carefully, "he travels for his job and he brings us with him."

"What about your mother? Can't you just stay with her?"

The redhead's stance went ridged at that one, but quickly relaxed. "She-"

"Sensei," another student sounded from the back, "shouldn't we get back lesson? We have exams next week."

The teacher flushed and shook her head, clearly embarrassed. "Yes!" she clasped her hands together, "Akashi-kun can sit there in the free seat in the back."

Akashi walked down the middle row, students looking him up and down. He dropped his bag next to his new desk and sat down. Taking out his notebook and pencil, he set himself up before looking back at the teacher who was writing on the board. The teen could barely see what she was writing, even with his glasses on. He squinted hard, but he could register nothing. Maybe his eyes were getting worse. He would have to tell Nijimura at lunch that he needed to go to the eye doctor again.

"Hey," a voice sounded from his right, "do you want my notes after class?" Glancing to his right, he saw a teen boy with forest green hair. His eyes equally as green with rectangular glasses framing them. From what he could tell the other was normal, not having any other distinguishing features.

"That's alright."

The teen watched him with an unwavering stare. "I insist."

"No thank you."

The male just shrugged and turned back to the front. Peace didn't last too long because five minutes later he got a piece of paper thrown on his desk, although this time the distraction came from his left. He looked to see another teen with blond hair with honey colored eyes. The redhead didn't linger on the boy's features, instead looking at the note on his desk.

You should accept his help little kitten. You'll end up hurting your eyes if you keep trying.

Akashi just balled up the piece of paper and looked back at the board, squinting just as hard as before, ignoring the tug in his chest when he read the nickname.


Translations:

sich beeilen- hurry up

Wie kommst du darauf- what makes you think that

Ist jeder hier so- is everyone here like this

Nur unser Glück in einem Freak Schule gestellt warden- just our luck to be put in a freak school

Sie haben gotta warden gekackt me- you've gotta be shitting me

Ihr Führer sieht aus wie er geht, um sich selbst pissen- your guild looks like he is going to piss himself

Toll. Ich bekomme die charmante ein- Great. I get the charming one

Sei nicht in zu viel Mühe zu bekommen- Do not get in too much trouble

Well that happened. I love the thought of Akashi with big nerdy glasses and Nijimura with rainbow braces! Next chapter will be out at some point.