A/N: The last names/surnames of the reincarnated SSS all come from their voice actors/actresses.
If any names do not sound familiar, feel free to ask me.
Angel Beats!
What We Die For
Chapter 3
Highest Life
Part 2
She looked up, as though hearing her name being called. But why did she look up? As though there was a voice that came from the skies above. What a stupid thought. The only realistic explanation for a voice to call her name from the skies would be a jumper either from a building or from a plane. And most likely that person is an idiot. But that wasn't her name in the first place, though somehow it still sounded familiar and she responded instinctively. Speaking of idiots...
"Yurippe!"
A rather irritating voice shouted her name. She didn't bother to turn to her name, but as the loud running steps of that very same person came closer, she began to clench her fist. With one turn, she sent a punch flying into the face of a familiar friend. Or childhood friend.
"Ugah! W-what was that for?"
He screamed at her, making all others turn to look their way. That made her even more angry.
"Don't shout so early in the morning, you idiot!"
Deciding that a punch wouldn't work, she slapped his face straight on. Epic face-palmage. Some of the passing students laughed at that sight, adding to her embarrassment.
"Anyway, why do you have to keep calling me that dumb nickname?"
"B-but my mom has the same name. Feels weird calling you by that name!"
Ah yes, his mother. Sweet lady, slightly over-bearing and a little too meddlesome in her own son's affairs. Well, she knew how he felt about his mother having her hand and face in everything he does so maybe he did have some good reason to not want to call other people with her name-
"That still doesn't add up!"
She sent another face slap. She turned her focus back to the large building that stood before her. Taking in a deep breath, she clenched her fist and steeled herself.
"Right, since you just transferred in, i get to show you around."
She turned to her childhood friend, and nodded.
"I leave myself in your care, Hideki-kun."
He gave his usual idiotic smile.
"Sure thing, Yurippe."
"Don't call me that!"
She stepped into the staff room, looking for her homeroom teacher. According to Hideki, she should be in the same class as him and her teacher should be sitting by the end-
"Ah, there he is... Hm?"
She noticed that the teacher was already talking with another student. With an ember orange colour hair, the young man seemed to be engaging in quite a long conversation with the teacher. She walked over to the desk and the teacher noticed her presence.
"Ah, Sakurai Yuri-san, am i right?"
The teacher asked.
"Yes. I heard that you are my homeroom teacher?"
She questioned. Judging by the way the desk is all messed up, she could not say much about how this teacher would be like later in the term.
"Yes, that's right. I'm your homeroom teacher, Takagawa Shoichirou. Well, you aren't the only transfer student. Strange why is it my class that gets all the weirdos and transfer students."
Her homeroom teacher did not even bother to say that last bit discreetly. She didn't know if that was on purpose, or just the teacher's lazy rudeness. But wait, wasn't the only transfer student? She turned to the young man with the orange hair standing next to her.
"Are you a transfer student as well?"
She asked. The young man nodded, extending out his hand.
"Looks, like we're in the same class. I'm Kamiya Yuzuru. Yoroshiku."
That name sounded somewhat familiar, and so did his face. But she was sure she would remember him more clearly if she did meet him before. Perhaps it was only a passing glance in a street before? She took his hand, and felt a strange tingling sensation run up her spine. This feel. It was familiar. Somewhat nostalgic.
"Erm... are you alright? Here, tissue."
He offered a packet. She looked to him with a puzzled look, before she realized that she had tears running down her cheeks. Why was this so?
"Ah, i'm sorry. Must be something in my eye. I'm alright. I'm Sakurai Yuri. Pleased to meet you."
She wiped her tears away with her sleeve. Her strange reaction made her slightly worried. Was she getting ill?
"Erm... don't mind me asking, but have we met somewhere before?"
Yuzuru asked. Did he feel that same as she did as well?
"... I don't think so."
For now, she would just believe that it was a coincidence. Or that he was trying to hit on her. No, there was something about him that she knew she could trust. Woman's instinct?
"Yuzuru."
A new voice surprised her, and Yuzuru turned around, seeing a young girl with long silver hair. She was rather cute, somewhat to a point where Yuri herself was feeling rather envious. But there was something else about that girl that Yuri found somewhat nostalgic. Perhaps it was her mind trying to fit in as soon as possible.
"Ah, Kanade. I was just talking to sensei here. Are you done with your work?"
Yuzuru asked, his face somewhat red and yet smiling radiantly. Ah, so that's how it was. Yuri now felt slightly out of place with these two over-the-top, obviously, flowerbed-background, love-love stupid couple. The silver haired girl shook her head, smiling softly.
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You tend to stick your nose into other people's business, so i was worried you ran off somewhere else besides the staffroom."
Ah, so much for having confidence in your own boyfriend. Well, Yuri knew that sometimes boys tended to disappear and run off to somewhere you wouldn't know.
"That's harsh, Kanade. It's not as if i'm some main character in a dating sim."
"You still play those?"
Kanade raised her eyebrow at him, making him swallow hard.
"Ah... well... from time to time. A-anyway, don't you need to go now? Being the student council president must be a lot of work."
Kanade narrowed her eyes at Yuzuru, before sighing, letting him off the hook for now.
"Ah, Hanazawa-san, you came just at the right time. Can you take this? I need to hand it to the principal, but he's never around to get it done. Since you're going to do the opening speech instad of the principal, you might as well hold onto this."
Takagawa sensei passed a sheet to Kanade, who took it and looked through it once before nodding.
"Alright. I'll hold onto this till i see the principal."
"Thanks."
Yuri thought for the moment that her new teacher was really useless. Not being able to hand a piece of paper to the principal himself. But then again, what sort of principal disappears so often that the teacher doesn't even know when he is suppose to appear?
"Yuzuru, i have to go. Naoto-kun is going to get angry."
Kanade turned back to Yuzuru, who nodded.
"Ah, tell Ayato that i said hi."
Kanade bowed to the teacher before leaving. Speaking of which, Yuri didn't even notice that girl's presence till she spoke. It was like she was a ghost or something.
"... Did you transfer in just for your girlfriend?"
Yuri asked Yuzuru, whose face just exploded in a deep shade of red.
"A-ah... W-well... it was coincidence."
"Reeaallly..."
Her sarcastic voice made him look another way.
"I-i wanted to transfer in anyway. My parents work overseas often. With my younger sister wanting to stay in Japan because of her friends, i had to stay behind to look after her as well. This school is pretty close to hers and my home, so it is much easier to commute."
"Hmm... And Kanade-chan?"
"E-eh... w-well, we... we met outside a departmental store a few weeks before i transferred."
"So you did transfer in for her sake as well."
"... No comment."
That was his final answer. Yuri could not help but smile. This would certainly be an interesting school to be in.
