Summary: A small one-shot on what might have been Shirogane Miyuki's life had he not gone to Shuuchi'in Gakuen.
Characters: Shirogane Miyuki
Rating: K
Tags: slice of life
Disclaimer: Characters are property of Watari Wataru, ponkan8, and Akasaka Aka.
Shirogane Miyuki wished he was capable of getting into Shuuchi'in Gakuen. He wished so hard that when he studied, he had gone on to score the highest marks in the school's history and passed the entrance exams by a wide enough margin that the school had offered him a scholarship.
He had been ecstatic. Until he read the terms and conditions. Then he wanted to vomit.
He would have been nothing more than a toy for the wealthy; he would have been a target for scrutiny no matter what, but he would never have guessed he was to take it without rebuke or appeal. Scholarship students were not granted the full use of school facilities either, though they were provided room and board. Nor were they permitted to hold any seated position within any club, team, or activity.
Miyuki had cried after reading the contract. He had slaved away for months and had achieved his goal, but all for nothing. It had been humiliating. Devastating. And worst of all, crushing.
But, he supposed, there was a light that shone through the darkness. He just had to wade through the black waters to see it.
"Oi, Miyuki, are you doing okay? You're blanking out again."
"Aah, it's nothing, Hachiman." He turned to his friend and smiled. Empty as it was, he knew Hachiman wasn't going to pry. Everyone had secrets, everyone had insecurities. He was just fortunate enough to have a friend who pushed him through the darkest of times and a cute, definitely-not-a-tsundere club president for a girlfriend.
He might not have made it through the idyllic Shuuchi'in life that he wanted, but Miyuki certainly wasn't lacking anything anymore. Sure, there were problems, very many of which were the same as before, but there were also solutions and avenues to tackle them which he hadn't seen before, and he owed it to the people he met at Soubu.
Life was good; all was well.