"Here it is." I pointed to the sign hanging above the door. "Classroom 2-1..."

Yanagi and I stepped into the room. It was fairly close to classtime, so most of the students were already there. The teacher was nowhere in sight.

"Our assigned seats are in the back row, right?" Yanagi looked down at me.

"Yeah. I'm in the middle and you're to my... right." I started walking towards the back of the classroom. As we made our way to the seats, I made a point to count the people. Excluding us, there were twelve other students in the room.

Once we were in our seats, Yanagi leaned closer to me.

"Do you see anyone.. interesting?" Yanagi whispered. I slowly shook my head. "Me neither."

"We just got here, Yanagi, and this is only about a sixth of the school's population." I kept my voice as quiet as I could.

"Hi! I'm Raibaru!" the girl to my left waved to get our attention. Her light hair was tied into short pigtails with pink scrunchies and a ribbon tied into a bow. "What's your name?"

"My name's Ayano." I gave a curt nod. "This is my brother, Yanagi."

"Have you heard the rumors?" Raibaru's tone shifted as her smile faded.

"That was... a quick change of subject." I did my best to sound surprised. "No, we don't hear many rumors."

"They're saying that Osoro Shidesu is going to be in this class!" the girl on Raibaru's other side blurted out, sounding excited. She looked similar to Raibaru, but her hair was longer and more... orange. "He's been suspended for a few weeks, but when he gets back..."

"Heh... this is Osana. She has the BIGGEST crush on Osoro." Raibaru giggled.

"Have you SEEN the guy?!" Osana put the palms of her hands on her desk. "I mean, sure, he's the leader of the delinquents, but he's a total hottie!"

"We've never had the pleasure of meeting him." Yanagi almost sounded sarcastic... almost.

"Really? Consider yourselves lucky, then. At least, until he gets back from suspension." Raibaru smiled. "From what I've heard, he's assigned to sit right in front of you, Ayano."

Unsure how to respond, I nodded. Just as I did, the teacher walked into the classroom.

"Alright, class!" She walked up to the podium. "Quiet down!"

Hey, guys, I hoped you enjoyed the first chapter. I'm writing this nonsense on mobile, so the chapters are gonna be kinda short. But, hey, that means I SHOULD be able to get them out faster... should. See you guys in the next chapter!