And here we are with another chapter. It's been a little while, I know. But here we are and I hope you enjoy this new chapter!

Prologue 1-3: Happily Ever... Never?

"Come on, just a little hint?"

"Would you just stop?!"

Hanako giggled as Kenzo glared at her. She just loved his reactions to all of her teasing, getting easily riled up.

"Well, if you just told me~" Hanako smirked teasingly.

"I'm not telling, just leave me alone!" Kenzo pushed past her and stalked down the hall.

"Geez, I wonder who pushed his buttons." Hanako mock pouted. "Guess I'll have to find someone else entertaining." She said as she continued walking herself.

She continued down the hallway for a bit before she heard some noise coming from a slightly opened door. She stepped towards the door and opened it, looking inside to see a rather elegant dining room with a long table set in the middle of it, with enough seats to hold presumably all the students. She didn't really have time to count. Voices caught her attention as she turned towards the source, finding two boys talking to each other.

The rather tall boy to the left was more quiet then the other one, mostly letting the other one do the talking. He had rather long and ruffled indigo colored hair, long enough to go over his eyes, which were magenta in color from the glimpses she could see, and pale skin. He was wearing a blue-grey hoodie that covered his rather wirey frame with the string tied in a bow, with a black shirt peeking out a bit at the bottom, and a purple scarf around his neck, along with the grey headphones on his head. Black fingerless gloves covered his hands and dark blue shorts covered his legs, with blue shoes and black socks on his feet.

He looked rather underdressed compared to the other boy, who was a lot more animated, and shorter then him.

The more talkative boy had short tea green hair and mint green eyes, complimenting his tanned skin. He was wearing a white polo shirt that had yellow sleeves and a green necktie fastened around his neck, over that was a black blazer that had gold buttons. A pair of chino cloth trousers held up by a leather belt was under that with a pair of dark green sneakers on his feet, which look kinda out of place with how the rest of his outfit is.

The taller boy seemed to notice her presence since his eyes looked in her direction, his rather bored expression more clear, but Hanako noticed a spark of interest in his eyes when they glanced back at his companion.

"Oh, you're new, aren't ya?" Seems the other noticed her now as well.

"You could say that." Hanako said as she stepped towards them. "I recently arrived and felt that I should introduce myself to everyone. Hanako Kisaragi, Ultimate Witch."

"A witch? Like for real?!" The shorter boy seemed rather excited about that. "What am I saying? The letter said that there would be otherworldly beings in our class! You have to show me your magic some time!"

"Maybe after introductions." Hanako smiled.

"Oh right, sorry!" The boy chuckled. "I'm Takeshi Takahashi! I'm the Ultimate Foley Artist!"

Takeshi Takahashi

Ultimate Foley Artist

"I'm afraid I don't quite know what that is." Hanako said, tilting her head.

"I work in movies, I create all the everyday sounds that are heard in movies. It's a lot of fun!" Takeshi smiled before turning to the taller boy. "Come on, Atsu-chan, your turn!"

Hanako giggled as 'Atsu-chan' sighed and looked back at her. "Atsushi Yoshioka. Ultimate Special Effects Technician."

Atsushi Yoshioka

Ultimate Special Effects Technician

"Not much of a talker, are you?" Hanako asked.

"He's just shy! Don't worry, once you get to know him, he'll be talking your ear off!" Takeshi said, though the look Atsushi was giving him said otherwise.

"I'll be looking forward to that, Atsu-chan~" Hanako giggled as Atsushi sent her an annoyed look.

"Shut up." Atsushi said before Takeshi looked at him in reprimand.

"Atsu-chan, you can't just say that to people!"

"Yeah, listen to him." Hanako smirked as she slid up to Takeshi's side, causing Atsushi to glare at her a bit. 'A bit possessive much?' Hanako thought to herself.

"Whatever. Let's go, Takkun." Atsushi said before he headed to the door.

"Atsu-chan! Wait!" Takeshi said before he looked at Hanako apologetically, who just waved it off as he chased after his friend.

"So many fun people to tease." Hanako giggled as she headed to the other door in the dining room, that presumably lead to the kitchen.

Turns out it did lead into the kitchen, with state of the art appliances all over and cabinets and pantries filled with food and utensils.

"Expected as much from Hope's Peak." Hanako said as she stepped towards the prep table and looked over it.

"Oh yes, I was certainly surprised when I saw it myself." A new voice said, causing Hanako to turn around to see who her new companion was.

It turned out to be a girl with light caramel brown hair, that had a slightly messed braided crown and a messy bun at the back, a few strands framing her face, with a white rose fastened to the left side of her hair. Her eyes were roundish almond shaped and blue in color, with a few freckles under them and pale rosy cheeks, which stood out better with the rather porcelain white skin she had. Around her neck was a black string necklace with a silver cross pendant on it, along with a bonnet cap that was fastened with a black ribbon. She was wearing a navy blue long sleeved blouse with a white button up collar that covered her petite yet curvy build, with a white cape draped over her shoulders. A white apron was fastened around her waist, with the ribbon tails slightly showing around her navy blue maxi length A-line skirt with white swirled embroidery at the hem, long black stockings were seen from under the skirt and with plain Mary Jane shoes on her feet.

"Excuse me if I startled you, but you must be my last classmate, correct?" The girl asked.

"Yes, I arrived a little while ago. I'm Hanako Kisaragi." Hanako said as she looked the other over.

"I suppose I don't have to guess too hard on what your Talent is." The girl smiled, though it was slightly strained, probably still trying to come to terms with beings like Hanako being real. "I should return the kindness and introduce myself. My name is Phoebe Zemira Augsburger." She said with a small curtsy. "I am known as the Ultimate Missionary."

Phoebe Zemira Augsburger

Ultimate Missionary

"So, you go around spreading the word of your God, basically?" Hanako asked.

"In rather simple terms, yes." Phoebe nodded, clasping her hands together. "I don't force others to follow, but if I can bring some more light into a person's light by introducing them to the Lord, then I am happy."

Hanako nodded. "That sounds nice. Though religion and my kind don't really mix well, due to certain history."

"I completely understand. Forgive me if I sound rude, but I'm still rather... uncomfortable with this new information brought upon me from accepting this offer." Phoebe said, her expression sheepish as she glanced away.

"It's fine, some people accept this easier then others." Hanako waved it off. "As long as you don't try to burn or drown me, I'm sure we can be friends."

Phoebe's smile strained further. "Right, of course. Though, once I've become comfortable with the idea, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing you at work."

"Sure, we'll make a day out of it." Hanako smiled softly.

"Make a day out of what, exactly?" A new voice said as the kitchen door opened again.

The two girls turned towards the door to see a third walking towards them.

The newest girl looked rather stoic, with greyish blue hair done up in two dutch braids that reached the small of her back, her bangs reaching just above her eyes, which were a sharp dark red, with a scar under her left eye, and a wide brim black fedora on top. The rest of her features were rather sharp, like her eyes, making her somewhat unapproachable. Around her neck was silver metal band choker and a necklace with an hourglass pendant on it, with matching silver metal bracelets around her wrists. She was wearing a black corset over a white bishop sleeve button up, with the first few buttons undone, black pants, and worn knee high dark brown boots.

"I was merely asking Ms. Kisaragi if she would be willing to show me her skills at a later date." Phoebe said, her eyes closed with a smile

"If you wish to waste your time doing that, by all means." The new girl said, crossing her arms.

"I wouldn't call it a waste of time if it's with your friends."

"Well, you have your opinion and I have mine."

Hanako glanced between the two, an obvious tension surrounding them for some unknown reason. She cleared her throat to try to diffuse the situation a bit. "Do you two know each other?"

"We happen to come across each other a lot in our lines of work." The new girl said, turning her eyes away from Phoebe and to her.

"Right." Hanako sweatdropped at the vague answer. "Anyways, I'm-"

"Hanako." The new girl interrupted. "I know, some of the others were talking about you as I came here."

"Perhaps you should introduce yourself, since she doesn't know about you." Phoebe chastised, causing the new girl to give her a sharp side eye.

"Fine. Mila Van Buskirk. Ultimate Hunter."

Mila Van Buskirk

Ultimate Hunter

"You said you two know each other from your works?" Hanako asked. "I find it a bit hard to imagine a missionary and a hunter bumping into each other so often."

"It's been pure luck each time we happen to be in the same area." Phoebe explained.

"I wouldn't call it luck." Mila muttered, causing another staring contest between the two, the tension in the room rising again. Hanako went to speak again, hopefully to prevent them from pushing each other's buttons even more when the sound of an intercom suddenly sounded off.

"Hello, hello!" A rather girly voice said from the speakers. "It has come to my attention that the entire class has finally arrived! So if everyone would please gather in the lounge, that would be super! Okay, bye!" The voice said before the speaker cut out.

"Who was that?" Mila asked.

"Perhaps it's our teacher. She was most likely getting everything sorted and ready before our schoolwork begins." Phoebe said.

"Good a guess as any. I haven't met everyone yet, but I guess I'll meet them when we get to the lounge." Hanako said as the three left the kitchen, and went to meet up with the rest of the students at where they were told to go.

Okay, and that's another chapter down! Honestly, I kinda wanted to introduce all of the rest of the characters this chapter, but it decided not to work like that. But the next chapter will be the final one for the prologue, with the last of the introductions, and we can finally get to the story proper! What do you think of the characters so far? Hopefully I did them justice. And sorry if there's weird spacing, it decided to do that by itself. Anyways, see y'all next time!