(First Day of High School)

Yoshiko Tsushima, a first year at Uranohoshi, isn't quite what you'd expect. She had extremely bad luck. But, she doesn't know exactly why. She remembers only a little of the conversation she had with Yohane when she was younger.

Today was the first day of high school. And, she was anything but ready. People made fun of her no matter where she went. She would probably end up being the laughing stock of the school by the end of the week.

"Yoshiko, it's time to get ready." Her mom had called to wake her up.

"It's Yohane…" A sleepy Yoshiko mumbled as she sat up.

She tried to get off her bed, but ended up falling on the floor. She wasn't even awake for more than a minute and stuff was happening. Yoshiko sighed as she stood up.

She grabbed her school uniform and went into the bathroom. She splashed cold water on her face to try and wake her up. Then, she brushed her teeth and dressed for the day.

Yoshiko headed downstairs to where her mom was waiting. Yoshiko sat at the dining table and picked at the food her mom had made.

"I'll be working late tonight. You better be asleep when I get home." Her mom said as she kissed Yoshiko on the cheek and then left.

Yoshiko didn't reply. She focused on eating. Once she was done, she grabbed her school bag, which she had packed the night before, and started the walk to school.

Even that wasn't safe from any occurrences. She couldn't even count the times she stumbled or tripped over nothing. Thankfully, it seemed as though most people were still sleeping, so her mishaps went unnoticed for the most part.

"Yoshiko-chan! Wait up, zura!" A familiar voice called out behind her.

Yoshiko stopped and turned around, seeing her childhood friend running to catch up. Once she was finally beside Yoshiko, they started walking at a normal pace.

"So, you excited for today, Yoshiko-chan?"

"It's Yohane!" Yoshiko defended, "And why would I be excited for today. I'm stuck with all you mortals who know nothing."

"Yoshiko-chan! Hanamaru-chan! Good morning!" A reddish-pink haired girl called as the two of them approached where she was standing.

"Good morning, Ruby-chan." Hanamaru replied.

"Yohane." Yoshiko corrected.

Despite her knowledge of the fallen angel, she still had kept that name. Yoshiko knew that the fallen angel she had met cursed her with the bad luck. But, she didn't know that they weren't the same person. That part still wasn't something she grasped.

The three of them continued on their way. They reached the school in a few minutes. There were a lot of students hanging around the front of the school.

Ruby led the way to a spot where it wasn't as crowded. They stood around and chatted until everyone started going inside.

It was just Yoshiko's luck that she ended up tripping over seemingly nothing. A few students paused and stared at her.

"Are you alright, Yoshiko-chan?" Hanamaru bent down and held out a hand.

Yoshiko grabbed it and allowed her to pull her up, "I'm fine…"

"We got a clutz this year, huh?"

"Wonder how much it'll take before she's the clown."

Yoshiko tried to ignore the remarks and walked away, leaving Hanamaru and Ruby to follow her. They made it to their classroom on time and took their seats, which were marked on the board.

"I'm so excited, zura~" Hanamaru whispered, "I bet we'll have lots of fun this year."

"Onee-chan said it's really hard work… but I'm sure it'll be alright." Ruby replied.

Yoshiko was going to join in, but the teacher walked in the room, so she decided it was best not to.

"Good morning, class. My name is Ms. Hinura. I will be you homeroom teacher for this year. Now, everyone can take turns introducing themselves for the class." The teacher said.

Everyone took a turn going to the front of the class and saying hello. But, Yoshiko didn't get it quite right.

She fell down on her way up, earning snickers. She walked up to the front, but was hesitant to speak.

"M-my name is…" Yoshiko stammered out her words.

Hanamaru and Ruby gave her concerned looks. She was never this shy when talking to a class before.

Yoshiko didn't finish her sentence. The kids were still mocking her. The teacher had left the room, not ever intending to stay for the introductions.

"Your name is stupid, right!?" One kid laughed.

Yoshiko bit her tongue and tried to hold back her tears. She hated school even more now.

"You're a clumsy idiot, that's what you are!" Another kid taunted.

Yoshiko ran out of the classroom, tears starting to fall down her face. She wasn't able to do it. She needed to get out.

But, as her luck still wasn't good; she ended up running into someone. They both went crashing to the ground.

"I-I'm so sorry!" Yoshiko quickly jumped to her feet.

"Why are you running? Shouldn't you be in class?" A familiar voice asked.

Yoshiko looked at who she had run into. It was Ruby's sister, Dia.

"Uh… I uh, I was just…" Yoshiko was trying desperately to think of a lie.

Dia got up and looked her over, "Have you been crying, Yoshiko?"

"Eh?" Yoshiko froze.

"Girls, you should be in class." A teacher walked passed them.

"Sorry." They both replied.

"We can talk later. Get to class." Dia started walking.

Yoshiko wasn't planning on going back to that room. She waited until Dia was farther away, before she exited the school. Yoshiko walked off the property and wandered around the small town nearby. She had an entire day to kill and being cooped up in her room wasn't exactly what she wanted. But, Yoshiko realized she needed to go home to change so no one would question her.

…

As Yoshiko entered her home, her phone buzzed. She casually flicked it on and opened the chat app as she dug through her drawer for some clothes to wear.

Zuramaru: Where are you?

Yoshiko glanced at the message. She wasn't sure if she should reply. Would she get in trouble for ditching school.

Yohane: Does it matter?

Yoshiko started changing as she waited for a reply. She had just finished when it came through.

Zuramaru: You left, didn't you?

Yohane: Maybe I did

Yoshiko went down to the living room. As she was about to go out, she decided against it. What if people still could tell she was a student?

Yoshiko went back to her room and decided she would play video games instead. Her phone buzzed again.

Zuramaru: You really left?

Yohane: Yes. Did you not see how they treated me!

She didn't reply, so Yoshiko put her phone away.

…

Yoshiko spent most of her day playing games and watching TV. She went out when school ended since it wasn't as strange then. Sure, she'd be the only one who was changed already, but it was something she could lie about.

She was a bit scared. What if a teacher she had seen her? Would they ask where she was? What if she was in trouble now?

"Yoshiko-chan!"

Yoshiko froze. She slowly turned around to see Ruby and Hanamaru running toward her. Yoshiko took a deep breath and waited for the questions.

"Hi." Yoshiko said as they stopped in front of her.

"Where'd you go? You really left school!?" Ruby started the questions.

Yoshiko just gave a curt nod. She said nothing to them.

"You know you'll be in trouble tomorrow, right?" Hanamaru stated.

"I will?" Yoshiko didn't think she'd actually be yelled at.

"Duh, the teacher noticed and reported it." Hanamaru stated.

"Onee-chan will be the one reprimanding you tomorrow…" Ruby mumbled.

Yoshiko started to internally panic. Dia was the one person who saw her that day. She would know exactly when Yoshiko had left. Yoshiko knew she was in big trouble.

"Do you think she'd be persuaded at all?" Yoshiko asked. She was hoping there was a way she could get Dia to just let it slide.

"I highly doubt she'd fall for any of your tricks," Hanamaru snorted.

Yoshiko was about to retort something about Yohane, but realized it was best not to. Hanamaru was correct in her statement. Yoshiko constantly tried to use her so-called "Demonic powers" to get her out of trouble when she acted up while having sleepovers at Ruby's. But, it never worked on Dia.

"How is she so stubborn? She never loosens up." Yoshiko mumbled.

"It's just how she is. It's always been this way." Ruby replied.

"I'll think of something." Yoshiko stated.

That caused the other two to laugh at her. They had no faith in her ability to do that.

Yoshiko frowned, thinking hard at what she could do. After a few minutes, an idea popped into her head.

"Hey, Ruby, does Dia like girls?"