First proper chapter- Character submission is still open. We need more male characters! Thank you for everyone who has submitted characters! This story starts on the first day of third year, before Korosensei is around.
Ryu started walking up the mountain, panting slightly. He couldn't believe he'd have to do this everyday for the rest of the year- He was already exhausted! Once again he cursed himself for ending up in E class. Ryu Otori had never been the genius in the class, or particularly note-worthy, but he never thought he'd end up as the lowest of the low. He wondered who else was in E class with him- he was a little nervous; Apparently there had been a streak of badly behaved students last year, and there where more delinquents than ever.
Ryu hoped he wouldn't be a target. Even though he was tall, and by no means physically weak, Ryu's lack of confidence meant he often fell victim to the whims of others.
Ryu paused suddenly, when he saw a girl stood slightly in front of him, leaning against one of the many tree's growing on the mountain- he recognised her uniform as Kunugigaoka; she must be another member of E class.
"Um- Excuse me, are you alright?" Ryu called out, when he was still a few steps behind her. The girl turned to face him, her long black hair blowing slightly in the breeze. Her eyes where a deep shade of blue, almost indigo, and had tears forming in the corners.
"You- you're another member of E class, right?" The girl said. Ryu could only nod, he didn't have much experience with girls, he had no idea how to comfort one on the verge of tears. "I'm fine it's just.. I hurt my ankle. I'm not sure I can make it to class."
"I could carry you- if that's okay with you, I mean." Ryu offered- he wasn't the kind to just leave someone when they needed help. The girl gave him a sweet smile.
"Thank you." She said. "My name is Leiko Izanami."
"Ryu Otori." Ryu said, introducing himself a little shyly as he stooped down to let her climb on his back.
By the time they arrived at the top of the mountain, Ryu really was exhausted; this walk was hard enough just by himself, carrying someone else made it near impossible. It was then that Ryu got his first glance at the E class building.
It wasn't as bad as the rumours made it out to be. There was no grave yards outside, or outhouses- it was just a simple wooden building. A few other students where starting to arrive now.
As soon as they reached their destination, Leiko's demeanour changed instantly. She slipped of his back and walked towards the building, clearly not limping.
"Thanks for saving me from having to walk myself." She said flippantly, all sweetness from earlier gone from her face and replaced with a cold smile. It took Ryu a moment to catch on.
"Hey! You aren't really hurt! You tricked me!" Ryu spluttered, feeling like an idiot. Leiko shrugged, a spark of meanness in her eyes.
"It isn't my fault you where easy to use." She said. "Besides, you should feel honoured I let you carry me~ "
Ryu couldn't even think of an answer to that- Luckily, he didn't have to, because a tall girl with golden hair tied in bunches walked over, an unimpressed look on her face. Ryu vaguely recognised her as Natsume Chisato.
"Seriously, the school year has just started and you're already messing with people, Leiko?" Chisato said. She was smiling, but there was an icy aura coming from her. Ryu swore he felt a shiver run down his spine.
"I've made Chisato mad, scary." Leiko said, rolling her eyes, not bothering to look back as she walked into the building. Chisato's lavender eyes narrowed, but the cold smile stayed on her face.
"I'm not made yet- luckily for you." Chisato said. She and Leiko had been in the same class last year. Needless to say that they didn't get on, although the two hadn't had any proper fights, they always rubbed each other the wrong way.
"Um- thanks." Ryu said to Chisato. It was a little embarrassing being saved by a girl, but he was also happy she'd defended him.
"Your welcome!" Chisato said, a genuine smile on her face- she seemed like a completely different person now, not at all intimidating. "Although I hate to admit it, Leiko does have a point- don't make yourself too easy or else people will just use you."
"Right.." Ryu said, looking to the side as they walked in together.
The classroom was small- far smaller than the main school. Everything was simple and old-fashioned from the desks to to chalk board, there was no fancy technology here- not even a computer!
Ryu took a seat at the back, and looked around at some of the students already in the room. Next to him was a violet eyed girl with long platinum blond hair. She sat silently reading a book ignoring the noise around her. Ryu recognised her as Yuki Hishiro. She had gotten some of the best grades in the year group in 1st and 2nd year, bested only by Asano Gakushuu. What was a girl like her doing in E class?
In front of him was a purple haired girl he recognised as Hikaru Minatozaki. She sat quietly, looking down at her desk as if she was uncomfortable. Could she be shy? That seemed out of character for her. Ryu had been in her class last year, and Minatozaki had been pretty loud and always pulling tricks or calling people her minions whenever she got to be in charge of the group projects.
On his other side was a tiny boy- he was literally puny about the size of an eight year old, with wild long white hair pulled into a braid behind his back. Ryu recognised him instantly as Echo Shinoa, a pupil infamous for punching Seo, Araki and Ren, three of the school's top pupils. But seeing him up clos Shinoa didn't seem capable of dealing them much damage. He kind of reminded Ryu of a mouse.
Right at the front was Ayazi Koroniki. The teacher hadn't even arrived yet and she was sound asleep at her desk, blue hair spilling over her shoulders.
Chisato went and sat by her friends who where already here; Kazharu Kamiya, a slightly chubby short girl with amber eyes and a flower hair clip in her caramel hair, and Keirena Yoruha, a girl with green hair pulled up into a pony tail.
Yoruha and Kamiya had known each other since they where babies. They had both been relieved when they found out the other would be in E class as well.
"This sucks, I broke a nail walking up mountain." Kamiya complained, showing off her nails that where painted a sparkly blue colour, all of them immaculate, besides one that was chipped. "I only did it last night as well."
"How am I supposed to find a cool boyfriend when I'm stuck up on this mountain!" Yoruha added, resting her head in her hands.
"If you want a boyfriend, maybe plucking your eyebrows and changing your hairstyle is a good start." Leiko said from her desk, with a smile on her face as if she hadn't just insulted the other girl. Yoruha went pink.
"I wasn't asking you anyway!" The green haired girl bellowed, standing up out of her seat and balling her fists.
"Kei-Chan, don't let her get to you- " Kamiya said, trying to get her friend to calm down in vein; but once Yoruha lost her temper, there wasn't much you could do.
"What's wrong- I'm just being honest. Guy's don't go for girls who have a unibrow." Leiko said, with a sugary sweet tone.
"Ugh! I do not have a unibrow!" Yoruha fumed. A small black haired girl with big red eyes giggled.
"You know, people would try to mess with you less if you could control your temper." She said. The other girls looked at her. Rather than the normal uniform, she wore a black jumper and a furlined coat.
"You're in E class too, Mitsugu?" Chisato said, surprising a groan as she realised she was there. Great! They had the sociopath, and the bitch. Just perfect. Azumi Mitsugu had something of a negative reputation within the school. Something about selling people's secrets made people a little wary of her.
"Apparently threatening people with knives is 'dangerous' and 'against the law'." Mitsugu said, casually, as if she hadn't committed a crime.
"What is wrong with you? What kind of freak brings knives to school?" Leiko said, looking at Mitsugu as if she was some kind of zoo animal.
"Knives aren't that dangerous, information is the real killer." Mitsugu said. There was a threat behind her smile. "I wonder what kind of information you'd rather I keep a secret?"
"Aren't you a little old to still be going through a Chuunibyou phase?" Leiko said dismissively. "And that coat you're wearing is the worst thing I've ever seen in my life."
Wow- girls can be brutal to each other Ryu thought to himself, unable to stop himself from listening in. Suddenly, his concentration on their conversation was broken when somebody suddenly kicked his chair. Ryu looked over to see a short boy with hair spiked up in an impossibly gravity-defying way and blazing blue eyes. He had a bandaid on his cheek, and his left arm was covered in bandages.
"Hey! I was speaking to you- are you ignoring me?" The boy growled aggressively. Despite this boy probably being a head shorter than him, Ryu couldn't help but be a little intimidated. Was this guy a delinquent? Was he going to extort money out of him?
"S-sorry I was in a world of my own!" Ryu said quickly, not wanting to anger this guy any further. (Yes, Ryu was a wimp. He knew it!) "Do you need something?"
"Try to keep up." The boy barked. "I was saying us two should skip class."
"Uh- but that's against the rules." Ryu said, cowering into his seat slightly despite himself. The boy rolled his eyes.
"Duh. But this class is lame." The brunet said. Ryu was used to this. His weak-willed nature meant people often coerced him into breaking the rules along with them. He must just be an easy target for corruption, he sucked at confrontations!
"We could get into trouble.." Ryu said quietly, unable to even look the boy in the eye. The other boy scoffed.
"They've already thrown us into E class. The school doesn't give a shit what we do anymore." He said, with a devil-may-care grin. He took another step towards Ryu, invading his personal space. "What's wrong? Are you afraid?"
Ryu was afraid. And he hated himself for it. He opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, but luckily, for the second time that day somebody came to his rescue.
"That isn't how you make new friends, Hiro-Chan~" a sing-song voice said, and suddenly 'Hiro-chan' was pulled by the back of his collar out of Ryu's personal space, by a much taller boy with strawberry blond hair.
"Satoshi!" 'Hiro-Chan' growled, turning to punch Satoshi who dodged easily, grabbing the other boy's wrist. "How many times! My name is Mahiro Kaminari! Do NOT call me Hiro-Chan!"
Satoshi just laughed easily, turning to talk to Ryu while still restraining Mahiro as he struggled to break free. "You will have to excuse Hiro-Chan, he's a little viscous, but he's harmless." The strawberry blond said, his grey eyes full of mirth. "Although I have to wonder why a great giant like you is afraid of a little puppy like this?"
Ryu looked down embarrassed. "I wasn't afraid.." He lied. Satoshi raised an eyebrow and looked at him skeptically.
"Satoshi! Let go of me before I break your arm!" Mahiro fumed, still struggling in vein to break free, his cheeks red from both embarrassment and anger. Their difference in strength was too much for Mahiro to overcome.
"How cute- is the runt mad?" Satoshi taunted, a teasing grin on his face, which only made Mahiro angrier.
"Come on you two, stop fighting. It's only the first day." A brunet girl said, walking over with a tired smile on her face. Arisu Tsukiko- Ryu had been in her class the year before. At first, Ryu thought Satoshi might argue with her as well, but he didn't, instead he complied and let go of Mahiro, who stumbled forwards.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to disturb the class." Satoshi said, with a grin that definitely didn't look sorry. Mahiro stalked away back to his chair.
"I'll let this go for now, Yuu Satoshi, but after school I'll make you pay for humiliating me like that!" Mahiro said furiously.
"How terrifying." Satoshi deadpanned as he walked over and took a seat at his desk.
Suddenly, the door swung open and a boy with messy brown hair and Amber eyes burst in. His face was flushed and he was panting. He'd clearly run up here.
"M- made it." He said as he took his seat. He had paint-shaped finger prints on the hem of his shirt.
"Whoa- you got here before the teacher, that must be a first for you, Kazuma." Kamiya said. He smiled at her as he sat down, still breathing heavily.
"I actually managed to drop my sisters off at school without one of them clinging to my leg." Kazuma chuckled.
Just then, the door opened once more, and a young woman with dark hair and a lab coat walked in, smiling at the class.
"Good morning boys and girls. My name is Yukimura-Sensei, and I'll be your teacher for this year!"
First chapter out! Next chapter will be when Korosensei arrives. This E class is going to be more argumentative than the first.
I'm trying to give every character a few lines in the chapter. I hope people liked how I wrote their characters.
Submission is still open until the next chapter!
