Tuesday 12th April 2011
I wake up to me falling off the bed. Oww. I checked the time and see the time being 4:50 am. I stood and took a towel from the dresser and walked towards the bathroom. Very quietly, I checked Dojima's room to see if he was awake but he wasn't there. I looked downstairs and saw nothing but a normal setting. I knocked on the bathroom door and no response came. I opened the door and saw a normal bathroom. I locked the door and begin to have a quick shower.
After I finished, I wrapped the towel around my figure and quickly to my room. I checked the time and only 30 minutes passed. '5:20 am' I dry myself off and put on my uniform. My hair dried quick as I put it into my casual hairstyle. Taking my bag and phone, my alarm starts blaring. Just as I turned it off, I hear something from the house. "Breakfast is ready!" It was Nanako. I walked down and see only Nanako with two plates of sunny side up eggs and toast. "Good morning!" She smiles sheepishly as she places the plates on the table. Each plate had two of each. "Do you do the cooking?" I ask her as she looks at me. "I can toast bread, and make sunny side up eggs in the morning," Nanako answers as we eat.
"Just so you know, I'll help you out with stuff like cooking anyway!" I tell her after I finish breakfast as she smiles. "You're starting school today, right? My school's on the way, so… let's go together." She seems somewhat restless. We each take an umbrella, because of the raindrops we could see through the window, walk to the door, leave the house, lock the door and walked to school. After 30 minutes of silent walking, we approach a flood plain. High school students are walking past us. "You keep going straight from here. My school's on the way, bye!" Nanako walks back as I follow the path with students going past me.
'"WOAH! WATCH OUT!" I hear from behind me. It was a boy on a bicycle out of control. He goes past me and hits a street light. He started groaning in pain while holding his junk. I leave him be and walked on. It was only a matter of time before I reached Yasogami High. I wasn't expecting much from a town as rural as this but it seems to be in good condition. What kind of school life awaits me here? I walk into the school and found a sign saying, 'Faculty Office'. Some students start staring at me as I rush into the faculty office. A teacher looks at me and approaches me.
This teacher has fucked up teeth and a fucked-up hairline. "You! Who are you?" He asks as I answer his question with my name. He flips through papers and eventually stops on a sheet of paper. "Yui Narukami… class 2-2, that's my class," he says as I internally facepalm. This bitch is my teacher, really?! "Follow me." he leads me to the second floor as the bell rings. He then takes to class 2-2 as I see kids talking in class.
"Write your name on the board." the teacher tells me as we walked in, I take a piece of chalk and write my name on the blackboard. "Awright, shut your traps!" he yells out as the kids sat straight into their seats. "I'm Kinshiro Morooka, your homeroom teacher from today forward! First things first! Just 'cause it's spring doesn't mean you can swoon over each other like love-struck baboons. Long as I'm around, you students are going to be pure as the driven snow! Now I hate wasting my time, but I'd better introduce this transfer student. You boys better not try and hit on her. She is the perfect young lady without me even putting my stamp on."
He begins to touch my hair as I tense up. "Also look at how she is dressed, her proportions are hidden as much as possible." Mr. Morooka's hand floats over my chest. This initiates my hand to move and bitch slap him. The sound startled most of the class as his cheek was red. I knew the slap was hard but I didn't know it was that hard. "Hrnh… That's it, you're on my shit list, effective immediately." he glares at me. Serves him right, you don't just go on about girl's proportions and almost touch her chest.
Especially if you are a teacher and the girl is a student. "Excuse me! Is it okay if she sits here?" A female student raises her hand as Mr. Morooka snickers. I rush to the seat and place my bag on the desk hook. "He's the worst, huh? Rotten luck for you to get stuck in this class… Well, we'll just have to hang in there for a year." she tells me. Guess these guys are used to him, poor kids. The class is bustling now and I can hear students talking about me. This gets me annoyed but I keep it in because this teacher might give me detention and my mom will bitch both me and Dojima out. "Shut your traps! I'm taking roll and I damn well expect you to respond in an orderly manner!"
~After School~
The bell rings as I pack up myself as the announcement rings through the class. 'Attention, all teachers. Please report immediately to the Faculty Office for a brief staff meeting.' This is unexpected news. Why is it happening on the first day of school? 'All students must return to their classrooms and are not to leave school until further notice.' WHAT!? I'm not staying here more than I need too! Morooka leaves and I start packing my bag. Around me, I hear students complaining about us staying here as sirens from outside cut them off. Well, Dojima isn't going to be home.
Just as I finished, I hear students talking about an announcer named, Mayumi Yamano. Apparently, the paparazzi are after her since the news about the affair. Heh, this is what happens when you let this stuff loose on the media. Wait, why can't I see a damn thing through the window? Huh?! It's foggy! What the hell man!? School, let me out so I can get home before this place turns into a Silent Hill game. Even though I want to experience what it's like, not today!
'There has been an incident inside the school district. Police officers have been dispatched around the School Zone. Please stay calm and contact your parents or guardians as soon as possible, and quickly leave the school grounds. Do not disturb the police officers. Head directly home. I repeat…'
Okay… now I wish I didn't think that. An incident that even affects the way the school works and that they have to tell us to go straight home always means bad news. "Hey, are you going home by yourself?" a voice speaks as I turn in its direction. It was the girl who sits next to me as well as another girl. I think she sits in front of her. "Why don't you come with us Narukami? Oh wait, you don't know our names, huh? My name is Chie Satonaka, and this is my friend Yukiko Amagi!" She was energetic. "N-Nice to meet you two!" This isn't a situation I was expecting to be in on the first day. I hope I didn't sound cringy.
"I'm sorry if this is so sudden it's just that Chie thought it would be nice if you walked with us since you're new!" Amagi looked down as she spoke as Satonaka shakes her playfully. "Oh c'mon Yukiko! Don't make me sound weird!" I giggle at the twos display of friendship. It's been a while since I've seen friends act like this. "Anyway, let's go Narukami!" Satonaka takes my hand and helps me out of my seat and the three of us walked towards the door. "CHIE!" A boy jumps in front of us, giving me and Amagi a fright. "What do you want Yosuke?" her tone sent shivers down this guy's back as he gulped.
"This was really awesome. Like, the way they moved was just amazing to see…" Where is this going? "And… I'm really sorry! It was an accident! Please just have mercy until my next paycheck!" This guy just pushes whatever he had in his hands into Satonaka's. "Seeya thanks!" and with that, he bolted away towards the stairs. "Stop right there! What did you do to my DVD!?" She chased after him and as she caught up, she was able to hit him, um… where it hurts the most…
In fear, she opens the case then gives a more horrified look. "What the!? I can't believe this! It's completely cracked… my 'Trial Of The Dragon'...!" Small tears form in her eye but she shakes them away. What the hell dude? How do you crack a DVD at your age? Unless you purposely did it, I just can't back you up. And 'Trial Of The Dragon' is a dope movie too. "I think mine's cracked too… c-critical hit to the nads…" I couldn't help but snicker at that. He may seem like an idiot but at least he can make phrases like that.
"A-Are you all right?" Amagi reaches for him in a caring way. Keep in mind, Satonaka is bad cop and Amagi is good cop. Got it. "Oh, Yukiko~San… are you worried about me…?" Okay now, this guy sounds weird. "He's fine, Yukiko. Let's ditch him and go home. You too Narukami!" Her and Amagi leave as I look at the guy. Poor boy, I hope he grabs a pair of balls sooner or later. "Narukami!" Satonaka calls out to me and I rush out of the class.
The girls and I walked out of the campus as a guy walks up to Amagi and holds her hands. "You're Yuki, right? Y-You want to go out somewhere?" he asks her, obviously insane. Amagi just looks creeped out from his advance. "What…? Wh-Who are you?" male students come in and overlook the situation, saying that this guy is stupid to go after Amagi. "Um, s-so… are you coming or not?" His tone was almost aggressive. "Hey! Let go of her! She doesn't know you so why try?" I smack his hands away as he scowls at me, "I didn't ask you. Yuki?" His gaze turns to Amagi as Satonaka had her arm out in a protective manner.
"I-I'm not going…" Amagi's eyes fall to her feet while he just storms off. What the hell was that? "Amagi, are you okay?" I ask her as she nods and smiles shyly. "Do you guys know what he wanted from me?" did she really ask that? Does she not know about stuff like this? Satonaka explains what he was trying and thanked me for helping her out. "Yo, Yukiko~San. Turned down another lovelorn fool, huh? Man, you're cruel… you got me the same way last year." It was that guy from earlier. Oh, he's the one from this morning.
"I don't recall doing that…" Amagi can really be forgetful and dense at times really. The guy asks her out but she, not so subtly, refuses him. Savage. "That'll teach me how to get my hopes up… anyways, you guys go easy on her. I can tell she's not used to the countryside, okay?" and with that, he winks in my direction, jumps on his bike, and leaves. "C-C'mon you two! Let's get out of here! People are staring…" and with that, the three of us start walking towards Samegawa, the place where Nanako and I separated to go to school.
As we walked, we talked about small things until the reason why I'm here came into the conversation. "Ah… so you came here because of your parents' job. Haha, I thought it was something way more serious." Satonaka stares out towards the barren wheat fields and sighs. "There really is nothing here, huh? That is what makes it nice, but there's nothing much we can show to people from outside." she stretches her arms out and relaxing them behind her head.
"It's okay Satonaka! I'm not into the bustling city and most of the time. Hell, I go to the nearby shrine every day after school just to make braided cords." I chimed in as both she and Yukiko look at me shocked. "I'm surprised. I thought that you were a city girl who would like that stuff. I think we would get along over the year." Amagi gives me a warm smile and I return it. Maybe I will be okay here. "Anything like arts and crafts here?" I ask as Satonaka gets lost in thought. "Oh! There is something from Mt. Yasogami… I think it's dyed clothes or pottery or something artsy." Hmm, maybe I should go looking into it.
"Any places of interest?" Great, I sound like a tourist. "Oh, how could I forget this? There's the Amagi Inn! Yukiko's family runs it. It's the pride of Inaba!" Amagi's family owns an inn? I want to go… "Huh? It's… just an old inn." Amagi looks down while she walks as if she's ashamed. Satonaka punches her arm lightly and chuckles, "Oh, no way, it's been in all sorts of magazines as a hidden treasure. It's a great inn! It's been going for generations, Yukiko here is going to take over someday. The inn attracts a lot of visitors to Inaba. It pretty much keeps this town going."
Hmm, maybe I should pay a visit there. Once I get Dojima's permission. "...I don't think that's entirely true…" she looks away, towards the barren wheat fields. "Hey! What's that?" Satonaka points in front of us as there was a crowd of housewives talking. There were a few cop cars here too.
"So that high schooler left school early, and as she came down this street…"
"Wow. Who could imagine THAT hanging from an antenna?"
"I wanted to see it too…"
"Uh, you got here too late… the police and fire department just came and took it down just a moment ago."
What did they take down? A nazi flag?
"Well, I think it's terrifying. I can't believe a dead body showed up around here…"
What the hell!? A dead body!? I thought a nazi flag was bad, but this is ultimately worse… "Wait… what did she just say? A dead body?" Satonaka backs up while she silently shrieked in horror. "Huh? Yui?" A male voice calls my name to the right. I turn that way and see Dojima walking up to us. "What're you doing here?" His stern voice sends shivers down my spine. With a gulp, "We're just passing by. We're sorry to intrude on a police investigation!" I bowed apologetically while he sighs. Dojima curses the principal for not telling us to stand clear of the area while Amagi and Satonaka look at the two of us weirdly.
"Psst, Narukami. Who is this guy?" I feel a nudge on my arm by Satonaka as she whispered to me. "He's Ryotaro Dojima, my uncle and the one taking care of me for the year," I whispered back as she nods and returns to her normal posture. "These your friends Yui? If so, please make her feel welcome here. I don't have enough time on my hand and I feel bad for it. Other than that, you three ought to stop wandering around and head straight home." Three of us nod as a younger cop runs past us and starts puking off the side of the road.
"Adachi! How long are you going to act like a rookie? You want to be sent back to the central office!?" Mental note, Dojima yelling is a little scary. "I-I'm sorry… nngh…" The young cop tries to regain his composure as Dojima just sighs at him. Once that guy finishes, those two leave us and back to investigate. "Um, guys? I think I want to go home now…" my voice was shaken and I guess the two knew why I was shaken up. "Okay… see you tomorrow Narukami~Chan. Safe travels home!" Amagi pats my back as Satonaka ruffles my hair a bit. "Hey, don't be frightened Narukami! We got your back. Bye!" And with that, those two go the other direction. Dojima is probably gonna yell at me again, I'm gonna go home too.
~Time skip~
I make it home just in time. The fog was growing denser by the minute. "Welcome home!" I hear from the living room. It was Nanako watching T.V. "Hi Nanako, I thought I might tell you this so you won't be surprised about it." I sat down next to her as she looks at me curiously. "I don't think your dad won't be home today. I saw him while walking home and he was helping with the investigation process." As soon as I finished that, she sighed and looked at the T.V as it displayed the news about the body. Guess she knew.
The announcer mentions the police department will be taking over as Nanako tenses up, tears started to well up. "It will be alright Nanako! He'll be back tomorrow, remember?" I reassure her by placing my hand on her shoulder and giving her a smile. She smiles back, nods, and faces the T.V again. "At Junes, every day is Customer Appreciation Day! Come see for yourself, and get in touch with our products! Every day's great at your Junes!" The Junes tune played as Nanako started singing happily.
An idea just popped into my head. With a smirk and my best singing voice, "Every day's great at your Junes!" this shocked Nanako and I just giggled. "You memorized it already? I'm the best one in my class!" her pride allowed her to sing even more and forget the whole incident that the news was playing. Good for her, a kid that age shouldn't be worrying about this stuff. That's different for me. I'm scared shitless. But I can't show it in front of her, she will get worried and that's the last thing I need. When she's older, Dojima and I can tell her so she can understand.
What a crazy first day, huh?
Hey guys! So, far I'm getting the impression that you guys like that I'm doing this as well as my Persona 5 Female Protagonist. I actually thought of a female protagonist for Persona 4 first and began writing it down whenever I was bored. Until I gave up on it after the first chapter. Don't worry, I'm planning on doing the whole stories of both Persona 4 & 5 and maybe I will do one on Persona 3 FeMC. Anyway I hope you guys like this chapter and I will see you guys later. Bye-bye!