Prologue 0-5: Spirited Away

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"..."

At that moment, I realize that Asuka was with two other strangers that I just did not notice. They are girls too. Please tell me that there are other men in here.

"Just wait a minute, they'll introduce themselves..." Asuka says. We stand there in silence. I realize that the group from before is no longer here, most likely in one of the other rooms. "...Eventually..."

"My name is Shiro Amari, the Ultimate Composer. Good day to you both."

"G-good day to you too, sir. My name is Sachiko Isobe, and I am known the Ultimate Miko. Uh-um, would you like your fortunes read, sir?"

Sachiko Isobe

Ultimate Miko

Upon futher investigation, Sachiko's talent is pretty obvious to figure out on looks alone. I am really lucky to have a sister that is a shaman even though we really are not that close...I have not seen her in over a decade. However, this is no time to be thinking about that. Sachiko wears a white haori that has detachable sleeves and red strings on the edges. She has on a pair of red hakama that go to about her ankles. The girl also has a pair of geta sandles. There is also a golden bell bracelet tied around her left wrist. And, to top off the look, she wears a necklace with an amethyst pendant.

Sachiko herself is a fairly small girl. If she was not an Ultimate, I would have guessed that she was in middle school. She has skin that reminds me of milky peaches and violet eyes. Her hair is shoulder length with straight bangs that border her eyes colored indigo-black. There are two high side ponytails on her hand tied together with white ribbons. Aside from being childlike, Sachiko has a mysterious vibe about her.

"See, she did it!" Asuka smiles.

"Maybe if we have some free time I can do that," I answer Sachiko. Asuka, seeing that she is being ignored, surprisingly does not react.

"A miko? Hm, I wonder if you just have schizophrenia or something," Etsuko notes, quite literally popping out of nowhere. "There's no such things as spirits, only science."

"...I do not channel spirits...that is the job of a spirit medium...I handle yokai-"

"Aren't yokai spirits? And, even if they're real, can they be out in outer space like this?" Etsuko drills her while doting down all of Sachiko's responses.

"Girl, cool it down!" Asuka responds. She is quite threatening even though she and Etsuko are almost exactly the same height. Etsuko, true to her nature, does not seem bothered.

"Etsuko, we need to talk!" All the sudden, Emilynn comes to save the day without any memes. She grabs Etsuko by the rim of her vest and begins to drag her away.

"Emily, this isn't the time! I was observing humanity!" Etsuko puts. She crosses her arms as she is dragged into what I presume is the warehouse.

"...Yokai are real," Sachiko murmurs like a child. The girl next to her does not say anything. She is looking everywhere else but at us.

"Oh, was I supposed to say anything? Um...um...uuuuuummmmmmm...That 35 cm diameter hat looks good on you!?" she yells while smiling. Something tells me the reason she is quiet is not shyness like Sachiko.

"What's your name?" I question.

"Silly me! Um...um...my name's Mizore Kurushima, Ultimate Mathetican. This spaceship though...were we abducted by aliens who worship Junko Enoshima that call themselves the Despair Aliens of the Universe!? If it wasn't aliens, with the scoop of this spaceship, it must've costed millions of dollars and decades to complete! Tons and tons of failures, with there only being a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 percent chance that this will actually get their money back! Much less not get bankrupt! And the technology needed to be this far in space is incredible! The Committee is still trying to figure out how to get to Mars and colonize it! Is this the aliens that were secretly hiding on Mars' revenge!?"

Mizore Kurushima

Ultimate Mathetican

Mizore is an...interesting girl. She has wavy dark blue hair that is about the same length as Sachiko's, only perhaps a little shorter. Interestingly, she also has purple eyes, although a darker shade, and pale skin. Her build is tall and yean with barely any build or curves. The shirt she has on is an oversized peach-colored blouse with a dark blue pinafore that has various kinds of math symbols on it. Once again, her talent becoming obvious if you pay attention to her outfit. To top it all off, Mizore wears black stockings and red high-top sneakers.

"A-aliens!? I do not sense anything not human in here!" Sachiko responds.

"Well, then the yokai have come for us all for being sinners! Sinners that don't do math as much as we need be! How dare people not be taught quadratic formulas in schools anymore!" Mizore adds-on to her already crazy story.

"Sorry for not knowing that! I only know how to be a miko!" Sachiko apologizes. Asuka and I just watch the ensuring chaos, not knowing what to make of it.

"No need to be sorry, I'm only good with calculations anyway..." Both of them start bowing to each other. I am starting to think that Asuka is the only other person here that does not need to visit Etsuko. Including Etsuko.

"You know what, I think we should just leave these two here," Asuka whispers to me as if sensing a derailment in her plans. Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that I am supposed to be going to the gym, yet I get the feeling that Asuka wants me for something important.

"That is probably the best course of action." Both of us slowly back away while Sachiko and Mizore have their...conversation.

Asuka and I reach the door she went through after our first conversation. She opens it, goes inside, and I follow her.

Inside, it is a room painted a bright red that makes my eyes hurt. There is a window in this room and that is about it other than the girl that seems to be stuck in a wall. Oh yeah, there is a girl that is stuck in the wall. She is sitting in a chair with a hole made exactly for her, but it still looks like a horrible situation to be in.

"Ah, you finally made it back," the girls sighs. "Whose that person with you?"

"This is Shiro Amari, the Ultimate Composer-"

"Greetings, commoner, I'm Lady Yuki Akimoto and my stupid, incompetent brother Yuu is on the other side of this wall. Together we make the Ultimate Duet."

Yuuki Akimoto

Ultimate Duet

"But don't I get better grades than you?" The voice comes from the other side of the wall. It is a relief that there is another man in this spaceship, yet, from what I know, I cannot reach him.

"Hehehe...Like I said...Stupid!"

"...Oh, so you're the Ultimate Duet?" I ask, breaking up the conversation. Since I am also involved in magic, I have heard about the Akimoto slibings. They work for the Sakura Circus. I remember it was run by the self-proclaimed Ultimate Ringleader Akita Yamazaki before she went missing and has been struggling ever since, even if they have a star cast.

Yuki herself is quite beautiful. She has light, apricot skin and a tall frame, even taller than Mizore and everybody else here including me. Her hair is blonde and short with a pink polka dot bow on the left side. There are also bangs that go past her ears. Around her neck, there is a pink bow tie that matches the one on her head. The clothing she wears is quite formal, containing a brown coat jacket and black dress pants that covers her shoes. Only half of her body is being shown, however, since her other side is in the next room over.

...Although I know that there is a reason that Yuki and Yuu are one Ultimate. They are conjo-

"So you have heard of me, commoner, that is good to hear!" Yuki exclaims. Why do I get the feeling that there is another person like this in another class?

"Yuki, stop it," Yuu sighs. "So you know, huh? Good to know we don't have to explain it. Don't mind me, I'm just gonna try to go asleep..."

"Yuu, don't go asleep!" she demands.

"Do you know what's going on here? Why are they in the wall? Looking in that mirror doesn't give me any clues," Asuka says. It makes sense that even a smart girl like her would not gather up all the pieces together automatically.

"...They're conjoined twins..."

"What...?" Asuka questions. It is more out of curiousity out of disbelief however.

Conjoined twins are not that common anyway, and most happen to be lucky enough to get seperated quickly or unlucky enough to die young. Yuu and Yuki Akimoto however, nicknamed Yuuki by most in the music industry, is a special case. Because they are still together and do not have any health problems. To add onto the Committee's interest in the both of them, they are male and female, unlike all other conjoined twins that are usually the same sex. Their very existence breaks apart most scientific theories, and they have been the key towards many scientific and musicial discoveries. However, the world still treats them horribly just for the way that they were born...I understand their pain.

"You really should act a lot more friendly it's because of you people give us weird looks!" Yuki shouts.

"That's your fault, your the one who acts like a complete idiot. Now can I finally get some sleep?"

"What!?" Yuki tries to get to her brother, only to realize that the wall still seperates the both of them.

"Wait, Yuu, when are the others coming back?" Asuka asks. She has to get pretty loud to talk over the two of them arguing.

"I don't know..."

"Of course you don't, idiot brother!" She huffs and places her arm on her hip.

"Oh, what's inside here~" Next thing we know, Mei Yamazaki opens the door and sees Yuki. The both of them have their eyes locked on each other instantly. "...Yuki."

"Mei." Both of them stare down each other. The room is now filled to the brim with pure dread.

"Mei's here?...Mei." Even from the other side of the wall, I can feel that Yuu is glaring to wherever he thinks Mei is. The three of them clearly have some bad blood...Wait, Yamazaki? Yamazaki is one of the most common names in Japan, but maybe Mei and Akita are connected somehow.

"Do you still not believe the truth? You cowards!" Mei then slams the door behind her as she walks out of the room, leaving all of us in a very awkward position.

"Umm...what did I miss?"

So, yeah, another chapter. Prologue is almost over now...while FoD fans are even futher confused and want to throw whatever they're reading this from out the window. Puhuhuhu. Give into despair FoD readers.

Now onto the reviews~

VioElcina-Thanks, Shiro meet his first boy classmate today. Hooray for Yuu for keeping Shiro's sanity. All of these girls are cute. The question is though...who is best girl?

mayurie-Thanks! :D This is the Despair in Our Stars. Natsuking can do whatever she wants. Emilynn is too good. I ship her with car generators. Ichiko is here to solve all of your problems...to tell you there's possibly a prequel planned when FoD finishes (since that's clearly gonna finish first). Thanks, I love me some cookies. I used to dye my hair red and says saluations...do I count? XD Thanks. Sppppaaacccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

TheUnkindledHunter-Yay! No, Natsuking, don't be another Hotaru. We saw how that ended up for Shinichi. Emilynn is a total meme queen. Ichiko needs all the hugs. Thanks a bunch. Good luck to you since Himura is almost here in all of his glory.

TheRoseShadow21-Yes, I am. Since Monokuma doesn't want to screwing around like Ayano and Kazuhiko. He only wants Hoyay. All of these characters are fun and need to be protected at all costs. Thanks. Thinking about the chaos, I only want to do it more.

Scissor-Snipper-All these characters are certainly...something. What do you mean Natsuki's voice acting is gonna be used? Tottalllllyyyyy not. Emilynn is the best that the internet has to ofter. I feel like she and Akita would strangely become the best of friends that also hate each other. Oh, Ichiko, you are gonna go through some serious shit.

1GlimmerShine-Oh, I've been planning Christmas for a long time. It is already done, just waiting to be exposed during Christmas. Natsuking does it because she's Natsuking. Emilynn is the most horrifying person of them all...an outdated meme queen. Ichiko will prove that the Bee Movie caused Junko's despair and began her plans for ending the world. Great going there, Bee Movie. Etsuko, no, no screwing with incest. Don't do it! No, I don't care if it helps you! Well, if you were Kiyo, it would be a harem (please stop me).

tobi-is-a-reviewer-too-Shiro, the unwilling anime protagonist. End his misery. I'm super pumped for your story too! I'm just too lazy to review things but I'm reading it. :P

KananMari-The true best girl is Shiro himself. I ship him with the walls. Emilynn will torture you by only watching the Bee Movie and only singing Let it Go and Linkin Park songs. Thanks. ^.^

YellowtheWriter-You spelled Etsuko wrong. :P Tables is next after doors, floors and walls. I think we would all want our free wifi. Shiro is like NO, NOT THE BEES! Ichiko can easily get it back. SSSSSPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEE!