Chapter 2 getting settled

The rooftop looked grey and had some ventilation pipes, power generators, and solar panels. The sky finally cleared up, starting to show the sun above. At least there was no need for an umbrella. Occupying the rooftop minus the essentials are 4 people. A blonde wearing his uniform blazer over his shoulders, to his right a brunette with two unkempt pigtails, the two other girls were Chie and Yukiko.

"Hey guys, where's Naoto?"

"I think she is currently working on a case right now. She said she won't be back in a few weeks." Yukiko replied.

"Damn, and I was just about to introduce the new girl."

"Oh yeah, your that exchange student everyone's been talking about!" Yukiko exclaimed.

"I didn't know I was that popular." Labry's. chuckled. "But yeah, that's me, Visconti Labrys, I hope we get along."

The two joined in with the rest of the group. As they conversed, Labrys learned a couple of things about them. The blonde male Kanji ran a textile shop with his mother, the magenta haired girl Rise was an Idol called Risette; though the bluenette unsurprisingly never heard of her(and thought of it as a rice dish), Chie was a Kung fu fan and even practiced, and Yukiko ran a family inn.

"So Labrys," Chie asked. "How are you liking Inaba so far? Yosuke didn't give you much trouble did he?" The oranges haired teen gave her a glare.

"I didn't do anything to her Jeez."

"I don't know, you were really excited to see her when they said it was a girl."

"Well..it's because she's an exchange student..someone from outside of Japan."

"Well, I think I like Inaba so far, it's kind of nice to have a change of pace in the countryside rather than in the city. And no he didn't give me no trouble. If anything, I got em out of trouble." Labrys explained. "What were ya starin at anyways Yosuke?"

"Staring? I was just staring at the window outside." He lied.

The American looked at him. "At a bunch of trees? Like nature or sumthin?"

"Yeah..staring at trees."

"Sure…" Chie sighed, not buying it.

"Hey, don't give me that look, you would too if the homeroom teacher was talking."

"Can't say I blame ya senpai," Kanji interjected. "If there was any way I can tune out Kashiwagi-Sensei's ranting, I would stare at a tree too."

"I'm guessin this Kashiwagi person ain't too popular is she."

"Let's just say she's a bit controversial…". Yukiko grimaced. "She said some pretty nasty things to me and some of the girls here. I remember her calling Rise-Chan...inexperienced jailbait? I'm sorry about that."

Rise flicked at the insult. "It's fine Yukiko, honestly the worst part about is that she's my homeroom teacher. I get the feeling she still hates all of us girls after that beauty pageant last year and is taking it out on me. Trying to make small jabs at me during announcements."

"Ugh, the beauty pageant...don't remind me..". Chile sneered.

"Wait, you guys had a beauty pageant last year?" Labrys asked. "That's amazing."

"No it's not amazing, It was horrible! I had to stand up there with people staring at me! Even worse, I had to wear a swimsuit in front of everyone! I could have done other things with my time if a certain someone didn't sign me up there."

"Alright, I get it!" Yosuke sighed. "You already got your revenge by putting us up there in drag, so we're even."

"Wow, Yosuke," Labels laughed. "I didn't think you were the kind of person would do that to someone."

"W-well I thought they would do amazing."

"Either way though, I find it kind of cool how this place had an event like that. I don't think my ol'school would try somethin like that."

"Oh your just saying that because you don't have to do something that exposing." Chie scoffed.

Their conversation helped pass the time before they had to return to class. It was the usual, the teachers rambling on and on about their lectures. Some of the students were asleep while others tried to pay attention to the board. Larry's, however, was amused by some of the rare wacky teachers they had. One of them taught history and wore a pharaoh's cross and carried around Egyptian ornaments, another carried a hand puppet of himself and did his best to perform ventriloquism(and honestly Labrys was weirded out by it), and lastly a woman who looked like she smeared lipstick on her lips or got botox. Afternoon hits, and the students began heading home. Labrys said her farewell to Yosuke before his departure, after explaining that he has to head home immediately for work.

On her way down to the lockers, she heard a voice called out to her.

"Hey, you!"

She turned her head and saw a brunette voluptuous woman with her white dress shirt half unbuttoned to slightly the side of her red lingerie.

'Why is she dressed like that?' Labrys thought.

"So, your that foreign student everyone is talking about." She sneered.

"Uhh yeah.."

"Let get this out of the way. You think that just because you come from some redneck country that makes you popular. Well, you aren't special, you're just some brat foreigner out for attention, got it?!"

Labry's couldn't help but laugh a little at the irony. "Um okay?"

The teacher, as Labrys assumes, stormed off to the office down the right hallways. The blunette just stared at her, mentally taking note of not crossing paths with her again.

"Looks like you finally met her," Rise called from the stairs.

"The teacher that gives you crap right?"

She nodded. "Ignore her, there really isn't much you can do."

Labrys just stared at her before leaving with the former idol. The two began to converse about this Kashiwagi person and their encounter.

"That happened about a year ago, and we were all required to wear swimsuits next the beauty pageant, and she had the audacity to call me jailbait with no brains!"

"How do you put up with a homeroom teacher like that?"

"It's just the way it is, and the school isn't going to get rid of her."

"Shame," Labrys felt this conversation about someone they hate drain her mentally. She tried to change the subject. "By the way, who won that pageant anyway? If anything, I'm puttin my money on you miss Idol girl."

Rise giggled. "You'd think, but I actually didn't, it was Naoto. During the second part of the event, she didn't even show up, and yet she still won."

"That's unexpected, man if I could go through school where I don't show up for finals but still get A's, I'd be set for life."

"I'd imagine you'd have a hard time getting by if you got 100s by doing nothing."

Eventually, they made it to the Tofu shop where they parted their ways. Labrys began to review her first day at school. She met Yosuke, who was in the same class as her. She got him out of trouble and befriended him. She then met everyone else and got familiar with them. And finally, got insulted by a jealous homeroom teacher. Aside from the last statement, she figured that this would an interesting school year. However, there was something else on her mind and her stomach growled.

'What's host ma cookin?'