It was another day in afterlife high school. Today was special, it was election results day. Otonashi was going to announce who the other members of student council were. Everyone in the gym for this event, NPC's crowded around, several non-NPC's were also around here. One of the NPC teachers began to speak with a list of the new student council members in her hand.
"We will now announce the newest members of the student council."
'Here we go. Are you watching me. Kanade?' Otonashi briefly thought. He hoped he would lead them just as well as Kanade did, although being hunted down by a basically-terrorist organization was something he could do without. Otonashi chuckled a little as he remembered some fond memories and then turned back to the event at hand.
Everyone in the room was excited. In a small group, Ryota whispered to Aretsu. "I bet I'm going to be vice-president." He snickered, he was sure of it since Otonashi was a close friend to him, and he had major influence on who received each position.
"Otonashi doesn't trust you, I bet you will not make it. In fact, Hiromi has a better chance of making vice-president than you." Aretsu replied with an attitude that was mocking Ryota, though it wasn't intentional.
"It's a bet then…" Ryota said smirking, he was sure he was going to win the bet.
Hiromi heard that since he was standing like one inch away from the two. "I do not want to be vice-president. I want to be the treasurer."
"Treasurers do nothing." Ryota said mocking him.
"Nothing of the caliber you have to understand. Because of your high levels of stupidity." Hiromi said infuriating Ryota.
"What was that?!" Ryota was about to take action when Aretsu poked him on the back and pointed him back to the stage seeing how the teacher was ready to speak.
"Our treasurer will be Hiromi Tokomata." The teacher said. "Please come up and stand with our student body president Yuzuru Otonashi." Hiromi adjusted his glasses and walked up without a doubt that he would have picked in the first place. After all he was the only non-NPC to volunteer to be the treasurer. Still he loved being a treasurer. Mathematics were always his passion.
"Our advisor and judge shall be Aretsu Murakami." Aretsu nodded and quietly made his way up. He was truly serious on the outside, but on the inside he fantasized about torturing people with a chain and a medieval mace. Then he discarded that thought, it was something Aoda would do. He stood next to Hiromi and Otonashi.
"Next is our secretary. Who shall be." In Ryota's mind he paused for a moment to wait for it, then he heard. "Ryota Dosetsu." Ryota was surprised. He always thought Otonashi would pick him as the vice-president. 'Aww man. Otonashi?' He thought as he dragged himself to stand on the stage with the other three. Ryota looked at Otonashi with a 'why did you do this to me face.' Otonashi sheepishly smiled and waved back. Ryota stood next to Aretsu still annoyed.
"I win the bet." Aretsu quietly said to him.
"Shut up…" Ryota quietly mumbled back.
"And now our vice-president." The teacher began. Ryota had all his ears and eyes on this. 'Whoever Otonashi thinks is a better replacement for me. I'll murder him in his sleep."
"Akira Akitsura." The teacher said. Ryota was staring full on at the seemingly young girl who was walking up to the stage. 'That's Akira?' Ryota said clenching his fist. 'What is she, a middle schooler? What the hell Otonashi, you picked her? And NOT ME?!' Ryota was probably sure that Akira's height meant something. She was probably shorter than most people he knew. Akira quietly stood beside Ryota and didn't look at him. Ryota angrily glared at Akira the entire time everyone else was being announced. When the announcements were over all the NPC's made their way back to their dorms. It was getting close to night when Otonashi was approached by Ryota in the hallways of the boys dorm.
"Otonashi." Ryota approached him.
"Ryota." Otonashi turned towards him happily smiling. "What's up?"
"Who's that girl, Akira? And why'd you pick her for vice-president over me?" Ryota making it seem like he wasn't going to accept anything less than a full and complete answer.
"Uh, well..." Otonashi wasn't sure what to answer. It was actually a long story. "She's just more..." Otonashi didn't know what to say. The thing was Otonashi learned a valuable lesson about being student body president from Akira when he first met him. Akira agreed to use his name when being addressed, but asked that Otonashi didn't reveal that he was really a boy on the inside. "She's got more experience." Otonashi explained. That was the least he could explain.
Ryota was angry, he didn't find that a good explanation. "Anything else you'd like to say?" Ryota asked bluntly, he gave a glare at Otonashi.
"Nope." Otonashi said sheepishly.
Ryota walked away, he knew Otonashi was hiding something, but he also knew Otonashi wasn't so quick to reveal it. He hadn't seen Akira around the high school so he could assume that Akira was a new arrival, so it made no sense for Otonashi to pick someone like that.
One Week Later…
Everyone had gotten used to their positions, though Ryota was very annoyed by Akira. She acted as the school's trouble-buster, guard type of person. Every time someone tried to pull something against the rules, Akira would stop them, with force if necessary, and that was something everyone wanted to avoid. This made Ryota convinced that he wanted to bring Akira down. In fact, Ryota even started calling Akira, 'Angel' ironically since she seemed like an 'angel' is served Otonashi, it was also the fact that Akira could grow artificial wings and though the wings were black, it wasn't anything against the nickname.
Ryota hadn't gone to sleep yet. He was awake outside nearby the football field, he was out past curfew. Though it was convenient. Akira was on the football field just below that location, it was his job to patrol the school and prevent trouble, it had become his daily and night routine to do so. Ryota had taken the liberty of bringing with him a M-16 Sniper Rifle that he 'borrowed' from Aretsu just before this. Ryota held his gun right on the edge so that Akira wouldn't notice before it was too late. 'Okay now, Ms. Silver-Haired Demon. Let's see how you like a bullet to the chest.' Ryota aimed at Akira's heart, he wanted to see her in pain so badly. 'Come on…'
Suddenly another man appeared behind Ryota. "Huh?" Ryota turned around to see another new arrival to the afterlife. "Aww man another one… damn it." Ryota went over to the boy, he looked about 17 or so. Probably a high schooler or college student who died early. "Hey man, wake up." Ryota said. "Ugh, ugh." The boy opens his eyes to see Ryota above him. "AH!" The boy scrambles backwards away from Ryota. "Who are you?!" The boy asked, he saw that Ryota had a sniper rifle with him.
"Who am I?" Ryota said repeating. "That's not important now. Anyways, welcome to the afterlife, you're dead." Ryota saying that to get it over with early and then looked back at Akira with his sniper rifle.
"Wait, I'm dead? Where the hell am I?" The boy said. Ryota looks back at him annoyed.
"You're dead. I'm not going to explain it all. Let's say we're somewhere between reality and heaven, call it limbo. Here we can't die, but then again we're already dead so there's no point in dying in the first place." Ryota explains.
"What are you insane?" The boy said.
Ryota turns around and aims his rifle at the guy. "Wanna try me?!" He said angrily while having him in the center of the cross of his rifle.
"No! No!"
"Good." Ryota points his gun back at Akira.
"Who are you shooting?" The guy looks over the ledge.
"Her." Ryota points to Akira. "That's the bane of my existence. Her name is Akira. But the rest of us just call her Angel."
"Angel?" He wondered why.
"Yeah, ironic huh? The last student body president was called Angel, or so I've been told. Anyways, I've got to nail a bullet in her chest."
"I don't know about that...what has she done to you?" He asked worried about the girl.
Ryota turned around and glares. "Oh nothing...Just ruined my chances in student council, ruined my fun at the school. And basically took away the fun in my entire life!" Ryota went back to sniping.
"Okay?..." The guy sweatdropped.
"By the way, what's your name?" Ryota asked.
"Uh...uh...uh...uh." The guy wasn't sure, but he was trying to remember.
"You got amnesia or something?" Ryota asked, it was common in the afterlife for someone to have amnesia.
"I think I do...though I know my name. It's Takeshi, Ichiro Takeshi." Takeshi said.
"Well nice to meet you Takeshi." Ryota said without taking his eyes off his sniper.
"Okay then, die you silver haired demon." Ryota pulls the trigger of the sniper, but Takeshi pushes the gun away at the last minute making the bullet go into the air instead of at Akira.
Akira looked up towards Ryota and Takeshi wondering about it however not changing his expression. Ryota tackles Takeshi down scared of Akira seeing him. He wasn't supposed to be outside at the moment and being caught by Akira meant first being chased down by her and then dealing with Aretsu when he was angry, and that wasn't a good thing. Ryota had personally dealt with him multiple times.
"You idiot!" Ryota yelled at him. "You gave me away!"
"Sorry?..." Takeshi said with a sweat down his head.
"You'll help me now! You go down to her and then keep her distracted while I escape got it!" Ryota demanded.
Takeshi takes a step back in fear. "What the hell are you waiting for?!" Ryota yells out.
Ryota pushes Takeshi off the ground and hits him hard in the head. "GO!" Takeshi was worried as he walked down the stairs towards Akira. Akira turns around to see Takeshi.
"Hey, um, Akira that's your name?" Takeshi said kindly to the girl. Akira turned to face him, "Look, there's a guy up there." Takeshi spoke, but Akira cut him off. "Aiming a sniper rifle at me? I saw." Akira said calmly. 'Why the hell is she so calm, she could have been shot.' Takeshi wondered. "So, can you tell me where I am? The guy up there said I'm in the afterlife or something? But that's ridiculous, right?" Takeshi chuckled.
"That boy is not wrong." Akira said not showing any emotion. "Everyone here is dead. This is the afterlife."
Takeshi facepalmed. "Oh great. You're in this too, you're an angel? Or something?"
Akira ponders on that nickname, "Hmm? I guess people have been calling me 'Angel' recently, but it's just a title. I'm not any kind of angel."
"Okay, but then." Takeshi begins to speak, but Akira continued, "I'm the student body vice-president."
"Okay?" Takeshi wondered. "Why are you out here at night?" Takeshi asked.
"It's my job to patrol the school for any trouble." Akira replied.
"Well, okay?" Takeshi still wasn't sure. "You know what?!" Takeshi shook his head. "Screw you! And that guy up there! He's just a gun-wielding serial killer! And you're just a pale-faced girl who probably never will have a boyfriend!"
Akira narrowed his eyes on Takeshi. "Pale?" Akira glared at Takeshi. "I cannot control the color, nor brightness of my skin. And I have gone on seven dates before my death. Racist virgin bastard." Akira mumbled that last part. That hurt Akira bad, not the racist part, but his condition made things more hurtful with each word.
Takeshi suddenly felt very threatened by Akira. "Okay then smart-ass, then prove I'm dead."
"Affirmative." Akira held up his palm.
"Hey, what are you? OH SHIT!" Takeshi couldn't feel a thing as flames scorched his body entirely and knocked him out.
Akira pushed on the radio speaker on her ear. "Otonashi, we have a new arrival."
"Okay, bring him in." Otonashi said over the radio. Akira did just that.
Principal's Office, Former SSS Anti-Angel Headquarters
Takeshi starts waking up on the couch. "Ugh, ugh. What happened?"
"Hey, you're awake." Otonashi greeted him, in the room was also Aretsu, Ryota, Hiromi, Kimiko, Aisumi, Kyota, Daichi, Aoda, Miyuki, Isamu, Tanaka, Akane and Namida.
"Where the hell am I?" Takeshi asked paining his head.
"Well, that's hard to explain, but Ryota already told me he explained it to you."
Kimiko shakes Takeshi's hand in surprise. "Hi, it's nice to meet you!"
Takeshi wondered what was with the friendly attraction already, "Huh? What's with her? And yeah, the whole afterlife thing...right. I still don't believe it. How did I get here anyway?"
"We brought you here." Otonashi said.
"Hmm? Who are you? And who are the rest of you."
"We're all people who have regrets in their previous lives, we all band together in order to help each other recover from our previous lives. That's this world's purpose. I'm Yuzuru Otonashi, I'm the student body president of the afterlife high school, which is where you are currently. The one who shook your hand is Kimiko, she's really hyperactive so you'll get to know her a lot. The guy who talked to you is Ryota. He's a bit of a clown. But he's serious when it counts."
"NO THE HELL I'M NOT!" Ryota yelled out.
"Calm down." Otonashi sighed.
Takeshi sighed, two minutes and he's seen two crazed teens. Otonashi continued, "The guy over there who looks like girl is Aretsu. If you talk with him, he'll probably insult you."
'That's how you introduce me? You jerk...' Aretsu briefly thought.
"Over there on the computer is Hiromi. He's a computer nerd." Otonashi points to the guy on a computer typing away without a care.
"Indeed I am." Hiromi confirmed.
"The guy in the other corner is Kyota, I doubt you want to talk with him, but he's actually a softie."
'Says you.' Kyota thought.
"The girl over there is Namida, she's pretty nice, but she can break bones when it counts. The girl hiding behind her is Aisumi, they're friends, but she's kind of shy."
"Hey there." Namida said, Aisumi just waved.
"AH!" Takeshi looked behind him to see someone behind him who looked like a mummy guy.
"He's Daichi. He's kind of odd, but he's funny once you get to know him."
"Don't mess with me, I don't mess with you, bro." Daichi said.
"That girl over there is Miyuki." Miyuki waved her hand at Takeshi, she seemed friendly, but her glare said 'mess with me and die.'
"Those two are Isamu and Tanaka, they're siblings."
"It's nice to meet you!" Tanaka yells out. She was happy to have a new member.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Isamu went up to Takeshi first. "If you mess with my sister, you'll find yourself dangling from the ceiling. Got it?" Isamu said quietly for no one to hear, but it was enough for Takeshi to step back in fear.
"Miyuki, Namida, Tanaka, and over there's Akane, and um."
"Me?" Otonashi stared up at the ceiling to the girl hanging by her feet upside down, like a ninja. Takesh gasped at how she was doing that.
"Oh, there you are." Otonashi said as Shion was on the ceiling and just became known.
"This is Shion, don't ask how she does things, she won't reply. She and the ones I mentioned are in a band called Girls Dead Monster."
"Don't mess with me either." Shion glared at him.
"Okay, I think that's everyone. Oh, right except." Otonashi mentioned, but he was cut off.
Aoda breaks down the door instantly. "A new member huh! I'll give him the introduction!" Takeshi flinches as Aoda swings his halberd around ready to strike, however he's instead sent flying into the wall "AHH!" Takeshi looks back at the door at the cause of that. Takeshi narrowed his eyes at who was at the door.
"The one who was just sent flying is Aoda. And of course, there's our vice-president, but I think you know her."
"Right, your name is Akira, right?" Takeshi grumbled. Akira nodded in agreement. "You're the one that blasted a flamethrower at me!" Takeshi angrily stated.
"Because you asked me to prove you are dead. So I did as you wanted." Akira replied with a monotone voice, completely ignoring how angry Takeshi was. Otonashi chuckled, which no one in the room understood, but he was having memories of the time Kanade stabbed him in the chest when he asked her to prove he was dead. He chuckled and then returned to reality as Ryota angrily approached Akira.
"Good, now that you're here." Ryota pointed at Akira instantly. "I'd like to know why the hell she's vice-president instead of me!" Ryota asked angrily. Akira didn't flinch at Ryota.
"Huh Ryota? There's nothing to get angry about." Otonashi assured him while trying to calm him down.
"Like hell there is!" Ryota stared at Akira who didn't flinch. "Look, just because you're a girl, I won't beat you up here. But I'm coming for you. Got it?" He said angrily narrowing his eyes on him. Akira narrowed his eyes this time, he was insulted.
Akira turns his head quickly looking away as if he was scoffing, "As you wish." Akira replied. Ryota was angered further, Akira didn't seem to fear him in the least. Still Akira was angry, he was fine if Ryota beat the hell out of him, if he ever could, it might be painful, but Akira took things like a man, though he didn't want to draw suspicions.
"UGH! You think you're cooler than me?! I'm the cool one around here!" Ryota yelled at Akira.
"If you're cooler than me, doesn't that mean." Akira paused for a moment. "I'm hotter than you?" Akira said. 'HA! Total pwnage.' Akira thought, but didn't show any emotion expressing it. Akira innocently closed his eyes and smiled.
"HAHAHA!" Aoda and Daichi instantly began laughing. "She just owned you!" Aoda yelled out. "Hehehehe." Some snickers from all around the room started laughing at it. 'Damn you...' Ryota thought clenching his fist. "You'll pay for that..." Ryota angrily said to Akira, angrier than before.
