A//N: I wasn't sure when Natsuki's birthday was, but I recalled it was somewhere during the summer, so I presumed August. Feel free to tell me the exact date, and if I'm wrong, the month and I'll edit. For now I'm putting August…however I feel like I'm wrong…

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It was quite ironic.

They said to her that she was going to live her own life, make her own choices, but that wasn't true. They lied to her. Everything from her birth was a lie. And it wasn't just her. It was everyone around her.

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Natsuki parked her bike in her house's garage. The 'sky' was an orange to the east, and the blue darkness lit up by 'stars' took over the west. Basically, it was night time, however, there wasn't even a moon. Just 'stars'.

Natsuki jumped off, and set a lock.

"Lock all functions on Motorbike, Password: Veritas vos liberabit.

Yes, Natsuki knew Latin. Of course, she also knew her own heritage of Japanese, and the current language of English. However, to Natsuki, it amused her to look up the roots; or to find out how the language she was forced to speak was even created.

It was about .001 who knew other languages nowadays, and that .001 was around 100 to 300 people. Still, that was very little. The government probably didn't even know that .001 didn't exist.

However, that little percent were extraordinary. Because, Natsuki knew, that the brain signals to learn other languages were supposedly destroyed during birth, or that was the conclusion she had come upon. And she believed it. Other than that, whatever made everyone else only know one language failed to work on her.

There was no doubt that because everyone was the same, the government destroyed anything to make any differences. Or maybe something like that.

But it seemed they had failed. Unlike the other students, Natsuki was the genius in her class. Aside from her being 8, she shouldn't even be in school. She knew what the professors at college taught when she was only 4. Her understanding, remembering, critical thinking, was beyond superhuman. However, her abilities were normal.

The house was dark when she went inside. Perhaps her family was sleeping. Yes, just sleeping. It was forbidden to have intimate touching anymore, and if you did, you would be convicted. But there was a loophole. That rules had stated 'Thou shall not go through intimate contact or intercourse before or after husband and wife gains permission for a child,'

Which practically meant you had to have permission to kiss someone, hugging was fine, but anything more you had to get a Birth Permission. Which meant that you had to be married.

No one complained. No one at all.

Or they made it seemed like no one complained. It was quite hard to see, yet very confusing. But Natsuki figured it out. She always did.

And it wasn't until five years later where things begun to take place. The Government finally stood to take there plans.

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Natsuki was finally of age, thirteen that is, where one would obtain a job given by the Government and would graduate from their 'Elementary School' to learn at their job.

Of course, she still had to wait for the year to end, that's when the Ceremony of Transfer took place; where all the graduates obtained their jobs.

The Ceremony itself took about a week; you had to take a test, be placed into groups, and then you'd be Transferred to the section you'd work in for the rest of your life.

Sure it was very easy, and wealth was shared around so no one was in poverty. However, Natsuki despised the fact that people didn't even get to choose their own ways.

She sighed, it was six more months until the start of the next year, when graduations and the Ceremony of Transfer took place.

She put on a black Volcom shirt, ripped blue skinny jeans with a black holed belt, and messy tennis shoes on. Okay, the different ways people dressed was still tolerated because of individuality, however, stereotypes were unfortunately around too.

However, every other action, such as in politics or with the Human Anatomy were controlled.

The rules stated it clearly.

The billions of rules you learned in 'Elementary'. Even Elementary was a bit confusing. The first year you go in Kindergarten had you learning the basics, when you graduate from there to the First Grade you get put into groups based on you Social Skills, Group Skills, and Leadership. However, in the Ceremony of Transfer, you are grouped by age, names, individuality, creativity, and you mentality levels.

Because Natsuki was far more intelligent, she knew that something different was in store for her.

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It was morning, Natsuki had school to go to. Picking up her bag and helmet, she looked up. She tied up her hair so in the back it was spiked, and set the helmet on. She grabbed her cd-player and head set and put it in her bag.

A feeling in her stomach told her that she should ditch today, but she didn't want to have anything bad affect what the Government was going to do to her. If it was already going to be bad, then she didn't want it to be worst.

Arriving at the school court yard, the teachers took Natsuki's bike as a Motor Bike, whereas she could not get in trouble for it. They thought of her as a delinquent, she talked back, got into fights, ditched school, and HAD to be the only one with a Motor Bike to school.

They even knew she had a bad relationship with her parents, and reported it once, but nothing had happened. Which just made Natsuki suspect more of the Government. Upon her arrival, she went to her Year's section of the school.

She quickly found her two friends, the orange-haired girl and her over-clingy hungry food freak. Natsuki let out a gentle smile when she went to them, a friendly side that she opened up to only them.

She put her headphones on while they waited for school to start, but lowered the music so she could hear what they said.

"So, Natsuki…you prepared for today? Our school is being visited by the other Academy. You know…the private school nearby?"

Natsuki nodded, thinking about it. The other school was for the richer kids, the ones who's parents got chosen for the bigger jobs, the first class school. Why the kids in Year 9, the same year as Natsuki, Mai, and Mikoto were in, were coming to their school just meant that the Officials wanted them to get acquainted; most likely for the Ceremony.

"Mai…I'm hungry…can I come over for dinner again??" Mikoto, although a year younger, was addicted to Mai's cooking. Even Natsuki had to admit that the stuff was delicious.

Mai was probably going to be chosen as a Cook, where Mikoto would be some kind of Trainer since she was always moving about.

"Its pointless…all those kids there wouldn't bother to want to know us since were in the low life…"

"Jeez Natsuki…you're so depressing. Can you try and be uplifting for once?"

Natsuki grinned and sarcastically remarked to that. "Okay Mai! Let's just all get along and be friends FOREVER!!!" With a girly giggle, Natsuki flashed Mai and Mikoto her fakest smile ever.

Mai and Mikoto shuddered at Natsuki's tone of voice. "Nevermind, I like your depressing side better…"

The three laughed, and soon the bell rang, where they would wait for the Year 9 class of the neighboring Academy would 'visit'.

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Shizuru Fujino sighed in the bus.

Her school was visiting a Public School; not that she didn't mind, she was very excited herself, however, she was tired that she had done this twice and was held back because of her age.

Shizuru closed her eyes; just because her birthday was late in December she had to get held back a year. Now she was the oldest, the only 14 year old in Year 9. It amazed her how they didn't even bother to help her or reassure her. The adults were completely stupid, her parents were stupid, the Government was stupid.

She knew as a fact that she was one of the few numbers around in the Giant New 'World' the one Government created that wasn't affected by the machine.

Oh yes, she knew all about it. Her 'Uncle' was one of the Heads of the Department of New Borns, he was in charge of what the 'machine' did to the babies. She had overhead her Uncle once talking about it, about how the Machine went inside your head and took out the learning accelerator nerve and the nerve that let you know other things; such as languages.

However, she didn't quite get why he didn't know anything about her having the Machine fail, giving her genius attributes. Not like it matters…

Opening her crimson eyes, the bus stopped in front of a giant campus.

"Please stay in given groups and head to given destinations. Each group in Year 9 will be paired with another group in the other Year 9's groups".

Shizuru got up, and heard sad cries of the many students that wanted to be with her. She felt some hope, those fans of her were utterly annoying. But she wouldn't let them down, she couldn't, she had to be a good girl, other wise she would have lost it and most likely done things she would deeply regret.

"Shizuru, are you okay..?"

Shizuru looked up to see the gentleman of her best friend Reito. Many rumors have spread around of them being together, but they were really just best friends.

Beside, if they knew the truth, both Shizuru and Reito would be convicted; For it was against the rules of homosexuality, or it was presumed that way. But Shizuru wouldn't risk it.

"I'm okay…its just…I'm kinda tired…"

Reito had a concerned look on his face. Helping Shizuru up, they followed their group into one of the classrooms.

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Many boys and girls entered Natsuki's groups headquarters, she, Mai, and Mikoto laid back in the corner while she listened to music.

Finally, the last of the 20-30 students entered, and a boy and girl walked in. The boy, extremely handsome, held the girl carefully. Natsuki felt something twitch in hier body, but decided to ignore it.

The girl, with dangerously beautiful red eyes, stared at her, and she did the same.

Mai tugged on Natsuki's shoulder, a bit excited. "Natsuki! Look! You see that guy with the dark hair! He's gorgeous!!!"

Natsuki ignored her words, but simply nodded, her vision still fixated onto the chestnut haired girl.

Not only was she beautiful, but she was different then the other students in her group.

Like how Natsuki was different.

In the back of the room where a couch was, Natsuki, Mai, and Mikoto examined the new students. More like, Natsuki examined, while Mai ogled the handsome boy, and Mikoto gazed at the snacks that they had.

"Mai….!!! I'm Hungryyyy!!!"

"Mikoto! Lunch is coming up soon, just wait…"

Natsuki still stared at the chestnut haired girl, until she finally wandered back here.

"Is there a reason why your staring at me?"

"Nope."

"Then why were you staring at me?"

"Cause I feel like it."

"So what do you feel like doing now?"

"You…"

Mai, the girl, and Mai's interest turned to Natsuki with open mouths. It took a minute before Natsuki blushed.

"No. Not like that…I meant to say…You are different…"

Shizuru froze.

She knows?

The girl with Emerald Eyes, sparked her interest the moment she stepped into the classroom, however now…now it was the same, but something in her heart jumped.

This girl wasn't admiring her beauty…she knew she was different by looking at her.

"I'm Shizuru…Shizuru Fujino…"

"Natsuki. Natsuki Kuga."

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"Sir, the two have met. Do you want us to evacuate?"

"No…this is as planned. The war will be meaningless, after all this time, we finally made the two ultimate killers. Get ready to have our little 'Government' choose these two a fake job. We will wait for the Ceremony before striking."

The man looked out the window, outside of the city that was hidden from the real world. The dusty barrens, all the destroyed fields. Across, he could see a large monster ripping up a corpse.

Spitting in disgust, he called the Officials.

"This better go as planned…"

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TBC

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A//N:: I was going a different direction, but bam, my ideas sparked up, so I combined the two and here are the results.

Also…

OMG Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is out!!!

I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE! (its loading)

EEK!