AN:
Okay I know I have a lot of explaining to do, but I had a huge case of writer's block and I have a whole new reimagination of my original plan
I would like to answer reviews, but I'm lazy, if you have any concerns about the story, PM me.
Another day, Another rumor
"Hey! Wake up!"
Minato woke up to Hamuko banging on his door
"We're going to be late!"
As Minato drudgingly retreated from his bed he replied. "What's this 'we' business? You're free to go by yourself while I'm late."
Minato was rushing to put on his uniform as he grabbed a frozen Pop-Tart from his refrigerator.
As he rushed out the door he was greeted by a girl who is just too hyper in the morning, with her face very close to his.
"But I don't want to walk alone" Hamuko made a puppy-dog face trying to persuade Minato.
Minato couldn't say no to such a cute face.
"Okay... but we have to hurry." he replied, looking away so she didn't see his blush.
Then he bolted outside toward the train station with Hamuko right behind him.
When they got to the train station they realized that they weren't as late as they thought.
Minato groaned, "You woke me an hour before the student train arrives!"
Hamuko was panting, from running all the way to the train station.
"Sorry! I guess my clock was off ," Hamuko said as she bowed for forgiveness.
She looked around the station, "Hey, we have plenty of time before the train arrives, wanna look around?"
Minato looked at the clock the station had, "Alright" He looked across the street. "Hey there's a strip mall across the street, lets go check it out!"
Minato walked across the street with Hamuko at his side.
"I used to love coming here with my parent's when I used to live here..." Minato said as he stared at the stores and restaurants.
Hamuko gestured toward the stairs, "Since we didn't eat breakfast, want some ramen? My treat for making you wake up so early."
Minato realized he was starving from a rushed morning, "Thanks."
Together they walked up and into Hagakure.
They both ordered beef bowls and sat down.
"I used to love coming here with my friends when I still lived at the orphanage!"
Minato was about to ask about that, but decided not to, as he wanted to dig in his bowl.
"My friend used to always come here, eating here almost every day like it was part of his religion." Hamuko sat there, reminiscing about the past.
"I haven't seen him in a while, I wonder what he's up to..."
Hamuko realized she had a big beef bowl getting cold right in front of her.
She decided to shut up and eat.
After finishing their ramen breakfast, they decided to enter the train.
It was packed with students, as it was a train specially reserved for people going to Gekkokan High.
Minato could hear gossip around them as people were chattering.
"Did you hear the rumor...?" A pair of girls were chattering. Minato decided to eavesdrop.
Her friend that was listening replied, "Oh, um... something about... a bathroom?"
"N-No! Not that one! I mean the one about the first-year student! Not only did she stop coming to school, she does nothing but sit and stare at the walls all day. If her mother tries to talk to her, she only mutters to herself, "It's coming... It's coming...!"
Minato decided to stop listening, as the rumor was kind of stupid.
He turned on his MP3 player and daydreamed, and happened to be staring right at Hamuko, who was sitting across from him.
Hamuko noticed Minato staring at her. So she decided to flirt.
"You like what you see?" She said to Minato, who snapped out his daydream, blushing.
"S-Sorry!" he stuttered his sentence.
Minato's reaction made Hamuko giggle, so much she had to put her hand to her mouth to control her laughter from being too loud.
"This might be an interesting day" she thought to herself.
Class was going on and Ms. Toriumi was teaching Composition.
"Hakushu Kitahara is great, but I think I prefer Fuyuhiko Yoshimura. His works aren't as famous, but that's what I like about him. My personal favorite is "Mangekyo." Why isn't it ever in textbooks...? I'll bring it next time so you can write an essay on it."
She glanced at Junpei, who was staring out the window.
"...Hey, Junpei! Were you listening? Who did I say was my favorite author?"
He almost jumped out of his seat.
"H-Huh? U-Ummm..." He said, trying to stall for time.
His whispered to Minato, "Psst! Who does she like?"
Minato knew that he was spreading rumors around about him and Hamuko, as he heard him spreading them when the hat lover didn't realize it.
So he decided to get some revenge.
He whispered "Junpei Iori" to his classmate.
"It's Junpei Iori!" Junpei answered to Ms. Toriumi, before realizing what he said.
The whole class burst in to laughter as Junpei said the stupidest thing that could have been said in that situation.
Ms. Toriumi was not amused.
"Wrong! Why won't you pay attention to my lectures! You'll make me cry if you keep this up! Listen next time!" she continued to scold Junpei.
Junpei started to stutter, "U-Um, I-I... I'm sorry!"
He turned to his classmate after Ms. Toriumi went back to teaching the class. "You're gonna pay for this, Minato!"
Minato ignored this and fell asleep in class for the second day in a row.
After school he saw that Hamuko and Yukari left in a hurry, so he decided to head out on his own today.
He headed to the mall and looked around the stores.
There was an arcade, he decided to play a game of street fighter against these port island kids.
He was whooped instantly by the guy who had a 30 win streak against everyone in the arcade.
He moved on to the rest of the stores after leaving the arcade.
There was a music store, which was nice, he decided to look around the new releases section.
He saw posters promoting an album by some new 13 year old teenage idol.
Rise Kujikawa, or "Risette" was all over the posters. He sighed that people actually buy this idol pop garbage music.
He decided to buy a single track and download it to his MP3 player straight from the store.
"Mass Destruction" would fit a mood for when he wanted something fast and blood pumping, for P.E. or something.
He walked past a closed Antique shop when he saw a karaoke bar. It was closed for renovations.
Ignoring the karaoke bar and the strange empty back alley that was next to it, he happened upon a police station with an officer talking to a student wearing a red vest.
He continued on until he saw a "Healing Shop" for physical therapy.
What caught his eye was a cafe packed with people.
He decided to go in an try a cup of "Pheromone Coffee", guaranteed to turn on your charm.
He after spending some time there, he noticed people starting at him.
Minato stared at his coffee with his jaw open.
Holy crap this thing actually works!
He checked his phone and saw that it was getting late, so he decided to go back home with his new-found charm.
Minato returned to the dorm, as he walked inside the lounge, he saw Yukari and Hamuko talking with an older man.
Yukari noticed Minato enter the dorm. "Oh, he's back".
The older man was sitting in a chair. "So, this is our new guest..."
He stands up and introduces himself, "Good evening. My name is Shuji Ikutsuki. I'm the Chairman of the Board for your school.
"Ikutsuki"... Hard to say, isn't it? That's why I don't like introducing myself. Even I get tongue-tied sometimes... Please, have a seat."
Minato sat down next to Hamuko, waiting for Ikutski to continue.
After Ikutski sat down, he began to talk to Hamuko and Minato.
"I apologize about the confusion regarding your accommodations. However, it may take a while longer before you receive a proper room assignment. Is there anything you two would like to ask?"
"Minato replied back to him, "No I'm good."
"Ditto" Hamuko also replied.
"Then, I hope you have a successful school year. Now, if you'll excuse me..." Ikutski started to get up and leave the room.
"You must be tired from all the excitement. You should go to bed early. As they say, "The early bird catches the bookworm!" ...Please forgive the bad pun."
Yukari let out an annoyed sigh, "You'll get used to his lame jokes."
The two transfer students sighed simultaneously.
After the two went to bed, Mitsuru, Ikutski, and Yukari was in some sort of security room looking at a monitor that had camera feed of Minato's room, and Hamuko's room.
They continued to stare at the two students, as if they were waiting for something...
AN: Thank you readers for being patient with me and not sending any death threats, as I would have expected from the internet.