5 years ago…
It was the last day of her final exams that would determine if she could be a lawyer or not. Almost everyone in her class was talking about their answers or their own fears if they wouldn't pass. But she just remained quiet, knowing that moping or comparing her answers to other students wouldn't guarantee that it could be right.
She made her way to the elevator so that she could arrive at the dango shop and start her shift. The building where the exams were held was an old one, not the type where debris could fall in one instant but old in a secure way. The elevators are still functional though rickety in their own state.
Since she left early, she was the only one inside this scary elevator and as it ascended to the topmost floor she quietly hummed a song to herself to ease the creepiness she's feeling. It stopped on the topmost floor, the floor no one dared to go to since it only belonged to the "privileged".
The privileged people are those that took the exams in their own leisure. Instead of taking it with other people in one classroom, they have the option of taking it in one room equipped with a sofa, a designated barista for coffee and a butler for all their needs. They could take the exam at their own pace, just as long as they finish it within the week. But it didn't matter if they would pass or not, they could enter their own businesses and rule the stock market
It wasn't long before Tsukushi's mind stopped from rambling on about the privileged because a tall man stood and boarded the elevator with her. She knew he was rich, not by the fact that he came from that floor but because of this aura he had. Sure he wore signature clothes that she didn't imagine she could see in the flesh, jewelry that could feed an entire third world country and the typical stand of someone who knew of the type of power rich people has this fair and smooth skin that would seem so soft just like a baby, but what sets him apart is his curly hair that cascaded into his eyes. They seem so wild yet tamed at the same time.
It was when he noticed her presence and wondered why someone is in the same space as him. Being a Doumyouji made him used to be in places alone, not letting any other people share his "space". He glanced over this frail girl whom he assumed as someone who came from a middle class family, but since he caught sight of her books he figured out that she took law. He instantly admired this girl, as he imagined that she could be fighting out in the courtroom with logic, law and guts. He saw she clasped her books in her chest, not letting go of the ample flesh that squeezed out from her bra. With his vivid imagination, he couldn't help but feel alive as a man. There are a lot of girls that was much more sexier than this girl, more glamorous and more pretty. But even if they flashed him their assets he couldn't feel a little bit interested in them that's why he's confused as to why he is reacting this way to this girl who is clothed and conservative.
But then, something unfortunate (or fortunately) happened. The elevator suddenly screeched to a stop.
Sensing that they are stuck inside this crumbly elevator, Tsukushi immediately dropped her books and pressed the emergency button. After countless tries, her panic was broken by the sudden voice she heard.
"There's no use how many times you press that, its obviously broken.."