lurking psychopath

by vamer

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COTE: Lurking Psychopath
Sora Akiko

Published: 2023
Source: https/

chapter 0

"NO! PLEASE NO! JUST KILL ME!" Screams of terror could be heard reverberating within one of the rooms of the underground facility.A girl at the tender age of 9 was begging for mercy. Imagine being so young and wanting to die rather than suffer. What made a young girl such as her to want to die more than anything else? . The answer lies at the bored eyes of the seemingly young boy who is looking at the girl groveling below like she is less than an insect. A mere specimen for him to experiment on.

Her pleas of wanting to die and her grim facial expressions at the brink of death which showed fear and all kinds of emotions fascinated the young boy who never felt anything in his life.
A boy who stopped feeling all sort of things in his life was finally feeling something. His cold heart was moved a bit.

There's this moment, this haunting intimacy, between a killer and their victim. Their pleading eyes meet yours, which you assume look sickly cold, and they look at you, and you look at them. And you have almost a split second to decide. Let them live, or feel the rush. They cry and they scream and they beg for mercy, they act like their worth something, like they deserve to live or die.

The boy didn't really care to listen to her pleas and proceeded on doing what he was doing with his scalpel in hand. He wanted to know more about this new feeling , he was curious to see more of her facial expressions as he relentlessly experimented on her in the most inhumane way.

There were a bunch of people who were actively witnessing such a gruesome scene behind the room. Observing the scene through a glass panel.
They were not the most ethical human beings out there , there were also people there who enjoyed seeing others suffer but not this...

Even psychopaths like them had their limits too ,like how this scene was too much even for them. A scene where a 9 year old boy is tormenting the life out a girl of his own age without a hint of emotion in his eyes. Like how he is casually stroking and opening up her live body with just a scalpel while the girl screams and begs for mercy.

Some vomited , some felt nauseous seeing such a scene just one glass panel away from them.

Some rare ones in the audience felt the rush and excitement wacthing the girl in distress.

But most of all no one. Absolutely no one tried or wanted to stop the boy nor did they want to save the girl.
For all of them the girl was worthless her value is no more than a insect.

She was at the bottom of the food chain. She was a low valued product who is no more than a failure meanwhile the boy was a higher valued product whose value exceeded countless human beings.

He was the best ,but she was lowest of all the lowest - a bottom feeder. It was his duty as the best to decide on what to do with the worst.

The girl was helpless , no one was there to help her. No matter how much she begged and screamed but no one answered. Her life was flashing before her eyes, she thought about all the effort and hardwork she done in the past. She endured so many things in her life upto this point she thought one day she would be free from all those burdens, maybe have an ordinary life or become a teacher like she always wanted.

Offcourse the boy knew everything she was and wanted to become.

She was one of the few kind and cheerful childrens amoung the different psychopaths the boy lived with his whole life. She was a bright girl who was slightly above average in terms of smartness but she always had a frail body and lacked in many other fields other than academics.

That was her defect.

The girl recently utterly failed a physical test which resulted in the current showdown she's experiencing. This facility shows no mercy to the weak , nor the people who failed a test.
So she was about to be made an example of by the winner of the test.

She had many dreams and wanted to create a lot of memories in the future, she wanted to one day see the outside world , like him she was also curious on what it's like outside the white walls of this facility that she was raised in her entire life. She wanted to see the ocean that she only heard about in books and saw pictures of, she wanted to know the taste of ice cream and how it feels like to eat a candy, she wished to have a loving family like she read in books before.
She wished for things that some children normally have. Her wishes were not grandiose or not overly ambiguous she just wished for normal things that normal children already had but she never had. Now all she wanted in her life the most is wanting to die.

The screams went on for hours on end until it finally stopped.

What a pitiful life she had , she could have become a popular girl considering that she was kind and freindly. She could have grown upto become a beautiful lady and could have had many 'real freinds' . She could have become a teacher like she always wanted. She could had a supportive and loving family, a caring husband, and cherished children by her side, her life could have been filled with endless joy and happiness.

But her dreams were shattered by her closest freind.

He was her closest freind, someone she trusted and loved. They dreamed together, they ate together, they endured together.She was a support for him in his darkest times. But in the end she was betrayed by the person who she thought was her best friend.

She felt various emotions but she never resented him even while he tormented her. She thought it was her fault, her own mistakes and weakness that led to this moment.

Ligth in her eyes faded as her mind was filled with regret but she felt peaceful as all her shackles were finnally broken.

She was used , manipulated, experimented on and disposed off ,that was all one could say about the life she led.

For the boy it was different, for him the girl was a role model, someone that he wanted to become. He was always fascinated with her cheerful and bubbly personality, he was fascinated by her kindness. He was curious of her existence. Even though her existence was worthless to the facility, to him she was not .
To him she was irreplaceable , to him she was more valuable than anything else .He followed her around, stayed closed to her to know about her more , he gained her trust, she opened upto him he learnt of her dreams.

He saw different faces she made , whether happy or sad he was with her through all those times. He saw every different side to her.But that wasn't enough he wanted to see more.

What kind of face will she make when she is in pain and misery?

What kind of face will she make when she becomes hopeless and realises that her dreams will never come true?

What kind of face will she make when the person she loves inflict pain upon on her?

Will she be angry , sad or will she hate him?

He wanted to know more.

This led to him doing these cruel things to her.
Even after seeing her in a state like this he held no remorse but for the first time he felt something other than emptiness in his heart, he felt an emotion. This was not the first time he has taken a life before but this time it was different, an outcome he wanted was obtained. Finally he felt something. This was the result of him killing someone so close to him.He doesn't know whether it was sadness or guilt but he loves feeling such stuff. Anything was enough.

Sometimes killing yourself makes you feel alive.

His curiosity was satisfied.

As he was done with his prosecution the doors to the room opened and several students who were previously crying and begging outside the room to see the girl barged into the room only to see the lifeless and gruesome body of the girl lying on the floor. With her blood as a puddle in the white floor .
Many felt on thier knees crying .

Death of children were a normal occurence in the facility. Since individualism is promoted in the facility, the children there only cared about themselves, most of them were sociopaths who put on a fake persona , they don't usually care about what happens to others as long as they survive but this time it was different, the girl who died was someone irreplaceable to them too. She was kind and many liked her.

Even these usually psychopathic children were now sad seeing her in a state like this.

Some felt to their knees , some cried , some felt weak and some felt broken and some felt fear. Some just stood there with a saddened expression, narrowing their eyes at the boy who committed such an act easily. Some secretly liked to see such a scene.

Resentment was all over their faces towards the boy. They all knew the boy and girl were best friends, they all even regularly teased them for being a couple and such. Their young and wholesome romance was a ligth in the dark for many to not lose hope.

The girl was a soothing presence for many , her presence was the only thing left for some children to keep their humanity in check.

Her presence kept the normally psychopathic kids in the facility to still be sane. It was the case for the boy too.

Normally this wouldn't have been a big deal for many kids here as most of them have at some point killed human beings or animals before.
But seeing someone kill their own freind with a apathetic expression made them have cold feet.

Some began to fear the boy, some still resented him and cussed at him in which the boy just ignored and walked past all of them.

But there was anouther boy leaning near the door looking at the him with similar dead eyes. Their eyes met . But he decided to ignore him and walk past him. As he walked past him.

" Every choice she've ever made, every dream she ever aspired to achieve, every person she loved and cared about, her whole entire life, was so easily taken. So easily destroyed. And it's such a rush, you know? I wonder how that makes you feel ."
The boy who stood there camly asked.

"..." No reply was heard

" I wonder how can you live with that , you migth feel invincible now, like a god , which is understandable considering how capable you are but I assure you one day you will fall, it might not be today or tomorrow but very soon you shall meet your demise "

It was a not a threat from the boy rather it seemed like the other boy was stating an undeniable fact.

"Like the saying goes you reap what you sow"

He didn't respond but he did think.

He then proceeded to go recieve his reward which can only be achieved after being the winner in all the tests in a month.
He went to the instructer who had a grin plastered across his face while giving the boy the candy.
It was a small candy , it was forbidden to share a reward you recieve with the others. So far the only kid known to receive such an handsome reward was him and him alone.

As his curiosity was satisfied a new curiosity arose in the boy.The boy thought about equality. At a young age he learnt that there was no such thing as equality in that place.
From childhood itself he knew that the one with the most merit wins and reaps the benifits and others recieve nothing. Like what happened just now. The girl was disregarded since she held less merit and the boy was praised and rewarded for having more merit.

He wanted to know whether it is the same in the outside world too.

Chapter 1

I am Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, just an ordinary highschool student.

I was thinking whether Equality exists in this world or not . But the answer is no, It doesn't exist. End of story. There was no need to elaborate or monologue on such an obvious topic.

I am currently in a bus listening to a song wearing a wired headset and relaxing to it's melodies. The atmosphere outside looked cold and gloomy and could rain any second from now.

The song felt home with me , the lyrics resonated in me . I could probably relate to this song in some parts. It kinda reminded me of my good old freinds and family.

You'll never know the psychopath sitting next to you
You'll never know the murderer sitting next to you
You'll think, "How'd I get here, sitting next to you?"
But after all I've said, please don't forget
All my friends are heathens, take it slow

...

Just when I was singing the song in my head. I heard a commotion in the bus which woke me up from my short nap.

I took my headset off to listen to what's going on.

A young, well-built blond man, that goes to the same high school as I am, was sitting down on one of the priority seats.

A young beautiful woman who was probably in her 20s was the source of that voice.

Beside her was an elderly woman who had been standing for a while now.

"That's a really crazy question, lady. Why should I offer up my seat? There's no reason for me to do so." His eyes remained closed and his smile, unwavering.

"You're sitting in a priority seat. It's natural to offer those up to the elderly," the beautiful office lady said calmly in the kindest way possible.

"Such an old way of thinking, Japan has changed over the course of a few years did you forget that Japan is no longer a democracy and what kind of system it follows .fu~ As expected of common people."
The man rebutted.

"..But even if you say that..you are still a highschooler , and besides people don't really care about such things when they are actually doing something morally rigth"
The office lady meekly protested. Which I found very cute.

"I have no need to follow such moral beliefs , and even though I am a highschooler I am still a rank A citizen"
So he is a rank A citizen? But highschooler's don't have such ranks until they graduate isn't it?

But if what he said is true , then he would be on the higher end of the social hierarchy.

"T-That can't be .."the office lady didn't give yet.
Since the new system is pretty new people don't yet understand it's implications.

This was certainly getting interesting, if I had a popcorn I would have wacthed this scene unfold

Will the man never give up his seat to the old woman.

Or will he finnally feel sympathy and give up his seat and pride along with it.

Or will the office lady give up

Or will she kill the blonde man and take his seat forcefully and give it to the elderly.

Will they have a battle to death over a seat .

I was narrating such possibilities like an actual story narrator in my head.

Normally I would have wacthed this until the end however...

I have a different goal in mind.

I first looked around the bus and seeing that a beige Haired girl was about to do something.
I stood up from my seat and went near the old lady.

" Hello madam , forgive me for not noticing you earlier. You seem troubled by standing here if possible I would like to offer you my seat"

The old lady was taken off-guard but smiled at me regardless and the office lady who was debating with the young man looked at me suprised . She didn't expect someone to offer their seats on their own accord. I also heard obvious sighs of relief from the passengers as I ended the awkward atmosphere.

I escorted the old lady to my seat.
And helped her sit on it.

"Thank you again young man, you are very kind.I hope I didn't trouble you "
The old lady smiled at me which I reciprocated with a smile of my own.

"Oh no no , it is no trouble for me. What I did was completely natural , it is nothing noteworthy. "

People in the bus were paying attention to my conversation with the old lady. They looked at me like I am some sort of hero.Which was pretty understandable as I was being humble about it.

" Here take this, it ain't much but this is the only way I can offer you my thanks as of now"
Old lady took out a small cover filled with 4or 6 cookies and handed it over to me.
I offcourse accepted the cookies with open arms.
"There was no need for you to offer me something like this but I will gladly accept it anyway as I am quite hungry you see"
The old lady giggled at my statement.

I felt very nostalgic seeing these cookies , my freinds and family from that place used to make me cookies sometimes. I remember the time when they tried to kill me by mixing poison in those cookies. Good old days. They often played that prank knowing that I liked sweets. And getting sweets itself was a rarity in that place.

Surely there won't be poison mixed in some cookies made by some random old lady. If I did predict this wrong then it would be a unique way to go out.

I took out the cookies and started munching on it. Free food tastes quite good.

Then the cute office lady approached me with a very pleasant smile.

There were many boys of my age which ogled at her charming figure. I wonder why they haven't offered up their seat to score some points with the lady. . .
"Thank you for that , I don't know what would I have done if you haven't
offered up your seat , not many would have done what you just did"
The young woman who was just in her early 20s approached the boy and showed him her gratitude and respect.

She had back length strawberry blonde hair and the emotion in her eyes was fathoms deep. They had a thousand hues of blue and a small touch of hazel radiating in softly swooping arcs.Her smile was warm.

She was beautiful to the eyes.

The boy offcourse reciprocated her smile and her words with a gentle yet charming smile of his own. It was a relaxed and peaceful smile in which people would feel comfortable around. The woman felt her cheeks becoming hot as she witnessed such a sweet smile from the handsome young man. The boy was tall , his brown hair was smooth and silky which appeared natural. It felt tempting to stroke such a smooth hair.
His face was like a model and he had a fair complexion. His golden brown eyes were mesmerizing to look at . It felt like it's sucking you in, she found it very attractive, in a mysterious way, making her want to keep on looking .The woman found herself unconsciously staring deep into his eyes completely getting mesmerized by his golden orbs.

"It was really nothing , I am sure anyone would have done the same."
Boy said in a relaxed tone which was pleasing to hear. His casual and passive demeanor was soothing to the ears. All the stress she build up since morning all disappeared just by hearing his voice.

She was at her own world now.

"Mam is everything okay?"

Until she was brought back to reality by his words.

" Hah I am sorry for staring at you like that" Woman said scratching her red tinted cheeks.

" It's nothing to be apologetic about, I often space out a lot during maths classes until the teacher smacks me awake" He said .
His kind of spacing out was him monologuing about equality, freedom and ice cream and such complicated topics.

This earned a cute giggle from the young woman.

" Hehe anyway thanks again for saving me back then , I am ashamed as an adult to say this but I was kinda intimidated by that young boy. "

" Oh, Is that so ? Then I am more glad to have offered up my seat as it also helped you"

Again his voice was comfortable for her to hear.This time she tried not to space out and tried to change the topic.

"Anyway you are from that Tokyo metropolitan school(ANHS) rigth ?"

Tokyo metropolitan or advanced Nurturing High school was a top level school funded by the government directly for training and nurturing the future leaders of their country.
Students graduated from this school are offered 99% employment opportunities and college admissions by the government.

In these times were the new Japanese government is more powerful than ever , Studying in a school directly controlled by the government is a big deal.

The young man was surprised, and interested in how she knew.

"Oh yes, how can you tell"

"Hehe I could tell by the red blazer that you are wearing, and coincidentally my little sister is also getting admitted to this school today"

"Oh you have a little sister getting admitted today? Doesn't that mean she is a first year like me"

"Yes! She will be a first year just like you . She was supposed to come with me in this bus but I had run late and missed the first bus as I woke up pretty late" she sighed saying that.

But in reality she was glad that she missed the bus and met a young man like him.
She already had a good impression on the young man as he was kind and helped her. Now she was really interested in the mysterious looking boy.

" Your sister seems to be an early bird while you are a bit clumsy aren't you"
Ayanokouji slightly giggled at her clumsiness.

Hearing his response she blushed Which the boy found very cute.

"I know I am nothing like my little sister, my little sister is really smart and hardworking unlike me who lacks in that department"

" You must be smart too like my sister to get into such a prestigious school" woman asked

" I am not really that smart or anything, I am pretty much average.
My only redeeming quality is being good at sports which is probably the reason why I got admitted into this school"

"Oh! you play sports "
The woman asked curiously.

"I may not look like it but I am pretty athletic "
The boy said

"That's actually pretty cool , I wish I had something that I was good at, I wish I worked harder in my school days. Maybe I could have gotten into this school as a student if I... worked more harder"

There was a slight pause when she said that.
The woman was unknowingly opening upto the boy due to his passive nature and his voice that she felt comfortable with.

She was getting too comfortable.

His voice and demeaner , his gestures and mannerisms , his strangely comforting smile and his mesmerizing eyes that can make the most holed up person open upto him with a few interactions itself.
The office lady generally being a open minded person opened upto him much faster.

The boy was a good listener he listened to all her words and observed all her movements without ever dropping eye contact as if prompting to tell him more.

He analysed everything ,her facial expressions, her sense of regret , and everything she said so far. He pieced together all the information he gained and formulated a reply.

"I am sorry but you don't strike me as a person who doesn't work hard"
Boy replied

Young woman's eyes widened
"..What do you mean?" she asked with a hint of suprise in her face not expecting such a reply from the boy.

"You being late to wake up today and having slight eye bags under your eyes means that you either stayed up all night and haven't got enough sleep doing something probably practicing for the interview you are about to attend"

Women was surprised on how he knew about her interview and she wondered how he noticed her lack of sleep as she perfectly covered her eye bags with a little makeup but the boy could see through that , since he was not looking under her eyes he was looking into her eyes as he noticed the blood vessels in the white sclera of her eyes to be burst and appeared much more reddish and dry than normal. This happens when a person has a lack of sleep.

As for the interview.

"How did you know I was gonna have an interview today"

"I unintentionally saw the contents of your open bag "
He pointed towards the slightly open bag she was holding in her arms which held several documents but most of all he noticed a certificate issued by a highschool. The only reason why she would bring that today was probably because she was going to submit her resume.

The woman realised how he knew.

" Oh that's how" she muttered

"No lazy person would do anything that doesn't involve them. The way you stood your ground against the blond boy for someone else's sake without giving up, isn't something that a lazy or a easy going person would do"

He then casually took her hands in his palm which made her flinch but she didn't refute his approach some in the bus opened their mouths wide at the young boy's bold approach towards the woman.

"You also have really smooth fingers with a bit of scratches here and there on your nails , which kinda tells me that you did a lot of work in some way or other "

That was true , seeing her expression confirmed it. The young woman was amazed at the boy's observation.

" I wonder what made you do so much work in the past that made you neglect or have less time for your studies. Considering that you have a highschool certificate, you must have graduated highschool safely but for some reason didn't pursue higher education "
Boy told her with her hands still in his palms as he gently stroked it and stepped a bit forward lessening the distance between them.

"The regrets you speak of doesn't look like it's from the lack of your hard work rather it feels like you never got the opportunity to work hard "

The boy was convinced something held her back . The woman looked down in sadness and told the boy what he wanted to hear.

"Our family consisted of just me, my sister and my mother. When mother felt sick I had to take care of the family so I didn't really get much chances to study "

The woman's family had no father as her father left the family when her mother became ill for the first time. The woman was still in her preschool times so it was hard for her. She was actually smart and even got accepted into ANHS but she couldn't go due to ANHS having a no contact with the outside policy for 3 years. If she had left there would have been no one to look after her Ill mother and little sister as she was the only pillar of support for them. So she chose a normal highschool instead. She choose her family over her dreams.

" So you often took part times jobs to support your family? quite admirable if I say so myself"

"Thank you ...but in the end I wasn't able to do much for my family, hehe.. I wish I was more like my sister smart and kind . Normally the little sisters take their big sister as a role model but here it's the opposite. I wish I.. could have become a better person for her... " she said with regret and guilt?

The boy realised there was more to the story she speak of but didn't try to prode for more. He realised that something migth have happened between the two sisters . He sensed a kind of darkness which he was all too familiar to realise but decided not to pry further.

"Japanese society has changed, now only those with merit recieve respect and have value and those without merit, like me are considered worthless for the society "

In the past few years Japan has changed forever. The old democratic policies and system seemed inefficient to solve certain issues with the modern society.
It couldn't keep up.
The future of Japan was at risk so it implemented an emergency strategy to keep up with modern society and created a new government system which deemed itself worthy to fix the current issues with Japan and save it's future. Japan changed from a democratic to a meritocratic country. A system in which only the best come on top and get to rule .
The government was kinda corrupted, power was extremely focused on certain individuals who are known to have high merits .But it worked to solve all the issues, since the government is more powerful than ever .The Only issue was that the concept of equality shattered.

" I personally don't consider you as a worthless person to the society, offcourse these are not just sweet words coming from me . From the way I see it you are an extremely courageous person , it was admirable that even in this day and age there was a person such as yourself who stood up for the weak. Who tried to do something morally rigth . Despite having experienced a harsh life such as yours , you still tried to help the old woman and went against someone you considered intimidating, normally one would ignore such a scene but you decided to act . Seeing your kindness and courage first hand made me want to help you. It was you who motivated me to stand up and commit to such an act of kindness"

He pressed her shoulders with one of his hands. And said

"So please don't devalue yourself, no matter what the new society says , what matters is your core being. Your core being is so beautiful and kind which holds too much value to be considered worthless. And the way you worked so hard for your family from a young age and put their needs ahead of yours makes you such a wonderful person. Yes you are a wonderful person.I am pretty sure your sister also admires your hardwork and courage and would've ben extremely proud if she was here"

The woman was touched by his words . She has been working too hard for too long, her deepest darkest scars weighted less hearing those words. She carried too much burdens which weighted less as of now. Atleast someone notices her struggles.
She became a bit teary , she haven't cried or opened up to anyone in so long even to her own family.
She didn't want to appear pathetic in front of her sister and she didn't want her mother to worry.
She felt relieved opening up to someone and getting replies that she wanted to hear the most.

Appreciation.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka could have become an excellent therapist.

The people in the bus didn't hear their conversation well due to the proximity and rumblings of the bus , what they did see was the beautiful woman and the boy getting a bit intimate with each other in an extremely short time. Some thought they were past acquaintances who had a faithful reunion. Some thought that the boy was smoothly seducing the young woman.

The well built blonde haired young man who didn't take any interest in the common folks until now smirked at the scene with interest.

Ayanokouji then proceeded to adjust the knot of her tie by sliding it a bit upward which was slightly loosened into a formal but not overly tight position.

The woman was surprised at first but she didn't mind , she felt close to the boy even though it wasn't even an hour since they met.

"Oh sorry for being rude , it was out of habit as I usually did this for my little sister as she left for school"

The boy remembered the good old days when he helped his freind commit suicide by helping her tie the rope onto to her neck. It also has a knot which could be slided and tightened.

" Oh no I don't mind , but you had a sister too?"
Woman asked as she wanted to know more about the boy.

" Yes , I have a cute and mischievous sister too "

" Wow really, no wonder you appear so mature ."

People with younger siblings tend to appear more mature than those who don't.

As they were conversing , droplets of rain started falling outside.

" The sky has been clouded since morning, I was hoping to not be met with rain atleast until I reached my destination" the woman said with a sigh.

" It's really falling hard I see"
The boy spoke looking outside the window.

The women sensed a kind of loneliness in the boy as he gazed towards the falling rain.

The boy was very fascinated by the rain as he doesn't get to experience it that much in that place. He was curious on how the rain tasted and how it felt. His interactions with such a common natural phenomenon is low or even non-existent.

" Here take this it will revive your energy a bit"
The boy took out a chocolate cookie and tried to give it to the young woman.

" Oh no! no! I couldn't accept something you got as a gift" she cutely waved her hands refusing his kind offer.

"The old lady wouldn't mind , and besides you also helped her didn't you"

While all this was happening the old lady who was sitting near them was deep asleep. Luckily she was too tired and didn't hear their conversation either.

The woman reluctantly Accepted the cookies and ate it.

"It's quite sweet isn't it?"

"Ah yes it's very sweet~ thank you for this"

The woman usually didn't get the time or money to eat sweets or have certain luxuries. It has been a long time since she ate something sweet like this.

The woman looked cute as she was enjoying eating chocolate cookies saworing it's taste to the fullest.
All her stress was gone speaking to the young man. She was really in a better mood than usual.

"Will you not miss your family while you are away for 3 years?" The woman asked the young man

"Ah yes I will miss those mischievous little devil's , but luckily my father is quite a capable man he will take care of them while I am away "

He dazed onto thinking about his family. Remembering the good old days with them.

By seeing the boy's gentle smile when talking about his family the woman got impression that he loved his family very much.

"It seems like you really love your family"

"Ah yes , what about you ?isn't your sister also going to ANHS ? "

" Ah yes but my case is different If I am successful at my interview I may get a job at ANHS"

The young man's eyes widened at the revelation.

" Wait, So you are going to aim for a Job at ANHS ? "

" Ah yes it ain't much but I am looking for a chef position in a bakery there"

ANHS is a school isolated from the rest of world . It is located in an offshore artificial island. Since the school is isolated from the rest of world the students are also not allowed to go out of the school premises, so for that reason the school itself provides the youth and the teachers there with all sort of facilities, shops and entertainment. So basically it was like a mini city. It even has a big mall.

"That's wonderful news, it seems like I will get to see you there too"

Woman slightly blushed thinking of the possibility of meeting this young man again.

" A-ah yes but it's not final , there's a possibility that I migth not get accepted "

" But wouldn't it be great If you got accepted , you'll get to see your sister quite often too"

" Ah yes I would be lucky if that's the case"

The passengers noticed how happily the boy and the beautiful woman were conversing with each other.
Both of them were sometimes giggling and laughing, they both seemed to enjoy each other's company. Some were jealous. Some regreted their choice of not giving up their seat .
They thought that they could have had an opportunity to talk with the lady if they've helped.

Some knew they can't be that good as the young boy even if they got a chance.

Some were cursing the young man for being an Ikemen.

They caught the attention of a lot of passengers .

The bus was nearing its next stop which was ANHS unfortunately the rain hadn't stopped yet .

But it was fortunate for the young man as he was curious to taste the rain droplets.

Those who forgot to bring the umbrella were nervous.

As the bus reached the stop near ANHS many passengers especially school students started to get off one by one.

The lady and the young man stopped their chattering and decided to get off the bus. Ayanokouji took his small luggage and went of the bus with the lady.

When he got out into the bus stop to open his umbrella , he noticed the lady frantically searching for something in her bag. She looked panicked. Seeing that he decided to ask.

"Is there something wrong miss?"

"..My umbrella was with my sister..oh no what am I gonna do? I'm gonna be late"
Saying that she tried to put her bag over head and tried to run to the entrance, as she stepped into the rain to just do that . The young man grabbed her shoulders.

"If you are gonna do that you're gonna get too wet to attend the interview"

Woman just realised what she was doing. She was mindlessly doing something stupid.

"I have an umbrella if possible, I would like to escort you to that place"

"I don't want to trouble you further, besides if you do that you are gonna get late too"

"Not really, I bet they will change the timings for the entrance ceremony because of this heavy rain , and besides I don't mind"

Woman offcourse couldn't say anything to that as she nodded to the man's generosity.

They both got inside the same umbrella.

"By the way I never caught your name " he stated

Despite them talking a lot on the way even opening up to each other (one sidedly offcourse) they didn't really exchange names.
The woman just realised that stupid mistake and thought.

'I am glad , what would I have done if I never got to know his name. Stop being stupid Minami ' the woman insulted herself in her own mind.

"Hehe It seems I forgot about that , thanks for reminding me"

"No problem, Anyway I am Ayanokouji Kiyotaka "

That name has a nice ring to it the woman thought. It suits him really well.

"My name is Minami"

"Ichinose Minami"

Now all things considered why do you think the boy helped them and committed to such an act of kindness.

Was that just him showing kindness?

Do you think the boy had an ulterior motive?

The answer is quite complicated.

But it's not something grandiose like planning to manipulate her or start something that would be considered a part of his masterplan.

It's not something simpleminded either, like trying to score some points with the young woman nor the old lady.

It's not like he did it for the ever tempting cookies that he smelled from a mile away.

The answer is quite weird in general, something you wouldn't really expect.As it relates to his weird trait . A trait which became uncontrollable.

Curiosity

From childhood itself he was curious of many things. Whether it's knowledge, whether it's about the world. He was curious of most things and wanted to learn more.
Knowledge was something he attained long ago and he know everything there is to know when it comes to bookish knowledge. With those kind of things his curiosity was satisfied but there was this one thing which no matter how much he learned about could never really understand it clearly.

It was about understanding people.
He was curious about human beings in general.

In this case when he saw the young woman trying her best to commit to such an act of kindness while no one else did, his interest was piqued.
He noticed how weak ,pale and stressed out the young woman looked from afar and yet she tried to figth for the old woman ,knowing she won't gain much in return . She was nervous and got intimidated by the well built blond guy yet she didn't give in. She still tried to help when no one else did.

He was curious about what made her like that. Why was she so kind ?, what made her kind? . Why did she even bother?
Questions came after another

He wanted to know what kind of life she led till here to made her think like that.
Is it just her trying to do something morally rigth?

Or is it her just acting ?

Was it guilt that made her stand up for the old woman?

Did something happen in her life?

Or was she just simple minded?

He just wanted to know more about the woman.

Quite a weird reason to trouble yourself this much isn't it?
Yes, the boy is quite weird.

There maybe more reasons to why he did that as his mind is fathomless. No-one can really understand what's going on inside it as he is the type of person who constantly lies to himself.

. .

"Wait!"

As the boy and woman were about to enter the stone gate entrance of the school premises a girl with long black hair and ruby red eyes stopped them in their tracks.

Curious looks were give by the students and people who were walking around them.
They thought it was a confrontation by his ex-girlfriend who saw her ex-boyfriend with another woman.

The boy and the woman turned around . The woman exchanged looks with the boy asking if he knew her .
Which obviously the boy denied.
"Do you need something?" The woman asked titling her head.

"I am not talking to you ,I am talking to him "
The woman was taken aback by the girls tone.

" Do I kno- "

"You were looking at me in the bus why?"
As the boy was about to ask something the girl cut him off.

The boy and the woman were confused why the girl asked that.

The boy in his mind thought
'was it that big of a deal?'

"Oh that ,it's not like I was looking at you only. I was looking at everyone in the bus to see if anyone was interested in giving up their seat to the old lady, which sadly they didn't"

" Huh? Don't compare me to others.I simply didn't do it since I see no benefit from giving up my seat. "

"Oh that's great and all , but who asked?" He pretended to look back and forth to see if anyone asked.
Which obviously made the girl get irritated at him.

"Hmph, I can't stand simple minded people like you. I hope you don't come close to me ever"
she said that as she left like the wind leaving the two confused.
There was a small silence in between which was broken by the woman.
"The students in your school are ...what can I say.. quite unique hehe"

First a intimidating narcissist now a haughty teenag girl.
They met some odd highschooler's today.

" *Sigh, It seems so" the boy replied.

Seeing the prickly attitude of the girl , the boy remembered him having a freind like that. She was a adorable girl who constantly tried to stab him with a knife whenever she gets irritated at him.

One day it became too troublesome for him and he decided to end her.

He personally found these type of people to be annoying but interesting at the same time.

Just when they reached the security building away from the rain.

"It's just as you said Ayanokouji kun , it seems like they shifted the time for the interview due to heavy rain"

"It seems like you have more time to dry off in the meantime "

"Thats true , I wanted to dry of my hair"

"Do you have a towel for that "

"Offcourse I have one in my bag "

" That's good to hear "

Just when they reached the security checkpoint for the employees. They knew they had to part off ,as they were nearing it.

" I think it's time for us to seperate Ichinose san"

Woman looked quite sad hearing that, she wanted to spend more time with the young man. On the bright side if she gets accepted here she could possibly see him again.

" It Seems so, but it was nice meeting you Ayanokouji kun and thank you for your help today "

" The pleasure is all mine Ichinose-San" The boy said with a captivating smile, which made woman's heart beat faster.

It was a new feeling for the woman.
Due to her circumstances in the past the woman never got the time or leisure to enjoy teenage romance or fall in love. This was a new experience for her heart.

The boy who is 4 years younger than her ,possibly the same age as her little sister made her feel something new. She offcourse didn't want to part with that feeling.

"Y-You can call me Minami Ayanokouji kun as you don't want to confuse me with my sister if she ever turned out be in your class" the woman was bold . And wanted to do something for herself this time around.

"Oh then you can call me Kiyotaka , Minami san" the young man smoothly said her name without any sort of embarrassment. Minami was taken off gaurd on how the boy called her by her first name.
Hiding her embarassment she tried to change the topic.

"S-Speaking of my sister you should be freinds with her if you meet her K-Kiyotaka kun. She is a very Freindly girl and can get along with you really well"

She wanted her sister to be freinds with a kind and charming young man too.

"Oh now I'm really curious to meet her "
It was true he was curious.

He wanted to know whether Minami's sister was similar to herself.

He wanted to know whether they were alike .

He wanted to know whether she was also kind like her sister , he was curious to know if their personality runs through their genes itself.

He wanted to know whether a person's genes have something do with their attitude and kindness or whether it was simply the way they were raised in which it made them selfless.

"Anyway Kiyotaka-kun I have to go now , sorry for taking up your time"

The woman waved the boy and the boy simply just waved back with a smile.

"Bye bye Minami san good luck with your interview ". The boy raised his voice gently from behind which didn't go unheard to the woman.

She just nodded and went on ahead determined more than ever to be successful.

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Important notes

* White room is a bit different from the orginal.

Ayanokouji is from the 6 th generation as the WR started much earlier . (You'll know why soon)

The japanese government is different. It doesn't affect the school system or anything. It's to make the japanese government be more powerful .You"ll know why I did that in the future.

Be warned you probably won't like this Ayanokouji and his actions in the future. Things are gonna get weird, messed up and kinky in the future .

And yes Minami is just an oc, I know in the original Ichinose Honami had a little sister not a big sister.
It's changed here, Ichinose's background and her reasons for being in B is changed. It involves something dark that happened in her past which isn't a simple theft incident, I already hinted that if you haven't noticed.

Well that's all

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"What happened Honami chan?"

Ichinose panicked a little as she discovered something in her bag.

"...My sister's umbrella"
She forgot that she had her sisters umbrella with her as they were originally supposed to leave together . She became worried for her sister as it was still raining hard outside.

Chapter 2

As she was expeditiously searching through her freind's belongings , sounds of someone's footsteps were heard from outside the room.

Upon hearing someone closing in , the girl swiftly hid inside the same wardrobe she was investigating just a second ago.

The door opened and the sounds of her freind removing his shoes and entering were heard clearly by the girl who was hiding.

The girl immediately regretted that she hid there, she could have just turned herself in and could have just facetiously made an excuse on spot, instead of that she is now stuck here until he leaves.
If she tried to come out now , she might look like a creepy stalker who is hiding in a man's wardrobe. Either way she could have come of as creepy whether she hid or not, but the level of creepiness would be significantly more higher if she was found hiding in a wardrobe. And she knew that well.

She was having trouble deciding whether she should reveal herself now or she should hide until he goes to the bathroom or when he steps outside.

She even thought about coming out and scaring him and pretend like she hid there to suprise him.

But in the end she decided to go with the risky first option that is to hide until she get's a chance to run for it.

As the girl was thinking of such things her nose got hit with the sweet fragrance of an air freshener . It seems like her freind has turned on his electric air freshner, but after a while ,the density of the scent she was smelling increased, she felt the lingering scent tickling her nose slowly even in the enclosed wardrobe.

She couldn't understand why her friend tuned the air freshener to maximum intensity. Too much of a certain smell can be irritating even if it's a sweet scent.

The girl had visited his room multiple times in the past before but he never had turned on a air freshener to this degree.

' does he do this when he is alone?'

The girl thought to herself.

It was certainly odd.

The sound of him closing in was heard by the girl , luckily the sound shifted to what seems to be the kitchen side of the room, since she felt that he just opened and closed his fridge. She assumed that he was in the kitchen for a short drink.

The girl totally felt like a stalker , stalking his every move, which wasn't her intention as she claims for herself.

She was suspicious of the boy for certain reasons unknown, and thought that she should investigate him. Which later led to her investigating his dorm room , unintentionally searching through his belongings like a creep. But in the end she didn't find anything and now she believes herself to be paranoid about the innocent boy and thought herself weird for doubting her freind in the first place.

*Chop

*Chop

Sounds of him chopping something reverbed across the silent room , so much so that she felt vibrations even in the floor.

Maybe he really is not there for a short drink , but what kind of person would come home and go straight to cook.

The girl couldn't help but think along those lines.

From the way the rough sounds of chopping were heard , she assumed that the boy was butchering something chunky ,maybe beef.

She couldn't contain her curiosity of the boys actions. So she decided it's best to see what he was doing.
Since the room is small , the kitchen is not so distant from the wardrobe, so she could locate him from where she currently is.

Who knows maybe she could even get a chance to sneak away out of the room, when he is preoccupied with his kitchen work.

Chop

The girl decided on what to do and slowly but steadily opened the wardrobe doors enough to atleast peek without getting spotted.

A ray of light traced through her skin like a thin line as soon as she opened the doors, it was the bright light from outside streching on to her skin. Her eyes adjusted to the sudden exposure of ligth and she noticed something odd. Only the kitchen was lit up and the rest of the room had it's ligth's turned off.

The fragrance of the air freshener still lingered around the room.

It felt..cold.

Chop

She rolled her eyes towards the kitchen side of the room from where the sounds came from ,to see what he was upto.

She saw him working in the kitchen as she originally guessed , the same handsome face she sees everyday.
He was holding what seems to be a cleaver.

Chop

As soon as her eyes went towards what he was working with, her breathing stopped, her eyes widened in horror.

She witnessed something horrible, something gruesome.

The girl couldn't believe this was happening rigth in front of her.

The girl tried to dismiss this as a mere dream, and refused to believe this is happening in reality, but she knows that even the wildest of her imagination couldn't picture such a sickening scene.

A thick rush of fluid tried to escape her mouth , she wanted to throw up.

But tried her best not to.

'..t-that arm...'

Her breathing became even more haggard.

She silently cried , clutching at her heart, her chest growing heavier as bile rose in her throat.

A classmate, a close friend you interact with everyday turns out to be something like that. It was sickening how someone like him blended in so well, acted normally and hung around them often.

She somehow connected the dots even in such a situation ,that he might be the one responsible for those horrible instances that happened in the past .

But even still she couldn't take her eyes of the table as she was petrified by the pure horror of the scene.
Then suddenly the boy turned his face towards the direction where the girl hid and smiled.

The girl suddenly got out of her short trance and instinctively shrieked back into the wardrobe.

She didn't know whether it was her imagination or not, but the boy smiled towards her direction. It was enough to sent chills down her spine.

It was not a creepy or a vicious smile but instead it was a normal gentle smile, but somehow that was even worse in this situation.

She might be found out , at this moment she couldn't understand whether what she is seeing and feeling is a mere delusion or not. Her mind was still in denial.

The girl was having a intense episode of panic and fear . Goosebumps rose along her sickly - pale skin. The darkness and enclosed feeling added more to her fear.

The boy dropped his cleaver on the table , and walked towards a particular direction.

Upon hearing his sounds closing in.

The girl covered her mouth with her hands and stopped her breathing. Probably trying to eliminate any forms of sounds in the eerie silence of the room.

Don't breathe... don't breathe.. don't breathe...

But that was all a futile effort regardless.

The doors to the wardrobe suddenly opened.

Her eyes widened seeing the figure of the man emerging from the darkness , the one who caused her to be in this miserable state.

"Oh you are here !"
The boy spoke happily, it was like he wasn't suprised that he found a 16 year old girl in his wardrobe.

It's like he already knew she was there, or he was already expecting her presence in his room.

Sweats began to pour below her forehead, her body shaked in fear , and instinctively took a step back even further into the narrow space.

Despite what he was doing, the boy had a very bright smile. The same kind classmate who she sees everyday, the same smile that comforts everyone around him, his smooth voice which usually tickles your ear ,now all that appeared incredibly uncanny to her, which made a eerie feeling spread accross her veins.

Despite it being same smile , it was now different ., Maybe it was always the same but she never noticed.

"What happened ? you don't look so good, ..ah! it must be because you were staying here in this tight space. Come on let's get you some tea and maybe relax a little."

The ever so kind voice of his penetrated her ears but it wasn't comforting.

Despite him finding a girl hiding in his room and her witnessing his heinous act ,the boy was acting normal, which was abnormal in of itself.

He held out his hand for her to hold.

On seeing the same hands he used a moment ago to cut someone's body apart ,her body shrieked back even further with her not being able to utter a single word. She wished to get away from him , she couldn't stand a second to be near him.

Finnally she hit the back of the wardrobe there was no more place for her to move back.

The boy sighed a little and continued.

"It seems like you witnessed my handy-work here but don't worry, think of all this as a dream , and it will all be gone when you wake up , now let's get you to rest" he spoke with his smile still present.

He took her hand forcibly and pulled her out of the wardrobe like a lifeless doll.

Fear rose in her body so much so that words couldn't escape her mouth.

Her heart started beating even colder.

She wanted to scream , she wanted to run from him_ but fear took over as she was currently in the presence of a devil , who knows what would happen to her if she didn't comply.

As she was being pulled along by him to who-knows where she slightly glanced at the kitchen table.

She couldn't control herself anymore.

She made a sick noise , and a thick rush of fluid filled her mouth. It spilled out from her mouth and splashed the carpet with it's sticky yellow sludge.

She had vomited.

" Ahh...It seems I was righ, you really are unwell... But don't worry about the mess you made , Sometimes you gotta let it all out."

She vomited again , a sour stench now got mixed along with the already existing thick scent of the air freshener.

He gently stroked her back as she vomited, trying his best to comfort her.

"Think of something else , then you won't feel the need to vomit " he said as he was stroking her back.

Her breathing was ragged.

"Emm..Like for example, think about.. biology!. Ok! I would give you a fun fact . .
Did you know ,that the entirety of a human body could be fit into a small delivery package if each of the body parts is split apart appropriately "

His words were partially heard by the girl as she was in a miserable state, as some parts of her leg and her socks were covered in her own vomit. She couldn't think straight anymore, as she was having silent mental breakdowns as tears fell down through her chin.

She regretted ever coming here , she could had her blissful life, as ignorant as ever without knowing the darkness that existed in this world, but instead she let her curiosity take over her. Which led her to this hell with the devil.

"Oh ! Did that help ? ..I am glad"

With that he started pulling the now crying girl again by the arm, with her showing no resistance and getting pulled into the abyss.

"Now let's get you some rest , and after when you wake up ..

you'll feel much better. "

. . Although the timings of the entrance ceremony has changed due to heavy rain most students still gathered in the school gym pretty early on .As expected of an elite school ,the gym was really massive, it contained several students of my age scattered across in a comfortable manner.

I began to observe the different types of students who are gathering here.There were some students who were drenched from the rain earlier, they probably forgot to bring their umbrella with them, I also wouldn't have brought one if I hadn't looked up the weather. There were some students who were yawning, some who were peeking at the girls , some looking serious and some overly nervous people.

As my eyes were wandering around the place it landed on quite a few oddities. For example there was a big black guy who looked like he was from a foreign country , he was really tall and had a physique that one wouldn't expect from a high-schooler.
He also wore sunglasses which made him look like a bodyguard.
There was also anouther, but this time it was a girl who appeared far too young to be termed as a high-schooler , she had a cane in her rigth hand supporting her and had a unique hat ,which kinda complimented her appearance a bit more and it matched well with her lilac blonde hair. Although she looked like a elementary school student she had a particular aura around her which made her look quite mature. She probably is just petite and migth not be that young as I originally thought.

As I was observing certain students the mic turned on. All attention was focused on the stage. The gloomy atmosphere was still present as the rain still hadn't calmed yet. Sounds of the rain was heard even in the gym
it was like ball-bearings were hitting the canvas roof with force.

The person standing in front of the mic was a middle aged man who had black hair and brown eyes and wore a suit. His eyes appeared stern and it had a unique gleam.
Standing behind him there were a few people who appeared to be staff members.
He first stood there silent for a few seconds, I noticed that he was observing the students. As he done that he let out a smirk.

"Good morning. Teachers and students, a very warm welcome to all of you,My name is Hiroshi Takenaka and I am the principal of this school "

Despite his words,It didn't seem like a warm welcome, especially in this weather.

"This is the second time that I made a speech as a School Principal, it actually makes me feel excited, even more excited than last year! Meeting new and unique students like you all is interesting every year. "

As he said that he was looking at elsewhere ,to be specific his gaze went focused on the petite girl that I observed earlier. Not a lot of people seemed to have noticed his wandering eyes.

"Well-well all things aside, the rain outside still looks like it haven't calmed down yet huh. I hope it wasn't some huge inconvenience for you all. Even if some of you got wet, there are many towels that are provided outside which can help you dry off."

How generous of the school.

" I really don't want to drag this entrance ceremony and make it too boring for you all , but I am still the principal and all so I gotta give you guys some advice or something rigth? Not that it matters" he said that quite nonchalantly , waving his hands in the air trying to show that he lacked the motivation, and is quite troubled with this whole ordeal.

This kinda earned a few chuckles from the audience.
With his little sarcasm and relaxed attitude he seemed to have erased the nervousness in a few students. Especially the ones who thought that
' since it's an Elite school it migth be super strict '. They migth be relieved to see the teachers aren't that stringent as they originally thought.

"Maybe I do have some kind of advice to give to the future of Japan ,

Students ..

If you want to become outstanding in your surroundings, you should start to understand what is professionalism ,it is to equip yourself with problem solving skills, communication skills and teamwork spirit in order to survive and stay competitive in the work environment.

In this school you will learn all that , if you are diligent in whatever you do
you will succeed indefinitely, the school will give you plenty of opportunities to test yourself ,whether it's on academics or sports or even arts . This school's underlying policy is to provide freedom to it's students and let them experience it at first hand on how to survive in the society. The school will support you in any path you take as long as you are deemed worthy. The school will also provide you all with all sorts of shops and entertainment facilities, even arcade centers and shopping malls so that you could enjoy your teenage life to the fullest here, so rest assured. "

Hearing that many kids were excited , it seems like they can't wait to indulge in the luxuries offered by the school.

This school is too good to be true , I would have said that if I hadn't caught the underlying message within his words.

How sly of them.

I could see him smirking underneath his chin looking at the many gullible students who were excited.

"The rest of the details will be given to you by your homeroom teacher, once you all arrive at your respective classrooms"

Some students were openly chatting amoung themselves talking about how glad they were to be accepted here and how excited they are, so they probably didn't hear what he said.

Which he didn't mind.

"Well that's all I have to say. I hope you all become citizens of high merit in the future "

By saying that he had left the stage and a well built teacher stepped in and asked the students to disperse and move to their respective classrooms.

The entrance ceremony wasn't all that bad , it was short and brief and they didn't make us stand there for too long and I also got to know some important things about the school in the process.

After leaving the school gym I searched for my new classroom. On my way I saw a lot of students grouping together already. I am quite suprised that they got close in such a short while, I seriously don't understand how people do that.

Even if the sky didn't look happy atleast the various students gathering and talking with each other in high spirits accross the hall looked quite refreshing to the eyes. They were full of enthusiasm and vigor seeing that kinda made me excited .

I then searched through the hallway until I ended up in front of a class which had a board on top labelled 1-D .

This was surely the class I was assigned to.

Before opening the door I thought to myself on how to present myself to my new classmates.
Should I Just pretend like an ordinary student, or should I try to be an exemplary student?
Well if I try to act like an exemplary honor student who is good at everything then there will be problems for me in the future, also if my suspicions of the school turned out to be rigth then it would be quite troublesome. And I also don't want to be the target of jealously like before.

I can maybe induce a pratfall effect on my classmates.
When you make a mistake, you appear more human, more like others and so more likeable. People who are perfect can seem threatening, but people who are imperfect are safe and hence easier to truly like and seem much more approachable.
I can probably show competence in one particular area and show a flaw in other areas to make it balanced.

While I've been thinking over such trivial topics , I realised that I've been standing near the door for a while . Luckily no one saw me standing here like a statue.

So before anyone else comes ,I quickly slid the door thinking

' no matter what, I'm gonna try my best to have a fulfilling highschool life'

As I opened the door ,a group of students who were chatting with each other near the front row of the classroom now faced me.
Since I came straight here after the entrance ceremony there were a lot less students and the first ones I saw turned their faces towards me.

There were a few girls in the class and most of them were surrounding a blond haired guy who appeared to have a freindly vibe. There was also the beige haired girl I saw in the bus earlier.A lot of students were gathering around those two in particular. Then my gaze met hers.

"..Oh it's you from the bus! " She said that pretty loudly, it seems like she recognised me from the bus.

"Do you know him Kushida San?" A girl who was standing near her asked curiously.

"Ah earlier in the morning he was in the same bus as me "
The beige haired girl replied.

" Heeh.. so you encountered him in the bus and got to know him that early" the girl short haired girl beside her smugly remarked.

" no It's not like that, I didn't get a chance to speak with him ,more like I only saw him from afar "

" So Kushida San eyed a boy before the school even started" the blonde haired girl next to her spoke.

"Ha ha true-true , normally one wouldn't recognise some stranger you rode the bus with and your reaction on seeing him was abnormal ,wouldn't you say Mori San?"

"Yes guilty!"
They teased this Kushida girl while not giving me a chance to introduce myself.
Wow thanks to her my introduction is ruined.

She moved her hands back and forth denying the claim.
"N-no no no I didn't eye him or anything"

Kushida you are making it more suspicious.

"I only noticed him when he kindly gave up his seat to an fragile old lady when no one else did"

"Oh really?,he did that. Isn't that like super sweet " a rose-brown haired girl spoke.

While this was happening the blond haired boy arrived to my side.

"Hello , my name is Hirata Yousuke" he confidently introduced himself to me with a gentle smile and putting his hands forward for a handshake.

"Nice to meet you Hirata , My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka " I reciprocated his greeting with a firm grip.

"Oh Ayanokouji kun , is it true you and Kushida San came together in the same bus" A girl with short boy cut hair interuppeted my conversation with Hirata.

"Well , I don't remember seeing her. So maybe " I lied.

"Kushida San it seems like he doesn't remember you, how sad~" Mori tried to fake a tear while rubbing the corners of her eyes.

"Mō I told you guys earlier rigth? That we didn't introduce ourselves with each other..so stop teasing me" Kushida cutely pouted.

"Gomen gomen , it's just so fun to see Kushida San getting flustered " Mori playfully voiced her reason.

[An- gomen means sorry ]

" But was it true that you gave up your seat to some old lady Ayanokouji kun or is it just a excuse Kushida made up on spot ." the blonde haired girl asked me , smugly looking at Kushida along with Mori. They probably didn't buy into Kushida's story, probably because of how suspicious she acted.

I stood on a thinking pose.

"Nee Ayanokouji kun say something, they are not believing me"

"Hmmm..I am sorry but I don't recall such a incident" I told them

" Ehhhh!!, A-Ayanokouji k-"

"I knew it !, Kushida san you are guilty!"

" So Kushida-San is a bit naugthy, that's suprising"

"Kushida San , Ayanokoji kun are you guys hiding something " the brown haired girl asked smugly.

"What shall I do Kushida, It seems like we are exposed "

"W-what are you saying Ayanokouji kun!? "

"So there's really something going on between you too "

" Tell me Kushida what else are you hiding?" Mori asked.

"Ehhh! Nothing. Ayanokouji kun is just fooling around and tricking you " Kushida puffed her cheeks and pouted at me.

"I wasn't tricking anyone, I just said that me helping the lady was exposed, what else was I talking about?"

Kushida was silent for a while and then responded.

"See! What did I tell you" Kushida pointed at me.

"Neeh ,so is the story about helping the old lady actually true or not?"

"Yeah , she was having trouble standing so I decided to help . She even gave me a cookie for helping her. "

"Oh wow , how considerate "

"Oh you got free food! How lucky" the brown haired girl was more concerned about that.

" It seems like chivalry still exist " the blonde haired girl stated.

"Yeah I think it's cool that you did that" the rose-brown haired girl said that looking at me.

Wait? was it 'cool ' to do that?

"Thanks " I replied to her compliment and showed her a smile.

"But It's no big deal or anything, I am sure most of you would have done the same"

"Aww ~So humble " blonde haired girl commented

"Oh so Kushida San wasn't lying when she said that story" Mori faked a suprised expression.

" Heh no you dummy, I didn't lie"
Kushida cutely punched or more like tapped Mori on her shoulders.

" Hehe, just kidding" Mori replied

A wave of nostalgia hit me seeing two cute freinds innocently teasing each other. Come to think of it they also teased each other often just like this...until..

I wonder how normal people would act under those circumstances.

"Come to think of it we haven't introduced ourselves to you Ayanokouji kun" Kushida stated.

"Oh then let's start with me I am Karuizawa Kei"

" Hai-hai! Mori Nene desu!"
"Onodera hereᕙ( • ‿ • )ᕗ "
"Matsushita Chiaki pleasure to meet you"
"Satou Maya , nice to meet you Ayanokouji kun"

" And this rigth here is our Dear Kushida Chan " Mori pushed Kushida in front of me.

"Ah Mori San don't push me like that it hurts"

"Come on Kushida San you better act fast"

" What do you mean Mori San "

To that Mori just smugly smiled at her.

"Ehhhhh! No " it looked like Kushida kinda understood her intentions or something.

"Mori San you shouldn't tease Kushida so much" Matsushita scolded her.

"Haha sorry "

I lightly chuckled, seeing this reminded me of something fun that happened long before.

"What a lively bunch, well let me introduce myself again. My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka , it's a pleasure to meet all of you"
I showed them a genuine smile along with my words.

There was a small silence between the girls as they looked at me.

Did I smile weird? , It didn't look that weird in the mirror.

"...Ah Kushida San , I don't think I can root for you anymore" Mori said to no one in particular.
"What do you mea-"

"Oh You workout ?Ayanokouji kun" just when Kushida was about to say something Onodera interrupted yet again.

"Yes ,how can you tell? "

I was wearing a long sleeved shirt so how did she know.
"It was a wild Guess seeing some veins popping out of your wrist, which indicate that you been training your grip."

Oh that , well you couldn't really tell anything from that so it was a wild guess.

"Oh that , I used to practice piano back in the days"

"Piano ? That's unexpected" Matsushita said

"Oh We got a musician here guys " karuizawa remarked.

"Wow that's amazing " Satou clasped her hands cutely.

"Say Ayanokouji-kun ,you play any classical music? " Matsushita asked me.

"Well I usually play classical music , I can maybe play Fur Elise or Moonlight sonata if I ever get the opportunity here" I said that while hovering my fingers in the air imitating a piano performance.

It seems like Matsushita was very knowledgeable on the topic of classical music, we both conversed pretty easily, offcourse Satou was along with me too. She was pretty interested in our conversation despite not being that knowledge on the topic.

It seems like I made some freinds pretty easily, I was racking my mind all night on how to introduce and present myself and all ,but nothing didn't go too wrong. It was easier than I expected or was it a strock of luck? Well either way I think I made a decent impression.

After that we then talked about our hobbies and interests, and got to know each other better.
Knowledge of my newly made freinds increased.

Kushida Kikyou the cute beige haired girl who appears really kind and cheerful , she is a social elite and her friendly attitude makes people like her. Within a few minutes she made plenty of freinds. She even went along to introduce themselves to some others along with Mori .

Speaking of Mori , my first impression of hers was that she is quite a tease when it comes to Kushida. She was really goofy and active. She also got along well with Satou and Karuizawa as they shared similar interests.

Onodera Kayano , a tom boyish girl who likes to participate in swimming and generally a good athelete. She usually doesn't read the mood and jump in conversation without thinking through.

Karuizawa Kei ,she had blonde hair tied in a ponytail, she looked very trendy. A social elite similar to Kushida and had managed to make a lot of female freinds pretty fast . I could see her constantly leading a conversation that starts . Even if the conversation doesn't involve her , she could fit in really well. In simple terms she know how to read the mood very well. The flow of the conversations always run in her favor.

Matsushita Chiaki , she had silky long brown hair with bangs on the rigth. From what I could see ,the way she carries herself looks quite mature. When she talked about classical music , I could tell that her taste in music is also pretty mature for a high-schooler, not that I know about highschooler's. She gets along well with Karuizawa for her interest in fashion.

Satou Maya , the girl who for some reason is very interested in me .She has rose-brown hair with bangs hanging on the left .She says what's on her mind sometimes earning a few teases from her freinds. Out of everyone she tried to talk to me the most(flirt), but sometimes got interuppeted by Karuizawa. Which I don't think she minded. Despite looking innocent she knew how to quip against the strong Karuizawa which kinda made them get along.

Hirata Yousuke a pretty decent young man , who I think would get along with anyone whether its a boy or a girl . While I am getting dragged on by Matsushita and Satou , he was getting dragged on by Karuizawa and some new girl who arrived just now called Sinohara or something.
We didn't talk much so I don't know much about her

While this was happening I could see a lot of my classmates began forming groups and I also unintentionally got part of some group with Matsushita, Satou , Hirata and Karuizawa probably also Sinohara .

The group with us earlier kinda split of into a separate Kushida group which included Mori , some Chinese girl named Mei yu Wang and a shy girl who I don't know the name of.

At first everyone tries to get along with each other in a large group then as it goes on, the group then begins to split as the individuals find a proper comfort zone with some particular individuals in the group. This usually happens in social scenarios where you get along and group with people whose interests aligns with yours.

In my case I got along with Matsushita and Satou . Matsushita because we have a lot in common and she is a fellow art enthusiast , although she aspire to be a fashion designer she was knowledgeable in other fields of arts. And Satou because she is fun to get along with in general.

So yeah ,basically groups were formed.

As time went by more students started to appear , now class was half filled even a lot of boys started to appear but soon I realised something.

Wait I didn't talk to any of the boys other than Hirata.

The worst part is that me and Hirata were the only boy's in the class who were surrounded by girls which kinda earned us a few glares from the boys.

I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

There was a group of boys formed around Kushida, a good opportunity to fit in and introduce myself with the help of Kushida.

Hirata noticed my gaze towards the newly formed boys group and guessed my intentions.

"Come on Ayanokouji kun let's introduce ourselves to them too"

It seems like Hirata was also getting tired of getting surrounded by girls since morning.
Even when he tried to talk to me he was interuppeted by some girls.

"I agree let's g-"
Then suddenly the blonde haired girl namely Karuizawa caught both me and Hirata.

"Heh where are you going Ayanokouji kun , Hirata kun "

" I thought we should introduce ourselves to our classmates "
Hirata replied

" You can do that later isn't it Hirata kun " said Sinohara latching on to Hirata.

"Yeah you too Ayanokouji kun , the other guys don't seem interesting we want to know about you more ,so stay here got it !" Karuizawa demanded that we stay.

I could understand Karuizawa holding Hirata but why me?

I don't like when someone restrict my freedom like that. To be honest I wanted to ...

Calm down ,calm down, ... it's just a highschool girl being playful.

I also didn't find my seat ,as I was standing here the whole time.

" Oh I didn't find my seat yet , I want to hurry up and atleast place my bag there"

"Well ,I checked this row, and your seat isn't somewhere around here Ayanokouji-Kun " Matsushita spoke next to me.

Our seats bore name-plates on it , so we have to find it.

"Maybe it's in the back row " I said ,if Matsushita checked the front rows then my seat will be in the back row.

"Eeh.. leaving already?"

"Relax, I am just going to my seat to place my bag there. "

I don't know what they found so interesting about a normal guy like me that they wanted me to stay so badly.

"Wait Aya-" Hirata tried to say something to me but was pushed of by the girls. (Not literally)
Unlike me Hirata was a total pushover to the girls and couldn't refuse the girls requests.

He seems to be quite troubled by the overactive girls.

On my way to my desk I tried to smile at a boys group but they glared at me immediately and whispered something to each other.

Sigh ..How troublesome...it seems like they don't like me already and it's just the first day.

I then found my seat which was at the far right corner of the class near the windows.

It was a good position, but all my newly made freinds are all in the front seats. Well no matter, I think I could get along with anyone sitting here too. Since its way in the back I could listen to music without the teachers noticing.

Then suddenly I heard a chair being dragged beside me.
I looked to my rigth to see my newly arrived neighbour only to be met with a disaster.

"Ugh.. what a horrible coincidence" it was the black haired girl from earlier, she looked at me like I was a disgusting worm and reluctantly sat beside me.

"Oh it's you , nice to meet you I am Ayanokouji Kiyotaka" I introduced myself regardless and forwarded my hand for a handshake with a smile on my face.

Only to be left hanging.

Ouch.., that felt worse than expected.

" A sudden introduction? I will decline since I don't want a pervert like you to know my name"

She took out a book from her bag.

"Pervert? Are you talking about me"

Is she talking about the time I just glanced at her in the bus?
I am not quite familiar with normal social norms but I am sure that her accusing me like this is quite aberrant.

"Yes,it's very obvious who I'm talking about or Is there anyone else here beside you? "

No there wasn't.

"And what makes you say I am a pervert?"

" In the bus I saw you holding hands and trying to flirt with that lady, basically being inappropriate and indecent in public and on top of that you looked at me. Now stop annoying me "
Thinking that she said enough she then forwarded her attention to reading her book.

Sigh

" What a virgin mentality " I mumbled
under my breath.

" Excuse me what ?" She now glared at me after hearing my words.

I Directed my gaze outside the window and began to speak as politely as possible.

"Hmm..Just what kind of person would think of basic human contact as being-indecent or inappropriate? To top it of what kind of common sense ,one must have to specify talking and being friendly with anouther person as flirting? That person must be a old hag from the 80s or an extraordinary virgin to ever have such an outdated mentality "

She had an irk mark on her face upon hearing my response, but she had enough self control to not burst out in public, that's good.

Satou was calling me with a gesture, I told them I would be back after I placed my bag. I decided it's best to leave this girl who was about to rebuke my statement. So I tried to stand up and head towards Satou and the other's.

"You-"

Her wanting to say something was interuppeted by the bell ringing and the teacher arriving at the perfect time.

I sat back at my seat and so did everyone else who was here. Satou seemed dejected but sat down regardless.

The teacher was a woman probably in her early 30s , she had long brown hair tied in a ponytail with bangs swept to the left, brown eyes, a well-endowed voluptuous body. She had the look of a serious person, who is serious about her job.

"Ahem good morning to you, students I am Chabashira Sae, your homeroom teacher for the next three years here."

Her chestnut brown eyes lacked emotion or excitement. She reminded me of my old teachers from that place. They are the type of people to only get excitement or satisfaction from seeing others suffer. I assume she must be similar or maybe I am just jumping the gun here.

"I usually teach japanese history. It's a pleasure to meet you. As this is the first day of school there won't be any classes afterwords so we can use this time to distribute some necessary documents and items."

She took a large box filled with what seemed to be smartphones arranged in an orderly fashion .

"I will now distribute your student ID and your school issued Smartphones along with a admission guide"

Each student stood up in order and took their IDs along with smartphones from the box. I also stood up and took my new phone and ID along with some guide.

As soon as I went back to my seat I looked at the guide which explains the special rules of the school and about it's facilities. It also had information on my dormitory address and such.

"Your student ID acts like your credit card. By using your card, you can
access any of the facilities on campus, purchase goods from the store, and so on. "

"You can also use your smartphones for payment, there is an school issued app which is similar to Google pay or which can help you pay and check your balance at the same time, in case your battery runs out you can use your school ID , so it is mandatory to have your ID alongside with you at all times. You can scan your school ID card with your phone to activate the account in your phone."

The school ID seemed more reliable, as one wouldn't know when your phone would die.

" As for the currency , your account would be loaded with private points . In this school, you can use your private points to buy anything. Anything located on the school premises is available for purchase."

Our points, loaded onto our student ID cards, acted as a kind of currency.
The lack of paper money would prevent many students' financial
troubles. And digital money is easy to keep track off, if students commit any fraudulent acts or pull of scams involving money they can be traced of easily by just looking at the money transfer history.

The school has brilliantly covered any sort of loopholes like that and they successfully created their own sustainable economy in the school itself. However I wonder about the ways in which we earn points, do they just give it away for free?

"Points are automatically deposited into your account on the first of every month. You should all have received 100,000 points already. Keep in mind
that one point is worth one yen. No further explanation should be necessary."

Hearing that the class erupted.

I know this is a school directly funded by the now powerful Japanese government but they wouldn't just give away this much money to mere teenagers for free.

I checked my point balance in my phone and there was 100,000 private points which is shown as 100,000ppt on display.

"Shocked by the amount of points you've been given? This school
evaluates its students' talents. Everyone here has passed the entrance examination, which itself speaks to your value and potential. The amount you've received reflects the evaluation of your worth. You can use your points without restraint.
Once points have been deposited into your account, it's up to you how to spend them. Do as you like. In the event that you don't want to spend your points, you may transfer them to someone else. However, extorting money from your peers is not allowed. This school monitors bullying very carefully."

This is troublesome , how sly of the school in trying to trick innocent highschool students.

Is this the school's , no the government's supposed way of nurturing future leader's of japan?

It is almost laughable to see them try this hard for measly progress on it's students.

As bewilderment spread among the students, Chabashira sensei
looked over the room.

"Does anyone have any questions?"

As she said that her gaze directed towards me, no more like it was directed towards my neighbour. She looked at her maybe expecting her to ask a question.

"fu~If I may"
It was the well built blond guy from the bus , he had his legs on top of the bench looking at his mirror and brushing his hair. He asked that question in a laid-back manner not caring if it was a teacher or not standing in front of him.

My neighbour let out a sigh after noticing him.

" Oh Koenji Rokosuke is it ? , Do you have any question that you would like to ask ?"
Her eyes still looked the same but it had a unique gleam in it now. Maybe she expected him to figure out something. It would be in my best interests too if someone else figured it out.

"Yes, lady I was wondering what would happen to my points after I graduate?"

It was a relevant question . If you graduate with large amount of points then it would be a huge waste of money since the points we get from this school can't be used outside.

"When you graduate from this school you could convert your private points to Japanese yen but it's value will be halved. For example if you have 100,000 points when you graduate you can convert it to 50,000 yen.
It's not that efficient therefore I suggest you to spend money as there is no limit to the amount of personal belongings you could take outside."

That means whatever you buy with points here is in your possession forever, even after you leave the school you get to keep it.
Considering your ppt value decreasing when you graduate it's not a bad idea to spend and buy as much stuff from here as much as possible.

There are all kinds of shops in the school premises and we can even order stuff from online, so almost every purchasable products are available, except for the harmful ones and stuff like motor vehicles that highschooler's are not allowed to use.

"Any thing else Koenji?"

Chabashira asked in anticipation.

"That's all I need to know" he said that while combing his hair backwards with a grin plastered accross his face.
The students gave him weird looks for his unusual behaviour.

Chabashira looked disappointed since that was all he asked, I was also disappointed.

After seeing his grin I suddenly realised what he found.

He found a loophole!

and considering what he said about himself in the bus , that loophole is available to him. That guy...

"Well, it appears no one has any questions. I hope that you enjoy your
time here as students."

I hope so too ,I only got 3 years after all and I need to make sure to enjoy every ounce of the time have here.

After the teacher left , the classroom became noisier as various students began to chat with each other.
I closely observed all the students in my class to see what they were so keen on talking about.

Everyone here was already making plans on how to spend the large amount of money that they got .

Some boys nearby were talking about buying the latest consoles and gaming devices , the girls where already planning on where to shop and what clothes are they gonna buy.

It seems like they don't have a single shred of doubt on their minds regarding the points they recieved.
They simply took the school's generosity for granted.

It was almost pitiful in seeing them like that.

"How pathetic" the girl next to me muttered.

Was she talking about our classmates?

"I want someone to invite me along. I want to be freinds with someone!,
Your thoughts are like an open book"

Oh...what did I expect anyway and why is she still talking to me? Is this her supposed way of wanting my attention, that is to insult me.

"My, you must be quite an esper to read one's thought with such detail or ... Is it simply your own innocent thoughts ...t-s-u-n-d-e-r-e chan "
I grinned at her.

Her eye brows twitched, a few veins popped up on her perfectly margined forehead indicating that I made her a bit angry.

I tried not to laugh and turned my gaze.

I then stood up from my seat and gave her a last glance.

" Maybe you are rigth, I indeed feel the need to make freinds" I spoke for the last time and went towards where Satou and Hirata stood.

I spotted her gleaming when seeing me walking towards her direction, some of her freinds were giggling behind her for some reason and I saw Satou blushing.

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Kiyotaka after giving the black haired girl a last speech , went towards his newly found group of freinds.

His newly rich freinds talked about shopping and going to the Karoeke after class which Kiyotaka agreed to go with them too.

After having a small talk with Hirata, Kiyotaka went towards the front of the class .

He surveyed the whole class and started speaking.

"Everyone, can you please listen to me for a moment?"

He gathered the attention of all his classmates. His upstanding aura made everyone stop what they were doing and made them focus on them.

"Starting today, we're all going to be classmates. Therefore, I think it'd

be good for us to introduce ourselves and get acquainted early on. We still have some time left before the morning section ends.
Come on what do you say , we are gonna be classmates for 3 whole years living inside the same campus."

He spoke in a soothing tone , which was also charismatic at the same time.
His smile migth have managed to attack half of girl population including some odd boys.

Many were unable to speak up because of this, until...

"Agreed! After all, we still don't know a thing about each other, not

even our names," Karuizawa shouted.

"That sounds good to me , let's do it!" Satou spoke excited.

"Yes! I want to know everyone's names too" Kushida also spoke.

After the ice had broken, the previously hesitant students began to speak.

The guys who were glaring at Ayanokouji a few seconds ago, now softened their expressions since the girl's also are participating and it would be a good opportunity for them to introduce themselves to the girl's and get to know them.

"Oh since I am the one who suggested this , I will introduce myself first.

Ahem..
My name's Ayanokouji Kiyotaka . My family name kinda appears a bit weird for some , so feel free to use my
First name!

I guess my hobby is playing musical instruments, especially piano in general. I also like to play soccer and I am thinking of joining the club here too. Nice to meet you!" . . .
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Authors notes

Ayanokouji seems like a extrovert because of a different whiteroom.

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That damn guy stealing my spotlight, that fucker,...
First that bitch , now this guy..

Ugh... My day is shit.

Chapter 3

11:45 pm.

Today's just the first day and I am already disappointed.
It seems like my chances of winning are low this time again...

There was absolutely no one who got the clues except for one weirdo. They were too blinded by money , they didn't see the obvious hints.

I took out the several class D student files in my hand to analyse them , as last time I didn't have enough time to read over their complete reports.

Horikita Suzune, the one I have high hopes for now. She is the student council president's little sister , that itself says a lot about her future potential. She also got the 4th highest scores in the entrance exams.
But sadly from the reports I could see that she has a difficult personality, probably the reason why she is in class D despite her other merits.

Next, Hirata Yosuke , a junior high football ace player , he is above average in academics as well. Reports state that he had a good reputation in his previous school until ... Just what the hell is this ?
It is suprising that the school allowed him here, was it because of his other merits that made them neglect this..?

Koenji Rokosuke, the only one who kinda got the gist of what I said in class. Despite only being a high-schooler he is titled as a A-rank citizen.

Once I looked at his merit list, my eyes widened.

Wait what?

U-15 swimming world champion.

U-15 asian wrestling champion.

Winner of International spelling bee competition all ages.

Junior high calisthenics leader board #1

Junior high 100 metre dash Guinness record.

National U-15 100 metre dash leader board #1

Junior high long jump leader board #2

...

"...Is he really human?"

No wonder he is called an A-rank citizen ,with these accomplishments it's no surprise.
Why is he placed in D ? , Like Horikita he has a very weird personality.

And reports say that he scored absolute 0s in all the entrance papers and not to mention he even commented on one of those papers.

'A perfect existence like myself doesn't need to be tested like mere peasants.
But if you are a lady seeing this please do give me a call , with great perfectness comes great responsibilities , I will definitely show you a great time $'

Just wtf is this!?

Moving on...

Kushida Kikyou, she seems to be above average in academics and sports.

Reports says that she is extremely social , but something happened in her middle school that led her entire class to collapse, which resulted in multiple violent cases and bullying that has been reported by the parents.

She is not directly involved but I think the school took her in D as a precaution just in case...

As I moved through several different files , my eyes landed on one particular student.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka . Why I particularly took his file is because it is one of the only file records of a student with only few a pages inside.

'chess grandmaster '

Huh ? Grandmaster? Although not as impressive as Koenji Rokosuke's achievements , this is still a major achievement especially for a 16 year old boy but how come I haven't heard of his name before, have I been that lacking in current affairs as of late?
A young chess prodigy would have been famous.

His entrance scores are a bit above average , when I turned around the page, I didn't see anything on his middle school report.

It was completely empty, each of the other's had like 3 or 4 pages worth of report but this guy has nothing.

Just blank...

This is not possible, how did he join this school when he doesn't have any middle school certificates .

I have a bad feeling about this .. why though?

I Immediately dialed in the principal's personal number and contacted him.

"Hello sir do you know anything about this boy named Ayanokouji Kiyotaka!?" I asked with a bit of panic in my voice.

[Who?]

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka"

[Who?]

" AYANOKOUJI KIYOTAKA!"

[Jesus wtf , calm down woman , I don't know the names of every single student in this damn school]

Ugh.. this guy is annoying to deal with.

"But sir this particular student doesn't have any highschool certificate attached to this files."

[Damn woman you called me in the middle of the night for that reason?]

"Mr.Principal this is serious, we still don't know how he got in without any of those "

[Don't ask me since I don't know jack shit about who you are talking about!, but I assure you the school won't make a mistake unless he is some high-level profesionally trained hacker who hacked into the school database and filled his name in , but come on who does that !? ]

"..."

[Maybe the chairman knows , ask him not me , now I am quite busy...
(~Babe who is that )
Just some old lady from my old school , now~now where were we? ... slurp (~ah yes da...).. ]

The line cut off.

He was right , school wouldn't make a mistake like that, why was I getting so worked up anyway , maybe the chairman personally got him in .

But if that's the case there must be something more to that guy, I could maybe use him.

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[An -I made a opening for my fic you can check it out if you want , and tell me whether it's good or not]

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•Back to the present •

"Ahem..
My name's Ayanokouji Kiyotaka . My family name migth appear a bit weird for some , so feel free to use my
First name!
I guess my hobby is playing musical instruments, especially piano in general. I also like to play soccer and I am thinking of joining the club here too. Nice to meet you all!"

He introduced himself flawlessly, he was certainly brave to be standing in front of a huge crowd of 40 students, and introducing himself with almost no nervousness or slutter in his words.

Offcourse it was not a big deal for the him as he grew up with almost 100 children from a young age.

His actions migth have made a good first impression on several girls , as most of them had hearts in their eyes indicating that they are certainly interested in him.

Followed by his introduction, Hirata also spoke as if he was already told by Ayanokouji to do so.

" My name's Hirata Yousuke. Back in junior high, lots of people called
me Yousuke. Feel free to use my first name! I guess my hobby is sports. Like Ayanokouji kun here , I am also interested in joining the soccer club
Nice to meet you guys!"

Hirata also spoke effortlessly radiating a bright energy, his introduction approach migth have been a bit more friendlier than Ayanokouji 's.

'we got two gems in our class' the girl's thought in unison.

"I guess we are both gonna be fellow teammates then Hirata , I hope we could both get in "

" I feel the same away Ayanokouji kun" Hirata replied and then turned around to the rest of class.

"Well then, we'd like everyone to introduce themselves, starting from the front. Is that okay?"

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"Well then, we'd like everyone to introduce themselves, starting from the front. Is that okay?"
Hirata announced alongside me.

Your assistance was very significant here , just one person demanding the class to introduce themselves migth seem a bit.. too excessive and some people around won't like it.

But if two or more people in the newly formed class support it. Then everyone else will also get in bandwagon. People who don't like such a thing would get pressured in , or else they migth become an outcast.

Hirata pointed towards the front of the class.

Although the girl at the front of the class looked a little bewildered, she
quickly made up her mind and stood. Or rather, she'd been pressured, in
response to our words.

"M-my name is...Inogashira Ko-Ko..."

The girl, last name Inogashira, seemed to freeze during her
introduction. Was she drawing a blank, or had she not considered what she was going to say beforehand? As her words halted, she paled. It was rare to see someone get so incredibly nervous.

"Do your best!"
"Don't panic! It's okay!"

Kind words poured out of our classmates. But it seemed to have the
opposite effect on the girl; the words stuck in the back of her throat. The
silence continued for five seconds

Until I decided to help a little.

"It's okay to go slowly. Don't rush."

I made eye contact with her and took slow and deep breaths in front of her , which she subconsciously mirrored ,as humans generally gravitate towards homeostasis.

After that, the girl calmed down and regained her composure. She took
a few small breaths and tried again.

"My name is Inogashira...Kokoro. Um, my hobby is sewing. I'm
pretty good at knitting. I-It's nice to meet you all."

She was able to finish without stopping. Looking alternately relieved, delighted, and embarrassed, Inogashira sat down. She looked at me with her eyes filled with gratitude.

Other introductions followed hers.

I closely observed all the introductions that happened in the class noting and memorising all of their names and attitudes.

There has been quite a few weird introductions from certain boys, where one told a oblivious lie that he was a baseball ace player and he was part of an inter-high school championships and some other guy who introduced himself by mentioning he is in the look out for a cute girlfriend. Which earned him sarcastic remarks from the girl.

"Well then, I'm next, aren't I?"
The cheerful girl who stood up was Kushida.

"My name is Kushida Kikyou. None of my friends from junior high
made it to this school, so I'm alone here. I'd like to get to know all of your names and faces right away and become friends as soon as possible!"

While most of the students had only said a few words of introduction,
Kushida continued to talk. Her way of speech and her attitude was oddly familiar to someone I knew from the past.

"My first goal is to become friends with everyone. So, after we're
finished with introductions, I'd love for you to share your contact information with me!"

She wasn't just saying that. I could tell right away that this girl was the
type to open up her heart to anyone.

Her words felt genuine.

"So, after school or during vacations, I want to make all sorts of
memories with lots of people. Please feel free to invite me to lots and lots of events! Anyway, I've talked for a long time hehe.., so I'll end my introduction here"

"Well then, next up is..." As Hirata and me looked encouragingly toward the next student, that student glared back. His hair was dyed a fiery red. He both looked and sounded like a delinquent.

"What, are we a bunch of little kids or something? I don't need to
introduce myself. People who want to do that can go ahead. Just leave me out of it."
The red-haired guy scowled at Hirata.

It seems he was impatient.

" I can't force you to introduce yourself, of course. However, I don't
think that getting along with your classmates isn't a bad thi-"

"Woah man look at those muscles , do you play some kind of sport?"

I interuppeted before Hirata does something stupid. Giving apologies and advice to someone like him won't do the trick , it will further agonise him as it will make him look like the bad guy here.

"Huh What !?" He grumbled suprised.

"You have some well defined muscles ,and as a sports enthusiast myself, I'm curious about the type of sports you play - I am sure the others are interested as well, isn't it ? " I asked that looking at my bunch , most of them didn't get it but atleast someone did.

"Ah, yes we are very curious " Matsushita commented followed by several nods from other girls.

Girls are really cooperative suddenly, they didn't even turn around to look at sudo but nodded anyway, and agreed with me. If this was like this I could simply say the earth is flat and everyone will nod and agree without thinking.

" See man! , Even the girls are interested to know about you"

With that Sudo suddenly became a little bashful , his eyes fidgeted around and finnally like a tsundere he decided to speak.

"Ahh.. fine then, have it your way...
My name is Sudo Ken and I play basketball , hoping to become a part of team here"

Considering his height and his lengthy chiseled fore-arms ,I already concluded that he might play something like that. I didn't guess in front of him , as it will make the conversation short with a simple 'yes' and 'how did you know'.

"Oh basketball ! , I heard the team here got to the nationals before and it is one of best highschool basketball teams in the country "

Being a prestigious school which scouts only talented students, it is very obvious.

How do I know? It's simple cause the team's achievement is displayed in front of the hall.

" Desho!!, Man I wish to join that team too! , It would be fucking awesome! " He exclaimed like a little fan boy.

" With your stature and all , I bet you could get in easy with just that alone"

" Yeah I agree" Hirata also commented along side me.

" Haha , emm yeah , I betcha..!"

It was certainly interesting to see different mood swings in teenagers.

With that everyone gave him a round of applause for his introduction.

He then just sat down all embarassed scratching his head , it was like he forgot about earlier.

" I am leaving for now, I am very hungry" so that's why he was impatient, the dude was hungry .

Next up was the combative boy from the bus, Kouenji Rokosuke. While inspecting his bangs in a hand mirror, he combed his hair.

"Hey Koenji not gonna introduce yourself?" I knew his name because the teacher had already mentioned it in front of the whole class while he asked a question.

"Hmph. Fine."

He smirked like an aristocrat, displaying his impudent attitude. As he shifted in his seat, I thought he might leave, but Kouenji placed both of his legs on his desk and introduced himself.

"My name is Kouenji Rokusuke an A-rank citizen. As the sole male heir to the Kouenji
conglomerate group,
I will soon be tasked with carrying the new meritocratic Japan into the future. I sincerely look forward to making your acquaintance, ladies."

In the bus he mentioned that he was an A-rank citizen than means , he migth have merit privileges even in this school that boasts equality.

On hearing that Koenji was from a rich mertious family many began to whisper with each other.

It is to be expected, they probably don't know how to treat him now that they know he is an A-rank citizen.
A-rank people carry certain amount of power in the outside world, they are treated with high respect.

"Starting today, I will mercilessly punish anyone who makes me
uncomfortable. Please exercise proper precaution so that you may avoid that."

He spoke like a noble willing to punish any other peasants who stands in his way.

Some students gulped when he said that.

"Um, Kouenji-kun. What exactly do you mean when you say, 'anyone
who makes me uncomfortable' ?"

asked Hirata, who looked uneasy at the word 'punish'

"I meant exactly what I said. If asked to give an example, well... I
would say I hate ugly things, for instance. So, if I saw something ugly, I would do just as I said. But don't worry I won't do anything as long as you people won't make me uncomfortable, I will usually mind my own business here."

Fwish! He flipped his long, flowing bangs.

"Ah, thank you. I will be careful then."

The introduction continued, they were quite a few shy one's in the bunch but it rather proceeded smoothly until it landed on my own neighbour.

She was reading what seems to be crime and punishment.

She was buried in that book all through the introductions. I don't think she heard any of the introductions , it was like she didn't care and wasn't interested in any of the students but herself.

Hirata on seeing that she was reading, contemplated whether to call her out or not , since it might disturb her as she was so invested in the book.

"What happened not gonna introduce yourself ,dear neighbour-chan"

She coldly glared at me, with her eyes peering into my own.

"Why are you calling me that?"

The atmosphere grew quite tense as her tsundere glare was intense to the others, but it was still cute to me.

"Well isn't that obvious ? you didn't tell me your name...well.. more like you refused to tell me your name.. So I naturally didn't have anything else to call you besides that. So are you atleast willing to introduce yourself now, like the others did?"

" I don't want to waste my time doing pointless social interactions, much less give my name to people who I don't want to involve myself with." She glared at me specifically.

Her words were sharp , and maybe cold too ,it's the same feeling as someone stabbing you with a knife in a cold winter day. The warm blood gushing out and flowing on top of your cold body is a pleasant feeling overall, like covering with a warm blanket.

I could see Karuizawa ready to say something, as she looked annoyed like a kid who didn't like a person's opinion on social media.

" Oh really? Well I guess that's your opinion, but don't you think it's a nice opportunity for yourself to make some friends?" Offcourse that's such an irrational question from my part considering that she doesn't look like or act like someone who wants freinds at all.

But who knows maybe she already has a friend or two here from her previous middle school ,and she considers it having just enough friends and wanting to make no more.

"I don't really care about making freinds here , so leave me out of whatever it is you guys are doing. "

Her aura was imposing , she stood on her ground and gone against the flow.

Now that almost all introductions are over , it was certainly interesting to see her protest in this situation. If she does that , she migth be labelled an outcast and if the situation escalates she migth be bullied by her own peers in the future.

I seen countless people trying to tread that lonely path that she's trying to take , 'not wanting freinds' , isolating yourself ; that kind of mentality will only lead you to self destruction.

Most students didn't know how to respond to her words it was as if they didn't expect this situation at all. The atmosphere grew awkward with her words.

"Hey isn't that fine just introducing yourself" the strong headed girl namely Karuizawa Kei spoke against her, breaking the awkward silence.

"Yeah , it's no big deal"
"Yeah, yeah!" many girl's followed her lead.

"You really don't understand do you?, what else would I expect from low class people "

"Huh! What did you say!? "

Two or three girls snapped including some boys, boys who previously thought that she is a cutie migth be having second opinions considering her attitude.

Getting uncomfortable by the hate she is getting .Hirata apologized in front of the whole class while bowing slightly.

" I am sorry, we shouldn't have forced you to do this , we didn't mean to offend you in anyway "

This time I didn't stop him. I rather wanted to see this drama continue.

When Hirata bowed his head, some of the girls glared at the girl with
Black hair.

But she appeared unfazed by others remarks and sharp glares as she took them head on.

She then took her bag out and started to leave the classroom.

"Nonsensical hmm.. did you know? that in a social or work setting introducing oneself is a common courtesy "
As soon as her hands reached for the door handle I interjected.

I gave her one last chance, before she left.

She stopped on her track and looked back into my eyes , trying to see what I was really upto, but my intentions were pure.

"That certainly migth be true, but I hardly relate this instance to one of those "

"Is that so?" I narrowed my eyes towards her own.

" sigh .. Horikita Suzune , now leave me alone" as soon she said that she left the class like the wind and closed the door with a thud.

"Will do " I said to no one in particular.

"Agh..Who does she think she is anyway " Karuizawa snapped.

"I don't think she had bad intentions " Hirata remarked.

There was the guy with red hair- Sudou, Horikita and that Kouenji, this class was full of people with bizarre idiosyncrasies.

Authors notes

Sorry for the slow pacing, it might continue like this , cause I don't want to rush it. I want to dive deep into every character for certain purposes.

I wrote this chapter in a hurry so if there is any grammer mistakes please forgive me.

Well that's all.

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I definitely need to bring him to my side... As selfish as it is, that's the only way I can protect myself..

Chapter 4

His attacks were relentless , a targetted attack to her liver was enough to make her throw up her own fluids along with the various substances she ate for dinner.

Her legs lost the ability to stand and she fell to the ground.

After she've been forced to the cold ground , she tried to glance at the boy who broke her . A silhouette of her hair slightly covered her rigth eyes as she glanced up to the dark shadow of the boy.

He leaned down to her level and traced his cold hands accross her beautiful face.He then gently held her head by the chin and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and bit her bottom lip. It was a erotic gesture that could arouse anyone. His gaze danced over her every curve, from her nose and lips, to her breasts and hips, surreptitiously.

She had no idea of his thoughts. She didn't feel his romantic gesture nor did she felt disgusted at it. The only thing she felt was pain.

He then slowly stood up and licked his thumb which was stained with her blood. He engraved her beautiful face, her taste and smell deep into his memories so that he will never-ever forget her essence.

As this will be the last time that he will ever get to see her this perfect.

Her breathing was ragged , as she saw him slowly standing up. Now his face was clearly visible. Like a monster his gaze bore deep into her very soul frightening every inch of her being.

She wanted to run , she wanted to somehow force her body to respond.
But it didn't listen to her wishes. Her mind and body became etrapped . It was as if a invisible chain was putting her in place like a sentenced prisoner, she couldn't move.

After the boy etched last of her fragile moments into his own memory.

He thought of a football.

He pulled his leg backwards to a certain angle and kicked her stomach hard, picturing it as a football.

A hard kick to the centre of her body was enough to sprang her accross to the railings. Her back hit against the seemingly iron rods which ironically felt like prison bars.

" _s_to.." She tried to beg for forgiveness with the last of her voice .

But he didn't stop , he kicked her again. This time her body didn't sprang accross as it was already cornered by the railings. He kicked her in the stomach again this time adding a bit more force and spilling her guts out onto the cold concrete ground.

Even after seeing her spill out her guts and vomit blood. He was unfazed , seeing such a scene wasn't making him feel anything. He atleast wanted to feel something.

As if in search for his lost emotions the boy kicked her ruthlessly.

In the dreadful silence of the night one could only hear the sounds of someone thumping on the handrails . Not even the sounds of crickets were heard which only left the eventual short whimpers from the girl down below.

She could not do anything as she felt his shoes sinking deep into her belly. She wanted to scream but couldn't , as he already punctured her vocals before the torture began. She wanted to clutch her stomach but her broken arms didn't respond. The only thing she could do was to lay there and accept his attacks head-on. Eventually she lost the will to do anything and hoped that this pain would end as soon as he was satisfied.

Her mind still didn't process the fact that she was about to be killed . She thought this was his anger towards her and it will end as soon as he is satisfied. Her own classmate going out of their way to kill her never occurred in her mind.

It never came to her mind that she couldn't live normally even if she survives.
Her vocals were crushed ,her reproductive organs must've already been crushed in a way that she migth be unable to bear a child in the future. It was a miracle that she was still breathing. Her future seemed bleak considering that her body undergone this level of trauma. So it doesn't matter if she survives or not, as she would be broken by then.

Fortunately the boy was merciful enough to spare her from the burden of living.

He could have ended her easily without this prolonged torture but he wanted her to feel the pain he felt. He wanted to let out all his strees.

With enough force he now sunk his heels into her face which made the back of her head hit the iron bar behind. Her will to survive kept her alive this far but now that is slowly fading along with her consciousness.

Thump

He now imagined her head like a football and kicked her again , it was like a athelete trying to score a goal.

Her vision blurred, her nose broken.
Her flawless skin was now tarnished with blood and bruises.

Like a lifeline she took her last few silent breaths as if that was the only thing keeping her alive.

He looked at her swollen face one last time and ended her misery.

He regretted that he took away her sweet but toxic voice too soon. As he still wanted to hear her voice in her last moments. Unfortunately in this situation it wasn't worth enough to see her scream for help as that would bring in trouble.

It was not like he was mindlessly kicking her, upon every kick like a multi-tasking computer he coldly calculated his every move from now on. He was rational but at the same time he wasn't.

With a contradicting mindset the boy looked at the mess he made.

"Look at what you made me do..."

Perhaps he didn't want this but at the same time he wanted this to happen.

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. . . "Inogashira-San! look out, it's spilling !"

Someone behind wailed at the now idle Inogashira Kokoro, who was holding a melting popsicle in her rigth hand.

"..eh! a-ah .. sorry"

Upon realising her mistake Inogashira became openly embarassed.

"What happened Inogashira-San , You were kinda Spacing out , are you okay?"

Kushida, her new good freind being the kind and caring lady she is ,acted concerned towards her shy and possibly awkward freind.

"What were you day dreaming about Kokoro -Chan ?" the teasing master in the group Mori Nene asked with a slight grin on her face as if she knew what her cute freind was thinking about.

" A-ah .. that's right I just was thinking about our day today , um -yes that. "

"Are you talking about the incident with Horikita-San ?" Kushida asked while eating her pastry like a cute squirrel.

Horikita Suzune migth have made an everlasting impression on her classmates, as she stormed the class with her words and attitude. Her berating words alone left an awkward atmosphere on a joyous classroom.

"She was kinda scary to be honest" a Chinese girl named Mei Yu Wang spoke up her opinion.

"That's rude Mii-Chan , but you are rigth she was kinda intimidating. " Kushida added while lifting her spoon slightly up in air.

" Sorry ..but I am kinda suprised that Karuizawa San was able to speak up in that situation."

" That's because she's also a bitc- *cough I meant a strong person, silly me tehee!"

After just a casual slip of an insult to someone else, Mori Nene proceeded to sip her almond milk latte like an elegant lady.

It's not like Mori hated Karuizawa or anything but she didn't like the way how Karuizawa casually interupts her conversations and pass on rude remarks , she didn't like how Karuizawa acted like the queen bee of the group but she definitely thinks she got a 'unique' personality and how she is 'kinda' fun to talk with, not to mention her calling someone a bitch wasn't even a proper insult in her own standards but she has to realise that her new friends migth not be like that.

"Speaking of which that Koenji guy was a bit weird too" Changing the conversation Mori brought up a new topic of interest.

"On our way here he kinda intercepted Mii-chan and spoke Chinese to her isn't it?"

"Ah yes , I was suprised that someone else other than me knew Chinese around here "

"But what did he tell you ?" Kushida asked.

"Umm..He said something, like his perfectness even reached oversees and he wants to bless me with his existence.. or something like that "

"Are you sure he knew Chinese? Cause it sure doesn't look that way. "

"..Yes he was quite fluent but what he said did't make sense sometimes " She also had a popsicle.

While the conversation of a weird existence was taking place ,Kokoro took no intiative in participating in it. She sat there like she wanted to say something too. But couldn't find the right timing.

"What happened Kokoro Chan do you want to say something " Mori pointed to Inogashira again.

How fortunate that she had made such kind freinds, they even gave a chance for the shy girl to participate in the conversation and it's definitely not because it's part of Mori's secret plan or something ,rigth?

"Eh etto.. I was just wondering about -"

"Ayanokouji rigth? you've been thinking about him haven't you."

Mori casually dropped the bomb on the shy girl, it was as if she had gone impatient since her plans to tease her freind delayed by several seconds due to the other topics.

Inogashira's face became tinted with a slight shade of red.

"N-no I didn't say that "

"Haha I saw you glancing at him every now and then in the class too."

"Ehh I-I didn't, you baka!" Flustered, Inogashira Kokoro protested.

"Pfft -Don't deny it , you wanted to talk about him too rigth ? "

After a brief silence.Inogashira admittedly nodded , a little embarassed.

To that Mori just grinned widely, which just made Kokoro even more embarassed.

Gossips on futile topice were something girl's in particular tend to do often. Any kind of topic goes. Whether it's berating the girls they hate or talking about their crush or the new trends in fashions.

Something that many boys don't realise until they have a girlfriend,that is girls usually talk about guys more often than they think.

" Well he surely is a sweet cookie to feast on... I mean he is a sweet guy " Mori exclaimed wiping of a bit of drool from her lips.

"H-He even helped me when I was nervous , I forgot to thank him that time."

Kokoro regretted not thanking him immediately after classes ended. She wanted to ,but was still a bit shy and at that time Ayanokouji was surrounded by some gyarus which made it even harder for her to approach him.

"I am sure you could thank him later ." On seeing her freind a little distraught ,Kushida comforted her.

" OhMan ! What a gem we got in the class " Mori said that while leaning her face a little on her hands.

"Umu Hirata too " it was Mii - chan, who added that in, looking excited to talk about him too.

"Oh Hirata , yes I agree but I personally think Ayanokouji-Kun is a bit better, he emits a certain vibe that I quite like . What can I say?...
Hmmm.. it was quite pleasant to hear his voice. "

They are not the only ones who had that opinion, Ayanokouji's voice was indeed pleasant to hear.

Mii-Chan still thought Hirata was better.

" Come to think of it you've tried to invite him to join us rigth, Kushida-San?"

They actually invited Ayanokouji to join with them to the cafe but Ayanokouji was already preoccupied elsewhere.

"I invited him but he declined since he already accepted an invitation to go shopping for clothes and such with Matsushita-San and the other's. "

"What a bummer , I bet that Karuizawa pressured him or something. " With her hands streched on top of the table Mori sighed disappointed.

"It seems like they had him before us"

"Hirata too.."

3 of the girl's sighed except for Kushida who had a wry smile.

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As I was surfing through the hangers in the shop , a sweet scent tickled my nose. It was weird how I exactly knew who was behind me solely based on the smell.

"Ayanokouji-kun what about this ?" As expected it was Matsushita
She presented me a simple long sleeved polo t-shirt.

I didn't pack much clothes with me to this school. So I asked Matsushita and Satou to help me choose something as I didn't really know much about the trends these days. Rather than picking something stupid and making myself look stupider than it is already, it was better to let the expert's choose it for me.

"Thank you Matsushita, I will buy this then."
Matsushita was slightly taken back by my instant reply.

"Eh? Wait are you just going to buy this without even having a decent look at it. You didn't even try it on.. "

Perhaps I've been too quick to accept her recommendation without even taking a proper look at it.

"But you picked this up rigth? I doubt you would pick something that doesn't match me.I trust your judgement."

If she's worried about whether it would fit me well ,then I already noticed that it was my exact same size as mentioned on the tag.It was the only thing I needed to look before deciding to buy it.
So her suprise was incomprehensible to my stupid brain.

Matsushita put her palm on her forehead like she's troubled and spoke.
" sigh If this is the way you think. Then even if I brought a ragged piece of cloth with several holes you'd blindly buy it without taking a moment to think."

Ok..not gonna lie I migth actually do that without a second thought thinking those ragged clothes she speak of migth be some new fashion trend going on with the teens. I know it's weird but these days fashion is unpredictable. Even in the morning I saw a few teenage boys and girls wearing jeans which exposed their knees .
I first thought that a stray dog had bit them tearing apart their jeans. I even thought that they were poor and couldn't afford new clothes.

I was wrong. Apparently even dressing like homeless people was supposed to be quote on quote 'fashion'.

Despite the correctness of her words I still tried to pretend like I had some amount of common sense.

"Oi Oi even I am not that lacking in common sense ."

She cutely giggled to my response. It made me want to make her laugh more.

"Ayanokouji-kun you really don't look very used to this whole shopping ordeal."

Offcourse I wasn't used to it, freedom is something I just recently obtained after all.

"Perhaps, that's the reason I am asking for your assistance."

Just a second after my response I sensed a new arrival.

"Kouji-kun! This one ! You'll look super duper great in this. " It was Satou Maya, unlike what Matsushita brought Satou presented me with a iffy hoodie with some unknown logo on it.

"Oh then I'll take that too. " I took that hoodie from her. It seemed to be my size too , I saw no problems in buying it.

"Ok I'll buy it."

"Yes go ahead" ()ﾉ Satou had her thumbs up supporting me to go buy it.

"Seriously? You did it again." Matsushita said.

"But this time I had a proper look at it, isn't it?"
I am confused.

"Proper look? It didn't seem that way at all. You just looked at the size and called it a day . Not even bothering to check the quality, brand or even the design in general."

"Ne Ne don't sweat the small stuff Matsushita-San." Satou cheekily tried to defend me.

"Besides Satou-San that thing is too flashy for Ayanokouji-kun and what's with that 'supreme' logo?"

Yeah what's with it. I wanted to ask that too.

"It's the drip Matsushita-San , it's an expression of badassness."

Bad ass? Is she implying that I have a bad ass? No way when did she get a chance to peek at it.

"Satou you are mean ." I replied taking my distance from her.
No wonder Matsushita scolded me for accepting it too quick.

"Eh..what ?"

Upon looking at Satou's confused face , Matsushita playfully grinned.

"Ah yes Satou San , How mean. You were trying to trick Ayanokouji. "

"Trick him ..ehh..what did I even do?"

After a few more comedic banter from the two , we decided to move on with our shopping.
They also asked for my opinion when they were browsing clothes. Despite my inexperience I tried my best to give them appropriate answers until...

"I can't decide between these two."

"Which do you think is better Ayanokouji kun"

It was odd how these girls presented what looks like the exact same clothes with the exact same colour and ask me which is better.

"Doesn't they look the same "

" No they don't" Satou protested instantly.

"Are you colour blind Ayanokouji -kun , both of these have different shades." Now even Matsushita looked me dead in the eyes and told me otherwise.

Am I really colour blind , because I don't see the difference. Did growing up in complete white disrupt my notion of colours?
No.. that can't be, colour blindness doesn't occur like that. It usually occurs when there is a problem with the pigments in certain nerve cells of the eye that sense color.

I could see from the corner of my eyes that even Hirata was having the same sorts of trouble with Karuizawa and Sinohara.

After dealing with the girl's. I felt the need for a breather. It can't be helped since I done too much talking today whether it's about relevant things or futile things it didn't matter.

I looked outside the large glass window of the shop.
The scene that greeted me was that the place was bustling with activities.
It was the 4th floor so people walking outside looked extremely tiny.

Most people go to the mall for a particular reason: shopping, food, walking, or anything else that may be related to the type of shops in the mall. That is why the type of people that visit, are just as eclectic, thus their interactions are that much more interesting to observe.
The students that passed through the area were quite different, yet, similar in a way, that they all seem relaxed and happy in a way.

People aren't people in here, they're consumers. They see one another as obstacles both to walk around and wait behind for a turn to reach the tills. The only smiling faces are the ones who sell, their humanity used like a crude fishing line to real the buyers in. It's a friendly enough place if you've got digits on your card, if you can line the pockets of the purveyors.

While I was taking my time observing each shop for a specific purpose Matsushita arrived next to my side.

"Hmm quite a scenery here." She uttered her words just by my side. There wasn't much distance between us.

"You said it."

"I still couldn't grasp this is all within a school."

It was understandable why she would say that.The mall is big , it had architecture that some schools and hospitals can only dream of. The ceiling doomed higher than any cathedral with rooftops made out of glass.

To think that such a huge mall was built specifically for the students of this school. It showed how powerful the government is .Also at the same time it showed how desperate they are.

There was a peaceful silence between the two of us , it wasn't awkward. Just peaceful.

I am sure she's feeling the same way.

My peripheral vision landed on her beautiful face, her eyes had a bit of saturated hue of the evening sun. Like me she was also looking outside probably admiring the interactions down below.

While she was occupied I noticed that she takes great care in herself, her eye lashes were pretty, her silky hair flowed through her body like a river. It had a certain sweet fragrance that I quite liked . Perhaps a nice hair conditioner.

Her delicate fingers which slightly poked towards the glass pane in which she was observing from had cute polished nails.It was clean and clear. It appeared slightly glossy which illuminated her nails with pink sunny hues.It wasn't too long nor too short , it was the perfect size. It urged me to pluck them off and add it to my collection.

Supressing my urges I looked back at the people below.

It still didn't feel this real to have this much freedom. It is a free world for me here, I could do anything, I can sleep anytime I want , I can eat the food I like , wear the clothes I wanted . For once I felt truly free and independent.

"It still doesn't feel real to me , all this freedom." Words came out of my mouth like my thoughts were leaking.

"Freedom? It sounds as if this is the first time you hung around outside like this."

She is awfully sharp. It felt like she was meaning to ask me that for a while.
"It's true that I never had the opportunity to go out like this."

"Not even once ?"

I nodded to her question.

"That's odd, I thought you have had plenty of freind to hang out with considering that you appeared quite confident and friendly back in the class when you announced."

"I had plenty of freinds Matsushita."

"Well that's believable but at the same time contradicting with what you said earlier. Am I right to conclude that you never hung around with any of your freinds before."

"Perhaps "

"That's quite vague."

I leaned in forward to match her eyes.

"Curious?" I asked.

"I suppose so."

"Alright I'll tell you."

My gaze swifted from Matsushita to the outside again as I began to speak.

"You see Matsushita I was raised in a orphanage."

Her eyes widened not expecting such a topic to come across.

"For that reason we never had the luxury to go outside to places like these so often. Children were not allowed to leave until they were adopted unfortunately for me no one had come to adopt me and it continued like so.

I was probably the last one left of my generation to get adopted to a new home which sadly didn't happen.

And yes I've had plenty of freinds there as we fellow orphans lived together like a family. Although they left one by one leaving me all alone. "

Matsushita became visibly sad after hearing my story. She now had her face down possibly regretting the fact that she tried to pry into my delicate past.

"I-I am sorry . You probably didn't want me to ask right? "

"Why the down face Matsushita, it's nothing serious or dramatic as you think ."

"But to think that no one came to adopte you and being the only one left out is... "

Matsushita is such a nice girl , to think she would be this considerate towards me.

"Don't worry I considered that to be a good thing since I had the opportunity to see them all of, happily leave for a new home. Which allowed me to say my goodbyes properly."

"I-I.."

"And besides I am here aren't I ? It seems my luck only just started. I might be inexperienced in many things but I prefer to have fun as long as amI here."

That's right , this is the beginning of a new journey. I know there migth be hardships waiting for me in the distant future considering how this school works. But I am confident enough to survive by myself.
My only wish is to relish the time I have here ,this three years of highschool life . I have the opportunity to learn many things, experience many things, make freinds, and maybe even have a lover and experience falling in love.

"Ayanokouji-kun as long you are here , I will make sure that you will have a great time. And I will teach you all about what's normal around here." Matsushita declared with a determined look in her eyes.

"Where did that came from?" I asked

"Mou just accept it. "

It seems I have no choice.

"Hai Hai Matsushita Sensei please teach me your ways."

"Umu umu , I will enlighten you with my knowledge shōnen."

She twirled around her finger near her nose and pretended like she had a mustache on.

I slightly chuckled to her play.

Truly Matsushita is such a kind girl.

She gave me a dazzling smile which must have made my heart skip a few beats. Seriously cute girl's combined with their genuine smiles are a fatal weapon to any man. Especially when that smile is directed towards you.

Seriously. The guy who said violence was the most powerful weapon must go to hell for his wrong information.

"Nhm.."

Matsushita streched her arms in the air with a cute hum and turned to face me.

"Why don't we join the other's , they must be done with their shopping spree by now."

"Oh then let's get moving "

After we were done with shopping , we waited outside for the other's to catch up.

The first person to arrive was Sinohara followed by Hirata and ...

"Hey why don't we go to the Karoeke now" Karuizawa suggested after coming out with a large number of shopping bags on both of her hands.
She migth have gone a bit overboard with her money.

Hirata was also holding some of her's and Sinohara's shopping bags in his hands like a true gentle man or should I say a man who's being heavily used by his own colleagues.

Unlike him I wasn't being a bell boy rather I only had my own clothes with me.

Sinohara gave me a condescending look telling me that 'why aren't you helping Hirata'.

Which offcourse I responded with my secret technique that is to ignore her complete existence.

Sorry Hirata deal with it yourself, she's your bitch now.

"Karuizawa just how many points did you blow of today?"
I asked genuinely curious, cause the number of shopping bags she was holding was just too many to count.

"Huh? I don't know maybe 60,000 or something" she seemed quite unsure herself.

60k points is more than half of the points we recieved.

"Isn't that too much? "

I unintentionally sent a pitiful look towards her direction, which she seemed to have noticed quite easily.

" Hey!? why are you looking at me like I'm some lost kitten ..what's wrong with spending too much points.We have unlimited money anyway."

"Offcourse there's nothing wrong at all..I am just not too used to it, don't mind me." I sarcastically answered.

I don't wan't to argue with people like her ..it only tends to waste my precious time, so let's just agree with what she says and get on with it.

"Haha were you that poor Ayanokouji...you sound like you were broke before you came here" Sinohara snickered at me with her own comment. Yet no one else seems to be laughing.

I could tell, that her brains won't taste as good.

Matsushita was now visibly irritated by Sinohara's rude remark but before she could respond.

"That's rich coming from you who has a cheap...mghf" I covered Satou's mouth before she uttered something that can't be taken back.

I bet she was gonna comment on Sinohara's haircut.

"Did you say something Satou-San" Karuizawa asked.

I instantly let go of her mouth she now had a visible blush on her cheeks.

"Don't worry about it Satou" I whispered so only she could hear.

"N-Nothing" she meekly replied to Karuizawa.

Oi don't look at me like that Satou. I didn't realise her blue eyes were so pretty. When I covered her mouth with my palms , she couldn't even properly free herself considering that I only applied a little amount of pressure. She was so fragile and can be easily broken. Her waist was so slim that my arms could wrap around her entire body into a hug, her arms were slender .

"Anyway we get 100,000 points every month, so I don't think we have to worry about money or buying too much... honestly this school is too generous"

No Karuizawa you misunderstand.

" Still we should keep check on our spending habits " Hirata had commented.

Matsushita also had a similar opinion but she didn't voice it. I realised that she takes great care on what she says to other's.

I turned to Satou who was near me.

"What do you think?"

"About the points?"

I briefly nodded.

"Well I think it's really great that we get that much points...I was kinda worried at first about living away from my parents but now that I look at it the school seems to provide us with everything we want even though we are isolated in this Island."

"What about you Matsushita?" I also asked Matsushita who was standing next to Satou.

"Eh? I am kinda of the same opinion"

"I see" I could tell that those were not the only things on her mind.

"Guys! enough with the chit chat , let's go to the Karoeke."

I am not currently in the mood for Karaoke, I rather go home and listen to some Huey Lewis than listening to some highschool girl's, well I am certainly interested in seeing Matsushita sing since she has a beautiful voice.

"Karuizawa why don't we go to the cafe over there and have something to eat Instead. " When I said that I tried to appear as polite as possible.I also lightened my gaze towards her to make my suggestion appear much like a request rather than a demand.
This because I don't want to make unnecessary figths with her considering how easy it seemed to trigger her.

But she was silent under my gaze.

It appears that the bad girl also has a sweet side.

"Karuizawa ? " I tried to call her out again.

"Eh Cafe?... Sure I don't mind, what about you guys?"
It seems Karuizawa accepted my proposal pretty easily, I definitely thought she would be more stubborn.
I could see a tint of pink on her cheeks.
I misjudged her.

"Why don't we go to that place ?" I pointed at a particular direction.

"Well Sure I wanted to check out that place too"

"But why that place in particular Ayanokouji kun " Matsushita asked from the side.

"Good reviews "

"Hmm..Is that all?" Apparently Matsushita thought that wasn't the case.
She leaned in a bit closer to me when she asked that.

Her eyes were charming ,with lustrous blue orbs. Her curious gaze was certainly beautiful, but I didn't let that bother me.

"Yes" perhaps my response was too short and I did let that bother me.

"Well it's close by so why not." Satou and Hirata also agreed.

The scent of cement was around the area , it appears there was some incomplete construction going on.

"What's that ?"

"It appears that a police station is being constructed near the mall"
Matsushita replied pointing at a sign.

The school already had decent security but it seems like they want to implement more. Judging from the construction site , the base was not yet complete and the flooring was not layed out either.It migth take a while before they get to it. As of now it looks
like it recently paused it's construction for now.

"It doesn't really feel like we are living away from society either."

A mini self functioning city , that's what the school looked like. It's not like a normal highschool have high crime rates or anything at all, but apparently this station's circle not only covers our school premises but also outside the island. It's just that our government has conveniently tried to relocate it inside.

Since the island has two exits connecting to two cities , a station build here would probably provide as a central hub which can access both places pretty easily.

Once we entered the cafe , we saw a few third years and 2nd year students casually chatting around the place.

"The ergonomic chairs and the urban interior ,this feels really aesthetic ."
Karuizawa seemed to have a high opinion of the place at first glance.

"I agree .This place has a cool vibe to it." Satou also commented.

I agree with them too. The place looked clean , it was not too fancy nor too shabby it was simplistic and also appeared modern with varnished wooden furnitures.

A really nice place where I could casually visit and listen to some music in a inconspicuous corner.

We the found a place where all 5 of us could sit. They seemed to have liked this place more than I thought.

My social battery is almost drained but I had to do one last thing.

While we were waiting for our opportunity to order I caught a glance of the person that I wanted to meet.

Minami ...

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Authors notes

If you are curious, then it's the first victim at the start of the chapter.

I won't show much mercy to the other future victims like this one. So are you sure that you would like to continue this ?

If you do then...
Murder, rape , torture, mental abuse , physical abuse, deep trauma , Kinky stuff and all the other fun stuff you could Imagine would be presented to you.

This is a work of fiction and I don't condone to such practices.

Well that's all.

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Chapter 5

Minami didn't expect to stumble upon him this soon, but she was delighted regardless. She wanted to hurry up and say hi to him.

Her brain formulated various ways in which she could start a conversation with him.

'oh what a coincidence ' should I go with that?

or should I say ' it's been a while' no that would not work since we just met today.

In the end she decided to go with the coincidence strat.

By nodding to herself, she prepared to go to say hi to him.

But she suddenly came to a abrupt stop in seeing multiple other faces along with the him. They were all eating, talking and laughing together over-all enjoying each other's company. They were his friends.

Minami was impressed by how quickly he made friends in this school , something she couldn't do that easily or was ever given opportunity to do so.
A couple of highschooler's hanging out and enjoying their time in this school, it was a moment that she never experienced before.

She was envious of him.

At a glance Kiyotaka stood out from the rest as his gentle gaze and gentle smile towards his freinds was pleasant. One could see how it came from deep inside to light his eyes and spread into every part of him.

On seeing him with his friends, she decided not to bother him and smiled wryly.

On one side was a average salary worker and on the other side was a elite highschooler who have a good future ahead of him.

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After having something to eat with them , I left the group by saying I am tired and sleepy. Which was actually true. Hanging around with socially energetic people all day migth have drained my almost non existent social battery more than I've wanted.

On a whim, I decided to swing by the convenience store on my way back to the dormitory. Of course, I went alone.

"My, what an unpleasant coincidence."
Entering the convenience store, I ran into Horikita once again.

"Come on Horikita, there's no need to be so hostile towards an old friend."

Horikita took various necessities like
shampoo off the shelves and promptly threw them into the basket she was
carrying.

She gazed at me.

"Old friend ? We barely even know each other."

I leaned on the shelf, and looked her in the eye seductively.

"That's exactly why we should know each other more.Don't you think so?"

Without any hesitation she simply slapped away my hand that approached her face.

"Ugh. You are very unpleasant."

"Oh am I? Anyway. What are you buying? "

Immediately changing the subject I spoke again.

"Does that matter to you ?"

I ignored her statement and pointed to her basket.

"Those are some cheap shampoos ,I thought girls usually made a fuss over what kind of shampoo they
bought."

I'd thought she would choose higher quality items, but she only
took the cheapest options.

She shot me an icy glare that seemed to say, Could you please not inspect other people's purchases without their permission?

"Well, that depends on the person, doesn't it? I'm the sort who doesn't
know when you might need money. "

Did she realise anything about the school perhaps?
Or is she just the type to spend less money...

"You should keep check on your spending habits too."

"It's difficult to fix frivolous spending habits. Once a person gets used to an easy life, they find they need more and more. When you lose it, the shock can be great."

" Worried about me Hori ? I'm so touched."

"Why did you shorten my name like that?"

"Just felt like it ."

" I don't want you calling me that ."

I cupped my ears with my palm.

"What ? I couldn't hear you properly ."

"Like I said I don't appreciate you calling me- "

"What ?, Sorry Hori It seems I lost my sense of smell."

"Wasn't it supposed to be your hearing."

" I think both I guess. "

"Then how did you hear me now ? " Hori asked.

"I don't know maybe women's intuition."

"But you are a man ."

"Don't judge a book by it's cover Hori. I maybe nothing but an innocent maiden at heart."

"You know what forget it. I am leaving."

Without sparring me a glance she went on with her purchases leaving me all alone.

I offcourse followed her along.

"Ugh.Why are you following me?"

"Just felt like it."

" Just because you felt like it , doesn't give you the right to do whatever you want." She looked annoyed.

"I still have my freedom of speech Hori."

"How does that relate to this anyway?"
After that she sighed and tried to ignore me as if it was pointless to argue with me.

" Oh look Hori there's free items sold here.Is it for people who used up all their points?"

Free items were sold on the shelf which looked like basic necessities along with vegetables and other basic cooking ingredients.

"Which fool would end up using all of their points in a month? This school seems too lenient. "

"I always wonder how can they spend so much money for us , we are surely lucky isn't it ?"

"It seems like Meritocracy is proving to be more effective for japan. It's no wonder they can spoil the students here this much." She replied while taking some free ingredients.

So she knows how to cook huh.

"Do you agree with the Meritocratic government?" I asked her.

"I wholeheartedly agree. Don't you too? Those with abilities are better of in the top."

"What about the people in the bottom tier of hierarchy. Like people who are homeless and couldn't afford education."

This system has it's flaws as well. Unlike the previous japanese government which will give educational privileges or provide minimum support to people who are poor,the meritocratic government doesn't give a single shit, instead of that they further push down those people.

It's a simple system where people who work hard and have the necessary abilities can rise and people who couldn't will be pushed to the bottom.

"It's their fault for not working hard enough when they had the chance.
If they are poor , they should earn money and if they are homeless they should buy a house."

" Wow! what a brilliant idea Hori. You are right homeless people should just buy homes and poor should just get rich. This idea migth solve world hunger and you might even get a noble prize for peace."

" Do you want to get stabbed ?" Sensing the sarcasm in my words she threatened me.

She flashed me a compass from her pocket, it's edge was shiny.

Wait where did that came from? And why is she carrying that along with her here ...

"It's for self defence ."

Did she read my mind?

"I am sorry ." For a moment I was out of words.

"Same, I feel sorry for you too ." She coldly stated.

"Somehow that hurts my delicate heart more than I expected."

"I have to say, I'm a little envious of your ability to babble inanely to
someone you've only just met." She said.

"Oh my, I'll take that as a compliment."

To be fair, I had said some random nonsense. The smooth, eloquent Hori, on the other hand, was always well spoken... ok maybe not.

"Hey, shut it! Just wait a sec! I'm looking for it right now!"
A sudden, loud voice drowned out the store's peaceful background
music.

"Come on, hurry up. You have a line of people waiting on you!"

"Oh, yeah? Well, if they have any complaints, they can take it up with
me!"

The ill-tempered guy who was in front of the cashier yelling was Sudo Ken from my class.

There was apparently a pretty long line of customers behind him who were looking annoyed at him. Even the cashier was troubled by such a rude customer.

While my eyes wandered around the place, I caught the glimpse of a girl being extremely sneaky, apparently she was trying to take the commotion to her advantage.

She took what looks like a can of beer from the staff only aile and swiftly tucked it in her bag. She got greedy. And just as she was about to sneak anouther one in , I quickly snapped a photo.

I still had my shutter sound which kind of alerted her to look back at my direction ,spotting me. .
Pov change

Everyone was currently focused on that loud mouthed delinquent , even the staff and the cashier were now distracted by his rude behaviour.

This was an opportunity for me to do what I've being contemplating for a while. I couldn't just let the chance go , so I rashly did what my heart told me to do. I quickly grabbed a beer can from the staff only shelf and placed it inside in my bag. I looked back to see if any of the staff members noticed but thanks to that thug still yapping his nonsense ,I was able to pull it off without a hitch.
I wiped a bit of sweat off from my forehead, and thought of sneaking my way out.

The thrill and excitement I feel from stealing it , I just couldn't help it. I sometimes feel like I am doing some Tom Cruise impossible mission by snatching the objective so swiftly yet cooly.

It's not like I am addicted to alcohol in such a way that I risk my school life by stealing it. Infact I am just seeking for the thrill that comes with doing so.

I've always been a good girl for my parents, scoring high in tests , winning trophies in arts always being decent and tidy, so doing some bad stuff once in a while like this is exciting enough for me.

It seems old habits never die.

But unfortunately greed got to me and since they were still distracted I tried to take another can.

Ok just one more.

I took another can and just as I was about to put it in my bag..

*Click

I heard a camera shutter sound from behind me , my heart skipped a beat. And I suddenly turned around to see where it came from only to see a boy of my age with a smartphone in his hand.

Did he just..?

When my trembling eyes met his , he flashed me a devilishly charming smile , at one glance it could be described as an attractive , warm smile but beneath that there was a shallow mocking smirk.

His gaze and his smile almost made me tremble like a thin tree that could be broken with the slightest force of wind.

He then gently waved me ...good-bye with that ..smile still plastered on his face and went towards the register.

Sweat poured down my cheeks. My heart began pounding non-stop from the thought of getting caught.

Should I place it back and tell them it was an accident?

No, what if he caught a picture of me putting it in the bag ? then there will be no excuse of me stealing. Playing it off as an accident won't work...

Am I going to get in trouble at the first day of school?

It was as if time slowed down for me , my eyes followed his every step, he ignored the big line behind the registry and went directly ahead were the cashier was standing.

The way he is skipping the line , means that he wasn't planning to pay for his stuff rather...

Was he going to report me?

If I get caught for stealing alcohol despite being a minor , I migth even be expelled from this prestigious school. This very school which guarantees a desirable future just by being one of it's students.

Am I seriously going to be expelled for something like this...is this the end of the road for me?

I felt an unpleasant sensation , it was as if something horrible was going to happen to me.

Tension rose in me , it didn't take much long until my body started moving on it's own as if I wanted to stop him from reaching the counter.

"Yo Sudo!"
He suddenly called out the horrid guy in the front of the line who was blocking customers.

"Huh? oh you are that Ayanokouji guy? "
Judging by how he recognised him rigth away means that they are acquaintances or probably from the same class.

I shouldn't be relieved yet , he could still report me anytime.

I moved in closer to hear what they were saying, but not too close . I stood near the ice cream section and acted as if I'm browsing. My occasional glances at him were very noticeable since I took no effort in hiding it but he didn't even look back.

"Yaa I forgot that shit was gonna be acting as our money from now on."

The red haired monkey had a bad tongue, he sounded like a thug from the streets.

His attitude was scary it suprised me how that Ayano guy was able to deal with him without being afraid.

" How unfortunate. But I'll pay for you I mean, it'd be annoying if you had to head all the way back to the dorms. I don't mind taking the endeavour."

He spoke with a refined and charismatic tone unlike the monkey.

Was he pretending to be a kind hearted fool by offering to pay for that guy.

Some people in the line were relieved, probably thinking that the commotion was finnally over and they can finnally move on with their purchases.

"By the way since I am here I gonna check out my purchases too. You don't mind do you?"

"Huh? I don't really mind."

So that was his real intention, he was using that redhead to get ahead in the line.

There were now multiple students behind , glaring at him , thinking that he cut them off.

"Oh Sudo let me get some ice cream real quick, why don't you start billing our stuff , I'll be rigth back. Hold the line okay."

"You betcha pal."

He suddenly started walking towards my direction, I became nervous of what he might say to me.

Was he going to try and make me apologize or was he coming here to strike a deal with me?

I panicked and stepped a few inches back.

But to my suprise instead of confronting me, he just took the ice cream from the freezer and just left without even sparing me a glance.

"H-hey.." I tried to call out to him behind his back but he didn't stop nor glance at me and instead he just simply walked to the counter.

Somehow his silence towards me was even more terrifying than anything.

"Hey! you guys holding the line."

"Shut up ,you wimps! We are nearly done here."
The red hair barked at the senpai's who protested.

I used to steal all the time ,it was an old habit of mine. It started when I was 13 me and my freind decided to steal , not because we were broke just because it was fun and exciting. So I got addicted after a while. There were days in which I went to the mall without any money and came back with tons of stuff .

My life was boring, I had to live the life of a perfect honour student. Doing the same things everyday, it was exhausting. I wanted to have fun , I wanted to be free and hang around with my freinds often.
Sadly, Mom and dad do not appreciate such easy-come-easy-go views on life. To them, that kind of mindset is nothing more than a series of errors that require correction and redirection. To me, their long-winded lectures are like lullabies. They put me to sleep.

I say it again ,my life was boring and repetitive with nothing exciting ever happening around me.
For that reason I adored this little but fun adventures of mine.

My parents were extremely strict so I couldn't simply steal jewellery or any other products simply because they will find out. Since I lacked much privacy they could identify any new product laying on my room that they didn't purchase for me. It was too risky and it might raise questions on where I got the money to buy them from.

But food is a different story , I could steal candies or cans of cola and ice cream from my way home and finish it before even reaching my house.

It was risk free and simply left no evidence behind. Since everything will go to my tummy and the wrappers will go to some random trash can.

Things started going crazy when I started to get bold enough to steal while my parents were with me , I even stole alcohol before just simply because it was something children of my age never tasted before, it was rare and the excitement I got from stealing it was insane. It was something that only adults could obtain.

I occasionally drank a few sips to try it out , it didn't match my tongue at first but I got used to it.

It relieves a lot of stress from all those tuitions and homework that I have piled up. It sometimes gave me an unknown energy to be productive.

I don't steal often but when I do it occasionally without getting caught
It adds more to my confidence.

But...

I never expected myself to be in this predicament, I always took the risk and felt the thrill but never have I ever thought about the possibility of getting caught. I always left it to fate ,if I supposedly get caught.
Somehow I never ever thought about the consequences to my actions.

In a situation like this ,If I could reverse the time then I would swear to god I will never do it again.

What was I thinking back then, I shouldn't have done something like that, that too at the first day of school.

Just what was I thinking?

Regret flowed through my mind and my hands became unusually sweaty.

He didn't even come forward to confront me after, which made me feel extremely uncomfortable for some reason.
I waited for him at the entrance of the store.

I just couldn't let him leave it with that , I am pretty sure I will be thinking about it all night on what will happen to me tomorrow.

It will be like waiting for your death sentence if I go back to my room. I rather would like to settle things here and get it off my chest.

The doors to the store opened finnally revealing the figure of the guy I've been searching for.

I tried to approach him.

"Hey you." I acted confident, as if I wasn't scared of him.

That's right, I shouldn't show weakness.

"Oh me?" He pointed to himself as if he was clueless.

For some reason this guy irritates me so much, with his little gestures.

"Yes you , I saw you taking a picture of me in the store . Just what was that for?" I wanted to confirm, if he saw what I think he saw.

" You couldn't have just left me alone can you?"

His eyes gleamed while he gave me a narrowed gaze with an all knowing smirk.

Seeing my composure slightly break , he continued to speak.

" Besides I couldn't help but snap a pic since you look so pretty. My memory wasn't enough to capture such serine beauty so I took the assistance of my smartphone camera ."

" Sorry, did that make you uncomfortable? "

He was testing me, was he enjoying tormenting me like this.

"S-stop joking around and tell me what you want."

"That's a weird question, I don't want anything."

" Then delete the picture you took."

"I don't think, I'll be doing that." He answered his gaze still focused on me.

I couldn't think of anything to say anymore.

Was he baiting me?

"Why not?" I blurted out.

"Just look at this , it's so pretty. Isn't this a masterpiece?" He scrolled his phone for a moment and faced the screen towards me showing me a picture.

It was a picture of me captured at the perfect moment where I tucked the beer in my bag.

"Oh there's more, it's a burst photo after all ." He scrolled horizontally revealing each moment of my thievery captured in each second.

" I captured every moment of your merry little adventure, i sn't my photography skills top notch?"

He was in front of me , yet it felt like he was whispering those words behind my neck.

I immediately tried to snatch his phone away from his hand. Which led to him catching my wrist. He was fast , fast enough to catch my hand that approached him unexpectedly.

His grip was strong , it was squeezing my delicate arms down to the bones. It hurt so much so that, if it held on much longer my wrist would break.

"Ahh..Let go bastard it hurts..ahh.." I squealed in pain.

I tried to free myself but the difference in our biological body was apparent, I was far weaker than him.

Instinctively I tried to bite his arms , thinking that he would let go but before that happened he spoke.

" L isten i f you try to lay your hands on me, I'll ruin you."

His voice had gone dark, hearing it made me shiver down to the bone and uneasiness spread across my very veins . His words felt extremely threatening , which made my fake composure to finnally sink leaving me with a terrified expression. I was scared from the pain and the look he gave me so much so that tears nearly fell from the corner of my eyes.

Upon seeing my face , his expression immediately softened and he showed me a smile. It is as if the coldness I felt for a moment just completely dissipated into thin air .
"Your nails are long , so be careful with that okay. Or you might hurt someone. " He spoke gently rubbing my hands and freeing me from his clutches which felt like claws for a second.

"Hey what's going on here?" A senpai who was coming out of the store asked.

"Oh it's nothing senpai." He answered swiftly.

"Then what was that scream I heard? "

"She just hurt her ankle carrying too much stuff with her, but now everything's fine.

I sn't it ?"

The senpai looked at me expecting an answer. To that I simply nodded.

"Oh then be careful from now on Kohais, and try not to cause too much problems."

"Thank you senpai. Have a good night." After the senpai left , he began to speak again.

"My name's Ayanokouji by the way, what's yours?" He introduced himself as if he hadn't tried to threaten me , just a moment ago.

"Kamuro Masumi..." I blurted my name to a complete stranger who caught me in a trap.

I immediately regretted it ,as the thought of giving this dangerous guy my name came back to bite me.

"Now Kamuro, I suggest you to go back. I'm sure we'll get the opportunity to see each other soon unless offcourse... "

He didn't complete his sentence and walked away from me without looking back. Leaving me stumped of what really happened here.

I didn't know what he meant, but it felt like he wasn't simply going to let me go.

Now how long will I have to carry this burden of a thought with me. I would have felt better just getting expelled.

I looked at my wrist which was pulsating heavily for some reason, only to notice that a red mark appeared around the part where he held on.

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Ayanokouji pov

I made my way back to the dormitory, my home from that day onward. At the reception desk, I received a keycard for Room 601 and a handbook containing information about the dorm's rules, then boarded the elevator.

My room was quite large, much larger than the hotel I stayed at before coming here.It had all the furniture one needs, a big fridge and a kitchen. It felt more like a luxury apartment rather than a student dorm.

And also we students don't have to worry about electric and gas bills .This was too good to be true.

But I for sure know truth ,but my classmates won't think like that. They will merely assume that they are living a life of luxury in this school with nothing to worry about, with no strings attached.

They migth be having fun and having wet dreams of what they should do the next day and on how to spend their points and how to live their life here to the fullest.

If I could warn them , I could maybe save them. But it never crossed my mind to do so.

I will rather find it quite pleasant to see their expression when they are blessed with the unforgiving truth. I want to see how they react , their faces when they despair , realising that they are the lowest of the low.

It will be fun , chaotic .

And I will enjoy it.

I placed down my luggage and arranged my stuff. I didn't bring in a lot of items , just a few items that hold dear to me.

I picked up an old diary , and ..

"Oh Matsuo's watch" I took his wacth out from my bag and brushed my thumb accross it's greasy frame.

I didn't clean it yet , it was still stained in red .I should probably wipe it off with a solution of washing soda.

It's an expensive watch so I have to be careful in not scrubbing it too much.

I am tired today so I shall do it tomorrow.

Just as I was about to sleep , my phone rang.

It was Karuizawa Kei. I remember giving her my number. But what does she want with me at this hour.

" Hello "

"Ah Ayanokouji-Kun I was just wondering what were you upto."

"I was just gonna sleep after taking a shower. "

"So it seems I interuppeted you ."

"Nothing of that sort , so what happened after. When did you guys came back after hanging out ?"

"Just earlier. It was fun,you know we had..."
Karuizawa talked about the time she and the others went to the Karoeke and how they had fun. She talked about trivial things mostly, like how Hirata wasn't a good singer and how Matsushita sang pretty well.

"You know Ayanokouji-kun..." Her tone suddenly changed

"I was wondering if you enjoyed today. I was kinda worried cause you left early."

Was she worried about me not enjoying hanging out with them.

"I didn't sleep that much yesterday, so I was extremely sleepy that's why I left a bit early ,I wish I could've have come with you guys."

"Oh is that so."

We then talked about several other topics before finnally running out of things to talke about.

"Ayanokouji-kun , there's something I want to ask of you.."

"What is it ?" I asked.

So finnally getting to the point huh..

"...I wa.. forget it , it's nothing."

"Oh well , then see you tomorrow."

"Um bye "

I was too sleepy to try and pry further. .

I woke up early in the morning and immediately went to do a mini exercise routine in my own room. There was no need for me to go outside since the room itself is quite spacious.

I have a strict morning routine although not as intense as my previous one. I still go leaps beyond to take care of myself.

Yes, I strongly believe in taking care of myself, with a balanced diet and a rigorous exercise routine.

In life appearances also matters. After I've done with the exercise, I walked to the bathroom to take a shower.

In the shower, I use a water activated gel cleanser. Then a honey almond body scrub. And on the face, an exfoliating gel scrub.

Offcourse I shouldn't forget my moisturizer.

All these products cost a lot leaving me with 75,000 points or so.
All of those were expensive since most of them are natural products and doesn't contain cheap alcohol in it. Alcohol dries out the skin, which is bad in the long run.

After I've done with drying myself I applied myself with some lotion.
This is to keep my skin smooth and well nourished.

I finnally got into my uniform and looked at the mirror one last time before leaving.

I tried to push my chin into a smile to see how it looks.

Offcourse it would look good on me.

This mask is certainly beautiful.

. .

"Morning Hori! " I greeted my seat mate who was indulged in reading.

Now that I look at her she is such a beauty possibly the most beautiful girl in our class. Her ruby like eyes and her long black hair , and her overall posture makes her look very mature. If someone said she was a college student or a senpai, I would probably believe it.

" You are still calling me that? " She glared at me for a second and then buried herself back to her book. It seems like she didn't mind that much anymore.
Or she didn't really care.

"I see you are still reading that crime and punishment? "

She ignored me. But Instead of letting that bother me , I continued.

"It's a great book but it's too depressing for my taste . You know , the main character is a murderer and all , it kinda always puts you in the edge by seeing how anxious the protagonist becomes."

I overall dislike the novel. It's one of those novels where protagonist feels guilty about the things he did and gets emotionally anxious thinking about the murders he committed. He eventually gives up and surrenders himself in the name of repending for his sins and got 8 years of jail time.
I liked him at first he had the mentality of eliminating every obstacle that stands in his way and thought it's not a big deal to do that for his own sake.

But in the end he never had the balls to commit to his own ideals.

Horikita now turned towards me.

"I am suprised you actually read this before."

" Reading was one of my main hobbies back in the days " I said after grabbing her attention.

"Back in the days? So not anymore then?" She asked without even looking at my direction. I never had her undivided attention to begin with.
Atleast she is still speaking with me.

"Let's say I've lost interest after learning that real life experiences and interactions provide you much more knowledge than just simple books. It helps us explore into new possibilities. "

"So what kind of experience will you gain by interacting with these bunch ." She turned her sights to our rowdy classroom.

Everyone was in their own world chatting and some playing video games. Some boasting loudly about the points they spent yesterday and the stuff they bought.

They were being very noisy and obnoxious considering that they were now in a classroom.

" Are they supposed to be the elites of this so called elite school? Even children show more discipline in their classrooms. I wonder how they got accepted." Hori had a disgusted look towards her classmates.

" Who knows they might have some unknown qualities which got them accepted here ."

"Surely you jest."

"Let's not judge too early Hori. I could say that you have a tendency to judge people way too early."

'look Ayanokouji is talking to that Horikita'
'I feel bad for him since he has to sit next to her'

'yeah it seems she is giving him a hard time , poor him '

As it seems there were multiple gazes directed towards Hori. Considering the ruckus she caused on the first day , I expected some sort of hate or rumours to pop around about her but still this is too early.

I believe there are some external factors at hand here.

"It seems they have a high opinion of you Hori ."

" Sigh. I don't care about what they think."

I could tell ,Hori is a girl of focus , commitment and sheer will. She doesn't care about what the other bitches thought of her.

But in society one's reputation also matters and our pure hearted Hori doesn't seem to realise that, instead she's too focused on her crime and punishment. Speaking of punishments ,so kinky I might say.

"Horikita-San , Ayanokouji-Kun good morning."
It was Kushida who greeted me and Hori with a cheerful smile.

Her well endowed figure caught my attention, but I tried not to make it too obvious.

"Morning Kushida" I greeted back.

I looked at Hori , who didn't give a single fuck to Kushida's greetings.

Kushida had a sad smile because of how Hori ignored her.

"Horikita San , oh you were reading! Is it a good book ?"

"Why not ask Ayanokouji."

"I don't think you would like it that much Kushida , it's kind of..."
I looked at Hori and then towards Kushida.

I gestured her to come close and to lent her ear to me. Which our pure hearted Kushida did without any hesitation oblivious to the surroundings. If I lacked any self control I would have surely bite her ears.

" You see Kushida , that's ... "

Kushida had a bright blush across her cheeks upon hearing that and she immediately backed off.

"Ehhh... H-Horikita-San is into t-that?"

"What's there to be suprised about?" Hori asked completely oblivious .

"I mean ..I never thought you were into that kind of stuff."

"I can read what I want ,and I like what I read. So you got anything to say about that?"

"Yeah let's not be judgemental Kushida , everyone has their own preferences. It's not that weird for Hori to be into cuffs and punishments." I said.

"Besides you people are just tasteless to certain literature." Hori acted like she pitied our cultureless behaviour.

"..hehe" Kushida left out a awkward laugh.

"Both of you seem very close." Kushida had the guts to say that infront of Hori.

"Yes Hori is my best friend." And so did I.

" Ayanokouji-Kun are you hitting on her ? Perhaps you can move her cold heart hehe.."
It was Mori Nene who came to join the conversation.

There was also Inogashira Kokoro behind her.

"Not at all , Hori is such a hard to catch girl. I would rather believe in fairytales and the flying Dutchman than ever hoping for a day in which Hori falls in love with anouther."

"Oh that's surely harsh Ayanokouji-kun , you are indirectly implying that she will die a virgin." Mori covered her mouth in fake suprise.

"A-Ah I wouldn't go that far." I slightly sluttered.

Shut up Mori! she migth be silent now. You can act unconcerned since she is not sitting next to you , I am the one who has to deal with the aftermath.

The demon next to me suddenly snapped her pen in half.

"Oh it broke, Ayanokouji-Kun can you lent me yours?"
Women ,I can see that you have plenty of other pens in your inventory but you just had to ask me..

This girl just knows how to intimidate people.

"Ah sure Horikita-San ."

"Thank you, I will be keeping this ."

But that's my pen...

Am I getting bullied here?

"Ayanokouji-Kun thanks for the other day"
Inogashira Kokoro suddenly thanked me for god knows what.

"You are welcome."

"Ayanokouji-kun, Horikita-San can I get your number, I didn't get the chance yest-"

"I refuse ."

Horikita outrightly refused.

"Ayanokouji-Kun can you please sent away your noisy friends. It's becoming quite irritating honestly. "

"How rude ,this is why you'll die a virgin, come on Kokoro let's get out of here." Mori stuck out her tongue and left with Inogashira.

As soon as she said that the bell rang , starting the journey to our first home room or is it the second?

"a-ah then See you later , Ayanokouji kun , Horikita San." Kushida still was polite, despite Hori's harsh treatment.

She now went with her freinds in toe to their respective seats.

"Stop ogling at her Ayanokouji"

Oh she noticed...

"Jealous?"

Something sharp struck as soon as I uttered that single word.

"Ouch"

"I don't want you to say such pointless things ever again."

"I am sorry Hori , you are the only one for me."

Thank God Chabashira came , otherwise there would have been a murder.

It's so hard to break her composure, even if I say things like that. I really want to see that break anytime soon.

Oh no Kiyotaka, you should resist.

Kushida went back to her seat waving at me and Hori.

What a scary woman, but I've seen worse.

If anyone asks whether the demon next to me or the cute little angel is scary , I'd say the angel is much scarier. The kind of person who would devour one's sins and seeks pleasure from it.

One part of my mind is curious to know more, and the other part urges me to stay away.

After that , the class started, this was my first time ever in a classroom learning like this. Surely enjoyable to a certain degree, it felt free.

I fancy my dear seat , it was at the back corner of the class near the windows. An excellent place for me to enjoy the morning breeze , along with a decent enough scenery outside.
A seat in which I could observe the whole class at a distance.

Especially the certain individuals on my bucket list. Some migth label me as some sort of creep for constantly getting a look at the those who caught my attention. But I'd say otherwise, I merely am just observing my prey like how a leopard hides under the bushes waiting to strike at any deer which passes by. It's just a primal Instinct to go after one's prey.
Ok maybe I am just justifying it in a weird way. But who cares rigth?

Class turned boring quickly they teach stuff which are practically useless to me and everyone around here.

After the first period an announcement was heard on the speakers, which prompted the students who are interested in joining or checking out the clubs to gather in the school gym.

Even my lovely neighbour was slightly interested.

Sadly before I had the opportunity to ask her out , my new group of freinds invited me to join the fray alongside them.

Since the group itself had a person included in my bucket list, I joined without much hesitation.

Along the way they indulged themselves in meaningless chatter. Perhaps a favourable situation, Sinohara for once didn't join us.

She didn't even come to school today despite it being the first day.

I wonder what happened..

Upon reaching the grand school gym , I was greeted by the view of several senpai's from accross the grade who invested themselves in advertising their own clubs.

"So Hirata-kun , Ayanokouji-Kun aren't you guys gonna join the soccer club ."

Ah I wanted to try out soccer mostly because Hirata also wanted to join it, I migth have taken it as a opportunity to get close to him.

Besides playing or participating in such club activities migth keep me away from my intrusive thoughts.

As the saying goes ' an idle mind is a devil's workshop '.

There was also the music club, which I was quite interested in joining.
I also wanted to try out the track club.

"Hirata is it possible to join multiple clubs?"

"I am not quite sure."

"Hmm Ayanokouji-kun ,are you perhaps planning to join multiple clubs?"
Matsushita was the one to ask that .

" If I could."

"Eh.. really? "
Karuizawa what's there to be suprised about?

"What about you guys ." I asked.

"We aren't that enthusiastic like you to join multiple clubs, honestly It's just too much work." Sounds like what a lazy person would say.

"And we wouldn't get to have that much free time." Sounds like someone who never did anything productive before.

"I personally am not good at any particular club activities to begin with." what a lie.

Most of the girls who came with us never intended on joining any sort of clubs.
Which left only Hirata and me.

"That's odd Matsushita I recall you saying you are pretty good at playing the violin and yet you say you are not particularly good at anything ."

"Oh is that true Matsushita-San? you never mentioned,why?" Karuizawa asked.

"Eh I am not really proficient at it that's why."

"Hmm is that so ?You were very knowledgeable on the topic when we talked about it yesterday."
Sharing our own stories or achievements to a person will automatically trigger their senses to talk about something similar they done or experienced. If hadn't mentioned about my experience with music she would have never talked about it to me.

"I just know the basics that's all."

You are still going out of your way to pretend Matsushita.

" So why don't we learn more about it while we still have the chance, that's what clubs are for isn't it?"

"But-"

"Besides I want to join the music club too , we can check it out together. What do you say?"

I just have to create a situation in which she can't refuse.

"Fine I'll go, but you'll have to show me your performance too."

I am fairly certain of my skills.

"Don't expect too much." I said.

"Ladies , Matsushita and I are gonna check out the music club . So why don't you guys go on ahead with Hirata we'll just join you in a second ."

It's been a while since I played the piano , even from afar I could see a piano set up for demonstration purposes.

"Never thought you'd be that forceful to make me come along with you. Did you really want to spend some alone time with me? "

Matsushita cunningly teased after we were separated from the main group of gals.

"You are free to think that."

"What a boring answer."

Unlike yesterday, todays group was too overcrowded with some other girls joining the fray . Girls like Maezono and Ruri Ichihashi now tried to get along with Karuizawa and get a score on Hirata too.

That man was popular, is it because he is much more talkative than me?
I usually only chat when I am curious of certain things or when I am talked to. I never go out of my way to start a conversation or keep a conversation flowing with people who doesn't interest me.

When I deem an individual interesting I try to learn more about them. People who tagged along with Hirata were mostly chicks who you could find anywhere else, they are uninteresting ,their motives , their attitude , their faces , it just reeks of normalcy.

They all eventually stopped talking to me as soon as they realise I wasn't taking much part in the conversation.

I reached the music club along with Matsushita. There were a few seniors in the club.

They welcomed us as soon as they saw us. Since it's the music club , the members were quite chill in general.
If it was some other club like the judo club , the senpai's migth have been little more agressive or overly energetic unlike the passive one's here.

"As you could see we don't lack much instruments ."

For a prestigious highschool this much was just nothing, they had most instrument that I know of including the ancient one's which are tucked in the side.

"So which one's do you guy's play."
A female senpai asked.

"I think I am quite capable of playing the piano and my lovely friend Matsushita is here to try out the violin."

"Oh violin and piano? that's good we don't have much people here who could play the violin here."

"Oh isn't that great Matsushita."

"Hey!I only said , I would accompany you . I never said anything about joining it."
She protested.

I shrugged of her words and turned to speak to the senpai.

"By the way senpai is it possible to join multiple clubs?"

"Multiple clubs?I guess it's not against the rules. The only exception probably is the student council."

"Oh yes they don't allow anyone who already joined other clubs, other than that I think it's fine, isn't it Kisara?" Anouther senpai spoke from the corner of the room.

"That's true but ..." Her eyes narrowed towards me with a certain gleam.

""But?"" Both Me and Matsushita asked in unison.

"It depends on the club leader whether they want an individual, who already is in some other club to join their's. Most wouldn't really encourage that idea. "

Even if it wasn't against the rules , it's still leader or representative of the club that gets to decide whether they want a non-dedicated member or not.

"But you know there's thing called special privileges in this meritocratic world. So even if we allow it , it mostly -"

"Depends on the individual." before the senpai could finish the sentense I answered.

"Exactly that's how it is." She clasped her hands and formed a calculating smile towards us.

The senpai's here are different from the vulnerable and carefree first years, they probably got used to this shrewd school and became shrewd themselves.

"But won't it increase your budget the more members you have" as someone more knowledgeable about school activities than me Matsushita migth have asked a valid question.

"Surely, but the student council is strict and they won't give extra budget for some ghost members, especially that Tachibana who comes to check us out every so often."

"Earlier senpai , you said it depends on the individual rigth?"

"I definitely said that. Look at that guy for example."

She pointed towards a blonde haired student , possibly a senpai.

"His name is Nagumo Miyabi , the current vice president of the student council. He is also part of the soccer club despite also being in the student council. Why do you think he could do that?"

"He might be some ace player at the soccer club." Matsushita answered.

"Bingo! , Yes Nagumo Miyabi is one of the ace players of the soccer club and a very important person at the student council, that's why he got that privilege. It's not something everyone can obtain."

"Yo Kisara stop trying to -"

before he finished his sentenced I interuppeted.

"Then why don't I perform a bit , surely that won't be a problem rigth?"

"Yes offcourse, you can try out anything here you want. Thats the purpose of such a club-meet afterall."

"Then shall I ."

I walked to where the piano stood.

I slid my palms across the lid of the piano and sat in a nearby chair. It was a grand piano and it also has pedals down below.

I opened the fall board and gently felt the keys , before I started to play.

At that moment I didn't know what expression they were making, everything around me went blank, the only think I felt was the pressing of keys and the sounds of my own performance.

The river flows in you.

This song says overcoming loss, overcoming depression, overcoming abuse. It's a very beautiful song and my soul floated away from my body for a second. It makes me remember all the good thoughts and throws the bad ones in the garbage. It's so sad yet at the same time, so hopeful.You feel something will never be the same again, but there is still a drop of aspiration.

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It was weirdly nostalgic for me to play such a piece, it felt like going down the memory lane, through something so long and forgotten. My father used to make me play it before him. He was the one who originally taught me how to play the piano.

My father loved to play the piano, and he wasn't the most talkative person , but when he starts to play the piano you could feel him speaking to you.

His words were conveyed through such a beautiful medium, at some point I also wanted that.

Maybe he was also like me , just trying to detach himself from this bright world.

Perhaps I am feeling homesick already, but there wasn't anything left for me to feel homesick about. I was feeling such a thing for a place that doesn't exist.

I continued my play for atleast 3 minutes.

"This is an Orginal piece by Yiruma."
I muttered after finishing my performance.

They all started clapping for me , Kisara senpai wiped a tear of her rigth eye. It seems like everyone liked my play.

I stood up and slightly bowed to everyone.

" * sniff .. You were excellent,
I felt like I saw bittersweet memories I never had in the first place. I really had the urge to cry throughout the song."

"But you did cry."

"Shut up Haru. "

"But you know a song hits hard ,that it wakes up memories that aren't even yours."

"I am glad you guys liked my performance."

"That was really beautiful Ayanokouji-Kun ,I never guessed you would be such a pro." Matsushita also praised me.

"That's right , you were as good as a pro who plays in the nationals."

"Well piano and calligraphy are my specialities, I've been taught such things from childhood."

" You gathered a bit of audience, Kohai." Haru senpai pointed towards the people who were peeking from the curtains. Some had their cameras drawn out and pointed towards me.

'hey doesn't that guy look charming'

' I'm thinking of joining the music club now.'

'Yo what a beautiful melody gozaru. It sounded like some anime villain was playing his theme while thinking of his traumatic childhood'

'interesting Kohai that is.'

"I will even pay you to join the music club Kohai."

"There's no need for such a thing senpai , but I request you to atleast allow me to drop by once in a while to play. I'll even join some competitions. "

"Oh that's completely alright, infact it's more than enough to have you here once in a while , so feel free to come by when you are free."

"Thank you for your kindness senpai.I'll be sure to do that"

"What about you lovely lady , aren't you going to showcase your talents. Oh! don't tell me you are also some pro like him?"

"Offcourse not , I am not even close to his level, besides seeing him play made me lose my confidence. So I don't think I'll be join-"

I interuppeted and whispered to her ears.
" Matsushita, although I deeply admire your efforts to blend in with the common-folks. However that gets too boring after a while."

She turned around with a complex expression not knowing how I figured out her little secret.

This made her contemplate for a while.

"Yes Matsushita is interested so give her some time senpai."

"Oh it's quite all right , you and your girlfriend are free to enter anytime."
Kisara senpai exclaimed happily.

Just after I've done signing up for the club, I planned on visiting the soccer club.

"Matsushita why don't we go join the other's now ."

"Yes , perhaps they migth have also heard of your mini show."
By show , she was referring to my piano performance, there were a considerable amount of audience who witnessed my play.

Because of that I am feeling like I'm in some sort of spotlight, as numerous gazes were now fixed on me.

Some I could tell apart from the other's. Some dangerous ones.

I turned to my rigth to see who was piercing me with such a strong gaze. My eyes met with a platinum blonde senpai with her crimson eyes and predatory smirk digging into my soul.

And just like any normal teenager would treat their ladies. I ignored her.

She must be some pervert,hmm.. gotta stay away.

. .

"Tachibana, who is that student? "

"Let me see " Tachibana Akane slid through the pages inside her file to spot the junior which the president asked for.

"Found it , geh.." her expression immediately fell seeing the boy the president was interested in was from class D.

" He is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from Class 1D, I don't think you will find him much interesting President. "

"That's not for you to decide Tachibana." He spoke cooly with his gaze still focused on that individual.

"Why is Kiryuin looking at that Kohai's ass?" Nagumo Miyabi the student council vice president looked at the gym with his binoculars. Trying to look for any females which got his attention.

"Atleast be civil Nagumo."

"Ahm sorry Manabu Senpai."

There were multiple clubs holding curtains in each part of the school gym to demonstrate themselves.

"It's nearly time president."

The president of the school stepped up to the stage and surveyed each and everyone present on the gym.
Everyone focused their
attention upon him. . .

After the other club representatives walked of the stadium a lone man stood behind.

He appeared to be about 170 centimeters in height, so he wasn't very tall. He was slender, with sleek black hair. He wore sharp glasses and had a piercing, calculating gaze. Standing in front of the microphone, he calmly looked around at the first-year students.

Behind was several other individuals, including that vice president Nagumo who Kisara senpai mentioned earlier.
What was his club, and what in the world was he going to say? My interest had been piqued.

But he didn't say a single word, he stood there like a mannequin , I couldn't see the expression behind his glasses.

"Do your best!"
"Did you forget to bring your notecards?"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

The first-year students hurled comments at him. However, the
upperclassman stood on the stage calmly, without trembling. The laughter and comments didn't seem to faze him. He wore an apathetic expression.

"What's with this guy?" remarked an astonished student. The
gymnasium buzzed with people talking, yet the boy on the stage still did not move. He simply stood there, quiet and motionless, staring fixedly at the crowd.

Eventually the relaxed atmosphere was completely gone , leaving the gymnasium in complete silence under his strong gaze.

Even Matsushita on my side was unusually silent as if she was uncomfortable.

This guys was interesting.

I started looking for the different expressions made by different students, which the president seemed to have noticed as his eyes met mine.

Oh no, I slipped up...

He smirked and started to speak.

"I'm the student council president. My name is Horikita Manabu,"

Horikita? I looked for my dear Hori amoung the crowd . Perhaps they just happened to have the same surname.

Hori at the very centre of the crowd , was staring intendedly at the stage. Had she fallen in love with him at first sight? No, I doubted it. Surprise? Disgust? Or maybe she was overjoyed? To be honest, Hori's expression was complex
and hard to read.

"The student council is looking to recruit potential candidates among
the first-year students to replace the graduating third years. Although no
special qualifications are required for candidacy, we humbly ask that those
considering application not be involved in other club activities. We generally do not accept students involved elsewhere."

He spoke in a soft tone, but the tension around us was so thick it felt
like you could cut it with a knife. He had managed to silence over a hundred new students in that spacious gymnasium. Of course, it wasn't his position as student council president that granted him this deference. That was simply Horikita Manabu's power. His presence dominated everyone around him.

So this is the top dog at this school, the best of the best . He surely didn't disappoint, but since he noticed me , I better be careful not to stumble upon his tracks.

I looked for one other specific person amoung crowd , and sure enough she was also looking at me.

It was easy to spot her since unlike the other's she wasn't that shaken by the president, just because there was something else on her mind since the beginning.

I'll be coming for you Masumi.

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Author notes

Kamuro was never a serious trouble maker , she never got caught before, so you could guess why she was so anxious when she got caught for the first time.

Noticed Ayanokouji's key card ,which is 601? It relates to him being in the 6th generation.

Next chapter tomorrow or day after that, unless offcourse I decide to overwrite.

Adieu

Chapter 6

Matsushita pov

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, in my honest opinion he is a pretty cool guy. He wasn't all smiles and butterflies like Hirata, he was one that is charismatic and charming in a certain way.

When we hang around with all the others I noticed him being talkative and less talkative sometimes. It was as if his mood shifts so very often.
He was energetic and mature with his witty remarks but sometimes I noticed his smile disappear like he lost all his energy.
I questioned in my mind whether if he was some sort of ambivert.

He sometimes talks as if he was an old friend but sometimes he felt distant , he was standing close yet so distant . It felt like he was there ,at the same time he wasn't.
Or maybe I am just overthinking stuff in mind.

I was extremely curious of his thoughts, I eventually got to know that he was raised in an orphanage and the way he spoke about it was as if it wasn't a pleasant memory. His eyes were distant as he spoke about his past, a sense of longing and solitude.

He was planning to join multiple clubs showing that he was super outgoing , or was it just an impulsive dicision from his side which he might regret later?

I expected him to be good at extra curricular activities.

But turns out he was some piano prodigy, who could probably even give some professional piano players a run for their own money.

I know it because, I witnessed several musicians in the past both in tv and in real life.

' Matsushita, although I deeply admire your efforts to blend in with the common-folks. However that gets too boring after a while.'

How did he...

Just rewinding his voice in my head , left me feeling all fluffy. I wonder why. He was so mysterious.

I'm currently with him , during the student council presidents speech. To be honest the president was quite intimidating for the first years.

His presence was dominating, it nearly silenced the entire student body present here.
This wasn't a trick that could be pulled off by just anyone. His assertive aura was something of a natural gift, unattainable for the average person.

The tension was apparent for everyone here except for one.

And that was the person standing next to me who was looking else where, I followed his line of sight to be met with a purple haired girl. She was a beauty of medium height and thigh length hair , her eyes were amethyst matching with her hair colour.

Both of them were unusually gazing at each other without breaking eye contact. They stared at each other intendedly as if both of them were in their own seperate world, and they weren't affected by the president's speech like the rest of us.

But I noticed the girl kinda looked pale.

"Matsushita, you go on ahead and join with the other's, I have something to take care off ."

" mm , see ya later Ayanokouji-kun."

I was really curious, but I don't want to appear too pushy with my questions.

Although I am pretty confident in myself on extracting information from him , I was against it this time around.

Ayanokouji kun walked his way out of the gym. Just moments after he went outside the purple haired girl left swiftly going in the same direction he went earlier.

Suspicious...Well this was exciting.

Karuizawa San and the other's arrived to my side a little bit later. But I told them I needed a breather and excused myself to go to the rest room.

It was a lie , my real intention was to follow those two.

If my memory serves me right I saw them going to the left.

I didn't see them along the way , but I took a wild guess and walked straight hoping that I'll cross paths with them.

Eventually I reached an isolated junction , and I finnally saw both of them and it was just as I suspected both of them came to see each other.

Was it going to be a confession? That must be the first thought anyone would come up with in this situation but ..the air around them tells me otherwise. I couldn't explain but it felt odd.

I couldn't hear them , I couldn't even see their faces properly at this distance, but I couldn't get close as they were standing at the end of an empty hallway. They can instantly spot me if I stepped out from the wall I'm leaning on.

Just what were they talking about? I was curious. Maybe I should go back and ask him later, it was pointless standing here anyways.

Clack

*Clack

I suddenly heard someone approaching me.

"Pardon me if I sound rude, but are you perhaps a senpai."

The person behind the voice revealed herself. Carrying a cane in one hand.

"Oh no I'm a first year."

She had lilac blonde hair and had an unusually small frame for a high-schooler.

I didn't understand what was she doing here.

"Ah you are a first year too , My name's Sakanayagi Arisu from class 1A. " She courteously introduced herself.

"Matsushita Chiaki , Class 1 D ."

"A pleasure to meet you Matsushita San , may I ask what were you doing here?"

Come to think of it , this place looked kinda shady . And this section of the floor was usually used by the third years as they have multiple labs here, maybe that's why she asked me whether I was a senpai.

There weren't much cameras around this area. Do I look shady to her ,like I'm up to no good?

"I was -"

My eyes migth have wandered over to the side , which made her tilt her head and look behind me into the hall way. She smiled as she spotted the two in the distance.

"Ara~ were you perhaps eavesdropping on them? That isn't so nice, is it?"

Before I could finish my sentence she spoke.

She looked at me with a cold smile. She was much shorter and smaller than me , yet she felt so intimidating somehow.

"I just stumbled upon them here and got curious."
Being honest in such a situation was the best choice. That didn't mean I had to tell her the whole truth.

"Is that so? My humble apologies I might have assumed that you followed them all the way here, but it seems I misunderstood."

What?

Did she see me following them?

No I am pretty sure there wasn't anyone behind me and also I was at a fair distance behind both of them. So it was impossible for her to see me following them.

"Ah it's alright, anyway what were you doing here Sakanayagi San." I returned her question.

"Oh me ,I was just out here for a little stroll . "
I really don't think, she was just out here to have a casual walk in this uninteresting location.

She was here for a different purpose.

*ting

Before the situation got awkward,a text message came on my phone.

I tapped my phone to look up the message, it was from Satou. Although the message wasn't that important , I tried to play it off as urgent. Just to get out this situation.

"Looks like I'll have to go. See you later Sakanayagi San."

"I see , then Have a good evening Matsushita San."

I waltzed off from that place , leaving her behind. Despite my back turned against her I still felt her gaze digging a hole through me , it was as if she was aware of my lies and was openly mocking me.

Kamuro Pov

My eyes focused on him ,the tension around us was almost making me unable to breathe.

" You still came to look for me Masumi."

Because of this bastard I couldn't sleep yesterday, thinking of what might happen to me. Feeling anxious I even looked up the school rules once again and it was actually clearly specified , things like stealing and bullying were instant grounds for expulsion.With the evidence he has, he could get me expelled.

The store migth also notice something missing from their inventories soon.

God what was I thinking back then ?

"I want you to delete the pics you took yesterday."

"Hmm ,You're still going about that ? Are you worried that I migth do something weird with it. Fear not I am not a pervert."

Just what is he saying?

It was obvious to anyone that he was intentionally playing dumb here with me. The way he speaks ,I hate it, I feel like I might slap him.

But remembering yesterday's incident, I pushed those thoughts behind my head.

I calmed my nerves and took a deep breath. If I wanted to negotiate, then I migth wanna appear as polite as possible.

" You fucker just delete it already."
That was polite enough.

"Don't shout , it doesn't suit you ."

I have no reason to be scared of him, it's not like he is holding my life hostage. He just has one picture of me, If only he'd just delete it.

"Just what the hell do you want then?"

My words were crude , at this point I was yapping like that red monkey from yesterday.

"What I want , like I said I don't want anything."

He shrugged his shoulders and acted carefree, it makes me wonder whether the face I saw yesterday was real or not.

"Then are you planning to rat me out?"

I don't get the vibes that he was some sort of snake who'll play the teacher's pet, rather he looks like a person who would do things for his own amusement.

I could somehow tell , that this was all just an amusement for him.

"Who knows."

That didn't answer a damn thing jerk!

But I wasn't unprepared.

"Listen if you report me , I will tell everyone that you assaulted me yesterday."

I showed him the side of my wrist where he left a mark yesterday. It almost faded but it was still there.

An idle threat, but that might put him on edge. In society although unfair ,people tend to believe the words of a woman more than men. He should also know that I could make a false accusation against him. Although it won't work that well nowadays, but it might be troublesome for him to deal with it , so he migth have to rethink on whether to use me for his amusement.

"Also yesterday's incident was caught on camera, they will be able to tell by how you grabbed me by my wrist and hurt it. "

It doesn't hurt that much now but it did cause me a bit of mental trauma.

Instead of getting worked up by my words, he just smirked at me and responded calmly.

"Hmm, then I could tell them that you acted crazy and tried to snatch my phone and I just defended myself by catching your pretty little arms. They could also tell that by looking at the footage."

He walked a step closer.

"Too bad now you have two cases to deal with , one for shoplifting and the other for trying to steal someone's phone.

you didn't put enough thought to this Masumi."

Geh, my story was full of flaws to begin with, yet I still hoped he would back off from that simple threat.

Instead he just countered it calmly like it was not a big deal. I was anxious beneath my expression.

"I-I could tell them that you forced me to steal the beer by threatening me. Also the footage couldn't tell whose phone it was , so I could simply say it was mine and I just tried to take it back."

I just thought of this now.
I lied many times in the past before, especially to my parents. I was good at making stories and excuses , all those years of lying migth have honed my skills in lying and bullshiting my way through most situations.

So a story that I randomly thought up can be good enough to negotiate with him, or atleast make him step back from all this pointless stuff. I know he's just doing this to pass his time and he wouldn't gain a single thing from all this, it's not like he would gain a reward for reporting me. If he realises that I could also cause atleast some form of trouble for him , he would have to rethink whether it's worth the effort to mess with me.

I looked at the person who was in front of me to see how he would respond. I honestly just hope he would back of from all this ,as I really don't want any troubles.

At this point, I couldn't see his eyes anymore as his hair was covering his face.He smiled beneath his face and chuckled a bit.

" Smart, now you have gone really creative with your stories."

He clapped his hands , like my story was entertaining for him.

Just back off ...

" Did you come up with it just now? Ha As expected of someone from class A."

How does he know that I was from class A , did he follow me? What did he mean by 'as expected'?

"Relax, I didn't stalk you ."

I didn't believe that one bit.

"As much as I love your awe inspiring story , I have to say that It won't work that well for both of us.

There will be an investigation on who's telling the truth, and it will be quite obvious once they search the truth hard enough that you are the one at fault. Regardless of what you say I still have evidence against you, meanwhile you have nothing except your words."

I know that , regardless of what I say he still has those pictures and my story is not backed up by anything.

But-

"But it will be troublesome for you regardless."

" I don't mind the endeavour."

He isn't backing off, he was ready to cause trouble for himself too.

"Let's walk through hell together Masumi." He said with a innocent smile. Yes, you heard me 'innocent smile' , it was as if a child was inviting you to play with him. This made it 10 times more creepy.

For his amusement he was ready to destroy me , for what? What did I do to you damn it!?

"What do you want from me?"

"I am tired of hearing that, ok let me rephrase that question for you.."

He leaned in a bit closer and towered over me. I was like a mice getting cornered by the cat.

" Just w hat can you give me?"

I have no way of knowing what this guys was thinking.

"P-Points, I'll give you points." Points are practically like money in this place , I still have more than seventy-thousand points in my account.

"You have to use a better bargaining chip than that Masumi."

If points didn't satisfy then what else.

The answer was right in front of me the whole time , and it was disgusting.
It didn't go through my mind as it was absolutely mortifying to think about.

I covered myself and glared at him with the most hateful glare , I could ever muster.

"You disgusting piece of shit , I rather get expelled than be your fucking toy."

I didn't lie , it was just not worth it. I am not some dump bitch to get blackmailed into selling out my body.

" Shush , the walls have ears ." He put his finger on my lips causing me to immediately back off. He gazed at the hallway for a second and spoke.

"Relax , Didn't I already tell you , that I'm not a pervert."

He did say that, but what else did he want ?

"Or were you expecting something like that ."

God what's he talking about?

"You followed me into this isolated place with almost no person within sight, no camera's ; nothing. "

He stepped even closer to me , with each of his step forward I begin to automatically walk backwards until finally my back hit against the wall. He then slammed his hand on to the wall, making a loud sound which made me flinch. I was getting cornered.

It must have looked like a romantic Kabedon, the kind of thing, the girls usually like.

But this situation was completely different, I could feel it in my veins.
At this moment, above everything else I wanted to run away. Every instinct in my body told me to run away right now.

His face leaned in closer to me. His eyes locked on mine unblinking. His eyes were empty, showing my reflection like a mirror; the reflection of a scared little girl.

My eyes became moist and a tear started swelling up in my eyes. A thin streak of tear rolled down through my cheeks. I was scared.

" Your eyes look pretty, the slight moistness now present only adds to their allure ."
He held my chin , as if to take a good look at my face. I was ready to scream my lungs out any second, and hopefully someone hears before he-

"But It seems our times up." He said softly smiling and stepping back from me , releasing me.

*Clack

*Clack

"Oh did I interrupt something Kamuro San."

Source of that voice was my neighbour Sakanayagi. The strange girl who wanted to become the leader of our class for some reason.

I let out a sigh , I honestly wanted to stay away from her but seeing her now is reassuring.

He turned his face now towards her which led Sakanayagi in a state of suprise, her mouth slightly gapping at his sight.
It was as if she knew him or was she just captured by his looks like a innocent girl?

"Your friend? " He asked but I didn't respond.

After coming off from a short trance , Sakanayagi smiled and asked.

"Were you guys doing something bizzare in this inconspicuous location?"

" No nothing of that sort.I called her here to confess but sadly she rejected me just now."

"Oh is that so ? then why is she the one who just looks like she just cried?"

On hearing that I immediately wiped of the wetness from my face with the back of my hand. I don't want to show this side of mine to my classmates.

"It seems like it's the first time she got confessed before, yes very suprising. So she kinda felt bad for rejecting me."

This guy he lies like he is breathing, his face didn't change one bit when he says bullshit like that. He seemed really convincing.

And besides I got confessed like 3 times before, what the hell is he saying?

"It seems like Kamuro San is kinder than I thought ."
Sakanayagi said , but she wasn't looking at me ,her eyes were still focused on him.

Did she fall in love?

"I must agree, so since you two seem like freinds , I'll leave you guys be. I have to go back and reconcile with my feelings ." He said dramatically clutching near his heart.

"Fufu~ I would have liked to talk to you more , but it seems like you need some space after a harsh rejection."

"I'll appreciate that. " Even he felt there was something odd with this girl, as he looked at the petite girl in front of him weirdly.

" Kamuro ." He called me.

"Don't worry about it. " For Sakanayagi it would have looked like him telling me to not worry about rejecting him.

But in reality it was his hidden message to me .Telling me to not worry about the photos.

Just what was all that then ?

"Well then see you later." He left from here , leaving me alone with this girl.

"Quite an interesting fellow, don't you think Kamuro San." She looked at his walking figure and spoke.

" What were you doing here Sakanayagi ?"

"You know I was worried since you looked very troubled since morning, fufu~ were you that nervous on getting confessed ?"

It feels like she was mocking me. And I guess it means she bought the lie that bastard told her.

"Yeah -yeah I was nervous. " I said with a deflated tone. I still am anxious though.

"Fufu~ now drop the lies and tell me what really happened here." Her tone suddenly changed.

" Huh? "

"Did you really think I would buy into that lie. " She smiled at me eerily.

"It doesn't matter to you anyways."
I don't want to involve myself with another weirdo. I just wanted some peace.

I tried to brush past her , although I am grateful for her appearance here, I was still tired to deal with anything else for today and just wanted some rest.

At that moment I was naive , blissfully unaware of the storm , that would destroy my future someday.

There was no peace or beautiful future waiting for me...only a cruel reality lies ahead for me.

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Authors notes

In my fic , Class A characters would be a bit buffed.
Class A as being the top of the food chain will have numerous talented individuals. Nishikawa Ryouko , Hasimoto , Miki Yamamura and many more they will all be cunning and talented individuals.

That's all for today, please vote if you've liked it.

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Lurking Psychopath chapter ??

Falling for a psycho.

That's when Kiyotaka pulls me back into the room, his emotions telling him he needs more of a connection, or that I do, though I guess in reality it's both of us. His eyes are so different in moments like these, more soft than I knew eyes could be. The monster I known is gone and instead it is the eyes of one who loves deeply. If it were anyone else I would drop my gaze, but with him I'm drawn in closer, always wanting more. Then he says the words I need to hear,

"We're ok, you and me. Okay?"

I just nod, taking in every moment for my memory, knowing it is the medication I need to survive the next few days. In all the world there isn't another like him, or me for that matter; we are two souls who feel like once upon another reality we were soul mates, eternal flames. Or maybe I was merely deluding myself with a fantasy.

But it's a fantasy I like to live in and I'll treasure it.

He leaned in closer , his gaze and mine being focused on each other. He took my chin and pecked my lips making it slightly wet. I then felt his hands on my face, and stroking my hair he pulled me in closer for a much deeper kiss.

It wasn't the first time we've kissed , but this time his kisses felt more passionate, more warmer . My hands were now on his chest and eventually it went to his shoulders and finnally to his neck , interlocking him with my arms and pulling him much closer to me.

The squishy sounds from our lips , made a certain fire burn in me. He pushed me into the bed , and began to nib on my nape. He was much more gentle this time and I smiled.

I didn't just feel his lust this time around rather , I felt his love. The kind of love that I craved from him.

He raped and abused me in the past, it was traumatic, I still have nigthmares about that day. Which always made me hesitate to love him dearly.

But after taking my sweet revenge on him , we are now even, although it destroyed both of our futures. It feels like I could finally forgive him for what he has done to me so far.

He has even apologised and told me he loves me , and that's enough for me. Peaceful countries are born through numerous wars and struggles, there were always dark times in the past . But those dark times are what shaped those countries today making them into fortresses of peace and prosperity . My days with him were dark at first but now it changed both of us. At first I just wanted to cope , but now I want to change genuinely.

Our relationship isn't the most beautiful thing in the world, it even maybe toxic and some may even say I have Stockholm syndrome and there's something wrong with me.
Despite that , our relationship to me was beautiful and warm.

All those people he killed , it doesn't matter ,they don't matter. As long as I get to stay with him nothing else matters. I will gladly do whatever he wants if he genuinely loved me and only looked at me.

Until he killed me that is..

Chapter (deleted)

I wasn't really satisfied with the chapter. Not writing for a long time made me lose track of certain things that I planned in my story. I realised it when I looked at my old notes.

So I am probably gonna finish the whole story and release it.

It's not long , it will probably go for upto 40 chapters or so.