"Morning." Nanako said from downstairs.

"Oh, morning Nanako." Yu said walking downstairs. "Did your dad leave already?"

"Yeah, he had to go to work." Nanako said putting a plate on the table. "Our schools are in the same direction, so let's go together."

"That sounds good to me." Yu said with a smile. "Thanks Nanako."

"Yeah." Nanako said happily.

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"Your school is up this way." Nanako said. "I'll see you later."

"That sounds good, see you later Nanako." Yu said calmly.

"Whoa, watch out." said a voice from behind Yu.

Suddenly a brown haired boy passed Yu on a bike before crashing into a telephone pole.

That sounded painful. I hope he's alright, Yu thought walking past the brown haired boy.

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"Did you hear, there's going to be a transfer student from the city in this class." said a boy with glasses.

"Really, are you sure?" asked another boy. "That sucks they would end up in this class."

"Wait, please tell me you're not saying what I think you are." the first boy said nervously.

"Yeah, King Moron is our homeroom teacher all year." the second boy said miserably.

"Did you hear that, a transfer student from the city, that's just like you Yosuke." said a short haired girl with a green jacket.

"Great." said the brown haired boy from earlier.

"What's wrong, you look dead today." the girl said.

"I don't want to talk about it." the boy that crashed said miserably.

"What's wrong with him?" the girl asked a girl in red sitting in front of her.

"I don't know." the second girl said just before the door to the classroom opened and two people walked in.

"Alright shut your traps." said an old man in a blue suit. "I'm Kinshiro Morooka, your homeroom teacher from today forward. Now I hate wasting time, but I have to ahead and introduce this transfer student. This sad sack was thrown out from the big city like yesterday's garbage."

"Seriously, that's how you're introducing me to the class?" Yu asked. "As if I'm a loser?"

"That's it kid, you're on my shit list effective immediately." Morooka said.

"Excuse me sir, can the transfer student sit here?" asked the girl in the green jacket.

"Huh, oh yeah sure. You hear that, now take your seat." Morooka said impatiently.

"Hey sorry you got stuck in this class, we just need to stick together this year." the girl whispered to Yu.

"Sounds like a plan." Yu said calmly.

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"That's all for today, normal lectures will start tomorrow." Morooka said calmly.

Suddenly the speakers turned on.

"Attention, there is a mandatory faculty meeting in the teacher's lounge. All students are to remain in their classrooms until further notice." said a voice over the PA system.

"You heard the announcement, nobody leaves the room until further notice." Morooka said walking out of the classroom.

"What do you think's going on?" asked a boy.

"I don't know, but do you hear sirens?" asked a second boy. "I heard that announcer was missing and the police were looking for her."

"Wait, you don't think she was killed do you?" the first boy asked fearfully.

"I don't know, but the police are here for some reason." the second boy said. "I bet Yukiko-chan would know though, I heard she was staying at the Amagi inn."

"Really?" the first boy asked in surprise before walking to the girl in red. "Yukiko-chan, was the missing announcer really staying at your family inn?"

"I can't disclose that information." the girl in red said quietly.

"Oh yeah I guess that makes sense." the boy said as the girl in the green sweater walked up to her.

"Oh yeah, did you try that thing I told you about last night?" the girl in green asked.

"Huh, oh no sorry." the girl in red said.

"That's ok." the girl in green said as they both walked over to Yu. "Hi there neighbor."

"Hi, oh yeah we never introduced ourselves did we?" Yu asked.

"Huh, I guess not. I'm Chie Satonaka." the girl in green said with a smile. "This is Yukiko Amagi."

"It's very nice to meet you." Yukiko said politely.

"Well it's nice to meet you both, I'm Yu Narukami." Yu said.

"Excuse me, miss Satonaka." said the boy who had crashed. "I just wanted to thank you for lending me this, it was amazing, and it was an accident please don't kill me I'll make up for it."

With those words the boy turned and started running towards the door.

"Stop right there, what did you do to my DVD?" Chie asked running after him only for the boy to crash into a desk.

"Is he going to be ok?" Yu asked sympathetically.

"He'll be fine." Chie said opening the DVD. "No way, it's completely cracked."

"I don't think that's the only thing that cracked, shouldn't we make sure he's alright?" Yu asked.

"He'll be fine." Chie said. "Anyway, why don't we show you around town."

"That sounds good, thanks." Yu said walking out of the classroom with Yukiko and Chie.

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"Oh, so that's why you moved here." Chie said. "That makes sense."

"Yeah, I actually move a lot because of my parents jobs." Yu said.

"That must be difficult, being forced to move because of someone else." Yukiko said.

"I guess, but I've learned to adapt pretty well." Yu said.

"Well if you need to know anything about Inaba just ask." Chie said with a smile.

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." Yu said. "Oh yeah, there is one thing."

"Sure, what is it?" Chie asked.

"Do either of you know where this goes?" Yu asked pulling a blue key out of his pocket.

"I don't think so, I've never seen anything like it Inaba." Yukiko said. "Do you have any ideas Chie?"

"None, well that makes it official." Chie said. "We'll need to find out what that key is for."

"Thanks, wait what's going on over there?" Yu asked as the three of them walked up to a crowd standing behind police tape.

(Yu has been enrolled at Yasogami, and is starting to make friends with his classmates. Next chapter Yu will return to the Velvet Room. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)