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Before we met you, we were birds that couldn't fly ... ____ The day before transferring... "Kyou-chan! Kyou-chan! You good-for-nothing! You stayed out till morning again, didn't you?" [Mishima Hina, Grade 10, the story's main character.] -- Standing next to her uncles bed with her hands on her hips, Hina continues nagging. Her uncle tries to block her voice out by covering his ears with his pillow. "It's been ages since we move back to the city, and this again? It's already past noon! You're already 30, should be settling down a little" [Mishima Kyouichi, 29 yrs old, artist, Hina's uncle] He sits up on his bed rubbing his head. "I'm only 29". -- Hina walks to the door. "I'm going to school. Take care of things here," she says. "I thought you're starting tomorrow?" "There's a lot of stuff the school need to explain, so they called me in." she turns to go. -- "Hina!" her uncle waves with a cigarette in his hand "Don't cause any trouble this time!" Hina frowns a little. ____ Hina runs to school. This is the 8th time I've changed schools, so I get use to the new environment quickly, and nothing much surprises me. But, this school seems different from the others. -- "Wow! It's huge" The school has multi-stories with very modern architecture. This is my new school, Tokiwa Secondary Academy, the largest private school in the prefecture. As she walks into the school, she notices the students looking at her strangely. ? ? What's going on? ? "I've heard a lot about your "heroic" stories. You must be Mishima Hina" [Hirayama Toshirou, P.E. instructor, Hina's core teacher] -- He walks Hina around the school. "So you've transferred 8 times. Were you kicked out because you were causing trouble?" "That's not it! I live with an uncle who moves around a lot. I have to follow him." "Ah...I've heard of him. He's a famous young artist. Our principal is a big fan of his. This school don't usually accept transfer students, but he made an exception for you." Hina sweatdrops. "Is that the reason why I was accepted?" That's not good, is it? "You passed the test. That's good enough." "This school is so different from my other schools. It's amazing, so big and modern. I don't think you can explain everything to me in one day." -- Hina suddenly remembers something. "Oh right! Sir, I was told this school doesn't have uniforms, so I didn't get one. What should I do?" "This school doesn't ..." "Huh? But everyone..." "I'll explain that later. First let me show you around the school." ____ Hina looks around her, noting the students that were throwing strange glances at her. Everybody is either wearing white or black uniforms and they've been staring at me strangely ... She walks into someone. Papers fall to the ground. -- "Sorry! I wasn't looking!" A blonde guy in white uniform crouches down to pick up his stuff. "It's alright. Don't touch," he says. From the corner of his eye, he saw her full profile. " ! " Hina hands him his papers" Here, this is all..." -- The guy is staring at her. "Hina..." he says softly. -- Her eyes widen in surprise. "Huh? How did you know my name...?" Another guy in glasses walked up behind the first guy. "Something wrong Isshiki?" he asked. He sees Hina. "You..!" -- " Are you a new Grey? What's your name? What grade and what class you are in?"
Hina looks puzzled. "Huh? "Grey"? *Oh, I like white better than grey (heartmark)." "No ... I'm not talking about that grey." "I'm a new transfer student, Mishima Hina. Starting tomorrow, I'll be in grade 10 class 3." "Oh it's you!" -- The guy with glasses smiles. "We are on the student council, and have long heard about you. I'm the vice, he is the president" He points to Isshiki who's standing next to him. "You must be very smart to be accepted here as a transfer student." Hina gets all embarassed and uncomfortable "Nah..not really." "You are the type of person we want in our group, right Isshiki?" Isshiki is still staring at Hina and doesn't reply. "Isshiki?" Hina's core teacher appears "Hey! Mishima!" "I'm coming! Bye!" She walks away, thinking. That council president was staring at me strangely. Does he know my name because it was brought up in the meeting? -- "What's wrong with you...?" [Takigami Kousuke, Grade 11, student council vice president] Isshiki just stares into space. ____ Hirayama (the teacher) shows Hina around the school. She is amazed at all the facilities. "And this is the computer room" A girl in black walks in. Girl in white : Ew! A black came in! -- Black: Leave then, if you got a problem! White: A stupid person like you actually know how to use computers? B: You want a fight?! W: Ooo, I'm so scared. All your type do is fight. Hirayama: THAT'S ENOUGH! Hina: ? Then, in the all purpose room, a similar argument broke out among the students. -- "Sir, this school is really strange..." Hina has a bewildered look on her face. Hirayama looks a bit distressed. "You've noticed." "Anyone would..." A random teacher appears and called Hirayama away. "You can look at the curriculums." "Okay!" What's wrong with this school? Everybody is having childish fights everywhere. Someone points a gun at her back. "Don't move! This is real, put your hands up!" ____ What is this? A hold up? Isn't this a school? The guy starts searching through her bag. "Don't move! Hey, there's nothing in here..." Hina do some kind of "duck down and high kick" thing at the guy, causing him to fly a few feet. -- The guy in curled up on the ground, holding his stomach. "Oww..." "You want another kick?" The guy sits up, still holding his stomach. "You are cool! You know martial arts?" he says, smiling (after a kick like that?) Hina, still looking a bit heated, checks him out. Brown hair, shoulder length, pierced ears!! The guy is holding her student ID. "Mishima .... how do you read this? Youna-chan? Akina-chan?" -- "It's Hina! Give it back!" she says, snatching it off his hands. "Hina-chan! All right! Your nickname will be piyoko!" he cheers. Hina gets real mad and her teeth kinda got all sharp ^^; "Don't give me weird nicknames!" Who is this guy? "Are you a student here?" The guy put on a exaggerated shocked expression. "What?! You dont know me? The nicest guy in school?!" "I'm a transfer student. You are the first I've seen not wearing a uniform." "Oh that's why ..." He points his gun upwards and pulls the triggers. Water squirts out. The gun is fake -- "I didn't think anybody would be willing to become a grey" "Huh? I like white better than grey." "No...not that grey" "Someone told me that before. What is this about?" "Ok, I'll explain it to you. In this school, student who wears normal clothes like me, are called 'grey'." -- "You've probably seen the two kinds of uniforms. People wearing white are called 'Whites'. People wearing black are called 'Blacks'. You choose which group to join when you start school. 'Whites' thinks of themselves as elite, while the 'Blacks' are bad students. The two group have meaningless fights everyday. People like me, who don't want to get involved, wears normal clothes." "So that's grey?" -- "What's the reason for all these when we are from the same school?" "Nobody knows. It's just tradition." "But why aren't there any greys around here? Shouldn't there be more?" The guy looses his smile. "You will find out why soon, even if you don't want to." "I'm Koshiba Tetsuta." He has his smiley face again. "It's nice to meet you." -- "Lets be friends!" He leans forward and gives her a quick kiss. Hina looks beyond shocked. "What do you think you are doing!!!" She punches him hard and he flew a few meters. -- "Owww ..." Tetsuta groans as he lie on the ground. ____ That was repulsive! Who does he think he is! Hina, red with embarassment, anger and tearing profusely, washes her mouth furiously. Are all city guys like him? Forget it! I'll just take it as a dog bite. Where is my handkerchief? Someone hands her one. -- She turns around and sees Isshiki. "Ah...thanks." She accepts it and starts drying her face, taking this chance to check him out (not that way!!) Not only is he handsome, he also looks refined. He must be really popular with the girls. You can't find his kind in the country, just like that guy before. "Thanks. I'll wash it and give it back. Isshiki-kun, right? What class?" -- "I'm Shoui Isshiki" "Ah..and what class?" "Shoui Isshiki" he repeats as he stares down at her. Hina looks confused. "Huh?" "Shoui Isshiki!" he's getting kinda mad ^^; " ? ? I got your name already!" she's getting quite mad herself ^^;; "YOU STILL HAVEN'T REMEMBER?" -- "Whaa..?" She looks up at his frowning face, unnerved. This guy...what is he saying? "I won't let you say you forgot! Because I never forget you, not even for a day!" He glares at her. "Remember it by tomorrow! You idiot! He walks away. I...idiot?! She doesn't look pleased. -- I don't know you at all! She holds her head with her hands. I was called an idiot by a person whom I've only just met! This place is weird!. But then ... does he really know me? But I can't recall the name Isshiki. Too bad, his looks are deceiving. "What were you and Isshiki-kun talking about?" Tetsuta crouches down in front of her. She puts her foot on his face. -- "What was that for?!" Tetsuta holds his face. "Don't get within a 5 meter radius of me!" "You don't have to get so upset. Unless of course, that was your first kiss." She goes red and kicks him again. "Look at this! I discovered something cool. Look at our names." He starts drawing their names with a stick. "With Tetsuta's ta* and Hina's hi*, we spell sun. Here I declare us the sunny pair!! " (*In kanji/chinese) He does that cheering thing again. "Don't decide this by yourself!" -- "It's my 6th sense. I know we'll become really good friends." "And why?" "Because we smell the same" Silence. Hina stares wide eyed at him while he gives her a cute smirk/smile. Then she starts sniffing herself. She really is stupid...? -- "Now that we're partners, I have one advice for you." "I'm really not in the mood for this." "It's best if you don't get involved with Shoui Isshiki." "And why's that?" "The whites and blacks each have a leader, whom they listen to their every word. He is the leader of the whites." Someone yells from nearby. -- Hina starts running towards the yell, with Tetsuta following closely. "What now? Another fight?" She sees a black kicking a white who's curled up on the ground. "Forgive me! I'll never do it again! Someone..help!" "See that! You've got to stop him!" "You gonna make me stop that?" "Of course! You may have a small built, but you're still a guy right?" "You dont have to say I'm small. Don't bother. This happens every day. He won't die... HEY!!" Hina runs off. The black guy prepares to hit the white with some sort of a rod. -- "Stop it!" She grabs onto the black's arm. "Hitting him with that! He'll die!" "What the...who the hell are you?" -- He glares at her. She sweats. He pushes her away from him. "It's none of your business!" He prepares to strike the white again. "H...help!" -- Hina jumps between them, shielding the white. The black looks surprised. " !!! " He swings his arm downwards... Hina winced in anticipation (to get hit) -- But the rod hits someone else instead. Tetsuta has jumped in front of Hina, taking the blow himself...on the head. "GOD THIS HURTS!!!!" A very big booboo and tears. "Are ... are you okay?" To the white who's running away "Hey! Don't go!" The black scowls. "Hey Koshiba. Who is this monkey? "MONKEY!?" "A new grey?" Tetsuta steps in front of her protectively. "She is a transfer student, Nishizaki-kun. I like her, so layoff." -- The black smirks. "Hah! It's unfortunate you came to this school. I'll tell you the rules since you don't seem to know. First, you must join one of the groups, and listen to whatever the leader says. Dont stand out. Dont talk back. Dont go against the flow. Only this way will you have a nice, peaceful high school life." -- "Next time you interfere, I won't let you off easy. So what is your answer?" "How stupid!" -- That made Nishizaki really mad. Students are starting to gather around. "This school may be modern, but you people seem to be living 50 years in the past!" She look like a teacher scolding a bunch of naughty students. "Hating each other and fighting meaninglessly! Nobody even questions it! All of you are just WEIRD!!" -- Isshiki walks out among the crowd. "You've said the very thing everybody here wanted but don't dare to say." "Isshiki, I'm not in the mood to see your face right now." "Likewise." -- "Look! The leaders of black and white! Rare to see them together." That guy is indeed the black leader. No wonder he's so bossy. "Hey Koshiba, does the Greys have a leader?" "No. We're pretty much individuals." -- "Then I'll join the greys! I don't want to get involved with fights or obey anyone." Everybody looks shocked at her announcement. Nishizaki just laughs. -- "You'll regret your decision, transfer student" Hina smiles confidently. "I will not." ___ "And so, a new grey is born. How long wil she last? Lets bet on how many days it'll be before she leaves the school."
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