The 8th school that I transferred to is really weird. Here, the students are divided into
two opposing groups with black or white uniforms. They go mad and fight everyday.
And there's the White leader who called me an idiot.

The first day of school

--

And the weirdest one of all is this guy.

An ever smiling Koshiba points to his hair ?n honor of making a new friend, I died my hair blond.?(It was purple before)

[Koshiba Tetsuta, 10th grade. The guy who stole Hina? first kiss.]

"We're both greys, and in the same class, let's be friends."

"I don't like making friends with perverts like you. I want a more serious type as friends."

"Piyoko..."

Hina turns around and glares at Koshiba.

"Don't use that weird nickname!"

--

Koshiba loses his smile.

"You still don't understand how serious this is! You publicly declared that you are going to be a grey. Do you have any idea how difficult things are going to be?"

"What? Is that a problem?"

Something hits Hina with a splat.

--

Hina looks like she has a bleeding forehead. Hirayama and Koshiba freaks out. She calmly touches her forehead and looks at her hand. Then she also freaks out.

"What on earth is this?" (Good reaction)

"This isn't the time to say that when you've got a bleeding forehead!"

"So? This isn't my blood. It just looks like it."

More of that stuff hits Hina.

She looks up around her. "Who did this? Come out and show yourself!"

--

Koshiba grins at her.

"It looks like the rude welcome reception has started."

--

In the Gym Teacher's Room.

"They just have to get my new skirt. It's been ages since I got one!"

Hina holds up a jersey her teacher gave her. "Man, this is ugly!"

Hirayama doesn? too happy with her comment.

"Just get changed and don't complain. Homegroup is starting."

Koshiba and Hirayama waits outside the bathroom as she changed.

"You're pretty brave, Piyoko. Most girls usually just started crying and runs home."

"I knew you'll be some kind of trouble when I looked at your record."

Hina steps out of the changing room.

"Now I know why nobody wears their own clothes! It's because the Greys become targeted for bullying for, right?"

--

Hirayama agrees. "That's right. This happens to all Greys. None lasted for more than 3 days."

"And the teachers ignore all the fighting that is going on?"

"That would make the teachers targets for bullying too. All teachers who tried to reform the school ended up quitting. The students here are nasty and shrewd. Nobody can change that."

Hina is infuriated. "That is so pathetic!"

Hirayama gets tensed. "I am trying!"

--

"Don't be mean to Hira-rin. He's got a wife and kids too."

"Hey wait a second. Aren't you a grey? Why don't you get bullied?"

Koshiba poses. "Well.. that's because I have charisma."

"You're kidding! But, if the teachers don't have any power, what about those two? The words of the leaders are final right? So if they just become friends and come to an agreement to stop these nonsense, the problem will be solved."

Koshiba and Hirayama disagrees.

"Why not?"

--

Koshiba explains. "Those two hate each other to the extreme. And all because they got into a huge fight on the first day of school."

"A fight?!"

"They had some stupid disagreement about whether their shoulders hit each other. They fought in front of the entire school until they both collapsed. Hospitalized for a week, and they've been enemies ever since. All in the world have to go wrong before they would even come close to consider being friends."

--

Hina thinks of Isshiki.

"A fight, huh? He didn't look like that type to me..."

Koshiba - "Didn't I tell you not to get involved with him?"

Hirayama - "Can't judge that guy by looks alone."

Hina - "I didn't mean..."

Hirayama - "Just wear a uniform if you don't want trouble."

Hina - "No way! A woman's decision can't be changed so simply."

Hirayama - "Try to persuade her Koshiba! She's not "special" like you. You've seen what happened to the other students."

Koshiba - "I have a feeling that Piyoko will be just fine."

--

Hina stands in front of the class and introduces herself. "I'm Mishima Hina, a transfer student. Pleased to meet you."

Hirayama points to her seat ... next to Koshiba at the back of the class.

"Your seat will be...all right, over there."

She settles herself down. "They (blacks and whites) are even separated in class."

There are worms on her desk.

--

She chucks them at the students.

"Teacher! There are these things in my desk!"

She sits down with a satisfied look. "That was boring! Can't they think of something new?"

Koshiba is laughing next her. "Don't say those aggravating stuff about them."

This one is different. Although they do say that weak dogs bark the loudest. It seems like Nishizaki and Isshiki both have their eyes on her.

--

Hina pops in at Isshiki's class.

"I'm, excuse me... um, just a sec..."

I guess they won't talk to a grey.

"Is Isshiki here!?"

"What do you want with Isshiki?"

Isshiki just happen to walk in behind Hina.

--

"Perfect timing! I thought I should return the handkerchief you lent me."

Stares from everyone in the classroom.

"And one other thing, about yesterday, when you acted like you knew me. I really don't remember you..."

The atmosphere has just gone weird....

"You must be mistaken."

--

"Huh?"

"I don't remember lending that to you."

Isshiki stares at her with an almost sad expression.

"What was that.. ?"

"Isshiki wouldn't lend you a handkerchief. Just go back to where you come from."

Hina looked kinda bummed out. --

"Oh, so you completely cut yourself off from anyone who's not in the same group as you? You don't want to use something that a grey has touched? That's unexpected. I didn't think you were that low. As humans, you guys got some serious problem! "She runs away.

"What's with her?"

"Weirdo."

Isshiki was silent.

--

How maddening! So absurd!

She throws the handkerchief into a bin. Thinks it over. Picks it up again.

I won'tgive up. I'll never give up! Never!

--

"Transfer student! Nishizaki wants you!"

A black wearing a bandana and sunglasses leans towards her.

"Nishizaki? That aggressive guy? If he's got something to tell me, he can do it himself."

The black lifts her over his shoulder.

"What are you doing!"

"He said if you resisted, I must carry you."

--

Nishizaki is sitting on a couch with blacks standing around him like bodyguards.

"Hey transfer student! How did you like the welcome reception?"

"So it was you who planned all that?!"

"Huh! I wouldn't go through all that trouble for an trifling person like you. Koshiba, I didn't call you."

Koshiba is standing behind Nishizaki's couch. "I'll just watch... I won't get in the way."

"So what does the 'mighty leader' want with a 'trifling' person like me?"

"There is something I want. Is it true that Isshiki lent you a handkerchief?"

--

Hina and Koshiba looked a bit surprised at his question.

"Why do you ask? He himself said that he didn't remember lending it to me."

Nishizaki turns to one of the blacks. "Go call Isshiki."

Hina glares at Koshiba. "Koshiba! What are you doing? Quick help me out!"

Koshiba pretends not to care. "Aren't you always telling me not to come near you? Besides, I'm interested in what Isshikis' going to do in this situation."

Nishizaki gives him a knowing smile.

--

"Why did you call me here?"

Isshiki is looking very calm and collected.

A black pushes Hina and she falls at Nishizaki's feet.

"Ow! You'll get it when this rope comes off, Baldie!!"

Nishizaki holds her up.

"What's your relationship with the transfer student?"

--

"Nothing. We just met yesterday."

Yesterday, he was acting like we knew each other...

"That can't be true. You wouldn't lend a handkerchief to a girl you didn't know. You are extremely obsessed with cleanliness."

"Obsessed?"

--

Koshiba grins. "That's right, Piyoko. He won't hold the hand straps in trains, or use public toilets, or go out to eat. He thinks that things other people have touched are dirty. It's some a kind of illness. He never lends or borrows, even if it's something he's going to throw away later."

"You said you don't remember lending her anything because there were other people around, right? And you showed up to protect her from me, didn't you?"

--

Nishizaki holds Hina's head with both hands.

"She's a very special girl for you."

What? He was protecting me? I don't get it.

Isshiki turns to go.

"This is ridiculous. If this is all you called me for, I'm leaving."

Why would he protect me?

Some of her hair falls.

--

What's this?

More of it falls.

Nishizaki grabs some of her hair and cuts bits of it off.

"Fine! Go back to class. You wouldn't care if she's bald anyways."

My hair!?

Hina starts freaking out heaps.

"Stop joking around! What do you think you're doing?"

Isshiki instantly snaps his head around.

"You've gotta be kidding! Hey, Koshiba!"

Koshiba keeps his distance.

"It's all right. Your hair will grow back quickly, even if you're bald."

"It will not!"

--

Hina is now close to tears.

"Stop it! I said I don't know him! I've never had anything to do with him! I really don't know him!"

"Let go."

Isshiki? face was impassive as he watched them.

"Let her go."

--

Nishizaki is smug. "Nope."

Isshiki scowls a little. "I said, let her go."

Koshiba is getting a deja vu.

"Is this going to be like the first day of school?"

--

"If you want me to let her go, beg me nicely. This is black territory, so there's no use in using violence. You have two choices; save her or abandon her."

I don't know the rules of this school, and I don't know how much these two hate each other.

--

But I knew by the expression on their faces just how difficult it is for him to do this.

Everybody in the room watched in shock as Isshiki kneel and bow to Nishizaki.