Hideki ran as fast as he could until he reached the school gate. He looked at his watch. It was 7:50 am. He sighed but it couldn't be helped. He was already late and drenched in sweat. He waited for a minute or two and then went in through the blue steel gates. As he entered, he saw a wide stone path with cherry blossom trees lined on both sides of it which led to the main entrance of the school building. There were big grounds on both sides of the path. Many students were standing there in groups talking to each other. The school building was large with a rectangular shape. There was a square shaped brick walled boundary around the whole school.
"Woaaah! I didn't knew that highschools were so freakin cool! Heh, wait a sec... If all of the students are still here that means that... Huuuuh! You god damn little sis!"
Hideki realized that Ren had lied about the school timings. He was angry at first but soon he calmed down because after all, he got to school on time.
"Well played Ren, well played."
Hideki was so busy in talking to himself that he didn't noticed when all of the students had gone to the ceremony hall.
"Hey... Where did everybody go? Please don't tell me that i am the only one left here! Why is this happening to me!? What am i supposed to do now!?"
As he was sitting depressed on the steps of the front entrance of the school building, he heard a gentle voice from behind.
"Hey boy, are you a first year student?"
Hideki looked behind. There stood a beautiful woman with an age about 24 or 25. Her hair was short and brown in colour.
"Yes i am, miss."
"Then you should be in the ceremony hall right now. What are you doing here?"
"Well... The thing is miss that I don't really know where the ceremony hall is?
"Oh i get it now. Come with me then."
Hideki followed her into the building and through the hallway. She suddenly stopped infront of the staffroom.
"I cannot go with you any further. I have important stuff to do, but i can guide you from here."
She guided Hideki from there and then went into the staffroom and closed the door.
"I see. So this is the staffroom. It's better to remember it. It could prove beneficial in the future. Well, the beneficial thing for me right now is to get to the ceremony hall real quick so let's get going then."
At first, he was moving accurately according to her instructions but in the midway, he suddenly stopped. There were two ways infront of him. One on the left and other on the right.
"She told me to go left? Or...was it right? I don't quite remember. It would probably be right so i shouldn't waste anymore time."
He turned right and started walking according to his mind and reached a dead end. Eventually... he was lost.
"Why isn't it coming? According to her, it didn't seem that far away. Am i lost? No! Of course not, it can't be. My sense of direction is really good. I can't be lost. Maybe, i should just check all the rooms here. I maybe able to find an entrance to the ceremony hall?"
Hideki started looking into all the rooms. He opened the door of the first room. It was the storeroom.
"Hehehe, i am pretty sure this isn't the ceremony hall."
He opened the door of the second room. It was the student council room. Five students were there. One of them was the student council president. The president tried to talk to Hideki after seeing him but he instantly apologized and ran away.
"He was a wierd guy wasn't he?"
"Yeah. It sure seemed like it."
Hideki was really frustrated now. He was trying his best to find the ceremony hall but his efforts were all in vain. He saw another room. It was the manga club room. He flung the door open startling a girl who was changing there. She was putting her skirt on when he opened the door. Hideki stood there staring at her. She became so much embarrassed that she yelled.
"Aaaaaaaagh! You perverttt! What are you looking at!?"
"I am really sorry ma'am!"
Hideki ran away as fast as he could leaving the door open.
"Heeey! Can't you close the door you freak!"
"I am really sorryyy!"
Hideki didn't know where he was going. He just wanted to flee from that situation as soon as possible. Soon he stopped because he had come pretty far away. He was standing beside a big room with a double door entrance. Hideki started moving his head up towards the sign which stated "Ceremony Hall".
"It's the ceremony hall! Finally! I've found it."
Hideki opened the doors with both of his hands and yelled with joy when he entered inside.
"I am hear everyone! It took an eternity to reach hear!"
"This is the 63rd entrance ceremony of this prestigious school. I am very honoured to be the one standing up here and-."
A girl with long black hair and black eyes, giving the ceremony speech, suddenly stopped after seeing Hideki. The students, who were standing in rows were all staring at him.
"Hey, what are all of you guys looking at?"
A teacher came to Hideki and told him to just go and stand in one of the rows. He realized everything about the fuss he had created so he quietly obeyed the teacher's order. Everyone seemed to ignore it and turned all of their attention back to the girl on the stage. Hideki was standing at the end of the third row so he could also see her. Because of all the scene he had created, she had forgotten her speech. She tried to remember it but all in vain. She was really embarrassed.
(Why is this happening!? It's all because of that jerk! What am i supposed to do now!?).
"So, this is all from Akari Hirano, the girl who scored the highest in the entrance exams this year of Tokyo Metropolitan Shibuya High. Thankyou very much miss Hirano for your kind words. You may step down now."
The student council vice president, after seeing Akari struggling, came forward and excused her. Hideki was looking at her realizing it was all his fault. As she was stepping down the stage, she glared at Hideki as if she wanted to kill him. Hideki freaked out after looking at her.
"Looks like I've made an enemy on my first day".
Hideki sighed as he was talking to himself. A boy who was standing right infront of him started talking to him. He had silver-coloured, tousled, wavy hair with some volume at the top, and the bangs were slightly swept to the side. Overall, his hair looked great. His face was strikingly handsome too with eyes same as the colour of his hair and his height was about the same as Hideki. He had a strange aura around himself that attracted the attention of girls.
"Don't worry about her. She has been like that since elementary school. She'll be okay after sometime."
Hideki looked at him as he was talking.
(Is he a celebrity or something?).
"And you are?"
"Oh yes. I forgot to tell you my name. I am Zeo Yukimura. Nice to meet you."
"I am Hideki Ryu- oh i mean Hideki Michiro. Nice to meet you too."
"Huh?"
"Hehehe!"
(What was i thinking? I was just going to reveal my identity!).
"So i can call you Hideki then."
(Yep. It's perfect. It would be a great help to avoid misunderstandings).
"Yeah sure. You can call me that. Then i should call you Zeo too."
"Yes. I am fine with it."
Soon the ceremony ended and everyone started going to their classes. Hideki did not know in which class he was. Zeo noticed him.
"Hey Hideki, are you all right?"
"Yeah, about that... I am having trouble finding the class in which i am."
They both were standing in the mid of the hallway, talking to eachother. Zeo saw a teacher that passed by them.
"Hey Mrs. Tanamachi! Can you please come here for a sec? We are having trouble in finding his class."
"Yeah sure."
As she turned back, both Hideki and Mrs. Mafuyu saw faces that were familiar to them.
"Hey, aren't you the boy who was finding the ceremony hall earlier this morning?"
"Yeah you are right."
"So, did you reach there on time?"
"Well... I did not. I was lost and had a hard time finding it."
"Oh, i see. So, about your class, let me check your name in the list. Please tell me your name."
"It's Hideki. Hideki Michiro."
"Let me see... Hideki Michiro... Oh! Here it is. You are in class 1-1."
"Wow Hideki! We are in the same class."
"Oh really Zeo? I am glad."
"If that's the case, then i am your homeroom teacher. My name is Mafuyu Tanamachi. You can either call me Mrs. Mafuyu or Mrs. Tanamachi."
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Tanamachi."
"Oh... Nice to meet you too Hideki."
"Hey Hideki, i think we should head to the classroom now."
"Yeah you're right, let's go."
"See you soon then, Mrs. Tanamachi."
Both Hideki and Zeo started walking to the classroom. In the way, suddenly, Zeo asked him a question he wasn't expecting.
"Hey Hideki, can i ask you a question?"
Hideki nodded his head saying yes.
"So tell me then, why are you wearing a mask?"
Hideki couldn't answer. He stood there silently. He didn't know what to say.
"The reason to ask this question is because it seems like you don't have any illness or anything. Then why are you wearing it? Can you please tell me? I am curious, Hideki."
Hideki was thinking of an excuse to make.
"Well... It's because... You see..."
(Oh crap! I have to come up with an excuse as soon as possible or my identity will be exposed infront of everyone).