1st April
Kiyotaka's POV
I walked slowly towards the bus stop, where the bus was supposed to take me to the school. I've been in Japan for a few days now and I'm getting used to the environment of Tokio. It's an interesting experience. Although I am Japanese, I spent my entire youth in the White Room and the last 3 years in America. So I felt more like a tourist in a foreign country than like a native returning home.
Japan is a beautiful country, completely different from the USA. While I tried to learn as much as I could about this country while being away, nothing beats the actual experience. I mean, I am going to rule this country in the future, yet I don't feel like Japanese at all. I still have a lot to learn as a Japanese citizen and I hope that the school will help me achieve this goal.
Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School.
A school established by the Japanese government to nurture elite students that will support the country. It boasts a 100% employment and college entry rate. A facility that spares no effort in pursuing the nation's desired future. For some reason, the students of this school must live in it and are banned from contact with the outside world until graduation, including family. A perfect place for someone like me, who officially doesn't have anything and wants to get acquainted with the future elite of this country.
Well, it's not exactly that I have nothing at all, but explaining what I gained during my stay in the USA would be at the very least problematic. After all, officially I'm pretty low on the social ladder as an orphan returning from a foreign country, so at the first glance teenagers from rich, important families here wouldn't consider me as worthy companion. And I'm not going to suck up to anyone with status. So this closed environment with no family interference is quite good for myself. I just hope I don't run into some snobs with superiority complexes.
While thinking about various things, I reached the bus stop. As I approached it, I noticed a girl wearing the same school uniform as me, propably waiting for the bus as well. She has thigh-length purple hair that is tied in a long ponytail on the right side and a pretty cute face with beautiful purple eyes. In addition, her big chest and a slim waist was well matched with pair of long legs. Overall, she was a great beauty.
How lucky! The very first girl that I meet from my school is practically a model rank.
She saw me approaching and frowned. Apparently my arrival made her annoyed for some reason.
So, what to do? The girl doesn't seem eager to have a conversation. But just leaving her alone would feel like a waste, since it's just us here. I decided to try anyway.
Kiyotaka: "Hello. Judging by your uniform, you're an ANHS student like me. I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka from the Class 1-D. Nice to meet you."
The purple-haired girl glared at me for second. Her annoyance of me become even more apparent. For some reason she was extremely wary of me.
??: "I'm sorry, but I don't wish to make new acquaintances at the moment."
Ugh.. I got rejected at just asking for name. All the confidence I had was mercilessly destroyed at first try. My poor heart aches at this sudden development.
'No, don't give up just yet, Kiyotaka. The harder to pick up the fruit, the sweeter it is.'
She probably thinks that I'm hitting on her. Which is partly true. For now, since she is not willing to share some personal information of her, I will share some of mine to make her interested.
Kiyotaka: "I apologise, if I offended you somehow. I just wanted to know, if we were going to be classmates. You see, I just came back from America, so I will not have any acquaintances in our new school, which made me a little nervous."
Such a pitiful, little lie. But the girl does not know me yet, so it should be fine.
??: "..."
Indeed, when I said that, her glare become much weaker, but she was still on her guard. It seems that my mention of the America made her a little interested. Or maybe she just took a pity on a loner from foreign country.
??: "I'm Kamuro Masumi. From the Class 1-A. So we are not gonna be classmates."
Good! She answered. It was a good choice to not give up so soon.
But we are in different classes huh? It's too bad. The more to make impression on her right now, since our encounters in the future will be indefinite.
Kiyotaka: "Pleased to meet you, Kamuro." I said, while making a small smile.
Kamuro: "..."
My sudden smile attack make Kamuro slightly stunned. I could see some blush on her face as well.
Good, good. I managed to pierce though some of her defences.
I remembered a certain blonde vixen words:
'Listen, Kiyo. You are a handsome man. If you could manage to act like one, this would be a very strong weapon for you, especially against women. If your face could maintain some positive reactions, people would become less wary of you. If you want to make family in the future, you need to know how to act towards women that interests you. Relax, this big sister will take reeaaallyyyyy good care of you and will teach you everything you need to know ♥'
Ugh, I want to forget about those times, but it seems like my questionable training with that woman was really effective.
Thanks to that I now can make some facial expressions. Of course, it wasn't immediately possible, but after some time and effort on it, it was managable. In my later months in the USA I discovered what a powerful weapon my face could be against the other people. This realization helped me a lot while dealing with some troubles. At first, it was for just small manipulations, but after some time I got used to it on daily level.
Kiyotaka: "Kamuro?" I pretended to not know why she stopped talking.
Kamuro: "Y-Yeah, nice to meet you."
Cute.
She's definitely going to be popular with boys, if she would act like this.
Hmm, could it be that she was acting cold toward me at the beginning, because she doesn't like attention, especially from male gender. I can understand that. It's really annoying, when too many people wants something from you, even though you don't really know them much.
Kiyotaka: "It's too bad we are not going to be classmates though."
It's really too bad. If my hunch about her is correct, she will try to keep herself from people and it's gonna be hard to meet her outside her classroom. I somehow need to leave good impression on her, if I want to keep interacting with her in the future. This encounter may be my first and last chance for that.
Just when I was wondering what to say next to keep conversation with Kamuro, I started to hear some voices behind my back. Damn it, some people came.
The guy: "And remember to be wary of boys, Takeko. You never knows when a good looking guy is actually a big pervert. If some dude bothers you, kick him where it hurts the most without even thinking."
The girl named Takeko: "You have said that 10th time big brother. Stop being annoying. I can take care of myself, unlike you. You better try to not be a problem for father and mother while I am away. And make sure to do your job properly."
The siblings was bickering from afar up to their arrive at the bus stop. The guy was well built and had an ordinary face. From their conversation, it appeared that he had recently started working at a construction site and was rather a troublemaker.
But what caught my attention was a girl wearing the same uniform as me and Kamuro. She had a pretty face with charming lips and violet eyes. Her reddish brown hair was tied up in a pony tail. She had well proportioned body. Seeing her berathing her brother without hesistation, she seems like open person that speaks her mind with no problem.
When I was paying attention to the siblings, they also started to be aware of my and Kamuro presenses.
The guy: "What are you looking at, punk? If you dare to stare at my little sister any longer, I will send you to hospital right now!"
Apparently he was overprotective of his sister and didn't like, when I was staring at her. Seeing his aggressive stance, Kamuro slightly placed herself behind me. Looking out of the corner of my eye at her slightly pale face, I could tell she wasn't very good with violent men.
The girl: "Big brother, be quiet!"
His younger sister was evidently irritated of his sudden outburst. Seeing her like this, he stopped speaking, but was still glaring at me.
The girl: "I'm very sorry for my brother. He is a little aggressive, but actually he is a good guy, so forgive him for this."
Kiyotaka: "It's alright. Your brother is only worried about you. I would propably also be at edge, if my little sister was about to be away for the next three years."
The girl smiled slightly relieved. Her smiling face was really pretty.
I'm not even at the school ground yet and I'm already acquainted with two beauties. What a lucky day.
Kiyotaka: "It seems like you are also a student from ANHS like us. I'm Ayanokouji Kiyotaka from the Class 1-D. And this is.."
Kamuro: "Kamuro Masumi. Class 1-A."
It seems like Kamuro was not pleased that I was trying to introduce us together. But that was part of my plan. I wanted others to think that we were close, which would tie her with me on some level.
The girl: "Nice to meet you, Ayanokouji-kun, Kamuro-san. I'm Nishino Takeko from the Class 1-C and this is my elder brother Nishino Takeshi."
Another beauty not from my class. It seems that my luck is quite vague today. I can only hope that we will become friends before entering the school.
Suddenly, Nishino's elder brother came between her and me and extended his hand towards me.
Nishino Takeshi: "Nice to meet you. I'm Nishino Takeshi."
No matter how I looked at it, this was naked provocation from him. But I was not afraid of the challenge. I shook his hand lightly.
Just as I thought, my hand was squeezed with increasing pressure. I started to apply more strength to my hand as well to balance things. In few seconds the older Nishino's face become redder and redder, while my face was still intact. It seems like he reached his limit, so I added a little more pressure to my grip to let him know the winner. Finally, Nishino Takeshi capitulated and let go of my hand with tired expression.
The two girls looked at our small contest of strenght with suprised expressions. No one expected me to win, especially with such ease. Looks like I managed to score some points from them thanks to this.
Kiyotaka: "Nice to meet you two."
Nishino Takeshi: "Damn it. What kind of strength is that? Takeko, this brat is dangerous. As your elder brother, I insist you keep your distance from him!"
What a siscon. I thought that he would respect me a little more, but I probably just entered the top of his black list. Fortunately, the younger Nishino only rolled her eyes and didn't take his advise to heart. She seems to be used to her brother questionable behavior.
Nishino Takeko: "Once again, I'm sorry for my stupid brother. I was planning to stop him, if things would go in the wrong way. Who would have thought that you managed to overpower him so easily. My brother is quite strong."
Kiyotaka: "Thanks. I could tell that your brother is not weak, but I was confident in my strength as well."
Kamuro: "Do you workout or something?"
Oh, it looks like my performance have also intrigued Kamuro, who was silent all the time.
Kiyotaka: "Yes, I workout sometimes. I also train some martial arts." I said while showing a confident smile.
The two girls blushed a little and averted eyes.
Nishino Takeshi: "What are you bastard getting cocky about? I warn you again - stay away from my sister, otherwise.."
He couldn't end the sentence, because his younger sister mercilessly stomped on his feet.
Nishino Takeko: "Big brother, you walked me to the bus stop, so you can go now. I'll manage on my own from now." she said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Nishino Takeshi: "But.."
Nishino Takeko: "Look, the bus is coming."
The bus really was coming. I was relieved that I will be freed from this aggressive siscon, but also a little down that I couldn't manage to converse at ease with the two girls more.
As the bus started to pull down to our stop, Nishino finished saying goodbye to her brother. Despite everything, she was upset for this separation from her family members for three years. I could tell that she loved her brother very much.
I started to wonder what would have happened, if my father survived that day.
Would we go back to what we were used to be? Or would there be some change?
Would he still treat me like always? Or would he try to repair our relationship?
If he was still alive, would he have walked me up to this bus stop today? That's something I will never know.
Although i plan to start a family in the future, I still cannot imagine it.
Will I be able to love my family? Or will I think of it as a tool to realise my goals.
Will there be a day when I once again will feel that powerful feeling? I have always wondered about that.
That's why I returned.
To realise my goals and to find my answers.
To be continued..
Author's notes:
Hello. Thank you for reading this chapter.
As you can see, I am going to change the entire bus scene with some different heroines, so look forward to it.
I am going to add more people to some scenes in the future to make it more interesting and unpredictable.
There will be also some OC characters like Nishino's brother, but only outside the school scenes.
I was thinking about going for longer chapters, but decided to not to, because it would be much challenging at my current level. I hope it will work.
See you in the next chapter.