Yuki's POV
I looked out the window as I am waiting for the class to end. The midterms had already ended, we're supposed to have some fun and relax right? Wrong. Here in Eulogia Academy, we continued our lesson right after a few days of rest.
What can I say..? It is a boarding school after all. One of the Top 3 boarding schools...
I sighed and looked away from the window to focus on the lesson but it seems that I can't fully concentrate. I kept on thinking of the movie I watched last night which gave me chills...
"Miss Yuki, can you tell me what is the answer?" Gosh, that almost gave me a heart attack. The lesson is Biology one of my favourite subject. Boring? Yeah, I know but I love it.
But.. due to my lack of concentration, I can't answer the question...
"Uhm... It's.. It's-"
"RINGG!!" Thank god.. The bell saved me... I sighed in relieved. Guess I will live for now.
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"Ugh... That was so close.." I mumbled while eating and the others(Rikuno) are chatting with each other and another one is reading.
I look up at the sky and smiled softly as I remembered the day that we all met.
-7 months ago (Flashback)-
"Uhm.. Where is Room 1K??" I questioned while walking at the dorm building. Well, it is the first day after all I mean NOT REALLY the first day but an orientation for new students.
I am a 1st year student here in Eulogia Academy and yup I am lost-
"Hm?" I saw someone who is standing in front a dorm room that seems like room 1K. YES FINALLY!!
Hiyori's POV
"Room 1K.. I guess this is it..?" Well, it does look like it.. I checked my phone again to see if I am at the right room or not.
Just in case, I don't go inside the wrong room like last time before I set foot on this boarding school.
"I see that you got room 1K too??" I turned around to see a girl with round glasses with dark brown hair.
I examined her for a while because I sort of seen her before.. But I can't seem to remember.
Yuki's POV
"I see that you got room 1K too??" I happily asked while holding my phone.
She turned around and became quiet for a while. I am a bit nervous she sort of annoyed of me although we just met... Or maybe.. She zoned out?
"The name's Yuki, what's yours?" I introduced myself and wait for her response. And so she went back to reality and looked at me.
"I'm Hiyori.." She respond. I happily smiled at her. "So Hiyori, I guess we are roomies! I really hope we can get along together!" I told her with a cheerful tone.
"Okay then, I hope so too" She replied to me and the both of us went inside our dorm.
"Woahh, this dorm is so cool!!" I walked into the dorm and had a look around to see there's a lot of stuff that I wished that I have for a long time.
"Woah, it feels like a luxurious apartment than a dorm!" Hiyori commented and I saw a balcony and told Hiyori to join me to see what's going on outside.
"I don't think I have ever seen a boarding school with a balcony before so this maybe my first experience" Hiyori said beside me and I replied with a "mhm"
"MOONSTONEE!!!" Suddenly someone yelled that ruined the quiet moment. Hiyori and I looked down to see two girls that seem to be friends.
"LOOK LOOK LOOK!! I GOT SOMETHING FROM THE COOL SENIORS!!" She showed the 'thing' to her friend that I think her name is Moonstone.
"B**** do you really have to yell that loud?!" Moonstone cursed at her that sort of made me shocked... "Really.. Shanna?! F****** AGAIN?" She cursed again. Gosh, imagine if the wardens or teachers saw this..
"Yup!" The girl that named Shanna replied with a expression that is not guilty.
"Let's just go back in-" Hiyori informed and I nodded at her. I have to unpack my things too. I just hoped that things would go smoothly throughout this week!!
-Few Days Later-
"Yuki, Hiyori, Shanna and.. Moonstone. Looks like the four of you are a group for this month's project" My brain couldn't process for a while and went back to reality. I mean this is the last class of the day... And I can't really fully focused.
Wait, what? Shanna and Moonstone? Hold on, I'm having flashbacks. Aren't they? The one.. I mean the two who were shouting, yelling and cursing at each other the other day?
I'm fine with Hiyori since we became friends since the day of the orientation after we finished with everything.. But.. We those two... I don't know how I would get along with them. But I'll try though!!
I turned to my head to the side and saw Hiyori getting sleepy and about to doze off. Welp-
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This is a bit awkward... I thought and that's because we're all are sitting together as a group. Hiyori just stared at us waiting for someone to say something while Shanna and Moonstone are doing their own thing.
As a proclaim the most cheerful person here, I would go first. "Okay, so... The name's Yuki! And this is Hiyori. We are friends since the orientation day if you wanna know! So you guys are Shanna and Moonstone am I right??" I pointed at them with a smile and the both of them looked at me.
"YUP! That's correct! I am Shanna and this is my bestie, Moonstone!!" She happily introduced herself and Moonstone which made me feel relieved because I thought they would look down on me or something but this is different than I thought it would be!
"Okay so... How are we going to do this project?" Hiyori suddenly asked with a sleepy expression along with a sigh escaped her mouth. "Welp, about that-"
"Yeah, we need some ideas to start this" Moonstone cut me suddenly. "Hmm... How about we make a group chat first!" Shanna suggested and I agree with that, so it can be easier for all of the contact with each other! Moonstone and Hiyori agreed too.
The bell just rang after we exchanged our numbers and made a group chat. "Are you all rooms are room K too??" Shanna asked me and Hiyori. The both of us said yes at the same time.
"Oh, same with us too!" "Of couse it's room K.. Cause that's for the first years, idiot..." Moonstone gave Shanna an annoyed glare.
I looked my wrist watch and the time is almost 4pm and that means I have to do some homework, so that I can rest at night. Although, I can do it later...
"Hiyori wanna go to the dorms now?" I asked her and continued packing my books. "Sure why not? I don't have anything else to do anyway" She replied with a shrugged and grabbed her bag.
"Can we join too?? I mean we are on the same floors anyway so why not?" "Yeah, can we also join you both?" Shanna asked us along with Moonstone.
"Yeah, sure why not??" "Mhm, you can join us I suppose" Hiyori and I can accepted them. Looks like we are getting along! I hope we can all become friends though.
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Shanna's POV
I hummed while walking with Moon, Hiyori and Yuki to the dorm building. Then, I saw someone that I knew and ran up to her leaving the others behind.
"YORUU!!!" I yelled at the Red-ish hair girl with another person beside her. She noticed me first and waved at me excitedly. Wow, I still can't believe she still recognised me! I can't wait to show her what I got from the cool gangsters!
Moonstone's POV
"YORUU!!!" Damn, my ears hurt from Shanna's yelling. Looks like Hiyori is too along with Yuki.
I looked at the person that Shanna yelled and ran, Yoru. I remember her, Shanna introduced me to her during our days in elementary school as her fave senior. I was only friends with her for 5 months that time.
"Uhm.. Does she always yell and shout like that?" "Yeah, we both heard you guys cursed and yelled at each other the other day so.." Yuki and Hiyori asked and that me remembered that we both did actually cursed at each other because Shanna got 'something' from the gangsters around here which I don't know how did she even became friends with them or became part of that group. Honestly, I would become part of that group only for the boys but they are all not my type and ugly af-
"Well-" "Okay, y'all I wanna introduced someone!!" Shanna interrupted me and came with Yoru and this another girl that I've never seen before.
Yoruko's POV
I heard someone yelled my name just now and IT'S MY FAVE JUNIOR, SHAN-SHANN!!
"OMG HIII!!" I got excited and leave my friend, Raelynn behind. "What a coincidence that we meet here! Wait, how did even get to this boarding school anyway-" I am dumbfounded because Shan-Shan is a troublemaker and a bit of a gangster type of girl.
"Come on Yoru, not all troublemakers are dumb you know..or maybe that's because I was forced to study by my parents.." She made an annoyed face and I can feel that. Studying can be brutal and a damn disaster (A/N: I think everyone can relate right-)
"Oh wait, I want to introduce someone to you" I turned around and saw that Raelynn was about to make a run to be alone. "Oh Rae~ Don't you dare run away again, so come here!" I told her not in a forced way of course but she needs to interact with new people instead of staying in her own dorm and stick her nose to her book or... simping for fictional characters-
Well, I do too not gonna lie-
Raelynn's POV
"So come here!" I groaned, I just wanted to be alone but my childhood friend right here wants me to interact with some people instead of staying inside my own dorm...
"Come on Yoruko... I just wanna stay in my dorm for once and you dragged me out to go to have a walk. You disturbed me when I was reading and I was getting onto the good part..." I complained and crossed my arms. I am not in the mood for this honestly..
I looked at Yoru's friend who seems to be a 1st year.. Hm, maybe she's her junior I might say.. I mean I have never seen her before.. I tilted my head to the side with curiosity.
"Oh yea, Shanna. I wanted you to meet Raelynn! She's a childhood friend of mine and a 2nd year here in this academy" Yoru introduced me to I assume is Shanna. I gave her a warm smile to look more friendly.
"Ohh, I'm Shanna, a 1st year! It's nice to meet you. Oh yeaa, I have to introduce you both to my new friends too. Although, we just met and we got together because of a group project-" She told us and said to follow her.
Well, I do not signed up for this honestly... I just wanted to read a book peacefully or just... Simping for fictional guys-
Yuki's POV
"Okay, y'all I wanna introduce someone!!" Shanna came so suddenly and interrupted Moonstone. She gave her an annoyed glare again... Or.. more like a side eye-
"Hm? Who are they Shanna?" Hiyori questioned and put her left hand on her hip. I tilted my head to the side in curiosity. They looked like they're older than us, I supposed that they're our seniors??
"Alright, I'll take it from here! Hm, where should I start... Okay, the name's Yoruko Izumi but you can call me Yoru! I'm a 3rd year here, so I am y'alls' senior!! And if you all need help, you can ask me. Not to mention that Shanna, Moonstone and I had met during our elementary days. Well, it's nice to meet you all! Gosh, all of you are so adorable!!" Yoru excitedly introduced herself to us well, me and Hiyori only because we both just knew her. Not gonna lie she looks so pretty with her red-ish hair that is untied!!
I took a glance at the another girl behind her trying not to make any eye contact with us. Guess she doesn't want to be here... I turned to Hiyori and she noticed her too. The girl looks like she has two coloured hair which is black-ish to grey colour. Woah, she looks pretty too!!
Yoru seemed to noticed both of us and told her friend to introduced herself. She just let out a sigh and turned her head to Hiyori and I with a small smile.
"Well.. My name is Raelynn, you can call me Rae or Lynn. I don't really mind. I'm a 2nd year here in this academy and if you need help you can ask me and I will handle it with ease. Oh yea, I am Yoru's childhood friend if you wanna know" She turned to look at Yoru and turned back at us.
"So, who are you both? Are you Shanna's and Moonstone's friend too?" Yoru asked us with a smile pampered on her face. Wow, she is so friendly! I gave her a smile too and introduced myself.
"I'm Yuki! A 1st year here and I just met Shanna and Moonstone on the orientation day because... Well... they cursed and shouted at each other while Hiyori and I were just chilling on the balcony" I told her and put my right hand on my chest as a gesture with a warm smile. Yoru giggled and said it's their habit that they do to each other.
"Well, I'm Hiyori. A 1st year too along with Yuki. We both just met a few days ago because we're dormmates. So yea, it's nice meeting you!" Hiyori gave them a small smile too. Woah, I met some amazing people in just a few days! I really hope we can be friends and get along!!
"I almost forgot, Rae this is Moonstone and Moon this Raelynn" Yoru said to both Moonstone and Rae. "Looks like I almost got forgotten-" Moonstone replied with crossing arms. I just chuckled at her.
Seriously, I've never felt this happy before. I have met Hiyori on the first orientation. Today I've met Shanna, Moonstone, Yoru and Raelynn! Gosh, I can't be childish anymore. I need to be mature... Control yourself Yuki! But my eyes just sparkled just by looking at all of them and I couldn't help but feel more excited and happy to know about all of them more!
-The Present (End Of Flashback)-
Ever since then, the six of us hang out a lot but one is forced too. Yoru and Rae even helped the four of us with our projects too! Which made me feel relieved or else it could go chaotic.. Or maybe we can't finish it in time..
Not only that, they even helped us with our first exam! But trying to calm down Shanna and Moonstone was a hassle for us to handle. I mean I can relate it was brutal...
Sometimes we could talk about some random things example like Genshin Impact, Animes or Honkai Star Rail! Never thought the six of us played that game together. We love the fact that whenever we said the name "Xiao" or "Scaramouche" Rae and Hiyori would take a glance at us and hide their face with something. Or whenever we said our husbandos name... Oh, we would talk about our types all day and forgot about the reality. You know being delulu...
Also, we made a group chat and named it Rikuno which is our group name too! But someone said... "I do not signed up for this..." You know it, it was Rae as usual... She sometimes stays in her dorm whenever she wanted too just to have peace and quiet. Hiyori doesn't mind of course because we both became besties!! So does Yoru, Moonstone and Shanna too!
We kept our friendship until now and it's after the midterms. We can finally go outing or hang out again!!
"Yuki, are you zoning out about Ayato again..??" Hiyori suddenly asked as she noticed me and my face became red as a dang tomato-
"What?? Oh, nope... I was thinking about the first time, first day.. We all met. Well, I couldn't help but feel very happy after that" I spoke honestly and everyone looked at me.
"Honestly, I can relate.. Cause I didn't know what would happened to me if I change school.." Hiyori responded. "Well, so do I. I wouldn't meet y'all if I didn't study hard!!" Shanna added while eating her lunch.
"I agree cause Shanna and I wouldn't be together until now if she didn't get this academy" Moonstone pointed to Shanna. "Me too!! I would've met you all and simping at our husbands!!" Yoru happily told us.
"I agree too to be honest... Like, it's shocking that all of us played genshin and Honkai" Rae added while putting her chin on her hand. I gave them all a warm smile. I'm really happy to meet them.
Suddenly, I heard panicking voices inside the building that ruined the moment. The others heard it too and trying to find where did the panicking came from.
"Oh, it looks like it's from the nurse office there" Hiyori pointed at an opened window that seem to be the nurse office. Yup, she's correct there was a lot of chaos inside there.
"Well, I wonder what happened there?" Moonstone questioned while looking at all of us with a curious expression. We all just shrugged and don't really care but a bit worried inside.
"Maybe.. someone got heavily injured?" I told them and closed my bento box that I made for myself. "I don't think so... If they're heavily injured, they would've go to hospital already or an ambulance came here. Wait that doesn't make sense cause this academy have everything-" Yoru replied while looking closely at the room.
"Whatever it is, I hope they're okay.." Raelynn spoke with a worried tone. The atmosphere suddenly change, we're all being quiet and didn't know what to say.
"Okay, how about we lighten up the mood?? How about going out or have a sleepover??" Shanna suggested with her usual loud voice of hers that I didn't get annoy at. "Ooo okayy, I don't really mind! It could be awesome! What do you think, Rae? Please, please, please join us!" Yoru begged as her hand clasped together just to beg Raelynn to join us.
She just replied with a sigh and closed her book. "If we're going to talk about Xiao then, sure" She agreed and Yoru couldn't be happier but.. she can meet her anytime right??
"I'll be joining too! I wanna show you my Bladie cardboard cutout~ Wait no nevermind, we don't want anyone to come inside our dorm because of Yuki" I tilted my head to the side while Hiyori looked at me like she knows something inside their dorm. "Wait why? What about me?" I asked her.
"Because there's some inappropriate things in our dorm that would ruin your innocence, so sorry Yuki~" "Yea, seriously don't or else-" Shanna and Moonstone warned me. You could say they're, no, all of the Rikuno are protective about me when it comes to my innocence which made me feel like I am the only one who is mentally a child-
"Well... I'll be joining too since our midterms our over now so why not? But... who's dorm?" That made us dumbfounded... "Rae-" "Sorry, mine's off limits" Raelynn said no without any hesitation...
"How about yours Yoru?" Yoru looked at me and thinks. "Sorry, mine's can't too cause of my dormmate that doesn't want anyone other than us come into our dorm except for one..." Her expression change with her hand turned into a fist. "Looks like our dorm is left... Welp, we don't mind. We don't really care if anyone comes into our dorm anyways so.." Hiyori suggested while crossing her arms and legs on the bench. I agreed with her and then, everyone.
"Alright!! Today is Friday after all so we're going to have a lot of fun tonight!!" Shanna exclaimed and I nodded as a sign of agreement. "Why am I joining..." Rae muttered and packed her books which was her homework that she did.
"RINGG!!" Just in time the bell rang that ruined the mood... "Oh come on..." Moonstone complained and rolled her eyes with annoyance. "I can feel you Moonstone... I was about to fall asleep during History class.." Hiyori agreed and so do I during Math class... It was brutal trying to opened my eyes-
"Alright everyone!! Let's all meet up our dorm after class!" I remind them and they replied with "Okay, alright, noted and etc..." We parted ways heading to our classroom but something doesn't feel right..
I take a look at the nurse office and saw that something's happening in there. I called Hiyori but she's too far away already, so I quickly left with a rush. Not noticing that my face became a bit pale...
"Why do I have a bad feeling about what's happening in that nurse office?"
I muttered and shrugged it off. Maybe the person who is injured fainted or something. Don't think of anything else Yuki...
-> To be Continued...
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And so that was the prolonged and the start of this {Academy Lockdown} !!
I hoped you all enjoyed it!!
About the nurse office part, it's reference I got from "All Of Us Are Dead" !! But I didn't even watched it yet because I'm a scaredy cat...
Okay, that's all for now stay tuned!!
- Yuki