So, First Fanfic, enjoy.

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Anime4us (also my insta user)

Chapter One: New Beginnings

I'm not a very sociable person, so I don't know why going to Circus would make that any different. But this is Tsubaki we're talking about.

You'll make new friends Gareki, it's for the best you know.

I have to suck it up, for her. She took me in when I had nowhere else to go, not to mention that she had the twins in her hands at the time as well. Tsubame and Yutaka took to me pretty well when they were younger, though I could tell they had a relationship between them that I would never have.

I'm not jealous, it's understandable. But that's beside the point. Tsubaki thought that moving and starting at a new school would give me endless possibilities and blah, blah, blah. Of course, as soon as the words were out of her mouth, her piece of garbage boyfriend was beside her, nodding the whole time.

Now, before you jump to any conclusions, no, I'm not jealous of his relationship with Tsubaki, I just think that she could do so much better than scum like Meiga. He's always been aware of how being around people makes me feel awkward, not to mention a whole new environment.

Of course, as soon as he agreed, Tsubaki was overwhelmed with joy. I couldn't help but notice the cold smirk sent my way. For some reason, Meiga isn't my greatest fan either, though it could be because of my feelings towards him.

Sighing heavily, I tightened my grip on my bag strap and made my way towards the school doors. Of course, I hate admitting that things make me nervous, but starting my second year in a new high school is a little stressful. Would I ever admit that out loud? Not a chance in hell.

I almost jumped when Tsubame came up behind me, Yutaka a couple steps behind her. Almost.

"You left without us." Tsubame said before pouting.

I simply glanced at her before turning towards Yutaka. He had a baseball bag with him. He heard that Circus had a baseball team and had decided he'd show up at the team's practice and introduce himself to the coach. Tsubame was going to sign up for the cheerleading squad.

My plans for high school were pretty simple; stay low, complete assignments, pass classes, and graduate. Seems relatively achievable right? Right.

"Are you just gonna stand there all day, or do you plan on actually coming inside?" Yutaka asked, eyebrow raised as he passed me.

With another sigh, I followed the twins into the building. As soon as I opened the door, my eyes roamed the ever so full and chatty hallways. Red flags rose instantly, screaming at me to turn heel and walk right back out those revolving doors. I took a deep breath before following the twins to the front office.

The secretary was nice enough, not causing us too much trouble when we asked for our schedules. A quick glance at my schedule told me I had science with Akari for home room. A quick glance towards the twins told me that they had math with Hirato.

Another sigh left my lips. Of course I was going to be separated from the only two people I knew in this bloody school. The twins waved as they made their way to home room, leaving me to search for my room alone.

I don't know what it was, but I felt like everyone's eyes were on me as I made my way down the hall. I unconsciously tightened my jacket before scolding myself for that nervous habit.

The walk down the hall seemed endless, but I eventually found the room I was looking for. I was about twenty minutes early, though oddly enough, the room seemed full. When I walked in, I drew gazes from multiple classmates. I self-consciously wondered if what I was wearing was weird, though quickly dismissed the thought.

I found a seat near the middle of the room, taking a seat before setting my bag down. I hadn't even passed by my locker yet. Whatever, I'd just go before next period, I didn't feel like getting up anyways.

Time flew by quickly, I managed to drown out the conversations around me, only snapping back into focus as my teacher set foot into the room.

He set his things down on the desk before walking towards the board. With a piece of chalk, he wrote Akari across the board.

"I don't know about the rest of the teachers in this school, but I prefer to be addressed by my first name." Akari said sternly, not a trace of emotion on his face as he spoke.

Before anyone could even process this fact, he pulled down the screen before putting the projector on. As a PowerPoint presentation booted up, a variation of groans passed through the class.

"Oh man..."

"Seriously?"

"It's the first day dude..."

Akari ignored people's groans of protest and continued to pull things out of his brief case, including a laser pointer.

All business. My kind of teacher.

I pulled out my notebook without a sound of protest and began taking notes as he lectured.

My morning passed pretty much the same way, I had teachers that were a lot more lenient than Akari was. They insisted on introducing themselves and then having the class follow suit. We were demanded what our name was, what our favorite sport was (played and watched), and what our favorite food was.

My introduction went something like this:

"My name is Gareki."

That's all they got. The teacher seemed unsettled, but left it at that, asking the next person to introduce themselves.

When the bell for lunch rang I stood slowly, slinging my bag over my shoulder and making my way to the door. I hadn't gotten the chance to pass by my locker, low and behold, it was on the fourth floor, out of the way of my morning classes. Of course it was.

Making my way up the stairs, I pulled out my agenda, looking for my combination number.

"But that's friend's... I think he'd be really angry if I lost it..." I heard as I open the double doors that opened up to the second floor.

"So what, It looks nice." Came another voice.

"I think my girlfriend might actually really like this little trinket." Another stated.

"Stop it! That's Karoku's!" Came a high pitched voice.

I turned the corner and sighed heavily at the scene that unfolded in front of me.

Now, you might not believe me but, I swear to you that this kid had white hair. Maybe he dyed it, who knows. Hair color aside, this short kid was standing in the middle of a group of boys. One of them held a bracelet of sorts above the shorter boy's head.

I was easily a couple inches taller than all of these kids. And no, I didn't get involved because I'm a super good person at heart, this kid's whining was starting to get on my nerves.

A collective mass of gasps sounded when I plucked the bracelet from the boy's hand and stepped back.

"What the hell?" He asked, turning towards me with a sharp glare

Too bad that I'm the reigning champ in that department. My scowl was enough to make the boy gulp and take a step back.

"You know... I had something to do." One of the boy's friends said before turning tail and leaving the hall.

The rest weren't too far behind. Another sigh left my lips before I handed the shorter boy his bracelet back.

He looked up at me with interest, as if a little nervous to take the trinket back from me.

"Well? I'm not gonna stand here all day." I said before rolling my eyes.

The boy seemed to snap out of his daze and snatched the bracelet back from my hand. He stepped away from me before starting to fasten the bracelet around his wrist. I turned away and started making my way down the hall before I felt something tug on my jacket.

"Wait! What's your name?" The shorter boy asked, his cheeks flushed slightly.

I stared at him with a puzzled expression. He kept staring at me with an encouraging atmosphere going on. Another sigh escaped my lips before I spoke.

"Gareki." I said, as if it was the most painful thing in the world.

"I'm Nai!" Came the boy's voice before a smile broke across his features.

I flinched back from the mere happiness. A small nod followed before I kept walking down the hall. A couple seconds passed before another set of footsteps followed my own.

I chose to ignore them, focusing instead on locating my locker.

I stopped in front of the ugly green painting that was my locker. Glancing at my agenda, I put the combination in and opened the door. I set my bag down before grabbing some cash and making my way towards the cafeteria.

My irritation only grew as the second set of footsteps became more and more apparent. I turned on my heels and glared at him, only to be greeted with a warm smile.

"Why are you following me?" I asked, my voice supporting an edge to it.

"We can eat lunch together, we're friends after all." Nai responded before smiling.

"Huh? When did that happen?" I asked, bewilderment taking over my scold.

Nai simply smiled before getting in line for food. I stood there for a couple of seconds before shaking my head and getting into line behind him.