Hello everyone! So this is my first story in a very long time and I've got to say, I'm looking forward to this one! I'm going to try to update every weekend since that is the only time I'll be able to. This will also be my first long story because I was getting tired of one shots. Anyways, enough chit chat. Here is the very first chapter to my lastest story. Please enjoy.

Oh and the rating may change.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any characters from Angel Beats. Any characters that are not from the original show or manga that appear are purely fictional and are not intended to represent any other person.

Time After Time

Chapter One

Again

It seems like a long time since I last saw her...

Yuzuru Otonashi. Your everyday average boy. He liked playing his guitar, listening to music, and was what you would call the "Pretty Boy" of the school. Don't forget the loner part as well. Since he was the only guy in the entire school school with his red hair the girls found him to be quite attractive and mysterious at the same time. All the guys envied him because Otonashi got all the girls. Except, he never did go out with any of them. Some thought he was gay, others thought that he was stuck up, and others just thought he was a social outcast. None knew his real story though. And to be honest, neither did he.

XxHistory ClassxX

"Ok class," said Ms. Shige looking down at the book, " who can tell the date when the..." she stopped when she looked up at her students. "Someone please wake Otonashi up," she said in a sigh. The boy sitting next to him decided to slap him on the head.

"Dude, wake up!" he said.

"The answer is Narwhals Ms. Shige!" Yuzuru screamed as he stood up from his daily nap. As usual, everyone laughed when he noticed that he had done and fallen asleep again. "Dang it!"

"Welcome back Mr. Otonashi. How was today's trip?"

He smiled awkwardly and put his hand behind his head. "Oh, I know you don't want to hear about them Ms. Shige."

She smiled. "You're right. You're beginning to learn. Now, take your seat and pay attention to the lesson. This will be on your finals," she said and went back to her book.

Wonder what's got her panties in a bundle Yuzuru thought as he opened his book to pretend to be paying the lesson. Instead, he sat there and began wondering about his dream he had just now.

It was like he was watching a movie. He was floating kind of. Below him was a group of people and the sounds of guns firing every which way he looked. He saw a girl with pinkish hair and another one girl with long white hair surrounded by black figures. The girl with white hair looked like she had a long knife coming out of both her hands and was taking out the black figures with one swipe. The other girl was using a gun. Surrounding them was a couple of guys who were also fighting. Most of them wore a tannish coat and there was one that had a black outfit on.

"Hinata!" one of the guys called.

"Dude, wake up!"

It was weird. He'd been having the same kinds of dreams for a few months now and they always had the same people in them. Still, he didn't know where or what they were of, but they were becoming quite a problem. He was losing sleep, his grades were dropping, and he had lost the only friend he managed to keep growing up. "This really bites," he said walking out of class to go home and do absolutely nothing but veg.

While Yuzuru was on his way home, he decided to stop by the cemetery since he hadn't visited in a while. After walking around the place for a few minutes he finally found his way back to the back of the cemetery near the edge of the woods. On the stone it had "Otonashi" written on it and under that were two names; Aimi Otonashi and Yoshirou Otonashi.

"Hey Mom, Dad. How are you guys? Sorry I haven't been here in a while. I know things have been hard these days but that's not an excuse. Just thought I'd let you guys know what's been going on lately. I'm having these weird dreams and I'm losing sleep and my grades are sucking. I can imagine you guys yelling at me right about now," he said as he began to cry a little. "Why did you guys have to go huh? You left me alone to fend for me and Obaasan and you know I can't stand her!" He was now in full tears, leaving stains on the cement below. He quickly got up, bowed to his parents, and quickly ran out just as it started to rain.

He kept on running through the rain, not caring if he ran into anyone or not. His redish hair looked like blood now that it was sticking to his face and got darker from the water. How could he have said that to his parents? Oh was he in trouble with his Obaasan if she ever found out that he had said that. Who cares? He was still going to be in trouble for being late home from school.

With Yuzuru not paying attention to where he was going he ran into a girl who fell onto the ground. He finally came to his senses and kept on saying "I'm sorry!" over again and again. He helped the girl up, handed her her umbrella, and ran off again without even getting a chance to look at the girl with white hair he knocked down.

When she started walking again she noticed something on the ground. She bent down to get it and found out it was a wallet. She opened to see who it belonged to and found an ID card in it.

Name: Otonashi, Yuzuru

143 Gir Ln.

Tokyo, Japan

538-****

Yuzuru Otonashi

Signature

"I guess I better go return this to him," she said and turned around and began to walk the way that the mysterious guy who ran her over went.

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Have a grand day!