1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

disclaimer: to aru series doesn't belong to me.

the unusually excited voices fill the air. the light pink flower petals drift in the sky like a bird first taking off, refreshing and

eathtaking. students crowd in front of the school's gate, awfully resembling ants going back to their nest.

all the noise soon subdues as the principal comes up and gives his regular speech to the bored students below. as soon as he finishes, all the lines of students

eak and the whole ground is once more bursting with chatting sound. the first year students try to make new friends while the second and third year go find theirs. and of course, shirai kuroko is also one of them.

"congratulations, shirai-san!" wannai kinuho beams. she's a sweet and timid girl, with

own hair and blue eyes. she is often seen accompanied by awatsuki maaya, who has unfortunately got sick and has to stay at home today.

"hm?" the pig-tailed girl frowns, not understanding what the other girl is talking about.

"you are the council president this year, aren't you?"

"ah. ah, yes."

tokiwadai high school has a different kind of electing. instead of voting like other schools, the teachers just simply choose from the top 10 students and give them positions in the council based on their strong points and personalities. kuroko, with top score and bossy personality, is obviously the president (she doesn't think she's bossy, though).

"aren't you yourself the secretary?"

wannai just smiles sheepishly.

"what class are you in, shirai-san?"

"2a."

"that's great! we are all in the same class then."

"we…all?"

"yes. you, me, awatsuki-san and kongou-san."

kuroko wrings her nose in dismay.

kongou mitsuko, her one and only rival. she is an awkward girl, who, for some reason, thinks that she is better than kuroko in every way. she has made a huge fuss upon hearing that kuroko will get to boss her around this year, as she is only the vice president.

so that annoying girl is in my class.

the thought that she will have to listen to that girl rambling all day gives her a much-more-than-just unpleasant feeling. she is so lost in her own thought she doesn't even notice wannai excusing herself and leaving. a moment later, she decides to leave when she looks up and sees a fainted smoke slowly dissolve into the sky.

she's there again.

she walks up the stairs and uses the special key given by the teachers to the roof. sitting right in front of her is a chestnut-haired girl with eyes of the same color. she is wearing the same uniform as hers, with an addition of a jacket wrapped around her waist. her leg curls up, the other stretches out. a cigarette's pressed between her lips. upon seeing her, the girl's face