"Woahhhh...."

I gasped as I stood in front of the gates of Yumenosaki Academy. The school is a lot bigger than what I had expected, and trees with blooming sakuras line up the side of the pathway to the school building. Moreover, the large fountain in front of the building makes it look grand.

"So, this is Yumenosaki?" I whispered and looked at Midori beside me with twinkling eyes.

"Y-yeah... we're here" Midori replied nonchalantly. We walked past the gates when suddenly a voice called out.

"Yahooo~! Takamin!" sounded a cheerful voice. We turned towards an orange-haired boy running towards us with a wide smile. "Oh dear... not this early.." Midori whispered to himself, yet I can clearly hear it.

The boy reached us. "Good morninggg~! Who's this?" he greeted, then looked at me curiously. "Good morning Akehoshi-senpai. She's.... a new student" Midori answered for me.

"Ohh! You mean the one for the exchange student program? Nice to meet you! I'm Akehoshi Subaru, 2nd year!" The boy, Subaru, cheered as he grabbed my hands and shook it without warning. "Nice to meet you too, Akehoshi-kun. I'm (L/N) (Y/N), 2nd year too" I smiled. My hands are slowly getting tired of Subaru's... 'agressive' shaking.

"Hey, Takamin, may I steal her from you? I can bring her to class since we're the same year!" Subaru offered. "Steal...? Well.. if it's okay with you, (L/N)" Midori looked at me in question.

Despite Subaru's rather hyperactive behavior, I guess I don't mind him accompanying me.

"Well, alright. Thank you, Midori-kun for walking me here" I accepted before bowing to Midori. Midori blushed. "It's nothing. We're from the same place anyway. I'll.. head off now" he said before going ahead into the building.

"Now now, (L/N)-san, what class are you in?" Subaru asked. "I'm not yet told about that. I need to go to the teacher's office to grab my schedule. I think it's Mr.... Sagami?" I recalled.

"Wait! If it's Sagami-sensei, does that mean we're in the same class? He's 2-A's homeroom teacher! Yayy! Let's go! Don't waste any time!" Subaru cheered and again, suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me along with him.

✩

Subaru sulked. It turns out I'm in class 2-B, and Mr. Sagami was just helping my homeroom teacher pass my schedule.

"I was really hoping we would be in the same class..." Subaru pouted. "Ahaha.. I guess it is what it is" I laughed awkwardly.

Suddenly, 2 other boys approached us.

"Good morning, Akehoshi-kun. Who is this that you're with?" One of them, A blonde boy with blue spectacles asked. Beside him is a black-haired boy, eyeing me curiously.

"Perhaps you are the exchange student for the program... Well then, my name is Hidaka Hokuto, pleased to meet you" the black-haired boy introduced himself. "A-ah, I'm indeed the exchange student, (L/N) (Y/N)" I stammered. I didn't expect such a quick and sudden introduction.

"Haha, don't mind his seriousness" the blonde boy chuckled, as if reading my mind. "I'm Yuuki Makoto"

I nodded to him with a smile. "Are you guys heading to class? (L/N)-san, have you received your schedule?" Hokuto asked. I nodded.
"Hmph! I helped her find the way!" Subaru proudly announced.

"I wasn't talking to you, idiot" Hokuto spoke. "Waaah! Ukki!! Hokke's being a meanie!!" Subaru jumped towards Makoto and hugged him. Hokuto sighed. "Ignore that idiot"

Subaru wailed again. "Uhh.. I'm in class 2-B, by the way" I got back to the topic. "Oh? Well, one of our unit members is in that class" Hokuto told.

"But.. Well, if you don't mind, how about heading to 2-A with us first? The others will be very interested in meeting you" Makoto proposed.

Sounds like a good idea. "Sure. I'd love to meet them too" I smiled.

✩

"Uhhh....???" I looked at the other three awkwardly, then back to the classroom that looked like it had just experienced some kind of chaos. The tables and chairs are scattered around, and some papers and books 'decorate' the floor.

"What happened here....?" Makoto gasped. "Uhh... I'm sorry you needed to see this" Hokuto facepalmed.

"Good morning Akehoshi-dono, Yuuki-dono and Hidaka-dono. Why are you staring-" two purple-haired boys approached us from behind. One had his hair in a ponytail and one had a darker complexion with lighter shaded hair.

They, too, froze when they saw the state of the classroom. "Uh- huh?" both gasped.

Long story short, all of us ended up having to clean the classroom. I tried my best to help, despite the boys always refusing it, saying that I shouldn't bother tiring myself for them.

"Done! So tired..." Makoto slumped onto a chair. "Here, Yuuki-dono. I have some water" the ponytail guy handed a bottle of water to him.

He approached me with his friend from earlier. "Sorry for not introducing myself earlier. My name is Kanzaki Souma, ready to be of service for you" he bowed to me. At first, I didn't understand, but when I saw a Katana on his belt, I felt a shiver down my spine. Is 'that' the kind of service he's implying? Why does he even have a Katana with him? At school?

"Uhh, my name is Otogari Adonis.. Nice to meet you" the other guy introduced himself as well. He seemed to be quite awkward despite his large figure. Kind of intimidating, but I don't mind.. I guess.

"Hehe, nice to meet you. I'm (L/N), here for the exchange student program" I told. "Exchange? Why are you in the idol course? Are you perhaps also an idol?" Souma asked. I nodded. "W-well, I'm only in training, but you can say that". I said with a smile.

"Well then, lady (L/N), I shall vow to be your shield while you're here. You can always call me if you need help" Souma said before suddenly taking his sword out and pointing it to the ceiling.

"Kanzaki, please don't take your sword out in class.." Adonis spoke before slowly lowering down the sword. "Please forgive me if that made you uncomfortable" Souma quickly kept his sword and bowed to me.

"Sorry to interrupt, but have you seen Sakasaki-kun anywhere? I seem to have found something that might belong to him" the other 3 walked towards us. Hokuto handed Adonis a notebook.

Adonis examined it. We were all shocked to see the contents. I'm not even sure what it is... some kind of spellbook? It was full of weird pictures and words I couldn't understand.

"I guess it does belong to him. Unfortunately, I haven't seen him yet today" Adonis shook his head. Souma followed.

Just as we were about to hand the book back to Hokuto, a voice interrupted.

"I believe that belongs to me"

We looked for the source of the voice. Behind Makoto and Subaru, stood a red-haired boy which I swear wasn't there before.

"Yaho~ Natsume! Good morning!" Subaru greeted. "Morning, Baru" the boy.. I guess Natsume, simply answered. He walked towards us.

"My, my, who's this little kitten?" He came close to me, and examined my face. "I presume you are (Y/N), the exchange student?" he correctly guessed, as he came closer to me without a sign of stopping.

I panicked as my back hit a wall. "A-ah yes, yes that's m-me..." I stammered nervously. Good thing, before he could get any closer, Adonis stopped him.

"Sakasaki-kun, you're scaring (L/N)-san" he said as he gently pulled Natsume away from me. I exhaled, relieved. "Ah, pardon me. I was just feeling attracted to the little kitten" Natsume chuckled.

Whaaa..? What does he mean? Natsume grabbed his book and stood where he appeared. "See you, little kitten. I believe fate shall let us meet again" he smiled before disappearing in a bright spark.

"Huh? Where did he go??" I asked, dumbfounded. He disappeared just as quickly as he appeared. "Ah, is he planning to skip class again?" Makoto spoke. "Well, we know he will. Anyway, (L/N)-san, I believe you should head to your class now. it's just beside ours. Classes won't begin anytime soon, but Im sure you'd want some time to get to know your classmates" Hokuto suggested.

I don't think I have anything else to do here, so I nodded. "Ehh?? You're leaving? Well then, see you later, (Y/N)!" Subaru waved. The other said their goodbyes before I left the room.

"Well, that wasn't much of a bad start. I should be fine here" I whispered to myself with a smile.

Just as I was about to open the door to 2-B, a scream came from inside.

"Argh!!!! Get that away from me!" someone shouted angrily. I gulped. I guess I shouldn't say stuff too early.