Bittersweet Feelings

A teeth-gritting meeting

Shuichi was standing in front of the old classroom door, nervous to enter. It was time for him to go inside and meet his new classmates, hopefully future friends. He just got out of a general presentation of the school regulations and welcome speech of the overly excited headmaster. During the long discourse, he had all the time to internally panic as the moment for the encounter with his peers drew closer and closer. He tried to seem confident and level-headed, but he would have much preferred staying home and hide under his blanket for the rest of the day. He did not want this change; he did not want any of what happened to him. However, he had no choice, and he decided to face what life gave him.

He could hear a faint ambient chatter from inside the classroom. It was odd, since they were supposed to be already studying patiently, as the second period started a good twenty minutes ago. Yet some laughter and banter escaped the room, as if they were having recess. Shuichi took on himself, breathed in, and decided to push the door in with his sweaty hands.

The sight he met was rather peculiar. A class of fifteen students greeted him, all were special and distinguishable from each other. They did not pay much attention to his entrance, as they were busy talking to each other.

For instance, a tall man with a purple cap was standing on one of the tables, tampering with the projector, probably trying to make it work, saying something along the lines of "Miu why on Earth are you broadcasting porn, make it stop!". He was answered with a hysteric laugh coming from a young girl in tight clothes that yelled him back "You virgin couldn't even take five minutes of the show!" Another blond and blushing girl was trying to block the view of a tall, glassed man, who seemed confused. "Gonta not can see documentary if Kaede stand in front of him.", "That's the point, I won't let you watch this!" she answered back abruptly. Behind them a short man sighed in resignation, since he could not enjoy the projection when his view was blocked by the tall and robust man in front of him. In the back, a tiny girl with a magic hat was resting, whereas her neighbor was taking pictures of her discreetly yet drooling. In the front row however was sitting a mysterious masked man and a small smiling girl who were talking about the spiritual meaning of such porno videos by shouting "Atua blessed us with flesh, we shall make use of it!" or "It is interesting to note the reaction of each entity here, faced with a flustering situation.". A robot-like person and a laid-back guy were sitting still, doing their best to stay put and ignore the mess. The robot was blushing because of the awkwardness of the displayed scenes, whereas the chill going dude seemed genuinely interested in the unfolding events and took notes as if it were for work purposes. A woman with glasses was desperately trying to mark everyone who was misbehaving on the black board, but she was way too slow considering the commotion. A tall, well-dressed woman was sweeping the floor with a plastic broom, when suddenly she noticed Shuichi, who was still trying to understand the situation.

 "Oh my! Who are you? Can I help in any way?"

"Ah! Ummm hi, I'm Shuichi, actually I am the new student...?"

"The new student? Is it today? Are you the famous detective's nephew? My name is Kirumi, nice to mee-"

"Ohmygod a new face!" yelped a small cheekily smiling boy with purple dangling hair.

He eagerly jumped on Kirumi's back to see the newcomer, but she lost her balance and fell on the desk where the man trying to shut off the projector was standing. The table moved and he fell unto a discreet girl with pigtails, crushing her under his and the furniture's weight. She sprung up and glared at the purple haired boy, who just giggled an "Oops" as apology.

"Kokichi I swear to god, I am at the limit of my patience..." She muttered infuriated.

"Are you okay Maki-roll? I am quite heavy I hope I did'n—" The fallen man started apologizing.