Future Diary 2: New Survival Game

Chapter 36: Meeting Tomitake Dan

Note: Imma give you a flashback on how Jed met up with Dan.

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Jed's Pee Oh Vee

~~UNKNOWN TIME, UNKNOWN PLACE~~

I awoke with slight disorientation, and had a fuzzy vision at first. I rubbed my temples, trying to clear some of the dizziness.

"Oh man, was that some kind of dream?" I asked myself after finding out that I was lying on the ground.

I took a moment to get up and analyze the surroundings and such. I was somewhere behind a school, that much I could tell because of a gymnasium behind a large building.

"Hey, are you new here?" Someone called behind me. The person who said that looked like a student of the school since he was in uniform, but I didn't feel like I could trust the observation about him being a student.

I know that some schools send their students to other schools when it comes to sports or field trips. "Not really, but I am kind of lost… Oh, is there a student named 'Dan in the school?" I asked.

"Dan huh? There are several Dans in the school, but is there one in particular that you're looking for?" he replied.

"From what I heard, this Dan has a knack for recording what goes on in his mobile, like a diary."

"Ah, you must be referring to Tomitake Dan. His next class is in about ten minutes, and that's Physical Education. That class is held in the building behind you, the gymnasium. If you want to speak with him, I'll be informing him. I am an acquaintance of his, but he doesn't consider me a friend yet." He replied.

~~Around 12:00P.M.; gymnasium~~

I was on the benches, waiting for Tomitake Dan. "I heard from someone that you were looking for me?" Someone mentioned my way.

"I take it you're Tomitake Dan?" I muttered to the student who just showed up now.

"Yeah. I'm curious as to why you wanted to see me so suddenly."

"Heh, one of my reasons is because a 'friend' of mine asked me to help you any way I can. The second reason is because I am new here and my 'friend' told me you were the kind of guy who can show me the ropes in the school. Lastly, I heard you like to write a [diary] of sorts?" I mentioned, getting straight to the point.

He replied somewhat vaguely. "Well, writing the [diary] is a hobby that just came to me one day and I went along with it out of boredom."

"That's kind of interesting, yet unusual. I like that kind of thing, unusual hobbies and interests. If it's weird, then it has a better chance of going over well with me. Getting to the point, I'd like to be your friend." He looked at me as if I was out of my mind.

"You want to be my friend? Just like that?" He yelped in surprise.

"Eh, don't worry about it much, but I can tell you this: I am not exactly a miracle worker, but give me a call when you need help, and I mean it seriously. Call me if you need help from some small tasks like making some arrangements to saving your life from a killer." I told him, giving him my number.

"Like I said, just call me if you need anything. I'm different from other people who help out. My reasons are completely different, but quite noble in the end. I'm just bored and needed someone to help out. You can call it my hobby, helping others for a variety of reasons from the simple tasks to the life-threatening jobs." I explained to him before holding my hand to him for a handshake.

The tension he had before suddenly cleared away and he returned the handshake, signaling the start of our friendship. "By the way, you can call me Jed." I told him, smiling softly.

There was something strange about the atmosphere all of a sudden as I felt like I was being watched. "Hey, Tomitake. Do you get the feeling you're being watched?" I asked him, looking over my shoulder in an attempt to scan the area for the person spying on us.

"I get that a lot, Jed. It doesn't bother me as much anymore." He replied calmly. "Hmm."

~~~~POV TO NORMAL~~~~

Unknown to the two guys, another student was just around the corner, eavesdropping on Dan and Jed. "So, Dan has made a friend? That's nice. I'm happy for you." The eavesdropper muttered to herself. She had black hair and a mobile strapped to her wrist.

She was in the school's uniform, but had two strands of hair flowing down the sides of her face. She was Cassy Cortez. Not much is known about her yet, but she apparently has been stalking him since she first saw him.

~~POV BACK TO Jed~~

"Is there anyone you know who might be the one spying on us right now?" I asked Dan, curious for any leads on the spy's identity.

"There's one, and I've noticed her from time to time glancing at me almost every time we're near one another. I've also heard rumors about her stalking a boy she likes."

"And I suppose that 'boy' is you, Dan?" I assumed.

"That's about all I know based on the rumors, but I don't think she's any real threat to me or might do anything to hurt me."

"Ah, okay. It was just bugging me for the moment about the uneasy feeling of being watched." I told him.

~~After school~~

I was in the principal's office to speak with him about enrolling myself into the school.

"I see, but have you been to any other schools in Japan prior to the start of this year?"

"I kinda lost track of the date, and I'm eager to study in this school. I studied abroad in America, so I can definitely say that I can share some experiences to the students if given the privilege and enrollment." He brought his hands together in a ball-shaped manner before taking a moment to think on the matter.

"I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, ask some of the students in the school to show you around and get yourself familiarized with the systems here." He told me before opening the drawers of his desk.

He brought out a mountain of papers and laid them down on the table. "Sorry to make you do this, but I'm required to have you fill out all these documents if you want to enroll yourself in this school at such a date." I sighed at the sight of the papers and told him I'd get to work on them right away.

"Sorry about making you fill out all these papers, but it's a policy that I must abide by."

"It's okay. It's out of your control, and you weren't the one who made the decision."

"Thank you for understanding." He told me before offering a pen.

~~Hours later~~

I finally finished filling out the paperwork needed to get myself enrolled. I got out of my seat and began doing some stretches to loosen the joints that might've gone stiff while I was filling out the papers.

"Done with the paperwork. All I can do now is wait for the good/bad news regarding my enrollment." I told myself before handing the large piles of paper to the principal.

"Now that you've done your part, I'll do everything I can within my power to try getting you in to the school. I'll give you a call on your mobile the moment I get word from my superiors about you." He told me before bidding bowing his head.

"Can't wait for the news though…" I muttered silently, taking my leave.

~~Late at night, on the rooftops of the city~~

It didn't bother me much to sleep on the rooftops in the cold, but it was the best I could manage at the time.

"It's not much for a place to call 'home', but it'll do" I told myself, laying on my back to gaze at the starry sky. I let my mind drift off as I let my mind take a rest from today's excitement or uneventful things.