栄冠の運命✪Eikan's fate

Chapter 1 : Stranger

Here I am. Standing in front of 32 pupils. It's my first day at this school– Vol-Vie¹ Highschool.
They are staring at me, and this is difficult for a shy person like me to stand up and introduce myself.
The teacher is looking at me like if I was a monster.

"Okay, calm down, everything is going to be alright." I repeat to myself.

"Go ahead, introduce yourself" says Mrs. 過労死².

"Hum...My name's 栄冠³, and I'll be your classmate for this year. I come from Japan. Hope we'll have a great year together" I say.

Everyone is silent, nobody speaks. I blush.
They say "welcome". I'm relieved.

"Interesting. You can sit down now" says the teacher.

I thank her and I take place on my chair. Then, I realize that I'm full of sweat. Argh...Fucking shyness.

The class starts. Now, we're studying the English Literature. That's a bit boring, because it's very hard for me. All these unknown words. Anyway, everyone seems focused, and interested about what the teacher says.
I decide to draw, because I have nothing else to do.

The bell rings. I follow the others to the playground. I don't even know how long is the break, and where I have to go next. Today's going to be a very difficult day...

"Hey!" Shouts a girl.

"Hum...hello" I say, while I look behind.

"New pupil?" She asks.

"How do you know?"

"Hum...You seem shy and afraid and lost.." she answers.

I laugh.

"That is true" I say.

"Pleased to meet you. I'm Jessica by the way."

"I'm 栄冠. Nice to meet you."

"Eikan? What does this mean? Where does it come from?"

"Means laurels. Comes from Japan"

"Okay...so we can say that your brave and glorious?"

"Don't talk about braveness that's totally wrong"

"Oh...sorry"

We finish the break by talking about ourselves. I learn that Jessy's actually one year older than me and that her parents are separated, so she lives near the highschool in her aunt's house. I tell her a lot of things about my family, my mother that lives in Sapporo, my father that was born here in California, my big sister that lives in France, etc.

The bell announce the end of the break. I realize that I don't know where to go.

"Don't worry, I'll take you to your class" She proposes.

"Thanks, I have no idea of where is placed the 2C3 class."

"No problems, just follow me"

She drives me to Mr. Maugins class, where everyone is already sat down. I knock at the door.

"Yes, come here !" Shouts the teacher.

I open the door and enter the room.

"Good morning sir...sorry for being late, I was a bit lost..."

"How don't worry. It's okay, this is your first day after all. Eikan Darikasu, I suppose?"

"This is me, indeed."

"Welcome to Vol-Vie Highschool. Hope your school year will be pleasent."

"Thank you sir."

I take place in front of the teacher's desk. I put my history copybook and my pencil case on mine.

"Okay. Let's start by the Middle-Age. Take your books on page 14."

I listen during the class and I discover a lot of interesting things about the European countries. I take the maximum of notes.

The day ends.

I come back home.

"Good evening" says my father.

"Good evening" I say.

"So? What happened?"

"Nothing special. Just a normal day I guess."

"New friends?"

"Well...I meet someone. Her name's Jessica."

"How...it's a girl~"

"Oh dad! Come on! Are you serious?"

"Okay okay, just kidding"

"Anyway. I go in my room"

"We eat at 7pm today"

"Okay"

I go upstairs and enter in my bedroom. It's a small room but it's a kind of cocoon where I like to spend my life in.
I let my body fall on the bed. Put my headset on and start listening music.
I chose the shuffle mode. It plays ♪ DNA by BTS. I like this song. But I prefer the choreography.

“걱정하지 마 love
이 모든 건 우연이 아니니까” I sing along.

I decide to go on Instagram. I see all my old friends...Sakura, Mizu, Hana, Ai. I miss them... They posted a photo of my old highschool. I like it and go to the following one. It's a picture of ユーリ!!! ON ICE⁴. I love this anime. I watched it in one day, from 9am to 6pm. My brain has shutdown after and I slept until 11am the next day.

I go to the windows. I watch the sunset. I love the colors: the orange that paints the sky and the pink that paints the clouds. It's just... wonderful.
I take a photo and put it in my story. I add a text :

First day: complete✓

And finally post it.

I spend my time between YouTube and SNs.
My father calls me at 7pm. He's on time. Cool.

"What did you cook?" I ask.

"Hum...rice and fish" He answers.

I say "okay" and I set the table.
The meal takes a half hour.
When it's over, I go back to my room where I just revise a bit.
The music that is played is ♪二人 by Yuya Matsushita♪
I fall asleep one hour later listening to my sleep playlist.
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Vol-Vie¹ : from the French vol and vie that means theft and life.
過労死²: Karoushi (literally means dead from overwork).
栄冠³: Eikan (means laurels). Can be translated by the common name Laurent.
ユーリ!!! ON ICE⁴:Yuri!!! on Ice produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo.