Uta no Prince - sama: Step Into The World Of "EKSTASIS"

♫ Chapter 1: "An Unbelievable Occurrence" ♫

♫　Chapter 1: “An Unbelievable Occurrence” ♫

April 5th, 2012.

Location: Spacious courtyard of Shining Saotome Academy.

Time: 10:30 AM (an hour after the opening ceremony)

Early on an April morning the weather had started out warm. The faint scent of Sakura blossoms lingered in the academy’s courtyard, where students new and returning were bustling. Though it had only been an hour after the academy’s opening ceremony, students were still moving belongings into the new dorm rooms. On the left side fourth level of the academy where all third year female students lived in residence, Nanami Haruka and Shibuya Tomochika had finished filling the kitchen cupboards with separate dishes, mugs, pots, pans, and kitchen utensils. The new dorm room that was assigned to the two was a lot bigger than they had expected it to be. From the very moment that they had entered, the two felt from its appearance it looked more of an apartment for two rather than a dorm room at Saotome academy. The kitchen on the left side looked a lot similar to the ones that an individual would find from a home décor magazine, along with a mini dining area near the doorway of the dorm room, a bathroom fit for two complete in marble to the sink; shower; and toilet, a living room already set with highly decorated furniture, and lastly two separate bedrooms. As always the décor of Saotome academy never ceased to surprise the students. In the process of organizing a few books placed on the living room coffee table, Haruka noticed Tomochika lying casually on the sofa across from her. It seemed as though her friend was tired from unpacking her belongings. Yes… very tired, since numerous boxes that had been filled before were scattered across the maple hardwood floor near the kitchen. Only two boxes that contained books, which belonged to Tomochika, remained untouched. Haruka was glad that there was a bookshelf next to the living room. She had already filled two of the bottom shelves. Placing books on the third bottom shelf on ‘composing’, Tomochika on cue had groaned out loud.

“Ugh, I should’ve packed less clothes. My mom was right about bringing clothes along that I didn’t really need.”

“At least we got the kitchen done. Shibuya-chan, I’ll leave the top three shelves for you.”

“Thanks Nanami-chan. Ah, I feel hungry for some Italian pasta.”

“Pasta? The cafeteria should be open. Why don’t we go together?”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course. Besides I’m feeling a bit hungry myself.”

“Alright. I just hope that there isn’t a long wait for the food today.”

By luck, the cafeteria wasn’t so crowded in the morning. Along the way Haruka and Shibuya had managed to spot Natsuki and Syo standing at one of the entrances that led to the main courtyard of the academy. After purchasing a few drinks and snacks the four sat down at a table that was located near the entrance of the cafeteria. Soon enough, Otoya and Tokiya showed up taking seats at the table. The six chatted away about the past summer and what they did, along with the topic of Masato and Ren. The two rivals were still unpacking their belongings. But anyone who knew of the rivalry that existed between the two could tell that they were arguing over small things.

“Honestly, Nanami-chan I wouldn’t even put up with those two for now. Just hearing the recent news from Otoya-kun I’d rather stay out of the matter for the moment.” Tomochika had said before taking a sip of her melon soda.