The Stars Above

Chapter 1 - Awkward Beginnings

The moon was rising into the skies above the town of Kuoh, Japan. It was a relatively peaceful evening, and if things stayed that way, it would be a perfect night for stargazing.

A young adult male walked down the street, heading home with the intention to do exactly that. This was Sensou Kuraima, an American boy of Japanese descent who had moved to Japan so that he may experience modern life in his parent's homeland, and currently on his third year at Kuoh Academy.

The academy in question was notable as being pretty prestigious, in a lot more ways than one might think. Yes, it was a pretty good school, but it had a really odd trait; The women there were to die for. Busty bombshells, as far as the eye could see!

The school had only recently become co-ed, previously being an all-girls school (Something that Kuraima didn't expect to still be a thing). He's not sure why his parents had recommended this school, but a part of him internally thanked them...for obvious reasons.

Though, maybe it was to try and help him cope with his society anxiety. Of course, it didn't help at all since he was at year 3 without a girlfriend. Given that the other girls here were even worse than the boys who were explicitly here for the boobs, swooning over cute boys and arguing over yaoi ships, that was probably for the best. He had friends here, sure, but he was unpopular enough to avoid getting shipped with some other dude.

Now, there's nothing wrong with having two dudes who love each other. Despite growing up in an Christian Household™ back in America, he was very open minded about these kinds of things, even if he was uncomfortable at the thought of getting it up the ass. However, there is a very fine line between shipping fictional characters and shipping real human beings.

He sighed, looking up at the star-filled sky to clear his mind and rid himself of the weird thoughts. Speaking of which, stargazing at night was one of Kuraima's favorite hobbies, apart from the occasional parkour run, and of course, gaming. He thoroughly enjoyed the idea of alien life living somewhere out there in the great void, and deep down, he secretly hoped that he'd live long enough to meet them.

The problem was that he didn't have quite the guts or the mathematical capabilities, due to his mild ADHD, to be an astronaut.

So for now, this would suffice.

As of right now, he was walking down the street, grocery bags in hand. He hummed a little tune to himself, minding his own business. Out of nowhere, an old man suddenly stumbled, dropping all of his belongings. Upon seeing this, Kuraima decided to stop and help out.

Sure, he wanted to be a nice person, but mostly he helped out because he didn't want to come off as a total douche who would ignore an old man in need. Despite the fact that there was nobody else out at this hour to actually witness such an act.

"Ah! Thank you, young man. Not everyone would go out of their way to help an old geezer like me..." he thanked the third year student, chuckling at that last bit. "...No problem, sir! Just doing the right thing!" He said, the awkwardness that filled his voice being lost on the old man's ears.

As Kuraima bent down, he spotted a peculiar necklace. It had a large, bright orange pearl-like orb firmly enveloped with a chromatic metal that resembled oxidized bronze. When he offered it back to its rightful owner, the old man chuckled again. "You can keep that thing, young lad. Old gramps here kept it as a good luck charm, but I think you're gonna need it more than me, given that it clearly hasn't worked its magic on me! Haha! Now you be careful, young man! There's a pretty nasty thief goin' around and robbing houses! Nobody's been harmed yet, but I'd still play it safe if I were you!"