Tetsuo watched the rest of the ceremony with interest and cheered with the other students when the principal screamed at the top of his lungs, welcoming the new students to the academy. He followed the incredibly boring looking teacher over to the incredibly boring classroom and sat down for what was no doubt his least favorite subject: math. It was the first day, so it wasn't really gonna matter that much anyway, so he just doodled and listened to some of the things that the girls around him were talking about. 

[i]"Did you hear about the disappearances?"

"Wait, you mean like the people who show up dead?"[/i]

At that, Tetsuo turned around to the two girls. He didn't recognize one of them, but he vaguely recalled seeing one of them in the hallways. [b]"Did you say that they died?"[/b]

The girl he didn't recognize nodded. "Yeah. Or, that's what I heard. I trust my sources, though."

[b]"Right…"[/b]

Tetsuo turned around just as the teacher turned back to the class from the board, and doodled for the rest of class, not paying too much attention to the lesson.

~

After the lunch bell rang, Tetsuo headed over to the lunch room with a speed that even surprised him, but hell, he wanted to beat the rush that was certain to happen in the lunch line. He showed up relatively early and got something filling, then headed back to an empty table, sitting down and putting on his headphones, eating and looking around the cafeteria while his music went through his ears. It was good stuff, some light rock that was perfect for his mood.