[h3]April 10[sup]th[/sup] / Monday / Sunny[/h3]

Kazuo looked in the bathroom mirror and adjusted his tie. Today is the dreaded first day of school. A year-long bore fest that he has to endure for the sake of his "future". Oh well. He can complain as much as he wants but it won't stop the inevitable. His first class starts in half an hour - some special geography class whose students were picked at random across all age groups. Kazuo was unlucky enough to get picked so now he'll have this class on top of the other standard classes. A year of this then it's off to a university if he does well enough. Heading downstairs, Kazuo grabbed a quick bite to eat while paying no heed to the other students then headed off to his scheduled class.

Along the way, he reached into his pants' back pocket and pulled out a small black book, opening it up to read a few passages as he walks to class. Then, he overheard a conversation from a couple of girls walking in front of him. "Hey did you hear about that rumor?" a short-haired girl asked her friend.

"What rumor?"

"The one about the second library at school."

"I thought the principal said that was a load of crap."

"Principal Hanza? He wouldn't know what goes on at this school even he's in charge of it."

"Which he is."

"Anyways, I heard this second library is really weird. It looks completely different from the rest of the school."

"What do you mean?" Kazuo drowned out the rest of the conversation as he gazed back at the pages of his book. As he crossed the campus garden to get to the science facilities, a blue butterfly flew passed him and a strange feeling overcame him, causing him to stop and look back at the butterfly. For some odd reason, he felt an overwhelming sense of nostalgia and melancholy. Strange indeed. When he regained his composure, Kazuo continued to the science facilities - particularly the geography building - and made his way into classroom 2-B. Inside were already seven students. Some of them looked quite bored which Kazuo found amusing. He wonders if they share his sentiments about school. In any case, he put on a polite smile and made his way to one of the seats closer to the back. As he sat down and placed his bag on his desk, he pulled out his book again and continued reading in silence.