First day of starting school again. Lots to look forward to but especially, a fresh new start all around! Thought Chiyaki Ito. His life hadn't been rough or anything, only that he had stood out like a sore thumb from his other classmates because of his bright blue green eyes. Some thought he was blind, others some kind of ghost or demon, but the teasing had gotten so bad for him that by the time others were starting to note how cool he kinda looked, he couldn't help but feel immensely shy and on the spot. Now was an opportunity to meet new and different people! Who knows, the eyes could work for him in landing a girlfriend! Then again the prospect made him embarrassed that he had such a vain thought!No no, time to shift thoughts. He wondered if anyone saw that new tv series that aired this past summer. The adaptation they made of that vampire hunter video game. What a novel idea, using a whip instead of the traditional sword or whatnot! And the way the hunter used said whip to sling his short sword around like a Chinese rope dart! Chiyaki wished he already made a friend to talk about this with! 

Making his way onto campus by bicycle, Chiyaki began to feel excited seeing the sea of new faces around the school. Completely different, and no one started to stare at him yet! That was the nice thing about high school. Everyone's so wrapped in their own little world they don't notice the small things. He had only a few chances to not seem like a weirdo saying hi to others around him. But when he started to think about it more and if they would notice his eyes first, Chiyaki began to feel anxious and had second thoughts. He would wait until they were in homeroom and they all had to introduce themselves. At least that was required. This? This was a panic attack and mess waiting to happen if he tried to be spontaneous. Chiyaki pulled out his headphones and started listening to his 'confidence' playlist the rest of the way to the homeroom to regain his nerves.

He arrived early with a few minutes to spare. He took a seat towards the back, one desk shy away from the window. As much as he wanted to, he was not about to fulfill the trope of "stand out stranger tends to sit by the window to look out when he's bored so he'll look cool". No, he was too shy for that anyway. Then again, he started to see others walking in with dyed and wacky colored hair. Guess he wouldn't have to worry about standing out too much. He changed seats and took the window anyway. He started thinking about things he could do to get more involved. Join a club maybe? Which one though? He didn't have any discernable skill in anything, not even videogames. He would have to look around see what was available. Should he run for student council? No, that would put a spotlight on him too fast too soon. Both lost in thought and still listening to music, he hadn't noticed when everyone came in and was asked to stand up. Nice going moose brain. 

"Could you please take off your headphones and stand up!?" nearly yelled a student next to him. 

"Huh? Oh crap!" Chiyaki shouted. He quickly put his headphones away and stood up, but in his hurry tripped on the desk legs and fell over. Everyone chuckled and Chiyaki felt embarrassed. His face turned bright red as he stood up apologized and introduced himself.

"I didn't ask you to start introducing yourselves yet" replied Ms. Kobayashi. This is what Chiyaki got for changing seats to be near that window. He wished he could fall out of that window right now.

After Ms. Kobayashi introduced herself and everyone else did, including Chiyaki, he felt some relief that class was finally starting. At least there was some time to let the awkward die down. He resigned himself that he would be stuck with whatever impression everyone in homeroom had of him. He needed to join a club as soon as possible with new faces that didn't know him yet!