[color=MediumSeaGreen][h1][centre]Kazama Kosubaku[/centre][/h1][/color]

Kazama stretched his arms in his seat as he heard the bell ring.  The school day has ended and, contrary to the rest of his schoolmates, he still tried to pay attention to what was happening in the class, even with all these rumors flying around.  He had to, after all, it was part of the deal Kazama had with the principal. The school knew of his situation and permitted him to have part-time jobs, as long as his grades didn't fall below the average of the class.  It wasn't easy, but as long as he concentrated in class and read his notes every now and again he had managed to do it so far.

[color=MediumSeaGreen]"Today is... cashier at the market, right, I should get going now"[/color] he said to himself. He was about to finish grabbing his notes when a voice behind him interrupted him. [b][b]"Hey Kazama, me and the boys are going to the arcade, if you're free come with us! it will be fun!"[/b][/b]. Kazama turned around, an apologetic smile already on his face while an automatic response left his mouth: [color=MediumSeaGreen]"I would love that, seriously, but I'm kinda busy right now, maybe another day"[/color] he said and finished packing his stuff in his bag. He appreciated that they keep asking, even if nowadays the invitations started getting more and more scarce. Kazama couldn't blame his classmates for that, and it wasn't his fault either, it was just how things were. [color=MediumSeaGreen]"Have fun guys!"[/color] he finally said, before leaving the classroom.

Out in the hallways, even in the cacophony of voices, it was impossible to miss out on the main topic of conversation. Strange Gospel appeared out of nowhere and managed to become the only thing the students of the city talked about.  Kazama thought it would fade out within the first week and another weird thing would take its place, yet after several weeks people still kept gossiping about it. Even he had downloaded it one afternoon, surprised it even worked on his crappy phone. He had to admit, the fact that the video he saw came to pass WAS pretty spooky, concerning even, but after a long day of classes followed by an even longer day of working, he forgot about it. Then the weird videos began to pop up. Then the disappearances started.  He wasn't all that scared, he had other stuff to worry about after all, like maintaining his grades and bringing food to the table... but he stopped using most alleys as shortcuts and tried to walk home with his coworkers if he could in the evenings. It was for precaution, he told himself. Nothing more and nothing less.
 
Kazama reached the school entrance and started his walk towards the market. As a result of being wary of walking through the various alleys of the city alone, he had to use a more rapid pace if he wanted to reach his destination in time to confortably change into his uniform.  So with that in mind, his walk became a slight jog. He wondered if today was going to be a slow day, and hoped there was a deal in tuna, his mom loved those and they didn't eat fish in some time. Maybe he'll even find money on the ground. 

At the end of the day Kazama was an optimistic at heart,so he was sure all this Strange Gospel business would resolve itself quickly. Maybe it was all a big prank that some guys and gals though it would be funny, who knows, he certainly didn't that's for sure.