The Student Club Fair! Open

Yes, it was the day that everyone was waiting for. IT was the start of a new beginning. Kogami walks through the fair with his little black book, taking note of every single count that was worth mentioning. “Members, individual parties, sports teams, drinks and food. All going according to plan. “ The weather was pretty nice and everyone was trying their best to have a good time, as well as recruit members for their club. “Hmm, I wonder if Gabishi would even show up. Ahh, that’s alright. As long as the club fair is a success…” Kogami then walks over to the basketball club and starts talking to them. Trying to set up the budget for their sports equipment as well as uniforms. “ Everything is dependent on how successful the team is each season, with the new shooting guard on the team… perhaps we can make it to the finals. There is also the training camp we need to tug in. But this is all now dependent on the competition you have with the other teams at Kizuna. Not neglecting the sport, but the most successful teams should be the main focus of funding.” They nod as Kogami makes a few notes to talk to the treasurer of the student council about.

Though Naito was an official member of the Kendo Club, he didn't partake in their activities that wished to appeal to others so they would join. Infact, the silver haired prince was against such things. If someone wished to joined the Kendo Club, then they'd do it of their own free will. He didn't need slackers joining just to take up space and make the team even more sub par than it already was. He was one who was only interested in the finer things. Things that were above the rest, and not so easily obtained nor maintained. Tsurinai believed himself to be one of these finer things in life, and that played hand in hand with his superiority complex. Being one who believed himself to be above the peers he surrounded himself with, he often found himself looking down at their trivial matters. Where the average teenager his age were more worried about girls and what classes they were planning on taking, Naito was more focused on domination, and a future where he achieved his rightful throne. With the power of persona, he surely had a head start when it came to achieving power in the modern society. Even as a simple second year student, he couldn't be ignored thanks to having such a super natural entity backing his every move. However, first thing was first. Obtaining an important role within Ueitawa that supplied people with a service they surely needed, and thus they'd be inclined on falling in line. With his intelligence and over all skill at reading people around him, such a thing was easy. After all, he was one of the more popular second years in the school, even though he was rather rude and blunt about how he went about things. Some may have saw this as intimidating, but those who were interested in power usually flocked to his side without worry. With his sister and Genji as members of the student council, his own influence in the Kendo Club, and his connections to Reiguu Ejji; Tsurinai had all he needed to take control of the majority of his fellow students. However, he seemed to be waiting for something... Forays into Limbo helped him burn time over the weeks, and the mystery of finding who was causing the disappearances was becoming quite interesting aswell. However, he always remembered his original plan. Taking control. Once he learned how to control Limbo itself, the entire world would be his empire. The voice that spoke to him and Genji that day seemed to have a connection to the strange world. Tsurinai had no wish to join whoever the person was, and instead wished to slice their neck and eliminate the competition of owning the strange other dimension. Though, another side within the silver haired student did wish for Limbo to ultimately disappear aswell. That side was more aligned with Genji's point of view, and how much harm such a world would cause. To think that goof was actually rubbing off on Naito was madness, but true.

Walking out of his classroom, Tsurinai would be wearing the standard uniform of the school. Black trousers with a white dress shirt and a black lean jacket. He walked with an upright and refined stature, not slouching at all, and made his way through the hallways. Some people greeted him as he walked by, but he never said a word. He simply nodded and continued on his way towards the Kendo stand. Once reaching the stand ran by the captain, Hibiki Kei, Tsurinai would narrow his eyes and cross his arms over his chest. "This is a complete waste of time, Hibiki. All you're going to attract are underachievers that know nothing of true Kendo practice." Like usual, Naito's words were blunt and to the point. The Captain, considering himself a close friend of Naito's, would begin to laugh and rub his head. He seemed to think the publicity would do the club some good. Was he after funding so he could take the team to that nightclub still? If there was one thing Hibiki was, it was persistent. Tsurinai couldn't help but give a thin smile while closing his eyes partially. "I see. Very clever of you, Hibiki. Perhaps you have some use after all." It was one of those rare occasions where Naito praised one of his fellow students. Hibiki gave a thumbs up and devious laugh to his partner before pulling up a seat for him. He implored Naito to take a seat aswell, and atleast try to attract some others to the club. Having nothing better to do, and being quite interested in Hibiki's plans, the silver haired student would take a seat. Crossing one leg over the other, and keeping his arms crossed upon his chest, he would lean back and analyze the students in the hallway. Alot of them were first years, with a few seconds years aswell. The third years probably weren't looking for any new clubs to join since they'd be graduating soon. That's usually how things worked in Academies. "I'll humor you, Hibiki. Perhaps we can both claim something out of this nonsense."

Like a white heavenly snake, the smoke of the cigarette ascended, lazily drifting back and forth as Abel observed it, absorbed by the increasingly complex coils of the fumes. He didn't smoke much, in fact, he only did so when he felt calm and wanted to push himself further into that state of hypnotic serenity originated perfect quietness... Supposedly, he shouldn't smoke at all, since it could upset the already fragile balance of his body, but he simply couldn't care. He wanted to, but doing so seemed so futile that he simply couldn't gather the will to do it.

Today was the club fair and the entirety of the students were visiting the clubs, observing their activities so they may choose the ones they like the most. This meant that today the school was almost a complete chaos, with students of all years crowding the hallways and talking annoyingly loud... Normally, Abel wouldn't have set a foot on the school this day, but he didn't have much to do anyways. He and his gang were polishing the last details of the small surprise they had prepared for Oppai Oppai, but there wasn't anything he could really do as of now, so he decided to go to the fair since he enjoyed watching kendo and boxing teams.

"Heh... It seems that there's never enough violence for me..." , he said to himself as he flipped away the cigarette.

Now that he was calm enough to get into the crowd, the albino left the back of the building and headed inside.

People moved aside as he walked through the hall. Everyone knew who he was thanks to his band, ever growing in popularity these days... These would normally make him a popular person among his peers, but that was not the case... Because of his unyielding hostility and the way he coldly shunned them away, he was feared... He hadn't actually caused much trouble in the academy, besides skipping classes, but that didn't prevent anyone from treating him as if he was going to maul them to death if they got to close to him... Well, fuck them. It was not like he cared about their opinion. Perhaps he did in the past but not anymore.

Lost in his relatively aimless stroll, he ended up in front of the Kendo stand, where he saw, surprise surprise, Mr. Teacher's Pet, Tsurinai Naito himself.

From a distance, Abel stared at him in silence. He had never known him too much, but he had been around him long enough to see the elitist prick he was. Probably him and the Council President's Bitch (CPB) could be good friends... Or so they would be if they didn't murder eachother to eliminate competence on their quest for dominance... Hmmmm... Wouldn't it be great to bring them against eachother?, Abel would take great delight on seeing both ripping their eyes off... Plus, that way him and the world would have to deal with one less Caesar wannabe.

That one kid that always hung around the hazy art room, Naoki with the fox hat, was busying himself with his latest work on pointillism while tending to students that inquired about it. He'd often peer over at other clubs in the meantime, noticing what students were joining which club and stilly trying to pull some mild influrences from it to attract students subconsciously. He noticed Genji by the Kendo table with some white haired dude.

He tried to pull Genji's attention away from him though, curious as to pull he was doing. "Genji! Genji! Hey, what's up! Who's ya friend?", running over to him after stripping off his artist blanche and his easel beside his work table that had been set up.

"You should have told me you'd be here and not at the Disciplinary thing-y club deal you do." he chirped out cheerfully. He was blushing lightly.

Kogami was writing some of the information in the book as he noticed a particular character. Abel Mistral decides to show up today at the fair, which made Kogami laugh a little bit. “And look at that, he is probably cursing me right now. “ There was some definite eye contact between Abel and Koga, but Koga was moving on towards the swim team to set the budget. He didn’t have time to continue the game that he was playing as of yet, he was too busy doing his job as the second command of the student council. Before he did so, Kogami walked over to the cooking club and started funding them immediately. “It wouldn’t make sense not to pay close attention to one of the clubs that provide the most of the food at every school event, you can be sure that you would have brand new cooking equipment as soon as possible. “Kogami says this with a smile and the girls started cheering. IT was as it should be, they were trying hard and the students want even paying that much for the food. Everything was a dollar , and Kogami commended chivalry in all forms. “Kogami then walks past Abel, who was probably not trying to him in the first place. He gives some friendly advice with a smile.

“You should seriously try some of the food here. Its delectable… “ Kogami then continues on as he finishes his lemonade and throws the cup away. “Now, who should I check out this time? Maybe the Kendo club? Yes, they have not been doing adequate work as of late. I am starting to question if the faults lie with the captian or the team itself. Perhaps I should pay them a visit now..”

Tsurinai remained seated during the small fair, paying no one any special attention. When the one snow haired boy appeared infront of the Kendo stand, Naito seemingly ignored his presence. He didn't even know his name. They were classmates, correct? Maybe? Who cared. The superior one showed no interest to those who didn't apply themselves in a respectable manner. Instead of paying him any such mind, the silver haired student's gaze would shift towards the main hallway once again. It hadn't become that apparent until now, but Naito felt as though he didn't belong amongst such people. There were certain archetypes when it came to this school. One being the "bad boy" wannabes that seemed to have a chip on their shoulder for little to no reason. Instead of taking their anger out on something that deserved it, they basically attempted to force it out upon the common populace around them. Heh, how shameless and unbecoming. Then there were the ones who seemed to frequently bend over backwards for others. Those who lacked ambition and allowed people to walk over them. Too kind to stand up for themselves, but too bold to give up all hope and stop showing up to school altogether. Tsurinai was indifferent to this group of people, as most of his own flock belonged to it. They were the easiest to control, but surely were pawns when compared to the other pieces of the game in question. They... were necessary. There were various other types aswell, and even Tsurinai Naito himself fell into some categories. However, he'd never admit that seeing how he believed he was so high and mighty when compared to the lacking civilians that lived in the mountainous region of Ueitawa.

The silver haired boy would tilt his head to the side, as his thoughts continued to wander, but would suddenly snap back at the appearance of a certain other. He should have expected Kano Genji to arrive at such an event. Being one who maintained order, and the fair being one chaotic bottleneck, he surely had his work cut out for him. The last time Naito had seen Genji, it was within the Velvet Room after the battle with the trouble Shadow of the first dungeon. To think he threw himself into harms way to save Genji, Naito was surely getting soft. Or perhaps, not soft but more susceptible to helping others without gaining anything from it. Was that the actions of a true Emperor? Whatever the case, Tsurinai narrowed his eyes towards Genji as he arrived, and would give a simple nod in greeting. "Kano Genji, I should have suspected your arrival here. Do you have time to be socializing with the likes of me during such chaos?" The silver haired Emperor spoke with authority, but was more or less teasing Genji in his own way. Breaking off from his indifferent expression, he'd give a thin smile towards the Council member. "Perhaps you should consider joining Kendo before you graduate. If you believe you're up for a challenge. You're surely competent enough to hold a blade, Kano. Though, the spear works just as well." Tsurinai referred to Genji's soul bound weapon for that second, before his silver eyes shifted over to watch another student calling Genji's name. His thin smile fell into one of indifference as he raised a brow. This one seemed rather enthusiastic...

Shifting his gaze back towards Kano Genji, Naito would once again speak. "You seem to be getting along with everyone these days. I suppose you do have a friendly aura about you. Heh.." The boy would tilt his head to the side and close his eyes partially. He didn't understand why Kano was the type to be so friendly with most of the people he met. Did he not have a type of person he despised? What a strange individual. "Well then, Kano, tell me about the student council member I'll be interacting with to get more funding for the Kendo club. I'm sure you've met him or her. I know for the fact it is not my sister, and I doubt Atsuki would come face us all himself." Tsurinai seemed to have a scathing tone when regarding Atsuki, most likely because he held little respect for the president. For one who didn't enjoy being under others, and Atsuki technically the king of the school, it made him automatically on the black list.

Gabishi was walking towards the gate of school and was a lot of people around there. Gabishi was surprised by that since he didn't remember that was a fair in the school. There where stands everywhere from various club in the school. Gabishi remain silent as he walked passing them. Slowly he remembered the first time he joined the athletic club. It was a at the club fair too and Gabishi was still a 1st year student. He joined because he wanted to try something different from before, and he was also lucky since no one knew about his rumors. But by time, everything changed. Somehow he also remembered that he supposed to join the boxing club. It was against is will, but Kogami promise that rumors about Gabishi would disappear. Gabishi look at some familiar faces that where gathering into one table, the Kendo one. From the distance Gabishi saw Naito and Genji talking to each other. He decided to go there and give them a simple greeting. Gabishi slowly walked to the kendo club and look at both Naito and Genji. Learning the way of the sword, huh, Genji-senpai?? Gabishi standing behind them. Morning Naito, Senpai Gabishi said with a little smile on his face. Gabishi look around for a moment and saw someone who where staring at them. It was a white-haired guy, it seems that Gabishi saw that face in another place, but he can't remember clearly.

Talking about the devil...

On the distance, he saw Kogami going about his activities as a Council Member, and of course, he was looking at him.

Moving his eyes away from Naito, he returned Koga's glare... However, there was no spark of hatred within them, but a cold contempt for the boy.

However, his attention was soon shifted to an unexpected newcomer, Genji Kano. Abel had known all along that he would have to confront the teenager at the academy, that it had been a matter of time all along... But inexplicably, he was now feeling a stinging feeling withn... For a moment he forgot Kogami and Naito, the only thing he wanted to do was to run away in fear.

Fear of what?

Genji Kano... He knew the truth. He knew that inside this apple was a caterpillar, eating him inside out... But no... It was not something else... Back then, Genji had shown him, nor pity nor disgust... But true compassion... And with the light shed upon his soul, he had at revealed to Abel how much he had simultaneously transformed and remained the same.

Because there had been a time when they weren't so different.

But none of that was reason to fear the good-hearted student... Was it.... That he was scared of the truth?... That he wanted to forget what he saw?... It was not strange for lurkers of the dark to hate the light.

So wrapped on his own thoughts he was that the didn't notice the second boy that approached him, "Ah.", that had also caught him off guard. Taking a moment to regain his cool, he put a blank face and looked the newcomer into his eyes, "My name is Abel, Abel Mistral.", simply said the ivory-skinned boy.

Before he could say anything else, he found Kogami right besides him... This fucker had nerve... "Perhaps you should eat your tongue. You do look hungry, and it is something really healthy to include in your diet... Makes you less prone to... Accidents...", he said, threateningly.

If so many people weren't enough already, yet another one arrived... This time it was actually someone Abel had heard about... And towards whom he felt respect...

Hikuro 'Gabishi' Ogami wasn't unlike him. A punk on the margin of society, everybody knew him, everybody feared him... Now this should prove interesting, he thought as he dedicated a mischievous smile towards Gabishi.

Dansen entered into the school carrying with him a Rubik's cube that he was unsolving for about the fifth or sixth time that day, he had to do something with his time or he would eventually get dragged down by the chains or mediocrity and boredom, as he entered the school he had noticed there was a lot more traffic of students coming and going at the entrance "The school club fair huh?" Dansen was rather uninterested with club life as it was, he had joined the Kendo club in his own time leaving his submission to the club supervisor and then taking on his fellow classmates and seniors in game of chance and luck that usually led to Dansen get a bit more money than he had previously.

Still, other clubs barring the Kendo club had very little interest to the young first year. He enjoyed the thrill of a good match where sword met sword in Kendo but that was mostly due to the almost animistic nature of a battle between two people, for everything else Dansen had either done it in middle school or he had no interest in. Art, Anime or athletics had made the student fair seem rather dull there were those who tried to reign Dansen's attention to ask if he would join their club but he would casually pass them focusing on destructing the full colors of the cube he was working on.

He passed everyone however until he came to the Kendo club stand where he almost seemed surprised to see the face of Tsurinai Naito manning the stand for the Kendo club, with him was seemingly another second year who Dansen had never had the pleasure of meeting but he would be sure to as he made his way over to the table. "Naito-senpai I did not expect you to be the face of the Kendo club recruiting drive..." Dansen said this with a sly smile on his face while he was also resolving the puzzle cube in his hands once more hoping that the rather stern older student would give him a bit more enjoyment than from the beginning of the day.

Kogami took a deep breath and heads over to the kendo club. He was surprised to see the amount of people that were over there to begin with. His sempai, Genji , Gabishi, even Abel was there. But those people wernt important right now, right now Koga was focused on doing his job. “Well, good to see you…well…most of you. First things first, the kendo club. I see that the club activity as well as the success of the club has came across mixed reviews throughout the year. “ Kogami said this as he was jotting down a few notes to formulate a proper plan. “ Also, I would like to think that this is due to the lack of leadership throughout the club. The first year students are not properly trained and if I was able to produce more equipment, I expect to see an increase in club activity. For now, ill have a pending inquiry on new kendo sticks, but the uniforms will be supplied. If you can fix this club up, then we can talk about the other equipment you requested. “

Kogami then turns to Gabishi, he also gives a weak smile. “As for you…captain of the boxing club. I expect you to be at your station when I get there. Your team is waiting for you, perhaps you should warm up to eachother or whatever it is you do with friends. I already let them know, they are willing to take as many steps forward as you are. The beauty of first years, free from rumors and doubt, youll always be a person they will look up to. “Kogami then turns towards gabishi. “ I see you are hard at work Sempai, keep an eye on Abel. He can be……unreasonable….” Kogami couldn’t help but to smile when he saw Abel, he could practically feel the hatred. It was a different kind of relationship Kogami had with anyone else, even with his enemies. “Abel..” Kogami then walks away, heading over to the track team. Kogami gave the most show of emotion to Abel, he felt like thanking Abel. He never hated anyone as much as he hated him, it was like they were born for this purpose.

Naoki ran over to Genji near full sprint, happy to see his new friend again. He'd raced up beside him wiping off wet paint stains on his shirt, not exactly caring as to his appearance again as his ears on his hat wiggled a little in his excitement. "Heeeeeeeeeeey Genji. Who's your friends?", he asked, noting all the characters in front of him. Such unique style of dressing and the hair was bizarre on some of them. He'd wonder why people died their hair different colors when it would just grow back to the same color. He gave off a warm smile and waved to all Genji's visible friends. He noticed that some seemed to be preoccupied staring at others, giving evil stares maybe? He took off his jacket and tied it around his waist.

Tsurinai gave a simple nod towards Gabishi as he began to enter the area. However, his attention at the moment was focused solely upon Kano Genji, who was beginning to share information on the person he was to be interacting with. Keeping his arms crossed upon his chest, and closing his eyes with a stern expression, the silver haired perfectionist would simply listen. "Heh, very well, Kano. I understand what's going on here. Atsuki Kiryu seems to have miraculous ways when it comes to gaining loyal lapdogs for his cause. If I wasn't positive he was a very potent sociopath, I'd be curious how he was pulling such feats." Like usual, Tsurinai's words were extremely blunt and to the point. It was rather hypocritical for him to call another a sociopath, when he had all the red tail signs of such a thing. Regardless, Naito didn't give a second thought to his own position when regarding others. Thoughts were once again reaped when Kano made a comment directed towards.. two students Naito hadn't invested in, and such didn't keep a record of their names. Their conflict was nothing Kano should have been lowering himself to handle. He was above such annoying matters, was he not? Well, perhaps. Tsurinai did have a very high opinion of the Student Council member. It mostly came from forays within Limbo, but Naito believed Kano could be counted on if given the right motivation. It would be imperative to get him on his side in the future once the opportunity to take Limbo from the culprit ever arose. Naito did have enough respect for the male not to force him over, but if it came down to it and they were on opposite sides of opinion, it was obvious conflict would befall them both. It was necessary, however. For a new world to be born, and the wrongs of the old washed away, there would of course be conflict. Especially when it came to a world in the image of the "Emperor" himself.

Once again, Kano would take the attention of Naito who was currently living in illusions of grandeur. Narrowing his eyes, he'd listen to Genji introduce a newcomer, and would not say a word. When it came to new people, apparently he was "rude" as they put it when he met Kiyomi Mio. So, instead of saying a word, he'd shift his eyes away from the scene with an expression of indifference. Little did he know this was just as "rude" if not ruder. Tsurinai surely had things to learn when it came to interacting with others. His childhood was one where social interaction was not the forefront of his day, and instead he had brainwashed himself to believe everyone was insolent and foolhardy. No matter, the young prince became extremely surprised with the arrival of a fellow Kendo member. Dansen, was it? Tsurinai gave him a narrowed eye gaze while letting a thin smile come across his face. "Sukamada, I'm surprised to see you here. You've exceeded my expectations by showing enough interest to come to the Kendo stand of your own free will. Very promising for a first year to take such initiative. I see a bright future for you." Was Naito praising him? Perhaps so. When Kano began to speak of how the first year should learn from him, the silver haired student would shake his head to stop him. "Learning from me will do nothing. When it comes to Kendo, everyone walks their own path to competence. If Sukamada is willing to put as much effort into Kendo as he does playing cards, he'd be formidable. Perhaps even a threat in the future." Now this was more complicated to determine. Was the threat comment praising aswell, or was it sending a signal to the first year? Tsurinai gave no signs to either or, as he kept his thin smile upon his face without falter.

Finally, small talk was over when the President's lapdog arrived on the scene. Tsurinai would look towards the individual with narrowed eyes and an expression that bled indifference. His eyes analyzed the person before him. It was one of his many traits that made him confident he could handle any individual in a conversation. So as he Student Council member spoke of the Kendo team, Naito would not say a word. He, however, would not break eye contact once with the individual before him. Things seemed to be going smooth until the boy attempted to turn an leave the stand. That was when Naito began his reciprocation. "Any Academy worth its salt has a competent Kendo team. However, when it comes to the lack of funding, the motivation drops to levels that are rather pathetic. For an improvement, one must give alittle to get alittle. It has nothing to do with our captain, as he's competent enough to know how to run a team. What it comes down to is the equipment we're supplied, and the overall ambition. Without proper funding, you can reap the thoughts from your head that this club will be successful. Challenging other schools with sub-par equipment and expecting results that'll give us more attention in the region is not only foolish, but never going to happen in this day and age. We have the members to make this team into champions, we simply need the school to do its part. Give us better supplies, and by the end of this year this school will have its first Kendo Club trophy. That surely would look nice on a podium, wouldn't it? You could also expect generous donations and attention, as it is a sport highly regarded when compared to others." Tsurinai spoke with a blunt tone towards the student council member. Instead of complaining, like Hibiki most likely would have, he would instead state facts when it came to the club itself. A school that had a competent Kendo team was regarded rather highly amongst others. With members such as Reiguu, Sukamada, Hibiki, and even the newcomer, they surely had the talent to take gold. Now, it was the schools part to help reach this goal, and with equipment that should have been retired years ago, that surely was not going to happen.

Gabishi remain in silent as he saw the others. There was a lot of people in there and Gabishi kinda didn't like that since he hated large crowds. Everyone was doing their jobs, and he didn't want to disturb anyone so that's why he remain in silent. Gabishi look at Genji that was introducing a new student to both him and Naito. As the kid get closer, Gabishi look at him. As always when Naito was going to meet new people he was trying to keep his coolnes, but for Gabishi was rude. Gabishi just sigh and decided to introduce him to the little kid with the hat. Yooo Naoki, I'm Gabishi Ogami... nice to meet you Gabishi said as he made a little smile on his face to the boy.

Gabsihi returned to his silent mode as he saw another student approaching Naito and called him senpai, maybe it was a freshman. But Gabishi was a little surprised as Naito kinda praised the new kid, Gabishi become curious about it. Wow, Naito? the smartest person in the 2nd year is praising someone else? Gabishi said with a small smile while looking at Sukamada. Since Genji already introduce himself to him, Gabishi decided to do also since he didn't wanted to be rude. Gabishi Ogami, nice to meet you. Gabishi said with a small smile. Looking at all this freshman Gabishi felt more older, well he was there for already two years.

Suddenly Gabishi saw someone who he kinda didn't like it, Kogami. Kogami was approaching the Kendo Club table. Gabishi didn't like that feeling but he remain silent while he was talking to Naito. Suddenly Naito started to talk towards Gabishi about going to the Boxing Club stand. Gabishi look at Kogami with a cold stare. Damn.... one day i will totally going to punch that kid. Gabishi said with a low tone. Gabishi look back at table, since everyone was busy he decided to leave them. Well, its nice to meet you all but i have to go, maybe we can talk later.... Gabishi said while making a small wave with his hand and leave the table.

He walked searching for the Boxing Club and luckily it wasn't really far away. Gabishi slowly walked towards the crowd until he saw the white haired guy standing in front of him. Yo... Gabishi said to the white haired guy with a smirk on his face. Somehow Gabishi kinda remember him in the streets of Nadashiki, but he still dosn't know his name. After that Gabishi saw the Boxing Club stand and there was some people that Gabishi didn't know who are.