Celestial Saga

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Faraday School Grounds

Emi-

” Hagiwara Mai. Ehara Jun. Nishimura Akane. And the Nole brothers..”

“Yoko gave me a pretty good starting list in terms of leads, now I just have to start digging for details on each.” “Actually….I should’ve asked her for the names of the two brothers…”

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“Excuse me, you’re the new student, yes?”

Emi- ?

“Word has spread that you were finally opened up by Yoko Shimakaze.”

“I’m relieved to see that you’re not having a hard time anymore.”

Emi-

“Well..thank you. What’s your name?”

– “Akane Nishimura.”

Emi-

“You’re one of the names…”

Akane- ?

Emi-

“..You’re one of the more popular students here. Yoko mentioned you.”

Akane-

“I guess you could say that. However I’m not much compared to those such as yourself.”

Emi-

“Excuse me?”

Akane-

“I’ve been a long time follower of your stream, Emi Edelwein.”

“You run the tarot streams, “Chat Noir”? “

Emi-

“You know about my livestreams?”

Akane-

“To be honest with you…”

“I come from a conservative family, so many interests are frowned upon. However,”

“When I found your stream, I can say that it sort of inspires me, in a way.”

“Do your folks approve of what you do?”

Emi-

“My folks? Well, they…Kaito?”

Kaito-

“Sup! Just stopped by to walk home with you.”

Akane–

“That uniform…”

Kaito-

“Making friends already? Ya know when I heard you getting transferred here I had a bet that it’d be a month before you started making friends.”

Emi-

“Oh yeah? Well I hope you bet the fuckin farm!”

Kaito-

“!? Ouch…You good Em?”

Emi-

“Did you think I’d forget what you did? You’re why I’m here in the first place!”

Kaito-

“But…I did what you said. I told the elders exactly what you said..”

Emi-

“Are you sure? Because they got back to me that same night! I think you set me up actually…”

Kaito-

“How about we talk about this at a coffee place..?”

Akane-

“Hmhm, quite interesting”

Yoko-

“Emi’s dating a preserver?”

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” I’VE BEEN UPSTAGED…!!!”

“WHAT’S SHE GOT THAT I DON’T GOT?”

Emi- ????

“Yoko.. who is she?”

Yoko-

“This is my bestie, Noriko Harue.”

“She’s been down in the dumps lately after a break up, so just ignore her.”

Noriko-

“THEY NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!”

Emi–

Akane slipped a note to my palm, pressing softly, with the perfect amount of force to make me grasp it.

Akane-

“I’m hoping that we can become better acquainted, Ms. Edelwein.”

Emi-

“In the window of her spoken words, It felt as though I was watching a painting as Akane walked towards a vehicle in wait.”

“It felt unusual in that…it was as if all of us, who were originally walking at the same pace as her…its as though we’d all stopped at the same time just to watch her leave us”

“I believe this sensation is what people allude to as “Real beauty”..? “

As her car took off, I examined the note she passed me

Emi- !!!

Kaito-

“She gave you her number? Damn Rizzalina…”

Noriko-

“Akane Nishimura gave the new girl an invite? S….SHIT!!!”

Yoko-

” I told you, Ms. Edelwein is definitely mob affiliated. Why else would Nishimura talk to her like that?”

Emi-

“It’s not a big deal that she’s given me her number, but…what’s up with this QR code?”

Emi- “Noriko, Yo-“

Noriko Harue-

“WHAT BITCH?”

!?!?!?! EEE-P!!!”

Yoko-

“Shimakaze-style, ovary punch.”

“You should be nicer to people Noriko. It’s why you have no friends.”

Noriko-

“G-guhck…mercy…”

Yoko-

“Please forgive Noriko. She comes from a bad home. She tries her best, but needs an occasional reminder about manners.”

Kaito-

“I’ll.. pretend I didn’t see that.”

Noriko-

“Yoko-san…”

Yoko-

“The “invite” is something held by a select number of students. It’s very hush-hush, but, it involves some sort of website.”

Emi-

” I see…”

“Do you and Noriko want to scan this? I’m about to see what’s in the code as well.”

Yoko–

“Is this…confirmation of our friendship?”

“T, thank you, we will.” “Noriko, give her thanks or I’ll use the mk-2.”

Noriko-

“Thank you…Ms……Edelwein..”

“FUCK YOU”

Kaito-

“Hey don’t leave me out! I wanna see too!!”

Emi- “…..

As we all lined our phones up to scan the code, my thoughts briefly went back to Akane.
What was her family like exactly? The way she spoke of her household…

Emi- !!!

“What is this…?”

-To be continued

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