The gates of Sakuragako High School stood tall beneath the spring morning light, cherry blossoms dancing in the breeze. Excited voices filled the courtyard — first-years bustling in uniforms, laughing and sharing expectations for the year ahead.
And then... silence.
A single black car pulled up.
Out stepped a girl in the standard uniform — pristine, not a crease in sight — but she wore it like it was high fashion. Her hair, long and inky black, shimmered with elegance. A silver hairpin shaped like a snowflake adorned her side bangs.
Mizune Yukinoshita.
No one spoke. Her aura wasn't just cold — it was untouchable. Like a princess carved from marble.
Students (as a whole) :
"Whoa..." someone whispered.
"Is she... royalty?"
"That's Mizune Yukinoshita. Super rich. Heard she was home-schooled till now."
"I bet she thinks we're all peasants."
"Holy crap, she's beautiful and terrifying."
Yuki heard them, but didn't react. Her gaze didn't meet anyone's. Her steps were calculated — not because she meant to intimidate, but because she had no idea how else to walk in front of people.
Mizune :
"was that.... a compliment should i say the t-word?what if im wrong ?"
"it hasn't been 10mins and i have to pull out my journal already'
"school is gonna be.....the f-word?"
she proceeds to check her journal and thinks.....
"yep that's what they say.. I think , its gonna be funny"
Narrator: Yea She Mistook the word Fun for funny bcoz of her maid's mischievous interference in her research and the t word is nothing its just "thanks"
Three girls huddled together as Yuki entered the locker area, silently changing her shoes.
"Umm, hi there Yukinoshita -san!" one of them chirped,
stepping up with a forced but friendly smile.
"We were wondering... do you want to be friends?" another asked.
"And maybe follow each other on Insta?"
Yuki blinked.
Mizune:"…Huh? Friends?"
Her tone was flat, genuinely confused.
The girls stiffened.
Girls : "...Ahaha, never mind!"
"She's so scary..."
"Let's go."
Meanwhile watching from afar
Akira : "So cold are we? what is she even thinking"
"i will crack her arrogant head if she tries this with me"
They left in a rush, whispering to each other with nervous laughter. Yuki stood there, watching them go.
Friends? …What does that mean?
And what is... Insta?
She reached into her bag and pulled out her worn leather journal. Carefully flipping to a blank page, she began writing:
Emotion Log Entry #27 — "Friend" (?)
Seems important in school. Possibly a contract? Research required.
As we dwelve 12 years into the past on may 14, the day her mother left her
The scenes at the funeral gets emotional as tokimune (yukinoshita's dad ) is in a broken state hold himself together for the sake of his daughter
while yuki goes on to ask him
Mizune:
"Dad why is mom sleeping in here?"
"she is always busy with her work in her room right?"
a broken tokimune goes on to say.....
Tokimune:
"She has finished her works my dear it is time for her to rest"
"lets go get something to eat shall we?"
Mizune : "no i don't want to..... lets wait for mom and go together"
As tokimune breaks down with tears rolling he says,
"She will be waiting for us ahead"
Mizune was always an odd fur among the reputed yukinoshita family
the main reason for her odd activities??
Her father is a ...... Coward , that's right he home-schooled her from the day she born and she never have been alone anywhere, why? because he was scared of his daughter getting someone important than him
but… things have changed after her middle school graduation
she demanded to attend a public school
after some initial arguments things played out how it did till now
Whats gonna happen next ??? u gonna have to wait for chapter 2 to find out
just kidding
As she entered the classroom, the atmosphere shifted again.
"There she is!"
"She totally shut those girls down, lol."
"She didn't even blink! Ice queen much?"
"She probably thinks we smell like poor."
Yuki sat near the window, expression unreadable.
Only one person didn't look her way.
Hikaru Hinata, slouched at his desk, staring absently out the window with the blank expression of someone who's been through a hurricane and forgot how to feel warmth. His eyes looked… distant. Dead, almost.
He didn't react to the gossip. Or the whispers. Or even Yuki's silent presence beside him.
The teacher entered. "Alright, seat arrangements are up! Look at the board."
There was commotion — shuffling, students whining, laughing.
"Bro, no way. Hinata and Yukinoshita got paired?"
"Two cold bakas sitting together, lol!"
"Who's gonna speak first, the ice princess or the dead star?"
Hinata didn't blink. He stood, walked to the seat beside her, and sat down quietly.
Hinata munbling to himself:
"uhmmm this is awkward…..I should say something what should I say??
Then, softly with careless and with little to no emotions he said:
HINATA:
"yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
(a customary Japanese term said to new co workers or bench mates)
Narrator: ofcourse yuki didn't know what he meant and directly translated it as "I will be in your care" lmao
Yuki turned to him, voice as blunt as ever:
"huh I'm not your mom?am I?."
Some students snorted. A few gasped.
But Hinata… chuckled.
A small, fleeting smile curled on his lips — the first in a long time.
Yuki stared confused, head tilted slightly.
Why… did he make that face? That was… smiling? But not like the others. What does that mean?
Emotion Log Entry #28 — "Smile" (?)
it is contagious,have to be careful of this error
Hinata faced forward again, hand slightly covering his mouth.
Yuki continued to stare, wide-eyed and confused.
Two people no one understood.
One knew nothing of emotion.
The other had forgotten how to feel it.
And somehow, they had just made each other... move.
MIZUNE JOURNAL:
9/7/2018
Some girls asked me to be friends
I have to figure out the details of the contract
and WHy do they want to FOLLOW ME
are they intrested to see my house?
I should invite them to my house to complete the contract
The boy next to me asked me to take care of him
he mistook me for his mom ….. I think
or could…. he be my lost son from the past when I was a child?
Anyway I have to keep this specimen under keen observation