Chapter 1 - The Meeting

The Phantom.

Your eyes flicked open for what had to be the 100th time that night. Your stomach was in knots and your heart wouldn't stop racing. You rolled over and looked at the clock. Not surprising only 7 minutes had passed since the last time your eyes dared to see how long you had been tossing and turning.

You still had an hour until you had to get up, yet you could tell that you would be spending that time awake. So, you decided to use the extra time to spend an extra amount of time in the shower before everyone else was awake.

You sat up and looked across the room to the bed on the opposite side of the room. Senju was half hanging out of her bed, her right arm and leg hanging down to the floor. Her head was barely on the mattress, her mouth was hanging open and a nice little puddle of drool was gathering on the floor.

You smiled to yourself.

You wished sleep had found you like it had found her. But you knew if the light pink haired Girl had to perform at the entrance ceremony, like you had been chosen to do, that she would have spent the whole night in a panic.

It was the first day of the new school year. The ceremony is uneventful. The principle talks, along with the class presidents. And at the end the winner of the previous school year talent show has the option to perform if they desire.

It's the school's way of encouraging the students to hone their individual talents. Black Dragon Academy is a boarding school that focuses heavily on

academics. But they also want the students to find their passion and pursue it.

Last year you performed a cover of 'Young and Beautiful' by Lana del Rey for the talent show. Thanks to your mystery tutor giving you voice lessons, and your friend Mitsuya playing the piano for you, you won the talent show.

You were excited to perform in front of the whole school. You wanted to pursue a career in singing, so the bigger the crowd, the better the practice. You were nervous sure, but you had been singing since middle school. You were used to crowds. There's always the worry of mistaking, but your father had always taught you to have pride in your work and it will show. Plus this is what you love. It's what makes you happy.

After a very long hot shower you changed into your uniform and headed back into the bedroom.

Senju was rummaging through her suitcase for her uniform. The two of you had arrived at the dorms a few days ago, but Senju had been wrapped up in sleeping and eating that she hadn't unpacked yet.

Her outfit was wrinkled but she threw it on regardless. She promised she'd arrive at school early with you. And you had to get there extra early if you wanted breakfast. There was almost no one there when you two arrived.

You were looking forward to seeing your old class mates. But you knew you really wouldn't run into any of them until class.

You waved at your friend Mitsuya over as he entered the cafeteria. He came over and ate with the two of you. After you all walked to the main building together. Senju broke off to go check out the new classroom.

You and Mitsuya headed to the auditorium and chatted about the upcoming performance. It seemed he was a little more nervous then you. As you two arrived you approached the other students and faculty who arrived early for the sound check.

You looked at the faces of the faculty as you approached. You were hoping one of them would give themselves up with a knowing look in your direction. You knew one of them, one of the males, had been coaching you after school last year, but you have no idea who.

The music room was next to a teacher's lounge. Most teachers use the on the bottom floor, since the walls aren't sound proof. But you would find that while you were singing a voice would pop up from the other side of the wall. He would give you very useful tips, but he would never respond when you asked who he was.

More than once you would hurry over to the next room after hearing him, but when you would open the door, the room would always be empty. You tried setting up a small camera pointed to the door, you tried waiting outside the door for him to come out. But nothing worked. He always outsmarted you.

Yet somehow, he always came. He was always there.

You were more curious than anything. You wanted to know who he was and wanted to thank him properly. It was thanks to him that you won the talent show. You were a romantic at heart, half of you thought he would be handsome and the second your eyes met his that you would fall for him. But the realistic side told you how absurd that was. He was a teacher, you were a student. He would get fired, maybe even go to jail. It wasn't professional.

As you look at the male faces. There was no moment of instant connection. In fact, to your slight disappointment, most weren't even paying attention to the two of you.

Principle Wakasa Imaushi came up and welcomed you and Mitsuya back and politely asked if you both enjoyed your break. They had already tested the mic but they had a separate mic set up for you that could be adjusted based on your needs.

He walked the two of you on stage and handed you your mic and Mitsuya took his seat at the grand piano. He looked to the sound booth behind the stage who gave a thumbs up in response.

"Alright then. Whenever you two are ready, go ahead with the rehearsal. Just let us know if anything needs to be adjusted." Principle Imaushi spoke as he

began to walk off stage.

You turned to Mitsuya with a smile. "You ready, pretty Boy?" You asked.

Mitsuya sent you a glare in response. "Will you stop calling me that. It feels so awkward."

Your smile grew. For some reason, you found Mitsuya as a pretty Boy. Plus, he would be the perfect lover Boy. Which Is why he heated the nickname so much.

"Jeez. You ready the Mitsuya?" You asked with a mocking tone as you spoke his name.

He clicked his tongue as he nodded, turning to face the piano. You turned around and walked to center of the stage.

He started to count before he started to play. Soon after you joined with your voice. It was a song you had written over the summer with a little help from Mitsuya. It held a lot of meaning to you. And you were ecstatic when Principle Imaushi had approved to replace the song that you sang when you won the talent show.

It was nice knowing there was almost no one listening. It eased your nerves a bit. You sang with perfection. Once you were done the few spectators were all quiet. Which made your heart sank. Instantly your worse fear came true, they didn't like the song. It was your first written song that you were performing.

But your fears vanished as you looked at the faces. They had smiles on their faces. It was then they started clapping. There was only one face that wasn't smiling. He was no doubt a teacher. You didn't recognize him, but from the gleam in his eyes, it was almost like he had just found a long lost friend.

He had white hair and striking purple eyes with a slight tannish skin color, he was average heighted. But he had an intimidating air to him that demanded attention. He stood leaning against the wall, looking at you from the corner of his eyes. His arms crossed over his chest and his foot resting against the wall behind him.

Your romantic side took over and you found yourself staring as your heart raced. You didn't know why you thought the mystery voice coach was him. But you did, and you decided you would get him to speak. Once you would hear his voice you would know for sure.

Before you knew it, Principle Imaushi was shaking your hand and telling you how much he enjoyed your performance. You tore your eyes from the man and

smiled thanking him. The sound needed to be louder in your mic just a bit, but that was the only adjustment needed to be done.

After that everyone was released to go back to their respective classrooms to greet their students/classmen. You excused yourself from Mitsuya and Yuzuha as you kept a close eye on your mysterious teacher.

It was just a gut feeling that he was the man you were looking for. Or I should say you really hoped it was him. You found yourself undeniably drawn to him. He was very good looking. And you hated to admit that about a teacher. But you were not one to lie to yourself for the sake of morals.

He started walking out of the auditorium and you found yourself walking quickly to follow him. But as you walked out the doors you found he was nowhere in sight. There was only one long hallway. The nearest door was too far for him to make it to.

You looked around but saw no trace of him. How could he just disappear? Were you imagining him? Were you losing your mind? No. There was no doubt now. Your own Phantom had an uncanny ability of disappearing like that. It had to be him.

Next time you saw him you wouldn't let him get away. You were going to confront him and thank him properly and... That was all. Right?

Mitsuya and Yuzuha were leaving and you decided to join them after all. Once you all arrived you talked about the break and what the plans were for college. You had your heart set on a college that specialized in the arts. A lot of popular singers graduated from there. And you wanted to be one too.

Soon your classmates started coming in and you greeted the ones you were acquainted with. There was Takemichi, Hinata, Chifuyu, and Baji that you liked and welcomed with a warm smile.

Before you knew it, the bell rang. You were excited for the new year. But really you were excited for the year to be over so you can try and make your music career take off.

You all took your seats as you waited for Mr. Yuuki to come in. He had been your homeroom teacher since freshmen year. As the door opened you were surprised to see a face you really weren't expecting to see.

It was your Phantom. What was he doing here? Where was Mr. Yuuki?

The classroom was still a little rowdy as he walked to the front of the room. He stared at your class for a good few moments before he spoke, "Oi. Shut the hell up!" He yelled. The class instantly fell silent. His voice was deep and demanding. It matched the aura he gave off.

And it was a voice you knew. A small smile to your lips recognizing his voice instantly. It was him. Your voice coach. The man with the piercing purple eyes was the man you were looking for. As he looked around his eyes found your (E/C) orbs and his lids lowered slightly.

You wondered if he knew who you were. Did he ever even see you? Did he recognize your voice while you were singing earlier? Either way you were going to thank him properly.

"My name is Izana Kurokawa. I will be your homeroom teacher from this point further. To stop your stupid rumors now, no, Mr. Yuuki is not dead or hurt. He simply transferred schools. Now while I'm on the topic there's a transfer student joining this class this year. Hurry and get in here kid." He spoke and the door opened once more and shockingly. You were 2 for 2. You knew him too.

You hadn't seen him since middle school. The two of you lived in the same neighborhood and would play together. If you were being honest, he was your first love. But he was in love with Yuzuha then.

Manjiro Sano, also known as Mikey. He was average heighted and more handsome since you last saw him. He had moved away and you haven't heard from him since. It's been about 4 years.

He walked to the center of the room and introduced himself. You looked at Yuzuha who was looking at him with big hopeful eyes. It seemed she still had feelings for him. You knew she hadn't spoken to him since he moved away, so you could only imagine what she was feeling.

He looked around the room. "Hello. My name is Manjiro Sano, but call me Mikey, I recognize a lot of you and it's good to see you again. To the new faces it's nice to meet you." His black obsidian eyes saw you and instantly passed you.

Your sweat dropped. You couldn't expect him to recognize you. It still stung a bit. But that's life. You were excited to see what this new school year would bring.

A/n : No, I do NOT ship Yuzuha and Mikey cuz wtf is that? I just needed to create this "Ship" because I needed one for the Storyline. Oh and btw, I don't know why the lines are so separate from each other, istg I've written the chapter and updated over and over again yet the lines won't come close to each other. It was supposed to be in different paragraphs but MangaToon ruined it.. Oh yeah and about Wakasa being the Principal, I know it's random but still 💀

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