Okay picture this, four kindergarten aged children are playing together in a playground in Toknosu, Japan. Two boys and two girls, one boy with spiky black hair is my oldest friend Takashi Komuro. The first girl with orange-brown hair Rei Miyamoto and the other with pink hair and twin pony tails Saya Takagi. Then there's me Y/N, the foreign kid nobody played with except for those three. Suddenly one girl just grabs your left arm and you turned completely at this sudden sensation.

Rei: Ha got you! Now you're gonna be my husband Y/N!

Y/N: Huh?!

Then the other girl grabs your right arm the same way.

Saya: Nuh-uh! He's gonna marry me!

Then both those girls make that pouty face and start yanking on yours arms back and forth. While my parents just watch and laugh.

Rei: What?! Why should he marry you Saya?!

Saya: Because my family's rich and yours isn't! *sticks out tongue*

Rei: *pulls arm* Hrmm! Well I saw him first!

Saya: *pulls arm* No you didn't!

Rei: *pulls arm* Yes I did!

Y/N: Come on you guys. Stop it. Hey Takashi, help me out here would ya?!

Takashi: What do want me to do about it?

Y/N: Some friend you are! Rei, Saya seriously you're gonna pull my arms off!

They finally let go and place their hands on their hips giving me a stern look.

Rei & Saya: Then pick one of us!

Y/N: What?

Rei: Which one of us are you gonna marry?!

Saya: And you better pick the right one! Stupid!

I shift my eyes back and forth between them a few times I held up both of their hands.

Y/N: How about this, when we get older.....I promise to marry both of you!

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???: Hold on, you promised to marry the both of them? That's so precious! *chuckles*

It now cuts to several years later with you laying in office on a fainting couch at Fujima Academy wearing a school uniform later with your head resting on your hands and an annoyed look on your face because your female therapist sitting across from with her legs crossed is laughing at you.

Y/N: Real funny Doc.

???: Excuse me?

Y/N: Oh sorry, real funny.... Doctor Takemi.

Takemi: That's better, now then.......we've at this for a while and that's the first time you really opened up liked that.

Y/N: I guess I like your atypical sense of style. How did you go from a back alley doctor to a school counselor?

Takmei: My circumstances changed, I needed a stable income plus I am a licensed psychiatrist.

She switched her legs over and your peripherals catch a small glimpse up her skirt as she reads off a tablet.

Takemi: So....whatever happened with your little girlfriends?~

Y/N: We got older and things changed alright. Like you never made stupid promises when you were a kid.

Takemi: Can't say I have.

Y/N: Whatever, but when I went back to the States we still kept in touch. Pretty sure they forgot all about that. Besides one those girls has a boyfriend now and other legally speaking is my sister.

Takemi: Right, do you remember why you're here?

Y/N: Because the school told me to do this after lunch once a week.

Takemi: And you broke a student's collar bone last month....Along with your other issues.

Y/N: Hey, I'm not the one who woke up that day and chose violence he did. I tried to de-escalate it. Not my fault the fucker doesn't like foreigners.

Takemi: Language please, so going off your file....You were born in America, your father brought you and mother here on an overseas business assignment. You spent your kindergarten and primary school days here. You and your family moved back to America when you started middle school. And then you were adopted by the Takegi family after...

Y/N: *nostril sigh* Go on....

Takemi starts scrolls through headlines like, "Deadly Viral Outbreak in America" "US President Dies of Heart Attack" "Weaponized Small Pox to Blame" "America on the verge of Anarchy and Collapse"

Takemi:...The Small Pox outbreak that happened on the Eastern Seaboard five years ago.

Y/N: We called it The Dollar Flu or Green Poison.... Because some fu-.... some deluded "doctor" thought he was "saving the world" from humanity. By executing the worst bio-attack in history. By spreading around infected money during the busiest shopping event of the year. You lot we're lucky, you closed and locked down your borders before it could spread here.

Takemi: You lost your parents during that ordeal....I'm sorry about that....And survived two years without them.....It's a miracle you survived at all....You must've had friends in high places.

You lift your left arm up to look at your watch.

Takemi: Never seen a watch like that before. Where'd you get it?

Y/N: It was a keepsake from the people that saved me. I was in one of hottest zones New York......The virus killed so many....but the chaos it brought killed so many more.......including my parents....

Takemi: How has life been since the Takegis took you in?

Y/N: Comfortable I guess, my da- well my father had money but we lived a modest lifestyle. But when I found my parents' will it said that the Takegis would be my guardians if anything happened them. They decided to take it a step further by adopting me. Their lifestyle it's...almost other worldly to me. You know big house, large property, servants calling me "Master."

Takemi: Most people trade their souls to be in that position. What about your parents and "sister?"

Y/N: I don't like way you phrased that. My "dad," he's stern but not cruel. He was okay in letting keep my late family's name. My "mom," when she's around she's very....affectionate when she's around me. And as for Saya, well she's Saya. Cold, mean, flaunts her "genius" whenever she can.

Takemi: *chuckles* Sound like quite the handful.

Y/N: Tell me about it, I get the same entrance exam scores as her. And I'm still an idiot! Hard to believe she's the same girl I used to play with. I mean when came back here after two weeks in quarantine at the airport. Saya was the first to greet me with a hug.

Takemi: How did that make you feel?

Y/N: The soft and warm embrace of another human after two years of fighting for to survive a deadly disease and the madness it brought...You have no idea.

Takemi: You started attend school again in junior high. I'm surprised you weren't just home schooled. What made you start attending normal school?

Y/N: My new family wanted me to reintegrate me into civilized society. So dad pulled some strings and got me into the same school that Takashi, Rei, and Saya were all attending. Guess they wanted me to be around familiar faces.

Takemi: And how did that go?

Y/N: It was difficult, you know how teenagers talk about trendy things. Like movies, TV shows, comics, manga, video games, and other forms of popular media. I....had nothing to talking about. I had been in world of violence for two years. How do you talk to normal people about stuff like that? I think that's when....

Takemi: Your problems started, says here you suffer from Depression, Social Anxiety, and of course Post Traumatic flashbacks. You've been taking your medication here and at home right?

Y/N: Of course, junior high wasn't all bad. Most my classmates didn't pry too much about stuff that happened in New York. I....even had a girlfriend.

Takemi: Oh, tell me about her.

Y/N: She's was a year under me nice girl, cute, into kendo, found me interesting and funny. We were together for about a year.

Takemi: So what happened with her? You two seem quite happy together.

Y/N:..... Some....things happened.....and we broke up around the time I graduated junior high....I was kinda in a bad place for a while because of that.

Takemi: Sorry to hear that. You mentioned the people who saved you gave you that watch. Tell me about them.

Y/N:......Can I stand up and stretch for a few minutes? I'm getting a little stiff.

Takemi: Of course, go right ahead.

You got up from the couch to stretch and look out the window but then you you see a garbage truck pass on the street. Then your chest start tightening, your heart rate exceeds the normal, and you start sweating and hyperventilating. In your mind you hear you hear a door being kicked in, glass breaking, gunfire, then finally a man and a woman's blood curdling scream. Takemi sees this and gets up from her chair, grabs your hand, and turns you away from the window, and she cups your cheek making you look at her face. She talks to you in the most calming voice she can.

Takemi: Mister L/N, Y/N. It's okay, come on back, I'm here just look at me.

She places her hand on your chest and feels your heart rate and starts rubbing it.

Takemi: Calm down, just control your breathing.

She places her forehead against yours and makes sync your breathing with yours. Then you calm down. Takemi keeps hold of your hand and warps her arm around your waist. She escorts you back to the couch after she sits you back down she gets you a cup of water and wipes your tears with a tissue. You take the water and you shakily drink it.

Takemi: What happened? Did you see something that triggered a flashback?

You don't answer at first but the Takemi places one hand on yours and her other hand on your lap.

Takemi: You can tell me, nothing will ever leave this room.

Y/N:.....G-Garbage truck.....I w-watched my parents die all over again. I...... I couldn't do anything to save them.

Takemi gives you gentile smile while rubbing your shoulder and you feel better from it.

Takemi: It's alright, you're safe now....

Then you both hear a cellphone beep rapidly.

Takemi: That's it for today. This was an eventful session. I feel like we made progress. Same time next week?

You nod to her stand up from the couch and exited her office.

Takemi: Be sure to pick up your medication at the infirmary before heading back to class.

Y/N: Thanks Doc-I mean Doctor Takemi!

Takemi: (*giggles* Cute.) You can call me Doc if you want to.

Y/N: Right, thanks.

Takemi: Oh and Y/N.

Y/N: Yeah?

Takemi: Try not to get too handsy with Doctor Marikawa. Okay?

Y/N: *scoffs* I'm not the you should be telling that to! See you next week Doc.

Takemi: *giggles* Bye.~

After that, you went to the Infirmary to get your medication. And find the school's medical doctor Shizuka Marikawa sleeping on her desk. But you opening and closing the door woke her up.

Shizuka: Huh?....Mister L/N! Good afternoon!

The tall, blonde, and busty woman gets up from her desk, runs over to you, and you brace for the inevitable as she wraps her arms around your neck and smothers your face into her breast.

Y/N: (Why does she treat me like a puppy?) *muffled* Hello Doctor Marikawa, I'm here for my medication.

Shizuka grabs your face and makes you look at her pouting face.

Shizuka: Hey! I said you can call me Miss Shizuka! Remember?!

Y/N: *mumbles* Oh my god....

Shizuka: Shi-zu-ka! Say it now!

Y/N: *sighs*Miss Shizuka, I-

Shizuka: Yay!

She immediately goes back to hugging you, smothering you, and in addition petting your head.

Shizuka: Good boy! Good boy!

Y/N: *muffled* Miss Shizuka, can I please just get my medication already?

Shizuka: *pushes you away* Oh right! Wait here a moment Mister L/N.

The ditzy woman opens a locked cabinet and looks around for your medication.

Shizuka: Now which one was it again? This one?...No.....That one?....Oh where did I put them?

Y/N: (How does this woman have a medical degree?)

Shizuka: Oh here they are!

She handed you your anti-depressants and PTSD medication along with a glass of water. You swallow your meds and drank the water.

Shizuka: How was your session with Doctor Takemi Mister L/N?

Y/N: It was okay...I'll see tomorrow Miss Shizuka.

Shizuka: Wait Mister L/N, can I give you one more hug?

Y/N: Why?

Shizuka: People with your condition need all comfort and support they can get. To keep the bad thoughts away. So would you let me?...Please.

Y/N:.....Alright.

You walk up to Shizuka as she welcomes you into her embrace. It feel less smothering this time as she gently rest your head into her chest and pets your head again.

Shizuka: There, there. You might not believe it, but you can do this. Those bad feelings will go away.

Y/N:.....Yeah.

You waved goodbye to Shizuka and started heading back to class that's when notice someone hunching over a stairwell balcony. It's your best friend Takashi who's currently sulking about something.

Y/N: Hey man.

Takashi: Oh hey Y/N....

Y/N: Mind if I join you?

Takashi: I prefer you didn't but I won't stop you.

You lean your arms on the railing and you admire the view for a second. Takashi goes back to sulking and you quickly figure out why.

Y/N: I take it this about Rei?

Takashi:......Yeah.

Y/N: Sorry she shot you down Takashi.

Takashi: Ya know it's my fault, I never really made move.

Y/N: Why? You had plenty of opportunities.

Takashi: Honestly, because I always thought she'd end up with you Y/N.

Y/N: *scoffs* What makes you say that?

Takashi: Dude, when that thing happened in the States. Rei was worried sick about you. We didn't hear from you for two straight years.

Y/N: Our infrastructure collapsed we could barely do landline calls.

Takashi: The last message we got from you before you went dark. Was the picture with all of us together at your going-away party and a text saying, "Happy Thanksgiving! Miss you guys a lot!" That was right before....

Y/N: Black Friday, when it all started falling apart....

Takashi: We all thought you were dead. Then your government contained that virus and created a vaccine. And suddenly you show in our junior high class. Rei practically jumped out of her chair she was so happy to see you.

Y/N: She was just happy to see an old friend who she thought was dead.

Takashi: Yeah whatever, didn't you guys make a promise that you'd get married.

Y/N: That was a promise I made to two girls in kindergarten. One of whom is now my sister. You're just gonna have to face hard facts Takashi. You had your chance and you blew it. Rei's with Hisashi now and there's nothing you can do about it.

Takashi: Still.....Can I at least feel sorry for myself?

???: That's so stupid!

Y/N: And speak of the devil. Hey sis.

Saya: Hey, what've I told you about calling me that at school Y/N?!

Y/N: For god's sake Saya. It's just me and Takashi here. And it's not like the whole country doesn't know that your family adopted me.

Saya: Whatever!

Takashi: What do you want?

Saya: Every time you have to face something you don't like, you come to this stupid staircase. It's like your own pity corner, look at you. Good God. The first semester has just started how are you ever going to make it through the year?

Takashi: I could say the same about you. Fifth period isn't even over yet.

Y/N: (Here it comes.)

Saya: It's okay, because I'm genius. Unlike you who got into this school by dumb luck.

Takashi: Takagi, why do you always dis me like that?

Saya: Because I don't like stupid people.

Takashi: What?

Saya: Especially those ones who can't admit that they're stupid. I mean, you're pretty stupid, but at least you know you are. So, if I tell you you're stupid, maybe by some miracle you'll be less stupid. Stupid.

Y/N: Jesus Saya, pump the brakes.

Takashi goes back to sulking trying to ignore Saya. And you just pinch the bridge of your nose.

Saya: Grow up. Moping because your little friend dumped you? Stupid.

Y/N: *whisper* Why do you have to be such a bitch?

Saya: What was that?!

Y/N: I said I have an itch!

Saya: Yeah right, *grabs your wrist* Come here! I'm just getting started with you Mister!

Y/N: Ah shit...

Takashi: Damn Y/N, I thought she was your sister?

Y/N: So did I, I'll be right back.

Saya: Shut up!

Saya drags you off to a secluded hallway to lecture you.

Saya: Y/N, please tell me you weren't screwing around Komuro when you're supposed to be in therapy!

Y/N: I was, you ask the therapist yourself.

Saya: And you've taken your medication today right?

Y/N: Of course I did. Why are you getting on my case like this?

Saya: Because this isn't the first time your problem have gotten you into trouble. Remember?

Y/N: Yes I do, and you damn well know my "problem" doesn't cause violent tendencies! So will you just GET OFF ME!!

Saya was taken a back at your outburst and instantly regretted it putting your shaking hand over mouth. Saya also regrets what she said so she gently grabs your wrist, lowers it from your mouth, and rests her head on your shoulder.

Y/N: I'm sorry, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. I just....

Saya: No, I'm sorry....I know this hasn't been easy for you. You've been doing your best ever since you came back into our lives. With everything happen in America. And to what that girl did to you.

Y/N: Yeah....It happened again.

Saya: Garbage truck?

Y/N: Yeah.....

Saya: You still won't talk about that. Not even with me.

Y/N: I'm afraid.....that you'll think less of me.

Saya: I'd never do that, Mom or Dad either. No matter what....you'll always be my stupid brother.

Y/N: *chuckles* There's that charm again. Why aren't like this when other people are around?

Saya: Oh shut up.

Y/N: Hey, mind if I stick around here a little bit longer. I need to clear my head.

Saya: Fine, but....don't be too long.

Y/N: Okay.

Saya quickly looks down both ends of the hallway before she kisses your cheek and walks off. As you head back toward the staircase Saya looks back at you blushing.

Saya: (Idiot, I'm only like that for you.)

You rejoin Takashi as he seems to looking toward something.

Y/N: Hey, I got a couple more minutes. I miss anything?

Takashi: There's a guy at the front gate.

Y/N: For real?

You look toward the front gate and you do see a man trying get through it.

Takashi: Who's that? Trespasser?

Y/N: Maybe he's drunk?

Takashi: Dude, it's one thirty in afternoon.

Y/N: It's five o'clock somewhere.

You notice a group of teachers going to the gate confront the man. What they don't notice is that the man has a huge gaping wound on his lower left back.

Hayashi: You there, what do you think you're doing? This is a private school.

Tejima: It's okay Miss Hayashi. Let me handle it.

Rolling your his sleeve up the male teacher grabs the "trespasser" by grabbing his jacket collar and pulls him smacking his head on the gate.

Hayashi: Hey now Mister Tejima! Excessive violence is....

Before Hayashi could finish her statement Tejima is bitten in the on the arm by the man so deep blood splatters and he falls on the ground writhing in pain. You and Takashi can hear him screaming and you both stand there paralyzed with shock.

Takashi: What....

Y/N: The fuck?

The teacher groans and convulses for second and then his body goes quiet and limp. And other teachers stand over him

Teacher: Oh my gosh....He's dead.

Hayashi: No way...That's impossible. He was just...

Then the downed teacher seems to twitch and his eyes open. As the other teachers are relived.

Hayashi: Oh Mister Tejima, thank god. You had me wor-

Suddenly the teacher is grabbed by her former colleague and bitten in the neck. The two other teachers panic and run for their lives. You and Takashi watch in horror as the female teacher is eaten alive screaming.

Takashi: Y/N, we need to go!

Y/N: Y-Yeah.

Then Takashi takes notice of something on you.

Takashi: Y/N....Your watch...it's glowing.

You look at your and it's glowing bright orange circle on the face of the watch.

Seeing that you close your eyes, take a deep breath, open your eyes, and now have a calm look on your face.

Y/N: (Time to go to work.)