[  Author's Note: ] Hello! This is the first chapter of Pandora and the Seven Sins. I hope you like it. Please do support me by voting and commenting. Constructive criticisms are very much welcome. This chapter is edited by xiChaosXiiZDxX! Thank you so much!

I never knew that my life would drastically change in just one snap. Who could have thought that opening a tiny box could have such a huge impact on my everyday life? Nobody. Until now, I have been thinking...is this fate or a mistake?

Ding dong.

I wailed as I heard the irritating sound of the doorbell. I forced myself to stand, but to no avail. My body wouldn't listen to me and my bed wouldn't let me go. 'I'm already in a relationship with you, bed. You don't need to pull me away from my life.' I thought to myself.

Ding dong. Ding dong.

This time, the ringing went faster and louder. Slowly, I finally got up from my bed and sloppily walked towards the door while removing the morning glory from my eyes. Yuck.

Ding dong. Ding dong. Ding dong. Ding dong.

"Wait!" I yelled at the person who was relentlessly ringing the doorbell. It's as if the person ringing it was in a hurry to go and take a dump. I hurriedly opened the door of my apartment to check on who's been annoying me at this time of the day. I mean, it's still five o'clock in the morning. Peeking through the door, I didn't see anyone standing in front nor hiding beside the doorway. Not a single soul. Excuse me? Wouldn't anyone bother to at least greet me a good morning?

There was one thing which caught my interest, though. A mysterious looking box. I swiftly opened the box to see if there was gold or anything valuable inside. The box, sadly, didn't open. I used all my strength to unfasten the cover, but heck, it's like it's super glued or something. I tried all options like can openers, scissors, a chainsaw, and whatever the stuff I could  pull in my apartment but of course, nothing worked.

I looked at the box warily, thinking that it might have an on and off switch or open and close button. I would look dumb if there was one and I tried my best to open it with a can opener. Unfortunately, there was nothing to be found. At the very least, it's a proven that I am not dumb and that the box won't be opened by physical means. Maybe I should try bringing chemicals from our school's laboratory to see if it could work. Or take some radioactive elements from a nearby chemical factory. But of course, the latter would be harder to do, and somehow dangerous since it's easy to get caught by the police.

Since I had been woken up by the sound of my irritating doorbell, I think that it's best to get ready for school now. I arrived at school earlier than I had expected, and guess what? Most of my batch mates looked at me as if I were a ghost or something. Quickly, I searched for my best friend who always lurks around the school like she's a supervisor.

"Oh my God! Is this a miracle?" My best friend greeted me with wide eyes. Well, if acting like a drama queen is called a greeting, then I guess she did greet me. Her hands are placed in front of her mouth, covering it like a fly is about to fly inside. She's the queen of excessive and exaggerated expressions.

"Why? What happened?" I curiously asked. I couldn't quite understand the face she's giving me today. Maybe I'm just too sleepy to stomach what happened a while ago and what's happening right now. Apparently, I'm not a morning person and everybody in this school knows.

"D to the U to the H, Pan-dork-ah! You're too early. What did you eat to make you wake up early?" She said with her hands doing Z-motions.

"If you weren't my best friend, I would have seriously punched you for calling me a dork. And please, would you stop overreacting about  me coming to school early? I just wanted some change." I snorted.

"Do you want to build a snowman?" She randomly stated as she knocked on the door nearest to here. We're currently walking through the hallway.

"First, I am not Elsa. Second, just because your name is Anna doesn't mean that you can knock at any door and ask me to build a snowman. Third, we should get going." I listed. Before she could even make a comeback, we arrived at our first period classroom and the teacher was waiting for us there. However, the teacher looked very unfamiliar to me. I hastily poked Anna at her side and she reacted as soon as my finger landed on her ribs.

"Who's that?" I asked curiously. She quietly laughed at my question. Is it wrong to wonder who our new teacher was? I think it's just normal.

"You don't know?" She answered by asking a question. Sometimes I really want to rip the heads of the people who do that. Seriously.

"Would I ask if I knew?" Grunting at her disbelief, I frowned. When will my best friend ever learn the words 'common sense'? Most people don't even have any in this day and age. 

She immediately apologized in a joking manner. Although she's a real idiot and a pain in the ass, I love her. She never fails to make me smile and laugh. She's my Barney Stinson, but Barney's more legen- wait for it...DARY!

We discussed who our teacher was and I found out  that she will be teaching us greek mythology. Wow, so we had a subject like that? Now, she is discussing our first topic, Pandora's Box.

"Does anyone know the story of Pandora's Box?" She asked, her voice echoing around the room. She's our first class for the morning and I knew that most people are still sleepy during this time. Nobody wanted to answer the teacher's question. "Anyone?"

She looked around and her eyes landed on me. Woah, not me please! And just like that, my luck flew away. "Pandora, am I right?" I shyly nodded in return. She smiled at me and said, "Would you mind sharing something about Pandora's box?"

"I'm sorry," I answered, "I don't know anything about mythology." My classmates laughed at my answer. Excuse me? No one bothered to answer yet they had the guts to laugh at me because I don't know the answer. What the heck?

Since the teacher felt like no one wanted to answer, or to share, she was forced to answer her own question. "Pandora's box contained all the maladies in this world. Pandora, out of curiosity, opened the box and out went all of the maladies."

"Isn't she really stupid? Just like Pandora." Justin, one of my classmates, whispered. Of course, being the best gossiper that I am, I heard what he said. As much as I wanted to confront him, it's true that I am stupid. Well, adorably stupid. But still stupid.

The class went on for about an hour. Ms. Rhodora talked for a long while. It seemed like she really loveed Greek Mythology. You could clearly see the passion in her eyes while she jibber jabbered about Zeus, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Pandora, and blah bleh blergh. Anna was just playing Piano Tiles on her phone while everyone else was busy chatting. I seriously wanted to go home and take a rest.

~*~

White light.

I was awaken by the white light striking my eyes. I slowly opened my eyes to find out where the blinding light was coming from. I knew that I didn't turn on my lights since I cannot sleep with the lights on. The first thing that popped in my head was...burglar.

I quickly took the baseball bat that I got from my father from underneath my bed. He told me that he gave me that not for playing but for protecting myself. Together with the head piece, I carefully tip toed to the living room. After having a quick look at the living room, I gasped dramatically.

Oh my God.

Why is the box glowing while shaking horrendously? "Oh my god! Can somebody explain what's happening!? Is this some kind of a prank!? If this is, please tell me now. I'm currently panicking, if you're uncertain." I yelled out hysterically.

Suddenly, the ground started shaking and my apartment looked like a total mess in seconds. The books from my shelf fell one by one which ended up creating an even louder noise on top of the already deafening shaking of my whole apartment. The flower vase which was placed on top of my coffee table fell, as did most of my things from the cupboard.  "Mom, Dad, if this is the end of the world, I want to tell you that I love you so much. I'm sorry for being a little bit rebellious. Brother, I would like you to know that I did have a crush on your best friend. I also took your assignment and tore it as a revenge for spilling coke on my project." I confessed. I knew that no one would be able to hear what I was saying but at least, I had said what I wanted to say before I die.

Horror filled my apartment. All of a sudden, a hand emerged from the shaking box. "Z-zombie?" I stuttered. I ran towards my apartment door to escape but it was locked...from the outside. Oh my God. Oh my God. I slammed the baseball bat against the door, but it was as if the door was made of a metal that couldn't be broken. It didn't even dent the door. Holy f*cking sh*t. I'll cuss as much as I can before I die. However, I still didn't give up. I took my phone and dialed Anna, Mom, Dad and even my brother, but there wasn't a signal.

This time, a foot rose from the box. Something or someone already stood out of the box and is...walking towards me!? My knees wobbled and I didn't have any choice but to let myself sit and take in all the terror I'm feeling. Am I going to die now? I haven't even finished the new anime series that I am watching. I haven't even gotten my first kiss yet. I haven't tasted the best dessert and nor have I gotten a boyfriend. What kind of life have I lead?

"Mmm," The zombie mumbled. I guess the zombie's trying to tell me something. It's head is moving near mine, but I couldn't quite specify its features because I can only see the silhouette. Oh god. Is this zombie trying to take my first kiss? As much as I am embarrassed by not having had my first kiss at the age of 17, I wouldn't want my first kiss to be taken by a zombie.

Finally, I was able to see the face of the zombie.

"Oh my God!" I gasped not because of how monstrous it looked, but because of how...hot and sexy it looked.  Six more men came out from the box while fixing their hair. I let out another gasp. They're more interested in fixing their hair than thinking of a way on how to hide their naked body!? Yes. They're naked. "My virgin eyes!"

At that moment, I didn't know that these seven guys would affect my life.