Sayaka Maizono, a young girl in her 3rd year at Hope's Peak Academy. HPA was a school where students with extraordinary talents, or "ultimates", can grow those talents and get a guaranteed easy pass through life.

Sayaka was known as the ultimate pop idol. It wasn't really that impressive to her but it seems to draw a crowd around her. "Maizono!!" "Maizono over here!!" "Maizono I love you!" She would hear as the crowd followed her. She sighed and smiled as she turned to everyone, it wasn't too big of a group but she recognized some of the uniforms to be belonging to the reserve course of HPA.

"M-Maizono" a familiar voice said with a struggle. She saw her friend Makoto trying to get through the small crowd.

"Oh! Makoto! I'm sorry everyone but me and my friend have to get to class now" She smiled trying to help Makoto out. Everyone muttered something and went on their way. "Sorry Makoto" she laughed.

"It's okay Sayaka, it's always been like this." he laughed and Sayaka felt flustered, she wasn't too big of a fan of the big crowd following her, sure she loved her fans but sometimes it was a bit much especially when she was trying to get to school.

The two continued their walk to school making jokes and talking about their life. Once they got there they went to homeroom.

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Sayaka looked around the room to see the students who usually showed up decently early around the classroom.

Kyoko and Ishimaru were talking over by the far right desk, or more Ishimaru was yelling about something and Kyoko was nodding every now and again. Kyoko was a good friend of Sayaka's, they didn't have the chance to hang out often but she was still an interesting person to talk to.

Chihiro was sitting at his desk on his computer drinking some kind of protein shake. Sayaka smiles to herself, sometime second year Chihiro told everyone he was actually a boy and he had been training with Mondo to up his confidence since he was bullied for being so weak. He really had grown as a person since then and is now more comfortable in the male uniform (sometimes he'll still wear a skirt which of course everyone is okay with).

Aoi and Sakura looked like they recently came back from exercising before school like they do every morning. They were chugging down water and talking about how athletic they were, or something of the sort, sayaka wasn't into things like that.

Sayaka saw Mukuro, her best friend since forever, in the back of the room. Luckily her sister wasn't here yet. She smiled and waved bye to Makoto as he went over to talk to Chihiro.

"Muku!" Sayaka called waving to her friend. Mukuro looked up and laughed, waving back. Sayaka walked over to the desk, happy to see her friend not in the shadow of her younger sister.

"You're still calling me that?" She smiled. She acted like she hated the nickname, but she always loved it and Sayaka knew that.

"Of course! I've always called you that!" Sayaka sat down with a smile. "So, doing anything this weekend, I have a concert I can get you tickets for!" She nuggeded Mukuro. Mukuro frowned slightly.

"I don't know Sayaka, I'd have to ask Junko." she said with a sigh. Sayaka frowned, she didn't like Junko too much. She was always rude and manipulative mostly to Mukuro, but now even some second years at HPA. For the entire first year Junko made Mukuro dress up as her to attend school for her.

"But she's your younger sister, I don't see why you have to listen to her!" Sayaka protested.

"I know I know" Mukuro sighed. She paused for a while "I'll try to make it to your show, okay?" She smiled lightly. Sayaka felt a tinge of guilt knowing Mukuro hated standing up to Junko, anyone sane did.

"It's up to you Muku, I can always talk to you later." She compromised, which seemed to help Mukuro feel better. Before she could add anything else the door opened revealing Byakuya entering the room. Sayaka wasn't too fond of him, sure the reasons were mostly selfish but he wasn't the nicest person, but Makoto is insistent on reminding her that he's gotten better.

"Maybe you should invite Toko to your show~" Mukuro commented, but Sayaka knew her intent of the recommendation. Sayaka had always had a slight crush for their classmate Toko Fukawa, known as the Ultimate writing prodigy. Some of her songs were even inspired by this stupid crush. But she knew she had no chance with Toko, so she stopped trying a while ago.

"Why? It's not like she would come anyways..." Sayaka said in a low tone, as much as she wanted to, she knew Toko would be busy with her passion.

"Aw, c'mon Sayaka, don't be like that. I'm sure she would." Mukuro had always tried to push Sayaka to try and ask Toko out but it was close to hopeless.

"No she wouldn't, she would be too focused on-"

"M,,,Master Byakuya" Toko's voice rang before Syaka could finish her sentence. She hated hearing that, the desperation in her voice, with how rudely the man treated her. Sure it's a terrible reason to dislike Byakuya, just cause she has a silly schoolgirl crush on the woman obsessed with him, but she couldn't help it. She does have to give him credit for being a bit nicer to most students in the classroom.

Mukuro frowned knowing Sayaka felt worse every time she heard Toko say that. "Go ask." She repeated.

Sayaka raised an eyebrow "Didn't you hear her? She'd never come, not with him around." she said defeated and putting her face in her hands.

"Fine. Then I will." Mukuro said with a smile before walking over to the two. Sayaka felt a panic rush over her.

"Huh? Wait, Muku!!!" She said stumbling over towards her friend to try and stop her. It was too late, Mukuro was already talking to them. She didn't feel like listening in on the conversation so she just sighed and sat back down there was no way she would say y-

"She said yes!!" Mukuro proudly announces behind her.

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