7AN: This story has been on my mind and harddrive for a few years. I hope you enjoy it.
My name is Luke Stroll, and I'm going to a school not known by others unless your 'special.' I was fondling with the cross hanging around my neck and a lighter I got from my grandfather while waiting for the bus. "One for Yokai Academy?" The bus driver said, allowing me to get out of my thoughts.
"That's me, sir," I said as I went into the bus and sat down at one of the seats. "There's something creepy about that guy?" I thought as I put my bag containing clothes, laptop, etc. in the seat beside me.
"It's going to be two hours before we reach Japan so you may want to catch some sleep," the bus driver said as my blue eyes grew wide. I asked him how, and he replied with"yep, I have to pick up someone else in Japan."
"But this is America, on the other half of the world. Not even the fastest jet fighters can reach Japan in two hours." I told him as he just chuckled again.
"Kid, there's stuff in the world that you don't know about, I just hope that you and the other kid I'm picking up can be able to survive it." He said as I just rolled my eyes and decided to listen to the opening to 91 Days on YouTube. As the bus began to gain speed, my mind started racing with the song in my ears.
-Later in Japan-
My eyes opened as I felt my body jerk in the seat, I looked around to see sakura trees in bloom. I saw a Japanese teen look my way and nodded his head, I nodded back as he took his seat. I thumbed the square lighter as we entered a darkening tunnel that turned on a rainbow of lights at the brightest level.
When the light show ended, the bus slowed down by a unique scarecrow. "Is it over?" A groan escaped my lips as the only other passenger stood from his seat as he motioned for me to come with him.
As we both neared the exit, the bus driver stopped us. "I would watch the others back if I were you two. This world is not like your own. Welcome to Yokai Academy, and good luck. You boys will need it." He chuckled darkly as we stepped off the bus.
When we started walking the metal casing of the lighter glowed as we heard a ringing sound. We both stopped as it grew louder. The scenery around us was tall dead trees with gravestones as far as the eye could see. "Run!" The Japanese screamed as we ran away from the sound.
The ringing followed by what sounded like metal grinding against metal. Soon a bike came into view with a pink haired girl. The bike rammed itself into the brown haired guy beside me as he, the bike, and the girl all slid next to a decaying tree. Running towards them, I saw the adorable girl pierce her teeth into his neck.
After the guy was screaming and running in circles, saying that his blood was drunk by the girl. Once he calmed down the girl looked at the ground. "Now that we've got that task is taken care of; who are you, people?!" I screamed as my blue eyes turned orange, lit with flames.
The boy turned to me and bowed. "Tsukune Aono."
The girl placed a strand of hair behind her hair and stared at me with emerald green eyes. "Moka Ayakyshia, I'm a vampire."
I looked at her and then at Tsukune as he confirmed it. "Well, ok, then. I'm Luke Stroller, and I'm what you would call a Bearer of Flames."
