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Name: Akira Sorano
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Grade: 11
Likes: Sweets, school, history, music
Dislikes: Spicy foods, Chemistry, bullies
Personality: Akira is a calm, approachable guy. His attitude towards everyone lead him to being one of the most popular people in the school. While he might seem stern from far away, he's always open to new people. He tries to help others as much as possible, and despises bullies.
Story: Throughout school Akira has been known by almost everyone. His grades let him be a top honor student, his athletic ability had him scouted by every sports team in the school and he knew someone in every class. He quickly garnered the attention of many girls in school, although he's rejected all confessions he's received. No one knows much about him outside of school other than that his parents work overseas and he is an only child. After school he practically vanishes from everyone with a new excuse, although some have tried to follow him but failed.

Akira woke up with his alarm blaring, and with no one to come get him he had to shut it off. Today was a thursday, meaning he just had two more days and he could sleep in. He quickly got up and dressed in his uniform before heading down to grab something quick on his run towards school. If he didn't make it in time, he'd be surrounded by 'friends and find his shoe locker full of confessions again. He hated having to reject each girl. They were all cute, beautiful, funny, you name it and he's seen it in a girl. None of them seemed right though so he rejected them as quick as he could. Even with that reputation some girls got their hopes up.

Akira smashed up the eggs and bacon once they were done and through them on a cheese-layered tortilla before running out the door with his bag. He was just a tad bit late getting out, meaning he'd have to run to make up for it. He ran down the street towards the school, chomping down on the burrito but keeping it together until he could stand still, As he rounded a corner, and ran down a shorter sidewalk, he spotted another student of his school. He dodged to the side to avoid running into her from behind, and was able to do so just in time, but his bag bumped into her and his student ID card fell out. Akira just kept running, and didn't realize he passed the Silent Princess.

Just as the doors open, Akira was the first one through. Before anyone could arrive, he slipped on his school shoes and taped over the vent to prevent letters being pushed in. "Mission accomplished!" he exclaimed to only himself, giving a thumbs up to the locker. Of course he'd get a few between the classes, but the majority came from here. Other students began to enter the area so Akira made his way out with his bag. He chomped on the last bite of his breakfast burrito and let out a satisfied sigh.

He stretched in the middle of the school entrance yard, relieved to have made it on time. He'd remember to get up early next time rather than try and sleep a couple extra minutes. A couple acquaintances passed by him, and he gave appropriate replies. While he knew over a dozen people at least, he didn't have any best friend, which sometimes got on his nerves. He couldn't see anyone in his little entourage he'd spend more time with outside of school. A couple girls called out to him by the entrance and although he waved at them, his attention was on the girl past them, and at the tree near the entrance.

"Hey Riu, isn't that the Silent Princess?" he asked one of this friends passing by. The guy looked back and nodded. "Ya it is. Wonder what she's doing today." He didn't really seam interested as he just walked by Akira. Akira however, stood for a little longer, watching out of curiosity. A group of guys called his attention away, and Akira turned away to talk with the friends.

Akira's friends dragged himself inside, preventing him from looking back at the girl. They walked to their first class, discussing some of the shows on last night. As they entered the classroom they followed Akira over to his seat near the window, still talking non-stop. More students piled into the room and the bell chimed, sending the entourage around Akira to their seats. The teacher walked in and started calling attendance, and only one student was missing. One of the girls joked it was the princess 'who was kidnapped', to which much of the class laughed at.

"Cut it out.." Akira said loud enough over the laughs, bringing quiet back to the room. They apparently forgot his attitude towards bullies, and no more jokes were made as the teacher finished attendance and began class. Akira covered the subject last night so he decided to take it easy this class, leaning back in his chair and glancing over to the vacant seat. He had only seen the Silent Princess a few times, and like her reputation, they didn't talk. She was practically a school wonder, yet whenever Akira tried to approach her he was stopped by a friend.

When the girl entered, the class went silent but for a moment before chatter started up. Akira turned his attention away from her seat and looked between the window and the teacher giving the lesson. In truth his head was mostly in the clouds. He stayed up late last night and work up late this morning. He almost ran over a student to make it to his locker in time. AFter school he always had to lose followers. He wondered just why he got a school life requiring him to be active all the time. He didn't even look towards the teacher as his name was called, but answered his question easily.

The bell chimed, and he stood to leave before being flanked by friends and carried out of the classroom. C="Come on, let's sit together at the assembly!" "We should get in the front before it's taken!" "No the back!" They kept going on about where to sit at the assembly while Akira was just dragged along. "Can I at least walk on my own?" he exclaimed, and they responded by letting go and stepping back a bit, only to get closer once he was on his own feet. They were still talking between each other as he led them into the assembly area trying to remember what all was going to be addressed in today's announcement.

As they neared the room, Akira heard someone fall, and one of the guys apologized. To the princess. Of all people. Akira hoped it was enough, although she decided to stop him in his tracks and yell at him before speeding away. "Wha... What was that about guys?!" he turned to the one who bumped into her. "Like I said, an accident. Not like anyone cares about that princess. She should just stay out of everyone's- OW!" Akira did a chop on his head before he could finish his sentence. "You're no better than a bully. Cut. It. Out." Others looked sad at his outrage moment so he decided to leave them in their tracks, to sit by himself at the assembly. "No better than bullies..." he muttered to himself as he walked to the back of the room, though still attracting attention.

Akira wasn't paying much attention as he chose a seat, more worried about getting through the assembly without falling asleep. While he liked school, this wasn't his idea of fun. He closed his eyes as the principal stepped up to the podium and started. "First of all, I would like to welcome each and every one of you back from your break!" she started. "I hope you are well rested and ready for this semester! Sports are starting up once more, so all sports clubs should have their teams written and submitted before the week. Also, we will be celebrating the Tanabata festival here next week! We will begin preparations for stalls and classroom selection for the festival tomorrow. The forecast is sunny all week, so we will be hosting on the 7th, which gives each class and club fivd days."

Akira entirely forgot about the festival. It was an event where people would write on strips of paper and hang them on bamboo. Most of the time they were romantic wishes, while some just pure aspirations by people hoping to raise grades or for the newest soundtrack or something. Akira would just have to put down the same as he did last year, in secret of course. The teacher went on through some more noteworthy happenings and announcements, so Akira paid attention again. "- and remember, you need your student ID for all of these events. You will not be given a new one, so be sure to keep yours safe. That will be all, have a pleasant day!" Akira made sure to keep his ID safe, right in his pocket- Or was it? He patted it down, finding only his cellphone, no card inside.

He must have put it in another pocket, so he patted down each, to find no results. He must have left it in the classroom right? He got up to race back to check each classroom, only to be stopped by multiple people along the way, a couple pretending to apologize for the incident earlier, some girls asking him to go with them to the festival, and sports teams asking him to sign on before turning in their team. "Guys, guys! GUYS!" he tried to get them to move out of the way, but to no avail. He had to go around as it seemed the doorway he came from had been flooded with people, and the rest were just stopping him. He took a side corridor, and would be taking the long way around to the first class. He was lucky he was fast, as the group tried to follow but gave up quickly.

Taking the other door was a better decision, ad Akira wad able to run toward the classroom with little interference along the way. He found his card on his desk, but didn't think he could forget it like it was. Maybe it was just his mob of friends that dragged him off. He didn't have much time however as he heard the sound of the mob running after him. He jumped out the door only to see them approaching. He had to run again, toward the shoe lockers, otherwise he'd be late for work. He had to catch the train or He'd get an ear full from his boss.

There were no letters in his shoe locker thankfully, so he switched out quickly. Only problem was there were more people waiting for him before he left the school grounds. Coonfession letters, sport team signips, and a McDonald crier? Needless to say that was a new one, but Akira didn't have time to dabble as the horde caught up to him. He sprinted out the room, past everyone holding a paper to him. Constantly doing this after school earned his reputation, yet some tried to break it like it was a school wonder. The track team seemed especially eager as they raced after him out of the school.

"WE WILL CATCH YOU AKIRA!" The team captain yelled. "AND YOU WILL JOIN THE TRACK TEAM!" They tried each year since he started running from school, and hadn't caught him yet. They kept running, some keeping up better than last year. He'd have to jump into a shop to lose them. After pulling a circle through some alleyways, he jumped through a shop door and hiding as the window view was blocked by tints. When he looked up to figure out where he was however, he saw the silent princess in front of him.

Before she would scream at him again or speak, he placed his hand over her mouth and raised a finger with the other to his lips in a 'shh' sign, before looking out the window. The team ran past the shop, taking the turn and running past. They would probably keep at it so Akira was safe for now. He gave a sigh of relief and dropped his hands to his side. Athlete or not, he still got tired. Then there was the separate matter of the silent princess and what store he jumped into. It was a cafe, one he wasn't familiar with.