Satoru slowly opened his eyes to the beeping of his alarm clock. He groaned and slapped it in order to get it to shut up. Satoru then sluggishly sat up, allowing himself a few moments to sit and stare as he woke up. Eventually he got up and out of bed, leaving all of his blankets and pillows in one large heap. 

He walked over to his closet and grabbed out his uniform before heading to the bathroom. Unfortunately his sister was using it and knowing her it would be at least an hour before he had access to it. 

Satoru had no idea what took her so long to get ready for work. Though all he ever heard was her loud boombox and the faint sound of her singing. He’d tried to get her attention by banging on the door. He just wanted to quickly get in there to do his hair and brush his teeth but she didn’t hear him. She just kept on with her business. 

When Satoru realized that she wouldn’t be coming out anytime soon he just decided to head into her room in order to get ready. She had a pretty nice vanity so he just decided to use that while he put his uniform on and brushed out his hair. Once he made sure he was decent he headed out and was greeted by his sister. 

“Here’s some money to get breakfast from the convenience store, I’ll be off now,” she said to him, grabbing her purse before leaving. 

Satoru took the money and put it in his pocket then quickly went into the bathroom to brush his teeth before he too grabbed his bag before taking his leave. 

Right as he opened the door he was greeted by his friend Hiroto who lived in the house next to his apartment complex. Hiroto had always waited for Satoru every morning without fail. They had been best friends ever since they were kids and walked to school with one another for as long as they could remember. 

Hiroto was a fairly tall guy, he was around six feet tall. He had long, wavy brown hair. He was very well put together compared to Satoru who just did the bare minimum to not look like a complete slob. The two had been friends since they were both in preschool. Hiroto was being bullied by some boys in their class for always playing with the girls. They were throwing rocks and dirt at him. Satoru took notice of this and immediately defended him. The rest is history and they have remained friends ever since. Though Satoru has no idea where he gathered the courage to do such a thing.

Satoru had always been pretty reserved and hardly if ever went out of his way to interact with people. He just stayed in his lane. He wasn’t the best at making friends either so he just stuck around Hiroto for the most part. 

“Ready to head out?” Hirtoto asked with a smile and Satoru nodded in response. Satoru quite liked their morning routine. 

“You were running a little late this morning, everything okay?” Hiroto asked as they began their walk to school. 

“Yeah, Megumi was just taking up the bathroom. I thought she would already be on her way to work, but it seemed like she was still getting ready. I was worried that she would cause me to run a bit late though.”

“Oh yeah I did think it was a bit odd to see her leave so late. I typically never see her leave at this time or rather I don’t usually see her at all. She’s normally at work by now.”

“Not sure what the deal is with that but it’s not like I care. It’s not like I’m her dad or anything,” Satoru shrugged. 

Hiroto smiled and laughed, “yeah, I suppose that is true.”

The two continued talking about random things while they made their way to school. At some point Satoru made a quick stop into the convenience store to grab some breakfast. Since Satoru was just going in to grab something quick he just stood outside, waiting for him.

It only took Satoru a minute or so to get his breakfast before he came back out.

“Fast as usual I see and with your classic tuna onigiri?” Hiroto asked, even though he already knew the answer. 

Satoru nodded, “yup, you know me.” 

Satoru was very much a creature of habit. Whenever his sister gave him money for breakfast he always got the same thing. There wasn’t a single day where he wouldn’t get it. Hiroto had no clue how Satoru didn’t get sick of eating the same thing over and over but if that’s what Satoru wanted to eat, he wouldn’t argue, after all it wasn’t his breakfast. 

After Satoru got his breakfast the two continued on their way to school. They continued the rest of the way with Hiroto talking about something random and Satoru listening. 

The two eventually reached the school and were greeted by a boy with blond hair tied up neatly in a ponytail. He was waving and smiling wide at the pair. This was their other friend and the one that completed their trio. 

His name is Kanato and he used to live next to Hiroto back when they were kids. Kanato and Hiroto’s families were pretty close which led their children to become close as well. 

In Satoru’s eyes Kanato was similar to Hiroto in the way that he was full of life and energy but it wasn’t quite the same. Kanato had a sort of elegance and beauty to him that Satoru wasn’t quite sure how to explain. 

“Good morning!” Kanato greeted, “took you guys long enough to get here, I was getting impatient.”

“Sorry, Megumi was taking up the bathroom so I was running a bit late,” Satoru explained. 

“Ah I see I see,” Kanato nodded. 

Out of the corner of his eye Satoru noticed a large group of girls coming towards them. He internally groaned. This was Hiroto’s fan club, well not really but that’s what Satoru thought of them as. 

They seemed to always be around Hiroto. Satoru found them to be absolutely insufferable and at least half of them had had a crush on Hiroto at one point. 

The group of girls came up to Hiroto with wide smiles on their faces, fawning over him and asking about how his weekend was. Satoru rolled his eyes and backed away from the group as he put his shoes on, Kanato shuffled across the lockers and waited for Satoru to put his shoes on. 

Satoru tapped his foot on the ground, adjusting his shoes before putting his outdoor shoes in his locker. “Alright Hirtoto, we’re gonna head to class. We’ll see you at lunch,”