DARLING IN THE FRANXX HIGH!

Chapter 1: Car Ride

"Hey gramps, how much longer?"

A girl with long hair the same shade of cherry blossoms yawned heavily at the back of the car. It was a little quarter to seven as they travelled smoothly towards their destination.

Said girl stretches her sore limbs, eliciting a quiet moan from her rose colored lips. Adjusting her seating, her eyes dart towards the car's driver.

The driver was a burly looking man, probably in his 40's, wearing some suit and tie, dark shades, and a funny looking gadget stuck in his left ear. He had on a stoic expression plastered on his face as he navigated the vehicle through the busy road of Mistiltienn.

Hurling herself forward, she grabs hold of the driver's seat and casually asks, "Hey, do YOU know how long this ride will take?" attempting at least some small talk from this scary looking man.

The man merely moves an inch, not bothering to answer her question. In frustration, she lets out a loud 'huff!' and proceeds to look out of the car's window with a small pout on her face.

"Impatient as ever, aren't you now?" A rugged voice beside her chuckles. She glances at the old man she called 'gramps' earlier with a tinge of feigned annoyance. He was an eccentric looking man in his 70's with half his face covered in metallic armor, making his resemblance akin to an android of some sort.

She vaguely remembered asking him why he'd look the way he is and he'd answer nonchalantly he'd been involved in some accident which required him to wear such thing.

"Well, who wouldn't be!" She puffs, hands moving in a frustrated manner. "I've just arrived from the airport last night, and now you want me to accompany you to school this early?" True enough, the poor girl just arrived from her vacation in America last night and probably had some terrible jet lag. Blame her older sister for booking her flight a freaking day before her first day of school.

The old man just laughs, a tinge of robotic vibrato emitting from it. It too was a side effect of his android like state.

"Well, you ARE the granddaughter of Dr. Frank Werner" His voice laced with a hint of pride for himself. "Headmaster of FRANXX high."

The girl rolls her eyes in response. "Still! Why does it have to be so early? School starts in, like, an hour and a half" She questioned.

"Well, if it really bothers you, we have an opening ceremony to attend to." The doctor explains to her in a 'matter-of-fact' manner.

Huffing for like, the nth time this morning, the pink haired girl once again turns her gaze towards the car's window when suddenly, a flash of pink petals grabbed her attention. Time seemed to slow down for her as her eyes stared up at a huge sakura tree being held by metal poles, at the top of a hill.

With an unknown emotion filling her chest, she tears her eyes away from the lone tree and stares down at her red muffler she's been holding onto since the start of this ride. 'It's been awhile..' she thinks solemnly to herself. Suddenly, an idea flashes through her mind.

There's a hopeful glint in her teal colored irises, 'What if…-"

"Hats are forbidden at the campus you know." Her grandpa chimes, breaking her out of her thoughts. Waving him off, she tells him "I know that gramps, you don't have to remind me that!" Her lips curl into a toothy grin, revealing her canines that are sharper than normal.

But the doctor has this knowing look on his face. 'Until know, she's still conscious about it..' As he prepares himself to speak, the car they were riding on suddenly comes to a halt.

"We are here, sir" The driver speaks up.

In front of them was a high building with a modern design seemingly patterned to a bird nest. The school's crest greatly shined on top of the building's exterior.

The school, known for being one of the top prestigious schools here in Mistilteinn for it's offers of high class education in the fields of various intelligence was known as 'FRANXX High'.

However, before the doctor could even react, he hears the car door slam shut abruptly, leaving him alone with his silent driver.

"Ah, that troublesome young lady.." He sighs to himself.

Exiting as well, he sees his pink haired granddaughter heading towards the opposition direction from the school. He wonders to himself just where did she plan on going?

Shaking his head, he can't help but think what a handful this child was.