*yawn..*

"Well, this is exhausting..."

I think I'm going to faint from just looking at the chalkboard, for god knows how many times I've seen it. I know the teacher is way more exhausted then I am due to the whole teaching thing, but man do my eyes just refuse to stay awake today.

My name is Itou Akasaka. I'm a first year student of Eitouku Gakuen, which is a fairly known private school in Tokyo. For a 16 year old high school student, I could say my looks are... decent. The one thing that's noticeable of me is my surprisingly natural, sort of spiky white hair. And yes, I had my fair share of names being called because of this. I think I'm the only high school student who was ever called 'Gramps'. For a blooming teenager who cares 5% in fashion, It's a real low blow.

Besides that, I'm also a man who is looking forward to a single 'school event'. And of course, SUMMER VACATION!

'I'm more tired? How can I be more tired when I'm thinking about good things?! Dear god, is the damn bell ever gonna ring?'

I sat straight and took a deep breath, trying my best to stay awake. I'm sure I had a good nights sleep last night. I even woke refreshed then ever, so why am I this tired?

*sigh..*

"What a lovely day~"

I turned my head to the right, and through the window the bright warm summer view of outside was like a beautiful painting, compared to the classroom that I'm stuck in right now. I so wanted to jump out the window and enjoy the life I'm given. But the fact that I can't survive a three story fall was like a curse to me.

God screwed up! He should have made people resilient to three story falls! ...and the ability to stay awake...

'I'm just making it worse... Sitting at the window side isn't helping at all..'

Final exams were coming up. If I want to have a relaxing vacation, I should be focusing in class, not dozing off.

As I tried my best to ignore the view and concentrate in class, 'That' activated on it's own. I gritted my teeth and sighed heavily.

"Oh great, what is it going to show me.."

"Uh... Itou, are you listening?.."

"Yeah..."

...Who did I just answer to right now?

"Buh?!"

The teacher who was just in front of the chalkboard, was now standing right next to me like a magical teleporting ninja. God, I didn't even hear her footsteps!

This magical teleporting ninja was Saya sensei, my homeroom teacher. Her smooth mint colored ponytail hair was long enough to fall down to her back. The neatly dressed black and brown dress suit highlighted her already beautiful features. She was undoubtedly our class idol. With her standing right next to me, smiling like a warm sun to an unworthy student like me was too much for me to handle.

"Sa, Saya sensei! Ho, How goo, I mean can I help you?"

I sat properly like a stone statue, and tried to speak to her properly while half of the words coming out of my mouth was gibberish.

"Umm.. I called you several times, but you weren't responding.. So i came to check.. I, I didn't disturb you did I?.."

"N, No! Not at all! Not at all!"

Oh god, I didn't hear a single thing that she said. My brain! I know you and I are not doing so well today, but please help me just this once! I promise I'll never let you get eaten in a zombie apocalypse!

When Saya sensei was starting to look at me funny, I saw the chalkboard which had bunch of math equations written on them. Seeing that the letters are still vivid, I was almost sure it was written just now.

'Freshly written equations! Saya sensei standing here! And it's math class! Put them all together, and that means!..'

"O, Oh! I should go solve that, right?"

"We, well yes.. But y, you can sit down if you don't want to.."

"Nononono! I'm more than happy to! Gotta get learning, am I right?"

Woohoo! Nailed it! Jeez, her coming out of nowhere really shook me up. So much that I'm genuinely wondering if she actually has some kind of teleporting abilities.

I stood up from my seat and started to walk towards the chalkboard. The sooner i write the answer the better.

"Um... Itou? Were you by any chance dozing off?"

I came to a sudden halt. She went right for the bullseye. I'm telling you, teachers are not to be taken lightly.

"Wha, what? That's not what i.."

"I, I'm so sorry.. I should have made my class more interesting.. I'm such a failure as a teacher.."

"Uh, sensei? I didn't say anything about the class being boring?'

Despite my explanation, Saya sensei's eyes started to turn red. Her elbows and her voice started to tremble, like at any moment she would burst into tears. I know Saya sensei is a timid person and she's not the type that lies to someone. But when there's trouble in class, she guilt trips herself like this EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!

She doesn't even blame or scolds the person who caused it! Oh no, she apologizes and then goes into self guilt mode in a millisecond! Nobody knows how much it hurts to make a saint like Saya sensei cry, when it's not even a big deal that started the whole thing.

'Oh god it hurts! It feels like my soul got kicked in the nuts!'

And just like history, when there's a sinner, there's always the torches and the pitchforks.

Despite me already regretting that i dozed off in class. Almost all of the male students sent hellfire like glares to me like they were going to start a riot that includes you guessed it, torches and pitchforks.

"Itou, you bastard! How dare you make Saya sensei cry!"

"Have you no heart, you fiend! An angel shedding a tear because of you!"

"The penalty is DEATH!"

"""AYE!"""

All the guys roared while rolling up their textbooks. And I do NOT want to know what they're planning to do with those.

"Don't AYE me! I'm already mentally damaged! I don't need physical damage on top of that!"

"""Well, too bad! That's our plan! Prepare yourself!"""

Normally, this is when Saya sensei comes in and calms this kind of situation. and she's pretty good at it despite her timid nature. But right now, she rolled herself into a ball while sitting in a corner and mumbling in a really depressing tone.

And that's really bad for me, because I have no idea how to stop these guys! If god made a mistake, it's goddamn teenage hormones! This is it! This is the end of Itou Akusaka, age 16!

"SHUT. IT."

The cold, strict tone spread through the classroom. With just two words, the guys fire like rage was put off immediately.

Class prez, who was sitting at the front row turned around facing the guys. Prez's silky silver hair brushed her beautiful figure like gentle waves. Seeing that made my heart skip a beat.

In a whole different reason.

"Do I have to point out, that we're still in the middle of class? And hearing you all shouting your lungs out is making others uncomfortable. Including, me."

"""U..Ugh...!"""

Her cold eyes pierced the guys and made them flinch like mice fronting a cat. They didn't answer back, and immediately sat on their seats with an awkward fidgeting smile, like Because they knew too well what would happen if they face her.

"That's better. Itou, do your thing."

"R, Right.. T, Thanks prez.."

Thanks to her, I got to live another day. I was grateful. And terrified at the same time. I wanted to give prez a thumbs up, but my legs were trembling so hard, I was too busy trying not to trip.

I know that I wasn't her target, but when I saw Prez's death glare, my mind turned blank and then fear just took over. That's what you call instinct, I guess..

By the way... Why am I standing in the middle of the classroom? I'm pretty sure I was supposed to do something...

What was it...

"I, Is the question too hard? I didn't know it was too difficult... I should've thought this through..."

"Buh?!..."

I almost had a heart attack. Saya sensei was in the corner a second ago, but now she's standing right next to me. Thanks to the life shortening experience, my pitiful brain cells now remembered what I should d.. Wait. Why am I'm getting a deja vu over here..

"Sensei?.. Are, you okay?.."

"I'm fine... I'm not crying or anything.. That would be embarrassing.. Huh? What is this water coming out of my eyes?.."

"Chaaarggee!"

Is history repeating itself or what? How could this same shit happen to me twice? Oh no, I ain't going to screw it up this time!

I stopped right in front of the chalkboard. Seeing Saya sensei tear up for the second time, I can feel the guys burning their eyes off just wanting to tear me apart. If I mess it up, this really is the last of me. Game over. Bad end. One way ticket to the Styx!

But that's not going to happen! I'm going to take the chalk, heighten my senses, and finish this equation once and for al..

'Crap, I don't know this..'

I mean, Saya sensei wasn't lying. If I think about it, I should be able to figure this out. But... Because I was dozing off, my mind wasn't fully... awake, so to speak. So much so, some of the numbers look like alien text me. Or it could be the fear taking over again. It could be?

Well, I can see it right now. Saya sensei's going to send me to my seat. She's going to say that she's sorry and doesn't deserve to be a teacher. After the self blaming fiasco's over, I'm going to perish in the flames and be with my ancestors! What a delightful way to reach the end~

'I, Itou Akusaka. Am a man! If the penalty of making an angel cry is death, then so be it! I shall apologize to the angel, and go out with a bang! Testosterone bodies, come at me! I do not fear you! I'm ready to accept my fat..'

When I was about to drop the chalk, something happened. I was looking at the chalkboard, but I was seeing something different.

It was the answers. The equations on the board was already solved. The answers were right there. An answer I did not solve, nor know.

With this I don't have to disappoint sensei. I don't have to be punished by the sensei worshiping guys. Is this once in a life time.

No, 'frequent' accident lucky?

"...Shit..."

Hell no.

I gritted my teeth and then started to write with the chalk. The answers 'vision' filled my head and was distracting me, but I tried my best to ignore it and kept on writing.

After I finished writing, I quietly took the chalk down and swiftly turned around, slamming the board with my right hand as hard as I can. What I wrote on the board was...

[Please forgive me, for I do not know the answer!]

"I'm really sorry!.."

No matter how you look at it, there was no way that this is the answer. If this is the end, I refuse to go down the normal way!

"..."

The moment I slammed the board, every single person inside the classroom froze in their place. I thought I'd be class enemy #1 by now, ready to welcome whatever punishment that came at my way. Hate and shock, that's okay, but never expected the reactions to be this quiet. It was too quiet that I was starting to get worried.

"Uh oh, did I screw up?.."

But then finally something happened. The guys who were ready to make my ass grass, smiled while clapping hands almost to the point of celebration.

"It's a screw up all right, but it's a damn good one!"

"You need to have some balls to write something that ballsy!"

"You earned our respect, Itou!"

Look at them, they're willing to forgive the sins that I have done. Of course, it would be heart warming if all their mid term grades weren't kissing the ground.

"You guys don't know the answer, do you?"

"""Well, duh?"""

Wow, that is sad. Everybody says honesty is important, but now wouldn't be the time to use it. I know this schools curriculum is quite difficult. Hell, back when I was in middle school, I had to study day and night for two year, and just barely passed the entrance exam. Normally I don't believe the phrase, 'God works in mysterious ways'. But whenever I see those guys in one of the elite schools in Tokyo, I have no choice but to be fascinated by it.

Well, thanks to... comradery? I guess I don't have to suffer after all.

"Uh, pathetic.."

"Do they actually think that's a good thing?"

"When will they grow up?"

I guess I'm wrong. Me and the guys minds is brutally torn to pieces by the girls disgusted gazes. Even Prez sighed and turned away at us. Oh god! I can't avoid the eyes! It's so painful, I'm now WISHING death right now!

"I'm trash.. I don't deserve life.."

My self confidence was beaten up beyond repair. I felt like my soul wanting to leave me and never come back. Don't worry, my body will leave soon after...

"W, Well, thank you for trying Itou! Y, You can go back to your seat now! S, Someone should come out.. S, Saki! Why don't you come out next!"

Even Saya sensei was overwhelmed by me and the guys depressing aura, that she got out of her depressing state and despertly tried to continue the class.

Well, I'm glad at least something good came out of all this.

"Haa..."

When I got back to my seat, I sighed while looking at the chalkboard. I'd be lying if I didn't feel regret for not being able to solve the question. To tell the truth, if I had a few seconds, I might have been able to solve it. But then the stupid image had to ruin everything.

This 'vision' wasn't something that happened recently too. Even when I was young, I could 'see' who will win a race match, when my parents will come home, and when some kind of accident will happen, without any knowledge of me knowing so. To put it short,

I could see into future events.

I was born with these symptoms. It wasn't an all time, all seeing thing like you see in some fantasy stories. It always happens whenever it feels like it, but it gave me enough knowledge to act.. different to others.

Back then, I used these sights to benefit myself and help others that needed it or close to me. Solving difficult answers and helped my friends and people close to me avoid bad events that would happen to them. At first I thought I was luckiest person on earth. Of course, I was naive.

When I was in second grade elementary. I had a friend named Shinya, who was really into soccer. One day, when we were playing outside together with some friends, I saw a vision of him crashing into a car. I was so shocked that I told Shinya right away what was going to happen. Shinya didn't know about my ability, so it was obvious that he didn't believe me. I even suggested to play somewhere else, but he just laughed and just kept on playing. While playing, one of the kids kicked the ball so hard that it went flying. When Shinya rushed to retrieve it, he reached the road, and then the same car that I saw in my vision was coming right at him. I ran with all my might and yanked Shinya just before he got hit.

When I asked Shinya if he was okay, he shook with terror while looking at me, and immediately ran screaming. From there, my misfortune was just getting started.

Next day, Shinya completely avoided me and called me a monster. Not only that, my friends who were at that day, also avoided me because they saw what happened. They started to make rumors about me so nobody can go near me. They even ganged up and hit me. Saying that a monster like me needs to get rid of. Even the teachers believed their words over mine, and treated me like I'm a bad kid.

My whole childhood was just a living hell. And I realized that my ability was not a blessing. It was a disgusting curse.

If not for my parents who supported me, I might have done something horrible. When I couldn't stand it. They went through the trouble to move to a whole new neighborhood just for me. And when I got into high school, I told myself to change and swear that I would never give attention to my visions or act upon them.

If I see a vision I try my best to ignore it. Even to this day, I'm... afraid that the past events will happen to me again.

"...Let's foc..u..s.."

When I was about to concentrate, suddenly my head started to get dizzy. I blinked and rubbed my eyes, but it had no effect.

"Wh.. What's wrong wi..th.. me..."

I tried my best to stay awake, but my eyelids just kept getting heavier. Everything looked like it was turning and made me sick.

Before I could do something, everything turned black.

Hey guys! This is my first time posting in a big website like this, and man am I excited! I can't believe this took three days to translate. Well, there's the fact that this is the first time writing in English... Oh, I'm Korean btw.

If you're expecting this to be a normal vanguard fan fic, you are in for a ride!