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"Remember those times when we used to actually be friends? Those were nice times, times that weren't very far behind us." Long ago, ten students were best friends in elementary school. They spent practically their whole life with each other. Even their parents bonded with one another. They were like... one big family, you could say, because it was hard to find one of them alone whenever you looked. Separate them? No way, not going to happen. Their bonds were just that strong. And imagine, this all started with fate stringing them with a simple introduction. Ever since, these ten students have become the closest of friends possible.

Starting from elementary, their relationships and friendships were born. How? That is what they know and remember, being precious memories of the past, even to today. They went through childish crushes, tackling each other on the grass just for fun, and passing dramatic notes in class just because they were in their young ages. These fights, crushes, and childish feelings towards each other often faded within a couple of days. After all, they all loved each other in the end, and they got over it, maybe shedding a few forgettable tears here and there. Truly a friendship.

But it wasn't as though their friendship stopped there. The school they went to provided for kids from kindergarden to middle school, and so they continued their daily, regular lives from the next year, to the next, and the year afterwards. There were two incredibly competitive boys who always held somewhat of a rivalry for some, a girl who wasn't afraid to be honest, a boy who did nothing half of the day, a girl who was very preceptive towards others, a boy who cared less about himself than for others, a girl who had the aura of maturity, a boy who had an odd tendency to get the ladies, and two girls who were simply bursting with energy and a bit mischief.

Over time, they got a bit more distant, getting overwhelmed with the shift from elementary to middle school. The older kids actually made them nervous, and half way through middle school, some of the girls began to feel the need to be like the others and wear makeup. The guys began to become more rude and sporty like the other guys were. They fit in entirely well, but what a tiresome act is was. It was only after school when the ten of them met up to become their goofy childish selves again, just as they always were when they were younger. None of that silly "growing up" nonsense stopped them from being themselves like before- is what they thought.

Things definitely began to change, whether they liked it or not. Suddenly, these ten friends didn't exactly just like each other as friends anymore; some actually had feelings for each other, and they had no clue how to respond to it. What could they expect? They were growing older? But they were still kids on the inside. It was a wrong feeling, and it slowly began to detach the group. These feelings weren't just romantic though, a few began to see flaws in their friends that began to irritate them, and some rivalries made enemies between two people. And to make it worse- they were never going to see each other again. Because all of them were moving away.

Yes, they were all moving away to different schools, to different cities, and some even moved all the way across the world, traveling over seas. But why did it happen? Was it purposely? Was it the parents' doing? No. Not at all. It wasn't any of those reasons. It was simply fate, deciding to tear them apart. Fathers and mothers had jobs across the seas, the taxes were too expensive, some of them had to get ready for high school in schools more fitted for their college choices, already. Regardless of the reason, it had nothing to do with the way they behaved and acted towards one another. It was already beginning, see, their coming of age to finally grow up and start the path to adulthood. Maybe those ten kids knew that they wouldn't be the same in the future and that they knew things would change and happen, but chose to push it away. They had their reasons to. The thought of becoming someone different, someone you wouldn't recognize until the time, was scary to them, and maybe that's why none of them mentioned it to each other and simply stayed quiet to enjoy whatever happy moments they had left. Those happy moments died away though, little by little, day by day. The group began to fall apart because they were growing up and become people they hadn't predicted to become. This move, however, was only making the matter worse.
Those childish days were now left behind them.
After all.
Times waits for no one.

And so they went their separate ways. What was the most tragic part of it all was that most of them left each other on a bad note. They didn't remember the days when they were smiling and laughing together on the last day they saw each other. Instead, most of them remember anger, hatred, and rivalry. Their eyes, when they looked at each other, said nothing friendly, even if they didn't use words. That's what was so bad about it. It was horrible. The parents couldn't see it. They couldn't see their children giving glares and threatening looks at each other like they were going to start a fight. The last day they saw each other, it wasn't pleasant. Instead of missing them and the fun they shared when they were younger, they remembered hurting one another, and nothing else. On the last day, they didn't say good byes. They remained silent and let what happened happen. There was the smaller majority of the group, thankfully, that hadn't gotten into fights and cried their hearts out. They wouldn't see each other again, and none of them had phones to contact each other with. This was the second half of the tragic day when they'd leave, all in opposite directions. Despite the anger and hatred in the air, there were also tears and tight embraces. It was always a horrible feeling when a best friend would never see their best friend for the rest of their life. Yes, it was over. They all went their separate ways, went to new high schools, made new friends, found new loves, and adapted to their setting within the time they lived and stayed there. What was left behind was everything from the past. They hardly dwelled on it anymore, and those memories began to fade away into nothing, slowly being forgotten. But then again, once you've met someone you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.

A few years have passed since all ten of the students cut ties with each other once graduating middle school and entering the stage of adolescence without each other. Obviously, they somewhat began to forget each other, or, more like, forgot to remember each other, but one the day they separated, they thought they'd never see each other again. Some were incredibly fine with that while others were incredibly not. But years later, after readjusting to their new homes, their parents have set up something a little special for them this ongoing summer.

"We're sending you back to your home from --- years ago for the summer with a few of your friends. We've rented you a small home for the ten of you to stay in for the summer on the country side. You can enjoy the land, and there are plenty of activities to do there and places that you and your friends would enjoy. You're next to the ocean and living on the base of the mountain for a while. I'm certain you'll all enjoy it, especially since it's been so long since you've all seen each other before." Of course they all said yes, but wondered- 'I just saw my friends a week ago before summer. What do they mean by that...?'

It's quite obvious to us, however, that these ten students are oblivious to the fact that they're meeting up with their friends from childhood. They do not know this, and therefore pack for a summer vacation without questioning or complaining. They thought it was their friends from their school, from their city, where they lived, and yes, they did wonder a bit about who these friends were, but didn't call or text to find out. A surprise sounded like some fun, actually. When the time to leave came, they went, excited to see where they'd be living for the summer.

When they all arrived, all at different times, obviously, they instant were amazed by the beauty of the countryside. Green was everywhere, and when it turned dark, you could see every single star in the sky. Old traditional houses were scattered around the crop fields and shrines to deities were placed here and there, hidden secretly in the underbrush. Their inner children instincts came out, having an urge to explore and look around, but the house was priority, and they saw an excepted sight when they arrived.

Instead of finding the friends that they had expected, the ten found each other staring at their old friends from their childhood years. It came as a shock to them all, and they didn't know how to react. Those feelings of anger, rivalry, and even some of the friendships, were in the far past, childish feelings that they weren't sure to hold onto upon seeing their faces. They can't leave, however. Their summer has just started, and how it ends, whether good or bad is up to them. Will these feelings of a child come back to them? Or will they be withheld with a mask of maturity?

Name: Satoru Laussen
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Competitive | Impetuous | Egoistic
Infatuated With: The Perceptive (Hiroko Miyamoto | Yanagi Takayama)
Taken By: Rhianoue
Face Claim: Rin Matsuoka

Name: Akira Saito
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Sassy | Straight Forward | Protective
Infatuated With: N/A
Taken By: Rhianoue
Face Claim: Yuyuka Nekota

Name: Daisuke Wakeshima
Age: ---
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Lazy | Passive | Calm
Infatuated With: The Happy-Go-Lucky (Hisakawa Chinatsu | Yui Yuigahama)
Taken By: ઽ૮૨α
Face Claim: Oreki Hotarou

Name: Hiroko Miyamoto
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Perceptive | Cheerful | Determined
Infatuated With: The Competitive (Satoru Laussen | Rin Matsuoka)
Taken By: Luna Delta
Face Claim: Yanagi Takayama

Name: Arata Ito
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Kind Hearted | Selfless | Considerate
Infatuated With: The Blunt (Akira Saito | Yuyuka Nekota)
Taken By: Luna Delta
Face Claim: Yamato Kurosawa

Name: Aiko Fujimura
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Elegant | Honest | Caring
Infatuated With: N/A
Taken By: Arrow-
Face Claim: Aika Fuwa

Name: Kobi Burkov
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Prideful | Intelligent | Haughty
Infatuated With: The Ladies Man (--- | Ren Jiguji)
Taken By: Pusheen
Face Claim: Mamura Daiki

Name: Hisakawa Chinatsu
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Energetic | Impulsive | Blunt
Infatuated With: The Tired (Daisuke Wakeshima | Oreki Houtarou)
Taken By: Miss Normer
Face Claim: Yui Yuigahama

Name: Alphonse Orlav
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Flirtatious | Easy Going | Adventurous
Infatuated With: The Sly (Valeraine Katsukawa | Masuzu Natsukawa)
Taken By: NyanCat
Face Claim: Ren Jiguji

Name: Valeraine Katsukawa
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Mischievous | Clever | Easily Embarrassed
Infatuated With: The Competitive (Satoru Laussen | Rin Matsuoka)
Taken By: Ever
Face Claim: Masuzu Natsukawa

Name: Makoto Mado
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Shy | Quiet | Kind Hearted
Infatuated With: The Mature (Aiko Fujimura | Aika Fuwa)
Taken By: Rhianoue
Face Claim: Izumi Miyamura

Name: Levi Honda
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Grade:: Sophomore -> Junior
Personality: Trait | Trait | Trait
Infatuated With: The Arrogant (Kobi Burkov | Mamura Daiki)
Taken By: Luna Delta
Face Claim: Shishio Satsuki | Hirunaka no Ryuusei

▷ The Competitor and The Arrogant share a rivalry with each other, feeling the need to be better than the other.
► The Perceptive and The Blunt are very close friends.
▷ The male trio consists of The Tired, The Ladies Man, and The Arrogant.
► The Mature and The Happy-Go-Lucky harbor a slight dislike for The Perceptive.
▷ The Blunt and The Ladies Man share a brother-sister relationship.
► The Competitive and The Selfless are very close friends.
▷ The Sly and The Perceptive do not get along well because of their rivalry over The Competitive.
► The Happy-Go-Lukcy looks up to The Arrogant because of how smart he is.
▷ The Tired and The Perceptive are very close friends.
► The Mature and The Competitor are friends.
▷ The Blunt harbors a slight dislike for The Sly.
► The female trio consists of The Mature, The Happy-Go-Lucky, and The Sly.
▷ The Perceptive and The Competitive as kind of like training buddies.
► The Happy-Go-Lucky and The Tired admire each other, even though they don't know it.

1. Reservation - To reserve, please find the rule hidden somewhere here (it's not really even hidden anymore..). Afterwards, you have 72 hours to get up a wip, and then a few days to finish it unless you talk to me explaining why you can't. Sometimes I'll bend this rule, but don't count on it all the time. If you don't have a wip of your character up in the time given, I'll have to send you a PM warning you that your role could be taken. Any wip can be submitted in 72 hours, that is plenty of time, and it doesn't even need to be a good-looking wip. As long as it's there, it tells me that you're active and can/wants to rp. The character should be finished ASAP within the free time you have to complete them, and I'll send out warnings to those who don't have their character finished if it's a few days away from the start of the rp. However, in this rp, anyone and everyone is able to snatch away a character. If the role is not listed under 'Taken,' meaning it's only been reserved, you may feel free to reserve it as well and compete for the role. We're looking for clean sheets, good grammar, and creativity with your character, even if you are given some limits. A winner will be decided and given that role based off those three categories.

✄ 2. Rules - No, this isn't the hidden rule, but basically, stick to RPGway's rules and my rules. Three strikes and you're out, right?

✄ 3. Literacy - Please, oh please be literate. Its fine if this isn't your first language, but make an attempt to look over your words. If you need help, you can always call on me. Right, and at least 400 words a post. Not that I'll be checking maybe, but make it an acceptable long post. That, and also please be experienced in rping at this website! Sorry for being picky... but I'm going to have to be this time! Clean and pretty character sheets and posts, please!

✄ 4. Gore and Romance - 'Course this is all appreciated, and wanted, and loved, but lets not go into '30 Shades of Grey' romance or 'Elfen Lied' gore. Let's just not. Either PM it with whoever you're doing the do with, or fade to black, and for violence, let's not put blood in every single post possible. I don't really get where violent would really come in though, honestly. Like, come on. Slice of life rp doesn't mean go and murder your past rivals. I can get punches and tackling, nosebleeds, maybe a cut here and there, etc. But I certainly don't want to see people chopping each other into pieces for this rp. Romance is just... we all know what to do. Fade to black or PM it. Don't put that stuff in here please.

✄ 5. Story and Theme - Please relate to this theme and story! It'd be great if your characters looked as if they were of the era, and if your bio ties in with the plot, I swear. I will love you forever. Please accept my love.

✄ 6. Other - CAN WE ALL JUST PM LUNA AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CS? -Because Luna wanted one, and I wanted one, so came the birth of this fabulous-ish rp! Hopefully it looks alright, because, seriously, coding it so that there's words in the center of two gifs is such a pain. It's nice and pretty to look at, but I guarantee you, it's horrible. Pain in the butt. Don't do it unless absolutely necessary or an odd perfectionist like I am. I'm trying to think of a rule while I type this, but it's kind of difficult. Ah, I'll make it few because why not? (Answer only one if you want) There's a quote in here from an animated movie. If you can find it, tell me what movie it's from, and who said it (trick-ish question), bonus points and love to you. If you know what the last two pictures under the "More to Know" headline, tell me and extra extra love for you. (There are actually two quotes, but one may be much harder to guess.) If you know what studio *COUGH COUGH* SO OBVIOUS *COUGH COUGH* I'm in love with and have been in love with since I was a kid, double the extra extra love for you. And for those who just didn't feel like reading this huge rule at the bottom, which actually tends to be the most interesting out of the six (five which never change), just tell me if you think you'd want to live (for the summer) on the country side of Japan.