#self-wrote

He had a smirk on his face, the kind of smug look that screamed confidence. He was already dress in his cloak and waiting for his turned to be called, to truly display what he was capable of to the council.   Kon was an impatient person and has no qualm for waiting around when it comes to getting what he wants. He paced the hallway up and down as the other students watched him as though they were watching some tennis match.

Sasaki tapped his foot on the floor as he tries to remain calm of Kon uneasy behaviour. Sasaki stood up, walked toward Kon and pulled him by the collar. Like Kon, Sasaki has little patience, patience for Kon behaviour. Sasaki growled deep and pulled Kon to sit on an empty space. Sasaki glared down at him.

“Can you please settle down already?!” Sasaki shouted at Kon. Sasaki was totally pissed off and began wagging his finger at Kon. Sasaki placed both his hands on Kon’s shoulder and draw his head closer to Kon.

“You listen here, we are all as nervous as you are and you better not start fidgeting about. You will be called when they need to see you.” Sasaki spread his arms out to show Kon that he was not the only one who is waiting to be called. The students cheered on as Kon sighed and glanced up at Sasaki.

“But you know these kinds of thing. Only select few are chosen each year and this is my first time being selected. I’m pretty confident that I will get in. You’ll see, Sasaki. I would finally captured the souls and bring them the afterlife.” Kon looked at his hands as they began to tremble in excitement. Sasaki looked at him worried. Unlike Kon, Sasaki has been through this five times and all five times, he had failed.

“So naïve” Sasaki muttered and lucky for Sasaki, Kon was too engrossed in remembering all that he has learnt so that he could display his capability. The room soon quieten down as an elderly man, who wore the black cloak similar to all the students, emerged from behind the closed door. Kon raised his head as he smirked, praying internally that it was his turn.

“Kon, Kon Kurogane. The council has demand of your presence. Kindly come with me” the voice of the elderly man echoed through the hall before he disappeared again behind the door. Kon jumped high in the air and soon readjusted his cloak. He bowed to Sasaki.

“Wish me luck buddy. I hope to see you in the council.” Kon poked Sasaki’s chest and gave him a wink. He strutted his way as he ignored the muffled voices of displeasure and jealousy. Sasaki smiled, rubbing his chest where Kon had poked him as he watched Kon’s back, getting smaller and smaller and soon disappeared behind the door.

“Yeah, see you Kon.”Sasaki smiled as he sat back down. Kon entered a dark dark hallway. The door behind him shut, cutting off any source of light and he was surrounded with complete silence. His footsteps and the sound of his unnerving beating heart was all he could hear.  Flickers of light lit the hallway, shown Kon the path to where his should be walking. Kon took a deep breath and followed the row of lights. As Kon continued walking down the dim hallway, he noticed in a far distance, a concentrated light and a chair within the circle. As he got closer, he could hear sounds of muttering and a series of hush in the air.

“Sit down, Kurogane-kun” A female voice echoed as the muttering and hushing was silence.  “Have a seat and we will begin with the evaluation.” Kurogane nodded his head towards the unknown voice and hurried himself a little. He pulled his cloak as he sat on the chair. He brushed his cloak and looked into the darkness. His expression unwavering, there was no hint of fear in his eyes as he waited. He took a deep breathe and looked up at the panel. 

"State your name and class." The woman called out to Kon. Kon cleared his throat and gave his familiar smile. The smiles that earned the title, Council Prince. 

"My name is Kon Kurogane from class Shinigami A Rose. I believe that I have a strong motivation, power and belief to become the Shinigami that  you are looking for. My training in Guresukaru has thought me the foundation, fundamental and skills required to perform the task, should such cases arises. And I will perform it with minimal discretion and professionalism that you seek. Grant me a position to be the Shinigami that you are looking for and I assure you. I would not fail you." Kon gave his speech with gusto and confidence, his eye was still focus onto the council. 

The council broke into muttering and soon was silent as the woman voiced echoed again, with a commanding voice for silence. The woman thread her fingers together and smiled down at Kon. 

"Such words are just sugar coated to entice us. We shall have to give you a test like all the other students who" She paused. "Captured our attention. Kon Kurogane, we understand that you are a vice-president in the Council. But  I will not give you an instant approval to the council because of that. We like your character, we just looking for someone who can perform the task. As you know, only a handful of students gets to be a Shinigami per year.  We hope to see you then." She smiles and waved her hand.The lights in the room dim then darken and soon lit up with Kon sitting in an empty small room. Kon clenched his fist.

"Sugar coated words, she said." He punched the wall. "Damn it. I will proved to them, that I can be that person. I will be a Shinigami. You wait and see. Madam Veilox." Kon stood up and left the room. He walked by a mirror and was taken aback by the expression on his face.

The male with a dark hair and pale skin opened his raven black eyes as a ray of sun managed to peek through the curtain and shine upon him. He stretched his arms above his head as he screeched his tiredness away. He sat up, ruffled his hair as he looked around. From across the room, a square-like object was thrown across the room, bull’s eye right on the male’s head. The impact was so hard that the male fell onto the floor.

“Itai” The male ruffled his black hair, rubbing his sore spot with his other hand as he whined. He grabbed the pillow and snuggled against it. He stuck out his tongue to the other male with the blonde hair. The other sat up in his bed and grabbed the clock that was sitting on the side drawer and squint his eyes as he read the hands.

“Urusei na, teme. Damn it Kon, its freaking 7 a.m. in the morning.” The other growled deep. He settled the clock back in its place and sat on the edge of his bed as he held his head in his hand. He peeked at Kon who was still cuddling the pillow, with his tongue stuck out at him. He could feel a slight nerve being picked on.

“You will not get back the pillow Sasaki.” Kon cried out. He peeked from beyond the bed and climbed back on it. He continued to cuddle against the pillow, being all playful. Kon would only display his child-like behaviour to Sasaki. No one outside their dorm room knows how Kon truly behaved.

“You can have it, Kon,” Sasaki spoke with an unpleasant tone as he glared at Kon and got out of bed. “I’m hitting the shower. We have a big day ahead.” Sasaki stood up, grabbed the towel from the chair and disappeared into the kitchen where the bathroom was located. The sound of water filled the silence and soon followed by the bathroom door shut close. Kon sat up and smirked, agreeing that today was the day.

Years of training at the Guresukaru Academy has finally paid off. Kon was granted the opportunity to be selected as a member of the shinigami council. Even Sasaki was granted the opportunity which brought a smile on Kon's face as the thought of being part of it alongside his best friend and roommate. All that was left standing between him and being a part of the council was to show them what he was capable of.

Kon was a straight A student who excelled both academically and physically. He was a vice president of the Student council whom everyone respected and supported him. He too excelled in all sports but was never part of any clubs. He was an all-rounder who always finds the time to juggle both studies and extra-curriculum. Kon flexed and clenched his fist as he imagined a life of a Shinigami.

I closed my eyes and took a slow deep breathe and exhale. The day had been a long and tiring day and I was exhausted of all the work that I had done for the day. Sitting alone in a brown leather sofa, just enjoying the aircon provided by the town library, I could feel my eye lids grew heavy and I thought to myself, maybe a few minutes of rest won't get the librarians all fussy.

I took a few more deep breathe in and exhale before my eyelids close shut. In my mind, I saw flashes of colors before my eyes. They lured with their mixtures of bright colours which reminded me of a kaleidoscope and it made me smile. In the horizon, I saw a shadow. It look quite opaque and blurry. I rubbed my eyes hoping it will help to get my eyes adjusted. But to no avail, the image continue to show me a hazy effect.

With the feeling of urgency, I made a dash towards the silhouette. The figure slowly formed a well built man. He stood tall, his body had firmed muscle of appropriate propotion. His hair was black as raven, short and neat. His facial features firmed yet has a little subtlety to it as a smile was drawn from his thin lips. My heart skips a beat as I stood in awe of the image before me. I walked a little closer as my lips was too forming a curve shape of a smile.

I raised my hand towards his cheeks and simply caressed them. I muttered some words but none where audible to me. But he stood there, still smiling down at me with his bluish-green eyes. He raised his hand towards mine and caressed it slowly before grasping in his hand. He leaned close towards me, my lips pressed tightly as my breathing became shallow. I was holding my breathe.

I felt a tap on my shoulder and soon his image vanished before me, leaving me in a darkness all alone. Another tap on my shoulder, made a ray light shine through before me and soon, I was awake. My eyes bat slowly, trying to adjust to the lighting. I turned slowly to see the person who has interrupted my sleep, to either give him or her a peace of my mind or be ready to apologize.

My breathe held for a moment as I gazed at the man standing behind me. He smiled and leaned closer to me. "Hey there sleepy head. Had a nice sleep?" His voice was deep yet melodious to my ears. "Just resting. I know this is not the place to do it but I really like the ambience here." I shook my head a few times before looking down, avoiding his gazed. I held my bag tightly to my chest. "What are you doing here?" I asked him, simply out of curiousity and raised my head just a little to see his face but avoiding eye contact. "Well, I was trying to find a book for my college paper and somehow I stumble to find you here, Sleeping beauty." He chuckled and poke my forehead gently. I rubbed my forehead and smiled. How bizarre is it, to find the person you were dreaming, to walk into your life. I looked up at him, gaining confidence in myself.