The Ice Will Melt Some Day

Chapter One "The Encounter"


Disclaimers. I didn't make Gakuen Alice. Daichi Hanahisaki is a made up character.
Niji is a real song by Aqua Timez. Just another fanfic. Sankyuus Very Much.

In the mysterious school called Alice Academy, people with God given abilities are gathered together on the search for more people like them. They call these abilities, Alices. Alices make the world go round, but the world makes the Alices spin like crazy.


"Get her! Don't let her get away again!" a commanding voice shouted in darkness of the night.

Fast footsteps rushed across the light of the moon and a fast panting tried to keep itself hidden. The water fountain turned to ice as the figure passed by.

Oh no, they'll find me. Oh please, alice, don't give me away. I have to get away from there. I-I just have too…no matter…what…it…tak—

She fell to the ground, weak, tired and cold. Ice cold.

---Morning---

The sun has risen and birds chirp in the small portion of the forest. Light hits through the windows of the dorm room. A girl, who was bruised just about everywhere and her hair, was tangled with leaves and small twigs. She was waking up to the morning light in a strange bed. A boy, sleeping on the couch across from her, who seemed like he was knocked out unconscious, was sleeping very soundly, with only a wisp from his mouth.

"Whe-Where am I?" she unconsciously asked out loud. Her face was blank in awe. She looked around the room; a small couch, a decent bed, a small kitchen, a small table with two chairs and some decorations here and there. Strangely enough, there was music playing, a music player! Softly, Niji had been playing throughout the room and it calmed her soul.

The boy woke up, somewhat surprised, but then smiled and said suddenly, "You're awake."

The girl panicked and flustered. "A-And what if I am?" she stuttered.

"You can use the bathroom if you want to take a shower; there are some extra clothes in my drawers. You can just borrow any of which you like and my towels are in the bathroom already. I'll cook some food and, oh, I won't peek." He chuckled.

Why is he so informal, and he is offering me so much, I don't even know him! It doesn't seem like he'll try and take advantage of me. I should at least say my name, it's only proper. Maybe…just maybe, he was the one who rescued me last night?

"Umm…My name is Nobara Ibaragi. I think you saved me last night? Or…was I wrong?" she had hesitated. Afraid that he would recognize her name and shun her out like all of her other classmates. Instead, he did something even stranger.

"Ibaragi-san? No, Ira-chan? Yeah, that sounds nice. Nice to meet you, you may not know me, but I'm Daichi Hanahisaki. Sorry if it's a girly name." he smiled sweetly at her. "If you want, you can just call me Hiki-kun." He quickly stated, as if he predicted that she would ask a question of that sort.

"Hiki-kun…" she said under her voice. Trying out the flow of the name and then tried out her new nickname, "Ira-chan…" Her face was getting redder by the second. Without thinking, she took some clothes and walked into the bathroom. Closing the door behind her and locking it.

I'm not the 'Ice Princess' or "Snow Woman" anymore, I'm just Ira-chan. I like this feeling, I've never felt anything like it before. To be smiled at so warmly. Ah…

Meanwhile, Daichi was cooking some omrice in his small, but quaint kitchen. Happily preparing two dishes to be placed on the usually lonely table, and a glass of orange juice per person. He picked a couple of bright red flowers and put it in a slim glass vase. It looked chic, but he placed it on the middle of the small wooden table. Suddenly remember his music player, he turned it off and disconnected the adapter cable. He looked up and Nobara walked out shyly in his clothes.

"You look cute! Sorry I don't have a hair dryer either." He announced boldly. "Want some breakfast?" he asked.

She nodded while looking at the floor. Then she walked slowly towards the dining table.

"Time for introductions!" he told her. "So, Ira-chan, how old are you? What's your alice? What class are you in and what alice type are you?"

"Umm…" she hesitated. It was obvious that she didn't want to say anything about herself, but she decided. For the sake of this person, that she would. "I'm 12…I'm in the middle school division," trying to indirectly answer the question. "My alice is…my type is…"

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Ira-chan. Thank you for trying though." He could tell her feelings right away and started talking about himself instead. "I'm 13, so I'm in the middle school division too! I have the alice of cooking, that means I'm in the technical class. That also means I'm your senpai by one year," he proudly said.

The alice of cooking? That's why this food tastes so good.

Unrealizing in her hunger, she had finished the whole plate of omrice within minutes. When she picked up the glass of orange juice it had started to cool at a rapid rate. The glass was freezing to a point in which it was crystallizing, and then finally…broke!

"Ira-chan! Watch out!" Daichi shouted as pushed his chair over to reach Nobara's hand. He quickly slapped the glass to the ground, where it broke into thousands, no, millions of ice crystals and had left a dent in the floor.

Oh no! He found out, he knows my alice. He knows who I am now! I…I can't handle this anymore. I thought I could make a normal friend in this cursed school, but it doesn't matter how hard I tried to hide myself. Because in the end, it will only hurt me even more.

Nobara stared at the ground where the glass had broken. Her eyes were blank and filled with despair. In a flash, her stillness became movement. And she tried to run out of the room.

Daichi saw her trying to escape the room. Determined not to lose another possible friend, he rushed in after her, dropping the dust pan and broom he was using. He grabbed her arm before she could leave the doorway. They both stopped in their tracks and stood still in silence.

"Ira-chan, don't you leave me without explaining some things first." His voice was stern and serious.

"What do you want from me?" Nobara asked with a shaky voice.

"Some questions and to clear up some misunderstandings is all. You know how it is to lose someone precious right? Let's not try to avoid it with small talk." Daichi replied with a straight face.

The two walked back into his room before closing the door and split ways, Nobara, to a wooden chair and Daichi, to his couch. They sat in an awkward standstill.

He went straight into questionnaire mode, "Why were those guards chasing you? Why did you have to run away? If you're in trouble, then I can help you. How come you're so secretive?" he asked on and on. Questions piled on one another.

Nobara, trying to answer, but it was too overwhelming. So she just decided to explain the whole situation to him. She shushed him and did so. "I have a reputation in this school, and it's not a very good one either. I'm known as the Ice Princess because…well, I have the alice of ice. I'm placed in the dangerous class and I follow under the rule of Persona. Though, don't think too badly of him if you have heard rumors! He isn't as bad as everyone says, it just that, you have to know him… Anyways, I'm not allowed to join my classmates and when I do, they bully me, but it's better than being stuck in a room all the time! I-I just wanted to make some friends. Everyone looks so happy…So I thought maybe I could make a good friend if I tried too."

He sighed with contentment, "I see…well then, it's not a bad reason after all! I'm so relieved." He stared back towards Nobara, who was fiddling with her fingers looking down at the floor. "Ira-chan, if you want, we can become good friends, even better even."

She looked up with a blank face. "Wha-what? Really?" Her voice was hesitating and it was hard to believe she could befriend someone so quickly.

He nodded politely. "Try saying my name sometime, I'll respond if it's you." He stood up from the couch and walked in the direction of the shower. "I'm gonna take a shower now, don't leave okay? You can stay here as long as you want." Then he finally closed the bathroom door, but it left it open out of a force of habit.

"Hiki-kun, I'm so glad it's Sunday."

Typer's Note -

By the way, if you don't get what Nobara meant by that, it means they don't have to go to class that day.
Before I tell you too much, I hope it was satisfactory.
My first typed out fanfic. Wew!
Umm.. Review if you feel up to it because I need some help on the writing.
Got the whole story planned out, now...if I can finish it?