Author's Note: Hi! Welcome to my first fanfiction :D Please note that Kiku Honda is Japan, Alice Kirkland is !Fem England, Alfred F. Jones is America, Matthew Williams is Canada, and Arthur Kirkland is England.
~Kiku Honda~
Kiku Honda slowly opened his eyes to a dull morning. He groaned, turned over, preparing to go back to sleep, but-
"Get up, you lazy twat!"
"Alice...?" Kiku replied blearily. "What... it's five in the morning."
She sniffed, straightening her flannel pajamas. "Actually, it's 5:43. Did you forget we have to go to school?"
Kiku shook his head. As an angel, this was his first time visiting Earth and he found the culture quite difficult to get used to. And the romanticism about angels and heaven was borderline ridiculous, just because some humans years ago had seen some angels who had slightly abnormal powers. Honestly!
His world was organized differently, certainly, but they had no control whatsoever over the human word, even if they were linked to it. Every time a human was born, for whatever reason, an angel was born who looked exactly the angel's counterpart was known as a 2p if their personality was different or a !fem if they were of opposite gender.
"Even so, is it really necessary to get up this early? School doesn't start until 7:30."
Alice gave another huff. "I thought you liked waking up early."
Kiku yawned. "No. Plus I don't have to spend thirty minutes on my hair."
"S-shut up!" Alice's cheeks flamed red. "I just want to make a good first impression, is all. You should care more about the human's opinions of you."
"Of course I care." Kiku protested, feeling as if he were speaking to a brick wall.
Alice could be quite stubborn. And, he thought, feeling a twinge of guilt, she was correct. The school they attended in their own world offered a selection of educational field trips, and Kiku had wanted to visit Earth out of pure curiosity. Alice hadn't really cared where she went, and so she decided to tag along as his school partner, since they were friends anyway. Quite a few other angels would be attending the school alongside them.
Their teacher had sent them to a high school in a suburban American town, with the instructions to "fit in as well as possible, and be prepared to write an essay on your return." He didn't want to fail school since he became a social... what was that expression again? Ah, yes, social pariah.
"It's just," Kiku continued. "I don't need such a long time to get ready. Thank you for waking me up, though. I'm sorry if I seemed ungrateful."
Alice shrugged, "Suit yourself."
Satisfied, Kiku said he would see her later and went back to sleep.
"Alice!" Kiku exclaimed, not really sure how else to express his annoyance.
He was trying to eat a piece of toast (far too dry for his taste) while buttoning his jacket and while walking. Alice... she had...
"What?" she replied, the picture of innocence. "You said you didn't need much time to get ready."
"I need more than ten minutes!" he said, swallowing his last mouthful of toast. He was revising his opinion of Alice being a tsundere. Evil was more accurate!
She laughed. "I'm sorry." Kiku gave her an incredulous stare.
"No, I'm being serious. I lost track of time and such, so I forgot to wake you up again." Alice continued.
Kiku blushed, noticing a gaggle of girls staring at him with wide eyes. T-this is embarrassing! he thought. He was in no way composed, and definitely not ready to face the school day.
"Oh hey! New guy!" Kiku nearly fell over from the loud voice that sounded in his ear.
"H-hi." He replied, trying to subtly tug on his sleeve, which was halfway up his arm. "I'm Kiku honda. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Alfred!" The guy flashed a smile, which Kiku was nearly blinded by. Those teeth...! "Captain of the baseball team, star student, and also-"
"Please," a quiet voice floated out. "Stop boring poor innocent victims to death." A figure stepped out from behind Alfred, almost being blotted out by his huge aura. "I'm Matthew Williams."
"Nice to meet you." Alice said, giving Matthew a brisk handshake.
Alfred seemed to notice her for the first time. "Woah, like, no one gives handshakes anymore!"
"Err-" Alice replied uncertainly.
"That's so awesome! Will you be my friend?"
"...Ummmm..."
"Pweeeeeease? Pretty pretty please?" Alfred's shiny blue eyes suddenly reminded Kiku of those of an overgrown puppy's.
Alfred broke Alice's gaze, and Kiku realized Matthew had said something.
"Oh, right!" Alfred nodded wisely. He glanced at Kiku, who was still flustered. "You should be more prepared for school!"
So people had noticed his frantic, unprepared rush. Kiku felt gloom descending on him.
"Like you're the one to talk." Alice retorted immediately. "We should go."
She grabbed Kiku's arm and dragged him to their homeroom classroom.
"What an idiot!" she fumed.
Kiku hesitated, then said, "Well, he has a nice aura."
Kiku had the ability to judge people's personalities and moods. Angels tended to have higher mental and physical strength than humans, and some angels used this to their advantage to gain special abilities. Not super powers by any means, but things like hearing very well or having an exceptional voice. It was possible for humans to do the same, but it was simply much harder for them since they were, for whatever reason, weaker than angels.
Alice didn't doubt his abilities, as she had some herself. She had more of a 6th sense where she could sense, and even influence, people's feelings and intentions. And also a huge amount of willpower.
"Still, being nice doesn't make up for a total lack of brain cells." Kiku sighed, wondering when she would stop ranting about Alfred.
Fortunately the bell rang just then, and the homeroom teacher stood up from her desk.
"Alright, welcome to your first day of 10th grade. You're all going to be seated in alphabetical order, so sit down where I tell you to, and no talking please..."
Kiku took a deep breath and prepared himself for his first day of high school.
~Alice Kirkland~
What. The. Bloody. Hell.
"Well? Is there something wrong with my face?" the boy asked, not even having the consideration to disguise his annoyance.
The teacher had introduced him as... Arthur? Yes, Arthur Kirkland.
Alice was tempted to comment upon his mysterious eyebrows, but bit her tongue instead. She was a proper lady, after all.
"No, it's just that we look remarkably similar." She narrowed her eyes at her counterpart, disappointed that he seemed like a sullen idiot.
"And we have the same last name. Quite strange." He replied mildly. Alice could, for whatever reason, picture him drinking tea while he talked.
Which annoyed her to no end. Drinking tea was her trademark.
"Indeed." Alice tried to focus on his mind, to sense his thoughts. But... there was... something stopping her. There was no way her magic was failing her, so that mean that bloody obnoxious boy had managed to set up some kind of barrier.
She grit her teeth, and tried harder to force inside his mind. Arthur met her eyes with a cool gaze and she felt as if they stayed locked in that position for hours, fighting an invisible battle of wills.
Dang it! She turned away, breathing slightly more heavily. Alice could almost see the smug grin on his face. She busied herself with adjusting her wire-framed glasses and plotting revenge. Oh, he would suffer greatly, all right.
No one bested Alice Kirkland and got away with it.
~Germania~
"Ahahaha! AHAHA!" Rome laughed at the papers spilled out over his desk. "This is going to be very entertaining, indeed...!"
"Would you please," Germania asked, his voice clipped, "explain what you keep blathering on about?"
"Tsk, I can do no such thing~" Rome winked. "I'll give you a hint though! It's-"
"-About the group of students you sent to Earth." Germania finished, exasperated. "I still don't get why you sent them all to the same high school. With so many counterparts, no less."
Rome lazily waved his hand. "All in due time, my dear friend. All in due time."
Germania narrowed his eyes, making his gaze as icy as possible. Rome only laughed again.
"Well~ before I was concerned that they would go on their trip not knowing what to do with themselves, you know? They could go out of their minds with boredom!"
"I very much doubt that. Earth is very interesting." Germania sighed. "Nonetheless, please continue."
"I'm going to let them team up with each other, and face a challenge! The winners will... hmmm.." Rome suddenly brightened. "I know! Get a huge prize!"
"And what would this... challenge be?"
"Maybe they would have to set up their own fundraisers and- I mean, nevermind! I'm not saying, haha~~"
Germania simply shook his head, feeling the utmost sympathy for the students of this insane man. Why anyone would let him be a teacher was quite a mystery.
Germania decided that spending time with Rome was hazardous to his health, and went to get a beer.
Author's Note: I couldn't find any human names for Rome and Germania... :'( I'll probably do a character guide later on, with what characters are angels and who their counterparts are, along with their human names.
Anyway, please review! I have a rough idea for the plot, pairings, and characters, but I would be glad to listen to any requests. I love being challenged :D