One note before you start reading: I just realized all of my squiggly line (~) interruption breaks aren't showing up, so I'm now changing the line break to the cute little {('^') Time Skip ('^')}. It's labeled with the words "Time Skip" even if it isn't a Time Skip but a...Location Shift, I guess...instead, so that's just a heads up. Thanks and please enjoy my fanfiction "Four Star Alice"!
~Chikage
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"Listen well. There are two rules you must follow no matter what.
No contact with friends and family outside the school is allowed.
Never reveal your Alice to other people.
Do you understand? Miyano Kurumi."
"Yes."
"Very well. Then, without further ado…"
"Welcome to Gakuen Alice!"
(^'^')^ \ ^('^')^ / ^('^'^)
"Om. Om nom."
In front of Gakuen Alice's large school campus gates, two girls stood.
The first girl with long, sleek, raven black hair pulled in two low ponytails, tied with cute blue ribbons and pulled over her thin shoulders. Bright golden eyes only slightly covered by her long bangs and wearing a navy blue silk off-shoulder top fluttering in the wind and over her thin black slightly ruffled skirt. Black high heels balanced carefully on the marble ground, and her pale hands held a black laced parasol.
The second girl with long and lush dark, honey blond curls spilling down her back and tiny twin braids down each side, green eyes focused on the jam-filled taiyaki she held in her hands. Yellow-furred cat ears twitched on her head, and she wore a tight-fitting white and green similar styled off-shoulder blouse paired with denim jean shorts as well as woven golden sandals.
The first girl looked at her friend with a slight skeptical hint to her golden eyes. "Eating taiyaki again, Ariko-chan? You'll get fat eventually."
"What's the matter?" The second girl looked up, crumbs and jam smearing her mouth. "I like it."
"That's not the issue here…" The first girl sighed. "Even if you like it, there's a problem with how many you eat in a day...well, whatever. So this is Gakuen Alice?"
"It's smaller than your house, Kurumi," The blonde noted, biting into the tail of her taiyaki.
"That's true," The twin tailed girl agreed with a giggle. "Well, I suppose we need school uniforms. Aka-chan." She snapped her fingers loudly.
There was a flash of air next to her, and a teenage boy older than both of them appeared standing there, head bent in a slight, respectful bow. His tussled hair had been attempted to be tamed but still stuck up in all directions, glittering in the sunlight in a chestnut brown color. He wore a maroon suit and tie, matching his red-brown eyes, and a small Bluetooth-like object was placed inside his ear. "I've asked you time and time again not to call me by that nickname, my lady."
"Akashi is too long," The golden-eyed girl chided. "Don't you agree, Ariko-chan?"
"Really?" The blonde finished off her taiyaki and smeared the jam and crumbs from her mouth all over the back of her hand carelessly. "I don't think too much of it."
"Here."
Another fish-shaped taiyaki was stuffed head-first into the girl's mouth, and she immediately grabbed it with both hands, nibbling it. "Meh, you're right, Kurumi. Aka-san sounds much better."
"See?" The first girl smiled brightly.
The high school boy sighed. "My apologies then, my lady. What would you need today?"
The girl gestured at the school office. "We were about to head to the office. Would you like to escort us? As a safety insurance."
"Of course, my lady."
The raven-haired, twin tailed girl Miyano Kurumi. The cat-eared, taiyaki-eating blonde Kusakabe Ariko. The high school, butler-like teenage boy Sengoku Akashi.
These three Alice-using teenagers entered the large campus of the famed Alice Academy.
('^') Time Skip ('^')
Perhaps it was just not to be, as the three couldn't even make it across to the main office without something happening.
What happened was as follows:
"Hey, are we almost there yet, Aka-chan?"
"Not quite yet, my lady. The campus is quite large. Would you like to take the bus?"
"No, I'm fine. Hey, Ariko-chan, let's run! I'll race you!"
"Don't wanna," Ariko licked her lips, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, which she in turn rubbed onto her shorts. "Too much effort."
"Come on, why not?" Kurumi insisted, running forward to meet her friend from where she had been talking with Akashi (who stayed behind politely). She had also passed off her parasol for Akashi to carry. "It'll be re-ah!"
"Kurumi!" Akashi called reflexively when she suddenly tripped over a tree branch as she was running.
Kurumi stumbled, nearly twisting her ankle with her tall heels, and her hands flew forward as she used Ariko's thin shoulders to stabilize herself. "I'm okay! Don't worry! ...Ah."
Only milliseconds later did she notice the problem.
When she had ran into Ariko, the taiyaki the cat girl had been eating slipped from between her fingers and splattered onto the ground in a puddle of purple jam and bread.
"A-Ah…" Kurumi backed away sheepishly, holding both of her hands up in a peace gesture when she noticed Ariko's petite frame trembling with fury. "S-Sorry, Ariko-chan…"
"Kurumi!" Ariko yelled, whirling around. Her cat ears stood up straight on an end and so did a yellow tail that appeared on her waist, her fingernails lengthening and sharpening into claws. Her green eyes glowered with fury as she pounced on her friend, who nimbly ducked away. "That was my taiyaki!"
"I said I'm sorry!" Kurumi protested, ducking aside when the cat girl swiped at her left. "It was an accident!"
"Sorry won't bring back my taiyaki, Kurumi!" Ariko shouted.
"You're being unreasonable now! Actually-killing me won't do the job either, you know!"
"My taiyaki! I'll take revenge for my taiyaki!"
"Ariko-chan!"
"Taiyaki! Mrrrrow!"
Akashi could only watch from a distance as the two girls ran in circles, chasing each other and exchanging friendly insults. "Friendly" insults.
"My taiyakiiiiiiii!" Green eyes glowing like a cat's, Ariko leaped forward to pounce on Kurumi.
Akashi saw this and prepared to move if it was required, but there wasn't a problem. Kurumi ducked back, her long hair fluttering in the wind, and brought her hand forward-
"Here, Ariko-chan~"
A brand new taiyaki was stuffed in the cat girl's mouth. The blonde immediately stopped, taking the taiyaki in both hands. She glanced down at the puddle of fallen taiyaki skeptically before her gaze returned to the new one in her hands and shrugged, taking a bite out of it. Her cat ears relaxed against her head comfortably and her tail drooped, her claws vanishing as she munched on the taiyaki happily.
"There, there," Kurumi patted the girl's head like she was a real cat, rubbing her nekomimi gently. Ariko got a pleased expression on her face, almost purring like a cat.
Kurumi smiled to herself, dusting off her hands. "Well, now that that's done and over with~ Aka-chan, which way's the office?"
"You shouldn't run, my lady," Akashi scolded. "You don't want to fall again, and those shoes aren't suited for running."
"But they're cute, aren't they?" Kurumi beamed, lifting her foot to show her leather black shoes.
"Well, yes, but-"
"Sheesh, a guy can't even get any sleep around here these days."
A middle school aged boy hopped down from a high tree branch suddenly. His messy black hair was topped by a green hat, and underneath his left blue eye was a small black restraint seal in the shape of a star. He wore the black and blue school uniform of the academy's middle school division.
Akashi tensed and moved to try to step in front of the two girls, but Kurumi quickly held out her hand to stop him. She smiled brightly. "Hello! I'm very sorry to disturb you. Are you a student here?"
"Yeah, I suppose," the boy shrugged. "So who are you?"
"My name is Miyano Kurumi," Kurumi curtsied slightly. "Could I bother you to ask which way the office is?"
"It's that way," he pointed in the direction they had been heading in. "New students?"
"Yes!" Kurumi beamed. Ariko's head bobbed once, ignoring the jam and bread crumbs all over her face.
"Oh?" The boy's face turned behind them. "Oh, if it isn't the Latent Type's Sengoku-senpai! What are you doing here?"
Kurumi glanced at Akashi expectantly. "Know him, Aka-chan?"
"A little bit," Akashi shrugged. "He's somewhat well-known in the middle school division: of the Special Ability Class, Andou Tsubasa."
"I see," Kurumi mused. "Well, I hope to see you around, Andou-kun. For now I believe the staff members are waiting for our registration confirmations...if you'll excuse me. Come on, Ariko-chan, say goodbye. Or at least say hello."
"Taiyaki is yummy," Ariko mumbled around a mouthful of jam-filled bread.
Bam!
"I mean, hello. I mean, goodbye. I mean...see ya 'round," Ariko corrected herself when Kurumi's fist came down on her head.
"Let's go, my...er, Kurumi," Akashi corrected himself quickly when Kurumi gave him a pointed look. "See you, Andou-kun."
"Yeah," Tsubasa watched them go with a confused look.
The moment they had walked a good distance from him, Kurumi immediately bounced up and retained her childish attitude, grabbing Ariko by the elbow (and trying hard not to make the cat girl drop her beloved taiyaki) and racing forward. "Come on, Ariko-chan! Let's run!"
"Ah, my la...Kurumi!" Akashi said her name instead when he realized Tsubasa was still within hearing range. "You shouldn't run! You'll fall-"
"Kyaaa!"
No sooner than the words left his mouth did her ankle twist sideways and she run her face straight into the ground. She sat up just as quickly, however. "I'm okay!"
Splat.
"Ah…"
"KURUMI!"
"I'm sorry, Ariko-chan!"
"Taiyaki!"
"When did I become food?!"
Behind them, Tsubasa watched them chase each other around in amusement, saying to himself, "Weird."
Hello, this is Chikage! So I've started writing a Gakuen Alice Fanfiction called Four Star Alice! Please wish me good luck! Um, ahem. I've shortened down my chapters this time so that it will be easier for you to read and allow for me to publish more at the same time. This chapter really had no plot, it simply introduced you to Kurumi and Ariko as well as some of the characters that will be showing up, but I hope you enjoyed Kurumi and Ariko's crazy antics anyway! If you enjoyed this chapter, please review! It'll make me feel better and hopefully post faster! Thank you for reading!
Kurumi: Thank you very much! It's only because of fans, hopefully like you, that the author can continue to write stories!
Chikage: What's that supposed to mean...?
Ariko: ...but it's the truth...mm, taiyaki...
Chikage: Well whatever...*sighs*...
All: Thank you for reading Four Star Alice! Stay tuned for the next chapter!
Oh, also, disclaimer: I own nothing but my own characters (and there will be others besides Kurumi and Ariko) and the plotline :)
