Gakuen Alice: Take Two!
Plot: Peace has finally been restored to Alice Academy, but even years later there are still things that must be sorted out among the principals. The government hearing about the incident that happened in the past with the Elementary School Principal, Kuonji, has decided that they can no longer hide this school and fully announce to the public that the academy will be open to the public. Now, new non-alices arrive at the school. Anzu, a 12 year old girl, is for some reason lucky enough to be randomly chosen to come to Alice Academy. Can she get used to this strange new place? What is the government secretly planning?
Note: This takes place 2 years after Mikan returns to the academy at age 17. A new set of main characters take the stage. Mikan and the gang might appear though...who knows?
Chapter 1: Here I come!
The sounds of bustling people. Sirens echoing in the distance. A heat haze that seemed to cover the whole city of Tokyo. A girl with dark brown braids ignoring all of it, seeming to be in her own world as she stood in front of the gates to Alice Academy, a boarding school that was meant for only people with natural born powers called Alices. It was a school that was rumored to be a prison, and only for genius students. A school that was not well understood by the public and almost felt closed off from the rest of the world.
Just recently, the school was in newspapers and on bulletin boards everywhere announcing that non-alices were now allowed to attend and that the school would be open to the public. Although many were confused by this sudden announcement, and with some not even knowing what an alice was, students everywhere were excited and wanted to enroll at the prestigious school. A man with blond hair who called himself the High School Principal of Alice Academy had appeared on T.V. claiming that a lottery would be held to allow one student from each school in Tokyo to attend.
"To see if that student can adjust to school life with alices safely, we are asking that one non-alice student from each school in Tokyo attend in hopes that alices may coexist peacefully with non-alices." He had said in an interview on the news. The students would be picked randomly through a lottery and all ages would be welcome. It had buzzed from neighborhood to neighborhood, becoming the top gossip of every school.
When the day came to announce who was accepted into the school, Anzu was one of the few to be chosen. Shocked, and even still not believing what was happening, curiosity got the best of her, and she decided to go to the boarding school. Plus, it didn't help that all of her other classmates were just as excited for her, continually telling her that she was the luckiest girl alive, that this was a golden opportunity to see for herself what this school was like.
"And when you come back you have to tell us all about it!" said a classmate patting her on the back.
"If she ever does come back." someone whispered behind her.
"Shut up!" classmates hissed. Anzu had remembered now that although the school was known for being a fancy school, it also had wicked rumors about it. Things like students suddenly disappearing when forced to go on missions to steal and break the law. Students forced to live at the academy like a jail. Even ghosts of people who died were said to haunt the hallways of every corridor.
"I'm sure it'll be fine." Anzu murmured to herself as beads of sweat formed on her forehead. This is what she had wanted, right? Always when walking home from school, she would stare at the brick walls that barricaded the school and wonder just what was beyond it. Was it really like they said, an evil and horrid place for children? Or was it just misunderstood? She usually just shrugged it off, knowing that she would never know. But in the back of her mind it still lingered, that rotating thought.
A year ago, she had saw a group of students exiting the school and it had looked like a celebration. A girl with light brown hair, a boy with red eyes, a girl with short black hair, and a boy with blond hair and blue eyes ran out smiling and laughing. It was the brown haired girl that had met eyes with Anzu and to her surprise she smiled happily at her. It was that very experience that made Anzu to this day still not believe that it was a bad school. And it made her want to know even more what this school was like.
Well now's my chance! Anzu thought, getting excited. Her stomach started to feel funny and her green eyes reflected the hot summer sun with confidence. But...she still needed to wait for a teacher to come an let her in. She was given instructions that she was to wait in front of the main gate at 10:00 am and that a teacher would be there to let her in. But it was close to 10:30, and no one had come by. Anzu peeked in through the gates and saw two body guards.
"Um, excuse me!" she called and waved her arm. "Hello?" Both body guards ignored her and stood solid and stoic as statues. Anzu felt awkward and her arm fell to her side. She thought about turning around and going home, but quickly dismissed the idea. There was no way she would disappoint everyone back at home. And she also wanted to stay for herself, to see the inside of Alice Academy.
Hello! You there! called a voice, cheery. Anzu looked to the right of herself and saw a man with long blond hair in a strange outfit walking towards her. Anzu took a step back.
"Who are you?" She said, giving the man a curious look. She'd never seen someone so weird looking before.
"I'm Mr. Narumi, a teacher at Alice Academy!" He said proudly. "I'm so sorry I'm late! There was a bit of a problem you see, at the main building. But now that it's all taken care of we can go right in..." He paused as if trying to remember something.
"Oh, that's right! You're Anzu Yoshida right? The non-alice that was chosen to come here?" Mr. Narumi said.
"That's me. Are you my teacher?" Anzu asked.
"Maybe. We haven't sorted out all the details yet about your transfer. As you can tell, I've had a busy morning."Anzu stared at him for a moment with wonder. She wanted to know what kind of alice he had, but she figured that that question would have to wait. Mr. Narumi pulled out an I.D. Card and pressed it against a panel that made the gates open. Grand bronze gates that looked like the opening to a mansion, slowly creaked open to Anzu's new life. Walking in, she saw Mr. Narumi swing his arms open and say,
"Welcome to Alice Academy!" Anzu took in the endless path that stretched as far as the eye can see with perfectly lined trees alongside it.
"Wow," she breathed. She couldn't believe how huge the campus was. Anzu had heard rumors about it, but couldn't even dream to imagine how large it would actually be.
"I have a thing that I'm supposed to say to you to introduce you to our school, but it's rather boring. Wouldn't you rather come to the main building and we can talk about it there?" Said Mr. Narumi. Anzu nodded, trying to contain her excitement.
"What was the big thing that happened this morning?" Asked Anzu as they walked along the path. Mr. Narumi sighed.
"A bunch of students were throwing color bombs at the building and writing all sorts of graffiti on the walls. Seems they just wanted to cause some trouble for fun."
"I thought this school was really strict. I guess there are trouble students everywhere though?" Anzu said.
"Yes, and the students that cause the most trouble are always the smart ones too. They think that they have a higher authority above normal students and non-alices because of their own alices." Mr. Narumi shook his head. "Loving your alice is one thing, but to use it to do bad things makes you look bad, and then eventually you start hating your own alice and self." Anzu quietly listened. Mr. Narumi and Anzu walked until they finally saw a huge building in the distance.
"There it is Anzu! The main building of Alice Academy!" Said Mr. Narumi. Anzu's eyes widened. This was really it, she thought. I'm not dreaming. Far away, she thought she saw tiny dots coming towards them.
"What's that?" Asked Anzu, pointing to the flying objects. Mr. Narumi squinted, and then his eyes became worried. He started to mumble as Anzu looked from the teacher to the things in the distance.
"Anzu stay behind me." He said as he stepped forward. "Those are the students from this morning who were causing trouble. I guess that they figured out that the non-alices were coming today." Seeing Anzu make a troubled expression, Mr. Narumi smiled.
"It's okay, Anzu. I'll protect you, I'm an alice after all." he said. Anzu now could see that the figures were boys around here age on flying skateboards, all holding things that looked like grenades and spray cans. She never thought she would see such a thing, children flying on skateboards, and what's more, ready to pummel her with paint. The boys landed on the ground in front of them and with mischevious smiles, one of them stepped forward as if the leader of the group.
"Hey Narumi, how about you move out of the way? We wanna properly welcome the new girl." the boy said. Mr. Narumi smiled.
"How kind of you but I have already been appointed to show her around, so if you wouldn't mind, we'll be going now." Mr. Narumi said and he grabbed Anzu's hand and guided her through the crowd of boys. Anzu looked around at them, all of them giving her vicious glares except two boys that caught her eye. One was a boy with brown hair and glasses that gave her a sympathetic smile. The other boy was with black hair and simply stared at her with no expression at all. Anzu was beginning to think that she wasn't all the welcome to this school after all.
"Hey, new girl. We ain't done with you yet." the boy called and then shouted, "Get them!" All of them threw their grenades onto the ground sending a burst of paint and color into Anzu's face. A smokescreen covered the boys as they flew away laughing. Anzu looked up at them go, except the one black haired boy. He looked back at her for a second and then stuck his tongue out at her and then left. Anzu stood up, brushing herself off and wondered how insane this school must be. She was covered in paint and was in no shape to greet her new class now.
"Anzu! Are you okay?" asked Mr. Narumi rushing to her.
"I'm okay? You?" she said.
"I'm alright, but I'm sorry about the mess they've made. What a first impression, huh? But I promise the school's not all like that. Here, let's get cleaned up so I can show you the school." said Mr. Narumi. Anzu nodded, speechless and slightly scared. Was it a mistake coming here? They don't seem welcome to newcomers, thought Anzu. But no matter, it was too late to turn back, and either she had to get used to the way things were done here, or they had to get used to her.
Chapter 2 coming soon! Hope you enjoyed!