This was it , the new President of Alice Academy was giving his speech. He had even decided to make a 'Morals Police'. Pity we've decided we don't like them. I turn to Fate, my green eyes have a determined look in them that causes Fate to chuckle. I smack him on the arm, and was very glad I had been taking Pheromone suppressants for so long. It was only natural when you had to work with Fate. "Ready for this?" I ask playfully. Of course, he didn't answer, simply grinning in response. The five of us were always ready. We were the best, the elite, and we knew it.
The New President had just been inaugurated. Goshima-senpai, I think is what I was supposed to call him. As if. I heard Terra snort with irritation behind me, and I glanced over my shoulder to look at her. The young red-head was only fourteen, and yet she managed to become a part of our elite group. Of course, the youngest in our group was Tsuki, at thirteen. She was terribly shy, and had long red hair and red eyes. She would do fine though, in our next stunt, as would Terra.
I sighed and tapped my foot, turning to the only boy in our midst, Fate. "Where's Mira?" I questioned, my green eyes meeting his blue ones. He simply smiled, brushing his brown bangs out of his eyes. "Any minute." He responded. She was on her way. I sighed impatiently.
Finally I heard a rustle of wind, and turned around. There was Mira, the wind around her finally dying down. It was about time. "You're late." I said, irritated.
"Oh, come on Ace, I'm not that late." She protested, her dark purple eyes framed by her white-blonde bangs. I sigh, letting it go. The President was finishing his speech, it was time for us to get started.
"Stones?" I asked, double checking. Everyone nodded, each of them holding up a turquoise Alice Stone. Well, except Terra, but she had made them. I put my mask on, letting it cover the area around my eyes and the top ridge of my nose. My golden bangs fell over the top, concealing my forehead. I nodded, and the speech ended. Terra vanished, brown eyes mischievous underneath her smooth red mask.
She appeared on top of the back of the stage, sitting about a hundred or two hundred feet up on the top, legs crossed. That certainly drew attention. Then, haunting music started playing, again, the work of her other Alice. She waited a moment, before she crossed her legs and started to sing. "Ichibanme Alisu wa isamashiku~ ken o katate ni, fushigi no kuni~. Ironna mono o kirisutete, makka na michi o shiite itta~. Sonna Alisu wa, mori no oku~. Tsumibito no you ni tojikomerarete. Mori ni dekita michi~ igai~ ni~, kanojo no sei o shiru sube wa nashi." She sang calmly, brown eyes mellow beneath her mask. Many of the older students were stunned, and a lot of the younger students didn't understand what was going on, much less what the song meant as they were singing it in Japanese. Terra waited a moment, then vanished.
At the same time Terra vanished, Fate appeared in her place, wearing a white mask and twirling a white rose around in his left hand. He picked up immediately after Terra vanished. He started to sing, and many girls swooned. His Alice is Pheromone Voice, he was used to it, so he simply ignored them and sang. "Nibanme Alisu wa otonashiku~ uta o utatte, fushigi no kuni~. Ironna oto o afuresasete~, kurutta sekai o umidashita~. Sonna Alice wa, bara no hana~. Ikareta otoko ni uchikorosarete~. Makka na hana o ichirin sakase~ minna ni mederare karete yuku."
At this point several of the teachers were coming out of shock and looked thunder-struck. Fate moved, and right as he finished, he fell backwards, the rose falling from his hands, before he and the rose vanished. Jinno-Sensei looked absolutely pissed. Then, on the opposite side of the stage, where Terra had been, Mira appeared. She was sitting, one knee up and the other dangling off the side of the stage. She had a surly expression, as she was supposed to, and her purple eyes glinted from underneath her black mask. She twirled a miniature black crown around two of her fingers, spinning it as she sang. "Sanbanme Alisu wa osanai ko~. kirei na sugata de, fushigi no kuni~. Ironna hito o meadowsweet~, okashi na kuni o tsukuriageta~. Sonna Alisu wa, kuni no joou~. Ibitsu na yume ni~ toritsukarete~. Kuchiyuku karada ni obienagara~, kuni no chouten ni kunrin suru."
Mira smirked evilly near the end of her song, and twirled the crown once more, before putting it on her head, and vanishing. Narumi and Misaki were running around trying to figure out what was happening, but both stopped as soon as they saw us. Tsuki and I appeared on the center of the backing for the stage, on top like the others. We stood next to each other, her mask gold, mine silver. Then, we sang. "Mori no komichi o tadottari~." Sang Tsuki, and I continued the song where she stopped. "Bara no ki no shita de ochakai~." She joined in once more, and our voices melded, mine slightly lower than Tsuki's. "O-shiro kara no shoutaijou wa~ Haato no Toranpu~!" We held the last note, our voices working in perfect harmony.
"Yonbanme Alice wa futago no ko~. Koukishin kara fushigi no kuni~. Ironna tobira o kugurinukete~, tsuisakki yatte kita bakari~." Then we split off again, Tsuki singing on her own. "Ki no tsuyoi ane to~" It never ceased to amaze me that such a shy girl could sing in front of so many without a hint of stage fright… "Kashikoi imouto~." I sang, taking my solo part, before she joined in again.
"Ichiban Alice ni chikatta kedo~!" At this point, a loud gunshot rang out, though it was only the work of Terra's Alice, it startled many people. Not us of course, we simply finished the song. "Futari no yume wa, samenai mama~. Fushigi~ no kuni~ o sarasota~." We finished, the last note ringing out in the silence below. Then Fate, Mira, and Terra appeared beside us, all of us in a nice row, our masks still firmly upon our faces, they were each tied there with a clear ribbon.
The older students were in various states of shock, and a few younger students had stiffened, they had understood. I nodded approvingly, only to look down when I heard a shout from below. Narumi. I put my hands on my hips and leaned over to look at him. "Come down now." He ordered, using his Alice. I grinned and shook my head no, which surprised him. Oh, Pheromone Suppressant was a wonderful, wonderful thing indeed.
"Don't think so Narumi. Good try though." I called down, which left him surprised. I could see the gears turning, he would recognize who I was soon enough. I smirked, looking down at him, the rest of our group impassive and content to let me do the talking. "So, Moral Police huh?" I whistled, looking over at the so called police. "Wow, not much to look at are they?" I chuckled darkly. The new President looked angry, though that was no surprise, I had just crashed his inauguration. At least it would be memorable.
"Well, you're all not very good at your jobs. I just crashed in inauguration, and broke… How many rules?" I asked, turning to Mira, who handed me some kind of rule book. I flipped through it calmly, despite the obvious rage from the new student council, several teachers, and one of the headmasters, and I had a great guess which one. "Ah, about twelve then. Damn, that's a lot. Oops, make it thirteen." I said cheerfully, closing the book and handing it back to Mira.
Then, it appeared that Narumi finally realized who I was, and was intent on stopping me before I did some damage, as were the other teachers. Jinno for one had pulled out his metal rod, and fired a bolt of lightning at me. The others simply teleported away, where I as sidestepped faster than the eye could follow. One of my Alice's was super-speed. "That wasn't very nice Jin-Jin." I tutted, crossing my arms. Now all the students looked surprised. No one ever called Jinno-sensei that. Well, not to his face.
"Well then, I think I'll play with you all for a bit. Please try to keep me entertained." I stated in a bored tone, one hand in front of me as if I were examining my nails. This wouldn't be much of a challenge. I was a bit surprised feel a hand on my shoulder, but I simply grabbed it and flipped the person over, sending them falling onto about six of the Moral's Policemen. One of the police had tried to sneak up on me. I sighed, that had been stupid. "Seriously, I asked to be entertained, not have the Idiot Brigade try to sneak up on me." I said, frowning. I looked down, to see that Narumi was gone. 'Oh shi-' I started to think, before a whip collided with my arm, causing me to hiss slightly in pain. I looked up, fire burning in my green eyes. Narumi. He swung the whip again, only to have it stop suddenly. I had grabbed it. My hand was now morphed, the fingers longer and the nails sharper, claw-like. I gave him a look of contempt, before wrenching the whip from his hands and throwing it off the side.
He decided to try his Alice again, but at a closer range. "Stop." He commanded, walking closer. I held up my hand threateningly, morphing it to make it larger, and the claws longer and sharper. He froze, and I was going to knock him around for a bit, when I heard something ring. I paused and morphed my hand back. That was my phone, and it was also the signal that everyone else had gotten away. "Well, that was awfully boring, I think I'll be going now." I said, giving a two fingered salute to the anxious crowd of students and Narumi, before I vanished from the spot.
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I collapsed into Fate's arms, panting. Mira darted over, checking my condition. I had overdone it again, luckily Terra had bailed me out with her Alice. I was tired… I saw Tsuki walk over, a green glow around her left hand, before I lost consciousness…
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Mikan ran up to Tsubasa, jumping into his arms. She had been really frightened by what happened, and Tsubasa looked tense. "T-Tsubasa-Senpai, who were those people!" She asked, burrowing into his arms.
"… I don't know." He lied, feeling bad about it. He had to though, it was for her own good. He sighed guiltily, but Mikan mistook that for concern and tried to smile for him.
Mikan left after clinging to him for a bit, walking out to join her class and Narumi for a walk.
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I curled up softly in my branch, my mask off now. I was feeling tons better. I had to thank Tsuki later. She was a life saver, quite literally. I let out a lazy yawn, and looked down from my perch, only to see a class walking by. I scanned the group, before I noticed a girl. Mikan Sakura. I yawned one more time, content to watch.
The class passed under my tree, none of the students looking up. I closed my eyes to settle back to sleep, when I heard a scream. My eyes snapped open, and I looked down. The class was being attacked… BY A PANTHER! I swore to have a talk with the Senior Division Animal Habitat Leader when I got back, but shifted regardless, with the help of my Alice. I jumped down from the tree, waiting a moment, before snapping open my giant wings. They were about fifteen feet across, and were speckled like that of a bird of prey. I swooped in, and caught the student that had been the panthers target, scooping him up into my arms and flying him to the side. I landed in front of Mikan, who yelped something along the lines of 'Prez! Imsogladyoureokay!', before looking up at me. I walked over to the panther, and shifted my vocal cords. I made a few experimental noises, before roaring at the panther, which took off. I shifted to normal, wings vanishing from my back, and my vocal cords going back to normal again. I turned to Mikan and her class, who were looking at me with awe. "W-who are you?" She asked, eyes glimmering hopefully.
I smiled back at her, and kneeled so that I was at her level. "I'm you're guardian angel." I told her. She grinned and asked me several times if I really was her angel. I responded 'yes' every time. She held my hand as the class walked back, Narumi had dropped something earlier in the walk and had gone back to get it, so he was still in the room.
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We arrived at the room sooner than expected, and Narumi wasn't there. The idiot had gone to look for his students. How silly. I yawned and sat down at a seat in the back, pulling a squealing Mikan into my lap, and resting my head on hers. She played idly with my golden hair, twirling the short locks around. My hair was only a bit longer than my chin, so there really wasn't much to play with.
Eventually a frantic Narumi entered the room, only to see Mikan playing with my hair. He looked surprised, then wary. "Mikan, get away from her right now." He said, watching me like a hawk. Mikan looked at me curiously, and I shrugged, giving her a lazy smile.
"Why sensei?" She asked innocently, not wanting to leave her friend so soon. Narumi continued to watch me. "She's dangerous Mikan." He said, "Get away from her."
His comments caused me to smile at Mikan, and rest my head upon hers again. "Sensei, she's real nice. She saved us all from a panther." She explained, not wanting Narumi to think her new friend was bad. Narumi raised an eyebrow. "Really now?"
I stared at him lazily. "Mmhmm." Narumi sighed. He resolved simply to keep an eye on me for now. He noticed that the wound that had been on my arm was now healed, and frowned, before finally saying, "I assume you'll be staying then?"
I smiled. "Of course, I am Mikan's Guardian Angel after all. What kind of angel would I be if I left?" I said, causing Narumi to stiffen in alarm. I had just staked a claim on Mikan, and he couldn't tell what I had planned.
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The lesson went on as planned, and I caused no interruptions, which caused Narumi to get more suspicious. Eventually class ended, and I followed Mikan outside. I sat down and watched her play with her friends for a bit, when I felt a familiar hand on my shoulder. "Hello Fate." I said, my eyes on Mikan.
"Time to get back now Ace." He said tiredly, he had been tracking me down all day. "You're not fully healed yet."
"I'm fine. I want to stay here a bit longer." I said, smiling at Mikan, who had looked over to see Fate talking to me. She returned to her game, and Fate looked at me. He stared at me for about ten seconds, before simply hefting me over his shoulder, causing me to yelp in alarm, and walking towards the building. Mikan and her friends whirled around in alarm, but started giggling when they saw what was happening. "Aww, Faaaaate," I whined cutely, "I don' wanna go~."
My words caused the kids to laugh louder, and despite my protests, we were going inside. Eventually we got to a classroom, and Fate walked inside. He nodded at whoever was in front of him, and picked me up, whirling me around and setting me down on my feet. In an instant I felt a pair of soft lips collide gently with my own. A blush spread over my face, and my eyes closed as I collapsed into Fate, who picked me up bridal style. "Thanks Narumi." He said, holding me gingerly in his arms. Narumi nodded, Fate was generally trustworthy, and he wanted to drag Ace back to the Senior Division, which would be good. It was just lucky for both of them that I had no romantic experience. Being in the Dangerous Class and having two Alices really didn't give you time to date.
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Mikan wandered around Central Town for a bit, before she bumped into Tsubasa. Tsubasa had picked her up and they wandered for a bit, before settling down on a bench near the square. Mikan looked up at Tsubasa, who seemed troubled. "What's wrong Tsubasa-Senpai?" She asked, causing Tsubasa to look at her.
"Nothing." He lied, before putting on his best smile. "I was just wondering if you made any new friends lately?" He asked, swiftly changing the subject. Mikan nodded happily. "Will you tell me about her? She's in the Senior Division, and she has gold hair to about her chin, and green eyes. She's kind of pale though. She saved Prez from a panther, she flew in and she had giant wings!" She said, eyes sparkling as she told her story. Tsubasa stiffened.
"Her name is Ace Nishigawa. She has two Alice's, An Alice of Super-speed, and an Alice of Shapeshifting." He explained. "She's in the Dangerous class." He paused for a moment, before continuing, "Be… Careful near her Mikan. She's very unpredictable…" He warned. Mikan nodded, but was confused. Why would people want her to stay away from her new friend? She had saved Prez's life, and probably the lives of others in her class too! Was she really so dangerous?