Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice.
I'm making up this character completely, I just wanted to plop a semi-normal person in the mix of the whole "Mikan, Natsume, Ruka, Hotaru" business. So yeah, hope you enjoy!
Kahoko Tora: 13 years old, has "sunshine" and "memory" alice's, has curly blond hair and blue eyes, and um… likes chocolate?
Chapter One: A Fresh Face
"Mom, I don't want to go! Please, tell them to go away! I'm scared!" I cry as the man sent by the Alice Academy pulls my curly ponytail to get me to unhinge from my mother. Her body shook as tears rolled down her sweet face; I tasted salt as my own tears ran into my mouth.
The aggressive looking man who seemed to loom over my mother and I like a solid black cloud, pried my hands from my mom's now soiled blouse. He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder, I went limp, and I didn't have the energy to struggle anymore.
My mom looked at me, wiping tears away from her warm brown eyes; she was so fragile looking, like a porcelain doll I used to play with when I was young. I watched as she stared helplessly at me being dragged away, she put a sad smile on her lips and waved goodbye. She ran a hand through her chocolate locks, and wiped furiously at her eyes and nose. "Bye, Kahoko," she mouthed, "I love you."
I didn't look like my mom. Not in the least. She was small and timid looking which matched her shy demeanor perfectly. While my dad said I was like the Sun. I was not bold in the least and didn't like to stick out to much, it was hard though. My alice made it awkward for me to do anything without being gazed upon.
When the man came a week ago to tell my mother she had seven days to prepare for my departure to Alice Academy, he told her I had an alice, she already knew I did though, dad told her. Well, not an alice but two: the Alice of Sunshine and the Alice of Memory.
My first alice explained my unusual hair color; it was blonde like the sun and seemed to shimmer like gold dust. I wore my golden mess of curls up in a ponytail, usually under a hat as well if I was outside, to keep people from giving me weird looks.
My eyes were sapphire blue as well so I stood out at my school and in my family. Dad had black hair and black eyes, so I stuck out like a sore thumb in our family greeting cards and portraits, while my parents were shades of brown and black, I was gold and cobalt. My father died when I was ten but I still remember every single thing he did, said, and what he looked like to the utmost accuracy. But I suppose I can't take credit for that, my alice of memory did that. Which I supposedly inherited from my father; he was an alice too I guess.
I excelled in school thanks to my alice and although I'm only thirteen I was able to pass all the tests that said I could pass high school two years ago, not missing one question. This drew attention to me, my mom got scared; so we moved, and she told me not to try too hard in school, I asked why and she told me that she worried about my "social life". She's a terrible liar.
I was aware that the giant carrying me was now stuffing me into the back of a black limo, I didn't dare look away from my mother until the car turned the corner of our still sleepy road and she disappeared from sight.
I tried to stop crying, but couldn't. So I let big fat tears fall down my face and onto my reindeer pajama bottoms; it was the beginning of November.
I sighed shakily and tapped on the tinted glass divider between the driver and me. He rolled it down a centimeter so that he could hear my request.
"When will we arrive at the academy?" I asked in a small voice. "Soon, Tora-san," was the driver's curt reply, and then he promptly rolled the divider back up.
I crawled back to me seat and I rolled my forehead against the cool glass of the window; it was a frosty mourning in my small town. I watched the houses fly past; when we passed my school I let out another shaky sigh and tried to keep a level head. "Bye guys, I hope to see you all again," I whispered to the deserted school.
I thought about my alices, I knew what my memory alice entails but I have no clue what the purported "sunshine" alice is supposed to do ( to be honest it's name sounded a little corny to begin with). Does it only make my hair super pretty and my eyes blue? Is my alice the reason I'm always being bombarded by people's stares and spontaneous smiles when I enter a room? Is it the reason why wherever I go people say that they've just felt like a wave of bliss passed through them?( I know that totally sounds cheesy but it just happens, okay?)
Ugh, why do I even have a stupid alice? I would have been perfectly fine with being normal just like everyone else, but no, instead I'm "special". Well being special is way too overrated; being normal is what floats my boat.
I closed my eyes to try and stop the river of frustration flowing out of them. Whatever. I don't care anymore I thought to myself, I can't do anything about my predicament now.
"Miss? Wake up; we have arrived at the academy." The voice of the driver stated matter of factly. My eyes fluttered open, only to be shut again because the light spilling in from the open car door was blinding.
I pushed my soft bangs back and played with the two loose curls framing my blotchy tear stained face. I wanted to tell the driver to get lost and get more sleep; all that crying really wore me out. I begrudgingly stepped out of the car and onto Alice Academy grounds.
I took a quick survey of my surroundings; there was a large building in front of us and it seemed like a whole day had passed because the sun was still cowering behind tall green trees, the campus was huge from what I could tell, it seemed to expand in all directions. I felt like a bird that's had her wings clipped and has lost her ability to sing. I swallowed thickly and ran to catch up with the retreating figure that I assumed was supposed to be guiding me.
The building had fine décor and was pleasing to the eye; I immediately felt more secure. I heard a small sigh from my monstrous driver and asked what the matter was.
"Your alice sure is something, I feel so…so… pleasant… for some reason," he mumbled so softly, his tone like he was talking about something cherished, it made me wonder if I had heard it at all; but of course I had, my alice of memory was a reliable one. If I did remember correctly, didn't he just pull the shit out of my ponytail trying to get me away from mom?
He sighed again as if remembering a happy memory. I smiled a little at the thought of my alice making someone who was once so cold, as warm and cuddly as a blanket. I giggled at the image of him in a bunny suit. At the sound of my laugh he turned and smiled at me, I reached out for his hand like a small frail child. Why? I don't know; liked to see him happy I guess.
We walked hand in hand down a long hall that ended in an extravagant door. My driver was beaming now. He had the look of utter contentment on his face as he said, "In this room you will find your uniform and a place to shower if you'd like. There's also food in there, I know you haven't eaten anything since… well it's been a day of driving, so you should be starving."
As if on cue my stomach growled loud and long, begging me to give it food. I smiled sheepishly and dropped his hand to go in the room. He sighed again like he just woke up from a marvelous dream. We said our goodbyes and I slipped into the room.
The aroma of something delicious filled my nose, I made a beeline for the smell to find the most mouth watering of delicacies just waiting to be consumed, and consume I did. I got plate after plate of food until I was sure that just one more bite would set me over the edge.
I then went to the bathroom to wash away my sorrow of the day before. To my delight there was luxury shower products at my disposal as well, I took a long hot shower, pampering my hair and body.
I got out and combed my golden hair, wrapped a towel around myself and went to pick up my new uniform I saw on the coffee table.
I put on the blue plaid skirt, white button up shirt, black blazer, black boots and socks, and finishing the look by tying a pretty blue ribbon at my neck and to tie up my now semi-dry hair with a matching ribbon.
I looked in the mirror, my sapphire eyes popped because of the blue I was wearing, and my hair seemed even more golden with the ribbon.
I giggled, I couldn't help it, and I knew I was trying to have a bad attitude about being here because I was separated from mom and all, but I just had to drop the sad puppy act. Being a crybaby just doesn't look good on me. For the first time since finding out I had an alice, I looked on the bright side.
It wasn't too hard to do, let's see, I'm being treated like a princess, I ended up befriending my scary driver, my stomach was about to explode with perfectly prepared food, this was a chance to make new friends, this was a chance to experience something extraordinary, and I looked killer in my new uniform. What more could a teenager ask for?
Just then I heard a knock on the door, "Kahoko Tora-chan, you dressed and ready yet? Your first class is about to begin." Said an overly cheery male voice.
Right, just remember the bright side…
Just to make things semi-easier to understand:
Okay, so I hope you liked it! I know it was a bit odd because it's not Mikan or Hotaru or someone that usually tells the story. What can I say, I like making up characters.
Just to clear a few things up again so nobody gets confused: I am writing about a fictional character! She's not in the manga or anime, she doesn't exist! The characters that we all know and love like Ruka, Natsume, Youichi, Iinchou, Koko, Tsubasa, Tono, Anna, Nonoko, Hotaru, Misaki, Sumire, Nobara, and of course Mikan will appear in the following chapters, befriending our protagonist. (If you don't recognize some of the characters I listed then I recommend you read the manga; some main characters don't come in until well into the manga. Read it, it's good I promise!)
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