Welcome to Alice Academy
"Wow...it's so big..."Umira walked to the front gate, staring at the gargantuan mansion-like school in awe. Suddenly, an explosion was heard from the far left, the impact almost causing her to fall. She turned to see a boy with a mask on his face, walking out of the hole the explosion had caused. The black cat mask looked at her and flames came bursting out of his hand. Umira looked at him, frightened, praying that he would not attack her. She took a step back, away from his direction. Her heart sped up as his stare bore into her. All of a sudden, a man with short, wavy blonde hair appears beside her. He smiled and assured her that everything would be alright.
Taking a bean out of his pocket, a whip grew out and hit the mask dead on. Umira saw the boy's face. Immediately, she saw a flashback of a four-year-old boy that looked like him. The thought soon perished when he tried to attack.
"Don't think you can you the same trick on me twice!" the ebony-haired boy roared, dashing towards the man.
Instinctively, she raised her hands and created a barrier, causing the flame to disintegrate upon touching it. The man whipped the bean again and knocked him out. He smiled at the girl.
"Everything's alright now. I'm Mr Narumi, that barrier you created was impressive. Let's go in and have some tea."
Umira slightly nodded before Narumi slung the boy on his shoulder and carried him. Straightening her clothes, she grabbed her haversack and followed Mr Narumi. As they walked past many halls, Umira studied the foreign surroundings until they stopped at a room. Narumi laid the boy down on a red sofa and asked her to stay in the room and sit down.
"I need to know though, what's your name?"
"Umira, Kenzei Umira." She mutters softly.
"Great, wait here." he smiled brightly and closed the door.
Umira sat across the boy on the same sofa and she waited. She glanced around the room; the city area was much different from the village she left. She heard him shifting and swiftly directed her gaze to him, preparing herself for any unwanted attack.
'He looks...so...familiar...' she was so deep in thought that she didn't notice the boy waking.
Swiftly, he pinned her to the sofa, demanding who she was. Who was this girl who had foiled his escape? All Umira could do was stare at him, puzzled to know who he was, her heart beating in fear. He demanded once more, raising his voice.
"Who are you?"
Umira just kept staring, her eyes showing a tinge of sadness, 'His eyes...they look so...cold.'
The boy was taken aback by her expression, but soon regained his composure. Getting impatient, he asked again.
"Stop staring at me, just answer the question!"
The door opened and Mr Narumi was shocked to see the boy on top of Umira. She turned to look at Mr Narumi. The boy's eyes met with Mr Narumi and other two students about her age. One boy and one girl. Silently, the raven-haired boy got off and exited the room, stopping beside the female student.
"Are you always going to do this to newcomers? Why don't you just leave her alone?" the girl reprimanded in a monotonous tone before he silently walked off.
Mr Narumi asked Umira if she was all right. She nodded and walked over, whispering into Mr Narumi's ear.
"Mr Narumi...who is he?"
He whispered back. "That's Hyuuga Natsume, he's quite dangerous so be careful of him."
Quickly, he brightened his tone and turned towards the other two students.
"Umira...meet Imai Hotaru" He pointed to the purple haired girl.
"Hi." she greeted in a friendlier but still monotonous tone.
Then, he pointed to the blonde haired boy," and this is Tobita Yuu"
"Hi! It's nice to meet you!" he greeted her in a cheerful voice.
Mr Narumi continued, "they are the representatives of class B, the class you'll soon be entering."
The bell suddenly rang. "Well, I gotta go meet the headmaster. Yuu, please take Umira to her room, ok? See you," he greeted as he waved his hand and left.
"Well," Yuu said turning his head to face Umira, "class starts in two hours so we can either give you a tour around school or we could just show you to your room and let you rest." He offers politely, giving a friendly beam.
"I prefer sending her to her room for a rest so I can quickly get back to my inventions." Hotaru spouted out as she raised her hand.
"Hotaru!" Yuu argued in disagreement.
Umira just giggled at their behaviour and replied that she'd prefer to take a rest. Yuu agreed before taking her to the bus stop. As they sat in the bus to the dorms, Yuu asked a question.
"Hey, Umira? If you don't mind, what is your alice?"
"My...alice? What is that?" she asks, puzzled.
"Oh, an alice is what we refer to as your ability. Like a power." Yuu explains patiently.
"Well, I'm not sure what it is." Umira replied back, astounded that she did not even know what she did at the gate.
"What?" Yuu exclaims in surprise.
"Once again, Mr Narumi has made a stupid accusation and has sent in another person like Mikan. "Hotaru interrupted while looking out the window.
"Just ignore Hotaru, she's actually really nice. If you want to know, my alice is of illusion and Hotaru's is of invention."
By the time Yuu finished, the bus stopped at the dorms. The trio walked into the dorms to meet with a pink robot. "Hello Tobita, Imai, and who is that girl?" the robot spoke, much to Umira's amazement.
"Her name is Kenzei Umira, has anyone given her a dorm yet?" Yuu asked the robot politely.
"Hello Kenzei, I'm Takahashi and I will be your dormitory rector. To answer your question Tobita; why yes, in fact, she'll be on the third level"
"The third level?" This piece of information had surprised both Yuu and Hotaru.
"What? What's wrong with the third floor? "Umira asked,feeling rather uneasy with their reaction.
"You see, the third level is only for the honour students and the only one living there is pretty much just Natsume."
"Eh?" Umira exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, Kenzei Umira, another prodigy, eleven years old and already an honour student." The robot spoke,impressed with the astonished blue-haired girl.
"Well, we better get going, Takahashi will lead you to your room. Have some rest." Yuu announced as he walked away.
"Bye Umira." Hotaru greeted, following Yuu.
"Well then, let's head to your room shall we?"
"Yes ma'am"Umira agreed as she followed.
End
Preview
Umira: Next chapter, I find out what my room looks like? I have a roommate? No way! Next chapter: My roommate, joint class and Mr Mystery. Stay tuned!
