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Chapter 1

Adina Stark looked up at the large building before her before entering and walking towards the High School Principal's office. The HSP looked up as she entered and gestured for her to sit in the chair in front of his desk. "Welcome to Gakuen Alice Ms. Stark. We rarely get students this late in the year." He whipped out a sheet of paper which was a map of the high school building and dorms. "Here's your classroom, 2B. You will be studying with the other sophomores and your dorm room is here." He handed her a key as well as another package. "That contains your uniform as well as school books. Your homeroom teacher will explain everything that you need to know." Adina shyly nodded her head, looking at her shoes as if they were the most interesting thing in the room.

"T…tha…tha…thank…you…" she answered meekly. The HSP smiled at her. Someone knocked on the door then a short black haired girl with violet eyes entered.

"You called for me," she said emotionlessly.

"Imai-san, this is Adina Stark. Please show her to her classroom. Ms. Stark, this is Hotaru Imai, she is class 2B's representative. Thank you Imai-san and good luck, Ms. Stark." She quickly stood up and bowed herself out of the room, following Hotaru who had already walked out without a backward glance.

Outside, Hotaru looked at Adina who tripped over her own feet. "This way." They stopped in front of a double door with the sign 2B on top of it. "Come in when Narumi calls your name," Hotaru said, slamming the door behind her. Adina was pacing around for a couple minutes until she heard… "Please welcome out newest student, Adina Stark." She gulped and walked into the classroom.

Surprisingly the classroom was pretty normal. There were tables in rows in the room with two straight backed chairs behind them. The drapes were flung back from the floor to ceiling windows on one side of the room while a small part of the ground was raised in front of the chalkboard at the front of the room with a blonde man standing on it. His purple eyes twinkled as he waved at Adina. She shyly turned towards the class as they stared. The blonde man held his hand out. "Hi, I'm Narumi sensei, your homeroom teacher. My Alice is human pheromone so behave." Turning towards the class he announced, "I hope everyone tries their best to get along with Adina. Are there any questions for her?"

Hands shot up. "What's her Alice?" "What's her star ranking?" "What type class is she?" "Why is she here so late in the year?" Narumi sighed and said, "I'll leave Adina to answer your questions since I have a meeting." Looking down at her he continued, "Your seat is at the second row. Please ask Imai-san if you have any questions. Be nice class." As soon as Narumi left, the class was in chaos; everyone started talking and using their Alices. Adina quietly walked to her seat and sat down.

Adina's POV

Don't notice me. Don't notice me. I just want to fade in with everyone else. This is why I don't like being the new kid. Everyone tries to ask you questions. Narumi sensei said that Hotaru was supposed to be my guide around school but she was sitting in her seat reading a book, ignoring everyone near her. Looks like I'm not getting a tour. My seatmate looked at me and said, "Hi my name is Anna. I have the cooking Alice. What about you?" I stared at her pink hair, wonder if it's natural.

"A…am…amplification," I stuttered. Great, now she thinks I'm a total loser, which I probably am.

"That's cool," she smiled, "there was a guy with an amplification Alice but he graduated a couple years ago." I lightly smiled back at her. "Everyone called him Tono. He was…"

"Anna! I finished my love potion!" A blue haired girl ran up to Anna and shoved a bottle in her face.

"That's great. Who are you gonna use it on?"

"I don't know…no one now."

"Nonoko, this is Adina. Adina this is Nonoko, my best friend." Nonoko turned to me.

"Nice to meet you Adina. You know, you're the first to enter in high school. Most people start in elementary. We rarely even get any new students in middle school. So, how did you get found out?"

The moment of truth, "Actually I wasn't forced here or anything," I said, "I took a test to get in here and apparently I passed because they found out I had the Amplification Alice. So, yea…" Anna and Nonoko were staring at me as if I'd committed a crime.

Laughingly, Anna turned to Nonoko, "It's alright I'm sure everyone has a reason." Nonoko nodded slowly but didn't say anything. Looks like I'm categorized as a freak the first day. "Anyway, we'll show you around school. Imai-san!"

"What?" an annoyed voice answered.

"We were wondering if you would…" A weird gun looking thing was pointed at Anna.

"Go bore someone else with your questions." Hotaru seems like a lovely person. Great personality. Looks like the next Ms. Universe is decided.

Anna and Nonoko dragged me out of the classroom. They toured me around campus and showed me where the library, dining hall, etc. I also met another one of their friends, Yuu Tobita but everyone calls him Inchou because he's the sophomore class representative. He's kind of like me, shy but he's not scared to state his opinion when he really cares about something. He's ranked fourth in exams. Apparently, I'm a three star, whatever that means and in the special abilities class. The four of us were walking to the dorms. Anna and Nonoko were talking about something called Central Town and me and Inchou were content with silence, though.

"I wonder when Mikan and Natsume will be back. I hope nothing's wrong with them," he murmured.

Curious, I asked, "Who's that?"

"Oh, did you notice there was an empty table at the back of the room? Near the window?" No I did not know; too busy trying to avoid everyone. I shook my head. "Well, those were their seats. They're absent today, probably doing some…uh…work for the academy."

"What kind of work?"

"Uhm…actually, I'm not sure. You should ask Imai-san, she's Mikan-chan's best friend."

"You sure you don't know anything?"

"Uh huh," Inchou sweated, scratching his head. I probably didn't look convinced. "Anyway let's go eat dinner. I'm sure you're starving after all that walking."

Outside the dining hall, we saw Hotaru talking to a blond boy. Normally, I'd try to avoid looking at people as much as possible but I couldn't help but notice a worried expression on her face. From what I've seen of her, Hotaru seemed like the residential ice queen. There's one in every school. I wonder what cracked her façade.

"Hey, Hotaru looks really worried," Anna whispered to Nonoko.

"Yeah, there's only one thing that makes her like that."

"Something's probably happened to Mikan."

"You don't think…?"

"NO! She can't!"

"But Hotaru's…" They saw me looking at them and immediately stopped talking, pulling me into the dining hall. That Mikan girl again. I wonder what type of person she is to make the ice queen crack.

In the dorms

I was lying on my bed thinking about today. My room was pretty spacious like the bedroom of a hotel suite, with an adjoining bathroom. The high school dorms were separated by grade level. I was a sophomore, so my room was on the second floor. Freshmen were on the first, juniors on third, and seniors on fourth. You get to your floor using one of four elevators located around the dorms. There was also a fifth floor (you can only access this floor by inserting a special room key into a slot in the elevator) that was reserved for special stars only. I heard their rooms were like hotel suites with maid service and everything. Being a special star must really mean something.

Tired, my mind started wandering, then started thinking about that night. I remember the screams…then that haunting voice…calling…I will find you…You can't hide from me…I know where you are…You can't escape me…I closed my eyes.

"ADINA! ADINA! GET BACK HERE…!" A door slammed…car wheels screeching.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING OUT THERE?" There was a voice yelling but I tuned it out. It wasn't my fault…a…cat? Something small…

"DAD!" Blacked out…white room, with bandages everywhere…I saw blood…fainted…

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU YOUR DAD WOULD HAVE…WHY?...WHY DID YOU DO IT?"

Rain…it won't stop…cold, wet…where do I go…?

That voice starts talking again… You can't hide from me…I know where you are…You can't escape me…I will find you…I will find you…I will find you…I…will…find…you…

"NOOOOOO!" I jumped up, bathed in cold sweat. It was that voice again. Hugging myself, I walked to the window and looked out, probably around 3 in the morning. Maybe a walk will calm me down. I pulled on a robe and walked outside. Unsure where I was going, I just headed towards the classrooms. No one should be there at this hour. By the time I got to the classrooms, my feet were freezing since I forgot to wear socks. I was determined to now sprint back to the dorms as I turned around to the way I came and that's when I saw her.

She looked ethereal, sitting on the edge of my classroom window, looking out at the moon, like a gust of wind could knock her over. The moonlight shining over her made me wonder later, whether what I saw was real or a dream, then I remembered how cold my feet were. This wasn't a dream. Soft, brown hair cascaded past her shoulders in ringlets, framing her angelic face which had a content expression. Her body was lithe like a sleek cat but she had curves in all the right places. She wore only black shorts and what looked like a mans shirt, with the two top buttons unbuttoned.

I don't know how long I stood there staring but she probably sensed my presence because she suddenly turned in my direction. That's when I realized she was staring straight at me, her expression sharp but then turned to surprise. I ran.