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I had reviewed the whole plot once again and I see that there was a slightly big change –like the medium used and all. Characters would also be in a slight bit OOC here.
To TPAMD readers, sorry for the change and I hope I did not disappoint you by changing it to Lunar. But if you want the original one, please PM me so that I can fix all these problems I had created as early as possible.
Chapter three is here AS WELL AS THE EPIC FAIL SCENE.
Rubber Duckling Entertainment presents
LUNAR
-Gossips-
This is already a time skip. After Mikan had placed her things on the dorm's waiting area, she decided to grab her dinner first before entering. And so the story continues…
(Anjo Mikan's Point of View)
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The moment I reach the front steps of my new room's door, these butterflies had gotten heavier. Our dorm manager, Hayate had offered to help me meet and greet my new roommates but I declined. I said I could handle it from here. Well, that was a lie. But I have to. I couldn't afford to abuse the kindness he's offering. Helping me carry my things up to this point was already enough.
I know my bags are heavy –because of the fact that my mom would be restless thinking that I haven't got all the things I needed. So, she was the one who packed my things. Thus explains the reason why Hayate had the trouble carrying my bags a while ago. And it made me feel bad –really, really bad; especially after knowing that my room was located on the third floor.
As I look at the wooden door in front of me again, I sighed. Well, it would be now or never, wouldn't it? I also wouldn't want to stay out all night. It's absurdity! Insane –especially after hearing the news that there'd be a storm coming tonight. I wouldn't want to freeze myself outside.
Come on, Mikan! You can do this! I tried to encourage myself.
You had the guts to fight back three thugs on the street but a simple "hello, I'm Anjo Mikan," you couldn't do it? What kind of person are you?
Well, that question probably answers my previous question. What kind of person am I? That is if you could still call me a person.
You really aren't a person! My stupid sanity talks to me again. Right! Can it at least shut up? I'm having trouble formulating what I should say in front of my dorm mates and all it does is to add the tension already building up inside of me.
Ha-ha! You're fault! I won't shut up unless you knock on the door!
Okay, whatever, fine! I guess I'll be left with no choice but to knock and enter in the end anyway.
-+LunaR+-
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Heaving another deep insightful sigh, I took one last glance left and right before focusing my sight up front. The peacefulness of the place sure does get me suspicious but hey, probably they're just busy inside their own rooms –doing their own set of businesses. Now, it made me more curious. What could they be doing inside their own rooms? Could they be planning their first step in taking world domination? Jesus Christ, I hope not!
Stop buying time and knock on the door already!
Fine, fine! Another round of breathing exercises, I finally raised my hand to knock on the door.
KNOCK! KNOCK! The door goes.
Though how hard I tried to make the knocking sound less obvious, the silence of the whole area make it seem like a giant's voice echoing down to Earth. I bit my lower lip. I always do that when I'm nervous.
After minutes of staying out with no answer, I was about to lose my patient and finally decided to twist the knob open. Well, that was until, the door beat me to it. Then, out came a girl with pink curly hair.
"Ah –hi?" I said, my eyes turning as wide as plates. Wow, I felt stupid.
"Oh hi!" she replied, quite exaggerated.
"You must be Anjo Mikan?" she asked.
"Yes," I replied.
"Well, come in please!" she offered as she opened the door of the –our room wider.
I was thankful for it as I slowly kicked my bags inside and close the door.
Sure, the room was fine. It was actually big enough for I don't know how many people. There was a small library and a small kitchen –not to mention a personal bathroom! It was kind of even astonishing when outside, it looks as if it's small. But inside? Wow!
"Hello!" another girly voice suddenly spoke, breaking my bubble of thoughts.
I look left and right, trying to see the person but I could not.
"Ah, where are you?" I finally asked.
"Up here," she answered.
Indeed, I looked up. And sure thing, she was lying prostrate in her own bed located on the top bunk of a double-sized. She had long midnight blue hair. She was wearing her blue pajamas that matched her hair, her eyes and her sheets. O-kay! Too much for being a blue addict?
"Hi, my name's Ogasawara Nonoko. That pink-haired girl is Anna by the way. I'm guessing you're Mikan?" she introduced as she got up and went down her bed before offering a handshake.
"Yup!" I said as I received her friendly gesture. Anna did the same thing too. Wait, am I this old? Handshakes are a wee bit too formal, right?
"So, where's my bed?" I added, ignoring the recent thought.
Then, the two both pointed onto the top bunk of another double-sized bed. I nodded as a thank you.
"In terms of your cabinet, Mi-chan, you could just put it there in the corner with the buttons. Press the green one and yeah, you'll see what will happen next," Nonoko instructed.
I just bob my head again and again as I tried to follow her instructions. I search for the corner with the buttons. Found it by one of the corners as she said. Went near it while kicking my things and pressed the only green button among the other three red buttons. The walls and the floor then suddenly start to rearrange themselves, forming a big cabinet without even forgetting to swallow my things whole.
Wow! I could only say.
I was still in this idiotic stance when I turn back to their direction.
"Don't worry about your things, Mi-chan! The cabinet will be the one to rearrange all of them inside itself. Red button means it's already used while green means it's still available to be used," Anna offered to explain.
I just nod again. And when I look back, the cabinet was already gone and the previously green button I clicked already turned red.
Cool!
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"Oh yeah, and you need to avoid the Invincibles," Anna warned.
The three of us were already in our respective beds, laughing over random things about Alice Academy when Anna suddenly gave that warning. Of course, being the observant girl and all, Nonoko's sudden nervousness didn't escape my watchful eyes.
"Why? What about them?" I asked, curious, as I flipped sideward to look at them.
"You know they shouldn't be spoken about, Anna-chan. Who knows that we've been taped already and god knows what might happen to us tomorrow," Nonoko answered with a nervous chuckle.
"Why? Are they that powerful? Besides, what's wrong with asking? I'm a new student here. You can probably take that as an excuse for talking about them behind their backs, right?" I uttered, urging them to go on.
"Well, I don't know," Nonoko said hesitantly.
After minutes of brief silence, Anna finally took the first step to open her mouth.
"You see, the Invincibles are like the king and queen here. They're comprised of two guys and one girl. The three of them all went to class 2-B, which means we as well as you'd be classmates with them. In terms of power, oh yes, you could say they are. Even seniors feared them. If it weren't for their drop-dead gorgeousness, people would be fleeing from them," Anna stated beneath my bed. Even though I wasn't able to see her expression but I could sense she was afraid and all –especially after hearing her sigh.
"Oh," I could only say.
"By the way, what's your alice Mikan? Mine's chemistry while Anna's culinary. We could make anything possible using chemicals and spices respectively," Nonoko said, trying her best to change the topic.
I was about to answer and tell them mine when loud thunders suddenly reverberated across the room.
"I guess the storm's starting," Anna stated.
"Yeah," I agreed.
"So, I guess it's good night then," Nonoko continued.
"I guess so too," I answered while yawning. Well, I guess it's finally time for bed.
And as I submit myself to darkness, "good night," I told them… totally forgetting to ask what I had wanted to ask before –where and who's our other roommate?
-+LunaR+-
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The next day, everything went completely normal. Like they said, when I clicked the red button once again, my things were already arranged inside once the cabinet opened itself for the second time. There was a slight change though. At the bottom compartment was a checkered blue skirt and black long-sleeved leather blouse I remembered I never had. There was also a new set of well-polished black shoes and white socks as well as a blue ribbon.
Then suddenly, Anna came out of the bathroom.
"Oh Mikan, if you're wondering –there'd be set of new clothes at the bottom compartment of your cabinet. Wear them. They're your uniform," she said.
"Okay," I replied.
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After we three took our breakfast and all, it was already time to go to our room. As I walk along the quiet hallways, I couldn't help but notice the stares people are giving me. Sure thing, it was weird. Hell, it was freaking me out! It also got me conscious in a way. After all, who wouldn't when you see people staring at you, giving you weird glances before whispering to other people they're with?
"Don't mind them, Mi-chan! Word about a new student had finally probably spread throughout the campus," Anna tried to comfort me.
Great! Just the comforting I need, thank you very much. It didn't help me at all might I add. But of course, I never said it verbally. I just kept quiet while walking. Gossips sure do spread like wild fire, huh?
When we had finally reach the room with the sign 'Class 2-B,' I was about to enter when a glasses-wearing man with long brown hair tap my shoulder and told me not to go further. Getting what he meant, I followed his orders and remained outside while both Anna and Nonoko left me to come in.
"Good morning class," he uttered as he too marched inside.
"Fukutan-sensei, is it true we'll be having a new classmate?" one of the students asked.
"Er, yeah," he answered. "So, let's all welcome her."
I took that as my cue and slowly step forward when one unknown person pass by and intentionally hit me on the shoulder, making me fall flat on the very ground. What next? Well, I heard people laughing. Of course, who wouldn't?
But thank God Anna and Nonoko then came to aid me. I owe them a thank you for that.
Slowly, I stood up to face my hitter. He was wearing the boy's-type uniform so I conclude it was a he. He had raven hair and was slightly taller than me. I felt annoyed when he didn't even bother turning back to say his sorry. Well, I waited but he never did.
"Hey, you!" I yelled.
Slowly, he turned around –revealing the most tantalizing crimson eyes I had ever seen. He didn't say anything more though. He was too full of himself, based on my observations, to just pull off the most annoying smirk while raising his brow.
"You have quite the courage girl," he said.
I noticed everyone was already sweating hard now. What? They probably think I'd start up a fight and he'd beat me to it? Yeah right. Start a fight? Maybe. But him beating me? I couldn't imagine.
"And you have quite the ego to make yourself look as if you're this almighty when in fact, you aren't," I fought back. Well, blame my mouth for that.
"You really are challenging me, huh?" he uttered as I saw him lit up a fire in his hands.
So, fire is his alice? It wasn't scary, honestly… if only he'd know what's mine.
"Look, I know people like you. People like you who are so full of themselves and think they own this world. People like you who want other people to chase after them and act as their slaves. But to tell you honestly, whatever or whoever you are, I am not one of those 99% who'd easily fall head over heels for a person like you and chase you wherever you go. I may be idiotic at times but I'm not dumb!" I said as I raise my hand and point my pointy finger towards his direction. In a blink of an eye, the small fire he lit in his hands immediately extinguished. That should teach him.
Suddenly, I heard people mutter their ohs and ahs but I could only care less.
Then, I saw him smirked again. Oh how I wish I could wipe it out of his face. If he weren't this hot –scratch that –I wouldn't have taken the time to hesitate and bring him down.
Gradually, he closed his eyes before placing those hands back in his pockets. His smirk never left his face though. Stupid!
"You sure are different," I heard him say.
"Why don't you just jump off the window and get lost?" he added, as if challenging me again.
"Glad to," I replied.
Does he really think I'd back out from a challenge, huh? Besides, it would be good somebody finally took the first step to offer me the freedom of rebelling. Now, it was my time to smirk as I went near the window, opened it and jump. It was a long way down to tell you the truth. I was in the fourth floor of a very big building, what can you say? But luckily, I was able to pull from it easily.
The moment my two feet landed on the cold ground, I could hear the commotion I started even from below. Without even looking, I could perfectly see them going near the windows to see if I survived or not. Anna's gasp. Nonoko's worried look. But I did not care and just walk further away.
Tch! Too much for gossips!
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And the challenge will finally be on the next chap. The 'start of the storm' or simply 'storm' could mean literally or figuratively. If you have read TPAMD before, you'd know the meaning! ;)
Sorry, this chapter was kind of rush but I do hope you'd appreciate my efforts.
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