Chapter 6- Normal People Are So Dull:
Amelia:
I woke up at the same time as I did yesterday- that was how I woke up everyday after all. I was pleased to find that my uniform had been cleaned and pressed for today's use and the black flats were shined. Most importantly, Tsuki and Mimi did the alterations that I had asked. I nodded at it approvingly.
I took a quick shower and then got dressed. The shoulder pads were flattened so it was a simple long-sleeved dress and it went mid-thigh. Deciding for a bit of a different look, I put on a black newsboy cap. Just before I opened the door, I decided against the hat and took it off.
I did drink a quick cuppa and ate a bit of a scone before headlining off into the limo to school.
"Wait, Miss Holmes!"
I stopped before I reached the limo to turn to face Alfred.
"Yes? Is there a problem?"
"You left your bag, Miss Holmes."
Alfred bowed slightly as he handed me the black case. I nodded and took the bag,
"Thank you."
I didn't forget anything. I just didn't take the bag since I didn't find any need for it- if I didn't intend to learn why should I bring the materials needed? Still, I took the book since it did have my notebook in it. I didn't bring it yesterday and I didn't plan on bringing it today.
I put the bag over my shoulder and got into the limo. It wasn't a long drive to the school, but I still admired the view. I would have to explore sometime soon and take in the sights. Perhaps get some souvenirs, that was what people normally did, wasn't it? Didn't they usually get souvenirs and send them back home to people? Sometimes even a post card. Watson sent me a post card from Baskerville when they investigated there- that was one of the few cases that I wasn't in on since I had gotten sick. Father refused to let me leave when I was sick and he even made sure that Ms. Hudson would take care of me while he was away.
As I walked into the school, I went back to the garden again. Making a decision, I sat down in the middle of the garden and just relaxed- something I hardly ever did. Actually, it looked like I was relaxing but my mind was working a million miles a minute.
How is Father doing in London? Is he alright? Working on a case, no doubt. I suppose he's safe with Watson though, or even by himself since Father usually manages to end up safe. I wonder what case he's working on though- an interesting one no doubt and here I am, bored out of my mind.
Third Person:
Haruhi spotted Amelia in the garden and smiled. She went up to the girl,
"Holmes-san," Haruhi greeted, "Why are you out in the gardens?"
Amelia didn't answer until a few seconds later.
"Haruhi, I apologize. I was admiring the flowers. You may call me Amelia."
"Are you sure? It's not very respectful-"
"-I'm well aware of that and I'm also aware of the fact that you are the only one to even be respectful in the first place by calling me Holmes-san so in my eyes, you are the only one that is able to call me Amelia."
"I…I guess I understand, H- I mean, Amelia-senpai."
Amelia nodded. Haruhi was the only one to show respect. Tamaki was the least respectful since he called her kitten and princess. Kyoya was disrespectful as well since he called her Amelia, skipping honorifics all together. At least Hunny added chan to her name.
"Shouldn't we be heading to class," Haruhi finally said.
"I suppose we should be, but then again school is rather dull."
Haruhi shook her head,
"Amelia-senpai, school's not that bad."
The two began to walk beside each other as they walked inside.
"It is," Amelia disagreed, "There's all this information that I don't need to know."
"You do need to know it to get a job."
"I'm a consulting detective just like my father is, I fail to see how school helps. It doesn't teach anything of importance and I know everything I need to know by observing. I don't need to know if the Sun goes around the Earth or whatever it does. It just wastes a room in my mind palace."
"Mind palace," Haruhi asked curiously.
"Mind palace," Amelia repeated, "Everything that we see, hear, and know is never lost or forgotten. It's the storing of memories by plotting them on a map of a familiar location, and retrieving those memories by finding the way back to them, so as to theoretically never forget anything. I see mine as a palace, just like my father. Everything is stored in a room. School would just use up a room that I would have no intention of going back to."
"That's really interesting Amelia-senpai," Haruhi said, "I never heard of anything like that. That's pretty amazing."
"Really? People tend to find it out of the normal and usually are very rude about learning that."
"Well, you know what they say," Haruhi joked with a wink, "aren't ordinary adorable?"
Haruhi looked at Amelia confused as Amelia stopped. She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, it's Haruhi.Haruhi was even more confused when Amelia showed slight fear.
"Amelia-senpai, are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Amelia said, taking a deep breath, "I must depart now and head to my class. I shall see you after school."
Amelia left without another word, leaving Haruhi behind. What just happened?
After school, Haruhi did tell the others about Amelia.
"Interesting," Kyoya said as he pushed up his glasses, "The method of Loci is hardly used in modern times and not widely accepted. To recall events, they must have complete silence and concentrate. To retrieve a memory can take anywhere from a second to a minute, to even a month."
"Wow," the twins whistled, "That's pretty intense."
"She didn't seem in a good mood though when we left."
"That's because she wasn't," Tamaki cried, "She almost broke my hand again! And she said some rude things to the teachers an students!"
"I would prefer it if you refrained from speaking about me behind my back."
Tamaki screamed as Amelia walked through the doors.
"Hosting hours are not yet beginning," Kyoya said and he started to continue, but Amelia interrupted him,
"I'm not here for the club. Hunny asked me to be here after school and here I am. I am, by no means, a client of yours."
Hunny cheered,
"Yay Amelia-chan came to see me!"
Amelia didn't even flinch as Hunny hugged her tightly.
"I can because I was curious," Amelia admitted, "you all may be daft, but you certainly aren't boring."
"Daft," Hunny questioned.
"Odd."
Hunny giggled,
"We are pretty odd, aren't we Takashi?"
"Hmm."
"This is getting boring," the twins complained, then went to Amelia,
"I'm Hikaru," one said as the other followed with,
"I'm Kaoru."
"Now let's play," they both said together as they put on caps, "Which One Is Hikaru Game!"
Amelia tried her best to not look entirely bored as the twins put on a show.
"This game is bullocks and frankly dull. The one on the right is Hikaru and the other is Kaoru."
"Wrong," the twins said.
"Don't mess with her guys," Haruhi scolded, "You both know that she's right."
The twins pouted and Amelia waved her hand,
"No need, Haruhi, I knew I was right and that was all that mattered if those two wanted to continue with their boring little game."
Hikaru clenched his fists in anger,
"We're not boring," he said furiously.
"Hikaru," Kaoru said, putting a hand on his twin's arm, "please calm down."
"I will not! She's saying that we are boring! We are anything but boring! Normal people are boring!"
Those words stuck a chord within Amelia, as those words were so similar to the ones spoken by Moriarty. Her body tensed and her fists clenched. Kyoya watched, curious, interesting indeed.
"Are you okay Amelia-chan," Hunny asked concerned.
"I'm fine," Amelia answered crisply, "I'm fine…"
Moriarty is gone and he won't come back. He won't… He can't. He was the person I couldn't read at all and the person that actually managed to fully anger my father and scare me- me. Hikaru was just talking out of anger, but he is by no means Moriarty, Amelia smirked, he isn't nearly smart enough.
