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Chapter 11

Alice, Miki, Hello Philippines

"So, Alice Gehabich, the ex-villain?" Marian boldly asked.

Ah crap mother of ice chocolate land. 'What in the world—' Then as if a light bulb clicked on her head, Alice glared at Miki.

"You told her my story?!"

Miki smiled innocently –almost innocent though there was that evil glint behind— , "Well, we are going to seek her help so there's no need to hide it beside, Marian doesn't mind it."

"Yep. I think it's cool with you guys had those weird adventures. I mean, like seriously? Two aliens staying in earth? Wow, God must be very bored to see humans." Marian giggled like nothing happens however our two protagonists looked at her as if she had drunk tons of poison. Wow exaggerating much.

"Does she always like this?" Alice whispered.

"Welcome to my world." Miki hissed lightly, "Though she's a bit crazy, she's a great friend." Alice nodded hesitantly.

"And then you are being chased all the way from Wardington to Philippines? Such annoying friends you have." This time Marian laughed.

Alice and Miki shivered at her evil laugh, though for Marian she wasn't laughing like that, but watching her and her sarcastic comments made them frightened.

"Tell me why I am her friend again." Miki groaned, face-palming.

"Maybe because you two are alike? Well you know, from the sarcastic part."

"Shut up Alice." Miki muttered under her breath intimidated.

Marian let out a small giggle seeing them eying each other, "So those guys are your friends then?" She was indicating the gang.

Alice nodded, her heart clenched hard as if it was going to explode if she didn't hold it enough. Seeing how her friends were looking for her that hard making her cry. Miki sighed watching her friend hadn't wanted to go back to them, not that she minded the adventure and hide-and-seek game but she grew tired watching Alice harming herself mentally.

"You got nice friends." Alice lifted up her head to see Marian smiling, "Maybe the ninja guy and the alien did hurt you but I guess they can't help it. He did say "true" wasn't it?" Alice nodded, "Well he just stated the fact. You didn't happen to hear the next sentences, did you?"

"No. I came to interrupt them by giving the juices and then ran to my room. I can't bear to hear the next sentences. It was so hurtful."

"I think, from my opinion, he just stated the fact as the alien was asking and he might want to argue at the next line." Marian said giving a light squeeze to Alice's hand.

"Hmph! If I were that alien girl I would also ask the same thing. It's just that you are too emotional that time to even think rational. What's up anyway?" Miki asked.

The girl in orange hair inhaled the air careful and let it out. She seemed reluctant but after hearing the rational advice from the two girls, she prepared herself to tell the background story.

"I had a dream."

Miki raised an eyebrow, "What kind of dream?"

"A nightmare. It was me and Shun. He was … he was telling me get the hell away from him because I was evil."

There's a pause and silence filled the living room.

'Uh.. I never think people these days still has a nightmare or maybe I'm too oblivious since I always dreamed about chocolate ice cream paradise and the happy flowery things?' Miki internally groaned and face-palm herself.

'Nightmare eh.. Isn't that interesting..' Marian was smiling like an idiot. ( was the type of person enjoyed weird things)

"Then… when the alien said that to you, you snapped?"

"Yeah kinda. I felt weak and guilty of all sudden."

Again, an awkward silence.

"W-well.. we are in Philippines now, why not have a stroll around the city? I would like to have a fresh air after so long in ship." Miki suggested a quite minutes of awkward silence.

Marian nodded, "I can give you tour around. We have many shopping mall and traditional markets also some places for tourist to go."

Alice sighed in relief, "O-okay…" but stopped with her eyes widened, "But they are still around."

"Don't worry about them. We have our disguise. Just walk away like you don't care when they are near you."

"Bu-But.."

"Stop. No buts. C'mon Al, can't we have a relaxing without worrying over them? You have a talent to play as actress and it was really good, better than mine." Miki admitted sulkily. She didn't like anyone better than her if it's about drama and pretending though she really have to admit out loud that Alice was playing better than her.

Alice sighed defeated, "Fine."

Silently, Miki let out a heavy sigh. 'Man, that was tough…'

Alice and Miki wore their disguise back as Mel and Diane, going out with Marian to see Manila around. On their way around the big city, they saw traditional markets that sold fruits, vegetables and local things which catch Alice's eyes. She took an interest with a local bracelet that look so traditional. Marian bought her the bracelet although Alice rejected it, she said that it's a gift as guesthouse and Miki also insisted that Alice accepted. In the end, she accepted it and wore it happily.

"I'm having this fetish to buy new wigs…" Miki muttered.

"That's so stupid." Marian commented.

"Hey!"

"I stated the fact, sis. I mean, buying new wigs? Puh. Seriously? Ha. Ha. Ha. To you." Marian laughed sarcastically.

Alice saw them bickering about wigs and how it is stupid, she smiled at how their friendship grew so fast just few hours meeting. Yes, they were friends in cyber chat but usually it won't be so fast when meeting in real.

Amused with how they bickered, she laughed.

"Hey! No laughing!" Miki hissed.

"But—you two are funny." Alice giggled.

"At least she is entertained." Marian commented.

…..

"Dammit. Is Chan-Lee lying or what?!" Ace scowled and hit the table, making a cup of coffee almost fell.

"From her eyes, she's not lying." Mira said, sipping her juice. The Bakugan Brawlers was resting on a café inside the city of Manila, not far from Alice and friends. They were all sitting and resting and eating and.. debating about how Chan-Lee's answer and reality not match.

Chan Lee said "Ai Yamamoto" which they now suspected as Alice and her companion of unfriendly black hair girl were in Manila, Philippines but when they arrived earlier than the ship the two girls aboard, they didn't find the two girls. Not at all.

Ren was thinking hard about certain "girls". Hm… who were they?

"Why the hard face, Ren?" Fabia asked, curious.

"Hm? Oh.. nothing really important, princess. It's just the last two girls Shun and the others met."

"What about them? Huh. That white hair gal is so rude. Ruder than Runo." Dan grumbled.

"Hey! Shut up!" Runo smacked her boyfriend's head.

"Ouch!"

"That's for saying I'm rude!"

"Stop it guys.. be serious." Marucho interrupted.

Upon hearing the two last girls they met. Diane and Mel, Shun thought hard about it. They seemed a little eccentric especially the white hair girl. Her red eyes seemed to hide something from them and the way she acted seems so real but scripted.

"I have a bad feeling." Shun muttered.

"But I do have to agree with Dan, that white hair chic is sooo rude. Euwww.." Julie said, waving her hands.

"Alice…" Hydra shrank on the table, companied by other bakugans e.g.: Drago, Tigrerra, Hawktor, Linehalt, etc.

"Be strong, Hydra. We will find her." Drago soothed him as best as he could. It's so not him but he couldn't let his friend be so depressed. Hydra's been depressed ever since Alice disappeared.

"Well, I will check around the city. Who knows Ai Yamamoto and her companion abroad another ship and might be around the city." Shun said as he stood up from his chair and rush outside the café anxiously. He had a feeling that they were being deceived. Alice was a genius in brawling so in this case she will also think a smart way to avoid them.

Why Alice? Why? All I want is to find you and clear this misunderstanding' Shun thought in agony, his feelings never change toward Alice. The fragile and yet strong girl was always in his heart even though she was an enemy before, but that's not her fault… The feelings he buried inside his heart started to peek out along the way of searching Alice whereabouts. He didn't like it if Alice wasn't near him. He didn't admit it but he knew deep down he didn't want to be apart from her.

She's too precious.

Alice, I love you.

Shun run around the city to search a certain orange head or white rude girl from the harbor. Maybe that white girl could give little information about how they aboard instead Alice and her friend. Chan-Lee wasn't lying, Shun knew her eyes didn't hide anything when she said Alice aboard a ship to Philippines.

….

"Ya' know… I kinda want to buy new wigs." Miki mumbled admitting herself.

"For the mother of chocolate paradise ice-cream with cherry on the effing top. Stop it. You are creepy." Marian made a disgusted face to make Miki mad.

"SHUT. UP."

"That's the truth. Fetish of wigs is scarryyyy~~" Marian made a long y making Alice laughed out loud.

"Fine. If you don't want to go I will find myself wig shop. Bye!" Miki walked away from Alice and Marian to find the wigs shop.

"Ah, she is gone…" Marian said, "Well then, let me show you around." She kindly offered Alice.

"Sure."

They kept walking straight with streets full of cafés after passing traditional market. "It's such a lovely places." Alice commented, awed by how the interiors of the cafés differ each of them.

Marian smiled at her friendliness, "It is, this street are all for cafés, from medium price to high price. You can see it clearly if the interiors are expensive looking like then you know that is the high price one. Each cafés sold their own excess example this café…" Marian pointed a small yet cozy café with country interiors, "they sell mostly country food."

Alice awed, "That's cool."

"So by the way Alice, I forgot to ask you something. Have you ever considered your bakugan's feeling? You ran away without bringing him… If I were him I would be very sad." Marian asked.

Alice quieted for a long minutes before inhaling and exhaling the air. People were walking passed them without glancing their existence, they were too busy to even recognize them. "I have. And I know Hydra would be really sad. But this is my problem. I have to solve it by myself."

"To be stronger? Then, what have you learned in your journey with Miki?"

Alice glanced at another café with modern interiors, she was sure that the café had a high price on just a tea. "I learned that to run away won't solve my problems because my friends aren't giving up on searching me."

"Then you should stop."

"But. I still can't. I'm not ready to face them."

"You need courage, Alice. If you can't now, then when?"

"I.. don't know…" Alice shrunk her shoulder down and looked at the floor in embarrassed.

There were moment of silence on both girls as they walked straight to pass the cafés street. Marian tilted her head when she noticed a certain café with transparent window, showing a certain group sitting and resting. She wasn't sure at first but when her eyes fixated on a blonde small guy in glasses she remembered that the guy was on the harbor. Alice's friends. But Marian was too late as the small blondie turned his head to them, his eyes were big in surprised.

He said something to his friends and they all looked at Marian and Alice.

"Um… Alice? We should go.. like now." Marian rushed her secretly.

"Why?" the clueless Alice lifted up her face and turned to watch the brawlers came to them.

Alice internally face palm herself. Oh dear oh dear oh dear!

Why God… Why always them?

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