Ichika quickly left the school when the final bell rang and darted to the train station, choosing to take the train home since Kyubey moved her old motorcycle to the garage with the new one. When she got on the train, she then remembered why she hated taking the train home. More and more people got squished into the train car, and everyone was packed in the car like sardines. There was no room for Ichika to breathe, and once they couldn't squish any more people onto the train, it began lurching forward. The train began speeding up once it left the platform and the forces of gravity shoved the entire crowd towards the back wall. Ichika was getting squished and she was very claustrophobic. She could take a hug from her grandma, but certainly not this. What happened next was the other reason she hated going on trains. An idiot standing behind her moved his hands and began touching her butt.
"HEY! HANDS OFF!" Ichika screamed, hoping it would get her assailant to cut it out. Luckily, someone heard her and knocked the idiot unconscious.
"Sorry about that guy. He needs to keep his hands to himself." Ichika's savior responded. She appeared to be a tall girl with long white hair, golden eyes, and a crop top.
"Thanks for saving me. Guys like him are why I hate going on trains." Ichika thanked the girl for saving her.
"You're Ichika Miyamoto, right?" The girl seemed to recognize her.
"Yeah. that's me. Who are you and how do you know my name?" Ichika asked.
"I'm Peyton Hollister," Peyton introduced herself. "I know you because I'm friends with Zain. She talks about you a lot." Peyton continued.
"How come Zain never told me about you?" Ichika wondered.
"Well, she tells me it's difficult for you to make friends with people based on public opinion of you. Seems like she's one of the only people who sees you for who you are and not your record." Peyton responded. Ichika smiled a bit.
"Yeah, that's why I honestly stopped trying to make friends outside of Zain. Nobody bothers to look at who I am now and instead they just boil me down to my criminal record. It's just more stress on my already shitty mental health. Not that anyone in the school board actually cares. They just make vague gestures at the idea of mental health while taking passive agressive jabs at people like me who have already been broken by their bullshit system." Ichika vented her frustrations. She tends to do that a lot.
"You're a very honest person, Ichika. I like that." Peyton gave Ichika a compliment.
"Thanks. I hate liars. They put on a facade and tell people what they wanna hear, and then they stab them in the back. I don't wanna be that person and I wouldn't want that type of person in my life." Ichika's voice had a lot of intensity to it. Just then, the train finally stopped. "Well, it was great talking to you, Peyton." Ichika turned and waved goodbye as the crowd practically shoved her out.
"I hope to see you again soon." Peyton waved goodbye as the train door closed and the train left the station. Thankfully, Ichika didn't have to walk too far to get home, since the station was a couple blocks away from her place. When she got home, she immediately went to the garage, where Kyubey sat on the handlebar of Ichika's new motorcycle, a Harley Davidson motorcycle with a custom golden paint job that had emerald green flames and lime green handlebars, as well as a seat custom fitted specifically for Ichika. It also came with a black shiny helmet that matched her jacket. Ichika's smile was brighter than ever. She picked up Kyubey and excitedly petted it.
"Thank you for the new motorbike! It's so beautiful!" Ichika was practically squealing in delight.
"You're welcome. Now let me show you the new road." Kyubey escaped Ichika's grasp and led her to a little button. He stepped on the button and the floor beneath Ichika and her bike slowly descended into a bunker coated in emerald green glitter. It was absolutely endless and the road was winding and twisty. Miraculously, it didn't take up any space underground, since it was its own separate realm.
"Oh my god this is awesome!" Ichika's eyes glimmered at the sight of her new, personal road.
"You can go back home at any time by pressing the big blue button on the dashboard." Kyubey explained how to get back to the real world.
"Oh I'm gonna have so much fun with this!" Ichika hopped on her bike and put on her helmet as Kyubey left. She was ready to go for a ride on her new, personal road. At that moment, Ichika was the happiest she had ever been. But she didn't know what exactly she'd be in for in the near future.