Gakuen Alice
When the Last Teardrop Falls
By:
Laurasia MoonShadow
Chapter 3: The red moon Festival (Part 1)Maiden in Distress
Every year there is a festival being celebrated only at Alice Academy at a full moon of February. It is called the "Red Moon Festival". There is a history behind it, it started as a plain moon festival, where everyone dress up like enchanted creatures, like fairies, goblins, witches, gnomes, giants to make a twist to the celebration. At the struck of midnight it is said that the silver moon will become a red moon and whoever proposes to the one he or she loves will be return. At the Alice academy, everyone wears costumes and a matching mask, and at the struck of midnight they will remove it. For all the students at Alice Academy, the proposing part of the festival is always done, especially to the ones who are desperate for love.
Everyone is busy preparing for the festival, a few more hours, and the celebration will begin. Kumiko is walking inside the library to spend the hours remaining for the opening of the festival. She didn't love festivals and she hated wearing those heavy costumes, but there is something she must do in that festival, she has to sing solo before midnight strike.
"This sucks!" she sat down on a chair, which was located at the last row of table of the library. They were only four people inside the library, excluding the librarian. There are two students higher than her year, one an elementary student and her.
She took a thick book from the shelf on the left wing and scanned for information about the "Red Moon Festival". She found it and skimmed through the pages. She found the story interesting and started reading her way to pass the time away.
"This festival sounds great!" she smiled and placed the book on the table. She looked around and saw only her and the librarian is left inside the room. She looked at the wall watch. One more hour before the big celebration. She sighed, borrowed the book and went out to reminisce before practicing her solo at her room.
She was walking near the fountain, when Tsubasa came up to her. He was with Misaki, who has been to central town to buy her costume. Misaki was clinging on Tsubasa's right arm. Kumiko felt weird, jealous of what she's seeing before her. She smiled weakly and walked off. But before she is halfway to the dormitory, Tsubasa called out to her.
"Kumi! Will you be my date tonight?" he asked.
Kumiko looked at him with a stunned look, she nodded and blushed light pink. "Yes!"
Misaki saw her thunder struck expression and she smirked. "I have a plan for this love birds!" Misaki giggled.
At Kumiko's room…She rampaged for a perfect outfit that night, but couldn't find the perfect dress. She slumped back on her bed and curled like a cat. She is not going to the ball after all, all was left for her is her dress for her solo singing later. She sighed and looked at the window. There was a perfect full moon and stars twinkle like diamonds, the skies were blue in color and the air was filled with sweet fragrance of cherry blossoms. She looked at her watch and jumped up from her bed.
"There is one more hour before central town closes! I have enough money here for the costume! I'll go there!" she exclaimed and run off to catch the bus for central town. The Festival is opening real soon.
On her way to the bus, Misaki saw her and sneaked up to her on the back seat. She looked at Kumiko. Who was acting real overwrought. She looked at her watch and giggled. "Okay! I'll do the plan now!" she smirked.
A few minutes later, they board out of the bus; they are finally in Central town. Misaki followed Kumiko, who went inside a costume store. She was going to buy a fairy costume. It was colored pink with silver raffles and gold laces. She also bought a pair of silver fairy wings and a flower head dress. She also bought a black mask to match her perfect outfit. After that she went outside to buy something to drink.
They finally reached the dormitory and on time for the opening of the festival. Kumiko was really anxious and went on to her room to change. When she was on her room, Misaki locked her door from outside and placed a lock and hid away the key. Misaki grinned and hurriedly went to her room to change.
"What a perfect plan! Now its Tsubasa's turn to rescue his maiden!" she smirked. She left her room with the key and looked for Tsubasa, who was talking to some of their boy classmates.
"Hey! You're looking dashing!" Misaki exclaimed. She was wearing an 18th century Victorian dress with her hair curled up. She looked stunning as well. A guy came up to her and asked her for a dance. She said yes and they danced away amongst the crowd.
Back to Kumiko's room…She was already done and she finished practicing her song. She turned on the knob, but the door won't open. She banged on her door and then she realized she was locked in. she screamed for anybody on the floor, but everyone was already at the festival grounds. She looked on her window and saw noone strolling near the building. She began to worry; Tsubasa may think she ran off on her first date. She sat on her bed and tears fell down from her elegant jade orbs.
"Why me?" she sobbed silently and a tear fell down on her velvet dress.
Back to the festival grounds…Tsubasa looked at his watch. He was wearing a prince costume with a silver mask to match his perfect outfit. He saw Misaki and came up to her. Misaki was busy chatting with her mysterious guy that she forgot all about her plan. She shrugged her shoulders and left for another dance under the starlit skies.
"Where is she?' he asked himself, looking everywhere. He knows that she isn't there because is she is there she will definitely came up to him.
He walked out of the festival grounds and went to their dormitory to look for her there. He saw a single lighted room on the east wing. He walked inside the dorm and climbed up the stairs to the floor the lighted room was.
He walked up to that room and knocked on the door twice. "Kumi, are you here?" he asked from the other side.
Kumiko heard him and run up to the door. She banged on her door and cried. "Tsubasa? Are you there?" she asked frantically.
"Yeah! Why are still there?" he asked, looking at the lock on her door.
"My door's locked! Can you open it for me?" she asked, her silent sobs stopped.
" I can't! There's a lock and I don't have a key for it!" Tsubasa shouted, trying to unlock the lock with the key of his room.
"Please Tsubasa…" she cried once again and fell on her floor, trying to turn the knob.
"Don't worry Kumi, I'll get you out!" he exclaimed, banging on her door. "Move away!" he said.
Kumiko knew what he was doing. He was going to knock the darn door down. She walked up to her bed and stood beside it, waiting for what he's going to do. A few minutes later, she heard her door knocked down and Tsubasa walked inside, where a sobbing Kumiko is. He walked up to her. "Don't worry! I'll take full responsibility for your wrecked door!" he smiled.
Kumiko looked at him and a hand strolled down her cheeks. Tsubasa wiped her tears and stroked her hair gently. "You look beautiful!" he smiled. Kumiko' s eyes widened and she hugged him without a second thought.
Tsubasa was thunder struck. He looked at the lovely girl hugging him and wetting his blouse with her salty tears. He smiled and hugged her back. "Didn't I tell you…. I'll be your protector!" he exclaimed and patted her back gently. "So don't cry my pretty maiden!"
Kumiko blushed and her heart pounded hard. She tightens her hug and sobbed silently under his soft caress. She felt warm underneath his warm embrace. She smiled sweetly. "Oh Tsubasa…" she whispered silently, smelling his sweet perfume that made her blush even more.
She let her hug go and looked up to him. "Sorry" she said and wiped the tears on her eyes.
"It's alright! Shall we go to the festival?" he asked, offering his hand to the lovely lady. He took her hand and they both went out of her room and proceeded to the festival, giggling as they make their was to the festival, the "Red Moon Festival".
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