Chapter 2 - Nostalgia

My name is Lyra. Nice to meet you all. I'm turning 17 this year. I am a student of Kanavan Academy Class 3-A.

Lire cried as she saw Ryan take the blow meant for her. "No…. Ryan!!!!" she attempted to hold onto him but Ryan pushed her away.

"Don't waste my sacrifice for you…. Lire…" Ryan smiled contentedly. He closed his eyes as the platform above fell onto him.

Lire sank to her knees—petrified at the sight.

(Lyra POV)

I woke up. I could feel tears in my eyes. These dreams…. They're getting more and more real every time I have them. But… it's still a mystery. Whatever Marge and Marie find out would be really crucial…

I got up, prepared, and then went to school.

As usual, there was chattering inside the room when I walked in. Though, the chatter was, uncharacteristically, getting everyone's attention—even the bookworms.

I sat down and asked Celina what the commotion was about.

"There's a transfer student," Celina said.

"They say he's hot!" Marge said—causing the boys to grunt.

"Hmm~" I said. I wasn't interested in the guys looks. "So… we know it's a guy. Well, let's welcome him to the class alright guys?" I glared at the boys. "No bullying." The boys sweatdropped.

"The teacher is here!" Someone shouted.

"All rise." Our president announced. When the teacher entered, she said, "Bow." And we did so and sat down after.

"All of you might have heard this already. We have a new transfer student. Please come in."

The doors opened to reveal a teenage boy with dark black eyes that seem to calculate everything with just a glance.

"Nice to meet you everyone. I'm Sei Fushino," he smiled. He glanced at Celina for a second then continued, "I'm from Serdin Academy, and recently transferred here due to my family's business. Hope I can befriend you all."

Celina kept on tapping me. When I turned to look at her, she was staring at Sei. She told me, "I feel like I know him from somewhere."

Now that she mentioned it…. I did feel like I knew the guy, even though I haven't seen him before.

"You can sit behind Celina, over there." The teacher called out.

Sei approached us and cast a knowing smile. He sat down on his seat.

What is it with this guy? I kept on glancing at him, although I knew he already knows what I was doing. He was just smiling and doing nothing about it! It's making me frustrated!

I couldn't believe how knowledgeable Sei was about history. What didn't this guy know about? I kept my wonders to myself… as lunch break started.

I saw Sei take out his lunch box. I asked him if he wanted to join our group, and he agreed.

Raz kept on frowning when he saw the guy with us. We introduced him to the group, and said their welcomes.

"Now, let's get on with the 'dreams'." Marie started.

"You found out something? That quick!?" Aron blurted out.

"You don't trust us do you?" Marge said, annoyed. "Well, I could understand. Anyways, you gave us these names…. Elesis, Ronan, Lass, Mari, and Seighart."

"Turns out that four of those names were positive to have connections with the Grand Chase." Marie said. "There's no record about Seighart. I have no clue where the name came up…."

"Marie… Marge…. Can you find out about Lire and Ryan?" I requested.

"Hm, we could but… it was hard enough to find out about those names. Anyways, if anyone's got those dreams, tell us during our lunch break." Marge said.

Being with this guy called Sei Fushino… it felt really nostalgic.