The Ice Will Melt Someday
Chapter Five "New Year, New Conspiracy"
Disclaimer: I did not make Gakuen Alice or any of its characters besides Daichi Hanahisaki, Chiryu Koteihyodan, Kanjo Shinmitsukan and Suberi Atsureki.
The academy was bustling. It was New Years Day and everyone wore yukatas. Especially in one part of the academy, where there was a group of people, planning something, trying to regain what was lost, a conspiracy.
In another section of the school, there were a few people hidden away below the academy grounds. There held two princesses; a fire princess and an ice princess. For now, we shall learn about how the ice princess gets rescued. Sometime later in one year from this day, the fire princess will receive her freedom as well. Until the Academy revolution comes, one of them will be stuck in this place for a long time to come.
A girl with wavy hair came up to the bars of the small window. "Happy New Years everyone," she said in a soft voice.
The other girl with long bangs and a short cut hair whispered back, "Happy New Years to you too Ibaragi-san." Nobara turned around and smiled, but realized that the other girl was blind, and became into a depressed state.
"Ah, yes, you too Aoi-san," she replied. Aoi could hear the darkness in Nobara's voice, even though she couldn't see it, it didn't mean all her other senses were useless.
She decided that she will talk about it with Nobara and started a conversation. "Ibaragi-san? Do you mind if we had a little chat?" she asked politely.
Nobara thought about it and decided it would be nice. "That's fine, we don't converse much, but what do you want to talk about Aoi-san?"
Aoi contemplated. She was trying to think of a way to start the conversation. "I got it!" she exclaimed. "How come your voice sounds so…miserable? I mean, don't take it into heart, but I've heard you before and you weren't exactly that disheartened then."
Daichi popped into her head. "I guess it's because he's so nice. To see him so deprived like that, it felt…bad," Nobara answered.
"Who is this, he?"
"Daichi Hanahisaki, have you ever heard of him?"
"No, I dare not to say. There's not much I have heard about, but Persona does tell me some things, so I believe it must be very interesting. Oh, I'm ranting again, forgive me Ibaragi-san."
"Don't fret over it. Aoi-san? Can I ask a quick question?"
"I wonder what it may be, go ahead," Aoi pondered.
"Did you know you have a brother in this academy? His name is Natsume Hyuuga, infamous for his duties as the Black Cat in the dangerous class. He has the same surname as you and you two had the same alices at one point of time." Nobara concluded.
Aoi laughed. "That's ridiculous Ibaragi-san. If I had a brother in this place, why wouldn't he come and meet me? Also, Persona wouldn't keep me from something as important as that. That I know personally," she reassured.
Nobara thought otherwise, but she didn't try to keep on a futile topic. She whispered under her voice, "Hyuuga-san, how your heart must long for the sight of your beloved sister and how it must pang from your sister not knowing of your existence." She stood up from her place and was about to leave the cell. "I am going now Aoi-san." Nobara left without another word, only hearing good-bye in the background. Good-bye's were the hardest to receive in almost any given situation. She came up from underground and changed into a yukata. She was heading towards the Flower Garden Party.
Meanwhile, a group of middle schoolers and a couple of high schoolers were meeting up in Daichi Hanahisaki's room. They were planning on how to get Nobara back from Persona's clutches.
Tsubasa shivered at the thought, "Uggh, why did it have to be Persona of all people?" Misaki smacked him on the head.
"Don't waste your breath on such a-a spur of the moment statement," she scolded. Tsubasa rubbed his head, it hurt.
"What a great way to spend the New Year," one person said unenthusiastically.
Daichi turned to that person and replied critically, "Oh please, we don't need those kinds of comments here, so unless it's constructive, shut your mouth."
Another person approached him, "Good morning Hanahisaki."
"Hey, Chiryu," he greeted back, "Where's your girlfriend?"
"You mean, Kanjo? She's with some of her friends, trying to convince them to join us in the cause. Although I don't know how many supporters she'll actually get that would be devoted," Chiryu replied mannerly. He greeted some other people as well.
"Is that so?"
"It is," he smiled. "Hanahisaki, do you happen to have any idea of a plan per chance?" Chiryu inquired.
"I have a small idea, but we would need to build on it a lot, it has many possibilities and I just don't know what route to take," Daichi replied.
"Shoot, an idea is better than no clue, but understanding the situation and its consequences will also be a factor."
Daichi considered the statement. "Here it is then; my idea was to get some of our female allies into the Flower Garden Party. For surely Nobara would be there, and then we could try to get her back that way, somehow."
"That is an interesting idea you have there, Hanahisaki. Maybe you could get in as well," he joked.
Daichi glared at Chiryu, "Don't make fun of my name…"
Chiryu finished laughing. "Sorry, I couldn't resist, you had it coming when you talked about the Garden party thing. But I really do think that you need to get inside as well. We could dress you up and you could go with Misaki and Kanjo there because it would be hard to convince Nobara without you."
Daichi raised his eyebrow, "Why would she need convincing?"
"That's because Persona is so dangerous, if you were to interfere, it might be hazardous. You were lucky that he didn't use his death alice against you, but that was because Nobara escaped on her own will. Her intentions did not necessarily include you in it. What you are trying to do now, Hanahisaki, is to rescue her. This plan will from the start to finish, include you and Nobara trying to work together. Do you understand what I mean by this precaution?" he reasoned.
"Yeah…" Daichi sighed. He was starting to get tired of having so many imperfections, problems, issues and concerns. At this point, he was going nuts, he just wanted to do something about it.
Misaki saw the concerned boy, she approached him slowly. "Daichi..."
"What do you want now? Do you want to tell me that my plan won't work? Oh please, if you have a better one, just announce it to the world or something!" he yelled. Daichi was blowing up from the pressure. "I mean I can't handle this by myself! Am I the only one who actually wants her back? How come no one is trying as hard? I'm probably just delusional. Arggh." He pounded his head in anger.
Tsubasa came over as well, "Daichi don't kill yourself over something so stupid as that. We all want her back very badly, don't you dare worry. We just, don't exactly know how we're going to execute this plan. Besides, it's New Year's maybe we should enjoy today and wait until our minds our clear, which will be tomorrow." Tsubasa patted Daichi's back.
"That's right you idiot!" Misaki kicked him in the shin.
"Oww! Misaki, why did you do that for?" he asked in pain. Rubbing his shin to lessen the pain.
Misaki put her hands on her hips and scolded him, "Don't get yourself overworked about something like this! You're becoming someone we don't know anymore. Not only that..." She started.
Chiryo stepped into the action as well, "Not only that," he continued, "she doesn't want you to repeat the past, or so I believe?" Misaki merely nodded back. "So I'm right, well with that said, let enjoy the New Year's like Andou has proposed. You need to free your mind of her a little bit. It would be best for your health if you do so." He held out his hand towards Daichi. Daichi looked up at him, he took it. "Shall we go, Hanahisaki-hime?"
Daichi twitched again. "Go die," he paused, "and may your girlfriend find peace in it." All the students left the room and went out to celebrate with the others.
There was great food, random decorations and crazy games to play. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. It was a time to forget all their troubles, or other people's troubles. Even the fretter, Daichi, relaxed and laughed until no end at one of the pun alice. Everyone had a little fun, even the person who could see almost everything in the future.
Outside, was a lone couple, sitting on a bench facing towards the dark sky and it's collection of stars. The girl cuddled into the boy's arms and she closed her eyes and said to the boy, "You know, this is our last year at this academy. Why do you want to go out with a big bang? Shouldn't we cherish every moment, instead of loathing it? I don't understand sometimes."
The boy laughed and held her closer to his chest. "You know, I think your logic is ironic. Knowing your alice, how could you not understand it? Well, instead of asking questions, we should just try and find those answers." Silence surrounded them as they looked at the stars and laughed every time one of them pointed up.
Another boy, at the elementary level, came walking by in disgust. He broke their silence, "How corny, love is irrelevant, I don't know how people can stand being with another person so long."
The high schooler just smiled and whispered into his girlfriend's ears, she giggled. "Hyuuga, I'd like to see you hold the person you hold dear the most like this one day, in fact, I can see it in your future. When she's crying and her heart is torn, you'll be there to comfort her, leaving her to yearn for you even more than before. Just remember, everything you hear from me, you only hear once," he said.
She started talking after he finished his sentence, "Yes, Hyuuga-kun, I can see it as well, your heart is ice cold, so maybe you just need someone to melt away that sadness.
Slowly, so it won't hurt you, but fast enough so that it doesn't die. We won't be here next year to see the next chapter of your story. Just you wait, you'll know we're right."
"Tch, what makes you high schoolers think you're all that? Spouting a bunch of nonsense, you need a brain check," he spat back. "Someone dear to my heart, could you guys get any cornier?" Natsume left without another word, he was already annoyed by the things they told him, but he was smart and he knew, most likely, no, they were right. All of their predictions and assumptions were always right. However they got together, Natsume didn't even want to think about it. He cleared it out of his mind and ignored the cheery atmosphere. He was going to get Youichi, and that was all that mattered.
"Chiryu?" the girl asked her boyfriend.
"Kanjo...what is it?" He looked at her lustfully, her expression was adorable, her skin was soft, and she was in a yukata. Her hair was let down and her image was glowing in the starlight. She was close to him and he only got closer.
"Do you think we told that boy a little too much about his future?"
He sighed, it was about Natsume, but he figured he'd let it slide this time. "That's really up to him on whether or not he believes us."
"More like face reality," Kanjo laughed. "Little boys are fun to mess around with especially when they're in the rebellious age and are starting to grow more mature."
Chiryu played with Kanjo's hair for a bit, "Yeah, aren't you glad I'm more mature now?"
She bent her head back to see him with a questioned face. She saw a shooting star above her, "Hey look a shooting star!" She pointed up towards it, it moved slowly compared to their actions.
"I know," he answered. Then he locked lips in her vulnerableness. Afterwards, he let go. "Want to know what I wished for?" He smiled.
"Enough said, your heart told me everything. Now can you be more of a man and carry me back? I don't feel so well," she said sticking out her tongue.
He picked her up as if they just had their wedding and gazed into Kanjo's eyes, "You don't think I'm manly enough?" They left the bench, on it wrote next to their name was a little phrase, it said: Let the Ice on Earth melt one day within the presence of Fire.
Everyone fell dead asleep that night. They had partied so much and the next day they would have to go back to classes. For now, they slept peacefully, everywhere. Some were sleeping on the couches, the floor, on top of each other, against the walls, in the chairs and occasionally, on the tables.
Daichi was snoring on the ground, until someone stepped on his stomach. He cried out with pain, "Oww! Watch where you're going!" he cursed.
"Unfortunately for you, I am," the person replied calmly.
His eyes were still blurry from trying to adjust to the brightness. "Wait, what, who are you?" he stuttered.
"You idiot, I need to tell you something before you go off and kill yourself," he said coldly.
Daichi's eyes widened and he saw who it was very clearly. "H-Hyuuga?"
At that moment of time, a shadowy figure approached Nobara. "You will go on a mission tonight and another day, so you cannot go to the Flower Garden Party. Do you understand this Nobara?"
She looked towards the ground despairingly and replied, "Yes Persona…I understand completely."
"Change that look on your face, since you're going on a mission, you can't show your weak side like that!" he commanded. All of a sudden, Nobara's personality changed.
Her eyes became killer and she went off without another word. Persona was very pleased with her second alice, the Split Personality alice activated by Persona, himself. Another student who came from the dangerous class came up to Persona.
They asked him, "Shouldn't we report this threat about Ibaragi to the principals?"
"It is not necessary; we can easily handle some small group of useless alice brats. That's the reason why we set aside another class, the dangerous class, for students who are actually talented and useful in their field," he smirked.
"So, you've planned it all out already. Not letting Nobara go to the Flower Garden Party, perchance to meet anyone who is siding with Hanahisaki. That is very intelligent of you, Persona."
"You are underestimating me. Speaking of which, go with her that night, in case somehow, she decides to have change of heart," Persona ordered.
"Of course," they replied. The person bowed respectively and went off, using their friction alice to slide across the rocky surface of the underground quickly.
Nobara retaliated with her ice alice when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Suberi Atsureki," she let out when her eyes finally recognized the boy next to her. He had dark brown messy hair and had the high school uniform on.
The boy gave out a hiss, "Jeez, Nobara, cool it with the alice. It's only me anyways."
"I am cool with my alice." Her split personality showed. "I still don't get why you are in the dangerous class, how is friction dangerous?" Nobara tried to strike conversation, the flame burned brightly with Suberi.
"Now you've done it Nobara! Friction is dangerous! I mean, don't get me started. If there was no friction, you couldn't even stand up straight or go where you wanted. Also, I can move better. As long as my skills are still sharp and control the use friction, I can be like the ultamite ninja!" Suberi ranted on about how important and cool the alice of friction is. The two of them went off towards their next mission. "...wouldn't you know? Friction has so many possibilities in this world and it is so aweso--" He was cut out when Nobara covered Suberi's mouth.
"Just shut up for a moment," Nobara scolded. Suberi pouted. "Okay, I'll freeze the ground and you knock them out." She handed him a target list. They were near a suspicious looking warehouse near the docks. "Attack these people and anyone who tries to protect them. I'll make they don't go anywhere and you might want to put on a jacket or something. New Year's is cold enough." Suberi took the paper and read it.
"You can count on me to totally own them," he declared with a smirk on his face.
"Atsureki, you need to stop playing random video games," she replied monotonously. He rolled his eyes. The plan was in action. Nobara used her alice and slowly started to freeze the ground. The door was easy to open now, she opened it and snuck in while Suberi stood guard outside for the moment. Then she looked over the boxes she was hiding behind. Inside, people were dealing drugs and the like. "Time to punish these losers," she said to herself. The men in suits were about to go through the exit when Nobara used her alice to freeze it.
They were shocked. "W-What's going on?" one of the asked. The others shook their heads in the confusion. Nobara smiled and froze the remaining exits except for the one that Suberi was supposed to enter through. Nobara cued him in with an icicle that formed through the cracks. Everyone else was in panic.
"Go time!" he exclaimed. Immediately all heads turned to the only door that wasn't frozen. They tried to head toward it, but Nobara froze the ground underneath them. Many falling onto the ice in the chaos. Suberi used his alice and slid towards one of the dealers. His body low to the ice. He shivered, "It surprisingly is cold, I can't believe I wasn't prepared." One of his legs were outstretched as he was sliding through the ice. Suberi tripped anyone who wasn't already on the ice. Then he did a back flip and landed on his two feet standing. Trying to gain momentum, he started 'skating' across the across and threw a few punches and did some ice skating / karate improvised attacks.
Nobara came out and barricaded the remaining door and froze anyone who tried to get in her way, or in Suberi's way. Her eyes showed no mercy to anyone who pleaded for it. One of the men tried to reach from the briefcase holding the money. "Tch. Money is all they care about, what a selfish bunch of people," she glared at him and unleashed her alice. The money froze and Suberi caught on. He grasped the briefcase while sliding backwards, retreating from the people chasing him. Then he started to spin and hurled the frozed briefcase at his pursuers. They were caught by surprise and were knocked out by the tremendous force. The briefcase shattered into a flurry of glitter.
After Nobara and Suberu finished their business, they exited the remaining door and the met someone who was in their way. "Natsume..." the brunette merely stated. Natsume was standing in front of them, he was holding out a sphere of fire and threw it between Nobara's and Suberi's heads. It slowly defrosted the ice on the ground.
He scoffed at the two, "I was supposed to spend my time with Youichi, but I'm stuck cleaning up your dirty work. You two just had to freeze the whole warehouse, didn't you?" Natsume impatiently pushed Nobara to the side and melted the ice along the ground and doors.
Nobara didn't give any reaction, she just left Natsume to his business. Suberi hurried along to follow her. They went into the car that Natsume came by. The car drove off when Natsume completed his chores and entered the black van. On the way the three of them saw fireworks in the midnight sky. Nobara sighed, "How stupid." Suberi elbowed her and gave her another piece of paper. She read it, crumpled it up and threw it to Natsume who was sitting in the front seat. "We're going to have a stakeout for the next part of the mission. It's going to be more than a week before we're going to get back to the academy."
"Like I care?" Natsume replied as coldly as Nobara's alice. "Not like I want to go back to that stupid academy anyways. Anyways, why is Atsureki in this mission? His alice isn't dangerous."
Nobara quickly threatened Natsume before Suberi could, "Don't get him started. If you do, I swear, I'll freeze you Hyuuga." She was already sick of hearing Suberi talking about friction.
Suberi sat pack in his seat with his arms crossed, "Well, sorry," he apologized sarcastically, "I can't help it if I don't have some type of element like you two. Ice, fire...earth or whatever." He ranted to himself some more, but the other two only ignored them. "Gonna be a long week, " he finally concluded. The rest of the ride was silent.
At the academy however, a different mood was hanging in the air. "So much for my plan," the green streaked hair boy sighed. "What should I do now?" He drew on the wall he was leaning on with his fingers. He let out another sigh and saw the first flecks of snow. He stuck out his tongue and let the snow land on his tongue, it quickly dissolved. "The world is a bit late on things, aren't they? To have it snowing only now..."
Typer's Note -
Been a while since I actually updated.
Too bad it isn't actually New Year's right now huh?
Hope it was...okay.
I have so many random original characters. Like...*counts* five?
I'm terrible at descriptions and imagery.
Review if you can. Constructive criticism rocks too!
Foot Notes -
"Suberi Atsureki"
Suberi = Sliding, Atsureki = Friction