ALPHA STREAM

"THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PRIDEFUL LION PART 1"

CHAPTER 4: The next day rises in the Alpha stream academy and all the students inside their dorm rooms are readying for class, inside room 96 which is the room of fellow student Aoi Kakuzaki, he then prepares his stuff and changed clothes locked the door and walked downstairs along with the others as he feels very refreshed. Moments later when he got to the exit he saw Reika waiting for him outside.

"hey, good morning Reika"greeted Aoi

"Good morning to you too" replied Reika

Just waiting outside the boys dorm he wonders why.

"Where you waiting for me?"

Hearing that she starts to look away

"N-N-No i wasn't i just happened to see you on the way out so I figured you could use the company, I am the only person you know in this school so far"

"Okay...well you sure got the last part slightly wrong though, hahahahahahahahaha!"

"C'mon we'll be late if we don't hurry"

Then soon after they're little chat they head off to the school they walked they saw from a distance ,as so did everyone, the harbor opening.

"Why is the harbor open?" asked Aoi

Looking to where Aoi's head turned she stopped.

"Well maybe the reason the harbors are open is that there could be a new transfer student from other countries"

"Accepting new transferees at this late of time?"

"Well, yeah, you just transfered here just happened to be just 4 days ago right? Well it wouldn't be a bother if someone enrolls here at a later date, besides the closing date for enrolling is still two weeks away, so this schools still accepting some new ones"

As Reika explained Aoi was left amazed

"Whoa! didn't know this school was that ensurable of things like that."

Soon enough they made it to the school building and headed straight to the classroom along the way they met their homeroom teacher Satsuki who was in fact looking a little hazy.

"Excuse me Ms. Satsuki? what happened to you?"

Asking that question, Satsuki looks at them with a tired face and eye bugs from her eyes.

"Uhhh... nothing special, shizuka just asked me to look into some documents about something, im fine I just have a headache due to all the works. She kept me up all night with her non-stop bragging."

Feeling a bit satisfied with her answer they continued to head towards their classroom.

"Uh-huh ...well, we'll just see you in class Ms. Satsuki"

After that they went to the second floor and off to the 3rd. Then went inside the room and had themselves settled, as they settled in their seats they couldn't help but notice the students talk about something.

"Hey, whats with all the talk around, sorry couldn't help but notice"

"You haven't heard? the reason why the harbor was open earlier?" said one of the students

"Well...i know the harbor was open but no,why?"

"Theres gonna be a new stu-" said one of Reika's classmate as she was interrupted by the door opening

As the door opened Satsuki came in with an unfamiliar character following.

"Good morning class" greeted Satsuki

"Good morning to you Ms. Satsuki" greeted also the class as the stood up and quickly bowed for respect to the teacher.

As Satsuki entered the classroom the class noticed a womanly figure walking behind her , with long blonde hair with locks from top and down of her hair , with eyes of purple and having a very calm expression in her face and wearing the AS academy uniform only much different from theirs.

"May i present to you our new transfer student" she then points out to the girl behind her.

"Good morning everyone my name is Alicia H. Rosewood and I'll be attending to this class please to meet you."

As she introduced herself the class stood in awe as they meet their new transfer student. Taking the vacant seat in the front she sat then class begun as usual.

"Well at least we know now why the harbor opened up." whispered Reika to Aoi

"Yeah, and who to thought that it would be a foreign student and an english too."

After a few hours it was lunch time and all students headed at the cafeteria to eat their lunch as always. reaching the cafeteria both Reika and Aoi lined up along with the others.

"So whats your lunch for the day?"

"The usual ,just gyudon"

"You're still the same as back then you haven't changed your appetite in food"

"Why? is there something wrong with it?"

"Nope, it just seemed good to see you being yourself , like before" he then smiles at her.

"W-W-What was that getup for?"

"Nothing"

After a while, Aoi reached the lunch lady and asked her if there was any tonkatsu, luckily for him there was then he immediately ordered it.

Seeing what Aoi ordered reika grined.

"Speak for yourself. you haven't change either. still the same, tonkatsu in every meal."

"What, i just like it. reminds me every of middle school and my previous one."

Picking up his tray he then moves aside to let reika get hers. Afterwards the lunch lady gave reika her gyudon. Also picking up her tray both reika and Aoi went off to find a table. Still looking for a table they finally saw a vacant one right in front of the window side. Heading out to that table they saw bunch of students crowding up on one table. As they passed by they saw a full course meal set up and seeing their new transferee Alicia talking to the other students.

Finally reaching the table they started to dig in.

"At last, at last we found a table, and the view is quite great here too."

With his stomach rumbling Aoi couldn't help himself anymore.

"C'mon lets eat I'm starving"

"Thank You for the meal" both said before eating their lunches.

Digging in their lunches ,the conversation continued on the other table far from where Aoi and reika were. As Alicia continued to eat all the other students kept on asking her tons of questions about her hometown.

"Excuse me, miss Alicia but what does england look like? " said one of the students

"How is the queen?" asked one of the students again

After asking so much questions they got to know her quite well like, what is her family's business in her hometown, what type of AS she has, and so on and so forth, but there was one question that she explained pridefully

"How well did you do on your entrance exam on england?" said one of the students

Hearing that she stopped to eat and faced them with great confidence.

"Well the entrance exam in england was quite challenging, considering my instructor was Alastair M. Simmons, one of England's most refined AS pilots none has ever beaten him in an entrance test except me and its all thanks to my AS PRIDELION "

As she answers that one of the students said to her.

"Whoa... then you're the same as Aoi, he also defeated one of Japans greatest AS pilot instructors with just a crappy looking AS"

Having heard that Alicia's turned to the student who said that

"I beg your pardon, what?"

"Your just the same as Aoi, the transfer student, he just came to this school about 4 days ago by passing the entire entrance exam and also defeat his instructor. "

Then the student looked for him around and pointed at him.

"If you're looking for him he's over there by the window side"

Alicia then got furious on hearing that. something inside her snapped,her pride as england's top AS pilot representative was tarnished.

After eating their lunch both started to head out the cafeteria. Soon after a while the first call begun and all the students started moving to their classrooms. As both Reika and Aoi were walking out the cafeteria they passed by Alicia. Passing her by, Aoi felt a very disturbing aura around Alicia and looked at her, to his surprise her eyes were focused on him and a face that says I wont lose to you no matter what .

"Hmmm...whats up?" asked reika

"Nothing i just...felt something but i think its nothing."

With Aoi saying that both of them headed out to their classroom. As both of them went on and passed the other sections, everyone inside their classrooms went a little out of hand, all their eyes looked at him. And Aoi got that same grim feeling again from earlier but still he didn't mind it...yet.

Approaching his classroom he took a look around but the problem didn't stopped.

"Hmmmmm?"

"(sigh) There it is again they're looking at me weird like before. when will this nightmare ever end."

With reika on his side she noticed it too.

"This time it's even worse than before now the whole building has been involved"

As both headed towards their seat one of the students walked at him.

"Good luck Aoi"

With Aoi confused he couldn't think well wnough for it to make any sense.

"W-W-What are you talking about?"

Then came another one.

"You have my best wishes, Aoi"

"W-W-What are y-"

Then another interrupted him.

"Are you really goin for it?"

"Wh-"

Again interrupted

"You just transferred here three days ago and now your picking a fight against a new student?"

With that Aoi got even more confused than before. Luckily Reika broke off the tension around him.

"HOLD IT!"

"What are you guys talking about"

The student in front of her answered

"You haven't heard?"

She shakes her head sideways

"About wh-"

Just as when her classmate was about to tell her the door opened and satsuki came in.

"All right everyone settle down class is about to begin "

As satsuki entered everyone went back to their seats. After they did, they saw Alicia enter following next to satsuki looking all calm and proud of herself while looking at Aoi with full confidence, then class started as usual.

Taking their seat Aoi whispered to reika.

"Well did you know what they were talking about earlier?"

"I didn't have enough time to get the answer, maybe well find out later. for now lets just leave it."

After a while the afternoon passed ,class ended the same time as usual.

"Good bye class." said satsuki

Saying that everyone stood and bowed. " thank you for the lesson."

With that satsuki left .packing up both their things Aoi waited for reika to finish arranging hers. After some time they were ready to head out. As both of them did , Alicia suddenly blocked their way. then Alicia looks at Aoi.

"Aoi Kakuzaki i challenge you to A duel, an AS duel"

"A what?"

As she declared a duel to Aoi, everyone in the class stopped and watched them. Wondering why she sensed a bad feeling at Alicia she jumped in the conversation.

"What are you talking about?"

Alicia not minding reika , she continued to talk to Aoi.

"Clearly from what I've heard that, this man seemed to pass the entrance exam and defeated his assigned instructor with only an AS that look nothing like an AS, i believe it's all a hoax, it was all set up from the beginning, it was bribed. I mean look at him, he surely doesn't know the basics of handling an AS and im really positive that an AS of that which you pilot is impossible to win against anything."

"Hey wait just a minu-"

Not letting Aoi have chance of talking back she adds a little fuel to the fire.

"And since you somehow convinced these poor students on how strong you really are, I Alicia H. Rosewood will expose the fake you really are!"

With no words to talk back to, Aoi stood there, speechless and confused.

"So do you lowlife accept my duel to you?"

Standing there seeing her being all boastful, he thinks to himself, that it's not worth it.

"Maybe not ,sorry"

Then Aoi insists to move out the door. Opening it he heads out. But before he could Alicia turned to him.

"If you back down now then you really are deceiving these people and simply admitting that you are a COWARD!"

Aoi hearing that he stopped looked at Alicia. Turning to her he shows her a grim expressions.

"You can name me a lot of things but there's one thing I won't let go so easily, you calling me A LIAR... and for calling me A COWARD."

With those words being said Alicia got determined.

As Aoi uttered those words reika knew that something bad was going to happen. Looking at Aoi she tries to tell him to stop but as she did she saw a face Aoi would never make, not even once she saw that expressions on him in middle school and now.

Then Aoi finally agrees to Alicia

"Fine I will accept your challenge, where will we meet?"

With reika by his side she immediately talked some sense into him.

"Aoi ,don't, you don't have enough training to fight someone at that level...let me fight instead" said Reika as he face show concern to Aoi

"No, this is my fight, I want to settle this on my own. She wants me, not you so it wont do any good if you fight in me place"

saying that Aoi became determined not by own self-confidence but with rage.

With her challenge being accepted she decided a place for their duel.

"Hmph, very well, meet me at arena 1"

Announcing that, everyone in the whole building rushed over to the place As both left the classroom they left with tension of both of their faces , soon after that they meet at last in arena 1 with fierce turmoil in their heads. As Aoi walked in he saw Alicia just below the seats standing in a desert dusty place and Aoi forcing himself to head out.

Seeing Aoi down there helpless all she could do was to feel worried for him.

"Aoi, please be careful"

As Aoi reached the ground all students were going out of hand due to the event. Soon they meet face to face, as both faced each other, rage and pride covered Alicia face while Aoi was calm yet furious at the same time.

Seeing Aoi she was surprised

"I didn't count that you'd really be coming, maybe i was slightly wrong about you, but it doesn't change the atmosphere around us."

"I just came here to prove you wrong, thats all i want to this match." said Aoi.

"Okay then...let the battle begin!"