Chapter- 3 : St. Rosaria

"Alice Gehabich?"

"Yes."

"Hmm… Was supposed to attend the exam in the Russian branch but due to unavoidable circumstances my granddaughter Alice Gehabich is attending the entrance exam of St. Rosaria Academy here in Japan."

"So you're the granddaughter of world famous scientist, Scientist Gehabich?"

"Yes I believe so." Alice replied the women who was sitting in front of her.

It was one of the office room of St. Rosaria Academy. The women sitting in front of Alice have kept Alice stand like this for the last 15 minutes. Alice's feet's are aching. She doesn't know how long will she have to stand like this. Cause the women never asked her to take a seat like normally people do.

"So, what is that so very urgent unavoidable circumstances for which you flew all the way from Russia to Japan?"

"Um… Actually it was very urgent."

"You have to include the reason if you really want to get admitted to the world's best school."

"Actually…. one of my relatives who lives in japan died yesterday due to a car accident." Alice looked at the women hopefully thinking whether it was enough to fulfill the so-called REASON.

Alice wasn't fully successful. She still had to face questions regarding the REASON.

"Then why didn't your grandfather come along with you? Seriously leaving a 14 year all on her own. It's really quite unbelievable."

"Um.. Grandfather was way too busy with his work. He has a conference to attend in the next week. And it's not my first time travelling alone. Japan's very known to me."

The women muttered something to herself. But Alice believed that she heard the women saying something like-

"Really but I heard different news from Shein of you lying in the middle of nowhere."

Alice couldn't believe her ears.

"Sorry?"

"Oh nothing really. Here's your uniform. We were surprised at your brilliant merit. Of about 1,600 students you were the only one who got 98.5 out of 100."

"Oh really. And I'll be starting from today?"

"Things in here go pretty quickly. The changing room is that way. You will be provided with all the necessary books and copies of school later. Today we're giving you books according to today's routine."

In the changing room Alice wandered what happened with her for the last 48 hours. Firstly, a call from Dan which was not actually Dan, landing in the middle of nowhere, mysterious someone, crumbled paper, the weird woman and now getting into St. Rosaria.

Yesterday after giving the exam Alice returned to Kuso's place and spent the night investigating more about the mysterious call. Today in the early morning of 7:30 a letter was sent to Kuso's place asking Alice to come to St. Rosaria Academy at 8:00.

"What was the muttering about and whose name is Shein?"

Things are getting really weird.

But something really caught Alice's eye in the office room. In the office room, there was a photo frame on the woman's table. The picture in it was the thing that caught Alice's eye.

In the picture the woman stood and beside the woman stood another woman. As far as Alice believed the other woman was-

Shun's mother, Mrs. Kazami.

"So students, as we know Danube is the second largest river of the world but it's…."

"May I come in Sir?"

The teacher of the class-B was interrupted by a very gentle voice that came from the door.

"You must be the famous newbie who got 98.5. Madame Clarfied told me about you. Alice… right?"

"Yes."

"Oh come in. Student's this is our new student. Alice Gehabich."

A number eyes looked instantly at Alice. Alice felt a bit embarrassed.

"N.. Nice to meet you all. I'm Alice Gehabich. Please take care of me."

"Jovia would you please move aside and give Alice a seat."

Alice couldn't understand who was this Jovia but she saw a girl moving aside. Maybe that is Jovia.

"Hello Alice."

The girl named Jovia who had the face of a porcelain doll greeted Alice very nicely with a smile. But for some reason to Alice the smile didn't seem so nice.

The silent St. Rosaria suddenly became very loud as the bell of the recess rang.

"So Alice what was your previous school?", "I heard you were supposed to be in Russia.", "Then why are you here?"

Some kids gathered around Alice and started asking many questions altogether at once. Although many kids were talking to Alice with great interest Jovia didn't seem to have much interest. She disappeared somewhere as soon as the bell rang.

"Better stay away from that girl."

Suddenly a girl with black curly hair told Alice.

"Sorry? But who?"

"Who else? Jovia, the prettiest in the whole school and the next owner of this school and the childhood friend of the prince of this school and what else oh yeah the sweet, adorable, cute little younger sister of the student council president of this school."

Alice saw a number girl's nodding.

"The next owner?" Alice asked the girl with black curly hair.

"Elissa Rosaria and nickname Jovia. Her grandfather is the owner of this school and he doesn't seem to be well. The old man might die in any second cause we had a prayer for him in the school field day before yesterday. Although I had no intention praying for that guy specially when he is the grandfather of that evil Jovia."

Again a number of girl's nodded their head. To Alice the students of this school didn't seem that bad. They were in fact pretty friendly.

"Oh yeah I forgot to introduce myself. I am Maika. Maika Kagamine. Nice to meet you Alice. You know what we saw you in the office room and saw that Clarfied torturing on you. Well we decided to tell you all this cause you seemed pretty innocent."

"So the woman in the office room is Madame Clarfied."Alice thought.

"Hey Alice the recess ends by 15 minutes want to check around the school. Although it was supposed to be that Jovia's job since it's her school after all."

"Oh! I'd love to."

Spending time with Maika was more or less fun. To Alice she seemed a bit like Runo. She can talk nonstop for hours.

"You know what that Jovia is leading a life here like a princess just because she is the Granddaughter of that old guy. And you know what….."

The phone which Runo gave Alice for contacting suddenly started to vibrate in her uniform's pocket. Alice took it out.

"Alice you better not bring that. If Jovia finds out she's not going to let you enjoy another moment in this school."

Alice didn't hear a word that Maika said. Tears started to fall from her eye.

"Alice? Are you okay?"

No Alice wasn't okay. Runo sent Alice a message that made Alice cry.

"Alice I'm really sorry but the truth is the truth and you should know it. Shun is really dead. His dead body was found yesterday. I'll tell you everything in details later. Now me, Dan all of us are at Shun's house. The funeral hasn't started yet. We'll be there."

While Alice was in depression thinking about Shun a very familiar tune started to ring in Alice's ear. A tune played by a violin.

"Maika who's playing that?"

"Alice you okay? Oh that, that is the tune the Prince play's when Jovia goes to his place. Why?"

For Alice it was a coincidence cause that was the same tune Shun used to play for Alice on her Birthday, the tune Shun made by himself by violin.