Unexpected Friends
Chapters 1. Tell Your Story, Alice!

"Are you my friend?"

I was struck by the sudden question. He doesn't usually question the obvious. Like we've never been friends before.

Today she looks weird, what's with her hair and dress? Besides, he doesn't usually take me to play on the bridge. He himself forbade me.

"If you're my friend,"

I don't know. At that time I was 9 years old and did not realize this strange thing. In fact, this weirdness is the beginning of the catastrophe that destroyed my life.

"DIE!!"

Words - he said pierced my heart. Like being between delusion and reality I'm on the spot. My body stiffened for a moment then violently pushed back and fell into the Thames.

My surprised self cannot fight. Time was so short that the wind started to feel on my back. The blond hair I had tied was untamed because the ribbon was loose. Falling down, until the violent impact of the water drowned me.

Deepening into the endless darkness. I don't want to look down. Cause I know there's gonna be more black I see. Swallowed me slowly.

"Please... Alice.." -..." I tried to call for help just from those little words, knowing no one would listen to my utter rants of despair.

It's cold, it's cold.

The water obscured the scenery and smothered my chest. The oxygen available in my lungs was depleting as air bubbles burst out of my mouth and nose.

'I'm going to die.'

The thought kept passing. Before my eyes blurred, I saw a black silhouette. Daddyh. At that sad moment, I inserted hope into her, "Dad, help me. Please."

Then my eyes closed. All of my senses were gone except for my hearing, maybe. Because I can hear a voice, "ALICE!!"

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"Huwah!.. Huh!...Huh.. " My breath went in and out of order after being terrorized by a nightmare. After a minute passed, my breath was finally under control again. The tightness in my chest is as painful as it was a few years ago. Like a squeezed orange. Depleted.

"Excuse me Miss, we've reached New Chitose Airport. Please be prepared - be ready." A flight attendant suddenly appeared next to me. The newly awakened me was quite surprised by his arrival. "Is the lady okay? It looks like Miss is breathing." The flight attendant became worried after seeing my pale face.

I don't want to bother him. It's not a big deal. So I calmly said, "It's okay, I was just shocked after the landing." The flight attendant nodded in understanding. "Oh, all right," he replied before leaving.

"Ah, shit!" I'm ruining my dreams. Or more like a memory.

I looked at the world from the window of the plane to divert this anger. From above I saw clouds and many clouds, until I found a large island in front of me. "It looks like it's Japanese." I said in my heart.

Suddenly nausea attacked when he saw the blue sea that surrounded him. But I forced myself to keep watching out the window until I saw the very tip of the island, Hokkaido.

I closed my eyes, imagining a plan to go to my school. After I leave the airport, I will take a bus to Sapporo. Then stop for a walk to school because no shuttles can get there.

I smiled imagining the school that I would go through for 3 years. The school where my new leaf will begin.

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The bright morning was greeted by a gentle wind that stroked the face. My blonde hair seemed to float with the breeze that came from nowhere. Yes, the picture of today. The day I'm going to high school for the first time!

Glad my heart. How not? All the hard work of morning and night studying endlessly paid off.

THE HOKKAIDO 45 HIGH SCHOOL. The school is very famous and elite. Many good rumors about this school such as clean and safe environment, complete facilities, adequate KBM program. Plus, if you have finished school you can enter a reputable university in the country, go abroad, or immediately get a job at a large company easily.

And this dream school I was able to get after going through the stress of the School Exam. And to be honest, the pleasure of attending this school makes me want to go crazy.

My name is Alice Yamada Henkis, getting a scholarship to this school feels like 'Dream Come True'!

Oh yes, if you look at it, my name is like a mixture. I am a crossbreed, more precisely Japanese and English. When I was a child I grew up with mixed circumstances. So I can speak Japanese, if English is very good. According to Okaa-san, English is an international language. So, most conversations use English even though there is Japanese. Back to the topic.

Now I have reached the school gate. I was so surprised. It turns out that one of the rumors about this High School is true, really Sugoi(Great). Although only visible from afar, the school is like a royal High School!

A large field with neatly arranged streets without cracks, refutations of sturdy Marble are seen in several corners of the building and ceramic tiles on the stairs. The large building exceeds the 10th floor office building, decorated with indoor plants and a patch of soil for gardening. And this just looks outside. Oh My God, a school like this is really real, isn't it? It's too fancy for a High School.

Even so, it turns out that after seeing one of these High School students I just understood. They have different levels than ordinary people. Son of a famous parent!

Most of them set off in a limousine, when out a lot of glare light illuminates because of the knickknacks. Even the aura of his rich man was felt. It's different for me to take the bus and walk here. A social gap.

After finishing from the daydream about the status of this school, I bravely walked through the school gates. This happiness really wants to make me fly into the sky.

But apparently, that happiness must be taken by force.

Mum.

Along with the sound of the collision, something pushed me down with great embarrassment after 2, 3 steps through the gate.

Shit, every look down is pointed at me. They're laughing at me. My body trembled and I did not dare to raise my head as the sound of that crisp laughter echoed. "Haha! What a stupid girl."

But rome in my veins was shaken. I don't accept this treatment. Goddamnit! Who hit me? Which fool can't see people with his eyes?

Forced, I looked up my gaze and turned to the left to look for the culprit. I finally found it. A thin, short man leisurely walked behind me.

"Koroshimasu(I'll kill you)."

It might be an exaggeration if I wanted an apology, but he had to be self-aware and willing to admit his mistake. But reality is not as beautiful as expectations, this coward runs away. So this is what he calls a real man?

Entering the school building, I searched my class notice board and the dormitory. And yes, I will stay here until graduation because of my distant home across the continent.

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*I was shocked by what happened before.

How could he hit me?! It's weird and even impossible, except with my same-sex friends. He should not have felt my existence.

Or maybe he slipped? Yes maybe. I continued to debate this triviality until I decided to consider it slip*.

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I'm now looking at the class-division notice board. And it was known that I was in 10th grade - MIPA 1. After seeing the class section, I continued to look for the dormitory. And how surprised I was to find out that the dorm was in a different building. For Goodness Sake, the real.

Happiness about the school of dreams this morning, immediately vanished into a lot of misfortune. With a feeling of annoyance I walked back out towards the next building.

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I finally got to the dormitory. It was exhausting, so without further ado I went straight in.

It turns out that the design of the dormitory building is a mere departure from the school, because its very Ancient shape is more like a medieval Castel room. Even the piano in the corner of the room increasingly emphasizes its design. Who is the person who brought the ancient royal designs to Japan? This is so absurd!

Add to the frustration on the first day. With no interest, I tried to find the notice board where my room was staying. Then my eyes were on the black board. I went there and started looking for my name. "Hm... Alice, Alicia Yamada's. Oho! Room XIII.13, floor... 3?! What's The Hell?!"

I can't stop my angry feelings anymore. I blatantly cursed slowly. When is this day over? I can only complain and stare at hatred. Then continue on this winding journey.

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I finally got to the room with tired legs and a waist that was almost broken on some stairs. In my heart I wish my room was close.

"Alice?"

There was a voice out of nowhere calling my name. I tried to find the source, and found an English girl. Her hair color is the same as mine. His sapphire blue eyes were seen behind his thin bangs as his hair was pierced. From a distance I saw it as if waiting for a response.

"Eliz?! Have you arrived?" As soon as I called his name. This girl is named Elizabeth Van Hose or usually called Eliz. He is my friend from England. "Oh, Alice, Sweet!" He said, then we hugged each other and missed. Even though we buy tickets together, in fact the plane we ride is different.

We talk lightly about each news while walking around the corridor to find a room. "I'm in room 13, where are you?" I asked all of a sudden assuming that maybe Eliz would ask my room. "Well, we're rooming"

Wow, what a coincidence. Maybe today wasn't too bad either. Finally we find our room number which is not far from the stairs. "You know, let's go in!" Take me.

The room was good for the size of the dorm. It is spacious with 2 large windows. On the right side of the door there are 3 bed mattresses plus with 1 small closet on each mattress, so in total 3 small lemati. In front of the 3 mattresses there is a short long closet with a large TV on it. Wow, maybe I'll pull my word about the worst day.

"Hey Eliz, am I in the middle?" Request me. Eliz smiled sweetly and nodded. "Okay, and I'm by the window" she replied. After that, I took the items out of the suitcase and started tidying them up.

Suddenly there was a scream. "OI, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" The voice echoed loudly until I turned my head. It was as if Eliz was screaming in fear. "I-I'm so sorry!!" He's really panicking.

A shocked and confused me immediately approached Eliz. "What's up?!" Asking me worried. "He's sitting on my stomach. Auch!" answer someone from under the bed blanket.

"Oh my goodness Eliz." I was embarrassed like a mother who was disappointed by her son's chaotic performance on the school's art scene. How not? I whose childhood friend had to face problems with new people.

"Oh, I've apologized before. You're also surprising me." Eliz said with a figure who was holding back the pain in his stomach. According to Eliz, it's his fault for wearing a blanket to cover his face. So how do we know there's people there and not bolsters.

"Next time to see." From his narrow answer, it could be concluded that he was still angry.

Feeling the atmosphere in the room was heavy, I tried to open our conversation which is now a roommate. It's not good if roommates are hostile to each other. "Hello my name is Alice Yamada. And this one Elizabeth Van Hose calls Eliz. Forgive my friend's actions, which are this reckless," Before long, I get a reply. "Fumika Hattori." Answer's short. And it makes an awkward atmosphere.

"Btw, you don't seem to be Asian?" Ask Fumika who started to open up with us. "Oh, if that's us from...Jeng jeng... Europe! More precisely England." Eliz replied with a tone of drama. Eliz loved drama. It was her favorite gendre beside the romance. Maybe that's why the drama soul came out and it embarrassed me.

"Wow, cool! Have you seen Big Ben, the London Eye, Bukingham Palace, and others?" Fumika is enthusiastic.

"Here it is, the place is amazing." Anwser me.

Then Fumika continued to ask, asking,

"How did you two get here? This is an elite school in Japan. Where did you learn the language?" The question of our origin is raised.

I replied, "That way, I can write Kanji and Hiragara, but the Japanese language is still a bit flawed. Eliz is blind Kanji. That's why we're a course. And we can come here because.."

"STUDY-lah." Instantly my explanation was cut by Eliz. "Yes, with that." Lengkuljang.

"Hmm, great too, if I pay straight away because my parents are too well off." Fumika comment. Wait, I didn't hear wrong? Too tasteful? What in the name of Nani(What)?! Yep, we're unique rooms, huh?

When we were chatting, suddenly a sound of speakers echoed.

"[Consider to all students who have obtained a room and have finished clearing it to immediately go to the field for the welcoming ceremony.

Once again, once again,

To all students who have got a room and have finished preparing it to immediately go to the field for the welcoming ceremony]."

Hearing the announcement we stopped chatting and went straight out of the room to go to the welcoming ceremony in the field as the speaker said earlier. Enthusiastic and curious feelings immediately approached me, again.

[To Be Continue!]🍵