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The Alice Academy

Chapter 4 - Dreams and Classes

All Tokio could see were purple-black flames engulfing her hands and feet. It didn't burn at all, it felt as though it was holding her up in the air. Everything besides these flames was pitch black, darkness.

"Ren." a young man's voice came from the darkness to her right and the sound of footsteps moved from that area and around to the left of Tokio, going behind her, pacing in circles around her, quite slow, and non-stopping.

"Ren Yuzuki." he spoke again from behind this time. She could tell for sure she was hovering about the ground now, she could tell but the sound of his footsteps, and voice, and he continued circling. "You don't know you're real family do you?"

Tokio went to answer but her voice didn't work. The man continued.
"You don't know you're potential, the potential of your bloodlines." the footsteps stopped directly in front of Tokio, she looked down at the estimated area, still unable to see anything but the flames. "There is much more to you and your powers than you think."

Suddenly, the sound of rushing water came from behind Tokio and she tried to turn as the purple and black flames vanished and the man yelled to her in a fierce voice. "Fight!"

She fell into the flow of the rushing water, and she could see again. She was sitting on her bed, Nine's face red with anger, stomped out of the room. Meital followed her, dragging Allen, who was laughing like a little kid, with her.

“That was weird.” Tokio muttered, distracted by… whatever that was, a vision? Or did she fall asleep and it was a dream?

Ri didn’t hear this as she was laughing so hard and rolling around on the bed beside Tokio.

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Tokio shot out of the mansion’s back doors, and into the trees, Ri trailing behind, trying to keep up with her.
Thunder rolled through the dark, clouded sky and Ri squealed with excitement. As rain started to fall, Tokio started spinning past the trees behind the mansion, bursting out of the other side, Ri right next to her now.
On this side of the trees stood a large castle-like building sitting at the top of a high cliff. Below this cliff, where the two girls emerged from the trees, was a vast beach and a wide, blue ocean. The water was unnaturally a sparkling cerulean blue.

The girls sped up the winding, wooden ramp to the school, entering the large, castle like doors only a few minutes later.
“Made it!” Ri sighed as a bell rang and they were entering a room, directly to the right of where they walked in.
There were rows of table-like desks, fitting 3-4 people at each table. The room was long vertically from the door and the desks were facing away from it, to the front of the room where there was another door. The room was pretty dark, only chandeliers baring lit candles created light for the room.

Ri skipped over to a row of desks and sat next to a boy with blood red eyes and long , dark brown hair, that was messy, but it looked good. Tokio sat on Ri’s right side as the teacher walked into the room.
He was young, no older than 21. He had straight brown hair, it was long, too. He was also shorter than most, but he was still taller than Tokio, maybe he was Ri’s height, and he wore some sweet looking glasses. Tokio giggled as she thought this.

The class shut up as he entered through the door in the front of the class. “We have a new student.” he started and smiled over at Tokio. “Miss Yuzuki, correct?”
Tokio stood and nodded shyly. “I am Ren Yuzuki, but you can call me Tokio.” she said nervously.
“nice to have you here, Tokio. Suki-san speaks highly of you.” he laughed slightly and continued. “I am the combat teacher. My name is Georg Listing.” he then pointed downward. “You may sit, now.”

Tokio sat back down in her seat and the red-eyed boy to the left of Ri leaned over the table, fixing his eyes on Tokio’s face. “Hey,” he smiled at her. “My name’s Sendo Kaen. But you should call me Sen.” his smile widened as he said this.

Ri slammed one of her books onto his head, an annoyed look on her face. “Stop flirting with her.” she said and Tokio laughed.

Ende Chapter 4 Dreams and Classes