The Story of Alice (Hitobashira Arisu & The Alice Killings Fanfic)

Chapter 1: Sasaki Megumi, The Jack of Spades

Chapter 1: Sasaki Megumi, The Jack of Spades

One day, in a small town, there lived a woman named Sasaki Megumi. She's 29 years old and owns a restaurant, known by many citizens in the town. People, who has been an acquaintance to her, described her as a headstrong woman with a short temper and a sharp tongue when dealing with her employees. She's also very good at cooking that most of her customers come by to have some time to eat at her restaurant.

"Ah, what a day!" Megumi wiped off some sweat from her forehead with a small handkerchief.

It was already 6 o'clock in the afternoon and she was about to close the restaurant when one of her friends came in through the door, ringing the bell. They approached her with smiles on their faces as if they had done something wonderful enough for her to know.

Megumi already knew why are they so happy. When Megumi's not at work, she and her friens would often go to many parties, celebrating how hard they worked on their jobs, birthday parties and more. Megumi was very social and had many friends including the ones with her now.

"Megumi-san, wanna hang out at my house and celebrate?" her friend asked.

"And what're we celebrating for?" Megumi asked.

"Well, I just like to, you know, have some fun for today! Besides, I got promoted!" her friend smiled, happily as if the promotion was everything to her.

"Well, congrats, sure I'll come!" Megumi accepted the invitation and quickly, placed the newly washed utensils in a small drawer nearby the counter.

"Ok, then, meet you at my place! At 7 o'clock PM, so don't be late!" her friend reminded her.

"Alright, alright!"

Her friends walked out through the door and Megumi gave out a deep sigh. She has been working hard since this morning and she knew she needed a break but parties with her friends always makes her do it since her friends bring liquor with them for the parties. The liquor isn't really that alcoholic but when Megumi drinks it, she gets drunk easily and sometimes she ends up falling asleep after drinking too much liquor.

Her friend's house isn't really far from her house. Her house was just a block away from her friend's house so she has to problem of getting home late.

12:50 PM, In her friend's house

Megumi has become drunk, once again, and she took at around 15 to 20 cups of liquor. To tell you the truth, Megumi can actually drink liquor for over 30 times but now, it seemed like Megumi can no longer handle it.

And because of that, she decided to go home on foot because her house was just a block away and so she won't get into any trouble or anything else.

"Bye...hic...guys...hic..."

"Megumi-san, wait!" a friend of hers runs to her.

"What...hic...?"

"Let me ride you home, just in case!" her friend suggested.

"Oh, let me come with you too!" another friend of hers said.

"Me too!" and another one.

When one of her friends tries to hold her, Megumi shoves off her hand away from her.

"Sorry...hic...guys...hic...I...can...hic...take...care...of..hic...myself...hic.." Megumi walked out, squirming.

"Oh, ok, stay safe and see you tomorrow!" her friend back off but still worried about her, letting her walk all alone in the dark.

On the next day, in the morning...

Megumi's restaurant hasn't opened yet. One of her friends stood at the curve near the restaurant and waited for Megumi to open the restaurant. It was the person who wanted to drive Megumi home and was worried. Biting her nail, she began to worry again. Usually, her restaurant would open at 7 o'clock AM but it was already quarter to 9.

"Strange, is Megumi-san running late?" she wondered.

A couple passes her which irritates her because those two were once into liquor until they did a Mixer last year. Following the couple, they walked passed Megumi's house which was strangely silent and breeze, there, gave them both chills on their spins.

The couple began entering the woods, nearby the neighborhood. Later, they have walked at around a mile away from Megumi's house and there, they saw a large amount of blood on an overgrown, unused path. The man became curious and decided to follow the path but the woman was too afraid that she didn't want to follow.

But her lover was too curious that she had no choice to come with him, just in case something bad might happen.

"Umm, dear, let's go back now," the woman suggested as they go deeper and deeper into the woods.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine besides I'll protect you, no matter what!" the man held her hand.

"Oh, you're so sweet!" the woman blushed but still, afraid.

Moments later, the path of blood stops and they both faced for what's in front of them.

"I-Is that..." the woman began to shiver for what she was seeing.

"Megumi-san?!" the man's skin hair stands up, shaking in fear of what had happened to Megumi.

Megumi's body had been torn apart, her parts impaled on various tree branches. The couple screams in fear that made Megumi's friend sitting at the curve hear them. Curious at the same time worried, she hurriedly headed to where the two are. The couple calls the police as they sit there, shaking.

Minutes later, the police arrived and Megumi's friend was already there, moments ago. Her friend stared, blankly, at her face covered in blood. She knew she had a bad feeling about it and she began crying.

One of the policemen approaches them and tells them of what they have discovered.

"So, you know who did it?" the man asked.

"Well, for now, no but we did find some certain marks," the policeman said.

"And what are those marks?" Megumi's frien asked.

"There was a playing card, crammed into the woman's mouth and has an "Alice" written on it," the policeman brings out a card and gives it to Megumi's friend.

The playing card was a Jack of Spades and had "Alice" written on it with blood.

"Our specialists can't tell whoever owns the fingerprints but we'll do the best we can do to solve this," he said.

"Also, there seemed to be a vomit here too," he added.

"Oh, uhhh, the vomit came from me!" the woman admitted.

Megumi's friend crumples the playing card with one hand and begins to cry once again.

Whoever had done it, must be found at once!

-Sasaki Megumi, The Jack of Spades-