A Brand New Beginning

Here We Go Again

"What?!" Clarisse gasped, "Wait! That can't be possible! Are you sure about that? She was really mean to you!"

--"I don't know, Clarisse..." Yoon-hee answered, "I just felt this thing when I shook her hand. Maybe she was confusing me with another Yoon-hee?"

--"I doubt it," Clarisse replied, "She looked very convinced, especially when you bumped into her that first time."

--"But I've never seen Daisy before!" Yoon-hee exclaimed, "But she's... she's so pretty..."

--"She's scary, actually..." Clarisse said matter-of-factly, "What do you see in her anyway? I didn't know you liked girls in the first place!"

--"Yeah, I'm a lesbian," Yoon-hee answered carelessly, "I discovered it when I was 12."

--"I have nothing against your preference," Clarisse said, "but... Daisy Eaglenest? Are you sure? She doesn't seem like the kind to fall in love!"

--"I don't know, Clarisse..." Yoon-hee sighed deeply, "I'm confused. I really like her, but what if she keeps holding grudges against me? Why is she so mad at me?"

--"Maybe we should ask one of her friends!" Clarisse suggested, "Tomorrow after school! How does that sound?"

--"S-Sure..." Yoon-hee said as Clarisse walked back down to her bed. "Goodnight!" Clarisse smiled as she turned off the lights. "Night-night!" Yoon-hee smiled back as she went to sleep.

"I saw them!" By the next morning, back at Luna Nova, the entire cafeteria laughed at a girl with green hair and a tinfoil hat over her head, "I saw their ship again! I'm not lying!"

—"Who the heck is that?" Akko asked. "Candice Jones," Sucy replied, "she's a weirdo."

—"Candice Jones! What is the meaning of your shouting?!" Professor Finnelan shouted angrily. "I saw them! They're here!" Candice answered. "Again with that alien thing, Miss Jones?" Professor Badcock asked. "I'm not lying, professors!" Candice said, "I saw their ship! It was big and round and silver!"

—"If you create another disturbance, I will give you three hours of detention, Miss Jones!" Finnelan scolded before she and other professors walked away. "Alien freak!" Hannah and Barbara chanted next to Dean and Drake, "Candice is an alien freak! Alien freak!"

—"B-But! I'm not lying! I swear I saw them!" Candice said. "Just like last semester when you saw a red shiny light that resulted to be an airplane?" Hannah asked. "Yeah, or how about when you thought you saw a spaceship that was actually a balloon?" asked Barbara. "But... I swear I saw something..." Candice sobbed. "And did these aliens come in peace?" asked Drake. "We come in peace, human!" Dean mocked, imitating an alien. "Alien freak! Alien freak! Alien freak!" They chanted in her face. "Leave her alone!" Akko shouted. "Here she comes! The defender of the innocent!" Drake and Dean laughed. "If Candice says she saw something, then I believe her!" Akko shouted. "I believe her too!" Paola Linetti joined next to Helga Andersen, "Just last night we saw a flying saucer, right, Helga? It flew outside our window and took our Australian roommate with it!" she laughed while Helga let out a grunt that resembled a laugh. "Alien freak! Alien freak!" the students surrounding Candice and Akko chanted. The doors of the cafeteria swung open—Daisy and Andrew walked in. "Oh, hey boss!" Dean and Drake chuckled nervously. "What the hell do you guys think you're doing?!" Daisy hissed. "Nothing!" Dean answered. "We were just having fun with our friend the alien freak!"

—"Alien freak? Seriously?" Andrew crossed his arms, "If I catch you calling this girl an alien freak again, you'll never hear the end of it."

—"But she is an alien freak!" Hannah said. "Can't you see her freaky tin foil hat?" Barbara added. "And it seems like Akko wants to join, right, Akko?" Paola laughed. "What's it to you, anyway?" Daisy snapped, "Aliens are cool. Tom from blink-182 does alien research."