[hider=Alois' flashback/dream][i]2011, July 25th. Alois felt the warmth that seeped out of his cozy cottage envelope him. Just the aroma of his parents' home-cooking had his heart beating five times faster. Stepping into the brick structure and leaving his shoes at the door, he looked around to search for his parents eagerly. To no avail, he figured they had just headed out to town to buy some more groceries- after all, his birthday was coming up soon. 8 hours had passed. 9 hours had passed. 10. 11. 12. So on. Countless hours of him sitting on his ass waiting for his parents to come home, had passed by like a breeze. He figured maybe they were gone for the weekend, and they had just forgotten to send him a text. Why would they forget mentioning something like that, though? Alois paced back and for-[/i][/hider] [i]"...UP..."[/i] [i]"....DIE.... BACKPACK ..."[/i] [i]"...WAKE..."[/i] [i]"NONO WAIT! CALM DOWN!"[/i] Alois grumbled, beginning to come to after having been shaken around like a rag doll for the past two minutes or so. His senses finally coming back to him and deciding to open his eyes, he is greeted by a panicked-looking man, clenching his teeth and holding his hand up high in the air, suggesting Alois was about to be backhanded and it was going to be painful as hell. He closed his eyes back shut and clenched his face muscles as if to block out his inevitable, unnecessary demise. Right then, he notices the red-head girl he'd escourted here, struggling to stop the deranged boy's hand from advancing any further. [i]"HEY! CUT IT OUT!"[/i] Alois struggled out of the dark-haired young man's grasp and managed to slip out from underneath him with the agility of a cat. Almost as tired and exhausted as he was before he collapsed, he dropped to his knees and cursed his luck. [i]Okay first I was chased by a malevolent spirit, and... and now one of my schoolmates tried to abuse me while I was out of it. I need... I need a break...[/i] Alois coughed and wheezed before straightening himself. Rubbing his eyes and yawning, he looks around the room to see three other students in front of him: the red-head, his assaulter and a boy who he had not noticed before. After regaining his composure, he took a few steps back and began to introduce himself: [i]"Well then... my name is Alois. A pleasure to meet you all,"[/i] throwing a glance at the dark-haired boy, [i]"not you, though."[/i] he finished, taking a seat on the principle's desk.