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Thursday March 21st, 2016
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Alden's eyes opened to birds chirping serenely, with half lidded eyes he glanced at the gold gilded ornament of a clock hanging against the wall opposite of his bed. Five AM, a few hours before his school day. He promptly got up and walked to the toiler, turning on the heater then facing the glass before seeing his half asleep face on it. 

He carefully examined his own face for creases, it was fine his hair was healthy, and so was his face. He opened the cupboard lying behind the glass and took out his blue toothbrush and plastered ordinary old toothpaste on it. He meticulously brushed every nook and cranny of his teeth. His gums began to lightly bleed. Alden clicked his tongue as he gargled some tap water and spat out the water strewn with bits of his own blood. He brushed too hard, or too much this time?

"Alden. Are you up already?" a voice calmly called from downstairs, it was his mother's voice, "... Of course you're already up, would you mind waking up your sister for me?"

[color=00CED1]"Yes Mother."[/color] he replied, Alden was now slowly fixing the hem of his clothing. He was wearing well fitted clothes, almost looking as if it was made just to his liking. He wore a dark polo, a dark blue vest laying appropriately on it. He was staring at the mirror in his room this time, now slowly slicking his hair properly with his hands. Everything he's ever done was meticulous and thought out. A small spurt of perfume on him, not too much so as to smell like a wild beast, but just enough to smell when you pass by him. He glanced at the mirror at his own 'final product', and a slight, sly [url=https://i.gyazo.com/8bbcf80cfb83eca4e784f94c4a88806a.png]smirk[/url] crept on his face.

[i][b][color=00CED1]"Perfect."[/color][/b][/i]

He then started his slow gait towards the room of his sister, whose doors were still closed. Alden placed his knuckles against the rickety door frame and knocked thrice,[color=00CED1]"Ohhh sister dearest, it's time for school."[/color] Alden called out in between his knocks, after a while with no answer Alden leaned against the door and hear his sisters soft snores, [color=00CED1]"I'm letting myself in."[/color] he said outloud before barging in on her.

The room was dark, clothes strewn everywhere. While it wasn't untidy per se, it wasn't as tidy as it should have been and irked Alden ever so slightly. He made a mental note to fix this room later. He crept up to the windows and suddenly opened to curtains, the still darkness being devoured by the oncoming light.

[i]"Hnng~ broooother five more minutes.."[/i] Helena, Alden's sister said groggily.

[color=00CED1]"Can't do that, mother had tasked me with waking you up, plus you only have about two hours or so to prepare."[/color] Alden replied, now walking towards her bed and slowly pulling off her covers which she had placed over her head.

[i]"TWO HOURS? But that's so much tiiime- fine, I can't win against big bro after all."[/i] she replied whilst getting up from her bed, she then outstretched her arms towards Alden, "Carry me!"

Alden sighed and smiled softly at her, he let her sister lean on her back whilst he carried her downstairs.

[i]"You smell really good!"[/i] she said, nuzzling into his back. He now would need to straighten his clothes later on.

After he had reached downstairs he glanced at the grandfather clock in the hallway, it was 6:15 AM. The time it takes from his home to the school was about 45 minutes at the most. Alden was running a bit late, and bit his own tongue at his tardiness. He had wanted to reach atleast by 6:30.

He decided to have a morning sandwich of eggs and bacon. His lunch was also already prepared neatly into his rucksack. He counted his stationary and he had three of each, three pens, pencils, rubbers and so on. His homework was tucked away at the side next to his books. The breakfast took about 20 minutes, mostly because of how slowly he ate.

[color=00CED1]"I'll be going now."[/color] Alden said looking back at his mother and sister, who both waved him off.

The commute was horrid, Alden was thrown around the old train, lightly bumping into random passengers. His eye twitched everytime he collided with a stranger, and made another mental note to examine his appearance. He tried to focus all his attention towards the book on his hands, "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy." but couldn't because of all the smells and noises polluting around him.

As soon as the announcer had mentioned his station, he closed his book with a huff and walked off. He glanced at his watch, 7:30. He bit his lips this time, he was off his mark by a whole hour. Even though school would start in about 45 minutes, he still distressed over it, another mental note to manage his time better later on.

He stood infront of the still locked gates of the school, and sighed to himself. He had a bit of time before everything started, so he got the book he was trying to read on the train out and leaned against the wall. He noticed on his peripheral vision a girl from his school arrived earlier than him. With another sigh he bit his tongue once more, how could someone have been there earlier than him. The girl was Mina Cain, infamous for being an 'ice queen' or so the rumors say. Alden didn't really heed rumors much, but still didn't interact with her, only making his presence known by a slight cough before snapping his gaze from her to his book.

Oh how Alden hated to be 'late'.