#01: Gakuen Alice (Natsume & Mikan)
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She was in a garden with flowers that were blooming beautifully.
"Mi-chan…" someone called her from behind.
She recognised that voice at once. "Aki-kun?"
With the guide of his voice, she found her way towards him. She couldn't really see his face because it was too bright.
'Is this heaven, or am I just dreaming?' she thought when she saw a person wearing white robe with pure white wings on his back.
"Mi-chan," the person said, smiling as the light slowly got dimmer, and she could see the smile on his face. It really was Akira.
"Aki-kun!" She ran and threw him a hug. "Why did you leave me? Why?"
Akira hugged her back. "I'm sorry, Mi-chan. It was not my intention to leave you. I just had to do it."
"Can I still meet you through the dream, like this, like what we're doing now?" she asked with a tinge of hope, praying that he would say a firm 'yes.'
"Of course, we'll meet again… if you wish for it." He smiled as they broke apart.
She glared at him. "Liar!"
He confused. "Eh?"
"You said we'll meet again if I wish for it, I wished for it more than a month!" She huffed. Every night, before she went to bed, she had always wished upon the stars that she could meet him again.
"That's why, I'm sorry, Mi-chan. I didn't want to disturb your concentration since you went on missions with Persona-nii-san. Can you forgive me, Hime?"
He was staring at her so close that she could feel his breath on her face. She could feel herself blush because of it.
"O-okay, I'll accept your apology, but you must promise me that we'll really meet again if I wish for it from now on." She looked away from him as she didn't want him to see her blushing face.
"Yes, yes. I promise, we'll meet again if you wish for it," he said and invited her to sit down. Soon after, they sat on the soft green grass together.
"By the way, have you found him?" he asked and quickly added, "The one you truly love."
"I have a feeling that I have, but I'm still not sure. Besides, I don't know if he felt the same way as I do," she said enjoying the scenery before them.
"You'll know it soon, Mi-chan." He smiled, joining her to look at the breathtaking scenery. The sun was shining so beautifully, brightened the sky with its golden rays.
"I hope so… Right now, I don't know how to face him. I left without saying anything and… I don't know if he will forgive me…" she said with a tinge of sadness.
Akira studied his cousin closely. "Does that mean you really love him?"
Mikan smiled sheepishly and shrugged. "Maybe…"
Akira decided to let the subject drop. He then held her hands. "Mi-chan, it's time for you to wake up."
She pouted. "No way… I still have a lot of things to say."
"We'll continue this tonight, okay?"
She looked at him in the eye. "Promise?"
"I promise. Not trusting me any more?" he inquired with a chuckle.
"It's not because of that! I don't want you to leave me again, Aki-kun…" she muttered and hugged him.
"I'm sorry. I won't leave you again, Mi-chan," he said and gave her a peck.
In an instant, she felt she was pulled back to the real world.
Thank you, Aki-kun, she told herself as she slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
"Hyuuga, you'll sing with an important guest at the Christmas ball." Hotaru stated while pointing her upgraded Baka Gun at him.
"I don't give a damn on that stupid ball," he snapped, glaring at her.
"Alright then…" She pointed her Baka Gun at Ruka with an evil smirk. "You will do this for the sake of your best friend."
"Your taste in women sucks, Ruka," he commented offhandedly.
She glared at him. The glaring competition was still on between them. Suddenly, Ruka threw Natsume a pitiful so-you-don't-care-even-if-I-die-when-my-girlfriend-is-going-to-kill-me-either look at him, cornered him and made him guiltier if he disagreed to sing.
"Fine," he said exasperatedly.
With a small smile, Ruka apologised, "I'm sorry, Natsume."
"Good. You will sing, and this is your song. Ruka will help you in practicing," Hotaru said and handed the lyrics to him.
"Whatever," he snapped and added, "Remember, I do this for Ruka, not for anyone else."
"Yeah, yeah, you'll thank me for this, Hyuuga," Hotaru said and walked away, leaving him and Ruka behind.
As if! Natsume thought angrily and threw the lyrics paper on the floor.
For the umpteenth time, Ruka apologised, "I'm sorry, Natsume."
Natsume, who was sitting on the coach, replied, "I'm fine."
I'm sorry, Natsume. I really have to do this. Ruka sighed.
"Ruka, you will have to help me pursue Hyuuga to sing with an important guest at the Christmas ball," Hotaru ordered out of the blue.
"Eh? I don't think he would agree on that matter, Hotaru, especially with a guest he doesn't know," he said in a matter-of-fact tone. He doubted that The Natsume Hyuuga or his best friend would even sing for a Christmas ball which he hated so much.
"Even though if the guest is Mikan?" Hotaru grinned.
His eyes widened. "What? Mikan's back?"
BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!
"Lower your voice, will ya?" Hotaru hushed him and blew the tip of her Baka Gun.
"Sorry. I'm just surprised that Mikan is finally back. How is she?" he asked while rubbing her forehead.
"You'll meet her later," Hotaru said and added, "You will help Hyuuga to practice the song."
"I understand." He sighed, and suddenly, Hotaru gave him a peck. "Thank you, Ruka."
"A-anytime," he stammered and blushed.
You will thank Hotaru because of this, Natsume. Ruka smiled, touching his lips where Hotaru once kissed him and he blushed again.
A big smile formed on his cute face. "Will you tell Akira-nii-chan that I really missed him, Onee-chan?"
She smiled. "Of course, I will pass your message to him."
"Mikan, are you ready to meet him?"
Mikan became silent for a while and sighed. "I don't know, Hotaru. Will he forgive me?"
"Youichi-sama came to meet you, Hotaru-sama," Amanatsu informed.
Youichi stepped forward and looked at Hotaru. "Hotaru-nee-chan, Onee-chan is awake, she asked me to call you."
When she almost reached the appointed office, she heard Mikan's father's voice.
"Are you really sure you can do this, Mikan?"
Mikan smiled at her father. "Don't worry, Otou-san. Nii-san is with me."
Izumi sighed. "She really resembles you a lot, Yuka."
Yuka smiled knowingly. "Well, she is my daughter after all."
"I will take care of her, Otou-san," Persona assured.
"Onii-chan will take care of her, so you don't have to worry about it," added Yuka.
Izumi gave up. "Alright, alright, you win. However, promise me that you two will be back safe and sound."
Mikan and Persona nodded. "Yes."
It was then, Hotaru made her presence known. "Mikan."
Mikan hugged her best friend. 'Hotaru… You must be really worried about me.'
After they broke the hug, Hotaru said, "You really made me worried and everyone else, too, especially him, Baka."
'Natsume…' Mikan thought sadly. She smiled. "I'm sorry, Hotaru. Please keep this a secret. I'll go back to Gakuen Alice of United States together with Nii-san. We're going to try to end the fight between us and the AAO."
"You went away without telling him because you don't want him to worry, so you don't have to feel sorry about that," Hotaru said tonelessly.
"Thank you, Hotaru." Mikan smiled to her best friend. I wonder how he will react when he meets me…
"Mi-chan…" someone called her from behind.
She recognised that voice at once. "Aki-kun?"
With the guide of his voice, she found her way towards him. She couldn't really see his face because it was too bright.
'Is this heaven, or am I just dreaming?' she thought when she saw a person wearing white robe with pure white wings on his back.
"Mi-chan," the person said, smiling as the light slowly got dimmer, and she could see the smile on his face. It really was Akira.
"Aki-kun!" She ran and threw him a hug. "Why did you leave me? Why?"
Akira hugged her back. "I'm sorry, Mi-chan. It was not my intention to leave you. I just had to do it."
"Can I still meet you through the dream, like this, like what we're doing now?" she asked with a tinge of hope, praying that he would say a firm 'yes.'
"Of course, we'll meet again… if you wish for it." He smiled as they broke apart.
She glared at him. "Liar!"
He confused. "Eh?"
"You said we'll meet again if I wish for it, I wished for it more than a month!" She huffed. Every night, before she went to bed, she had always wished upon the stars that she could meet him again.
"That's why, I'm sorry, Mi-chan. I didn't want to disturb your concentration since you went on missions with Persona-nii-san. Can you forgive me, Hime?"
He was staring at her so close that she could feel his breath on her face. She could feel herself blush because of it.
"O-okay, I'll accept your apology, but you must promise me that we'll really meet again if I wish for it from now on." She looked away from him as she didn't want him to see her blushing face.
"Yes, yes. I promise, we'll meet again if you wish for it," he said and invited her to sit down. Soon after, they sat on the soft green grass together.
"By the way, have you found him?" he asked and quickly added, "The one you truly love."
"I have a feeling that I have, but I'm still not sure. Besides, I don't know if he felt the same way as I do," she said enjoying the scenery before them.
"You'll know it soon, Mi-chan." He smiled, joining her to look at the breathtaking scenery. The sun was shining so beautifully, brightened the sky with its golden rays.
"I hope so… Right now, I don't know how to face him. I left without saying anything and… I don't know if he will forgive me…" she said with a tinge of sadness.
Akira studied his cousin closely. "Does that mean you really love him?"
Mikan smiled sheepishly and shrugged. "Maybe…"
Akira decided to let the subject drop. He then held her hands. "Mi-chan, it's time for you to wake up."
She pouted. "No way… I still have a lot of things to say."
"We'll continue this tonight, okay?"
She looked at him in the eye. "Promise?"
"I promise. Not trusting me any more?" he inquired with a chuckle.
"It's not because of that! I don't want you to leave me again, Aki-kun…" she muttered and hugged him.
"I'm sorry. I won't leave you again, Mi-chan," he said and gave her a peck.
In an instant, she felt she was pulled back to the real world.
Thank you, Aki-kun, she told herself as she slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
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Natsume glared at the lyrics sheet irritatingly. I can't believe this. I have to sing on that stupid ball!"Hyuuga, you'll sing with an important guest at the Christmas ball." Hotaru stated while pointing her upgraded Baka Gun at him.
"I don't give a damn on that stupid ball," he snapped, glaring at her.
"Alright then…" She pointed her Baka Gun at Ruka with an evil smirk. "You will do this for the sake of your best friend."
"Your taste in women sucks, Ruka," he commented offhandedly.
She glared at him. The glaring competition was still on between them. Suddenly, Ruka threw Natsume a pitiful so-you-don't-care-even-if-I-die-when-my-girlfriend-is-going-to-kill-me-either look at him, cornered him and made him guiltier if he disagreed to sing.
"Fine," he said exasperatedly.
With a small smile, Ruka apologised, "I'm sorry, Natsume."
"Good. You will sing, and this is your song. Ruka will help you in practicing," Hotaru said and handed the lyrics to him.
"Whatever," he snapped and added, "Remember, I do this for Ruka, not for anyone else."
"Yeah, yeah, you'll thank me for this, Hyuuga," Hotaru said and walked away, leaving him and Ruka behind.
As if! Natsume thought angrily and threw the lyrics paper on the floor.
For the umpteenth time, Ruka apologised, "I'm sorry, Natsume."
Natsume, who was sitting on the coach, replied, "I'm fine."
I'm sorry, Natsume. I really have to do this. Ruka sighed.
"Ruka, you will have to help me pursue Hyuuga to sing with an important guest at the Christmas ball," Hotaru ordered out of the blue.
"Eh? I don't think he would agree on that matter, Hotaru, especially with a guest he doesn't know," he said in a matter-of-fact tone. He doubted that The Natsume Hyuuga or his best friend would even sing for a Christmas ball which he hated so much.
"Even though if the guest is Mikan?" Hotaru grinned.
His eyes widened. "What? Mikan's back?"
BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!
"Lower your voice, will ya?" Hotaru hushed him and blew the tip of her Baka Gun.
"Sorry. I'm just surprised that Mikan is finally back. How is she?" he asked while rubbing her forehead.
"You'll meet her later," Hotaru said and added, "You will help Hyuuga to practice the song."
"I understand." He sighed, and suddenly, Hotaru gave him a peck. "Thank you, Ruka."
"A-anytime," he stammered and blushed.
You will thank Hotaru because of this, Natsume. Ruka smiled, touching his lips where Hotaru once kissed him and he blushed again.
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Mikan was in the middle of practising for the ball tomorrow when she remembered the dream she had last night. She and Akira had been meeting in the dream since the first night she returned here. She smiled at her younger brother. "You-chan, Akira-nii-chan said he's really happy that you became a good boy as he told you to be."A big smile formed on his cute face. "Will you tell Akira-nii-chan that I really missed him, Onee-chan?"
She smiled. "Of course, I will pass your message to him."
"Mikan, are you ready to meet him?"
Mikan became silent for a while and sighed. "I don't know, Hotaru. Will he forgive me?"
"Youichi-sama came to meet you, Hotaru-sama," Amanatsu informed.
Youichi stepped forward and looked at Hotaru. "Hotaru-nee-chan, Onee-chan is awake, she asked me to call you."
When she almost reached the appointed office, she heard Mikan's father's voice.
"Are you really sure you can do this, Mikan?"
Mikan smiled at her father. "Don't worry, Otou-san. Nii-san is with me."
Izumi sighed. "She really resembles you a lot, Yuka."
Yuka smiled knowingly. "Well, she is my daughter after all."
"I will take care of her, Otou-san," Persona assured.
"Onii-chan will take care of her, so you don't have to worry about it," added Yuka.
Izumi gave up. "Alright, alright, you win. However, promise me that you two will be back safe and sound."
Mikan and Persona nodded. "Yes."
It was then, Hotaru made her presence known. "Mikan."
Mikan hugged her best friend. 'Hotaru… You must be really worried about me.'
After they broke the hug, Hotaru said, "You really made me worried and everyone else, too, especially him, Baka."
'Natsume…' Mikan thought sadly. She smiled. "I'm sorry, Hotaru. Please keep this a secret. I'll go back to Gakuen Alice of United States together with Nii-san. We're going to try to end the fight between us and the AAO."
"You went away without telling him because you don't want him to worry, so you don't have to feel sorry about that," Hotaru said tonelessly.
"Thank you, Hotaru." Mikan smiled to her best friend. I wonder how he will react when he meets me…
i wonder how Natsume will react when he sees Mikan again...anywayz please update soon :3
ReplyDelete...ne, i wonder what will be natsume's reaction if he's going to know that mikan is the guest he will be singing with?
ReplyDelete...nice chappie!
...ne, make the next chappie a romantic one for mikan and natsume's meetingZ! heheheheheh!
..silly me!
..ne, update soon okay!
...goodluck!
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.sammae18.
The story is nice!
ReplyDeletePlease update fast!
why did you stop it there? I can't wait to find out what happens! Update please please!
ReplyDeleteSquir
woah...
ReplyDeleteits soo cliffy...
huhuhuhu...
i wanna know what happens next...
update soon okay?
yey...
ReplyDeletenatsume's gonna sing...
wonder what song...
whatever it is i now i'll love it...
hehe...
please update soon...
Wats with the names in bold...?
ReplyDeleteI like the chappie but I wished it was longer...!
Hope you update soon... :)
.,hey buddy... gosh... i really can't wait... haha... it's getting more exciting... really i mean, after all this time, that night, their going to meet face to face... i mean i'm pretty sure natsume will be totally surprised especially when he sees his love back... i wonder what's going to happen next... can't wait...thanks for the update...]
ReplyDeletePlease update soon! I LOVED IT! Can you be my buddy? PLLEEAASEE! Really! Remember to update, or you'll brake my fragile heart. Okay?
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Yosh, Mikan is coming back, the duet?... Too good! :P
ReplyDeleteHehe... I love it when it's like someone leaves, this person becomes weird, the someone comes back, and that peson kinda... yea XD
ReplyDeleteI hope you can update soon!
ah i love this chapter
ReplyDeleteim soo happy Aki-kun is still appearing!D
yeah i dont mind helping with Mikan's costume,
is it just a regular dress? Do u have a colour in mind?
oh... wonder what they are going to sing? like the chap!
ReplyDeletethanks for the update :]
ReplyDeleteplease update soon i wonder how natsume will act when he see mikan ;]
omgomgomg! i luved it! i cant wait for the next chappie! keep up the great work! & sure ill be your buddy! a lot of authors have been asking me to be their buddies...i wonder why...?
ReplyDeletethanx for the update!- loved it! plz update soon, cuz i'm dying to know what happens XD
ReplyDeleteYay! Another wonderful chapter. And a reply to your message; Yes, of course I can be your buddy!
ReplyDeleteHehehe! I cant wait for natsume to sing at the christmas! I just cant picture him singing! the thought of it is just hilarious!
ReplyDeletepoor natsume. *sigh* i really feel bad for him... and how has Aoi been doing? hotaru cant mean for Mikan to meet Natsume onstage for the first time since she got back? he might just stomp off and refuse to sing! and will she remove her mask at the ball? (btw - why did she have to wear one all the time anyway?) update soon! :)
ReplyDeleteIts good its great its AWESOME!
ReplyDeletei WONDER WHAT WILL BE THE REACTION OF NATSUME?PLS...PLS...PLS...UPDATE YOUR NEXT CHAPTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
ReplyDelete300! WOOT!
ReplyDeleteXD
Give me chapter 17.
ILY Neechama.
when's the next chapter?
ReplyDeletegreat story...can't wait!
It's good. Hehe... Hotaru has ways to persuade people. Natsume is going to be so surprised. I can't wait for Mikan to sing. She has a lovely voice and all. It will be a grand performance.
ReplyDeleteYEY! i've read an awesomely awesome fic again! i've been searching for a good one all day mind you...
ReplyDeleteyey! *applause* i lurv it!
the story is so awesome!
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