Hello there! I'm back again. I decided to do this compilation of one shots because I have so many ideas every time I hear different songs. Although some stories are not base on songs, maybe just scenes that accidentally entered my mind, I've decided to include it here.

Aiyen's Note: Please enjoy this. This is dedicated to my super great cousin Jomarie more known as TeJ. Miss you so much…

Title: Too Late!

Author: Aiyen

Rating: K+

Pairing: Natsumikan

Song: 25 minutes - Michael learns to rock

Anime: Gakuen Alice

Disclaimer: Sadly I could never ever own Gakuen Alice / Alice Academy

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Text here - flashback / thoughts

Text here - lyrics of the song

Text here - normal point of view

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Too Late!

Natsume watched Mikan from afar. As usual he was again alone, sitting on a sakura tree while she was with her friends. She looked more happy than usual but still there was a hint of sadness, of course, it's Graduation Day! It seems like yesterday they were just running around, Mikan calling him a pervert! He just smirk with the thought.

"Hey Natsume, Happy Graduation Day!" Mikan exclaimed.

He only looked away. It's their last day in Alice Academy and tomorrow they would each be taking their own path to their own lives. He knew it was the last day he would be seeing her.

"What's the matter?" Mikan asked Natsume when he didn't respond.

"Are you o.k?" She continued to ask him. She knew there was something wrong and she wanted to comfort him.

"Tch… Leave me alone polkadots." Natsume tried to sound annoyed.

"Well… Sorry!" Mikan snob.

"I'm be leaving then if I'm really such that of a nuisance to you!" She shouted at him.

She started walking away but turned around for an important message she need to say to him.

"By the way, there's a party this night on Hotaru's place. Everyone will be coming so…just come o.k!? She said forcefully.

And then she just went away.

Slowly Natsume woke up when the bright lights hit his face. It was already daylight but he wanted to sleep more. He tried closing his eyes hoping to return to his deep slumber but always, Mikan occupied his thoughts. He decided to just sit down and rest for a while.

How foolish could he have been. Why did he let her go when she was still his'? All these years it was her he was longing for he realized.

He took a bath and prepared himself. His going to find Mikan no matter what.

After some time I've finally made up my mind
she is the girl and I really want to make her mine

I'm searching everywhere to find her again
to tell her I love her
and I'm sorry 'bout the things I've done

He first went to Koko. They had been keeping in touch with each other. He was a well-known psychologist, he knew that, but he underestimated him when he saw how large his place was.

He tried to knock once, twice, thrice but to no use. He door was closed tightly as it was when he stepped on his doorsteps.

He tried calling him.

"Koko! Are you home?" He tried shouting while banging on the door.

"Damn, this is so annoying!" He thought when his screams seemed to lead to nothing.

He walked away and decided to pay Anna a visit. Just hoping she would know where Mikan was.

But again it was of no use.

He tried Nonoko, Sumire, Anna and Yuu but all were not home.

"What a coincidence?" He tried to tell him self when he felt unease. Imagine all of them were out on the same day and time he decided to pay them a visit.

The next house he tried to visit was Hotaru's. As much as he hated to, he had to be there.

Like the rest of the door he tried knocking but still none answer.

"This is annoying! Don't tell me they're all hiding from me!" He thought.

He was losing hope when he remembered Ruka. Maybe he knew where she was.

He tried knocking once and still after some minutes he was still knocking. He refused to give up. Ruka is his only chance of knowing the whereabouts of Mikan.

He was about to turn around when someone opened the door.

"Ruka!" He guessed but was totally wrong.

It was a middle-aged woman and judging from what she was wearing he concluded that she was a maid.

"Can I help you sir?" She asked.

"Yes. I'm a friend of Ruka, is he there?" He tried asking as polite as he can even though was annoyed to death.

"He's not here at the moment. Today is his wedding day. Didn't he invite you?" The maid replied

"Are you sure!? What church?" He asked trying to get an immediate answer.

"It's the Tokyo Church." She said and Natsume took that as a go signal to run.

"How could Ruka do this? I'm his best friend and he didn't even bother inform me!" He thought while he was driving his way to the church.

His mission of finding Mikan turned out to a new mission. Now he got to find Ruka too!

And boy is he gonna have some explaning to do.

The church was decorated with sakura flowers. Its petal was scattered everywhere. What a grand wedding it must have been. The guests were already dining for the reception, which was also held just on the yard of the church.

He walked and met some familiar faces. Although he tried to restrain himself from feeling anything, at this time he was feeling a bit out of place. He was Ruka's best friend. Did all that years of being friend meant nothing to him. He could have at least tried to inform him if he didn't want to invite him.

In some distance he could see Yuu, Anna and Nonoko sitting on the same table, they were eating and talking. He also saw Koko and Sumire talking in some area.

He searched for the person he intended to hear some reasons. And he moved his head looking for him, he locked his gaze at the blond man talking to some people, moving from table to table, entertaining them.

"Ruka…" He thought

He was still far away from them when something caught his eyes.

It was a girl, no, a woman, she was the bride judging from her dress. She was standing far away from the rest of them, just smiling sweetly. If you look at her carefully, you could see that she almost seemed perfect: those perfect curves, perfect posture, perfect dress. But that didn't matter to him, he looked at her face. It was the face that keep visiting him every night. How he long for her. He felt his legs weaken and his hands were shaking.

"Mikan!"

I find her standing in front of the church
the only place in town where I didn't search
She looks so happy in her weddingdress
but she's crying while she's saying this

She looked at me, confused and shocked.

"Natsume?" Mikan asked.

But he didn't hear her. His thoughts were completely blocked. How could she be? She's the bride?

"Natsume" She managed to say before she walk hesitantly to him.

"It's been such a long year. How'd you been?" She asked sweetly, softly.

Natsume could hear the shattering of his heart. How could this happened. He never thought in his wildest dream that his best friend would marry his first and true love. He felt betrayed although it was partly his fault why this end up this way. There was this twitch of pain in his heart, and soon it was hard for him to keep his eyes dry, but he tried his best, saving some pride that he still have.

"Why?" It's the only word that Natsume could manage to say at this time.

"What do you mean why?" Asked Mikan who was still smiling sweetly but tears were starting to flow on her cheeks, either she was unaware of it or she's just trying to ignore them.

"Why didn't you wait for me?" Natsume said as his bangs covered not only his face but the hurt was clearly pasted on it.

"I'm soo soo tired Natsume…" She answered.

How could he just ask her that? After all the things she went through just because of him. She wasn't sure when she decided to marry Ruka. It was just she'd been hurt all these years, she'd been waiting for him to long, she deserves to be happy too right? Ruka had been trying to provide her with all the feeling she ached from Natsume. And yeah! He's been trying but until this point she wasn't sure if he did succeeded. She knew it was Natsume she loved. How could she still be hurt until now if she didn't love him anymore? But like any human, she grew tired of waiting.

Boy I've missed your kisses all the time but this is
twentyfive minutes too late
Though you travelled so far boy I'm sorry your are
twentyfive minutes too late

Why did he have to come to her now? Why not yesterday or early this morning? Now, she could not decide anymore, she had no choice. She's Ruka's wife and he is her husband.

Against the wind I'm going home again
wishing me back to the time when we were more than friends

It's already past 9 o'clock. Natsume wanted to go to the graduation party. He was all set and he walking his way to Hotaru's room but before he could reach his destination he had to stop. He didn't want to see Mikan again, it would only make it hard for him to see her leave.

He sat down under his usual spot.

But he heard the voice that had been with him for years.

"Natsume, why are you here? Don't you want to join the party?" Mikan asked.

"No…" He said quietly.

"Ohhh… O.K." She replied and sat beside him. He decided not to shove her away and just savour the moment.

After sometime Mikan started talking…

"Natsume, I have something to say to you." Mikan began.

"What?"

"All these years I- - I - - lov- - loveyou!" Mikan blurted out nervously.

He wanted to say yes, he'd been in love with her for 1 year now. But what if it's not love? He didn't want to be tied to a relationship that he wasn't sure of. Or what if he did love Mikan but then it turned that she realize that she didn't like him. He certainly didn't want to take that risk.

So he said…

"I don't…"

Chorus:
Boy I've missed your kisses all the time but this is
twentyfive minutes too late
Though you travelled so far boy I'm sorry your are
twentyfive minutes too late

"Am I too late?" Natsume asked with a breaking voice.

"I've missed you so much but Ruka is now my husband." She said to him as dry as she could. It would be the best thing for them. They could never be together.

"Natsume!" Ruka called out.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this. I loved Mikan for a long time and when you didn't take your chance, I thought I'd take mine." Ruka explained.

"I see." Was the two last word Natsume said and walked away, leaving his heart that was still captured by Mikan though it's hard for him to put it back together now that it's shattered to pieces.

-The End-

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Aiyen's Note: I hope you like it. It's the first story. Well bye! I was planning in making it a bit longer but sadly time is something I don't have right now. So please read and review and see you in the next story!

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