Warning! Possible OOC.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice. Any characters included in this ficarerespectfullyownedby the great Higuchi Tachibana.

Anna Umenomiya's Potion

Beta-Reader: Irrevocable Truth

Summary:It's all about a potion that gave problems to our dear characters.

Chapter One: Start of Everything

"Imaaaiiiiiiii!!!" the blonde guy exclaimed as he chased the raven-haired girl who was riding in her duck scooter. Ruka Nogi was riding the rhinoceros as he continued on screaming and screaming tothe great blackmailer, pleading to give to him some pictures that she stole from him. How did she do that? Well, no one could know, right?

The duck scooterquickly rose up in the air,leaving the poor guy below. She stayed up there, staring at Ruka. The guy was furious and didn't give up. He whistled and after a minute, a huge hawk came. He rode on it and the chasing continued.

"Imai, give me those pictures!" he exclaimed again for the umpteenth time that day. She looked back at him, and then stuck her tongue out at him. He became angrier. If he couldn't please her, then all he could do is to use …violence, right?

When Hotaru Imai couldn'thear any more annoying sounds, as she described it, she turned her head. She saw nothing. Before she turned to head back to her lab, she snickered. The moment she turned her head, she saw Ruka still hanging on the ring that was on the hawk's feet.

Hotaru was taken aback but managed to keep her blank face. She was about to maneuver to escape 'cause with their current distance, there wasno doubt that there was a big possibility that he could catchher off-guard, but the blonde was quick enough to hold her arm.

She tried to struggle to break free but he was surprisingly strong. Hotaru noticed that he was gripping her tight, too. And as she looked intohis eyes, she swore that she could melt under his intense stare.

"Give me those pictures, Imai," he ordered, his voice terrifying. Of course, she shouldn't be affected by his sudden change or else she would seem like a weakling. "Why? These aren't embarrassing pictures, are they? You should be thankful that I'll sell this kind of photos for the very first time, Nogi," she said.

"Embarrassing pictures or not, you still can't and mustn't sell pictures of others for your own sake!" he told her. Silence passed between them for a minute or two before Hotaru broke it. "But you're really cute here and I like it," she stated.

That caught him. He wasn't able to say anything. His grip on her loosened and she took advantage of it. Ruka blushed a deep shade of red and almost didn't notice Hotaru escaping. "Hey!"

Hotaru glanced at him and smirked. "You know, Nogi, I wish you could be a 3 year old child again," she said before storming off. The shade of red on his face darkened, if that was even possible.

"IMAAAIIIII!!!"

Natsume Hyuuga was sleeping on one of the branches of his –or rather, their Sakura tree when he heard a sudden scream. He was so surprised that his manga almost fell,as well as himself. Good thing he managed to hold onto one of the big branches atop his head.

"Stupid couple," he muttered under his breath. He suddenly heard a giggle below. Natsume looked down only to be mesme –ehem- annoyed by the beau –ugly, as he put it, face of Mikan Sakura.

"What are you laughing about?" he asked, an eyebrow up. Mikan burst out laughing. "Oi," he called, irritated. It took her a while before she managed to stop herself. "You look so cute when you're startled, Natsume," she finally answered, then giggled. The right part of his lips twitched as well as his right eyebrow. But if you lookedat him closely, you'd see the tiniest tint of pink creeping uphis cheeks.

"Don't call me cute, polka," he growled. She pouted cutely then mumbled, "Pervert". She sat under the tree and pulled her legs near her before resting her chin on top of them. "What are you doing here?" he asked, flipping the page of the manga he had. "I'm bored," she simply replied. "And?" he asked as if he wasreally interested. "And Hotaru's being chased by Ruka-pyon. Again," she told him.

He jumped off the branch, his hands inhis pockets. "Hey, Natsume!" she called, standing up. He glanced at her and raised a brow. "Where are you going?" she asked. "Anywhere," he answered.

"May I go with you?" she asked. He just continued walking. "I'll take thatas a yes, okay?" she smiled and followed him.

Everything that was happening were really all very typical scenes for them, but no one expected that something mind-blowing was about to happen.

"Nonoko!" the pink-haired lass we've grown to know as Anna Umenomiya called her best friend. "Hm?" responded Nonoko Ogasawara. "What are you doing?" Anna asked as she looked over Nonoko's shoulder. The dark blue-haired girl glanced at Anna for a moment before returning to her business.

"Oh, this? I'm just experimenting on something," she answered. "I know that you're experimenting, but about what?" Anna said in a matter-of-factly tone. Then, she caught a sight of familiar candy wrapper. "Hey, what are you-" she was cut off when Nonoko winked at her.

"Don't worry. I put some chemicals that will dissolve some of its effects," Nonoko stated. "But-" Nonoko put her index finger in front of her own lips, silencing Anna. "O~kay. I get it now. But don't involve me with any of the commotion that mighthappen, okay?" Anna said as she crossed her arms over her chest. Her best friend just nodded and smiled.

Author's Note:Lame, I know. Clichéd? I don't know. But I'll try my best so that it would be interesting.Haveany ideawhatthe thingis? Tell me what you think of this one. Constructive criticisms are appreciated, as well as wonderful reviews.

By the way, I give the credits to my dear beta and to my friend, Miyo-chan02. This story is inspired by one of her fic. n_n

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