Hi! After a while, I decided to rewrite A Second Chance, since I got a serious writer's block. In a way, this is sort of a prequel to ASC, because it describes Mikan's time at Seiyo. I already have the next few chapters written, so they're coming soon. (I'm uploading this at 11:30 pm...I'm supposed to be sleeping...)

~Hime Nadeshiko


Mikan sighed. She was laying in bed, thinking about yesterday's events.

"Ohayo minna!" I shouted. Internally, I heaved a big sigh. I hate being so loud. But, I had to be "innocent", so I had to be so loud. "Baka..." muttered Hotaru. "Awww... you don't have to be so mean."I said as I pretended to be offended. "Get away from me. You're useless." she muttered as she tinkered with her invention.

I froze. Usually, she would mutter "Baka..." again, or ignore me. She has never said anything so hurtful to me, which is saying something. I was still shaking a bit, despite my training, as I walked by Ruka-pyon and the rest of my friends. As I weakly said "Hi", they gave me a hard glare. I was shocked. I was their friend... how could they treat me like this? "We were never your friends. We were just using you." Anna and Nonoko growled. I froze.

They were just using me? After I had done my best to try to cheer them up? After I tried to protect them and trained long and hard to get my SEC Alice under my full control? How could they do this to me? After a long silence, I continued walking to my seat with my eyes hidden under my bangs.

If my so called "friends" insulted me this badly, I don't even want to know what Hyuuga would say to me. During class, I let my attention wander, rather than fake paying attention, as I usually would do. I already know what the teacher was teaching, after all, no one could be as stupid as the bubbly and cheerful Mikan Sakura. My IQ was even higher than Hyuuga, Imai, and Tobita's (Inchou's) combined. Seriously though, I still don't know what to do after my "friends" abandoned me.

She shook her head. "No! I can't afford to think about them, not here, not now." Mikan sighed again. "Still, I wonder why they did that. Was I that much of a nuisance?" She whispered to herself, a lone tear escaping from the corner of her eye. She shook her head, wiping the tear away. "I'm a big baby. I won't cry." She wondered what it was like to be a living statue, like Natsume and Hotaru. She remembered Ruka's "innocence".

She was here to start a "new life", to turn over a new leaf.

Mikan looked around her new room. It was decorated in shades of orange, living up to her name. It was a fairly large room, seeing as she lived in an apartment building. Her uncle had wanted to get her a whole house, but she turned it down. After all, only one person in house…it was too lonely. He had also offered to pay her rent, but she also declined. She wanted to be able to support herself. There was an almost empty pale green bookshelf on the wall across her bed. There was a small built in closet in the wall at the foot of her bed, and a wooden desk painted the same shade as her bookshelf was across from the head of her bed.

Her new book bag was slung over her wheeled chair, already packed with the proper supplies. On the seat of the chair was her folded uniform for her new school, Seiyo Academy. The uniform consisted of a pleated plaid violet skirt, a crisp white shirt, a violet plaid tie, and a black blazer. She had several more uniforms and other clothes in her closet.

Other than that, her room was empty. Outside of her room was a kitchen/living room and a bathroom. The kitchen was large, and there was a sofa across from where the counter was. It was small, but cozy. Just the way Mikan liked it.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Slam.

Mikan slammed her hand on the Dismiss button on her alarm clock. She stretched and smiled. Today was her first day at Seiyo, and she was entering the Seventh grade. She pushed her hand over so get of the bed, but her hand bumped into something. Or somethings. She looked towards her right hand. There were three…eggs?

"Eggs!?" Mikan exclaimed. Sure, she wasn't the loud, overly enthusiastic ditz anymore, but this was certainly surprising.

The first egg was tinted a deep violet and had a pale golden crescent moon. The second was sky blue, with a silver star. The third was a vibrant green with a white heart with wings on the side.

Mikan sat staring at the eggs for another few minutes before shrugging it off. If there were Alices, then there must some other… magic, she supposed. Speaking of Alices, Persona had warned her not to let others see her use her Alice. If anyone did, use the Memory Erasing Alice, he had said, and to stay in a disguise to make sure no one recognized her.

She picked up her uniform and pulled it on and looked at herself in the full-length mirror hanging behind the door. She had decided on silver hair and clear blue eyes, since she had never seen anyone with that combination. She wore knee length white stockings and the standard black shoes.

After getting dressed, she pondered on whether to bring the eggs to Seiyo or not. She wanted to, to make sure they would be safe. On the other hand, she knew next to nothing about Seiyo. How would she know that others wouldn't try to steal them?

After minutes of intense internal debate, she decided to bring them. It would be even more risky to leave them in her apartment, where someone could break in while she was at school.

She looked at the clock hanging on top of the sofa. It read 7:30 am. School started at 8:00 am. Mikan smiled softly. She would have time to walk to school at a relatively comfortable pace. Her apartment was only a ten-minute's walk from school.

Mikan picked up her book bag and slung it over her shoulder, slipping the three eggs inside. She walked out of her apartment door, labeled 3C.

Once outside, she inhaled deeply, breathing in the crisp and cool October air. The trees on the side of the road were a flaming red and gold laced with green. The leaves on the ground were a mix of brown, red, orange, yellow and green. The birds were chirping cheerfully, without a care in the world, except for the long migratory journey ahead.

Mikan remembered when she genuinely used to be like that, before she was aware of Alices, and the corners of her mouth pulled down several millimeters. Was that what caused them to dislike her? She knew that that wasn't her true personality, yet it was a part of her. She couldn't change what happened in the past, and that was how she acted.

Before Mikan knew it, she was in front of Seiyo's gates. It was not as large as Alice Academy's but that was to be expected. There was a large crowd milling around, chatting with friends. She was only halfway to the front doors when the huge crowd parted straight down the middle. And Mikan, being in the middle, followed the crowd, and parted as well. She could see six people, five of which were wearing capes.

(A/N~ If you watched Shugo Chara, you might not want to read the descriptions, since they're pretty long. If you haven't than please continue.)

The first was a blonde. He reminded Mikan of Ruka. The only difference was that the boy's eyes were…pinkish red? His blonde hair was tilted a bit more towards gold, where Ruka's was a bit more on the 'dirty blonde' side.

The next was a taller brown haired boy with emerald green eyes. He seemed cheerful, waving at everyone and shouting greetings.

The final boy had long lavender colored hair, up to his waist and golden eyes. He was also waving and smiling, but nothing like what the brown haired boy was doing. They were wearing the boy's uniform, a black blazer, green plaid shorts and tie. Unlike the other boys, they were wearing green plaid capes.

There was a girl who looked exactly like they lavender boy. Their hair was the same length and shade of lavender, and they had the same golden eyes. She had her hair in a elastic nadeshiko hair tie, and was wearing the girl's uniform.

The next girl had honey brown hair and matching eyes. She had the hair in two childish pigtails held up in two big red bows. She was jumping up and down enthusiastically, waving at the crowd. "Yaya-tan is here!" She exclaimed. So her name is Yaya.

The last one had bubble gum pink hair and honey colored eyes. She was the only one the group of six that wasn't wearing the cape. She walked in a cool way, ignoring the crowd and holding her book bag over her shoulder. "Yaya, calm down!" She barked at Yaya. "But Aaaammuu-chiiii, I'm so excited! Tsukasa- san says there's a special new student!"

"Really?" 'Amu' asked. Yaya scowled. "Where was your brain during yesterday's Guardian meeting? Oh! I know! You were too busy staring at Tadas-mmpphh!" 'Amu' had clamped her hand over Yaya's mouth, successfully silencing the girl.

Mikan groaned. So much for holding a low profile. With every student within earshot hanging on to their every word, everyone would know that there was a new student.

Still though, that wasn't the strangest thing about them. Each of them had one, or several, chibi people floating around. Mikan looked around. Their eyes were glued to the Guardians, and they didn't seem to notice the chibis.

The one at the lead had light violet hair, in the same style as the blonde's, and clear blue eyes. He was wearing 'clothes fit for a king'. With the puffy trousers, fur trimmed cape, and golden crown, he certainly seemed like a king.

Another had spiky green hair. He had a white…headband(A/N~ Not sure if that's what it's called) with a yellow star, a yellow t-shirt, white shorts, and yellow, and yellow and white sneakers..

The next two seemed to be twins. The female was wearing a kimono decorated with nadeshiko flowers and had a straight cut ponytail held up by two nadeshiko flowers. The other was male, with a white cap, a white shirt, a blue ski vest, jeans, and headphones around his neck.

Mikan switched her gaze to one of the other chibis. This one had a pink cap, pink footie pajamas, a bib, and a pacifier.

The last four hung out in a group of four. The first was wearing a cheerleading uniform, a cut off pink cap with a red heart clip, a red bandana tied around her neck, knee length pink socks, and pink sneakers.

The next had a blue themed outfit. It was similar to the boys' elementary uniform, with a black blazer-like vest, a puffy cap with a blue spade, and a light blue satchel.

The green one was dressed like a maid, and was giggling like one too. She had a piece of cloth that pulled her hair back, a green clover, and had two curly strands framing her face. She wore a puffy short-sleeved green dress and an apron on top.

The last one had orange hair in two large pigtails, a diamond headband with a clip-on mike, a short yellow shirt, skirt and stockings. They all were chatting amongst themselves like old friends

"Who are they?" She asked a young boy next to her with a camera, wearing the blue elementary boys' uniform.

The young boy gasped, holding his camera to his heart. Then he blinked, taking in Mikan's full appearance. "U-u-uh…they're the guardians!" He exclaimed, with his face as red as a tomato. "The blonde is Hotori Tadase, King's Chair. The ones with lavender hair are Fujisaki Nadeshiko and Nagihiko, twins. Nadeshiko is the Queen's Chair and Nagihiko is the Jack's Chair." The boy paused to make sure Mikan was following. She nodded. "Go on."

"The boy with brown hair is Souma Kukai, the back-up and original Jack's Chair. Back when most of them were in elementary, Kukai was going to middle school, leaving a hole, which was filled by Sanjou Kairi. Then he left and Fujisaki-san came after studying overboard. Now that they're all in middle school, Souma-san is back up in case anything happened to Fujisaki-san.

"The brown haired girl is Yuiki Yaya. She's a year younger than most of the Guardians, and two years younger than Souma-san. She's the Ace's Chair. The final one is Hinamori Amu." He said her name with a sigh. Mikan grinned. It was no secret that he was madly in love with her.

"Hinamori Amu transferred here two years ago and was immediately recruited into the Guardians by Fujisaki Nadeshiko-san. She tried to resist for a while, but the Guardians were persistent, and so they got what they wanted." He informed her.

"Thanks, but what are the guardians? You mention them a whole lot. Oh, and do you see the little floating chibis?" Mikan asked.

"The Guardians are a student organization, you know, they paperwork and all that, but they seem to leave in the middle of class every once in a while, but never get in trouble for it. I don't see any chibis, none at all." He shrugged.

"Thanks, you're very informative." Mikan thanked. "You're welcome." He said while blushing.

By the end of the time they finished talking, the Guardians and most of the students were already in the school.

She waved goodbye to the young elementary school boy, and headed to the office. The hallways were painted white, and the doors were wood brown. Mikan stopped when she reached a door was labeled OFFICE. She pushed the door open.

Inside were a few office ladies busy with phones and paperwork. One looked up and spotted Mikan.

"Oh! You're the new student aren't you? Yukihara Sakura Mikan?" Mikan nodded. "The superintendant wants to see you." She said, pointing to a door on the left. Mikan thanked her, and headed towards the door.

The door was marked SUPERINTENDENT.

The superintendent looked vaguely familiar. He had light brown, coffee colored hair and eyes that strongly reminded her of amethysts. He was sitting behind a desk in the middle of the room, with a bookshelf filled with books, but they were cased off with glass, with a keyhole in every shelf.

On either side of the bookshelf were potted plants. In front of the desk were two comfortable looking chairs. A name plate on the desk read AMAKAWA TSUKASA.

Didn't Yuiki-san mention a Tsukasa before?

"Hello." He said, smiling pleasantly. "You're the new student? Yukihara Mikan?"
"Yes." She replied.
"Sit down please," He gestured towards the chairs.
Obediently, Mikan took a seat. Tsukasa handed her a thick folder. "Inside is your class schedule, club pamphlets, and everything else you might need." He said with twinkling eyes. Somehow, Mikan found those eyes slightly suspicious. It was like he knew something she didn't, something important.

"You're in 7-c, Star Class, and your homeroom is in room 312." He smiled.
Mikan narrowed her eyes, but couldn't find anything suspicious, so she left and headed to room 312.

'There's something suspicious about him.' Mikan thought. 'Him and the Guardians. Who are those little chibi people?' She remembered them laughing on the way to school, the envying stares they receives. She clenched her fists. They all looked so happy. They had everything she everything she ever wanted, from good, supporting friends, to respect from the whole student body. Especially that Hinamori Amu. She was as cold as just as Mikan was clumsy.

Both were an act. She could see it in the way that she scolded Yaya, that she cared. She saw the glances that Tadase had sent her way, and Yaya had mentioned Amu having a crush on him. All this, without blowing her 'Cool & Spicy' cover.

Hotaru and Natsume were never like that. Natsume couldn't care less about what happened to her. Hotaru blasted her with her Baka Gun every chance, every available excuse she had. And Ruka didn't really help. The others stayed away, afraid of Hotaru, afraid of what she could do to them. She snorted. Some great friends they were.

While she was thinking, she didn't notice something slip from the large folder she was carrying. It was swept away, down the hall, only to land at someone's feet.


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