Hello! This is my first proper story. (My last sucked so I gave up.) But I will not give up on this one so long as I get reviews and So long as Natsume lives, which is forever!

Disclaimer:I own no characters(Although I may make some up later on) Or Gakuen Alice. I do wish I owned Natsume though…TT-TT! I do own this story line so plz don't steal, but enjoy and share with your friends! ^_^

Warnings:

No warnings for this chapter!

Staring up at the huge gates as they towered above her. She swallowed hard as she remembered everyone and everything she had left behind five long years ago.

'Should I? Would everyone want to see me? I know what they said to me has some heart but…the trouble I caused for everyone, even the people I hadn't met, will it be forgiven?' She thought harshly.

The girl took a deep breathe that was slightly shaky as she bowed her head. Her long bangs of brunette covering her darkened hazel eyes. She stood there, without movement, for a while before deciding to leave.

She turned around, her ankle length hair twirling with her, and walked away slowly as tears started to form in her sparkly eyes.

Narumi was striding towards the school gates. He had gotten word that 'A-Certain-Someone' had plans to break out…again, and had to wait for him to arrive.

'Rather strange, eh? I feel my heart racing. Maybe it's because it brings back memories from before he destroyed the peaceful life of all students in the school?' He thought, his eye twitching as he thought of the person who became so obsessed with that, one, delightful child.

As he exited the gates, he saw a young girl strolling down the side of the wall that barricaded the school from the outside world.

She was wearing a light orange colour top and wore a red skirt, her hair was remarkably long and silky. She was probably a specimen even the most beautiful girl in the world would envy, but she looked very sad and her whole body shook as she took firm steps away from the school. Narumi decided she was ill and called out to her. The girl froze as she heard such nostalgic shouts and turned her head to look back at him. Her eyes widened tremendously as she saw what was on a tree branch next to the wall. In an instant Narumi recognized her face. Narumi opened his mouth to call out to her, but was cut off by a heavy force pulling his body down and the sound of an explosion. The girl winced at the pain on her back and grasped Narumi tighter without realizing. When the dust had cleared a figure came into her view.

She couldn't see his face because he was dressed in a really cliché black cloak and his dark bangs covered his eyes. As he jumped down she noticed something tied to a black belt around his hips. It was orange, like a mandarin, and had a small bulge in one corner. The figure faced her; she was still on the ground. She studied the figure carefully, his fingers were swallowed by rings and his wrists by bracelets.

'Does this creep have an obsession for jewellery or what?' She thought as she stood up and firmed her lips in a hard line. She stood tall and proud, but her legs shook and her eyes drooped only to snap sharply open again.

The figure smirked and walked towards her. She wanted to move, but her body was stuck. He raised a hand to her head and looked at her with stone cold black eyes. She recognised him.

"Na-" She tried to say but fainted the next instant. The figure stood there a while. He had planned to hurt her but she had fainted the second before.

"Bizarre." He said before turning his back.

Narumi sat up to see the girl in front of him lying down motionless. He looked to the figure.

"What did you do?" He shouted as if a worried parent and the figure turned and smiled.

"She got in the way. Who am I to care about your relatives?" He said shrugging.

Narumi laughed and the boy was confused.

"She isn't my relative. But she is close to you." Narumi said as he stood up and carried the girl bridle style. "If you are still going to use your Alice the way you do and escape. She'll get mad." He finished and the boy snarled at him.

"Tch!" was his only reply.

Narumi was making tea when he heard the door swing open. He turned to see the black haired, black eyed boy who was drowning in jewellery.

"So you decided to stay, Natsume?" Narumi asked as he poured boiling water into each cup. The boy glared at him and then looked at the girl who was lying on the couch.

"Only until I find out if she is Mikan. If not, I'm going to leave." Natsume said in his usual monotone.

Narumi walked over and handed Natsume a tea cup. Natsume glared at him and he shied away. Natsume walked over to a window and sat on the ledge looking out at the Sakura garden.

An hour later Natsume was still on the window sill and Narumi was sitting on the couch reading. Suddenly a teacher burst through the door with great alarm.

"We have a problem Natsume is-…" Misaki, the horticulturalist, stopped when he saw Natsume at the window.

"…right here…" He finished, his body drooping.

"It took you that long to figure that out? The explosion happened more than an hour ago. You really are slow teachers." Natsume commented without moving.

Misaki's eyes moved to the couch in which Mikan laid and frowned.

"Again. The old lady drags in the stray cats, huh? Narumi you can't do tha-"

"She's Mikan. I am positive. When she wakes I'll confirm it, and if she isn't Mikan but has an Alice, then she will still remain here…I'm nothing like an old lady either!" Narumi briefed, looking up from his book.

"Go tell Harada-Sensei and Andou-Sensei to come here." Narumi ordered and Misaki glared at him. 'I am not your dog Narumi!' He thought in his head and walked away mumbling various curses.

Another ten minutes passed and Misaki (Harada) and Tsubasa came rushing in. Tsubasa leaned on the door frame huffing tiredly and Misaki almost glomped Mikan if it weren't for Natsume's fire. Misaki looked at him questioningly.

"It's no good if she doesn't get proper rest now. She'll get excited and won't get to sleep again for a while if she is Mikan. And if she isn't you'll be considered as weird as Yaoi-Sensei over there." Natsume said, only moving his head in the direction of Narumi.

Narumi made a very scary face after being called 'Yaoi' and mumbled a curse.

(For those who don't know Yaoi means gay in Japanese. Or at least it's what they call gay manga.)

Misaki sighed and took a biscuit from a plate on the coffee table.

"Fine then." She said before taking a bite.

Yet another hour passed when Mikan finally stirred. Everyone turned to her as she sat up, rubbing her eyes.

"Ohayo…" She said drearily. (Ohayo=Good Morning/Morning)

Natsume stared at her blankly and Misaki was being held back by Tsubasa, unlike it would have been five years ago.

"Where am I? What happened?" She asked as she stood up.

"You're in Alice Academy. And don't you remember what happened?" Narumi answered, putting his book on the table.

"No. All I Remember is Natsume." She said bluntly and Natsume's face was tinged with pink. He turned around as everyone faced him.

Tsubasa popped up behind him.

"Ah...! Lookey! Lookey! The lil' kitty cat is blushing!" He said in an awkward tone. Natsume's eye twitched.

"Shut up, Shadow Freak!" He replied, irritated.

An anger vein appeared on Tsubasa's face.

"It's 'Sensei' to you!" He growled.

"Fine then. Shadow Freak-Sensei!" The two began to fight and Misaki put her hand on her forehead.(Face-palm.)

Mikan giggled slightly and everyone looked at her. She smiled broadly with her eyes closed.

"It's good to see things haven't changed!" She said and Misaki couldn't fight back the urge to glomp her. Mikan found herself being suffocated in Misaki's breasts.

"You're so cute! And you've grown so much! Don't ever leave again!" Misaki rambled as she hugged Mikan tighter.

'She has no idea…what happened when she left us…' Narumi sighed in his head.

He stood up. "Alright Harada-Sensei! You're going to kill her if you keep doing that…" He said.

She looked at him in surprise, then down at the passed out, and blue faced, Mikan.

"Whoopsie…" she murmured as she picked Mikan up.

"Anyway! You can all have your re-union later! I have important things to discuss with her." He announced.

Everyone in the room looked at him blankly. This agitated him.

"I SAID GET OUT!" He shouted as he pointed to the door.

They were scared by this and ran out. Except Natsume. He slowly walked past Mikan and out the door, slamming it behind him.

"Ah! Natsume!" Mikan called after him before she realized it was useless.

A thick pile of papers was thrust in her face. She looked at Narumi.

"You need to fill these out. Then you can re-enter the academy." He said bluntly.

Mikan looked at him, he wasn't the same old, happy, cheerful, and child-like Narumi she remembered. He was very different. And so was Natsume. Mikan looked towards the doors with the paper work in her hands.

'His eyes aren't Crimson anymore…'She thought as she remembered seeing Natsume's dark and narrowed eyes. 'Something's wrong. Very wrong.' She concluded, looking back at the papers.

OKAY! There you have it! First Chapter! I hope you liked it, and yeah I know it's short. Please review! I'd reeeeeallly like to hear what you think! The more reviews I get the quicker I'll update! Cya next time!

~Yuza-Mei