Hi!! This is starrynight3800! I know i'm not suppose to be typing another chaptered story but Alwaysbtheir encouraged me to. I'm typing this with her.

Btw, this is a sequel to my one shot "Once upon a time".

Summary: She was just a girl. A girl with a story that starts with "Once upon a time" but didn't end with a Happily ever after". Not even so much of a "The End". So now, she strives to continue her story. But what more could she do than to keep crying over her lover's death? After all, she was the cause of it all. Suddenly, a new boy comes and takes interest in Mikan! So what will she do? Move on or continue with her way of living.

Enjoy!

By the way, Alwaysbtheir and I don't own Gakuen Alice!


Chapter 1:

The sky became clouded.

Drip.

A crystalline drop dripped from the dark sky.

Drip, drip.

Another dropped. Then, another. And another. Soon, it was raining hardly.

Our favourite brunette leaned on 'her' Sakura tree as she grieves over her lover's death once more. She tried to convince herself not to cry and to forget about the incident. She needed to move on so badly but, she couldn't.

Everyday, it would rain and Mikan would cry. The weather reflected on her mood.. when she was happy or when she was upset. Mostly, she was upset. After all, she was the cause of her lover's death with all her lies and all the secrets she kept from him. Overall, her feelings were true.

'Why does the world have to be so cruel?' She curled up in a ball. Her arms laid on her knees and her head rested on her arms. She, then, lifted her head and watched the rain as they reached the ground and landed with a small splash into a puddle.

'I was suppose to die, not him. It's all my fault.'

The mood was gloomy and it was getting late. She should go to her dorm soon. So, she got up.

This had been happening everyday for half a year already. Every time she had free time, she would go to what once had been theirs and now only 'her' Sakura tree. The gloomy mood would always seem to follow her. It would rain and Mikan would sit there, sobbing quietly. When she had calm down, she would watch the rain fall as her tears silently does the same once again. She would sit there and think. Until she thought she had enough, she would get up and leave.

Many things had happened during the past half year. She would have been kicked out of the academy if she had continued to work for the AAO... but, she hadn't. They decided to keep her and make her as an advantage for the academy. So now, she is a multi-alicer (alice user!! :D) with the alices of Nullification and Stealing and is a special star.

After the incident, she went to a loving, bubbly, cheery girl-who everyone thought she was-to a silent, more mature, emotionless, and no longer clumsy girl who is rumored as an AAO agent who still is. Only her closest friends will believe her.

So back to the actual story.

Mikan didn't want to leave just yet. She danced in the rain for a while. It seemed like she was dancing by herself. Her body moved on its own as it whirled and twirled. Memories came back to her. She remembers. She and Natsume would often dance under the Sakura tree.

But now, she felt like dancing under the rain. The rain: the only object that could camouflage her tears of sorrow and despair she would shed.

'If only the world would stop for a second, and Natsume would appear,' She thought. 'If only I had never agreed to work for the AAO. If only.' She let out a heavy sigh. There were a lot of 'If onlys' in the world. But, if only it could happen. She wished it would.

It was getting late now. She would have to leave. There were much better ways to spend her life than to sit underneath the Sakura tree they use to share and weep. She had much better activities to do than to sit around. She would finally have to let go. But, she couldn't. Maybe, one day. But, perhaps, that day will never come.

She gathered her stuff and teleported to her room.

Afar, someone peered over the red curtain of the window.

"Guys, she went home." Stated Hotaru. She was really worried about her. Mikan's other friends too. They were afraid that oneday, she would go mental with all her problems.

They can't stand it to see her like that. Each day, they would hide in the classroom and observed Mikan's actions.

A day or two after the incident, they tried everything to cheer Mikan up. They even brought her Howalons. Suprisingly, she refused. So now, there was nothing to do except to observed their friend's actions and follow her; stop her if she does something crazy.

She seemed fine a day after the incident, but the next day, she was depressed. Once, she even asked Hotaru if she had burned her diary. To make her happy, Hotaru had lied and said she did. In truth, Hotaru had just hid it in her room. Once a while, she would take it out and read her best friend's writing.

"Do you think she will be ok?" asked Yuu. He, as the most sensible one, was the second to Hotaru as the most worried. He was now pacing back and forth as a mother would do when she lost her child.

"What if she develops mental problems?" Anna and Nonoko fretted over their friend.

"Koko, read her mind right now!" ordered Sumire. She was also worried since she was on good terms with Mikan.

Without a smile or a frown, he remained emotionless and said "Can't. She's using Nullification."

"WHY DO U SEEM LIKE YOU DON'T CARE?!" The three, overly-worried girls shouted at Koko.

"Guys, let's just leave it as it is," Hotaru sighed. "We could do nothing about it except to continue what we've been doing. I just hope she would move on soon."

The others nodded. They knew that Hotaru was right. Being the most worried of her best friend and a genius, even Hotaru can't do anything about it.

It was getting late. So, they left the room and headed to their owns.

The next day:

The sun was shinning brightly as the birds chirped and flew freely i n the sky. It was an unusual day at Gakuen Alice and no one knows the future that lies ahead.

A girl with brown hair slowly got up to her feet and stretched. She was still sleepy but decided to get ready for class. She wore her school uniform with a hint of her own touch to it.

Mikan wore a white T-shirt along with a black sweater, which was buttoned from the middle and down. Her sweater had a pocket on the left side (which has the letter A in cursive embroidered on). She also wore a plaid skirt of red and black with a chain belt around her waist. (I didn't know how do describe it so I used the one i put in 'A little too late'.)

And now, she was good to go. She grabbed her school bag and flung it over her shoulder. Then, she walked into the silent hallway with one of her hand in her pocket.

It seemed like she was acting cool but inside, she is still upset. Being emotionless as she was, she had neither a smile or a frown on her face.

The halls were quiet. Too quiet. There had usually been a large amount of whisperings about her. It was only this quiet when she was late. So she figured; she IS late...again.

Soon, she found herself standing in front of the door to her classroom. She shrugged as if nothing important happened. And slammed the door open.

Inside the classroom:

Narumi twirled in with his usual gayness. The unusual thing is that his actually in the classroom. This must mean he has an announcement.

The gang was looking nervously at Mikan's seat, which was at the back, near the window. Mikan wasn't there...again. Where could she have been? Doesn't she know that her friends will get worried about her?

Then, Narumi-sensei started to talk. "Hello class!" He began with spreading a huge smile across his face, which would annoy Mikan so much if she was here. "Today, we have a new student!"

The door slammed open. His shiny, raven-coloured hair was the first feature they've seen. Then, his whole.

The class gasped. Was it possible? Was it even possible to revive from the dead?

He turned straight to face the class. He was in a school uniform except, he wore his improper with the tie and 2 buttons undone. Just like Natsume, his face was expressionless and his eyes remained with annoyance. Girls began to scream and shout like savages claiming their belongings.

"Now, introduce yourself," Narumi-sensei ordered.

Just when the boy opened his mouth...

Bam!

The door slammed open.

Mikan walked in like it was a normal thing to do. While walking to her seat, she ignored everyone but acknowledged Hotaru, giving her a nod and a small smile to sit by her.

Everyone watched Mikan as she walked passed the new boy and walked towards to her seat. Hotaru gathered her stuff and followed her. Then, she sat beside her.

"As we were saying before someone interrupted us," Narumi said, emphasizing the someone and looked at mikan. Mikan looked back at him, blinked two times and returned to what she was doing. "We have a new student whose going to introduce himself now."

He looked at Mikan again. No reaction. Narumi was also worried about Mikan. He wanted the one he loved as a daughter to move on.

"Mikan," he muttered, but didn't actually realize that Mikan actually heard him. She looked up and saw a complete, exact look-a- like of Natsume. She scanned through him. She noticed one thing and her light of hope went dim.

But, still. To her, he looked so much like Natsume. His raven hair but his eyes. They were not flashing crimson but blue, like the deep sea that drowns you.

The boy saw Mikan starring at him. He glared at her but she only smiled. A small, sad smile.

Then, he remembered he was suppose to do. He was suppose to introduce himself.

"Ayumu Arata (first name last), fire alice," he said, simply and clearly.

The class had been surprised. The only person they knew of who possessed the fire alice was Natsume. Although he looked and acted like Natsume, they all noticed the difference between them. But how could they be sure?

Mikan couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up and walked passed him, heading towards the door.

Ayuma stood still from shock and watched her pass him until the last strand of her brown hair was out of his sight.

Everyone saw Mikan go out.

Ayuma smirked. He was going to like that girl. The girl who showed no interest in him. Now, he's goal was to make her fall for him.

Outside, the sunny sky immediately turned cloudy once more like everyday. It started to rain.

Just when her friends saw a good sign, this was a bad sign. They would have to continue watching Mikan as she, once again, grieves over her lover's death.


Okay. So how was it? I typed this chap. Alwaysbtheir is typing the next chap so stay tune!

O.. and Plz read my other stories. Also, plz read Alwaysbtheir's story 'When things work differently" k?

Plz reveiw!

And have a nice day.

mchii...

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