Part 1 - The New Students
"Lighten up, Mikan," Hotaru sighed with a smiled.
"New school could be a good change for us." The girl grinned at her. Mikan yawned,
"Sure, having to wake up at this godforsaken hour is SO much fun," she said trudging down the steps of the dorm building.
"You might get used to it, but for me," She stretched,
"I'll just ditch." She said under her breath. She glanced down at her uniform seeing a guy's uniform instead of the normal school-girl uniform. Hotaru wore school-girl uniform.
"Hey," Mikan started as they began their walk to school. Hotaru turned to her with a raised eyebrow questioning; Hotaru turned to her and smiled lightly,
"Why the hell do we need to start being a goody-too-shoe? I'm sort of used to kicking ass that I don't know if I could break the habit of fighting anymore." Hotaru furrowed her eyebrows,
"Mikan" she grumbled,
"If you make trouble . . ."
"Yeah, YOU will beat the crap out of me," Mikan shook her head.
"Come on Taru, if you promise me not to go psychopath, then I won't cause any fight, unless..." Mikan smiled with a strange look in her eyes,
"They start the fight." Hotaru clenched her fist,
"No!" Mikan practically jumped at her tone of voice. It was so demanding.
"Mikan, I don't want you to cause trouble, it's enough at the other school." She said softly.
"Sure, I'll do it for you, just as long as you don't start to go crazy, I'm fine." Hotaru sighed a relief. Knowing Mikan, it's a fifty percent chance that she'll stay OUT of trouble.
"Hey, look." Hotaru looked up and smiled. As Mikan grasped the falling cherry blossom, she spoke,
"We never have this sort of things at our old neighborhood." She whispered. Hotaru nodded in agreement.
"Look, we're here." Hotaru pointed. As Mikan looked up, she was amazed at the school. A grin came to her lips,
"Cool." Mikan had to bite her lips from jumping up and down like a kid seeing the huge white building. Hotaru was equally amazed at the place. The two had never in their life seen such a place. Everything seems too neat as a normal school should be.
"There's no calligraphy or anything." Said Hotaru
"I can't believe a school like this is so perfectly," she paused looking for the right word to say,
"Untainted." Mikan nodded as they entered the building.
"I can't believe we get to go to a school like this." She was so excited that she couldn't keep the glistening from her honey kiss eyes. Even though Hotaru was equally excited, she didn't smile. Her violet eyes were the only source that told she was enjoying this.
"I can't wait," Hotaru said calmly as if she wasn't excited. Mikan was the only one that could tell behind her calm exterior of her emotion. It's like a twin connection. As they reached the office, she dragged Hotaru in. They both stopped in their tracks as they reached the office,
"No way . . ." Whispered Hotaru as she stared with wide eyes at the place. It was neatly organized, and students were in here also helping. It was amazing that she couldn't describe it.
"Ah, welcome you two," A warm deep voice spoke. They looked to the side to see a man in his fortys' or so.
"You must be the new students, am I correct?" They nodded. He smiled at them and stepped towards them.
"Please to meet you" He shook hands with the calmer Hotaru, and then the nervous Mikan.
"So, young man, I'm supposing your Mikan?" He raised an eyebrow inquiry.
"Mikan's not-" Hotaru was cut off by the shaking of head of Mikan.
"Yup, that's me sir," Mikan smiled. He looked towards Hotaru
"And you are Hotaru." Hotaru nodded with seriousness in her eyes,
"Yes sir that is me." The man smiled roughly and nodded his head,
"Welcome to Alice Academy, I take it you both won't ruin it." They narrowed their eyes at him. Mikan clenched her fist ready to strike him, but Hotaru took a hold of her hand which relaxed Mikan somewhat.
"I assure you, we won't possible RUIN this precious place," Hotaru looked darkly at the man,
"If people here leave us alone." Her tone was getting dangerous. Hotaru bit her tongue from insulting the huge dude in front of them.
"SO if you don't mind," she bit out through clenched teeth,
"Could you hand us out schedule?" Mikan glanced nervously at Hotaru who by now regained her sense.
"Remember well, I am the principle, Mr. Anshiko." He said as he handed them each a schedule. Hotaru and Mikan turned away from the man as they went out of the office. When they started to walk through the hall, Mikan punched the wall, careful not to break it.
"Who the hell does he think he is?" She asked angrily. She looked over to Hotaru and saw her looking down.
"You don't go berserk on me now okay Hotaru?"
"I-I won't." Hotaru looked up with a grin,
"I won't. Not now, not ever." Hotaru sighed. As Hotaru and Mikan started to head up the stairs to find their classes, they couldn't help to notice a lot of stares and hear words such as,
"Woah."
"He's cute. But not as cute as Natsume." "She's hot, maybe even better than Sumire." "He looks so cute with long hair in a ponytail." "Look at his eyes so mesmerizing." "She's so beautiful." "I don't think I've ever seen a perfect body as hers'."
"He may be a short, but I bet his body is hot."
Mikan and Hotaru pace quickens when they feel the stares and hear the giggles. As they reached the corner, they stopped abruptly. Every person's eyes were on them.
"Okay, what the hell's up with this school?" Asked Mikan to Hotaru as they walked pass everyone. Hotaru kept her head low as she led the way to the stairs
"Let's try to ignore them," she whispered back. As Hotaru about to turn the corner, she slammed right into a body, making her lose her balance and fall. Unfortunately, Mikan endured the pain of the ground as Hotaru landed on top of her and Mikan's back hitting the floor.
"Watch where you're going, you fuckin' asshole!" Hotaru looked up surprised at the curse word directed to her. Hotaru couldn't help but glare at him. Mikan pushed Hotaru up away from her, making the boy's eyes land on her,
"So you're the wise guy eh? To freakin' bump into me like that." After dusting herself off, Mikan turned towards the dude that accused her
"What the hell! You're the one that came out of nowhere and bumped into us!" She yelled.
"And you have the gale to say I'M the one who BUMPED into you?" He looked surprise at the boy. No one in has ever spoken to him like that in this school.
"Are you accusing I'm blind pretty boy?" He asked, shoulder's tense. Mikan didn't back down as she smirked
"That's what I'm saying Blue-eyed freak." She bit out. Hotaru furrowed her eyebrows as she saw the arms that was ready to hit Mikan. Mikan ducked from him, as he ducked from her low kick. Before each of them could punch each other in the face, Hotaru walked in the middle, and caught their fist in her hand. They both blinked in surprise. Instead of yelling at the boy for trying to hurt Mikan, she bowed low to the waist,
"I'm sorry about he-" she cut herself off from the look of Mikan
"His rude behavior." She smiled kindly, but forcefully at him. The boy on the other hand just stared at her as she spoke.
'So...Beautiful...' He shook his head as they walked passed him. Before the girl left, he grabbed on to her wrist.
"Uh...Uh..." he seems to be speechless as she stared at him with a calm smiled.
"Hey! Let go, stupid." He came out of his daze from the boy behind the girl.
"What? Trying to hit on her now?" He was flushed in the face.
"N-No stupid!" He let go of her wrist,
"Feh, name's Ruka Nogi." Hotaru raised her eyebrows in mild surprise. A smiled suddenly came to her lips.
"My name is Hotaru Imai." She reached her right hand towards him. He grasped her hand with his right one and they shook.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Nogi." she referred to his last name. He nodded slowly.
"Same to you Imai." Mikan watched the whole interaction with curiosity,
'Eh? Why'd she making friends with him?'
"This is my best friend." Ruka glanced over Hotaru shoulders to see her best friend.
"Mikan Sakura."
"The pretty boy is your best friend?" He asked. Mikan glared at Ruka.
"So what if I am dummy?" She asked,
"At least I don't look like a gay."
"What?!" Ruka asked enraged,
"Mikan." Mikan shut her mouth then, but grumbled a curse word under her breath directed towards Ruka. Hotaru shook her head as she turned back to Ruka
"We're new here, if you don't mind," she paused as she took out her schedule,
"Mind showing us we're our class is?" She asked calmly.
"Sure-"
"Ruka." The three turned towards the new figure. Hotaru raised an eyebrow.
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