You, Me & Her
Mikan and Natsume haven't seen each other regularly since Graduation from the Academy and when they split up. When they meet again at a reunion, something happens that will change their lives forever.
We came up with this story on a random trip to France, while sitting on a train. It's MxN with RxH, so enjoy!!
Disclaimer: We don't own Gakuen Alice; if we did all the episodes would not only have been subbed into English, but there would be many episodes based on the Manga.
Chapter I: Things Change"Have you heard from Natsume lately?" Mikan sighed as she heard her most hated sentence come from her best friend's end of the phone.
"No, why would I have done? What's the matter, Hotaru? Usually I get that question from Anna and Nonoko, you don't normally give a damn."
"I'm pregnant again." Hotaru stated stoically. Mikan sweatdropped.
"That would explain a lot."
"That's what Ruka said when I told him. Why? I don't change at all."
Mikan laughed sarcastically.
"Like hell you don't. I don't know whether it's the extra hormones or the medicine you take for morning sickness, but your personality does a 180 when you're pregnant. Anyway," Mikan prevented her friend from making a return comment by continuing to talk.
"Is your husband there?"
"Yes, he's feeding Ryoko, I'll get him." Ryoko was Hotaru and Ruka's first child and Mikan's goddaughter.
"Hey, Mikan. You okay?" Ruka's voice came over the phone.
"Hey! Yeah, I'm good. How's Ryoko?"
The two friends chatted for a while then Mikan heard the mumble of Hotaru talking to Ruka in the background, and Ruka turning away from the phone to answer. Eventually he turned back.
"Hotaru forgot to ask; are you going to the reunion?"
Mikan rolled her eyes then realised that Ruka couldn't see her and answered him.
"Duh, Aren't you guys?"
"Course. Natsume's going too."
"Aggh! Why can't I have a decent conversation without someone mentioning his name?"
"Because you two are perfect for each other. You'd make a great couple."
"Ruka, in case you've forgotten, we went out already. It didn't work after I moved to America."
"No," Ruka replied, "You guys never broke up, you just… drifted away from each other." Ruka sounded triumphant as he found the right word.
Mikan sighed again. "Sorry Ruka, we did break up, we decided it would be better if we didn't see each other, since he had to remain in Japan because of the Black Ops, and I wanted this journalism job in the U.S.A." There were other matters too, Mikan added silently as her eyes drifted to the clock hanging on the wall of her apartment.
Her eyes widened and she swore.
"Ruka, I've got to go, or I'll be late!"
"Okay Mikan, see you next week at the reunion, but remember, you said you wanted a family before you were 30, and at 27 you're getting close. Bye."
Mikan was pensive as she put down the phone. She leaned against the wall and turned so that her cheek was pressed against the cool paint.
"Things change, Ruka. Back then I'd thought I'd marry Natsume and we'd have a bunch of kids." She smiled, but the chiming bells of the nearby church brought her back.
"I'm gonna be late!" she screeched and began running round the apartment trying to find everything.
A/N: Mikan's a fashion journalist in case anyone's wondering. We think she'd be the type of person who'd be good at it. If you have any comment please review, In fact, even if you don't have any comments, review anyway, it'd make our day!!