Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice.

Hi all! Due to high demands (not really high but oh well) I wrote a sequel to Ogygia! Yeayyy! But because of this I have to sacrifice two hours of studying so please comment guys to make it worthwhile (LOL). Well, please read and enjoy :)

Knock. Knock.

No reply.

Ruka decided to just let himself in, as usual. "Natsume?"

Natsume was sitting facing his laptop, his face serious, but empty. Ruka sighed and walked inside. "Natsume," he called again, louder this time.

And this time, Natsume looked up. "Oh, Ruka. Why did you suddenly appear? You scared me." He leaned back on his chair.

"I've been knocking on that door for five minutes, and I even called you when I came in." Ruka sighed. "Natsume, you're exhausted. You should go home and rest."

"No, I'm okay," Natsume insisted. He looked at his laptop again. "You should go home, Ruka. Your girlfriend is waiting, right?"

"Hotaru went to a friend's birthday celebration today. She won't be around." Ruka took a seat in front of Natsume's desk. "I'm not going unless you're going."

Natsume lifted his head, slightly annoyed. "I still have work, Ruka. I'm not leaving." And working keeps my mind from thinking about that girl.

"Goddammit, Natsume. We've been having this kind of conversation for two weeks. Two weeks. It's been two weeks since you last went home, right? I heard from your secretary, you were always here when she arrived in the office. She came here at fucking five A.M. in the morning, and I always left at midnight. And you've been wearing that shirt for quite a while now…" Ruka eyed Natsume's shirt suspiciously. "Natsume, I know it's hard, breaking up with Luna and stuff. But you'll have to move on…"

Luna? Natsume blinked. Then he smiled bitterly. I guess Luna was right… I've never loved her. I'm sorry, Luna. His smiled turned to a low chuckle.

"Why the fuck are you laughing? Have you gone crazy?"

Natsume laughed louder. "No, I just realized Luna was right. I've never loved her."

Ruka totally didn't expect that response. He stood up. "W—What?"

"I met someone else."

Ruka's surprise turned into anger. "What the fuck, Natsume?! You just broke up with Luna and you're already messing around with someone else?! That fast?! Fuck you, man. I thought you're better than that." He turned around, ready to leave.

"No, Ruka, listen. It's different than what you think."

"Oh? You're sure it's different? Because what I can catch is Natsume Hyuuga, toying around with some innocent girl's heart, just to mess around with someone else as soon as she dumped him."

"Yeah, this story is different. This is the story of how I got my karma." Natsume laughed. "So, do you want to listen, or not?"

Ruka hesitated. One side of him said he should leave that jerk alone, but another side insisted that Natsume wouldn't have done such a terrible thing. And so, Ruka sat back down.

Natsume smiled at him gratefully. Ruka had always been a nice person, and sometimes he felt like he had been taking that for granted. Maybe one day I'll receive my karma too for that, he thought.

"Okay. So, remembered when I disappeared after the break-up?"

"You drove everyone in the office crazy."

"Yeah, I went to a bar, and ordered some drinks. Then a girl came and sat next to me. She, too, just suffered from being dumped. So we introduced each other and talked a bit before we decided to have a one-night stand to forget our ex-partners for a while."

Ruka raised an eyebrow. "Interesting way to go through a break-up."

"Normal, you mean. So we went to her apartment and… it felt different. Us, I mean, not the sex. Okay, that one is different too, because y'know, Luna didn't like it when I do it from behind and…"

"OKAY, I don't want to know that."

"Sorry, too caught up in the flow. Anyway, yeah, I feel a connection between us. Like, we just clicked. It's as if I found the piece of puzzle that finally matched with mine. So after we had sex, I asked her to be my friend. Only friends." Natsume emphasized. "And she cried."

"What?! Why?" Ruka sat upright.

"That's what I don't understand. It's not about the sex, of course—and she forced me to drink a sleeping pill. I fell asleep, and when I woke up, she was gone. She had gone to Russia for her job." Natsume sighed. "And I felt like I had wasted my chance to love again."

Ruka stared at his best friend for fifteen years. He had never seen Natsume like that before, not even with Luna. He was very dedicated to his job and rarely got carried away with his emotions. But today he had seen Natsume's hidden side.

"So, what do you want to do now? You wanna go to Russia and find her?"

"I want to, but I don't know how. Russia is not near, Ruka, and if I were to go there, I have to make it worthwhile. I must find her. But it's hard when I know nothing of her job or even her destination. The only thing I know is her old apartment and her name." Natsume ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. "Goddammit, I should've asked her more about her job."

"What's her name?"

"Mikan Sakura."

Ruka blinked. He took out his smartphone, scrolled a bit, and gave his phone to Natsume.

Natsume knitted his eyebrows but took it.

And Ruka's phone showed a picture of a bunch of girls… and Mikan was there.

Natsume jolted upright. "WHAT THE FUCK?! Ruka, you know her?!"

"She's Hotaru's best friend. I met her once."

Natsume stared at Ruka's smartphone screen in disbelief. It was really Mikan Sakura, the beautiful brunette, his Calypso. She was smiling brightly at the camera, her hands hugging her friends' waists, her hazel eyes reflecting excitement.

"Where's your girlfriend now?" Natsume demanded. He quickly closed his laptop and packed his things.

"Like I said, celebrating someone's birthday. I think she went to their favorite bar…"

"Bring me there." Natsume grabbed his suitcase.

"Wait, Natsume—"

Natsume threw Ruka's phone to him. Ruka caught it in surprise, almost missing it.

"I'll wait in front of your car. Turn off the lights and lock the doors."

Natsume marched out, leaving the dumbfounded Ruka. At least Natsume finally stopped working, he thought. Sighing, he walked out of the office.

So, how was it? Thanks for reading by the way! I know it's rather short, but I have plans so just bear with me. Reviews are much appreciated :)

Quick poll: still thinking whether I should add lemon inside, should I? Maybe I'll just go with the flow but do give me your opinion. Oh, and happy ending/sad ending, I'm still in dilemma...

~sassgoddess