Prologue
"Ruka, Mikan, truth or dare?" Three teens sat around a flickering fire in a circle, a mug of hot chocolate in each of their cupped hands. Mikan froze in fear as she was about to steal a few marshmallows from her twin brother Ruka's cup of hot chocolate. Whenever the Ice Queen (aka Hotaru Imai) used that tone of voice it meant trouble for those whom it was directed to.
"Dare" Ruka said boldly, having never been targeted by Hotaru. Little did he know, Hotaru had secretly sold his embarrassing pictures to his fan girls. Mikan looked at him, horrified, sending brainwaves to her twin "how dare you!!"
"I dare you to ......" Her smiled showed her glinting eyes. "Switch identities."
"Hahhhhh?" The two shouted confused. "Nani?"
"This new semester," Hotaru grinned, "Since all of us are going to Alice Academy together (and nobody knows about us), Mikan will pretend to be Ruka, and Ruka, Mikan."
"Haircut..." Mikan groaned, glaring at her twin. She couldn't believe her ears!! How could he betray her!!?
"Wig...?" Ruka groaned along.
"You could grow your hair out during the summer, but me," Mikan sighed, "It's impossible for meeee! I have to get a freakin' haircut! Ruka..."
"Mikan. I'll give you a wig," Hotaru began.
"Arigato Hotaru !!!" Mikan glomped onto Hotaru.
"For 1,000 yen." Ruka sweatdropped, but paid her 1,000 yen for Mikan's wig. Mikan treasured her hair and wouldn't cut it, because one of her only memories of their mom was of their mom brushing her hair gently every night before she went to sleep.