Hey all, this is my first Fanfic and I hope the info I used is accurate and correct. Reading and reviewing would be greatly appreciated! Don't hesitate to include any improvements that I can make! I don't own Gakuen Alice and the characters.

Chapter 1

6 years before

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The palace windows started vibrating due to the brown haired girl's scream. Mikan Sakura was the princess of the kingdom of Nula and was currently approaching her eleventh birthday in a few days. She had brown eyes and slightly longer than shoulder length brown hair. As expected of a typical girl, she hated spiders and Natusme, crown prince of the neighbouring kingdom, Firenze, was visiting. He of course was the same age

"I think you shouldn't have done that Natsume… she sounds really really really angry," Aoi trembled in fear, tugging at Natsume's shirt. Aoi was Natsume's sister, one year younger than her brother, shared her brother's crimon eyes and raven black hair.

"Shh.. she'll hear you, then she'll get us. She won't find us while we're hiding here if you keep your mouth shut!" Natsume hissed.

"NATUSME! WHEN I FIND YOU, I'M GOING TO HIT YOU SO BAD THAT YOUR PARENTS WON'T RECOGNISE YOU! DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE GUEST HERE I'LL BE AFRAID OF HITTING YOU!"

"Ok, when I give the signal, follow me and don't make a sound. If she catches you and I'm not in sight, tell her you didn't see me, deal?"

Aoi nodded even though she did not plan on being part of her brother's scheme.

"I told him not to do it, but he just had to go to the gardens to find the largest, hairiest spider that his eyes could find. Couldn't he just be nice to her till AFTER her birthday, which is in 2 days time? She could do anything to us after knowing what we've done, such things include not allowing me to sleep with her in her room or getting any good snacks from the kitchen. Noo, he just had to take away my privileges. Why couldn't I just get a normal elder brother who…" Her thoughts were cut off midway as Natsume frantically waved his hand in front of her face.

"All right, she just walked passed this door. Run in the opposite direction and DON'T MAKE A SOUND!"

With that, Natsume sneaked out the door and ran as if his life depended on it (Technically it did). Aoi being smaller and slower than he was, wasn't so lucky.

Pulled round by her shoulders, Mikan exclaimed, "AH-HA! Caught you Aoi, where's your brother?"

"Uh.."

"Come on Aoi! Tell me, don't side him. Don't worry, I won't tell him you told me." And Mikan smiled the brightest smile that she could pull off.

Aoi sighed in defeat knowing that no one could resist the sunny smile that Mikan gave whenever she wanted anything. She merely lowered her head and pointed in the direction that her brother took off in.

"THANKS AOI! I OWE YOU…" Mikan shouted as she ran after Natsume.

Meanwhile, Natsume was running with a smirk on his face, somehow satisfied with the fact that he ran off while Mikan wasn't looking. Turning around to check if Aoi was right behind him, he smacked hard into a marble pillar.

"Damn these stupid pillars. Couldn't Aoi run faster? Where is she? Any slower and polka dots will get us."

After waiting for what seemed like eternity, he saw a flicker of brown running towards him at the end of the corridor.

"Oops, gotta run. Sorry Aoi, I just don't want to be beaten into a pulp by polka!"

"ARGH, NATSUME HYUGGA, GET YOUR BUTT HERE!"

"Not if you can catch me ugly!"

Running round the palace, they zipped pass servants carrying the laundry and plates for dining. Shouts of "Watch out!" and "Get out of here" were heard through out the palace. As Natsume turned around to check if Mikan was still chasing, he didn't see someone coming out from one of the doors in the corridor.

"TSUBASA, STOP HIM!" Screamed Mikan.

Before he knew it, Natsume was rooted to the ground, held in a running position. A panting heavily Mikan reached the two boys and supported herself against the boy named Tsubasa as she tried to catch her breath.

"Thanks Tsubasa. What did you do to him? Magic?"

"Uh.. nope. It's my Alice. Shadow Manipulation."

"LET ME GO!"Natsume shouted.

Mikan flinched back in fear but Tsubasa just chuckled.

"Don't worry your highness, he can't hurt you as long as my foot is on this."

Mikan turned to look at his feet, but didn't understand what he was trying to say.

"On what?" then it hit her. "OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH." Taking advantage of the situation, she decided that it was time for payback. She held both her hands in such a way that her palms were moving towards Natsume.

"What'cha going to do with those hands.. Mikan, don't do anything stupid. You know what my Alice can do."

"I know you wouldn't hurt me Natsume" Somehow she managed to say in an angelic voice though what she was planning to do was pure evil.

"POLKA! Don't rape me… Think about it! Think… think about how… how bad it'll look on…on… your kingdom!" Natsume stuttered, very afraid of the approaching pair of hands.

"EW, who would think of that? Who would want to touch YOU?" And then she pounced, on his hair. She rubbed her hands and ruffled his hair despite him shouting at her to stop. But she wasn't afraid because Natsume couldn't move to hurt her. After she was done with her "masterpiece" she told Tsubasa to let go of his shadow.

Natsume merely glared at Mikan's laughing figure from his position despite being able to move.

"You look, better with that hairstyle if I must say Natsume-sama." Chuckled Tsubasa.

"Shut it, guard"

"Ooh, getting a bit touchy now are we."

"Smell something burning?" Natsume raised an eyebrow and looked at Tsubasa.

Tsubasa sniffed the air and said, "Yeah I do."

"It's your hair." And the ends of Tsubasa's hair ignited within an eye's blink. But within mere seconds, the flames subsided, doing little damage to Tsubasa's hair.

"Sheesh woman, you just got to take the joy out of everything do you?" Nasume growled at Mikan.

"Don't use your Alice on people. It's not polite." Rebuked Mikan

"Well then, don't go nullifiying everything that I do then brat!"

"Idiot!"

"Stupid!"

"Ugly!"

"HABA-WOGA!"

"What's HABA-WOGA?"

"My language, it means-"

"Mikan, shouldn't you be at Professor Narumi's class in 10 minutes?"

All three of them turned to the source of the voice. A girl around Tsubasa's age walked towards them in a maid's outfit. Her hair was tied up in a neat bun and while she looked sweet and innocent, Mikan knew that she was extremely strict if she wanted to be.

"Oh shoots, he said there will be some guest coming to observe class today! Thanks Misaki!"

Turning to grab Natsume's hand she ran off in the direction of her classroom, leaving Tsubasa and Misaki standing in the corridor alone, listening to the children's footsteps fade into the distance.

I'll introduce Tsubasa and Misaki more throughly in the next chapter! Remember to read and review! :)