Chapter 1

"Hello class today we have a new friend!" Narumi called, his voice sounding as gay as ever. "Come in!" He called in the general direction of the door. In walked a girl with light brown eyes and blond hair that didn't suit her very well at all, on her face was a bright smile that radiated warmth to the room.

"Hello I'm Mikan, Mikan Sakura. It's a pleasure to meet you!" She said, giving a small wave to the class. Hotaru's eyes widened as the name caught her ears.

"M-Mikan!?" Hotaru shouted, all but leaping out of her seat in excitement. The girl that stood before the class definitely looked like her old best friend, only older, and with different hair.

"Ahhh! Hotaru!" Mikan all but screamed, the smile on her face –if physically possible- seemed to grow even wider. Hotaru, on the other hand, had a look of pure shock – what was Mikan doing at Alice Academy? And what happened to her?

"W-what happened to your hair?" Hotaru asked. Mikan looked extraordinarily strange with blonde hair; it did nothing for her looks.

"N-nothing..." She said in a whisper, almost so low that no-one could hear.

"It used to be brown, and in pig-tails... now it's blond, and halfway down your back." Hotaru said. Mikan's enthusiastic yet brilliant reply to this was a quick shrug.

"Anyway," Narumi said, interrupting the awkward silence that had washed over the two. "Any questions for Mikan?" he asked. Almost the whole class raised their hands immediately, creating an underdeveloped Mexican wave.

"Ermm... Sumire." Narumi said, pointing at a girl with strange green hair. "What's you Alice and star rank?" She asked, her voice hitting a tone that clearly said she thought herself superior to Mikan already.

Mikan laughed. "I'm special star, and I have two Alice's," She said, smirking at the shocked expression that was plastered to Sumire's face. "Copy and Nullification." Sumire's incredulous look carved deeper into her face, while similar looks of washed over the expression of her other classmates. "W-what?" Mikan asked, uncomfortable with all of the staring eyes and the awkward silence that followed her words.

"T-that's... that's super rare." Sumire whispered, still in shock. Obviously she'd expected less from a girl who'd rocked up at the age of 15, with no training with her Alice.

"Anyway..." Narumi interrupted yet another awkward silence. "Anyone else?" He asked. The others still seemed to be stunned by shock, so only one hand was raised this time. "Yes, Natsume-kun?" Narumi said, pointing at him.

"What did Imai mean when she said your hair was brown?" He asked, his cat-like instinct giving him instant suspicions. It wasn't that he didn't trust the girl, he just wasn't quite comfortable with her yet.

"You'll see in one or two days." Mikan said with a smirk on her face. Amusement and anticipation were clear on her face, which annoyed Natsume to the extreme.

"A-anyway. Your partner will be Natsume-kun. Bye now," Narumi said, skipping away to safety before Natsume had a chance to cause him to spontaneously combust.

Natsume, –although he'd never say it, and displayed no signs— was glad to have her as a partner, seeing as she hadn't yet swarmed all over him...yet. Mikan just smiled, unfazed by the announcement. "Can anyone tell me how to get to You-Chan's class?" She asked no-one in particular, but the whole group at once.

"You-Chan?" Natsume asked. He was confused, but it didn't show on his face or in his voice. "Oh, yea. His name is Youichi, but I call him You-chan." She explained, sensing his inner confusion. He was good at hiding it, but nothing could hide from a female's natural instinct. Nothing.

"You know Youichi?" Natsume asked, a small frown creasing his brow for a split second before he wiped his features clean once more. Mikan nodded, and so did Hotaru.

"They're brother and sister." Hotaru said, turning to catch Mikan's cheerful smile.

"Hold on, his name is Youichi Hijri, and your name is Sakura. How is that supposed to work?" Natsume asked, perplexed.

"Youichi decided to change his last name when he entered Gakuen Alice." Mikan explained quickly, Natsume's reply was a quick thoughtful nod.

As if on cue, the doors flew open and a panting Youichi stood in the frame. "Ahh! Onee-chan!" Youichi exclaimed, running at her to embrace her legs.

"Hello Youichi!" Mikan said, picking the little eight-year-old boy up with a warm smile. Youichi nuzzled into her neck, breathing in the scent of his long-lost-sister.

"I missed you onee-chan!" He declared, kissing Mikan on the cheek.

"I missed you too, Youichi. Gomen (Sorry) I didn't come with you last time, even though I had an Alice." Mikan said in a tone underlined with pure sorrow.

"It's fine, demo (But) what happened to your hair?" He said in a blunt voice, Causing Mikan to drop to the ground liek a small child who'd been told her puppy got hit by a car.

"Y-Youichi... you never used to get straight to the point..." Mikan said. Youichi just shrugged, a new, more important question coming to the forefront of his mind.

"Anyway Mikan-onee, is she with you?" Youichi asked. Mikan smirked and nodded.

"Ojii-chan was nice helping me start, even letting me have her," Mikan said. "I need fresh air." She stated, opening the window. All but a second later a black cat leapt in through the window, landing gracefully beside Mikan.

Everyone froze all having the same thoughts. 'Black cat's are bad luck,'. Youichi saw this and laughed, waving off their concerns. "That's aya, an ally." Youichi said, explaining 'ally'. The confusion and caution of the cat remained, causing Youichi to sweat-drop, anime style. "You'll know in a bit," he said, giving up on explanations.

"Ne ne can you get me a firework, Youichi?" Mikan asked. Youichi smirked pulled one out from behind his back, as if it appeared from nowhere. Mikan was unconcerned, though, and the others were too busy wondering about the fireworks purpose. "Yay! Thank-you!" Mikan said, taking it from him. "Let's do the count down!" Mikan called. Youichi nodded, beginning the countdown in time with Mikan. "5……4……3……2…….1...," *BOOM* A large explosion was made, and a even bigger shout was heard.

"MMMMIIIIIIKKKKKKAAAAAAANNNNNNN-SSSSAAAAMMMAAA!" Someone screamed while Mikan and Youichi laughed their head's off.

"Nee Natsume-san, come here." Mikan said. Natsume –for reasons he was unsure of himself— did as she asked, approaching carelessly. She pulled his arm down towards her and kissed him, gaps of shock, awe and anger floating about the room. Natsume's eyes popped open in shock, and he was unaware of what to do. As soon as she had kissed him she let go, the next thing you know Mikan was holding a pretty red stone. "Youichi, come here." Mikan commanded. Youichi walked over to Mikan and Mikan put the stone into his chest. A moment later they were holding fire in their hands. "Man, that's the first time I tried to copy someone's Alice into an Alice stone," Mikan said. Youichi held in a giggle.

"Mikan, you got aya to use that on her, didn't you?" Hotaru asked. Mikan nodded, turning her attention back to Yuichi and the fireworks.

"5….4….3….2…..1," Youichi counted. When he was at '1' of the countdown, the door to the class room opened and a girl with bubble gum pink hair and sparkly gold eyes walked in gracefully, yet like she was going to scold someone. When the boys saw her their hearts leapt into their eyes, all except for two. "Hiya Amu!" Youichi said. The girl just nodded in reply.

"Mikan-sama, did you have to set it so that water under negative five came out!? If I didn't have the fire Alice stone, it would have put me in hospital for days!" Amu snapped, scolding Mikan harshly.

"Do you think I'm that stupid? Without you I wouldn't have anyone to play with, or anyone to keep my business in tack, or anyone to get me up on time!" Mikan asked. Amu just shrugged as Youichi and Mikan created themselves palm-sized fireballs.

"W-what? Ohhh, so who did you lose your first kiss to? I mean you've been through about five real boyfriends, yet you only ever held hands and they all had Alice's... who is it this time?" She asked

Mikan smirked, inkling her head in the direction of a –still—very confused Natsume, he was actually having trouble keeping his composure. "Name is Hyuga Natsume, fire Alice, special star." Mikan said, earning a smirk from Amu.

"Ahh I see. Can I use my Alice on him, please?" Amu asked. Mikan laughed and nodded, when Natsume heard this he got a fire ball in his hand, but Amu just laughed and shook her head at his attempt at self-defence. "My Alice is water, little boy." She said. All she got in reply from Natsume was an irritated tch.

"Anyway, let's go Amu. I need to draw more outfits to make." Mikan said walking to the open window. Without hesitation she jumped out the window, her blond locks fanning out behind her as the wind whipped them about.

"She's just like Ikuto. How can my husband rub off on her so much?" Amu mumbled, shaking her head in a resigned sort of defeat.

"Erm, what does Mikan mean by drawing and making outfits?" Sumire asked, sucking up the courage to rejoin the conversation now that Mikan had left the building.

"Oh, you know the company called 'Ghost Inc.', right?" Amu asked, the class nodded. "Mikan owns it. Have you ever seen the evening dress? Cause Mikan drew, made, and kept the first version of every single one of them." Amu said. Everyone's mouths dropped to the floor, apart from three.

"Anyway I have to go, bye." Amu said, jumping out the window after Mikan with Youichi in her arms. She landed safely on the ground, disappearing off towards the dorms in two seconds flat.

Rhy: Done!!!!!

Mikan: I have blond hair why?

Rhy: Just… I only came up with the idea's, not the reasons for everything. Geez.

Mikan: Ok, but why did me and Natsume kiss?

Rhy: Cause I made it so, that's why. Not much you can do about it.

Natsume: Tch, shut up.

Rhy: Ok, but you have to do the disclaimer!

Natsume: Tch, whatever. Boring does not own Gakuen Alice or anyone named in this apart from the cat which is one of her old pets, the only other thing she owns is the idea. There, happy now, Boring?

Rhy: Don't call me boring, and yes, for a matter-of-fact I am. Also thanks to .xX who helped me fix this up, thanks a lot.