Disclaimer: I don't own any of the main characters of Gakuen Alice. And some characters and stuff belong to their rightful and respected authors. I don't own anything except for the plot. But if I do.. I wonder how the story would end XD..

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Chapter 1: The Yukihara Siblings

"Onii-san, I'm joining kendo club." A certain auburn haired girl suddenly declared that earned all of her older brother's attention.

"What? I thought you wanted to join judo club so you can enhance your skills more?" Her brother who had messy chocolate brown hair and questioning azure blue eyes turned to her direction.

"Nah! I changed my mind Tatsuya-nii-san." She casually answered with a wave of her small hands.

"But Mikan, you told me you're gonna attend the same club as I am just a few months ago." Yukihara Tatsuya reminded her with a little dissatisfaction in his voice.

"De~mo I've taken a liking on kendo." Yukihara Mikan stubborbly insisted with an I'm-not-dropping-the-subject-until-I-win atmosphere surrounding her as she pouted, puffed her left cheek and crossed her arms across her chest.

The 10 year-old boy stayed silent for a few seconds with his eyes not leaving hers and she did the same; finding no signs that she's giving up, he dismissively sighed in defeat and ruffled his hair," Do what you want."

The 9 year-old girl instantly brightened and immediately hugged him, "Arigatou, Nii-san!" She needed his permission the most since she would just feel bad if he won't agree.

Tatsuya scoffed, and then patted his sister's head, "Just be careful. I can't back you up when there's trouble." He said to break the little drama and a smirk ran to his lips.

She released the embrace with an offended look on, "I can take care of myself and are you indirectly saying that I'm a war freak?"

He shrugged his shoulders, "Uh.. no?" His tone held a hint of mockery but trying not to show his entertained smirk on his lips.

Mikan started to fume and was about to give her come back; but it didn't come out from her since he patted her again. He had a boyish smile on, and with that, her building anger shattered into millions of pieces as a smile came to her pink lips.

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"Mikan, I have something for you." Tatsuya said, he walked beside Mikan and they stopped.

"Ha? Really?" She cheerfully reconfirmed if she heard him right.

The chocolate brown haired lad lifted his clenched right hand; there's was a little movement from his fingers while his sister was getting more curious and excited on every passing second. Then, 2 golden bells that were attached to a red tie dangled; the red tie was in between his pointer, middle and ring fingers so to avoid them from falling down the ground,

"Wow! They're cute!" Mikan exclaimed as she brought her hands a few inches from the bells and he gave it to her.

"I heard that tomorrow's your first match. So that's a gift."

"I'll treasure this, Nii-san!" She clasped her hands together with her brother's gift between them.

(A/n: Their ages in here are: Tatsuya 11 while Mikan is 10.)

A few years later..

"Hey, are you listening?" Tatsuya asked for the second time to his sister who just stared at him and answered his question with a sequence of blinks. He is standing in front of her and was towering her.

Then, the silent brunette made an 'oh' sound with an I-get0it look on and took off her earplugs.

"Seriously, earplugs?" He half-mocked with a raised brow.

"You're late." Mikan deadpanned and shut close the manga that she was reading awhile ago. Her long silky golden-brown hair is tied in pigtails and her big hazel brown orbs showed hints of little disappointment. She is clad in a brown and white sailor-like uniform and was sported by a knee-high white socks and black leather shoes.

She is currently squatting on the white brick pathway with 3 mangas piled on her right and her shinai which is in its case was on her left. The midnight blue colored case had the gift her brother gave her 5 years ago and it was attached on the uppermost part of the said case.

"Sensei made me ran an errand—", he reasoned out while regaining a straight stand with his hands in his black trousers' pocket, so what is it that it can't be discussed in our house?" He curiously queried.

Mikan stood up, dusted off her skirt and shot a small smile, "Nii-san, I need your advice or any suggestion on this piece I have been practicing during my free time."

I didn't noticed that she had been practicing.. Tatsuya thought, "Sure, Mikan." He then told her and she started to summon her violin and bow through her magic while he snapped his fingers and a chair appeared behind him and he sat on it.

She posed, inhaled and exhale in a calm manner, look at him who nodded to her with a small smile on and then she started playing her violin with her eyes closed to avoid being distracted.

The melodious tune floated and filled the air as she continued to hit the notes that carried some of her emotions.

They are currently in Ouran's huge glass green house, the ceiling is high up and trees, shrubs and flowers of different kinds from around the world were taken care of there. It is led by a white brick pathway from the academy to the greenhouse but it continues to the inside of it. The center of it had a circular form with benches on the edges and a fountain serves as its center piece.

Nobody heard the music that was played in there since students rarely visits the said garden and also club activities are about to start.

Soon, she hit the last note and silence once again engulfs the place. She opened her eyes to see him with a small appreciative smile on. She felt a slight of relief in her as she lowered her musical instrument then waited for him to speak.

Geez… why do I feel nervous?Mikan mentally wondered as she continued to look at the ground. She made a breathing exercise to hopefully calm herself and to get rid of the uneasiness that had been bugging her when she had first hit the music piece's first note.

She was a bit startled when something warm landed on top of her head, resulting for her to lift her gaze and saw him. She was startled for the reason that she didn't noticed him approached her seconds ago and asked herself if she was just too preoccupied on trying to calm herself up.

"Well done!" He praised,"—but since you're asking for an advice.. Maybe practice more for a better mastery.." He then ruffled her neatly tied hair. His gesture gained a tick mark on her forehead and a twitching brow. He withdrew his hand and took some necessary backwards steps to create a distance.

"Thank.. you, Nii-san.." She said with he left brow continuously twitching while her violin and bow had dematerialized into sparkling dust particles and left her hands empty. Her left hand hung by her side and her candle-like fingers twitch and—

"Aww! Why did you hit me with that shinai of yours?" He demanded and rubs his head that Mikan hit with her shinai that she magically grabs hold seconds ago; the bells softly sounded.

"You messed my hair up." She explained with a satisfied ungirly grin on and hung her shinai on her right shoulder causing the bells to ring again. She slightly turns her head to her left to look at the fountain; she was leaning on it while she waited for him. And looked at him again, "Club meetings are about to start. I'll be heading off now."

"Hey, our club meeting is a bit extended."

"Ok." She understandingly stated and nodded, then spun around.

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"Mikan-chan!" Came a familiar male voice that made the brunette who had just exited the greenhouse stopped and look to his direction.

""Haru-kun, do you need something?" She asked the wind blown silver haired lad.

"A-Ano.. I.. I needed to t-tell you s-something.." Miyamoto Haruno stutteringly started as his courage that he had awhile ago melted. He had lowered his head to cover hi face if ever it might get red.

"What is it?" Mikan asked again.

"I.. I.."

"…I..?" She innocently repeated as she creased her head to one side.

"You what, ?" Another male voice interrupted and caused the young lad to cringe at the sound of his voice.

"Ta-Tatsuya..senpai.." Haruno looked up and saw azure blue eyes that were glinting murderously at him.

Mikan shot a look to Tatsuya that says 'you are interrupting' look as he swung his arm over her shoulder with a roll of his eyes for her extreme above-normal obliviousness; but here's always an advantage on it. They turned their eyes back to the silence, unmoving youngster.

"So, Miyamoto.. what is it that you wanted?" Tatsuya asked with venom dripping on his tone but made it unnoticeable as possible to Mikan. He shot him an 'I will be skinning you alive' look resulting for the other youngster to nervously gulp.

"I.. I would like to wanted to congratulate you, Mikan-chan." He said instead and offered a quick hand shake that she took. And he withdrew his hand right away for safety precautions.

"Thanks and congratulations too, Haru-kun!" Mikan beamed with a cute smile resulting for his cheeks to redden.

"Tha-Thanks.. I.. I'll be going now.." Haruno bowed and left right away.

Great choice.. Tatsuya victoriously thought while glaring daggers on Haru's retreating figure.

"I'll be going too." This brought him back.

"Let's just head off together."

"Good idea."

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I wonder why those upperclassmen are in a fuse..Mikan thought as she remembered a few female upperclassmen asked her a certain weird question when she was walking her way through the hallway. Their club meeting ended rather early today.

She had a skeptical look as she stood in front of their classrooms closed double doors. She sighed and left the topic, unanswered since it didn't make her curious any longer. She grabs the golden knob, turned it open but stopped mid-way when she jolted her head to her right and saw the same group of ladies. She shrugged her shoulders, and then proceeded to enter the room.

Mikan was welcomed by an empty classroom. She adjusted the strap of her shinai's case that was on her right shoulder, and then walked to her chair where her belongings were. She stopped on in front of her seat.

"Hm..? She raised a brow as something caught her eyes, "What is tha— Eek-Mmph!" her hazel brown eyes widen in complete shock because of a sudden, harsh pull of her wrist. The sound of her shinai hit the floor echoed, together with the sound of her brother's gift.

"Mmmphh! Umph!" She shook her head as she shut her eyes since a hand was covering her mouth.

"Mmph!" She opened her eyes and saw deep, cold crimson pools. Her back is leaning on a little wooden wall that connected her desk table's left lefts and there was another wall on the other side. She clenched her fists to send a punch square on his face but it turned out that she can't, since he had cast a spell seconds ago for them to be glued on the cold floor. She glared dangerously to him.

The clatters from the hall that entered through the little space of the left, unlocked door gave a signal of their coming.

The brunette shook her head once again but she froze when the crimson-eyed stranger inched closer to her, resulting for her eyes to widen.

What is he planning to do! This question rung in her head as she watched him in horror.

"Stop struggling of I'll burn you." He icily threatened her as he whispered on her ear. His cold, husky low voice sent shiver run up from her spine to her head. She ceased her struggles as she stiffly watched the stranger looked over their little hiding place, then crouch down again. There was a distance between then but his hand was still on her mouth. She heard him 'tch'-ed as the clattering got louder. She gazed to her shinai that is sadly out of her reach.

"Hey, let's check in this room." One of the ladies proposed and the footsteps stopped.

"But I just saw Yukihara-san went in there." Another one uttered.

"Maybe the hot guy is not in there." And they agreed.

So this is the guy they were asking me awhile ago?Mikan asked herself.. True, he doesn't look like a student from here.She added as she saw what he was wearing was some casual attire.

"Let's try to look somewhere." One of them suggested and they left.

The raven-haired stranger finally released her, casually stood up and shoves his hands in his jeans pockets.

Mikan took in a lot of air as she sent a glare to the stoic stranger who just looked at her emotionlessly and then averted his gaze to the door. She stood up with a support from her left hand that was on her desk table.

"You—"She started but was brought to an immediate stop when a semi-cold circular metal touched her forehead.

"It's yours, right." He monotonously stated without looking at her but his left hand was holding the metal on her forehead.

"..Mine?" She moved her eyes up in hope to at least see a little glimpse of the object. He then withdrew his hand and caused the object to drop; fortunately she caught it in between her hands.

"This is.." She unsurely murmured as she opened her clasped hands, ".. my bell." She least expected that. "Ariga She looked up and found out that the stranger already left. She was a bit disappointed that she didn't say her gratitude but then, dropped the subject.

She then approached her shinai, picked it up and saw that it is really the other pair of the bell. "Why didn't I noticed that the other one was missing.." Confusion crossed her face and darted her eyes to the detached golden bell that is in her palm. Then, the image of the stranger especially the eyes popped in her mind. Those eyes are familiar.. but I can't point out as to where or when I stared unto those before..

"Aren't we going home yet?" Tatsuya's voice pulled her back to her senses.

"Since when were you there, Nii-san?" She queried as she stood up with the shinai in her left hand.

"Hm.. 5 seconds ago." He answered while still leaning on the other closed door.

Mikan placed the bell in her skirt's pocket, hung the shinai's case over her right shoulder and her left hand holding her bag and approached him.

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"Onii-chaann!" A certain shoulder-length raven haired girl with crimson red orbs called out resulting for the raven haired stranger to stop.

"Where were you, Aoi." He emotionlessly stated, not inquired, as his little sister came to his side.

"Something came up.. so I wasn't able to how up on the agreed time and place." Hyuuga Aoi explained as they started to walk, "Natsume-nii-chan, you should have waited for me there."

"How can I do that if there are some annoying, noisy creatures lurking everywhere." Hyuuga Natsume annoyingly stated.

His pissed off..Aoi mentally remarked as she gave off a sheepish giggle with her left hand's pointer finger scratching her cheek, "Is that so.."

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Tatsuya and Mikan finally arrived at the parking lot and spotted their chauffer who had stood patiently by the car's door. The chauffer opened the door with a polite bow and greeted them.

Mikan hoped in the car first, and then followed by her older brother who gave a last suspicious glance on their surrounding before hoping in the car. However, she was unaware of it.

Soon, they reached the manor and were greeted by a line of maids. Two maids took their bags but Mikan's well-loved equipment was with her as they entered the manor.

"Are you gonna attach the bell on the tie again?" Tatsuya asked as he swung an arm over her shoulders.

"Yeah, I'm gonna fix it like it didn't got lose." She answered as she followed his gesture, "But I'm grateful that it was returned." She added.

"Returned?" He repeated with a skeptical look, she didn't mention that in the car.

"Yes—"She confirmed—let's change the topic. How about I teleport the both of us near to our room?" she smiled at him.

Tatsuya mockingly rolled his azure blue eyes and faked a cough, "I surely don't want to end up in the middle of nowhere", Mikan rolled her hazel brown eyes.

They chatted and bickered and laughed when something funny is being said. Mikan showed this side of her that only her brother had seen while he, on the other hand, did the same.

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Author's note:So here is again chapter 1.. I kinda think this once a bit longer than the previous one, though. But I still hope you liked it and have enjoyed reading this long chapter.

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