Hey Guys! This is my first fan fiction so I'm open to any criticism (even flames, though I don't prefer them). I love Gauken Alice, especially Natsume-sama! XD
--Ashley
Summary: Mikan is a rebellious girl trying to find her way in life. Ever since her older brother died she disconnected herself completely from everything and everyone. She lost almost all her friends except those who have known her all her life like Hotaru, Anna, Nonoko, and Surime. No longer interested in school and 19, Mikan works full time at Summer Café, where she has been working since she was younger. But the owner of the café and her longtime friend, Narumi, thinks she can do much better things than being a waitress. So when Narumi's friend tells him he is searching for someone to manage an up and coming rock band, he immediately recommends Mikan. In an instant Mikan's life is turned upside down when suddenly she has to take care of 5 rather spoiled boys who are not too eager to listen to her. Things get more complicated when she falls for one…
Disclaimer: Don't own anything…*sigh*
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Mikan tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the middle-aged man sitting in front of her to decide what he wanted. She watched warily as his eyes studied the menu with the up most concentration.
"Are you ready to order, sir?" Mikan asked in the sweetest voice she could manage. She really wished this guy would hurry up. This was her last customer before she could finally go home and relax. The man looked up at her, murmured something that sounded like 'almost', and foucused his attention back on the menu. It took all of Mikan's will power not to groan. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity the man spooke again.
"I'll have a chocolate fudge truffle cake," he said apparently quite pleased with himself. Mikan sighed in relief.
"Would you like anything to drink with that?" As soon as the words left her mouth, Mikan regretted them. The mans eyes widened considerably and he immediately picked up the drinks menu and scanned it feverishly. Just when Mikan was about to scream out in frustration she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Narumi standing behind her.
"Go home Mikan, I'll take care of this guy," he whispered. Mikan smiled genuinely. She gave Narumi an affectionate nudge on his arm.
"Thanks. If you hadn't shown up, I would have killed this dude," Mikan murmured, shooting a death glare at the man, who was still examining the menu. Narumi laughed.
"Please refrain from killing my customers," he said still laughing. Mikan stuck her tongue out at him and walked away to the staff locker room to change out of the white blouse and black skirt that was her uniform. Narumi watched as she disappeared behind the baby blue door. She really was something else. She never had the slightest interest in boys or make up or anything girls liked. In high school they had named her "punk" because of her wardrobe that usually consisted of cargo pants, t-shirts or tank tops, and converses. Not to mention the bright red streak she put into her waist lengthed brown hair. but it was rarely seen since Mikan always kept her hair in a messy bun.
Narumi had known Mikan's family for a long time. He had been childhood freinds with Mikans mother, Yuka. When Yuka had died of cancer when Mikan was 13 he offered to take care of both mikan and her 18-year-old, Tsusuba, since Yuka had not designated a gaurdian for them. But Tsusuba declined and since he was of legal age, instead of going of to college he took it upon himself to look after his little sister. He rented an apartment and worked in a mechanic shop while Mikan went to school and worked part time at Narumi's very own Cafe. They lived a pretty good life until late year when as he was walking home from work, Tsusuba ironically got hit by a car. That took a big toll on Mikan who although showed no emotion when they told her that her only brother died, Narumi Knew she was suffering inside. After that Mikan decided to start working full time at Narumi's place and has been living in the same apartment, paying all the bills on her own, not allowing Narumi to help at all. He's been pestering her to go back to school but Mikan, being her stubborn self, refused to do so. She barley shrugged when Narumi said he would actually pay her whole four year tuition. As much as Narumi loved having the brunette around he knew she could do so much better than just a waitress.
Narumi waved as the last customer left the cafe. He started to clean the tables and get ready to lock up. Suddenly he heard someone enter the cafe.
"Sorry we're closed," Narumi called out, not stopping to turn.
"Aw, Naru-chan, I cant even have some coffee?" a deep voice spoke. Narumi's eyes widened when he heard the nick name. He spun around to see a handsome man with red hair and gray eyes grinning at him.
"Reo?" Narumi asked, uncertain.
"The one and only," Reo said chuckling. Narumi smiled at his old friend. He offered him a seat and brought him some coffee.
"What's up Reo, I haven't seen you in a while," Narumi asked, placing the 2 mugs on the table.
"Well I'm producing this new band now, they call themselves Velvet Fire," he said while taking a sip. Narimi's eyes widened again.
"Wait, you mean that new rock band," he stopped to chuckle, "I heard some girls going crazy over them. They called the band mates "sex gods" or something like that." Reo laughed.
"Yeah that's them, but their really just brats. I have one week left to find them a manager or my job will be on the line," Reo stated, eyes squinting in frustration. Narumi refilled his cup.
"Why are you having so much trouble, who wouldn't want to manage such a successful band?" Reo sighed.
"Well for starters, like I said before, these boys are real brats. They have drove every male manager i have hired to the brink of insanity. As for females, well, none of the ones so far have been immune to their 'charm'."Narumi thought for a moment, then suddenly he remembered Mikan.
"Wait Reo, I know the perfect person," Narumi exclaimed. Reo grinned widely.
"Really! Who! Tell me!"
"Well her names Mikan, she's 19, and shes been working with me for 6 years," Reo's smile fell.
"A 19 year-old girl? Are you sure Naru-chan?" Reo questioned. Narumi smiled.
"Trust me, she can handle them. After all she is Yuka Sakura's daughter." Reo's jaw dropped.
"You mean THE Yuka Sakura! The bad girl you used to hang out with in High School!"
"Yup. And this girl is even tougher than her mother," Narumi said confident.
"Why dont you get me Yuka herself, Naru-chan, I don't know about hiring a girl so young." Reo said thoughtfully. Narumi gave him a pained smile.
"Yuka's died from cancer," Narumi said softly. Reo's mouth formed an 'o'.
"Okay Naru-chan, I'll hire her but only because I'm desperate. She can start tomorrow, 9 o'clock sharp. I'll pick her up from here." Reo said standing up to leave. Narumi beamed at him.
"No problem!"
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Mikan woke up the next day to the sound the All-American Rejects (A/N: I love this band) booming from her alarm clock/radio. She reluctantly got up from her oh so comfortable bed and headed for the bathroom. After a quick shower she changed into her clothes. She put on her favorite black cargo pants, a red and black tank top that hugged her curves along with a silver army tag and black studs, her favorite red converses, and finally she topped it of with her black fingerless glove.
She went into the small kitchen an poured herself a bowl of cereal as she turned on the T.V. She stopped it at MTV where some girls were going crazy over some new boy band called Velvet Fire. They showed the members and even Mikan had to admit that were good looking.
"Great. Another group of pretty boys brainwashing teenage girls across the country with their tight jeans and meaningless songs," she mused. Mikan had no interest in the boy bands. She really loved music, though, particularly. She even learned to play the guitar from her brother, Tsusuba, before he died. She sighed and looked at the empty seat at the table that would never be filled.
"I miss you, bro," she muttered into the silence. She felt the tears well up in her eyes and she quickly wiped them away. She wouldn't cry, she had to be strong. Noticing it was already 8:40 Mikan placed the bowl into the sink and turned of the T.V. She put on her black hoodie and headed out the apartment to Summer Cafe. The cafe was only a few blocks away from Mikan's apartment building. When Mikan arrived she was greeted by Narumi's grinning face.
"Good morning Mi-chan." Narumi said cheerfully. Mikan raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Morning Narumi," she said, heading for the locker rooms to change into her waitress uniform. But before she could Narumi stopped her.
"Ah ah ah, not so fast, someone wants to speak to you," Mikan looked at Narumi confused. Narumi lead her to man he introduced as Reo and the three sat down at an empty table.
"Mikan I recommended you to be the manager of the hot new band, Velvet Fire," Narumi said giddy with excitement. Mikan remembered the band she had seen on T.V. earlier that morning.
"Wait, you mean that gay boy band! Hell no, no way I'm doing that" she puffed, "I'm staying right here, in this cafe." She crossed her arms and pouted childishly. Reo sweat dropped.
'She really is Yuka's daughter,' he thought. Narumi scowled at her.
"Mikan, Mr. Reo was nice enough to offer you this job, be polite. Besides he can pay you way more than you earn here." Mikan thought about the over-due bills at home. She sighed.
"How much exactly will you be paying me," she asked, honestly curious. Reo smirked and whispered the number n her ear. Mikan eyes bulged our. She looked at Reo in shock."S-Seriously," she chocked out. Reo laughed.
"Seriously," he said. Mikan thought for a moment. Then her hazel eyes locked with his Grey ones.
"What exactly do I do," she asked again. Reo smiled, she was defiantly interested.
"Well you organize gigs, you make sure the band practices, and you review their schedule."Mikan thought for a moment then outstretched her hand.
"You've got yourself a deal." she said seriously. Reo smiled.
"Great. We're going to head for the record label now to introduce you to the boys. Mikan nodded and followed the read haired man to his black Lexus. She waved halfheartedly to Narumi and entered the car. She felt like a sell-out for taking the job but she really needed the extra cash. As they drove to the record company, Mikan stared out the window and sighed.
'What the hell have i gotten myself into,'
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