Disclaimer: UHMMMM...GAKUEN ALICE BELONGED TO ME ABOUT UHMMMM ...HOW BOUT NEVER? YES, I KNOW, IT HURTS...BUT IT'S THE TRUTH AFTER ALL...T^T... HAR2

A/N: Hello... Umm... It's my first time to write a story... Please go easy on me... I'm still young, you know... Anyway, where were we? Oh right. Carry on...

Summary: Natsume's been a bad boy. A member of the Black Ops. When he met Mikan, his life changed.

***Destiny's Call***

***Chapter 1***

Howalon... Sweet delicious Howalon... Hmm... Ahhh... Howalon...Just one little bite...

I reached out my hand and savoured the heavenly taste of my dear Howalon... Delicious! Wait, my tummy feels funny. Hmm... It feels like it's vibrating... WHAT THE-?

The girl's hand flew to her stomach and held out what seemed to be a vibrating hand-held cellphone. Groggily, she turned off the alarm and the vibrating subsided. She glanced at her clock.

Ouch.

Realization dawned on her.

"I'M LATE!"

The now fully awake brunette dashed from her bed and HURRIED. I mean hurried. In 3 minutes, she was out from her room and running to her new classroom.

She turned on a corner and---hit somebody.

She hit the floor and clutched her behind. It hurt.

"Ooof! Hey, watch where you're going, you walking landslide!"

"Tch. I could say the say the same to you," muttered the offender (in the girl's view, of course).

The girl looked up and stared into crimson. She looked on, momentarily forgetting the death threat she wanted to launch, captivated.

"When you're done ogling at me, weren't you just getting to class?" he said with a smirk on his handsome features.

"Pffft... What did you say? How dare you--- Oh my gosh! I completely forgot! You're lucky I'm in a hurry..." She darted away from him. When she glanced back, he was gone.

Just who was that guy? Red eyes, so entrancing... He looked so hand---Hey, what am I thinking? Forget about that boy. I hope I won't be seeing him anymore...

"Mikan-chan! I thought you weren't going to show up!" exclaimed my new homeroom teacher, Narumi-sensei. "Well, better late than never, right? Now, when I give you a sign come in and introduce yourself, alright? Then, let's go!"

Narumi-sensei went inside the room and said, a little too perkily for my taste, "Class, we have a new student today."

"Oooh. Ne, sensei, is it a boy or a girl?" a female voice stated.

Murmurs went around the room. "She's a girl." Proclaimed Narumi-sensei.

The door opened and in went Mikan. "Good morning, everyone! I'm Mikan Sakura, 16."

Just then, a boy entered the room.

"Good morning, Natsume! It's so good of you to join us! Mikan-chan, Natsume here will be your partner. Please occupy the vacated seat next to Natsume. Class, it will be a free period. Well, ja!"

Mikan walked across the aisle.

"Hey there, Mikan-chan! I'm Nonoko and this is Anna! It's so nice to meet you!" the blue haired girl shook Mikan's hand. The brunette smiled warmly. Mikan continued walking.

"Ahh, Sakura-san, I'm Kokoroyomi and this is Kitsuneme! You can call me Koko," the boy with a smile plastered on his face greeted. "Nice to meet you," replied Mikan.

She reached her seat and finally looked at the man who was supposed to be her partner. "Good morning, Natsume--"

That moment, Mikan Sakura almost had a heart attack.

***Natsume's POV***

I was running away. Technically, I was skipping class.

I turned a corner and somebody bumped on me. She bumped on me and called me a walking landslide! Man was I pissed.

Then she looked up and... Wow... She had the most beautiful eyes. Warm chocolate orbs just staring at me. Wait a minute, Natsume. Are you out of your mind? She's probably just another fan girl. She was ogling.

"When you're done ogling at me, weren't you just getting to class?" I said with all the sarcasm I could muster.

She did what fan girls never did. She SCREAMED at my face "HOW DARE YOU!" Man, she's different. I could swear she was itching to slap my face. Hn. Interesting, this girl's different.

She ran off after muttering something about my being lucky she was in a hurry.

I was bored. I went back to my classroom. I don't why; I just wanted to go back to my room. When I opened the door, that lame excuse of a teacher, Narumi, was introducing somebody to the class. I didn't take heed of him. I took my manga out of my desk and put it on my face and lay back. I was planning to get some shut eye when the new girl sat beside me. Not that I care. After all, the seat beside me was the only vacant one…

The new girl greeted me with a vaguely familiar voice…

"Good morning, Natsume—"She cut off. She looked like she was speechless or something. I was wrong. She screamed again. "YOU!"

"Hn. Shut up, Polka." She seethed.

"What did you say, you perverted Fox?" this time, a little bit quieter.

I glared at her.

Ruka Nogi, my best friend had to intervene.

"Natsume, go easy on her will you? She's new!" Ruka said. I had to follow. For Ruka.

So, I eyed her instead. She wasn't beautiful, but not too ugly. She looked pretty average wearing the Academy's Middle School's female uniform… Tch. "Whatever." I lay back again.

***Mikan's POV***

This guy's getting on my nerves! He even called me Polka! I can feel the blood on my cheeks. Sigh. Since I can't do anything about this guy, I'll just make friends with everybody! Well, now I have 4 friends! Uhhmm... Nonoko, Anna, Kitsuneme, and Koko! Even the class rep, Yuu, seems nice...

I was approached by a girl with raven locks and violet eyes. She's gorgeous!

"Baka." Ouch. That hurt. I smiled. "Yes?"

"Watch your back." "Huh?" I couldn't understand. I let it pass. I admit, that statement had me thinking. Unfortunately, an idiot like me doesn't think very well.

The bell rang. Everybody picked up their books and hastened out of the classroom.

In a daze, I arranged my books and walked zombie-like past the door. All the while I was processing about what Hotaru-san said earlier. But this busted factory of a brain can't seem sort the problem out.

Little did I know I would learn the answer while I was still stupidly thinking.

I was walking back to my room when I was bombarded with water. At first I was shocked. Who wouldn't? I was soaked to the bone. I was mad also a bit scared. My Alice of Nullification only works on Alices, not pranks... Hmm… I bit my lip. I waited for the water to stop.

When the water subsided, a troop of girls came into my view. I realized who they were. Fan girls. They were wearing their 'angry' faces. Normally, they showed only their 'cute and in-love' faces to everybody, especially the one they're eying for.

Their self-proclaimed leader, Sumire Shouda, stepped forward.

"How dare you treat our Natsume-sama like that? Have you no respect? You'll feel the wrath of the Natsume/Ruka Fan club!" screeched Sumire. She lunged at me and---

I swear, what happened next would probably the happiest moment of my life…

Hotaru came to save me. Thank goodness! She was riding an elephant robot that was filled with water. With the push of a button, the fan girls were soaking wet and were running back to their dorms.

Sumire let go of me and ran away, too.

"I told you to watch your back. Baka." Hotaru said, still stoic. I could tell she was also a bit worried. I could also tell that she can't show her feelings so openly to anyone. I like her anyway.

(BTW: Hotaru was giving Mikan a cold glare the whole time. As Mikan is so dense, she didn't notice. She mistook the glare for a stoic look. Hohum. Typical Mikan…)

With that harrowing episode, I just obtained my new best friend.