Summer Camp

Hey everyone!

Although I am not a very good writer, I just loved the Gakuen Alice series. So, I decided to write some fanfics!

This is my very first story, so please bear with me.

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Chapter 1: The Bus Ride

Mikan

"Woo hoo!" a voice cried. "We're a-goin' to summer camp!"

I sighed, and looked outside the window. Trees flew by. Trees, hills, lakes... and more trees. I sighed again.

"Summer camp! Summer camp!" a group of kids began to sing behind me.

I shook my head and tried to block out the noise. I was on a bus that was on it's way to some camp in the middle of nowhere. Normally I would be really excited to go to such a cool place, but this wasn't any camp. It was a studying camp... And I HATED studying. Well, not really. I liked school, but I was just really bad in all the subjects. I always bombed tests. It wasn't that I failed them on purpose. Actually, I worked extra hard before exams. But for some reason, I always got the majority of the questions wrong. Some kids said I had a head no smarter than a rock. I was almost ALWAYS the worst in my class.

My parents knew I was studying really hard, but my grades were always in the dumps. Then, they saw this flyer about a summer camp that claimed to help kids enjoy studying. This camp was supposed to help me get better grades in school. So, here I was, stuck in a bus crammed with all kind of kids. At least it wasn't studying all day. Then I would've already thrown myself off the bus. No, half the day was work, and half the day was outdoor games and sports. I had really looked forward to a summer with no homework and lots of times to play with my friends. Oh well. For the second time in 5 minutes, I sighed.

"Hey!" A small but strong hand pushed my head and I hit the window.

"Owww..." I winced and rubbed the side of my cheek.

"Stop sighing for goodness sake. You're driving me crazy! This camp isn't gonna kill you, you know."

I looked up and smiled. It was my best friend, Hotaru. At least she had agreed to come with me.

I tried to look on the bright side of coming here.

Well, Hotaru was here. Also, I could make a lot of friends during this camp. And it was only about a month long. It wouldn't last the whole summer, so I would still have time to play with my friends at home. With each thought, my smile grew wider.

"Hmmm..." I muttered, "This camp could be more fun than I thought."

I laughed.

"Now what the heck are you laughing about? Just a minute ago, you were sighing like it was the end of the world, and know you look happier than someone who won the lottery!" Hotaru exclaimed.

"Oh, it's nothing." I replied, still smiling. "I was just thinking, since we have to go to camp anyway, Let's make the best of it!"

I made a fist and punched it up in the air.

"Summer camp, Here I come!"

Natsume

"Aww, Come on Natsume. It'll be fun!" Ruka, my best friend nudged me in the shoulder.

His bunny hopped into my lap, and stared into my crimson eyes, as if to say, "Cheer up!"

I just sighed and looked around the bus. Everyone had a silly grin on their face as if they were heading to the best place on earth.

Idiots. This bus was full of idiots, driven by an idiot, and was heading to an idiotic place.

The only good thing about this trip was that Ruka was with me. I wouldn't be able to stand it if I was alone.

I looked around the bus again, and this time spotted a girl looking out the window. She looked like she wanted to go home. At least there was one person that agreed with me on that. I couldn't see the sad girl's face clearly, but I could see the girl sitting next to her. She had a serious look on her face as if she meant business. She turned toward me as if she knew I was watching so I looked in a different direction. But not before I saw her eyes. They were like pieces of a newly polished amethyst. I could feel her eyes boring into me, as if warning me not to stare at her again. Weird.

Man, how the heck did I end up in a place like this? Oh yeah, my parents forced me. I hated school. In fact, I hated life itself. I was the most popular boy in my school and all the girls went gaga over me. It was creepy. The moment they saw me, they would scream something like "KYAAA!" And bombard me with stupid questions, "Natsume, let's go out!" or "Natsume, will you be my boyfriend?" And then they would start pushing and shoving each other saying, "NO! Natsume is mine! Don't you dare even talk to him!" Ugh. Even thinking about it gives me a headache.

Anyway, I'm a rebellious student and I love giving teachers a hard time. Skipping class, not doing homework, and bombing tests are my hobbies. My grades really sucked, not that I fucking cared, but my mom made a huge fuss over it saying, "Natsume! You should care about your grades more. They are a very important part of your life!" Blah, blah, blah. Usually, she left me alone after the lecture, but for some reason, she sent me to this crazy camp saying all kinds shit. "This will give you a chance to enjoy studying and you'll just love school when you come back!"

Yeah right, I thought.

Just then, the sad girl… no, scratch that. The once sad girl jumped up with a grin just as silly as the others.

"Summer camp, here I come!" she cried.

Ah, great. Just great! I closed my eyes. This was going to be a long ride.