Konnichiwa, Minna-san!
Well, this is the remake of 'Frogs and Toads'. It's pretty different, ne? :sweatdrop:
Again, sorry for the people who really enjoyed Frogs and Toads as it is. This fanfic will have some similarities, but I think it'll be pretty different overall…
This fanfic was inspired by the manga"Fairy Tail", by Hiro Mashima, and there will be stuff from there. (For instance, Stellar Spirit Mages)
Well, enough of my rambling. Here's the first bit of "The Keys to My Heart"
Note: Mikan and the others are 16, in the High School Division.
Disclaimer: I Do not own Gakuen Alice, nor Fairy Tail. Gakuen Alice belongs to Higuchi Tachibana, and Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima
Seven Keys jingled on a chain, looped around a girl's wrist as a bracelet.
"Hmmm…" Her chocolate brown eyes scanned the scenery, as her honey-brown hair swayed in the wind.
"So this is the famous school for mages…Alice Academy…"
Before her stood a huge gate, and behind it a bigger school. A large brick wall surrounded the building and whatever else was there, so nothing by the gate and large building could be seen unless you were actually let in.
Soon, a figure approached her. He had blond hair and deep, violet eyes.
"Are you Miss Mikan Sakura?" He asked kindly, smiling.
The brunette nodded.
"My name is Narumi, and I am a teacher here," the man said, "And I welcome you to Alice Academy."
The gates opened, as Mikan gasped lightly. The campus was larger than she'd imagined; three large school buildings, and another large building for dorm rooms, and forests all around. A person could definitely get lost in here without a guide, although since the buildings were large, maybe it wouldn't be too bad…
"Your classroom will be Class B," Narumi informed her. "Your bags have already been sent to your room. Our school doesn't have any uniforms, as some mages wear their own uniforms while using magic. You'll get started right away." He smiled, as he led her into the high school division, and into Class B.
"Dammit! Give me back my ice-cream, Koko!!"
"Mochu! Stop levitating people!"
"ARRRGH! Idiots, just shut up!!"
"Minna-san!" Narumi called. "We have a new student!"
Everyone continued the talking and chaos.
"If you don't listen, I'll kiss you all. My magic is pretty powerful, you know?"
"…"
Within a matter of seconds, everyone stopped and was in a seat, sitting straight and paying attention. Well, except for two people, sitting next to each other. A boy with raven hair, with a manga over his face, and another boy next to him, with soft blonder hair and brilliant blue eyes, petting a white bunny.
"Well, Natsume-kun, I'd like you to pay attention, too. Ruka-kun, if possible, you too, if you can peel yourself away from Usagi-chan."
The manga slid off the raven boy's face, revealing crimson eyes, and the blue-eyes boy raised his head.
"Who's the ugly girl?" He said, although he was lying. She had mesmerizing chocolate orbs, beautiful, silky, long hair that went below her waist, and curves in all the right places.
"Her name is Mikan Sakura, Natsume," Narumi said sternly. "She's a new student."
"Oh really? What kind of mage are you, girl?" Natsume said, more demanded, glaring at Mikan.
She stayed silent, staring out the window.
"Oi, girl," Natsume repeated, getting irritated.
Again, no response.
"GIRL!"
"…Eh?"
Mikan finally slowly turned her head towards Natsume.
"…Are you…calling me? I have a name, Natsume."
The raven-haired boy narrowed his eyes. "How do you know my name?"
Mikan smiled mysteriously. "Yes…how do I know? With Narumi-sensei saying it twice already. "
Narumi sighed.
"And? What kind of mage is she?" Someone random asked.
"Stellar Spirit," Mikan answered flatly.
"What?"
"She's a Stellar Spirit Mage;" Narumi put in. "Thus starts our first lesson. Mikan-chan, your seat is next to Natsume-kun…please try not to fight too much."
At that moment, the door slid open and in walked a short-haired, violet-eyed girl.
"The headmaster said he wanted to see me," she said, handing Narumi a note. "So you can't count me as tardy."
"Ho-Hotaru?" the brunette gasped.
The violet-eyed girl stared at Mikan. "Mikan. Long time no see."
"Hoootaaaruuuu!!!"
Mikan ran forwards and hugged the other girl, and everyone was shocked to see that Hotaru Imai did not try to attack the girl. She was considered the "Ice Queen", and was cold to everyone. They were also shocked that the new student became so friendly, with her attitude before; they expected her to be something like Hotaru, cold and unwilling to talk to people.
"Well…it appears that Mikan-chan already knows Hotaru-chan?"
"We were childhood friends," Hotaru said flatly. "Now get off me, Mikan. Class is starting."
Mikan obediently got off of Hotaru and walked to her seat, as Hotaru walked to hers, in front of Mikan.
"Well then," Narumi said. "This lesson is about the types of mages, although focusing more on stellar spirit mages."
He started to write on the board.
Elemental Mages: Most common.
Wind: The hardest element to use. There are not many who can use the power. No one can 'control' the power, as wind is an element that cannot be controlled by mages.
Fire: Less hard to use but not many can take the heat, and control flames.
Water: The second easiest to control, works best when used around bodies of water.
Earth: The easiest to use, as earth is everywhere.
Miscellaneous: Not Easily Found
Machine: Can control machines, or create them. Quite rare.
Gravity: Mages who can float or lift objects.
Food: Those who can combine food items and use them as weapons, such as combing chemicals to produce explosives.
Transformation: Not Easily Found
Mages who can transform into something else. Most only have one form.
Summoners: Rarest
Stellar Spirit: Those who can summon spirits from the Stellar world.
Narumi finished writing within a matter of seconds.
"Hmm…this 'Speedy Pen' works quite well…I should ask Misaki where he got this…" he mumbled to himself.
"Of course, there are many miscellaneous types of mages, for instance Pheromone mages, like me, who can attract things."
"…"
"Stellar Spirit Mages are rare, as not many can use their powers to connect roads and open doors of the spirits. Also, rare Stellar Spirits don't give their keys to anyone."
Narumi smiled at Mikan.
"Would you care to explain for me?"
Mikan held up her wrist, showing everyone the keys that dangled from it like charms on a charm bracelet.
"There are two types of keys, Silver and Gold. Silver ones are those you can buy in shops, and are pretty common and just all stellar spirit mages can use them."
"These gold ones summon the spirits of the Ecliptic Zodiac. They're very rare, and you can't get them unless the spirit gives it to you his or her self, or through another spirit."
"Wow…" Someone said.
"Would it be possible to summon one?" Narumi asked politely.
Mikan thought for a moment.
"I've already made a contract with Cancer the crab, Taurus the bull, Aquarius the water bearer, and Virgo the virgin, from the Ecliptic Zodiac…and Lyra, the Lyre, Crux, the Southern Cross, and Horologium, the Clock of the Silver Keys..."
"Wow…that many spirits?" Someone gasped.
"But I don't think the Gold Keys like being called out for no reason…"
Some people looked disappointed.
"Can't you summon your silver keys? Lyra would be nice, she could sing us something." Hotaru said.
"Ah! That's true…Well, then."
Mikan took off the bracelet and chose the silver key with some string instrument etched on the head of the key.
She stood up and held the key in front of her.
"Open!! A door to the Lyre, Lyra!!"
Some sort of steam starting circling around the tip of the key, and soon, a girl appeared.
She wore a long, short-sleeved, black dress that stopped just at her shin, with a white sash tied around her waist and another one hanging over her shoulders. Her dress had frills on the end of the dress and sleeves, and two hearts patched onto the sides of the dress. She wore black shoes, her hair pink and curly at the ends, and she wore a white bonnet over it. On her back were two, miniature wings, along with a large lyre mounted on her back.
"Kyyaahhh! Mikan-chan!! I haven't seen you in a while!! You don't summon me as much anymore!!"
She sat down on Mikan's desk.
"Yayyy! Hotaru-chan's here too!! And…Wow, there are lots of people here!!"
"…" Natsume raised an eyebrow. "What the hell is that?"
Lyra shook her head with immense speed. "No, no! I'm not a 'that'!! I'm the spirit of the Lyre, Lyra!!"
"Well, we're learning about Stellar Spirits and Mages right now…so they wanted to see one." The brunette said.
"Awwww! I'm so flattered to be the one chosen!!" Lyra squealed.
"Would you sing us something, Lyra?" A girl asked.
"Of course!! What would you like me to sing??"
No one responded.
"Anything's fine, then, Lyra." Mikan said, shrugging.
"Then I'll just sing something!! Yayyy." The spirit of the Lyre made a 'thumbs up' sign and started to play the lyre, her fingers gliding over the strings gracefully.
"Like a rush on the beach
At the end of the day
When the sand is going to be cold under your way
The season fades
And you think everything's lost in the waves
Like a spark in your eyes
So your love will be mine
When the sky is going to light and shine
You take my hands
And I think that time will give me one more chance
Do you remember
A kiss under the moonlight
When it was summer
It was love at first sight
Can you remember
Cause I feel the same now
Until the winter
Will see blooming this love
Like a dive in the waves
I am caught in you love
And I'm flying in the clouds above
I feel you near
And I fear no more the winter 'cause you're here
Do you remember
A kiss under the moonlight
When it was summer
It was love at first sight
Can you remember
Cause I feel the same now
Until the winter
Will see blooming this love"
Mikan smiled as Lyra finished.
"That was great Lyra!"
"Yayy! Thanks, Mikan-chan!" Lyra waved her arms like crazy.
No one else said a word, as they were still mesmerized by her music.
"Do you want to go back? Or stay for a while?" Mikan asked.
"Hmmm…I'll probably stay for a while!! But I'll have to go soon, because Stellar Spirits can't stay in the human world for too long!!"
"It drains your life force, right?" Hotaru said, as Lyra nodded.
Lyra hummed for a few minutes when realized something.
"AHHH!!! That's right!!"
Mikan jumped a little at the sudden noise. "W-What is it?"
"Aries wanted to make a contract with you, Mikan-chan," Lyra told her. "She's finally ready to get a new summoner."
"Finally?" Hotaru said, raising her eyebrow.
"Aries was abused," Lyra said, her face solemn. "By her previous summoner. She's already dead, though. Aries is pretty shy, and her summoner wasn't very pleasant, either. She used Aries for pretty useless things, like cleaning dishes or something. Taking advantage that Aries is too kind to say 'No'. Aries tried to tell her that she wasn't supposed to be used like this, that it wasn't her job, she was kept in the human world for about a week."
"A WEEK?!" Mikan yelled, shocked. "Spirits can't stay in the human world for that long!!"
Lyra nodded. "She was almost on the verge of disappearing when she was let back. That's why Aries hasn't made a contract since then. It's already been about 60 years…at least Leo tried to get the summoner to cancel their contract."
"She had Leo, too?" Mikan gasped. "That's terrible! She's lost her right for being a Stellar Spirit Mage after abusing Aries!!"
"Yeah…but she eventually canceled the contracts. The person who taught her magic made her."
"…"
Lyra reached into one of the hearts on her pocket, which was apparently a pocket, and handed Mikan a golden Key.
"Aries is really shy, so she asked me to give you the key."
Lyra smiled. "I should get going!! Thanks for letting me out!!"
And with a puff of smoke, she disappeared.
"Lyra was good at singing," Someone said.
"Stellar Spirits are so cool!"
"Aries, huh?"
"Would you care if I made a contract with Aries, Narumi-sensei?" Mikan asked, as she slid the key onto her bracelet through the loop on the head of the key, like a charm bracelet again.
Narumi smiled. "Of course not, go ahead."
"Well then," Mikan said. "How to make a contract with a Stellar Spirit."
X.X
That was kind of long. Well, for it was. :sweatdrop:
If anyone's ever read Fairy Tail online or something, you can see some parts from the manga.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this first Chapter!
There's really not much romance yet, or much of Natsume and Ruka at all. Hotaru is kinda in there…":sweatdrop:
I tried turning the characters' Alices into a magic, like Narumi had the Pheromone Alice, so I tried making him have a pheromone magic. XD. :sweatdrop:
So…yeah. Mikan's personality is kinda dark with people she doesn't really now, but friendly and happy with people she does know.
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I guess I have a habit of altering Mikan's regular cheerful personality…Haha…
The song that Lyra sang was "Waves" by "DJ Satomi", BTW.
Well, Please Review!
:D