My Life
It was a few weeks after New Year or, you could say, the accident with Persona. Even though Tono-sempai did not say anything, I figured it out myself. I had another Alice, and it was the same one as that woman. Azumi Yuka. I had heard Tono-sempai discussing it with Imai-san, Sakurano-san, Hotaru and Ruka-pyon. It did not sound interesting, I was about to interrupt them when my name came up.
"What should we tell her? Mikan has a right to know about the second Alice she has. She'll find out sooner or later." Ruka-pyon was saying. I stopped dead in my tracks.
"Yes, I know that too. The Stealing Alice is very rare and should be placed in the Dangerous Abilities Class. I think we should keep this quiet for the meantime. Let her think that Imai managed to heal her. If this case gets to the ears of the Elementary Principal, she'll be sent off to a place that none of us wants her to be. It's the most dangerous ability in Gakuen Alice." Sakurano told them. I could think of one Alice that had an exception to his statement. That person.
"There's no doubt that she has that Alice. Since her mother is Azumi Yuka… and her father is…" Tono trailed off into silence. I turned and ran away as fast as I could, hoping to keep back the feeling of horror as I tried to find a secluded place to stay until I could calm down.
I was feeling rather…sad, today. Like there was something to be remembered. It did not help that Azumi Yuka's face kept popping up in my mind every five minutes, like an alarm clock. But I was acting a little strange, enough for Iinchou to notice and ask me what was wrong. I shrugged and replied him with an 'I don't know.'
Finally, it was free period. I excused myself from my usual group of friends and wandered into the forest. I found a tree that looked easy to climb and had thick branches of leaves that obscured it from view. I climbed up the tree and leaned my head against the trunk. Then I finally remembered, today was the day when Kai died. This was a secret that I could tell no one……
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Mikan-5 years old
I had a brother. His name was Kai Sakura. Kai looks a lot like Father, but his Alice is from mother. Like me, Kai had two Alices- the Teleportation Alice and the Duplication Alice. Kai was two years older than me. His birthday was, coincidentally, on the same day and month as mine- 1st of January, born at the same time as me. He was not sent to Gakuen Alice. Mother kept it a secret from everyone, even the strange men who visited from time to time. Kai was forbidden to use his powers in front of others. Ah, as I remember, Shiki was among them too. He used to play with Kai and I when Mother and the others were having their meeting. I caught a few words from time to time; they were talking about an Anti Alice Organization and Gakuen Alice. I never understood what they meant and decided to take it as some type of code.
When I was six years old, I found out that I had the Nullification Alice. Kai made me keep it a secret from Mother and the strange men. I pestered Kai, demanding the reason, why he did not want Mother to know. At last, he told me the reason; Mother was opposed to one of the principals in Gakuen Alice. If anyone were to know that I had the Nullification Alice, both sides would want me, and having me on either side would bring harm to me. He was leaving something out. He knew that too.
"I'll tell you when the time comes." Kai told me. But he never got to it.