Obedience
*Not Your Typical Modern-day Fairytale*
Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or any of its characters.
Author's Note: I hope you like the story. This is my first GA fiction. =) ENJOY! Oh and I wanna hear your opinion about this. Ja ne!
Summary:
Mikan Sakura, bounded by a gift, lived a happy life until her parents' died. Not knowing about her family's history, she set out to a journey to search for her parents' killers and to find her true home. But how can she do that with no one beside her?
Along the way, she crossed path with a certain raven-haired lad. Having the same goal, they went to place where unexpected things could happen.
Will their journey lead them to fall for each other? Or will they be torn apart along the way? Can Mikan remove her gift before anything bad happens?
CHAPTER 1: Gifts
In a two-storey house located at Crescent Moon Hill, a cute baby girl is born. Everybody cheers as they hear the first cry of a new tiny being held by her mother's arms at the moment. The laughter and cheers of the people match the loudness of the sound of the colorful fireworks in the sky as it greets the new cycle of the calendar. It is New Year, January 1. A contented smile is visible in Yuka's face as she stares at her new born child. Yuka Sakura is a beautiful woman at her 30's. She has waist-length brunette hair and dark brown eyes. Her husband went to a far away land for business purposes on her fourth month of pregnancy. He hasn't come back yet from his journey. "Mikan," she whispers remembering her favorite fruit, tangerine. "I'll name you Mikan…" she says before drifting off to sleep.
A week later, three beautiful maidens with butterfly wings appears beside the window at Yuka's bedroom. Yuka is watching her baby sleep in her crib.
"Hi!" she hears three voices greet her. She is surprised when she looks at the owners of those voices.
"I'm Wellina, fairy of Beauty and Peace," one of them said smiling.
She's wearing a knee-length velvety blue dress covered in a thin fabric with flower designs which matches her pale skin and her sapphire orbs. Her wings shimmers a dazzling metallic blue with white spots on its frame. She has elegant blue tulip coronet and her silver wand is covered by azure ribbons. Her curly hair is tied in a messy bun. The other one who introduced herself as Rina, fairy of Love and Wisdom is clad in thin purplish short-sleeved dress reaching above her knees that well pairs with her fair complexion and her stormy eyes. Its rims are of violet linings. Her oval-shaped wings have significant blue and indigo markings. She has stylish gloxinia coronet and her silver wand covered with lilac ribbons. Her goldilocks hair is half-braided. The last of them who appears to be drunk was known as Elrina, the fairy of Destiny. She's clothed with cherry strapless dress complimenting her green eyes. Her coronet is made of rose moss and her wand is covered in different shades of pink. She has a pair of pink large wings and tail-like shaped hind wings.
These maidens are fairies. It is said that fairies or rather Fairy Godmothers only visits a few number of new borns; some by wealth, family name, or when the baby's naturally gifted. Also, their gifts can be inherited through generation. Folks men says that they bring joy or even sadness to the ones they gave their gift. Normally, a newborn has only one Fairy Godmother so it is very rare that a baby will have many at a time. What would Mikan receive? Will this bring her good fortune? or is it the other way around?
"Wow, Mikan is so cute! Can't wait to give my gift to her," Rina exclaims clasping both of her hands in excitement.
"So I guess I'll give my present first…"Wellina says smiling, walking towards the crib but stops abruptly when she sees Elrina already there. She is raising her wand, ready to give her gift.
"Hey Elri, I'm fi-" she was cut off by Elrina's voice.
"I bestow this child the Gift of Protection to protect her and others from any danger…" she pauses for a moment.
...and I give you Mikan Sakura, the Gift of Obedience," she says grinning at herself then disappears.
Yuka clearly is astonished from what happened a moment ago. "What does that mean? Obedience?" she asks the two remaining fairies.
Both of them are astounded, sweat forming on their forehead. They look at each other before speaking. "Uhm, we apologize for Elrina's behavior. She drank a bit before we went here," Wellina says apologetically.
"And uh, about her Gift of Obedience, uh, it works like this," continues Rina and walks towards the sleeping Mikan.
"Mikan, wake up," she orders.
The baby opens her eyes faster than the blink of an eye.
"Sleep," she orders again.
As a mark of obedience, the baby closes her eyes and falls into a deep slumber, again. Yuka gasps at what she just witnessed. She need not asked the two fairies to further elaborate what happened because she already knew the explanation. She's glad Mikan have her Fairy Godmothers but Elrina's gift worries her. It might cause Mikan some hardships when she grew up like doing orders she doesn't want to do.
"Isn't there anything we can do to remove her gift?" Yuka asks looking at her child, worried.
"I don't think so. Once a fairy bestowed her gift to her godchild, only that fairy could take away that gift. Which means only Elrina could remove that from her," the pink fairy answers mournfully.
"Sorry, we can't do anything about it for now, although we know just one way of contrasting that or rather putting a limit to it. However, you might hurt Elrina's feelings. Moreover, she gave protective barrier to your daughter. It will keep her from any danger so you need not worry too much" the blue fairy explains.
"Anyways, we still have gifts to give to her, right Rina? I'll give mine first," she says in a dreamy tone.
"I, Wellina the fairy of Beauty and Peace, grant Mikan Sakura a Gift of Serenity and Beauty whereas you will always have peace on your heart and mind when everything seems so complicated and beauty that will outshine them all, though I can see that you'll grow up beautiful without this, and which will help you find your companion in life."
"My turn!" said Rina, her eyes' twinkling in excitement.
"Hmm, what should I give you? Hmm, let's see, as the fairy of Love and Wisdom, I, Rina, give you a heart that knows no hatred and greed. Your heart will lead to a lonely soul that needs care; it will lead you to the one you'll be with forever. And, of course, wisdom that will guide you through your journey and will help you unfold the truth from the lies."
Both fairies have pleased look on their faces. They are about to go when they hear Yuka's voice calling them.
"I thought you're going to do something about the, uhm, you know," she says gesturing at the sleeping form of her baby.
They mutter sorry as they walk back towards the crib where Mikan sleeps.
"On the very day she becomes a woman, on her 18th birthday, a kiss from a man who truly loves her will free her from the gift that will either make her suffer or bring her great fortune. If this will not happen, Mikan shall remain bound to the Obedience unless her fairy godmother Elrina takes that away from her," they recite in unison while waving their wands.
They smile and bow to Yuka then disappear from her sight. Yuka is left behind staring at her precious daughter Mikan, thinking about her future.
~End of Chapter 1~
-Short Preview on Chapter 2-
The brunette haired girl is cheerfully skipping towards the fountain when she bumps onto something or rather someone. She closes her eyes getting ready to feel the hard ground, when she feels two arms grab her. She opens her eyes and finds herself staring at a cold pair of crimson orbs owned by a raven-haired boy.