DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gakuen Alicem the only thing I own is this story's plot and maybe some future fanfics' as well :D

HELLO! In this story Alice Academy is just a normal school with normal students only maybe a bit richer … Although there are some geniuses the characters do not have special powers like in the manga..

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Starting Over

Chapter 1

Farewell and Hello

Fourteen year old Sakura Mikan's tears drop as she packs her belongings in her purple carry-on traveling bag, it was finally time to leave for the airport and she hardly got any sleep the previous night. She spent 6 hours talking to boyfriend Ruka Nogi and together decided it was probably best to break up. Both of them did not like this idea but were sensible enough to know it wouldn't work. This was their conversation:

Mikan: *sobbing* I'm gonna miss you Ruka-pyon I can't believe we have to break up because of this!!!

Ruka: I know Mi-chan, I'm gonna miss you too. But we both know it will be harder if we don't break up now..

Mikan: *still sobbing* I wish I didn't have to go…Why do thy have to send me to boarding school? WAAHHHHH!!!!

Ruka: Shhhh! Mikan, you're waking up Usagi… (Usagi is Ruka's pet rabbit, which is sleeping just beside him)

Mikan: Sorry Ruka-pyon its just I can't believe I'm leaving! I love this place so much and the people I've met here… It's where I grew up in and spent 14 years of my life! I'd have to start all over again and if my best friend Hotaru Imai from kindergarten weren't there in my new school I don't know what I'd do!

Ruka: Hmm.. What's the name of your new school again?

Mikan: Huh? Ahmmm, I forgot. I've been denying the fact that we're moving away since I found out and now I can't remember the details except our address which I gave you in case you want to visit. Why'd you ask?

Ruka: *smiles * My Mi-chan still as stubborn since I first met you.. It's just I think my best friend from summer camp goes to the same school or maybe just around that area around that area but I can't be too sure since I've lost contact with him last year.

( Mikan's mom Azumi Yuka calls from upstairs) Yuka: Mikan I know you're gonna miss Ruka but its 1am and we'll be leaving at six am tomorrow I think its best if you sleep now.

Ruka: *hearing what Yuka said * whoa! It is 1am.. Sorry for keeping you up so late Mi-chan you should go to sleep now..

Mikan: *starts sobbing again * But this may be the last time we'll talk!

Ruka: Of course not silly! Call me when you land okay? You gave me your dorm/room and school number so no doubt I'll call when I can. Anyways I'll probably be able to see you this summer when I visit my aunt who lives near your school.

Mikan: *stops sobbing for a while * Huh? B-but I thought we broke up…..

Ruka: Yea, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends now does it? Unless you want to cut off all ties with me…

Mikan: Of course not Ruka-pyon! I will never want that!!

Yuka(again call from upstairs): Mikan it's very late!

Mikan: Oops! I got to go now Ruka-pyon! My mom's calling.

Ruka: Ok, goodnight Mi-chan! I'll call you when you land and take care of yourself!

Mikan: You too Ruka-pyon! And even though we broke up.. I will still get jealous if you replace me with someone else!!

Ruka: I doubt that Mikan-chan for sadly, you will probably meet someone else there too… Anyways I got to go now too Usagi just woke up and is now asking for food..Goodbye again Mi-chan! … (hangs up)

As Mikan recalls their conversation this got her wondering. She never really thought about meeting someone else. Ruka was her first boyfriend and she never really looked at other boys, when they started going out it was Ruka who made the first move, and since they started out as childhood friends it wasn't hard getting used to him. Even her friends told her how dense they were when they didn't realize at first that they liked each other that way. But with someone else it might be harder. Her thoughts were interrupted when her dad, Izumi Yukihira yelled from downstairs that it was time to go. She quickly zipped her bag and after one last look at her now almost empty room she had since she was a baby ran downstairs fighting back tears. Now in sitting in their car she looked at the places that held special memories. The shops she and her friends went to after school, the movie theatre where Ruka and her went to for their very first date as an official couple and lots more which again for maybe the umpteenth time sent tears to her eyes... Maybe it was the depression, the tiredness or the want for an escape from all the stress of her situation the Sakura Mikan finally fell asleep and when she woke up, they were at the airport. After that, the rest was a blur : check-ins , boarding etc. and after saying goodbye to her beloved parents she got on the plane and for the very first time in weeks- finally fell in deep sleep. So deep, that when she woke up she was at her destination were a representative from her new school picked her up. The ride from the airport her school took another 2 and a half hours because of traffic and when they finally got there Mikan, without bothering to unpack nor change clothes collapsed on her new bed in her-for the mean time-solo room and once again fell in deep slumber. The school which she found out was named Alice Academy a prestigious school known for its excellent education and eye-brow raising tuition was kind enough to allow her take a half day to catch up on sleep. Waking up she noticed that her room was pretty big for one person . It had a kitchen, a dining room, a bathroom, a study area with a bookshelf beside it , and a room with a TV set and sofas. The school also require their students to buy a laptop from the school and her purple (her favorite color) one was on the desk of her study. She decided to check it out later and call Ruka after her classes since she was running a bit late. She went in her exceptionally large bathroom and took a nice, long hot bath before wearing one of her new outfits her mom bought her before leaving. She went outside her room and using a map the school provided new students was able find her first class. The first thing she noticed was that her classmates were extremely noisy. She stood near the doorway until her blonde teacher who looked surprisingly gay arrived and motioned her to enter. The teacher whom she fond out later was named Narumi clapped his hands and called for order "Okay class this is you new classmate Sakura Mikan" Narumi said. The curious class suddenly grew quiet and looked at their new, pretty looking, brunette classmate….

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Author's Notes: I PROMISE TO FINISH THIS STORY!!! FIRST FANFIC so please be nice :D'