I do not own Gakuen Alice or anything related to it, only the rightful owners do.
The first time Sumire Shouda heard of the word "%itch" was in Elementary School, way before Mikan Sakura had wandered into the Alice Academy in search of her best friend. She had caught the word while some seniors from Middle School were passing by in one of the long courtyards of the Academy.
And ever since she heard it and learnt that it was a word to be used against a person whom one doesn't like a lot, she carefully stored it in mind for later use. For Sumire, it meant good usage indeed, for she tossed the word in the air when she wanted to sound cool or wanted her group to start bullying another pretty girl who she thought rivaled her.
April says: Have any of you wanted to read more of a Sumire-centric story? :)