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I do not own Gakuen Alice ( Alice Academy). I love everything about it, and I admire the ORIGINAL CREATOR of this magnificent idea-made into pictures-made into action. I AM, just like the other fans, like the other authors and writers of FanFictions, are mere extentions of our wild and dangerous ideas, dying to be spread out...)
Alice Stone
Chapter1: Dripping Wet
(Mikan narrating)
"Sigh...", I blurted out as I sat down on the last step of the staircase.
I stared blankly on somethinf far off-- no idea what it was--I didn't really care...I sighed and shivered,--
"When will this rain stop?", I blurted out and burried my head on my arms...The rain seemed to have no end--"ARGHH!!!", I yelled at myself,"Why did I have to tell them yo go without me?!". I said, knocking myself up."YOU IDIOT!!!"
"Cut it out, will you?",a very familiar and intimidating voice cut in,"..idiot.."
I looked up and saw who it was. "Natsume?!", I blurted out as I glared a him for the moment----minutes---
"Why are you staring at me?", he cut in coldly.
I was awakened as I felt my blood rush up to my face. "No, I'm not!!", I denied as I looked away.
"Hn.", he sounded quietly as he remained standing a meter beside me.
I peeped quietly and looked up at him from the corner of my eyes. He was dripping wet! His hair was laid down evenly, and water wasa droppin from each ends of it. And I suddenly realized---He wasn't that ugly at all!!
'Hang on..what am I thinking?!',---- I yelled in my thoughts..", 'Why are you staring at him anyway?!
I was too busy being trounled in my thoughts when I then saw him already leaving--walking in the rain--dripping wet--
"Hey!", I called as I stood up, "Where are you going!The rain hasn't stopped yet!You're dripping wet Natsume!". But he didn't listen and he kept on walking---didn't even bothered to look back---
The rain poured harder and the temperature sure was dropping!Just then all of a sudden everything came into a rush--Moments later...
"You jerk!"--I yelled as I ran after him with an open umbrella on my hand, sheilding both me from the rain, "Why won't you listen?!", I yelled harder as I pulled his sleaves to make him stop walking and ignoring me. "What were you thinking?! You'll get sick in this rain,you know!You're a genius,right?!WELL USE YOUR BRAIN ,NATSUME!!"
There was a sudden silence between the two of us. I breathed hard and waited for any feedback--He seemed to be shocked.--his face showed some of it. Then looked away, "What were YOU thinking then?"
I was stunned for the moment..."Why'd you run after me anyway,you idiot?...You should've stayed there.", he said and looked at me. I frowned and looked away, "I don't know..". He had a point alright...'Why did I run after him anyway?'---
"...but what I know is that...",I cotinued as he looked at me,"anyone who's STUPID enough to walk in this rain without an umbrella would surely get sick--", and I moved my umbrella and it shielded us both from the rain---
His eyes widened for the moment---"..So wether you like it or not..", I said bravely ,"..you're NOT going to walk in this rain without this umbrella!"---and then there was silence...
"Hn.",he sounded as he smirked and started walking again--
"HEY!!", I called impatiently as I caught up and tried to shield him under the umbrella..."--don't be stubborn,Natsume.."
(Natsume narrating)
I was stunned for the moment---didn't know what to say or do. Many times I tried to walk faster passed her, but then she insists to catch up---"Don't be stubborn,Natsume...", she sounded as concerned as ever..I know she was just worried---It was just that--I don't know!Maybe I'm just not used to it...
Moments later, I just found myself dripping wet under the umbrella...walking with same pace as hers...quiet...deep in thoughts.. "So then I guess I won!", she giggled on my side. I looked down at her from the corner of my eyes and blood rush up to my face--hot--annoying----
"Arghm...", I cleared my throat and tried to lower my head down for it was already touching the umbrella. It was such a hustle 'cause I was way taller than her, and she was the one holding the umbrella. So then I had to adjust..
"Uhmmm...", she moved uneasily, "sorry...", and lifted up the umbrella higher, yet giving her arms much burden.How I wanted to just move away, but then I didn't know why I stayed..It was annoying!
(Mikan narrating)
"Ow..", I blurted out quietly. My arm was quite tired..'Why was he so tall anyway?!'--- Just then suddenly my hand went warm..somewhat like something moved to touch it... "N-natsume...", as our eyes met for a second.He looked away and said, "I'll hold this..". Then he moved his hand up and held the umbrella.
'wow..', I blurted out in my thoughts. I was speechless, really! From then on, for an unknown reason, he was the one holding the umbrella--and it was very wierd! Why? I knew I gave him no reason to do such thing...
There was a cold silence---very cold...But then my mind still remained warm for some moment... "Errr..thanks..", I suddenly blurted out late in a total whisper. He seemed to be different..err..for some reasons for which I realy did not figure out.The way he looked at me; the way he calls me---err--'idiot'--I knew there's something I needed to know...something that HE SHOULD TELL...
(Natsume narrating)
'Why did I do that?', I thought. It was something far from I would've imagined!---err---I even didn't imagine things like that!No, not a bit!..But then it happened...It was something like my body just did...'What's happening to me?!'
"Err..what were you doing back there, Natsume..?", she suddenly asked. I looked at her from the corner of my eyes--"Hn.", I just ignored, trying to shorten the conversation.. "Err..I mean...why were you alone back there?Drippng wet?Where's Ruka?--and--er---stuffs like that?"
I looked away and said, "I don't know..."
(Mikan narrating)
"You don't know?!", I blurted out as I looked at him. --"Hn."--- "Natsume..you're hopeless...", and I looked away as I sighed...And again there was silence...
"..and you?Polka??", he suddenly cut in.. My eyes widened and my head jerked to look at him.. "Why didn't come with them?", he added..
I stared blankly..mouth-gaped...He wasn't looking but I knew that he knew what I was thinking. "Hey,I'm asking you..idiot.", he cut in.
"oh,umm...", I stammered and looked away before I finally said--"BET-SU-NI--", and smiled.. He frowened a bit as he glared at me.
"You won't believe?", I grinned and laughed slyly. But then he didn't move his eyes from me! "..you're tough alright...", I sighed as Iour eyes met---"...Well..it's not that much for you to hear.". I paused--"hmm..where do I start?---well, I guess the reason is that..I just don't feel well..err...i guess that part there is true---"
"You're not feeling well and you're walking in the rain?--" he suddenly cut in.
"Err..yeah?", I grinned at him, "but I guess its not all because of that..". I looked away before continuing.."--its just that sometimes you would rather choose to be alone for awhile.."
"Hn..", he smirked--
"It sounds familiar, doesn't it?", I smiled at him, " You do that all the tme, right?", I giggled.
"But then you're not alone now, are you?"--------
I was stunned and went blank for the moment.."Well,yeah..but there's no problem with that, is there, Natsume?", I smiled and looked at him. He moved his eyes down and looked at me..he smiled...and then looked away...
My eyes widened up.."Hey..you smiled,didn't you?"
"No, I didn't,idiot...", he denied and looked away...
I paused for a moment as I thought...he doesn't smile 'cause he's lonely..but then he did!just a while ago!..so then did it mean that he was...happy??..he smiled at me??..he's happy with---
"Quit it,idiot" he cut in my thoughts before I could conclude about something...
"You know..I'm quite sure that you DID smile, Nats---"
"Shut it, Sakura or I'll burn you..."
My eyes widened for the moment...I looked away and blurted out, "..sorry..I just got excited,Natsume..."
And all of a sudden he went calm---"..let's go."
"so we're okay,now??!",I said as I caught up and grinned at him...He didn't reply..."Natsume??!"
"yeah,yeah...just----shut it..."
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