In response to a dare by...(she didn't start using fanfiction yet) so...yeah!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice

A/N I didn't finish the manga, so I'll be going from mainly using the anime. There will be some manga-stuff in it, like Luna and Mikan's alices.
P.S. Mikan is 10 right now!

Chapter 1: I'm leaving?!

"Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened"

BAKA WAKE UP. BAKA WAKE UP.

Mikan groaned as Hotaru's alarm clock began ring and vibrate. She opened one eye and eyed the time sleepily.

It read 8:05 (I have no idea when it starts, so I'll say it starts at 8:00).

"Ahh!" Mikan screamed as she put on her uniform in lightning fast pace. She jumped down the stairs and went straight to class; she didn't even eat breakfast. Oh no, Jinno-sensei is going to kill me. She raced past the respective classes, towards the room that said "Class B". She slid open the door and ran inside the room.

"Sakura. Why are you late?" Jinno sensei demanded. A harsh, strict teacher whose alice was electricity, Jinno was quite a figure to behold. He hardly smiled, but he did have a huge phobia of haunted houses.

"Gomensai (sorry) Sensei!" Mikan apologized, before taking her seat. She glanced at Hotaru, who was staring impassively at the board. "Ohayo (hello) Hotaru!" She whispered quietly.

Hotaru didn't say anything; she still was aiming for the honors award to go back and visit her family. Therefore, her stoic expression remained as stoic as before; she didn't even acknowledge Mikan's presence.

Math class was as boring as ever. Other than Iinchou, Hotaru, Anna, and Nonoko, everybody else pretty much fell asleep. Mikan, especially, as she was particularly bad in arithmetics. Numbers just didn't have a place in her brain.

Sakura Mikan-chan, please visit the principal's office. Sakura Mikan-chan, visit the principal's office.

All the eyes in the classroom, save Hotaru and Natsume, swiveled towards Mikan, who gulped nervously. She stood up timidly and walked towards the door. Her heart was thumping like a rabbit; what did she do wrong? She tried to walk as slow as possible to delay her time in reaching her inevitable 'punishment'.

The elementary school principal's door was gilded and decorated; it couldn't have looked out of place in a palace. Somehow, this delicate beauty made Mikan even more scared. In. Out. In. Out. I'm ready! She smiled and pushed open the door.

oO0Oo

"Sakura Mikan-chan! Please sit down!" The child-principal greeted warmly. He gestured towards the chair beside the desk, which Mikan plopped herself down into. She was rigid from nervousness.

"You may be wondering, why are you here," The principal started, throwing an inquisitive glance at Mikan.

Mikan nodded slowly. She didn't trust herself to talk at all. If she did talk, it would end up like Herphmerphdee.

"Well, the truth is, you're not in trouble at all. I was just wondering; do you want your alice to be any stronger?" The principal asked kindly.

Mikan gulped. "Wh-what sort of question is that sensei (teacher)?" She asked nervously.

"I was thinking, maybe, you should go train your alice. Somewhere else, with no distractions," The bomb was planted. The ESP allowed himself the luxury of a smile; after she trains, she will be an excellent spy.

"Wh-what? What do you mean, somewhere else? Why can't I train here?" Mikan asked incredulously. She was having problems translating what the ESP said; Was she to go to somewhere else?

"Here, you have too many of your friends; they will distract you. I was thinking; how about the Alice Academy in America?" The principal suggested, afraid of Mikan's refusal. It really was the safest if Mikan were to go to America to train; interference from friends could be deadly.

"I...I..." Mikan was at loss for words. "How long will I be gone for?" She croaked; all the liquid in her mouth seemed to evaporate right then and there.

The principal thought for a moment. "At most two years, I should hope. You'll be back when you're twelve."

Mikan gaped at him. "Tw-twelve? Two years?" She couldn't believe her ears! Two years without her friends, without Howalon, without Hotaru..."

"Don't worry! It will be fun! I'm sure you'll make lots of friends there! With alices like yours, it is very dangerous for it to remain untrained," The principal persuaded gently. "You could end up hurting your friends; maybe even killing them."

Mikan closed her eyes. "I-I'll do it."

The ESP smiled. "Then you'll leave the day after tomorrow. Make sure to pack!"

oO0Oo

No friends for two years. How am I supposed to survive?

Mikan was so absorbed in her thoughts that she bumped right into the door of the classroom. She was so preoccupied that she didn't even notice. She slowly opened the door and walked into the classroom.

The class immediately knew that something happened. No matter if Mikan was angry or sad, her eyes had a certain shine in it. It was lively, and it could always make you smile. This time, when she walked in, her eyes were dull. They had no emotion within it. If that didn't tell you, you could tell by her movement. She was walking slowly and heavily, with none of that light skipping beat the old Mikan would have when she was walking.

"Mikan?" Anna asked fearfully when Mikan walked towards her seat.

Mikan didn't answer. She sat down in her seat and stared at the blackboard. Tears started to well up in her eyes as she thought of all the memories she had with everyone. All noise was canceled out, and nothing seemed to enter her mind. It was a vast emptiness, with only one message.

I'm leaving. And not only leaving, she was leaving tomorrow. As an added bonus, she was not supposed to tell her friends.

"Sakura?" Jinno's harsh voice jolted Mikan out of her ponderings. "Class is over."

"Huh?" Mikan looked around her; it was true. Everybody was gone. "H-hai (Y-yes)" She slowly stood up and walked towards the exit.

oO0Oo

"Hey, did you see Mikan today?"

"Yeah, she acting super weird after she came back from the principal."

"Did she get in trouble?"

"I wonder what she did..."

"She looked like she was a zombie..."

And the rumors spread. The one that reached the farthest was that Mikan was being possessed.

"Natsume, what do you think really happened?" Ruka asked worriedly. He, too, noticed Mikan's oddness after the visit to the principal. He scanned the cafeteria. "And she's not eating lunch too, it seems."

"Hn," Natsume grunted. "Why should I care?"

The truth was, Natsume cared quite a lot. The brunette, although annoying, was quite special to him. "Ruka, I'm leaving,"

"Eh? Where?" Ruka asked hurriedly.

"The sakura tree," Natsume replied simply. The sakura tree was his usual thinking place, and would often go there to sleep or to simply pass the time.

Ruka gave a suppressed smile. "I'll come with you," He offered.

"Hn," Natsume said, but Ruka knew that he agreed.

oO0Oo

"Ne, what was wrong with Mikan-chan today?" Nonoko asked nervously.

"She was acting odd," Anna said quietly.

"Maybe she got in trouble..." Iinchou suggested. "What did she do?"

"I'll find out from that Baka," Hotaru said emotionlessly. "And maybe earn money along the way." Her eyes lit up with money signs. The rest of the group sweatdropped.

"Say, Koko, did you read her mind when she came in?" Anna suddenly asked.

Koko flinched. "Uh...n-no...I couldn't." He said. Despite his stuttering, he was telling the truth. He couldn't read Mikan's mind; the nullifying alice seemed to be stronger than usual. That only happens when she feels a strong emotion...

Hotaru quickly took out her baka gun. "Tell me what you read," She threatened murderously.

Koko gulped. "Seriously! I didn't read anything!"

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

And that's what you get for being in the way of a certain angry and frustrated blackmailer.

oO0Oo

Mikan was in her room. She hardly knew what to pack. There wasn't much to pack anyways. The only thing she thought that was worthwhile to bring was the memory book of her and Hotaru. She hugged the book tightly to her chest as a tear ran along her face.

No use crying now, Mikan. Cheer up! She told herself as she rubbed away the tear. She lay down on her bed and her eyelids began to droop...

oO0Oo

"Are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Anna whispered nervously. They were all positioned outside of Mikan's room. Hotaru was in the middle, holding her ever-so-famous baka gun.

"There is nothing wrong in what we are doing," Hotaru said to Iinchou, Anna, and Nonoko. She slowly opened the door to the bedroom and walked in the room. She glanced around, noticing that Mikan was fast asleep. Giving beckoning glances toward the rest of the 'group', she picked up the small book that Mikan was holding. She, Hotaru, almost gasped. It was her and Mikan's memory book. Anna and Nonoko smiled at the pictures, while Hotaru and Iinchou continued to 'look around' for any other funny business.

After nearly thirty minutes of prowling and searching, they deemed everything as 'working' and that Mikan probably just had a bad time at the principal's. Hotaru returned the memory book to Mikan's sleeping form, and quietly left the room with the rest of the gang.

oO0Oo

Mikan didn't sleep at all during the night. She woke up from her slumber at around 2:00 AM, and was in no mood to continue sleeping. Tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'm leaving. She hugged her pillow and stared at the ceiling for a very long time.

oO0Oo

Yuu smiled as he entered the classroom. He looked around, making sure that he was the first one to arrive in the classroom. That notion was dispelled, when he saw...

"Mikan?" He asked fearfully. Sure enough, Mikan Sakura was there, sleeping peacefully at her seat. He walked over quickly and prodded her elbow. "Mikan! Wake up!"

"I don't want to go yet.." Mikan grumbled in her sleep.

"Go? Go where? Are you okay Mikan-chan?" Iinchou pressed; he was quite worried for his friend.

"Alice Academy...huh? Iinchou?" Mikan shot awake, her eyes puffy and red, like she had been crying.

"Mikan-chan! Are you alright? Everybody's been so worried about you!" Iinchou said worryingly.

Mikan faked a smile. "What! I'm fine! I just felt a bit sick yesterday, that's all."

"Mikan," Hotaru's voice found its way into the conversation. "You were very odd yesterday. What happened." It wasn't even a question. It was a statement.

Mikan smiled. "I was a bit sick. But I'm a lot better now, see!"

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

Mikan was thrown against the wall with a frightening thud. "Itai (owch, it hurts)!" She wailed as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Mikan-chan are you alright?" Iinchou asked, holding out his hand to help her get back on her feet.

"You baka (dummy, idiot). What happened to you?" Hotaru demanded, walking threateningly towards Mikan.

"Ohayo everybody!" Nonoko and Anna just walked in, looking very tired. "Mikan-Chan!"

"Ohayo Nonoko! Ohayo Anna!" Mikan greeted cheerfully.

"Ne, Mikan, are you feeling better today?" They asked at the same time.

Mikan nodded, although a growing feeling of guilt was stabbing her heart. "I'm much better today."

Slowly, the rest of the class came in. They were shocked that Mikan arrived before them, and were relieved that she was back to her normal self. She was probably sick yesterday, they concluded. Finally, Natsume and Ruka entered the classroom.

"Ohayo Ruka-pyon! Ohayo Natsume!" Mikan greeted cheerfully.

"Ohayo Sakura-san," Ruka said politely, while Natsume ignored her completely.

"Natsume, you're so despicable!" Mikan complained, giving a fake pout. The rest of the class laughed.

"Ohayo my lovely students!" Narumi sensei called out as he walked, no, skipped into the classroom. "We'll be having a new student today!"

"Yay! Another person!" Mikan celebrated, although deep down, she knew that the class would stay the same size. After all, she was leaving tomorrow.

"Is it a girl or a boy?" Nonoko asked curiously.

"She's a girl," Koko answered for Narumi.

"Well, no point delaying. You may come in Koizumi-chan!" Narumi said in his usual sing-song voice.

A small, frail-looking girl with strawberry blond hair walked in. She looked shy and sick, and was looking like she was low on nutrition. "Ohayo everybody. I'm-" She introduced, but started coughing like there was no tomorrow. After her bout of coughing subsided, she continued- "I'm a two star (I really have no idea what her star-ranking is), and I have-" She was interrupted, not by her coughing, but by Hotaru.

"I'm already sick of you. Sit down before I blast your head off," Hotaru said emotionlessly. Her baka bazooka was pointed at Luna threateningly.

The rest of the class sweatdropped. Narumi chuckled nervously. "Well, Koizumi-chan, choose your partner. Study period!" And he just waltzed out of the room. What a responsible teacher.

"Ohayo! I'm Yuu Tobita, the class representative. Let's choo-" He was about to say "Let's choose a partner for you", but Luna seemed to have already made up her mind.

"Can I be his partner?" She pointed delicately at Natsume. He currently had a manga on his face; however, his ears did perk up at the mention of his name.

"Er...the problem is...he's already taken," Yuu said nervously, rubbing the back of his head. He glanced at Mikan, who smiled widely.

"Hey! It's no problem. She can be his partner!" Mikan said happily. Only because I'm leaving tomorrow.
"What? Are you crazy Mikan?" Sumire shouted. "You can't just switch partners! I would love to be partners with Natsume-kun myself, and I still resent you, but you are not letting that strawberry freak near him!"

"No, no, I'm fine with it. Here Koizumi-san. You can have my seat!" Mikan picked up her bag and moved to the seat next to Iinchou.

"Wh-what's happening?" Ruka asked Natsume, who was positively fuming. Why do I have a feeling that Sakura-san is hiding something...?

"Oy. New girl. I don't want to be your partner," Natsume said, sliding his manga off of his face. "You look disgusting."

Luna looked affronted, while the rest of the class tried to hide a snicker. "O-okay. I'll just make do wi-" She suddenly broke out in a bout of fake coughing.

Mikan immediately stood up from where she was standing. "Natsume! Don't be so mean! Be this girl's partner! Can't you see she's weak?"

What the heck is this girl thinking? Such a weirdo, Luna thought to herself.

"What the heck is this girl thinking? Such a weirdo," Koko said with a loud grin.

Ruka frowned. This new girl was going to be a tough nut to crack. "Look, since Natsume doesn't want to be your partner, why don't you choose someone else?" He suggested.

Luna sighed. She looked around the room, and immediately decided on someone. That annoying amethyst-eyed girl is going to pay. "Fine. I'll be partners with her," She said, pointing at Hotaru.

BAKA! BAKA! BAKA!

Luna collapsed against the wall, a lump starting to form on her head.

Hotaru turned around, utterly confused. "Did I hit someone?"

Yuu sighed. "You know what? Natsume, just be her partner."

Natsume sighed. "Fine, as long as she doesn't touch me."

"That gun really hurts," Luna complained, her voice muffled.

Omg that was a bad chapter (-_-). I will DEFINITELY fix it someday! Like...I have a bit of a writer's block. Not that I can't write anything; but the description and everything just leaves my mind. ...Please review, favorite, follow...I need some inspiration! Thank you, unnamed friend, for your kind dare.

Sarcasm. That was sarcasm.