Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice and all recognizable characters belong to Tachibana Higuchi
"Class! Class! Oh my beloved little darlings settle down! I have a surprise for you today! "Tono sensei excitedly exclaimed as he bounded into class 10B.
Yes. Tono had become a teacher at Alice academy after his graduation and was currently the physical education teacher for the High School division
"Ooo… Tono Senpai!" Mikan yelled out as she ran towards the front classroom to give the black haired teacher a hug.
"What the f%$ is he doing here?" muttered Natsume while glaring at the hugging pair.
"Hello munchkin, long time no see." Tono patted Mikan's head like she was an obedient puppy. Not that anyone blamed him. She was looking at him with big round shining puppy eyes.
"Tono sensei, what surprise do you have for us" called out Mochu from his seat.
"Natsume….." sang Koko from two rows away "Tono sensei was checking out Mikan and he thinks she's grown up nice and pretty."
Suddenly Koko's chair caught fire, as did the outrageously long silky black waist length hair that Tono sported.
"Shut up, I don't care what he thinks about an immature clumsy polka dot wearing idiot." With that, Natsume took out his manga, leaned back in his chair and started reading. He still occupied the center seat at the back row of the classroom.
Mikan stomped over, grabbed the manga out of Natsume's hands and smacked him over the head with it. "Apologize to Tono senpai! His hair is now burnt" she angrily said while glaring at him.
Natsume glared at Mikan. "You'll pay for that. Just wait."
Mikan glared back, arms crossed. "You can't do anything to me anymore. I have full control of my alice now."
Natsume narrowed his eyes even more and continued glaring. Mikan raised one eyebrow and gave him a cocky "What are you going to do about it" look back.
The rest of the class observed in near silence, Anna started distributing her home made popcorn. This happened every morning and it never failed to entertain them.
"Wow, so much sexual tension today." Blurted Mochu after about 2 mins of watching Natsume and Mikan glare at each other.
The both of them turned around and gave Mochu a dirty.
"As if I would want to do anything perverted with him!"
"She wishes"
They exclaimed at the same time.
"Still in denial." Sang both Koko and Kitsuneme at the same time. They looked at each and gave each other an air high five. Unfortunately, they were permanently separated back middle school and were not allowed to sit next to each other ever again. There were just no teachers who could handle to the notorious twosome.
A few girls in the class groaned. Boys were just so immature.
"Okok, calm down. Go back to your seats. Don't you want to know why I am here?" asked Tono.
The class settled down a bit. Tono wasn't one of their normal teachers and seeing him probably did mean that something different was going to happen soon.
"We have decided on a new assignment for your year and I got to be the coordinating teacher! As you all know physical education is not just about sport. It's also about your bodies, your well being and your life. As you are all going to be coming of age soon, we, at Alice Academy know that you may start participating in forms of physical activity that may bring about repercussions that you may not be mentally prepared for." Tono paused and looked around to see if the class understood at what he was getting at.
The boys in the class started snickering and some of the smarter girls started looking warily at Tono.
"Repercussions." Snickered Kitsu
"Is that what you call the 4 year old elementary student with the amplifying alice?" Koko repeated after reading Kitsu's mind.
Tono gave the pair a dirty. "She's not mine" he claimed exasperated.
"Huh, I still don't really get it. What does Momo (the aforementioned 4yo amplifier alice) have to do with this" asked Mikan confusedly. She had become slightly smarter over the years, but not when it came to these things.
Sumire groaned. "Shut up Mikan". She looked over to Tono. "What do your repercussions have to do with our class. Get to the point."
Tono sighed. This class was just too smart ass for their own good. The kid wasn't his, he was pretty sure about that.
"Ok, listen up" He looked around the class excitedly. "We are going to pair you up and make you parents!"
The class looked at Tono in shock. What the hell? Even Natsume put down his manga and started listening.
Hotaru looked at Tono straight in the eye and asked in that monotone voice of hers. "I hope you don't expect us to have sex with each other. Some of us are still only 15 you know. That's illegal."
"Sex!" squealed Mikan, she looked like she was about to faint.
At that point the class descended into chaos. Boys were imagining and loudly discussing some not so pure things and the girls were looking around, some in disgust at the thought of pro-creating with the immature boys of their class, some in embarrassment and some, such as Sumire with lust in their eyes while eyeing specific boys in their class. Read Natsume and Ruka. Ruka looked a bit worried.
BANG! BANG! BANG! Suddenly tranquilizer darts were shot from flaps in the ceiling and the class went silent, except Hotaru and Nonoko.
"The C&C Silencer. The first joint product from Hotaru and Nonoko. Silences class and crowds effectively by injecting a chemical which temporarily only silences large masses without any permanent damages to the body. It gives you the same effect as if you taped their mouths and tied them up in their chairs except they are still conscious and can comprehend everything you say. Neither pain nor violence necessary. Good for riots, uncontrollable classes and teachers without a pheromone alice. Only 5000 rabbits for a dozen darts.
Tono while relieved at the silence and looked warily at Hotaru. "I don't think that's quite legal."
"In that case, Narumi sensei's alice shouldn't be legal either". Hotaru countered.
"Point taken. I will discuss purchasing this with the principals. Are you sure they can hear me?" Tono asked as he looked around the room at the now scarily silent and obedient looking highschoolers.
"Yes. We tested it on Mikan and Ruka last week before we brought it out to the public. You have approximately 3 minutes of silence left." Hotaru said without even a hint of guilt in her voice.
Mikan and Ruka were in their seats with tears in their eyes. Such a bad memory for the both of them. Ruka was blackmailed into being a guinea pig and Mikan was just plain conned into it.
"Ok then. Listen up everyone. Your assignment as said earlier is about mentally preparing you for your life in the future. In particular, we are going to focus on family and marriage life. As you may be aware, 70% of alice users end up marrying other alice users and these couple have an almost 100% chance of having a child with an alice. Hence, we have chosen a partner for you and he/she will be your partner for the next four weeks. The pairs are all going to be male/female. We have created some dolls similar to what Kaname Sono was famous for making except they will only be alive temporarily. They will start off as babies for a week and every week after that they will grow by 1-2 years of age. By the end of 4 weeks, they should be around 5 years old.
You will have to feed them, look after them and nurture them like they are real children. As I am speaking, your dormitory is now being converted into special apartments which will house you, your partner and your child. We have taken star rankings into consideration and the rooms will be converted based on the higher star ranking of the pair.
Every week, each pair will be given a simulated real life scenario to resolve. Each weekly assignment is worth 20% of the major assignment and the remaining 20% will be based on a 2000 word individual essay based on this experience. This assignment as a whole is worth 40% of your grade for this year and if you fail this assignment, you will fail this year." Tono finished, relieved he could finish explaining the whole assignment without interruptions.
Not that any of them except Hotaru and Nonoko could ask anyway but just to tease them a bit he asked "Any questions?"
Tono looked around. Most of them were actually trying to ask questions but since they couldn't actually make any noise he just pretended not to see.
"Tono sensei! Who is going to be my partner?" Asked Nonoko excitedly.
"Tono sensei, I want to be a widow. I don't need a partner." Said Hotaru, quite seriously.
Right after Hotaru's statement, the tranquilizer wore off and Tono suddenly became inundated with questions.
"Who's going to be my partner?"
"What if I don't like my partner?"
"I want Ruka or Natsume to be my partner!"
"What if I fail the assignment?"
"Why do we have to live with our partners?"
"What if my partner is stupid and makes me fail?"
"What if I lose or accidentally kill the baby?"
"How are we going to take the babies to class?"
"BE QUIET" yelled Tono, using his amplifier to amplify a portable Hotaru loudspeaker #3 invention.
"One question at a time. You partners will be announced after I finish answering your questions. You can't change your partners. We have chosen them specifically based on current relationships and personalities we believe most likely compatible. We have tried to not to put anyone together we believe cannot work together. To reiterate, you will repeat this year if you fail this assignment. It is not possible to lose the child in the academy. If the child dies unnaturally due to neglect you will fail the assignment and repeat the year. The child will need to be with at least one parent during all your classes. Your teachers are all aware of this assignment and we have already prepared ourselves for this. Any other questions?" Asked Tono.
"What Alice will our children have?" Asked Yura Otanashi.
"Interesting question. To tell you the truth, I cannot answer that. As you know, children born to parents with alices can inherit one or both of their alices or have a completely random new alice. Your child's or children's alice will take form after you "give birth" to them." Explained Tono.
"Ewww…. Give birth? How? I do not want to lose my perfect figure!" shrieked Sumire
"Oh no, will that hurt?" asked Nonoko worriedly.
"Children? We can have more than one?" Yuu asked.
"No, I apologize for using the wrong terminology, you don't need to literally give birth." Most of the girls sighed in relief. Tono continued. "Maybe awaken or activate the child is a better description. Your baby will have been placed in a crib in your new rooms by the time you get back after class and to activate the baby, all you need to do is simultaneously with your partner place one hand each over the childs heart. The child will then read your DNA and replicate your dominate characteristics like a real fetus. After that, your baby should awaken in half to 2 hours. And yes Yuu, it is possible that you have been assigned more than one child."
"How will we feed the babies?" asked Anna
"All the basics needed to look after a baby will be provided, extras will have to be provided with your own rabbits." Tono clarified. "And don't even think about not activating your baby. There will be consequences" Tono smiled sinisterly.
Kitsu who was thinking exactly that shuddered at Tono's smile.
"If there are no more questions, I will announce the pairings. You can come to either Misaki Sensei, Makihara sensei or I if you think of any questions further on." Tono looked around. The class was silent, anticipating the pairings.
"Ok, then the first pairing will be… Mochu and Anna" The two looked at each other but just as they were about to complain, Tono cut in and said. "Let me announce all the pairings first, complaints later."
"Koko and Sumire"
"Kitsu and Wakako"
"Yuu and Nonoko"
--------------------- 10 other pairs later------------------------
"Ruka and Hotaru"
"Natsume and Mikan"
By this stage, the class was sick of staying silent and pandemonium broke out. Tono instinctively walked towards the door, took out the loudspeaker and announced. "Sorry, pairings are final and we will not be changing them. Your new room numbers will be listed on the 10B notice board outside your dorm area. Assignment details and any others things you need can be found in your rooms. Your belongings have already been transferred to your new rooms. Good Luck!" and with that he ran out the door, locking it on his way out in order to buy himself some time before the mobs could get him.
End chapter one.