Author's Note: I'm beginning it off with Tachibana Higuchi's middle part of chapter 178.
I love looking at the ocean. The ocean lets me ponder on life. I'm 16 years old, in my 2nd year of high school, and living with a moving bear named Bear and my grandpa. But the thing is, I don't remember anything within the last 2 years. I just remember how I was a 5th grader and then moved to first year of middle school. The life of those two years just disappeared, I don't recall anything, but as I look out into the ocean, I subconsciously react to my surroundings. I sometimes cry out of nowhere, and feel that I have loved someone so much that there was a point where it felt like my heart was being crushed and numbing my body. That feeling can never forgotten.
"MIKAN..."
"Shi-chan! Sa-chan...!?" I turn around and see that I'm surrounded by kidnappers.
"Run!" One of my friends yells out. Suddenly, bursting flames appear on those kidnappers. Where did the flames come from? I duck down and spot a figure within the fire. My heart starts racing. But I don't know what's going on. When I turn around, more of those kidnappers fall down instantly. Was there a man manipulating this? As I see the face of this man, somehow he seems familiar to me. My heart still beats fast. I point to the man, burst out and shuffle away:
"Gya-h Yes, I remember! You're the criminal!?" As I turn around, I see Shi-chan kicking his kidnapper, Wow, didn't know Shi-chan was so strong! and then suddenly turns into another man. Huh? What's going on? I ask myself. Later, I hear the familiar man from before and the former Shi-chan guy talking about some Academy. For me, everything is confusing. I walk backwards, but bump into this black hair with ruby red eyes as he grabs my hand. He brings himself closer to me and looks me in the eyes. Immediately, I feel like he [is] able to stir me, to the deepest of my soul. Why?
The man who somehow stirs my soul, touches my chest. I freeze.
"Nooo! They are molesters, they are kidnappers! Run away!" I get away. But the man jumps and stops me from getting away.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I SUFFERED WITHOUT SEEING YOU WHEN I WOKE UP AT THE HOSPITAL THAT TIME? EVEN IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR MEMORIES, THAT ALICE STONE YOU HAD BACK THEN... YOU ARE MINE!" He yells out while embracing me. I remember that I had loved someone so much that tears just flow out. I am shaking with this painful intensity of love. Why?
I look down and see something glowing.
"That stone..."
"oh!" The man takes the glowing stone out from his pocket. I wish that when this stone reaches Mikan someday, she will overcome her lost memories and she will remember the person she loves the most... Please... I hold the stone in my hand and then in a blink of an eye, it disappears. A full blown breeze passes me, and suddenly a new set of tears form in my eyes.
"...tsume..." I whisper.
"Natsume!" I say.
"Mikan-cha.."
"Her memories...!" Other people were amazed at the recovery. After embracing with Natsume, I call out:
"Tsubasa.. senpai? Naru-sensei? ... Tono senpai? ... Ah! Ruka-Pyon...!" Everyone is here! For me, it's a miracle how I can remember my friends from the depths of my lost memory.
After greeting everyone, there seems to be a discussion on how I can only retrieve a little part of the memory loss. Narumi-sensei explains:
"Before you left the Academy, the Manipulation Alice erased your memory from the Academy. It worked successfully, but... it's really a miracle to have your memories retrieved back to you so quickly. Mikan, you're a genius at making miracles happen. Ever since we first met you, we've seen so many miracles come true."
"But this miracle isn't one that I caused. When Natsume gave me the stone, I heard a familiar voice; a girl's voice... I don't know why, but... I think I used to always, always like that person more than I did others..." I say. Everyone is amazed.
"What are you saying?..." Narumi-sensei wonders.
"...But these words don't have any foundation... Even if I can't remember, I really want to see that person!" I look out the ocean and stretch out my arms up.
"Mikan, about what happened..." I look back at my friends.
"We have a lot to talk about." Narumi-sensei says in a serious manner.
Author's note: Statements in bold are direct quotes from the original manga, all owned by Tachibana Higuchi. What I wanted to say was that you could read the final chapter to get the info of what happened after Mikan left the Academy. For Chapter 2, I will be starting off with Mikan knowing what happened at the academy after she left.