Of Life and Death
By Smiley Cool Dreamer
©2007
Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice
Chapter One: Childhood Tuesday August 7th 2007
Sunday May 5th 6:00 pm 1000 BC
Mikan Sakura was just born. Her parents were Yuka Azumi and Azuka Sakura.
"Why did I let you swindle me in to having this abomination Azuka?" Yuka cried
"Yuka have you forgotten already. This isn't our child it is our slave…" Azuka whispered in her wife's ear. His voice was cold and chilly enough to turn the deserts into glaciers.
"Yes honey…" Yuka responded in just as seductively icy voice.
"Mikan Sakura will be her name." Azuka followed up.
When Mikan was 3…
The Sakura house had a dinner party and invited a few families. One family had a daughter named Hotaru; and Mikan never having been outside marveled at seeing another girl her age. That day was one of the best and memorable days she had in her life so far. Mikan and Hotaru quickly became BEST friends. But at the end of the day she had been torn from each other. They were never to see again. Or that's what their parents thought. Hotaru and Mikan's parents thought Mikan was a monster and would hurt Hotaru. But Hotaru knew better… She knew one day they would see again and prove the world wrong.
When Mikan was 4…
Mikan walked out side and saw birds. She wanted to fly too. But suddenly she really did start to fly. And when she did Mikan stared to scream….The birds suddenly were burnt by fire and fell down. All the villagers gathered gawked. When the show was over when Mikan fell down unconscious, everyone knew she was a Monster an outcast and an Alien. This was the first time her alice had shown it self.
Mikan walked back home after waking up again.
When Mikan got back home it was real bad. "Why do you come back here you monster!!! You're an out cast! What if someone saw you coming in here? You could have tarnished our name, and banished from the city!" From then on Mikan wasn't ever allowed out side again.
A thin, unhealthy, sick, and pale girl walked up to her parents with all her courage and innocently said "Mommy, Daddy? Can I have a present for my birthday?" The girl held her breath.
"You lump of trash!!! You dare ask us for presents? We already feed you and give you food. Isn't that enough you dirty slave? You greedy despicable child!!! And don't you ever call us your parents!!! I don't want such a monstrous child" Yuka yelled in a shrill voice enough to make the lord of hell shiver "Azuka! Take the whip now! I want you to whip her until she dies! I hate this child! Azuka grinned in excitement.
"In your honor my dearest…" He smiled evilly.
"I hate you guys….I wish you would all go away…" Mikan whispered….right before she fell unconscious. Yuka and Azuka just left Mikan there on the cold hard floor and went upstairs to their room to enjoy their night.
Little did Mikan know she just saved a town of lives by starting a fire unconsciously and making the town evacuate.
Every mothers and father was running with their children and necessities to safety. Well almost everyone, everyone except the 'monster child and their parents.' Yuka and Azuka were running for their lives leaving Mikan in the burning house.
Just hours after the town evacuated a huge war took place there. Namely the largest battle in Earths history so far. Swords were clashing, blood and gore everywhere, blood curdling screams. Mikan was just hiding under the rubble that whole time, peeking out to see what was going on. It was a miracle she survived at all as a 4 year old. This time was going to be a nightmare come true to leave a scar in her mind forever. After a week of battling, Mikan fainted, from exhaustion, from hunger, from fear, and from the stench of dead corps. She woke up about a day later only to find disaster. So she buried all the dead men and horses and found food water shelter and lastly a shower to clean her self up.
This was how she lived blind, and death (from massive amounts of sound Mikan lost her hearing). It was a wonder she survived at all through the things she lived through.
The battle was a tie nobody won, nobody lost. The battle between the Alanticians and Japan was a complete loss. They fought until it was a stand off. At that point the last two men stabbed each others hearts and died. Mikan was the only survivor of the war.
When Mikan was 7…
A trader was passing by. He needed a place to stay after traveling for long hot hours under the summer sun. So he stopped by a lone house surrounded with Sakura trees, rubble and graves. When the traveler knocked on the door a young girl opened it.
"Young girl, May I see your parents?" the trader asked in a polite tone.
"Sorry I don't have parents. I'm the only one who lives here. May I ask you why you come here?" Mikan asked curiously.
"You don't live with parents. Well what a surprise that is! Well my name is Tezuka but you can call me Oji-san. I just wanted some shelter for a night or two." Tezuka continued
"Ok Oji-San. You can come in. And also you can take your horses, wagons, what ever you have and store it in the back of the house and the stables. Oh yea, Welcome!" Mikan blabbed welcomely. Mikan rarely had visitors or rather she never had visitors just because many people said that her house was haunted and stuff. So whenever Mikan had a chance of human company she would take it with out hesitation.
Oji- san instead of staying for a day, stayed for more like a year since he didn't have a family and was a nomad. At least this was what Tezuka told her and she easily believed. Tezuka had grown fond of the girl and found out she had lost hearing and sight. He grew quite fond of the girl. She had so much strength and intelligence. Tezuka and Mikan had so much fun together during the year. Those were the happiest times of Mikan's life. But unfortunately it didn't last. God decided to take away her happiness.
It was that one faithful night that it happened. Mikan said something about death to Tezuka and he died on the spot. Mikan never spoke again after that. She lost her smile and emotions. She became emotionless and deathly silent. It was her second nightmare comes true. Mikan buried the old man in a fancy grave and preyed she would be forgiven. This was the second time her alice had shown it self.
Mikan wore gloves, socks and every thing she could find to cover her self up she would not be seen as this despicable child who killed her own grandfather who cared for her.
After the old man died Mikan had studied everything she could study, music, art, martial arts, ninja arts, weaponry, cooking, and more. And at age 12 Mikan was a genius. She could have been the smartest, fittest, and handiest girl on earth. Only no one ever saw her. That was until 3 years later she left on a journey as an ultimate master with unique and extensive powers and knowledge. But still her control wasn't perfect. It was then that she met…
