My Dreams...His Past

--- Chapter I ---

Her Dream

It was a calm and warm night, the wind gently blew outside. The sun has just set and it was utterly peaceful, but not for everyone. Sleeping, a young teenage brunette tosses and turns on her bed, uncomfortable about the dream she is having at the moment.

--DreaM--

Screams could be heard, as fire spread massively and quickly, destroying everything in its path.

"How could you do this?!" shouts a woman to a terrified little boy, around the age of 5, taking hold of his shoulders as she shook him. "Look! Look what you've done! The fire's destroying the whole town!" she said angrily.

"Okasan I---" he started but got interrupted.

"No, I don't want to hear any of it. If only I hadn't given birth to you none of this would happen!"(Ouch...)

Hearing this, he was not only hurt but was also angered. 'It's not my fault! It's not my fault!' he thought hard over and over again, but he knows even if he said this nobody would listen to him. Why? It's because they all knew, ever since, that he was someone who brings trouble along with him, no matter where he goes. Some say he's cursed, while others say he's a demon. Either way people put it, what they judge him for isn't true at all. People are afraid to go near him, or to even talk to him. Those are some reasons why he's always alone.

"ARGH!" the little boy shouts and in the blink of an eye, his mother was caught on fire as well.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!" screams the woman. Hearing her screams, the boy's eyes widen...'What----what have I done?! I am cursed! I am a demon! I am somebody who shouldn't have been born!!' the boy shouts in his mind as he turned around running as far as his feet would take him, not minding the cries and screams that he could hear in his surroundings...'No! No! I take it back! It's not true what they say! I am not cursed! I'm not a demon! No! No!" these words runs through his thoughts as he himself ran from the dreadful event. Tired and thirsty he stumbled on the ground crying.

-End of Dream-

"Huh? What time is it?" Mikan wakes all of a sudden, sitting up and peered to check the time on the clock..." 3:18 as usual..." she said sighing..."Well, since I'm up I think I'd like to have some hot chocolate and get ready for class..."

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"I swear Hotaru I've been having that specific dream ever since I transferred here." Mikan said worriedly to her bestfriend as they walked to class together.

"Maybe it's all in your head...besides, you just transferred 2 days ago. You're even just about to have your first day in class..." Hotaru replied uninterested.

"Yeah…but...when I was called to transfer to this school...I can't help but have this vision of that little boy crying, lost and alone..." Mikan said sadly.

"Ok, that's enough drama for one day..." Hotaru said as she entered the classroom. "You wait here until Narumi-sensei announces your name..." she added, Mikan just nodded in reply.

Inside [the classroom...

"Minna-san, I know it is unusual to get students in the middle of the year, but this one is different..." Narumi started.

"How can it be different, we're all alice wielders aren't we?" Sumire interrupted.

"That may be, although the difference here is that she doesn't just hold one alice..." Narumi replied, and as he said this, eyes widened in shock because they all knew that whoever wields more than one alice is really special, and extremely rare. Even the fire caster was interested to know who the mysterious new student was. Seeing that everbody was paying attention, Narumi started the introduction of the student who everybody was willing to meet. "Class, let us all give a warm welcome to our new student, Mikan Sakura"

'This is it...' Mikan thought as she entered the classroom, head high. "Ohayo minna-san. Watashi no namae wa Sakura Mikan desu...demo...I'd rather be called Mikan" she introduced. As she scanned the room, something...well more like someone had caught her eye...none other than the fire caster, Natsume Hyuuga, something about him was all too familiar that it was like she had met him before...it was only then that she realized that she was staring at him, and he was staring back when Narumi had spoken up.

"Mikan-chan, you'll be partnered with Natsume, over there" Narumi pointed towards the back seat where Natsume was currently seated. "Since he's the only one here who has no partner" he ended.

"Hai" Mikan said as she started to walk to the back. "Oh and Mikan..." Narumi started, hearing her name she turned around..."You're a special star student." Mikan simply nodded in comprehension.

"Alright class! Since today we have a new student, I'm going to assign you guys to watch over her for a day...make her feel welcome...and Natsume" Narumi said looking straight into Natsume's eyes. "Show her around the academy...Ganbatte! Ja!" Narumi said as he skipped out of the classroom in a flash, leaving the students alone and Mikan in the middle of the classroom. Walking to her seat people just stared at her do so...the only thing Mikan could do was walk to the back and pass Hotaru who was watching her as well. As Mikan took her seat somebody spoke up.

"Oi! New girl...what was your name again? Sakura, that's right...don't think because you wield more than one alice doesn't mean we're going to give you special treatment" Sumire Shouda, or as we all know as Permy, said.

"Don't worry, I'm not expecting to be treated that way...I don't want it either...Uhm...Sumire right?" Mikan replied simply looking at Sumire straight in the eyes. Sumire nodded "Good." she said.

"Oh, one more thing...just because you're partnered with Natsume-kun doesn't mean you can talk to him whenever you like...permission from us..." as Sumire said this the Natsume and Ruka fanclub stood up "is needed, got it..." she ended. "Whatever Permy..."Mikan replied, placing her elbows on the table, cupping her cheeks with both hands.

"What did you call me?" Sumire asked irritatedly as she heard the nickname...

"Betsuni..." Mikan replied.

"You called me something! Spit it out new girl!" Sumire said walking towards Mikan and grabbing her collar and pulling her close to her face.

"Hanashite..." Mikan said sternly.

"I won't unless you tell me what you called me..."

"I said LET GO OF ME"

"Just tell me what you said!"

"What part of LET GO don't you understand?"

"Fine, since you're new here I'll cut you some slack just this once...but next time...I won't have mercy on you." Sumire said as she let go of Mikan and retreated to her seat. After that, whispers could be heard all around, and little by little the classroom started to become noisy. Students started doing their own things. Even Hotaru didn't come up to Mikan and check on her, instead she continued working on her inventions.

Watching the whole "Permy and Mikan" scenario, Natsume thought to himself 'Women, you can never understand them...although I have to admit that new girl is pretty interesting.' as he faced Mikan who was currently taking out a small sketchpad and a pencil. Curious about what she was about to do he observed her.

'What to draw...what to draw...' Mikan thought to herself as she tapped the pencil on her desk...'I've got it! I'll draw that little boy! I've always been drawing Hotaru, Jii-chan, Sakura trees...why not draw something else for a change...and afterwards I can draw Narumi-sensei!...maybe Permy as well...and my partner...what's his name? Natsume...Natsume Hyuuga, that's it! I'll draw every single one of my classmates, except Hotaru...I have so many drawings of her already...' being able to decide, she started.

'What's taking her so long? Exactly what is she going to do?? What is she thinking about...? Okay, it's like she isn't going to do anything so...oh wait...she's started...finally...' Natsume thought. Peering at what she was drawing he was at first confused on what it was.

"If you want to know what I'm doing then say so..." Mikan suddenly spoke up but continued to draw. This surprised Natsume…"Tch..." he replied trying to keep his cool. "Okay then..." Mikan said as she continued on...and yet Natsume still watched her. As she was drawing, Natsume couldn't help but feel amazed...'That's a first, someone in class actually knows how to draw...' he thought. As she was getting closer and closer to finishing the picture, Natsume grew more and more interested…'Hold on a second…that person she's drawing…that kid….it's----'

--- End of Chapter ---

Author's Notes:

Hello minna-san! This is my first fic so please bear with it! Also, I accept criticisms from you guys…tell me if it's good enough, if it needs improving or if it has typos…I don't proof read if it's in the computer already (sweatdrops). I'm sorry if it's short!! DX Isn't it predictable…what I'm writing I mean…isn't it (sobs) gomenasai! I bet you guys know most of it now…(sighs) PLEASE REVIEW!!!!