Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice!
Chapter 1: You need help!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Mikan shrieked as the results for her exams and grades were released and posted at the Academy's cork board.
"It's okay Mikan. If you study real hard, you'll do well next quarter" Yuu comforted the sobbing brunette
"I wouldn't say that if I were you, knowing Mikan she'll just be drifting away in her thoughts rather than listening to the teacher" Hotaru replied coldly.
"Oh Hotaru! You're so mean!!!" she replied sobbing
"Calm down, Mikan. Hotaru and I will help you study so that you can get better grades, right Hotaru?" Yuu replied but then Hotaru disappeared. Yuu sweat dropped.
"Ehehehe… where could she have gone to?" Yuu said looking around for the raven haired girl.
"GRRRRRR! That Hotaru is so mean!" Mikan said angrily
"Hey Polka dots! Failed again huh?" a voice said
"I know that voice, it belongs to a certain pervert I know" Mikan said furiously
"Who are you calling a pervert?" the voice replied
Mikan turned around to see it was Natsume with Ruka.
"YOU!" Mikan shouted
"Tch. Come on, Ruka we're wasting our time with this idiot here" the raven haired boy said as he started walking.
"Hey, Mikan"
"Oh hey, Ruka" Mikan replied
"You can do better, you just have to focus" the blonde boy suggested
"Thanks a lot, Ruka. You're really sweet." she said making the boy blush
"Hey Polka dots, stop flirting with Ruka" Natsume yelled
"DARN YOU NATSUME!" she yelled back
"Bye Mikan" he said catching up to his best friend
Classes started and Mikan was really down in the dumps because of her grades. "If I could just focus, I know I can do it. Darn it!" she thought
"Sakura! Sakura Mikan!" the teacher called
"If I could just concentrate and push myself to study more I could get better grades. Darn it, I've been in the Academy 3 years and I'm still not as bright as Hotaru"
"Sakura Mikan!" the teacher called again
"Darn it! Why do they keep on saying my name?"
"Sakura Mikan!" the teacher called angrily
"What do you want?!" Mikan replied angrily
The teacher was flushed in anger. "Sakura, if you won't concentrate I'm going to fail you again! You might be forgetting that your grades aren't good!" the teacher replied angrily
"I'm sorry, sensei" she replied and took a seat.
After classes, Mr. Narumi called Mikan and he told her that they had to talk.
Mr. Narumi invited her to drink tea with him in the garden and there they started to talk.
"Mikan, your grades aren't good" Mr. Narumi said showing concern
"I know, but it's just really hard!" she replied
"You have to push yourself harder. Your teacher a while ago told me you weren't concentrating" he replied
"I know" she replied sadly
"I think you need help"
"I think I do" she replied sobbing
"Hey Mikan, stop crying. You won't get anywhere with tears. I just said that you need help. I'm sure that if you have help, you can get the grade you want" he replied
"Yeah, I guess so" she replied "So what do you suggest?" she asked
"You're going to have a tutor" he replied enthusiastically
"A tutor?" she asked curiously
"Yes, you see I think that if you have a tutor, you'll be able to understand the lesson more because it's one on one" he replied
"But… how will that go?" she asked
"Well, everyday you have to meet up with your tutor and you'll have a one on one session until you understand the lessons you studied for the day"
"Everyday?! It's like I never got a break from school" she said sweat dropping
"But look at it this way, Mikan. You can get higher grades that way. I think that your tutor will really help you concentrate on your lessons"
Mikan stood up excitedly "You're right! I want good grades! And I will get good grades!"
"That's the spirit!" He cheered
"Alrighty! Are you my tutor Mr. Narumi?" she asked
"No, Mikan. I'm pretty busy you see" he replied sadly
"Oh I…" she suddenly stopped to gasp "Don't tell me it's Mr. Jinno!" she exclaimed
Mr. Narumi giggled "Yes, it's Mr. Jinno"
Mikan's world came crumbling down "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" she exclaimed
"Hey calm down. I'm only kidding" he replied
Mikan cooled down and took a seat "That wasn't a funny joke, you know" she said giving a pout
"Your tutor is a student, so that you'll be comfortable relating the lessons with him or her"
"Him or her? Come on Mr. Narumi tell me who my tutor is!" she pleaded
"We'll just have to wait. I told the office to send your tutor here so you could see each other personally" he replied
"Is it Hotaru? Is it Yuu?" she replied thinking that since both her friends are smart one of them has to be her tutor
"I'm not telling" he said mischievously
"But what if I don't like my tutor?" she asked
"Well… I'm sure it will be okay" he replied
"I wonder who my tutor is; Oh please let it be Hotaru! Man… what if I don't like my tutor? I hope he or she is going to be nice to me"
Someone was coming while Mikan was deep in her thoughts, the person walked closer to them.
"Oh there you are" Mr. Narumi said smiling as the person was finally in front of him.
