Chapter One: Middle School.
Finally middle school has come! The school's hallways were crowded once again. Summer ended and as the first bell rang school officially began. Students started running to their classes while some were just walking without worrying about being late. After few minutes the hallways became quite and empty. All the students were already inside except for some students who were in charge of checking if someone had the guts to ditch classes on the first day.
"Isn't that…" A girl from the group was about to say while pointing at the raven boy who was sleeping on the stairs.
"Don't worry. He's an exception." A boy said while glaring at the raven boy.
Suddenly a girl came running down the stairs. The same girl who pointed at the raven guy raised her finger again and this time pointed at the running girl.
"Hey! It's prohibited to run…" but before she could finish, the same boy interrupted her again.
"Oops. She's another exception." He explained. The girl gave him a strange look and crossed her arms.
"Why are they exceptions? Because of these exceptions, our duty is becoming useless…" The boy chuckled and patted her on the shoulder.
"Hey, don't say that. You just started besides you're still a freshman on training. And about those two… They are the only exceptions in this school. And if you don't want trouble, just stay away from them."
All the classes started checking their attendance and there was a student who was still on her way to her classroom hoping that she'll make it before her name and to her luck that was what was going to happen.
"Mikan Sa-" Suddenly the door of that classroom burst open. The girl who was running made it. She stood by the door to rest while trying to catch her breath. Her panting figure made some of her classmates laugh and when she finally calmed down she smirked at her teacher before walking towards her desk.
"Mikan Sakura" Her teacher finally said once again.
"Present!" She answered as soon as she pulled her chair and sat.
Her name was Mikan. She was a brat. A very determined person. Others see her as a bad person who works for the school, but she wasn't. She has a secret that nobody knows and because of this others keeps misunderstanding what she does. She is an exception, when it comes to punish the rule breakers and no one knows why. She wasn't a genius like the other exception. She wasn't stupid either. She's average, to make it simple. Mikan was different from the others. A lot of persons admire her because of her talent in music and some just hate her because of her attitude. She hates it when someone talks behind her back, that is why her bad side keeps showing. Suddenly Koko, her cousin, elbowed her. She turned to face him and high fived him.
"So, how was your summer?" Mikan asked smiling.
"I had a great one. I met a girl who's practically crazy for me." He said with a cheeky smile. Mikan let out a small laugh and caressed his head. "Koko, when on earth did a girl became crazy for you?" She asked laughing.
Koko just rolled his eyes and turned to look at the opposite direction. "Look, forget it." He said while pretending to be offended. "Dude, I was kidding!" Koko suddenly turned and laughed. "Mikan! Don't dude me! It's… It's.." He said while thinking for the right word. "It's?" Mikan repeated with a smirk. "It's uncool." Koko said smiling. "Whatever, Koko." Mikan said and ended the argument. "Anyway, how was your summer?" he asked. Mikan sighed and rested her face on her desk. "A total disaster. Mom and dad didn't even give me a call." Koko let out a sigh and hugged her. "Come on, Mikan. Try to understand them. You know our situation, right?" Mikan just nodded and forced a smile while thinking about her parents.
Finally morning classes ended. All the students went into the cafeteria. Mikan was with her circle of close friends around their table. She was listening to music while her friends kept chatting and eating. "Is Mikan, okay?" Ruka, a japanese-french guy with blonde hair, asked. Koko looked at her and rolled his eyes before pulling off her earphones. "Hey? You look ten times uglier with that face, so stop it." He said. Mikan just smirked and looked at her friends. "Are really worried about me?" She asked. They all nodded and Mikan smirked. "Look, I'm alright. So… period." She said and left the table.
As she walked towards the doors of the cafeteria she felt like being watched. She slowed down and finally someone called her.
"Hey, Miki!" A vein popped out on her head. Mikan slowly turned around, knowing who it was, and glared.
"Oi! Don't Miki me." She shouted. "It sounds horrible, and besides we're not even friends, moron." The guy nervously laughed and forced a smile. "Come on, Mikan. Be good. You don't want something to happen to some people we both know…" Suddenly he stood up and walked beside her. "Especially if those persons are really close to your heart." He whispered in her ear before leaving the cafeteria.
Mikan started kicking a random table and the students immediately moved away. "Kyaaa! I'm gonna punch his face." She said to herself before heading out of the building.
"I wonder why Andou-kun said those things to Mikan-chan." A random student said. Suddenly the raven guy named Natsume put his manga down and looked at the student. "I-is there s-something wrong, Hyuuga-kun?" He nervously asked. Natsume just stared at him and when Ruka suddenly called him, he left, which made the student sigh in relief.
"What's the problem with that idiot?" Natsume suddenly asked as they walked towards the balcony. Ruka just shrugged. "I don't know. She doesn't tell us anything, but I think Koko knows something." He explained and glanced at his friend as a smile was making its way on his lips. "Are you, by any chance, worried about Sakura-san?" Natsume immediately sent him one of his best glare. Ruka, instead of getting nervous, he laughed at his friend's reaction. "What's so funny?" Natsume complained. Ruka didn't reply but stared at his friend. He was having fun while watching his friend getting annoyed. Natsume suddenly turned and walked away, leaving a very amused Ruka.