Black and White
Hello again everybody! I guess this is my.. fourth or fifth story about Gakuen Alice, I don't know the exact, but thank you for all of my loyal readers who has been reading all of my writing until now, thank you! =D
So, please enjoy the story! Hope you like it ;D
-Sorry for bad grammar and tenses-
Disclamer : I do not own Gakuen Alice
Chapter 1 : Prologue
The market looked so full in this midday. People are bustling everywhere, and there are so many shouts and talks buzzing all over the place.
It's usual for the people who live in the central town, since the town is always the busiest compared to the other town in Alice Land. The reason is of course, because on the border of the central town, which separated the town with an unknown rain forest, built with proud white stones, is a glorious castle with tall towers, which is the home for rulers of the Alice Land.
A man with long mustache and formal looking hat was walking in the middle of the path, striding fast to the podium at the middle of the market.
He climbed up swiftly to the podium and cleared his throat, opened a short length scroll and blow out his little trumpet to attract everyone's attention.
Hearing the familiar horn, the people in the market quickly stop their activities. The market become silent as all of their heads look up to the messenger of the King.
"With this I declare the King's order." The messenger said, his head held high. "For anyone who can take Princess Yuka back to the castle shall be rewarded with 1000 elf coins!"
"Izumi. Are your sure this is safe?" A beautiful woman with a long, wavy golden brown hair and pretty hazel eyes asked with worry written all over her face. She is holding up her long dress so it won't bother her with all the running she has done until now.
A tall man, who has dark brown hair and cobalt blue eyes put his hand on the woman's shoulder, gave her a calming smile. "It will be fine, Yuka, don't worry. I already arrange all of it so we can live peacefully far from the Alice Land."
The woman bit her lower lip, her big eyes look up to the man she have come to love so much that she dared to run away from the castle and broke the rules her parents have put on her just to be with him. "How can you be so sure, Izumi?"
The man smiled again and enveloped the woman in his big, warm hug. "I promise everything will be okay, Yuka. There is no one who could stop me from making you my precious wife."
The woman shake her head and let out a short, slightly nervous chuckle. She give her man a light punch on the chest. "What are you talking about, stupid. Don't say something like that so lightly."
The man laughed. "Your cheeks are red, honey. You can't hide your feelings from me."
"Just shut up, Izumi." The woman mumbled, burrying her face on the man's chest.
"Tsk, tsk. A princess can't say something so harsh like that." The man said, wagging his finger.
"I am no princess anymore."
"You will be my princess forever. Wait. That doesn't sounds right." The man paused for a moment, looking like he is thinking about something. "Well, not princess I think, but we'll make that you will be my queen forever and ever." He continued, giving a sweet peck on the woman's forehead.
"Izumi! Stop it!"
The man laugh again. "I love you so much, Yuka."
The woman blushed beet red. She averted her gaze to the wet grounds, but her mouth still tell the man his favorite words. "I love you too, Izumi. More than anything."
"Are you okay, Yuka? How do you feel? Do you need anything?"
Yuka let out a weak laugh. "Izumi! Stop it! You making me dizzy."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm normal you know, panicking because you are about to give birth to our first child!" Izumi raked his hand through his already messy hair, because for these past hours, the only thing he does was walking back and forth, raking his hand through his hair, and asking his lovely wife unecessary questions.
"Please, Relax Mr. Yukihara. We can't help your wife if you keep freaking out like that." A doctor with sleek raven hair and mysterious amethyst colored eyes which obstructed with a pair of black framed glasses said.
Izumi bowed down a bit to the said doctor. "I'm sorry, Subaru-san. I didn't mean that. Please proceed."
Yuka chuckled while the doctor give some check up on her. "I told you to stop didn't I."
Izumi shake his head to his wife. "Yes, you have said it. I know I'm wrong but I just can't help it." He said, taking his wife's hand and started to rub it slowly.
Yuka smiled up to her handsome husband. "Of course I know that. It's because you love me right?"
"Yes, dear." He replied, placing a light kiss on Yuka's cheek.
"She is so beautiful, Izumi. Look at her." Yuka whispered softly while pulling the garment blocked the golden brown tuffs of the baby's.
Izumi kiss his wife passionately before peeking to his first born baby. "Yes, she is so beautiful, just like you." He stop for a moment, savoring the moment. "Thank you for doing such a great job delivering our daughter into this world, sweetheart."
Yuka smiled up. "It's nothing, Izumi. My happiness for having her can't be compared to what I've been through a few minutes ago."
Izumi gently caressed Yuka's head while giving a peck on her forehead. "I know, I can feel your happiness, and I'm happy too, Yuka."
"She has your face."
"But she has your hair color, and I bet your eyes too." Izumi retorted with a big smile on his face.
Yuka chuckled. "Alright, alright, perhaps we'll see her eyes color when she's awake."
"What will you name her?"
"Mikan. I will name her Mikan."
"Izumi! Izumi! Please! I beg you, don't leave me! Don't close you eyes!" Yuka's tears run like a river, dropping furiously on Izumi's immobile body.
"No, I'm sorry Yuka. My wound... it's too big to be cured, and its too late either. I've lost too much blood. I think I won't survive." Izumi said weakly, his bloodied hand reached up and cup Yuka's cheek. "Don't cry Yuka, please, it really hurt seeing you cry like this."
"Then don't die on me Izumi! What about Mikan? Don't you care about her? She is our child! Our only daughter!" Yuka keep on sobbing while blindly trying to heal Izumi's horrible wounds. She just couldn't stand seeing her husband's body tored up everywhere and pouring red blood like there is no end of it.
Slowly, Izumi grab Yuka's hand, stopping her from using her power. "Don't Yuka. It's better if you use your power for our daughter's sake." He told her gently. "Of course I thought about her. She is my princess, don't you remember?"
Yuka bit her lower lip, trying to hold back another sob while her tears keep running. "I remember, Izumi, I remember it all. Let's make a new memory, alright? With our daughter, she needs a father!" Yuka nearly screamed hysterically.
"I know, dear, I know. But I can't, tell Mikan that I'm sorry for not being there for her." Izumi whispered softly.
"Please Izumi, don't leave me! I can't do this alone! You promised me! You promised me that you will always be there for me!" Yuka's sobs now become uncontrollable. Her slim body shaking and her hands grab Izumi's hands so tight that her hands become white.
"Yu–" Izumi coughed out blood, holding his wounded stomach with a painful expression. "Yuka." He said once again. His breath panting, and his sight become blurry. "I'm sorry. I love you so much."
"Izumi! No! Izumi!"
"Mikan." Yuka lift up her one and only daughter gently, caressing her short golden brown hair. "You really have your father's face, don't you?"
Mikan slowly opened her eyes, looking innocently at her mother who has tear streaked face and black circle all around her supposedly beautiful hazel eyes with the same big hazel eyes.
"Wah!" Mikan gurgled happily, patting her mother's cheek while sucking her other hand's thumb.
Tears slowly run down on Yuka's cheek, knowing that their sweet daughter won't have any parents soon.
I'm sorry Mikan, I'm so sorry.
Yuka was sobbing quietly while packing away all the things needed on the way to Izumi's father's house.
"We are going to meet your grandpa, Mikan. I know you will be safe there."
"Don't you dare touch her." Yuka growled menacingly, her eyes glowed as her hand hold up a ball of water. "I can make you drown in a second if you do anything here."
"Please, Princess Yuka. It's been 4 years. Your father has been waiting for you all this time."
"Tell him that I won't see him again, even in his death bed." Yuka spat disdainfully to the army in front of her.
The commander looked surprised at the Princess' words. "Please, don't say something like that, Your Highness. He is your father. He wants to see you, he said that he is sorry for not knowing that Izumi is kind."
"Yes, kind enough for him to surrender and being killed by scums like you!" She said bitterly, her eyes full of fire and she looks like she is ready to fight anytime.
"Princess Yuka, please." The commander pleaded once again.
"No, I won't go home. Forever."
"Father?"
"Yuka! Long time no see, how are you? Why are you covered in mud and dirt?"
Yuka smiled exhaustedly. "Long story, father." She replied, putting down Mikan's need bag and take a seat on one of the sofas.
"Your daughter is beautiful."
"Of course, she has her father's face."
"Yes that's right, I can see that clearly. But, where is Izumi, Yuka?"
Yuka took a deep breath and grit her teeth, forcing herself to swallow down the incoming tears. "He passed away, father. My father's guards killed him."
"Father?" Yuka called. She step out from her room and walk towards her father-in-law.
"Yes?" The old man replied with an arched eyebrow.
"Can you take care of Mikan?"
"Why? Where are you going?"
"Three years are enough for me to hide, father. I need to do something about this."
"This? What kind of this?"
"Mikan. She is in danger while all of people know about her."
"Then?"
"I need to tamper with everyone's memories."
"But that's reckless, Yuka! You could die!"
Yuka smiled sadly, her eyes look glossy. "Then let it be, father. I want to meet Izumi as soon as I can. Call me careless, unresponsible mother, but I need to do this so I can let Mikan grows into a normal girl without anything fussy around, and sad to say, I don't care about my life anymore."
"Yuka."
Yuka shook her head. "No, my choice is firm. Thank you for everything father. You will always have mine and Izumi's gratitude. Thank you so much."
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