The Jealousy Game

Summary: Mikan tells Natsume she doesn't love him, and it drives him to his last resort for getting Mikan to realize her feelings for him... Little does he know of the numerous catastrophic events that his plan will cause...

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that has to do with Gakuen Alice

I ran so fast, my feet barely touched the ground.

"I can't let them catch me!" was all I could think.

In despair and fear, I could feel it starting. The feeling I was dreading the most. The feeling that I needed to stop running. Though I couldn't really blame my poor body, I'd been forcing it to run at full speed for more than an hour. Any normal 16 year-old probably would've at least slowed down by now, which would only make them believe even more strongly that I was a witch. I would've thought the villagers would've given up by now, but no, I could still feel their bodies running behind me. However, I couldn't tell exactly how far away they were.

" And what did I do that was so wrong anyway? I saved someone's life! They should be thanking me, not trying to burn me at the stake!" I thought to myself angrily, as tears began gathering in the corners of my eyes.

-flashback-

I was walking to the lake so I could swim there for a while, as usual, when I saw it. A little boy, maybe three years old, walking into the lake. The only swim gear he had was his swimsuit.

" Mommy will be so pwoud of me when I tell her I learned how ta swim, all by my sewf!" He proclaimed to himself.

I watched in horror as he walked deeper and deeper into the lake, before slipping on one of the random holes in the sand, and dissapearing into the shadowy depths of the water. I watched without blinking, clingingto the desperate hope that, by some miracle, he would start swimming and pop back up, or some one would come and save him. Seconds passed like hours. Still, his little red head of hair didn't pop out of the water. More seconds passed, and still no one came.

I knew that with every second that passed, his heartbeat was slowing down, and his chances of living through this were getting smaller and smaller. I took a deep breath, deciding I couldn't let him die. I ran to the lake, praying that I wouldn't regret this, and plunged through the water towards his tiny, limp form. the normally friendly, and even calming, blue of the water now seemed cold, dark, and dangerous. I hurried to get to the little boy, feeling as if the thing I loved most in the world would swallow me in its seemingly never ending darkness. Once I had finally reached the little boy, I grabbed him and swam out of the lake with him easily. Though I did panic a little, creating currents in the water to make sure we got to shore as soon as possible.

Once we were on shore I set him onto the sand with his back down. He didn't move at all so I checked his vital signs. He wasn't breathing, but I sighed in releif when I realized he had a pulse. It was very faint, but still there. Remembering the fact that he wasn't breathing, I closed my eyes, clearing my head, blocking out the rest of the world, and concentrating. I concentrated on pulling the excess water out of his lungs, gently, but effectively. To my great delight, I realized I had succeded when I heard the boy sit up and start coughing. However, when i opened my eyes, I realized we weren't alone.

" WITCH!' The man cried out.

- end of flashback-

And now here I was, running from the villagers, who were trying to kill me because they thought I was a witch. They were chasing after me, some with pitchforks, some with clubs, others with firewood and torches. As they chased me they called me different names; demon, satan follower, and all sorts of other names, but the worst by far was devil's spawn. I winced every time I heard them shout it, because it reminded me of some one else who had called me that, a long time ago. Things were bad, the villagers were still chasing me, and my legs were starting to feel like lead.

" How ironic, that I saved some else's life, only to pay for it with my own. death is a clever, cruel man." The moment The thought entered my mind the tears overflowed, mercilessly running down my face and blurring my vision. With my vision blurred, I tripped and ended up flying through the air.

" Well, is it not the best way to die, if you save an innocent life in the process?" I thought in mid-air. With that thought, my pain was replaced with a sort of happiness. If I could've chosen how I would die, I wouldn't have wanted it to happen any other way. However, the moment I thought this, something very strange happened.

" Hello Mizu Smith. We've been looking for you for quite a while now." Said the voice of a man.

I looked up to see a man with blonde hair, probably somewhere in his twenties or thirties. He would've been alright looking. If he didn't wear such strange clothes. But that wasn't the only strange thing. We were in the U.S., and none of the villagers spoke Japanese. Not to mention the fact that no tourists ever came to this tiny village. Yet here he was, speaking fluent Japanese. I didn't say anything, so he went on,

" I'm Narumi sensei, and I'm a teacher from Gakuen Alice, a school for children with special abilities. Just like you." At that my eyes widened. How did he know my secret? Almost no one had ever seen me use my power. It was extremely rare for people to even see me! Also, what did he mean when he said "just like you"? Still, I didn't say a word.

" How about you come with us and we'll talk more about it?" He asked

As he said that, one of the three other men that were with him got impatient and tried to grab my arm. At the same time, the villagers were close enough to see me now. One cried " Kill the devil's spawn!", and with that, in three short seconds I made the plants around me explode. With the smoke-like fog that this produced, I was able to run from both groups that were trying to capture me without any of them seeing a thing. Once I was far enough away, I headed straight to the only safe place left. My cabin, to pack up and leave before that too, was no longer safe.

-Narumi-sensei's POV-

" What was that, Naru?" Asked a very confused Misaki-sensei

I chuckled before shaking my head and saying " I have no idea."

" Didn't the high school principal tell you what her alice is?"

" No, as a matter of fact, it almost looked as if..." I trailed off, remembering the strange look on principal Yukihara's face.

" As if, what?"

" ... As if he didn't know either." I said as the fog began to clear.

Meanwhile, at Gakuen Alice

-Natume's POV-

" Admit it Mikan, you like me." I said in a bored, uncaring tone.

" No way! There's no way I could ever like a pervert like you!" Mikan said angrily

" I heard you say you loved me."

" You were passed out and just coming out of it, baka! You were obviously hearing things! Now, if everything is OK, I'm going back to class!" With that said, she left in a hurry, but she didn't turn around fast enough to keep me from seeing the blush on her cheeks. I watched the spot where she had dissapeared long after she had gone, calculating. I didn't want to do this, but she left me no other choice, since I'd run out of ways to see if she liked me without confessing myself. I started planning as I turned around, heading for my favorite sakura tree.

" Now, I'm going to need a girl. Some one who's pretty, but can stand her ground against the fan girls. Some one who wasn't too stupid either..." I thought to myself, the whole thing coming together in my mind.

-Normal POV-

I had just gotten to the cabin, and was half way through packing up my few belongings when I heard the door open. Thinking it was the wind, I casually walked through my smal, yet nicely put together, house. looking at the vases here and there that were filled with wildflowers. The cozy, efficient fireplace. The small furnishings I'd been able to find and carry; such as the mismatched rugs, couches, tables, and chairs. and the working toilet, sinks, coolers, and stove. I hadn't done to bad for some one who was living out here by herself at sixteen, without a job or a relative to take care of me. My favorite things were the Mp3 players, CD players, CD's, and I-pods I'd found. however, when I looked up from my reverie, I found that I wasn't alone. Yet again. Walking into my cabin were none other than Narumi-sensei and the three guys that were with him when I first ran into them.

" So, how about that talk?" Asked Narumi-sensei.

I stared, wide eyed, before stuttering in fluent Japanese " H- how did you find me?"

Narumi-sensei raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to reply, but a man with short black hair and a serious face cut him off.

" The villagers are much smarter than you give them credit for." Seeing the look on my face, he added " But, don't worry, we told them we would take care of you."

Take care of me? Now my fear was beginning to mix with anger.

" Didn't you get the message before? I dont want you around! Leave me alone!" I shouted angrily.

" I'm afraid we can't do that."

" Why not? What do you want with me?" I shouted, angry and confused.

So? What did you think? I've been thinking about this story for forever, so I'm really excited to see how it turns out! Please review, becuase I'm not writing the next chapter until I get 20 reviews! That shouldn't be too hard, right? When I get 20 reviews I'll publish the next chapter this Friday, 11/26/10. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it!

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