Author's Note:
Hello, people! I'm here with the re-write of my fic The Lock, The Key and The Alice. I looked over the old fic and was taken back on how horrible it had been so I've decided to re-write the fic. I know the new name of the fic is overused and not really original but trust me, it has a real meaning behind it besides combining the two anime/manga names together. I'll keep the old version up until I've gotten chapter three of this re-write version done and updated. I'm sure you'll enjoy this fic a lot more than the old one. There has been a lot of changed in this. If you haven't noticed I've decided to add in Nagihiko, Rima, Kuukai and Utau as well! But no Yaya, Tadase or Kairi, sorry. Not because I don't like them (I don't hate them at all, not even Tadase), it's just that I can't work well with a lot of characters. So, I'm sorry if you're a fan of any of these characters but this is my story and I can do whatever I want with it. Hope you enjoy! But before we get on with the story here are some notes that you should read if you don't want to get confused.
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Notes:
-Mikan, Natsume, Ruka, Hotaru, Amu and Rima are 13; Nagihiko and Kuukai are 14; Utau is 16; Misaki, Tsubasa, and Ikuto are 17 in this fic.
-The twelve are all in Middle School (they wear the blue uniform)
-Amu does not know about Nagihiko's secret but Rima and Kuukai does.
-Utau no longer has a brother complex but is still protective of Ikuto.
-Mikan does have the Stealing and Inserting Alice and is still in the Special Ability class.
-Nagihiko did get Temari back.
-At Alice Gakuen, anyone can be in the same class together, regardless of their age but the only exception is that they have to be in the same division. Example: Ikuto, although he is older, he can still be in the same class as Amu because he is still in the Middle School Division.
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Disclaimer:
I do not own Gakuen Alice or Shugo Chara or any of its characters
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SHUGO ALICE
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Summary: Amu, Ikuto, Nagihiko, Rima, Kuukai and Utau never expected to be transferred to another academy on such short notice. How would they be able to survive this new environment without their Shugo Charas by their side? But the real question was: what in the world was an Alice?
Pairings: Amuto / NatsuMikan / RimaHiko / HotaRuka / Kuutau / TsubaMisa
Genre: Romance / Drama
Speech:
"Talking"
Thoughts
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Chapter One
-Goodbye Seiyo Academy-
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Hinamori Amu was in absolute shock. This must be a dream because no way in hell way she supposed to transfer to a new school on such short notice. Why didn't anyone inform her about this earlier?! And the bad this way, she had to leave Tadase. Why was this happening to her?! Please tell her that this was a dream.
"Oh, but this is not a dream, Hinamori-san," came the cherry voice from the unfamiliar man standing next to Tsukasa.
Did I say that out loud?! Amu thought frantically; a blush threatening to show on her face.
"May I ask why we need to transfer?" the current Jack, Fujisaki Nagihiko asked in an even tone.
The blonde haired man smiled. "That's because we've discovered that you six possess an Alice," he said.
"What's an Alice?" Hoshina Utau asked, who was surprisingly here along with her older brother, Tsukiyomi Ikuto.
"That," the blonde man winked at her, "Will all be explained as soon as you enter the school."
Utau crossed her arms and frowned. "You make it sound as if we are going to accept your offer. Thanks, but no thanks." The singer gave him a glare.
The blonde haired man chuckled and closed his violet coloured eyes. "Oh, but did I say that it was a request?" he teased. "I'm not really one to resort to using force on children but if I must…" He left the words hanging there, sending a few chills down Amu's spine. Although he may not look it Amu knew clearly that this man was not someone to mess around with.
"Who are you anyway?" Mashiro Rima, the current Queen, asked narrowing her eyes at him.
The man, much to Amu's surprise, giggled gleefully as if he'd won a prize. "Who me? I'm just a teacher at Alice Gakuen but you can call me Narumi." He grinned.
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"Amu-chan, do we have to go?" Ran asked sadly.
Amu gave out a sigh as she stuffed another piece of clothing into her bag. "We've got no choice, Ran," she said firmly.
"That man, Narumi, looks really suspicious, though," Miki noted.
"But he seems really nice," Suu defended. "Perhaps he has an outer personality like Amu-chan."
Miki sighed. "I still don't trust him."
It's not about trust right now, Amu thought. I won't ever be able to see my parent, Ami, Yaya and Tadase-kun anymore…
Shaking away the tears that were about to fall, Amu put on her fake smile. "Let's go, guys!" she said with fake cheerfulness. "I'm sure this academy will be awesome."
Ran, Miki and Suu looked at each other with doubt written clearly on their faces.
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"Why did you agree with this?!" Rima shouted towards her mother.
"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, Rima," her mother said before giving her daughter a stern look. "And don't you dare raise your voice against me!"
"How could you do this to me?!" the blonde Queen ignored her mother's warning. "Why are you sending me to this academy without my permission? I never agreed to this!"
"Rima…" Kusukusu looked on worriedly as Rima continued her argument with her mother.
"This is for your own good, Rima," the woman said sternly. "You'll be safe there and I won't have to worry about you anymore."
Rima could feel anger rush up towards her face. "So this is what it's all about, huh?" she asked with her head downwards.
"Rima-" Her mother got cut off when her daughter lifted her head up to give her mother a glare through glassy tears.
"You're just using this as an opportunity to get rid of me!" she cried.
"What in the world are you saying, young lady?!" her mother screeched. "All I ever think about is you! How dare you say that to-?"
"Fine, I'll go," Rima bit out calmly, interrupting her mother's question. "I'll go and you'll never have to worry about me ever again."
With that, the Queen stormed up the stairs, towards her bedroom and began packing her things.
"Rima…" Kusukusu looked at her owner with concern. "Are you alright?"
Rima nodded her head dully. "Yes," she said stoically. "Let's go and inform Yaya and Tadase."
"Okay…"
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"Why, Amu-chi, Rima-tan, Nagi?!" Yuiki Yaya, the current Ace, cried. "You can't leave Yaya here!"
Amu looked at her friend sadly. "I'm sorry, Yaya, but it's not for me to decide."
The wails grew louder. "No!"
Amu resisted the urge to sigh sadly. Too bad Yaya and Tadase couldn't come along with them. Speaking of the King, Amu's golden coloured eyes drifted towards the blonde haired boy who was looking towards the ground.
"Tadase-kun…" the rosette murmured.
Tadase looked up and gave the Joker a small smile which was covered in sadness. "Well, I guess it can't be helped, Amu-chan," he said with a sigh. "Good luck in your new school, Mashiro-san, Fujisaki-kun…Amu-chan."
"Thank you, Hotori-kun," Nagihiko murmured.
"Hinamori-san, Mashiro-san, Fujisaki-kun, it's time to go," Tsukasa announced, walking into the Royal Garden.
Nagihiko nodded and turned towards the two girls. "Let's go, Amu-chan, Rima-chan."
Rima nodded and began to follow him but Amu looked a bit reluctant. The pink haired gave Tadase and Yaya one last look before turning away.
Goodbye, Seiyo Gakuen…
…Goodbye, Yaya…Tadase-kun…
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"Oh, good, you're all here!" Narumi announced cheerfully.
"Yeah, yeah…let's hurry up and get to this stupid academy," Utau muttered, clearly in a foul mood.
"Aw, don't be like that, Hoshina!" Souma Kuukai said with a grin. "I can't wait to see what this place is like."
"I'm betting that it'll be awesome," Daichi, Kuukai's Shugo Chara, added.
Hearing Daichi's voice, Nagihiko was instantly reminded of something. "Narumi-sensei, what about our Shugo Charas? Are they allowed to come along?" the violet haired boy asked.
Narumi blinked in what seemed like confusion. "Hm, what are you talking about? What's Shugo Chara?" he inquired curiously.
So he doesn't know, Nagihiko thought, slightly shocked before shaking his head. "Ah, never mind." He smiled.
"Hm…" Narumi blinked before shrugging. "Alright, suit yourself." He walked over towards a black limousine and opened the door for them. "Please make yourselves comfortable. This will be a long journey."
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Indeed the journey was long and tiring. Amu resisted the urge to pull her hair out in frustration and Ikuto poked her side for the third time. Knowing him, he was clearly bored out of his mind and was torturing her to gain some form of entertainment.
I'm not going to play right into his hands! Amu thoughts stubbornly as she continued to ignore him. Instead, she tried to concentrate on Nagihiko, who was asking Narumi some questions.
"So what are Alices anyway?" the basketball player inquired.
"Hm…how should I explain this…?" Narumi mused. "Well, I guess you can call them special powers."
Nagihiko raised an eyebrow and urged for him to continue.
"There are four categories for Alices. First one would be Somatic Ability, which has to do Alices which are related to the human body. Second would be Latent Ability, which has to do with supernatural Alices such as mind-reading, illusion making, etc. The third one would be Technical Ability, which has to do with Alices which involves making things. Finally, the last Ability class is Special Ability, which is a special category for those who have rare Alices that don't match with the previous three categories," Narumi explained.
Nagihiko nodded understandingly. "I see," he said.
"Do you have any idea what our Alices are?" Ikuto, who finally stopped poking Amu, much to her delight, asked.
Narumi shrugged. "I'm not sure at the moment. We need to run some tests before we get the exact result, but we're absolutely positive that all you have Alices."
"Even though we have Alices, why do we need to transfer?" Rima asked quietly.
Narumi smiled in a somewhat sad way. "That is something that you will find out later," he murmured, almost as if he was reminiscing something.
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The rest of the journey was quiet. Everyone was all deep in their thoughts, thinking about the mysterious Alice Gakuen and about Narumi. Rima stared out the window of the car and noticed that the skies were getting dark. She glanced around outside and her eyes widened slightly in realization.
This place was Tokyo.
They had travelled so far already? Rima sighed and slumped down onto the car seat. She didn't know whether this was a good idea or not. Sure she would be able to get away from her parents endless argument now that they were moving to a boarding school but what will happen when they get there. All these things about Alices and superpowers were confusion her.
"Rima-chan," Nagihiko's voice came.
Rima glanced through the darkness, past Amu, who had fallen asleep on Ikuto, who was also taking a nap, at the Jack.
"What?" she grumbled out unhappily. What does he want?
Nagihiko faltered slightly at her rough tone before softening his eyes slightly. "Are you alright, you look troubled?" he asked with a soft smile on his face.
Rima glared before turning away from him. "I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" she asked, unaware of the small blush that was painted across her cheeks. Why does he care?
Nagihiko gave out a small sigh. "Whatever you say, Rima-chan," he said softly.
Suddenly, the limousine pulled to a stop. The car jerked, causing Amu to lurch forward, waking her up from her sleep. "W-wha-?" she asked groggily. "What's going on?"
"We're here," Narumi announced, stepping out from the limousine.
Slowly, everyone got out and took in their surroundings. In front of them was a giant metal gate with a sign which said 'Alice Gakuen' in big golden letters. Amu looked past the gate through the darkness and saw a large path surrounded by trees and lamp posts. She narrowed her eyes and looked even further to see a large building.
Must be the dorms, she thought.
Suddenly and flash of black caught her attention. The flash disappeared into the trees and the leaves ruffled against the figure. Amu blinked. What…was that? Now she was beginning to get a bit freaked out. Shaking slightly, she reached out towards Rima and held onto her hand tightly, relaxing at the warmth radiated from the Queen's large hand… Wait a minute, when was Rima's hand large than hers.
"Hm, I knew you couldn't resist me, Amu," a familiar voice breathed into her ear. "Don't worry; I'll be here to protect you from the scary monsters of the night." He chuckled.
Amu let out a scream and let go of the person. It turns out that it wasn't Rima that she grabbed, but instead Tsukiyomi Ikuto.
"S-sh-shut up!" Amu stuttered out. "I wasn't afraid!"
"Whatever you say."
Amu blushed in anger. "Why you-?!"
"Now then, my lovely new student!" Narumi chirped. "Let's go in!" With a clap of his hands, the black iron gates slid open. "Welcome to Alice Gakuen!"
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Amu sighed as she collapsed onto the soft bed. From the corner of her eye she could see Utau and Rima do the same. Narumi had led the six to their temporary rooms, until they were assessed on their Star Level, whatever that meant. The damned teacher had kept his mouth shut and told them that they would get all their answers to their questions tomorrow.
"Adieu~!" the blonde teacher skipped off.
Weirdo, Amu thought.
Who knew what was going to happen tomorrow. The Joker had a strange feeling that it was going to be hell.
"Good night, Ran, Miki, Suu," she muttered before letting darkness consume her.
"'Night Amu-chan," the three tired Charas chorused.
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Five hours later, ten brightly coloured eggs rattle violently before turning pure white…
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Five minutes later, all of them disappeared without a trace.
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It was as if they'd never existed.
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Author's Note:
Okay…so that was a lame ending… ^^; Sorry about that; I suck with opening and endings. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this! Please leave a review. Flames are not accepted but constructive criticism is. See ya in the next chapter! I'll try and get it out as soon as possible but I won't make any promises. If you have any suggestions for this story feel free and say it. I won't guarantee you that I'll use it but I will consider your ideas. Thanks again! :)
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-Setsuna