Author's note: Want to thanks my friend, Enel-chan, for supporting me to publish my first fiction. So, please read and review… Okay?! Flame accepted.

Disclaimer: I never and will never own Gakuen Alice. So in the later chapter I won't put this disclaimer. Okay?!

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Chapter 1: Prologue, part 1

Mikan's POV

"So, here is your order, sir. Thank you! Visit us again soon!!" I said that to the customer as I gave my cutest smile.

Huh. Life is tough you know. Especially when you have to work for yourself, and your sister.

"Mikan, it's already 6 p.m. You can go home now…" Misaki-sensei told me. He's not a teacher actually. But he thought me a lot of things. So he's a sensei to me.

"Ok… Tsubasa… Can you replace me here? I want to get change" I shouted.

"Hai" Tsubasa, Andou Tsubasa came. He fixed his cap he was wearing. He was my senpai when I was in high school. 2 years older than me. I am really close to him.

"Flirting Misaki again, huh?" I chuckled a little, as he gave me a glare

When I said Misaki, I mean Misaki Harada. She's different from Misaki-sensei.

Misaki-sensei is a man who owns the restaurant where I work in. And Misaki Harada is a waitress who works in this restaurant. Tsubasa has been flirting on her lately.

Well, speaking of introduction, I haven't introduced myself properly. Well, I'm Mikan Sakura, 19 years old. I don't continue my study in college. It isn't like my parents don't have the money to pay it. They have it. A lot actually. They're rich. But then, my sister and I decided to run away a year ago. 2 reasons for it.

"Misaki-sensei! Tsubasa! Misaki! Akira! I'm off now!" I shouted to my colleagues at the restaurant

"Save journey, Mikan!" they shouted back.

Huh… It's winter. So cold. I have to walk back home. My house is walking-distance, anyway.

So where was I? O, yes. First reason. I was force to marry someone who I never met before, just for the sake of my parents' business relation. I have two other older sisters, Shiori and Kaoru Sakura. They both already ended up marrying someone they don't even know before. I remember they cried so hard because of it. But in the end, they couldn't do anything. But the same thing won't happen to me, sister.

"Ah, darn it!" I shout to no particular person.

I just realized I forgot my hat at the restaurant. And now, the snow will stick all over my hair.

"I guess I better run now."

I looked at my watch. It showed 6.30 p.m. Hotaru should be awake by now. I sighed for no reason.

Maybe I just tired of this life.

And now, second reason. It's for my sister sake. My parents, they hate my sister, so much. They kept yelling at her. I couldn't stand it. Why? Why are you so mean? You knew she is sick. But you kept on pressuring her. It's like that your world would be better without her. Is it because her illness? It drained your money a lot for her treatment, huh? My anger exploded when my father slapped her. My sister was angry that time. She yelled at our parents. She couldn't bare the pain in her heart because our parents kept yelling at her for no good reasons. She was crying. And yet, my father slapped her? Was he that ashamed to have a sick daughter like my sister?

From my story, you can tell that my parents are evil, right? Yeah, maybe. But it's not that I want to eliminate them or want to have another parent. I already accepted them no matter how cruel they are. I mean they're my parents, right? God gave them to me. I have no right to eliminate or replace what God has given to me. I'm just angry to them. Now, I have the right for it. To be angry to them. Yeah, that's what making me standing here. In front of this small minimalist house, where me and my sister lived now. And actually, I can stay at my parent's huge mansion

So who's my sister I've been mentioning? I have said her name you know. Yes, Hotaru, Hotaru Sakura (Author: ok, I know this is weird, but then, I don't know how I can put her with Hotaru Imai if she is Mikan's sister. Do you prefer Mikan Imai?). The truth is, she's my twin sister.

You know what? I've pity Hotaru a lot. She once told me that she preferred not to be born to this world. She has some kind of weird disease. This disease makes her can't stand sun light. And how can you live your life normally with a kind of disease like that? She has to sleeps during day time, and wakes up if it's already sunset. And one faithful day made our physical appearances are so different. I won't tell you that, at least for now, because it's just too sad.

When we were kids, I always accompany her at night. I know no one will accompany her, even my other sisters. They are just too busy with their own works. She was still smiling to me. But when we grew up, I can't be with her all the time. I have a life to live on too. I had to do my homework, hang around with my friends, and sort kind of things in your youth. The worse thing is, our parents kept yelling at her, instead of cheering her up. But, I have my own reason for letting this happen…

I don't know exactly since when she started to stop smiling like this. But I know for sure what made her like this. It's because she found out the fact that her life is pitiful and unfortunate. Because no one cheering her up. Because no one accompany her again. Well, I can actually. But then it would give her fake happiness and hope that is hopeless. She would depend herself too much on me. It won't be good for her. It's better for her to know the real fact of her own life, so she won't depend her life to anyone except herself. And she will start find happiness and hopes by herself, in time. Before I go. Like I said before, I have a life to live on too. But for now… I will always be by her side, to help her achieve what she thinks is the best for her.

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Author's note: So, how was it? It's a little boring right now because we're still in prologue. But I promise that after the prologue has done, it won't happen. I put some humors so it won't be sad. Oh, almost forgot… Review, people! So, let us continue to Chapter 2!