Chapter 1: Her Decision

Mikan teleported back to the academy injured severely, slowly healing. She pulled herself towards where she was meant to meet Persona. She continued till she saw him and collapsed, he ran forward and held her up, "What happened?" he asked face full of worry. He wasn't wearing his mask today so his emotions can be shown clearly. Mikan's mask slipped off her face and she said, "Nothing, I was injured. I will be fine by morning, its just slowly healing. Can you bring me back to my room? I need rest to heal"

He nodded and carried her back to her room discreetly without any students noticing. He placed his thumbes on the fingerprint scanner and the door to my suite opened. When she placed him on the bed he said, "You really don't have to do it. It can be left to the other students"

"I'm fine, I have to do it. They have suffered a lot, they deservers to be in the light. I have the power and I should use it" Mikan said smiling at him

"I'll tell Narumi you are not feeling well so you can miss a day of class tomorrow, a day more should be fine." Persona said

"I'm fine, Rei-nii. All I need is rest. I'll be healed by tomorrow" she said

"If you say so" he said, "I'll leave you to rest, but if you are not healed by tomorrow just stay in your rooms. I'll notify Narumi"

"Thank you, Rei-nii" she said, "Good night" I added sleepily

She could hear his reply before fading out into the darkness.

Mikan woke up to my alarm ringing. She set my alarm two hours early so that she could prepare before class. Mikan got off bed tired and painful everywhere. She stared at the black rose mask on the vanity reminding her of what needs to be done. She headed to the bathroom for a warm, relaxing shower. Once she was done she changed into her uniform and stood in front of the mirror trying to find ways to hide her cuts and bruises, she was not fully healed and she could feel the pain but she would make sure she is her usual self. Once she made sure none can be seen, she made sure her smile would be like usual. Everyone would be worried about her since she had missed a week of class. Once she made sure everything was perfect she headed down and straight to class.

When she opened the door she greeted everyone with her usual cheerfulness. Mikan ran up to hug Hotaru but was hit with her Baka gun. "I just wanted to hug you Hotaru" Mikan said and she replied, "Being hugged by a dummy makes me dumb too."

"What a meanie you are" Mikan said joking

She headed to her seat and found Natsume sleeping with a manga on his face and her little brother, Youichi seating on his lap. Their relationship is kept a secret to everyone but it is known to everyone that Youichi sees her as a sister not knowing she is his true sister. "Morning, Natsume" Mikan called as she sat down

"How noisy you are" he said from below the manga

Youichi reached for Mikan and said, "Mikan oneechan" he said

"Youichi, how was your sleep?" she asked

"I'm fine" Mikan said and reached to carried him, "Come here"

She carried him, she could fill the pain by her ribs and winced. "Are you ok?" Youichi asked worried and Natsume immediately sat up and looked at her. Mikan replied, "I'm fine, just not feeling well. Maybe I should have rested for another day." She said smiling, she could feel people's eyes on her worried. She looked up and told everyone, "I'm fine, just tired" she said with her usual big smile

Just then the door opened and Narumi sensei came in, in his usual weird clothing. Everyone went back to their seat and Narumi stood in front of the class and said, "Free time today" and left.

Everyone stood up and did what they usually did. Mikan look down to Youichi and asked, "What do you want to do?"

He got off and started pulling me. Mikan followed him asking, "Where are we going?"

He pulled her into the Special Stars dorms and to my room. He was short so he had to use the fingerprint scanner that was by the plant outside Mikan's room and pulled her into my room. "You should rest" he said, "You are sick"

"Fine" she said giving up for she was really tired and she was not fully healed

Mikan walked towards her bed and lay down tired. Once she landed in bed she has lost consciousness.

Mikan woke up to the sound of someone crying. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked around the room and found it dark, the sun has set. Mikan reached towards her bedside table and reached for the remote that controls the light and curtains of the room and turned on the light. Once the light came on, she found Youichi in front of her vanity holding something crying. She got off bed and ran immediately to check on him. "What happened?" she asked looking at him worried

Youichi looked up and she could see what he was holding, it was her mission mask. "Why?" he asked, "Why?"

"Because I have the power" she replied, stroking his cheeks. "Because if I do it, no one else has too."

She hugged him and let him cry till he fell asleep then carried him to bed and placed him in bed to rest. Mikan picked up the remote from the table and turned of the lights. She patted him and said, "I'm sorry"

Mikan lay down next to him and fell asleep forgetting the darkness that is around her.