Those everlasting footsteps.
Summary
Officially Natsume's girlfriend, the beautiful 13-year-old brunette felt like the most luckiest girl in this world.
But as she thought things would get better, her life was becoming a total wreck.
— Will she fall into the hands of the AAO?
Miyuki: My second fanfic. Yeah, I needed a break from my study hiatus. So here I am with this fanfiction! I personally liked it very much as I put in alot of effort. My writing style for this was slightly inspired by jc-zala. All my works in are 100 original. After reading, please review!
My current OC in this fanfiction is Ueda Kimiko.
Chapter 1: The new enemy.
A man clad in a black suit walked towards the brown-headed man who was sitting in the middle of the room. "Reo-san, She has arrived." The man whispered into his ear silently.
Reo's bored expression turned into a smirk. "Ask her to come in and close the door behind you." The man nodded in approval and proceeded out.
A girl with waist-length pink coloured pigtails opened the door. "Reoooooo?" She called out flirtatiously as she looked at him.
"Did you call me here for a mission or something else?" she asked as she noticed Reo starting at her like a sicko.
Reo quickly snapped back to reality after hearing her call out to him. "It's a mission, Kiki-chan." He then took out a file containing a girl's information. "We're going to have fun together on this mission." Reo said smirking.
Kimiko glanced through the files. "Sakura Mikan.. Age 14.. Nullification and Stealing-Alice?" She murmured as she looked up at the singer. "We're going to get her to the AAO? She seems useful."
Reo looked serious for a moment. "She's no easy thing, Kiki-chan. That's why I'm coming with you." Kimiko smiled at him cheerfully.
Saving a maiden in distress was like a hobby for her. She's gotten many missions before, but she sensed this was going to be fun. She glanced over at the picture. The girl was a pretty little thing.
Her smile turned into a frown as she realised what Reo said in his last sentence. "How are you going to come with me as a 23-year-old? I bet everybody at the academy knows you're from the AAO already." She giggled at her little boy's act.
Reo then took out a candy and tore the cover. "I hope this works." He muttered under his breath. After swallowing the sweet, a blinding light engulfed him and he appeared as a 13 year old teenager.
Kimiko widened her eyes for a moment and looked back at the teenager sized Reo. "I got to admit, you look even cuter when you're a 13 year old." She giggled as she tickled his chin with her finger and pulled him to a kiss.
As they were making out, the same man opened the door and interrupted them. The both turned to look at the interrupter. Kimiko held out her hand at the man, ready to strike. "Kiki-chan, its okay." Reo said as he broke the kiss. "Speak, shidou." He said to the same man.
Shidou apologised to the both. "Reo-san, the car to pick both of you has arrived. I'll be waiting downstairs." He quickly ended his conversation and closed the door behind him.
"Anyway, Kiki-chan, there are still two more teammates in this mission. We'll meet them at the school." Reo said as he rested his right hand on the table. "And, we're acting as siblings. " His last sentence made Kimiko stop in her tracks.
She turned back to face him. "Ahh. But I still get to get intimate with you huh, Reo-sama?" She giggled.
"Duh, of course." He smirked widely. As his most favourited girl, Reo wouldn't leave her with just any other guy . "Anyway, my name will be Ueda Keitaro then."
Kimiko nodded in approval. "Let's go Reo-sama." She giggled as she turned back and vanished into thin air. 'Say Hi to your new best friend, Mikan-chan!'
The brunette opened her eyes slowly as it became used to the light. She glanced around the room and noticed Natsume changing into his uniform in the bathroom. "I'm in Natsume's room..?" She whispered as she sat up. Suddenly, all her memories about last night came back to her head.
"Where am I..?" She looked around as she got up. It was a space-like place. No, there was just endless space with stars glittering all around. Where could she be?
"Sniff..Sniff.." It sounded like a cry. Mikan turned to the direction of the crying. There was a little girl with long flowing black hair sitting with her knees to her face. Mikan walked slowly to her.
The girl was crying softly, like she was alone.. and lonely.. Nobody to care for her anymore. All alone.. What would that feeling be like..?
Mikan extended her hand and patted the girl on her head. "Are you okay?.." She asked in a soft yet caring voice.
The girl looked up and her. To her horror, red tears were flowing out of the girl's innocent red, crimson eyes. Just as she was about to turn back and leave politely, the girl reached out for Mikan's arm. "Don't leave me.. don't leave me like everyone else.." The girl sniffed inbetween tears.
Mikan looked at the girl with a cheerful smile. "I won't.. But stay here.. I'll get help." She then ran a far distance before she heard the girl saying something. She turned back and noticed the girl had a spear in her hands.
"Onii-chan.. I thought you said you weren't going to leave me.." The girl sniffed and swayed around like a drunkard. "I trusted you for a while there.. But now.. It's time for you to die like everyone else.." The spear in her hands lifted into the air and went charging towards Mikan.
She closed her eyes tightly and screamed out loud, waiting for the pain to hit her.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH." she screamed as she sat up on her bed. Mikan realised she was in her room once again. Before she could heave a sigh of relief, a wind came rustling into her room, startling her. She screamed again and ran out to Natsume's room.
"Natsume! Natsume! Open the doorrr!!" She frantically screamed, banging her fist on Natsume's door as tears fell down her eyes.
The door opened, revealing Natsume, rubbing his eyes in a sleepy manner. Mikan was so afraid that she immediately hugged Natsume as she saw him. "NATSUMEEEEEE!" she wailed, crying into his chest.
He gladly let her in, knowing she had another nightmare like the previous night. Mikan cuddled him as she laid her head on his chest. "Natsume.." she whispered before she fell into a deep slumber.
"I had the same nightmare again?" She whispered as she rubbed her hurting head. Natsume came out of the bathroom with his towel behind his back. "You're finally awake, polka-dots." He said as he ruffled his hair. "Go bathe, your clothes are inside."
Mikan smiled cheerfully at her boyfriend. "Thanks, Natsume!" She said as she skipped ito the showers. It was December the 1st, and everybody was excited about the upcoming Christmas party. She hummed a familliar tune as she danced around in the bathroom.
The two stepped out of the limousine. "Ahhh. Keitaro. I love the snow!" Kimiko giggled as she hopped around trying to catch the snow.
Keitaro grinned. "But you love me more don't you?" He said as he held her waist. Kimiko stuck her tongue out at him and and continued dancing around the snowy weather. Keitaro looked at his adorable sister. Nothing could please him more than having her.
"Let's go, Kiki-chan." He said as he placed his hands into his brown coat. Kimiko happily followed him behind as she muffled with her white coat-like-dress.
Just as they reach outside the class, Kimiko called out to him. "Keitarooo. I'm coldd." She asked, giving him her innocent look.
Keitaro placed his hands on the wall behind Kimiko, staring into her honey-coloured eyes. Kimiko and him blushed slightly as he hugged her and they started making out, causing a commotion in the class with was just beside them, Class A.
There were many whispers from inside the classroom, and some daring ones who came out to watch the two make out.
As they deepened the kiss, their tongues intertwined and they playfully kissed each other. After attracting so much attention, the both did not stop, yet they continued to kiss each other flirtatiously.
"Disgusting fools."
The two turned to the person who disturbed their kiss. They both knew who he was. The infamous Hyuuga Natsume, who was the one who was interrupting, was standing there with his girlfriend, Sakura Mikan.
Keitaro looked towards Natsume, while Kimiko was hiding behind him. "Keitarooo. That boy is such a meanie." Kimiko squeaked, pointing to Natsume.
The anger in Natsume was burning up. Not only did these two created a damn commotion, but that damn girl was irritating with her squeaky voice. A fire lit up in his hands but was soon extinguished. He look towards his girlfriend.
"Mikan, don't spoil my fun." He looked at her with his stoic face. Mikan looked confused at him. "I didn't do anything, Natsume." The couple then looked towards the siblings. The girl had her hand held out towards Natsume.
Just as Natsume was about to lit up another fire, somebody blew into his ear and he blacked out.
Mikan looked over at her boyfriend."Narumi-sensei! You didn't have to do that!" She complained to the blonde teacher as she hit him lightly. "Sorry, Mikan." He laughed.
"Oh, I see the siblings have arrived." Narumi said looking at the two. Everybody stared at them with widened eyes. Siblings making out with each other? That was really weird. Everybody expected them to be lovers or something, but not siblings.
Keitaro shrugged and just held Kimiko's hand and walked into the classroom.
After everyone had settled down, Narumi began introducing them. "This two are the Ueda siblings. Kimiko and Keitaro." Kimiko waved at the class happily while Keitaro gave his signature smile, which left the girls and the boys in the class with hearts in their eyes. "Take your seats. Kimiko can sit beside Mikan and Keitaro beside Koko."
The both stood root to their places, leaving Narumi and the rest of the class stunned for a while. "You can take your seats now, Kimiko and Keitaro." He repeated again.
Keitaro adjusted his earring and looked at Narumi. "I'm seating together with Kimiko at the back of the class alone." He whispered into his ear. Narumi stood there paralyzed by the power. He realised that Keitaro and Reo had both the same Alices, which made him wary of the two siblings. "This period's free time.." He whispered as he clutched his head and walked out slowly. The siblings then walked up to their seats, while having everyone stare at them.
"Hello, Mikan-chan! I hope I didn't hurt your boyfriend!" Kimiko greeted as she nudged Mikan. Kimiko and Keitaro were sitting behind Mikan, Natsume and Ruka, which pleased the two much.
Mikan turned back and look at the two. "Hello, Kimiko-chan! How did you know my name?" She asked, confused. She didn't recall introducing herself to the two yet.
Kimiko giggled as she placed both her hands into her dress pocket. "You're the academy's sweetheart! And your boyfriend is the infamous Hyuuga Natsume right? I heard so much about you before I even entered this school!" Kimiko then pointed to the boys who were staring at Mikan with hearts in their eyes. Some even drooling at the sight of her magnificent figure and body. "I guessed right!"
Her words just astounded Mikan. She never knew she was so popular in the school. (Dense much?) She gave Kimiko her best smile. "I have a feeling we're going to be good friends, Kimiko-chan!"
Kimiko blushed slightly. Mikan smiled at her and she immediately knew what to do. "Come on, Kimiko! I'll introduce you to my friends!" She said as she pulled Kimiko to her group of friends.
"Damn.. Where am I?" Natsume sat up as he looked at the surroundings. The smell of medicine engulfed the room and Natsume felt vomit. He remembered what happened back there. "Stupid Naru." He muttered under his breath.
But something bugged him even more. 'What were the siblings? What Alices did they have? How did the girl manage to extinguish his fire? Did she have the Nullification Alice too?' He shook off those thoughts. The only way he could find out was to go and find them himself.
He struggled to get up, but he was just too weak. He was thinking about Mikan now. He worried if she was in danger. The siblings gave him a bad feeling. He couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed the crutches nearby and struggled slowly towards the door. Just as he was about to open the door, voices of laughter came from the other side. He stepped back, wanting to see who was about to enter.
"Mikan?" He muttered as he heard his girlfriend's squeals and laughter. The door opened, revealing the siblings, Mikan and the usual group.
Mikan took a look at her boyfriend. "Natsume! Are you okay? Can you move? What's wrong with you?" She asked, shooting the questions all at his face. Natsume just placed his hand over her mouth. "Shush. I can't answer all your questions at once." Mikan giggled at the sight of her boyfriend.
Kimiko leaned towards the black-headed boy. "Are you okay?" She asked, "concerned". Natsume just turned his head away and answered coldly. "Get away from me."
Tears were forming in Kimiko's eyes. "Mikan-channn!" She wailed as she hugged onto Mikan and cried into her chest. Mikan looked caringly at her and patted her head. "It's okay, Kimiko-chan. Natsume is always like that!" She giggled. Kimiko's innocent eyes met Mikan's. "Realllyyyy?"
"Really, Kimiko-chan!" She answered back. Kimiko, satisfied with her answer, hopped over to Keitaro. "I believe you, Mikan-chan!" Mikan just smiled in satisfication.
Koko, Kitsuneme, Nonoko, Ruka and Anna stared at the worn-out Natsume.
"He's not going to get well soon, I guess." Nonoko said, looking at him from head to toe.
Kitsuneme agreed. "Natsume, you have to stay here til you recover from Narumi's pheromone."
Natsume just placed his hand under his chin and rested it on the table. "Sorry, I can't. I am Mikan's bodyguard as well as her boyfriend. I'm not going to leave her alone." He said as he struggled to get up, but ended up on the floor.
"It's okay! Onii-chan and I can help you look after Mikan!" Kimiko suddenly suggested out of the blue. Natsume was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. All the more he couldn't let the siblings take care of her. Who knows what will happen to her.
Keitaro grinned and agreed. "Yea. We'll help you take care of your girlfriend, Hyuuga." Natsume noticed his grin and just pouted. All the more he couldn't let her go with them.
"We'll take care of Mikan as well! No worries Natsume." Koko said, in his ever smiling face. Everybody agreed by nodding their heads. Natsume felt a little better, with the rest of the gang helping out, the siblings couldn't do much.
Natsume looked at his girlfriend's amber eyes. She was worried, and he couldn't make her worry anymore.. "Whatever." He said nonchalantly, maintaning his stoic face. Which earned him a cheerful smile on Mikan's face. "But if she gets hurt, you guys are dead." He added in.
Everybody slapped each other high fives. Little did they know the two "siblings" were about to plot something.
Narumi had assigned both the siblings to the Special Ability class instead of the Dangerous Ability class after much persuading from Mikan. Though the both were assigned their rooms and classes, their star rank was not confirmed and they needed to go through a test before they confirm it.
The group walked towards the siblings who were getting ready for their tests.
"Speaking of which, we never did ask about your Alices yet!" Koko popped up the question. Everybody looked at him and they must say, they agreed totally.
"Yup, Keitaro-kun, Kimiko-chan, show us your Alices!" Nonoko and Anna chorused together. Mikan nodded her head excitedly. "I would love to see your alice, Kimiko-chan!" the brunette squealed.
The two siblings looked at each other and laughed. "You'll get to see our Alices later you know, so be sure to cheer for us." Keitaro winked at Anna and Nonoko, which resulted in them squealed like fangirls. "Mmmmhm." Kimiko hummed sweetly, presenting a smile. "We're facing Jinno-sensei actually. So we'll do our best!"
The both walked up to the hall gracefully, before the match started, Kimiko kissed Keitaro affectionately on the lips. "Good luck, onii-chan." She whispered into his ear. He let nothing out but a bored sigh, the match was going to be boring.
Jinno, who was disgusted at the way the siblings acted, immediately started the match by zapping a lightning at their feet. The two siblings dodged it effortlessly.
Kimiko was starting to get grumpy. The match was not going to be fun after all. "C'mon sensei! I know you can do better than that." She said, twirling a lock of her hair. "I thought you were one of the stronger teachers in the school, but I guess I was wrong." Jinno was getting really agitated by her proudness. "You're too full of yourself, little girl." He then zapped two bolts of lightning at her feet again, which Kimiko had anticipated. She evaded every attack he sent at her.
"Stop moving." a soft yet piercing voice said into his ear. Jinno suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Shit." He cursed under his breath. He didn't realised the siblings were that powerful. "Jinno-sensei!" A girl's voice came from behind him. He turned behind to see Kimiko moving at a blinding speed and staring at him with a sly smile. As he spaced out, Keitaro kicked his back and he flew towards the wall while Kimiko threw minature daggers at him, which pinned his clothes to it. He couldn't free himself from the grip. Keitaro slammed his head on the wall. "So what star rank do we get, sensei?" He asked the teacher, who was struggling in pain.
"Let go off me." Jinno said, trying to act the stern man he was, but to the two siblings, his act was a total failure. "Okay, sensei!" Kimiko said as the daggers vanished into thin air. Keitaro followed suit and released his grip on the poor teacher. "I've decided." He said, dusting off the dirt on his coat. "The both of you are going into the Special rank."
Cheers and whistles filled the hall as the two siblings hugged each other. "Principal students eh. This is going to be fun!" Kimiko giggled into Keitaro's ear." Yes my beloved Kiki-chan. The downfall of Gakuen Alice shall start today."
Miyuki: How was it? I guessed the main people this chapter revolved around is Reo and Kimiko. I had to introduce the two main antagonist first! Yes, incase you noticed, there are still 2 more students from the AAO which has not been found out yet. I plan to do so in the later chapters, so stay tuned! Anyway, most of you should have realised that Hotaru was not in this chapter. I have something else something planned for her anyway.
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