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Chapter 1:

She pulled her hair up into a ponytail with a black ribbon and lazily changed into her uniform. She looked around her room and grimaced at the mess. Her books were strewn across her bed and her bag was nowhere to be found. Mikan glanced at the clock and gave a yelp. Again, she was going to be late! She gathered up her books and threw open the covers, grabbed her bag and slammed out of her room. Her rushed footsteps echoed off the quiet corridors as she hustled past the rooms, trying hard to remember who's taking her class for the first block. She sped across the hallway, and turned at the corner almost knocking into her homeroom door. Praying silently, she entered.

She rolled her eyes as she saw the class still in cacophony. It was unusual for the teachers to be late, especially Jinno sensei. She flopped at her desk as she clutched her grumbling stomach; she had missed breakfast and dinner the night before because the exams were round the corner and she had spent the night studying. Thinking that the teacher would not be coming at all after a few minutes, she slipped out of the room to get some food.

"Ow, I'm sorry!" Mikan muttered as she bumped into a person as she rounded the corner, nearly falling backwards.

"Ah, Natsume-kun" She looked at his disheveled appearance and gasped. He had several cuts across his face and his right shoulder seemed to be broken. His crimson eyes were still so piercing, but he looked drained of energy. Mikan reached out instinctively to support him, but he just shrugged her hands off with a snarl.

"Get your hands off me!" He tried to brush past her but held back the wince as his right arm knock into her. He held onto the wall for support, panting.

She kicked his foot and knocked him hard on the head, nullifying his Alice at the same time as she grabbed his left arm and helped him along. They stumbled along the corridor as Natsume fought her hold.

"Stop moving, you idiot!"

"Then go away!"

They stopped outside his room and she kicked the door open. His room was furnished lavishly with all the expensive furniture and a real good view outside the window. She helped him to the sofa and hurried to the toilet, getting a basin of water. Natsume sank into the sofa, but his eyes followed her everywhere as she searched his room for a towel, to no avail. She knelt down on the floor as she attempted to clean his wounds, but he just deftly smacked her handkerchief away.

"Will you just stop fidgeting?!" Mikan snapped.

"Don't need your help, get out" Natsume said coldly, staring into her eyes.

Mikan stood up and glared at him for a moment, and threw the cloth at his face, stalking out of his room and slamming the door behind her. "Fine, suit yourself," she mumbled on her way out.

He clenched the white handkerchief with a sakura flower embroidered at the corner in his hands and felt a jolt of pain shoot through his arm. He really was injured, bad. He tore the bandage with his teeth and wrapped it around his right arm, and cleaned his wounds. He was on a mission, and it turned messy when he was discovered. At least he managed to complete it, or else he would be hurt more badly by the Academy. He collapsed onto the sofa, as the pain dulled with sleep.

Mikan chomped into her strawberry tart, annoyed. She had only meant to help; there was no need for him to be so ungrateful and unappreciative. Sitting at the sakura tree, she recounted as she arrived in this school a year ago; when she found out about her seemingly useless Alice, found friends as well as enemies, found joy and sorrow.

She was reunited with Hotaru after being admitted into Alice Academy, and made many new friends. Natsume was naturally at loggerheads with her, and she never really understood what was going on inside his head.

She reached into her pocket for her handkerchief to clean the cream off the corner of her mouth, but remembered she left it in his room. Sighing, she wiped the cream off the back of her hands and washed it off in the toilet.

When she returned to class, everyone was crowded at the front, all over Narumi sensei. He beamed as he saw her enter the class and called her to the front too. Narumi was holding a poster in his hands, and everyone around was talking animatedly.

SCHOOL CARNIVAL

Gakuen Alice is holding it's very own carnival and each class is supposed to organize its very own activity to attract as many customers and earn as much money as possible on that day. The class that manages to earn the most money will win each student either 100 rabbit food voucher or 50 rabbits!

So get going and start organizing. Every class must have full attendance and everyone must participate. Or else, that class will be forfeited!

Have fun and we hope to see the carnival a success!

19th September

12pm – 7pm

Mikan shot a knowing glance at Hotaru and saw her obsessed eyes fixed on the prize. There was no way she was going to give up such a good bargain and she knew Hotaru was going to make everyone participate by hook or by crook. However, she too was excited by the carnival. 100 rabbit food vouchers for everyone was just a dream come true!

Everyone in the class started brainstorming and coming up with ideas on what they wanted to do for the coming carnival and in the end, the class came to a consensus on a café. They had the best cook in the school in their class and many of the students' Alices could be used. They had Koko to read the customers' minds so they need not really speak their mind; it'd be the most convenient café ever! Hence everyone agreed to this idea as they were certain this would earn them big bucks.

"What about Natsume? The poster said everyone in the class must participate." Someone voiced out.

"He will be involved." Hotaru said evilly.

Everyone in the class just stared as she smiled crudely to herself, patting her 'baka gun'.

The next few days were spent preparing for the carnival but it was pretty disastrous in the class. There was almost constant disagreements and there will always be someone being thrown across the classroom or seen floating in the air. However, Hotaru kept the class progressing with her baka gun constantly with her and within two days, the classroom was transformed into a elegant, high class café. Even Natsume joined in the preparation, not wanting to be threatened constantly by Hotaru.

In the end, the class is separated into waiters, receptionists, advertisers and cook. Anna, with the cooking Alice, will obviously be the main chef, accompanied by a few others.

Koko, Mochu, Mikan, Natsume will be the waiters and waitresses as Mochu can conveniently use his telekinesis on the food and drinks, speeding up the service. Hotaru will obviously be stationed at the counter, being the cashier and the rest of the class will be out advertising for their café.

After a hard day's work, everyone retired back to their room to get enough rest, the carnival is after all, just the next day.

Mikan rubbed her aching shoulder as she walked along the corridor.

"Ah, my hanky." She turned around and climbed another storey, walking towards Natsume's room. Being a special star, he had the privilege of having the whole level to himself. Knocking on the door, Mikan waited but nothing happened. She twisted the doorknob gently and entered the dark room; no one was in there. She walked in slowly, picking her way through the clothes all over the floor. She had no idea where the light switch was.

And suddenly, the door slammed.

Hey guys, I figured I want to try writing a fic that happens in the academy itself, and stick more to the manga. The plot will be different though, obviously. Yup hope you guys enjoyed that, I can't really write good introductions so you guys might want to help me improve (:

Thanks.