DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GAKUEN ALICE NOR DO I OWN YUMEIRO PATISSIERE. THEY BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS.

Mikan had escaped from the ESP and made it to the outside world. She felt a deep pain in her chest for leaving everyone she loved. She knew that in her heart she didn't want to leave, but she had no other choice, the ESP can't be silenced forever and with her alice growing weaker by the minute means she had to go. It's going to be okay. Natsume is alive and so are Hotaru and the others. If I stayed, I'll be nothing but a burden to them. The ESP wants me, not them, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Mikan thought. Even though she tried everything to resent her from breaking down and crying she still felt lonely, lost and in pain. She's still deeply wounded from the battle and using her alice to escape really drained her. What's worse is that she doesn't know where she is. She was too distracted of concentrating on a safe place, so she ended up in an unfamiliar place. She was outside at what seemed to be an academy. There was sign that said Welcome to St. Marie Academy. From outside the gates Mikan can see there was an old man standing in front a giant statue of what seemed to be a fairy. Her head ached, she touched her forehead and felt something wet, and it was blood. She groaned, her head isn't the only thing bleeding her arms and legs are full of blood too. She was scared she that she might die and never get to see Natsume and the others. She tried to call the old man for help but she was too weak. Meanwhile, the old man kept hearing footsteps and felt confused of whose footsteps were they. He turned around a little girl limping towards him.

"Ms! Are you okay?!" the man asked.

"He-he" Mikan tried to say help but she couldn't. She couldn't bear with the pain anymore so she ended up fainting. The old man was alarmed and asked for help from the students who happen to be passing by. They brought her to the Kashino General Hospital since her injuries are too severe for the school's infirmary. The man stayed with her until she woke up 4 days after.

"Huh? Where am I? "

"You're in Kashino General Hospital. You fainted outside our school gates." the man in her room said.

"NANI?! Gomen! I've caused you so much trouble. I'm sorry but I don't have any money to pay you back for the hospital bills. And if it's not a trouble, may I ask for your name?"

"It's Yoshida Naoki
(A/N: this is just a made up name since the chairman in Yumeiro Patissiere had no name.)
And don't worry, I'm the chairman of that school I only did what I think is right so you should not feel guilty. I shall ask a question from you too."

"Hai."

"Where are your parents?"

"Ano, my parents are de-dead."

"Souka, I'm sorry for your loss. Do you have any relatives? Where do you live?"

"Ano, I don't have any relatives that I know of. I used to live in an academy but our academy umm, something just happened. I'm sorry I don't really want to talk about what happened in the academy. "

"Lastly, what's your name?"

"Sakura. Sakura Mikan."

"Nice to meet you Sakura-san. Well, since you don't have anywhere to go, I'm considering in offering you something."

"What offer would that be?"

"Well, since I believe in destiny, I thought that your arrival in the academy meant something. I'm offering you to stay in our academy, well for free of course. We will give you a room in one of our girl's dormitory, give you a suitable education and of course a monthly allowance. However, you have to adapt our school's standards and our form of education. You also have to study hard to be at least being the rank 5th of your class."

"Hai. I can do that but I don't know what I can do for your academy. For your offer, thank you so much Yoshida-san."

"You'll never know what you can do. Ah, I forgot to tell you, our school specializes in training students to be professional patisseries, this leaves to another question, do you know anything about making sweets?"

"Um, gomen, but I don't think so."

"Ah, souka, it's okay, we will have to train you then. Don't worry Sakura-san, just do your best."

"Hontoni arigatou."

"No problem, now I'll get you some food and after you get better you'll be attending classes, may I ask for your age so I would know in what class I could put you in."

"I'm 14 this year."

"Souka, thanks. Now please, stay in your bed while I get your food."

"I can't say thank you enough for your kindness Yoshida-san. But I'll say it again, hontoni arigatou." Mikan said with a huge smile on her face and Yoshida smiled back and went outside the room to get her food.

Mikan closed her eyes and prayed Kami-sama, thank you so much for helping me and leading me into this path. May you bless this man who has helped me and I hope you can watch over my friends in Alice academy, if it's not too much to ask. Papa and Mama, who are in heaven, please continue to watch over me. With that Mikan smiled again, it's the smile she hasn't done in the past few weeks, the smile of pure innocence and love.

I'm so sorry for those who have seen the older version of this story. My beta told me to take it down temporarily since she noticed some mistakes. So, here's the final one.

I hope you all like it. :)

Credits go to a certain friend of mine who is now my beta. (she doesn't want her name to be spoken of. :P)