Juz gonna stand there and watch me burn, but it's alright because,

I like the way it hurts,

Juz gonna stand there and hear me cry, but it's alright because,

I LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE,

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE.

~Flashback~

Three kids lay on the green grass patch as they stared at the night sky above. An occasional airplane flew by, sending loud blares into the childrens' ears, but the silence of the night was not broken. They were waiting, waiting patiently, for what you'll call a meteor shower, the Leonid meteor shower. They read in books, that if you made a wish during this natural phenomenon, a wish would come true.

Another minute passed by, finally, the girl could not tolerate the silence anymore.

"Natsume-nii, why did our parents leave us?" The 5 year old brunette asked the 6 year old boy. The boy stayed silent for a while as yet another airplane flew by.

"My parents died in an air crash, I'm not too sure about your parents…" The raven haired boy's eyes followed the plane till it disappeared among the clouds, before closing his eyes again. He never did believe in such wishy washy stuff to be honest.

"Ruka-nii-chan, how did my parents die?" The inquisitive brunette asked again, obviously not satisfied with the other boy's answer.

"Your parents didn't die Mikan-chan…" The blonde boy adjusted his head a little, so he could face the curious one.

"But Natsume-nii said his parents died…"

"Your parents are still here," the blonde pointed to the girl's chest, "in your heart…"

"Huh? They are living in my heart?" the brunette touched her chest. It's impossible for two grown up adults to squeeze into a tiny heart, wouldn't it. She cracked her brain for a little while before giving up.

"Yeah…" The blonde shifted his head to face the starry night sky again.

"When will someone come and adopt us?" The questions would not stop coming. She hated silence. It was scary, like death...

"I don't know…"

Once again, it was silent. The girl just could not read the atmosphere. Rolling herself over a little to face the raven haired boy, she closed her eyes. It has been like that, always been. No matter who else it was, she just could not get the sense of security she got from the two older brother like figures. Although they were not related by blood, they somehow felt like they did.

The next second, she saw, from the corner of her eye, something shoot across the night sky. That star stood out among the rest, shining more brilliantly, moving at such a high speed, only to disappear after you blink your eyes. Then, another one appeared. And another one. And another one.

"Hey… look, shooting stars…" She pointed towards the night sky. The sleepy boys opened their eyes slowly, and behold, a storm of shooting stars right before their eyes, shooting across the sky, like there wasn't a care in the world.

"Natsume, Ruka-nii-chan, make a wish!"

"Tch. You believe in those stupid stuff?"

"…"

"Mikan-chan, what do you wish for?"

"For us to stay together and forever even after we get adopted!"

"Baka. Say it out and it won't come true anymore." The raven hair boy snapped at the brunette.

"But Ruka-nii asked!"

The three broke out in laughter, laughter that came purely from the bottom of their hearts.

~End of flashback~

But what if, what he said was really true.

Mikan's POV

10 years have past… and still no sign of them…

Natsume-nii, Ruka-nii, where are you?

"Mikan! Time for dinner!"

I put down the picture we took together and rushed down for dinner.

A month after I made that wish, a rich woman, who was my current adoptive mother took me in. She treats me real well and allows me to go to this prestigious school called Gakuen Alice. I still remember that day, when I stepped out of the orphanage, the two boys tear streaked faces as I waved goodbye to them, after that, I stayed locked up in my room before I was greeted by the warm face of my mum.

2 years ago, I went back to the orphanage to ask look through the records if they were adopted, record shows that they have been, but to where? They didn't record… but they were adopted by the same parents, hope they are doing fine now… They should be handsome and talented 16 year olds now… *sigh* I miss them…

"Hi, mum!"

"Hey sweetie, look what we got for tonights dinner…"

"Coq au Feu!"

"Yep! Your favourite! Enjoy!"

"Thanks!"

"Iitadakimasu!"

After I finished my dinner, I went straight to doing my homework.

"Grew up in a small town, and when the rain would…" My handphone rang. I reached for it and answered.

"Moshi moshi, Sumire-chan…"

"Heyhey! Finally some good gossip, I heard two hot guys are transferring over to our school tomorrow!"

"*sigh* Sumire-chan, do you really only care about these stuff. Then what about your current suitors?"

"I'll dump them straight in their faces."

"You really never change do you…"

"Do I sound like I care? No. Anyways, come to school earlier, and PRETTIER, we can't afford to have our school flower looking all haggish."

"I'm not interested in guys…"

"Well, then you'll be an old lonely lady when you grow up…"

"Oh shut up."

"*laughs* bye!"

"B-" I was interrupted by my mother's voice

"MIKAN! HOTARU-CHAN SAID YOU WERE ENGAGED ON YOUR HANDPHONE, SO SHE CALLED!"

Oh shit. Her 5 second rule.

5…

4…

3…

2…

1…

"*Pant* hey Ho-chan ! Wassup !"

"Don't wassup me after you almost broke the 5 second rule."

"Hee… Sorry…"

"Anyway, just a reminder to do your math worksheet. Bye."

Oh shit. the math worksheet... i think it's still stuck in school...

Crap. Jin-jin's gonna kill me.