Hello everybody
As you can see, this story is the sequel to the story 'Unbelievable fate'. And yes, this story was first named 'Unpredictable truth' but I changed it into 'Unpredictable destiny'. Well, it somehow has the connection between the two stories
Actually, you don't need to read the part 1 of the story which is 'Unbelievable fate'. You just need to know the summary:
Mikan is actually a princess. When she was a baby, her kingdom was attacked and her mother brought her to Hyuuga kingdom. She grew up there as an orphan and then she met Natsume, prince of Hyuuga kingdom. They fell in love yada yada and through many obstacles, they could be with each other now. That's all
But if you have time, you can read it.
And for this story 'Unpredictable destiny', it will be about Mikan's life in the castle as she has to learn how to be a princess. And slowly, she will discover the secret of her life and how she can get her kingdom back. And of course, there will be romance between Mikan and Natsume. Oh well, they live under the same roof after all. *shrug*-_-
Anyways, here is the first chapter. Please read and tell me what you think about it. Enjoy^^
P/S: I don't own Gakuen Alice. It is Higuchi Tachibana's.
Chapter 1
"WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR ARRIVAL…"
I didn't know if I was dreaming or not but in front of me now, there were hundreds of people kneeling down, shouting under the heavily rain.
So it is the truth. A tear escaped from my eyes. My vision slowly became blurry
"…PRINCESS MIKAN YUKIHIRA"
Just like I thought, I am the rightful heiress of the Yukihira kingdom.
And these people in front of me were now my underlings
I glanced to my right and saw Uncle Shiki walking to my place, kneeling down with a sword placed carefully in his hand
I took the sword from his hand and stared at the sakura crest
At that time, my destiny has been decided.
I had to revenge for my parents and gained back my kingdom
"Natsume, I'm sorry" I mumbled as the last tear fell down on my cheek.
Thunder began to rumble in the dark sky as the rain became heavier and heavier
My mind unconsciously drifted back to that day as if it was just yesterday.
The day that changed my fate forever…..
…..xXx….
Several months ago…
June, 2015
It was a beautiful day as the sky was painted a clear blue color and many fluffy white clouds floated around lazily. Just like any other days, the birds spread their wings and soared into the air, singing the happy song of a new bright day.
6 o'clock. A time that most of people would stay on bed and didn't care about anything else. In the house at the corner of the street, a lass about 16-year-old was sleeping soundly on bed, dreaming about a candy land.
"Howalons…." She murmured happily, snuggling into the hugging pillow
Yep. There was no word that could describe her happiness right now. In front of her right now were mountains of Howalons. Even the houses were made of that pink cotton candy. It was like in the story 'Hansel and Gretel'
Just by looking at those delicious fluffy pink candies, Mikan's eyes sparkled with excitement as she began to drool. She ran around and around, squealing every place that she went. This was clearly the best dream she had ever had
At last, she ended up in front of a statue made of Howalons. The brunette felt speechless when she looked at the statue. It was somehow … familiar. When she realized the person, Mikan immediately laughed out loud while rolling on the floor.
The statue was none other than her prince, Natsume Hyuuga. He had one foot on a big stone and his hand held a Howalons box, raising it up as high as he could. Surely, Mikan never thought Natsume would like Howalons. But seeing him in pink like that, she couldn't help but laughed. It was like he worshipped the pink cotton candy.
As she was too busy laughing, she failed to notice the black clouds slowly piling up on the sky. She wiped the tears coming from her and stared up into the endless boundary. At that place, she swore she saw the sun which was a big yellow thing
However, the 'sun' began to rise up and standing in front of her now was a giant chicken.
'Mikan-chan' It said angrily. Eh? Can chicken speak human language?
'MIKAN - CHAN' This time louder. The floor was shaking violently as Mikan started to feel scared
It stomped his feet to where Mikan was, trying to move his big round body. And when it stood right behind the statue, it bended down and swallowed Natsume-the-Howalons-statue into his stomach with one gulp. Mikan only watched in horror and slowly fainted down, letting the darkness to take control of her.
"Mikan-chan"
The brunette slowly opened her drowsy hazel eyes and looked around. There she saw Tsubasa sitting at the edge of her bed, looking as worried as ever
"Tsubasa-senpai?"
"Oh god, Mikan. You don't know how long I have been shaking you to wake you up. And I almost thought that you died" Tsubasa scolded with hands on his hip but nevertheless, he let out a relived sigh
"Sorry, Tsubasa-senpai" Mikan apologized as she yawned and stretched out her arms "And I'm too young to die anyways" She murmured sleepily
"Well, hurry up and come down. It is 6.30 already and we have to prepare for the festival" With that, he walked out of the room, closing the door.
Mikan stared at the door for a moment then shifted a yawn. She couldn't believe she had that kind of dream. Maybe, it was hilarious because not every day you could see Natsume holding a box of Howalons, not to mention worshipping it.
The brunette jumped down from her bed and made her way to the bathroom. Oh well, it was a brand new day for her.
…..xXx….
"Hey you guys, don't play with your food like that" Misaki scolded at the children at the table but no one heard her and continued playing with their foods.
"Good morning, Misaki-senpai. Good morning, everyone" Mikan greeted as she descended from the stair
"Good morning, Mikan-chan~" The children said in unison excitedly
"Now now, what have I told you? No playing with your food" Mikan quoted. The children began to whine. The brunette could only sigh. "If you don't eat, I have no other choice except forbidding you to attend the festival"
Just after a few seconds, all the food in the plate was gone as they smiled at the brunette innocently. Looking at their smiles, Mikan understood what they wanted "Okay. You can go outside to play but don't interrupt Misaki or Tsubasa while they are working"
"YAY. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH" They screamed in delight as they all ran out to the front yard to play.
"You know, you are spoiling them too much" Misaki mentioned as Mikan giggled at this
"I can't help it. They look so cute"
"You betcha"
"Misaki-senpai, I'm going to get some water at the river for us" Mikan said as she took the wooden bucket, making her way to the door
"Remember to come home soon" Misaki yelled out
"Okay" The brunette replied as she disappeared behind the door
…..xXx…..
Splash
Mikan dove into the river with the bucket in her hand. It was June already, however, the weather was still humid and hot. Mikan glanced at the clear blue sky then back at the crystal water. Somehow, she found an urge to take a swim around. Only dipped her foot in the river was not enough for her.
The brunette then sighed. She dipped the bucket into the water then walked to the river bank. Placing the bucket down, Mikan made herself comfortable on the grass as she gazed at the sky.
Today was such a beautiful day. Mikan thought to herself. She wondered if a day like this would come. So peaceful. Yet, so lonely
"What are you doing?"
A raspy voice came to her hearing as she looked up only to meet a pair of mesmerizing crimson eyes. Mikan immediately sat up and stared at the lad with widen eyes before she exclaimed out loud "Natsume…."
"Quiet down, Polka" Natsume grunted as he covered her mouth.
Natsume is the prince of Hyuuga kingdom. They met at the market and at that time, Mikan didn't know that Natsume was the prince since he was wearing disguise. However, Mikan only found out about that at the ball for the prince to choose a wife. And boy, she was very mad at him for lying to her like that.
Well, because she has fallen for him.
She didn't know when but her feeling for him grew stronger time by time. And just a few days ago, at this spot near the river, he apologized to her and at the same time, confessed to her. At first, of course, she didn't intend to forgive him but she loved him more than she could imagine so now, they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Although Mikan was too shy to admit it.
"What are you doing here, Natsume?" Mikan asked quietly
After making sure that there was no one around, Natsume took off his hood and sat down besides Mikan. "I come to meet you, what else's?"
Mikan rolled her eyes at this "Don't tell me you sneak out of the palace again"
The raven-haired only chuckled at this. "Don't worry, nothing could probably go wrong. They know that I'm here" Or not….
….
"OH MY GOSH, PRINCE NATSUME, WHERE ARE YOU?"
"YOUR HIGHNESS, PRINCE NATSUME HAS GONE MISSING AGAIN"
"PRINCE NATSUME, YOU STILL HAVE MANY PAPERS YOU NEED TO SIGN"
"PRINCE NATSUME, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE FESTIVAL TONIGHT"
"PRINCE NATSUME….."
"PRINCE NATSUME….."
Ka-boom
"WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?"
….
"So, what are you doing here, Polka?" Natsume turned his attention back to his girlfriend
"Mou, don't call me 'Polka'. My name is Mikan." The brunette pouted as Natsume chuckled at her cuteness "And I'm here to take some water. Tonight is the festival after all"
"What festival?" Natsume asked as a question mark appeared on his head
"And you call yourself the prince of this country"
"It's not my fault okay? I was locked up inside the castle so I don't know much about the festival here"
Mikan sighed "Fine then. Today is Rain Festival. In this day, a maiden has to sing a song and after she sings, if there is a rain then everybody can have a big harvest before winter comes. And if not, we will surely be starve "
"There are still people believing in that kind of thing?" Natsume said in disbelief
"I don't know but it is a tradition, you know"
"Then who is the unlucky maiden of this year?" Natsume asked, expecting an answer from the brunette but the thing he got was only silent. He raised one of his eyebrows in amusement, understanding the silent "Don't tell me…" He trailed off as he saw Mikan flinch "….you?"
There was a tint blush on both of her cheeks. How can Natsume be so damn smart?
"I was right, right?" Natsume exclaimed proudly with a smirk on his face.
Mikan even blushed harder at this statement and she finally gave in "Okay, you are right. I am the one who has to sing this year"
"Wow, I never thought there would be a mad person choose Polka to sing" Natsume teased
"It's not my fault, okay?" Mikan pouted "The president chooses by using darts"
"Dart?" The raven-haired lad raised an eyebrow
"Yep" Mikan nodded furiously
"So who was the girl last year?"
"Hotaru"
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"You are kidding, right?" Natsume inquired
"Believe it or not. She was the chosen one. She was furious when she found out about that. And she even charged the president some money. In the end, at the festival, a robot which looked like her appeared and sang." Mikan scoffed "I didn't know why but it still rained that year"
"Ruka will be pleased to hear that" Natsume's ruby eyes sparkled
Mikan looked at Natsume for a moment "So how are they anyways? Did they make any process?"
Natsume just sighed "You know your best friend. She is like an ice cube. Ruka tried to court her many times but she didn't feel anything"
Mikan smiled "That's Hotaru for you. And tell Ruka that don't try to court her. Even if he does that millions of times, Hotaru won't fall for him."
"Hn" Then suddenly, Natsume moved closer to Mikan. Their nose almost touched
"Natsume?" Mikan squeaked when she realized their closeness
"Mikan…do you love me?" Natsume asked out of the blue
.
.
.
"What?" Mikan titled her head to a side
"I asked do you love me?" Natsume almost ran out of patient. Well, it took him a lot of courage to say that.
"Well…I do" Mikan blushed
Still not enough, Natsume continued "Then do you want to stay by my side?"
"Eh?"
"Mikan…" Natsume sighed
"Y-Yes...I d-do." The brunette shuttered, looking down because of embarrassment. Seriously, there is something wrong with Natsume today. Yep, he was still a pervert and he like teasing her about this but somehow, he looked so serious right now.
Out of nowhere, she suddenly felt something warm pressed on her forehead. A steady heartbeat and a fragrant of cinnamon greeted her as she realized her face collided into a hard thing….
Natsume was hugging her
Natsume was hugging her
Natsume was hugging her
NATSUME WAS HUGGING HER!
And did he just not kiss her forehead
"Thanks, Mikan" She heard him murmur in her hair. After some time, he let her go and caressed her face. Okay, Mikan's soul has already left the Earth. "And don't worry, you will do great at the festival tonight." He said sincerely with a small smile plastered on his face
Never in her life has she heard Natsume talking so gentle like that. Never in her life would she think Natsume can be that gentle. But seeing him like that, somehow, she felt like she could do anything.
What else can she do except for smiling brightly at him right now?
She was glad Natsume was her boyfriend
She was glad that she was the one met him that day.
At that time, she felt loved
….xXx….
Knock Knock
"Come in" The brunette standing in front of the mirror said. The door opened as an amethyst-eyed girl walked in.
"Hotaru" Mikan exclaimed out loud with a smile on her face
"So what do you think of the dress, Mikan?" Hotaru asked, looking at her best friend who was twirling around.
Mikan was wearing a white silk dress which flew down to the hem, reaching her foot. She also had to wear gloves that reached her elbow. It was like she was wearing her wedding dress.
"I don't know, Hotaru. This dress somehow makes me uncomfortable when I'm walking" Mikan complained.
"You have to bear with it. Now, sit here, I'm gonna do your make-ups" Hotaru commanded which Mikan had to follow. Sitting on the chair, somehow, Mikan felt fidget.
"Stop fidgeting or I will ruin your face"
"But Hotaru, I'm worried. What if I do wrong? What if I mess up the festival? What if it doesn't rain?"
"You idiot." Hotaru closed the make-up box and took the veil, placing it on Mikan's head. "You don't have to worry so much. You just need to be you."
"Easy for you to say" Mikan pouted "Last year, you let your robot on the stage and sang"
Hotaru sighed as she placed a sakura pin on the veil "You know how much I hate singing"
"But still…."
"Sit tight, Mikan" Hearing that, Mikan sat in silence, sulking because of Hotaru.
After a moment, Hotaru finished as she took out a blue cape from the bag. She then gave it to Mikan "Well, Mikan. This is the cape which they gave it to me last year to do the ceremony. Now, I'm giving it to you, hoping that you can do well"
Holding the cape in her hand, Mikan gained some courage. Suddenly, she remembered the kiss from Natsume as her face went as red as a tomato. Hotaru, of course, didn't miss this.
"Thinking of Hyuuga, aren't you?" She teased the poor brunette, making her face more flush
"N-No…I..I'm not" Mikan shuttered.
"Oh, come on, Mikan. I know that you met Hyuuga at the river and then what did he do?" Hotaru asked with sparkle in her eyes
"I-I….What about Ruka?" Mikan immediately changed the subject which came as a blow to Hotaru "I heard from Natsume that he is courting you, right?"
"Oh that damn bunny boy" Hotaru hissed out the words. Yep, Mikan has got Hotaru to where she wanted. "Every day, he sent me flowers. And it has to be purple. But do I like flowers? No. He has to be so damn persistent like that"
Mikan shook her head, pitying the poor blond boy "Hotaru, you know he loves you so much. Just give him a chance"
"No will do" Hotaru said determinately
Mikan could only sigh when she heard that sentence. Well, Ruka still has a long way to go if he wants to capture Hotaru's heart
Knock
"Who is it?" Mikan called out when she heard a knock on her door
"It's me, Misaki" The person on the other side said
"Oh, come in, Misaki." With that, the door opened and Misaki walked in with a shocked expression on her face when she looked at Mikan.
"Oh my…Mikan….You look gorgeous" Misaki said dumbfounded. The brunette blushed and lowered her head down because of embarrassment. "Thanks…Misaki"
"Well, it is all because of me" Hotaru said with a small smile on her face. The two girls sweat dropped.
"So, me and Hotaru are going to outside. Review the song, okay?" Misaki then hugged Mikan "I know you can do it, Mikan. I always believe in you"
"Thanks, Misaki-senpai" Mikan said almost teary eyes
Waving goodbye to them, the brunette now was alone inside her room. She darted her eyes to the view outside the windows. It was clearly a beautiful day without a single cloud.
Mikan then walked to her table, opened the drawer and took out a small box. Inside that box, it was a beautiful necklace with a citrine gem carved like a sakura flower. Grandpa said that he found this necklace around me when he found me in front of the orphanage.
Staring it for a while, Mikan decided that she will wear it for the festival tonight. Placing it around her neck then she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Now, her question was 'Will it rain?'
...…xXx…..
It was already nightfall and the moon was shining brightly through the darkness. People of the town gathered at the stage near the lake. Each one of them had an umbrella in their hands. They all excited to hear the song of this year and to wish for the year with a good harvest.
Mikan, who was behind the stage, walked around in the circle, murmuring the song again and again. Out of nowhere, something hit on her head as she looked to the source and saw it was Hotaru.
"Baka. Don't walk around like that. It tires me out"
"But Hotaru, I'm still worried" Mikan confessed. "They all look like they expected a lot."She pointed at the crowd as the color on her face began to drain. "And the king and queen, they are sitting there. This is the first time they have attended something like this."
Hotaru was about to protest, however, she saw a dangling thing on Mikan's neck that couldn't stop her from asking out loud "You are wearing it, huh?"
"Huh?" Mikan then followed Hotaru's gaze which rested upon her necklace "This? Well, this is my lucky charm after all" She smiled innocently
Hotaru stared at her best friend then moved her attention to something else "I see…"
Is it just her or Hotaru sounded disappointed just now? Mikan couldn't help but asking that question in her mind. She was about to ask Hotaru then suddenly, it was time for her to sing. It was time for her death sentence.
Mikan immediately became stone. She didn't know what to do anymore. She felt scared. Then there was a hand patting on her shoulder. She looked around and saw Hotaru with a smile on her face, mouthing a 'Go' to her. Mikan smiled back at her best friend and made her way to the stage.
She slowly closed her eyes and began to sing
Euterpe – EGOIST – Guilty Crown
( lyric in Japanese – lyric in English)
Saita no no hana yo
Aa douka oshiete okure
Hito wa naze kizutsukeatte
Arasou no deshou
Oh, field flower that has bloomed,
Ah, somehow, please tell me:
Why is it that people hurt each other
And fight?
Rin to saku hana yo
Soko kara nani ga mieru
Hito wa naze yurushiau koto
Dekinai no deshou
Oh, flower that blooms with the asphalt,
What can you see from there?
Why is it that people
Cannot forgive each other?
Ame ga sugite natsu wa
Ao wo utsushita
Hitotsu ni natte
Chiisaku yureta
Watashi no mae de
Nani mo iwazu ni
In the summer, the rain passed
And the blue reflected,
Small, it rippled
In front of me,
Without saying a thing.
Karete yuku tomo ni
Omae wa nani wo omou
Kotoba wo motanu sono ha de
Nanto ai wo tsutaeru?
What do you think
When your friends wilt?
With those leaves that do not carry words,
How do you convey your love?
Natsu no hi wa kagette
Kaze ga nabiita
Futatsu kasanatte
Ikita akashi wo
Watashi wa utaou
Na mo naki mono no tame
The summer sun is clouded
And the wind fluttered.
I shall sing
The proof that life once existed
For those who do not have a name.
As soon as Mikan finished the song, black clouds began to pile up the sky, hiding the moon. A moment later, droplets of rains fell down, much to people's happiness. They opened their umbrella and stood there, praying under the rain.
Mikan, on the other hand, was astonished because she didn't think that her song will bring rain to this land. That mean they won't be starved anymore. She clutched onto her necklace as tears of happiness rolled down on her cheek.
She looked through the crowd, hoping to find him. And there she saw. A person with a hood over his head and glass to cover his eyes but Mikan still saw it, the passion inside his ruby eyes. He showed her a thump up with a smile on his face which Mikan replied back by beaming at him.
Yep. She was truly happy at that time
"Ne, do you see it, Ioran?"
"Yep, it is so obvious that I can't get my eyes away from it"
"Do you think it will be a great idea?"
"I want to find out the truth….Maybe, just maybe, the last survivor of the kingdom is still alive"
"I don't know what our dear son will react to this?"
"Tell Narumi to prepare the carriage. Tomorrow, we are going to invite our princess into the palace" With that, the king walked away
I wished I hadn't say 'yes' at that time.
I wished I hadn't fallen in love with Natsume.
I wish I hadn't met him in the first place.
If not, maybe, I would not be here right now.
I didn't know if this was god's joke or devil's command
But I was sure… that was the beginning of a grievous ending.
The ending that none of us will be happy for….
End of chapter 1
Hello everybody ^^
It has been a long time ever since the last time I finished 'Unbelievable fate', right?
To tell the truth, I didn't know that it took me a long time to write this chapter. I had to find information about festival and dress (which I failed) and songs
You don't know how many songs I have heard just for the sake of this story. And you should listen to this song 'Euterpe' while reading to this story. It is a sad song but it has a very beautiful tune.
So, tell me how do you think about the first chapter, okay ^^
It's good to be back
Thank you very much for reading the story *bow*