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CHAPTER 1-Yuka's Dying Message

As the first rays of light made their way through the open window to hit eyes I woke up. Hmmmmm I always loved to keep my window open. Actually since the day I got a gift-wrapped red alice stone in the window sill. And the greedy I am I guess I keep expecting more…(*mischievous grin*)

It's been almost five years that my life completely flip sided. Right from the day I left Grandpa (OK! OK! I still feel guilty for stealing his savings) to go after Hotaru, meeting my favorite teacher, Narumi sensei and knowing that I am an Alice AND…meeting him…..You know what…..Aaahhhhhh …I am getting late! And if I keep talking to myself I will definitely get a large piece of Jin-Jins mind definitely more than I can chew…Oh! Man I already have enough in my plate and can help without another helping…

Let me see….umm how should I tie my hair..pony tail? Well I did that in one of the Alice festivals and was greatly admired to (Oooooo) But nah not today That nasty Natsume is sure to make a nasty comment…..Demo (dreamily) he once asked me to let my hair down, said it would suit me better….NOW don't let your imaginations go WILD and don't get the wrong idea like he said it in the most romantic situations ,… cool breeze blowing , ruffling my hair, his crimson eyes holding my hazel ones, our lips mere inches apart . a background with a setting sun…..hey did I let my imaginations go wild ? anyways this lines were spoken by our great Natsume sama when he had soaked me wet and we were having one of our worst rows…..I was calling him all kind of names…did I disappoint you … Ok let me assure you….there is nooooothing between Natsume and me…We are just friends….

Hiyaaaaaa…#?##?…But why am I thinking of this stupid , perverted , idiot fox now…..real silly….I guess I will tie them in pig tails… ….Grrh ….total time waste…..Grrrr

La …La ….Lala…. You know , you know…Our great Natsume sama haven't changed one bit…kya ….I am getting late.I can take a shortcut..

NATSUME!

I changed my mind as Natsume was coming the same way….Its nice to walk in someone's company…I hate walking alone

"Hey cant you wait for me…anyways Ohio" I said with my best smile

"Oh! Its Polka or should I call P3 ?"

I must have ignored the remark but curiosity got the better of me…I should have adhered to the fact curiosity kills the cat

"Ummo…ne Natsume ….what is P3? I said playing with my fingers

He raised his brows."What does your stupid brain make out of it" He kinda looked amused.

"Natsume I am NOT stupid. Anyways forget it"

"OK, Bye the ways your petal pattern panties look far more hotter and better than polka dots" He ran away

"NATSUME you perverted fox"…I warned you he hasn't changed one bit…

"Ohaioooooo Minna san " I announced my entry in my class….

"HO~TA~RUUUUUUUUUUU~~~~~~~" I attacked my BEST , loveliest, cutest …..

BANG!

"Hotaruuuuuuu,,,, You are my no. 1 best friend in this whole world …Was it necessary to hit me with that Baka gun…..~~~~~~~~"

"Good morning Mikan" she said in her monotonous voice…

I always said Hotaru's love was hard to understand…..

Well as usual the class started and as always my mind was not in the lesson….Really how things changed …After I chased my cutest lovely handsome beau-…..

Ummmmm adjectives can wait….best friend , enjoyed all the alice festivals and a proud moment –rescued Natsume…Though my first exam was a titanic disaster but as I got the gist of things I have been performing better with every passing exam.(Yaaaay )….And I also learned a lesson –NEVER go to noda sensei to learn history…You will learn less history and more of his self made story…

Anyways after that my life took a kind of dark dimension …I am not complaining ….OK…..But…Inchou's alice stolen, hotaru shot , and…meeting my mother for the first time-

Her last words still ring on my ears

Flashback

"So-rr-y Mi-ka-n"

"Hold on, Mum. Helps on the way "I said between tears

She suddenly got delirious "Shiki! S-to-p hi-m..Fi-ve En-d …

"MUM…"

End of Flashback…..

What did she mean by those words Even Shiki kun couldn't fathom the secret out of them…However its been almost five years and so far everything is going smoothly …..The ESP vanished the very night….While Mum turned the key of the warphole he rushed towards her …..there was a big explosion….But unlike my mum we never found his boby …..Nobody knows whether he is alive or dead…In this past years there wasn't even a sign of his shadow..

I was so engrossed in my thoughts I hardly noticed the warm. Rather hot sensation in the nape of my neck

"Aaaahhhhhhhhhh….!….NA-TS-UM-EEEEEE! How could you set my pigtails on fire?" I pouted

"15 seconds"

"What?"

"You took exactly 15 sec to react…..Spit it out, Polka what's bothering you?"

"None of your bussiness ?" I replied sticking out my tongue….

"Want me to burn it out of you?"

"Try me..did you forget I have nullification"

"That doesn't prevent me to use matchsticks."

"If both of you don't stop I will make both of you my test piece for the next version of Baka Gun"

"Hotaruuuuuuuuu, See see Natsume is bothering me….and my loyal Hotaru came to my rescue"

Before she could hit me …

"Mikan Sakura" Serina sensei called. You know she is our homeroom teacher "You are called in the staff room…

Both Hotaru and Natsume exchanged glances…..

"Wha-" Natsume began

"Nothing Jin- I mean Jinno sensei's detention"

Yeah! I almost forgot about the most important thing , I have started taking missions under the MSP and the new ESP , Narumi sensei and offcourse Persona You know what persona isn't bad at all. He is kinda very understanding, helpful. I discovered that my compatibility with other alices is quite high almost like Shiki -kuns.

And when I had the opportunity to be helpful I just couldn't resist. After all how many are there who con pass through barriers, can use multiple alices…Hey! I am not boasting..OK

Persona hardly ever calls me between classes…This must be important…..

"Ohioo…Persona sensei" I said with my best smile

"Mikan this mission is quite hard, it will require every unwavering determination, every ounce of your concentration…."

"Sensei, OK but Where's the catch?" I went to my no- nonsense- but- still- doesn't –makes- sense mode.

"Its kind of a rescue mission, two people kidnapped you know.."

"Rei, you know its already difficult to escape and with two people around my neck…..its not that I am refusing I am just uncertain…"

"But the whole area was heavily barriered, there were already two failed attempts, No, no one was seriously injured" He replied following my reaction.

"And you found the perfect scapegoat " I tried to joke but he didn't laugh

But as we neared our so called headquarters I heard someone crying . A little girl of about eight . I rushed towards her…

"There , there don't cry" Putting my arms around her I said

"Persona, why…"

Before I could finish" She is Winry, configuration alice,4th type very powerful can change the configuration say a ball to a bat or I can say composition of almost anything a ball to a bomb….can turn anything into something explosive..Its her parents who are kidnapped"

"When?" was all I could say. Who would understand better than me what is it like to lose…..

"You agreed." For the first time persona smiled….

"Off course, do you think I have tomato juice in my bones for blood" STUPID QUESTIONS in a blood boiling situation..

"Tonight 10 p.m.. your partner is the White Devil"

Hiiiiiiiiii! So that's it!Yaaayyyyyyy! I finished writing….Yippppppppeeeeeeeeeee!

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