Christmas Party

(n)(a)(t)(s)(u)(m)(e) (a)(n)(d) (m)(i)(k)(a)(n) / (r)(u)(k)(a) (a)(n)(d) (h)(o)(t)(a)(r)(u)

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I really wish Gakuen Alice is mine but it's not, I always

did loved the story so if ever it is mine I may be rich by now, right?

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It was Christmas holiday and everyone is busy and Mikan wants to join the crowd by spending the day with her best friend.

"Oh Hotaru!" she cried as she saw her friend approaching her. "Will you go shopping with me?"

"No" the raven haired girl replied coldly.

"Why?" she scowled but before her best friend could reply Ruka suddenly came in between them.

"YOU! Why are you selling Christmas Cards with my pictures?" he cried showing Hotaru a picture of Ruka wearing a reindeer costume which he wore during their class play.

"It's in demand you know…" Hotaru said vanishing in thin air.

"Where did you go?" Ruka cried then he looked up and saw that Hotaru used her floating shoes to float upward and escape (enters a scene with Hotaru explaining about invention number 221) and of course, who said he's just going to let it go? So Mikan is left alone, because Yuu is busy finishing some student council business, etc.

"Oh no… they left me behind…" Mikan said crying a bit but it ended pretty soon when she heard the word "Hey, little girl…"

"Na-Na- NATSUME!" Mikan cried in great (as in super great) surprise.

"Shut the hell up" he said warningly as he produces a fire on his hand.

"Hai" Mikan said obediently.

"Have you seen that friend of yours? Imai?" Natsume said looking around. He didn't ask for Ruka because he expected to see him with his new found love, Imai Hotaru.

Natsume didn't expect Mikan's reaction which is a mixture of horror and bravery. "I-I do-don't know!" she stuttered quietly, evading his eyes.

"Tell me the truth or I'll burn you" he warned as he slowly closed the distance between Mikan's hair and his hand with a fire.

Mikan felt she has no choice, "Oh Hotaru! When will you ever learn not to blackmail people or else you'll get hurt!" she thought as she kneeled in front of Natsume "Please don't hurt her! She must've had her reasons for doing those things to Ruka!" she pleaded.

"What things?" Natsume suddenly said surprising Mikan.

"He doesn't know!" she thought urgently, "I exposed something I shouldn't…"

"What are you talking about little girl?" Natsume said again this time with greater anger in his eyes.

Once again Mikan bowed. "Please don't do anything to Hotaru! I'll do anything! Not her, please!"

Natsume stared at Mikan for a couple of seconds trying to understand what she was doing, he then realized that if it was about Hotaru's blackmailing he let it pass a long time ago, Ruka's request, but of course to every villain who wouldn't enjoy the sentence "I'll do anything"…. specially if the villain is him.

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Somewhere behind the trees, Hotaru, in ninja attire which she invented in order to move in incredible speed, is being chased by a group of cheetahs with one of them carrying Ruka in the back.

Suddenly Hotaru paused and threw some business cards which also made Ruka stop and read it…

I would like to give you this Christmas' special offer, the Ruka deluxe collection for only a thousand bunnies and you'll be given a special bonus, the cute little reindeer Ruka which is a very valuable collector's item. Thank you and good day.

Imai Hotaru

Alice Academy Student

Ruka felt outrage by the offer but the cheetahs weren't, they actually wanted to buy it…

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"Wow!" Mikan squealed as she looks around. "This is so cool Natsume!"

Natsume silently frowned in his sit. They are aboard the bus going to Central Town.

"I can't believe they'll decorate this bus so much!" she praised at the beautiful decorations.

"Dance" Natsume said.

"Eh?" Mikan stared at him blankly.

"Dance in the middle wearing a bear costume" he said and gave her the look that says "You said anything, if you don't do that, your friend's toast"

Surprising the passengers, Mikan stood in the middle of the bus and started to dance ridiculously in front of everyone, and thanks to the weird costume every body kept on laughing at her. Mikan inwardly cries at the situation she's in and just relieves herself by saying "It's for Hotaru"

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"Achoo…" Hotaru sneezed which gave a silent post to their cat and dog game.

"You okay?" Ruka asked in a worried tone.

"Somebody must be repeating my name over and over again…" Hotaru said looking up in the sky.

"Must be Mikan…" Ruka suggested.

"Must be…" Hotaru said quickly continuing her escape and Ruka followed close by but of course Hotaru is ready, she threw some of her special bombs and after some loud BOOM! Ruka finds himself wearing some weird costumes which Hotaru immediately took picture of.

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Mikan felt a bit miserable with her dancing experience and swore never to wear any bear costume for the rest of her life but just as she thought that the punishment ended, a new one has arrived.

"Hey, idiot…" Natsume said glancing at her.

"Hai?" she asked nervously. She gulped and knew something was about to happen.

"Perform a stupid play in front of these people" he stated and Mikan felt better. She performed a play once so this should be easy but what she forgot was Natsume didn't help last time.

Once again, Mikan used the play Little Match Girl for her performance, and since it's already snowing, she didn't need to ask for Yuu's alice to create snow. As Mikan determinedly started her play, Natsume is already interfering. She didn't know but her dress is actually burning and people laugh at it. Mikan continued the play after stupidly rolling in the snow because she panicked when she realized that her dress is on fire.

When it came to the part where she'll try to light a match, enters Natsume, with Mikan off guard, the suppose to be small flame became a HUGE destructible flame. Mikan once again panicked and threw the match in the snow and blows on her burned hand.

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Somewhere in Central Town, a large Ka-BOOM has occurred, Hotaru has her new upgraded baka-canon in hand and kept on targeting Ruka.

Ruka was ready for her last attack and immediately jumps high in the air to attack her but knowing Hotaru, she is always ready. Once he is almost twenty or so centimeters away from her she took out her ever-so valuable baka-gun and shot Ruka directly in the face.

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Mikan felt so tired and abused. She can't believe she's Natsume's pet once again, unlike last time where Natsume won in their RPG game. She sighed. "I feel so hungry…" she whispered.

"What are you saying little girl?" Natsume asked facing Mikan's direction.

"HA!" Mikan cried. "Nothing at all, nothing at all!"

"You hungry?" Natsume asked not looking at her.

"Hai!" Mikan cried feeling a bit better by Natsume's sudden kindness.

"Let's go…" he said and she followed him happily.

They arrived at the serve yourself restaurant where the food are already set and you are on your own on fetching your food. Mikan stared at all the juicy food and Natsume noticed.

"Serve" he said.

"Sure!" she said as she neared the table.

"Serve everyone" he said.

"Eh?" shocking Mikan. "What do you mean?"

Natsume gave heard a small slogan saying "I'll be your servant". She wanted to argue but when she saw an angry flash on Natsume's eyes, she remembered her best friend who may be endangered.

Mikan suffered serving the food and at the same time craving for it. She wanted to eat too but since her Master doesn't allow her, she can't.

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"Mmm… this is good" Hotaru said while chewing some food.

"STOP THAT!" Ruka kept crying but he was being on hold by Hotaru's invention he can't prevent the ongoing exchange happening in front of him. The squirrels are buying post cards from Hotaru, and even tries to get on her good side by serving her lunch. They weren't aware that Ruka is nearby because he is hidden behind some fake bushes and no matter how loud he can be, no body will be able to hear.

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Mikan followed Natsume obediently but can't stop squealing whenever she sees something cute or something that she can give as a present.

"Wow!" she cried as she stared at the cute mirror displayed in the store.

Natsume ignored her irritating squeals until they got to the place he wanted to go to…. the Christmas-Spirit House (a horror house which has Christmas characters to spook you up). He felt Mikan shiver as they approach the place. He knew too well that the stupid girl hated spooky places.

"Natsume… Onegai…" she whispered.

"Go in" he said pointing at the horror house.

"Ie!" she cried.

"Yes you will… baka" he said pushing her inside.

Natsume didn't go in to try the place but rather stayed outside and listened to Mikan's loud screams of horror. He felt that he could have a quiet time even for a minute or so.

Mikan took longer than she should so Natsume felt worried though his face doesn't show. He went inside and went around for a while. He didn't find her until he went past the evil Christmas elves. He saw her on a reindeer's back.

"Hey little girl…" he said when the reindeer suddenly glanced at him surprising him though once again his face doesn't show.

"Oh! Natsume!" the reindeer said, Natsume didn't recognize it at once until he realized that he can't move.

"Tsubasa…" he whispered angrily and slowly fire is starting to light up the place.

"OI! matte!" Tsubasa said backing off. "I'm not in for trouble!" Natsume gave him a i-will-kill-you glare.

"Here" Tsubasa suddenly said handing him Mikan who is out cold then quickly escapes.

"Idiot" he said still looking at the direction Tsubasa went and then faced Mikan who was out cold, and from the looks of her face, it was because of being too terrified.

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"Thank goodness…" Tsubasa said breathing heavily.

"Hey! Tsubasa! What are you doing here?" Misaki asked.

"AHHH! MISAKI!" Tsubasa suddenly said as if his life has been cut short. "Gomen! I didn't literally left my post it's just that-!"

Before Tsubasa could say more, Misaki has knocked him out.

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"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!" Ruka cried as Hotaru tied his feet on a rubber-like rope and pushed him in the cliff.

"I see… so this is what they call bungee jumping" Hotaru observed as Ruka bounced up and down. She has her camera out and takes picture of his horrified face.

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Mikan woke up in the dormitory couch.

"Whe-where am I ?" she asked herself as she looks around. She tried to remember what happened. "Oh yeah… the horror house…"

She was walking pass the evil elves and she already felt really terrified but when an evil reindeer jumped in front of her, she fainted.

"Where's Natsume?" she asked loudly.

"I don't know" a voice answered surprising Mikan.

"Yuu!" she cried and went to the young boy who was standing by the door. "Konbanwa!"

"Konbanwa" he greeted back. "I'm sorry if I didn't returned all morning!" he laughed. "Why are you looking for Natsume? I haven't seen him"

"Oh…." Mikan said giving it a thought. "He must've forgiven Hotaru now!" she thought happily.

"Hey Mikan, you want to help with some room decorating for the kindergarten?" Yuu asked.

"Of course!" Mikan cried cheerfully and followed Yuu.

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Mikan, Yuu, Nonoko, Anna, Kukoroyomi and some others from their class have offered to help. Mikan felt very happy helping the kindergarten (which include Yo-chan! aww…).

Mikan tried to entertain the kids every now and then and she always end up being chased by spirits. Despite all the scary spirits, Mikan saw something from the window that kind of surprised her and she just smiled.

"We're finished!" Yuu cheered the kids. All of them cheered at their success.

"It just took us four hours before midnight to finish!" Mikan cheered and the kids agreed happily.

"This is so great!" Yuu said moving his sight around the room. "We did a great job!"

Everybody cheered at their success when suddenly, Hotaru and Ruka arrive.

Crash! Crash! and Crash!

Their fight have totally destroyed the room, thanks to Hotaru's guns and Ruka's wild animals.

"HOTARU! RUKA!" Yuu cried trying to calm them.

"What?" they cried at the same time with a tone of irritation when suddenly the kids cried (except Yo-chan).

"Oh no!" Mika said trying to calm the crying children.

"I'm sorry!" Ruka cried bowing at every child. "Hotaru! Say sorry!"

Hotaru ignored him and just drank some hot choco. "It's your fault, you evaded my bullets and your animals destroyed the room"

The non-crying child (Yoichi-chan) felt bad, really bad that things got worse when he set wild angry spirits around the room creating chaos.

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"The kids are on their rooms now!" Mikan said.

"That's good" Yuu said sighing. "What should we do? They'll be disappointed…"

"What do you mean what should we do?" Mikan asked energetically. "Isn't it obvious? We should all work together and build the place once again!"

"But it's almost 10 o'clock!" Yuu said discouragingly.

"So? We can do it Yuu! Don't be discouraged!" Mikan cried.

"I'll help" Ruka said. "I feel bad about what we did…"

"We" Hotaru pointed out "More like you…"

Everybody worked till before midnight. They finished by 11:37 that night. One by one, everybody fell asleep. Mikan stayed up for some more while.

"Wow… I can't believe we'll finish this…" she said happily to herself.

"Hn" Natsume said entering the room.

"Natsume!" she cried happily. "Hey, I saw you by the tree outside… are you cold?"

Before Natsume could answer, she immediately took a cup and pour some hot chocolate in it. "Here" she offered to him. "Drink up, Anna made it"

Natsume took the cup without hesitation.

"Hey, what were you doing outside? Aren't you cold?" she asked again.

"None of you business, idiot" he said sipping some hot chocolate.

"You know Natsume, it's almost Christmas, be nice" Mikan said and went to the fire place and tried to maintain the fading fire. Mikan got surprised when suddenly the fire burned stronger again. "Thanks"

"Whatever" Natsume said.

"Sit by the fire" Mikan said giving him space. "You've been out there for a while now!" Natsume didn't move so she pulled him to sit by the fire.

"Hey little girl…" he said and she faced him with a smile "Why are you such an idiot?"

"Stop calling me an idiot will you!" Mikan said hotly. "I have a name! Mi-Kan!"

Natsume didn't replied, he just stared at the people in the room, you is lying on the floor while Nonoko and Anna are sleeping on the couch, Kukoroyomi is beside Yuu while Ruka slept while leaning on the wall and Hotaru on her lap.

"Oh yeah…" Mikan suddenly said breaking the silence. "Arigatou" Natsume gave her a questioning look. "You see… I have no where to go to today… and if it haven't been for you I wouldn't have an enjoyable day, today, thank you very much, Natsume!"

"Idiot" he said evading her silly grin of appreciation. They were silent for a couple of moments when Natsume felt a head on his shoulder. He realized that Mikan fell asleep.

"She must be tired from working so hard for this room" he thought looking around the room.

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Natsume woke up by a large knock on his door. "Come in" he said as he got off bed.

"Hey Natsume!" Ruka greeted. "Merry Christmas!" Ruka handed him a gift wrapped box. "Here"

"Thanks" Natsume said taking the gift from Ruka and took a box from the corner and gave it in return "Here's my gift"

"Thanks Natsume" Ruka said smiling. They sat down by Natsume's coffee table and opened their gift.

"Hey, where did you bought this?" Ruka asked inquiringly staring at the cool shades Natsume gave him. "It's pretty cool…"

"Secret" Natsume said and stared at the shirt Ruka gave him. "Thanks" he repeated and Ruka smiled.

"Hey… are you giving her a gift…?" Ruka suddenly asked.

"Who?" Natsume asked facing his friend.

"You know… her…" Ruka said his voice trailing off.

"No" Natsume said ending their conversation.

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Natsume didn't leave his room because if he did, he expected that his fan girls would come running at him just to hand him gifts when once again there was a knock on the door.

"Come in" he said expecting Ruka to come in.

"Hi Natsume!" Mikan greeted bowing by the door.

"Why are you here?" He inquired.

"To give you this!" she gave his a small box. "Merry Christmas Natsume! See you!" she was about to leave when she remembered something. "Oh yeah, Hotaru told me to give you this!" And she took a large box out of her paper bag. "Merry Christmas!" she left.

Natsume opened her gift to him. It was a silver tag. He stared at it for a moment and checked the box where he found a piece of paper saying:

Dear Natsume,


Merry Christmas

Hope you have a fun day today! Thanks a lot for yesterday, it was tiresome yet fun! Oh yeah, I forgot to thank you for saving me in the horror house! Hope we'll be friends!

Yours truly,

Mikan Sakura (that's my name and not little girl! XP)

"How did she know that I saved her in the horror house?" he thought and placed the silver tag next to Ruka's gift to him.

He stared at Hotaru's gift for a moment and was expecting Ruka's pictures or something inside, but it was something else that kind of caught him off guard.

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That night, they had a small Christmas Party. Every body is invited. Natsume went downstairs to find Ruka when he unexpectedly meets Mikan by the door.

"Oh Natsume!" Mikan greeted then she noticed the shirt he was wearing and the silver tag. "OH MY! You wore it! I'm so happy!"

"Shut up, idiot!" he said as the crowd's attention goes to them. He thought that when she shut up they would leave but they didn't until he realized their cheers.

"KISS! KISS! KISS!" they cried, of course excluding some who are members of Natsume's fan club.

Mikan was confused, she didn't understand what was happening. When she faced Natsume she was him pointing upward and she realized that they met under mistletoe.

"OH!" she suddenly said. She blushed when she realized, she knew the tradition but never expected to perform it with Natsume. She stared at the floor and felt her heart pounding.

"Hey little girl…" she looked up at him when all of the sudden he moved out of the way and she got hit by Hotaru and got thrown away.

"Mikan?" Hotaru asked when she saw her friend on the floor and glanced on her back when she heard a call of "Hotaru" behind her.

"How… could…. you… do…" Ruka panted when he looked up at her he suddenly blushed when he saw the mistletoe.

"Huh?" Hotaru asked staring at his expression.

"Mi-mi-mistle-to-toe!" Ruka blurted out.

"Oh… then kiss me" she said coolly.

"De-de-demo!" he protested but Hotaru just gave him a blank stare leaving him with no other choice. He slowly leaned towards her and (MUAHAHAHA! The moment of truth!).

Flash! Flash!

Hotaru took pictures of him with an instant develop camera. They both checked it out for a moment, it was Ruka's face with his lips trying to reach you (front view of the kissing Ruka).

"HOTARU!" Ruka cried and they continued their cat and dog chase.

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Mikan went up to her room late. She stretched a bit and pulled her bed cover when she noticed a small envelope on her bed.

"Huh?" she yawned and opened the envelope. Inside it is a cute colorful bracelet which she admired for some moment. She searched for a from when a piece of paper fell. It says:

Idiotic little girl,

Here, to shut you up. About your question, sure, just don't irritate me anymore.

Natsume Hyuuga

Mikan smiled and put on the cute bracelet immediately and admired it.

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Natsume lay on his bed and stared at Hotaru's gift for him. he didn't expect Hotaru to be awake. It was a picture of Mikan sleeping on his shoulder. He inwardly smiled at the picture and went to sleep placing the picture frame with their picture beside his bed.

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Hey… I hope you enjoyed this fic… I think it's kind of long but anyway… I think I made it so OOC… or is it?

Anyway, this fic has always been on my mind so there's no stopping me!

I'm open for all your opinions!

Say whatever you like and if you said anything wrong, you're dead! Joke!