Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice or any of its characters. It belongs to the wonderful Tachibana Higuchi but the plot is mine :D

Summary-"Sorry, but my sister won't allow two boys to stay um..."Mikan spoke somewhat hesitantly. Suddenly Ruka spoke, "Oh, its ok. We are gay. I mean me and Natsume are gay."

Miles Away From You

Chapter 1: The Beginnings

~by UnRoMaNtIc ReMoTe CoNtRoL

Mikan's POV:

"What are we gonna do, Hotaru?" I asked sternly with tiredness evident in my voice.

I Mikan Yukihara and my cousin Hotaru Imai were presently settled rather uncomfortably in my room discussing about debts.

The word makes me flustered and I swear every time I think of it my head starts aching, with dizziness surrounding me making me feel like doing nothing else except shouting at the top of my voice. It's just irritating. My cosy bed is just now fully covered with nothing more than envelopes; pure white envelopes and what actually are they-bills of course. Those... oh just forget it. I tried to calm myself down and looked at Hotaru who hadn't given me any response since last 5 minutes.

Now 6, I mentally corrected myself as I looked at my wristwatch letting my glance go back to Hotaru. I don't know if I had taken a notice earlier or not but today Hotaru was dressed shabbily contrary to her usual decent dressing.

She was wearing loose blue jeans with a pink top. The pant must have been long for her since she had neatly folded its ends making it comfortable for herself. There was something written on her top. I couldn't see it properly so I shuffled slightly from my place to have a closer look. I mentally read it. It was printed in white colour. 'Don't piss me.' I shrugged. Her midnight coloured hair was only of neck length and some of the bangs were shielding her face forbidding me from seeing her velvet coloured eyes. I must say she is actually looking beautiful today.

I vaguely remember a week ago when I had been peacefully watching some sort of horror movie while munching my favourite butter flavoured popcorn when the door was thrown open. I had practically jumped thinking that a real zombie had come to devour me but it was only Hotaru. Nonetheless what I saw next completely startled me.

Hotaru had cut her. She had cut her hair! Since the time I have known her she had always preferred long hair. She loved to let them down and the way wind would gently blow them making some of the bangs fly with it in the air added to her pleasure. Of course small strokes of wind. The image of her messed up hair after encountering brutal strokes of wind made me giggle.

Realizing that I had been giggling at her, Hotaru cocked an eyebrow at me giving me the look of hey-idiot-who-are-you-laughing-at? I twitched. She gave me a questioning look and I snapped open my mouth.

"What are we gonna do? "I repeated the same question for the nth time in the past one hour.

"About what?" she asked nonchalantly as she continued counting the money she had started counting a few minutes ago. I flushed at the sour truth that nothing of what I had babbled in the last one hour had made it into her head.

"Hotaru." I screamed accusingly, pointing a finger towards her to which she only frowned and I continued dejectedly.

"I mean what are we gonna do about the 'debts'? I said particularly emphasizing the word 'debts'. Hotaru gently put the money aside and looked at me gesturing me to sit beside her. I did as expected and then she started.

"I have an idea." saying so she glanced at me. I kept quiet and so she continued.

"We would give one of the rooms of our house on rent." she said letting out a sigh. It took a minute for the words to get registered into my brain and then it stroke me harshly.

"WHAT?"

.;.

Elsewhere two boys were wandering aimlessly on the busy streets of Tokyo. The sun was almost below horizon and their features were shining flawlessly in the fading twilight.

"Natsume." the blonde spoke, his voice full of concern. The so-called boy Natsume stopped in his footsteps. He sighed and gently pushed aside the bangs that had been blocking his way while he turned around to look at the worried face of his best friend Nogi Ruka.

"What are we gonna do?"

"I don't know."

"But Natsume it's evening now. We have been wandering all day long and we haven't found any house yet."

There was an awkward silence between them before the boy called Natsume finally spoke.

"I have an idea. I know a friend of mine who lives here. Maybe he can help."

"Hope so." was the reply.

So, how was it? Next chapter-Natsume and Ruka arrive at the doorsteps of our dearest Mikan and Hotaru. I know the chapter is short but hey I have school. The only reason why I decided to write short chapters is that I can update faster. You know shorter the chapters lesser the time & of course lesser the time faster the update.

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