Gakuen Alice, my version.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice
"Goodbye, Ojisan! I'm going to school!"
On a warm day, in a small village, a 10 year old girl with pigtails was skipping her way to school when a turtle slowly crawled in front of her. It had a letter attached to it's back addressed with the girl's name, Sakura Mikan. "Dear Mikan, I'm leaving. - Hotaru" Wide eyed and tears forming, the young girl ran as fast as she could to find her best friend, Imai Hotaru.
When Mikan caught sight of Hotaru at the school's main entrance, Mikan slow motionly ran towards her best friend.
"Hotaruuuuuuu~!" Mikan shouted.
Hotaru slow motionly turned around to the calling of her name.
'baka, baka, baka' 3 shots were fired.
"Sounds like Mikan was shot by Imai's 'Baka Cannon' again." Said a classmate with a sigh.
"Not again.. so early in the morning." Said another classmate.
"I'm already used to this." Another classmate commented.
"Lets go see what the fuss is about!"
All of the students made their way out to the entrance of the school.
"Why, Hotaru? Why are you leaving me?!" Mikan cried.
Expressionless, Hotaru walked up to Mikan. 'Baka' one more shot.
"Why do you keep shooting at me?!?!" Mikan cried once more with anger.
"Because you're a baka, Mikan." Hotaru finally answered.
"Ms. Imai, I'm waiting." said a man standing at the car parked; ready to go.
"I have to go Mikan." Hotaru said expressionlessly.
"WHY?!" shouted Mikan.
"I can't say, but I promise I'll visit you durring summer vacation."
"We're best friends. Why can't you tell me, Hotaru?" Mikan frowned.
Tears rolling down from Mikan's beautiful hazel eyes to her cheeks, Hotaru stared at her.
"Mikan, don't cry. It makes you 2 times uglier."
Classmates held back their laughter from Hotaru's comment, since Mikan was not ugly at all and Hotaru (a cutie herself) knew it as well. This was obviously a sad moment and it would be rude to laugh.
"Hotaru, I don't want you to leave me. You're my best friend."
"Mikan, I really have to go."
"...." Mikan said nothing.
"Don't forget to smile, okay?" Hotaru said.
Mikan could tell that although, Hotaru had that emotionless expression on her face, she could see that Hotaru's eyes were filled with sadness. Mikan ran to Hotaru and hugged her.
"Don't forget me." Mikan finally said.
"Never, baka." Hotaru replied.
"Ms. Imai." said the man, impatiently.
'baka' Hotaru shot at the man.
He stood there, frozen. His knees shaking with fear.
"ah, i'm s-sorry..ms. Imai" Said the man.
Hotaru looked back at Mikan, showed a slight smile and got in the car immediately drove off. Leaving Mikan on the ground watching her best friend dissapear. When the car was out of sight, Mikan broke down, sobbing.
3 years later..
Mikan stared out the window. The boys and girls in her class watched her in awe, for Mikan had grown much more prettier the past 3 years. Her light brown hair grew slightly longer to her chest, and her hazel eyes were still as beautiful. Yet, they were filled with sadness and loneliness. She still had her hair in pigtails, but rarely put down her hair. Today, her hair was down and the boys in class couldn't keep their eyes off of her. As Mikan continued staring out the window, she suddenly saw Hotaru's mom! She ran out of her classroom, leaving her classmates with concern.
When Mikan finally caught up to the sight of Hotaru's mother, she saw the principal talking with her.
"Mrs. Imai, we are grateful to your daughter. Its too bad that she had to leave this school, her family, and friends.." The Principal said sadly.
Hotaru's mother looked sad as well.
"It really is a shame that she had to sacrifice herself in order to save this school." The principal continued.
Mikan's eyes widened.
Mikan's thoughts:
"Sacrifice?! Thats right.. the school had been on the verge of closing from the lack of money until Hotaru left! Wait, then that means.. *gasp*"
"Mrs. Imai.. Did Hotaru sell herself?!?!?!" Mikan shouted.
Hotaru's mother and the principal looked at Mikan who suddenly jumped out of nowhere.
"Mikan!" shouted Hotaru's mother.
"Ms. Sakura!" shouted the principal.
"Someone tell me!" Mikan shouted.
The Principal and Hotaru's mother looked at eachother with concern.
"I think we should tell her, mrs. Imai. Otherwise, she may make weird assumptions.." Said the principal.
Hotaru's mother's thoughts:
"Geez, its been 3 years and Mikan's bubbly, bright, personality has dimmed but her dense and small mindedness is still the same. Poor Mikan, I miss the old Mikan! :'("
Hotaru's mother nodded.
"Mikan, the truth is, Hotaru wanted to help out the school. She transferred to an academy whereas the government sends us money. Enough money that had helped to save this school." Hotaru's mother explained.
Mikan looked at them with a dumb expression.
Mikan's thoughts:
"Geez, I can't believe I was thinking such gross thoughts.. Hotaru would never sell herself! I really am a Baka.. Hotaru should shoot me with her 'baka cannon' right now. Anyway, now that I know the reason why she left, I have to go after her! I bet she's lonely right now. She's my best friend! I can't leave her all by herself."
"MIKAN!" shouted Hotaru's mother, waving her hand in Mikan's face.
"Oh! I'm sorry mrs. Imai. I kind of spaced out."
Mikan looked at both the principal, then at Hotaru's mother. She finally had a big smile on her face and said.
"My best friend is really the best, isn't she?"
"Yes. I'm glad Hotaru has you as her best friend, Mikan" Hotaru's mother said with a smile.
Later that night..
"Ojisan, what would you do if I had to go away?" Mikan asked her grandfather.
"I'd be very worried, Mikan! what's this nonsense you're sprouting?!" Her grandfather questioned.
"ha ha .. Just wondering, Ojisan! You don't need to worry!" Mikan smiled.
Mikan's thoughts:
"Ojisan! I'm 13 you don't need to worry about me anymore.."
"Mikan, what's on your mind?" Her grandfather asked.
"ha ha.. oh, nothing Ojisan! Nothing."
Mikan's Grandfather's thoughts:
"Uh huh..Mikan I can tell when you're lying, you know. you always randomly laugh when you're lying. Its terribly obvious, my dear grand daughter.. But, I'm glad. Eversince Hotaru left, Mikan had seemed so down, but she seems to have revived tonight! she's her old self again!~" He smiled.
Mikan's thoughts:
"Oh my god! Why is he smiling? Does he know? How did he find out that I'm going to find Hotaru? ah!"
Mikan panicked.
"Goodnight Ojisan! I love you!" she yelped and ran to her room.
"haha, that child.."
When Mikan was sure her grandfather was asleep, she packed her things and snuck into the night.
The next morning..
"Waaaah! My grandaughter has ran away! ..And she took my secret stash of money! AHHHH~"
On the bus to tokyo-
Clutching on to the bundle of her grandfather's (secret) money, Mikan sat on the bus thinking to herself.
Mikan's thoughts:
"Ah, I'm so sorry Ojisan! but I have to find Hotaru~ she's lonely without me!" she smiled brightly.
"Gakuen Alice, thats the academy Hotaru is now attending. I'm coming Hotaru~"
Mikan walked around and around and almost immediately found what she was looking for.
"here it is!"
She came to a huge academy with stone gates blocking the entrance. "waaah! How am I supposed to get in?" she wondered. While Mikan was thinking of ways to get in, there were two men watching her on the sideline.
"Hey, look at that cute little girl there..She should be worth some money."
They told eachother.
As mikan made her way near the stone gates she was suddenly grabbed from behind. She squealed with terror.
"Shut it, cutie. before we get rough!" The stranger said.
Out of nowhere a vine attacked him.
"oh~ look what we have here. are you two weirdoes trying to pick on an innocent child?" A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes questioned with a smirk. She held what seemed to be a vine that was alive!
"Get out of here~" she blew a kiss at them and they oddly stared at her with fascination. They quickly did as they were told though.
"Are you okay cutie?" The woman asked.
"I'm fine, thank you."
The strange woman's thoughts:
"Weird.. she doesn't seem to be affected by my pheremones.."
The woman tilted her head and looked at Mikan with a peculiar stare.
"Do you feel anything strange, by any chance?"
"No.." Mikan said.
"Interesting, whats your name?"
"I'm Sakura Mikan."
"Mikan? Hi! I'm a teacher here at this academy. My name is Narumi. You can call me Narumi sensei." She smiled brightly.
(I know Narumi is a man, but in my version of the story, Mikan thinks he's a woman!)
"Hm. Come with me, Mikan!"
As they were getting ready to enter the stone gates a explosion erupted. Mikan fell to the floor along with Narumi-sensei. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, Mikan found her eyes upon a boy standing upon a tree trunk. He was wearing a mask. A mask of a cat; a black cat.
"Natsume..he's trying to escape" Narumi-sensei said.
Mikan looked at Narumi-sensei curiously.
"Escape?"