Summary.
They took her freedom away, keeping her rooted to the ground, thinking that it rendered her harmless. Little did they know that Mikan would've grown wings far greater than before, surpassing them. But what comes in between her growth is beyond expectation. Lies and betrayal tore her apart. The truth had kept her going, and friendship brought her back together. But who would've thought that her growth would result in a tragedy, involving not just Alice Academy, but the entire country as well.

A/N: For those who haven't noticed yet, this is a crossover. I'm assuming that all you readers have at least some background information about Air Gear & Gakuen Alice. If not then it's recommended to watch the anime or read the manga !

Disclaimer: If I did own this, I'd be making a second season already.

Flying Free
by Senbazuruu

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First Flight

The sound of the alarm clock going off echoed in a room of black and white. A nest of honey brown hair shined as the sun slipped through the cracks of the dark curtains and showered the white bed with light. A loud crack was followed by a thump and then a disgruntled groan. The alarm clock had dented the pure wall and fell onto the black carpeted floor.

She sat up with half opened chamoisee orbs that stared blankly at one of the white walls.

"Another day waiting to be wasted . . . ," she mumbled. Her eyes landed on something pink, skates to be more precise, and then they darted to the broken clock on the floor. The brunette grumbled some colorful words as she got up and threw the broken clock out her window.

An uneven cracked voice shouted outside. "Mikan Sakura, this is the two-thousand-ninety-sixth one!"

"How nice of you to continue keeping count," said Mikan. She did her daily routine and walked out the door, only to hear a whirring machine sound. She turned around just in time to see a blur of carnelian.

"What was—" Mikan shook her head, thinking that it was just her imagination, and continued making her way towards homeroom.

"First things first. We're having a temporary student. He will be staying with us for a few days." Right on the cue, a raven haired lad skated in. Crimson eyes scanned each student slowly. Curious eyes stared at the skates the lad wore and murmurs filled the class.

The teacher whispered a few things to him and the new student's eyes narrowed. He clicked his tongue, clearly annoyed. The teacher picked up a piece of chalk and turned to face the board to write the new student's name.

"Everyone, this is Hyuuga Natsume," said the teacher and the classroom was immediately full of squeals. It immediately lowered as the room began to heat up ten degrees per second.

"Shut up," he snarled and it was final.

Damn, what a nasty temper, thought Mikan as her eyes followed every move he made with the skates. Every slight movement he made seemed so graceful, which was the total opposite of what came with his words.

Is that possible for me too?

Mikan immediately jumped out of the classroom through the window and ran as fast as she could towards her room. No one noticed the absence of the brunette, except for a pair of sharp eyes.

Once Mikan reached her room, she immediately made her way to the pink skates laying under her desk. Seeing that it had collected a lot of dust over six years being in the academy, she lightly blew the dust away and wiped the remnants. As she ran her hands over the pale colored skates, she realized that they weren't just regular skates. When they were pressed lightly on the floor, a whirring sound echoed inside the wheels. Tiny bolts of electricity ran through the smooth surface of the white and pink paint splattered-like wheels. Amazingly, they did no harm at all.

"They're comfortable," she whispered after slipping the skates on and frowned. "It feels so nostalgic. . . "

The second she took a step with the skates, she slipped and fell down flat on her face. Rubbing her nose, she groaned in pain.

"You've got to be kidding. . . "

For the next thirty minutes, Mikan spent her time trying to walk in the skates, without any success.

"I need to get a life." Mikan sighed as she leaned against her window, only to slip and fall backwards over the edge.

"Are you kidding me?" she screamed, but was cut short when her body started to move automatically. Placing her feet sideways against the wall, using the skates as the brake, her fall slowed. What in the world . . . ?

However, in the end, she fell on her face again.

Mikan stood up and brushed off the leaves and groaned. "How many times will I eat dirt today?"

She stared down at the road she was standing on and then to her skates.

"Forget about walking," she mumbled.

Recalling the result of applying pressure to the wheels, she stepped firmly on the ground. Wheels began to turn and in an instant, she sped forward.

Mikan's laugh echoed through the forest she had entered. She jumped, twirled, and did flips in the air. The wind whipped gently around her, caressing her face.

When she returned her attention to what was ahead of her, she forgot how to breathe. Right below her was nothing, unless you count the forest a few hundred feet below.

"Oh please tell me I'm dreaming," she cried out in fear. "Holy fu—"

She was soon cut off by a flapping sound right next to her. Then another. And another.

Birds ranging from the doves to the pitch black crows to the majestic eagles gathered around. They flew near her, welcoming her with cries. Soon, her laughing made her way back to her throat.

"I'm flying . . . ," Mikan whispered and her heartbeat quickened from excitement.

"I'm flying!" She turned around and faced the sky, stretching her arm out in front of her face.

I've never been this close to the sky before. She imagined grabbing the clouds floating above her, but only grasped a handful of air.

If only I flew higher, then maybe I could. . . , she thought.

She let another hearty laugh escape from her mouth and turned a hundred-eighty degrees to see a huge building in sight.

"How do I land?"

The wall of the building came closer and closer. Before Mikan could close her eyes, her body automatically moved.

Ah, it's moving by itself again.

Her skates were against the wall, sliding down sideways. She bent her knees and jumped, grabbing the flagpole in front of her. With the pole perfectly in the gap between the two wheels on each of her skates, Mikan added more and more pressure. In a second, she accelerated and rode around the flagpole, quickly moving upwards by each second. When she reached the halfway point, she jumped towards the wall.

"Oh god. First, I became Superman and now Spiderman on the wall?" Mikan muttered.

Of course, her body continued to act before her brain. When Mikan's skates made contact with the wall, she started rotating in circles. That went on until she finally reached the roof.

"That was scary . . ." Mikan collapsed on to the floor and gasped for air. "Nearly killed myself."

She fell back, flat against the ground and stretched her tired limbs out. The only thing Mikan remembered was the wind gently blowing against her skin before she fell asleep.

But it was really fun.

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"Who the hell is she? Never saw her face around before."

"New student? But they never mentioned anything about it . . ."

"Is she from another section?"

"Most likely the AT Class."

"How the hell did she end up here? The AT section is located in the north, which is miles away!"

"That's probably the reason why she's knocked out."

"She's a trespasser."

"So . . . What are we going to do with her?"

Silence. Then a whirring sound.

"Report her to the Kings."

Alice Class - For normal Alice users.

AT Class - For normal students that rides inline skates, or Air Trecks. Students can join an existing team or create their own. The term Stormrider or Rider refers to everyone who rides Air Trecks, but it's mostly used for students who ride alone.

Special Class - For students who have Alices and rides Air Trecks. Each student in this class are at least C class and above.

Yup yup. So here's the first chapter. Just a few changes here and there, nothing major. The story is mostly focused on Gakuen Alice, but it will definitely include the important characters from Air Gear.

Hope you guys liked it and don't hesitate to review !

- Sen