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The streets were vacant and devoid of sound as the street lights lining the sidewalks like little soldiers flickered on and off. A lone young boy, nearing the turn of adulthood staggered as he leaned onto the cold walls that separated the prestigious Alice Academy from the rest of the world that was dead asleep at the moment.

Through the light glow that was casted by the moon, the chiseled features on the young boy were uncovered. However, there was no one nearby to gawk at the sight, or shiver as he stared ahead, ruby, emotionless eyes ready to burn a hole in your head. On the other hand, you are quite safe, because this young boy is wounded badly from his mission. A large red gash ran across and up his arm and abdomen which he was clutching tightly, the blood not stopping.

Grunting, Natsume tried to reach the back gate reserved for DA students only, as they passed in and out from their missions. Natsume's eyes glowed with anger as his thoughts directed themselves to Persona, the one who assigned him this private mission. He was sure Persona knew about the ambush attack that Natsume had narrowly escaped. There was no need to retrieve the enemy plans for the mission. In fact, there was probably no plan to retrieve in the first place. Persona did it to damage Natsume's pride, which has grown quite large over the years. Nothing like a little trample to show Natsume where he belonged, forever a dog working for the academy.

Dragging the first-aid kit he had, out of the bathroom cabinet, Natsume started to fix himself up.

He wasn't planning on going to the hospital, the thought of people fussing over him made him want to throw up. Besides, there's always the pride issue, and Imai would kick him out if he bad-mouthed anyone.

Natsume laid his head back on the bed. His pillow and king sized bed was everything needed to guarantee that the special star student was satisfied. The bleeding arm was also bandaged and the pain started to numb and disappear. Natsume could fall asleep from dreariness right now, but there was something nagging at the corners of his mind. It was like something told him that there would be a surprise waiting for him soon. With that final thought, he fell asleep. The windows opened to the wind as thoughts flew in and out, fate was also being intertwined.

Mikan stared into the empty darkness in front of her; she shivered while waiting for Tsubasa and Misaki for their weekly or sometimes monthly checkup after they had graduated Alice Academy. The starless sky stared back at her as she wondered what her seniors truly think about her current situation. Even though they mostly stood on her side for all her decisions she tends to forget that they also were from Alice Academy and constantly worried about her.

Mostly the subject was left untouched as they all enjoyed and hung out with their cheerful junior who tried to enjoy as much of the normal life as she could. Mikan sighed; she had no idea what her life was going to be like in the future. It was like trying to pinpoint a needle in a haystack, at night, with mittens on. Suddenly she grinned; whatever life lay out in front of her she was ready to take it on. She was ready to avenge her mother, no matter what the people around her said or thought about her.

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