Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, shape or form, own Gakuen Alice or its characters.

Author Note: I originally didn't write this for Gakuen Alice, so the characters might be a tad OOC. But, hey, it's fanfiction, I can tweak the characters slightly, right? And anyway, I always thought some things in Gakuen Alice were a bit extreme. Oh well…

That's all from me (for now), so enjoy!

"I can't believe he just did that! Did you see it? It was perfectly horrid of him!" Mikan seethed as she stormed down the hallway. "I mean, what was he thinking? God, I can't stand him!"

Her friends exchanged exasperated glances, not even attempting to be discreet. It's a good thing she was so caught up in her animosity. But then again, being the clumsy, dense, idiotic girl that she was, she probably wouldn't have noticed if all was tranquil.

She did, however, notice that they weren't exactly paying attention to her rant. "Hey, are you even listening?" Glaring at them, she paused for a brief second, before deciding that she didn't care.

"He must have a ten-foot pole stuck up his arse or something. Urgh! That bastard has some answering to do! That arrogant, pompous, egoti-"

"Big words for such a little girl. Try not to choke on them."

She whirled around, only to find the object of her frustrations leaning against the doorframe with an insufferable smirk on his face.

"You! How dare you show your face? How could you do that?"

Natsume faked a yawn and drawled, "Please, keep talking. I always yawn when I'm interested."

"Look here, you pretentious, overblown, self-centered jerk!"

"I would like to insult you, but the sad truth is that you wouldn't understand me…"

"Oh, yeah?" Mikan challenged. "Try me."

The room was filled with a crackling tension so strong that not even an axe would be able to make a dent in it. The spectators nearby swore they could see lightning jump between the two.

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof software and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far,' he gestured towards her, 'it appears that the universe is winning." Seeing her slightly confused and bewildered expression, he couldn't help but let his smirk gain a mocking edge. "Rich Cook. One of my favorites."

"W-well…" She spluttered.

"Albert Einstein once said 'If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. You need to work on z."

That gained a few appreciative chuckles from the bystanders, who knew that she had a tendency to ramble. It was one of her many attributes that made so endearing. Not many were able to resist her charm. Even a brick wall would be beaming after spending 10 seconds with her.

Pouting, she sought out her best friend from the group of on-lookers and mouthed 'HELP!'

Her best friend promptly replied with, "You brought this on yourself, you can fix it yourself." However, the others suspected that she was merely enjoying the free entertainment, and planned on savoring is for as long as possible. It was not hard to guess, with the small smile dancing along her lips. And anyway, they were also quite amused by the duo's little spat, and as such, did not make any attempt to stop them.

"It's true, little girl-" He was interrupted by a cry of out rage, but continued regardless. "-You asked for it."