Chapter 1

The Disturbing Dream

"I wonder how long Hotaru plans to isolate herself in her lab. I miss her so much" Mikan said with a long face.

"Yeah she's been there for more than a week already" Nonoko added.

"You know she's busy preparing for her presentation for the Alice test" Yuu answered "actually it is something that you guys should be doing too" he added.

Mikan and her friends just graduated elementary level and will be entering middle school, but it's not that simple. Before they are able to get to middle school they have undergo a so called Alice test. Its purpose is to determine if there are any improvements within the student's Alice.

Last year Yuu, Sumire, and some of their classmates passed the test and are already in middle school. This year, Mikan, Hotaru, Natsume, Ruka, and there are other friends are taking the said test.

"We are preparing for the test as well but we still have time for our friends, but Hotaru, she's spending so much time on it. She doesn't even have time to dine with us." Mikan said starting to raise voice.

"IDIOT, don't you see that Hotaru's Alice requires a lot more time than yours." Sumire said to her very annoyed.

"What did you just call me, cat-dog girl?" she answered back in the same tone.

Tension is building between the two when Yuu butt in.

"Sumire is right Mikan," he said.

"You mean she's right for calling me an idiot" she said throwing her angry face to Yuu.

Yuu sweat dropped seeing the looks of Mikan's eyes he then shake his head and explained himself "No, no, that's not what I meant. What I'm trying to say is that Sumire is right saying that Hotaru's Alice eats much time than yours. Hotaru needs to study and conduct a survey and research to determine the most suitable invention for her to create, while your Alice only requires you the will to protect which doesn't need time at all." He explained clearly.

"I get it now, but still…you don't have the right to call me an idiot" she looked at Sumire very pissed.

"Can we just stop this crappy talk now? There is much better way to spend our time." She acts as if she didn't hear Mikan's blabbering. "Just tell us what happened to your home visit." Sumire cut her and looked at Yuu. he just returned the night before from his one week home visit. As usual it was his price for being top of the class again.

"Yeah that's much better way to spend time." Nonoko added.

"Yeah, Yuu tell us what is going on outside the Academy." Anna said.

"Ok, let's go to my room. I also brought something for everyone." He looked excited in telling his friends about his home visit but it also shows that in someway he is worried.

"Yesss" the others shouted together.

Yuu's room…

When Yuu, Mikan and her friends arrive at Yuu's room just minutes later their classmates came in one after the other. It seems that the news that Yuu brought something for everyone spreads fast.

Yuu even though surprised to see that his room is almost full because of his friends, he started giving away his gifts to them. As soon as Yuu finished giving the gifts and telling story about his home visit his friends left except for Mikan's group and Natsume's gang. They were interested to hear what was happening outside the academy.

"So Yuu tell us what's happening outside" Mochou said.

"A little later, I'm still waiting for one more" after he finished saying that they all heard a knock. "Looks like she's here" he said

Yuu was the one to open the door. They were a little surprise to see that the one at the door is no other than Hotaru. The overjoyed Mikan jumped to her best friend but unfortunately…

"Bang" Mikan met Hotaru's infamous invention the idiot gun.

"What was that for" the teary Mikan said.

"I told you not to hug me again" Hotaru said while entering the room.

"But I missed you"

"Well I didn't even notice I've been gone"

"How was your research Hotaru" Yuu asked to cut the fight.

"Perfect as usual" the very humble Hotaru said." But that's not the why were here right." Yuu wants to get to the real reason why Yuu wanted her to be there.

"Well no." Yuu said.

"Then what is it" Sumire asked.

"Ok, listen to carefully. Reo is back" he said straight to the point.

"What, Reo is back???" they said in unison.

"Yes, I was surprised too when I heard the rumors. I didn't believe it at first, but then I saw him appeared on TV, I know that there is no reason for me to not believe it." He paused for a while. No one reacts so he continued "He said that his sudden disappearance was due to an illness and now that he recovered he's ready to comeback. He didn't stated clearly what he means by coming back but I know, I can see in his eyes that he didn't mean coming back to his singing career. I know he's up to something. It worries me that the anti-Alice organization might be making their move again."

Yuu finished telling them about his news but they seemed to be out of words to give a reaction. They were all quiet and worry was written all over their faces. The last time they heard from the anti-Alice organization was when Reo failed to taking the Academy down, ever since that incident no word has been heard about them.

The atmosphere around them suddenly changes and only Mikan, Ruka, and Hotaru noticed where the change of atmosphere began. That made them worries even more.

When they got out of Yuu's room, they all went different places. They don't have the mood to walk around or to chat anymore. They were occupied with the news Yuu just told them.

That night somewhere in the dormitory two boys were laying on the rooftop staring at the black sky with countless of stars.

"Do you have any idea what their plans might be?"

"Obviously to bring down the academy but in what way I'm not sure"

"If they start making a move wouldn't that mean that your work for the academy will resume?"

"Guess so"

"Aren't you a worried at all?"

"I am, but that won't change anything."

"I'm worried about your health Natsume"

"No need, my Alice improved a lot. Using it does not tire me anymore."

"I know that Natsume but still I can't help but worry that same thing as before might happen again"

"Don't make yourself worry too much. What happened before will never happen again." He said trying to comfort his friend. What happened before will never happen again Reo's move was unplanned but now they're totally prepared that means we can expect much worse scenario. He kept that thought to his self.

On the other part of the dormitory, Mikan lay awake on her bed, tossing and turning. I thought that it would all be over but Reo's reappearance is telling me that much trouble is waiting for us. I know that this time they would be much stronger and much prepared than before. This would be a threat to us all. She let out a big sigh when another thought enter he mind if Yuu were able to hear about the news I'm sure that the academy heard about this as well, that means Mr. Narumi knows this yet he didn't tell us. I wonder why. And Natsume could this mean that he will return to his old work? She keeps on sighing thinking the same things over and over again.

Gradually Mikan fell asleep but her worried mind drifted her into a dream no one would want to dream.

Her heart starts to beat faster, she started sweating really hard. She's seeing herself in the middle of two groups of people fighting but they don't have any faces. She was sure that they were using Alices so she tried stopping them using her nullifying Alice but it's not working or rather she is not really in that place, that what she was seeing is only meant to be seen but you're not allowed to interfere. She was thinking what else she can do to stop the fight since her Alice is not working but the place she was in is starting to change

Moments later, she was now in a room, a very dark room. No light can be seen. No sound can be heard. She can't even see herself.

"Where am I? Where is everyone else? I hate dark places, I hate this place. Stop this game you're playing whoever you are." She started panicking because she hates dark places especially when she's alone. "Please someone answer me. Stop this" Mikan keep talking but still get no answer instead the place started to change again.

She was now standing under a cherry tree. The place was all red she can even see a blood red moon in the sky .it was like heaven was crying with blood. She turned around to see what else surrounds her. To her surprise she saw a boy standing in front of her. She can't see his face clearly. The only things she can see clearly were the boy's eyes. They were ocean blue. No emotion or anything written to them. They were as cold as ice.

"Who are you? Where are we? What is this place?" she asked the boy.

"This is your future. All you see here will be a part of your future. But you don't need to worry you'll be fine as long as you don't make wrong decisions." He said.

"What are you saying?" She asked confused

"You'll know soon enough. Everything will be over soon. Very soon." He said then turned around and slowly walked away.

Mikan tried running towards the guy but the distance between them seems to be getting longer even though she is running with all her speed. Before he could disappear completely he said "I'll be watching you." Because of running she tripped over and falls with her face on the ground.

When she lifted her head the surrounding is back to where she started but now the people who were fighting just a little while ago were all lying on the ground lifeless with blood all over them?

She was shocked at the sight of the lifeless bodies but what shocked her most was when the faces of the bodies start appearing clearly. They were her friends all of her friends. She was about to cry when she noticed a boy sitting not far from her. He was carrying a girl and he was crying. She walked towards him. Natsume. She whispered.

"I tried to protect them but it's not enough. I was not able to protect the people precious to me. She even died protecting me instead the other way around" the boy said with a teary eye.

It was the first time Mikan saw Natsume crying and feeling so helpless. It was an instinct when she tried to comfort him "I know you did what you can. Don't blame yourself."

She received no answer from him. She slowly looked down the body that he was carrying. She was motionless after seeing who it was. The lifeless body belongs to her. She can't stop her tears from falling anymore.

"This can't be. This is not real" she was crying really hard now. She tried to cover her eyes to stop the tears from falling but…

"What's happening to me? My hands." She looked in her hands and noticed that she is starting to vanish. She screamed "No! No! Nooooo!" she then bolted up from her bed realizing that everything was a dream. Just a dream. She also realized that she was not only screaming and crying in her dreams.

She quickly stood up from her bed and go straight to the bathroom. She washed her face and looked at herself in the mirror. "Thank God it was all a dream. That was the weirdest dream ever" she said to herself.

But unknown to Mikan somewhere in the academy someone had the same dream that she had and very much bothered as she is. 2078