DISCLAIMER: Gakuen alice is not mine. Never will. ;p

Note: slightly OOC.

*click*

A huge mirror reflecting the vast coral sky, sheltering infinite amount of breathing sea creatures, an emerald place where different animals populate, can be witnessed through this seemingly perfect image produced by a certain raven haired young man.

"Natsume!" called his best friend Ruka.

The unsullied and cool wind danced to this handsome man's body as he gazed at the breathtaking view that he had successfully captured. Looking at these landscapes make his heart calm for reasons unknown even to him. This crimson eyed young man had been a landscape photographer since he had his first SLR camera but never did he grow tired of immortalizing their splendor.

"What?" replied the photographer with a hint of petulance in his voice. He knew what Ruka wanted and he already knew his answer.

"Will you please be the photographer for my sister's wedding?" pleaded the handsome blonde lad.

"How many times do I need to answer NO until you understand that I am not interested?" the raven haired man coldly answered his best friend. Ruka knew that Natsume didn't like taking pictures of people unless it's necessary but decided to plead him anyway.

"Come on man, this is my sister's wedding! I know that you don't like taking photos of people but please understand that I wouldn't have asked you if the wedding is not tomorrow!" Ruka said with panic perceived from his voice.

"Hn. Ok but I won't photograph your wedding." Natsume uttered with a smirk on his face.

"Haha! Well, it's alright since you're my best man when that time comes" the sapphire eyed Ruka proudly announced.

They continued talking and Ruka told his 'best man' the details of the wedding tomorrow. For a guy, Ruka is rather garrulous. He would talk about random things but most of them were about his pets. You can obviously see glitters in his eyes whenever he would narrate about his dear 'usa-chan'. Many people are still wondering on how these two men became close friends given that they have very contradicting personalities.

In contrast to his companion's 'light' personality, Natsume had an eerie aura surrounding him. He rarely smiles and is indeed a man of few words. He always has his pokerface on and he tends to be unemotional. Though he is like this, he becomes a totally different person when he is holding his camera. You can observe his fiery passion and dedication as he click on his SLR and produce enchanting images.

*buzz buzz*

"I guess this is my cue. Hey Natsume! Don't forget to be at my house before 6 AM tomorrow so we'll arrive at the church on time, you know it's out of town and we cannot afford to be late or my sister will kill me!". Ruka stated.

"Hn." Natsume lazily replied as he turned his eyes to the view before him.

"I'll take that as a yes. Well, goodbye!" Ruka shouted as he gestured a wave.


Natsume drove with his bestfriend to the province where the wedding will take place. He had to admit that going there was a good decision. The place seemed unaffected by urbanization and the view was remarkable. He was lost in his thoughts when his eyes landed on a spot outstanding the others that he had seen.

"Natsume where are you going?!" the blonde young man shouted as he asked.

Natsume left the driver seat and grabbed his camera to rush towards the view that captivated his eyes.

"Go on first Ruka, I promise to be at the wedding on time." Natsume announced with a tone of excitement.

"Ok but be sure to keep your promise."Ruka sighed. He knew that asking Natsume to stay would be pointless since he saw his eyes that are filled with thrill and passion. He loved seeing his best friend like this so he didn't try to argue anymore.

A jade hill towering a whole village that appears to be emitting a blazing orange ball with an enormous sakura tree in the middle had caught the attention of our photographer. The place seemed simple and plain but it gave a very sad ambiance that made him more enthusiastic on taking its picture. The surroundings made the view even more astounding and it seems that everything fell flawlessly into the right position to make this scenery heavenly.

He was about to capture this panorama when he noticed a brunette standing near the sakura tree. Her long auburn hair toss around her face as her dress swayed with the breeze. Natsume felt his heart skip a beat when the woman's sad chocolate eyes met his scarlet ones.

*click*

He accidentally captured the moment.

He was about to say something when his phone rang.

"Hello?" the voice over the line said.

"Great timing Ruka." Natsume said sarcastically.

"I called to remind you not to be late, the wedding starts in two hours and you're still nowhere to be found!" his friend alarmingly said.

"I'm already on my way." Natsume lied.

"Oh I see. Sorry for bothering you then. Bye!" Ruka dropped the call.

Natsume stared at his phone for a while till he remembered his encounter with a certain brunette. He tilted his head to where the young woman stood and noticed that she wasn't there anymore. He approached the sakura tree and tried to look for her only to end up disappointed.

Frustrated, he decided to head to the wedding.


The wedding was very tranquil and peaceful. The motif was underwater because of the bride's cerulean eyes that captivated the groom at first sight. Almost everyone was dressed in blue and the event gave a mellow sensation. There was a pool of joyful faces and lots of people were entranced by the harmonious melody created by the pianist. Everyone was enjoying the occasion except for a certain photographer.

"smile." Natsume boredly said.

*click*

Although he was now taking pictures at the wedding, he wasn't able to fully concentrate on his work. Every time he lets his mind focus on the occasion before him, it would only take minutes for his brains to remember the sad eyes of the auburn haired woman he 'met' earlier.

"Natsume!" called a very familiar voice.

"Are you okay? You seem a little bit off today." He continued with worry traced from his voice.

"No I'm fine" the photographer tried to sound a LITTLE bit cheerful for his anxious best friend.

"I'm really sorry for making you do something you don't like" Ruka said with a frown.

"I told you its fine and besides I get to see some amazing places here." Natsume stated as recalled his meeting with the mysterious woman by the sakura tree.

"It's good that you enjoyed yourself. How about we go grab something to eat?" His friend said obviously relieved from what Natsume declared.

"You go ahead, I'm not yet finished taking pictures of your guests." Natsume teasingly said.

"Oh ok, I'll be at our table if ever you decide to have a break" Ruka said with a chuckle.

Natsume continued on taking candid photos of the guests. One of the reasons why he hated taking pictures of people, specifically the females, was because they just can't keep themselves from flirting with him. It was like the girls are 'tainting' the 'innocence' of his pictures. After an hour he decided to head to their table where his friends were eating.

"So you finally decided to stop flirting with those girls eh?" his friend, Koko, teased.

The round bluish white table to where he headed was occupied by his friends. Seated to where he was looking was Koko, he was the joker of the group though he would be gullible even to the most obvious lie. Next to him was his girlfriend, Sumire. She used to be sending Natsume love signals when they were still in high school but now it's good news that she's over it. Kitsuneme and their class president Yuu was also present in the table. He sat next to Ruka who was still blushing over what his girlfriend, Hotaru - who was seating next to him, said.

He had few friends but it didn't bother him because he knew they can be trusted. He met most of them when they were still in high school and until now their friendship never faded.

"No" Natsume's bored reply, "how can I do that when I'm still going out with your sister?".

Koko became silent for a while till he realized what Natsume said and then he finally stuttered "H-hey!".

The people seated in the table can't help but laugh at Koko's blood-drained and obviously terror-stricken face. They knew Natsume was joking but they didn't think Koko would react so seriously about the gag.

"Thank you Natsume for being the photographer today, it really means a lot to me and my sister" Ruka humbly said.

"Hn. I told you it's alright now stop acting gay, your girlfriend's watching." Natsume replied as he started to get some food.

They continued to eat and reminisced about their high school life. Koko was doing all the talking and the rest just went with his silly remarks. Natsume had to admit that being the photographer for this wedding wasn't the slightest a bad decision. He never had the time to be with his friends and never was able to feel like this again.


"Yes Ruka, tell your sister that the photos will be available tomorrow." Natsume tiredly replied. "Yeah sure, ok I need to finish developing these pictures. Bye."

After the reception, Natsume went home directly and to his darkroom. Developing the pictures - that was definitely the best part of being a photographer for him. A smile of satisfaction will never fail to creep up its way to his mouth every time he sees the picture he had created.

Too bad no one was able to appreciate this very rare smile.

He looked at what he had created one by one, trying to see if everything came out fine. He flipped another picture and that was when he was stunned.

Yes, stunned. Unable to move nor divert his eyes from the picture that he was currently holding at. Needless to say what that picture was.

It was a picture of a brunette who had his hair swaying with the wind and she looked as if she was staring deep through the scarlet eyes of the young photographer. This picture had obtained every interest in Natsume. Just one look at the picture, he was able to forget about his tiredness. Curiosity owns him right now but there was another thing besides curiosity that made him stare at the picture. It was something he himself didn't understand but if there was one thing he was sure about, it was the fact that this feeling was something new to him and trying to put this feeling into words will definitely be useless.

He brought the picture to his room and held onto it.

'i'll definitely find you.'

Those were the last words that escaped his lips before his eyelids betrayed him and made him go to sleep. He was determined to look for this woman who made his heart skip a beat...for the very first time.

Authors note :

Hello guys! this is my first fic though i've been roming around for a long time already.I hope you like my fic and i'll try to update as soon as I can. My laziness owns me most of the time though..hehe..;p

so comments and suggestions are very much welcome. i welcome flaming too. :)

review please ^^

i apologize for my grammar lapses since writing isn't my forte. Anyways I hope you enjoyed it. \^v^/