Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice and never will.
A/N: This is a sequel to my first story, The Return of Spring. It's not really related though, so you'll be fine even if you haven't read my first story. .......... Even so, I suggest you do. XD
By the way, they are in Japan right now and so, High School Division is only from Grades 10-12. Everyone is 15-16 (Grade 10) in this story.
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Mikan's POV
I'm so excited! Today, all the freshmen are going to the beach! Kyaaa!
I started to daydream...
I'm going to see Natsume in his swimsuit… I turned red at my own dirty thoughts. Get a hold of yourself Mikan! He's not your boyfriend.....yet. Okay, so you guys act completely like a couple. But it's not official yet! I continued ranting at myself.
I sighed and threw myself on my bed. How many years will it be until it is? I should just confess already, but I'm insecure! This is my first time you know! What if I mess up? Maybe he'll laugh in my face and not like me anymore. I flailed on my bed, screaming at the thought.
No, no, no! You can do it Mikan! Besides, it's not like I'm ugly or anything... Quite the opposite. Even I noticed that over the years, I've gotten prettier. The guys pay me lots more attention too.
I stand and turn to the mirror. There is a young girl still in her pyjamas. She has a medium height and is really slim with nice curves. Her chest is still small though.
I frown at that particular detail. Natsume is forever going on about my A cup, that jerk. Still love him though, I thought bitterly.
I shook it off. Oh well! I'm not letting anyone ruin my vacation/trip. My mind drifted to pictures of crystal oceans and pristine sand.
I feel happier already just thinking about it! I skipped as I got ready.
What should I wear today? Hmm- I froze mid-leap. Crap! I don't know what to wear on the bus! Should I wear normal clothes? A swimsuit? My uniform! Oh CRAP!
Riinng…......
That's my cell phone! I wonder who could be calling so early… I slid open my orange phone.
It was a text from Hotaru! It said:
Wear ur swimsuit with a jacket and shorts over it. Don't u dare defy me baka.
I felt a smile break over my face. Over the years, I've discovered that this was Hotaru's way of caring for me. She knows when I'm calling "SOS" and throws me a lifeline, all without me needing to say a word. She's the bestest friend any person could ever have! Is bestest even a word? Oh well. Doesn't matter!
I strode over to my huge closet and started going over clothes.
Nope, can't do, won't do, awful, no way, eww…. And so it went. I pouted at my closet.
Finally, I decided on an orange two piece swimsuit. The top has many thin white and green straps that tied round my neck and right under my chest, where the top ended. The bottom is a high leg with thin strips of the same colours around the hip. It is sooo cute!
I pull on a pair of white denim shorts over that and a white translucent cotton blouse with a black butterfly on the bottom left corner. I left the shirt unbuttoned since it was so hot.
I checked my reflection and squealed! Yep, I nodded to no one, I'm perfect.
I then grabbed a crimson ribbon Natsume gave me and tied it loosely on a few locks of my chocolate hair. I have been leaving it down since middle school for him. I can feel myself heating up at the thought. Humiliated (by myself!), I rushed out of my room with my orange and black duffel bag (also from Natsume) and black flip-flops.
The hallways zipped past me, and soon, I was in sight of the gates. I spotted all my classmates and teachers there waiting for the bus. I screech to a stop. I'll definitely get hit by a baka gun if I run in like a maniac. I coughed, trying to regain some dignity, and walked over.
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For the first time in centuries, Alice Academy students are being let out into the outside world! This is mostly due to the fact that they now have a new, and slightly less evil, elementary school principal. Of course, they still had to follow rules.
Okay, maybe just on rule. Ahem… First and Last rule: Do not use your alice. Yup, that's all.
The students were ecstatic about this. There was shouting, whooping, and basically chaos.
Amid this chaos, all of Mikan's friends stood.
"KYAA! This is going to be so fun!" Nonoko and Anna exclaimed.
"I agree. This'll be a once in a life time experience. We'll be able to interact with other young people our age." Yuu said. 'You mean hit on the opposite sex.' Ruka mentally added.
"Hn." Natsume grunted, looking at the dorm rooms for the hundredth time.
Hotaru smirked. It was so obvious he was looking for Mikan. Everyone, including the object of his affections, knew he was in love with her. Well, maybe the object of his affections only half-knew. She sighed. How can her, Hotaru Imai's best friend be so stupid.
Just then, the crowd of students turned quiet. That's strange, Hotaru thought. She turned to see what was going on and immediately understood.
Mikan Sakura was making her way to the gate very normally. The thing was, she looked stunning doing it. Her blouse was open, letting us see her swimsuit top. It wrapped around her chest, showing of her flat stomach and awesome curves. Her long, pale legs looked amazing. As did her wavy chocolate hair and amber eyes. She didn't even need to wear make-up to look that way.
Hotaru turned around, bored. Mikan looks like a goddess every day. It's just her casual clothing that's got people so entranced.
Koko smirked as he read Natsume's thoughts. They went something like I'm gonna bloody murder every guy here if they don't stop staring. Too bad Naru's watching. Could've done just that by now if he wasn't…
As she got closer, Mikan waved. "Good morning!" She acted as if nothing was wrong.
She is completely unaware of the situation! Everyone gaped.
"What's wrong?" everyone turned away from her. Mikan was puzzled, but that flew out of her head when she caught sight of Hotaru.
"Ho-Ta-Ruuuuu!" Mikan skipped over, hair bouncing.
"Morning Idiot."
"Thanks for the advice this morning!" she said cheerfully
"I'm glad you followed it. I don't know what would've become of you if you hadn't." Hotaru had a glint in her eye and everyone froze. They swore they could feel the temperature go down!
"Okay everyone's here!" Narumi-sensei said. No one was paying attention to him and the chaos went on. "We will now be announcing your bus partners." Everything became deadly silent and everyone turned to stare at him like hungry dogs. Narumi chuckled nervously before announcing the names.
"…………….Anna and Nonoko,
Yuu and Kitsu,
Hotaru and Ruka,
Natsume... (all the fangirls held their breath.)
….. and Mikan, (they all sighed. They couldn't complain since Mikan was so much above them)
Sumire and Koko………… and on it went.
Everyone was satisfied with their partner, though some wouldn't admit it.
Mikan skipped over to Natsume. She was really happy. A whole 2 hours with Natsume! I feel like fainting…
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Natsume's POV
I felt a surge of warmth when I heard that baka-Naru announce that I'll be sitting with Polka. I hid a smile beneath my hand.
If she was assigned to sit with any other guy… well let's just say that guy would've had to face something worse than hell. I was already pissed off at all of them for looking at her with their dirty eyes just moments before…
"Natsume!" Her sickenly sweet voice cut through my thoughts.
I turned to Mikan, giving her my full attention, something almost no one gets. "What's up Polka dots."
She pouted cutely and I smirked, amused. Which 15 year old girl could pout so childishly and yet still look natural doing it? I swear, this girl is a work of art.
"I was going to say that I'm glad we're sitting together." That almost brought a blush up to my cheeks. I saved my pride by millimeters.
"Well, I'm not. Who would want someone as loud and annoying as you beside them for 6 hours?" I was harsh because of my humiliation at myself.
Her face crumpled and she turned away quickly. I cursed myself a hundred times over for doing this to her.
She was about to walk away when I grabbed her wrist without thinking. Gulping, I muttered "Sorry Mikan, I was only teasing."
Mikan turned around to face me and I was surprised to see a smug grin on her face. "I know that. I was only testing if you cared for me enough to throw away your huge ego and apologize."
Shit! How could I fall for that one? That girl is one dangerous creature. I sighed. "Well now you know, so hurry up and get on the bus Polka."
She giggled. "Whatever you say partner!"
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Mikan hopped onto the bus with Natsume right behind her, looking like a bodyguard. They settled down into a pair of wide, soft seats with a mini-TV right above the seats in front of them (every 2 pairs gets one TV). Those seats were occupied by Hotaru and Ruka. Sumire and Koko were behind them and Anna and Nonoko were in the row beside them.
"Hi Hotaru!" Mikan said cheerfully. "Hi everyone!"
"Hi Mikan, Natsume." Everyone replied.
"This is going to be so fun!" Mikan squealed to Natsume as the bus started moving.
"Hn." Was all he said, but secretly, he agreed. Especially since a certain brunette was beside him…..
A/N: Sorry for the cliff-hanger, but it got wayyy too long to be a one shot. I've currently decided on having three chapters, but it might change. Depends on my mood. XD
Don't worry! I promise to update soon so don't give up on this story. Will probably be completed in a week. No promises though!
Hope you liked it and please review. Thank you. Goodbye. :D
