Hey everyone~ This is my new fanfic and I'm hoping that you would like it! I'm thanking my readers of my stories, for your reviews and for putting me and my stories in your favorites. This really made me happy and I hope that you will also support this new story of mine :)

Disc: I don't own the Gakuen Alice, or the GA characters

Always remember that you can never find a perfect partner to love you the way you wanted, only a person who's wiling to love you more than what you are. Someone who'll accept you for what you can and can't be. And that's even better perfect.

Summary: What will happen if a normal, high school girl clashed with the arrogant, genius, and successor of the most richest and famous company in the world? When they met once, they almost start a World War III but how about when they met again? Simple, that girl found herself being asked by that guy to be his girlfriend! There will be a lot of hardships, lies, and problems along the way but will they found themselves falling in love with each other?

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Chapter 1 : Meet Miss Tangerine/Sunshine

A tired sigh had escaped from a brunette. She twirled her black Pilot pen with her fingers as she stared blankly at the front. Her Biology teacher was talking about microscopic things and it was one hell of a boring subject. She could see her classmates trying to stay awake and some didn't even have the strength to fight the sleepiness, they were on their desks drooling in their sleep. She could tell, by the way their arms, hands, and eyes twitch in every lasting second of their subject, they wanted to get out of their class. Badly.

Time seemed to be getting slower than ever for them when they started getting all excited about graduating high school. It was their last year in the high school division, just six months to go and they would be freed from all of those tremendous homework and projects that they were dealing with.

For the brunette, high school was fun because she was with her friends and everyone was being nice to her, despite of being on the brink of failing Algebra that made her teacher, Jinno-sensei, to have a chance to pick on her.

RINGGGGG!

At last, the bell finally rang. Their Biology teacher, Misaki-sensei, gathered his stuff before biding goodbye to the class and leaving the classroom. She put her pen down and stretched her aching arms. She was sure she wouldn't survive any second with their boring subject if it went on. She checked her silver wristwatch and she found out that cafeteria was her next stop. She took her white binder and her orange pouch where she put her pen and other things in. She then grabbed her sienna shoulder bag and left the classroom.

Mikan Sakura. A high school girl who had this rich, waist length, honey brown hair which made most of the girls envy her. She also had this stunning, gorgeous pair of hazel eyes that could make the guys stare at her dreamily. The brunette had this cheerful, friendly, and optimistic attitude that made most of the students and teachers come to like her. No one could also deny that she could be utterly dense and clumsy at times but nobody could also expect someone to be flawless or perfect.

She could sense the stares of the guys on her and the admiring looks that most of the girls were giving her. Until now, she couldn't believe that she actually made it to the list of the most popular students of the Gakuen Academy, the school that she was transferred into when she was fifteen years old. And now, she's almost eighteen and she couldn't help but feel excited because her parents were going to give her a party, and a big one for her birthday.

Mikan was not a daughter of any sort of business tycoon but she was above a middle class person. Her father was a successful doctor and her mother was a really great fashion designer. She was hired months ago for the RubyGem fashion line.

The RubyGem was a huge company which was known throughout their country. So she really thought that they were lucky - her mom was lucky for having the chance to work in that big company. That company wasn't only involve in fashion but also in electronics, cars, and other stuff too.

Mikan smiled to the students as she walked to the table of the four busy-chatting people. She tapped a brown haired guy and he swiveled his chair to look at her.

"What's up, Barbie girl?" the brown haired guy asked, a smirk tugging in his lips.

Joshua Haruno. He had messy russet hair with blue streaks on it that most of the girls in the school liked in him. He also had a pair of topaz eyes, a mixture of brown and orange color. He was a half-American and half-Japanese who was a son of one of the business tycoons in the world. He was called Josh by his close friends. He was sometimes playful and a bit of a rebel but he was really a nice friend. He was smart but there were times that Mikan or Yuu beat him in one subject or the other.

Josh was also popular in the school; he was immediately put on the popular students of GA when he first transferred here. He just turned eighteen last summer and like the others, he was also waiting to get out of the school and then just slack off or hang out with his friends. Even though he was rich, he was fast friends with Mikan and the others. He didn't choose or look in everyone's status, he just wanted to know their personalities. He was friends with Mikan when they were in Kindergarten so it made them childhood friends. There were many girls who were trying to get his attention but there was this one and only girl who had already caught it, and with his heart.

"You wouldn't believe what just happened yesterday!" Mikan squealed and she settled down on the chair beside Josh.

"Stop squealing like a pig," Josh teased. He grabbed Mikan's French Fries which earned a smack from her.

"Anyway, Mikan-chan spill," the blue-haired and pink-haired girls said in chorus.

Nonoko Ogasawara. A close friend of Mikan who had this straight, navy blue hair and dark blue eyes. She was also popular in GA but not as famous as Mikan or Josh. She had a fraternal twin and her parents were famous chefs. She loved chemistry, or the things that involved in potions. Nonoko was also cheerful like Mikan but shy when it comes to her boyfriend or when someone was complimenting the things that she had accomplished.

Nonoko was a bit of a geek though that didn't anyone from approaching her because of her friendly attitude. Nonoko was Mikan's friend since they were in Elementary. Her and her twin were also transfered in AA at the same time as Mikan's.

Anna Ogasawara. She was also a good and close friend of Mikan who had curly, bubble-gum pink hair and turquoise eyes. Like Nonoko, she was also popular but not that famous. She loved cooking just like her parents and she was Nonoko's fraternal twin. They might not have any physical similarities but their personalities were the same; cheerful and a tad bit shy at times. She didn't had a boyfriend but she was still hoping for her right prince to come.

Anna was neither a geek nor a preppy cheerleader. She was just Anna. A girl who loved fashion just like how much she loved cooking and baking. She was sometimes called a fashion freak by her friends because she just loved making Mikan, Nonoko, and Josh as her Barbie dolls.

"Hota-chan just contacted me yesterday!" Mikan shrieked. She was really happy that she had the chance to talk to her best friend.

"I bet she was really having a fit because you both didn't have any communication for two months," Josh placidly said.

Mikan stared at him in disbelief before gasping in surprise. "How'd you know that?" she asked.

"It's quite obvious ya know," he replied while chewing his French Fries.

"It's not good for you to talk while eating," a sandy haired boy said.

Yuu Tobita. A boy who became a close friend of Mikan's. He had this sandy hair and light brown eyes. He was smart and also part of the student council so that's why he was also kinda popular in his school. He was the one who was taking the responsibility of the class if things goes wrong and he was also always the one who was put in-charge of the class so he was sometimes called as 'Iinchou'. He was Nonoko's boyfriend. He was friends with Mikan since the day she transfered here in Alice Academy division.

"So what's your plan?" Anna asked, eyes sparkling in excitement.

"Are you going to meet up with Hota-chan?" Nonoko asked, also excited like her twin.

"Hotaru will surely use that Baka Gun to you once you're ten feet away from her," Josh said.

Mikan thwacked him in the end and he groaned.

"Itai," he mumbled. He then playfully glared at the hazel eyed girl next to him. "What the heck just possessed you and you hit me?"

"You're obviously ruining the atmosphere, Joshua Haruno," she said with a creepy smile on her face.

That made Josh gulp in nervous because he knew that Mikan's patience was thinning.

"A-Anyway...," Anna started, breaking the tension in the atmosphere.

"What's your plan Mikan-chan?" Nonoko continued.

"She said she wants me to meet up with her tomorrow night!" Mikan exclaimed. Her eyes showed how happy she was. Josh couldn't help tugged his lips upward. He was happy for his friend.

"Kyaaa~! Really?" the twins asked.

"Yes!" Mikan replied happily.

Their shrieks could be heard in the cafeteria. The students were looking at their table and when they saw Mikan being jumpy and all that, they felt happy too. For them, seeing their 'beloved tangerine, slash, sunshine' happy could make their day, except from the people who were envious of Mikan but nonetheless they couldn't bring themselves to hate her because Mikan was just too nice and too naïve. Because for them, Mikan was surely contagious, her mood could affect her surroundings. Like before when she was angry and sad, the whole class asked went ballistic and swore that they were going to bash the ass who made her angry. And like the situation right now...

"M-Mikan-chan, they're looking at us now," Yuu said. He knew his effort was futile because he couldn't possibly stop the brunette without getting embarrass.

"Awww... Are you not happy Inchou?" Mikan asked, showing them that teary eyed expression with her cute pout.

"I-I-Iinchou, we don't mind you know," a male student said. Soon, it was followed by the other students. They just couldn't simply resist those puppy-dog-eyes that Mikan was showing them.

"Mikan-chan, you're abusing your cuteness," the twins laughed out loud.

Inside, Josh was laughing hysterically at Yuu's red face. He leaned in and patted Yuu's shoulder.

"Iinchou," Yuu looked up for a moment, thinking that his friend was actually consoling him and boy, how wrong he was. "You know that you're no match to Mikan."

Just like that, Yuu's aura became more darker. Nonoko chuckled nervously and she put her hand on Yuu's.

"Mikan-chan is just happy that Hota-chan is going to meet her again after a year of being separated from her," she said.

"Yeah, Iinchou... and sorry for the commotion that I've caused," Mikan added sheepishly.

Yuu sighed and flashed them a smile to assure them that everything was alright again. He couldn't just stay angry at one of his friends, especially to Nonoko or Mikan.

"You have to make preparations to meet her you know," Josh mentioned.

The twins, Yuu, and Mikan looked at him with confused eyes. Josh shook his head lightly and then pointed his index finger to Mikan. Mikan merely raised an eyebrow and then also pointed her finger to herself.

"Me? Need a preparation? For what?" Mikan asked, her eyebrows were scrunched together.

"Because you need a metal armor," Josh said.

Mikan took a few fries and threw it at Josh who just smirked at her in return. Anna and Nonoko were laughing at her two friends and for Josh's answer. Yuu was quite nervous because he was imagining Mikan's best friend meeting up with Mikan after two months of no communication. Her best friend wasn't known for being patience. She would immediately dump her date if he was half a minute late, cruel right? Well, it was Mikan's best friend that they were talking about.

Mikan and her friends talked and laughed during the whole lunch. There were even several students who joined their conversations. Mikan and Josh were bickering as usual but when someone commented about how cute they were as a couple, the two teens just blushed and looked away. After that they were kinda awkward but it was got ridden when Josh snatched Mikan's shoulder back, which was dangling on her chair earlier, and ran off the cafeteria once the bell rang. Mikan also dashed off the cafeteria to chase after Josh, leaving her three friends behind laughing and talking about how Mikan and Josh would end up as a couple one day.

The rest of the day was the usual. After the school, Mikan would be in her silver Mercedes-Benz which was given to her by her father as an advanced birthday gift. Her mother would be the one who was going to give her a birthday party which was on January 1, just three months to go. After that she would be home after fifteen minutes driving to her home.

"Tadaima!" Mikan exclaimed when she set a foot in their two-story house. Mikan closed the oak doors of the house once she was in. She then passed the living room which was painted of sky blue. There were different kinds of vases that were displayed in the area. There was a long leather loveseat and a small glassed table between the two leather single couches. She then ascended the wooden designed staircase and along the way, she would smile at the pictures that were hanging on the wall. She reached the second floor and was almost knocked over by the bear hug that Mikan received.

"Okaeri, Mikan!" her one and only mother greeted.

Yuka Sakura. She was Mikan's mother who was a very loving and responsible mother to her. Yuka could be really strict at times too but she couldn't refuse her lovely daughter if she wanted to do something like hanging out with her friends on weekends, attending parties, or having a boyfriend which she never had. Yuka was quite curious why Mikan didn't have any boyfriend because she often heard from her friends that Mikan was popular in school and she also had a long line of suitors.

"I thought you have work today, mom. It's Friday," Mikan mentioned.

"I know, but you see, Shizuka wants to meet up with me tomorrow morning so I have to take a day off and rest," Yuka explained.

"Oh! Hota-chan's mom? Does Aunt Shizuka also knows that Hota-chan and I are having dinner tomorrow night?" Mikan asked.

"I don't know. But maybe she doesn't know because if she did, we will all be having a dinner together," Yuka replied.

"Oh," Mikan then remembered that she had to do her homework for English and Trigonometry . "I'll go do my homework first and then I'll take a shower."

"Ok, honey. I'll call you if the dinner is ready," Yuka reminded her.

Mikan happily nodded and then she skipped towards her bedroom. She opened the cream painted door and waltzed inside. She slumped her denim shoulder bag on the sturdy wooden floor which was covered by a plushy red carpet. Her room was painted with light pink and there was also a 40 inches plasma TV which her dad gave to her when he was given his Christmas bonus last two years. There were bean bags that were scattered on her floor in front of her queen sized bed. Her bed was covered with red-black striped coversheet and with white and black pillows. There was a nightstand on the right side where her Winnie the Pooh alarm clock, the novel Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, and her picture could be seen.

Mikan sat on her bed and grabbed her shoulder bag. She started rummaging the contents of it and then got her English and Trigonometry binders and her blue PaperMate pen from her pouch to start her homework.

She finished her English homework after ten minutes, she did it first because it was easier than Trigonometry. She couldn't quite get what her Trigonometry homework was about so she grabbed her silver phone with a cute baby monkey key chain dangling on it. She speed dialed her dearest friend.

"Hey, Josh! Are you done with your Trigonometry homework?" Mikan asked.

"Yeah. I'm guessing that you are screwing your puny brains out just to solve your Trigonometry homework, am I right?" Josh teased through the phone.

Mikan puffed her cheeks even though Josh couldn't see it. "Whatever. Can you please help me solve this?" Mikan tried her best as she could just to make the cutest and pleading voice to Josh.

"Not gonna happen," Josh declined without any second thoughts.

"B-but I made a bento for you last Monday!" Mikan reasoned out.

"It was because I helped you with your Biology test, dimwit."

"Fine then! I'm going to make a bento for you again for tomorrow lunch," Mikan offered.

"Tomorrow is Saturday, baka."

"Eh! Oh, yeah! Then why in the seven hells am I doing my homework if I could do it tomorrow or on Sunday?" Mikan asked dumbly.

"'Why in the seven hells am I doing my homework if I could do it tomorrow or on Sunday?'," Josh mimicked Mikan's shrilly voice, "Because you're an idiot."

"Hmph! Ok then! I won't make you any lunch on Monday!" Mikan threatened with a smirk etched on her porcelain face.

"What the...! Fine, fine! I'll help you alright," Josh finally agreed.

"Okie-dokie! Let's start then!"

Josh taught Mikan how to solved the complicated world their Trigonometry homework. They finished for about forty five minutes and Mikan bade goodbye to Josh while he reminded her the bento that she was supposed to make on Monday. Mikan fixed all of her things and then stood up to grabbed a black sweatpants, her favorite orange shirt with glittering 'OHH EMM GEE' printed on it, and undergarments. She went inside her bathroom and started taking a shower.

Mikan came out after a half hour with a blue towel in her hand to dry her long, dripping wet hair. She was a little bit surprised when her phone began ringing.

Just run away
From these lies
Back to yesterday
Safe tonight
I feel the sun creeping up like tik tok-

She picked up her ringing phone and put the towel away. She flipped her phone up and put it on her ear, not bothering to look in the caller's ID.

"Mikan Sakura speaking."

"Baka," a cold but familiar tone was heard by Mikan.

"Hota-chan!" Mikan beamed.

"I just wanna remind you about our dinner tomorrow night. And I also want to tell you that I'm bringing someone, or rather two of the people that I know."

"What? Two of your friends?" Mikan asked excitedly.

"I wouldn't say that they are my friends because I don't consider anyone as a friend."

"Meanie! How about me? Am I not your friend?" Mikan's voice became a little sad.

"You're not my friend."

"What! Yes, I am!"

"No, you're not."

"I am!"

"Not."

"I am!"

"Shut up idiot. You're my best friend, as much as I hate to admit it, so you're not just a friend, understand?"

"Aye! Hota-chan is my best friend too! The great best friend I ever had in my whole life!"

"Alright, alright. I gotta go now, see you tomorrow...Mikan. Oyasumi."

"Oyasumi, Hota-chan!" Mikan hanged up and then she heard her mom calling her downstairs. She put her phone away and then fixed her hair while standing in front of her body length mirror.

"I can't wait to see Hota-chan! I also want to meet her friends! I'm so excited~"

First chapter is done! This chapter is all about Mikan so stay tune to meet the other characters of the story! Thanks for reading and I'm expecting a review from all of you~

Translations:

GA - abbreviation for Gakuen Alice

Sensei - Teacher

Itai - Ouch

Tadaima - I'm home

Okaeri - Welcome home

Baka - Idiot

Oyasumi - Good night

Bento - A home-made packed meal

Mikan's ringtone - "Please Don't Go" by Mike Posner

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