Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice
Prologue
'It's now or never...I've got to kill him!'
Panting heavily, she moved her fingers to pull the trigger. But as she was about to pull it with all the strength that was left of her, a gunshot passed by, scratching her right shoulder.
'Damn it...where did that come from?'
Mumbling curses under her breath, she got up to hide herself. Shivers came down her spine. Fortunately, her enemy didn't see where she was, allowing her to look for another chance for attack. She knew that the time was running out. She knew it from the beginning that this would not be an easy task, no.
"Mikan!"
"...Tsubasa senpai?"
Tsubasa barely managed to escape from the enemies and was severely, though not critically, wounded. If he was hurt like that, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
Tsubasa, seeing through what Mikan was thinking, grinned at her.
"I'm okay...How did it go?"
"I missed it. I'm sorry"
"Ah...it's okay, but...you know, it will be a matter of time before they find out about us. I showed them my alice...We can't drag on like this...Mikan, let's quit for now and go back. There's no need to rush... we'll have another opportunity..."
"NO!"
Natsume...
Mikan held tightly her necklace. She made a promise with Natsume.
I will get away...
... and come back alive.
She was more than fully aware of the fact that it was an extremely risky plan. Maybe retreating would not be such a bad idea at all. Two high-ranking members turning their backs against HADES, well that was one hell of an idea... Betrayal could mean death. Mikan and Tsubasa knew that too well, having done the dirty works and seen a lot like this along the way. But...
"Senpai, we still got chances..."
"...Mikan, please..."
Mikan loaded her gun and carefully targeted the figure once again.
This would be her last chance.
'Natsume...
...wait for me'
To Tsubasa, Mikan was going too far. He wanted to stop her badly, if only he could, that is. Mikan became a different person. He knew what made her change, but sometimes, he wondered...Mikan wouldn't have liked at all the notion of taking chances. But now, she was taking a bet for the guy who changed her.
"Mikan! Stop it! It's too dangerous! Do you want to die? Hey, do you hear me? Mikan!"
No.
She was not paying attention to what he was saying. She concentrated on what she was about to do, her mind solely focused on the thought of going back to Natsume.
I may die...
But I won't...Natsume...
Tsubasa, realizing that she wasn't listening at all, sighed and decided to guard her from the enemies. He was her senpai, after all, but he was following her lead. Why did he missed the past? Was it because he wanted to get this over with, or was there something else?
'I will do it! I don't want to cry over and over again regretting what I have done.'
She finally pulled the trigger. Did she get it, or miss it?
"- MI-KAN-!"
Tsubasa was now shouting out loud