It was the summer before they were supposed to go to their new schools; their last summer they were going to have together for a while.

Mikan and Natsume were best friends. They were 14-years-old and lived right next door to each other. They had had their fair share of fights and arguments; they had both been through quite a bit for 14-year-olds. Their mothers were best friends, and they were sort of forced together. But they couldn't say they minded after a while.

They had to switch schools though, because they both got kicked out of their old school. They had pulled a huge prank on the principal, breaking all the furniture and glue him to his chair. They could talk about it for hours with smiles on their faces.

Now they were being switched to different schools. Mikan was leaving to go to Aircole All Girls Academy. Natsume was being sent off to Aircole All Boys Academy.

After being friends their whole lives, how were they going to get through this without each other?

"Natsume, I'm scared. We're going to different schools. I would be fine with it, but this time, you aren't going to be with me. And to top it all off, our schools are enemies. We're going to live in dorms, and we're leaving tomorrow," Mikan said to the boy sitting next to her.

"You don't think that I feel the same way, Mikan? We've been through everything together. And who knows how the girls are going to be at your new school? They could tear you to shreds and not feel an ounce of guilt. And I won't be there to protect you." Natsume looked over at her. "It's going to be all right, we've made it through worse than this. We can get through this." Natsume concluded as he pulled her into a hug. He was never big on hugs, but his best friend was an exception. He could feel her crying. He ran his fingers through her hair, whispering to her to calm down and that it was going to be all right. As Mikan looked up at him she decided to speak.

"I hope you're right, Natsume."

The cover I'm using for this story was not made by me! It was made by TaintedRain on Wattpad, all credit goes to her!

And before I forget! DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gakuen Alice.