Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice! The lovely Tachibana Higuchi owns the rights!

This is my first (kinda) fanfic! My summary sucks, so let me just say that this will have a ton of romance (natsumexmikan) in it. So, please tell me what you think! Thank you and I hope you like it!

Mikan's POV

Beep. Beep. BEEP.

"Ugh, urusai!" I yelled, slamming the alarm clock buttons. I opened one eye and peeked at the time. 7:47.

"7:47 already?! That means I have like five minutes to get ready!" I rolled out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and tied my hair into pigtails and quickly got changed. 7:53. I grabbed a slice of bread and my backpack and sprinted out the door. I can't afford to be late again!

I arrived at the school gate right when the first bell rang. Gakuen Alice. The huge, Victorian-styled gate was somewhat intimidating, but then again, it was one of the top three elite schools in Japan.

"It's Sakura Mikan!" I heard a voice whisper. "It really is! You can tell by the way she walks and her two long pigtails! She's so cool! I wish I was her!" More whispers followed.

"I heard her parents were associated with the royalty in Britain!"

"Really? I heard her parents were famous movie stars in America! That explains why she can speak English so flawlessly!"

"I heard she's really good at judo and could take on ten people with ease!"

Ugh. Again with the rumors! Even in the same dark blue school uniform as everyone else, I somehow still attracted attention which I tried so hard to avoid.

I shielded my face and dashed to my homeroom before the second bell rang.

"Sakura Mikan?" Jinno-sensei called.

"Here," I said, raising my hand.

"Today, we will be looking at The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald today. Sakura-san, please read this." He scribbled a line on the board.

"'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had.'"

"That was excellent, Sakura-san. Thank you." I blushed. I hated reading out loud.

I sat in the back next to the windows. I had the view of the front of the school—the gate, the huge fountain… it closely resembled the garden of a palace. This school was filled with rich kids, geniuses, and well… secrets. That escalated quickly.

It was two years ago, when I was assigned to this school by Japan's Intelligence Agency. I was under a division that was to be kept a secret from the public—the division for adolescent spies. Only a small handful are under this division—their parents must've died either on or off mission and so their kids were recruited. Without a choice, I was taken under their wing 11 years ago when I was 6 and began training to be a spy.

This was my second mission—to keep a close eye on the school and to protect it. The headmasters of Japan's three top elite schools were closely related to the government, and chose to hide extremely important, confidential documents on the grounds of the school. I was to report and stop any suspicious activity. The staff and the students were oblivious to the potential danger, and it was to be kept that way.

"Mikan-chan?" a familiar voice asked.

"H-huh?" I looked up and saw Yuu Tobita, the inchou.

"Mikan-chan, you dozed off again," he said, "It's lunch time now."

"Ah… gomene! It's become a habit now," I laughed, embarrassed.

"I-I… uuhhh…" he stuttered, "H-here!" His cheeks were a bright red as he handed me an envelope.

"P-please accept t-t-t-this!" he stammered, "I-I really like you, M-M-Mikan-chan!"

Even though things like this happened every day, I was still speechless. I could feel everyone staring at us, and my cheeks grew red. I took the envelope from him and smiled.

"A-Arigato, inchou! It's an honor that you feel that way about me. I really like you too, but just not in that way. Gomenasai!" I said, bowing my head down, "Honto-ni gomenasai!"

There was a short moment of silence before everyone in the class started clapping. "That's Sakura Mikan for you, rejecting people in such a cool way! It's like an honor being rejected by her!"

I could feel my entire face getting red.

"Ee-eh, thank you Mikan-chan. It's no wonder why so many guys confess to you. You are such a kind person!" he responded, pushing his glasses.

"Arigato, Inchou! I can say the same about you."

He smiled and then left. I can't get attached to this school. I can't. I can't get attached to anyone here. That would just be them in danger.

I sighed and took out three bento boxes from my backpack. One bento box had rice and an egg and some veggies. The other two bento boxes were filled with takoyaki and an assortment of sweets.

"Mikan!" another voice shouted. It was Anna and Nonoko-chan and… Hotaru. Ah! Hotaru… she doesn't like me much.

They all sat down next to me.

"Anna! Nonoko! Hotaru!" I smiled.

"You have such a big lunch every day!" Anna laughed cheerfully, "It looks so yummy!"

"Hehe, I made it myself!" I said proudly.

"Hm… Mikan, getting all the boys, huh?" Nonoko-chan eyed me playfully, "You're so lucky!"

"N-not true!" I shook my head vigorously. Crap. I have to keep my distance.

"Gomene, I just remembered I have something to do! I'll see you guys later!" I quickly packed up my lunch. "Gomene!"

I could feel Hotaru looking at me suspiciously. I grabbed my bento boxes and ran out the classroom and into the bathroom.

You can't get too close with anyone. It'll only put them in unnecessary danger.

I sat in one of the stalls of the bathroom and ate my lunch quietly. When the bell rang, I went back to class.

In what seemed like forever, the final bell of the day rang. I slung my backpack on my shoulders and raced out of the classroom and out of the school.

I lived in a nice, little apartment complex alone. There was a huge flat screen TV against the wall with a nice couch and a small coffee table in the living room. In my bedroom, there was just a bed, a table, and a dresser. My apartment was pretty empty, but I tried to brighten it up with colorful posters taped onto the wall.

I turned on the TV and connected it to my base of operations.

"Mikan! How was your day today?" a cheerful choice called.

"Narumi-sensei!" I yelled happily. The screen showed a young man with dazzling purple eyes and light blonde hair. He was sitting in his big, black chair in his office. "It was good, just like usual!"

"Good, I'm glad to hear that, Mikan."

"Narumi-sensei, I miss you! It gets so lonely here sometimes!" I sulked. Narumi-sensei practically raised me. He was friends with my parents and he was the one that found me.

"Wakata, Mikan. I'm very sorry about that, but I have something very exciting to tell you."

"Nani?" I asked.

"We sent over another agent to work with you. He will be going undercover at Gakuen Alice too. Isn't that great? Then you won't be so lonely anymore."

"Honto?" I jumped out of my chair, "Wai wai! When is he coming?"

"He'll be at school tomorrow. I'm very sorry that you can't get too close to anyone at school, so I hope Natsume-san will be of a companion to you."

"Yay! Arigato Narumi-sensei!"

"Bye, Mikan. I'll be checking in with you tomorrow. Ja-ne!" He winked and the screen faded.

Another agent? Wow, this is the first time I'm going to be meeting another agent! I wonder he's like and how he got here.

Crap! I'm late again! I stuffed the last piece of melon bread into my mouth and sprinted out the door.

I made it right to my seat just when the bell rang. I sighed of relief.

"Ohaiyo, Mikan!" Anna waved.

"Ohaiyo!" I waved back.

Jinno-sensei cleared his throat. "Class, today we have a new student. He came all the way here to Osaka from Tokyo. Let's all welcome him."

A raven-haired boy stood at the front of the classroom. He had a couple of piercings on his ears and he had no emotion on his face whatsoever. I immediately was drawn in by his crimson red eyes… they were mesmerizing and I couldn't take my eyes off.

A new student? Is he the one Narumi-sensei was telling me about yesterday? Wow, we're in the same class!

"I'm Natsume Hyuuga," he said impassively, "Yoroshiku." Natsume! He is the one!

The room was silent and then it bursted with the squeals of all the girls.

"He's so cool! So mysterious!" Even the boys seemed to think he was cool. So I guess he's the type of guy that has every girl falling at his feet…

"Hyuuga-san, you may take a seat anywhere you like." Well, there was only one empty seat. And it was next to me.

He walked down the aisle and sat down beside me. I turned toward him and smiled.

"Hi! I'm Sa-"

"Tch. Urusai, you're annoying," he sneered, staring straight ahead. What. What?! Is this the Natsume that Narumi-sensei was talking about? Can't be. He's so rude! What is with him?

"Look, I was just trying to be-"

"Didn't I already tell you to shut up?" he said again, with the same impassive face. What is wrong with him? He can't be the one he was talking about! Does he know that I'm an agent too?

I spent the rest of class trying to figure him out. When the lunch bell rang, the whole class gathered around him.

"I'm Sumire! Nice to meet you, Natsume-kun!" There were screams from all of the girls trying to get close to him.

"Don't talk to me as if you know me so closely," he smirked.

Unforunately, that made the girls scream even more. "Ah, you're so cool! Kakkoii!" they screamed. I was starting to get a little annoyed myself.

I grabbed my bento boxes and stood up. As I was about to leave the classroom, I heard him say, "Sakura Mikan. Where is she?"