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Chapter 1

Welcome to My Boring Life

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Mikan Sakura

Same as always. Living in this town. Me living this life, hundred percent normal. Nothing happens. One word to describe this life, one word to describe me, boring. I didn't chose this life, trust me. Was it my fault that I'm too plain? I'm not as "curvaceous" as most of the girls in my age, and why do I always blend with the walls in a guy's eyesight? They unintentionally don't notice me. One way to be happy, and that is to accept who I really am. Too bad for me being happy is like reaching for the moon.

Tomorrow's the first day of my junior year. I NEVER switched schools or moved from one town to another. Yup, perfectly normal. But if I DID, I would even be happier. Please, this is the twenty first century, people are now dying to be unique! And here I am, being normal as ever, WOW…

Suddenly, my phone rang, interrupting my dreary train of thoughts. I held the receiver, "Hello?" I greeted.

"Hey Mikan!" The shrill voice I have known my entire life sounded from the other end of the line.

"Oh, hey Mom…"

"Tomorrow's your first day," she announced cheerfully, trying to brighten up our conversation.

"Yeah, I know…" Who wouldn't?

"Ready?"

"I… think so…" Something's wrong, she isn't as cheery as ever.

"Uh, I just want to talk to you…" I knew it, she'll have breast implant!

"Y-yeah?"

"Uh, never mind, I wanted to talk to you personally but unfortunately, due to the circumstances I'm in, I can't go to your place…

"It's okay Mom… just tell me…"

"Okay… if… I would…" she exhaled… "m-marry again, would it bother you?" she asked. Damn….

I tried my best to make my about-to-crack voice sound happy , and succeeded. "If you're happy…" The feeling was unbearable. My hopes of my dand and my mom getting together again were now shattered into millions of pieces that can never be glued back together.

"Thank you, Mikan. I knew you would understand." But I couldn't! She was happy with Dad once, why can't she just be contented and marry him again. So I can have a normal family!?

"Sure Mom, no problem, bye…" my voice cracked at the last word, good thing she didn't noticed. I hung up.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I let them drip down my face one by one. 'It will be no problem. She's happy… Why shouldn't I be?' I repeated those phrases in my mind again and again forcing myself to be happy about 'The Marriage' idea—great, now I'm capitalizing it in my own thoughts—but to my dismay, it didn't work. My day's ruined.

I looked at the clock which is now silently screaming that it's 5:30 pm already. I almost forgot that I'll be meeting Nikka and Yuki at the mall; got to put on a happy face.

I grabbed my jacket and my bag as I headed outside. I locked my small apartment. It's such a drag living alone. Sure, my mom comes to visit once in a while, and my father checks up on me every now and then, but you can never avoid being lonely.

I walked a few blocks heading towards the station and got a cab.

"To the mall."

It smelled like air freshener inside and it almost suffocated me to death, thankfully, it's just 15 minutes ride to the mall. I paid the driver and got out, heading towards the cinemas. Eventually, I found Nikka and Yuki at the popcorn stall, in line buying popcorn.

"Hey guys…"

"Oh, hey!" They both greeted, warmly as ever.

Not knowing what to do, I volunteered to buy the tickets, "You guys already know what you want to watch?"

"uh… ahehehe…" they both laughed…Here we go again. Last time we watched a movie they spent half an hour deciding on what to watch. We came too late and didn't got to watch.

I would rather stay out of their sort of "big" debate with romantic movies, but it is already taking 5 minutes of our time.

"But I think the lead actor here is cuter!" Nikka argued.

"But this is funnier!" Huhhh…

"Okay guys," I finally butted in, "both of you obviously want romance. Am I right?"

"Yeah…" They both agreed.

"Okay, I'll narrow it down for the both of you My Sassy Girl or Sex and the City?"

"That's kind of easy…" Yuki commented.

"Sex and the City of course!" They both weirdly said in unison, agreeing with each other. FINALLY…

I went in line and bought the tickets. After an hour and a half of freezing inside the theater, we entered the Japanese restaurant that was located the next floor.

"The movie's great!" Nikka placed a sushi in her mouth, of course, the one who laughed in every scene.

"Totally hilarious!" Yuki agreed, "What about you Mikan? You didn't seem to enjoy that movie much…something wrong?

By the sudden mention of my name, it hit me that I was very silent, making them both suspicious…

"Uh… not my kind of movie…" I dismissed the topic.

After an hour of talking about random things like boyfriends (the usual), annoying siblings, and their excitement for tomorrow, we finished up our meal, and Yuki paid the bill. I insisted at first but I finally figured out that there is no point arguing with your friend to be the one to loose money.

"Wan'na come with us? We'll go dress shopping!" Nikka invited.

Uh-oh…. dress shopping torture…

"Uhh… hehe you guys go ahead… I'll be… uhmm heading home." I stuttered. I hate it when I can't avoid it.

" What are you gon'na do?" they both inquired me.

"Gon'na," think, think! THINK!! "prepare for tomorrow."

"but," Nikka was about to argue, thankfully Yuki let me go, "Oh okay," Yuki smiled, "maybe next time we could dress shop together…"

"Sure." I waved goodbye at them both and gave Yuki a meaningful look. She obviously understood what I meant.

I walked, again, a few blocks before I reached the subway. I entered the train and took a seat, looking outside seeing everything as a blur, a perfect match with my mind. I tried thinking straight. For one thing, grieving over the fact that your mother is marrying a man you don't even know, and the fact that your mother and father will never be together again will do NO good for tomorrow's nerve racking first day. I felt the train stopped, as the door swung open. I stood up and exited the train, bumping people here and there.

As I was outside, I walked to the 4th block now trying to find my house, hold on, something's different, the usual lampposts that were lighted up whenever I passed by here at this hour of night weren't there. It's too dark and only few windows of houses were lighted. Speaking of houses, there were only 2 or 3 here. Then it dawned at me, Oh no… I must have missed the first stop. Damn…

No need to panic… yeah… I'll just go back to the station. It's still 7:00 pm, but as I turned back, I faced pitch dark road in front of me…I tried to find a cab but no cab passed. I tried walking farther, as the road grew narrower, and darker…

"Hey there, beauty," a voice from my back sounded, the first thing that came in my mind made me curse, and I don't like what I have thought.

" Uhm… hello…" I responded my voice weak due to nervousness, still not turning to face him. Can I outrun these guys? What if, they catch me? I rummaged in my thoughts for a reasonable plan to escape. I heard laughs at his back, which made me turn. To see four faces grinning at me maniacly. God,… no….

They started to surround me, " I can give you my money, let me go…" I tried to walk away hoping for them to let me go.

"Hold on there beauty, we're not going to let you escape us that easily," The one speaking, I'm guessing their leader, grinned more widely this time.

"HELP!!" I screamed now desperate…

"Tsk, tsk….No one's ever going to hear you in this place you know?"Fuck…

"Please…" I said, almost inaudibly,…. I can feel my palms getting damp with cold sweat, same as my forehead.

"Why don't you just, play with us a little," The second guy said, "We'll make it really quick! Promise!"

I felt like a weak kitten surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves.

"No…please…" I hugged my jacket closer to my body.

"Be nice," they tried to remove my jacket but I persistently hugged it tighter to my body. As they pushed me to the ground, scraping my hand. I felt the burning heat entering. I gasped in pain.

I was surprised to hear a ripping sound at my back, as cold air rushed to my body. They couldn't have possibly ripped my jacket could… they?

Tears streamed down my face… they removed my torn jacket from me. Making my only protection now the shirt I'm wearing which was also torn apart at the back, revealing the strap of my bra.

"Ready?" Somebody asked, as a new set of tears formed in my eyes.

"No… I'm begging!!"

They began to gag me, and all I can do is struggle.

"Hey guys… looks like you're having a party here!" A new voice from a distance sounded, "care if I join?"

"We don't know you…"

His footsteps became more audible as he nearer. He came to look at me with those piercing red eyes of his that seemed to see through my eyes.

"So,… one, two, three, four…" He counted, what is he doing, playing around?

The four men became irritated as he also huddled among them to look at me closer, I'm not sure but I think a blush crept up to my face.

"Four of you big bastards," he smirked looking at them, " attacking one defenseless girl…"

"Who the hell are you to call us bastards!" They shouted in fury.

"You call yourselves men?" He chuckled…

" You asked for it…"

They released me from their iron grip as they faced the guy, now shrugging off his jacket, revealing a muscled figure.

"Wait, time out…"

He came at me, the blush still not leaving my face. "It's alright..." If he just.. smiled…he'll be cuter than any actor I have known. "You can trust me…" He didn't gave me a chance to speak up, but even if I had one, I'm pretty sure I won't have spoken due to nervousness. He gave me his jacket as he went back to face the bastards.

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