Disclaimer: We don't own Gakuen Alice.
Writer: Sakura-chan
Editor: Kyoko-tan
"N-N-N- NATSUMEE!!!!" I yelled, with a tint of red on my cheeks. Arg, I'm getting tired of this.
"What? You showed them to me, polka-dots." He replied. "Not like it's my fault for seeing your underpants if it's right in front of my face."
I thought of a way to get him back, but I decided against it. I can't believe that we still do this. We're 17, and that means that we're going to graduate Gakuen Alice soon. I can't wait! But right now, we're preparing the decorations for this year's graduates. I have finally told my feelings for Natsume, and in return he confessed to me. We may love each other, but he still acts like the same arrogant jerk that I met seven years ago.
WHACK!
"Hey, are listening to me stupid? I said to put the streamers over there, near the stage."
"Sorry Hotaru, I wasn't listening." I said to her, while I rubbed my head where she had hit me with a hard book. She hasn't changed at all either, even though she started dating Ruka. This just shows that love doesn't necessarily change a person.
"It's not that hard to put up balloons and listen at the same time."
"Sorry!"
Also, another thing that hasn't changed is that I'm still the average single star, Natsume is still the special star and Hotaru and Ruka are triple stars. I guess we haven't changed much after all...
OH! But one thing that has changed is that I'm not as naïve in terms of love. I hope. Now that I reminisce about the past, I feel very stupid about not noticing the hints Natsume had shown about how much he loves me.
Now that I think about him, I notice Natsume standing beside me, leaning against the plain, white, the yet to be decorated wall. As usual, he looks bored out of his mind, ignoring everything around him. I used to find that annoying, but I've got used to it over time, and even came to love it.
"Hey, Natsume." I started a conversation with him.
"What polka-dots."
Okay, maybe I'm still not used to it. Breathing in to avoid retaliating, I continued with what I was about to ask.
"Are you okay? I saw you in the hospital this morning."
"…"
"Natsume, tell me." I whispered to him, looking at him intently. I can't believe he is still letting Persona and the other Dangerous Abilities Class members push him around. How long has he been doing the dirty for the school? Before I came to Gakuen Alice! This means that he's been doing it for years, and I've started noticing that with each month, he has been going to the hospital more frequently than the previous.
"I'm fine polka-dots, stop worrying about me." He replied. Thanks, that totally answers my question. I thought to myself. "But I think that you should be thinking more about yourself right now."
"Huh?" Now I'm confused. This better not be joke.
"Look up, idiot."
"Huh?" I obeyed his command and gazed up. "WAAA~!!"
"Stupid."
"At least help me get out of this thing!" I cried underneath the carpets of streamer that fell from the top of the stage.
"... No." And I hear Natsume's footsteps fading away, towards where Ruka is helping set up along with all of his animal friends. I can tell, even though I can't see anything. Natsume is best friends with him, and I could hear him going towards the podium, where Ruka is helping set up. I knew that, since well, I could SEE before the streamers fell from the rim of the curtains. I'm guessing the people who pinned them on didn't do it properly.
"HEY!! NATSUME!!" I hollered from underneath. And then I felt hands helping me out of the tangled mess. Finally, Natsume has finally come to his senses to help his girlfriend…
"Thanks Na—" Wait, that's not Natsume.
"Oh, it's Mikan."
"TSUBASA-SEMPAI!" I cried.
"Well, that explains who the streamer monster is." I heard a feminine voice.
"MISAKI-SEMPAI!"
I ran and hugged them, completely forgetting about Natsume.
"Hey! Long time no see!" Tsubasa joyfully answered.
Tsubasa and Misaki graduated from Gakuen Alice last year. Occasionally, they visit the Special Abilities class when they're not busy. I heard a rumor that Tsubasa and Misaki are also dating, but I wasn't so sure.
"Umm… are you two dating?" I asked.
"Hmph, NO!" Misaki countered back.
"Wait, I thought—" But before Tsubasa could finish, Misaki dragged him away from me.
"Sorry, going to see the others in Special Abilities class! See you later Mikan!"
I'm in the Special Abilites Class, along with Tsubasa-sempai and Misaki-sempai. Natsume is in the Dangerous Abilities class, like I mentioned before. Ruka is in the Predisposition Alice Class, and Hotaru is in the Technology Alice.
"Bye!" I yelled back. As they left the gym, I see Nonoko and Anna approach me.
"Hi!" I greeted them.
"Hi!" They said in unison.
Nonoko and Anna are friends of mine, whom were the first people to say hello to me NICELY when I first came to Gakuen Alice. And since then, I knew that we would be friends for a long time. Even though we don't hang out often, when we needed help on something, we would sometimes ask each other.
"Hey! Can you put the table up onto the stage for us? It's for a play." Nonoko asked.
"Sure!" I reply.
"Thanks~!" Anna replies.
As they went to the other side of the gym to see Yuu, I put the table onto the stage, with help of course. That takes a lot of effort. I ran to Natsume afterwards, remembering what he did to me.
"NATSUME!" I shouted as I ran to him. "YOU IDIOT!!"
"What."
"Thanks for helping me back there." I sarcastically responded.
Click Clack Click Clack.
"Oh my gosh, who is that?" someone whispered.
"No problem polka-dots." He replied with again, no expression in his voice.
Click Clack Click Clack.
"His choice of clothing is so bad… and look at all of that make-up! So scary!" someone else murmurs to the person beside them.
"Why you little—"
Clack.
"Hyuuga Natsume, there is a meeting for the dangerous abilities class. Come with me, immediately." Persona boldly interrupted. That's when I noticed that practically everyone stopped what they were doing and were looking at us, whispering to each other. Most likely wondering why Persona was here, or in their case, "the person who wears a lot of make-up."
"Hn." Natsume responded. "Talk to you later polka-dots." Then he mouthed, "I'll be fine, don't worry idiot."
I look back, stunned as they walked out the gymnasium. Hotaru and Ruka approached me.
"Mikan, are you okay?" Hotaru asked. But I was in too much of a trance-type state to reply back.
I have a very bad feeling that it won't be "fine"; especially since I saw Persona slightly sneer when he turned around with Natsume walking beside him.
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