Eldorado

plasticfriends

Disclaimer: I don't own Gakuen Alice, or the Edgar Allen Poe poem, sadly. Wish I did, but I don't.

Chapter One

They say that if you make it to Eldorado, the realm of the gods, then you will be granted eternal life, and be offered the chance to become a god. Many mortals have tried in the past, and it has become the object of extreme amusement for the gods. The gods could watch the struggles of the mortals like together in the city's center if they chose to. Many did, but a few chose to use this time to be on their own. One of the future gods, a child, would go to on of the rivers at this time. Her name was Sakura Mikan, and one day she would be a great goddess.

She danced around the banks of the mighty Kohaku River every day. This is where our story begins.

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Mikan sat down on the banks of the river and watched the nymphs play under water. She smiled and began to think about the future. What kind of goddess would she grow up to be? Maybe she would be the goddess of gifts!

"Yeah! That would be awesome!" She mused aloud.

"What would be awesome?" Said a emotionless voice. Mikan jumped and turned around. A young girl, about her age, had walked up. "Are you going to answer me?"

"I was thinking about what kind of god I would be! I thought that it would be awesome to be the Goddess of Gifts! To be able to give anything to anyone! How cool would that be?" She asked, hopping up to greet the girl. "Hi, I'm Sakura Mikan. What's your name?"

"Imai Hotaru. And no, that wouldn't be awesome. It would be troublesome. Think about it, having to give something up for free that you could have sold? That sounds like torture." Hotaru stated, which made Mikan pout.

"Fine then, what kind of goddess do you want to be?" Mikan asked, still pouting.

"Goddess of Money." Mikan laughed.

"I think that we are going to be great friends." Mikan said, hugging Hotaru. Hotaru pulled out a gun like thing and shot Mikan with a loud 'BAKAN'

"I never said that I wanted to be your friend, dummy. I don't know you, you could be some creepy stranger." She said emotionlessly.

"You're no fun. Let's go to my house! I'll give you lunch!" Mikan persuaded. Hotaru considered the proposition for a second before deciding to go.

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100 years later (AN: Future Gods {Or god kids} age slowly.)

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Mikan sat at the Kohaku River alone. Hotaru had decided to take bets for the Eldorado Champion, on who would die last out of the newest group. Mikan had no desire to take part in the gambling, so she had wandered back to the spot that she came to every afternoon during the showings. Little did she know, she was not alone. She glanced around and then stripped down to her polka-dotted underwear and jumped into the river.

A boy lurked in a tree above the water, watching the young goddess play. He sighed to himself at the beauty of the Auburn haired goddess and, unknowingly, fell in love.

Mikan continued to play, until a voice called out from somewhere above her.

"Fair river! In thy bright clear flow

Of crystal, wandering water

Thou art an emblem of the glow

Of beauty - the unhidden heart -

The playful madness of art

In the old God's daughter;

But when within thy wave she looks -

Which glistens then and trembles -

Why, then, the prettiest of brooks

Her worshiper resembles;

For in his heart, as in thy stream,

Her image deeply lies -

His heart which trembles at the beam

Of her soul-searching eyes."

"What a beautiful poem!" She said, hoping to bait the person out. All that she heard in response was silence. Mikan huffed a sigh. She thought nothing more of it and went back to playing in the waves.

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Hey! plasticfriends here. I hope that you get what is happening. They are all gods and goddesses ya know? Well, Mikan has a secret admirer! I wonder who it is! Don't tell me! I wanna find out on my own! Well, please review, I would like to hear suggestions on what to do, I love input from the readers! Those of you who review will get Big Kisses! Those who don't will be fed soap. No flames please! Thank you for your support!

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