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Chapter 1

Everyone stared in awe at the newest addition to their class. She was seated at the far back of the room. They weren't paying attention to the teacher blabbing on in front of them, their attention fixed on her like bees to honey.

Mikan sweat dropped, feeling everyone's gaze on her. She still remained her cheerful side even though there were already hate clubs for her being put up. How could she not notice it? They passed it around and it coincidentally fell on her desk.

'Now what would be the odds of that?' Mikan thought with a roll of her eyes.

Natsume still had his manga up on his face again, after pulling it back from the floor. His façade became cold and stoic again, like the usual but what the eyes can't see is that at the back of his mind, there's a mystery he must decipher that includes this "Mikan Sakura" character.

Meanwhile, Mikan listened intently to the teacher. She might as well get started since she came around the second semester. She just had to catch up. Mikan inwardly groaned at the thought that no one would let her borrow notes and all that stuff.

The bell finally rung and at the sound of it, students started to fill out of the room and towards the next class. Mikan stood up while packing her things, not wanting to be late when she was pushed back down abruptly. Mikan winced when her back collided with the hard seat. She looked up to see green eyes glaring impulsively towards her brown ones. She stared back, not at all fazed by how many people she had behind her also glaring.

"Do you need anything?" she said with a grin.

Sumire huffed and with a jerk of her wrist, she slapped her across the face leaving a red angry mark on Mikan's cheek. Mikan touched her now swelling face and looked back innocently at Sumire, questioning her silently what she had done wrong.

"Who do you think you are?!" Sumire shouted.

Mikan blinked back confusingly.

"Don't play dumb with me!" Sumire hissed.

Mikan still remained silent, obviously oblivious to what Sumire meant.

Sumire was at her wits. She just could not understand how this girl entered into the academy. She thought of all the possible reasons, 1. She thought Mikan was a relative of the principal which is a no since she knows all of the daughters and sons of the principal. 2. Maybe she was a star in disguise which is a no since she would have probably noticed. 3. Maybe she bribed the school into letting her in but by the looks of it, Mikan can't even afford a decent shirt!

Sumire growing furious by the minute of her silence gripped Mikan's collar and pulled her to her feet.

"L-look, I don't know what your problem is but I'll be late for class so…" Mikan trailed off while looking around seeing everyone left not noticing the pairs of extra eyes watching at the back. She pushed back her glasses into place while chuckling nervously. She just had to get into situations like this, didn't she?

"You listen here missy, you don't belong here and I want you out!" Sumire still kept a firm grip while her other cronies nodded their heads in agreement.

"I agree." Mikan replied with a slight smile.

"I'm glad we came to an agreement." Sumire said cockily while taking her hands off her.

"I don't belong in this classroom anymore and if you wanted me out sooner, all you had to was let go." Mikan grinned and dashed towards her next class not before coming back and sticking her tongue out at them.

"Sucker!" she said while laughing as she went running.

Mikan stopped at a room and straightened herself out while opening the door. As soon as she stepped in, cold water brushed down at her frame. She was soaked and lying on the floor was a bucket. The class erupted in howls of laughter and snickers. Mikan cleaned off the lens of her glasses while shuddering because of the coldness.

'If I didn't know any better, I'd say that water was first put in a freezer or something' Mikan thought while walking to her seat.

"You still think you can fit in with us?" Sumire's voice boomed from the door Mikan previously came in from. Sumire walked in with an air of confidence.

"Face it sweet heart, your existence here suffocates the whole school. You should know your place." Sumire continued while walking to her seat. Mikan still looked back at her as if contemplating what to say and since her mind isn't properly working, she settled herself with ignoring her and the insults thrown at her.

Mikan took the books out of her bag while opening her desk, what greeted her was a string of insects, from cockroaches, to slimy caterpillars, to centipedes, to spiders. They waited for her reaction. Of course, they were the ones who put them in there. They sure do know how to express their hate but what she said next made them go pale.

"I love insects!" Mikan cooed.

Just then, the teacher came in and lessons started. Mikan just laid back and resumed playing with the insects, not minding the glances of her classmates. No one ever approached her, sad to say. She really wanted to have friends here but then it seems no one wanted her.

Mikan sighed out loud; the teacher noticed and looked back at her.

"Is there something the matter, Sakura?" he asked while raising a brow.

"None at all Mr. Jinno" she said with a grin.

Jinno stared back at her then shrugged. The whole class gaped.

NO WAY!

He was THE Mr. Jinno, the terror teacher of the whole academy and he just let that slip? He didn't even scold her for playing neither did he question what she did wrong! Furthermore, he asked nicely? This came out as a shock to all of them. All of them were scared of him; even Natsume didn't even dare speak a word to him unless he was called, being in the hit list of Mr. Jinno meant years of agonizing insults and painful comments from him.

The students, especially Sumire, thought long and hard. Sumire kept on clenching and unclenching her teeth, making unpleasant sounds. Her friends shook her on the shoulders warningly.

"Calm down Sumire, if Mr. Jinno hears you, we're doomed." Her friends whispered to her.

As if Déjà vu, Mr. Jinno looked back again and this time, his face hardened as he glared at the group.

"Can you stop that unpleasant noise Ms. Shouda? You're annoying as you are already." Mr. Jinno hissed.

Sumire burst out and stood up, shocking everyone in the process.

"Why do you treat her so nicely Mr. Jinno?! She's a nerd! A complete outcast in our society! She's not worth anything!" she screeched while pointing at Mikan who look bewildered as always.

Mikan simply stared back and forth from Mr. Jinno and Sumire.

"Do you have any idea who you're dealing with there Ms. Shouda?" Mr. Jinno smirked with a smug look on his face.

"Do you think this school will allow her in with no good reasons?" He continued while tapping his chin.

"You better look again; think long and hard for days and many nights, there will come a time when you will know."

The bell rung as soon as he finished and he walked out like nothing happened. Sumire clenched her fist while seething in anger. Tears started to roll on her cheeks. Her so-called friends warily looked at her. She was on the list of Mr. Jinno meaning if he saw them talk to her, they will be in it too.

Mikan stood up and packed her things; once again, ignoring the looks they gave her.

'At least they stopped.' Mikan thought.

As soon as she finished, she walked out not before passing Sumire's table and dropping a handkerchief on her desk, while smiling softly at her and said with the gentlest voice

"Why are you so threatened by something different from you?" she grinned then skipped all the way out.

Sumire cried harder at the thought. She was being nice after all she went through by her? She was the one who schemed all of the scams, convincing everyone that Mikan was the enemy, a pest that needed to be eradicated.

Everyone who witnessed the scene just watched as Sumire took the handkerchief and wiped her flowing tears, sobbing harder.

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Mikan sighed out loud. It was a half-day no doubt so she rode her bicycle, yes a bicycle, and roamed around the academy laughing at the gaping students in their Porsche cars and what not. Sure, she understood it was weird. Who would ever ride a bicycle in this academy, certainly not them but her? She was different, everyone could see that. She smiled widely at the wind blowing gently on her face, her glasses shining in the rays of the sun, her hair in disarray.

She came to stop at a very big Sakura tree, and sat down after putting away her bike safely. She laid on her back under the shade, enjoying the peace that was given to her.

'This was one heck of a day' she silently recalled all the events that came to pass.

She hummed a tune, one that didn't go unheard from a boy who sat on the tree above her, observing her from the shadows.

The sky soon darkened, Mikan quickly scrambled to her feet while getting on her bike and riding off to her home, still unaware of the eyes looking.

When she was out of sight, the boy landed on his feet gracefully while resting his back on the tree.

"Mikan Sakura" he tested her name and with a smirk, he left.

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